SOUDER, MARK E. (a Representative from Indiana)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4173 [15JN]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8848 [7OC]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4562 [18JN]

Articles and editorials

Exhibit Links Terror, Drug Traffic, Donna Leinwand, USA Today, H7077 [14SE]

My Friend Boris, Jason Miko, Macedonian Vreme (publication), H987 [10MR]

Republicans and the Relics of Barbarism—Moral Conviction Made the GOP the GOP, Robert P. George and William L. Saunders, National Review (publication), H7932 [30SE]

Same Old Ruthless Russia, Michael R. Caputo, Washington (DC) Post, E1463 [22JY]

Souder's Contempt, Decatur (IN) Daily Democrat, H7747 [29SE]

Where Are Souder's Priorities? Fort Wayne (IN) Journal Gazette, H7747 [29SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see H.R. 4420), H3437 (see H.R. 4420), H3537 [20MY]

Alcoholic beverages: prohibit sale of any alcohol without liquid machine without premarket approval (see H.R. 5173), H9051 [8OC]

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), H2267 [21AP]

Armed Forces: ensure access to Senior ROTC units and military recruiters at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3966), H1074 [12MR]

———grant limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and provide financial support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized members of Reserve components (see H.R. 2176), H2378 [26AP]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H9184 [9OC]

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

———mitigate financial hardships experienced by Reserve members as a result of being called to active duty (see H. Con. Res. 374), H700 [26FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H575 [24FE]

Budget: reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 3800), H576 [24FE]

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), H7073 [13SE]

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: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (see H.R. 3598), H701 [26FE]

———require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H393 [4FE]

California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see H.R. 4469), H3720 [2JN]

China, People's Republic of: anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre (see H. Res. 655), H3605 [1JN]

———improve protection of intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 576), H2019 [1AP]

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Res. 530), H574 [24FE]

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 3793), H753 [2MR]

———resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 440), H4581 [18JN]

Colombia: express concern and support for local elected officials under threat of assassination, kidnapping, forcible displacement, and coercion by terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 535), H633 [25FE]

Congress: allow vote to reverse Supreme Court decisions on the constitutionality of legislation enacted by Congress (see H.R. 3920), H2484 [28AP]

Contracts: require certain Federal service contractors to participate in a pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation (see H.R. 4064), H1739 [30MR]

Correctional institutions: prohibit use of Federal funds for certain amenities and personal comforts for inmates in Federal prisons (see H.R. 2296), H575 [24FE]

Courts: ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws (see H. Res. 568), H1229 [17MR]

———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts in certain cases and promote federalism (see H.R. 3799), H1594 [25MR]

———provide greater fairness in legal fees payable in civil diversity litigation after an offer of settlement (see H.R. 4430), H3438 (see H.R. 4430), H3538 [20MY]

Crime: prohibit the sale or rental of adult video games to minors (see H.R. 669), H1116 [16MR]

Dept. of Education: make grants to establish drug-free school demonstration programs (see H.R. 3720), H88 [21JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a technology, equipment, and information transfer program with State and local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3644), H707 [1MR]

Dept. of Justice: 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), H4893 [23JN]

Dept. of the Interior: arrange for the carving of the figure of Ronald Reagan on Mount Rushmore National Memorial (see H.R. 4980), H6704 [22JY]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 4595), H6899 [8SE]

District of Columbia: clarify definition of marriage for legal purposes (see H.R. 4773), H6707 [22JY]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 5188), H9051 [8OC]

Education: expand opportunities for postsecondary education (see H.R. 3039), H244 [28JA]

———increase student loan forgiveness to highly-qualified teachers in mathematics, science, and special education, and for reading specialists (see H.R. 4410), H3437 (see H.R. 4410), H3537 [20MY]

European Union: condemn plan to lift embargo on arm sales to the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 512), H10080 [19NO]

Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (see H.R. 4909), H6701 [22JY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 106), H7736 [28SE]

