FROST, MARTIN (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), consideration (H. Res. 574), H1491 [25MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), consideration (H. Res. 648), H3250 [19MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), consideration (H. Res. 732), H6457 [21JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), consideration (H. Res. 683), H4682 [22JN]

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), H2309 [22AP]

Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 520), H442 [11FE]

Taxation: permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (H.R. 4275), consideration (H. Res. 637), H2834 [12MY]

Appointments

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

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), H701 [26FE]

Afghanistan: authorize assistance and security for women and children (see H.R. 4117), H2018 [1AP]

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 524), H576 [24FE]

Argentina: anniversary of terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 469), H5655 [13JY]

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

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

———eliminate reductions of basic pay for eligibility for basic educational assistance for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4711), H5331 [7JY]

———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 separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H515 [11FE]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H6997 [9SE]

———mitigate financial hardships experienced by Reserve members as a result of being called to active duty (see H. Con. Res. 374), H700 [26FE]

———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]

———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), H7138 [14SE]

———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), H304 [3FE]

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

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 4312), H3392 [19MY]

Barber, Rex T.: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions performed during World War II (see H.R. 3739), H435 [10FE]

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 218), H633 [25FE]

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), H2406 [27AP]

Bob Michel Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Peoria, IL: designate (see H.R. 4608), H4391 (see H.R. 4608), H4506 [17JN]

Bucher, Lloyd M. (Pete): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 367), H632 [25FE] (see H. Con. Res. 407), H2265 [21AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment on ensuring certain trust funds are outside the U.S. budget (see H.J. Res. 88), H244 [28JA]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H9051 [8OC]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 722, 722), H6756 [7SE]

Business and industry: implement steps to secure the manufacturing economic base, protect jobs, and help grow the domestic manufacturing sector (see H.R. 4177), H2199 [20AP]

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), H2019 [1AP]

———revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 601), H1369 [23MR]

Center for Scientific and Technical Assessment: establish (see H.R. 4670), H4893 [23JN]

Charles Wilson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Lufkin, TX: designate (see H.R. 4317), H2727 [6MY]

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

———commemorate birthday (see H. Res. 112), H2155 [2AP]

Children and youth: ensure that appropriate State social services officers have access to certain Federal databases to carry out checks in cases of child abuse and neglect and cases of missing children (see H.R. 3972), H1116 [16MR]

———make grants to establish antibullying programs (see H.R. 3692), H2728 [6MY]

———prevent disruption of the education of children who change residence based on the military service of their parents (see H.R. 3779), H2019 [1AP]

———promote greater public awareness of effective runaway youth prevention programs and the need for safe and productive alternatives, resources, and supports for youth in high-risk situations (see H. Res. 805), H8409 [6OC]

———reauthorize and improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 3416), H37 [20JA]

Civil rights: anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS (see H. Con. Res. 457), H6557 [21JY]

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

Classified information: request the Executive Office of the President, and certain other executive departments, to transmit documents relating to the disclosure of the identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 499), H393 [4FE]

Colleges and universities: address the rising cost of tuition by strengthening the compact between the States, Federal Government, and institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3519), H434 [10FE]

Columbia (space shuttle): anniversary of accident costing the lives of the crew (see H. Res. 507), H305 [3FE]

Commission for Assisting Democratic Parliaments: establish (see H. Res. 543), H700 [26FE] (see H. Res. 642), H3016 [13MY]

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]

Computers: provide greater cybersecurity (see H.R. 5068), H7575 [23SE]

Congressional Accountability Act: extend to legislative branch employees certain protections available to Federal employees under certain laws (see H.R. 3963), H1230 [17MR]

Congressman Jack Fields Post Office, Kingwood, TX: designate (see H.R. 4232), H8168 [5OC]

Correctional institutions: award credit toward the service of a sentence to prisoners who participate in designated educational, vocational, treatment, assigned work, or other developmental programs (see H.R. 4752), H5150 [25JN]

Courts: ensure Federal Tort Claims Act protections for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 4347), H2917 [12MY]

———establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3424), H37 [20JA]

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

Crime: expand protections against the misuse of public safety officer uniforms (see H.R. 3815), H633 [25FE]

———impose the death penalty for kingpins of child sex slave trafficking enterprises (see H.R. 3913), H876 [8MR]

