DeLAURO, ROSA L. (a Representative from Connecticut)

Amendments

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4523 [18JN]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7177 [14SE]

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]

Afghanistan: authorize assistance and security for women and children (see H.R. 4117), H2018 [1AP]

Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 3242), H7329 [21SE]

———establish regional dairy marketing areas to stabilize the price of milk and support the income of dairy producers (see H.R. 4597), H7945 [30SE]

Argentina: anniversary of terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 469), H5909 [15JY]

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

———eliminate reductions of basic pay for eligibility for basic educational assistance for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4711), H6707 [22JY]

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

———express concern over the well-being of members and call on the Dept. of Defense to see that deployed military personnel have the best force protection equipment available (see H. Con. Res. 391), H3017 [13MY]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H7575 [23SE]

———provide automatic pay increase to any member deployed away from their permanent station or home for an extended period (see H.R. 3862), H699 [26FE]

———provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period (see H.R. 1345), H434 [10FE]

———rectify deficiencies in military postal system to ensure that members overseas can receive and send mail in a timely manner, including election ballots, in time for 2004 elections (see H. Res. 608), H2816 [11MY]

———reimburse members for cost of protective body armor purchased by or on behalf of the member (see H.R. 3615), H3016 [13MY]

———reimburse members who participated in the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for travel expenses incurred by or on behalf of such members before the program was expanded to include domestic travel (see H.R. 3731), H576 [24FE]

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

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 3798), H2266 [21AP]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H393 [4FE]

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: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), revise (see H. Con. Res. 401), H1739 (see H. Res. 583), H1740 [30MR]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 95), H3017 [13MY] (see H.J. Res. 97), H3780 [3JN]

Business and industry: implement steps to secure the manufacturing economic base, protect jobs, and help grow the domestic manufacturing sector (see H.R. 4177), H2199 [20AP]

———require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see H.R. 3816), H2484 [28AP]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County as a wild or scenic river (see H.R. 1501), H2373 [22AP]

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]

Castellano, John: relief (see H.R. 2434), H1370 [23MR]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: conduct minority health programs (see H.R. 4072), H2406 [27AP]

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), H6557 [21JY]

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H434 [10FE]

———prevent disruption of the education of children who change residence based on the military service of their parents (see H.R. 3779), H2154 [2AP]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2658 [5MY]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 4888), H6556 [21JY]

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

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 304), H5984 [19JY]

Civil liberties: prohibit transfer of personal information to any person outside the U.S. without notice and consent (see H.R. 4366), H6707 [22JY]

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

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), H3094 [17MY]

———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), H304 [3FE]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 103), H7073 [13SE]

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]

Connecticut: designate a segment of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 4070), H3720 [2JN]

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), H3390 [19MY]

Courts: 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: foster local collaborations to ensure effective and efficient use of resources within the criminal and juvenile justice systems in dealing with mentally ill offenders (see H.R. 2387), H7329 [21SE]

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (see H.R. 4446), H5909 [15JY]

Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities (see H.R. 5057), H7443 [22SE]

———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]

———provide for the arrest and commitment of contractor personnel who commit Federal offenses or war crimes while supporting overseas missions (see H.R. 4390), H5402 [8JY]

———request transmission to the House of Representatives any documentation produced in conjuction with investigations of abuse of Iraqi POW by U.S. military personnel or contractors (see H. Res. 640), H3094 [17MY]

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

———making appropriations (see H.R. 4473), H3605 [1JN]

Dept. of HHS: 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 Healthy Start Program (see H.R. 4905), H6701 [22JY]

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

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), H5150 [25JN]

———extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4772), H5654 [13JY]

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

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

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

Drugs: establish certain restrictions on drugs containing isotretinoin, including the drug marketed as Accutane (see H.R. 4598), H4286 [16JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H7329 [21SE]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H1594 [25MR]

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

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H2373 [22AP]

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

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

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H2728 [6MY]

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

Fish and fishing: establish requirements for fishing quota systems (see H.R. 2621), H3821 [8JN]

