MARKEY, EDWARD J. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4172 [15JN], H4544 [18JN]

Articles and editorials

Confidentiality for Foster Children Is Broken, Terry Aguayo, New York (NY) Times, E1876 [11OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Angola: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 3510), H516 [11FE]

Animals: assist in conservation of marine turtles and nesting habitats in foreign countries (see H.R. 3378), H575 [24FE]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to captive animals (see H.R. 5242), H9051 [8OC]

Armed Forces: express concern over the well-being of members and call on the Dept. of Defense to see that deployed military personnel have the best force protection equipment available (see H. Con. Res. 391), H2729 [6MY]

———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), H36 [20JA]

———reimburse members for cost of protective body armor purchased by or on behalf of the member (see H.R. 3615), H2816 [11MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H1370 [23MR]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H4928 (see H.R. 3831), H5072 [24JN]

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

Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 854), H9745 [16NO]

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]

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

Children and youth: 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: restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see H.R. 3809), H4894 [23JN]

Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 499), H128 [27JA]

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), H3094 [17MY]

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), H831 [3MR]

———disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 2683), H3781 [3JN]

———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), H4391 (see H.R. 1684), H4507 [17JN]

Colombia: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2853), H37 [20JA]

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 2305), H6128 [20JY]

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H5402 [8JY]

Computers: prohibit misappropriation of databases while ensuring consumer access to factual information (see H.R. 3872), H752 [2MR]

Congressional Science Competition: establish (see H. Res. 604), H2372 [22AP]

Coordinated Environmental Health Network: establish (see H.R. 5335), H9049 [8OC]

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

Crime: foster local collaborations to ensure effective and efficient use of resources within the criminal and juvenile justice systems in dealing with mentally ill offenders (see H.R. 2387), H7329 [21SE]

———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]

C-SPAN: anniversary (see H. Res. 551), H1117 [16MR]

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), H2018 [1AP]

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

Dept. of Education: making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 4769), H6756 [7SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make grants to first responders (see H.R. 3266), H3873 [9JN]

———make Haitian nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H. Res. 542), H1011 [10MR]

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

Dept. of HUD: provide assistance for privately owned low- and moderate-income housing with expiring Federal subsidies to prevent displacement of low- and moderate-income tenants (see H.R. 4679), H10080 [19NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2107), H8038 [4OC]

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

Expedited Funds Availability Act: redress imbalances between faster withdrawals permitted under the Check 21 Act and slower rates for crediting deposits (see H.R. 5410), H10078 [19NO]

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

———require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (see H.R. 5276), H9746 [16NO]

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

Fire prevention: establish comprehensive fire safety standards for upholstered furniture, mattresses, bedclothing, and candles (see H.R. 4233), H3094 [17MY]

Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see H.R. 977), H633 [25FE]

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

Government: require Federal agencies to acquire intermittent escalators (see H.R. 4995), H6756 [7SE]

Greece: tribute to Government and people for successful completion of 2004 Summer Olympic games (see H. Res. 774), H7235 [15SE]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H89 [21JA]

Health: expand access to preventive health care services and education programs that reduce unintended pregnancy, infection with sexually transmitted disease, and number of abortions (see H.R. 4192), H6756 [7SE]

———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]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H872 [4MR]

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

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

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H4766 [22JN]

Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 4375), H3606 [1JN]

Hong Kong: support freedom (see H. Res. 667), H3872 [9JN]

House of Representatives: require the President to provide certain information on the National Energy Policy Development Group (see H. Res. 745), H6705 [22JY]

Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H2548 [4MY]

———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]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (see H.R. 5150), H7736 [28SE]

———strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 3352), H3440 (see H.R. 3352), H3540 [20MY]

Iran: condemn development of means to produce nuclear weapons (see H. Con. Res. 398), H2550 [4MY]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 3676), H37 [20JA]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1930), H752 [2MR]

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

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

Massachusetts: Federal recognition of Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe (see H.R. 4933), H6702 [22JY]

McGrory, Mary: tribute (see H. Res. 626), H2657 [5MY]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H6997 [9SE]

Medicare: coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant without regard to when the transplant was received (see H.R. 588), H872 [4MR]

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

———provide automatic enrollment and eligibility for certain low-income beneficiaries for subsidies under the Medicare transitional and permanent prescription drug programs (see H.R. 4437), H3438 (see H.R. 4437), H3538 [20MY]

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H9745 [16NO]

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), H7329 [21SE]

Monuments and memorials: establish a national database to identify, locate, and catalogue memorials and permanent tributes to U.S. veterans (see H.R. 2201), H244 [28JA]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H4171 [15JN]

