NORTON, ELEANOR HOLMES (a Delegate from the District of Columbia)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4288, H4289 [16JN]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7277 [21SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4614), H4928, H5072 [24JN], H5102 [25JN]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

Al Qaeda Seeks Tie to Local Gangs, Jerry Seper, Washington (DC) Times, H7766 [29SE]

Lead Pipes Unsatisfactory, Washington (DC) Post, H5103 [25JN]

Outrage Speeded Probe of Killing—Chelsea's Death Galvanized Police, Del Quentin Wilber, Washington (DC) Post, H7760 [29SE]

Potomac Water and Lead Pipe, Washington (DC) Post, H5103 [25JN]

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), H872 [4MR]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: amend to expand certain trade benefits to eligible sub-Saharan African countries (see H.R. 3572), H576 [24FE]

Animals: assist in conservation of marine turtles and nesting habitats in foreign countries (see H.R. 3378), H2658 [5MY]

Arlington, VA: support construction of the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial (see H.R. 5046), H7329 [21SE]

Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3094 [17MY]

———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), H4287 [16JN]

———establish a program of financial assistance to enable more members of the National Guard of the District of Columbia to attend institutions of higher education (see H.R. 4000), H1322 [18MR]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H244 [28JA]

———provide automatic pay increase to any member deployed away from their permanent station or home for an extended period (see H.R. 3862), H699 [26FE]

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

———improve security (see H.R. 4312), H2727 [6MY]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H304 [3FE]

Brumidi, Constantino: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 264), H435 [10FE]

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), H3017 [13MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 376), H752 [2MR]

———authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 388), H1229 [17MR]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay (see H. Con. Res. 389), H1229 [17MR]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 570), H1791 [31MR]

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

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

Chemicals: prohibit the manufacture, processing, or distribution in commerce of pentabrominated diphenyl ethers and octabrominated diphenyl ethers (see H.R. 4076), H2484 [28AP]

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), H1370 [23MR]

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H89 [21JA]

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

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2549 [4MY]

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] (see H. Con. Res. 457), H4580 [18JN]

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

Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 333), H3391 [19MY]

———expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 2238), H1370 [23MR]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H633 [25FE]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H872 [4MR]

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

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

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H1230 [17MR]

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

———increase annual salaries of justices and judges (see H.R. 2118), H2549 [4MY]

———increase minimum and maximum rates of basic pay payable to administrative law judges (see H.R. 3737), H2373 [22AP]

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 4155), H2152 [2AP]

Credit: protect the credit records of consumers who are affected by federally declared disasters (see H.R. 4220), H2405 [27AP]

Crime: expand protections against the misuse of public safety officer uniforms (see H.R. 3815), H831 [3MR]

———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), H700 [26FE]

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

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 4425), H4580 [18JN]

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

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

———provide student loan forgiveness to graduates who enter into certain public service (see H.R. 1306), H1643 [29MR]

———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), H2374 [22AP]

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), H1230 [17MR]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 4354), H2917 [12MY]

———give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis (see H.R. 2023), H4287 [16JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify mission and responsibilities relative to protection of civil rights and civil liberties (see H.R. 5182), H7863 [29SE]

———develop and implement a program to enhance private sector preparedness for emergencies and disasters (see H.R. 4830), H5792 [14JY]

———establish the Office of Wireless Public Safety Interoperable Communications (see H.R. 4400), H3391 [19MY]

———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 HUD: insure zero-downpayment mortgages for one-unit residences (see H.R. 3755), H3094 [17MY]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to improve ability of State and local governments to prevent abduction of children by family members (see H.R. 3965), H2658 [5MY]

———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), H6756 [7SE]

———require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see H. Con. Res. 360), H2155 [2AP]

Dept. of State: require report on progress made to eradicate poppy cultivation and prevent illicit drug trafficking in Afghanistan (see H.R. 3642), H90 [21JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: direct the U.S. Executive Director at the Inter-American Development Bank to urge the release of loans approved for Haiti (see H.R. 3989), H1229 [17MR]

———extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4634), H4894 [23JN] (see H.R. 4772), H5909 [15JY]

