FRANK, BARNEY (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Articles and editorials

CFC Decries Lack of Funding, Deborah Allard-Bernardi, Fall River (MA) Herald News, E81 [30JA]

Conservative Allies Take Chalabi Case to the White House, Elisabeth Bumiller, New York (NY) Times, H3755 [3JN]

Coup by Technicality, Washington (DC) Post, E356 [11MR]

Foreign Policy To Match Bush's Rhetoric? Fred Hiatt, Washington (DC) Post, E2141 [24NO]

Health Care's Brewing Storm, John B. Day, Boston (MA) Globe, E654 [27AP]

Help, Not Hinder, White Plains (NY) Journal News, E1098 [14JN]

Hero Walked Among Us, Boston (MA) Herald, E1290 [25JN]

Lesson in Diplomacy—More Than Threats Led to Qaddafi's Reversal, Flynt Leverett, New York (NY) Times, E114 [4FE]

Model Two-Year College, Boston (MA) Globe, E652 [27AP]

New Trade Policies Betray the Poorest Partners, Joseph E. Stiglitz, New York (NY) Times, E1424 [20JY]

Run for Their Son, Don Cuddy, New Bedford (MA) Standard Times, E416 [22MR]

Snow Boasts Spring Has Sprung for U.S. Economy, Anatole Kaletsky, London (England) Times, H853 [4MR]

Sweet and Sour Subsidies, George F. Will, Washington (DC) Post, E190 [24FE]

Troubling Dissent, New York (NY) Times, E1183 [18JN]

U.S. Asylum for Iraqi Girl, 15, New York (NY) Times, H7584 [28SE]

U.S. Slows Bid To Advance Democracy in Arab World, Joel Brinkley, New York (NY) Times, E2206 [20DE]

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), H576 [24FE]

Administrative Conference of the U.S.: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4917), H6701 [22JY]

Africa: limit assistance to Ethiopia and Eritrea if they are not in compliance with their agreement to end hostilities and provide for a demarcation of the border between the two countries (see H.R. 2760), H89 [21JA]

Agriculture: compensate livestock operators who voluntarily relinquish a grazing permit or lease on Federal lands (see H.R. 3324), H575 [24FE]

Animals: assist in conservation of marine turtles and nesting habitats in foreign countries (see H.R. 3378), H575 [24FE]

———provide better protection against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and other prion diseases (see H.R. 3714), H633 [25FE]

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 524), H576 [24FE]

Arlington National Cemetery: construct a memorial to noncitizens killed in the line of duty while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3480), H3230 [18MY]

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

———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]

———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]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H244 [28JA]

———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]

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

———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), H575 [24FE]

Arts and humanities: application of antitrust laws to permit collective development and implementation of a standard contract form for playwrights for the licensing of plays (see H.R. 4615), H4579 [18JN]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H3391 [19MY]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3798), H1484 [24MR]

Aviation Maintenance Technician Day: establish (see H. Res. 586), H11057 [7DE]

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]

Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 854), H9745 [16NO]

Boykin, William G.: condemn religiously intolerant remarks (see H. Res. 419), H2266 [21AP]

Burma: urge the U.N. Security Council to take appropriate action to respond to the threat that the ruling State Peace and Development Council poses to Southeast Asia (see H. Res. 768), H8409 [6OC]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 95), H2658 [5MY] (see H.J. Res. 97), H3780 [3JN]

Business and industry: permit biomedical research corporations to engage in certain equity financings without incurring limitations on net operating loss carryforwards and certain built-in losses (see H.R. 2968), H2658 [5MY]

———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), H1643 [29MR]

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

Caribbean nations: provide humanitarian assistance to countries devastated by hurricanes (see H. Con. Res. 496), H7575 [23SE]

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

Children and youth: establish a demonstration project to implement evidence-based preventive-screening methods to detect mental illness and suicidal tendencies in school-age youth at selected facilities (see H.R. 3063), H6756 [7SE]

