LEE, BARBARA (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7337 [22SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5840, H5909 [15JY]

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), H304 [3FE]

———provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 2062), H9745 [16NO]

Adam G. Kinser Post Office Building, Rio Vista, CA: designate (see H.R. 4807), H5470 [9JY]

Afghanistan: authorize assistance for women and girls (see H.R. 1482), H872 [4MR]

Agriculture: compensate livestock operators who voluntarily relinquish a grazing permit or lease on Federal lands (see H.R. 3324), H128 [27JA]

———ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 3242), H3016 [13MY]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to captive animals (see H.R. 5242), H8856 [7OC]

———provide better protection against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and other prion diseases (see H.R. 3714), H88 [21JA]

Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3017 [13MY]

———entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see H.R. 4367), H8859 [7OC]

———increase amount of basic educational assistance for veterans under Montgomery GI Bill and eliminate reduction of basic pay for participation in the program (see H.R. 1212), H700 [26FE]

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

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 761), H6997 [9SE]

Assault weapons: extend ban on production of assault weapons (see H.R. 3831), H2484 [28AP]

Aviation: improve security (see H.R. 4312), H4766 [22JN]

Aviation Maintenance Technician Day: establish (see H. Res. 586), H5331 [7JY]

Brown, Oliver L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 4162), H2153 [2AP]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 95), H2488 [29AP] (see H.J. Res. 97), H3780 [3JN]

Business and industry: prevent excessive concentration of ownership of the nation's media outlets, restore fairness in broadcasting, and foster and promote localism, diversity, and competition in the media (see H.R. 4069), H5536 [12JY]

———prohibit business enterprises that lay-off a greater percentage of their U.S. workers than workers in other countries from receiving any Federal assistance (see H.R. 3888), H830 [3MR]

California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see H.R. 4469), H3439 (see H.R. 4469), H3539 [20MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see H. Con. Res. 261), H2374 [22AP]

Charles, Ray: tribute (see H. Res. 677), H4287 [16JN]

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

Chemicals: prohibit the manufacture, processing, or distribution in commerce of pentabrominated diphenyl ethers and octabrominated diphenyl ethers (see H.R. 4076), 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. 3602), H1326 [22MR]

———prevent disruption of the education of children who change residence based on the military service of their parents (see H.R. 3779), H2373 [22AP]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 4888), H8168 [5OC]

———recognize importance of distribution of food in schools to hungry or malnourished children around the world (see H. Con. Res. 422), H3015 [13MY]

China, People's Republic of: improve protection of intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 576), H1643 [29MR]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 304), H1117 [16MR]

Civil rights: anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS (see H. Con. Res. 450), H4171 [15JN]

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

Civil Rights Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 676), H4171 [15JN]

Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 499), H128 [27JA]

Climate: conduct scientific research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits to consumers from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 4067), H2374 [22AP]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 2238), H1370 [23MR]

Colmery, Harry W.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 257), H3017 [13MY]

Commission To Establish a National Museum of the American Latino: establish to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of the National Museum of the American Latino in Washington, DC (see H.R. 4854), H5982 [19JY] (see H.R. 4863), H6126 [20JY]

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

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

Congressional Medal of Honor: mint coins in commemoration of recipients (see H.R. 3765), H5402 [8JY]

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

Consumers: extend certain protections to international remittance transfers of funds originating in the U.S. (see H.R. 5315), H9048 [8OC]

Corporations: make expatriated corporations that do business with, or own foreign subsidiaries that do business with, state sponsors of terrorism, or terrorist organizations, ineligible for Federal contracts (see H.R. 4394), H3964 [14JN]

Correctional institutions: award credit toward the service of a sentence to prisoners who participate in designated educational, vocational, treatment, assigned work, or other developmental programs (see H.R. 4752), H5150 [25JN]

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

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

———permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 1434), H128 [27JA]

Credit: impose restrictions on high-cost mortgages, revise fees and charges on certain loans, prohibit unfair or deceptive practices by mortgage brokers and creditors, and provide counseling about predatory lenders (see H.R. 3974), H2816 [11MY]

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]

Cuba: require congressional renewal of trade and travel restrictions (see H.R. 4457), H3720 [2JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (see H.R. 4446), H5909 [15JY]

Dept. of Defense: 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]

