MORAN, JAMES P. (a Representative from Virginia)

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7203 [15SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4613, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H5552 [13JY]

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), H872 [4MR]

Agriculture: compensate livestock operators who voluntarily relinquish a grazing permit or lease on Federal lands (see H.R. 3324), H2406 [27AP]

———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), H2266 [21AP]

———establish a voluntary program for the provision of country of origin labeling information on certain agricultural commodities (see H.R. 4576), H4928 (see H.R. 4576), H5072 [24JN]

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

American Dental Association: commend Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering time to provide needed dental care (see H. Res. 567), H1594 [25MR]

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]

Arlington, VA: support construction of the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial (see H.R. 5046), H6996 [9SE]

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

———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), H2200 [20AP]

———grant limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and provide financial support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized members of Reserve components (see H.R. 2176), H5793 [14JY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp in remembrance of victims of peacekeeping mission in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 45), H1117 [16MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H1593 [25MR]

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

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

———reinstate ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 5100), H7736 [28SE]

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), H2266 [21AP]

Business and industry: require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see H.R. 3816), H1791 [31MR]

———require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H1011 [10MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 376), H752 [2MR]

Center for Scientific and Technical Assessment: establish (see H.R. 4670), H4893 [23JN]

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

Chesapeake Bay Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 4688), H5195 [6JY]

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

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2484 [28AP]

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

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 304), H576 [24FE]

Citizenship: provide for the automatic acquisition of citizenship by certain Amerasians (see H.R. 3360), H1117 [16MR]

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]

Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 499), H89 [21JA]

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), H4392 (see H.R. 4067), H4507 [17JN]

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

Congressional Accountability Act: extend to legislative branch employees certain protections available to Federal employees under certain laws (see H.R. 3963), H1071 [11MR]

Contracts: require each bidder for a Federal construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use to prevent the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 1348), H4171 [15JN]

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

Courts: ensure Federal Tort Claims Act protections for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 4347), H2917 [12MY]

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

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

———increase minimum and maximum rates of basic pay payable to administrative law judges (see H.R. 3737), H3391 [19MY]

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]

———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 3425), H90 [21JA]

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

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 4264), H7735 [28SE]

Cruz, Celia: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3109), H1322 [18MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide financial assistance for the construction, improvement, and rehabilitation of farmers markets (see H.R. 4858), H5983 [19JY]

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]

Dept. of Education: making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 4769), H5402 [8JY]

———provide student loan forgiveness to graduates who enter into certain public service (see H.R. 1306), H2373 [22AP]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H7735 [28SE]

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

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), H3017 [13MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 1034), H9745 [16NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Insurance Program (see H.R. 4634), H5331 [7JY]

———extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4772), H5402 [8JY]

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]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 4595), H6707 [22JY]

———increase awareness of and research on autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and fibromyalgia (see H.R. 3359), H2373 [22AP]

District of Columbia: establish an annual Federal infrastructure support contribution (see H.R. 4269), H2548 [4MY]

Education: include hold-harmless provisions for local educational agencies that no longer meet the minimum eligibility criteria for targeted and finance incentive grants (see H.R. 5092), H7233 [15SE]

———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 2198), H2406 [27AP]

———recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, adminstration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (see H. Res. 598), H2374 [22AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2107), H575 [24FE] (see H.R. 2394), H872 [4MR]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H1643 [29MR]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H8859 [7OC]

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

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H6707 [22JY]

———uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H752 [2MR]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 356), H303 [3FE] (see H. Res. 581), H1643 [29MR]

———establish programs to make supplemental dental and vision benefits available to Federal employees, retirees, and dependents, and expand OPM contracting authority (see H.R. 5295), H9047 [8OC]

———make certain service performed as an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 2997), H304 [3FE]

———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), H2658 [5MY]

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

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

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

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

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 560), H2550 [4MY]

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

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]

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), H10233 [20NO]

———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 palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions (see H.R. 3127), H2373 [22AP]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H872 [4MR]

———modify the rules for redistribution and extended availability of funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4936), H8409 [6OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), 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]

Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 4316), H6707 [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), H6706 [22JY]

Immigration: extend nonimmigrant status for spouses and children of permanent resident aliens awaiting the availability of an immigrant visa (see H.R. 3701), H1072 [11MR]

———increase the number of aliens receiving certain nonimmigrant status and require submissions of information by the Dept. of Homeland Security (see H.R. 4052), H2019 [1AP]

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

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H1322 [18MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3802), H2373 [22AP]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 3352), H434 [10FE]

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

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 3619), H90 [21JA]

Law enforcement officers: issue commemorative postage stamp to officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 463), H6900 [8SE]

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

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

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H3873 [9JN]

