EMANUEL, RAHM (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1370, H1371 [23MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3230 [18MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5655 [13JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 979), H1593 [25MR]

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 524), H576 [24FE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H1740 [30MR]

Arlington National Cemetery: construct a memorial to noncitizens killed in the line of duty while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3480), H3094 [17MY]

Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3094 [17MY]

———eliminate reductions of basic pay for eligibility for basic educational assistance for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4711), H6557 [21JY]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H89 [21JA]

———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), H2378 [26AP]

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

———provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period (see H.R. 1345), H2019 [1AP]

———reimburse members for cost of protective body armor purchased by or on behalf of the member (see H.R. 3615), H2816 [11MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H37 [20JA]

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

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), H3441 (see H.R. 4116), H3541 [20MY]

Bob Michel Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Peoria, IL: designate (see H.R. 4608), H4391 (see H.R. 4608), H4506 [17JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: 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]

Charles, Ray: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4633), H6557 [21JY]

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

Children and youth: recognize importance of distribution of food in schools to hungry or malnourished children around the world (see H. Con. Res. 422), H3392 [19MY]

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

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

Classified information: request the Executive Office of the President, and certain other executive departments, to transmit documents relating to the disclosure of the identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 499), H393 [4FE]

Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 717), H5793 [14JY]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1613), H5150 [25JN]

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H5793 [14JY]

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

Corporate Subsidy Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 3762), H303 [3FE]

Corps of Engineers: enhance navigation capacity improvements and ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System (see H.R. 4785), H9051 [8OC]

Crime: provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy (see H.R. 2247), H4580 [18JN]

———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 Commerce: make noninterest bearing loans to State and local governments solely for the purpose of funding capital projects (see H.R. 4310), H2727 [6MY] (see H.R. 4371), H3093 [17MY]

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), H2155 [2AP]

———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), H2200 [20AP]

———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]

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), H3821 [8JN]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H5909 [15JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making supplemental appropriations for Federal Air Marshal Service (see H.R. 3991), H2154 [2AP]

Dept. of HUD: insure zero-downpayment mortgages for one-unit residences (see H.R. 3755), H1011 [10MR]

———provide assistance for privately owned low- and moderate-income housing with expiring Federal subsidies to prevent displacement of low- and moderate-income tenants (see H.R. 4679), H4926 (see H.R. 4679), H5070 [24JN]

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), H7575 [23SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4772), H5330 [7JY]

Director of National Intelligence: establish position as head of entire intelligence community (see H.R. 4104), H3873 [9JN]

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), H7443 [22SE]

———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 290), H3605 [1JN]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 4595), H6557 [21JY]

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

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H700 [26FE]

Education: condition the implementation of assessment procedures relative to the Head Start National Reporting System on Child Outcomes (see H.R. 2945), H2406 [27AP]

———improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 3085), H7329 [21SE]

———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 3968), H3821 [8JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2394), H4287 [16JN]

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

———protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries for performance of Federal and State services contracts (see H.R. 3820), H1117 [16MR]

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 1430), H128 [27JA]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H2373 [22AP]

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), H3606 [1JN]

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

Fish and fishing: provide for stewardship of fishery resources (see H.R. 4706), H8859 [7OC]

Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 3684), H393 [4FE]

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]

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

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H4391 (see H.R. 1083), H4507 [17JN]

———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]

———modify the rules for redistribution and extended availability of funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4936), H7864 [29SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H3873 [9JN]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H5909 [15JY]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H304 [3FE]

Health care facilities: establish a health information technology grant program for hospitals and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3035), H3873 [9JN]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H1740 [30MR]

Housing: clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H3017 [13MY]

Immigration: eliminate the ``specialized knowledge'' basis for obtaining nonimmigrant status as an intracompany transferee, and impose an annual numerical limitation on nonimmigrant visas for such transferees (see H.R. 4415), H5984 [19JY]

———increase the number of aliens receiving certain nonimmigrant status and require submissions of information by the Dept. of Homeland Security (see H.R. 4052), H3781 [3JN]

———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), H3606 [1JN]

———waive visa processing fees for nonimmigrant visitors who are nationals of countries providing combat troops in Afghanistan and Iraq (see H.R. 4834), H5793 [14JY]

International Court of Justice: condemn misuse by the U.N. General Assembly and the Court's opinion on the Israeli security fence (see H. Res. 713), H5909 [15JY]

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), H305 [3FE]

Israel: support construction of security fence and condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 371), H699 [26FE]

Julia, Raul: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2818), H393 [4FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H434 [10FE]

Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (see H. Res. 596), H2153 [2AP]

