CUMMINGS, ELIJAH E. (a Representative from Maryland)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1499 [25MR]

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), H2154 [2AP]

Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3392 [19MY]

———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), H8859 [7OC]

———expand Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to include travel and transportation to the members' permanent station or home (see H. Res. 387), H128 [27JA]

———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), H6557 [21JY]

———identify members exposed to depleted uranium during military service and provide health testing of such members (see H.R. 4463), H8859 [7OC]

———provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period (see H.R. 1345), H700 [26FE]

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

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H3821 [8JN]

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 218), H516 [11FE]

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), H5654 [13JY]

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

Business and industry: permit biomedical research corporations to engage in certain equity financings without incurring limitations on net operating loss carryforwards and certain built-in losses (see H.R. 2968), H2019 [1AP]

———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), H876 [8MR]

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), H7945 [30SE]

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]

Chesapeake Bay Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 4688), H4926 (see H.R. 4688), H5070 [24JN]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H1484 [24MR] (see H.R. 3602), H4766 [22JN]

———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), H2658 [5MY]

———support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 4799), H6707 [22JY]

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]

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

Climate: conduct scientific research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits to consumers from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 4067), H6899 [8SE]

Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 717), H5793 [14JY]

Colleges and universities: improve access through experiential education (see H.R. 3408), H4287 [16JN]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1684), H1011 [10MR]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H2199 [20AP]

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H5909 [15JY]

Computers: reduce unsolicited commercial e-mail and protect children from unsolicited e-mail containing sexually oriented advertisements (see H.R. 1933), H393 [4FE]

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

Contracts: require each bidder for a Federal construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use to prevent the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 1348), H1370 [23MR]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H6707 [22JY]

Courts: restore judicial discretion in sentencing for certain Federal crimes and require a U.S. Sentencing Commission report on the incidence of downward departures (see H.R. 2213), H4287 [16JN]

Credit: impose restrictions on high-cost mortgages, revise fees and charges on certain loans, prohibit unfair or deceptive practices by mortgage brokers and creditors, and provide counseling about predatory lenders (see H.R. 3974), H4894 [23JN]

Credit cards: prohibit issuers from increasing a consumers interest rate based on credit information unrelated to transactions with the consumer (see H.R. 2724), H6997 [9SE]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 80), H36 [20JA]

———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 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), H2550 [4MY]

———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]

———direct the Secretary of a military department to pay a monthly bonus to members whose retirement or separation is suspended as a result of a stop-loss order (see H.R. 4111), H7073 [13SE]

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]

———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), H3821 [8JN]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Healthy Start Program (see H.R. 4905), H6701 [22JY]

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

Dept. of Justice: 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), H6707 [22JY]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authority to guarantee hybrid adjustable rate mortgages for construction or purchase of homes by veterans (see H.R. 4616), H7138 [14SE]

———restrict the performance of eye surgery at a facility, or under a contract with the Dept., to only licensed medical doctors and licensed doctors of osteopathy (see H.R. 3473), H304 [3FE]

Diseases: enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see H.R. 1002), H7945 [30SE]

———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]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 4595), H5195 [6JY]

———increase awareness of and research on autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and fibromyalgia (see H.R. 3359), H3781 [3JN]

———require group and individual health insurance coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer (see H.R. 3362), H37 [20JA]

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

Education: condition the implementation of assessment procedures relative to the Head Start National Reporting System on Child Outcomes (see H.R. 2945), H4287 [16JN]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 2291), H1116 [16MR]

———extend student loan forgiveness to school or public librarians in low income areas (see H.R. 2674), H4580 [18JN]

———improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 3085), H4287 [16JN]

Elections: recognize importance of implementing any and all measures necessary to ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair election process for the 2004 Presidential election (see H. Res. 797), H7575 [23SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: prohibit federally subsidized discrimination in supplemental educational services (see H.R. 3582), H3821 [8JN]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H2266 [21AP]

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), H8859 [7OC]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H7138 [14SE]

