KILDEE, DALE E. (a Representative from Michigan)
Amendments
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6938 [9SE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1261, Workforce Reinvestment and Adult Education Act, H3741 [3JN]
Articles and editorials
``Mama Ham'' Cheers Darvin, Greg Mancina, Saginaw (MI) News, H4609
Spiritual Leader, Blessed Presence, Saginaw (MI) News, E531
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: compensate livestock operators who voluntarily relinquish a grazing permit or lease on Federal lands (see H.R. 3324), H3605 [1JN]
———provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5203), H8168 [5OC]
American Dental Association: commend Give Kids a Smile program, emphasize need to improve access to dental care for children, and thank dentists for volunteering time to provide needed dental care (see H. Res. 567), H2919 [12MY]
Animals: assist in conservation of marine turtles and nesting habitats in foreign countries (see H.R. 3378), H2266 [21AP]
Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3230 [18MY]
———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (see H.R. 5354), H9184 [9OC]
———ensure that soldiers wounded in a combat zone continue to receive special pay allowances and tax benefits associated with combat pay (see H.R. 5296), H9047 [8OC]
———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 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), H575 [24FE]
———recognize and honor military unit family support volunteers for their dedicated service to the U.S., the Armed Forces, and members of the Armed Forces and their families (see H. Con. Res. 486), H6998 [9SE]
———reimburse members for cost of protective body armor purchased by or on behalf of the member (see H.R. 3615), H3016 [13MY]
Birds: mint coins celebrating recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle and noting the importance of the designation of the American bald eagle as an endangered species (see H.R. 4116), H3094 [17MY]
Business and industry: 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]
Capitol Building and Grounds: revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 601), H1369 [23MR]
Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4082), H1789 [31MR]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 4622), H4580 [18JN]
———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]
———promote greater public awareness of effective runaway youth prevention programs and the need for safe and productive alternatives, resources, and supports for youth in high-risk situations (see H. Res. 805), H8409 [6OC]
———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2155 [2AP]
———support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 4799), H6707 [22JY]
Civil Air Patrol: make volunteer members eligible for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 732), H1011 [10MR]
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), H4647 [21JN]
———restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see H.R. 3809), H514 [11FE]
Colleges and universities: improve the ability of foster care youths to attend and succeed in higher education (see H.R. 4003), H1322 [18MR]
Coordinated Environmental Health Network: establish (see H.R. 5335), H9049 [8OC]
Crime: expand protections against the misuse of public safety officer uniforms (see H.R. 3815), H2816 [11MY]
———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), H3230 [18MY]
———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 4204), H2371 [22AP]
———provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods (see H.R. 5277), H8858 [7OC]
Dept. of Defense: carry out a program to provide a support system for members of the Armed Forces who incur severe disabilities (see H.R. 5057), H7443 [22SE]
Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 4585), H5151 [25JN]
———making supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 4769), H5330 [7JY]
———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), H2374 [22AP]
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]
———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 4354), H2917 [12MY]
———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H5909 [15JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify that prohibitions on contracts with corporate expatriates applies to contracting with subsidiaries of such entities (see H.R. 1355), H3781 [3JN]
Dept. of Justice: make grants to improve ability of State and local governments to prevent abduction of children by family members (see H.R. 3965), H4171 [15JN]
Dept. of State: establish an Office of Intercountry Adoptions and reform U.S. laws governing intercountry adoptions (see H.R. 3896), H6128 [20JY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of maritime sites in Michigan (see H.R. 3946), H1071 [11MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow payment of certain benefits to begin effective the day in which hospitalization or treatment begins (see H.R. 3344), H700 [26FE]
Detroit Pistons (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 679), H4287 [16JN]
Disabled: improve access to assistive technologies (see H.R. 4278), H3441 (see H.R. 4278), H3541 [20MY]
Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 2068), H2549 [4MY]
———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]
———increase awareness of and research on autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and fibromyalgia (see H.R. 3359), H1072 [11MR]
District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 1285), H434 [10FE]
Education: provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 3968), H1074 [12MR]
———recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, adminstration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (see H. Res. 598), H2406 [27AP]
Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 3509), H100 [23JA]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: prohibit federally subsidized discrimination in supplemental educational services (see H.R. 3582), H753 [2MR]
Employment: 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]
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), H3605 [1JN]
Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 4720), H5149 [25JN]
Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3426), H1484 [24MR]
Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 356), H753 [2MR]
———increase amount of additional compensation payable to an employee who is disabled and requires the services of an attendant (see H.R. 5174), H7863 [29SE]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H4171 [15JN]
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (see H.R. 4107), H3017 [13MY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 4169), H3781 [3JN]
Feldman, Sandra: tribute (see H. Res. 714), H5654 [13JY]
Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union capital standards (see H.R. 3579), H2658 [5MY]
Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see H.R. 977), H633 [25FE]
Fish and fishing: provide for stewardship of fishery resources (see H.R. 4706), H7735 [28SE]
Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 3684), H90 [21JA]
Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (see H. Res. 702), H5402 [8JY]
Foreign trade: prohibit importation, sale for importation, or sale within the U.S. after importation, of articles falsely labeled or advertised as meeting performance or safety standards (see H.R. 4152), H3720 [2JN]
Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 560), H2550 [4MY]
Grand Valley State University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 498), H89 [21JA]
Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (see H.R. 4282), H5909 [15JY]
Health: declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1863), H2199 [20AP]
———establish a network of pediatric centers in certain developing countries to provide treatment and care for children with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 4191), H3821 [8JN]
———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 716), H1230 [17MR]
———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), H8859 [7OC]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H90 [21JA]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 4628), H4766 [22JN]
———provide for a program of screenings and education relative to children with sudden cardiac arrhythmia syndromes (see H.R. 4335), H3964 [14JN]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 4610), H5195 [6JY]
———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H128 [27JA]
Health care facilities: provide grants to health centers for facility construction, modernization, replacement, and major equipment purchases (see H.R. 1386), H3719 [2JN]
Health care professionals: provide for education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment at a facility with critical shortages of allied health professionals (see H.R. 4016), H5402 [8JY]
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 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), H5793 [14JY]
———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 3361), H1593 [25MR]
Immigration and Nationality Act: modify treatment of adopted children (see H.R. 4561), H5471 [9JY]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 4097), H3720 [2JN]
———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2256), H3440 (see H.R. 2256), H3540 [20MY]
Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 3352), 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. 332), H633 [25FE]
Iron and steel industry: reinstate safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H.R. 3699), H435 [10FE]
Jeffrey, Mildred McWilliams: tribute (see H. Res. 573), H2816 [11MY]
Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3847), H698 [26FE]
Marshall Islands: recognize strategic partnership in pursuit of international peace and security (see H. Con. Res. 364), H574 [24FE]
McDermott, Ignatius: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3148), H4580 [18JN]
McGrory, Mary: tribute (see H. Res. 626), H2657 [5MY]
Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H304 [3FE]
Medicare: clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4257), H2491 [30AP]
———condition the payment of employer prescription drug subsidies on the maintenance of current prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 4978), H6756 [7SE]
———coverage of medically necessary dental procedures (see H.R. 2182), H3016 [13MY]
———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3767), H6557 [21JY]
———extend increase in payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 4902), H6700 [22JY]
———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H633 [25FE]
———prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in Michigan (see H.R. 3835), H632 [25FE]
———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 2821), H128 [27JA]
———provide eligibility for coverage of home health services on the basis of a need for occupational therapy (see H.R. 3090), H1484 [24MR]
———require Medicare Advantage organizations to pay for critical access hospital services and rural health clinic services at a greater percentage than regular Medicare payment rates (see H.R. 4687), H6707 [22JY]
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: eliminate overpayments to health maintenance organizations and other private plans (see H.R. 4304), H2727 [6MY]
Mental health: recognize that prevention of suicide is a compelling national priority (see H. Con. Res. 456), H5402 [8JY]
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), H7329 [21SE]
