BROWN, SHERROD (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5582 [13JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6944 [9SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7207 [15SE]

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), H304 [3FE]

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

Armed Forces: allow active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4468), H3606 [1JN]

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

———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]

———forgive certain overpayments of retired pay to deceased retired members after death (see H.R. 2944), H2154 [2AP]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H6997 [9SE]

Aviation: allow a waiver or exemption of certain requirements for restricted airspace if security is not reduced (see H.R. 5028), H8039 [4OC]

———develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 586), H3781 [3JN]

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]

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), H7073 [13SE]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 95), H2488 [29AP] (see H.J. Res. 97), H3780 [3JN]

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

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: require repayment of appropriated funds that are illegaly disbursed for political purposes (see H.R. 4458), H3439 (see H.R. 4458), H3539 [20MY]

Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA): renegotiate provisions on access to U.S. sugar markets and prevent inclusion of sugar as an element of negotiations in free trade agreements (see H. Res. 510), H435 [10FE]

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

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

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2200 [20AP]

———reauthorize and improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 3416), H37 [20JA]

———support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 4799), H5909 [15JY]

China, People's Republic of: support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Res. 530), H574 [24FE]

China, Republic of: high level visits by democratically elected officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 481), H6705 [22JY]

———participation in WHO (see H.R. 4019), H1483 [24MR]

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

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), H435 [10FE]

Colleges and universities: address the rising cost of tuition by strengthening the compact between the States, Federal Government, and institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3519), H831 [3MR]

Commission To Establish a National Museum of the American Latino: establish to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of the National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC (see H.R. 4863), H6126 [20JY]

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

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

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 3941), H1070 [11MR]

Crime: 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), H3821 [8JN]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: use the Agricultural Research Service to conduct research on the risks of the transfer of prions that cause transmissable spongiform encephalopathies between animal species (see H.R. 4001), H1322 [18MR]

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]

———direct the Secretary of a military department to pay a monthly bonus to members whose retirement or separation is suspended as a result of a stop-loss order (see H.R. 4111), H2018 [1AP]

Dept. of Education: 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), H2728 [6MY]

Dept. of HHS: clarify and ensure that certain authority is used solely to promote the objectives of the Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Programs (see H.R. 4935), H6702 [22JY]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H4170 [15JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify that prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates applies to contracting with subsidiaries of such entities (see H.R. 1355), H2483 [28AP]

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

Dept. of Justice: authorize export of certain narcotic drugs and nonnarcotic controlled substances to a country for subsequent export from that country to another country, if certain conditions are met (see H.R. 4882), H6556 [21JY]

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), H2658 [5MY]

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), H1484 [24MR]

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), H5402 [8JY]

———include tax treatment of gasohol when computing estimated tax payments attributed to highway users (see H.R. 5170), H7863 [29SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authority to guarantee hybrid adjustable rate mortgages for construction or purchase of homes by veterans (see H.R. 4616), H7138 [14SE]

———treat injury or death sustained from participation in a medical research program in same manner as an injury incurred from military service (see H.R. 4621), H4580 [18JN]

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]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H2266 [21AP]

———provide compassionate payments to individuals who contracted HIV from a contaminated blood transfusion (see H.R. 2837), H700 [26FE]

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

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

Drugs: require that each prescription drug sold at retail bear a label that states full retail price of the drug (see H.R. 3677), H37 [20JA]

Education: provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 3968), H1074 [12MR]

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

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]

———protect rights of employees to receive overtime compensation (see H.R. 2665), H2199 [20AP]

———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), H2154 [2AP]

European Union: condemn plan to lift embargo on arm sales to the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 512), H8858 [7OC]

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), H4894 [23JN]

FCC: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (see H.J. Res. 72), H701 [26FE]

Federal employees: extend military extraterritorial jurisdiction to any Federal personnel or contractors supporting Dept. of Defense missions overseas (see H.R. 4387), H3821 [8JN]

Fire prevention: establish comprehensive fire safety standards for upholstered furniture, mattresses, bedclothing, and candles (see H.R. 4233), H2550 [4MY]

Fish and fishing: provide for stewardship of fishery resources (see H.R. 4706), H9963 [17NO]

