GRIJALVA, RAUL M. (a Representative from Arizona)

Articles and editorials

Kids' Assignment Turns Heads at State Level, Tuscon (AZ) Citizen, E651 [27AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: protect archeological or ethnological materials (see H.R. 4641), H4765 [22JN]

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), H304 [3FE]

———ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 2519), H2019 [1AP]

Air pollution: improve indoor air quality in schools and other buildings to reduce asthma (see H.R. 1849), H5536 [12JY]

Anacostia River: restore, protect, and enhance the environmental integrity and social and economic benefits of the Anacostia Watershed in Maryland and the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3622), H7443 [22SE]

Animals: assist in conservation of marine turtles and nesting habitats in foreign countries (see H.R. 3378), H2266 [21AP]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to captive animals (see H.R. 5242), H8856 [7OC]

———provide better protection against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and other prion diseases (see H.R. 3714), H633 [25FE]

———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 4826), H6707 [22JY]

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 524), H831 [3MR]

Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decision making, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (see H.R. 2416), H2406 [27AP]

Arizona: require release of reversionary interest retained by the U.S. in connection with the conveyance of portions of former Williams AFB, AZ, to Arizona State University and Maricopa County Community College District (see H.R. 4439), H3438 (see H.R. 4439), H3538 [20MY]

Arizona Trail: designate for study for potential addition to the National Trails System (see H.R. 4240), H2483 [28AP]

Arlington National Cemetery: construct a memorial to noncitizens killed in the line of duty while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3480), H304 [3FE]

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), H3439 (see H.R. 4468), H3539 [20MY]

———clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3017 [13MY]

———eliminate reductions of basic pay for eligibility for basic educational assistance for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4711), H5909 [15JY]

———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (see H.R. 5354), H9184 [9OC]

———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), H4287 [16JN]

———provide that military retired pay, for non-regular service, be paid without regard to age (see H.R. 331), H89 [21JA]

———recognize and honor military unit family support volunteers for their dedicated service to the U.S., the Armed Forces, and members of the Armed Forces and their families (see H. Con. Res. 486), H6900 [8SE]

———reimburse members for cost of protective body armor purchased by or on behalf of the member (see H.R. 3615), H2484 [28AP]

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

Aviation: provide the same screening of passenger aircraft operated by non-air carriers and air carriers (see H.R. 5035), H10080 [19NO]

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 218), H701 [26FE]

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), H2406 [27AP]

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), H2658 [5MY] (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]

———require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H753 [2MR]

California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see H.R. 4469), H3439 (see H.R. 4469), H3539 [20MY]

Cambodia: encourage and support the ratification, establishment, and financing of a tribunal for the prosecution of surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime (see H. Con. Res. 399), H2266 [21AP]

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

———permit each State to provide a statue of an individual representing that State for display in the Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 5038), H6996 [9SE]

———revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 601), H1369 [23MR]

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

Cemeteries and funerals: authorize placement in a national cemetery of memorial markers to commemorate servicemembers or other persons whose remains are interred in an American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery (see H.R. 5356), H9184 [9OC]

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

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

Chemicals: prohibit the manufacture, processing, or distribution in commerce of pentabrominated diphenyl ethers and octabrominated diphenyl ethers (see H.R. 4076), H2266 [21AP]

Children and youth: ensure access to food and nutrition assistance, improve children's nutritional health, and simplify and restore integrity of child nutrition programs (see H.R. 3873), H1370 [23MR]

———make grants to establish antibullying programs (see H.R. 3692), H4171 [15JN]

———promote greater public awareness of effective runaway youth prevention programs and the need for safe and productive alternatives, resources, and supports for youth in high-risk situations (see H. Res. 805), H7735 [28SE]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2549 [4MY]

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

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 163), H2658 [5MY]

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: 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), H3441 (see H.R. 4067), H3540 [20MY]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 2683), H434 [10FE]

———improve the ability of foster care youths to attend and succeed in higher education (see H.R. 4003), H2019 [1AP]

Colmery, Harry W.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 257), H3230 [18MY]

Colombia: commend efforts of women to promote peace (see H. Con. Res. 465), H5793 [14JY]

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 2305), H4391 (see H.R. 2305), H4507 [17JN]