———provide for the arrest and commitment of contractor personnel who commit Federal offenses or war crimes while supporting overseas missions (see H.R. 4390), H5402 [8JY]

———request transmission to the House of Representatives any documentation produced in conjuction with investigations of abuse of Iraqi POW by U.S. military personnel or contractors (see H. Res. 640), H2918 [12MY]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to establish screening programs for certain children to prevent reading failure (see H.R. 4261), H2547 [4MY]

———strengthen and expand the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to facilitate the transition of low-income high school students into post-secondary education (see H.R. 3988), H2816 [11MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 4354), H2917 [12MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish the Office of Wireless Public Safety Interoperable Communications (see H.R. 4400), H3391 [19MY]

———issue regulations concerning the shipping of extremely hazardous materials (see H.R. 4824), H5654 [13JY]

———make certain Caribbean nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H. Res. 810), H8039 [4OC]

———make grants to address homeland security preparedness shortcomings of municipal and county governments (see H.R. 3839), H2200 [20AP]

———make Haitian nationals eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H. Res. 542), H700 [26FE]

Dept. of HUD: 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: award grants under a homeland security overtime program to reimburse law enforcement agencies for past overtime expenditures and waive matching funds requirement for such grants (see H.R. 4153), H2152 [2AP]

———make grants to improve ability of State and local governments to prevent abduction of children by family members (see H.R. 3965), H2549 [4MY]

———require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see H. Con. Res. 360), H2155 [2AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 1034), H1116 [16MR]

Dept. of Transportation: evaluate devices and technology for reducing the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see H.R. 3683), H5402 [8JY]

———offer federally financed, interest-free loans to public schools, municipalities, and local governments for the purchase of hybrid electric or other high-efficiency vehicles (see H.R. 1089), H7073 [13SE]

Diseases: establish a program of grants for detection and control of colorectal cancer (see H.R. 4093), H5151 [25JN]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 4595), H5195 [6JY]

Earl B. Gilliam/Imperial Avenue Post Office Building, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 5364), H9745 [16NO]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H2483 [28AP]

Education: encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4765), H6756 [7SE]

———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 3968), H1370 [23MR]

Elections: recognize importance of implementing any and all measures necessary to ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair election process for the 2004 Presidential election (see H. Res. 797), H7575 [23SE]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H2019 [1AP]

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

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

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 3446), H700 [26FE]

European Union: recognize importance of relations with the U.S. (see H. Res. 577), H1593 [25MR]

Evan Asa Ashcraft Post Office Building, West Hills, CA: designate (see H.R. 5147), H7736 [28SE]

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 3780), H392 [4FE]

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]

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

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 4433), H7138 [14SE]

———review decision process to disapprove commercial distribution of the emergency-contraceptive drug Plan B as an over-the-counter drug (see H.R. 4377), H3093 [17MY]

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), H5195 [6JY]

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

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 356), H1230 [17MR]

———extend military extraterritorial jurisdiction to any Federal personnel or contractors supporting Dept. of Defense missions overseas (see H.R. 4387), H5151 [25JN]

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

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (see H.R. 4107), H5195 [6JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 2932), H5908 [15JY]

Financial institutions: allow credit unions to provide international money transfer services to nonmembers and require certain disclosures in connection with any international money transfer (see H.R. 4348), H4894 [23JN]

———clarify applicability of State law to national banks (see H.R. 5251), H8857 [7OC]

———ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union capital standards (see H.R. 3579), H576 [24FE]

Fish and fishing: establish requirements for fishing quota systems (see H.R. 2621), H3391 [19MY]

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

Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 381), H701 [26FE]

Food: ensure that consumers receive information about the nutritional content of restaurant foods (see H.R. 3444), H2266 [21AP]

———facilitate procurement of safe food by hospitals, nursing homes, schools, and child care facilities (see H.R. 3628), H927 [9MR]

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

Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 5259), H8857 [7OC]

Foreign policy: prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 4674), H5984 [19JY]

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

France: condemn policy prohibiting religious articles and symbols in schools and respect the freedom of all to practice their religious faith without state interference (see H. Res. 528), H872 [4MR]

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

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

Guam: anniversary of liberation (see H. Res. 737), H7736 [28SE]

Guyana: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 654), H5151 [25JN]

Haiti: expedite and increase emergency disaster assistance funding relative to damage caused by Hurricane Jeanne (see H. Con. Res. 515), H9050 [8OC]

