HOYER, STENY H. (a Representative from Maryland)

Appointments

Committee To Escort Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai Into the House Chamber, H3965 [15JN]

Committee To Escort Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi Into the House Chamber, H7446 [23SE]

Committee To Escort President Jose M. Aznar of Spain Into the House Chamber, H311 [4FE]

Committee To Escort the President, H19 [20JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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), H3605 [1JN]

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

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H9184 [9OC]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H304 [3FE]

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), H3094 [17MY]

Birmingham, AL: anniversary of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H. Res. 389), H576 [24FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H3873 [9JN]

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

Chesapeake Bay Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 4688), H4926 (see H.R. 4688), H5070 [24JN]

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]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 2238), H2154 [2AP]

Commission for Assisting Democratic Parliaments: establish (see H. Res. 543), H1230 [17MR]

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H4893 [23JN]

Copyrights: enhance criminal enforcement of copyright laws and educate the public about the application of copyright law to the Internet (see H.R. 4077), H3720 [2JN]

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

———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 4225), H5151 [25JN]

Crime: impose the death penalty for kingpins of child sex slave trafficking enterprises (see H.R. 3913), H876 [8MR]

———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 Defense: carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities (see H.R. 5057), H6997 [9SE]

Dept. of Education: making appropriations (see H.R. 4473), H3605 [1JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4772), H5402 [8JY]

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

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

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

———improve the administration of pension benefit payments to teachers, police officers, and firefighters (see H.R. 4657), H4893 [23JN]

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

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (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]

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (see H.R. 4107), H2018 [1AP]

Firefighters: expand definition of firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or duty limitations (see H.R. 4472), H3604 [1JN]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by a complex humanitarian emergency a priority (see H.R. 2536), H1643 [29MR]

Government: demonstration project to enhance the ability of Federal agencies to continue to operate during an extended emergency situation (see H.R. 4797), H5470 [9JY]

Health: encourage school-based programs to reduce and prevent childhood obesity, promote increased physical activity, and improve nutritional choices (see H.R. 4941), H6702 [22JY]

———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]

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

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

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

Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 832), H7735 [28SE]

Iran: condemn development of means to produce nuclear weapons (see H. Con. Res. 398), H2658 [5MY]

———urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (see H. Con. Res. 332), H1117 [16MR]

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]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7138 [14SE]

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

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), H3873 [9JN]

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

Middle East: support security of Israel and principles of peace in the Middle East (see H. Con. Res. 460), H4765 [22JN]

NASA: tribute to Hubble Space Telescope for extraordinary contributions to scientific research and education and reconsideration of future service missions (see H. Res. 550), H830 [3MR]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H6898 [8SE] (see H.R. 5040), H6996 [9SE]

National security: expedite development of medical countermeasures to treat or prevent disease caused by infectious disease agents or toxins that may pose a significant public health threat (see H.R. 4258), H2547 [4MY]

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

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

POW: request release of documents about the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H. Res. 689), H4893 [23JN] (see H. Res. 699, 700), H5150 [25JN]

Rotary International: issue commemorative stamp to honor centennial anniversary and efforts to eradicate polio (see H. Con. Res. 375), H5471 [9JY]

Russia: condemn series of terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 760), H6899 [8SE]

Schools: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 380), H2406 [27AP]

———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]

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

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 2011), H2373 [22AP]

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

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

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H2657 [5MY]

———provide capital gains tax treatment for certain self-created musical works (see H.R. 3776), H2019 [1AP]

———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualfied health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 4356), H2918 [12MY]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2950), H6706 [22JY]

Textile industry and fabrics: enforce textiles and apparel safeguard with respect to imports from the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 5026), H6898 [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), H2155 [2AP]

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

Veterans: 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), H576 [24FE]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H3963 [14JN]