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 3602), H5536 [12JY]

———recognize importance of distribution of food in schools to hungry or malnourished children around the world (see H. Con. Res. 422), H3392 [19MY]

———support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 4799), H6707 [22JY]

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]

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), H2155 [2AP]

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

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H5402 [8JY]

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

Concord, CA: anniversary of explosion at Port Chicago Naval Magazine (see H. Res. 813), H8169 [5OC]

Congressional Accountability Act: extend to legislative branch employees certain protections available to Federal employees under certain laws (see H.R. 3963), H1071 [11MR]

Consumers: extend certain protections to international remittance transfers of funds originating in the U.S. (see H.R. 5315), H9048 [8OC]

CPSC: establish a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 2911), H11057 [7DE]

———promulgate a product safety standard that requires certain manufacturers to establish and maintain a system for providing notification of recalls to consumers (see H.R. 1197), H9745 [16NO]

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

Credit: impose restrictions on high-cost mortgages, revise fees and charges on certain loans, prohibit unfair or deceptive practices by mortgage brokers and creditors, and provide counseling about predatory lenders (see H.R. 3974), H1323 [18MR]

Crime: expand protections against the misuse of public safety officer uniforms (see H.R. 3815), H576 [24FE]

———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), H4928 (see H.R. 2387), H5071 [24JN]

———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: establish an electronic nationwide livestock identification system, prevent unauthorized release of information collected under the system, and review responses to livestock disease outbreaks (see H.R. 3787), H433 [10FE]

———establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (see H.R. 2203), H5402 [8JY]

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]

———prioritize transfer of excess personal property to the Forest Service Federal Excess Personal Property Program in order to be loaned to rural fire departments (see H.R. 1311), H2154 [2AP]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to establish antiharassment programs (see H.R. 4313), H2727 [6MY]

———strengthen and expand the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to facilitate the transition of low-income high school students into post-secondary education (see H.R. 3988), H2549 [4MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 3539), H1484 [24MR]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H5909 [15JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: issue regulations concerning the shipping of extremely hazardous materials (see H.R. 4824), H7575 [23SE]

———make certain Caribbean nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H. Res. 810), H8409 [6OC]

———make Haitian nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H.R. 3867), H2154 [2AP]

Dept. of Justice: require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see H. Con. Res. 360), H2155 [2AP]

Dept. of State: establish an Office To Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism and require annual reports on acts of anti-Semitism around the world (see H.R. 4230), H4766 [22JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4772), H5330 [7JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the day in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 3344), H575 [24FE]

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

———making appropriations (see H.R. 4423), H4580 [18JN]

———provide additional safeguards for benefit recipients who have fiduciaries for receipt and management of benefit payments (see H.R. 4032), H1592 [25MR]

Diseases: establish comprehensive, integrated, and culturally appropriate HIV prevention strategy emphasizing the needs of women and girls for each country provided assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4792), H5470 [9JY]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 4595), H7329 [21SE]

———increase awareness of and research on autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and fibromyalgia (see H.R. 3359), H1740 [30MR]

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

Drugs: lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 3634), H7329 [21SE]

Education: reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 3450), H434 [10FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2107), H1072 [11MR]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H1323 [18MR]

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

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

———provide effective training and education programs for displaced homemakers, single parents, and individuals entering nontraditional employment (see H.R. 3764), H3441 (see H.R. 3764), H3540 [20MY]

———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 4575), H4894 [23JN]

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), H516 [11FE]

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]

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), H4894 [23JN]

———review decision process to disapprove commercial distribution of the emergency-contraceptive drug Plan B as an over-the-counter drug (see H.R. 4377), H3093 [17MY]

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

———health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 3014), H6899 [8SE]

———increase amount of additional compensation payable to an employee who is disabled and requires the services of an attendant (see H.R. 5174), H7863 [29SE]

———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]