Dept. of Transportation: evaluate devices and technology for reducing the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see H.R. 3683), H2406 [27AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authority to guarantee hybrid adjustable rate mortgages for construction or purchase of homes by veterans (see H.R. 4616), H7735 [28SE]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 2068), H2549 [4MY]

———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]

District of Columbia: authorize improvements in government operations (see H.R. 3797), H514 [11FE]

———enact provisions of the Mental Health Civil Commitment Act which affect the Commission on Mental Health (see H.R. 4302), H2727 [6MY]

———improve the administration of pension benefit payments to teachers, police officers, and firefighters (see H.R. 4657), H5984 [19JY]

District of Columbia College Access Act: permanently authorize the public school and private school tuition assistance programs (see H.R. 4012), H1369 [23MR]

Douglass, Frederick: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H. Res. 101), H393 [4FE]

Drugs: lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 3634), H3821 [8JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H1593 [25MR]

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

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

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H90 [21JA]

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), H516 [11FE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H575 [24FE]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 356), H303 [3FE] (see H. Res. 581), H1643 [29MR]

———make certain service performed as an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 2997), H304 [3FE]

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to dietary supplements (see H.R. 3377), H1011 [10MR]

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 2932), H752 [2MR]

———reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 4169), H7945 [30SE]

Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union capital standards (see H.R. 3579), H576 [24FE]

Firearms: ban transfer of certain sniper weapons and regulate in same manner as machine guns (see H.R. 4292), H2657 [5MY]

Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 381), H393 [4FE]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by a complex humanitarian emergency a priority (see H.R. 2536), H1116 [16MR]

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

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 560), H1072 [11MR]

Government: demonstration project to enhance the ability of Federal agencies to continue to operate during an extended emergency situation (see H.R. 4797), H5470 [9JY]

———restore and strengthen laws that provide for an open and transparent Federal Government (see H.R. 5073), H7137 [14SE]

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

Haiti: 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]

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend (see H.R. 3238), H393 [4FE]

Haskins, Don: tribute (see H. Res. 562), H5151 [25JN]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H9745 [16NO]

Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H2919 [12MY]

———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), H2265 [21AP]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H2154 [2AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2402), H1230 [17MR]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H7234 [15SE]

———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]

———reduce price of prescription drugs purchased by States for its employees, retirees, and pharmaceutical assistance beneficiaries (see H.R. 3662), H304 [3FE]

Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 4316), H2727 [6MY]

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), H3964 [14JN]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H36 [20JA]

Higher Education Act: provide funds for campus mental and behavioral health service centers (see H.R. 3593), H2373 [22AP]

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

House Rules: allow Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to file, sign, and call up discharge petitions (see H. Res. 743), H6705 [22JY]

Immigration: 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]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 3361), H4580 [18JN]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 3919), H1230 [17MR]

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), H1484 [24MR]

Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 226), H37 [20JA]

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

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

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1930), H2483 [28AP]

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

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: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Res. 727), H5983 [19JY]

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

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H3873 [9JN]

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), H6997 [9SE]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H2815 [11MY]

Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 2151), H2483 [28AP]

———coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 2905), H1011 [10MR]

———impose minimum nurse staffing in participating hospitals (see H.R. 3656), H753 [2MR]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see H.R. 3194), H1230 [17MR]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H393 [4FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of certain screening procedures for diabetic retinopathy and establish pilot programs to foster such screening (see H.R. 3458), H2919 [12MY]

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]

Middle East: recognize importance of fighting terrorism and embracing efforts to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace (see H. Res. 479), H90 [21JA]

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), H5909 [15JY]

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

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

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

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 Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H7234 [15SE]

National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Res. 646), H5402 [8JY]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 396), H2266 [21AP]

National Park Service: establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program (see H.R. 2237), H2483 [28AP]

National School Lunch Act: improve nutrition of students served under child nutrition programs (see H.R. 2987), H515 [11FE]

National security: combat terrorism (see H.R. 5291), H9047 [8OC]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 3712), H831 [3MR]