Voting: condemn all efforts to suppress and intimidate voters in the U.S. and reaffirm that the right to vote is a fundamental right of all eligible citizens (see H. Res. 793), H7442 [22SE]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 4585), H4286 [16JN]

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

Eulogies

Bean, Robert A., S5937 [20MY]

Motions

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5381 [8JY]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), conference report, H11028 [7DE]

Iraq: 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), H2696, H2697 [6MY]

Remarks

Appropriations: legislative process, H7781 [29SE], H10082 [20NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 107), H7781 [29SE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), consideration (H. Res. 866)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 846), H10082 [20NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), H10892, H10893 [24NO]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H10189 [20NO], H10892, H10893 [24NO]

Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, H3513 [20MY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H2777, H2796 [11MY]

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (fraternal organization): tribute, E280 [2MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H502 [11FE], H1078 [16MR]

———deficit, H251 [3FE], H1078 [16MR]

———establish discretionary spending limits and pay-as-you-go requirement for mandatory spending (H.R. 4663), H4964, H4965 [24JN]

———evaluation of Bush administration proposals, H251 [3FE]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H1596 [29MR], H2587, H2588, H2589 [5MY], H2943, H2988 [13MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009, H1038, H1039 [11MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1426 [24MR], H1542 [25MR], H1596 [29MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), H2736 [11MY], H2988, H2989 [13MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H3364 [19MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), motion to instruct conferees, H2587, H2588, H2589 [5MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), revising (H. Res. 685), H4915 [24JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 376), H2421 [28AP]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H3751 [3JN]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (H. Con. Res. 304), H7997 [4OC]

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (H. Res. 530), H723 [2MR]

Civil Rights Act: anniversary (H. Res. 676), H4807 [23JN]

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), amendment process, H223, H224 [28JA]

Congress: access to IRS facilities and tax returns by certain Members or their designees, H10892, H10893 [24NO]

———accomplishments of the 108th Congress, H9054 [9OC]

———tribute to congressional baseball game participants, H5464 [9JY]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), H6583 [22JY]

———modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (H.R. 2028), H7464 [23SE]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, H7694 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), conference report, H8996 [8OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), motion to instruct conferees, H7694 [28SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), H4723, H4726 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), consideration (H. Res. 683), H4676 [22JN]

———protection of Federal employee rights, H4723 [22JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4479 [17JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4567), conference report, H9173 [9OC]

———Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Firefighters Program funding, H4479 [17JN], H9173 [9OC]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in Bureau of the Census funding, H5274 [7JY]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to implement regulations that negate Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements, H6982 [9SE]

Dept. of State: emergency assistance funding for African Union mission in Darfur region of Sudan, H8294 [6OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: prevent use of retirement trust funds in order to circumvent the statutory debt limit, H7281 [21SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5264, H5274 [7JY], H5381 [8JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6814 [8SE], H6982 [9SE]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7129 [14SE], H7281 [21SE], H7348 [22SE]

Disabled: improve access to assistive technologies (H.R. 4278), H3919 [14JN]

———provide assistance to Special Olympics to support expansion and development of education programs and a Healthy Athletes Program (H.R. 5131), H8312, H8314 [6OC]

Disasters: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5212), H8294 [6OC]

District of Columbia: improve the administration of pension benefit payments to teachers, police officers, and firefighters (H.R. 4657), H7707 [28SE]

Education: funding, H6814 [8SE]

———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 492), H41 [21JA]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H4398, H4399 [17JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7907 [30SE]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (H. Res. 581), H1753, H1754, H1757 [31MR]

Feldman, Sandra: tribute (H. Res. 714), H5946 [19JY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations, H5381 [8JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5863 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), conference report, H10189 [20NO], H10892, H10893 [24NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 866)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 846), H10082 [20NO]

