McDERMOTT, JIM (a Representative from Washington)

Articles and editorials

Abuse Flap May Ruin Bush Team's ``Trust Us'' Argument on Detainees, Los Angeles (CA) Times, H3021 [17MY]

Acknowledging the Psychiatric Cost of War, Matthew J. Friedman, New England Journal of Medicine, H5389 [8JY]

All Quiet on the House Side—Democrats Say GOP Is Evading Debate, Charles Babington, Washington (DC) Post, H2936 [13MY]

Early Tests for U.S. in Its Global Fight on AIDS, Deborah Sontag, New York (NY) Times, H5843-H5845 [15JY]

Fixed-Dose Mixtures of Generic AIDS Drugs Prove Effective, Lawrence K. Altman, New York (NY) Times, H5842 [15JY]

George W. Bush and the Real State of the Union, Independent (publication), H13 [20JA]

Get Ready for the Alternative Minimum Tax, Mary Deibel, Seattle (WA) Post-Intelligencer, H2562 [5MY]

I Was Forced To Abuse Inmates, Says U.S. Soldier, H2887 [12MY]

In the Northwest—Bush-Cheney Flip-Flops Cost America in Blood, Joel Connelly, Seattle (WA) Post-Intelligencer, H7867 [30SE]

Inside Afghan Prisons, U.S. Abuses Are Shrouded in Mystery, Farhan Bokhari, Gulf News (publication), H2994 [13MY]

McDermott Gets $600,000 Tab in Leak of Illegal Phone Tape, E2088 [20NO]

Pictures That Lost the War, Neil Mackay, Glasgow (Scotland) Herald, H2673 [6MY]

Rumsfeld Approved `Harsh' Interrogation, Julian Borger, Melbourne (Australia) Age, H2886 [12MY]

Sanctions Alter Dynamic on House Tax Bill, Rob Wells, Dow Jones & Co., Inc. (news service), H4300 [17JN]

Six Morons Who Lost the War, Tom Regan, Christian Science Monitor, H2674 [6MY]

Sticking It to Working Families, Thomas Oliphant, Boston (MA) Globe, H7526 [23SE]

Torture and the Politics of Ambiguity, Michael Manning, Singapore Straits Times (publication), H2994 [13MY]

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), H2658 [5MY]

Advertising: ensure that advertising campaigns paid for by the Federal Government are unbiased (see H.R. 4639), H4765 [22JN]

Afghanistan: protect archeological or ethnological materials (see H.R. 4641), H4765 [22JN]

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

American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin: tribute (see H. Res. 579), H1593 [25MR]

Amtrak: anniversary of Empire Builder rail line (see H. Con. Res. 442), H4392 (see H. Con. Res. 442), H4507 [17JN]

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

———provide better protection against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and other prion diseases (see H.R. 3714), H753 [2MR]

———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 4826), H6707 [22JY]

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 524), H701 [26FE]

Arizona: compensate livestock operators who voluntarily relinquish a grazing permit or lease on Federal lands (see H.R. 3337), H128 [27JA]

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), H3439 (see H.R. 4468), H3539 [20MY]

———authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 3201), H3605 [1JN]

———clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3017 [13MY]

———eliminate reductions of basic pay for eligibility for basic educational assistance for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4711), H5331 [7JY]

———ensure that soldiers wounded in a combat zone continue to receive special pay allowances and tax benefits associated with combat pay (see H.R. 5296), H9047 [8OC]

———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), H6557 [21JY]

———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), H3605 [1JN]

———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 discrimination in the rental of housing to members (see H.R. 621), H9963 [17NO]

———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), H8859 [7OC]

———provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period (see H.R. 1345), H393 [4FE]

———provide that military retired pay, for non-regular service, be paid without regard to age (see H.R. 331), H303 [3FE]

———recognize and honor military unit family support volunteers for their dedicated service to the U.S., the Armed Forces, and members of the Armed Forces and their families (see H. Con. Res. 486), H6900 [8SE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H3094 [17MY]

