KILPATRICK, CAROLYN C. (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5794 [14JY], H5861 [15JY]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H2025 [1AP]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4818, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H9699 [16NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Growth and Opportunity Act: amend to expand certain trade benefits to eligible sub-Saharan African countries (see H.R. 3572), H576 [24FE]

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

———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (see H.R. 5354), H9184 [9OC]

———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), H8859 [7OC]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H7234 [15SE]

———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), H2019 [1AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H37 [20JA]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1258), H5331 [7JY]

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

———reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 2038), H3963 [14JN]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3798), H3605 [1JN]

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

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

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]

Caribbean nations: provide humanitarian assistance to countries devastated by hurricanes (see H. Con. Res. 496), H7442 [22SE]

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

Charles, Ray: tribute (see H. Res. 677), H4287 [16JN]

Children and youth: ensure access to food and nutrition assistance, improve children's nutritional health, and simplify and restore integrity of child nutrition programs (see H.R. 3873), H752 [2MR]

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

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

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

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]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1684), H2406 [27AP]

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H5909 [15JY]

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

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

Courts: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 1434), H128 [27JA]

CPSC: issue a rule banning children's toys containing mercury (see H.R. 4828), H6707 [22JY]

Crime: provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods (see H.R. 5277), H8858 [7OC]

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

Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities (see H.R. 5057), H7575 [23SE]

———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]

Dept. of Education: 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 States to establish screening programs for certain children to prevent reading failure (see H.R. 4261), H2547 [4MY]

———provide student loan forgiveness to graduates who enter into certain public service (see H.R. 1306), H2483 [28AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish the Office of Wireless Public Safety Interoperable Communications (see H.R. 4400), H3391 [19MY]

———make certain Caribbean nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H. Res. 810), H9051 [8OC]

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

Dept. of Justice: require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see H. Con. Res. 360), H2919 [12MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: direct the U.S. Executive Director at the Inter-American Development Bank to urge the release of loans approved for Haiti (see H.R. 3989), H1229 [17MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H8859 [7OC]

Detroit Pistons (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 679), H4287 [16JN]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 2068), H5471 [9JY]

———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]

Drugs: establish certain restrictions on drugs containing isotretinoin, including the drug marketed as Accutane (see H.R. 4598), H4286 [16JN]

Economy: detrimental impact on U.S. economy of currency manipulation by foreign governments (see H. Con. Res. 285), H7864 [29SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2394), H434 [10FE]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H1643 [29MR]

———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), H393 [4FE]

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

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H8859 [7OC]

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]

Financial institutions: commemorate anniversary of Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Co., and honor the contributions of minority-owned banks (see H. Con. Res. 394), H1369 [23MR]

Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (see H. Res. 702), H5402 [8JY]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H3016 [13MY]

Grand Valley State University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 498), H89 [21JA]

Haiti: provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (see H.R. 3386), H304 [3FE]

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

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend (see H.R. 3238), H304 [3FE]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H10079 [19NO]

Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H2919 [12MY]

———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]

———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), H5984 [19JY]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 4182), H2265 [21AP]

House of Representatives: require the President to provide certain information on the National Energy Policy Development Group (see H. Res. 745), H7330 [21SE]

House Rules: prohibit committees from sending certain mass mailing to addresses in the same district, postmarked fewer than 90 days a House election, or in violation of franking rules (see H. Res. 851), H9184 [9OC]

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), H7735 [28SE]

———reunify families, permit earned access to permanent resident status, protect against unfair employment practices, reform the diversity visa program, and adjust status for Haitian and Liberian nationals (see H.R. 3918), H2484 [28AP] (see H.R. 4885), H6556 [21JY]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 3919), H1230 [17MR]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see H.R. 1886), H9050 [8OC]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 4793), H6900 [8SE]

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

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 4730), H8409 [6OC]

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

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

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1930), H2728 [6MY]

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

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

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

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

———prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in Michigan (see H.R. 3835), H632 [25FE]

———provide access to kidney disease health care, management, and end stage renal disease prevention services (see H.R. 3635), H576 [24FE]

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), H7329 [21SE]

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), H6128 [20JY]

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

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

National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse (see H.R. 4147), H2152 [2AP]

National Day of the Horse: establish (see H. Con. Res. 507), H7944 [30SE]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 4355), H4171 [15JN]

———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), H4580 [18JN]

No Child Left Behind Act: modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 3049), H434 [10FE]

OMB: require designation of a senior official as the Chief Privacy Officer (see H.R. 4414), H3437 (see H.R. 4414), H3537 [20MY]