———expedite development of medical countermeasures to treat or prevent disease caused by infectious disease agents or toxins that may pose a significant public health threat (see H.R. 4258), H2547 [4MY]

———require all young persons to perform a period of military or civilian service, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 163), H4647 [21JN]

———secure borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 5130), H7574 [23SE]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1741 [30MR]

Older Americans Act: amend to provide information and outreach for the prevention of osteoporosis (see H.R. 3803), H1117 [16MR]

OMB: require designation of a senior official as the Chief Privacy Officer (see H.R. 4414), H3437 (see H.R. 4414), H3537 [20MY]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see H.R. 4498), H3821 [8JN]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 4341), H2917 [12MY]

Privacy: restore certain standards to protect the privacy of individually identifiable health information (see H.R. 1709), H2266 [21AP]

Railroads: increase rail transportation security (see H.R. 4896), H6998 [9SE]

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), H6706 [22JY]

SBA: modify the women's business center program (see H.R. 4853), H5982 [19JY]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 392), H2374 [22AP]

Social Security: permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1689), H2406 [27AP]

South Africa: anniversary of first democratic elections (see H. Con. Res. 436), H4287 [16JN]

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (see H. Con. Res. 403), H2406 [27AP]

———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. Res. 508), H2406 [27AP]

Taxation: allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 4655), H4928 (see H.R. 4655), H5072 [24JN]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 284), H434 [10FE]

———amend laws assisting States in the collection of sales and use taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 2824), H1011 [10MR]

———expand incentives for education (see H.R. 3412), H3391 [19MY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H3781 [3JN]

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (see H.R. 4502), H4928 (see H.R. 4502), H5072 [24JN]

———repeal the medicine and drugs limitation on the deduction for medical care (see H.R. 3596), H1230 [17MR]

———treatment of certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (see H.R. 3865), H831 [3MR]

———treatment of direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs that fail to provide certain information to the consumer (see H.R. 3155), H1791 [31MR]

Terrorism: mint coins to commemorate events related to the attack at the Pentagon (see H.R. 5046), H7329 [21SE]

Transportation: improve consumer protection regulation of the household goods transportation industry (see H.R. 2928), H1370 [23MR]

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]

U.S. Health Service: establish (see H.R. 3000), H2816 [11MY]

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

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H633 [25FE]

Voting: amend criminal code relative to voter intimidation (see H.R. 5246), H9051 [8OC]

———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), H2919 [12MY]

Women: increase awareness and education about heart disease among women (see H. Res. 522), H516 [11FE]

World War II: honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront (see H. Con. Res. 413), H2548 [4MY]

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 476), H89 [21JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

District of Columbia: establish an annual Federal infrastructure support contribution (see H.R. 4269), H2548 [4MY]

E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse, Washington, DC: designate Judge William B. Bryant Annex (see H.R. 4294), H2657 [5MY]

Ellington, Duke: honor life and work, recognize anniversary of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, and support the annual Duke Ellington Jazz Festival (see H. Con. Res. 501), H7735 [28SE]

Federal contracts: require surety bond companies provide contractors accurate and non-discriminatory reasons for denial of surety bonding (see H.R. 4455), H3439 (see H.R. 4455), H3539 [20MY]

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site: adjust boundaries (see H.R. 4293), H2657 [5MY]

Medicare: prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 4336), H2815 [11MY]

Transportation: provide for security of public transportation systems (see H.R. 4361), H3015 [13MY]

Water: ensure that the District of Columbia and States are provided with a safe, lead free supply of drinking water (see H.R. 4268), H2548 [4MY]

Lists

District of Columbia children killed by gunfire, H7760 [29SE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions, H2045 [1AP]

American Legacy Foundation: anniversary, E485 [30MR]

Anacostia River: restore, protect, and enhance the environmental integrity and social and economic benefits of the Anacostia Watershed in Maryland and the District of Columbia (H.R. 3622), H2344 [22AP]

Army Pvt. Shawn Pahnke Manhattan Post Office, Manhattan, IL: designate (H.R. 3537), H885 [9MR]

Army Staff Sgt. Lincoln Hollinsaid Malden Post Office, Malden, IL: designate (H.R. 3536), H884 [9MR]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (S. 1920), H151 [28JA]