———increase penalties for terrorism against mass transportation and railroads and provide law enforcement with the tools to combat and prevent such attacks (see H.R. 4008), H1740 [30MR]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 4204), H2371 [22AP]

———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 3425), H37 [20JA]

———provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods (see H.R. 5277), H8858 [7OC]

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H1322 [18MR]

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership (see H.R. 4656), H6756 [7SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorize the acceptance of donated frequent traveler miles, credits, and tickets for use by deployed members of the Armed Forces and their families (see H.R. 4130), H2200 [20AP]

———carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities (see H.R. 5057), H7234 [15SE]

Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 4585), H5151 [25JN]

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

———make grants to States to establish antiharassment programs (see H.R. 4313), H2727 [6MY]

———make grants to States to establish screening programs for certain children to prevent reading failure (see H.R. 4261), H3821 [8JN]

———making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 4769), H5471 [9JY]

———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 Energy: make incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified desalination facilities to partially offset the cost of electrical energy required to operate such facilities (see H.R. 3834), H3781 [3JN]

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

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H5909 [15JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop and implement a program to enhance private sector preparedness for emergencies and disasters (see H.R. 4830), H7234 [15SE]

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

———make grants to address homeland security preparedness shortcomings of municipal and county governments (see H.R. 3839), H632 [25FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for Federal Air Marshal Service (see H.R. 3991), H1484 [24MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish a national sex offender registration database (see H.R. 3929), H3441 (see H.R. 3929), H3540 [20MY]

———make grants to improve ability of State and local governments to prevent abduction of children by family members (see H.R. 3965), H1071 [11MR]

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

Dept. of Labor: provide coverage under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program for atomic weapons facilities employees during periods of residual contamination (see H.R. 3864), H1791 [31MR]

Dept. of State: establish an Office To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism and require annual reports on acts of anti-Semitism around the world (see H.R. 4230), H2658 [5MY]

———require annual reports on acts of anti-Semitism around the world (see H.R. 4214), H5331 [7JY]

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), H1484 [24MR]

———extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4772), H5330 [7JY]

Dept. of Transportation: offer federally financed, interest-free loans to public schools, municipalities, and local governments for the purchase of hybrid electric or other high-efficiency vehicles (see H.R. 1089), H7073 [13SE]

———require installation of 2 combination cockpit voice recorder and digital flight data recorder systems in each commercial passenger aircraft (see H.R. 2632), H515 [11FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into contracts with community health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas (see H.R. 3777), H392 [4FE]

———exclude monetary benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities from consideration as income for purposes of pension benefits (see H.R. 3947), H1071 [11MR]

———provide additional safeguards for benefit recipients who have fiduciaries for receipt and management of benefit payments (see H.R. 4032), H5151 [25JN]

———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), H927 [9MR]

Disabled: improve access to assistive technologies (see H.R. 4278), H3606 [1JN]

Diseases: establish a program of grants for detection and control of colorectal cancer (see H.R. 4093), H5402 [8JY]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 4595), H6899 [8SE]

———increase awareness and education about hepatitis C (see H. Res. 633), H3781 [3JN]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 1916), H1484 [24MR]

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

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

Drugs: lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 3634), H7575 [23SE]

———require that each prescription drug sold at retail bear a label that states full retail price of the drug (see H.R. 3677), H37 [20JA]

Eastman, George: tribute (see H. Res. 673), H4894 [23JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H2491 [30AP]

Education: establish a national leadership initiative to promote and coordinate knowledge utilization in education (see H.R. 4043), H2658 [5MY]

———extend student loan forgiveness to school or public librarians in low income areas (see H.R. 2674), H3391 [19MY]

———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 3968), H1074 [12MR]

———provide access and equity in higher education (see H.R. 4102), H2018 [1AP]

———strengthen and expand scientific and technological education capabilities of associate-degree-granting colleges through partnerships with bachelor-degree-granting institutions (see H.R. 5022), H7575 [23SE]

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

Ellis Island Immigration Museum: designate the Bob Hope Memorial Library (see H.R. 4668), H5331 [7JY]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H1484 [24MR]

———protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries (see H.R. 4740), H5149 [25JN]

