WEINER, ANTHONY D. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5564, H5566, H5655 [13JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4392, H4508 [17JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4288 [16JN], H4392, H4457, H4508 [17JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5269, H5332 [7JY], H5373, H5402 [8JY]

Financial institutions: provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (H.R. 1375), H1265 [18MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5886, H5909 [15JY]

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), H2154 [2AP]

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

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend and modify certain trade benefits (see H.R. 4103), H2919 [12MY]

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

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

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to captive animals (see H.R. 5242), H9746 [16NO]

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]

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), H4171 [15JN]

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

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

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 761), H7138 [14SE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1258), H36 [20JA]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H4766 [22JN]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3798), H2019 [1AP]

———require screening of passengers and property on flights be carried out by Federal employees and allow Transportation Security Administration employees to engage in collective bargaining (see H. Con. Res. 275), H37 [20JA]

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

Bureau of Prisons: authorize personnel to carry firearms off duty (see H.R. 1064), H7138 [14SE]

Caribbean nations: provide humanitarian assistance to countries devastated by hurricanes (see H. Con. Res. 496), H8039 [4OC]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 570), H2200 [20AP]

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

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H89 [21JA]

China, People's Republic of: condemn relative to individuals being held as prisoners of conscience for their involvement in efforts to end the occupation of Tibet (see H. Res. 157), H305 [3FE]

———improve protection of intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 576), H1741 [30MR]

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

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

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: 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), H1011 [10MR]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H1740 [30MR]

Columbia (space shuttle): anniversary of accident costing the lives of the crew (see H. Res. 507), H244 [28JA]

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H5536 [12JY]

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

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2727), H37 [20JA]

Corps of Engineers: raise maximum amount that may be allotted for the construction of small shore and beach restoration and protection projects (see H.R. 3845), H5536 [12JY]

Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3424), H2816 [11MY]

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

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

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

Dept. of Defense: 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: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 2464), H1370 [23MR]

———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), H5331 [7JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish the Office of Wireless Public Safety Interoperable Communications (see H.R. 4400), H3606 [1JN]

———make grants to first responders (see H.R. 3266), H4580 [18JN]

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

Dept. of HUD: insure zero-downpayment mortgages for one-unit residences (see H.R. 3755), H5402 [8JY]

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]

———make grants to improve ability of State and local governments to prevent abduction of children by family members (see H.R. 3965), H4171 [15JN]

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]

———require annual reports on acts of anti-Semitism around the world (see H.R. 4214), H7073 [13SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4772), H5654 [13JY]

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]

———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), H575 [24FE]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1998), H128 [27JA]

Diseases: issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H37 [20JA]

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H37 [20JA]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H1484 [24MR]

Drugs: lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 3634), H7234 [15SE]

Drunken driving: increase penalties for individuals who operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (see H.R. 2681), H1643 [29MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H2549 [4MY]

Education: condition the implementation of assessment procedures relative to the Head Start National Reporting System on Child Outcomes (see H.R. 2945), H6997 [9SE]

———improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 3085), H5471 [9JY]

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

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

Ellis Island Immigration Museum: designate the Bob Hope Memorial Library (see H.R. 4668), H5331 [7JY]

Employment: provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 4575), H7234 [15SE]

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), H304 [3FE]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H89 [21JA]

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), H5331 [7JY]

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

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 356), H1230 [17MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish requirements to allow sale of prescription drugs over the Internet (see H.R. 3880), H10000 [18NO]

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 2932), H3963 [14JN]

———reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 4169), H5331 [7JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 738), H8168 [5OC]

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

———exempt attorneys from privacy provisions of the law repealing restrictions on the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and insurance companies (see H.R. 781), H5908 [15JY]

Fish and fishing: provide for stewardship of fishery resources (see H.R. 4706), H10080 [19NO]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5312), H9048 [8OC]

Hazardous substances: protect human health from toxic mold (see H.R. 1268), H89 [21JA]

———require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H10926 [6DE]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H128 [27JA]

———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]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H7945 [30SE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H6707 [22JY]

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

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H434 [10FE]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2527), H89 [21JA]

Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H4928 (see H.R. 4263), H5072 [24JN]

India: provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4449), H3821 [8JN]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 1205), H2918 [12MY]

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

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

———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), H37 [20JA]

