CASTLE, MICHAEL N. (a Representative from Delaware)

Amendments

Budget: establish discretionary spending limits and pay-as-you-go requirement for mandatory spending (H.R. 4663), H4978 [24JN]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (H.R. 3204), H9866 [17NO]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8875 [8OC]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1261, Workforce Reinvestment and Adult Education Act, H3741 [3JN]

———H.R. 1350, Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act, H9020 [8OC]

———H.R. 4200, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H7701 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 2519), H89 [21JA]

American Dental Association: commend Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering time to provide needed dental care (see H. Res. 567), H2406 [27AP]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H434 [10FE]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (H.R. 3831), consideration (see H. Res. 742), H6705 [22JY]

———reinstate ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 5100), H7234 [15SE]

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

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), H3720 [2JN]

Budget: reform procedures, provide budget discipline, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 3925), H1010 [10MR]

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

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

Children and youth: support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 4799), H6128 [20JY]

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), H2374 [22AP]

Congressional Accountability Act: extend to legislative branch employees certain protections available to Federal employees under certain laws (see H.R. 3963), H1071 [11MR]

Congressional Budget Act: amend to establish macroeconomic congressional budgets (see H.R. 3937), H1070 [11MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1734), H2373 [22AP]

———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]

Drugs: increase penalties for anabolic steroid offenses near sports facilities (see H.R. 3866), H2406 [27AP]

Education: reduce certain special allowance payments and provide additional teacher loan forgiveness on Federal student loans (see H.R. 5186), H8168 [5OC]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 492), H35 [20JA]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H6707 [22JY]

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

Foreign countries: improve and promote compliance with international intellectual property obligations relative to Cuba (see H.R. 2494), H3821 [8JN]

Health: increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H927 [9MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1350), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 524), H10079 [19NO]

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

Iran: urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (see H. Con. Res. 332), H927 [9MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H8038 [4OC]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H6128 [20JY]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 461), H4765 [22JN]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H37 [20JA]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4178), H2199 [20AP]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 600), H2550 [4MY]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5040), H6996 [9SE]

Political campaigns: clarify disclosure requirements of identifying information within campaign communications which are printed, made through the Internet, and through prerecorded telephone calls (see H.R. 4985), H6704 [22JY]

Rotary International: issue commemorative stamp to honor centennial anniversary and efforts to eradicate polio (see H. Con. Res. 375), H753 [2MR]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H2488 [29AP]

September 11: designate as a national day of voluntary service, charity, and compassion (see H. Con. Res. 473), H5793 [14JY]

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

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

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

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 746), H6705 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H632 [25FE]

Children and youth: ensure access to food and nutrition assistance, improve children's nutritional health, and simplify and restore integrity of child nutrition programs (see H.R. 3873), H752 [2MR]

Coins: improve circulation of the $1 coin and create a new bullion coin (see H.R. 3916), H926 [9MR]

Congressional Gold Medal: provide reasonable standards (see H.R. 3830), H632 [25FE]

Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 3832), H632 [25FE]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H4926 (see H.R. 4682), H5070 [24JN]

Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 5217), H8167 [5OC]

University of Delaware: tribute to football team (see H. Con. Res. 351), H244 [28JA] (see H. Con. Res. 355), H303 [3FE]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (see H.R. 4496), H3780 [3JN]

Lists

Catholic schools operating in Delaware, H43 [21JA]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), E1398 [16JY]

Alliant Techsystems Inc.: tribute, E29 [21JA]

Amtrak: funding, H7348 [22SE]

Appropriations: allow the President to propose elimination of wasteful spending through recissions in appropriations bills, H5006 [24JN]

Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, H3515 [20MY]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons, H6905 [9SE]

———extend ban on production of assault weapons (H.R. 3831), H5221 [7JY]

Bastidas, Nancy: Girls, Inc., of Delaware ``Strong, Smart and Bold Award'' recipient, E1191 [21JN]

Brigham Young University: tribute to men's volleyball team (H. Res. 643), H3912 [14JN]

Budget: eliminate requirement of providing budget authority and outlays for all the functional categories in the budget resolution, H4978, H4979, H4980 [24JN]

———establish discretionary spending limits and pay-as-you-go requirement for mandatory spending (H.R. 4663), H4978, H4979, H4980, H5006, H5060 [24JN]

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs, H5060 [24JN]

Busch, Jeffrey: American Institute for Public Service Jefferson Award recipient, E470 [29MR]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 3598), H5449 [9JY]

———require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (H.R. 3574), H6013, H6015, H6017 [20JY]

———requirements relative to assumption of zero volatility in calculating stock option values for certain top executives, H6013 [20JY]

Children and youth: ensure access to food and nutrition assistance, improve children's nutritional health, and simplify and restore integrity of child nutrition programs (H.R. 3873), H1407 [24MR], H1687 [30MR]

———honor individuals who are mentors and support efforts to recruit more mentors (H. Res. 491), H47 [21JA]

———provide children with increased access to food and nutrition assistance, simplify program operations and improve program management, and reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 2507), H4931 [24JN]

———reauthorize certain school lunch and child nutrition programs (S. 2241), H1686, H1687, H1688 [30MR]