McGrory, Mary: tribute (see H. Res. 626), H2657 [5MY]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H3016 [13MY]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H7443 [22SE]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H2154 [2AP]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H3094 [17MY]

Medicare: improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see H.R. 3194), H7443 [22SE]

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

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 745), H2549 [4MY]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 2821), H128 [27JA]

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: 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]

———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1359), H2373 [22AP]

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), H6899 [8SE]

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), H701 [26FE]

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), H3873 [9JN]

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

Mining and mineral resources: reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 504), H2815 [11MY]

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]

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 Celiac Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 435), H3439 (see H. Con. Res. 435), H3539 [20MY]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5040), H7329 [21SE]

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

National Guard Challenge Program: rename and revise matching funds requirements for participating States (see H.R. 4217), H3017 [13MY]

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 Tartan Day: support establishment (see H. Res. 514), H1230 [17MR]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 3860), H753 [2MR]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H871 [4MR]

No Child Left Behind Act: modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 3049), H575 [24FE]

NSF: establish a competitive grant program for institutions of higher education to enhance education and job training opportunities in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 5255), H8857 [7OC]

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

Oligovna, Anya: relief (see H.R. 392), H3541 [20MY]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 4341), H4287 [16JN]

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

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 4026), H7580 [24SE]

Refugees: extend eligibility for refugee status of unmarried children of certain Vietnamese refugees (see H.R. 2792), H6128 [20JY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 2404), H128 [27JA]

Rotary International: issue commemorative stamp to honor centennial anniversary and efforts to eradicate polio (see H. Con. Res. 375), H1117 [16MR]

Russo, Natasha Oligovna: relief (see H.R. 392), H3541 [20MY]

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

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 392), H3441 [20MY]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 4101), H4287 [16JN]

Small business: improve results and accountability of microenterprise development assistance programs (see H.R. 3818), H753 [2MR]

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), H4287 [16JN]

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

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1730), H128 [27JA]

Southeast Asia: provide for the automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship by certain individuals (see H.R. 3987), H1229 [17MR]

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

———tribute to NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Cornell University for conducting the Mars Exploration Rover mission, and recognition of importance of space exploration (see H. Res. 490), H35 [20JA]

Spain: condemn terrorist bombing in Madrid and express condolences to the families of the victims (see H. Res. 565), H1594 [25MR]

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), H3094 [17MY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Con. Res. 414), H2548 [4MY] (see H. Res. 508), H2406 [27AP]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for certain education and training expenses (see H.R. 4392), H6707 [22JY]

———allow employers a credit for costs of providing technical training for employees (see H.R. 5254), H8857 [7OC]

———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]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1818), H3440 (see H.R. 1818), H3540 [20MY]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1873), H2373 [22AP]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H3720 [2JN]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H927 [9MR]

Terrorism: mint coins to commemorate events related to the attack at the Pentagon (see H.R. 5046), H6996 [9SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H304 [3FE]

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), H2816 [11MY]

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

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 2217), H3440 (see H.R. 2217), H3540 [20MY]

———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]

Vietnam Human Rights Day: anniversary (see H. Res. 613), H2816 [11MY]

Virginia: designate additional National Forest System lands as wilderness, establish the Seng Mountain and Crawfish Valley Scenic Areas, and develop trail plans for wilderness and scenic areas (see H.R. 4202), H2371 [22AP]

Water: ensure that the District of Columbia and States are provided with a safe, lead free supply of drinking water (see H.R. 4268), H2548 [4MY]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 746), H7330 [21SE]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 779), H3016 [13MY]

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 476), H6899 [8SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Transportation: implement a pilot program to improve security for driver licenses and State identity documents (see H.R. 5178), H7863 [29SE]

Firearms: ban transfer of certain sniper weapons and regulate in same manner as machine guns (see H.R. 4292), H2657 [5MY]

Martha Pennino Post Office Building, Reston, VA: designate (see H.R. 5133), H7574 [23SE]

Motor vehicles: allow State regulation of tow truck operations (see H.R. 4860), H5983 [19JY]

U.S. Geological Survey: anniversary (see H. Res. 556), H1011 [10MR]

Petitions and memorials

Alexandria, VA, City Council: repeal sections of Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act that violate constitutional rights and civil liberties, E63 [28JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H880 [9MR]

Proposals

U.S. Geological Survey anniversary, E291 [3MR]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5601 [13JY]

Alexandria, VA: anniversary of Agudas Achim Congregation, E1637 [15SE]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), consideration (H. Res. 866), H10092 [20NO]

Arlington Committee of 100: anniversary, E990 [2JN]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons, E1582 [9SE]

Budget: deficit, H129 [28JA], H7312, H7313 [21SE]

———establish discretionary spending limits and pay-as-you-go requirement for mandatory spending (H.R. 4663), H4967, H5042, H5061 [24JN]