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

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 761), H6997 [9SE]

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

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3798), H2019 [1AP]

Birds: mint coins celebrating recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle and noting the importance of the designation of the American bald eagle as an endangered species (see H.R. 4116), H3094 [17MY]

Brown, Oliver L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 4162), H2153 [2AP]

California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see H.R. 4469), H3439 (see H.R. 4469), H3539 [20MY]

———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), H1072 [11MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 601), H1369 [23MR]

Caribbean nations: provide humanitarian assistance to countries devastated by hurricanes (see H. Con. Res. 496), H8039 [4OC]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 570), H1791 [31MR]

Cemeteries and funerals: authorize placement in a national cemetery of memorial markers to commemorate servicemembers or other persons whose remains are interred in an American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery (see H.R. 5356), H9184 [9OC]

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

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: authorize grants to local educational agencies to support purchase or lease and use of vending machines that offer healthy foods and beverages in schools (see H.R. 2225), H8859 [7OC]

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), H2266 [21AP]

Chemicals: prohibit the manufacture, processing, or distribution in commerce of pentabrominated diphenyl ethers and octabrominated diphenyl ethers (see H.R. 4076), H2266 [21AP]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 3602), H2816 [11MY]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2155 [2AP]

———support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 4799), H9051 [8OC]

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

Citizenship: provide for the automatic acquisition of citizenship by certain Amerasians (see H.R. 3360), H575 [24FE]

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), H701 [26FE]

Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 499), H128 [27JA]

Climate: conduct scientific research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits to consumers from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 4067), H2374 [22AP]

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

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H1643 [29MR]

Colombia: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2853), H304 [3FE]

Commission for Assisting Democratic Parliaments: establish (see H. Res. 543), H1230 [17MR]

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H5196 [6JY]

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), H4766 [22JN]

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

Congressional Science Competition: establish (see H. Res. 604), H2372 [22AP]

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]

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), H2491 [30AP]

Crime: expand protections against the misuse of public safety officer uniforms (see H.R. 3815), H701 [26FE]

———foster local collaborations to ensure effective and efficient use of resources within the criminal and juvenile justice systems in dealing with mentally ill offenders (see H.R. 2387), H7138 [14SE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: provide financial assistance for the construction, improvement, and rehabilitation of farmers markets (see H.R. 4858), H5983 [19JY]

———Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (see H.R. 4446), H5909 [15JY]

———use the Agricultural Research Service to conduct research on the risks of the transfer of prions that cause transmissable spongiform encephalopathies between animal species (see H.R. 4001), H1322 [18MR]

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), H2155 [2AP]

———carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities (see H.R. 5057), H7443 [22SE]

———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]

———provide for the arrest and commitment of contractor personnel who commit Federal offenses or war crimes while supporting overseas missions (see H.R. 4390), H5402 [8JY]

———request transmission to the House of Representatives any documentation produced in conjuction with investigations of abuse of Iraqi POW by U.S. military personnel or contractors (see H. Res. 640), H2918 [12MY]

Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 4585), H6707 [22JY]

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

Dept. of Energy: purchase of excess plutonium and highly enriched uranium from Russia (see H.R. 3173), H872 [4MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 4354), H4287 [16JN]

———give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis (see H.R. 2023), H5331 [7JY]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H4647 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 1519), H752 [2MR]

———make grants to improve ability of State and local governments to prevent abduction of children by family members (see H.R. 3965), H3230 [18MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 1034), H1116 [16MR]

———establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 1524), H6756 [7SE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pilot program to provide grants to facilitate the use of natural gas buses at public airports (see H.R. 3833), H927 [9MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the day in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 3344), H753 [2MR]

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

———reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 1264), H1370 [23MR]

———restrict the performance of eye surgery at a facility, or under a contract with the Dept., to only licensed medical doctors and licensed doctors of osteopathy (see H.R. 3473), H831 [3MR]

