DELAHUNT, WILLIAM D. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Appointments

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigative subcommittees, H1277 [18MR]

Articles and editorials

Maurice Bresnahan, Massachusetts Maritime President, Boston (MA) Herald, E2083 [20NO]

Two-Time Boston Marathon Champ Johnny Kelley Dead at 97, Bill Higgins, Cape Cod (MA) Times, E1874 [11OC]

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), H1323 [18MR]

Administrative Conference of the U.S.: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4917), H6701 [22JY]

Airport Noise Curfew Commission: establish (see H.R. 5109), H7328 [21SE]

Argentina: anniversary of terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 469), H5195 [6JY]

Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3441 (see H.R. 4346), H3541 [20MY]

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

———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]

———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), H2200 [20AP]

———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), H2199 [20AP]

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

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 5167), H7863 [29SE]

Birds: mint coins celebrating recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle and noting the importance of the designation of the American bald eagle as an endangered species (see H.R. 4116), H4287 [16JN]

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

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 95), H2488 [29AP] (see H.J. Res. 97), H3780 [3JN]

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]

Caribbean nations: provide humanitarian assistance to countries devastated by hurricanes (see H. Con. Res. 496), H7442 [22SE]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 570), H3441 (see H. Res. 570), H3541 [20MY]

CERCLA: modify provisions on liability associated with a release or threatened release of recycled oil (see H.R. 3543), H1117 [16MR]

Children and youth: establish a demonstration project to implement evidence-based preventive-screening methods to detect mental illness and suicidal tendencies in school-age youth at selected facilities (see H.R. 3063), H7073 [13SE]

———recognize importance of distribution of food in schools to hungry or malnourished children around the world (see H. Con. Res. 422), H3015 [13MY]

Civil rights: 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), H435 [10FE]

Communications Act: clarify congressional intent concerning, and codify, certain requirements ensuring that broadcasters afford reasonable opportunity for discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance (see H.R. 4710), H6756 [7SE]

Corps of Engineers: raise maximum amount that may be allotted for the construction of small shore and beach restoration and protection projects (see H.R. 3845), H6557 [21JY]

Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3424), H2658 [5MY]

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

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), H575 [24FE]

———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), H2816 [11MY]

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

Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances (see H.R. 4678), H6707 [22JY]

———require congressional renewal of trade and travel restrictions (see H.R. 4457), H3439 (see H.R. 4457), H3539 [20MY]

Dept. of Defense: 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 Homeland Security: establish the Office of Wireless Public Safety Interoperable Communications (see H.R. 4400), H3391 [19MY]

Dept. of HUD: insure zero-downpayment mortgages for one-unit residences (see H.R. 3755), H1011 [10MR]

———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), H5402 [8JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pilot program to provide grants to facilitate the use of natural gas buses at public airports (see H.R. 3833), H872 [4MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1726), H5195 [6JY]

Diseases: establish comprehensive, integrated, and culturally appropriate HIV prevention strategy emphasizing the needs of women and girls for each country provided assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4792), H5470 [9JY]

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H2550 [4MY]

Drunken driving: increase penalties for individuals who operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (see H.R. 2681), H6128 [20JY]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2107), H575 [24FE]

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

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H1593 [25MR]

European Union: recognize importance of relations with the U.S. (see H. Res. 577), H1593 [25MR]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H2154 [2AP]

———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]

Financial institutions: clarify applicability of State law to national banks (see H.R. 5251), H8857 [7OC]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by a complex humanitarian emergency a priority (see H.R. 2536), H4171 [15JN]

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

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

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

Haiti: U.S. policy relative to political uprising and humanitarian crisis (see H. Con. Res. 370), H632 [25FE]

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

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H752 [2MR]

———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), H2374 [22AP]

———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), H5471 [9JY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H6900 [8SE]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H128 [27JA]

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 2505), H1116 [16MR]