———reform, H151 [28JA]

Budget: deficit, H233 [28JA]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H9973 [18NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1445 [24MR]

Bush, George: tribute (H. Res. 653), H3906 [14JN]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H2246 [21AP]

———State of the Union Message, H14 [20JA]

Civil rights: anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS (H. Con. Res. 450), H4604 [21JN]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1688), H2046 [1AP]

Civil Rights Act: anniversary (H. Res. 676), H4803 [23JN]

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), H355 [4FE]

Corps of Engineers: District of Columbia lead pipe replacement funding, H5102 [25JN]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), consideration (H. Res. 734), H6568 [22JY]

———minimum mandatory sentencing, H254 [3FE]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (H.R. 339), H949 [10MR]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), H664 [26FE]

———provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy, H664 [26FE]

D.C. United (soccer team): tribute, E2197 [7DE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H14 [20JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3446 [20MY]

Dept. of HHS: VERB program funding to increase childhood activity in order to reduce obesity, H6811 [8SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an independent panel to assess the homeland security needs of the National Capital Region, H8903 [8OC]

———transfer Nebraska Avenue Naval Complex in the District of Columbia to serve as headquarters and facilitate acquisition by the Navy of suitable replacement facilities, H3446 [20MY]

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

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4224 [16JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 2993), H1385 [24MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6811 [8SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7130 [14SE], H7204 [15SE], H7277 [21SE]

Detroit Shock (basketball team): tribute (H. Res. 392), H887 [9MR]

District of Columbia: authorize improvements in government operations (H.R. 3797), H4601 [21JN]

———dedication of Epoch (abstract steel sculpture), E503 [2AP]

———enact provisions of the Mental Health Civil Commitment Act which affect the Commission on Mental Health (H.R. 4302), H8258 [6OC]

———establish an annual Federal infrastructure support contribution (H.R. 4269), E733 [4MY]

———improve the administration of pension benefit payments to teachers, police officers, and firefighters (H.R. 4657), H7707 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4850), H6053 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4850), conference report, H8207 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4850), consideration (H. Res. 724), H5999 [20JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4850), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 822), H8178 [6OC]

———restore Federal electoral rights of residents (H.R. 3709), H225 [28JA]

———restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 3193), H7759, H7762, H7763, H7764, H7766, H7768 [29SE]

———restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 3193), consideration (H. Res. 803), H7743 [29SE]

———tribue to Ballou High School marching band, E2173 [7DE]

———tribute to Black Pride Festival, E541 [20AP]

———tribute to Capital Pride Festival, E1083 [9JN]

———use of checkpoints and barricades in countering terrorism, H6738 [7SE]

District of Columbia College Access Act: permanently authorize the public school and private school tuition assistance programs (H.R. 4012), H5782 [14JY], H10914, H10915 [6DE]

Dixon, Marcus: appeal of statutory rape conviction, H254 [3FE]

E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse, Washington, DC: designate Judge William B. Bryant Annex (H.R. 4294), H6502 [21JY], E753 [5MY]

Earth Day: observance, H2344 [22AP]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H2344 [22AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H233 [28JA]

Education: express that student travel is a vital component of the educational process (H. Con. Res. 131), H8328 [6OC]

Ellington, Duke: honor life and work, recognize anniversary of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, and support the annual Duke Ellington Jazz Festival (H. Con. Res. 501), H7807 [29SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4614), H5102, H5104 [25JN]

EPA: reauthorize National Estuary Program (H.R. 4731), H7811 [29SE]

F.H. Newell Building, Boise, ID: designate (H.R. 3124), H7814 [29SE]

Federal contracts: require surety bond companies provide contractors accurate and non-discriminatory reasons for denial of surety bonding (H.R. 4455), E952 [21MY]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (H. Res. 581), H1756 [31MR]

Feldman, Sandra: tribute (H. Res. 714), H5947 [19JY]

FEMA: establish a program to identify and catalog emergency preparedness compacts, H8902 [8OC]

Garza-Vela U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: designate (H.R. 1402), H7814 [29SE]

Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance: tribute to Distinguished Service Award recipients, E542 [20AP]

Government regulations: reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes (H.R. 2432), H3150 [18MY]

Height, Dorothy I.: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, H2047 [1AP]

Hipolito F. Garcia Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, San Antonio, TX: designate (H.R. 3884), H6500 [21JY]

House of Representatives: require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 21 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances (H.R. 2844), consideration (H. Res. 602), H2306 [22AP]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), conference report, E2211 [20DE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H2246 [21AP]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling, H1803 [1AP]

Library of Congress: celebration of anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision, E833 [12MY]

Marine Capt. Ryan Beaupre St. Anne Post Office, St. Anne, IL: designate (H.R. 3538), H886 [9MR]

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site: adjust boundaries (H.R. 4293), E754 [5MY]

Medicare: prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in the District of Columbia (H.R. 4336), E811 [11MY]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 600), H2507 [4MY]

National Park Service: conduct study on crime and accident rates in national parks, H4224 [16JN]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8684 [7OC], H8902, H8903 [8OC]

Newell George Post Office Building, Kansas City, KS: designate (H.R. 4222), H4603 [21JN]

Nuclear weapons: proliferation, H8684 [7OC]

OAS: Commission on Human Rights findings relative to District of Columbia denial of voting representation in Congress, H484 [11FE]

OPM: prohibit use of funds to allow Federal employees to enroll in any high-deductible health plan that does not require at least 3 consecutive years of enrollment, H7277 [21SE]

———prohibit use of funds to allow the offering or administering health savings accounts or health reimbursement accounts as part of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H7204 [15SE]

———study and present options under which dental and vision benefits could be made available to Federal employees, retirees, and other appropriate individuals (H.R. 3751), H4599 [21JN]

Public debt: ceiling (S. 2986), consideration (H. Res. 856), H9973 [18NO]

Roads and highways: extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 3783), H469 [11FE]

———extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 5183), H7881 [30SE]

San Jose Earthquakes (soccer team): tribute (H. Res. 475), H889 [9MR]

San Luis Obispo County, CA: express sympathy for victims of earthquake and tribute to aid efforts (H. Res. 519), H882 [9MR]

Smithsonian Institution: support collaborative Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) project on Kitt Peak near Tucson, AZ (H.R. 5105), H7813 [29SE]

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

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

———decisions on sentencing guidelines, H5138 [25JN]

Tampa Bay Lightning (hockey team): tribute (H. Res. 668), H3904 [14JN]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H1803 [1AP]

———provide for security of public transportation systems, H7130 [14SE]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H355 [4FE]

Women: programs funding, H1445 [24MR], H2042, H2045, H2046, H2047 [1AP]

Women's History Month: observance, H2042, H2045, H2046, H2047 [1AP]

Youth Pride Day: observance, E543 [20AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H23 [20JA], H87 [21JA], H242 [28JA], H297 [3FE], H390 [4FE], H431 [10FE], H512 [11FE], H561 [24FE], H630 [25FE], H692 [26FE], H823 [3MR], H868 [4MR], H925 [9MR], H1009 [10MR], H1069 [11MR], H1115 [16MR], H1228 [17MR], H1319 [18MR], H1368 [23MR], H1482 [24MR], H1590 [25MR], H1641 [29MR], H1737 [30MR], H1787 [31MR], H2149 [2AP], H2261 [21AP], H2367 [22AP], H2404 [27AP], H2481 [28AP], H2486 [29AP], H2546 [4MY], H2655 [5MY], H2725 [6MY], H2812 [11MY], H2915 [12MY], H3013 [13MY], H5146 [25JN], H6751 [7SE], H7942 [30SE], H8034 [4OC], H8163 [5OC], H9183 [9OC], H9720 [16NO], H9959 [17NO], H9995 [18NO], H10071 [19NO], H10230 [20NO]

Tributes

Garza, Reynaldo G., H7814 [29SE]

Stone, Robin D., E1677 [22SE]

Vela, Filemon B., H7814 [29SE]

Wilson, Benjamin F., E986 [2JN]