PALLONE, FRANK, JR. (a Representative from New Jersey)

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), H4171 [15JN]

Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3392 [19MY]

———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]

———express concern over the well-being of members and call on the Dept. of Defense to see that deployed military personnel have the best force protection equipment available (see H. Con. Res. 391), H2200 [20AP]

———identify members exposed to depleted uranium during military service and provide health testing of such members (see H.R. 4463), H8168 [5OC]

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

———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), H6755 [7SE]

———reimburse members for cost of protective body armor purchased by or on behalf of the member (see H.R. 3615), H2728 [6MY]

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

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

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 218), H37 [20JA]

Bucher, Lloyd M. (Pete): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 367), H753 [2MR] (see H. Con. Res. 407), H2265 [21AP]

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

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), H2373 [22AP]

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]

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

Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 4622), H4580 [18JN]

———prevent disruption of the education of children who change residence based on the military service of their parents (see H.R. 3779), H2019 [1AP]

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 3793), H633 [25FE]

Civil rights: restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see H.R. 3809), H4894 [23JN]

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), H393 [4FE]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 2683), H434 [10FE]

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

Communications Act: clarify congressional intent concerning, and codify, certain requirements ensuring that broadcasters afford reasonable opportunity for discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance (see H.R. 4710), H6756 [7SE]

Congressional Accountability Act: extend to legislative branch employees certain protections available to Federal employees under certain laws (see H.R. 3963), H1230 [17MR]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2727), H6997 [9SE]

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: expand protections against the misuse of public safety officer uniforms (see H.R. 3815), H1230 [17MR]

———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]

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), H3230 [18MY]

———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]

———establish pilot and demonstration program in New Jersey and elsewhere to improve military installation security and defense contractors and subcontractors quality (see H.R. 3695), H393 [4FE]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 4023), H1594 [25MR]

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

———enter into a partnership with a local educational agency to conduct a model school-to-work program (see H.R. 3660), H1593 [25MR]

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

———make grants to States to establish screening programs for certain children to prevent reading failure (see H.R. 4261), H5195 [6JY]

———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 Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 5342), H10233 [20NO]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Internet website designed to allow consumers to compare prices for covered outpatient drugs sold by retail pharmacies that participate in the Medicaid program (see H.R. 4681), H4926 (see H.R. 4681), H5070 [24JN]

———give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis (see H.R. 2023), H3963 [14JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish the Office of Wireless Public Safety Interoperable Communications (see H.R. 4400), H5654 [13JY]

Dept. of HUD: insure zero-downpayment mortgages for one-unit residences (see H.R. 3755), H753 [2MR]

———reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 1981), H2199 [20AP]

Dept. of Justice: award grants under a homeland security overtime program to reimburse law enforcement agencies for past overtime expenditures and waive matching funds requirement for such grants (see H.R. 4153), H2152 [2AP]

———establish a Probation and Parole Officer Safety Task Force (see H.R. 4982), H6704 [22JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4772), H6707 [22JY]

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), H753 [2MR]

———require installation of 2 combination cockpit voice recorder and digital flight data recorder systems in each commercial passenger aircraft (see H.R. 2632), H1230 [17MR]

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]

———establish certain conditions before implementing any Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) Commission recommendation that reduces veterans medical services (see H.R. 4399), H7329 [21SE]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1726), H6756 [7SE]

Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act: authorize appropriations to fully enforce and implement such Act and its amendments (see H.R. 4760), H5195 [6JY]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 2068), H830 [3MR]

———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]

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H700 [26FE]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H36 [20JA]

Education: improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 3085), H1230 [17MR]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend the Impact Aid program to improve the distribution of school construction payments to better meet the needs of military and Indian land school districts (see H.R. 3795), H831 [3MR]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2394), H128 [27JA]

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to employees whose spouse, son, daughter, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation (see H.R. 5199), H8168 [5OC]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H1643 [29MR]

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

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reauthorize programs to improve the quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 4922), H6701 [22JY]

Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union capital standards (see H.R. 3579), H927 [9MR]

Foreign countries: require that only countries that have a democratic government and that support U.S. nonproliferation objectives may be designated as major non-NATO allies (see H.R. 4021), H2658 [5MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations (see H.R. 1157), H5984 [19JY]

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), H830 [3MR]

GAO: conduct an investigation of the high price of college textbooks (see H.R. 3567), H2373 [22AP]

Greece: tribute to Government and people for successful completion of 2004 Summer Olympic games (see H. Res. 774), H7443 [22SE]

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

Hazardous substances: reduce quantity of mercury in the environment (see H.R. 4260), H2816 [11MY]

———require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H9050 [8OC]

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), H3094 [17MY]

———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), H7138 [14SE]

———promote organ donation (see H.R. 3926), H1010 [10MR]

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

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

———provide for emergency distributions of influenza vaccine (see H.R. 5243), H8856 [7OC]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H2199 [20AP]

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. 3507), H304 [3FE]

———require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 2353), H3440 (see H.R. 2353), H3540 [20MY]

Immigration: 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), H6706 [22JY]

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 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]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize States, in the event of inadequate Federal funding, to waive certain requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (see H.R. 4063), H2658 [5MY]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1205), H2266 [21AP]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 57), H927 [9MR]

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

Iraq: establish an international commission to monitor the treatment of persons in U.S. custody (see H.R. 4448), H3538 [20MY]

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), H2374 [22AP]

———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), H1323 [18MR]

Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H.R. 1958), H7329 [21SE]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 3676), H831 [3MR]

Law enforcement: require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all firearms in custody of Federal agencies (see H.R. 776), H2199 [20AP]

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 2967), H575 [24FE]

Mary Ann Collura Post Office Building, Fair Lawn, NJ: designate (see H.R. 3939), H1070 [11MR]

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

———require staff working with developmentally disabled individuals to call emergency services in the event of a life-threatening situation (see H.R. 5320), H9048 [8OC]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3767), H392 [4FE]

———impose minimum nurse staffing in participating hospitals (see H.R. 3656), H753 [2MR]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see H.R. 3194), H2373 [22AP]

———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under retiree plans and State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (see H.R. 4195), H2371 [22AP]

———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]

———preserve access to cancer care (see H.R. 5144), H7736 [28SE]

———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]

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H7234 [15SE]

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

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]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: extend date for submittal of final report and provide additional funding (see H.R. 3771), H1323 [18MR]

———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 Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 396), H1593 [25MR]

National Marina Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 647), H5471 [9JY]

National School Lunch Act: phase out reduced price lunches and breakfasts by phasing in an increase in the income eligibility guidelines for free lunches and breakfasts (see H.R. 3441), H1593 [25MR]

National security: expedite development of medical countermeasures to treat or prevent disease caused by infectious disease agents or toxins that may pose a significant public health threat (see H.R. 4258), H2547 [4MY]

Native Americans: eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 2983), H3094 [17MY]

———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]

No Child Left Behind Act: modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 3049), H3016 [13MY]

———suspend certain amendments that are not fully funded (see H.R. 2366), H393 [4FE]

Nonprofit organizations: provide assistance to high-risk nonprofit organizations to protect against foreign terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4108), H4647 [21JN]

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

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 4341), H7329 [21SE]

———require door delivery of mail sent to persons residing in senior communities (see H.R. 2339), H1230 [17MR]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H575 [24FE]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 4026), H6899 [8SE]

Railroads: increase rail transportation security (see H.R. 4896), H7443 [22SE]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: preserve profile on the dime because of his innumerable contributions to and lasting impact on the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 343), H37 [20JA]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 87), H304 [3FE]

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

Safety: establish a permanent grant program to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment (see H.R. 3370), H830 [3MR]

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see H.R. 3643), H4287 [16JN]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 4101), H2018 [1AP]

Small business: establish a temporary loan program and a temporary vocational development program for small businesses owned and controlled by veterans (see H.R. 3483), H3873 [9JN]