Financial institutions: commemorate anniversary of Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Co., and honor the contributions of minority-owned banks (see H. Con. Res. 394), H1594 [25MR]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 578), H1593 [25MR]

Food: enhance the safety of beef by requiring testing of cattle for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) at the time of slaughter (see H.R. 3705), H2919 [12MY]

———require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 3684), H90 [21JA]

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]

France: condemn policy prohibiting religious articles and symbols in schools and respect the freedom of all to practice their religious faith without state interference (see H. Res. 528), H1117 [16MR]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H2728 [6MY]

Health: conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity relative to influenza (see H.R. 3758), H9745 [16NO]

———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), H927 [9MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H5330 [7JY] (see H.R. 2402), H1072 [11MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 4628), H6900 [8SE]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 4610), H9745 [16NO]

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

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 4182), H4766 [22JN]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H128 [27JA]

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 2505), H1116 [16MR]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H7443 [22SE]

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

Housing: expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 4110), H2018 [1AP]

IMF: provide for cancellation of debts owed by poor countries (see H.R. 4511), H3780 [3JN]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 603), H7329 [21SE]

———extend nonimmigrant status for spouses and children of permanent resident aliens awaiting the availability of an immigrant visa (see H.R. 3701), H1072 [11MR]

———increase the number of aliens receiving certain nonimmigrant status and require submissions of information by the Dept. of Homeland Security (see H.R. 4052), H2484 [28AP]

Immigration and Nationality Act: secure the visa waiver program (see H.R. 4550), H3963 [14JN]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 3919), H1011 [10MR]

India: provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4449), H3720 [2JN]

———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), H9051 [8OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3802), H701 [26FE]

Insurance: prohibit discrimination in life insurance based on a person's previous lawful travel experiences (see H.R. 3927), H1010 [10MR]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2256), H2199 [20AP]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 4793), H5470 [9JY]

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

———democracy efforts (see H. Res. 501), H633 [25FE]

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

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

Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 3734), H127 [27JA]

Kosovo: outbreak of violence (see H. Res. 587), H6707 [22JY]

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]

Law enforcement officers: exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain areas (see H.R. 1676), H244 [28JA]

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

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

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

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 3545), H2154 [2AP]

———reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Res. 727), H5983 [19JY]

Massachusetts: Federal recognition of Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe (see H.R. 4933), H6702 [22JY]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H2373 [22AP]

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

Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 2151), H1116 [16MR]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 1655), H575 [24FE]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see H.R. 3194), H5402 [8JY]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1422), H927 [9MR]

———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), H7574 [23SE]

———provide eligibility for coverage of home health services on the basis of a need for occupational therapy (see H.R. 3090), H1072 [11MR]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see H.R. 3672), H576 [24FE]

———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]

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H6756 [7SE]

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: eliminate the comparative cost adjustment program (see H.R. 3711), H35 [20JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of certain screening procedures for diabetic retinopathy and establish pilot programs to foster such screening (see H.R. 3458), H2728 [6MY]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 605), H2658 [5MY]

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), H1740 [30MR]

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), H128 [27JA]

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

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H2816 [11MY]

NASA: tribute to Hubble Space Telescope for extraordinary contributions to scientific research and education and reconsideration of future service missions (see H. Res. 550), H1230 [17MR]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: extend date for submittal of final report and provide additional funding (see H.R. 3771), H633 [25FE]

———implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H6898 [8SE] (see H.R. 5040), H7234 [15SE]

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

National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Res. 658), H3605 [1JN]

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), H1484 [24MR]

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

———prevent and respond to terrorism and crime at or through ports (see H.R. 3456), H245 [28JA]

———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]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H871 [4MR]

No Child Left Behind Act: modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 3049), H1370 [23MR]

Nonprofit organizations: provide assistance to high-risk nonprofit organizations to protect against foreign terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4108), H7864 [29SE]

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

Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see H.R. 1251), H244 [28JA]