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

Families and domestic relations: establish programs using public, private, and faith-based organizations to recruit and train foster and adoptive parents and provide support services to foster families (see H.R. 4431), H5984 [19JY]

Federal employees: cover services provided to injured workers by physician assistants and nurse practitioners (see H.R. 5063), H8168 [5OC]

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

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

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

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1101), H1643 [29MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish requirements to allow sale of prescription drugs over the Internet (see H.R. 3880), H2549 [4MY]

Federal Youth Development Council: establish (see H.R. 4703), H8409 [6OC]

Feldman, Sandra: tribute (see H. Res. 714), H5654 [13JY]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H633 [25FE]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 578), H1593 [25MR]

Firefighters: expand definition of firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or duty limitations (see H.R. 4472), H4928 (see H.R. 4472), H5072 [24JN]

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

Flag—U.S.: request that the flag flown over the Capitol should be lowered to half-mast one day each month in honor of U.S. citizens killed in military action (see H. Con. Res. 400), H3230 [18MY]

Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 3684), H90 [21JA]

Foreign policy: build operational readiness in civilian agencies to carry out stabilization and reconstruction activities in countries or regions in transition from conflict or civil strife (see H.R. 3996), H1321 [18MR]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 3716), H701 [26FE]

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

``God Bless America'': designate as the national hymn of the U.S. (see H.R. 99), H5330 [7JY]

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

Government: pay for cost of premiums for certain Servicemembers Group Life Insurance coverage (see H.R. 3436), H1322 [18MR]

Greece: tribute to Government and people for successful completion of 2004 Summer Olympic games (see H. Res. 774), H7575 [23SE]

Haiti: establish a program to provide economic and infrastructure reconstruction assistance (see H.R. 4839), H7864 [29SE]

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

Health: encourage innovative school-based activities to help reduce and prevent obesity among children (see H.R. 2227), H393 [4FE]

———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]

———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]

———improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions (see H.R. 3127), H5195 [6JY]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H699 [26FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2402), H1011 [10MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 4628), H4646 [21JN]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 4610), H5195 [6JY]

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

———provide for emergency distributions of influenza vaccine (see H.R. 5243), H9963 [17NO]

———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]

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

Health care professionals: improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas by extending and increasing foreign country residency requirement waivers for foreign medical graduates (see H.R. 4453), H7945 [30SE]

Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 4375), H5984 [19JY]

History: anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS (see H. Con. Res. 450), H4287 [16JN]

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

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 2353), H3440 (see H.R. 2353), H3540 [20MY]

Houston, Charles H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 427), H3093 [17MY]

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 2435), H700 [26FE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: secure the visa waiver program (see H.R. 4550), H5151 [25JN]

India: provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4449), H3781 [3JN]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 4097), H3392 [19MY]

International Court of Justice: condemn misuse by the U.N. General Assembly and the Court's opinion on the Israeli security fence (see H. Res. 713), H5793 [14JY]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 319), H4392 (see H. Con. Res. 319), H4507 [17JN]

———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), H37 [20JA]

Iraq: negotiate a bilateral security agreement with the Iraqi Governing Council by a certain date (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2484 [28AP]

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

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

Israel: condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 390), H1791 [31MR]

———support construction of security fence and condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 371), H699 [26FE]

Jewish Museum: anniversary (see H. Res. 582), H1643 [29MR]

Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 3734), H435 [10FE]

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), H1592 [25MR]

Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (see H. Res. 596), H2374 [22AP]

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), H434 [10FE]

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

———strengthen protection of assets, life, and property by granting private security agencies access to National Crime Information Center criminal history records for employee screening (see H.R. 4022), H3821 [8JN]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 2967), H7575 [23SE]

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

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

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]

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 1736), H575 [24FE]

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

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H3781 [3JN]

———require staff working with developmentally disabled individuals to call emergency services in the event of a life-threatening situation (see H.R. 5320), H9048 [8OC]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3767), H4928 (see H.R. 3767), H5071 [24JN]

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

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see H.R. 3194), H2373 [22AP]

———make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services (see H.R. 1995), H5471 [9JY]

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

———preserve access to cancer care (see H.R. 5144), H7574 [23SE]

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

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 2821), H128 [27JA]

———provide beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management (see H.R. 4689), H4926 (see H.R. 4689), H5070 [24JN]

