HOLT, RUSH D. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Addresses

In Memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Valerie Smith, E11 [20JA]

Paul L. Robeson Commemorative Postage Stamp: by, E13 [20JA]

Uses and Misuses of Intelligence: Raymond H. Close, E491 [31MR]

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4173 [15JN], H4446 [17JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4755), H5494 [12JY]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H1996 [1AP]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4548, intelligence services appropriations, H10930 [7DE]

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), H1011 [10MR]

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

Armed Forces: 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]

———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]

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

———reimburse members for cost of protective body armor purchased by or on behalf of the member (see H.R. 3615), H2549 [4MY]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H3821 [8JN]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 95), H3441 [20MY]

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

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

———provide opportunities to improve the lives of all children and enable them to reach their fullest potential (see H.R. 936), H1116 [16MR]

China, People's Republic of: support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Res. 530), H574 [24FE]

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

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 2683), H1230 [17MR]

———improve the ability of foster care youths to attend and succeed in higher education (see H.R. 4003), H1322 [18MR]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H633 [25FE]

Communications Act: clarify congressional intent concerning, and codify, certain requirements ensuring that broadcasters afford reasonable opportunity for discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance (see H.R. 4710), H6756 [7SE]

Computers: prevent deceptive software transmission practices in order to safeguard computer privacy, maintain computer control, and protect Internet commerce (see H.R. 4255), H3392 [19MY]

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

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

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

Crime: 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: establish pilot and demonstration program in New Jersey and elsewhere to improve military installation security and defense contractors and subcontractors quality (see H.R. 3695), H435 [10FE]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 4023), H1483 [24MR]

———specify additional selection criteria for upcoming rounds of military base closures and realignments (see H.R. 4246), H2550 [4MY]

Dept. of Education: making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 4769), H5330 [7JY]

Dept. of HHS: give grant preference to States that require schools to allow students to self-administer medication for asthma or anaphylaxis (see H.R. 2023), H5195 [6JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: issue regulations concerning the shipping of extremely hazardous materials (see H.R. 4824), H6707 [22JY]

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

Dept. of HUD: provide funding for law enforcement officers to patrol and provide security for certain assisted housing (see H.R. 95), H3541 [20MY]

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

Director of National Intelligence: establish position as head of entire intelligence community (see H.R. 4104), H2018 [1AP]

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

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H434 [10FE]

Drunken driving: increase penalties for individuals who operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (see H.R. 2681), H4171 [15JN]

Education: improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 3085), H1230 [17MR]

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

———provide access and equity in higher education (see H.R. 4102), H2728 [6MY]

———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]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H2266 [21AP]

———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 4575), H6756 [7SE]

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H90 [21JA]

Endangered Species Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 480), H305 [3FE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H927 [9MR]

———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 3281), H4392 (see H.R. 3281), H4507 [17JN]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 356), H753 [2MR]

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 2932), H633 [25FE]

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

Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 3684), H90 [21JA]

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), H2154 [2AP]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H8859 [7OC]

Health: establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 716), H36 [20JA]

———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), H872 [4MR]

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

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

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

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2527), H37 [20JA]

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

———expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 3507), H1643 [29MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3802), H2919 [12MY]

Intelligence services: provide for enhanced language education and training for members of the intelligence community (see H.R. 4573), H4170 [15JN]

———strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 3352), H2816 [11MY]

Investments: provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 4140), H2200 [20AP]

Iran: 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), H1072 [11MR]

Iraq: prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3673), H90 [21JA]

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

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

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

Mary Ann Collura Post Office Building, Fair Lawn, NJ: designate (see H.R. 3939), H1070 [11MR]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H3094 [17MY]

Medicare: improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under retiree plans and State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (see H.R. 4195), H2371 [22AP]

———prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in New Jersey (see H.R. 3841), H632 [25FE]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 2821), H1740 [30MR]

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

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), H3821 [8JN]

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), H3964 [14JN]

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

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H4171 [15JN]

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

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

National Guard Challenge Program: rename and revise matching funds requirements for participating States (see H.R. 4217), H2484 [28AP]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 852), H89 [21JA]

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), H2154 [2AP]

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), H3094 [17MY]

———improve homeland security by providing for national resilience in preparation for, and in the event of, a terrorist attack (see H.R. 3774), H7735 [28SE]