FCC: vigorously enforce indecency and profanity laws in order to protect children in the U.S. from indecent and profane programming on broadcast television and radio (see H. Res. 500), H100 [23JA]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H927 [9MR]

Firearms: update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 4048), H1592 [25MR]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 527), H36 [20JA]

Foreign countries: improve identification and response to weak or failing countries that endanger international security, pre-conflict stabilization efforts, and post-conflict reconstruction operations (see H.R. 4185), H2374 [22AP]

Foreign policy: prohibit U.S. contributions to the U.N. or Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development relative to proposals to impose taxes or fees on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1206), H927 [9MR]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 3716), H701 [26FE]

Fort Clatsop National Memorial: redesignate as the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park and include in the park sites in Washington and Oregon (see H.R. 3819), H574 [24FE]

GAO: prepare statements for committee reports on congressional legislation on whether new entities, programs, or functions are redundant or could be performed more efficiently by existing entity, program, or function (see H.R. 2743), H434 [10FE]

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

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 4610), H6707 [22JY]

Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 4375), H5471 [9JY]

Homeland security: improve (see H.R. 3452), H1370 [23MR]

Hong Kong: support freedom (see H. Res. 667), H4581 [18JN]

Housing: facilitate self-help housing homeownership opportunities (see H.R. 4363), H3392 [19MY]

Hunting and trapping: commend Hunters for the Hungry programs and efforts of such programs to decrease hunger and help feed those in need (see H. Res. 481), H90 [21JA]

Immigration: establish deportability and inadmissability of aliens who possess certain consular identification cards who are unlawfully present in the U.S. and use such a card for a Federal identification-related requirement (see H.R. 4440), H5793 [14JY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: modify treatment of adopted children (see H.R. 4561), H4928 (see H.R. 4561), H5072 [24JN]

India: observance of Republic Day (see H. Con. Res. 15), H90 [21JA]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4662), H7945 [30SE]

International Court of Justice: condemn misuse by the U.N. General Assembly and the Court's opinion on the Israeli security fence (see H. Res. 713), H5793 [14JY]

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

———hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 5193), H10233 [20NO]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 4730), H5471 [9JY]

Israel: support accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (see H. Res. 617), H4392 (see H. Res. 617), H4507 [17JN]

———support construction of security fence and condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 371), H699 [26FE]

———support membership in the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) at the U.N. (see H. Res. 615), H4392 (see H. Res. 615), H4507 [17JN]

Japan: urge honoring of commitments under the Market-Oriented Sector-Selective (MOSS) Agreement on Medical Equipment and Pharmaceuticals (see H. Con. Res. 324), H576 [24FE]

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: extend the 50-percent bonus depreciation (see H.R. 2895), H5150 [25JN] (see H.R. 4128), H3873 [9JN]

Kazakhstan: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 3708), H393 [4FE]

Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge: expand (see H.R. 2619), H2019 [1AP]

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]

Law enforcement: protect vulnerable persons from drug trafficking (see H.R. 4547), H9745 [16NO]

Law enforcement officers: extend the same Federal benefits to officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail carriers that apply to officers serving units of State and local government (see H.R. 3523), H2658 [5MY]

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

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H89 [21JA]

Medicaid: permit additional States to enter into long-term care partnerships in order to promote the use of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1406), H3440 (see H.R. 1406), H3540 [20MY]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H3016 [13MY]

Medicare: preserve access to cancer care (see H.R. 5144), H8168 [5OC]

———provide coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (see H.R. 4626), H8039 [4OC]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, post-abortion depression and psychosis (see H.R. 4543), H6128 [20JY]

Middle East: prohibit assistance to the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian people until the perpetrators, or suspected perpetrators, of the killings of U.S. citizens in Gaza are surrendered to the U.S. (see H.R. 3460), H304 [3FE]

Motor vehicles: encourage the acceleration, production, retail sale, and consumer use of new intelligent vehicle technology safety systems (see H.R. 4931), H7864 [29SE]