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. 4854), H5982 [19JY] (see H.R. 4863), H6126 [20JY]

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H6128 [20JY]

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), H4927 (see H.R. 4710), H5071 [24JN]

Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 1480), H1322 [18MR]

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

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

Congressional Science Competition: establish (see H. Res. 604), H2372 [22AP]

Consumers: extend certain protections to international remittance transfers of funds originating in the U.S. (see H.R. 5315), H9048 [8OC]

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

Corporations: prevent corporate auditors from providing tax shelter services to their audit clients (see H.R. 3599), H434 [10FE]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see H.R. 1994), H6899 [8SE]

Courts: authorize U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in Washington, DC, metropolitan area and support provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center near the Pentagon (see H.R. 3936), H2200 [20AP]

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

CPSC: establish a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 2911), H927 [9MR]

Crime: expand protections against the misuse of public safety officer uniforms (see H.R. 3815), H2658 [5MY]

———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), H5908 [15JY]

———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]

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H1791 [31MR]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 2071), H304 [3FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide financial assistance for the construction, improvement, and rehabilitation of farmers markets (see H.R. 4858), H6900 [8SE]

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

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), H3230 [18MY]

———authorize the acceptance of donated frequent traveler miles, credits, and tickets for use by deployed members of the Armed Forces and their families (see H.R. 4130), H2919 [12MY]

———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]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 4023), H2266 [21AP]

———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), H2918 [12MY]

Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 4585), H6707 [22JY]

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

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

———make grants to States to establish screening programs for certain children to prevent reading failure (see H.R. 4261), H3873 [9JN]

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2284), H2154 [2AP]

———making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 4769), H5330 [7JY]

———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), H3781 [3JN]

Dept. of Energy: purchase of excess plutonium and highly enriched uranium from Russia (see H.R. 3173), H575 [24FE]

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

———modify treatment categories for qualification as a rehabilitation hospital for purposes of reimbursement under the Medicare prospective payment system (see H.R. 2246), H575 [24FE]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish the Office of Wireless Public Safety Interoperable Communications (see H.R. 4400), H3391 [19MY]

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

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

———make Haitian nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H.R. 3867), H753 [2MR] (see H. Res. 542), H1230 [17MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for Federal Air Marshal Service (see H.R. 3991), H1484 [24MR]

Dept. of HUD: insure zero-downpayment mortgages for one-unit residences (see H.R. 3755), H435 [10FE]

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), H3720 [2JN]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 4676), H5984 [19JY]

———require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see H. Con. Res. 360), H2919 [12MY]

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]

———establish a commemorative currency program featuring the State capitols or statehouses on the one dollar bill (see H.R. 4962), H6703 [22JY]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide additional safeguards for benefit recipients who have fiduciaries for receipt and management of benefit payments (see H.R. 4032), H1592 [25MR]

———provide specially adapted housing assistance to veterans with service-connected disabilities due to loss, or loss of use of both upper extremities that precludes use of the arms at and below the elbows (see H.R. 2612), H1322 [18MR]

———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), H3821 [8JN]

Disabled: improve access to assistive technologies (see H.R. 4278), H3441 (see H.R. 4278), H3541 [20MY]

Diseases: establish a program of grants for detection and control of colorectal cancer (see H.R. 4093), H4928 (see H.R. 4093), H5072 [24JN]

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

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 4595), H5151 [25JN]

———increase Alzheimer's disease research funding and promote public awareness and risk reduction relative to Alzheimer's disease with particular emphasis in Hispanic populations (see H.R. 5339), H9049 [8OC]

———increase awareness and education about hepatitis C (see H. Res. 633), H3441 (see H. Res. 633), H3541 [20MY]

———increase awareness of and research on autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and fibromyalgia (see H.R. 3359), H927 [9MR]

———increase public awareness of scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2484 [28AP]

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

Education: extend student loan forgiveness to school or public librarians in low income areas (see H.R. 2674), H2918 [12MY]

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

———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 3968), H1370 [23MR]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 3450), H434 [10FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend the Impact Aid program to improve the distribution of school construction payments to better meet the needs of military and Indian land school districts (see H.R. 3795), H3441 (see H.R. 3795), H3540 [20MY]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H1484 [24MR]

———protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries for performance of Federal and State services contracts (see H.R. 3820), H2200 [20AP]

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

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

Erdogan, Recep Tayyip: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 353), H633 [25FE]

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), H927 [9MR]

FCC: disapprove ruling on media ownership rules (see H.J. Res. 72), H1230 [17MR]

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 aid programs: ensure that the Direct Loan Program is a competitive alternative to the Federal Family Education Loan Program for schools and students (see H.R. 4370), H3392 [19MY]

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

———health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 3014), H3720 [2JN]

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

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

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1101), H1484 [24MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish requirements to allow sale of prescription drugs over the Internet (see H.R. 3880), H3441 (see H.R. 3880), H3540 [20MY]

———reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 4169), H7575 [23SE]

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

Financial institutions: allow credit unions to provide international money transfer services to nonmembers and require certain disclosures in connection with any international money transfer (see H.R. 4348), H3873 [9JN]

———commemorate anniversary of Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Co., and honor the contributions of minority-owned banks (see H. Con. Res. 394), H1369 [23MR]

———ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union capital standards (see H.R. 3579), H927 [9MR]

Firefighters: require the temporary reinstatement of contracts for large air tankers that were cancelled by the Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior (see H.R. 4533), H4766 [22JN]

Fish and fishing: provide for stewardship of fishery resources (see H.R. 4706), H4927 (see H.R. 4706), H5071 [24JN]

Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 381), H1230 [17MR]

Flag—U.S.: request that the flag flown over the Capitol should be lowered to half-mast one day each month in honor of U.S. citizens killed in military action (see H. Con. Res. 400), H3230 [18MY]

Food: ensure that consumers receive information about the nutritional content of restaurant foods (see H.R. 3444), H245 [28JA]

———require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 467), H1643 [29MR]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by a complex humanitarian emergency a priority (see H.R. 2536), H2373 [22AP]

Foreign policy: prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 4674), H7329 [21SE]

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), H434 [10FE]

Guam: anniversary of liberation (see H. Res. 737), H6998 [9SE]

Haiti: provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (see H.R. 3386), H3016 [13MY]

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

Haskins, Don: tribute (see H. Res. 562), H5151 [25JN]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (see H.R. 4282), H4171 [15JN]

Hazardous substances: protect human health from toxic mold (see H.R. 1268), H8038 [4OC]

———reduce quantity of mercury in the environment (see H.R. 4260), H3017 [13MY]

Health: authorize use of Federal funds for research on human embryonic stem cells irrespective of date derived (see H.R. 3960), H1791 [31MR]

———clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health care insurance issuers (see H.R. 1120), H2918 [12MY]

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

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

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H3964 [14JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 4325), H2815 [11MY]

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

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

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

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H128 [27JA]

———treatment of women with bleeding disorders (see H. Con. Res. 314), H1230 [17MR]

Help America Vote Act: prohibit States from denying certain veterans who have been convicted of a felony and completed their sentence from registering to vote (see H.R. 4479), H9051 [8OC]

Higher Education Act: provide funds for campus mental and behavioral health service centers (see H.R. 3593), H2373 [22AP]

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

Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H6998 [9SE]

———establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 1357), H1230 [17MR]

———expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 3507), H1072 [11MR]

———facilitate self-help housing homeownership opportunities (see H.R. 4363), H3230 [18MY]

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

IMF: provide for cancellation of debts owed by poor countries (see H.R. 4511), H4928 (see H.R. 4511), H5072 [24JN]

Immigration: extend nonimmigrant status for spouses and children of permanent resident aliens awaiting the availability of an immigrant visa (see H.R. 3701), H9745 [16NO]

———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), H2547 [4MY]

———provide relief for certain immigrants who are victims of immigration fraud (see H.R. 5402), H10078 [19NO]

———reunify families, permit earned access to permanent resident status, protect against unfair employment practices, reform the diversity visa program, and adjust status for Haitian and Liberian nationals (see H.R. 4885), H6556 [21JY]

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

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

———restore certain provisions relative to the definition of aggravated felony (see H.R. 3309), H2373 [22AP]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3802), H1072 [11MR]

