RANGEL, CHARLES B. (a Representative from New York)

Addresses

Social Inclusion, Education Health and Culture—Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges and Creating Networks: H. Patrick Swygert, Howard University, E950 [21MY]

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7339 [22SE]

Taxation: permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (H.R. 4181), H2438 [28AP]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 4279), H2844 [12MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1047, Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act, H3414 [20MY]

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

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

———H.R. 4520, Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act, H7777 [29SE]

Articles and editorials

America, Ray Charles Style, William Raspberry, Washington (DC) Post, E1375 [15JY]

Calamity in the Caribbean, Washington (DC) Post, E1815 [6OC]

Dems' New Captain, Errol Louis, New York (NY) Daily News, E1513 [22JY]

Diplomacy and Darfur, Washington (DC) Post, E2031 [18NO]

From the Pulpit, a Struggle for Justice, Chris Hedges, New York (NY) Times, E2089 [20NO]

Price of 9/11—Developing Nations Forced To Pay Up, New York (NY) Carib News, E1377 [15JY]

Small Island, Big Exporter of Energy—Trinidad Is Supplying Most U.S. Imports of Liquefied Natural Gas, Simon Romero, E2024 [18NO]

War for Us, Fought by Them, William Broyles, Jr., New York (NY) Times, E763 [5MY]

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), H1011 [10MR]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend and modify certain trade benefits (see H.R. 4103), H2018 [1AP]

Animals: assist in conservation of marine turtles and nesting habitats in foreign countries (see H.R. 3378), H2658 [5MY]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to captive animals (see H.R. 5242), H9746 [16NO]

Anthony I. Lombardi Memorial Post Office Building, Nanuet, NY: designate (see H.R. 4618), H4579 [18JN]

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 524), H1011 [10MR]

Archie Spigner Post Office Building, St. Albans, NY: designate (see H.R. 4632), H4646 [21JN]

Arlington National Cemetery: construct a memorial to noncitizens killed in the line of duty while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3480), H1593 [25MR]

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

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

———entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see H.R. 4367), H4287 [16JN]

———identify members exposed to depleted uranium during military service and provide health testing of such members (see H.R. 4463), H4171 [15JN]

———improve the readiness of State defense forces and increase military coordination for homeland security between States and the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 2797), H2549 [4MY]

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

———increase rates of educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve (see H.R. 4188), H4392 (see H.R. 4188), H4507 [17JN]

———provide automatic pay increase to any member deployed away from their permanent station or home for an extended period (see H.R. 3862), H699 [26FE]

———reimburse members retired for combat-related disability for travel to military treatment facilities for medical care (see H.R. 4180), H3017 [13MY]

Army: establish a combat artillery badge (see H.R. 3950), H8168 [5OC]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H5471 [9JY]

Barber Conable Post Office Building, Batavia, NY: designate (see H.R. 3690), H128 [27JA]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 62), H2816 [11MY]

Basie, William (Count): tribute (see H. Res. 778), H7245 [17SE]

Boykin, William G.: condemn religiously intolerant remarks (see H. Res. 420), H245 [28JA]

Brumidi, Constantino: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 264), H435 [10FE]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4418), H3437 (see H.R. 4418), H3537 [20MY]

Bureau of Prisons: authorize personnel to carry firearms off duty (see H.R. 1064), H2199 [20AP]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 95), H2658 [5MY]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County as a wild or scenic river (see H.R. 1501), H4928 (see H.R. 1501), H5071 [24JN]

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), H1229 [17MR]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: conduct minority health programs (see H.R. 4072), H2200 [20AP]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: require repayment of appropriated funds that are illegaly disbursed for political purposes (see H.R. 4458), H3439 (see H.R. 4458), H3539 [20MY]

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

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H4391 (see H.R. 2173), H4507 [17JN]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2549 [4MY]

———support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 4799), H6756 [7SE]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 163), H2658 [5MY]

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] (see H. Con. Res. 457), H4580 [18JN]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H2658 [5MY]

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

Civil Rights Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 676), H4171 [15JN]

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]

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), H5984 [19JY]

Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 717), H6557 [21JY]

Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 333), H2373 [22AP]

———improve the ability of foster care youths to attend and succeed in higher education (see H.R. 4003), H2019 [1AP]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H2815 [11MY]