Disabled: improve access to assistive technologies (see H.R. 4278), H3606 [1JN]

Disasters: authorize the President to carry out a program for the protection of the health and safety of community members, volunteers, and workers in a disaster area (see H.R. 5329), H9049 [8OC]

Diseases: establish a program of grants for detection and control of colorectal cancer (see H.R. 4093), H5151 [25JN]

———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), H4286 [16JN]

———increase public awareness of scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2484 [28AP]

Douglass, Frederick: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H. Res. 101), H393 [4FE]

Drugs: establish certain restrictions on drugs containing isotretinoin, including the drug marketed as Accutane (see H.R. 4598), H8409 [6OC]

Eastman, George: tribute (see H. Res. 673), H3963 [14JN]

Education: extend student loan forgiveness to school or public librarians in low income areas (see H.R. 2674), H3391 [19MY]

———increase availability of Head Start programs and quality child care, reduce child hunger and encourage healthy eating habits, and facilitate parental involvement (see H.R. 2363), H244 [28JA]

———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), H1074 [12MR]

———provide access and equity in higher education (see H.R. 4102), H6899 [8SE]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 873), H5908 [15JY]

———recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, adminstration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (see H. Res. 598), H2406 [27AP]

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

———protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries (see H.R. 4740), H5149 [25JN]

———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), H90 [21JA]

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), H245 [28JA]

Families and domestic relations: regulate international marriage broker activity in the U.S. and provide certain protections for individuals who utilize the services of international marriage brokers (see H.R. 2949), H872 [4MR]

FCC: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (see H.J. Res. 72), H701 [26FE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H7575 [23SE]

———review decision process to disapprove commercial distribution of the emergency-contraceptive drug Plan B as an over-the-counter drug (see H.R. 4377), H6707 [22JY]

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 contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3426), H1484 [24MR]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H575 [24FE]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 356), H753 [2MR]

———require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (see H.R. 5276), H8858 [7OC]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (see H.R. 4107), H3017 [13MY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1101), H1484 [24MR]

Feldman, Sandra: tribute (see H. Res. 714), H5654 [13JY]

Financial institutions: allow credit unions to provide international money transfer services to nonmembers and require certain disclosures in connection with any international money transfer (see H.R. 4348), H4894 [23JN]

Fish and fishing: establish requirements for fishing quota systems (see H.R. 2621), H2373 [22AP]

Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 381), H393 [4FE]

Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 3684), H516 [11FE]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 2916), H6899 [8SE]

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), H5331 [7JY]

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

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]

FTC: classify advertising or sale of a mislabeled copy-protected music disc as an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice (see H.R. 107), H3016 [13MY]

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

Greece: tribute to Government and people for successful completion of 2004 Summer Olympic games (see H. Res. 774), H7330 [21SE]

Guam: anniversary of liberation (see H. Res. 737), H6998 [9SE]

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

Hazardous substances: reduce quantity of mercury in the environment (see H.R. 4260), H3094 [17MY]

———require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H304 [3FE]

Health: establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 716), H830 [3MR]

———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), H2265 [21AP]

———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), H872 [4MR]

———modify the rules for redistribution and extended availability of funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4936), H8168 [5OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 4325), H2815 [11MY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 4628), H5195 [6JY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H5536 [12JY]

———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see H.R. 918), H2373 [22AP]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 4182), H2374 [22AP]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H304 [3FE]

Health care professionals: improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas by extending and increasing foreign country residency requirement waivers for foreign medical graduates (see H.R. 4156), H2816 [11MY]

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3180), H128 [27JA]

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

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]

House Rules: prohibit behavior that threatens the integrity of the House of Representatives (see H.R. 4971), H6703 [22JY]

Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H2728 [6MY]

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

———facilitate self-help housing homeownership opportunities (see H.R. 4363), H3873 [9JN]

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

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 2435), H4287 [16JN]

———permit representatives of the foreign press to enter the U.S. under the visa waiver program (see H.R. 4832), H7234 [15SE]