Iraq: provide education and health care for, and protect human rights of, women and children, and enhance political participation, economic empowerment, civil society, and personal security for women (see H.R. 4671), H5402 [8JY]

IRS: discourage payment of Federal tax collection services through a commission or as a percentage of taxes collected (see H. Con. Res. 213), H10926 [6DE]

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), H5471 [9JY]

———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), H1117 [16MR]

Jewish Museum: anniversary (see H. Res. 582), H1643 [29MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7234 [15SE]

Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H.R. 1958), H7735 [28SE]

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

———protect crime victims' rights, eliminate backlog of collected DNA samples, and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 5107), H7328 [21SE]

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

Macedonia: encourage continued negotiations with Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Con. Res. 530), H10232 [20NO]

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

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), H3873 [9JN]

Medicare: coverage of certain self-administered intramuscular and subcutaneous drugs (see H.R. 1956), H89 [21JA]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H516 [11FE]

———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), H8409 [6OC]

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

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

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), H3441 (see H.R. 3729), H3540 [20MY]

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), H90 [21JA]

Middle East: limit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and Palestinian people (see H.R. 3048), H37 [20JA]

———prohibit assistance to the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian people until the perpetrators, or suspected perpetrators, of the killings of U.S. citizens in Gaza are surrendered to the U.S. (see H.R. 3460), H304 [3FE]

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3459), H9745 [16NO]

NASA: provide for a Near-Earth Object Survey program to detect, track, catalogue, and characterize certain near-earth asteroids and comets (see H.R. 4544), H6899 [8SE]

———tribute to Hubble Space Telescope for extraordinary contributions to scientific research and education and reconsideration of future service missions (see H. Res. 550), H4647 [21JN]

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

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: extend operation to serve as a resource for the President and Congress (see H.R. 5125), H7442 [22SE]

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

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 396), H2200 [20AP]

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 Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1746), H3720 [2JN]

———develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 852), H575 [24FE]

National School Lunch Act: phase out reduced price lunches and breakfasts by phasing in an increase in the income eligibility guidelines for free lunches and breakfasts (see H.R. 3441), H2266 [21AP]

National security: establish a task force to assess State and local capabilities in dealing with terrorism and make grants to such jurisdictions to achieve those capabilities (see H.R. 3158), H434 [10FE]

———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]

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), H1791 [31MR]

Nonprofit organizations: provide assistance to high-risk nonprofit organizations to protect against foreign terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4108), H2018 [1AP]

Oceans: protect deep sea corals and sponges (see H.R. 4897), H6998 [9SE]

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

Petroleum: allow export or other provision of oil to Israel (see H.R. 4235), H2550 [4MY]

Poland: urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (see H.R. 3956), H2816 [11MY]

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

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 103), H10080 [19NO]

Public lands: provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way (see H.R. 1639), H1230 [17MR]

Railroads: increase rail transportation security (see H.R. 4896), H6998 [9SE]

Romania: provide equitable restitution to certain religious communities for property confiscated by the former Communist government (see H. Res. 632), H5984 [19JY]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: preserve profile on the dime because of his innumerable contributions to and lasting impact on the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 343), H37 [20JA]

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

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]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 4101), H6899 [8SE]

Social Security: authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 2598), H4928 (see H.R. 2598), H5071 [24JN]

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

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

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 594), H36 [20JA]

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

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Con. Res. 414), H2548 [4MY]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H3963 [14JN]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 3103), H128 [27JA]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 717), H6756 [7SE]

———promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3184), H3781 [3JN]

———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), H3391 [19MY]

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

Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 5132), H7736 [28SE]

U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 313), H633 [25FE]

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

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]

Ukraine: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 4450), H3606 [1JN]

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

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 1919), H1740 [30MR] (see H.R. 2511), H1643 [29MR]

———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]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2823), H37 [20JA]

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

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H90 [21JA]

World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 2954), H5536 [12JY]

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 476), H633 [25FE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: improve the safe operation of aircraft (see H.R. 5380), H9962 [17NO]

———provide the same screening of passenger aircraft operated by non-air carriers and air carriers (see H.R. 5035), H6899 [8SE]

Colleges and universities: require distribution of information describing their procedures for receiving and responding to complaints concerning harassment (see H.R. 4318), H2727 [6MY]