———improve results and accountability of microenterprise development assistance programs (see H.R. 3818), H1791 [31MR]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 97), H2373 [22AP]

———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), H7575 [23SE]

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), H6997 [9SE]

Sudan: declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H5984 [19JY]

———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), H2658 [5MY]

Taxation: expand incentives for education (see H.R. 3412), H90 [21JA]

———include sports utility vehicles in the limitation on the depreciation of certain luxury automobiles (see H.R. 727), H1322 [18MR]

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

———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]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H1643 [29MR]

———repeal limits on the deduction of interest on education loans (see H.R. 3384), H6899 [8SE]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments relative to issuance of tax-exempt governmental bonds (see H.R. 1421), H752 [2MR]

Terrorism: detain U.S. citizens or residents that are members of or cooperated with al-Qaeda in terrorist acts against the U.S. (see H.R. 1029), H5195 [6JY]

Thomas Edison National Historical Park: establish as the successor to the Edison National Historic Site in New Jersey (see H.R. 5377), H9962 [17NO]

Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 4820), H5653 [13JY]

Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 5132), H7574 [23SE]

———provide for security of public transportation systems (see H.R. 4361), H5654 [13JY]

Treaties and agreements: require that trade and investment agreements that are negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards (see H. Con. Res. 276), H2484 [28AP]

U.S. Olympic Committee: require companies that enter into licensing agreements observe certain labor standards (see H.R. 4988), H6704 [22JY]

U.S.-Israel Homeland Security Foundation: establish (see H.R. 3871), H2406 [27AP]

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]

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1615), H5471 [9JY]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 1919), H2918 [12MY]

———enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 2217), H3720 [2JN]

———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 1735), H2199 [20AP]

———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]

———make improvements to certain life insurance programs for veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 4229), H2919 [12MY]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1935), H2728 [6MY]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H1370 [23MR]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H7443 [22SE]

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), H7736 [28SE]

Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 521), H9745 [16NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

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

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]

Crime: enhance criminal penalties for illegal trafficking of archeological resources (see H.R. 4527), H3820 [8JN]

Dept. of HHS: develop health advisories to provide notice and education on effects of mercury exposure and require posting or availability at seafood businesses where the potential for mercury exposure exists (see H.R. 4762), H5195 [6JY]

———expand the National Practitioner Data Bank (see H.R. 4211), H2372 [22AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Office of Tribal Government Homeland Security (see H.R. 4526), H3820 [8JN]

Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act: authorize appropriations to fully enforce and implement such Act and its amendments (see H.R. 4747), H5150 [25JN]

Diseases: issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of, and increased research relating to, Chrohn's Disease (see H. Con. Res. 455), H4391 (see H. Con. Res. 455), H4507 [17JN]

India: 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), H7864 [29SE]

Medicare: prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in New Jersey (see H.R. 3841), H632 [25FE]

———waive waiting period for coverage of individuals disabled with distant stage cancer (see H.R. 5116), H7329 [21SE]

National security: ensure coordination and integration of Indian tribes in homeland security strategy (see H.R. 4526), H3820 [8JN]

Native Americans: provide grants to assist tribes participating in the Federal acknowledgement process (see H.R. 4786), H5401 [8JY]

———tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 445), H3821 [8JN]

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]

Oil Pollution Act: prevent oil spills and increase liability limits (see H.R. 5431), H11057 [7DE]

Turkey: allow certain claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey (see H.R. 5071), H7137 [14SE]

Veterans: encourage States to establish programs to award high school diplomas to veterans who left school to serve in the Armed Forces during a time of war (see H. Res. 721), H5908 [15JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H247 [30JA]

Remarks

Armenia: allocation of foreign aid, H5801 [15JY]

———anniversary of genocide, H2399 [27AP]

———security of Azerbaijan, H7716 [28SE]

Bangladesh: human rights violations against Hindus, H3057 [17MY]

