KUCINICH, DENNIS J. (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5196 [6JY], H5282 [7JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4548), H4855 [23JN]

Articles and editorials

Where's the Proof? St. Petersburg (FL) Times, H4861 [23JN]

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), H304 [3FE]

Agriculture: compensate livestock operators who voluntarily relinquish a grazing permit or lease on Federal lands (see H.R. 3324), H5195 [6JY]

———importance of revitalizing family farming (see H. Con. Res. 510), H8408 [6OC]

Animal Welfare Act: improve care and treatment standards for certain dogs (see H.R. 3484), H304 [3FE]

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

Arizona: compensate livestock operators who voluntarily relinquish a grazing permit or lease on Federal lands (see H.R. 3337), H5402 [8JY]

Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3230 [18MY]

———identify members exposed to depleted uranium during military service and provide health testing of such members (see H.R. 4463), H3781 [3JN]

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

———prohibit requirement of anthrax and smallpox immunizations without members' consent and correct records of those previously punished for refusing such vaccines (see H.R. 5166), H9051 [8OC]

———reimburse members for cost of protective body armor purchased by or on behalf of the member (see H.R. 3615), H3781 [3JN]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H1117 [16MR]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H4766 [22JN]

Aviation: allow a waiver or exemption of certain requirements for restricted airspace if security is not reduced (see H.R. 5028, 5029), H6898 [8SE]

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 218), H5654 [13JY]

Burma: urge the U.N. Security Council to take appropriate action to respond to the threat that the ruling State Peace and Development Council poses to Southeast Asia (see H. Res. 768), H7864 [29SE]

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

Business and industry: prohibit business enterprises that lay-off a greater percentage of their U.S. workers than workers in other countries from receiving any Federal assistance (see H.R. 3888), H830 [3MR]

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), H2374 [22AP]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 570), H3230 [18MY]

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

Chemicals: prohibit the manufacture, processing, or distribution in commerce of pentabrominated diphenyl ethers and octabrominated diphenyl ethers (see H.R. 4076), H7329 [21SE]

Children and youth: improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 2626), H752 [2MR]

———protect health by ensuring that chickens and chicken products purchased for national school nutrition programs have not been fed or administered fluoroquinolone antibiotics (see H.R. 3022), H6706 [22JY]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2484 [28AP]

Civil liberties: prohibit transfer of personal information to any person outside the U.S. without notice and consent (see H.R. 4366), H6707 [22JY]

Civil rights: anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS (see H. Con. Res. 450), H4171 [15JN]

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

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), H6899 [8SE]

Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 717), H5793 [14JY]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 2238), H244 [28JA]

———improve the ability of foster care youths to attend and succeed in higher education (see H.R. 4003), H1322 [18MR]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H392 [4FE]

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H5793 [14JY]

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]

Computers: prevent deceptive software transmission practices in order to safeguard computer privacy, maintain computer control, and protect Internet commerce (see H.R. 4255), H3821 [8JN]

———protect the reasonable expectation of privacy of users of e-mail (see H.R. 4977), H6704 [22JY]

Congress: disapprove certain regulations issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (see H.R. 4236, 4237), H3821 [8JN]

Congressional Accountability Act: extend to legislative branch employees certain protections available to Federal employees under certain laws (see H.R. 3963), H1643 [29MR]

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

Credit: impose restrictions on high-cost mortgages, revise fees and charges on certain loans, prohibit unfair or deceptive practices by mortgage brokers and creditors, and provide counseling about predatory lenders (see H.R. 3974), H4894 [23JN]

———protect consumers from unfair and deceptive practices by organizations providing debt counseling, debt consolidation, or debt settlement services (see H.R. 3331), H245 [28JA]

Crime: provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy (see H.R. 2247), H575 [24FE]

———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]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 2071), H5195 [6JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the National Drought Council (see H.R. 2871), H6997 [9SE]

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]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 2464), H1370 [23MR]

———make grants to States to establish antiharassment programs (see H.R. 4313), H2816 [11MY]

———making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 4769), H5330 [7JY]