Information services: require reports on Federal data-mining programs to collect personal information from commercial and governmental sources (see H.R. 4290), H3094 [17MY]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 4793), H5984 [19JY]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 319), H2729 [6MY]

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

———provide education and health care for women and children, enhance political participation, economic empowerment, civil society, and personal security for women, and protect human rights of women and children (see H.R. 4671), H4928 (see H.R. 4671), H5072 [24JN]

Johnson, Randy: tribute (see H. Res. 660), H3719 [2JN]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: promote human rights and freedom (see H.R. 4011), H3017 [13MY]

Korean War: revise requirements for award of the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Combat Medical Badge relative to certain service in Korea (see H.R. 4039), H1592 [25MR]

Kosovo: independence (see H. Res. 28), H9051 [8OC]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 3676), H516 [11FE]

Latin American Research and Service Agency: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 499), H7574 [23SE]

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

———require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all firearms in custody of Federal agencies (see H.R. 776), H434 [10FE]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H3229 [18MY]

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

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

Los Padres National Forest: withdraw from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 3805), H3720 [2JN]

Lyon, Matthew: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 369), H1072 [11MR]

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

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 3545), H3963 [14JN]

———reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Res. 727), H5983 [19JY]

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

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

McGrory, Mary: tribute (see H. Res. 626), H2816 [11MY]

Medicaid: 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), H4580 [18JN]

———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 5197), H10080 [19NO]

Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 2151), H1116 [16MR]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 1655), H1791 [31MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 3299), H4766 [22JN]

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

———impose minimum nurse staffing in participating hospitals (see H.R. 3656), H8859 [7OC]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see H.R. 3194), H37 [20JA]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H4392 (see H.R. 3707), H4507 [17JN]

———waive waiting period for coverage of certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 104), H8038 [4OC]

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: coverage of certain screening procedures for diabetic retinopathy and establish pilot programs to foster such screening (see H.R. 3458), H2484 [28AP]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 605), H2484 [28AP]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 60), H128 [27JA]

———recognize that prevention of suicide is a compelling national priority (see H. Con. Res. 456), H4391 (see H. Con. Res. 456), H4507 [17JN]

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), H37 [20JA]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 4445), H5331 [7JY]

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

Monuments and memorials: establish a national database to identify, locate, and catalogue memorials and permanent tributes to U.S. veterans (see H.R. 2201), H244 [28JA]

Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.R. 645), H434 [10FE]

NASA: tribute to Hubble Space Telescope for extraordinary contributions to scientific research and education and reconsideration of future service missions (see H. Res. 550), H1230 [17MR]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse (see H.R. 4147), H2374 [22AP]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3887), H1117 [16MR]

National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Res. 646), H3441 (see H. Res. 646), H3541 [20MY]

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

National Day of the Horse: establish (see H. Con. Res. 507), H9051 [8OC]

National Guard Challenge Program: rename and revise matching funds requirements for participating States (see H.R. 4217), H2549 [4MY]

National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 3715), H701 [26FE]

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

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 5358), H9184 [9OC]

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), H1117 [16MR]

National security: provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification (see H.R. 4333), H2815 [11MY]

National Weatherization Day: designate (see H. Res. 777), H7245 [17SE]

Native Americans: provide grants to assist tribes participating in the Federal acknowledgement process (see H.R. 4786), H6998 [9SE]

———regulate Indian tribal governments under the same rules and procedures that apply to Federal, State, and local government employers relative to establishment and maintenance of employee benefit plans (see H.R. 3605), H393 [4FE]

Natural resources: provide fellowships for graduate and postgraduate students in natural resource- or wildlife-related advanced degree programs to provide expertise to Federal agencies and Congress (see H.R. 5145), H7574 [23SE]

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

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

No Child Left Behind Act: modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 3049), H434 [10FE]

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

Nuclear weapons: protect public health and safety if testing of nuclear weapons by the U.S. is resumed (see H.R. 3921), H2728 [6MY]

Oceans: protect deep sea corals and sponges (see H.R. 4897), H6700 [22JY]

Older Americans Act: amend to provide information and outreach for the prevention of osteoporosis (see H.R. 3803), H1072 [11MR]

Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see H.R. 1251), H5150 [25JN]