———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), H4894 [23JN]

Immigration and Nationality Act: modify treatment of adopted children (see H.R. 4561), H4580 [18JN]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 3919), H1484 [24MR]

India: elections (see H. Con. Res. 433), H3439 (see H. Con. Res. 433), H3539 [20MY]

———provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4449), H3439 (see H.R. 4449), H3538 [20MY]

———recognize anniversary of chemical plant accident in Bhopal and ensure provision of environmental and medical rehabilitation of the affected area by Union Carbide Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 503), H8409 [6OC]

———recognize contributions of Indian Americans, and the benefits of working with India towards promoting peace, prosperity, and freedom among all countries (see H. Con. Res. 352), H516 [11FE]

Indonesia: tribute to successful completion of elections for national, provincial, and regional parliamentary representatives, and praise growing friendship with the U.S. (see H. Res. 744), H7073 [13SE]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 3352), H927 [9MR]

Iraq: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3673), H90 [21JA]

———provide education and health care for women and children, enhance political participation, economic empowerment, civil society, and personal security for women, and protect human rights of women and children (see H.R. 4671), H4928 (see H.R. 4671), H5072 [24JN]

IRS: discourage payment of Federal tax collection services through a commission or as a percentage of taxes collected (see H. Con. Res. 213), H3873 [9JN]

Japan: anniversary of Treaty of Kanagawa opening relations with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 418), H3441 [20MY]

Johnson, Shoshana N.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 210), H9963 [17NO]

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), H90 [21JA]

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

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

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), H1072 [11MR]

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

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H4580 [18JN]

McGrory, Mary: tribute (see H. Res. 626), H2657 [5MY]

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 1736), H2019 [1AP]

———extend State fiscal relief (see H.R. 4961), H9051 [8OC]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H2483 [28AP]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H699 [26FE]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H2019 [1AP]

Medicare: condition the payment of employer prescription drug subsidies on the maintenance of current prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 4978), H7234 [15SE]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3767), H435 [10FE]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 4927), H7864 [29SE]

———modernize by ensuring that appropriate preventive services are covered (see H.R. 4898), H7736 [28SE]

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

———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), H3720 [2JN]

———provide coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (see H.R. 4626), H5151 [25JN]

———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 1228), H2657 [5MY]

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

———eliminate the comparative cost adjustment program (see H.R. 3711), H872 [4MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of certain screening procedures for diabetic retinopathy and establish pilot programs to foster such screening (see H.R. 3458), H434 [10FE]

———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), H1323 [18MR]

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Res. 466), H5536 [12JY]

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), H3720 [2JN]

Mining and mineral resources: reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 504), H1229 [17MR]

NASA: tribute to Hubble Space Telescope for extraordinary contributions to scientific research and education and reconsideration of future service missions (see H. Res. 550), H830 [3MR]

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

National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Res. 646), H3441 (see H. Res. 646), H3541 [20MY]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 621), H3230 [18MY]

National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 452), H4286 [16JN]

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

National School Lunch Act: improve nutrition of students served under child nutrition programs (see H.R. 2987), H2658 [5MY]

National security: restore civil liberties under the first amendment, the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and other law enforcement and privacy laws (see H.R. 4591), H8039 [4OC]

Native Americans: provide grants to assist tribes participating in the Federal acknowledgement process (see H.R. 4786), H6128 [20JY]

———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), H753 [2MR]

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]

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

NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see H.R. 2801), H2815 [11MY]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 847), H304 [3FE]

Political campaigns: clarify disclosure requirements of identifying information within campaign communications which are printed, made through the Internet, and through prerecorded telephone calls (see H.R. 4985), H8168 [5OC]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 4341), H3964 [14JN]

POW: request release of documents about the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H. Res. 689, 699), H5536 [12JY] (see H. Res. 700), H5196 [6JY]

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

Railroads: increase rail transportation security (see H.R. 4476), H5654 [13JY] (see H.R. 4896), H6998 [9SE]