Food industry: improve public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement (see H.R. 3547), H245 [28JA]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by a complex humanitarian emergency a priority (see H.R. 2536), H1072 [11MR]

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), H3016 [13MY]

Government: require Federal agencies to acquire intermittent escalators (see H.R. 4995), H6756 [7SE]

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

Health: expand access to preventive health care services and education programs that reduce unintended pregnancy, infection with sexually transmitted disease, and number of abortions (see H.R. 4192), 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]

———modify the rules for redistribution and extended availability of funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4936), H7138 [14SE]

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

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

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H4926 (see H.R. 4682), H5070 [24JN]

———provide State grants for developing trauma care systems (see H.R. 3999), H1322 [18MR]

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

Hong Kong: support freedom (see H. Res. 667), H4766 [22JN]

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]

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

Immigration: treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 3361), H128 [27JA]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 3919), H1117 [16MR]

India: elections (see H. Con. Res. 433), H3439 (see H. Con. Res. 433), H3539 [20MY]

———provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4449), H3439 (see H.R. 4449), H3538 [20MY]

———recognize 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), H8409 [6OC]

———recognize contributions of Indian Americans, and the benefits of working with India towards promoting peace, prosperity, and freedom among all countries (see H. Con. Res. 352), H1643 [29MR]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1205), H2019 [1AP]

———prohibit discrimination in life insurance based on a person's previous lawful travel experiences (see H.R. 3927), H2154 [2AP]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 296), H575 [24FE]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H434 [10FE]

Iran: urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (see H. Con. Res. 332), H1740 [30MR]

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

———prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3673), H245 [28JA]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 4730), H5331 [7JY]

Kenyon College: tribute to men's swimming and diving team (see H. Res. 635), H3606 [1JN]

———tribute to women's swimming and diving team (see H. Res. 634), H3606 [1JN]

Lamb, Brian: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4014), H1369 [23MR]

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

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

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

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

Medicaid: extend State fiscal relief (see H.R. 4961), H6703 [22JY]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H8859 [7OC]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3767), H4928 (see H.R. 3767), H5071 [24JN]

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

———provide automatic enrollment and eligibility for certain low-income beneficiaries for subsidies under the Medicare transitional and permanent prescription drug programs (see H.R. 4437), H3438 (see H.R. 4437), H3538 [20MY]

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H5471 [9JY]

———waive waiting period for coverage of certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 104), H6128 [20JY]

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

———provide certain documents to the House of Representatives relative to cost estimates and analyses (see H. Res. 776), H7234 [15SE]

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), H1323 [18MR]

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), H245 [28JA]

Millennium Challenge Act: extend authority to provide assistance to countries (see H.R. 4660), H4893 [23JN]

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

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

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H2919 [12MY]

Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see H.R. 1251), H434 [10FE]

Petroleum: express to OPEC countries, and non-OPEC countries that participate in the cartel, the position of the U.S. in favor of increasing world crude oil supplies to achieve stable crude oil prices (see H. Res. 611), H2483 [28AP]

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

Public lands: extend authorization for certain national heritage areas (see H.R. 4492), H3719 [2JN]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H393 [4FE]

Railroads: require information on tank cars containing hazardous materials be available to first reponders (see H.R. 4802), H6557 [21JY]

Research: expand research information regarding multidisciplinary research projects and epidemiological studies (see H.R. 5213), H8409 [6OC]

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

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 2404), H2549 [4MY]

Rotary International: issue commemorative stamp to honor centennial anniversary and efforts to eradicate polio (see H. Con. Res. 375), H3781 [3JN]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H6706 [22JY]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 392), H2200 [20AP]

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

———improve results and accountability of microenterprise development assistance programs (see H.R. 3818), H574 [24FE]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2971), H9745 [16NO]

———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), H3094 [17MY]

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

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste and direct the EPA to carry out certain authorities under an agreement with Canada on the importation of solid waste (see H.R. 4940), H6702 [22JY]

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

SSI: extend for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see H.R. 4035), H2728 [6MY]

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (see H. Con. Res. 403), H2550 [4MY]

———declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H5331 [7JY]

Taiwanese-American Heritage Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 426), H3015 [13MY]