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 Captioning Institute: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 491), H7137 [14SE]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H6898 [8SE] (see H.R. 5040), H7329 [21SE]

National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Res. 646), H3441 (see H. Res. 646), H3541 [20MY]

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

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

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 4355), H2917 [12MY]

———establish a pilot program to provide for ocean and coastal observations, and enhance security at U.S. ports (see H.R. 5001), H9051 [8OC]

New England Patriots (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 512), H303 [3FE]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Wangari Maathai for peace (see H. Res. 849), H9050 [8OC]

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

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

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

Political parties: express gratitude to Boston, MA, and New York, NY, for hosting national political conventions (see H. Res. 765), H7073 [13SE]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H5471 [9JY]

SBA: modify the women's business center program (see H.R. 4853), H6128 [20JY]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1322 [18MR]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 4101), H3017 [13MY]

Social Security: 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]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H4580 [18JN]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: amend to provide for secondary containment to prevent methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) and petroleum contamination (see H.R. 3940), H1070 [11MR]

Sudan: declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H5984 [19JY]

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (see H.R. 5061), H7329 [21SE]

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

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H2733 [10MY]

Taxation: allow a U.S. independent film and television production wage credit (see H.R. 715), H6706 [22JY]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1231), H3605 [1JN]

———eliminate inflation adjustment of the phaseout of the credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source and repeal extension of credit for facilities producing synthetic fuels from coal (see H.R. 4365), H3015 [13MY]

———ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2037), H8859 [7OC]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 717), H4766 [22JN]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H5150 [25JN]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 4206), H2371 [22AP]

———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]

Telecommunications: clarify prohibition on junk fax transmissions (see H.R. 4600), H4286 [16JN]

———increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (see H.R. 3717), H88 [21JA]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H5150 [25JN]

Television: extend statutory license for secondary transmissions of superstations and networks and amend the Communications Act relative to such transmissions (see H.R. 4501), H3780 [3JN]

Terrorism: provide for interagency preparation and response to consequences of attacks against the Yucca Mountain Project (see H.R. 2926), H1116 [16MR]

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

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H245 [28JA]

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

U.S. Geological Survey: anniversary (see H. Res. 556), H3017 [13MY]

U.S.-Israel Homeland Security Foundation: establish (see H.R. 3871), H2406 [27AP]

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), H2406 [27AP]

Veterans: increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 1735), H2549 [4MY]

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

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H5908 [15JY]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H8038 [4OC]

Water: conservation of freshwater resources (see H. Con. Res. 468), H7138 [14SE]

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

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H516 [11FE]

World Year of Physics: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 301), H927 [9MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Attouoman, Obain: relief (see H.R. 4565), H3963 [14JN]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3798), H514 [11FE] (see H.R. 4312), H2727 [6MY]

Civil liberties: prohibit transfer of personal information to any person outside the U.S. without notice and consent (see H.R. 4366), H3015 [13MY]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: issue regulations concerning the shipping of extremely hazardous materials (see H.R. 4824), H5654 [13JY]

Dept. of Labor: declare operation of power driven amusement park rides a hazardous occupation for purposes of certain child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (see H.R. 4190), H2265 [21AP]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 4595), H4286 [16JN]

FCC: reinstate rules for the description of video programming (see H.R. 4311), H2727 [6MY]

Foreign policy: prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 4674), H4893 [23JN]

Nuclear energy: restrict exports of nuclear related materials and equipment (see H.R. 5411), H10079 [19NO]

Product safety: increase public availability of information on clinical trials to determine the safety and effectiveness of drugs, biological products, and devices (see H.R. 5252), H8857 [7OC]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 5420), H10232 [20NO]

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

Letters

Dept. of Homeland Security regulations concerning the shipping of extremely hazardous materials: Joseph C. Carter, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Police, E1366 [14JY]

Tribute to Sung Eun Kim: by, E322 [9MR]

Poems

``Curse Has Struck Out,'' by, E2174 [7DE]

``Taxpayer's Lament—Why Am I Paying for Other People's Humvees?'' by, E1940 [11OC]

Remarks

Armed Forces: ensure that soldiers wounded in a combat zone continue to receive special pay allowances and tax benefits associated with combat pay (H.R. 5296), E1924 [11OC]

Armenian Weekly (publication): anniversary, E1413 [19JY]

Aviation: improve air cargo security, H4544, H4548, H4549 [18JN]

———improve security (H.R. 3798), E178 [12FE]

Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (H. Res. 854), H9988 [18NO]