Pensions: limit availability of benefits under nonqualified deferred compensation plans subject to distress or termination resulting from bankruptcy reorganization or conversion to cash balance plan (see H.R. 5292), H10000 [18NO]

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

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 4341), H3781 [3JN]

POW: request release of documents about the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H. Res. 689, 699, 700), H5909 [15JY]

Privacy: amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to create an explicit privilege to preserve medical privacy (see H.R. 5126), H7864 [29SE]

Product safety: increase public availability of information on clinical trials to determine the safety and effectiveness of drugs, biological products, and devices (see H.R. 5252), H10000 [18NO]

Public housing: provide additional exemptions from the community service requirement for a resident of a public housing project (see H.R. 4737), H5149 [25JN]

———provide that public housing project residents who perform community service shall receive priority consideration for participation in certain economic self-sufficiency programs (see H.R. 4738), H5149 [25JN]

Railroads: increase rail transportation security (see H.R. 4476), H5151 [25JN]

———require information on tank cars containing hazardous materials be available to first reponders (see H.R. 4802), H6900 [8SE]

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]

Romania: provide equitable restitution to certain religious communities for property confiscated by the former Communist government (see H. Res. 632), H3720 [2JN]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: tribute (see H.J. Res. 87), H1117 [16MR]

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

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 4776), H6900 [8SE]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H5151 [25JN]

SBA: modify the women's business center program (see H.R. 4853), H6998 [9SE]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 4994), H6704 [22JY]

Small business: improve results and accountability of microenterprise development assistance programs (see H.R. 3818), H2154 [2AP]

Social Security: eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program for disabled individuals suffering from a terminal illness (see H.R. 976), H575 [24FE]

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

———permit States to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3192), H4928 (see H.R. 3192), H5071 [24JN]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 4910), H8168 [5OC]

———provide entitlement to dependents' and survivors' benefits under Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program to permanent partnerships (see H.R. 4701), H4927 (see H.R. 4701), H5071 [24JN]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 4391), H10000 [18NO]

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

Spain: condemn terrorist bombing in Madrid and express condolences to the families of the victims (see H. Res. 565), H1594 [25MR]

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

———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), H8168 [5OC]

Task Force on Sealed Source Protection: establish to evaluate and make recommendations on security of sealed sources of radioactive materials (see H.R. 891), H304 [3FE]

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

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 3103), H575 [24FE]

———expand incentives for education (see H.R. 3412), H9963 [17NO]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1818), H5984 [19JY]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 463), H700 [26FE]

———repeal the medicine and drugs limitation on the deduction for medical care (see H.R. 3596), H1230 [17MR]

Taylor, Charles E.: tribute (see H. Res. 586), H11057 [7DE]

Telecommunications: protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see H.R. 3558), H9051 [8OC]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H575 [24FE]

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 4334), H6557 [21JY]

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

Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see H.R. 3728), H4928 (see H.R. 3728), H5071 [24JN]

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

———provide for security of public transportation systems (see H.R. 4361), H3015 [13MY]

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), H753 [2MR]

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1615), H2199 [20AP]

Venezuela: encourage citizens to participate in a constitutional, peaceful, democratic, and electoral solution relative to referendum to recall President Hugo Chavez (see H. Res. 716), H6900 [8SE]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 1919), H128 [27JA]

———improve post-traumatic stress disorder treatment for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5244), H9746 [16NO]

———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 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), H927 [9MR]

———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]

Women: recognize survivors of cervical cancer and the importance of good cervical health, preventing human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, and of detecting cervical cancer during its earliest stages (see H. Con. Res. 348), H90 [21JA]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Corporations: discourage the abuse of stock options by executives of public companies by preventing unjust enrichment through the recapture of profits when shareholders suffer losses (see H.R. 4208), H2371 [22AP]