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

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 4655), H4928 (see H.R. 4655), H5072 [24JN]

———assist low-income taxpayers in preparing and filing tax returns and increase protections against certain refund anticipation loan providers (see H.R. 3983), H1229 [17MR]

———deny deduction for the portion of employer-provided vacation flights in excess of the amount of such flights which is treated as employee compensation (see H.R. 4352), H2917 [12MY]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (see H.R. 547), H515 [11FE]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 839), H1791 [31MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H515 [11FE]

———provide for a refundable wage differential credit for activated military reservists (see H.R. 4435), H3606 [1JN]

———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 flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 2096), H1370 [23MR]

Telecommunications: protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see H.R. 3558), H7443 [22SE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H6899 [8SE]

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

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4654), H4892 [23JN]

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), H1740 [30MR]

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), H1117 [16MR]

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

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 1653), H700 [26FE]

———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]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1935), H2658 [5MY]

———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: prohibit States from removing individuals from list of eligible voters by reason of criminal conviction unless removal is carried out in accordance with standards providing notice and opportunity for appeal (see H.R. 4758), H5471 [9JY]

———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 1433), H6756 [7SE]

Water: conservation of freshwater resources (see H. Con. Res. 468), H9051 [8OC]

Women's United Soccer Association: tribute (see H. Res. 373), H6756 [7SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Buy American Act: amend to increase requirement for American-made content and to tighten waiver provisions (see H.R. 3741), H243 [28JA]

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 3793), H434 [10FE]

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), H3390 [19MY]

Drugs: require agreements regarding the wholesale price of brand-name prescription drugs as a condition of the allowance of certain tax deductions and credits (see H.R. 4899), H6700 [22JY]

Medicare: improve accountability in the Medicare Advantage and prescription drug programs (see H.R. 4903), H6701 [22JY]

———modernize by ensuring that appropriate preventive services are covered (see H.R. 4898), H6700 [22JY]

Treaties and agreements: oppose inclusion in future free trade agreements provisions that would negatively impact the implementation of legislation authorizing the importation of prescription drugs (see H. Res. 758), H6899 [8SE]

Remarks

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend and modify certain trade benefits (H.R. 4103), H3889 [14JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5582 [13JY]

Armed Forces: support members engaging in military action in Iraq, H2453 [28AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1530, H1532 [25MR]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H878 [9MR], H1715 [30MR], H2169 [20AP], H2227 [21AP], H2522 [4MY]

Business and industry: implement steps to secure the manufacturing economic base, protect jobs, and help grow the domestic manufacturing sector, H2520 [4MY], H4142 [15JN]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H3753 [3JN]

Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA): ratification, H543 [24FE], H6622 [22JY]

Cheney, Vice President: relationship with Halliburton Co., H611, H612 [25FE]

Children and youth: support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (S. 2634), H6868, H6870 [8SE]

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (H.R. 4019), H2216 [21AP]

Commission on Politicization of Science in the Regulatory Process: establish, H3145 [18MY]

Council of Economic Advisers: prohibit use of funds to produce the President's economic report that includes employment at a retail fast food restaurant in the definition of manufacturing employment, H7208 [15SE]

Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, H2900 [12MY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H7332 [22SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit the purchase of chickens treated with fluoroquinolone for school nutrition programs, H5582 [13JY]

Dept. of Defense: issuance of safety equipment and body armor for soldiers in Iraq, H2453 [28AP]

Dept. of HHS: give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis (H.R. 2023), H8075 [5OC]

———investigation into allegation of firing threats relative to disclosure of cost of Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, H1613 [29MR]

———Office of the Sec. funding, H6941 [9SE]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, H6622 [22JY]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (H.R. 4578), H8254 [6OC]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, H6876 [8SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6937, H6941, H6944, H6945 [9SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7208 [15SE]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (H.R. 3015), H8070 [5OC]

Economy: evaluation of Bush administration, H3377 [19MY], H3498 [20MY], H4729 [22JN], H5132, H5133 [25JN], H6875 [8SE], H7301 [21SE]

———importance of job creation, H543, H545, H546 [24FE], H599 [25FE], H995 [10MR], H1039 [11MR], H1096 [16MR], H2990 [13MY]