———improve safety and enforcement relative to operation while under the influence of, or having used, drugs (see H.R. 3922), H926 [9MR]

———research and prevent drug impaired driving (see H.R. 4159), H2153 [2AP]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 3807), H1594 [25MR]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (see H.R. 4343), H2917 [12MY]

National Manufacturing Week: support goals (see H. Res. 516), H701 [26FE]

National Park Service: establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program (see H.R. 2237), H7234 [15SE]

Native Americans: require State approval of new gambling facilities, develop minimum Federal standards for Indian gaming, and establish commission to report on living standards on Indian lands (see H.R. 3745), H1011 [10MR]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1484 [24MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend enforcement provisions (see H.R. 4712), H6707 [22JY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: transfer certain functions to the Dept. of Commerce (see H.R. 3889), H1370 [23MR]

Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 3801), H753 [2MR]

Presidents of the U.S.: establish a program to award grants to improve and maintain sites honoring Presidents of the U.S. (see H.R. 3903), H871 [4MR]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 623), H6706 [22JY]

Reagan, Ronald: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4669), H9051 [8OC]

———redesign the half-dollar coin in commemoration (see H.R. 4525), H3820 [8JN]

———redesign the ten dollar bill in commemoration (see H.R. 4528), H4287 [16JN]

———redesign the twenty dollar bill in commemoration (see H.R. 4563), H3963 [14JN]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 84), H35 [20JA]

Russia: condemn series of terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 760), H6899 [8SE]

Small Business Act: amend to reauthorize the Paul D. Coverdell Drug-Free Workplace Program (see H.R. 4119), H4928 (see H.R. 4119), H5072 [24JN]

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), H4928 (see H.R. 2598), H5071 [24JN]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H575 [24FE]

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

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (see H. Con. Res. 403), H2406 [27AP]

Syria: human rights and civil liberties violations (see H. Con. Res. 363), H876 [8MR]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 462), H4928 (see H. Con. Res. 462), H5072 [24JN]

Tariff: nitrocellulose (see H.R. 4203), H2728 [6MY]

Tax Reform Action Commission: establish (see H.R. 3215), H1322 [18MR]

Taxation: allow employers a tax credit for increasing employment (see H.R. 4307), H2727 [6MY]

———allow individuals to designate refunds to provide catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 1608), H515 [11FE]

———amend laws assisting States in the collection of sales and use taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 2824), H2483 [28AP]

———clarify that personal service corporations may continue to use the cash method of accounting (see H.R. 2814), H1370 [23MR]

———increase child tax credit (see H.R. 4359), H3015 [13MY]

———make permanent the reduction in taxes on dividends and capital gains (see H.R. 4809), H6707 [22JY]

———modify the alternative minimum tax on individuals by permitting the deduction for State and local taxes and adjust exemption amounts for inflation (see H.R. 4629), H4646 [21JN]

———permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (see H.R. 4275), H2816 [11MY]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (see H.R. 4181), H2264 [21AP]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H3781 [3JN]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 3953), H3392 [19MY]

———provide a tax credit to businesses whose employees teach at community colleges (see H.R. 4983), H6704 [22JY]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 2978), H1370 [23MR]

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (see H.R. 4502), H6707 [22JY]

———repeal sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act and repeal scheduled reductions in tax benefits provided by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (see H.R. 3773), H1594 [25MR]

———update optional methods for computing self-employment net earnings (see H.R. 2747), H5471 [9JY]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (see H.R. 3717), H435 [10FE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H927 [9MR]

Tidmarsh, David S.: E.W. Scripps Co., National Spelling Bee champion (see H. Res. 684), H4766 [22JN]

U.S.-Israel Homeland Security Foundation: establish (see H.R. 3871), H1594 [25MR]

UNESCO: U.S. membership (see H. Con. Res. 443), H4287 [16JN]

Venezuela: encourage citizens to participate in a constitutional, peaceful, democratic, and electoral solution relative to referendum to recall President Hugo Chavez (see H. Res. 716), H6128 [20JY]