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]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 3676), H633 [25FE]

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

Medicaid: coverage of primary and secondary preventative medical strategies for children and adults with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 1736), H4580 [18JN]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H7329 [21SE]

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

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1214), H633 [25FE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 792), H6128 [20JY]

———condition the payment of employer prescription drug subsidies on the maintenance of current prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 4978), H7443 [22SE]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H35 [20JA]

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), H2407 [27AP]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 60), H4171 [15JN]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: extend date for submittal of final report and provide additional funding (see H.R. 3771), H392 [4FE]

———implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H6898 [8SE]

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), H753 [2MR]

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

———restore civil liberties under the first amendment, the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and other law enforcement and privacy laws (see H.R. 4591), H8039 [4OC]

New York, NY: provide protections and services to certain individuals after the terrorist attack (see H.R. 4059), H2406 [27AP]

Nonprofit organizations: provide assistance to high-risk nonprofit organizations to protect against foreign terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4108), H2374 [22AP]

OMB: require designation of a senior official as the Chief Privacy Officer (see H.R. 4414), H4171 [15JN]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see H.R. 4498), H7735 [28SE]

Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 847), H575 [24FE]

Privacy: amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to create an explicit privilege to preserve medical privacy (see H.R. 5126), H7864 [29SE]

Program Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 3761), H303 [3FE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H927 [9MR]

Railroads: increase rail transportation security (see H.R. 4896), H7443 [22SE]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H5471 [9JY]

Senator Paul Simon Federal Building, Carbondale, IL: designate (see H.R. 3713), H88 [21JA]

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

Serbia and Montenegro: elections (see H. Res. 726), H5983 [19JY]

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

Social Security: eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program for disabled individuals suffering from a terminal illness (see H.R. 976), H3873 [9JN]

———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), H516 [11FE]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 4910), H8039 [4OC]

———provide entitlement to dependents' and survivors' benefits under Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program to permanent partnerships (see H.R. 4701), H5909 [15JY]

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

SSI: extend for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see H.R. 4035), H3720 [2JN]

States: streamline enrollment processes for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program through better linkages with programs providing nutrition and related assistance to low-income families (see H.R. 4031), H1592 [25MR]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 1160), H2266 [21AP]

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

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H304 [3FE]

———allow individuals to designate refunds to provide catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 1608), H575 [24FE]

———change calculation and simplify administration of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1782), H393 [4FE]

———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), H3873 [9JN]

———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 the medicine and drugs limitation on the deduction for medical care (see H.R. 3596), H3391 [19MY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H4391 (see H.R. 3111), H4507 [17JN]

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), H6899 [8SE]

U.N. Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime: ratification (see H. Res. 541), H700 [26FE]

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), H2266 [21AP]

Veterans: encourage States to establish programs to award high school diplomas to veterans who left school to serve in the Armed Forces during a time of war (see H. Res. 721, 721), H6128 [20JY]

———improve post-traumatic stress disorder treatment for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 5244), H8856 [7OC]

———increase maximum coverage under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life Insurance programs (see H.R. 5047), H6996 [9SE]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H2406 [27AP]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H8038 [4OC]

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

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H516 [11FE]

———recognize survivors of cervical cancer and the importance of good cervical health, preventing human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, and of detecting cervical cancer during its earliest stages (see H. Con. Res. 348), H393 [4FE]

———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), H304 [3FE]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a temporary memorial honoring members of the Armed Forces killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 506), H7944 [30SE]

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

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), H303 [3FE]

Insurance: prohibit discrimination in life insurance based on a person's previous lawful travel experiences (see H.R. 3927), H1010 [10MR]

Poland: urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (see H. Res. 601), H2265 [21AP]

Taxation: 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]

———rename earned income credit as Ronald Reagan earned income credit (see H.R. 4729), H5149 [25JN]

———restrict use of abusive tax shelters (see H.R. 4351), H2917 [12MY]

Veterans: extend eligibility of veterans who served in recent hostilities for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for any illness (see H.R. 4438), H3438 (see H.R. 4438), H3538 [20MY]

World War II: anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising (see H. Con. Res. 470), H5402 [8JY]

Remarks

American Indian Center of Chicago: tribute, H7299 [21SE]

Anish, Jacob: Boy Scouts Heroism Medal recipient, E653 [27AP]

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H10204 [20NO]

———require matching of funds spent for Iraq reconstruction efforts be spent for domestic priorities, H2243 [21AP], H3936 [14JN]

Armed Forces: establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (H.R. 3104), E476 [30MR]

———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (H.R. 5011), H8106, H8109 [5OC], H10929 [7DE]

