MEEHAN, MARTIN T. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4614), H5123, H5151 [25JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4200, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H7701 [28SE]

Articles and editorials

Ray Rourke, 1917-2004, Lowell (MA) Sun, E1004 [2JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: authorize assistance and security for women and children (see H.R. 4117), H4287 [16JN]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2042), H8859 [7OC]

Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H5151 [25JN]

———ensure compliance with treaties and laws prohibiting torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW (see H.R. 4728), H5149 [25JN]

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

———require notification to Congress and the public when waivers to certain domestic source requirements are made (see H.R. 3951), H1370 [23MR]

Arms control: provide for counterproliferation measures (see H.R. 5161), H7735 [28SE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1258), H36 [20JA]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H4287 [16JN]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 62), H6900 [8SE]

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), H5654 [13JY]

Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 854), H9745 [16NO]

Burma: urge the U.N. Security Council to take appropriate action to respond to the threat that the ruling State Peace and Development Council poses to Southeast Asia (see H. Res. 768), H7580 [24SE]

Business and industry: require mandatory expensing of stock options granted to executive officers (see H.R. 3574), H831 [3MR]

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

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4082), H3821 [8JN]

Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 4622), H4580 [18JN]

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

China, People's Republic of: improve protection of intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 576), H1741 [30MR]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 304), H4894 [23JN]

Civil rights: restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see H.R. 3809), H3821 [8JN]

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), H245 [28JA]

Committee To Investigate Detainee Abuses (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 690), H5536 [12JY]

Conner, Garlin M.: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 327), H2406 [27AP]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2727), H5195 [6JY]

Contracts: require accountability for personnel performing Federal contracts with private security contractors (see H.R. 4749), H5150 [25JN]

Copyrights: enhance criminal enforcement of copyright laws and educate the public about the application of copyright law to the Internet (see H.R. 4077), H5984 [19JY]

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

Credit cards: prohibit issuers from increasing a consumers interest rate based on credit information unrelated to transactions with the consumer (see H.R. 2724), H3605 [1JN]

Crime: foster local collaborations to ensure effective and efficient use of resources within the criminal and juvenile justice systems in dealing with mentally ill offenders (see H.R. 2387), H5984 [19JY]

———provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy (see H.R. 2247), H575 [24FE]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 4204), H2371 [22AP]

———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 3425), H434 [10FE]

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

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 4264), H2548 [4MY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 2071), H5471 [9JY]

Dept. of Defense: 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]

———carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities (see H.R. 5057), H9051 [8OC]

———develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 3476), H2919 [12MY]

———provide rapid acquisition authority to respond to combat emergencies (see H.R. 4323), H3964 [14JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 4493), H3719 [2JN]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: make grants to first responders (see H.R. 3266), H4647 [21JN]

———reimburse States for certain expenses and losses incurred during periods of high (Code Orange) or severe (Code Red) threat condition (see H.R. 2570), H8859 [7OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4772), H6707 [22JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit implementation of any Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services Commission recommendation for one year following submission (see H.R. 3440), H128 [27JA]

———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 972), H8038 [4OC]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 4595), H4286 [16JN]

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H304 [3FE]

Drugs: increase penalties for anabolic steroid offenses near sports facilities (see H.R. 3866), H1484 [24MR]

Economy: require Commissioner of Labor Statistics to develop methodology for measuring cost-of-living in each State, and require Comptroller General to ascertain impact on certain Federal benefits (see H.R. 3640), H2406 [27AP]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2107), H5908 [15JY]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H1323 [18MR]

———protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries (see H.R. 4740), H5149 [25JN]

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

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H2373 [22AP]

EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 1245), H8408 [6OC]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 3139), H89 [21JA]

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), H9745 [16NO]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H3438 (see H.R. 4433), H3538 [20MY]

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H1116 [16MR]

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

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1101), H1230 [17MR]

Financial institutions: exempt attorneys from privacy provisions of the law repealing restrictions on the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and insurance companies (see H.R. 781), H2918 [12MY]

Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 3684), H3094 [17MY]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 2952), H6128 [20JY]

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]

Greece: return of the Parthenon Marbles (see H. Con. Res. 165), H9051 [8OC]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H9745 [16NO]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 1083), H872 [4MR]

———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), H6756 [7SE]

———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), H7864 [29SE]

———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), H7736 [28SE]

———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), H6557 [21JY]

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

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3180), H9051 [8OC]

———provide deferments and interest payments for borrowers of student loans who are called to active military duty (see H.R. 1168), H8408 [6OC]

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: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2843), H5471 [9JY]