Veterans: 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), H9050 [8OC]

Victims of Communism Memorial: support construction (see H. Res. 752), H6705 [22JY]

Wang Bingzhang: disapprove arbitrary detention by People's Republic of China and urge immediate release (see H. Con. Res. 326), H2019 [1AP]

World War II: anniversary of Battle of the Bulge (see H.J. Res. 110), H9746 [16NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: transfer functions of certain Customs Patrol Officers operating on the Tohono O'odham Indian reservation to the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (see H.R. 5346), H9049 [8OC]

Drugs: authorize ``Meth Watch'' program grants (see H.R. 5345), H9049 [8OC]

———develop and require dissemination of a meta-analysis of scientific data on the safety and health risks of marijuana and the clinically-proven effectiveness of medical marijuana (see H.R. 5429), H10926 [6DE]

———eliminate safe-harbor exception for certain packaged pseudoephedrine products used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 5347), H9049 [8OC]

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

Red Ribbon Week: support goals (see H. Res. 841), H8859 [7OC]

Trajkovski, Boris: express condolences for the death of Macedonian President (see H. Res. 540), H700 [26FE]

Excerpts

District of Columbia self-defense stories, H7767 [29SE]

Factsheets

What Would the District of Columbia's Gun Laws Look Like After H.R. 3193?, H7767 [29SE]

Hearings

Faith-based perspectives on the provision of community services: Committee on Government Reform (House) (excerpts), H333 [4FE]

Letters

Enforce Federal laws prohibiting the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes: Arthur T. Dean, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, H5304 [7JY], H5613 [13JY]

———Betty S. Sembler, Drug-Free America Foundation, H5305 [7JY]

———Chuck Canterbury, Fraternal Order of Police, H5304 [7JY]

———Ronald E. Brooks, National Narcotic Officers' Associations' Coalition, H5305 [7JY]

———Stephen J. Pasierb, Partnership for a Drug-Free America (organization), H5304 [7JY]

———William E. Moschella, Dept. of Justice, H5305 [7JY]

Medical therapies and clinical research using stem cells: by, Committee on Government Reform (House), H6957, H6958 [9SE]

———James F. Battey, Jr., NIH, H6956 [9SE]

Nonprofit Athletic Organization Protection Act: Robert Kanaby, National Federation of State High School Associations, H7088 [14SE]

Lists

Cosponsors of H.R. 3193, District of Columbia Personal Protection Act, H7748, H7769 [29SE]

DEA arrests of physicians, H5295 [7JY]

Disorders and conditions treated with non-embryonic stem cells, H6956 [9SE]

State high school athletic associations supporting H.R. 3369, Nonprofit Athletic Organization Protection Act, H7089 [14SE]

Press releases

James W. Pyles Elected Board Chair of SCORE—First African-American To Lead SCORE in Its 40-Year History, E2160 [6DE]

Remarks

Afghanistan: eradicate poppy cultivation and prevent illicit drug trafficking, H729 [2MR]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5612 [13JY]

Armed Forces: enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty, H9786 [17NO]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E696 [28AP]

Boy Scouts: tribute (H. Res. 853), H10032 [19NO]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4418), H5681 [14JY]

Burma: human rights violations, E907 [19MY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (H.J. Res. 95), E907 [19MY]

———approve renewal of import restrictions (H.J. Res. 97), H3892 [14JN]

Bush, President: State of the Union Message, H74 [21JA]

California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (H.R. 4469), H7664 [28SE]

China, People's Republic of: anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre, E1023 [3JN]

———anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre (H. Res. 655), H3689 [2JN]

———improve protection of intellectual property rights (H. Res. 576), H5684 [14JY]

Colombia: limit participation of U.S. personnel in Plan Colombia counterdrug and counterterrorism activities, H5869, H5871 [15JY]

Community Services Block Grant Act: prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H332 [4FE]

———provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), H332 [4FE]