———provide eligibility for coverage of home health services on the basis of a need for occupational therapy (see H.R. 3090), H575 [24FE]

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H6756 [7SE]

———require Medicare Advantage organizations to pay for critical access hospital services and rural health clinic services at a greater percentage than regular Medicare payment rates (see H.R. 4687), H5909 [15JY]

———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]

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

———require automatic fire sprinkler systems in all nursing facilities (see H.R. 4967), H7736 [28SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on appointment of individuals to fill House of Representatives vacancies (see H.J. Res. 83), H2266 [21AP]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 605), H2550 [4MY]

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), H576 [24FE]

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Res. 466), H393 [4FE]

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), H3873 [9JN]

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

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]

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 Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse (see H.R. 4147), H2374 [22AP]

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. 5040), H7329 [21SE]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 621), H3017 [13MY]

National Film Preservation Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3569), H393 [4FE]

National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 3715), H88 [21JA]

National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 452), H4286 [16JN]

National Long-Term Care Residents' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 755), H7073 [13SE] (see H. Res. 772), H7443 [22SE]

National Marina Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 647), H5471 [9JY]

National Military Appreciation Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 328), H1484 [24MR]

National School Lunch Act: phase out reduced price lunches and breakfasts by phasing in an increase in the income eligibility guidelines for free lunches and breakfasts (see H.R. 3441), H831 [3MR]

National security: enhance homeland security science and technology (see H.R. 5069), H7575 [23SE]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 4355), H4171 [15JN]

———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), H3094 [17MY]

———improve homeland security by providing for national resilience in preparation for, and in the event of, a terrorist attack (see H.R. 3774), H392 [4FE]

———provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification (see H.R. 4333), H3017 [13MY]

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

Native Americans: provide grants to assist tribes participating in the Federal acknowledgement process (see H.R. 4786), H6707 [22JY]

———regulate Indian tribal governments under the same rules and procedures that apply to Federal, State, and local government employers relative to establishment and maintenance of employee benefit plans (see H.R. 3605), H393 [4FE]

Natural gas: require certain terms and conditions for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas import terminals (see H.R. 4413), H4647 [21JN]

New York, NY: provide protections and services to certain individuals after the terrorist attack (see H.R. 4059), H2406 [27AP]

No Child Left Behind Act: improve (see H.R. 4434), H8859 [7OC]

———suspend certain amendments that are not fully funded (see H.R. 2366), H700 [26FE]

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

Older Americans Act: amend to provide information and outreach for the prevention of osteoporosis (see H.R. 3803), H1323 [18MR]

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: support ongoing work in combating anti-Semitism, racism, xenophobia, discrimination, intolerance, and related violence (see H. Con. Res. 425), H3821 [8JN]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 2323), H37 [20JA]

Petroleum: express to OPEC countries, and non-OPEC countries that participate in the cartel, the position of the U.S. in favor of increasing world crude oil supplies to achieve stable crude oil prices (see H. Res. 611), H3441 (see H. Res. 611), H3541 [20MY]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 847), H575 [24FE]

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

Public lands: provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way (see H.R. 1639), H4171 [15JN]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 4026), H4392 (see H.R. 4026), H4507 [17JN]

Railroads: increase rail transportation security (see H.R. 4476), H4287 [16JN]

———require information on tank cars containing hazardous materials be available to first reponders (see H.R. 4802), H6557 [21JY]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 812), H9051 [8OC]

Refugees: international recognition of plight of Jewish refugees from Arab countries, and the establishment of a U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East resettlement program (see H. Con. Res. 311), H128 [27JA]

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

Rotary International: issue commemorative stamp to honor centennial anniversary and efforts to eradicate polio (see H. Con. Res. 375), H700 [26FE]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 4776), H5402 [8JY]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H3441 (see H.R. 4249), H3541 [20MY]

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see H.R. 3643), H1011 [10MR]

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

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 4994), H6704 [22JY]

Senior citizens: provide mental health screening and treatment services, integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams (see H.R. 4694), H6128 [20JY]

Sergeant Riayan A. Tejada Post Office, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 4046), H5072 [24JN]

Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda Post Office, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 4046), H4928 [24JN]

Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (see H.R. 2215), H830 [3MR]