Budget: reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H3362 [19MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1530 [25MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H3362 [19MY]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (H.R. 3574), consideration (H. Res. 725), H5997 [20JY]

Clean Air Act: allow waiver of fuel and fuel additive requirements in cases of significant supply disruptions and reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (H.R. 4545), H4135 [15JN]

Commission on Politicization of Science in the Regulatory Process: establish, H3159 [18MY]

Congressional Conference on Civic Education: convene, E1933 [11OC]

Congressman Jack Fields Post Office, Kingwood, TX: designate (H.R. 4232), H8276 [6OC]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), consideration (H. Res. 734), H6567 [22JY]

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (H.R. 4155), E534 [2AP]

C-SPAN: anniversary (H. Res. 551), H1084 [16MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3417 [20MY]

Dept. of Energy: renewable energy programs funding, H5107 [25JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow detention of aliens determined to be a danger to society, regardless of protected status under the torture convention, H8889 [8OC]

———issue regulations concerning the shipping of extremely hazardous materials (H.R. 4824), E1366 [14JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4544, H4548, H4549 [18JN]

Dept. of Labor: declare operation of power driven amusement park rides a hazardous occupation for purposes of certain child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (H.R. 4190), E582 [21AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6831 [8SE]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (H.R. 4595), E1143 [16JN]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (H.R. 3015), E1875 [11OC]

Ecology and environment: clarify that Federal agencies are not required to provide alternative project locations or actions within environmental impact statements for renewable energy projects (H.R. 4513), H3990 [15JN]

Education: recognize the importance of civic education, E1933 [11OC]

Egypt: allocation of foreign aid, H5850 [15JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4614), H5107 [25JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7924 [30SE]

FCC: reinstate rules for the description of video programming (H.R. 4311), E790 [7MY]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (H.R. 4571), H7106 [14SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5850 [15JY]

Foreign policy: prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (H.R. 4674), H11018 [7DE], E1225 [24JN], E1291 [25JN]

Government regulations: reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes (H.R. 2432), H3159 [18MY]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 4280), E867 [14MY]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H6567 [22JY]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H1167 [17MR]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), conference report, H11018 [7DE]

Iraq: affirm value of liberation of the Iraqi people and commend service of the U.S. Armed Forces and Coalition forces on anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom (H. Res. 557), H1167 [17MR]

LIHEAP: funding, H6831 [8SE]

Memorial Day: observance, H3519 [20MY]

Middle East: support security of Israel and principles of peace in the Middle East (H. Con. Res. 460), H4801 [23JN]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8704 [7OC], H8889 [8OC]

Nobel Prize: tribute to Nobel Peace Summit in Rome, Italy, E2118 [20NO]

Nuclear energy: restrict exports of nuclear related materials and equipment (H.R. 5411), E2114 [20NO]

Nuclear weapons: conventional weapons to defeat hardened targets funding through reductions in robust nuclear Earth penetrator program, H3417 [20MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (H.R. 2729), H3112 [18MY]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 2728), H3112 [18MY]

OPEC: address decision to decrease oil production, H1650 [30MR], H1794 [1AP]

OSHA: provide for an independent review of citations (H.R. 2730), H3112 [18MY]

———provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 2731), H3112 [18MY]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H4116 [15JN]

———provide incentives to increase refinery capacity in the U.S. (H.R. 4517), H4184 [16JN]

Power resources: economic impact of increasing oil and natural gas prices, H1794 [1AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4503), H4116 [15JN]

Product safety: increase public availability of information on clinical trials to determine the safety and effectiveness of drugs, biological products, and devices (H.R. 5252), E1882 [11OC]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: oil purchase and inventory policies, H1794 [1AP]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, E883 [17MY]

Taxation: remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, E1940 [11OC]

———small business deductions for purchases of sport utility vehicles (SUVs), E1940 [11OC]

Telecommunications: clarify prohibition on junk fax transmissions (H.R. 4600), H6091 [20JY]

———ensure that broadcast licenses cannot be revoked, or renewal rejected, until appeals have been made and heard, H1034 [11MR]

———increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (H.R. 3717), H1019, H1024, H1034 [11MR]

U.N. International Day in Support of Victims of Torture: observance, E1291 [25JN]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (H.R. 5420), E2121 [20NO]

Voting: permit certain individuals who are under the minimum legal voting age to complete voter registration application forms (H.R. 4972), E1501 [22JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2655 [5MY]

Statements

Cigarette Fire Safety Act: Philip C. Stittleburg, National Volunteer Fire Council, E892 [18MY]

Nobel Peace Summit, E2118 [20NO]

Tributes

Holder, Gertrude, E1072 [8JN]