Courts: authorize U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in Washington, DC, metropolitan area and support provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center near the Pentagon (H.R. 3936), H9786 [17NO]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), consideration (H. Res. 529), H594 [25FE]

DEA: anniversary (H. Res. 412), H774 [3MR]

Dept. of State: increase counter-terrorist and narco-terrorist rewards program payments, expand award eligibility criteria, authorize nonmonetary awards, and publicize existence of rewards program (H.R. 3782), E408 [18MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4241, H4242 [16JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: require report to Congress on changes or closures in veterans hospitals, H9786 [17NO]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5295, H5303 [7JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6955 [9SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7176 [14SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 3193), H7758, H7759, H7761, H7762, H7763, H7767, H7768 [29SE]

———restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 3193), consideration (H. Res. 803), H7747 [29SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H76, H78, H79 [21JA], H774 [3MR], H2048-H2054 [1AP]

Drugs: enforce Federal laws prohibiting the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, H5303 [7JY], H5612 [13JY]

———prohibit prosecution of physicians for prescribing certain controlled substances for pain relief or management, H5295 [7JY]

European Union: agreement to toughen and harmonize drug laws, E50 [27JA]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7932 [30SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: technical corrections relative to amendments made by the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (H.R. 3493), E70 [28JA], E116 [4FE]

Foreign aid: prohibit allocations to countries refusing to extradite criminal suspects to the U.S. for trial or sentencing, H5879 [15JY]

Foreign countries: report on congressional delegation trip to Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan, H382 [4FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5869, H5871, H5879 [15JY]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding, H6955 [9SE]

Hong Kong: support freedom, E1023 [3JN]

Intelligence services: integrate security screening systems and enhance information sharing, H8848, H8849 [7OC]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), conference report, H11016 [7DE]

International Court of Justice: condemn misuse by the U.N. General Assembly and the Court's opinion on the Israeli security fence (H. Res. 713), H5770 [14JY]

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), H1194 [17MR]

Israel: International Court of Justice scheduled hearings on the legality of Israel's security fence, H536 [24FE]

Libya: report on congressional delegation trip relative to Muammar Qadhafi's decision to renounce weapons of mass destruction and improve U.S. relations, H382 [4FE]

Motor vehicles: improve safety and enforcement relative to operation while under the influence of, or having used, drugs (H.R. 3922), H7076 [14SE]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: extend date for submittal of final report and provide additional funding, E311 [4MR]

———implement recommendations, H7724, H7725 [28SE]

National Park Service: funding, H4241, H4242 [16JN]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8681, H8848, H8849 [7OC]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program funding, H7176 [14SE]

Pharmaceuticals: address issue of oxycodone prescription drug abuse, H599 [25FE]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3855 [9JN]

South Whitley, IN: tribute to Whitko High School art students, E356 [11MR]

———tribute to Whitko High School participants in the World School Children's Art Exhibition, E2158 [6DE]

Sports: provide immunity for nonprofit athletic organizations in lawsuits arising from claims of ordinary negligence relative to the passage or adoption of rules for athletic competitions and practices (H.R. 3369), H7086, H7088 [14SE]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (H. Con. Res. 462), H5760 [14JY]

Terrorism: efforts to combat cooperation between drug traffickers and terrorists, H7727-H7729 [28SE]

Trajkovski, Boris: express condolences for the death of Macedonian President, E257 [26FE]

———express condolences for the death of Macedonian President (H. Res. 540), H986 [10MR]

Victims of Communism Memorial: support construction (H. Res. 752), H7660 [28SE]

Warsaw, IN: anniversary, E1025 [3JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H512 [11FE], H561 [24FE], H692 [26FE], H749 [2MR], H925 [9MR], H1641 [29MR], H2404 [27AP], H4764 [22JN], H7440 [22SE], H8034 [4OC]

Tributes

Klebnikov, Paul, E1463 [22JY]

Pangburn, Willis A. (Jack), E946 [21MY]

Pyles, James W., E2160 [6DE]

Swartz, Warren H., E946 [21MY]