———protect from instant payday lenders charging high interest rates operating near military bases, H10929 [7DE]

———provide targeted pay increase to enlisted personnel, H3500 [20MY]

———reimburse members who participated in the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for travel expenses incurred before the program was expanded to include domestic travel (S. 2057), E476 [30MR]

Benton, Charles and Marjorie Craig: Council on Foundations Distinguished Grantmaker Award recipients, E609 [22AP]

Bob Michel Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Peoria, IL: designate (H.R. 4608), E1446 [21JY]

Brumidi, Constantino: tribute (H. Con. Res. 264), H410 [10FE]

Bryan, John H.: National Trust for Historic Preservation, Save America's Treasures, and Home & Garden Television (HGTV) Restore America Hero Award recipient, E1167 [18JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H487 [11FE], H1351 [23MR], H2243 [21AP], H3725 [3JN]

———deficit, H130 [28JA], H416 [10FE], H487 [11FE], H2452 [28AP]

———establish discretionary spending limits and pay-as-you-go requirement for mandatory spending (H.R. 4663), H4969 [24JN]

———establish discretionary spending limits and pay-as-you-go requirement for mandatory spending (H.R. 4663), consideration (H. Res. 692), H4902 [24JN]

———evaluation of Bush administration proposals, H487 [11FE], H1615 [29MR], H1714 [30MR]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H1655 [30MR], H2588 [5MY], H2880 [12MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1351 [23MR], H1449 [24MR], H1544 [25MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), H1647, H1714 [30MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H3361 [19MY], H3725 [3JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), motion to instruct conferees, H1655 [30MR], H2588 [5MY], H2880 [12MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95), revising (H. Res. 685), H4919 [24JN]

Bush, President: authentication of released documents on personal military history, H7303 [21SE]

———characterization relative to personal military history, H2410 [28AP]

———evaluation of administration, H416 [10FE], H534 [24FE], H598 [25FE], H756, H805 [3MR], H2243, H2244 [21AP], H5334 [8JY], H7194 [15SE], H8041 [5OC]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 3598), H5445 [9JY]

———require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (H.R. 3574), H6010 [20JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a temporary memorial honoring members of the Armed Forces killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H6734 [7SE], H7076 [14SE]

Chicago, IL: anniversary of Joffrey Ballet, E1695 [24SE]

———anniversary of Lake View High School, E792 [7MY]

———anniversary of Steppenwolf Theatre Company, E502 [2AP]

———anniversary of ``Taste of Polonia'', E1570 [9SE]

———tribute to Irish American Heritage Center, E1338 [9JY]

———tribute to John G. Shedd Aquarium, E1084 [9JN]

———tribute to John Merlo Sports Program honorees, E1368 [14JY]

———tribute to Korean American Chamber of Commerce Korean Street Festival, E1465 [22JY]

———tribute to Lane Tech High School Academic Decathlon team, E611 [22AP]

———tribute to Lincoln Park Zoo Swing! 2004 Zoo Ball, E1337 [9JY]

———tribute to Northside College Preparatory High School Academic Decathlon team, E655 [27AP]

———tribute to Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, E1756 [30SE]

———tribute to Schurz High School Academic Decathlon team, E647 [26AP]

———tribute to Victory Gardens Theater, E1576 [9SE]

———tribute to Whitney Young High School Academic Decathlon team, E582 [21AP]

———tribute to World War II veterans at St. Paul's House and Health Center, E991 [2JN]

———tribute to Wrightwood Neighbors Association Taste of Lincoln Avenue event, E1461 [22JY]

———tribute to Zoning Reform Commission, E1128 [15JN]

Chicago Historical Society: anniversary of Independence Day celebration, E1316 [8JY]

Clarke, Richard A.: statements by former counterterrorism coordinator on the war in Iraq and the war on terrorism, H1347 [23MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 108th Congress, H2922 [13MY], H7820 [29SE]

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 (H.R. 3936), E2058 [18NO]

———limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), H6592 [22JY]

———ruling on privacy issues concerning the Dept. of Justice's demands for medical records from university hospitals, H930 [10MR]

Crime: impose the death penalty for kingpins of child sex slave trafficking enterprises (H.R. 3913), E315 [8MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3500 [20MY]

———provide rapid acquisition authority to respond to combat emergencies (H.R. 4323), E1165 [18JN]

Dept. of HHS: investigation into allegation of firing threats relative to disclosure of cost of Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, H1232 [18MR], H5201 [7JY]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs, H7078 [14SE]

———promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), H5168 [6JY]