History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (see H. Con. Res. 47), H435 [10FE]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2527), H3720 [2JN]

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]

Immigration and Nationality Act: modify treatment of adopted children (see H.R. 4561), H3963 [14JN]

Iran: express sympathy for victims of earthquake in Bam (see H. Res. 526), H515 [11FE]

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

———protect crime victims' rights, eliminate backlog of collected DNA samples, and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 5107), H7328 [21SE]

———provide training opportunities for Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in intelligence analysis and dissemination (see H.R. 4038), H1592 [25MR]

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

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H5471 [9JY]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H2200 [20AP]

Medicare: permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H1230 [17MR]

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), H2372 [22AP]

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), H6899 [8SE]

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), H5536 [12JY]

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

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 864), H10079 [19NO]

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

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 396), H1593 [25MR]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1746), H393 [4FE]

National security: restore civil liberties under the first amendment, the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and other law enforcement and privacy laws (see H.R. 4591), H4286 [16JN]

National Tartan Day: support establishment (see H. Res. 514), H9963 [17NO]

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

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 847), H1593 [25MR]

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

POW: request release of documents about the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H. Res. 689, 699, 700), H5909 [15JY]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 103), H7137 [14SE]

Privacy: provide penalties for accessing certain electronic communications in a manner that violates consumer privacy (see H.R. 4956), H6703 [22JY]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H9051 [8OC]

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

Small business: improve results and accountability of microenterprise development assistance programs (see H.R. 3818), H927 [9MR]

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

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (see H. Con. Res. 403), H2550 [4MY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Con. Res. 414), H2548 [4MY]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 3103), H4171 [15JN]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 2133), H575 [24FE]

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

———provide for a refundable wage differential credit for activated military reservists (see H.R. 4435), H3606 [1JN]

———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]

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 4334), H5331 [7JY]

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

Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see H.R. 3728), H304 [3FE]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H90 [21JA]

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), H7736 [28SE]

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]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program and improve the unemployment insurance system (see H.R. 3244), H3016 [13MY]

Veterans: establish a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with hepatitis C (see H.R. 3455), H7575 [23SE]

———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]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Immigration: increase the number of aliens receiving certain nonimmigrant status and require submissions of information by the Dept. of Homeland Security (see H.R. 4052), H1643 [29MR]

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]

Letters

Tribute to Jeffrey C. Burgess: Michelle Shea, E910 [19MY]

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

Remarks

Budget: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H3698, H3699 [2JN]

———deficit, H1363 [23MR]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H2649 [5MY]

Chalabi, Ahmad: relationship with U.S. Government, H3699, H3701, H3702, H3703 [2JN]

———role on Iraqi Governing Council, H556, H557, H558, H559, H560 [24FE]

Cheney, Vice President: relationship with Halliburton Co., H2478 [28AP]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), consideration (H. Res. 734), H6566 [22JY]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, H7697 [28SE]

Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances, H5309 [7JY]

———prohibit use of funds to enforce restrictions on travel to visit relatives, H7284 [21SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), motion to instruct conferees, H7697 [28SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5309 [7JY]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7284 [21SE]

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), H3989 [15JN]

Economy: importance of job creation, H924 [9MR]

———national objectives priority assignments, H908, H909, H910, H911, H912, H913 [9MR]

Egypt: allocation of foreign aid, H5849 [15JY]

Executive Office of the President: characterization of former Bush administration officials relative to their criticisms of the administration, H1366 [23MR]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7929 [30SE]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (H.R. 4571), H7117 [14SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5849 [15JY]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H1227, H1228 [17MR], H4622, H4623, H4624, H4625, H4626, H4627, H4628, H4629 [21JN], H6882, H6883, H6884, H6885 [8SE]

Halliburton Co.: business dealings with Iran, H1729 [30MR]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (H.R. 3919), H905 [9MR]

Intelligence services: appoint commission to assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq relative to possession of weapons of mass destruction, H292 [3FE]

———assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H292, H293, H294, H295, H296 [3FE], H919, H920, H921, H922 [9MR], H1225, H1227 [17MR], H1363, H1365, H1366, H1367, H1368 [23MR], H1729, H1730, H1731, H1732, H1733 [30MR], H3071, H3076, H3077, H3078, H3079 [17MY], H3699, H3701, H3702 [2JN], H4622, H4623, H4624, H4625, H4626, H4627, H4628, H4629 [21JN], H4759, H4760, H4761, H4763 [22JN], H5976, H5977, H5978 [19JY], H7053, H7054, H7055, H7056, H7057 [13SE], H8031, H8033, H8034 [4OC]

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), H1188, H1225, H1227, H1228 [17MR]

———alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, H2648, H2649, H2651, H2652 [5MY], H2913, H2914, H2915 [12MY]

———allocation of foreign aid, H908, H909, H910, H911, H912, H913 [9MR]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H293, H294, H295, H296 [3FE], H508, H509, H510, H511, H512 [11FE], H1730, H1733 [30MR], H2477, H2478, H2479, H2480 [28AP], H2648, H2649, H2651, H2652, H2653 [5MY], H2913, H2914, H2915 [12MY], H3071, H3076, H3077, H3078, H3079 [17MY], H3699, H3701, H3702, H3703 [2JN], H5181, H5183, H5185 [6JY], H5976, H5977, H5978 [19JY], H6891, H6892, H6893, H6894, H6895 [8SE], H7054 [13SE], H7425, H7427, H7428, H7429, H7430 [22SE], H7847, H7848, H7849 [29SE], H8031, H8033, H8034 [4OC]

———assumption of sovereign authority by interim Government, H5181 [6JY]

———investigation into awarding of reconstruction contracts, H289, H290 [3FE], H2478 [28AP]

———possession of weapons of mass destruction, H508, H509, H510, H511, H512 [11FE], H919, H920, H921, H922 [9MR], H2477 [28AP]

———relationship with al-Qaeda (terrorist organization), H4759, H4760, H4761, H4763 [22JN], H8031 [4OC]

Kay, David: comments by former chief U.S. weapons inspector on Iraqi possession of weapons of mass destruction, H920, H921 [9MR]

Law enforcement: protect crime victims' rights, eliminate backlog of collected DNA samples, and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (H.R. 5107), H8189, H8193, H8203 [6OC]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (H.R. 218), H4814 [23JN]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H289, H290 [3FE], H924 [9MR], E34 [21JA]

Murphy, Majorie: Cohasset (MA) Mariner Citizen of the Year Award recipient, E253 [26FE]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations, H6880, H6881, H6882, H6883, H6884, H6885 [8SE]

———implement recommendations relative to reform of intelligence services, H7427 [22SE]

———testimony of Clinton and Bush administration officials, H1364, H1365 [23MR]

National security: restore civil liberties under the first amendment, the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and other law enforcement and privacy laws (H.R. 4591), E1145 [16JN]

Negroponte, John D.: nomination to be Ambassador to Iraq, H2480 [28AP]

Rice, Condoleezza: encourage bipartisan briefings for Members of Congress relative to assessment of war and reconstruction efforts in Iraq, H2476 [28AP]

Saudi Arabia: alleged informing of Saudi Ambassador Bandar bin Sultan of Iraqi invasion plans, H2480 [28AP]

Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), Senate amendment, H464 [11FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, H464 [11FE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H6880, H6881, H6882, H6883, H6884, H6885 [8SE]

The Arc of the U.S. (organization): anniversary of Cape Cod chapter, E1256 [25JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H749 [2MR], H7732 [28SE]

Songs

``Get Together,'' Youngbloods (musical group), E910 [19MY]

Tributes

Bresnahan, Maurice J., Jr., E2083 [20NO]

Burgess, Jeffrey C., E910 [19MY]

Kelley, Johnny, E1874 [11OC]