RODRIGUEZ, CIRO D. (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Committee To Escort President Jose M. Aznar of Spain Into the House Chamber, H311 [4FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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. (see H.R. 3479), H3441 (see H.R. 3479), H3540 [20MY]

Arlington National Cemetery: construct a memorial to noncitizens killed in the line of duty while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3480), H304 [3FE]

Armed Forces: eliminate reductions of basic pay for eligibility for basic educational assistance for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4711), H5909 [15JY]

———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), H6557 [21JY]

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

———make the Transition Assistance Program for persons separating from active duty mandatory and furnish information about homelessness (see H.R. 1906), H3230 [18MY]

———recognize and honor military unit family support volunteers for their dedicated service to the U.S., the Armed Forces, and members of the Armed Forces and their families (see H. Con. Res. 486), H6755 [7SE]

———reimburse members who participated in the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for travel expenses incurred by or on behalf of such members before the program was expanded to include domestic travel (see H.R. 3731), H576 [24FE]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 761), H6997 [9SE]

Birds: conduct a pilot program under which States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps (see H.R. 4685), H8168 [5OC]

———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), H3441 (see H.R. 4116), H3541 [20MY]

California: 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]

Charles Wilson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Lufkin, TX: designate (see H.R. 4317), H3606 [1JN]

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

Children and youth: provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2200 [20AP]

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), H4647 [21JN]

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

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H1643 [29MR]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see H.R. 3226), H752 [2MR]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see H.R. 3226), H752 [2MR]

Commission To Establish a National Museum of the American Latino: establish to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of the National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC (see H.R. 4854), H5982 [19JY] (see H.R. 4863), H6126 [20JY]

Congressional Science Competition: establish (see H. Res. 604), H2816 [11MY]

Congressman Jack Fields Post Office, Kingwood, TX: designate (see H.R. 4232), H3441 (see H.R. 4232), H3541 [20MY]

Consumers: extend certain protections to international remittance transfers of funds originating in the U.S. (see H.R. 5315), H9048 [8OC]

Courts: authorize U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in Washington, DC, metropolitan area and support provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center near the Pentagon (see H.R. 3936), H2200 [20AP]

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

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), H3605 [1JN]

———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]

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 487), H6756 [7SE]

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), H7864 [29SE]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 4023), H1483 [24MR]

Dept. of Education: making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 4769), H5909 [15JY]

———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), H2816 [11MY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H9051 [8OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: issue regulations concerning the shipping of extremely hazardous materials (see H.R. 4824), H8168 [5OC]

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]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize entrance into certain major medical facility leases and the transfer of real property subject to certain limitations (see H.R. 4768), H5330 [7JY]

———improve educational assistance programs for apprenticeship or other on-job training (see H.R. 1716), H4171 [15JN]

———provide additional safeguards for benefit recipients who have fiduciaries for receipt and management of benefit payments (see H.R. 4032), H1592 [25MR]

———provide service-connected disability benefits for persons disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation provided by the Dept., and for survivors of persons dying from such treatment (see H.R. 843), H2266 [21AP]

———provide specially adapted housing assistance to veterans with service-connected disabilities due to loss, or loss of use of both upper extremities that precludes use of the arms at and below the elbows (see H.R. 2612), H1740 [30MR]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 4595), H6707 [22JY]

———increase Alzheimer's disease research funding and promote public awareness and risk reduction relative to Alzheimer's disease with particular emphasis in Hispanic populations (see H.R. 5339), H9049 [8OC]

Dr. Miguel A. Nevarez Post Office Building, Edinburg, TX: designate (see H.R. 4299), H2726 [6MY]

Education: extend student loan forgiveness to school or public librarians in low income areas (see H.R. 2674), H2918 [12MY]

———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 2198), H575 [24FE]

———recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, adminstration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (see H. Res. 598), H2406 [27AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend the Impact Aid program to improve the distribution of school construction payments to better meet the needs of military and Indian land school districts (see H.R. 3795), H576 [24FE]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2107), H8038 [4OC]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H2816 [11MY]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H3391 [19MY]

FCC: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (see H.J. Res. 72), H1370 [23MR]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H8168 [5OC]

Federal aid programs: support programs to end homelessness in the U.S. (see H.R. 2897), H5984 [19JY]

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]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 577), H4580 [18JN]

———index deferred annuities and provide survivor annuities to spouses of former employees who died after separating from the Government and were entitled to a deferred annuity but had not established a claim (see H.R. 432), H304 [3FE]

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

Feldman, Sandra: tribute (see H. Res. 714), H5909 [15JY]

Financial institutions: allow credit unions to provide international money transfer services to nonmembers and require certain disclosures in connection with any international money transfer (see H.R. 4348), H3441 (see H.R. 4348), H3541 [20MY]

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

———ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union capital standards (see H.R. 3579), H3230 [18MY]

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

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

Gordon Wood Post Office Building, Stamford, TX: designate (see H.R. 5196), H7944 [30SE]

