OWENS, MAJOR R. (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1350, Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act, H9020 [8OC]

Articles and editorials

Erasing the Rules, Tom Brune, Melville (NY) Newsday, E2129-E2132 [20NO]

OSHA Withdraws More Rules Than It Makes, Reviews Find, Cindy Skrzycki, Washington (DC) Post, E1814 [6OC]

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]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: amend to expand certain trade benefits to eligible sub-Saharan African countries (see H.R. 3572), H633 [25FE]

———extend and modify certain trade benefits (see H.R. 4103), H3392 [19MY]

Animals: assist in conservation of marine turtles and nesting habitats in foreign countries (see H.R. 3378), H2373 [22AP]

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

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 524), H633 [25FE]

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

Argentina: anniversary of terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 469), H5536 [12JY]

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), H7575 [23SE]

———identify members exposed to depleted uranium during military service and provide health testing of such members (see H.R. 4463), H4171 [15JN]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2569), H2406 [27AP]

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

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H4287 [16JN]

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), H5151 [25JN]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment on ensuring certain trust funds are outside the U.S. budget (see H.J. Res. 88), H244 [28JA]

Bureau of Prisons: authorize personnel to carry firearms off duty (see H.R. 1064), H830 [3MR]

Business and industry: prevent excessive concentration of ownership of the nation's media outlets, restore fairness in broadcasting, and foster and promote localism, diversity, and competition in the media (see H.R. 4069), H5536 [12JY]

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

California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see H.R. 4469), H3720 [2JN]

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), H2374 [22AP]

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

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 570), H1229 [17MR]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: conduct minority health programs (see H.R. 4072), H2200 [20AP]

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

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

———commemorate birthday (see H. Res. 112), H2155 [2AP]

Children and youth: amend State grant eligibility for foster care agencies that have knowledge of missing foster children who are under the responsibility of the State (see H.R. 2582), H752 [2MR]

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 3602), H4392 (see H.R. 3602), H4507 [17JN]

———honor individuals who are mentors and support efforts to recruit more mentors (see H. Res. 491), H35 [20JA]

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

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2406 [27AP]

———require public disclosure of information about cases of child abuse or neglect which result in child fatality, near fatality, other serious injury, or felony conviction (see H.R. 2541), H3963 [14JN]

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

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 3793), H1370 [23MR]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 163), H3230 [18MY]

Civil rights: anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS (see H. Con. Res. 457), H4580 [18JN]

———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]

Civil War—U.S.: posthumously proclaim soldiers of Asian descent who fought in the Civil War to be honorary U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 45), H927 [9MR]

Civilian Volunteer Service Reserve Program: establish (see H.R. 3503), H434 [10FE]

Classified information: request the Executive Office of the President, and certain other executive departments, to transmit documents relating to the disclosure of the identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 499), H393 [4FE]

Clean Air Act: delay effect of reclassifying certain nonattainment areas adjacent to an international border (see H.R. 4774), H6707 [22JY]

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), H2658 [5MY]

Colleges and universities: improve the ability of foster care youths to attend and succeed in higher education (see H.R. 4003), H1322 [18MR]

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

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

Computers: encourage use of web-based enrollment systems in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1633), H393 [4FE]

Concord, CA: anniversary of explosion at Port Chicago Naval Magazine (see H. Res. 813), H8039 [4OC]

Congress: conduct a feasibility study on implementing an emergency electronic communications system to ensure the continuity of the operations of Congress during an emergency (see H.R. 2948), H244 [28JA]

———disapprove certain regulations issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (see H.R. 4236, 4237), H2482 [28AP]

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]

Coordinated Environmental Health Network: establish (see H.R. 5335), H9049 [8OC]

Corporations: make expatriated corporations that do business with, or own foreign subsidiaries that do business with, state sponsors of terrorism, or terrorist organizations, ineligible for Federal contracts (see H.R. 4394), H3964 [14JN]

———prevent corporate auditors from providing tax shelter services to their audit clients (see H.R. 3599), H90 [21JA]

Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3424), H128 [27JA]

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

———promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 4155), H3230 [18MY]

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), H1594 [25MR]

———protect the credit records of consumers who are affected by federally declared disasters (see H.R. 4220), H2405 [27AP]