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

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend (see H.R. 3238), H245 [28JA]

Hazardous substances: prohibit discrimination relative to exposure (see H.R. 4215), H2372 [22AP]

———reduce quantity of mercury in the environment (see H.R. 4260), H2547 [4MY]

Health: establish a network of pediatric centers in certain developing countries to provide treatment and care for children with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4191), H3392 [19MY]

———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]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 4325), H2815 [11MY] (see H. Con. Res. 99), H5909 [15JY]

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

Help America Vote Act: prohibit States from denying certain veterans who have been convicted of a felony and completed their sentence from registering to vote (see H.R. 4479), H3719 [2JN]

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3180), H700 [26FE]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 685), H2549 [4MY]

House Rules: prohibit behavior that threatens the integrity of the House of Representatives (see H.R. 4971), H6703 [22JY]

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

———establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 1357), H1230 [17MR]

———expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 4110), H4928 (see H.R. 4110), H5072 [24JN]

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

IMF: provide for cancellation of debts owed by poor countries (see H.R. 4511), H3780 [3JN]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 3142), H7329 [21SE]

———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), H4894 [23JN]

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

———reunify families, permit earned access to permanent resident status, protect against unfair employment practices, reform the diversity visa program, and adjust status for Haitian and Liberian nationals (see H.R. 4885), H6556 [21JY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: restore certain provisions relative to the definition of aggravated felony (see H.R. 3309), H6899 [8SE]

India: elections (see H. Con. Res. 433), H3439 (see H. Con. Res. 433), H3539 [20MY]

———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), H1741 [30MR]

Information services: require reports on Federal data-mining programs to collect personal information from commercial and governmental sources (see H.R. 4290), H3230 [18MY]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 4793), H5470 [9JY]

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

Japan: anniversary of Treaty of Kanagawa opening relations with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 418), H4766 [22JN]

Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (see H. Res. 596), H6557 [21JY]

Labeling: require warning labels on consumer products containing radio frequency identification devices (see H.R. 4673), H6900 [8SE]

Latin America: anniversary of abolition of slavery in certain countries (see H. Con. Res. 482), H6705 [22JY]

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

Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 3), H1594 [25MR]

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: visitor center funding (see H. Con. Res. 495), H7442 [22SE]

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

Los Padres National Forest: withdraw from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 3805), H5150 [25JN]

Lyon, Matthew: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 369), H1370 [23MR]

Macedonia: encourage continued negotiations with Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Con. Res. 530), H10232 [20NO]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H1011 [10MR]

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 3545), H633 [25FE]

———reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Res. 727), H5983 [19JY]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H37 [20JA]

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

McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H5402 [8JY]

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

Medicare: coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 1655), H1791 [31MR]

———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), H516 [11FE]

———prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in California (see H.R. 3964), H1071 [11MR]

———provide access to kidney disease health care, management, and end stage renal disease prevention services (see H.R. 3635), H576 [24FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of certain screening procedures for diabetic retinopathy and establish pilot programs to foster such screening (see H.R. 3458), H128 [27JA]

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), H2372 [22AP]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 3729), H927 [9MR]

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), H245 [28JA]

Millennium Challenge Act: extend authority to provide assistance to countries (see H.R. 4660), H4893 [23JN]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 4445), H3438 (see H.R. 4445), H3538 [20MY]

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

Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 476), H7864 [29SE]

Monuments and memorials: establish a national database to identify, locate, and catalogue memorials and permanent tributes to U.S. veterans (see H.R. 2201), H830 [3MR]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2735), H244 [28JA]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse (see H.R. 4147), H3606 [1JN]

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 371), H2815 [11MY]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H6998 [9SE]

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

National Film Preservation Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 3569), H393 [4FE]

National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 3715), H2200 [20AP]

National Institute for Biomedical Research and Development: establish (see H.R. 5155), H7735 [28SE]

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), H1011 [10MR]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 3712), H2266 [21AP] (see H.R. 4355), H4171 [15JN]

———prevent and respond to terrorism and crime at or through ports (see H.R. 3456), H245 [28JA]

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

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H1741 [30MR]

No Child Left Behind Act: improve (see H.R. 4434), H9051 [8OC]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Wangari Maathai for peace (see H. Res. 849), H9050 [8OC]