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

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

Greece: tribute to Government and people for successful completion of 2004 Summer Olympic games (see H. Res. 774), H7330 [21SE]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H9745 [16NO]

Health: conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity relative to influenza (see H.R. 3758), H8859 [7OC]

———expand access to preventive health care services and education programs that reduce unintended pregnancy, infection with sexually transmitted disease, and number of abortions (see H.R. 4192), H2265 [21AP]

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (see H.R. 4357), H2918 [12MY]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H699 [26FE]

———modify the rules for redistribution and extended availability of funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4936), H7329 [21SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H515 [11FE]

———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), H5536 [12JY]

———provide for emergency distributions of influenza vaccine (see H.R. 5243), H8856 [7OC]

———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), H2727 [6MY]

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

Hong Kong: support freedom (see H. Res. 667), H5196 [6JY]

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), H6557 [21JY]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 3142), H2154 [2AP]

———eliminate the ``specialized knowledge'' basis for obtaining nonimmigrant status as an intracompany transferee, and impose an annual numerical limitation on nonimmigrant visas for such transferees (see H.R. 4415), H4928 (see H.R. 4415), H5072 [24JN]

———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), H4894 [23JN]

Immigration and Nationality Act: restore certain provisions relative to the definition of aggravated felony (see H.R. 3309), H2549 [4MY]

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

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 4793), H7329 [21SE]

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 (see H. Res. 564), H1229 [17MR]

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), H3094 [17MY]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H4647 [21JN]

Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (see H. Res. 596), H2374 [22AP]

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), H1791 [31MR]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H434 [10FE]

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

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

McKiddy, Gary L.: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions performed during the Vietnam Conflict (see H.R. 369), H2406 [27AP]

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 1736), H575 [24FE]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H2728 [6MY]

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

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H752 [2MR]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H4928 (see H.R. 792), H5071 [24JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 3299), H128 [27JA]

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

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 2787), H7329 [21SE]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H393 [4FE]

———prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in Connecticut (see H.R. 3905), H871 [4MR]

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

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H7575 [23SE]

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

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

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

———provide assistance to train teachers for children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1700), H3230 [18MY]

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), H7138 [14SE]

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), H1791 [31MR]

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

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 2141), H7735 [28SE]

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

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: extend date for submittal of final report and provide additional funding (see H.R. 3771), H1074 [12MR]

———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]

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

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 808), H7864 [29SE]

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), H3391 [19MY]

Native Americans: provide uniform criteria for the administrative acknowledgment and recognition of Indian tribes (see H.R. 4213), H2372 [22AP]

NCAA: affirm commitment to discouraging alcohol use among underage students by ending alcohol advertising during radio and television broadcasts of sporting events (see H. Res. 575), H1791 [31MR]

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

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1741 [30MR]

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

Occupational Safety and Health Act: modify certain provisions relative to causing death in the workplace (see H.R. 4270), H3230 [18MY]

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

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 121), H2483 [28AP]

POW: payment of claims from the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 344), H516 [11FE]

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

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

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H7864 [29SE]

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), H6899 [8SE]

SBA: modify the women's business center program (see H.R. 4853), H6557 [21JY]

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

Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (see H.R. 2215), H4287 [16JN]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 4101), H5984 [19JY]

Simon, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 489), H35 [20JA]

Social Security: 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), H128 [27JA]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 4910), H7575 [23SE]

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

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

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 3103), H830 [3MR]

———amend laws assisting States in the collection of sales and use taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 2824), H3230 [18MY]

———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]

———eliminate inflation adjustment of the phaseout of the credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source and repeal extension of credit for facilities producing synthetic fuels from coal (see H.R. 4365), H3015 [13MY]

———include sports utility vehicles in the limitation on the depreciation of certain luxury automobiles (see H.R. 727), H1322 [18MR]

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

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 4206), H5331 [7JY]

———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]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (see H.R. 3717), H304 [3FE]

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

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

Transportation: provide for security of public transportation systems (see H.R. 4361), H4766 [22JN]