———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 HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1734), H7329 [21SE]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H7443 [22SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make Haitian nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H.R. 3867), H753 [2MR] (see H. Res. 542), H1594 [25MR]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to improve ability of State and local governments to prevent abduction of children by family members (see H.R. 3965), H2919 [12MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authority to guarantee hybrid adjustable rate mortgages for construction or purchase of homes by veterans (see H.R. 4616), H7329 [21SE]

———treat injury or death sustained from participation in a medical research program in same manner as an injury incurred from military service (see H.R. 4621), H4580 [18JN]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 2068), H1370 [23MR]

———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]

Douglass, Frederick: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H. Res. 101), H1230 [17MR]

Economy: require Commissioner of Labor Statistics to develop methodology for measuring cost-of-living in each State, and require Comptroller General to ascertain impact on certain Federal benefits (see H.R. 3640), H2406 [27AP]

Education: prevent abuse of special allowance subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (see H.R. 5113), H7945 [30SE]

———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 3968), H1370 [23MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2394), H128 [27JA]

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

———provide effective training and education programs for displaced homemakers, single parents, and individuals entering nontraditional employment (see H.R. 3764), H1011 [10MR]

———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]

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 3780), H392 [4FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 4720), H5149 [25JN]

Federal aid programs: ensure that the Direct Loan Program is a competitive alternative to the Federal Family Education Loan Program for schools and students (see H.R. 4370), H3392 [19MY]

Federal employees: allow time off from work to donate blood (see H.R. 4963), H6703 [22JY]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 356), H927 [9MR]

———make certain service performed as an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 2997), H304 [3FE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 2932), H1116 [16MR]

———reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 4169), H3781 [3JN]

Fish and fishing: provide for stewardship of fishery resources (see H.R. 4706), H4927 (see H.R. 4706), H5071 [24JN]

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), H6998 [9SE]

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

GAO: conduct an investigation of the high price of college textbooks (see H.R. 3567), H3720 [2JN]

Government: demonstration project to enhance the ability of Federal agencies to continue to operate during an extended emergency situation (see H.R. 4797), H5470 [9JY]

———enhance security and efficiency of immigration, visa, border patrol, and naturalization functions (see H.R. 1464), H1116 [16MR]

———restore and strengthen laws that provide for an open and transparent Federal Government (see H.R. 5073), H7137 [14SE]

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

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H1116 [16MR]

———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), H3781 [3JN]

———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), H1323 [18MR]

———modify the rules for redistribution and extended availability of funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4936), H9051 [8OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H6128 [20JY]

———permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests (see H.R. 2085), H1116 [16MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 4628), H7945 [30SE]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 4610), H7735 [28SE]

———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]

Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 4316), H4392 (see H.R. 4316), H4507 [17JN]

Higher Education Act: provide funds for campus mental and behavioral health service centers (see H.R. 3593), H1322 [18MR]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2527), H1740 [30MR]

Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H4171 [15JN]

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

Immigration: admission policy relative to L-1 intra-company transferee nonimmigrants (see H.R. 2702), H1116 [16MR]

———permit foreign media representatives to gain admission as visitors coming temporarily to the U.S. for business (see H.R. 4823), H6756 [7SE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: modify treatment of adopted children (see H.R. 4561), H5151 [25JN]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 3919), H1117 [16MR]

India: provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4449), H6899 [8SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3802), H1117 [16MR]

Indonesia: declare ceasefire and halt hostilities in province of Aceh, end human rights violations, and return to negotiations with significant Acehnese civil society and international involvement (see H. Con. Res. 327), H305 [3FE]

Information services: require reports on Federal data-mining programs to collect personal information from commercial and governmental sources (see H.R. 4290), H3873 [9JN]

Insurance: allow States to require certain disclosures regarding Holocaust-era insurance policies of insurers and establish a Federal cause of action for claims for payment of such insurance policies (see H.R. 1905), H2199 [20AP]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 4793), H6707 [22JY]

Investments: provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 4140), H2152 [2AP]

Iraq: establish an international commission to monitor the treatment of persons in U.S. custody (see H.R. 4448), H3873 [9JN]

———prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3673), H576 [24FE]

Julia, Raul: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2818), H1230 [17MR]

Kenyon College: tribute to men's swimming and diving team (see H. Res. 635), H3606 [1JN]