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

Health: establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 716), H2918 [12MY]

———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), H7234 [15SE]

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (see H.R. 4357), H2918 [12MY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 4628), H5195 [6JY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H8409 [6OC]

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see H.R. 2157), H2549 [4MY]

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

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H7443 [22SE]

Hipolito F. Garcia Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, San Antonio, TX: designate (see H.R. 3884), H2919 [12MY]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives (see H.R. 3856), H699 [26FE]

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]

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]

Irma Rangel Post Office Building, Kingsville, TX: designate (see H.R. 4829), H5792 [14JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7234 [15SE]

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), H2816 [11MY]

Latin American Research and Service Agency: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 499), H7574 [23SE]

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

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H304 [3FE]

Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 4937, 4938), H6702 [22JY]

Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act: authorize additional projects and activities (see H.R. 4588), H4286 [16JN]

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

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

Medicare: limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1321), H304 [3FE]

———waive waiting period for coverage of certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 104), H6756 [7SE]

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

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), H5150 [25JN]

Mexico: convey a decommissioned NOAA ship (see H.R. 4158), H2153 [2AP]

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), H3720 [2JN]

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

Monuments and memorials: establish a national database to identify, locate, and catalogue memorials and permanent tributes to U.S. veterans (see H.R. 2201), H830 [3MR]

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 parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 5358), H9184 [9OC]

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

Natural resources: provide fellowships for graduate and postgraduate students in natural resource- or wildlife-related advanced degree programs to provide expertise to Federal agencies and Congress (see H.R. 5145), H7574 [23SE]

Nonprofit organizations: provide assistance to high-risk nonprofit organizations to protect against foreign terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4108), H3392 [19MY]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 2323), H393 [4FE]

Petroleum: allow export or other provision of oil to Israel (see H.R. 4235), H2550 [4MY]

Private Felix Z. Longoria Veterans' Memorial Post Office, Three Rivers, TX: designate (see H.R. 4911), H6701 [22JY]

Railroads: prohibit use of remote control locomotives to carry hazardous materials (see H.R. 5119), H8168 [5OC]

———require information on tank cars containing hazardous materials be available to first reponders (see H.R. 4802), H8039 [4OC]

Rio Grande American Canal, El Paso, TX: redesignate as the Travis C. Johnson Canal (see H.R. 4751), H5150 [25JN]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H7864 [29SE]

Servicemen's Readjustment Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 91), H2816 [11MY]

Small business: establish a temporary loan program and a temporary vocational development program for small businesses owned and controlled by veterans (see H.R. 3483), H3873 [9JN]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2971), H5984 [19JY]

———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), H6701 [22JY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (H.R. 594), consideration (see H. Res. 523), H515 [11FE]

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

Sudan: declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H6128 [20JY]

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), H2371 [22AP]

———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]

———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]

———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H515 [11FE]

Thomas E. Creek Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Amarillo, TX: designate (see H.R. 4836), H5907 [15JY]

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

U.S. Air Force Academy: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 386), H1116 [16MR]

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), H2266 [21AP]

Veterans: extend eligibility of veterans who served in recent hostilities for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for any illness (see H.R. 4438), H3438 (see H.R. 4438), H3538 [20MY]

———improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 348), H2266 [21AP]

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

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4175), H2919 [12MY]

———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 continuing legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers and establish a Buffalo Soldiers Heritage Month (see H. Con. Res. 517), H10233 [20NO]

———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]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 485), H4928 (see H. Res. 485), H5072 [24JN]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 746), H8039 [4OC]

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: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day (see H.J. Res. 93), H2733 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide permanent authority for counseling and treatment program for veterans who experienced sexual trauma or harassment while in military service (see H.R. 3849), H698 [26FE]

El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic trail (see H.R. 4122), H2019 [1AP]

Falcon International Dam: celebrate anniversary and urge Mexico to honor its obligations under the Treaty Relating to the Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande (see H. Res. 527), H515 [11FE] (see H. Res. 818), H8038 [4OC]

League of United Latin American Citizens: anniversary (see H. Res. 533), H575 [24FE] (see H. Res. 544), H700 [26FE]

Medicare: prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in Texas (see H.R. 3861), H699 [26FE]

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

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5560 [13JY]

AMVETS: recognize members for their service to the nation and support the goal of AMVETS National Charter Day (H. Con. Res. 308), H6081 [20JY]

Armed Forces: increase statutory cap on privatization of military housing (H.R. 4879), H6495 [21JY]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, E1196 [21JN]

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

Borders Group, Inc.: dedication of WaldenBooks store in San Antonio, TX, E1196 [21JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1547, H1550 [25MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: conduct a feasibility study of the Chimayo, NM, water supply system and provide for planning, design, and construction of a water supply, reclamation, and filtration facility for Espanola, NM (S. 2511), H8350 [6OC]

Charles Wilson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Lufkin, TX: designate (H.R. 4317), H3555, H3557 [1JN]