Nonprofit organizations: provide assistance to high-risk nonprofit organizations to protect against foreign terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4108), H2728 [6MY]

Nuclear weapons: promote national security by facilitating the removal of potential nuclear weapons materials from vulnerable sites around the world (see H.R. 4212), H4647 [21JN]

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

Pensions: limit availability of benefits under nonqualified deferred compensation plans subject to distress or termination resulting from bankruptcy reorganization or conversion to cash balance plan (see H.R. 5292), H9746 [16NO]

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 housing: provide additional exemptions from the community service requirement for a resident of a public housing project (see H.R. 4737), H5149 [25JN]

———provide that public housing project residents who perform community service shall receive priority consideration for participation in certain economic self-sufficiency programs (see H.R. 4738), H5149 [25JN]

Railroads: increase rail transportation security (see H.R. 4476), H5654 [13JY] (see H.R. 4896), H6998 [9SE]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 812), H7944 [30SE]

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.: tribute (see H.J. Res. 87), H304 [3FE]

Rotary International: issue commemorative stamp to honor centennial anniversary and efforts to eradicate polio (see H. Con. Res. 375), H4928 (see H. Con. Res. 375), H5072 [24JN]

Rumsfeld, Sec. of Defense: impeach (see H. Res. 629), H6557 [21JY]

Rwanda: remember the victims of genocide and pledge to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again (see H. Con. Res. 406), H2153 [2AP]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H2919 [12MY]

SBA: modify the women's business center program (see H.R. 4853), H6128 [20JY]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 4994), H6704 [22JY]

Selective Service System: terminate registration requirement and activities of local boards and agencies (see H.R. 4746), H5909 [15JY]

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

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 4101), H2728 [6MY]

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

Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see H.R. 3447), H1322 [18MR]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H392 [4FE]

———eliminate the waiting period in the disability insurance program for disabled individuals suffering from a terminal illness (see H.R. 976), H575 [24FE]

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

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 4881), H7073 [13SE]

Sudan: declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H4927 (see H. Con. Res. 467), H5071 [24JN]

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (see H.R. 5061), H7329 [21SE]

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

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

———allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums and a credit for individuals who care for those with long-term care needs (see H.R. 5110), H8039 [4OC]

———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]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1742), H1072 [11MR]

———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]

———provide a tax credit to businesses whose employees teach at community colleges (see H.R. 4983), H6704 [22JY]

———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), H1116 [16MR]

Taylor, Charles E.: tribute (see H. Res. 586), H5331 [7JY]

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

Trajkovski, Boris: express condolences for the death of Macedonian President (see H. Res. 540), H831 [3MR]

Transportation: provide for security of public transportation systems (see H.R. 4361), H3441 (see H.R. 4361), H3541 [20MY]

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), H7443 [22SE]

———require that trade and investment agreements that are negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards (see H. Con. Res. 276), H633 [25FE]

U.N.: provide a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund for the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 3810), H515 [11FE]

U.S. Olympic Committee: require companies that enter into licensing agreements observe certain labor standards (see H.R. 4988), H6704 [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), H2200 [20AP]

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

Veterans: increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 1735), H2199 [20AP]

———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), H2406 [27AP]

———recognize continuing legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers and establish a Buffalo Soldiers Heritage Month (see H. Con. Res. 517), H10233 [20NO]

Voting: amend criminal code relative to voter intimidation (see H.R. 5246), H8856 [7OC]

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

———constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H2484 [28AP]

———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]

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

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

Women: ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 38), H3781 [3JN]

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]

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

———honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront (see H. Con. Res. 413), H3606 [1JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Caribbean nations: provide humanitarian assistance to countries devastated by hurricanes (see H. Con. Res. 496), H7442 [22SE]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 570), H1229 [17MR]

Children and youth: provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H1739 [30MR]

Constitution—U.S.: anniversary of ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery, and observe anniversary with appropriate programs and activities (see H. Res. 747), H6705 [22JY]

Diseases: establish comprehensive, integrated, and culturally appropriate HIV prevention strategy emphasizing the needs of women and girls for each country provided assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4792), H5470 [9JY]

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

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 3919), H926 [9MR]

India: provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4449), H3439 (see H.R. 4449), H3538 [20MY]