National Security Education Program: revise funding mechanism for scholarships, fellowships, and grants to institutions (see H.R. 4574), H4170 [15JN]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H2658 [5MY]

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]

———establish the Congressional Medal for Outstanding Contributions in Math and Science Education program (see H.R. 4030), H2200 [20AP]

Nuclear weapons: protect public health and safety if testing of nuclear weapons by the U.S. is resumed (see H.R. 3921), H4287 [16JN]

Oceans: protect deep sea corals and sponges (see H.R. 4897), H6756 [7SE]

Political campaigns: reform financing of Federal elections (see H.R. 3641), H5331 [7JY]

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), H5536 [12JY]

Public utilities: improve reliability of electric transmission system (see H.R. 3004), H2373 [22AP]

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

Recreation: establish a permanent trust fund to provide access to parks and recreation areas, preserve historic places, promote healthy and active lifestyles, and provide hunting, angling, and wildlife viewing (see H.R. 4100), H4928 (see H.R. 4100), H5072 [24JN]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 2404), H6899 [8SE]

Schools: 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), H2816 [11MY]

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

Small business: improve results and accountability of microenterprise development assistance programs (see H.R. 3818), H1117 [16MR]

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), H3781 [3JN]

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

———expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3293), H245 [28JA]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 4391), H3720 [2JN]

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: express condolences to families and friends of individuals killed in terrorist bombing in Madrid and express sympathy to individuals injured in those attacks and to the people of Spain (see H. Res. 569), H1323 [18MR]

Sudan: declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H5402 [8JY]

Taxation: amend laws assisting States in the collection of sales and use taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 2824), H2483 [28AP]

———expand incentives for education (see H.R. 3412), H245 [28JA]

———include sports utility vehicles in the limitation on the depreciation of certain luxury automobiles (see H.R. 727), H2406 [27AP]

———permit the deduction of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to be allowed in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 1873), H4287 [16JN]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H515 [11FE]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 4206), H2816 [11MY]

———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 automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H393 [4FE]

———treatment of certain qualified mortgages held by a real estate mortgage investement company or a grantor trust (see H.R. 4113), H2919 [12MY]

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), H434 [10FE]

———increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 5132), H7574 [23SE]

Transportation Security Administration: repeal the security screening opt-out program for airport operators allowing the hiring of private screeners (see H.R. 4970), H6703 [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), H927 [9MR]

Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on anniversary of Ukrainian Famine (see H. Con. Res. 254), H304 [3FE]

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

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

———enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 2217), H1791 [31MR]

———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), H753 [2MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2823), H2266 [21AP]

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

Voting: 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]

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

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3420), H3230 [18MY]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 3350), H90 [21JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Civil liberties: require videotaping of intelligence-gathering interrogations and other pertinent actions involving a detainee or prisoner under the control of U.S. Armed Forces or intelligence operatives (see H.R. 4951), H6703 [22JY]

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]

Education: establish a national leadership initiative to promote and coordinate knowledge utilization in education (see H.R. 4043), H1592 [25MR]

———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 3968), H1074 [12MR]

Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 4375), H3093 [17MY]

India: urge investigation of, and provide remedies for, abusive child labor in circuses, and protect Kailash Satyarthi and his family and colleagues in the South Asian Coalition Against Child Servitude (see H. Con. Res. 466), H4927 (see H. Con. Res. 466), H5071 [24JN]

Medicaid: require staff working with developmentally disabled individuals to call emergency services in the event of a life-threatening situation (see H.R. 5320), H9048 [8OC]

Tariff: allyl ureido monomer (see H.R. 4953), H6703 [22JY]

———methacrylamido etheleneurae monomer (see H.R. 4952), H6703 [22JY]

———potassium sorbate (see H.R. 4266), H2548 [4MY]

———sorbic acid (see H.R. 4267), H2548 [4MY]

Letters

Abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel: several Members of Congress, H2694 [6MY]

———Thomas L. Carter, Dept. of Defense, H2695 [6MY]

Center for Scientific and Technical Assessment establishment: several professional societies, E2168 [7DE]

Permit works of Shirin Ebadi to be published in the U.S.: by, E2196 [7DE]

Remarks

Agriculture: price supports for tobacco, H4404 [17JN]