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs, H5042, H5061 [24JN]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H2878 [12MY], H3362 [19MY], H9712 [16NO], H9980 [18NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1428, H1430 [24MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H3362 [19MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), motion to instruct conferees, H2878 [12MY]

China, People's Republic of: position as U.S. creditor, H9713 [16NO]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), H6608 [22JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Farmers Market Promotion Program funding, H5601 [13JY]

Dept. of Defense: closing of Pentagon child care center and expansion and acceleration of planning and construction of a new center at Fort Myer, VA, H6666 [22JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837), H6666 [22JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an independent panel to assess the homeland security needs of the National Capital Region, H8904 [8OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4528, H4529, H4530 [18JN]

———prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts, H4528, H4529, H4530 [18JN]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding to kill or assist others in killing bison in Yellowstone National Park, H4436 [17JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4436 [17JN]

Dept. of Transportation: implement a pilot program to improve security for driver licenses and State identity documents (H.R. 5178), E1759 [30SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5239 [7JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6852 [8SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7203, H7204, H7206, H7207 [15SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (H.R. 3193), H7739, H7774 [29SE]

District of Columbia College Access Act: permanently authorize the public school and private school tuition assistance programs (H.R. 4012), H10915 [6DE]

Earth Day: observance, H2351 [22AP]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H2351 [22AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend the poverty threshold calculation provisions used to determine school district eligibility for certain Title I funds, H6852 [8SE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7921 [30SE]

———constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), consideration (H. Res. 801), H7891 [30SE]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (H. Res. 581), H1755 [31MR]

———establish programs to make supplemental dental and vision benefits available to Federal employees, retirees, and dependents, and expand OPM contracting authority (H.R. 5295), H9036 [8OC]

———establish programs to make supplemental dental and vision benefits available to Federal employees, retirees, and dependents, and expand OPM contracting authority (S. 2657), H10913 [6DE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 866), H10092 [20NO]

Hemophilia Association of the Capital Area: anniversary, E1162 [18JN]

House of Representatives: limit use of committee expenses for franked mailings, H5345 [8JY]

Iraq: alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, H3000 [13MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: across-the-board funding reduction, H5495 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4755), H5488, H5492, H5495 [12JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4755), consideration (H. Res. 707), H5345 [8JY]

Martha Pennino Post Office Building, Reston, VA: designate (H.R. 5133), H7708 [28SE]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, E5 [20JA]

Medicare: impose conditions on Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (H.R. 3722), H3043 [17MY]

Middle East: support security of Israel and principles of peace in the Middle East (H. Con. Res. 460), H4794 [23JN]

Motor vehicles: allow State regulation of tow truck operations (H.R. 4860), E1412 [19JY]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement drivers' license standardization recommendations, H8683 [7OC]

National security: homeland security funding, H1428, H1430 [24MR]

———reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8683 [7OC], H8904 [8OC]

Nuclear Medicine Week: observance, E1785 [4OC]

OPM: prohibit use of funds to allow the offering or administering health savings accounts or health reimbursement accounts as part of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H7203, H7204, H7206, H7207 [15SE]

Patents: amend certain laws relative to patent fees (H.R. 1561), H799 [3MR]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, H5702 [14JY]

Plaugher, Edward: Fire Chief (publication) Career Fire Chief of the Year award recipient, E1562 [8SE]

Public debt: ceiling (S. 2986), H9712 [16NO], H9980 [18NO]

Republican Party: fiscal management, E2108 [20NO]

Reston, VA: anniversary, E523 [2AP]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H7312 [21SE]

Taxation: provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads, H8725 [7OC]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, H8725 [7OC]

U.S. Geological Survey: anniversary, E290 [3MR]

———anniversary (H. Res. 556), E323 [9MR]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4759), H5702 [14JY]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4842), consideration (H. Res. 738), H6577 [22JY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: repeal sections that violate constitutional rights and civil liberties, E63 [28JA]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses, H1428 [24MR]

Virginia: call for resolution to Iraq conflict by local government officials, E1879 [11OC]

Votes: position on missed, H4873 [23JN], H8131 [5OC], H10097 [20NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3013 [13MY]

Statements

Call for Resolution to Iraq Conflict: Local Government Officials From the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area, E1879 [11OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 556, anniversary of U.S. Geological Survey, E323 [9MR]

Tributes

Benton, Stephen A., E2165 [6DE]

Brando, Marlon, H5201 [7JY]

Dwyer, William R., E1530 [8SE]

Kelso, Sharon, E1121 [15JN]

Pennino, Martha V., E1692, E1694 [24SE]

Peterlin, Francis A., E1206 [22JN]

Seidman, Bertrand, E1339 [9JY]