Iraq: establish an international commission to monitor the treatment of persons in U.S. custody (see H.R. 4448), H3438 (see H.R. 4448), H3538 [20MY]

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

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (H.R. 1102), consideration (see H. Res. 748), H6705 [22JY]

Letters

Constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage: several African-American clergy, H7904 [30SE]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: by, H905 [9MR]

U.S. policy relative to political uprising and humanitarian crisis in Haiti: by, H540 [24FE]

———several Representatives, H540 [24FE]

Remarks

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: anniversary of Alpha Nu Omega chapter, E971 [1JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 114), consideration (H. Res. 866), H10091 [20NO]

Armed Forces: increase statutory cap on privatization of military housing, H9004 [8OC]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3351 [19MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E615 [22AP]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H4220 [16JN]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H2790 [11MY]

Belafonte, Harry: Global Exchange (organization) Human Rights Award recipient, E1106 [14JN]

Boy Scouts: tribute (H. Res. 853), E2122 [20NO]

Budget: allocation of funds, H495, H496, H497, H498, H501, H502 [11FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2005-2009 (H. Con. Res. 393), H1502, H1578, H1581, H1582 [25MR]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H2244 [21AP], H2523 [4MY]

———State of the Union Message, H11 [20JA]

Caribbean nations: provide humanitarian assistance to countries devastated by hurricanes, H8300 [6OC]

———provide humanitarian assistance to countries devastated by hurricanes (H. Con. Res. 496), H7739 [29SE], H7998, H8000 [4OC]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (H. Res. 570), E401 [17MR]

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), H1408 [24MR]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (H.R. 4061), H3931, H3933, H3934 [14JN], E783 [6MY], E805 [11MY], E867 [14MY], E882 [17MY], E893 [18MY], E1084 [9JN]

———provide children with increased access to food and nutrition assistance, simplify program operations and improve program management, and reauthorize child nutrition programs (S. 2507), H4932 [24JN]

China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (H. Con. Res. 304), H7995 [4OC]

Civil Rights Act: anniversary (H. Res. 676), E1280 [25JN]

Community Services Block Grant Act: prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H324 [4FE]

———provide for quality improvements (H.R. 3030), H324 [4FE]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3313), H6593 [22JY]

———modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (H.R. 2028), H7469 [23SE]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 1997), H655 [26FE]

———provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy, H655 [26FE]

Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances, H5314 [7JY]

———prohibit funding to enforce regulations that restrict or eliminate participation by U.S. students in study-abroad programs, H7337, H7338 [22SE]

Davis, Belva: International Women's Media Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1896 [11OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H11 [20JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3275, H3351 [19MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), conference report, H9004 [8OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), consideration (H. Res. 648), H3250 [19MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), H4698 [22JN], E1252 [25JN]

Dept. of State: emergency assistance funding for African Union mission in Darfur region of Sudan, H8300 [6OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4220 [16JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5314 [7JY], H5353, H5358 [8JY]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7337, H7338 [22SE]

Disasters: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by hurricanes and tropical storms (H.R. 5212), H8300 [6OC]

Diseases: address the international HIV/AIDS pandemic, H7555 [23SE]

———AIDS epidemic, H2245 [21AP]

———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 (H.R. 4792), H6539 [21JY], E1342 [9JY]

Earth Day: observance, H2352 [22AP]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H2352 [22AP]

Economy: importance of job creation, H2467, H2468 [28AP]

Education: Pell Grants funding, H1581 [25MR]

Elections: investigation of voting irregularities, E2156 [6DE]

Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H2467, H2468 [28AP]

———provide adjustment assistance for dislocated workers, H1581 [25MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4614), H5100 [25JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (H.J. Res. 106), H7903 [30SE]

Financial institutions: place certain limits on newly chartered branches of certain industrial loan companies, H1250 [18MR]

———provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (H.R. 1375), H1250 [18MR]

Floods: disaster assistance to Haiti, H8174 [6OC]

Foreign aid: deny funding to groups that do not explicitly oppose prostitution and sex trafficking, H5358 [8JY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations, H5353 [8JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5841 [15JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4818), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 866), H10091 [20NO]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H6912 [9SE]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): designate certain funding as an emergency requirement, H5841 [15JY]