Basie, William (Count): tribute (H. Res. 778), H7805 [29SE]

Belarus: promote democracy and rule of law and protect sovereignty and independence (H.R. 854), H7992 [4OC]

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

Budget: deficit, H102 [27JA]

———evaluation of Bush administration proposals, H7079 [14SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1479, H1480 [24MR]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H878 [9MR], H2240, H2241, H2243, H2244, H2246, H2247 [21AP], H5636, H5638, H5639 [13JY], H6999 [13SE], H8174 [6OC]

———State of the Union Message, H67, H72, H74 [21JA]

Business and industry: implement steps to secure the manufacturing economic base, protect jobs, and help grow the domestic manufacturing sector, H2384 [27AP]

Cheney, Vice President: refusal to release information relative to energy task force membership, meetings, and energy legislation development, H859, H863 [4MR], H3523, H3525 [20MY], H4272-H4274 [16JN]

———relationship with Halliburton Co., H609, H612, H613, H614 [25FE], H1476 [24MR], H5636, H5638, H5639, H5640 [13JY]

———Supreme Court case on refusal to release information relative to energy task force membership, meetings, and energy legislation development, H2382 [27AP]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (H. Con. Res. 304), H7997 [4OC]

Clarke, Richard A.: statements by former counterterrorism coordinator on the war in Iraq and the war on terrorism, H1772 [31MR]

Clean Ocean Action (organization): anniversary, E958 [21MY]

Coburn, Tom: political ethics in the House of Representatives, H8861 [8OC]

Congress: accomplishments of the 108th Congress, H3526, H3527 [20MY], H5991 [20JY]

———impact of partisanship, H3526, H3527 [20MY]

Continental Societies, Inc.: tribute, E1210 [22JN]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), H6562 [22JY]

Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, H2737 [11MY], H2901, H2903, H2905 [12MY]

Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, H904 [9MR]

———U.S. policy, H2996 [13MY]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation settlement plan, H2341 [22AP], H2888 [12MY]

———U.N. peace talks on Turkish occupation, H807 [3MR]

Deal, NJ: anniversary of Ruth Hyman Jewish Community Center of Greater Monmouth County, E2077 [20NO]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H7331, H7418, H7420, H7422, H7423 [22SE]

Dept. of Defense: ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and war on terrorism funding, H1480 [24MR]

Dept. of HHS: investigation into allegation of firing threats relative to disclosure of cost of Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, H1219, H1221, H1222, H1223, H1225 [17MR], H2500 [4MY], H3588 [1JN], H5541 [13JY]

———Office of the Sec. funding, H6942 [9SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: inquiry regarding authority to postpone the Presidential election, H5641 [13JY]

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), H5407 [9JY]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, H3055 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4247, H4248 [16JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prescription drug discounts for veterans, H3586, H3587 [1JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5226 [7JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6938, H6942 [9SE]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (H.R. 3015), H8071 [5OC]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H7423 [22SE]

Economy: evaluation of Bush administration, H4650 [22JN], H5986 [20JY], H6744, H6745, H6746, H6747, H6748, H6749 [7SE], H9053 [9OC]

———importance of job creation, H878 [9MR], H2741 [11MY], H7046 [13SE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H2636 [5MY], H3098, H3170 [18MY], H4635-H4638 [21JN], H5203, H5326 [7JY], H6744, H6745, H6746, H6747, H6748, H6749 [7SE], H7418, H7420 [22SE]

Education: national policy to improve system, H7422 [22SE]

Edwards, Senator: selection as Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, H5335 [8JY], H5529 [12JY], H5641 [13JY]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H535 [24FE], H878 [9MR]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7915 [30SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5890 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), consideration (H. Res. 715), H5801 [15JY]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H7418 [22SE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H3528, H3529 [20MY]

Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, H1005, H1006, H1007 [10MR]

Halliburton Co.: investigation of alleged misuse and abuse of funds and resources provided under contracts dealing with reconstruction efforts in Iraq, H7045 [13SE]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 4280), consideration (H. Res. 638), H2827 [12MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H2901, H2903, H2905 [12MY]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H2737 [11MY]