Cinco de Mayo: observance, H2553 [5MY]

Courts: authorize U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in Washington, DC, metropolitan area and support provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center near the Pentagon (H.R. 3936), H9779, H9787 [17NO]

Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, H2906 [12MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Office of Civil Rights funding, H5560 [13JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), H6495 [21JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: impact of U.S. Visitor and Immigration Status Indicator Technology Program (U.S. VISIT), E248 [26FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize entrance into certain major medical facility leases and the transfer of real property subject to certain limitations (H.R. 4768), H7794, H7795 [29SE]

———establish a pilot program to improve recruitment and retention of nurses (H.R. 4231), H7800, H7801 [29SE]

———extend authority to make grants to expand or modify existing service programs for homeless veterans (H.R. 4248), H8382 [6OC]

———increase maximum amount of available home loan guaranty (H.R. 4345), H4819 [23JN]

———provide permanent authority for counseling and treatment program for veterans who experienced sexual trauma or harassment while in military service (H.R. 3849), E243 [26FE]

———simplify and improve pay provisions for physicians and dentists and authorize alternate work schedules and executive pay for nurses (S. 2484), H9791, H9792 [17NO]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (H.R. 1385), H108 [27JA]

Dr. Miguel A. Nevarez Post Office Building, Edinburg, TX: designate (H.R. 4299), H2750 [11MY]

Earth Day: observance, E628 [22AP]

El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic trail (S. 2052), H7672 [28SE]

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

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

Harlandale, TX: tribute to Harlandale High School cheerleaders, E120 [4FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H2906 [12MY], H8043 [5OC]

Hipolito F. Garcia Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, San Antonio, TX: designate (H.R. 3884), H6501 [21JY]

Irma Rangel Post Office Building, Kingsville, TX: designate (H.R. 4829), H8277 [6OC]

Israel: independence anniversary, E678 [27AP]

Laredo, TX: tribute to delegation visiting the District of Columbia, E393 [17MR]

LINC TELACU Education Foundation: observance of LINC TELACU Scholars Day, E967 [1JN]

Mexico: agree to certain amendments to the agreement establishing the North American Development Bank and the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission (H.R. 254), Senate amendment, H1392 [24MR]

Mount Rainier National Park: boundary adjustment (H.R. 265), H3561 [1JN]

National Hispanic Contractors Association: tribute, E1710 [24SE]

National parks and recreation areas: make technical corrections to laws relating to certain units of the National Park System and to National Park programs (S. 2178), H8352 [6OC]

National World War II Memorial: celebrate completion and recognize veterans who served during World War II and persons who supported the war effort on the homefront (H. Con. Res. 409), H2771 [11MY]

Native Americans: provide for probate reform relative to trust or restricted lands (S. 1721), H8375 [6OC]

———reaffirm inherent sovereign rights of the Osage Tribe to determine its membership and form of government (H.R. 2912), H3562 [1JN]

New Mexico: ensure the Elephant Butte Irrigation District receives the proceeds from the Bureau of Reclamation sale of certain lands in the vicinity of the Elephant Butte Reservoir and the Caballo Reservoir (S. 1791), H8349 [6OC]

Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area: establish (S. 211), H8364 [6OC]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 5149), H7790 [29SE]

San Antonio, TX: anniversary of San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, E62 [28JA]

———anniversary of Southwest General Hospital, E793 [7MY]

———tribute to Academy of Tejano Artists and Musicians, E1666 [21SE]

———tribute to Texas Children's Choir, E812 [11MY]

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: improve and make technical corrections (H.R. 4658), H8388 [6OC]

Servicemen's Readjustment Act: anniversary (H.J. Res. 91), H2769 [11MY]

Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 520), H441 [11FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, H441 [11FE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H2080 [2AP]

Veterans: improve and enhance education, housing, employment, medical, and other benefits and improve and extend certain authorities relative to the administration of benefits (S. 2486), H9769 [17NO]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4175), H6080 [20JY]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (H.R. 548), H2411 [28AP]

VFW: tribute (H.J. Res. 108), H8390 [6OC]

World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day (S.J. Res. 28), E1068 [8JN]

———honor members of the Army Motor Transport Service that participated in the Red Ball Express trucking operation for service and contribution to the Allied advance following D-Day (H. Con. Res. 439), H3903 [14JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Members of Congress: tribute to departing Members of Texas delegation, H10059, H10064-H10071 [19NO], E2121, E2127 [20NO]

Special order: granted, H431 [10FE], H630 [25FE]

Tributes

Alvarado, Enrique, E626 [22AP]

Amaro, J.J., E810 [11MY]

Archield, Ruben L., Sr., E240 [26FE]

Chavez, Cesar E., E496 [31MR]

Chen Shui-bian, E2030 [18NO]

Godfrey, Brendan, E1334 [8JY]

Kickbusch, Consuelo Castillo, E627 [22AP]

Riklin, Arthur, E1595 [10SE]