Clark, Alicia: Girls, Inc., of Delaware ``Strong, Smart and Bold Award'' recipient, E1192 [21JN]

Coins: improve circulation of the $1 coin and create a new bullion coin (H.R. 3916), E332 [9MR]

Community Services Block Grant Act: prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H323 [4FE]

———provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), H323 [4FE]

Congressional Gold Medal: provide reasonable standards (H.R. 3830), E231 [25FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Low Path Avian Influenza Program funding, E1398 [16JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), conference report, H9007 [8OC]

———improvement of local schools funding to help students in military families, H9007 [8OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize the production of currency, postage stamps, and other security documents at the request of foreign governments on a reimbursable basis (H.R. 3786), H1382, H1384 [24MR]

———establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 2993), H1385, H1386, H1388 [24MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5259 [7JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4754), consideration (H. Res. 701), H5221 [7JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), consideration (H. Res. 754), H6769 [8SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7348 [22SE]

Disabled: improve access to assistive technologies (H.R. 4278), H3913, H3918, H3919 [14JN]

Dunham, Katherine: tribute (H. Con. Res. 62), H3920, H3921 [14JN]

Education: establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics (H.R. 5360), H10023, H10024 [19NO]

———recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, administration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (H. Res. 598), H2505 [4MY]

———reduce certain special allowance payments and provide additional teacher loan forgiveness on Federal student loans (H.R. 5186), H8325 [6OC]

———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 492), H43 [21JA]

Ellison, Jim: American Institute for Public Service Jefferson Award nominee, E469 [29MR]

Feldman, Sandra: tribute (H. Res. 714), H5944, H5945 [19JY]

Financial Accounting Standards Board: preserve integrity in establishing accounting standards, H6017 [20JY]

Financial institutions: provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (H.R. 1375), H1250 [18MR]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 578), H2391 [27AP]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H6917 [9SE]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (H.R. 3204), H9865 [17NO]

———mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (H.R. 3204), corrections in engrossment, H9975 [18NO]

Girls, Inc.: anniversary, E1208 [22JN]

Glauser, Joanne: American Institute for Public Service Jefferson Award nominee, E471 [29MR]

Hampton, Lionel: tribute (H. Con. Res. 63), H3921 [14JN]

Health: strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (H.R. 3658), E1116 [15JN]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize provisions relative to teacher preparation (H.R. 4409), H3637 [2JN]

ILC Dover, Inc.: tribute, E29 [21JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1350), conference report, H10014 [19NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1350), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 858), H10008 [19NO]

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

Jamestown, VA: mint coins in commemoration of settlement anniversary (H.R. 1914), H5775, H5776 [14JY]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (H.R. 3277), H5777, H5778, H5779 [14JY]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (H.R. 2768), H5779, H5780 [14JY]

Memorial Day: observance, H3515 [20MY]

Milliski, Kasey: American Institute for Public Service Jefferson Award nominee, E469 [29MR]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 600), H2509 [4MY]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8877 [8OC]

NIST: Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding, H5449 [9JY]

No Child Left Behind Act: implementation, H3059, H3060 [17MY]

Pasricha, Meghan: American Institute for Public Service Jefferson Award nominee, E472 [29MR]

Perkins, Jane: League of Women Voters of New Castle County, DE, Carrie Chapman Catt Award recipient, E554 [20AP]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H5259 [7JY]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), E1119 [15JN]

Saunders, Jocelyn: Girls, Inc., of Delaware ``Strong, Smart and Bold Award'' recipient, E1192 [21JN]

SEC: preserve authority to establish accounting principles and standards, H6015 [20JY]

Soles, Ada Leigh: League of Women Voters of New Castle County, DE, Carrie Chapman Catt Award recipient, E554 [20AP]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, H3059, H3060 [17MY]

———anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (H. Con. Res. 414), H2931 [13MY]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 757), H6917 [9SE]

Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security (H.R. 5217), E1807 [6OC]

University of Delaware: tribute to football team (H. Con. Res. 355), H363 [4FE]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (H.R. 4496), E1021 [3JN]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies, H8877 [8OC]

———remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (H.R. 1787), H7091, H7092 [14SE]

Zaahir-Bey, Angenae M.: Girls, Inc., of Delaware ``Strong, Smart and Bold Award'' recipient, E1193 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H749 [2MR]

Tributes

Baylor, David L., E1572 [9SE]

Garyantes, Joseph, E1028 [4JN]

Gorman, Susan P., E2146 [6DE]

Green, Nancy, E1660 [21SE]

Holmes, David W., E2036 [18NO]

Long, Ryan P., E1026 [3JN]

McGinnis, Brian, E1029 [4JN]

Mitchell, Jane E., E2067 [18NO]

Morris, Albert R., E748 [5MY]

Oakley, Peter, E1578 [9SE]

Roberts, Anthony P., E805 [11MY]

Sharp, Marvin C., E1658 [21SE]

Shea, Christopher M., E1444 [21JY]

Thompson, Jarrett B., E1024 [3JN]

White, Russell, E1278 [25JN]

Wolfe, Jim, E2057 [18NO]