———tribute to women's swimming and diving team (see H. Res. 634), H3606 [1JN]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H5536 [12JY]

Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (see H. Res. 596), H5151 [25JN]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 3676), H1370 [23MR]

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

———require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all firearms in custody of Federal agencies (see H.R. 776), H1593 [25MR]

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

Lyon, Matthew: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 369), H1072 [11MR]

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]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H304 [3FE]

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H4391 (see H.R. 3148), H4507 [17JN]

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

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H8859 [7OC]

———coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 2905), H1230 [17MR]

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

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: eliminate the comparative cost adjustment program (see H.R. 3711), H393 [4FE]

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

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 3243), H8409 [6OC]

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), H7735 [28SE]

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), H576 [24FE]

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H8409 [6OC]

NASA: tribute to Hubble Space Telescope for extraordinary contributions to scientific research and education and reconsideration of future service missions (see H. Res. 550), H1370 [23MR]

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

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 371), H3229 [18MY]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 396), H2266 [21AP]

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), H3720 [2JN]

———develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 852), H2373 [22AP]

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), H1322 [18MR]

Native Americans: recognize and honor achievements and contributions and urge establishment and observation of a paid legal public holiday in honor of Native Americans (see H. Res. 167), H1230 [17MR]

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

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H2266 [21AP]

No Child Left Behind Act: modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 3049), H830 [3MR]

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

Occupational Safety and Health Act: modify certain provisions relative to causing death in the workplace (see H.R. 4270), H3230 [18MY]

Oceans: protect deep sea corals and sponges (see H.R. 4897), H6700 [22JY]

Pensions: limit availability of benefits under nonqualified deferred compensation plans subject to distress or termination resulting from bankruptcy reorganization or conversion to cash balance plan (see H.R. 5292), H9047 [8OC]

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), H5793 [14JY]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 109), H9184 [9OC]

Prince Edward County, VA: make tuition grants available to eligible former students denied an education when the public schools closed rather than comply with Supreme Court Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Con. Res. 451), H4286 [16JN]

Privacy: amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to create an explicit privilege to preserve medical privacy (see H.R. 5126), H7442 [22SE]

Public lands: provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way (see H.R. 1639), H1230 [17MR]

Railroads: require information on tank cars containing hazardous materials be available to first reponders (see H.R. 4802), H6900 [8SE]

Recreation: establish a permanent trust fund to provide access to parks and recreation areas, preserve historic places, promote healthy and active lifestyles, and provide hunting, angling, and wildlife viewing (see H.R. 4100), H4928 (see H.R. 4100), H5072 [24JN]

Romania: provide equitable restitution to certain religious communities for property confiscated by the former Communist government (see H. Res. 632), H3821 [8JN]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: tribute (see H.J. Res. 87), H1117 [16MR]

Rwanda: remember the victims of genocide and pledge to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again (see H. Con. Res. 406), H2200 [20AP]

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

———recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 380), H1323 [18MR]

———review determinations on whether schools and local educational agencies made adequate yearly progress taking into consideration subsequent regulations and guidance applicable to those determinations (see H.R. 4605), H4391 (see H.R. 4605), H4506 [17JN]

Selective Service System: terminate registration requirement and activities of local boards and agencies (see H.R. 4746), H5402 [8JY]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1643 [29MR]

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

Social Security: authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 2598), H3440 (see H.R. 2598), H3540 [20MY]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H1322 [18MR]

———eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program for disabled individuals suffering from a terminal illness (see H.R. 976), H575 [24FE]

———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), H8168 [5OC]

———provide entitlement to dependents' and survivors' benefits under Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program to permanent partnerships (see H.R. 4701), H5402 [8JY]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 4234), H3017 [13MY]

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

Taxation: 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]

———encourage the production of independent motion pictures (see H.R. 4736), H5149 [25JN]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H830 [3MR]

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), H1322 [18MR]

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), H9746 [16NO]

———require that trade and investment agreements that are negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards (see H. Con. Res. 276), H10233 [20NO]

U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime: ratification (see H. Res. 541), H1484 [24MR]

U.N. International Day in Support of Victims of Torture: observance (see H. Res. 687), H5151 [25JN]

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), H1117 [16MR]