———increase the number of aliens receiving certain nonimmigrant status and require submissions of information by the Dept. of Homeland Security (see H.R. 4052), H7073 [13SE]

———prevent admission, require removal, and authorize investigation of aliens who commit acts of torture or genocide abroad (see H.R. 1440), H6756 [7SE]

India: recognize contributions of Indian Americans, and the benefits of working with India towards promoting peace, prosperity, and freedom among all countries (see H. Con. Res. 352), H516 [11FE]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 57), H927 [9MR]

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. 307), H435 [10FE] (see H. Con. Res. 332), H1370 [23MR]

Iraq: negotiate a bilateral security agreement with the Iraqi Governing Council by a certain date (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2484 [28AP]

———provide education and health care for, and protect human rights of, women and children, and enhance political participation, economic empowerment, civil society, and personal security for women (see H.R. 4671), H5402 [8JY]

IRS: discourage payment of Federal tax collection services through a commission or as a percentage of taxes collected (see H. Con. Res. 213), H8859 [7OC]

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), H1117 [16MR]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1930), H304 [3FE]

Massachusetts: Federal recognition of Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe (see H.R. 4933), H6702 [22JY]

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

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H7945 [30SE]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H8859 [7OC]

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

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H304 [3FE]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see H.R. 3672), H8409 [6OC]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 3729), H6899 [8SE]

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Res. 466), H927 [9MR]

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

Motor vehicles: increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see H.R. 1605), H8409 [6OC]

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

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

National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Res. 646), H3229 [18MY]

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

National School Lunch Act: phase out reduced price lunches and breakfasts by phasing in an increase in the income eligibility guidelines for free lunches and breakfasts (see H.R. 3441), H1117 [16MR]

New England Patriots (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 512), H303 [3FE]

Political campaigns: define political committees and clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (see H.R. 5127), H7442 [22SE]

———reform financing of Federal elections (see H.R. 3641), H435 [10FE]

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), H5151 [25JN] (see H. Res. 699, 700), H5196 [6JY]

Public lands: extend authorization for certain national heritage areas (see H.R. 4492), H3719 [2JN]

Railroads: increase rail transportation security (see H.R. 4896), H6700 [22JY]

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, Franklin D.: preserve profile on the dime because of his innumerable contributions to and lasting impact on the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 343), H37 [20JA]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 2404), H37 [20JA]

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see H.R. 3643), H8859 [7OC]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 4994), H6756 [7SE]

———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), H5151 [25JN]

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4350), H8409 [6OC]

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

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 4910), H8409 [6OC]

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

Taxation: allow a credit for businesses who employ veterans (see H.R. 5080), H7233 [15SE]

———allow a refundable tax credit for health insurance costs for COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 2891), H8409 [6OC]

———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 4655), H5331 [7JY]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1742), H3440 (see H.R. 1742), H3540 [20MY]

———expand the incentives for renewal communities (see H.R. 4096), H1790 [31MR]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain designated beneficiaries of employee's (see H.R. 935), H8408 [6OC]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 785), H8859 [7OC]

———increase refundability of child tax credit, clarify eligibility of Armed Forces pay for such credit, and accelerate marriage penalty relief in earned income tax credit (see H.R. 2286), H8409 [6OC]

———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax and prevent manipulation of transfer prices by deflection of income to tax havens (see H.R. 2184), H9050 [8OC]

———provide a tax credit to businesses whose employees teach at community colleges (see H.R. 4983), H7945 [30SE]

———repeal foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) tax program and replace with corporate rate deduction for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 1769), H1011 [10MR]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1824), H2658 [5MY]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H3391 [19MY]

———treatment of property tax reduction vouchers received by senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work (see H.R. 2103), H393 [4FE]

Terrorism: detain U.S. citizens or residents that are members of or cooperated with al-Qaeda in terrorist acts against the U.S. (see H.R. 1029), H36 [20JA]

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

U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H8408 [6OC]

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), H2406 [27AP]

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1615), H6997 [9SE]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 1919), H575 [24FE]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for a one-year open season under that plan (see H.R. 3763), H391 [4FE]

———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), H1740 [30MR]

———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: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 1508), H1116 [16MR]

Women: ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 38), H3821 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: assist with the transition of members from combat zones to noncombat zones and veterans from active service to civilian life (see H.R. 5332), H9049 [8OC]

———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. 383), H1072 [11MR] (see H. Con. Res. 391), H1322 [18MR]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 2038), consideration (see H. Res. 769), H7073 [13SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study to determine the national significance of the Colonel James Barrett Farm and the suitability and feasibility of inclusion in the Minute Man National Historical Park (see H.R. 4291), H2657 [5MY]