Dept. of State: release of corrected report on patterns of global terrorism, H4650 [22JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit funding to assist in overturning district court ruling on IBM Corp., cash balance pension conversion, H7271 [21SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: simplify and improve pay provisions for physicians and dentists and authorize alternate work schedules and executive pay for nurses (S. 2484), E2058 [18NO]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7271 [21SE]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (H.R. 1385), E132 [10FE]

Drugs: discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H1624, H1625, H1626, H1628, H1629 [29MR]

———establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (H.R. 3015), E1925 [11OC]

———reductions in prescription drug prices, H3608 [2JN]

Economy: disparities in distribution of wealth and income among the social classes, H2885 [12MY], H3690 [2JN]

———evaluation of Bush administration, H3232, H3361 [19MY], H3405 [20MY], H5950 [19JY], H5985 [20JY], H8862 [8OC]

———national objectives priority assignments, H130 [28JA], H907, H908, H909, H910, H911, H912 [9MR], H2168 [20AP], H2452 [28AP], H6446 [21JY], H9748 [17NO], H10003 [19NO]

Education: national policy to improve system, H1449 [24MR]

———Pell Grants and Perkins Loans funding, H2297 [22AP]

———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 492), E75 [28JA]

Executive Office of the President: characterization of former Bush administration officials relative to their criticisms of the administration, H1347 [23MR], H1374 [24MR]

Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (H.R. 3684), E1507 [22JY]

Foreign aid: Millennium Challenge Corp., and Global HIV/AIDS Initiative funding through reductions in International Development Association funding, H5853 [15JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5853 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), conference report, H10204 [20NO]

Great Lakes: provide for environmental restoration (H.R. 2720), H2204 [21AP]

Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1856), H5218 [7JY]

Health: conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity relative to influenza, H10204 [20NO]

———conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity relative to influenza (H.R. 3758), E105 [3FE]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 4280), consideration (H. Res. 638), H2826 [12MY]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (H.R. 3858), E1926 [11OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H40, H65 [21JA]

House of Representatives: legislative process, H7715 [28SE]

India: recognize contributions of Indian Americans, and the benefits of working with India towards promoting peace, prosperity, and freedom among all countries (H. Con. Res. 352), E834 [12MY]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H7303 [21SE], H8172 [6OC]

Iraq: alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, H2552, H2625 [5MY], H2819 [12MY]

———allocation of foreign aid, H907, H908, H909, H910, H911, H912 [9MR]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H1615 [29MR], H1714 [30MR], H2243, H2244 [21AP], H2452 [28AP], H2660 [6MY], H3098 [18MY], H4768 [23JN], H7738 [29SE], H7866 [30SE], H8172 [6OC], H8862 [8OC]

———possession of weapons of mass destruction, H8645 [7OC]

———relationship with al-Qaeda (terrorist organization), H4509 [18JN]

Jam Productions, Ltd.: tribute, E384 [16MR]

Kerry, Senator: characterization relative to service in Vietnamese Conflict, H2410 [28AP]

Lambert, Bill and Sheila: World Union for Progressive Judaism International Humanitarian Award recipients, E1988 [16NO]

Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act (H.R. 3598): consideration (H. Res. 706), H5340 [8JY]

McCann, John M.: DePaul University Dr. Robert Hamilton Special Service Award recipient, E131 [10FE]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (H.R. 3767), H5540 [13JY]

———increase in premiums, H7719 [28SE]

———prescription drug discount card program implementation, H2521 [4MY]

———provide prescription drugs to certain individuals through use of a lottery, H5074 [25JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H283 [3FE], H1650 [30MR], H1745 [31MR], H1794 [1AP], H7719 [28SE]

Members of Congress: political situation surrounding relationship between lobbyists and Congress, H834 [4MR]

Memorial Day: observance, H3500 [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), E896 [18MY]

Middle East: support security of Israel and principles of peace in the Middle East (H. Con. Res. 460), H4795 [23JN]

National Homeownership Month: observance (H. Res. 658), H4674 [22JN]

National Long-Term Care Residents' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 772), H7360 [22SE]

National Museum of the American Indian: opening (S.J. Res. 41), H7299 [21SE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 622), H2752 [11MY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs, H2521 [4MY], H5658, H5708 [14JY]

Polish Constitution Day: observance, E817 [12MY]

Pope John Paul II: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E1129 [15JN]

Power, Joseph A., Jr.: Illinois Bar Foundation Distinguished Award for Excellence recipient, E1875 [11OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 4503), H3968, H4141 [15JN]

———national energy policy, H4141 [15JN]

Privacy: restore certain standards to protect the privacy of individually identifiable health information, H930 [10MR]