Colmery, Harry W.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 257), H3606 [1JN]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1097), H5471 [9JY]

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H4893 [23JN]

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]

Concord, CA: anniversary of explosion at Port Chicago Naval Magazine (see H. Res. 813), H7944 [30SE]

Congress: disapprove certain regulations issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (see H.R. 4236, 4237), H2482 [28AP]

Congressional Medal of Honor: mint coins in commemoration of recipients (see H.R. 3765), H5402 [8JY]

Congressional Science Competition: establish (see H. Res. 604), H3441 (see H. Res. 604), H3541 [20MY]

Constitution—U.S.: anniversary of ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery, and observe anniversary with appropriate programs and activities (see H. Res. 747), H6900 [8SE]

Copyrights: allow abandoned copyrighted works to enter the public domain after a certain period (see H.R. 2601), H575 [24FE]

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

———encourage successful reentry of incarcerated persons into the community after release (see H.R. 5075), H7137 [14SE]

———provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 3575), H3821 [8JN]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H2155 [2AP]

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

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

Crime: 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]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 4264), H7735 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: 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), H3230 [18MY]

Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 4585), H5471 [9JY]

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

———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), H2549 [4MY]

Dept. of HHS: give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis (see H.R. 2023), H4391 (see H.R. 2023), H4507 [17JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify mission and responsibilities relative to protection of civil rights and civil liberties (see H.R. 5182), H9051 [8OC]

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

———make Haitian nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H. Res. 542), H700 [26FE]

———provide improved and up-to-date communications equipment for the New York City Fire Dept. (see H.R. 4386), H3229 [18MY]

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), H3017 [13MY]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 4676), H5984 [19JY]

———require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see H. Con. Res. 360), H2155 [2AP] (see H. Con. Res. 527), H10079 [19NO]

Dept. of State: require report on progress made to eradicate poppy cultivation and prevent illicit drug trafficking in Afghanistan (see H.R. 3642), H90 [21JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4772), H5654 [13JY]

Dept. of Transportation: evaluate devices and technology for reducing the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see H.R. 3683), H435 [10FE]

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

———extend authority to guarantee hybrid adjustable rate mortgages for construction or purchase of homes by veterans (see H.R. 4616), H6756 [7SE]

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

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]

———increase awareness of and research on autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and fibromyalgia (see H.R. 3359), H927 [9MR]

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H304 [3FE]

Drugs: lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 3634), H4287 [16JN]

Eastman, George: tribute (see H. Res. 673), H5196 [6JY]

Education: extend student loan forgiveness to school or public librarians in low income areas (see H.R. 2674), H4580 [18JN]

———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 3968), H6706 [22JY]

———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 2198), H2728 [6MY]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H830 [3MR]

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

———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), H1230 [17MR]

EPA: authorize use of funds for nonpoint source management programs for projects and activities relative to development and implementation of phase II of storm water program (see H.R. 3528), H633 [25FE]

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), H516 [11FE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H10232 [20NO]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2426), H3963 [14JN]

———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), H2728 [6MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish requirements to allow sale of prescription drugs over the Internet (see H.R. 3880), H2266 [21AP]

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 2932), H2199 [20AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 738), H5536 [12JY]

———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H633 [25FE]

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

Fish and fishing: provide for stewardship of fishery resources (see H.R. 4706), H9963 [17NO]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 330), H4928 (see H. Con. Res. 330), H5072 [24JN]

Foreign trade: prohibit importation, sale for importation, or sale within the U.S. after importation, of articles falsely labeled or advertised as meeting performance or safety standards (see H.R. 4152), H3720 [2JN]

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]

Friends of the Children (organization): funding (see H.R. 4592), H4894 [23JN]

Gerard A. Fiorenza Post Office Building, Massapequa, NY: designate (see H.R. 299), H5908 [15JY]

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

Haiti: expand certain preferential trade treatment (see H.R. 4889), H7138 [14SE]

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

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend (see H.R. 3238), H434 [10FE]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H7735 [28SE]

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), H2728 [6MY]

———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]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 4325), H3441 (see H.R. 4325), H3541 [20MY]

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

———provide for a program of screenings and education relative to children with sudden cardiac arrhythmia syndromes (see H.R. 4335), H4171 [15JN]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H6557 [21JY]