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]

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), H1643 [29MR]

University of Connecticut: tribute to men's and women's basketball teams (see H. Res. 599), H2199 [20AP]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2511), H1370 [23MR]

———improve post-traumatic stress disorder treatment for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5244), H10000 [18NO]

———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 1735), H2199 [20AP]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for a one-year open season under that plan (see H.R. 3763), H391 [4FE]

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

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H2199 [20AP]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Advertising: ensure that advertising campaigns paid for by the Federal Government are unbiased (see H.R. 4639), H4765 [22JN]

Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs: extend (see H.R. 5260), H8857 [7OC]

Animals: provide better protection against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and other prion diseases (see H.R. 3714), H88 [21JA]

Education: provide a grant program to support establishment and operation of Teacher Professional Development Institutes (see H.R. 4784), H5401 [8JY]

Employment: protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries for performance of Federal and State services contracts (see H.R. 3820), H574 [24FE]

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

Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 5259), H8857 [7OC]

Linda White-Epps Post Office, Hamden, CT: designate (see H.R. 4554), H3963 [14JN]

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

No Child Left Behind Act: improve (see H.R. 4434), H3438 (see H.R. 4434), H3538 [20MY]

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

———provide for a refundable wage differential credit for activated military reservists (see H.R. 4435), H3438 (see H.R. 4435), H3538 [20MY]

Motions

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (H.R. 4571), H7118 [14SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H39 [21JA], H8041 [5OC]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), E1411 [19JY]

AID: Child Survival and Health Programs Fund funding, H5878 [15JY]

American Lung Association: anniversary, E903 [18MY]

Booth, Susan: Devon, CT, Rotary International honoree, E198 [24FE]

Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (H. Res. 854), E2139 [24NO]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1445, H1448 [24MR], H1541 [25MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), conference report, E933 [21MY]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 3598), H5443, H5454 [9JY]

Children and youth: provide children with increased access to food and nutrition assistance, simplify program operations and improve program management, and reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 2507), H4935 [24JN]

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), E126 [6FE]

Connecticut: anniversary of St. Mary School Parochial Invitational Basketball Tournament, E1353 [12JY]

Courts: allow filing of civil actions against repatriated and foreign corporations, H7118, H7119 [14SE]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (H.R. 339), consideration (H. Res. 552), H936 [10MR]

Cuba: prohibit use of funds to enforce restrictions on travel to visit relatives, H7288 [21SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program funding, E378 [16MR]

Dept. of Commerce: re-orient current Technology Administration, Under Sec. of Technology, and Office of Technology Policy toward manufacturing and competitiveness issues, H5454 [9JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4613), E1223 [24JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4523 [18JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), consideration (H. Res. 675), H4195 [16JN]

———prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts, H4195 [16JN], H4523 [18JN]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, H6928 [9SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6810 [8SE], H6928 [9SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7178, H7179 [14SE], H7288 [21SE]

———prohibit corporations incorporated in certain foreign countries from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts, H7178, H7179 [14SE]

Devalt, Diane: USO Spirit of Hope Award recipient, E1723 [29SE]

Drugs: discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H1629 [29MR]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H6905 [9SE]

Education: provide a grant program to support establishment and operation of Teacher Professional Development Institutes (H.R. 4784), E1333 [8JY]

Electric power: promote reliability of the electric transmission grid through the Cross-Sound Cable project, H3977 [15JN]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H1541 [25MR], H3724 [3JN], H7754 [29SE]

Eximbank: prohibit funding to approve loan guarantees to businesses reincorporating overseas, H5875 [15JY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), E1787 [4OC]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (H.R. 4571), motion to recommit, H7118, H7119 [14SE]

FERC: grant sole authority to regulate siting of natural gas pipelines, H3977 [15JN]

Food: ensure that consumers receive information about the nutritional content of restaurant foods (H.R. 3444), H936 [10MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5875, H5878 [15JY]

Health: address obesity epidemic, E378 [16MR]