Public debt: ceiling (S. 2986), H9748 [17NO]

Rauner, Bruce V.: American Red Cross, Chicago, IL, Humanitarian Award recipient, E992 [2JN]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3843 [9JN]

Rosenberg, Lee: Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois Humanitarian Award recipient, E1987 [16NO]

Rowe, John W.: American Jewish Committee Civic Leadership Award recipient, E1691 [24SE]

Rubenstein, Peter J.: World Union for Progressive Judaism International Humanitarian Award recipient, E1988 [16NO]

Ruth Page Foundation: anniversary, E1693 [24SE]

Senator Paul Simon Federal Building, Carbondale, IL: designate (S. 2022), H2213 [21AP]

Senior citizens: promote elder justice (H.R. 2490), H7360 [22SE]

Simon, Paul: tribute (H. Res. 489), H55 [21JA]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 4281), H2970 [13MY]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 4281), consideration (H. Res. 638), H2826 [12MY]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification (H.R. 1308), conference report, H7536 [23SE]

———increase child tax credit (H.R. 4359), H3470, H3471 [20MY]

———permanently extend the increased standard deduction and certain income tax rate bracket expansions for married taxpayers filing joint returns (H.R. 4181), H2443 [28AP]

———rates, H4919 [24JN], H6547 [21JY]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), H4292 [17JN]

———remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), conference report, H8722 [7OC]

———simplify the taxation of businesses (H.R. 4840), H6481, H6482 [21JY]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 4279), consideration (H. Res. 638), H2826 [12MY]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4759), H5708 [14JY]

Veterans: extend eligibility of veterans who served in recent hostilities for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for any illness (H.R. 4438), E955 [21MY]

———improve and enhance education, housing, employment, medical, and other benefits and improve and extend certain authorities relative to the administration of benefits (S. 2486), E2058 [18NO]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan, H3500 [20MY]

———recognize and honor the volunteers that participate in honor guards for veterans' funerals (H. Con. Res. 260), E1165 [18JN]

Vietnam Human Rights Day: anniversary (H. Res. 613), E870 [14MY]

Votes: position on missed, H1096 [16MR], H3567 [1JN], H5462 [9JY], E1213 [22JN]

World War II: anniversary of Battle of the Bulge (H.J. Res. 110), E2060 [18NO]

———anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, E1519 [22JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1114 [16MR], H4644 [21JN], H5469 [9JY]

Special order: granted, H23 [20JA], H87 [21JA], H125 [27JA], H297 [3FE], H431 [10FE], H512 [11FE], H561 [24FE], H630 [25FE], H749 [2MR], H823 [3MR], H1009 [10MR], H1228 [17MR], H1319 [18MR], H1368 [23MR], H1482 [24MR], H1641 [29MR], H1737 [30MR], H1787 [31MR], H2196 [20AP], H2261 [21AP], H2404 [27AP], H2481 [28AP], H2546 [4MY], H2655 [5MY], H2812 [11MY], H2915 [12MY], H3013 [13MY], H3079 [17MY], H3228 [18MY], H3717 [2JN], H3960 [14JN], H4165 [15JN], H4764 [22JN], H5192 [6JY], H5328 [7JY], H5534 [12JY], H5652 [13JY], H5788 [14JY], H5979 [19JY], H6124 [20JY], H6751 [7SE], H6895 [8SE], H7060 [13SE], H7136 [14SE], H7326 [21SE], H7440 [22SE], H7732 [28SE], H7850 [29SE], H8034 [4OC], H8163 [5OC], H9720 [16NO], H10922 [6DE]

Tributes

Abrams, Wendy, E2157 [6DE]

Angelson, Mark A., E1009 [2JN]

Baker, Gerald E., E386 [16MR]

Bickel, Marilyn, E360 [11MR]

Butler, Nora, E745 [5MY]

Canning, John A., Jr., E182 [12FE]

Crown, Lester, E1047 [4JN]

Harris, Irving B., E1747 [30SE]

Holtschneider, Dennis H., E2160 [6DE]

Joyce, James, E516 [2AP]

Lipinski, Representative, H9881 [17NO]

Manilow, Susan and Lew, E490 [31MR]

Neal, Steve, E289 [3MR]

Ongemach, Winona, E519 [2AP]

Ostrander, Sheridan and Mildred, E475 [30MR]

Prete, Jerry, E1341 [9JY]

Rogers, Desiree G., E1358 [12JY]

Sexton, John J., E66 [28JA]

Shadur, Milton I., E1170 [18JN]

Waytula, Edward L., E990 [2JN]