Ukraine: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 4450), H3439 (see H.R. 4450), H3538 [20MY]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 1919), H6899 [8SE]

———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]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2823), H9745 [16NO]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H1116 [16MR]

Water: conservation of freshwater resources (see H. Con. Res. 468), H5150 [25JN]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H8168 [5OC]

World Summit on Sustainable Development: affirm U.S. commitment to improve worldwide access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation services (see H. Res. 782), H8409 [6OC]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 779), H3016 [13MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

FDA: prohibit price gouging during a shortage of a covered vaccine (see H.R. 5404), H10078 [19NO]

National Institute for Biomedical Research and Development: establish (see H.R. 5155), H7735 [28SE]

Public works: State and local capital projects funding (see H.R. 4631), H4646 [21JN]

Silmi, Amina: relief (see H.R. 4055), H1643 [29MR]

Letters

Condition portion of Manufacturing Council funding on expanding membership to include steel industry and union representation: William J. Klinefelter, United Steelworkers of America, H5283 [7JY]

Guest Services, Inc., decision not to pay food service workers for National Day of Mourning granted to Federal employees: several Members of Congress, E1293 [7JY]

Lists

Bush administration public statements on evidence of relationship existing between the regime of Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda, H4859 [23JN]

Supporters of Kucinich amendment to H.R. 4548, intelligence services appropriations, on CIA Inspector General report on evidence of relationship existing between the regime of Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda, H4859 [23JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H9748 [17NO]

Poems

``New Beatitude,'' Daniel Thompson, E806 [11MY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5565 [13JY]

Brecksville, OH: tribute to Cuyahoga Valley Career Center expansion, E2014 [17NO]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1559 [25MR]

Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services: prohibit contracting out of work done by immigration information officers, contact representatives, and investigative assistants, H4532, H4534 [18JN]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (H.R. 3574), H6018 [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), H1408 [24MR]

Christian, Wilma: Cleveland Reads (nonprofit organization) Volunteer of the Year award recipient, E634 [22AP]

CIA: Inspector General report on evidence of relationship existing between the regime of Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda (terrorist organization), H4859, H4865 [23JN]

Cleveland, OH: anniversary of La Providencia Family Center, E1603 [13SE]

———anniversary of St. Colman Parish, E2193 [7DE]

———anniversary of St. Mary Romanian Orthodox Cathedral, E1427 [20JY]

———dedication of the restoration of the Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus parish rectory, E2022 [18NO]

———Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center presentation of Puerto Rican Parade and Latino Festival, E1425 [20JY]

———observance of Third Annual Day of Rememberance of Victims of Gun Violence, E2010 [17NO]

———tribute to International Children's Games, E1570, E1580 [9SE]

———tribute to Max S. Hayes Vocational High School Project WELD, E350 [11MR]

Cleveland Reads (nonprofit organization): tribute, E222 [25FE]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 2443), conference report, H6472 [21JY]

———review and adjustment of pilotage rates, H6472 [21JY]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), H659 [26FE]

———provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy, H659 [26FE]

Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances, H5378 [8JY]

Cuyahoga County, OH: anniversary of Cuyahoga Special Education Service Center, E832 [12MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: minimize contamination of non-genetically engineered seeds, protect organic farm production, and prevent contamination of food supply by pharmaceutical and industrial crops, H5565 [13JY]

Dept. of Commerce: condition portion of Manufacturing Council funding on expanding membership to include steel industry and union representation, H5282, H5283 [7JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3280 [19MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), H4697 [22JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4532, H4534 [18JN]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding to kill or assist others in killing bison in Yellowstone National Park, H4440 [17JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4248 [16JN], H4440, H4441 [17JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5282, H5283, H5306 [7JY], H5354, H5378 [8JY]

Drugs: enforce Federal laws prohibiting the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, H5306 [7JY]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 492), E80 [30JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4614), H5090 [25JN]

ERISA: amortization hiatus for the 20 percent of multiemployer pension plans with the largest net investment losses, H2130 [2AP]

———provide for security of multiemployer pension plans, H2130 [2AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7900 [30SE]

Financial Accounting Standards Board: preserve integrity in establishing accounting standards, H6018 [20JY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations, H5354 [8JY]