Dept. of HUD: provide assistance for privately owned low- and moderate-income housing with expiring Federal subsidies to prevent displacement of low- and moderate-income tenants (see H.R. 4679), H4926 (see H.R. 4679), H5070 [24JN]

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

Haskins, Veronica Mitina: relief (see H.R. 4789), H5402 [8JY]

Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H2548 [4MY]

Medicare: freeze increases in monthly premiums (see H.R. 5095), H7233 [15SE]

New England Patriots (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 512), H303 [3FE]

Social Security: restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 4234), H2482 [28AP]

Factsheets

Evidence on Job Creation, Wages, and Health Insurance, H852 [4MR]

Letters

Dept. of HUD section 8 housing vouchers programs funding: several organizations, E457 [26MR]

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

Papers

Will Providing Marriage Rights to Same-Sex Couples Undermine Heterosexual Marriage? M.V. Lee Badgett, H7914 [30SE]

Questions and answers

Jobs forecast: N. Gregory Mankiw, Council of Economic Advisers, H852 [4MR]

Remarks

Agriculture: price supports for sugar, E190 [24FE]

Appropriations: legislative process, H10084 [20NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), consideration (H. Res. 866)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 846), H10084 [20NO]

Armed Forces: ensure access to Senior ROTC units and military recruiters at institutions of higher education (H.R. 3966), H1705 [30MR]

———ensure access to Senior ROTC units and military recruiters at institutions of higher education (H.R. 3966), consideration (H. Res. 580), H1699 [30MR]

———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (H.R. 5011), H8108 [5OC]

Bristol Community College: tribute, E651 [27AP]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H3021 [17MY]

———public perception of administration's foreign policy, E2140 [24NO]

———statements by former administration officials on foreign policy decisions, E114 [4FE]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (H.R. 3574), H6005, H6015, H6017 [20JY]

Chalabi, Ahmad: relationship with U.S. Government, H3756 [3JN]

Coast Guard: use of proceeds from sale of certain properties, H4519 [18JN]

Colorado: Supreme Court case on congressional redistricting, H4510 [18JN]

Community Services Block Grant Act: prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H329 [4FE]

———provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), H329 [4FE]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), H6591 [22JY]

———limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), consideration (H. Res. 734), H6569 [22JY]

———modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (H.R. 2028), H7453 [23SE]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, H7692, H7693 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), motion to instruct conferees, H7692, H7693 [28SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4519 [18JN]

Dept. of HUD: section 8 housing vouchers programs funding, E315 [8MR], E456 [26MR], E1098 [14JN]

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), H5408, H5409 [9JY]

———study the suitability and feasibility of designating certain historic buildings and areas in Taunton, MA, as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 2129), H7952 [4OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize the production of currency, postage stamps, and other security documents at the request of foreign governments on a reimbursable basis (H.R. 3786), H1383 [24MR]

———establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 2993), H1385, H1386 [24MR]

———financial institutions acceptance of foreign consular-issued identification cards, H7157, H7159, H7161, H7164 [14SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: increase maximum amount of available home loan guaranty (H.R. 4345), H4820 [23JN]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7154, H7155, H7157, H7159, H7161, H7164, H7176 [14SE]

Economy: importance of job creation, H846-H853 [4MR], H2054-H2059 [1AP]

———national objectives priority assignments, H846-H853 [4MR]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 492), H43 [21JA]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H2054-H2059 [1AP]

Eximbank: tribute, E229 [25FE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7903, H7907, H7913, H7919, H7920 [30SE], E1805 [6OC]

———constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), consideration (H. Res. 801), H7890 [30SE]

Financial Accounting Standards Board: preserve integrity in establishing accounting standards, H6017 [20JY]

Financial institutions: adjust liability standards applied to third-party independent contractors working for a bank, H1265 [18MR]

———place certain limits on newly chartered branches of certain industrial loan companies, H1242, H1263, H1270 [18MR]

———prohibit commercial banks from charging a fee to the depositor of a check that is returned for insufficient funds, H1242, H1266 [18MR]

———provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (H.R. 1375), H1242, H1245, H1263, H1265, H1266, H1270 [18MR]

———provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (H.R. 1375), amendment process, H1237 [18MR]

———provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (H.R. 1375), consideration (H. Res. 566), H1237, H1238 [18MR]

———repeal prohibition on payment of interest on demand deposits, H1270 [18MR]

Floods: reduce losses to properties for which repetitive flood insurance claim payments have been made (S. 2238), H4595 [21JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 866)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 846), H10084 [20NO]

Foreign policy: advancement of democracy in foreign countries, E2206 [20DE]

Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, E1424 [20JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, E654 [27AP]

House of Representatives: abuse of legislative process for political purposes, H7301 [21SE]

———legislative program, H843 [4MR]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H1168 [17MR], E2206 [20DE]

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), H1168 [17MR]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H2708 [6MY], H3755 [3JN], H7583 [28SE]

———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), H2708 [6MY]

———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), H2674, H2675, H2677, H2678 [6MY]

———congratulate interim government on assumption of sovereign authority (H. Res. 691), H4956 [24JN]

Kolodny, Edwin H.: ROFEH International (nonprofit organization) and New England Chassidic Center honoree, E1616 [14SE]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H1278 [18MR]

National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce: tribute, E2025 [18NO]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8676, H8679 [7OC]

New Bedford, MA: tribute to Hispanic Recognition Award recipients, E1597 [13SE]

New England Patriots (football team): tribute (H. Res. 512), H364, H366 [4FE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H1263, H1265 [18MR], H5409 [9JY], H7154 [14SE]

Point of order, H2121 [2AP], H4876 [23JN], H7176 [14SE]

Scalia, Antonin: allegations of conflict of interest in Supreme Court case on forcing Vice President Cheney to disclose information about energy task force meetings, H636 [26FE]

SEC: preserve authority to establish accounting principles and standards, H6015 [20JY]

Taxation: rates, E317 [8MR]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 757), H7301 [21SE]

U.S. Conference of Mayors: request for additional Superfund program funding, E1555 [8SE], E1592 [10SE]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H1699 [30MR]

Venezuela: U.S. policy, E356 [11MR]

Votes in House: condemn practice of holding votes open beyond a reasonable period of time, H5408, H5409 [9JY]

Wyner, Daniel M.: ROFEH International (nonprofit organization) and New England Chassidic Center honoree, E1616 [14SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1319 [18MR], H2725 [6MY], H3777 [3JN], H7136 [14SE], H7326 [21SE], H9959 [17NO], H9995 [18NO], H10071 [19NO], H10230 [20NO]

Resolutions by organizations

Increasing appropriation levels for EPA Superfund: U.S. Conference of Mayors, E1592 [10SE]

Making tax cuts permanent: Jewish Council for Public Affairs, E317 [8MR]

Tribute to New Hampshire credit unions and New Hampshire Credit Union League: Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp., E264 [1MR]

Statements

ABA Confers Highest Honor on Former Congressman, the Rev. Robert F. Drinan, Georgetown Law Professor: ABA, E1410 [19JY]

Dept. of HUD Section 8 Housing Vouchers Programs Funding: Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, E315 [8MR]

Impact of Same-Sex Marriage on Heterosexual Marriage: by, H7913 [30SE]

Testimonies

FRS Monetary Policy Report: Alan Greenspan, FRS, and Representative Maloney, Committee on Financial Services (House), H852 [4MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 757, anniversary of terrorist attacks, H7301 [21SE]

Tributes

Badgett, M.V. Lee, E1805 [6OC]

Bullock, Robert W., E1290 [25JN]

Drinan, Robert F., E1409 [19JY]

Egan, Daniel, E264 [1MR]

Souza, Tony and Elsie, E416 [22MR]

Sullivan, Mark A., Jr., E81 [30JA]