———national objectives priority assignments, H7 [20JA], H543, H545, H546, H547, H548, H549 [24FE], H671 [26FE], H731 [2MR], H804 [3MR], H2169 [20AP], H2227 [21AP], H2636 [5MY], H3750 [3JN], H3935, H3945, H3948, H3949, H3950, H3952 [14JN], H4617, H4620 [21JN], H5464 [9JY]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H398, H415 [10FE], H545, H548, H549 [24FE], H599 [25FE], H878 [9MR], H995 [10MR], H1039 [11MR], H1096 [16MR], H1616 [29MR], H2037 [1AP], H2169 [20AP], H2227 [21AP], H2777 [11MY], H3945, H3948, H3950 [14JN], H5615 [13JY], H6109, H6110, H6111 [20JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: technical corrections relative to amendments made by the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (H.R. 3493), H110 [27JA]

———technical corrections relative to amendments made by the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (S. 1881), H891 [9MR]

Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on employment and the economy, H543, H547 [24FE]

———U.S. deficit, H545 [24FE]

Government regulations: reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes (H.R. 2432), H3145 [18MY]

Haiti: U.S. policy relative to political uprising and humanitarian crisis, H532 [24FE]

Health: encourage private health insurance companies to take a proactive role in promoting healthy lifestyles (H. Con. Res. 34), H8091 [5OC]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 4280), H2858 [12MY]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 4280), consideration (H. Res. 638), H2824, H2825 [12MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H2900 [12MY], H3168 [18MY]

———provide compensation for injuries resulting from smallpox countermeasures, provide protection against chemical or radiological agents, increase distribution of vaccines, and improve vaccine injury compensation (S. 15), H5730 [14JY]

———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (H.R. 918), H8066 [5OC]

———provide prostate cancer patients with meaningful access to information on treatment options (H. Res. 669), H3897 [14JN]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (H.R. 3658), H3894 [14JN]

———tribute to community organization of public access defibrillation programs (H. Con. Res. 250), H8090 [5OC]

Health care facilities: modify determination of the amount of payments for indirect expenses associated with operating approved graduate medical residency training programs at children's hospitals (H.R. 5204), H8254 [6OC]

House of Representatives: ethics conflict relative to alleged influence of political donations on legislation, H8862 [8OC]

———legislative process, H5466 [9JY], H5473 [12JY]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H1147 [17MR]

Iraq: affirm value of liberation of the Iraqi people and commend service of the U.S. Armed Forces and Coalition forces on anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom (H. Res. 557), H1147 [17MR]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H3951 [14JN]

———investigation into awarding of reconstruction contracts, H611, H612 [25FE]

Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4555), H8080 [5OC]

Medicaid: funding, H1532 [25MR]

Medicare: advertising campaign designed to build public support for the new Medicare drug law, H1203, H1220 [17MR]

———funding, H1530, H1532 [25MR]

———increase in premiums, H7038 [13SE], H7185 [14SE], H7219 [15SE], H7253 [21SE], H7332 [22SE], H7547 [23SE], H7718, H7719, H7720, H7721, H7722, H7723, H7724 [28SE]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for, and allow the reimportation of, prescription drugs, H3945 [14JN]

———prescription drug discount card program implementation, H2495 [4MY], H2636, H2637, H2638, H2639, H2640, H2641 [5MY], H2702 [6MY], H2780 [11MY], H3573 [1JN], H3754 [3JN]

———prohibit use of funds for administrative costs of premium collections relative to rate increases, H6944, H6945 [9SE]

———provide automatic enrollment and eligibility for certain low-income beneficiaries for subsidies under the Medicare transitional and permanent prescription drug programs (H.R. 4437), H3573 [1JN], H3754 [3JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H6 [20JA], H62 [21JA], H104 [27JA], H252 [3FE], H426, H428, H429, H430, H431 [10FE], H1098 [16MR], H1203, H1220, H1221 [17MR], H1613, H1616 [29MR], H1715 [30MR], H2230 [21AP], H2495 [4MY], H2636, H2637, H2638, H2639, H2640, H2641 [5MY], H2991 [13MY], H6734 [7SE], H7547 [23SE], H7718, H7719, H7720, H7721, H7722, H7723, H7724 [28SE], H8862 [8OC]