Highland Park, NJ: anniversary of Congregation Etz Ahaim, E2081 [20NO]

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

———ethics conflict relative to alleged influence of political donations on legislation, H8861 [8OC]

———Republican Conference rule change to permit indicted Members to remain in leadership positions, H9749, H9874 [17NO]

India: commend nuclear weapons policies, H247 [30JA]

———human rights violations in Kashmir, H247 [30JA], H1636 [29MR]

———observance of Republic Day, E58 [27JA]

———recognize anniversary of chemical plant accident in Bhopal and ensure provision of environmental and medical rehabilitation of the affected area by Union Carbide Corp. (H. Con. Res. 503), E1746 [30SE]

———recognize contributions of Indian Americans, and the benefits of working with India towards promoting peace, prosperity, and freedom among all countries (H. Con. Res. 352), H2756 [11MY]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H1776, H1778 [31MR], H2241 [21AP], H5636, H5638, H5639 [13JY], H5660 [14JY], H7587 [28SE]

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), H5772 [14JY]

Iraq: alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, H2703 [6MY], H3021 [17MY]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H2241, H2243, H2244, H2246, H2247 [21AP], H2703 [6MY], H7584 [28SE], H7738 [29SE]

———Bush administration public statements used to justify decision on war, H1776, H1778 [31MR]

———investigation into awarding of reconstruction contracts, H289, H290, H291 [3FE], H609, H612, H613, H614 [25FE], H1476 [24MR]

Israel: condemn terrorist attacks by Hamas and other terrorist organizaitons, and support construction of security fence, H6878 [8SE]

Kerry, Senator: characterization relative to service in Vietnamese Conflict, H2338 [22AP]

Long Branch, NJ: anniversary, E592 [21AP]

Mary Ann Collura Post Office Building, Fair Lawn, NJ: designate (H.R. 3939), H2747 [11MY]

Maxwell, Norva: Visiting Nurse Associations of America Clinician of the Year award recipient, E657 [27AP]

Medicare: advertising campaign designed to build public support for the new Medicare drug law, H1219, H1220, H1222, H1223 [17MR], H3587 [1JN]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (H.R. 3767), H5541 [13JY]

———increase in premiums, H6716 [7SE], H6763 [8SE], H7041, H7042, H7043, H7044 [13SE], H7720, H7721, H7722, H7723 [28SE]

———prescription drug discount card program implementation, H2493, H2500 [4MY], H2637, H2640, H2641 [5MY], H3235 [19MY], H3544, H3584, H3586, H3587, H3588, H3589 [1JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H120-H124 [27JA], H284, H286, H287, H288, H289, H290, H291 [3FE], H424, H426, H427, H429, H430, H431 [10FE], H1219, H1220, H1221, H1222, H1223, H1225 [17MR], H2240 [21AP], H2493 [4MY], H2637, H2640, H2641 [5MY], H7720, H7721, H7722, H7723 [28SE]

Mexico: tribute to Chiapas Mission for Sight (organization), H6539 [21JY]

Nagorno-Karabakh: democracy efforts, H2039 [1AP], H3380 [19MY], H10057 [19NO]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: testimony of Clinton and Bush administration officials, H1772 [31MR]

National Museum of the American Indian: opening, H7255 [21SE]

———opening (S.J. Res. 41), H7297 [21SE]

Native Americans: ensure that any business owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on Indian lands is not considered an employer under the National Labor Relations Act, H6938 [9SE]

———improve health care, H6690 [22JY]

———protect sacred Native American Federal land from significant damage, H4247, H4248 [16JN]

Nilson, Gloria: Monmouth University Library Association Community and Humanities Award recipient, E7 [20JA]

NOAA: funding, H5226 [7JY]

Northern Ireland: reform police services, H1572 [25MR]