Guest Services, Inc.: decision not to pay food service workers for National Day of Mourning granted to Federal employees, E1293 [7JY]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E1894 [11OC]

Hungary: anniversary of Hungarian Revolution and tribute to Viktor Orban, E2021 [18NO]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H10899 [6DE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4548), H4859, H4865 [23JN]

Iran: condemn development of means to produce nuclear weapons (H. Con. Res. 398), H2622 [5MY]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H10899 [6DE]

———call for development of an exit strategy for U.S. Armed Forces, H3280 [19MY], H9748 [17NO]

———condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (H. Res. 627), H2693 [6MY]

———congratulate interim government on assumption of sovereign authority (H. Res. 691), H4956 [24JN]

Licht, Edward: Ohio Bailiff and Court Officers Association Regional Court Officer of the Year award recipient, E1244 [25JN]

Memorial Day: observance, H3514 [20MY]

Middle East: support security of Israel and principles of peace in the Middle East (H. Con. Res. 460), H4799 [23JN]

Murphy, Mary H.: Brooklyn, OH, Democrat of the Year award recipient, E435 [24MR]

Native Americans: protect sacred Native American Federal land from significant damage, H4248 [16JN]

NRC: address recommendations in GAO report to improve safety of Davis Besse Nuclear Power Station, H5090 [25JN]

Ohio: tribute to 10th Congressional District veterans, E2026 [18NO]

OSHA: 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), H3138 [18MY]

Parma, OH: anniversary of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, E2013 [17NO]

———tribute to Westside Veterans Center, E1246 [25JN]

Pensions: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), conference report, H2130 [2AP]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, E943 [21MY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, H5706 [14JY]

Polish American Congress: anniversary of Ohio Division, E768 [6MY]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 4281), H2969 [13MY]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: oil purchase and inventory policies, H4441 [17JN]

Szubski, Grace: Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers Distinguished Service Award for Worker's Compensation recipient, E1135 [16JN]

U.N. International Day in Support of Victims of Torture: observance, E1221 [23JN]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4759), H5706 [14JY], E1423 [20JY]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4842), H6648 [22JY]

Westlake, OH: tribute to Holly Lane Elementary School, E2026 [18NO]

Workforce Investment Act: establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (H.R. 444), H3734 [3JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1069 [11MR]

Statements

Foreign and Defense Policy Decisions by President Bush: Diplomats and Military Commanders for Change (organization), H4860 [23JN]

Tributes

Blackmon, Patricia A., E221 [25FE]

Bogart, Donald, E218 [25FE]

Brennan, John J., E1275 [25JN]

Campbell, Donald J., E1242 [25JN]

Cregan, John J., E353 [11MR]

Deane, James, E1137 [16JN]

Drotleff, John, E906 [19MY]

Duncan, Winifred M. (Ma), E351 [11MR]

Faison, Helen S., E217 [25FE]

Fronckowiak, Agnes, E1574 [9SE]

Garmback, Joseph M., Jr., E1396 [16JY]

Hart, Richard, E350 [11MR]

Hendricks, Sherman, E1602 [13SE]

Hickey, James A., E2019 [18NO]

Horgan, Timothy E., E436 [24MR]

Hundertmark, Glenn and Lydia, E2029 [18NO]

Jaquillard, Alicia G., E352 [11MR]

Kellums, Kathleen, E905 [19MY]

Kilbane, Anne, E2190 [7DE]

Kilbane, Peter V., E2188 [7DE]

King, Henry T., Jr., E2194 [7DE]

Locher, Ralph S., E1272 [25JN]

Malone, Goldie, E2012 [17NO]

Montanez, Andy, E1606 [13SE]

Naparstek, Arthur, E770 [6MY]

Nieberding, William C., E220 [25FE]

Ocasio, Roberto, E219 [25FE]

O'Kennedy, Michael, E435 [24MR]

Rees, John, E1136 [16JN]

Reuther, Victor G., E1400 [16JY]

Skrha, Joseph and Betts, E1138 [16JN]

Szczech, Evelyn Blaha, E218 [25FE]

Thompson, Daniel, E806 [11MY]

Virgin, Zachary, E1601 [13SE]

Zogby, James, E1893 [11OC]