———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), H3441 (see H.R. 4316), H3541 [20MY]

Help America Vote Act: prohibit States from denying certain veterans who have been convicted of a felony and completed their sentence from registering to vote (see H.R. 4479), H5402 [8JY]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H36 [20JA]

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3180), H2658 [5MY]

Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H3017 [13MY]

———expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 4110), H4392 (see H.R. 4110), H4507 [17JN]

Houston, Charles H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 427), H3781 [3JN]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1800), H3605 [1JN]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 3142), H2154 [2AP]

———increase the number of aliens receiving certain nonimmigrant status and require submissions of information by the Dept. of Homeland Security (see H.R. 4052), H2200 [20AP]

———provide for earned adjustment to reward work, reunify families, establish a temporary worker program that protects workers, and strengthen national security (see H.R. 4262), H2547 [4MY]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 3361), H2154 [2AP]

Immigration and Nationality Act: restore certain provisions relative to the definition of aggravated felony (see H.R. 3309), H2373 [22AP]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 3919), H926 [9MR]

India: provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4449), H4287 [16JN]

Information services: require reports on Federal data-mining programs to collect personal information from commercial and governmental sources (see H.R. 4290), H3964 [14JN]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H2154 [2AP]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 3352), H304 [3FE]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 4793), H5909 [15JY]

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), H1740 [30MR]

Iraq: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3673), H396 [6FE]

Israel: condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 390), H2200 [20AP]

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

Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H.R. 1958), H7735 [28SE]

Korean War: revise requirements for award of the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Combat Medical Badge relative to certain service in Korea (see H.R. 4039), H1592 [25MR]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 3619), H633 [25FE]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 3676), H5471 [9JY]

Laos: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3195), H8409 [6OC]

Latin America: anniversary of abolition of slavery in certain countries (see H. Con. Res. 482), H6705 [22JY]

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

———strengthen protection of assets, life, and property by granting private security agencies access to National Crime Information Center criminal history records for employee screening (see H.R. 4022), H3781 [3JN]

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

Lieutenant John F. Finn Post Office, Albany, NY: designate (see H.R. 5053), H7443 [22SE]

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: visitor center funding (see H. Con. Res. 495), H7442 [22SE]

March for Women's Lives: commend marchers and recognize individual rights relative to fertility, sexuality, and reproduction (see H. Res. 603), H2372 [22AP]

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 3545), H2816 [11MY]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4178), H2549 [4MY]

Maxine S. Postal U.S. Post Office, Copiague, NY: designate (see H.R. 3917), H1011 [10MR]

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H4894 [23JN]

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: condition the payment of employer prescription drug subsidies on the maintenance of current prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 4978), H6756 [7SE]

———improve accountability in the Medicare Advantage and prescription drug programs (see H.R. 4903), H6701 [22JY]

———modernize by ensuring that appropriate preventive services are covered (see H.R. 4898), H6700 [22JY]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H393 [4FE]

———prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in New York (see H.R. 3842), H632 [25FE]

———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]

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

———provide equity in the calculation of disproportionate share hospital payments for hospitals in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 4871), H6127 [20JY]

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H8409 [6OC]

———waive waiting period for coverage of certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 104), H6706 [22JY]

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: eliminate overpayments to health maintenance organizations and other private plans (see H.R. 4304), H2727 [6MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of certain screening procedures for diabetic retinopathy and establish pilot programs to foster such screening (see H.R. 3458), H393 [4FE]

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), H128 [27JA]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 3729), H576 [24FE]

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Res. 466), H1791 [31MR]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 4445), H3438 (see H.R. 4445), H3538 [20MY]

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

Mining and mineral resources: reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 504), H575 [24FE]

Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 476), H7864 [29SE]

Monuments and memorials: establish a national database to identify, locate, and catalogue memorials and permanent tributes to U.S. veterans (see H.R. 2201), H830 [3MR]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H6706 [22JY]

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 Correctional Officers and Employees Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 621), H3781 [3JN]

National Long-Term Care Residents' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 755), H6756 [7SE] (see H. Res. 772), H7137 [14SE]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 3712), H245 [28JA]

Native Americans: facilitate economic growth and development and promote tribal sovereignty by encouraging individuals with higher education degrees to work within, or for, Indian Country (see H.R. 4948), H8859 [7OC]