Credit cards: prohibit issuers from increasing a consumers interest rate based on credit information unrelated to transactions with the consumer (see H.R. 2724), H8039 [4OC]

Crime: establish penalties for aggravated identity theft (see H.R. 1731), H393 [4FE]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 4204), H2371 [22AP]

———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 3425), H37 [20JA]

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

Dept. of Defense: allow the public, press, and military families to be present at the arrival at military installations of remains of Armed Forces members who died in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 384), H2155 [2AP]

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

Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 4585), H5151 [25JN]

———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), H3606 [1JN]

———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), H2374 [22AP]

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), H37 [20JA]

———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 4493), H6707 [22JY]

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

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H5331 [7JY]

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]

———develop and implement a program to enhance private sector preparedness for emergencies and disasters (see H.R. 4830), H8039 [4OC]

———issue regulations concerning the shipping of extremely hazardous materials (see H.R. 4824), H5654 [13JY]

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

———make grants to first responders (see H.R. 3266), H3963 [14JN]

———make Haitian nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H.R. 3867), H753 [2MR] (see H. Res. 542), H700 [26FE]

———reimburse States for certain expenses and losses incurred during periods of high (Code Orange) or severe (Code Red) threat condition (see H.R. 2570), H1593 [25MR]

Dept. of HUD: establish Office of Housing Counseling to carry out responsibilities on homeownership and rental housing issues counseling (see H.R. 3938), H3873 [9JN]

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

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]

———create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 83), H3391 [19MY]

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

———make grants to improve ability of State and local governments to prevent abduction of children by family members (see H.R. 3965), H1594 [25MR]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 4676), H8859 [7OC]

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

Dept. of State: require annual reports on acts of anti-Semitism around the world (see H.R. 4214), H4392 (see H.R. 4214), H4507 [17JN]

———require report on progress made to eradicate poppy cultivation and prevent illicit drug trafficking in Afghanistan (see H.R. 3642), H90 [21JA]

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]

———extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4772), H6707 [22JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a pilot program to provide grants to facilitate the use of natural gas buses at public airports (see H.R. 3833), H632 [25FE]

———offer federally financed, interest-free loans to public schools, municipalities, and local governments for the purchase of hybrid electric or other high-efficiency vehicles (see H.R. 1089), H7073 [13SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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]

———extend authority to guarantee hybrid adjustable rate mortgages for construction or purchase of homes by veterans (see H.R. 4616), H7443 [22SE]

———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), H2483 [28AP]

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

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]

———increase awareness of and research on autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and fibromyalgia (see H.R. 3359), H575 [24FE]

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

Drugs: improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 4161), H5151 [25JN]

———lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 3634), H3963 [14JN]

Education: condition the implementation of assessment procedures relative to the Head Start National Reporting System on Child Outcomes (see H.R. 2945), H128 [27JA]

———establish or expand prekindergarten early learning programs (see H.R. 4497), H3780 [3JN]

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

———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), H1370 [23MR]

———provide access and equity in higher education (see H.R. 4102), H2491 [30AP]

Elections: recognize importance of implementing any and all measures necessary to ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair election process for the 2004 Presidential election (see H. Res. 797), H7575 [23SE]

Electronics: prohibit the Depts. of Defense and Homeland Security from purchasing equipment containing electronic components that are not manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 2974), H4287 [16JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: prohibit federally subsidized discrimination in supplemental educational services (see H.R. 3582), H37 [20JA]

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

———provide effective training and education programs for displaced homemakers, single parents, and individuals entering nontraditional employment (see H.R. 3764), H633 [25FE]

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

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H90 [21JA]

EPA: authorize use of funds for nonpoint source management programs for projects and activities relative to development and implementation of phase II of storm water program (see H.R. 3528), H245 [28JA]

Families and domestic relations: establish programs using public, private, and faith-based organizations to recruit and train foster and adoptive parents and provide support services to foster families (see H.R. 4431), H4580 [18JN]

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 4720), H5331 [7JY]

FCC: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (see H.J. Res. 72), H2155 [2AP]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H8168 [5OC]

Federal employees: allow time off from work to donate blood (see H.R. 4963), H6703 [22JY]

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

———cover services provided to injured workers by physician assistants and nurse practitioners (see H.R. 5063), H8168 [5OC]

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

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

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H7864 [29SE]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (see H.R. 4107), H2728 [6MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to dietary supplements (see H.R. 3377), H575 [24FE]

———reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 4169), H2374 [22AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 738), H5536 [12JY]

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

Fish and fishing: provide for stewardship of fishery resources (see H.R. 4706), H6707 [22JY]

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

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

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

Garvey, Marcus: recognize human rights accomplishments and clear name relative to politically motivated criminal charges (see H. Con. Res. 74), H6557 [21JY]

Government: demonstration project to enhance the ability of Federal agencies to continue to operate during an extended emergency situation (see H.R. 4797), H5470 [9JY]

———restore and strengthen laws that provide for an open and transparent Federal Government (see H.R. 5073), H10080 [19NO]

Haiti: 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), H245 [28JA]

Hazardous substances: reduce quantity of mercury in the environment (see H.R. 4260), H3230 [18MY]

Health: authorize use of Federal funds for research on human embryonic stem cells irrespective of date derived (see H.R. 3960), H2266 [21AP]

———encourage innovative school-based activities to help reduce and prevent obesity among children (see H.R. 2227), H393 [4FE]

———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), H2484 [28AP]

———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]

———improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions (see H.R. 3127), H5195 [6JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2402), H1740 [30MR] (see H.R. 4325), H4766 [22JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 4628), H4766 [22JN]

———provide for a program of screenings and education relative to children with sudden cardiac arrhythmia syndromes (see H.R. 4335), H3964 [14JN]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H7329 [21SE]

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

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H701 [26FE]

Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 4316), H3441 (see H.R. 4316), H3541 [20MY]

Help America Vote Act: prohibit States from denying certain veterans who have been convicted of a felony and completed their sentence from registering to vote (see H.R. 4479), H3719 [2JN]

Higher Education Act: provide funds for campus mental and behavioral health service centers (see H.R. 3593), H2019 [1AP]

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H3441 [20MY]

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

Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H3392 [19MY]

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

———facilitate self-help housing homeownership opportunities (see H.R. 4363), H3606 [1JN]

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

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

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 2435), H700 [26FE]

———ease requirements for certain aliens seeking nonimmigrant status in order to enter the U.S. for a temporary stay due to certain family obligations (see H.R. 3306), H3391 [19MY]

———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (see H.R. 85), H3391 [19MY]

———increase the numerical limitation on the number of asylees whose status may be adjusted to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 82), H3391 [19MY]

———permit foreign media representatives to gain admission as visitors coming temporarily to the U.S. for business (see H.R. 4823), H6756 [7SE]

———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), H3821 [8JN]

———provide permanent resident status for certain long-term resident workers and college-bound students and modify the worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants in order to promote family unification (see H.R. 1830), H3391 [19MY]

———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]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 3361), H3781 [3JN]

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

———secure the visa waiver program (see H.R. 4550), H5151 [25JN]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 3919), H926 [9MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3802), H1484 [24MR]

Insurance: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 4154), H2200 [20AP]

———coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 4097), H3720 [2JN]

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 economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 4793), H6707 [22JY]

International Olympic Committee: encourage selection of New York, NY, as the site for the 2012 Olympic games (see H. Con. Res. 475), H6707 [22JY]

Iran: express sympathy for victims of earthquake in Bam (see H. Res. 526), H633 [25FE]

———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), H753 [2MR]

Iraq: require U.S. assistance for the repair, maintenance, or construction of transportation infrastructure to be provided in the form of loans subject to repayment in full (see H.R. 4184), H2406 [27AP]

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), H1791 [31MR]

———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), H1791 [31MR]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 3676), H90 [21JA]

Latin America: anniversary of abolition of slavery in certain countries (see H. Con. Res. 482), H8409 [6OC]

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

———require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all firearms in custody of Federal agencies (see H.R. 776), H36 [20JA]

———strengthen protection of assets, life, and property by granting private security agencies access to National Crime Information Center criminal history records for employee screening (see H.R. 4022), H3781 [3JN]

Law enforcement officers: extend the same Federal benefits to officers serving private institutions of higher education and rail carriers that apply to officers serving units of State and local government (see H.R. 3523), H3441 (see H.R. 3523), H3540 [20MY]

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

Lieutenant John F. Finn Post Office, Albany, NY: designate (see H.R. 5053), H7443 [22SE]

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

Lyon, Matthew: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 369), H1323 [18MR]