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]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: tribute (see H.J. Res. 87), H393 [4FE]

Rotary International: issue commemorative stamp to honor centennial anniversary and efforts to eradicate polio (see H. Con. Res. 375), H700 [26FE]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H2919 [12MY]

SBA: modify the women's business center program (see H.R. 4853), H6557 [21JY]

Selective Service System: terminate registration requirement and activities of local boards and agencies (see H.R. 4746), H5909 [15JY]

Senior citizens: improve and enhance access to mental health services (see H.R. 2241), H5654 [13JY]

———provide mental health screening and treatment services, integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams (see H.R. 4694), H5654 [13JY]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1322 [18MR]

Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda Post Office, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 4046), H4580 [18JN]

Small business: improve results and accountability of microenterprise development assistance programs (see H.R. 3818), H753 [2MR]

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), H392 [4FE]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2971), H633 [25FE]

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

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for Medicaid expenditures (see H.R. 4692), H4926 (see H.R. 4692), H5070 [24JN]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 4910), H6701 [22JY]

Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see H.R. 418), H3541 [20MY]

Space policy: anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing (see H. Res. 723), H5983 [19JY]

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

———tribute to NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Cornell University for conducting the Mars Exploration Rover mission, and recognition of importance of space exploration (see H. Res. 490), H35 [20JA]

SSI: extend for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see H.R. 4035), H4171 [15JN]

States: streamline enrollment processes for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program through better linkages with programs providing nutrition and related assistance to low-income families (see H.R. 4031), H9051 [8OC]

Stepanek, Matthew J.T. (Mattie): tribute (see H. Res. 695), H4927 (see H. Res. 695), H5071 [24JN]

Sudan: declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H5654 [13JY]

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (see H.R. 5061), H7864 [29SE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Con. Res. 414), H2548 [4MY] (see H. Res. 508), H2406 [27AP]

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]

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

———provide an increased low-income housing credit for property located adjacent to qualified census tracts (see H.R. 2372), H700 [26FE]

———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]

———treatment of certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (see H.R. 3865), H831 [3MR]

———treatment of direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs that fail to provide certain information to the consumer (see H.R. 3155), H1791 [31MR]

———treatment of ground rent paid on land on which a qualified residence is located and which is allotted or Indian-owned land (see H.R. 1426), H633 [25FE]

Telecommunications: protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see H.R. 3558), H6557 [21JY]

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), H245 [28JA]

Transportation Security Administration: repeal the security screening opt-out program for airport operators allowing the hiring of private screeners (see H.R. 4970), H6703 [22JY]

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), H7443 [22SE]

U.N. International Day in Support of Victims of Torture: observance (see H. Res. 687), H4928 (see H. Res. 687), H5072 [24JN]

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), H1230 [17MR]

United Negro College Fund, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 792), H7442 [22SE]

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 2217), H3391 [19MY]

———extend eligibility of veterans who served in recent hostilities for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for any illness (see H.R. 4438), H3438 (see H.R. 4438), H3538 [20MY]

———improve post-traumatic stress disorder treatment for veterans of service in Afghanistan and Iraq and the war on terror (see H.R. 4798), H9745 [16NO]

———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 1735), H2549 [4MY]

———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), H37 [20JA]

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

———recognize continuing legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers and establish a Buffalo Soldiers Heritage Month (see H. Con. Res. 517), H10233 [20NO]

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]

———establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H10926 [6DE]

———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 1433), H6557 [21JY]

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

Women's United Soccer Association: tribute (see H. Res. 373), H6756 [7SE]

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), H7864 [29SE]

World War II: commending persons who were inducted for service in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 434), H3821 [8JN]

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

World Year of Physics: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 301), H1323 [18MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Information services: require reports on Federal data-mining programs to collect personal information from commercial and governmental sources (see H.R. 4290), H2657 [5MY]

Seattle Storm (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 857), H9962 [17NO]

