MAJETTE, DENISE L. (a Representative from Georgia)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Armed Forces: allow active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4468), H3606 [1JN]

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

———ensure that soldiers wounded in a combat zone continue to receive special pay allowances and tax benefits associated with combat pay (see H.R. 5296), H9047 [8OC]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by establishing an enhanced educational assistance program and by repealing the requirement for reduction in pay for participation in the program (see H.R. 1713), H7735 [28SE]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H7575 [23SE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H7735 [28SE]

———reimburse members for cost of protective body armor purchased by or on behalf of the member (see H.R. 3615), H2549 [4MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H5195 [6JY]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 570), H2200 [20AP]

Carter, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Res. 798), H7575 [23SE]

Charles, Ray: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 449), H4581 [18JN]

Children and youth: ensure access to food and nutrition assistance, improve children's nutritional health, and simplify and restore integrity of child nutrition programs (see H.R. 3873), H1323 [18MR]

———prevent disruption of the education of children who change residence based on the military service of their parents (see H.R. 3779), H3094 [17MY]

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]

———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]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H2815 [11MY]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1097), H5471 [9JY]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2727), H752 [2MR]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see H.R. 1994), H5471 [9JY]

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

Crime: foster local collaborations to ensure effective and efficient use of resources within the criminal and juvenile justice systems in dealing with mentally ill offenders (see H.R. 2387), H3230 [18MY]

———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]

Dept. of Agriculture: sudden oak death syndrome research, monitoring, and treatment funding (see H.R. 4569), H4170 [15JN]

Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities (see H.R. 5057), H8409 [6OC]

———develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 3476), H1072 [11MR]

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

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to establish screening programs for certain children to prevent reading failure (see H.R. 4261), H7735 [28SE]

———making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 4769), H5402 [8JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make Haitian nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H.R. 3867), H1072 [11MR] (see H. Res. 542), H700 [26FE]

Dept. of HUD: insure zero-downpayment mortgages for one-unit residences (see H.R. 3755), H576 [24FE]

———pilot program to assist law enforcement officers purchasing homes in locally-designated at-risk areas (see H.R. 729), H5402 [8JY]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H6756 [7SE]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 4676), H7329 [21SE]

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

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

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H2484 [28AP]

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), H2549 [4MY]

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]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H4894 [23JN]

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), H3230 [18MY]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2426), H1370 [23MR]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 2169), H1116 [16MR]

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

GAO: conduct an investigation of the high price of college textbooks (see H.R. 3567), H753 [2MR]

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

Health: 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), H2265 [21AP]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H1323 [18MR]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H6900 [8SE]

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

———treatment of women with bleeding disorders (see H. Con. Res. 314), H1370 [23MR]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2527), H3230 [18MY]

Iran: 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), H305 [3FE]

Iraq: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3673), H435 [10FE]

Kennesaw State University: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 594), H2484 [28AP]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H3719 [2JN]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 3619), H245 [28JA]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 3676), H1074 [12MR]

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

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H575 [24FE]

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

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4178), H2549 [4MY]

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H4928 (see H.R. 3148), H5071 [24JN]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H2728 [6MY]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H7329 [21SE]

Medicare: permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H435 [10FE]

———preserve access to cancer care (see H.R. 5144), H7736 [28SE]

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

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Res. 466), H435 [10FE]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H6998 [9SE]

National Guard Challenge Program: rename and revise matching funds requirements for participating States (see H.R. 4217), H2658 [5MY]

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), H2154 [2AP]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H2658 [5MY]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H1011 [10MR]

Roads and highways: study the construction and designation of a new Interstate from Augusta, GA, to Natchez, MS (see H.R. 4925), H6702 [22JY]

———study the construction and designation of a new Interstate from Savannah, GA, to Knoxville, TN (see H.R. 4926), H6702 [22JY]

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]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H9051 [8OC]

SBA: establish funding priorities for women's business centers (see H.R. 4376), H3093 [17MY]

Schools: 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]

Small business: improve results and accountability of microenterprise development assistance programs (see H.R. 3818), H1740 [30MR]

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (see H. Con. Res. 403), H2550 [4MY]

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

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (see H.R. 5061), H7575 [23SE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Con. Res. 414), H2548 [4MY] (see H. Res. 508), H2658 [5MY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H5471 [9JY]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1231), H6756 [7SE]

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 1555), H4580 [18JN]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H128 [27JA]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H1643 [29MR]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H2918 [12MY]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H393 [4FE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H2406 [27AP]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (see H.R. 3717), H576 [24FE]

Tobacco products: terminate Federal tobacco quota and price support programs and compensate tobacco quota holders and active tobacco producers adversely affected by termination of such programs (see H.R. 4033), H4287 [16JN]

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), H3094 [17MY]

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H830 [3MR]

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

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H5471 [9JY]

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]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H8168 [5OC]

World War II: honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront (see H. Con. Res. 413), H3094 [17MY]

Remarks

Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, E981 [2JN]

Budget: deficit, H232 [28JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1452 [24MR], H1502 [25MR]

Carter, Jimmy: tribute (H. Res. 798), H8317 [6OC]

Community Services Block Grant Act: prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H342 [4FE]

———provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), H342, H357 [4FE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5247 [7JY]

Disabled: tribute to Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program services for the blind and disabled, E182 [12FE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H232 [28JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1350), conference report, H10017 [19NO]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H1200 [17MR]

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), H1200 [17MR]

———condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (H. Res. 627), H2692 [6MY]

Israel: independence anniversary, E664 [27AP]

Kennesaw State University: tribute to men's basketball team (H. Res. 594), H2516 [4MY]

Memorial Day: observance, E981 [2JN]

SBA: 7(a) guarantee loan program funding, H5247 [7JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H357 [4FE]

Votes: position on missed, H6951 [9SE], E884 [17MY], E1122 [15JN], E1212 [22JN], E1311 [7JY], E1752 [30SE], E1944, E1955 [11OC]

Women: condemn violence against women, H4746 [22JN]

World War II: honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront (H. Con. Res. 413), H3647 [2JN]

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (H. Con. Res. 417), H3552 [1JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H9183 [9OC]

Special order: granted, H4764 [22JN]

Tribute, H9875 [17NO]

Tributes

Brown, Tyler H., E1722 [29SE]

Hale, Cynthia L., H2817 [12MY]