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), H3821 [8JN]

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

———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 3281), H4171 [15JN]

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

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

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H2491 [30AP]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (see H.R. 4107), H5195 [6JY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1101), H1230 [17MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 2932), H3821 [8JN]

Fish and fishing: provide for stewardship of fishery resources (see H.R. 4706), H10080 [19NO]

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

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

Gibbons, Pasqualine J.: unfair passing over for promotion to grade of technical sergeant during World War II (see H. Res. 826), H8408 [6OC]

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

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]

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

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]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H11057 [7DE]

Health: authorize use of Federal funds for research on human embryonic stem cells irrespective of date derived (see H.R. 3960), H2549 [4MY]

———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), H2728 [6MY]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H4287 [16JN]

———modify the rules for redistribution and extended availability of funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4936), H7575 [23SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 4325), H6899 [8SE]

———promote improved nutrition for needy Americans by incorporating more fruits, vegetables, and juice products into Federal nutrition programs (see H.R. 2592), H8859 [7OC]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 4610), H6756 [7SE]

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

———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see H.R. 918), H7073 [13SE]

———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), H128 [27JA]

———treatment of women with bleeding disorders (see H. Con. Res. 314), H1230 [17MR]

Health care professionals: promote careers in nursing and diversity in the nursing workforce (see H.R. 920), H89 [21JA]

Help America Vote Act: prohibit States from denying certain veterans who have been convicted of a felony and completed their sentence from registering to vote (see H.R. 4479), H5151 [25JN]

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H4894 [23JN]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2527), H3094 [17MY]

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]

Houston, Charles H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 427), H3781 [3JN]

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. 3918), H2484 [28AP] (see H.R. 4885), H6556 [21JY]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize States, in the event of inadequate Federal funding, to waive certain requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (see H.R. 4063), H2374 [22AP]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3802), H1484 [24MR]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 4097), H3720 [2JN]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1205), H244 [28JA]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (see H.R. 5150), H9051 [8OC]

———strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 3352), H927 [9MR]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 4793), H8039 [4OC]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H11057 [7DE]

Iraq: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3673), H576 [24FE]

Iron and steel industry: reinstate safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H.R. 3699), H701 [26FE]

Korean War: revise requirements for award of the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Combat Medical Badge relative to certain service in Korea (see H.R. 4039), H3964 [14JN]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H434 [10FE]

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), H90 [21JA]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 3676), H633 [25FE]

Latin America: anniversary of abolition of slavery in certain countries (see H. Con. Res. 482), H6705 [22JY]

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

Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 3), H37 [20JA]

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

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

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

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H5402 [8JY]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H36 [20JA]

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

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H8859 [7OC]

Medicare: condition the payment of employer prescription drug subsidies on the maintenance of current prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 4978), H6756 [7SE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H89 [21JA]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 3299), H128 [27JA]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3767), H392 [4FE]

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 883), H89 [21JA]

———impose minimum nurse staffing in participating hospitals (see H.R. 3656), H701 [26FE]

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

———provide access to kidney disease health care, management, and end stage renal disease prevention services (see H.R. 3635), H9963 [17NO]

———provide beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management (see H.R. 4689), H6128 [20JY]

———provide coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (see H.R. 4626), H5331 [7JY]

———provide for the use of qualified family caregivers in the provision of home health aide services and amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (see H.R. 4095), H1790 [31MR]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1400), H7245 [17SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of certain screening procedures for diabetic retinopathy and establish pilot programs to foster such screening (see H.R. 3458), H128 [27JA]

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1359), H36 [20JA]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 60), H3821 [8JN]

———provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1700), H36 [20JA]

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), H3441 (see H.R. 3729), H3540 [20MY]

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), H3720 [2JN]

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), H6756 [7SE]

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

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

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H244 [28JA]

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

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (H.R. 2852) (see H.R. 2852), H7443 [22SE]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 86), H250 [30JA] (see H. Con. Res. 396), H2200 [20AP]