Suzuki, Ichiro: tribute (see H. Res. 817), H8038 [4OC]

Letters

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act relative to status of Western Sahara: Robert B. Zoellick, U.S. Trade Representative, H6636 [22JY]

Lists

Armed Forces members from Washington killed in military action in Iraq, H6735 [7SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2383 [27AP]

Remarks

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend and modify certain trade benefits (H.R. 4103), H3890 [14JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5594 [13JY]

Anti-Flag (musical group): tribute, H8863 [8OC]

Armed Forces: assessment of post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in Iraq, H5388 [8JY]

———ensure access to Senior ROTC units and military recruiters at institutions of higher education (H.R. 3966), consideration (H. Res. 580), H1696 [30MR]

———ensure receipt of quality medical care and adequate action relative to medical issues, H711 [2MR]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, H6735, H6736 [7SE], H6761 [8SE], E980 [2JN]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons, H7039 [13SE], E1603 [13SE]

Berger, Samuel R. (Sandy): investigation of removal of classified documents from the National Archives, H6448 [21JY], H6560 [22JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1079 [16MR], H1463 [24MR]

———deficit, H2133 [2AP], H3098 [18MY], H8010 [4OC]

———evaluation of Bush administration proposals, H1346 [23MR]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H2879 [12MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1463 [24MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), H1761 [31MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), motion to instruct conferees, H2879 [12MY]

Bush, President: characterization relative to personal military history, H2396 [27AP]

———evaluation of administration, H880 [9MR], H1346 [23MR], H2242, H2244 [21AP], H2661 [6MY], H5171 [6JY], H5335 [8JY], H5542, H5637, H5638, H5639 [13JY], H6906 [9SE], H7079 [14SE], H7823 [29SE], H9053 [9OC]

———State of the Union Message, H13, H14 [20JA]

Cheney, Vice President: comments made as Sec. of Defense on decision not to invade Iraq during the Persian Gulf Conflict, H7867 [30SE]

———relationship with Halliburton Co., H612 [25FE], H5637, H5638, H5639, H5640 [13JY]

Children and youth: improve protections of children and hold States accountable for the orderly and timely placement of children across State lines (H.R. 4504), H8098 [5OC]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1918 [11OC]

Cinco de Mayo: observance, H2555 [5MY]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select): interpretation of leaked minority staff draft memo as it applies to the scope of investigation of intelligence gathered and used as rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H226 [28JA]

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), H354 [4FE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 108th Congress, H2935 [13MY], H7739 [29SE]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), H6592 [22JY]

Crime: clarify and strengthen laws relative to cyberstalking, H2626 [5MY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H13, H14 [20JA], H5324 [7JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit Federal funding for buyout of tobacco producers or quota holders, H5594 [13JY]

Dept. of Defense: issuance of stop-loss orders to Armed Forces members, H4509 [18JN]

Dept. of HHS: investigation into allegation of firing threats relative to disclosure of cost of Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, H1223 [17MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: security alert relative to upcoming Presidential election, H5524 [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior: implement water supply technology and infrastructure programs aimed at increasing and diversifying domestic water resources (H.R. 2828), consideration (H. Res. 711), H5410 [9JY]

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

Earth Day: observance, H2339 [22AP]

Ecology and environment: evaluation of Bush administration policies, H2339 [22AP]

———national objectives priority assignments, H4268 [16JN], H5544 [13JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (H.R. 1057), H7377, H7379 [22SE]

Economy: evaluation of Bush administration, H3098 [18MY], H5659 [14JY], H5990 [20JY], H7300 [21SE], H7546 [23SE], H8173 [6OC]

———importance of job creation, H1761 [31MR]

———national objectives priority assignments, H5202 [7JY], H7035 [13SE]

Education: national policy to improve system, H2555 [5MY]

Elections: Washington State primary election results, H7195 [15SE]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H880 [9MR], H4395 [17JN]

