McCARTHY, CAROLYN (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigative subcommittees, H1277 [18MR]

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]

Airport Noise Curfew Commission: establish (see H.R. 5109), H7328 [21SE]

Anthony I. Lombardi Memorial Post Office Building, Nanuet, NY: designate (see H.R. 4618), H4579 [18JN]

Archie Spigner Post Office Building, St. Albans, NY: designate (see H.R. 4632), H4646 [21JN]

Arlington National Cemetery: construct a memorial to noncitizens killed in the line of duty while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3480), H128 [27JA]

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), H6899 [8SE]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H515 [11FE]

———grant limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and provide financial support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized members of Reserve components (see H.R. 2176), H5793 [14JY]

———improve the readiness of State defense forces and increase military coordination for homeland security between States and the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 2797), H3963 [14JN]

———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), H752 [2MR]

———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), H7138 [14SE]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H632 [25FE]

———extend ban on production of assault weapons (H.R. 3831), consideration (see H. Res. 742), H6705 [22JY]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3798), H701 [26FE]

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

Barber Conable Post Office Building, Batavia, NY: designate (see H.R. 3690), H128 [27JA]

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), H3017 [13MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see H. Con. Res. 261), H2019 [1AP]

Charles, Ray: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 449), H4581 [18JN]

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

———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), H1370 [23MR]

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H707 [1MR]

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

———promote greater public awareness of effective runaway youth prevention programs and the need for safe and productive alternatives, resources, and supports for youth in high-risk situations (see H. Res. 805), H8169 [5OC]

———support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 4799), H6756 [7SE]

Civil Air Patrol: make volunteer members eligible for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 732), H1011 [10MR]

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

Claims: extend deadline for victims of terrorist attacks to file claims to receive certain compensation (see H.R. 3084), H3605 [1JN] (see H.R. 5076), H7443 [22SE]

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

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]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1097), H1011 [10MR]

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

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 4155), H2658 [5MY]

Crime: establish penalties for aggravated identity theft (see H.R. 1731), H128 [27JA]

———provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy (see H.R. 2247), H128 [27JA]

———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: authorize the acceptance of donated frequent traveler miles, credits, and tickets for use by deployed members of the Armed Forces and their families (see H.R. 4130), H2200 [20AP]

———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]

Dept. of Education: making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 4769), H5330 [7JY]

Dept. of HHS: conduct and support research using certain human pluripotent stem cells (see H.R. 4531), H4287 [16JN]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 4354), H2917 [12MY]

———give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis (see H.R. 2023), H2491 [30AP]

———modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H128 [27JA]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize program to make discretionary grants for use in high-threat, high-density urban areas (see H.R. 3726), H516 [11FE]

———issue regulations concerning the shipping of extremely hazardous materials (see H.R. 4824), H6707 [22JY]

———make grants to first responders (see H.R. 3266), H3873 [9JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for Federal Air Marshal Service (see H.R. 3991), H2154 [2AP]

Dept. of HUD: insure zero-downpayment mortgages for one-unit residences (see H.R. 3755), H3720 [2JN]

———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]

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]

———expand powers and jurisdiction to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and sale of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 2403), H89 [21JA]

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), H3017 [13MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a pilot national public service multimedia campaign to enhance the state of financial literacy in the U.S. (see H.R. 3294), H1230 [17MR]

———extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4772), H5330 [7JY]

Dept. of Transportation: evaluate devices and technology for reducing the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see H.R. 3683), H4894 [23JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the day in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 3344), H516 [11FE]

———exclude monetary benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities from consideration as income for purposes of pension benefits (see H.R. 3947), H1071 [11MR]

———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), H2266 [21AP]

———restrict the performance of eye surgery at a facility, or under a contract with the Dept., to only licensed medical doctors and licensed doctors of osteopathy (see H.R. 3473), H128 [27JA]

Disabled: provide assistance to Special Olympics to support expansion and development of education programs and a Healthy Athletes Program (see H.R. 5131), H7574 [23SE]

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), H4647 [21JN]

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

Drugs: lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 3634), H2919 [12MY]

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

Education: improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 3085), H2483 [28AP]

———prevent abuse of special allowance subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (see H.R. 5113), H7945 [30SE]

———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 3968), H3392 [19MY]

———provide access and equity in higher education (see H.R. 4102), H2018 [1AP]

Electric power: promote reliability of the electric transmission grid through the Cross-Sound Cable project (see H.R. 4349), H3230 [18MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2394), H3440 (see H.R. 2394), H3540 [20MY]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H2816 [11MY]

———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 4575), H4170 [15JN]

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), H3605 [1JN]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 356), H927 [9MR]

———health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 3014), H4287 [16JN]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (see H.R. 4107), H2658 [5MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 4169), H2658 [5MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H515 [11FE]

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

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

Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 3832), H632 [25FE]

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), H2728 [6MY]

Gerard A. Fiorenza Post Office Building, Massapequa, NY: designate (see H.R. 299), H3780 [3JN]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H2019 [1AP]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H752 [2MR]

———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), H3964 [14JN]