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

New York, NY: provide protections and services to certain individuals after the terrorist attack (see H.R. 4059), H1739 [30MR]

———reauthorize the New York City Watershed Protection Program (see H.R. 2771), H752 [2MR]

No Child Left Behind Act: suspend certain amendments that are not fully funded (see H.R. 2366), H6899 [8SE]

Nursing homes: establish a loan repayment program for nurse practitioners and physician assistants in underserved homes, and establish a mentoring program for training administrators (see H.R. 5322), H9963 [17NO]

Older Americans Act: amend to provide information and outreach for the prevention of osteoporosis (see H.R. 3803), H9745 [16NO]

Perry B. Duryea, Jr., Post Office, Montauk, NY: designate (see H.R. 4427), H3438 (see H.R. 4427), H3537 [20MY]

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

POW: payment of claims from the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 344), H516 [11FE]

———request release of documents about the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H. Res. 689), H4893 [23JN] (see H. Res. 699, 700), H5150 [25JN]

Public lands: provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way (see H.R. 1639), H3391 [19MY]

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

Rebuilding Together (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 338), H245 [28JA]

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), H6128 [20JY]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: tribute (see H.J. Res. 87), H516 [11FE]

Rotary International: issue commemorative stamp to honor centennial anniversary and efforts to eradicate polio (see H. Con. Res. 375), H6707 [22JY]

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), H2153 [2AP]

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

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]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 392), H2816 [11MY]

Small business: establish a pilot program for lending to small, nonprofit child care businesses (see H.R. 3099), H3230 [18MY]

Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see H.R. 3447), H2154 [2AP]

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]

———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]

South Africa: anniversary of first democratic elections (see H. Con. Res. 436), H3439 (see H. Con. Res. 436), H3539 [20MY]

Southeast Asia: provide for the automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship by certain individuals (see H.R. 3987), H4287 [16JN]

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

SSI: extend for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see H.R. 4035), H2728 [6MY]

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (see H. Con. Res. 403), H2266 [21AP]

———declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H4927 (see H. Con. Res. 467), H5071 [24JN]

———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), H2406 [27AP]

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

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

———ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2037), H304 [3FE]

———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1859), H7329 [21SE]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 2133), H3440 (see H.R. 2133), H3540 [20MY]

———expand work opportunity credit to include trade adjustment assistance as a targeted group (see H.R. 3678), H393 [4FE]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 463), H1011 [10MR]

———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]

Terrorism: ensure that recently enacted terrorism legislation doesn't undermine civil liberties (see H.R. 3171), H2266 [21AP]

———provide for interagency preparation and response to consequences of attacks against the Yucca Mountain Project (see H.R. 2926), H1230 [17MR]

Textile industry and fabrics: enforce textiles and apparel safeguard with respect to imports from the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 5026), H6898 [8SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H37 [20JA]

———provide incentives to States for development of traffic safety programs to reduce crashes related to driver fatigue and sleep deprivation (see H.R. 968), H393 [4FE]

U.N.: provide a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund for the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 3810), H5536 [12JY]

U.S. Health Service: establish (see H.R. 3000), H3230 [18MY]

U.S. Parole Commission: reestablish (see H.R. 4036), H5654 [13JY]

U.S. Postal Service Henry Johnson Annex, Albany, NY: designate (see H.R. 480), H6128 [20JY]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (see H.R. 4759), H5195 [6JY]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement: implementation (see H.R. 4842), H5908 [15JY]

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), H1370 [23MR]

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), H4287 [16JN]

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H1593 [25MR]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1935), H2658 [5MY]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H3605 [1JN]

Voting: condemn all efforts to suppress and intimidate voters in the U.S. and reaffirm that the right to vote is a fundamental right of all eligible citizens (see H. Res. 793), H7442 [22SE]

———constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H5331 [7JY]

———provide fairness in voter participation (see H.R. 2935), H3440 (see H.R. 2935), H3540 [20MY]

———require States to give notice and opportunity for review prior to removing individuals from list of eligible voters in Federal elections for criminal convictions or mental incapacity (see H.R. 4250), H7443 [22SE]

Women: ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 38), H2550 [4MY]

World War II: commending persons who were inducted for service in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 434), H4581 [18JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bah, Marliatou: relief (see H.R. 3735), H127 [27JA]