Exxon Valdez (vessel): anniversary of oil spill, H1374 [24MR]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage, H596 [25FE]

———constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7924 [30SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations, H5354 [8JY], H5467 [9JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5842 [15JY]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H2227 [21AP], H5919, H5968 [19JY]

GAO: Center for Science and Technology Assessment establishment through reductions in Architect of the Capitol and GPO funding, H5494 [12JY]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): designate certain funding as an emergency requirement, H5842 [15JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H2819 [12MY], H3234 [19MY], H7079, H7187 [14SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 1200), H853 [4MR]

House of Representatives: bribery allegations relative to Representative Nick Smith's vote on Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, H1223 [17MR]

Institute of Medicine of the National Academies: alteration of report on health disparities, H487 [11FE]

Intelligence services: appointment of special counsel to investigate alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, H226 [28JA]

———assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H1212 [17MR], H5637, H5638, H5639 [13JY], H5898 [15JY]

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), H5773 [14JY]

Iran: condemn development of means to produce nuclear weapons (H. Con. Res. 398), E778 [6MY]

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), H1120, H1212 [17MR]

———alleged diversion of counterterrorism funding for use in preparations for U.S. military invasion, H2158 [20AP], H2227, H2242 [21AP]

———alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, H2525 [4MY], H2739, H2786 [11MY], H2886 [12MY], H2923, H2994 [13MY], H3020 [17MY], H3169 [18MY], H3386-H3389 [19MY], H4563 [18JN]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H2242, H2244 [21AP], H2525 [4MY], H2661 [6MY], H3497 [20MY], H5388 [8JY], H5616 [13JY], H5968 [19JY], H6536 [21JY], H7039 [13SE], H7307 [21SE], H7450 [23SE], H7867 [30SE], H8042 [5OC]

———call for development of an exit strategy for U.S. Armed Forces, H5616 [13JY]

———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, H2741 [11MY], H3693 [2JN]

———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), consideration (H. Res. 628), H2673 [6MY]

———human rights violations of Kurds, H2234 [21AP]

———investigation into awarding of reconstruction contracts, H612 [25FE]

———possession of weapons of mass destruction, H8644 [7OC]

———relationship with al-Qaeda (terrorist organization), H4563 [18JN]

Kerry, Senator: characterization in Presidential campaign television ads, H3609 [2JN]

———characterization relative to service in Vietnamese Conflict, H2300 [22AP], H2383, H2396 [27AP]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4755), H5494 [12JY]

Medicare: advertising campaign designed to build public support for the new Medicare drug law, H1222 [17MR]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (H.R. 3767), consideration (H. Res. 696), H5921 [19JY]

———increase in premiums, H7187 [14SE]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H226 [28JA], H1222, H1223 [17MR], H3725 [3JN]

———require the negotiation and disclosure of the lowest possible prices for prescription drugs, H5921 [19JY]

Microsoft Corp.: European Union decision on violation of antitrust laws, E463 [26MR]

Morocco: encourage resolution of conflict with Western Sahara and support U.N. Security Council resolution on self-determination for Western Sahara, H6636 [22JY]

NASA: reconsideration of Hubble Space Telescope future service missions relative to scientific research and education, H2167 [20AP]

———reevaluate decision to terminate Hubble Space Telescope operations, H804 [3MR]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: evaluation of findings, H6105 [20JY], H6560 [22JY]

National Museum of the American Indian: opening (S.J. Res. 41), H7298 [21SE]

National security: require all young persons to perform a period of military or civilian service (H.R. 163), H3497 [20MY], H8121, H8157 [5OC]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Linda Buck for physiology or medicine, E1919 [11OC]

Ostrom, Carl: Experience Works, Inc., Washington Outstanding Older Worker award recipient, E1783 [4OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, H3096 [18MY]

Peace Corps Week: observance, E294 [3MR]

Petroleum: relationship between U.S. political leaders and oil industry corporations and organizations, H3968 [15JN], H4294 [17JN]