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: investigation into allegations of the withholding of information relative to disclosure of cost of implementation, H7822 [29SE]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (H. Res. 605), H2593 [5MY]

Morality and ethics: characterization of certain values as more important than others, H9700 [16NO], H9875 [17NO], H10920 [6DE]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H731 [2MR]

National Nurse Practitioners Week: honor goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 500), H8253 [6OC]

National Primary Immune Deficiency Diseases Awareness Week: observance, E571 [20AP]

National Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 430), H9871 [17NO]

Native Americans: ensure that any business owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on Indian lands is not considered an employer under the National Labor Relations Act, H6937 [9SE]

Ohio: economic impact of Bush administration policies, H6109, H6110, H6111 [20JY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, H2230 [21AP], H2991 [13MY], H3378 [19MY], H5615 [13JY], H5666, H5700, H5715 [14JY]

Research: expand research information regarding multidisciplinary research projects and epidemiological studies (H.R. 5213), H8256 [6OC]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: preserve profile on the dime because of his innumerable contributions to and lasting impact on the Nation, H3168 [18MY]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 4281), H2968 [13MY]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 4281), consideration (H. Res. 638), H2824, H2825 [12MY]

Social Security: solvency, H671 [26FE]

Taxation: amend Internal Revenue Code to protect American jobs (H.R. 3827), H1344 [23MR], H2037 [1AP]

———rates, H671 [26FE], H5464 [9JY]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 830)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 828), H8655 [7OC]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (H.R. 1769), H1645 [30MR], H3568 [1JN], H3750 [3JN], H3935, H3945, H3952 [14JN]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 4279), consideration (H. Res. 638), H2824, H2825 [12MY]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4759), H5615 [13JY], H5700, H5702, H5704, H5708, H5715 [14JY]

———implementation (H.R. 4759), consideration (H. Res. 712), H5666 [14JY]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4842), H6622, H6638, H6641 [22JY]

Unemployment: level, H7 [20JA]

———provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H878 [9MR], H1713 [30MR], H2451 [28AP], H2821 [12MY], H2990 [13MY], H3172 [18MY], H3945 [14JN]

Veterans: benefits funding, H3171, H3173, H3175 [18MY], H4732 [22JN]

———health care funding, H3171, H3173 [18MY]

———permit Reservists to buy military health care through the TRICARE program, H3175 [18MY]

Votes: position on missed, H3414 [20MY], H6981 [9SE], H7034 [13SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H23 [20JA], H87 [21JA], H125 [27JA], H242 [28JA], H297 [3FE], H390 [4FE], H431 [10FE], H512 [11FE], H630 [25FE], H692 [26FE], H749 [2MR], H823 [3MR], H868 [4MR], H925 [9MR], H1009 [10MR], H1069 [11MR], H1115 [16MR], H1228 [17MR], H1319 [18MR], H1368 [23MR], H1482 [24MR], H1590 [25MR], H1641 [29MR], H1737 [30MR], H1787 [31MR], H2014 [1AP], H2149 [2AP], H2196 [20AP], H2261 [21AP], H2481 [28AP], H2486 [29AP], H2546 [4MY], H2725 [6MY], H2812 [11MY], H2915 [12MY], H3013 [13MY], H3079 [17MY], H3434 [20MY], H3602 [1JN], H3717 [2JN], H3777 [3JN], H4165 [15JN], H4281 [16JN], H4577 [18JN], H4644 [21JN], H4764 [22JN], H5146 [25JN], H5192 [6JY], H5328 [7JY], H5400 [8JY], H5469 [9JY], H5534 [12JY], H5652 [13JY], H5788 [14JY], H5905 [15JY], H5979 [19JY], H6124 [20JY], H6553 [21JY], H6697 [22JY], H6751 [7SE], H6895 [8SE], H6994 [9SE], H7060 [13SE], H7136 [14SE], H7232 [15SE], H7326 [21SE], H7440 [22SE], H7572 [23SE], H7850 [29SE], H7942 [30SE], H8163 [5OC], H9183 [9OC], H9720 [16NO], H9959 [17NO], H9995 [18NO], H10071 [19NO], H10230 [20NO], H10922 [6DE]