Hastings, Representative Alcee: tribute for election as President of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe's Parliamentary Assembly, H5464 [9JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H2736 [11MY]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H223 [28JA], H359 [4FE], H668, H669 [26FE], H842, H843 [4MR], H1037, H1038, H1039 [11MR], H1275, H1276 [18MR], H1566, H1567 [25MR], H2335, H2336, H2337 [22AP], H2449, H2450 [28AP], H2699, H2700 [6MY], H2988-H2990 [13MY], H3747, H3748 [3JN], H3870 [9JN], H4560, H4561, H4562 [18JN], H5462, H5463, H5464 [9JY], H5896 [15JY], H6981, H6982, H6983 [9SE], H7211, H7212 [15SE], H7540, H7541, H7542 [23SE], H7935, H7936, H7937, H7938 [30SE]

———welcome to former Members of Congress, H2296 [22AP]

India: observance of Republic Day (H. Con. Res. 15), H985 [10MR]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government, H7935, H7936 [30SE]

Iran: condemn development of means to produce nuclear weapons (H. Con. Res. 398), H2623 [5MY]

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), H1144 [17MR]

———alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, H2736 [11MY], H3020 [17MY]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H1037 [11MR]

———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, H4726 [22JN]

———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), H2687, H2688, H2696, H2700, H2701 [6MY]

Johnson, Charles W., III: tribute (H. Res. 651), H3396 [20MY]

Maryland-National Capital Building Industry Association: anniversary, E41 [23JA]

Memorial Day: observance, H3513 [20MY]

Middle East: support security of Israel and principles of peace in the Middle East (H. Con. Res. 460), H4790 [23JN]

National Museum of the American Indian: opening, E1688 [22SE]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8677 [7OC]

National Transportation Week: observance, E437 [24MR]

NIST: electronic voting systems standards, testing, and certification process funding, H5264 [7JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H1078 [16MR], H2697 [6MY]

Public debt: ceiling, H3364 [19MY], H4676 [22JN]

———ceiling (S. 2986), H9978 [18NO]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3797 [8JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3020 [17MY]

Russia: condemn series of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 760), E1623 [15SE]

Stepanek, Matthew J.T. (Mattie): tribute (H. Res. 695), H6679 [22JY]

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region, H7384 [22SE]

———declare genocide in Darfur (H. Con. Res. 467), H6535 [21JY]

———suspend membership in U.N. Commission on Human Rights (S. Con. Res. 137), H7384 [22SE]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 794), H7524 [23SE]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (H.R. 4227), H2578 [5MY]

———increase child tax credit (H.R. 4359), H2988 [13MY], H3463 [20MY], H5896 [15JY]

———permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (H.R. 4275), H2943, H2944, H2945 [13MY]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (H.R. 4181), H2380 [27AP], H2440, H2441 [28AP]

———rates, H1078 [16MR], H4915 [24JN], H6544, H6547, H6548, H6549, H6550 [21JY]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), H4398, H4399 [17JN]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, H8712 [7OC]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers, H4398 [17JN]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H2989 [13MY]

U.N.: prohibit funding for observation of U.S. elections, H5863 [15JY]

U.S. Fire Administration: Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program funding, H8996 [8OC]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4759), H5709 [14JY]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H359, H360 [4FE]

Votes: position on missed, H1661 [30MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5469 [9JY]

Tributes

Bessler, Mike, E1461 [22JY]

Carlstrom, Terry R., E2056 [18NO]

Coates, William, E230 [25FE]

Cross, Blair, E330 [9MR]

Ford, Jason C., H1144 [17MR]

Gallaher, Eddie, E42 [23JA]

Jones, Anthony, E910 [19MY]

Lyall, Clancy, E2006 [16NO]

McCallum, Amos A., E280 [2MR]

Portnow, Neil, E152 [10FE]

Raspa, Salvatore and Myra, E1464 [22JY]

Sickles, Carlton R., H41 [21JA]

Stepanek, Matthew J.T. (Mattie), E1277 [25JN]

Wartofsky, David, E437 [24MR]

Zimmerman, Warren, E153 [10FE]