Corporations: require corporations to publish what they pay to foreign governments (see H.R. 4125), H2019 [1AP]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize program to make discretionary grants for use in high-threat, high-density urban areas (see H.R. 3726), H89 [21JA]

Egypt: replace U.S. military assistance with economic support fund assistance (see H.R. 3725), H89 [21JA]

Health: make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 5278), H8858 [7OC]

Immigration: restrict issuance of visas to Saudi Arabian citizens until certification that Saudi Arabia does not discriminate in the issuance of visas on the basis of religious affiliation or heritage (see H.R. 3934), H1011 [10MR]

National Park Service: make necessary safety improvements to the Statue of Liberty and to reopen the Statue to the public (see H.R. 4047), H1592 [25MR]

Senior citizens: establish regional consumer price indices to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 4054), H1643 [29MR]

Taxation: amend laws assisting States in the collection of sales and use taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 3749), H244 [28JA]

Proclamations

Wilderness Act Anniversary, E1943 [11OC]

Proposals

Equal Educational Opportunity Act: Constitution Education Engagement Project, E1454 [21JY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5565, H5566 [13JY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2400 [27AP]

Bankruptcy: conflicts of interest by investment bankers involved in bankruptcy reorganizations, H220 [28JA]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (S. 1920), motion to instruct conferees, H220 [28JA]

———reform, H220 [28JA]

Bat for the Cure (nonprofit organization): tribute, E2195 [7DE], E2211 [20DE]

Brooklyn, NY: tribute to Edward R. Murrow High School chess team, H2553 [5MY]

Caribbean nations: allocation of foreign aid to Haiti and the Dominican Republic relative to flood disaster, H5816 [15JY]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), H6590 [22JY]

———limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), consideration (H. Res. 734), H6564, H6566 [22JY]

———modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (H.R. 2028), H7471, H7473, H7476 [23SE]

———preserve authority of Supreme Court over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance, H7473 [23SE]

———preserve Federal jurisdiction over cases involving coerced or mandatory recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, H7476 [23SE]

Crime: increase safeguards to prevent use of fake law enforcement badges, H1678 [30MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Asian longhorned beetle eradication funding, H5564, H5565, H5566 [13JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: high threat grants funding for urban areas security initiative, H4498 [17JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4498 [17JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3036), H1678, H1682 [30MR]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, H1678 [30MR]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in Bureau of the Census funding, H5269, H5270, H5271, H5272, H5273 [7JY]

———ensure that U.S. victims of terrorism overseas receive equal treatment regardless of terrorists' country of origin or residence and these terrorists are pursued with equal vigor, H1678 [30MR]

Dept. of State: prohibit funding for legal efforts against inclusion of certain information on passports or similar documents referring to Jerusalem, H5373 [8JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4457, H4458 [17JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5262, H5269, H5270, H5271, H5272, H5273, H5275 [7JY], H5373 [8JY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7903 [30SE]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (H.R. 4571), H7114 [14SE]

Financial institutions: prohibit commercial banks from charging a fee to the depositor of a check that is returned for insufficient funds, H1238, H1266 [18MR]

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

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

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5816, H5874, H5886, H5887, H5888 [15JY]

Health: prostate cancer research and early detection funding, E2195 [7DE]

Immigration: enforce existing Federal law that localities report aliens who commit crimes to immigration authorities, H5262 [7JY]

Law enforcement: assess backlog in DNA analysis of rape kit samples and improve investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases with DNA evidence, H5275 [7JY]

———protect crime victims' rights, eliminate backlog of collected DNA samples, and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (H.R. 5107), H8191 [6OC]

Memorial Day: observance, E993 [2JN]

National Park Service: reopen Statue of Liberty to the public, H4457, H4458 [17JN]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8688 [7OC]

New York, NY: tribute to students participating in Constitution Education Engagement Project, H6447 [21JY], E1454 [21JY]

Palestinians: allocation of foreign aid in quarterly allotments pending evaluation of use of such funds, H5874 [15JY]

Saudi Arabia: allocation of foreign aid, H5886, H5887, H5888 [15JY]

———U.S. policy relative to status of the war on terrorism, H8688 [7OC]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (H.R. 3717), consideration (H. Res. 554), H1017 [11MR]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), E555 [20AP]

Wilderness Act: anniversary, E1943 [11OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2404 [27AP]