———prohibit funding to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, H4404 [17JN]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, E2181 [7DE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E700 [28AP]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H4222 [16JN]

Aviation: improve air cargo security, H4548 [18JN]

Baldwin, Daniel: National Association of Police Organizations TOP COPS Award recipient, E1591 [10SE]

Basie, William (Count): tribute (H. Res. 778), H7805 [29SE]

Braun, Tim: National Association of Police Organizations TOP COPS Award recipient, E1591 [10SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1560 [25MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to Dorothy I. Height (H. Con. Res. 357), H407 [10FE]

Center for Scientific and Technical Assessment: establish (H.R. 4670), H5139 [25JN], E2168 [7DE]

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), H1412 [24MR]

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

CIA: report on intelligence community progress in utilizing open source intelligence, H4867 [23JN]

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 (H. Res. 499), E21 [21JA]

Clean Ocean Action (organization): anniversary, E302 [4MR]

College of New Jersey: anniversary, E1560 [8SE]

Community Services Block Grant Act: prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H331 [4FE]

———provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), H331, H357 [4FE]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), H6610 [22JY]

———modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (H.R. 2028), H7468 [23SE]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), consideration (H. Res. 529), H593 [25FE]

———provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy, H593 [25FE]

DeMatteo, Joseph: Corrections USA (organization) Life Saving Award recipient, E853 [14MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3449, H3450 [20MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), conference report, E1966 [11OC]

———modification of certain military installation closures and realignments, H3450 [20MY]

———provide rapid acquisition authority to respond to combat emergencies (H.R. 4323), E1244 [25JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4548 [18JN]

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

Dept. of the Interior: phase out of snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park, H4446, H4447, H4449, H4450, H4451, H4454 [17JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4222 [16JN], H4446, H4447, H4449, H4450, H4451, H4454 [17JN]

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

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7130 [14SE]

Disabled: improve access to assistive technologies (H.R. 4278), E1126 [15JN]

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

Durreshahwar, Durreshahwar: relief (H.R. 867), H5172 [6JY]

Earth Day: observance, H2350 [22AP]

East Brunswick, NJ: tribute to East Brunswick High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E365 [12MR]

Ebadi, Shirin: permit works to be published in the U.S., E2196 [7DE]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H2350 [22AP]

Education: establish a national leadership initiative to promote and coordinate knowledge utilization in education (H.R. 4043), E453 [26MR]

———recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, administration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (H. Res. 598), H2504 [4MY]

———reduce certain special allowance payments and provide additional teacher loan forgiveness on Federal student loans (H.R. 5186), H8324 [6OC]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7925 [30SE]

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

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), conference report, E2181 [7DE]

GAO: Center for Science and Technology Assessment establishment through reductions in Architect of the Capitol and GPO funding, H5494 [12JY]

Garden Club of America: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 97), H2163 [20AP]

Government regulations: reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes (H.R. 2432), E921 [19MY]

Hasan, Anum: relief (H.R. 867), H5172 [6JY]

Hasan, Asna: relief (H.R. 867), H5172 [6JY]

Hasan, Iqra: relief (H.R. 867), H5172 [6JY]

Hasan, Nida: relief (H.R. 867), H5172 [6JY]

Health: promote organ donation (H.R. 3926), H1339 [23MR]

Help America Vote Act: funding, H7130 [14SE]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (H.R. 2239), H2254, H2255, H2256, H2258, H2259, H2260, H2261 [21AP]

Higher Education Act: extend (H.R. 5185), H8319 [6OC]

Highlands Stewardship Area: establish (H.R. 1964), Senate amendment, H9828 [17NO]

High-Performance Computing Act: amend (H.R. 4218), H5207 [7JY]

India: observance of Republic Day (H. Con. Res. 15), E352 [11MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1350), conference report, H10018 [19NO]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H1168 [17MR], E491 [31MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4548), H4830, H4848, H4851, H4867 [23JN], E1266 [25JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4548), consideration (H. Res. 686), H4777 [23JN]

———provide for enhanced language education and training for members of the intelligence community, H4830 [23JN]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), conference report, H11021 [7DE]

———support for employees, H4851 [23JN]

International Court of Justice: condemn misuse by the U.N. General Assembly and the Court's opinion on the Israeli security fence (H. Res. 713), E1404 [16JY]