Brown, Dick: tribute (see H. Res. 538), H700 [26FE]

Charles, Ray: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4633), H4764 [22JN]

Children and youth: tribute to efforts to improve the dental health of disadvantaged children (see H. Res. 518), H392 [4FE]

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), H1072 [11MR]

Diallo, Abdoul: relief (see H.R. 3735), H127 [27JA]

Diallo, Fatoumata Traore: relief (see H.R. 3735), H127 [27JA]

Diallo, Ibrahima: relief (see H.R. 3735), H127 [27JA]

Diallo, Kadiatou: relief (see H.R. 3735), H127 [27JA]

Diallo, Laouratou: relief (see H.R. 3735), H127 [27JA]

Diallo, Mamadou Bobo: relief (see H.R. 3735), H127 [27JA]

Diallo, Mamadou Pathe: relief (see H.R. 3735), H127 [27JA]

Diallo, Sankarela: relief (see H.R. 3735), H127 [27JA]

International Olympic Committee: encourage selection of New York, NY, as the site for the 2012 Olympic games (see H. Con. Res. 475), H6127 [20JY]

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: provide certain documents to the House of Representatives relative to cost estimates and analyses (see H. Res. 776), H7234 [15SE]

Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense: impeach (see H. Res. 629), H2728 [6MY]

Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda Post Office, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 4046), H1592 [25MR]

Sutton, Percy: recognize primary role in rebirth of the legendary Apollo Theatre of Harlem and as a trailblazer in business, politics, telecommunications, and law (see H. Con. Res. 484), H6705 [22JY]

Taxation: amend Internal Revenue Code to protect American jobs (see H.R. 3827), H632 [25FE]

———deny the foreign tax credit, and benefits of deferral, to companies doing business in Sudan until the Sudanese take steps to end genocide (see H.R. 5414), H10079 [19NO]

———ensure that soldiers serving in a combat zone do not lose eligibility for the refundable child tax credit by reason of receiving nontaxable combat pay (see H.R. 4171), H2198 [20AP]

———provide incentives to encourage diversity of ownership of telecommunications businesses (see H.R. 4707), H4927 (see H.R. 4707), H5071 [24JN]

Trade Act: amend relative to identifying trade expansion priorities (see H.R. 4120), H2019 [1AP]

Letters

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

Motions

Taxation: remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), H4408 [17JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: price supports for tobacco, H4398 [17JN]

———prohibit funding to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, H4398 [17JN]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H10900 [6DE]

Archie Spigner Post Office Building, St. Albans, NY: designate (H.R. 4632), H7014 [13SE]

Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, H374 [4FE]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E948 [21MY]

Baltimore, MD: authorize assistance for the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum and Justice Learning Center (S. 1233), H3564 [1JN]

Basie, William (Count): tribute (H. Res. 778), E1772 [1OC]

Bronx, NY: tribute to Full Circle Life Enrichment Center, E2034 [18NO]

Budget: reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H9975 [18NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), revising (H. Res. 685), H4911 [24JN]

Caribbean nations: anniversary of Emancipation Day, E1465 [22JY]

———national security and border protection funding, E1377 [15JY]

———provide humanitarian assistance to countries devastated by hurricanes (H. Con. Res. 496), E1815 [6OC]

———U.S. policy, E2024 [18NO]

Charles, Ray: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 4633), E1375 [15JY]

Cinco de Mayo: observance, E746 [5MY]

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), H352 [4FE]

Congress: access to IRS facilities and tax returns by certain Members or their designees, H10900 [6DE]

Congressional Record: deadline for submission of statements on Armed Forces members killed in military action in Iraq, E1031 [4JN]

Correctional institutions: encourage successful reentry of incarcerated persons into the community after release (H.R. 5075), E2190 [7DE]

Cuba: lift trade embargo, H7339, H7340 [22SE]

Del Monte, Floralba, E190 [24FE]

Dept. of the Interior: forest and environmental initiatives, E1195 [21JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), E1195 [21JN]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7339, H7340 [22SE]

Dunham, Katherine: tribute (H. Con. Res. 62), E1127 [15JN]

Economy: evaluation of Bush administration, H9707 [16NO]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H4393, H4396, H4397, H4399, H4402, H4403 [17JN], H8720 [7OC]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7930 [30SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 528)—Senate amendment, H10900 [6DE]