Petroleum: express to OPEC countries, and non-OPEC countries that participate in the cartel, the position of the U.S. in favor of increasing world crude oil supplies to achieve stable crude oil prices (see H. Res. 611), H3230 [18MY]

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

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H1116 [16MR]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: tribute (see H.J. Res. 87), H304 [3FE]

Rwanda: remember the victims of genocide and pledge to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again (see H. Con. Res. 406), H2153 [2AP]

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

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

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), H3441 (see H.R. 3483), H3540 [20MY]

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

States: establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 5190), H9963 [17NO]

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

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (see H.R. 5061), H7575 [23SE]

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

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 4207), H2549 [4MY]

———extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 4091), H3720 [2JN]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H515 [11FE]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H575 [24FE]

———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 limits on the deduction of interest on education loans (see H.R. 3384), H3720 [2JN]

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

Transportation: provide for security of public transportation systems (see H.R. 4361), H3441 (see H.R. 4361), H3541 [20MY]

U.N.: establish civilian police corps for international peace operations to maintain the rule of law and promote peace and stability in post-conflict situations (see H.R. 1414), 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), H927 [9MR]

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

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2318), H36 [20JA]

———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]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H5908 [15JY]

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

———constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H2919 [12MY]

———recognize and support efforts to promote greater civic awareness through voter registration and participation in the electoral process (see H. Res. 796), H7574 [23SE]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 485), H435 [10FE]

World War II: honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront (see H. Con. Res. 413), H3094 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: establish an Office of the Victim Advocate (see H.R. 4587), H4286 [16JN]

Jeffrey, Mildred McWilliams: tribute (see H. Res. 573), H1483 [24MR]

Remarks

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1507 [25MR]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H5334 [8JY]

Caribbean nations: provide humanitarian assistance to countries devastated by hurricanes, H8295 [6OC]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), H6611 [22JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3447 [20MY]

———establish an Office of the Victim Advocate (H.R. 4587), E1139 [16JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), motion to instruct conferees, H5548 [13JY]

Dept. of State: emergency assistance funding for African Union mission in Darfur region of Sudan, H8295 [6OC]

Dept. of Transportation: clarify certain Buy American Act provisions, H2026 [1AP]

———prohibit funding to extend phase-in period for regulations requiring foreign commercial vehicles to comply with U.S. safety standards, H7342 [22SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7342 [22SE]

Detroit Pistons (basketball team): tribute, H4176 [16JN]

———tribute (H. Res. 679), H4610 [21JN]

Disasters: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5212), H8295 [6OC]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H4896 [24JN]

Edwards, Senator: selection as Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, H5334 [8JY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7925 [30SE]

Focus—HOPE (organization): anniversary (H. Con. Res. 295), H3546 [1JN]

Foreign aid: prohibit funding for any contract in contravention of the Small Business Act, H5861 [15JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5815, H5861 [15JY]

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

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H1196 [17MR]

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), H1196 [17MR]

———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), H2696 [6MY]

———congratulate interim government on assumption of sovereign authority (H. Res. 691), H4961 [24JN]

Medicare: prescription drug discount card program implementation, H3724 [3JN]

Middle East: support security of Israel and principles of peace in the Middle East (H. Con. Res. 460), H4797 [23JN]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8910 [8OC]

Piper, Carly: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E1642 [15SE]

Sudan: allocation of foreign aid, H5548 [13JY]

———condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region, H5548 [13JY]

———declare genocide in Darfur (H. Con. Res. 467), H6535 [21JY]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), conference report, H7538 [23SE]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (H.R. 4227), H2569 [5MY]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), E1189 [18JN]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, H8723 [7OC]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H2026 [1AP]

Votes: position on missed, H530 [24FE], H1612 [29MR], H2449 [28AP], H2600 [5MY], H3054 [17MY], H3793 [8JN], H3927 [14JN], H4504 [17JN], H5131 [25JN], H5462 [9JY], H5950 [19JY], H8663 [7OC], H9865 [17NO], E2081 [20NO]

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

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H561 [24FE], H1641 [29MR], H2655 [5MY], H3079 [17MY], H3818 [8JN], H3960 [14JN], H4388 [17JN], H5146 [25JN], H5469 [9JY], H5978 [19JY], H8034 [4OC], H9037 [8OC], H9959 [17NO]

Tributes

Adams, Heather, E1530 [8SE]

Crooms, Amos, Jr., E620 [22AP]

Frank, Craig S., E1453 [21JY]

Griggs, William, E1727 [29SE]

Jeffrey, Mildred McWilliams, E838 [12MY]

Swiecki, Andrew, E1729 [29SE]

Young, Nicosia, E1530 [8SE]