Point of order, H7751 [29SE]

Power resources: national energy policy, H3968 [15JN]

Public debt: ceiling, H8010 [4OC]

Republican Party: anniversary of legislative majority in the House of Representatives, H7332 [22SE]

Roads and highways: extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 4219), H2419 [28AP]

Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense: call for removal relative to alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, H4146 [15JN]

———call for resignation, H2741 [11MY], H3020 [17MY]

Scalia, Antonin: allegations of conflict of interest in Supreme Court case on forcing Vice President Cheney to disclose information about energy task force meetings, H602 [25FE]

Space policy: anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing (H. Res. 723), H6066 [20JY]

Sudan: declare genocide in Darfur (H. Con. Res. 467), H6534 [21JY]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), conference report, H7534 [23SE]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 794), H7526 [23SE]

———expand areas designated as renewal communities based on new census data and treat certain census tracts with low population as low-income communities for purposes of new markets tax credit (H.R. 4193), H3031 [17MY]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (H.R. 4227), H2562, H2565, H2567 [5MY]

———increase child tax credit (H.R. 4359), H3472 [20MY]

———permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (H.R. 4275), H2935 [13MY]

———rates, H931 [10MR], H1761 [31MR], H6546 [21JY]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), H4395 [17JN]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), consideration (H. Res. 681), H4299 [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)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 828), H8654 [7OC]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), motion to instruct conferees, H7752 [29SE]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers, H4395 [17JN]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (H.R. 4168), H7377, H7379 [22SE]

———simplify certain tax rules for individuals (H.R. 4841), H6488 [21JY]

———simplify the taxation of businesses (H.R. 4840), H6480, H6481 [21JY]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 4279), H2843 [12MY]

Terrorism: evaluation of Bush administration relative to war on terrorism, H6536 [21JY]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4759), consideration (H. Res. 712), H5668 [14JY]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4842), H6636 [22JY]

Unemployment: level, H880 [9MR]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H5 [20JA], H354 [4FE], H880 [9MR], H1696 [30MR]

Votes: position on missed, H10209 [20NO], E1290 [25JN], E2026, E2054 [18NO], E2083, E2133 [20NO]

Votes in House: condemn practice of holding votes open beyond a reasonable period of time, H5404, H5410 [9JY]

Washington: Alaskan Way Viaduct highway funding, H2419 [28AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Courts: verdict in civil lawsuit relative to interception of cellular phone conversations between Members of Congress, E2087 [20NO]

Leave of absence: granted, H9720 [16NO]

Special order: granted, H23 [20JA], H242 [28JA], H512 [11FE], H630 [25FE], H868 [4MR], H1228 [17MR], H1368 [23MR], H1590 [25MR], H1787 [31MR], H2014 [1AP], H2149 [2AP], H2196 [20AP], H2261 [21AP], H2367 [22AP], H2404 [27AP], H2481 [28AP], H2486 [29AP], H2546 [4MY], H2655 [5MY], H2812 [11MY], H2915 [12MY], H3013 [13MY], H3228 [18MY], H3434 [20MY], H3717 [2JN], H3777 [3JN], H4165 [15JN], H4281 [16JN], H4577 [18JN], H5192 [6JY], H5328 [7JY], H5400 [8JY], H5469 [9JY], H5534 [12JY], H5652 [13JY], H5788 [14JY], H5905 [15JY], H5979 [19JY], H6124 [20JY], H6553 [21JY], H6697 [22JY], H6751 [7SE], H6895 [8SE], H6994 [9SE], H7060 [13SE], H7136 [14SE], H7326 [21SE], H7572 [23SE], H7850 [29SE], H8034 [4OC], H8163 [5OC], H9183 [9OC]

Tributes

Chen, C.J., E1508 [22JY]

Gandhi, Sonia, H3055 [17MY]

Huntsman, Lee L., E871 [14MY]

Thomas, Harry, E439 [24MR]

Wilson, August, H2038 [1AP]