Garvey, Marcus: recognize human rights accomplishments and clear name relative to politically motivated criminal charges, E1456 [21JY]

Haiti: expand certain preferential trade treatment (H.R. 4889), H10917 [6DE]

Hampton, Lionel: tribute (H. Con. Res. 63), E1129 [15JN]

Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act: reauthorize (S. 3014), H10209 [20NO]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H374 [4FE], H1174 [17MR]

International economic relations: emphasize need for social inclusion in economic development, E949 [21MY]

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), H1174, H1175 [17MR]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H374 [4FE]

———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), H2682 [6MY]

Israel: independence anniversary, E668 [27AP]

Jamaica: independence anniversary, E1498 [22JY]

Memorial Day: observance, H3414, H3504 [20MY]

Moreno, Rita: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E1229 [24JN]

National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations: anniversary, E669 [27AP]

National security: require all young persons to perform a period of military or civilian service, E763 [5MY]

———require all young persons to perform a period of military or civilian service (H.R. 163), H8119, H8121, H8127 [5OC]

New York, NY: tribute to Dominican Day Parade, E1468 [22JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H1661 [30MR], H4432 [17JN], H8119, H8126 [5OC]

Point of order, H8119 [5OC]

Public debt: ceiling (S. 2986), H9707 [16NO], H9975 [18NO]

Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda Post Office, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 4046), E1753 [30SE]

Small business: improve results and accountability of microenterprise development assistance programs (H.R. 3818), H10211 [20NO]

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region, E872 [14MY]

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan, E2031 [18NO]

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (S. 2781), H10041 [19NO]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, E912 [19MY]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), conference report, H7531, H7533 [23SE]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 794)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 785), H7511 [23SE]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (H.R. 4227), H2561 [5MY]

———increase child tax credit (H.R. 4359), H3462, H3468 [20MY]

———modify taxation of arrow components (H.R. 5394), H10917 [6DE]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (H.R. 4181), H2438, H2439, H2444 [28AP]

———rates, H4911 [24JN]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), H4393, H4396, H4397, H4398, H4399, H4402, H4403, H4408 [17JN]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, H8712, H8715, H8717, H8718, H8719, H8720, H8722 [7OC]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), consideration (H. Res. 681), H4297, H4298 [17JN]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 830), H8708 [7OC]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 830)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 828), H8653, H8656, H8657 [7OC]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), motion to recommit, H4431, H4432 [17JN]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers, H4297, H4298, H4396, H4397, H4402, H4431 [17JN], H8720 [7OC]

———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (H.R. 1779), H2218, H2219, H2221 [21AP]

Tobacco products: terminate Federal tobacco quota and price support programs and compensate tobacco quota holders and active tobacco producers adversely affected by termination of such programs, H8717 [7OC]

Trinidad and Tobago: independence anniversary, E1473 [22JY]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4842), H6621 [22JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H352 [4FE]

Virgin Islands: residency requirements for tax liability, H10917 [6DE]

Votes: position on missed, E944 [21MY]

World War II: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (H. Con. Res. 417), H3552 [1JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5788 [14JY]

Tables

Armed Forces members killed in military action in Iraq, H3505-H3512 [20MY]

Tributes

Ben-Jochannan, Yosef A.A., E863 [14MY]

Burke, William M., E2092 [20NO]

Charles, Ray, E1131 [15JN], E1375 [15JY]

Chavez, Cesar E., E514 [2AP]

Davis, Ossie, E2193 [7DE]

Dee, Ruby, E2193 [7DE]

Feldman, Sandra, E1444 [21JY]

Forbes, James A., Jr., E2089 [20NO]

Gravely, Samuel L., Jr., E2188 [7DE]

Height, Dorothy I., E468 [29MR]

Houghton, Representative, H10058 [19NO]

Johnson, David M. and Tawana, E1461 [22JY]

Kheel, Ann Sunstein, E532 [2AP]

Koenig, Shulamith, E421 [23MR]

Lynch, William, Jr., E1513 [22JY]

Malcolm X, E917 [19MY]

Petioni, Muriel, E2132 [20NO]

Quinn, Representative, H10058 [19NO]

Shelton, Marvin L., E1435 [21JY]

Velez, Ted, E1637 [15SE]

Williams, Lloyd A., E2102 [20NO]