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 3545), H90 [21JA]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H37 [20JA]

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

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

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

Medicare: condition the payment of employer prescription drug subsidies on the maintenance of current prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 4978), H7864 [29SE]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1477), H7864 [29SE]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H304 [3FE]

———preserve access to cancer care (see H.R. 5144), H7574 [23SE]

———prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in New York (see H.R. 3842), H632 [25FE]

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

———provide eligibility for coverage of home health services on the basis of a need for occupational therapy (see H.R. 3090), H2491 [30AP]

———provide for the use of qualified family caregivers in the provision of home health aide services and amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (see H.R. 4095), H2266 [21AP]

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H8409 [6OC]

———require providers to disclose staffing and performance data (see H.R. 4374), H7864 [29SE]

———waive waiting period for coverage of certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 104), H7735 [28SE]

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), H128 [27JA]

———require automatic fire sprinkler systems in all nursing facilities (see H.R. 4967), H7736 [28SE]

Mental health: provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1700), H36 [20JA]

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), H37 [20JA]

Middle East: recognize importance of fighting terrorism and embracing efforts to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace (see H. Res. 479), H90 [21JA]

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), H5654 [13JY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4256), H2491 [30AP] (see H.R. 5043), H7575 [23SE]

Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 476), H6556 [21JY]

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

National Celiac Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 435), H4392 (see H. Con. Res. 435), H4507 [17JN]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3887), H1594 [25MR]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5040), H7575 [23SE]

National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Res. 646), H3229 [18MY]

National Guard Challenge Program: rename and revise matching funds requirements for participating States (see H.R. 4217), H2484 [28AP]

National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 3715), H88 [21JA]

National Institute for Biomedical Research and Development: establish (see H.R. 5155), H7735 [28SE]

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

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 3712), H576 [24FE] (see H.R. 4355), H4171 [15JN]

———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]

National Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 430), H3964 [14JN]

Native Americans: eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 2983), H304 [3FE]

Natural gas: require certain terms and conditions for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas import terminals (see H.R. 4413), H7735 [28SE]

New York, NY: provide protections and services to certain individuals after the terrorist attack (see H.R. 4059), H1739 [30MR]

———reauthorize the New York City Watershed Protection Program (see H.R. 2771), H1116 [16MR]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H2266 [21AP]

NOAA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4546), H6707 [22JY]

Nuclear Waste Fund: redirect into research, development, and utilization of risk-decreasing technologies for onsite storage and reduction of radiation levels of nuclear waste (see H.R. 4627), H6557 [21JY]

Older Americans Act: amend to provide information and outreach for the prevention of osteoporosis (see H.R. 3803), H2266 [21AP]

OMB: require designation of a senior official as the Chief Privacy Officer (see H.R. 4414), H4171 [15JN]

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: support ongoing work in combating anti-Semitism, racism, xenophobia, discrimination, intolerance, and related violence (see H. Con. Res. 425), H5331 [7JY]

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]

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

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), H2917 [12MY]

POW: payment of claims from the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 344), H90 [21JA]

Power resources: assure that certain Federal oil and gas development will occur in ways that protect water resources and surface owner rights (see H.R. 4017), H6706 [22JY]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 109), H11057 [7DE]

Privacy: provide penalties for accessing certain electronic communications in a manner that violates consumer privacy (see H.R. 4956), H7580 [24SE]

Project GRAD USA (organization): authorize (see H.R. 4973), H8859 [7OC]

Public Health Service Act: authorize grants for education, screening, and treatment relative to preventing diabetic foot complications and lower extremity amputations (see H.R. 3203), H1593 [25MR]

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]

Public lands: provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way (see H.R. 1639), H89 [21JA]

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

Rebuilding Together (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 338), H245 [28JA]

Refugees: international recognition of plight of Jewish refugees from Arab countries, and the establishment of a U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East resettlement program (see H. Con. Res. 311), H100 [23JA]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 2404), H37 [20JA]

Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense: impeach (see H. Res. 629), H5471 [9JY]

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]

Safety: protect children from foods that pose a significant choking hazard (see H.R. 2773), H2266 [21AP]

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

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

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

———recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 380), H1741 [30MR]

———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]

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

Sergeant Riayan A. 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 Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see H.R. 3447), 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), H700 [26FE]