Pensions: limit availability of benefits under nonqualified deferred compensation plans subject to distress or termination resulting from bankruptcy reorganization or conversion to cash balance plan (see H.R. 5292), H9047 [8OC]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 847), H3016 [13MY]

POW: request release of documents about the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H. Res. 689, 699, 700), H5793 [14JY]

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

Privacy: amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to create an explicit privilege to preserve medical privacy (see H.R. 5126), H7442 [22SE]

Private Felix Z. Longoria Veterans' Memorial Post Office, Three Rivers, TX: designate (see H.R. 4911), H6701 [22JY]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 623), H6706 [22JY]

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

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

Rotary International: issue commemorative stamp to honor centennial anniversary and efforts to eradicate polio (see H. Con. Res. 375), H700 [26FE]

Rwanda: remember the victims of genocide and pledge to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again (see H. Con. Res. 406), H3230 [18MY]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 4776), H7575 [23SE]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H2919 [12MY]

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

———disseminate information on irradiated foods used in school lunch programs and ensure that school districts, parents, and students retain option of traditional, non-irradiated foods (see H.R. 3120), H434 [10FE]

———recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 380), H1323 [18MR]

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

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

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 4101), H2155 [2AP]

Simon, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 489), H90 [21JA]

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]

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), H6706 [22JY]

———choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 97), H1011 [10MR]

———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), H8168 [5OC]

———provide entitlement to dependents' and survivors' benefits under Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program to permanent partnerships (see H.R. 4701), H4927 (see H.R. 4701), H5071 [24JN]

Southeast Asia: provide for the automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship by certain individuals (see H.R. 3987), H2374 [22AP]

Space policy: preserve peaceful uses of space by prohibiting space-based weapons and the use of weapons to destroy orbiting objects in space (see H.R. 3657), H927 [9MR]

Stepanek, Matthew J.T. (Mattie): tribute (see H. Res. 695), H4927 (see H. Res. 695), H5071 [24JN]

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

———declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H5793 [14JY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Res. 508), H2658 [5MY]

Task Force on Sealed Source Protection: establish to evaluate and make recommendations on security of sealed sources of radioactive materials (see H.R. 891), H752 [2MR]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 4207), H2484 [28AP]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 3103), H575 [24FE]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 284), H434 [10FE]

———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]

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

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 717), H36 [20JA]

———make credit for adoption expenses permanent and repeal limitation on carryforwards of unused credit (see H.R. 4338), H2815 [11MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 3953), H3392 [19MY]

———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]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H4287 [16JN]

Terrorism: ensure that the U.S. is prepared for an attack using hazardous chemicals (see H.R. 1861), H5195 [6JY]

———provide for interagency preparation and response to consequences of attacks against the Yucca Mountain Project (see H.R. 2926), H1593 [25MR]

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

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H37 [20JA]

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), H8409 [6OC]

———require that trade and investment agreements that are negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards (see H. Con. Res. 276), H2484 [28AP]

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

U.S. Geological Survey: anniversary (see H. Res. 556), H5793 [14JY]

U.S. Health Service: establish (see H.R. 3000), H3016 [13MY]

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

U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement: limit Thailand's access to U.S. automobile market to prevent backdoor access by third-country automobile producers to the U.S. market (see H. Con. Res. 366), H1370 [23MR]

Ukrainian Congress Committee of America: 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. 591), H434 [10FE]

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 2217), H3016 [13MY]

———increase maximum amount of available home loan guaranty (see H.R. 4065), H2406 [27AP]

———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 1735), H2373 [22AP]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4175), H2919 [12MY]

———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), H3440 (see H.R. 677), H3540 [20MY]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 944), H434 [10FE]

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

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

———require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 5344), H10080 [19NO]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 485), H435 [10FE]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 746), H6705 [22JY]

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

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3420), H250 [30JA]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 38), H3781 [3JN]

World Summit on Sustainable Development: affirm U.S. commitment to improve worldwide access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation services (see H. Res. 782), H7736 [28SE]

World War II: honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront (see H. Con. Res. 413), H3606 [1JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Gila River Indian Community: allow binding arbitration clauses to be included in all contracts relative to reservation lands (see H.R. 4577), H4170 [15JN]