National Guard Challenge Program: rename and revise matching funds requirements for participating States (see H.R. 4217), H3873 [9JN]

National School Lunch Act: 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]

Navy: declare a national policy for naval force structure (see H.R. 375), H1322 [18MR]

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

No Child Left Behind Act: suspend certain amendments that are not fully funded (see H.R. 2366), H2199 [20AP]

Nonprofit organizations: provide assistance to high-risk nonprofit organizations to protect against foreign terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4108), H2728 [6MY]

NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see H.R. 2801), H8859 [7OC]

Older Americans Act: amend to provide information and outreach for the prevention of osteoporosis (see H.R. 3803), H8039 [4OC]

Postal Service: extend procedures for closing or consolidation of post offices to the relocation or construction of post offices (see H.R. 3432), H3821 [8JN]

POW: payment of claims from the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 344), H516 [11FE]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 109), H9050 [8OC]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 623), H36 [20JA]

———authorize grants for education, screening, and treatment relative to preventing diabetic foot complications and lower extremity amputations (see H.R. 3203), H8168 [5OC]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H575 [24FE]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 713), H3016 [13MY]

Railroads: increase rail transportation security (see H.R. 4896), H6700 [22JY]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals (see H. Res. 841), H8859 [7OC]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: preserve profile on the dime because of his innumerable contributions to and lasting impact on the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 343), H37 [20JA]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 87), H1117 [16MR]

Rotary International: issue commemorative stamp to honor centennial anniversary and efforts to eradicate polio (see H. Con. Res. 375), H2374 [22AP]

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]

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

Senior citizens: promote elder justice (see H.R. 2490), H8168 [5OC]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2971), H2266 [21AP]

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

———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), H128 [27JA]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 4910), H6701 [22JY]

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

SSI: extend for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see H.R. 4035), H2728 [6MY]

Stepanek, Matthew J.T. (Mattie): tribute (see H. Res. 695), H4927 (see H. Res. 695), H5071 [24JN]

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), H7443 [22SE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Res. 508), H2406 [27AP]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 4207), H3441 (see H.R. 4207), H3541 [20MY]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 3103), H128 [27JA]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 584), H575 [24FE]

———ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2037), H3440 (see H.R. 2037), H3540 [20MY]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1818), H304 [3FE]

———increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students (see H.R. 869), H2406 [27AP]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H89 [21JA]

———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]

———repeal limits on the deduction of interest on education loans (see H.R. 3384), H3720 [2JN]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H4391 (see H.R. 3111), H4507 [17JN]

Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 5132), H10926 [6DE]

———provide for security of public transportation systems (see H.R. 4361), H3606 [1JN]

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), H8859 [7OC]

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), H1117 [16MR]

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 2217), H36 [20JA]

———establish a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with hepatitis C (see H.R. 3455), H7945 [30SE]

———health care funding (see H.R. 2318), 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), H1643 [29MR]

———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]

Water: ensure that the District of Columbia and States are provided with a safe, lead free supply of drinking water (see H.R. 4268), H3873 [9JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: allow preference in distribution of grants to agencies and organizations that provide training to regular education personnel to meet needs of disabled children (see H.R. 5258), H8857 [7OC]

Iraq: require U.S. assistance for the repair, maintenance, or construction of transportation infrastructure to be provided in the form of loans subject to repayment in full (see H.R. 4184), H2265 [21AP]

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

Medicare: provide whistleblower protection to employees of clinical laboratories (see H.R. 5311), H9048 [8OC]

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

Voting: amend criminal code relative to voter intimidation (see H.R. 5246), H8856 [7OC]

Remarks

Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, H372, H374, H375, H376 [4FE], H3501 [20MY]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 2038), E1610 [13SE]

Baltimore, MD: authorize assistance for the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum and Justice Learning Center (S. 1233), H3564 [1JN], E1230 [24JN]

———Johns Hopkins Hospital inclusion in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ``America's Best Hospitals'' list, E1351 [9JY]