———urge that elections, pursuant to the terms of the Good Friday Agreement, be held and reaffirm support for continued implementation of the Agreement as the framework for peaceful settlement of the conflict (H. Res. 367), H7188 [14SE]

Pakistan: call for termination of transfer of nuclear weapons equipment to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Iran, and Libya, H247 [30JA], H371 [4FE], H1636 [29MR]

———designation as major non-NATO ally, H1636 [29MR]

———proposed arms sales, H9994 [18NO]

Petroleum: FTC investigation of gasoline price levels, H4178 [16JN]

———gasoline price levels, H1718 [30MR], H3523 [20MY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, H3586, H3587, H3588 [1JN]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H3055 [17MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H7041, H7045 [13SE]

———relationship with lobbyists, H1008 [10MR]

Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense: call for resignation, H3021 [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, H859, H863 [4MR], H2382 [27AP], H4272 [16JN]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), H2737 [11MY]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 4281), consideration (H. Res. 638), H2827 [12MY]

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (S. 982), H6878 [8SE]

———human rights and civil liberties violations (H. Con. Res. 363), H7005 [13SE]

Taxation: rates, H710 [2MR]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 4279), consideration (H. Res. 638), H2827 [12MY]

Turkey: prohibit use of U.S. foreign aid funding in contravention of Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, H5890 [15JY]

Veterans: health care funding, H1479 [24MR]

Votes in House: condemn practice of holding votes open beyond a reasonable period of time, H5404, H5407 [9JY]

Young Onset Parkinson's Association: tribute, E572 [20AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H242 [28JA], H248 [30JA], H390 [4FE], H512 [11FE], H561 [24FE], H749 [2MR], H823 [3MR], H925 [9MR], H1115 [16MR], H1228 [17MR], H1319 [18MR], H1368 [23MR], H1590 [25MR], H1641 [29MR], H1737 [30MR], H2014 [1AP], H2149 [2AP], H2261 [21AP], H2367 [22AP], H2404 [27AP], H2481 [28AP], H2486 [29AP], H2725 [6MY], H2812 [11MY], H2915 [12MY], H3013 [13MY], H3079 [17MY], H3228 [18MY], H3717 [2JN], H3777 [3JN], H5192 [6JY], H5400 [8JY], H5469 [9JY], H5979 [19JY], H6124 [20JY], H6553 [21JY], H6697 [22JY], H6895 [8SE], H6994 [9SE], H7136 [14SE], H7572 [23SE], H7732 [28SE], H7850 [29SE], H7942 [30SE], H8163 [5OC], H9183 [9OC], H9720 [16NO], H9959 [17NO], H9995 [18NO], H10071 [19NO], H10230 [20NO]

Statements

U.S.-India Space and Nuclear Cooperation Agreement: President Bush, H248 [30JA]

Tributes

Aaronson, Rebecca, E1835 [7OC]

Attardi, Michael J., E1209 [22JN]

Baumann, Robert, E2179 [7DE]

Bridges, Perry L. (Buddy), E1719 [28SE]

Campbell, Bradley M., E1783 [4OC]

Cantwell, Michael F., E1699 [24SE]

Cayne, Gina, E259 [26FE]

Crespo-Rodriguez, Maria A., E1836 [7OC]

Goldsmith, Nadine (Diney), E1235 [24JN]

Herbert, LeRoy, E2078 [20NO]

Hussey, George A., Jr., E1897 [11OC]

McGrady, Patrick M., Jr., E893 [18MY]

Poch, Herbert, E1900 [11OC]

Pont, Michael, E1779 [4OC]

Reilly, Edward, Jr., E873 [14MY]

Reilly, Gina, E572 [20AP]

Rosenblatt, William, E1780 [4OC]

Russ, William H., E1233 [24JN]

Sandoval, Victoriano F., E1832 [7OC]

Vasquez, Juan H., E1833 [7OC]

Walter, Carol, E2075 [20NO]

West, Robert E., E91 [3FE]

Williams, Wendy, E2073 [20NO]

Winterstella, John L., E89 [3FE]