———increase in insurance premiums, H7587 [28SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H8042 [5OC]

Holocaust: remembrance, E640 [22AP]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H8175 [6OC]

Iovanne, E. William, Jr.: Knights of Columbus Charles Carroll of Carrolton Award recipient, E2020 [18NO]

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), E415 [22MR]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H7739 [29SE], H7868 [30SE]

———condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (H. Res. 627), H2684, H2685 [6MY]

———possession of weapons of mass destruction, H8175 [6OC], H8644 [7OC]

Kerite Co.: anniversary, E2013 [17NO]

Kerry, Senator: characterization relative to service in Vietnamese Conflict, H2338 [22AP]

Linda White-Epps Post Office, Hamden, CT: designate (H.R. 4554), E1096 [14JN]

Macauda, Michele: Anti-Defamation League Torch of Liberty Award recipient, E1552 [8SE]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations, E1598 [13SE]

New Haven, CT: anniversary of Beulah Heights First Pentecostal Church, E51 [27JA]

———anniversary of Easter Seals Goodwill Industries Rehabilitation Center, E1097 [14JN]

———anniversary of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, E1037 [4JN]

NIST: Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding, H5443 [9JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 2728), E992 [2JN]

OSHA: provide for an independent review of citations (H.R. 2730), E992 [2JN]

———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), E992 [2JN]

Petroleum: provide incentives to increase refinery capacity in the U.S. (H.R. 4517), consideration (H. Res. 671), H3977 [15JN]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, H5707 [14JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4503), consideration (H. Res. 671), H3977 [15JN]

Scully, Vincent: National Endowment for the Arts National Medal of Arts recipient, E2021 [18NO]

Stratford, CT: anniversary of Baldwin Senior Center, E1786 [4OC]

———anniversary of St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, E1912 [11OC]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), conference report, H7542 [23SE]

———end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 794), H7526 [23SE]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (H.R. 4227), H2570 [5MY]

———increase child tax credit (H.R. 4359), H3469 [20MY]

———increase in the child tax credit and expand refundability of such credit, H1448 [24MR]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (H.R. 4181), H2436 [28AP]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, E1923 [11OC]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), motion to instruct conferees, H7754 [29SE]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 4279), H2849 [12MY]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 757), E1598 [13SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H1819 [1AP]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4759), H5707 [14JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, E126 [6FE]

University of Connecticut: tribute to men's and women's basketball teams (H. Res. 599), H2513 [4MY]

Veterans: provide mental health services for veterans returning from combat and their families, E1223 [24JN]

Votes: position on missed, E1363 [14JY], E2197 [7DE]

Waterbury, CT: tribute to St. Mary Parochial Invitational Basketball Tournament, E1545 [8SE]

West Haven, CT: anniversary of Congregation Sinai, Inc., E159 [10FE]

Women: programs funding, H1445 [24MR]

Workforce Investment Act: establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (H.R. 444), H3735 [3JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1641 [29MR], H9995 [18NO]

Tributes

Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, Gianna, E1696 [24SE]

Brown, Ralph T., Sr., E1662 [21SE]

DeLauro, Joseph N., E1902 [11OC]

DeNardis, Lawrence, E1353 [12JY], E1554 [8SE]

Foglietta, Thomas M., H10003 [19NO], E2105 [20NO]

Harris, Irving B., H7585 [28SE]

Horowitz, Philip, E56 [27JA]

Johnson, Frank, E2112 [20NO]

Kroogman, Robin, E2111 [20NO]

Kurz, Herbert, E325 [9MR]

Lichtman, Judith L., E1981 [16NO]

Marsach, Abraham, E1354 [12JY], E1549 [8SE]

McDonnell-Bissell, Kathi, E1906 [11OC]

Moninger-Elia, Mary, E1910 [11OC]

Moore, Judith and Larry, E2010 [17NO]

Punzo, Salvatore, E1083 [9JN]

White-Epps, Linda, E1899 [11OC]

Winters, Barbara W., E1098 [14JN]