Federal employees: extend military extraterritorial jurisdiction to any Federal personnel or contractors supporting Dept. of Defense missions overseas (see H.R. 4387), H3229 [18MY]

Firearms: prohibit possession in a hospital zone (see H.R. 5208), H8038 [4OC]

Greece: tribute to Government and people for successful completion of 2004 Summer Olympic games (see H. Res. 774), H7138 [14SE]

House Rules: provide greater legislative input from the minority, allow more time to read legislation prior to consideration, enhance oversight of the executive branch, and improve lobbying disclosure (see H.R. 5101), H7234 [15SE]

Human rights: modify definition of the U.S. for the purposes of the prohibition against torture (see H.R. 4609), H4391 (see H.R. 4609), H4506 [17JN]

Hussein, Saddam: urge the interim Government of Iraq to bring charges for crimes his government committed against the people of Iran during the Iran-Iraq war (see H. Res. 799), H7575 [23SE]

Lowell National Historical Park: adjust boundaries (see H.R. 5209), H8038 [4OC]

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

Railroads: require information on tank cars containing hazardous materials be available to first reponders (see H.R. 4802), H5470 [9JY]

Eulogies

Mavroules, Nicholas: by Rudy DeLeon, E25 [21JA]

Pollard, Kenneth H.: by Sharon M. Pollard, E2070 [18NO]

Schwarz, Edward H. (Ned): by Charles D. Boddy, Jr., E228 [25FE]

Zabierek, Andrew: by Mark J. Zabierek, H3690 [2JN]

Letters

Tribute to Sung Eun Kim: by, E322 [9MR]

Poems

``Leader,'' Dimitrios Gavriel, E2157 [6DE]

Remarks

Agriculture: price supports for tobacco, H4302 [17JN]

———prohibit funding to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, H4302 [17JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5595 [13JY]

American Legacy Foundation: anniversary, E312 [4MR]

Armed Forces: addition of armor plating on Humvees, H1152, H1153 [17MR]

———ensure access to Senior ROTC units and military recruiters at institutions of higher education (H.R. 3966), H1709 [30MR]

———increase end strength, E1381 [15JY]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq, H2174 [20AP]

———tribute to National Guard and Reserve members serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, E1381 [15JY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E629 [22AP]

Arms control: nonproliferation and disarmament programs funding, H5123, H5124 [25JN]

Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (H. Res. 854), H9990 [18NO]

Budget: reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H9984 [18NO]

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

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, H7698 [28SE]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1437 [21JY]

———Turkish occupation settlement plan, E629 [22AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit Federal funding for buyout of tobacco producers or quota holders, H5595 [13JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3272 [19MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), conference report, H9005 [8OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), motion to instruct conferees, H7698 [28SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4614), H5123, H5124 [25JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7930 [30SE]

Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (H.R. 3684), E1496 [22JY]

Greece: tribute to Government and people for successful completion of 2004 Summer Olympic games (H. Res. 774), H7993 [4OC]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, E468 [29MR]

Intelligence services: reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), conference report, H11023 [7DE]

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), H1152, H1153 [17MR]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H2175 [20AP]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8703 [7OC]

New England Patriots (football team): tribute (H. Res. 512), H366, H367 [4FE]

Peace Corps: establish an Ombudsman and an Office of Safety and Security (H.R. 4060), E1035 [4JN]

Public debt: ceiling (S. 2986), H9984 [18NO]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3864 [9JN]

Sudan: suspend membership in U.N. Commission on Human Rights (S. Con. Res. 137), E1704 [24SE]

Taxation: remove impediments to make manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses more competitive and productive (H.R. 4520), consideration (H. Res. 681), H4302 [17JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1368 [23MR], H2196 [20AP], H2655 [5MY]

Tributes

Boisvert, Matthew, E1556 [8SE]

Cunningham, Darren J., E1812 [6OC]

Gavriel, Dimitrios, E2156 [6DE]

Hart, John, H1152 [17MR]

Kazanjian, Kaitlin A., E798 [10MY]

Mavroules, Nicholas, E25 [21JA]

McGrory, Mary, E791 [7MY]

Ouellette, Brian, E1251 [25JN]

Pollard, Kenneth H., E2070 [18NO]

Rourke, Raymond F., E1004 [2JN]

Schwarz, Edward H. (Ned), E227 [25FE]

Vicente, David M., H1348 [23MR]

Zabierek, Andrew, H3690 [2JN]