———provide entitlement to dependents' and survivors' benefits under Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program to permanent partnerships (see H.R. 4701), H5402 [8JY]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 4391), H4894 [23JN]

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

States: streamline enrollment processes for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program through better linkages with programs providing nutrition and related assistance to low-income families (see H.R. 4031), H1592 [25MR]

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), H2371 [22AP]

———allow a tax credit for the installation of hydrogen fueling stations (see H.R. 4205), H4894 [23JN]

———allow individuals to designate refunds to provide catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 1608), H515 [11FE]

———establish a Federal income tax credit for production of energy from geothermal energy resources (see H.R. 4094), H7864 [29SE]

———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1859), H5331 [7JY]

———extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 4091), H3441 (see H.R. 4091), H3541 [20MY]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain designated beneficiaries of employee's (see H.R. 935), H5331 [7JY]

———extend filing period for credits or refunds (see H.R. 252), H3541 [20MY]

———increase exclusion from gross income of an employee for dependent care assistance relative to dependent care services provided during a taxable year and adjust such amount each year for inflation (see H.R. 4379), H3720 [2JN]

———nonrecognition of gain on certain real property which is involuntarily converted as the result of the exercise of eminent domain, without regard to whether such property is replaced (see H.R. 4603), H5536 [12JY]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H89 [21JA]

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

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

———provide for a refundable wage differential credit for activated military reservists (see H.R. 4435), H3964 [14JN]

———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualfied health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 4356), H3441 (see H.R. 4356), H3541 [20MY]

———provide tax incentives to encourage manufacturers of computer and television equipment to operate an environmentally sound recycling program for use by consumers who want to discard the equipment (see H.R. 4553), H4766 [22JN]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters (see H.R. 4351), H7864 [29SE]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 1117), H3229 [18MY]

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

Terrorism: detain U.S. citizens or residents that are members of or cooperated with al-Qaeda in terrorist acts against the U.S. (see H.R. 1029), H36 [20JA]

Tito Puente Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 1701), H9963 [17NO]

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), H393 [4FE]

———provide for security of public transportation systems (see H.R. 4361), H3964 [14JN]

———provide incentives to States for development of traffic safety programs to reduce crashes related to driver fatigue and sleep deprivation (see H.R. 968), H393 [4FE]

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

Treaties and agreements: require that trade and investment agreements that are negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards (see H. Con. Res. 276), H128 [27JA]

U.N.: provide a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund for the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 3810), H515 [11FE]

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

U.S. Postal Service Henry Johnson Annex, Albany, NY: designate (see H.R. 480), H6128 [20JY]

U.S.-Israel Homeland Security Foundation: establish (see H.R. 3871), H6706 [22JY]

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), H2019 [1AP]

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

———establish a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with hepatitis C (see H.R. 3455), H7575 [23SE]

———increase maximum amount of available home loan guaranty (see H.R. 4065), H2484 [28AP]

———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]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H2406 [27AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2406 [27AP]

———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: amend criminal code relative to voter intimidation (see H.R. 5246), H9746 [16NO]

———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), H2484 [28AP]

———permit certain individuals who are under the minimum legal voting age to complete voter registration application forms (see H.R. 4972), H6703 [22JY]

———require States to give notice and opportunity for review prior to removing individuals from list of eligible voters in Federal elections for criminal convictions or mental incapacity (see H.R. 4250), H2488 [29AP]

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

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 485), H245 [28JA]

Wojtanik, Andrew: National Geographic Bee winner (see H. Res. 804), H7735 [28SE] (see H. Res. 815), H8038 [4OC]

Women: increase awareness and education about heart disease among women (see H. Res. 522), H576 [24FE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Library Association: observance of National Library Workers Day (see H. Res. 597), H2153 [2AP]

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]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make certain Caribbean nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H. Res. 810), H7944 [30SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: modify certain provisions relative to causing death in the workplace (see H.R. 4270), H2548 [4MY]

Selective Service System: terminate registration requirement and activities of local boards and agencies (see H.R. 4746), H5150 [25JN]

Taxation: impose an additional tax on taxable income attributable to contracts with the U.S. for goods and services for the war in Iraq (see H.R. 4825), H5654 [13JY]

Letters

OSHA enforcement of respirator standards relative to workplace protection from tuberculosis: Bill Borwegen, Service Employees International Union, H6977 [9SE]