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), H1168 [17MR]

———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), H2694 [6MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4755), H5494 [12JY]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, E11 [20JA]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on appointment of individuals to fill House of Representatives vacancies (H.J. Res. 83), H3679 [2JN]

Memorial Day: observance, H3514 [20MY]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (H. Res. 605), H2597 [5MY]

NASA: tribute to Jet Propulsion Laboratory for conducting the Mars Exploration Rover mission, E18 [21JA]

National Intelligence Director: collection, analysis, production, and dissemination of open source intelligence, H8844 [7OC]

National security: national missile defense system funding, E964 [21MY]

———reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8669, H8844 [7OC]

———require all young persons to perform a period of military or civilian service (H.R. 163), E1885 [11OC]

———role of apprehension, detention, and interrogation of terrorists in the successful prosecution of the global war on terror, H4848 [23JN]

New Jersey: authority to restrict certain wide trucks, H1996, H2021, H2022 [1AP]

New Jersey Blood Services (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E1976 [16NO]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (H.R. 2729), H3123, H3127 [18MY]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 2728), H3115, H3127 [18MY]

O'Reilly, Heather: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E2120 [20NO]

OSHA: provide for an independent review of citations (H.R. 2730), H3127 [18MY]

———provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 2731), H3127, H3140 [18MY]

Patents: amend certain laws relative to patent fees (H.R. 1561), E304 [4MR]

Pensions: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), conference report, H2130 [2AP]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H4120 [15JN]

Postal Service: funding, E120 [4FE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4503), H4120 [15JN]

Princeton Township, NJ: anniversary of Princeton Township Affordable Housing Program, E1971 [16NO]

Read, Jason: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E2123 [20NO]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3853 [9JN]

Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (H. Con. Res. 246), E13 [20JA]

Schools: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (H. Con. Res. 380), H2511 [4MY]

Science: celebrate anniversary of International Geophysical Year (IGY) and support an International Geophysical Year-2 (IGY-2) in 2007-08 (H. Con. Res. 189), H1414 [24MR]

Senate: investigation of ricin mailed to Senate office, E120 [4FE]

Simon, Mary: Visiting Nurses Association Judith Stanley Coleman Award recipient, E1415 [19JY]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 4281), H2967, H2983 [13MY]

Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), Senate amendment, H463 [11FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, H463 [11FE]

Spain: express condolences to families and friends of individuals killed in terrorist bombing in Madrid and express sympathy to individuals injured in those attacks and to the people of Spain, E350 [11MR]

Stern, Natalie: selection as New Jersey State Society Cherry Blossom Princess, E522 [2AP]

Sudan: provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (H.R. 5061), H8397 [6OC]

Swords, Sarah: Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, Inc., Mary P. Oenslager Scholastic Achievement Award recipient, E349 [11MR]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), conference report, H7538 [23SE]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (H.R. 4227), H2569 [5MY]

———increase child tax credit (H.R. 4359), H3466 [20MY]

———permanently extend certain income tax rate brackets (H.R. 4275), E914 [19MY]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (H.R. 4181), E718 [30AP]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), H4404, H4406 [17JN]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, H8723 [7OC]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H6904 [9SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3550), H1996, H2021, H2022 [1AP]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H357 [4FE], E66 [28JA]

United Negro College Fund, Inc.: anniversary (H. Res. 792), H7809 [29SE]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan, H3449 [20MY]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (H.R. 1787), E1627 [15SE]

von Hippel, Frank: Coalition for Peace Action George F. Kennan Distinguished Peace Leadership Award recipient, E2171 [7DE]

Wilson, Chris: Corrections USA (organization) Gold Medal of Valor recipient, E853 [14MY]

Workforce Investment Act: establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (H.R. 444), H3736 [3JN]

World Year of Physics: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 301), H5219 [7JY]

Yellowstone National Park: anniversary, E281 [2MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H749 [2MR], H5146 [25JN], H5192 [6JY]

Tributes

Backer, Henrietta, E41 [23JA]

Bereuter, Representative, H5398 [8JY]

Chivukula, Upendra J., E2117 [20NO]

Dvorin, Seth, H3514 [20MY]

Maruyama, Shuji, E377 [16MR]

Nanton, Willie Mae, E1259 [25JN]

von Karman, Theodore, E18 [21JA]