———tribute to Naval Reserve members assisting in rescue of individuals from capsized water taxi, E362 [11MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H495 [11FE], H3716 [2JN]

———deficit, H230, H231, H232, H233, H234, H235 [28JA], H1045, H1048, H1049, H1050, H1051 [11MR]

———evaluation of Bush administration proposals, H1045, H1048, H1049, H1050, H1051 [11MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1501, H1506, H1550, H1576, H1580, H1581, H1582 [25MR]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H2246, H2247 [21AP]

———State of the Union Message, H10 [20JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Dorothy I. Height (H. Con. Res. 357), H407 [10FE]

Charles, Ray: tribute (H. Con. Res. 449), H4656 [22JN]

Civil Rights Act: anniversary (H. Res. 676), H4807 [23JN]

Clinton, William J.: tribute (H. Res. 717), H7016 [13SE]

Commission on Politicization of Science in the Regulatory Process: establish, H3150 [18MY]

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]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H10 [20JA]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to establish screening programs for certain children to prevent reading failure (H.R. 4261), E736 [4MY]

Dept. of HHS: alteration of report on health disparities, H1777 [31MR]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 3193), H7775 [29SE]

Economy: importance of job creation, H1045, H1047, H1048, H1049, H1050, H1051 [11MR], H2039 [1AP], H2466, H2468, H2469, H2470, H2471 [28AP], H3711 [2JN]

———national objectives priority assignments, H230, H231, H232, H233, H234, H235 [28JA], H1045, H1047, H1048, H1049, H1050, H1051 [11MR], H2039 [1AP], H3711, H3716, H3717 [2JN]

Education: student financial aid programs funding, H1581 [25MR]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H2466, H2468, H2470, H2471 [28AP]

———provide adjustment assistance for dislocated workers, H1581 [25MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5863 [15JY]

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

Haiti: U.S. policy relative to political uprising and humanitarian crisis, H621, H623, H625, H626, H627 [25FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: allow preference in distribution of grants to agencies and organizations that provide training to regular education personnel to meet needs of disabled children (H.R. 5258), E1853 [10OC]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H372, H374, H375, H376 [4FE], H1776 [31MR], H3501 [20MY]

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, H1317 [18MR]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H372, H374, H375, H376 [4FE], H2246, H2247 [21AP]

———Bush administration public statements used to justify decision on war, H1776 [31MR]

———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), H2713, H2715 [6MY]

Kerry, Senator: characterization relative to service in Vietnamese Conflict, H2466 [28AP]

Medicare: provide whistleblower protection to employees of clinical laboratories (H.R. 5311), E1944 [11OC]

Memorial Day: observance, H3501 [20MY]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (H.R. 3459), E632 [22AP]

Music and dance: recognize importance of blues music (H. Con. Res. 13), H4659 [22JN]

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

National Minority Cancer Awareness Week: observance, E632 [22AP]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, H1580 [25MR]

———homeland security funding, H1580 [25MR]

National Transportation Week: observance (H. Con. Res. 420), H3028 [17MY]

Railroads: increase rail transportation security, E1462 [22JY]

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), H472 [11FE]

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region, H3001 [13MY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (H. Con. Res. 414), H2929 [13MY]

Taxation: rates, H1045, H1048, H1049, H1050, H1051 [11MR]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H2039 [1AP]

U.N.: prohibit funding for observation of U.S. elections, H5863 [15JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H2466 [28AP]

United Negro College Fund, Inc.: anniversary (H. Res. 792), H7810 [29SE]

Voting: amend criminal code relative to voter intimidation (H.R. 5246), E1859 [10OC]

———constitutional amendment on the right to vote (H.J. Res. 28), H7226, H7229, H7232 [15SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1115 [16MR], H2014 [1AP], H2149 [2AP], H2367 [22AP], H9959 [17NO]

Tributes

Davis, Brandon L., H2137 [2AP]

Majette, Representative, H9875 [17NO]