———modify the rules for redistribution and extended availability of funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4936), H9051 [8OC]

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

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 4610), H8859 [7OC]

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

Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 4316), H2727 [6MY]

Health care professionals: provide for education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment at a facility with critical shortages of allied health professionals (see H.R. 4016), H6899 [8SE]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H4766 [22JN]

Hispanic Americans: provide programs and activities to improve health (see H.R. 2258), H3094 [17MY]

Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H3017 [13MY]

Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 832), H7735 [28SE]

———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), H2658 [5MY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: modify treatment of adopted children (see H.R. 4561), H5471 [9JY]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 4097), H6756 [7SE]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1205), H5150 [25JN]

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

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (see H.R. 5150), H7736 [28SE]

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

Investments: provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 4140), H2152 [2AP]

Iran: condemn development of means to produce nuclear weapons (see H. Con. Res. 398), H2658 [5MY]

———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), H576 [24FE]

IRS: discourage payment of Federal tax collection services through a commission or as a percentage of taxes collected (see H. Con. Res. 213), H3821 [8JN]

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), H2155 [2AP] (see H. Con. Res. 390), H3720 [2JN]

———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), H1230 [17MR]

Jewish Museum: anniversary (see H. Res. 582), H2020 [1AP]

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

Lieutenant John F. Finn Post Office, Albany, NY: designate (see H.R. 5053), H7138 [14SE]

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

Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (see H.R. 4876), H6127 [20JY]

Marine mammals: 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]

Maxine S. Postal U.S. Post Office, Copiague, NY: designate (see H.R. 3917), H1011 [10MR]

Medicaid: extend Federal-State cost-sharing program to assist low-income Medicare beneficiaries with health care costs (see H.R. 5189), H7944 [30SE]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H3016 [13MY]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H7329 [21SE]

Medicare: condition the payment of employer prescription drug subsidies on the maintenance of current prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 4978), H6756 [7SE]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H8408 [6OC]

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

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 2787), H1484 [24MR]

———impose minimum nurse staffing in participating hospitals (see H.R. 3656), H701 [26FE]

———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 New York (see H.R. 3842), H632 [25FE]

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H5151 [25JN]

———require providers to disclose staffing and performance data (see H.R. 4374), H6899 [8SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of certain screening procedures for diabetic retinopathy and establish pilot programs to foster such screening (see H.R. 3458), H1593 [25MR]

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 3243), H8409 [6OC]

———increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 605), H2372 [22AP]

———provide assistance to train teachers for children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1700), H2549 [4MY]

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), H2919 [12MY]

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), H3720 [2JN]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H2484 [28AP]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 864), H10079 [19NO]

National Captioning Institute: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 491), H9963 [17NO]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3887), H830 [3MR]

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 371), H2728 [6MY]

National Commission on Digestive Diseases: establish (see H.R. 3756), H1740 [30MR]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: extend date for submittal of final report and provide additional funding (see H.R. 3771), H753 [2MR]

———implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H6898 [8SE] (see H.R. 5040), H6996 [9SE]

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

National Guard: credit certain service performed in counties declared disasters in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit (see H.R. 4378), H3229 [18MY]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 3712), H831 [3MR]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1594 [25MR]

Nonprofit organizations: provide assistance to high-risk nonprofit organizations to protect against foreign terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4108), H3392 [19MY]

Nursing homes: establish a loan repayment program for nurse practitioners and physician assistants in underserved homes, and establish a mentoring program for training administrators (see H.R. 5322), H9048 [8OC]

Oceans: protect deep sea corals and sponges (see H.R. 4897), H6756 [7SE]

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), H9047 [8OC]

———provide additional protections for participants and beneficiaries under employee pension benefit plans (see H.R. 2101), H9050 [8OC]

Perry B. Duryea, Jr., Post Office, Montauk, NY: designate (see H.R. 4427), H3438 (see H.R. 4427), H3537 [20MY]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 847), H128 [27JA]

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

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 1294), H7329 [21SE]

Railroads: increase rail transportation security (see H.R. 4476), H4287 [16JN]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H5471 [9JY]

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

———review determinations on whether schools and local educational agencies made adequate yearly progress taking into consideration subsequent regulations and guidance applicable to those determinations (see H.R. 4605), H4391 (see H.R. 4605), H4506 [17JN]

September 11: designate as a national day of voluntary service, charity, and compassion (see H. Con. Res. 473), H5793 [14JY]

Sergeant Riayan A. Tejada Post Office, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 4046), H5072 [24JN]

Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda Post Office, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 4046), H4928 [24JN]

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

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

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 4207), H2406 [27AP]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H575 [24FE]

———establish a Federal income tax credit for production of energy from geothermal energy resources (see H.R. 4094), H7735 [28SE]

———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1859), H8168 [5OC]

———exclude farmland still in use from the estate tax and repeal dollar limitation on estate tax exclusion for land subject to a qualified conservation easement (see H.R. 4721), H5149 [25JN]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 2133), H3440 (see H.R. 2133), H3540 [20MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H7329 [21SE]

———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualfied health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 4356), H2918 [12MY]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H7443 [22SE]