OSHA reform legislation: Alan Reuther, UAW, H3118 [18MY]

———Michael E. Mathis, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, H3118 [18MY]

———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H3117 [18MY]

Selective Service Registration Termination Act: by, H8122 [5OC]

U.S. policy relative to political uprising and humanitarian crisis in Haiti: by, H628 [25FE]

Lists

Proposed OSHA reform legislation (1995-2003), H3119 [18MY]

Poems

``Angels Cried,'' by, E1242 [25JN]

``Let the Rich Go First,'' by, H8123 [5OC]

``Napoleon's Revenge,'' by, E452 [26MR]

``No New Vietnam,'' by, E1130 [15JN]

Press releases

Owens pleads for French emergency action to save democracy in Haiti: by, H627 [25FE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H10203 [20NO]

Budget: deficit, H234, H236, H238, H240 [28JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1445 [24MR], H1505 [25MR]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H2247 [21AP]

Civil rights: anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS (H. Con. Res. 450), E1241 [25JN]

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), H352 [4FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), conference report, E1967 [11OC]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, H6448 [21JY], H6932 [9SE], H10203 [20NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H6448 [21JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6932, H6977 [9SE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H234, H236, H238, H240 [28JA]

Education: funding, H1505 [25MR]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program: improve, E1967 [11OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), conference report, H10203 [20NO]

Haiti: U.S. policy relative to political uprising and humanitarian crisis, H532 [24FE], H627 [25FE], H746 [2MR], E452 [26MR]

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), E413 [18MR]

———alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, H2662 [6MY]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H2247 [21AP]

———comparison of war with Vietnamese Conflict, E1129 [15JN]

Melville (NY) Newsday: tribute to investigative series on OSHA, E2129 [20NO]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 4256), E716 [30AP]

National security: require all young persons to perform a period of military or civilian service (H.R. 163), H8122 [5OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: modify certain provisions relative to causing death in the workplace (H.R. 4270), H3123, H3129 [18MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (H.R. 2729), H3111, H3114, H3116, H3123 [18MY]

———increase membership to improve efficiency (H.R. 2729), consideration (H. Res. 645), H3102 [18MY]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 2728), H3111, H3114, H3116 [18MY]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 2728), consideration (H. Res. 645), H3102 [18MY]

OSHA: address issue of disproportionate deaths of Latinos in the workplace, H3125 [18MY]

———enforcement of respirator standards relative to workplace protection from tuberculosis, H6977 [9SE], H10203 [20NO]

———enforcement of workplace safety regulations, E1813 [6OC]

———provide for an independent review of citations (H.R. 2730), H3111, H3114, H3116, H3125, H3129 [18MY]

———provide for an independent review of citations (H.R. 2730), consideration (H. Res. 645), H3102 [18MY]

———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), H3111, H3114, H3116, H3133, H3138, H3139 [18MY]

———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), consideration (H. Res. 645), H3102 [18MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H3130 [18MY]

Selective Service System: terminate registration requirement and activities of local boards and agencies (H.R. 4746), H8122 [5OC]

September 11: designate as a national day of voluntary service, charity, and compassion (H. Con. Res. 473), H7361 [22SE]

Taxation: rates, H6562 [22JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H352 [4FE], E161 [10FE]

Votes: position on missed, H3475 [20MY], E65 [28JA], E891 [18MY], E1003 [2JN], E1208 [22JN], E1368 [14JY], E1582 [9SE], E1629, E1633 [15SE], E1807 [6OC]

Women: programs funding, H1445 [24MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H561 [24FE], H630 [25FE], H2261 [21AP], H5652 [13JY]

Reports

CBO Figures Indicate Lower Revenues, Not Higher Spending, Account for the Large Deficit: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, H240 [28JA]

Resolutions by organizations

OSHA reform legislation: National Council for Occupational Safety and Health Network, H3119 [18MY]

Statements

Basic Assumptions and Principles for an Alternative Budget: Congressional Black Caucus and Congressional Progressive Caucus, H241 [28JA]

Mandatory Combat Overtime for Forces Serving in Iraq: by, H8123 [5OC]

Summaries

Death on the Job Report: AFL-CIO, H3138 [18MY]

Tributes

Silver-Parker, Ester, E1518 [22JY]