Simon, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 489), H35 [20JA]

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), H3441 (see H.R. 3483), H3540 [20MY]

———improve results and accountability of microenterprise development assistance programs (see H.R. 3818), H1323 [18MR]

Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see H.R. 3447), H1322 [18MR]

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

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 206), H5983 [19JY]

———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]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 4391), H4766 [22JN]

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

Spain: condemn terrorist bombing in Madrid and express condolences to the families of the victims (see H. Res. 565), H1594 [25MR]

States: streamline enrollment processes for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program through better linkages with programs providing nutrition and related assistance to low-income families (see H.R. 4031), H1592 [25MR]

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

Syria: human rights and civil liberties violations (see H. Con. Res. 363), H876 [8MR]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 4207), H2371 [22AP]

———allow a business credit for qualified expenditures for medical professional malpractice insurance (see H.R. 4124), H2019 [1AP]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 3103), H393 [4FE]

———allow employers a tax credit for increasing employment (see H.R. 4307), H3230 [18MY]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 4655), H5151 [25JN]

———assist low-income taxpayers in preparing and filing tax returns and increase protections against certain refund anticipation loan providers (see H.R. 3983), H1229 [17MR]

———exclude from unrelated business taxable income the gain or loss on the sale or exchange of certain brownfield sites (see H.R. 3527), H393 [4FE]

———extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 4091), H3441 (see H.R. 4091), H3541 [20MY]

———increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students (see H.R. 869), H2483 [28AP]

———provide a tax credit to businesses whose employees teach at community colleges (see H.R. 4983), H6704 [22JY]

———provide assistance with elementary and secondary educational costs to parents of disabled children (see H.R. 1575), H1593 [25MR]

———provide for a refundable wage differential credit for activated military reservists (see H.R. 4435), H3781 [3JN]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 4206), H4928 (see H.R. 4206), 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]

———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), H6998 [9SE]

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

———treatment of capital losses by individuals (see H.R. 572), H2549 [4MY]

———treatment of certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (see H.R. 3865), H5793 [14JY]

———treatment of personal safety clothing for volunteer firefighters (see H.R. 4339), H2815 [11MY]

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

Tito Puente Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 1701), H9963 [17NO]

Tobacco products: terminate Federal tobacco quota and price support programs and compensate tobacco quota holders and active tobacco producers adversely affected by termination of such programs (see H.R. 4033), H2019 [1AP]

Transportation: provide for security of public transportation systems (see H.R. 4361), H3964 [14JN]

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

U.S. Geological Survey: anniversary (see H. Res. 556), H2155 [2AP]

U.S.-Israel Homeland Security Foundation: establish (see H.R. 3871), H1594 [25MR]

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), H927 [9MR]

Veterans: encourage States to establish programs to award high school diplomas to veterans who left school to serve in the Armed Forces during a time of war (see H. Res. 721, 721), H6707 [22JY]

———improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 348), H927 [9MR]

———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]

Vietnam: urge the provision of all information relative to Americans unaccounted for from the Vietnamese Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 431), H6707 [22JY]

Vietnamese Conflict: express appreciation for service and sacrifice to veterans (see H. Res. 840), H8859 [7OC]

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), H7864 [29SE]

———permit certain individuals who are under the minimum legal voting age to complete voter registration application forms (see H.R. 4972), H6703 [22JY]

———prohibit States from removing individuals from list of eligible voters by reason of criminal conviction unless removal is carried out in accordance with standards providing notice and opportunity for appeal (see H.R. 4758), H5654 [13JY]

———require States to give notice and opportunity for review prior to removing individuals from list of eligible voters in Federal elections for criminal convictions or mental incapacity (see H.R. 4250), H3720 [2JN]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 485), H245 [28JA]

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

———recognize survivors of cervical cancer and the importance of good cervical health, preventing human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, and of detecting cervical cancer during its earliest stages (see H. Con. Res. 348), H90 [21JA]

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

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

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see H. Con. Res. 417), H2727 [6MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation Maintenance Technician Day: establish (see H. Res. 571), H1322 [18MR] (see H. Res. 586), H1740 [30MR]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (H.R. 3767), consideration (see H. Res. 696), H4927 (see H. Res. 696), H5071 [24JN]