———treatment of meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 2094), H7329 [21SE]

Telecommunications: protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see H.R. 3558), H7864 [29SE]

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 4334), H3606 [1JN]

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

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H90 [21JA]

U.S. Postal Service Henry Johnson Annex, Albany, NY: designate (see H.R. 480), H5471 [9JY]

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), H2200 [20AP]

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

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

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

———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: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H575 [24FE]

Women: increase awareness and education about heart disease among women (see H. Res. 522), H633 [25FE]

World War II: honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront (see H. Con. Res. 413), H2548 [4MY]

———tribute to Women Airforce Service Pilots (see H. Con. Res. 321), H1072 [11MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Assault weapons: reinstate ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 5100), H7234 [15SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make grants to address homeland security preparedness shortcomings of municipal and county governments (see H.R. 3839), H632 [25FE]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 560), H1072 [11MR]

Health: provide for a program of screenings and education relative to children with sudden cardiac arrhythmia syndromes (see H.R. 4335), H2815 [11MY]

Medicare: repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 5331), H9049 [8OC]

Project GRAD USA (organization): authorize (see H.R. 4973), H6703 [22JY]

Motions

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 4281), H2984 [13MY]

Remarks

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons, H896 [9MR], H1345 [23MR], H1614 [29MR], H2166 [20AP], H2395 [27AP], H2520 [4MY], H2778 [11MY], H3056 [17MY], H3571 [1JN], H3936 [14JN], H4618 [21JN], H5951 [19JY], H6812 [8SE]

———extend ban on production of assault weapons (H.R. 3831), H1097 [16MR], H6733 [7SE], H6834, H6837, H6838, H6854 [8SE]

———reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 2038), H539 [24FE], H729 [2MR]

———reinstate ban on production of assault weapons, H7714 [28SE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: health care block grant funding through reductions in departmental management funding, H6839 [8SE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: withhold implementation of 75 percent rule relative to hospital inpatient rehabilitation care pending independent assessment by medical experts, H6837 [8SE]

DaVanzo, John: National Volunteer Fire Council Volunteer Firefighter of the Year award recipient, E1837 [7OC]

Dept. of HHS: Community Access Program funding, H6823 [8SE]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, H6924 [9SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6812, H6823, H6827, H6830, H6834, H6837, H6838, H6839, H6843 [8SE], H6924 [9SE]

Diseases: hepatitis C research funding, H6827 [8SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 3193), H7714 [28SE], H7764 [29SE]

Dreyer, Don: Dept. of HHS Secretary Recognition Award recipient, E1928 [11OC]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H6915 [9SE]

Health: protect State-mandated coverage of breast cancer screening, pregnancy and childbirth, well child care, and obstetric and gynocological services, H2984 [13MY]

Hempstead, NY: tribute to Hempstead Union Free School District Early Childhood Center, E131 [10FE]

Holocaust: remembrance, E641 [22AP]

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), E1398 [16JY]

Israel: independence anniversary, E661 [27AP]

Law Firm of Kimberly S. Jones, Esq.: Huntington Township, NY, Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Award of Excellence recipient, E1399 [16JY]

LIHEAP: funding, H6830 [8SE]

Medicare: provide research funding on outcomes of health care items and services including the comparative clinical effectiveness of prescription drugs, H6838 [8SE]

Memorial Day: observance, H3517 [20MY]

Middle East: support security of Israel and principles of peace in the Middle East (H. Con. Res. 460), H4801 [23JN]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations, H6915 [9SE]

New York: tribute to 4th Congressional District New York State Most Improved Schools honorees, E547 [20AP]

OSHA: provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 2731), H3137 [18MY]

Servicemen's Readjustment Act: anniversary, E1248 [25JN]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 4281), motion to recommit, H2984 [13MY]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 757), H6915 [9SE]

Votes: position on missed, H10022 [19NO], E2088, E2092, E2094, E2098, E2102, E2104 [20NO]

Westbury, NY: tribute to Westbury Language Center, E97 [3FE]

Women's Educational Equity Act: funding, H6843 [8SE]

World War II: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (H. Con. Res. 417), E997 [2JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5192 [6JY]

Special order: granted, H561 [24FE], H749 [2MR], H925 [9MR], H1115 [16MR], H1368 [23MR], H1641 [29MR], H2196 [20AP], H2404 [27AP], H2546 [4MY], H2812 [11MY], H3079 [17MY], H3602 [1JN], H3960 [14JN], H4644 [21JN], H5192 [6JY], H5534 [12JY], H5788 [14JY], H5979 [19JY], H6751 [7SE], H6895 [8SE], H7060 [13SE], H7732 [28SE], H8163 [5OC]

Tributes

Berman, Jerry and Carol, E995 [2JN]

DeMita, Francis A., E996 [2JN]

Hicks, Alfred, E2084 [20NO]

Kuczinski, Henry, E1980 [16NO]

Schwartz, Eliezer, E521 [2AP]

Van Buskirk, Thomas, E1527 [8SE]

Wahl, Gregory, H3517 [20MY]

Winchester, Ronald, E1606 [13SE]