Haiti: U.S. policy relative to political uprising and humanitarian crisis, H539 [24FE], H623 [25FE], H637 [26FE], H748 [2MR]

Health: expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform abortions or make referrals regarding abortion services, H10091 [20NO]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (H.R. 2239), E698 [28AP]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E1901 [11OC]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (H.R. 3919), E335 [9MR]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H1149, H1191 [17MR], H1774, H1776 [31MR], H2245 [21AP], H6912, H6914 [9SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4548), H4831 [23JN]

———reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government (S. 2845), conference report, H11020 [7DE]

International AIDS Society: international views on U.S. efforts in combatting the HIV/AIDS pandemic, H6539 [21JY]

Iraq: abduction and killing of civilians by enemy combatants, H2821 [12MY]

———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), H1149, H1191 [17MR]

———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), consideration (H. Res. 561), H1128 [17MR]

———alleged maltreatment and abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, H2821 [12MY]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H2244 [21AP]

———Bush administration public statements used to justify decision on war, H1774, H1776 [31MR]

———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), consideration (H. Res. 628), H2668 [6MY]

———congratulate interim government on assumption of sovereign authority (H. Res. 691), H4955 [24JN]

Middle East: support security of Israel and principles of peace in the Middle East (H. Con. Res. 460), E1246 [25JN]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (H.R. 1102), consideration (H. Res. 748), H7549, H7551, H7552, H7553, H7554, H7555 [23SE]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations, H6912 [9SE]

National Homeownership Month: observance (H. Res. 658), H4671, H4672 [22JN]

National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8692 [7OC]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding, H1582 [25MR]

Oakland, CA: anniversary of Allen Temple Baptist Church, E1906 [11OC]

———anniversary of Asian Community Mental Health Services (organization), E1602 [13SE]

———anniversary of Good Samaritan Christian Fellowship Church, E1489 [22JY]

———anniversary of Parks Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, E1556 [8SE]

———anniversary of Service Employees International Union Local 250, E1728 [29SE]

———Port of Oakland dredging project funding, H5100 [25JN]

———tribute to African American Male Conference, E2195 [7DE]

———tribute to Children's Hospital & Research Center, E1686 [22SE]

Peace Corps: establish an Ombudsman and an Office of Safety and Security (H.R. 4060), H3559, H3560 [1JN]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H.J. Res. 84), H272 [3FE]

San Francisco (CA) Sun-Reporter: anniversary, E785 [7MY]

Schools: disseminate information on irradiated foods used in school lunch programs and ensure that school districts, parents, and students retain option of traditional, non-irradiated foods (H.R. 3120), H4932 [24JN]

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region, E894 [18MY]

———declare genocide in Darfur (H. Con. Res. 467), H6529 [21JY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, E904 [18MY]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 757), H6912, H6914 [9SE]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H2467 [28AP]

Votes: position on missed, E1424, E1426 [20JY]

Ward, Andre: tribute for participation in Olympic games, H6761 [8SE]

Wilderness Act: anniversary, E1663 [21SE]

Women's History Month: observance, E545 [20AP]

World Food Day: observance, E1960 [11OC]

World War II: tribute to San Francisco Bay Area Tuskegee Airmen, E316 [8MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H561 [24FE], H630 [25FE], H749 [2MR], H2196 [20AP], H2546 [4MY], H5788 [14JY], H5979 [19JY], H6553 [21JY], H6751 [7SE], H11049 [7DE]

Tables

Federal budget for 2005-2009: program terminations, H1579 [25MR]

Tributes

Bennett, Allen B., E2020 [18NO]

Creque, David, E1583 [10SE]

Dymally, Mervyn M., E1277 [25JN]

Eaton, Patrica F., E2119 [20NO]

Harding, Rosemarie F. Freeney, E525 [2AP]

Healy, Mike, E608 [22AP]

Huffman, Alice A., E92 [3FE]

Johnson, Charles E., Sr., E1899 [11OC]

Kerr, Clark, E272 [2MR]

Martin, Lawrence B., E1614 [14SE]

Norquist, Joseph C., E975 [1JN]

Rush, James O., E28 [21JA]

Sawyer, Pamela, E2014 [17NO]

Stone, Amey, E1730 [29SE]

Swanson, Sandre R., E439 [24MR]

Word, Richard L., E2011 [17NO]

Yoshitani, Tay, E1386 [15JY]