Petroleum: allow export or other provision of oil to Israel (see H.R. 4235), H2482 [28AP]

Taylor, Charles E.: tribute (see H. Res. 571), H1322 [18MR] (see H. Res. 586), H1740 [30MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H3393 [20MY]

Press releases

Washington—Treat All States Equal: Representative Kevin Brady, H2832 [12MY]

Remarks

Anderson, Ron: American Hospital Association Award of Honor recipient, E612 [22AP]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 107), consideration (H. Res. 802), H7740 [29SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), consideration (H. Res. 866), H10088, H10096 [20NO]

Armed Forces: increase statutory cap on privatization of military housing, H6449, H6451, H6456 [21JY]

Budget: reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H1489, H1491 [25MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), consideration (H. Res. 574), H1489, H1491 [25MR]

Columbia (space shuttle): anniversary of accident costing the lives of the crew (H. Res. 507), H262 [3FE]

Congress: establish a joint committee to review House, Senate, and joint rules and other matters assuring continuing representation and congressional operations (H. Con. Res. 190), H7413 [22SE]

Dallas, TX: anniversary of Turtle Creek Chorale, E2078 [20NO]

———tribute to Tyler Street Christian Academy boys' track team, E911 [19MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), consideration (H. Res. 648), H3243, H3250 [19MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 843), H8989 [8OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 843)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 831), H8986 [8OC]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), consideration (H. Res. 732), H6449, H6451, H6456 [21JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (H. Res. 832), H9008 [8OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), consideration (H. Res. 683), H4675, H4681 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 735), H6652 [22JY]

FCC: court ruling on triennial review rulemaking on local phone competition and broadband deployment, E305 [4MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), consideration (H. Res. 715), H5798 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 866), H10088, H10096 [20NO]

Holocaust: remembrance, E584 [21AP]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H10096 [20NO]

———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), H2302, H2303, H2305, H2308, H2309 [22AP]

Israel: independence anniversary, E659 [27AP]

Johnson, Charles W., III: tribute (H. Res. 651), H3397 [20MY]

Jones, Melvin: tribute (H. Res. 399), H2387 [27AP]

League of United Latin American Citizens: anniversary, H578 [25FE]

Lions Clubs: tribute (H. Res. 399), H2387 [27AP]

Memorial Day: observance, H3517 [20MY]

Middle East: support security of Israel and principles of peace in the Middle East (H. Con. Res. 460), H4800 [23JN]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 827), H8659, H8661 [7OC]

Public debt: ceiling, H4675, H4681 [22JN]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3833 [9JN]

Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 520), H438, H441 [11FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, H438, H441 [11FE]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (H.R. 720), H2830, H2832, H2833 [12MY]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (H.R. 4227), consideration (H. Res. 619), H2557 [5MY]

———permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (H.R. 4275), consideration (H. Res. 637), H2830, H2832, H2833 [12MY]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (H.R. 3717), consideration (H. Res. 554), H1016 [11MR]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), consideration (H. Res. 593), H1822, H1826, H1844 [1AP]

Turner, Jim and Julie: Senior Source (organization) Spirit of Generations Award recipient, E502 [2AP]

Wariner, Jeremy: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E1584 [10SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H124 [27JA], H2195 [20AP], H3818 [8JN], H3960 [14JN], H4644 [21JN], H5978 [19JY], H6751 [7SE], H7060 [13SE], H7326 [21SE], H8034 [4OC]

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

Special order: granted, H630 [25FE]

Tribute, H10010 [19NO], H10094 [20NO]

Reports

Restoration of the IRS Sales Tax Deduction Should Be One of Texas' Main Priorities in Congress: Carole K. Rylander, Texas Comptroller's Office, H2831 [12MY]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute: Committee on Rules (House), H10010 [19NO]

Statements

Tribute to Jim and Julie Turner: Senior Source (organization), E502 [2AP]

Tributes

Casey, Albert V., H5540 [13JY]

Chavez, Cesar E., E390 [17MR]

Cope, Justin B., E1356 [12JY]

Durden, Verna L., E610 [22AP]

Johnson, Claudia T. (Lady Bird), E614 [22AP]

Juarez, Benito, E391 [17MR]

Pitts, Viola, E625 [22AP]

Semos, Chris V., H4176 [16JN]