Native Americans: provide for acquisition of subsurface mineral rights to land owned by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and land held in trust for the Tribe (see H.R. 4490), H3719 [2JN]

Pima County, AZ: land exchange to consolidate Federal land ownership within the Ironwood Forest National Monument and Las Cienegas National Conservation Area (see H.R. 4943), H6702 [22JY]

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 4884), H6556 [21JY]

Remarks

Animals: control and eradicate the brown tree snake in Guam and prevent introduction of the brown tree snake to other areas of the U.S. (H.R. 3479), H7687 [28SE]

Arizona: adjust Central Arizona Project, ratify Gila River Indian Community water rights settlement, and reauthorize and amend Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act (S. 437), H9819 [17NO]

Arkansas: convey certain land to the New Hope Cemetery Association for use as a cemetery (S. 1537), H7677 [28SE]

Black History Month: observance, E250 [26FE]

Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement: prohibit funding to States or localities that restrict information on an individual's citizenship or immigration status, E1288 [25JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize participation in funding and implementation of a balanced, long-term groundwater remediation program in California (H.R. 4606), H7681 [28SE]

———conduct a feasibility study on the Alder Creek water storage and conservation project in El Dorado County, CA (H.R. 3597), H7680 [28SE]

———conduct a water resource feasibility study for the Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins in Oregon (H.R. 3210), H7679 [28SE]

Children and youth: ensure access to food and nutrition assistance, improve children's nutritional health, and simplify and restore integrity of child nutrition programs (H.R. 3873), H1411 [24MR]

———promote greater public awareness of effective runaway youth prevention programs and the need for safe and productive alternatives, resources, and supports for youth in high-risk situations (H. Res. 805), H8328 [6OC]

———provide children with increased access to food and nutrition assistance, simplify program operations and improve program management, and reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 2507), H4934 [24JN]

Cinco de Mayo: observance, H2554 [5MY]

Colorado: redesignate Ridges Basin Reservoir as Lake Nighthorse (S. 2508), H7682 [28SE]

Colorado River Indian Reservation: revise boundaries (H.R. 2941), H7685 [28SE]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), H6607 [22JY]

Craig, AK: land conveyance (S. 1778), H7678 [28SE]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), H656 [26FE]

———provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy, H656 [26FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: exchange certain lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado (S. 2180), H7679 [28SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), E1288 [25JN]

Earth Day: observance, H2345 [22AP]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H2345 [22AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), E1790 [4OC]

Finley, Dorothy: Air Force Personnel Center Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher Distinguished Civilian Humanitarian Award recipient, E2166 [6DE]

Guam: anniversary of liberation (H. Res. 737), H7684 [28SE]

Health care facilities: tribute to community health centers, E1873 [11OC]

Healthy Forest Youth Conservation Corps: establish to permit young adults to perform projects to prevent fire and suppress fires, and provide disaster relief, on public lands (H.R. 4838), H7676 [28SE]

Helena, MT: extend water contracts between the U.S. and specific irrigation districts (H.R. 5009), H7681 [28SE]

Higher Education Act: ensure graduate opportunities in postsecondary education (H.R. 4411), H3641 [2JN]

National Museum of the American Indian: opening, H7256 [21SE]

———opening (S.J. Res. 41), H7299 [21SE]

Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program: extend water service contract for the Ainsworth Unit, Sandhills Division in Nebraska (H.R. 5016), H7682 [28SE]

Taxation: waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (H.R. 1779), E653 [27AP]

Tuscon, AZ: tribute to Project Citizen anti-bullying program, E651 [27AP]

Votes: position on missed, H6846 [8SE]

World War II: commemorate anniversary of Battle of Peleliu, protect Peleliu Battlefield National Historic Landmark sites, and establish commemorative programs honoring Americans who fought there (H.J. Res. 102), H7683 [28SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H692 [26FE]

Tributes

Atha, Henry G., E2054 [18NO]

Chavez, Cesar E., H1746 [31MR], E616 [22AP]

Elias, Albert M., E353 [11MR]

Zapata, Enrique, H2554 [5MY]

Zapata, Jesus, H2554 [5MY]

Zapata, Julio, H2554 [5MY]