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), H831 [3MR]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4256), H2491 [30AP]
National Celiac Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 435), H5654 [13JY]
National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3887), H830 [3MR]
National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Res. 646), H3781 [3JN]
National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 5358), H9184 [9OC]
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), H1370 [23MR]
National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 3860), H699 [26FE]
Native Americans: reaffirm inherent sovereign rights of the Osage Tribe to determine its membership and form of government (see H.R. 2912), H2019 [1AP]
———regulate Indian tribal governments under the same rules and procedures that apply to Federal, State, and local government employers relative to establishment and maintenance of employee benefit plans (see H.R. 3605), H90 [21JA]
———remit to certain Indian veterans amounts withheld from military basic pay for State income tax purposes for periods of time spent in active service while living on Indian land (see H.R. 5275), H8858 [7OC]
Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H927 [9MR]
Petroleum: authorize construction and operation of regional gasoline reserves for use during acute price increases resulting from accidents or other physical disruptions to regional supplies of gasoline (see H.R. 3023), H3094 [17MY]
———express to OPEC countries, and non-OPEC countries that participate in the cartel, the position of the U.S. in favor of increasing world crude oil supplies to achieve stable crude oil prices (see H. Res. 611), H3230 [18MY]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 623), H8859 [7OC]
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), H1117 [16MR]
Rotary International: issue commemorative stamp to honor centennial anniversary and efforts to eradicate polio (see H. Con. Res. 375), H700 [26FE]
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 (see H.R. 3120), H128 [27JA]
———review determinations on whether schools and local educational agencies made adequate yearly progress taking into consideration subsequent regulations and guidance applicable to those determinations (see H.R. 4605), H4391 (see H.R. 4605), H4506 [17JN]
Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4350), H2917 [12MY]
———permit States to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3192), H4928 (see H.R. 3192), H5071 [24JN]
———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 4910), H6701 [22JY]
Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste and direct the EPA to carry out certain authorities under an agreement with Canada on the importation of solid waste (see H.R. 4940), H6702 [22JY]
Sudan: declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H5793 [14JY]
Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Res. 508), H2658 [5MY]
Taxation: prohibit treatment of certain games of chance as an unrelated trade or business expense (see H.R. 3073), H575 [24FE]
———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), H1230 [17MR]
———waive early withdrawal penalty for distributions from qualified retirement plans to individuals called to active duty for an extended period (see H.R. 1779), H2199 [20AP]
Telecommunications: protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see H.R. 3558), H7138 [14SE]
Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 4334), H8859 [7OC]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3550), H245 [28JA]
U.S. Life-Saving Service: anniversary of life-saving stations on the Great Lakes (see H. Res. 750), H8169 [5OC]
Ukraine: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 4450), H3439 (see H.R. 4450), H3538 [20MY]
United Negro College Fund, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 792), H7442 [22SE]
Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 1919), H3440 (see H.R. 1919), H3540 [20MY]
———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]
———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1935), H3016 [13MY]
———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H1116 [16MR]
Voting: amend criminal code relative to voter intimidation (see H.R. 5246), H9051 [8OC]
Women: increase awareness and education about heart disease among women (see H. Res. 522), H516 [11FE]
———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3420), H250 [30JA]
———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), H90 [21JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see H. Res. 809), H7864 [29SE]
Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA): renegotiate provisions on access to U.S. sugar markets and prevent inclusion of sugar as an element of negotiations in free trade agreements (see H. Res. 510), H303 [3FE]
Education: prevent abuse of special allowance subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (see H.R. 5113), H7329 [21SE]
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), H574 [24FE]
Letters
Impact of construction of a security fence to reduce illegal immigration in San Diego County, CA, on Native American and tribal lands: Tex G. Hall, National Congress of American Indians, H8900 [8OC]
Motions
Workforce Investment Act: establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (H.R. 444), H3738 [3JN]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H1329 [23MR], H9053 [9OC], H10889 [24NO]
Remarks
Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (H. Res. 809), H8329 [6OC]
American Indian Education Foundation: redesignate as the National Fund for Excellence in American Indian Education (H.R. 3504), H3923 [14JN]
Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, H3519
Bay City, MI: anniversary of Bay Special Care Hospital, E1315
———tribute to Bay Area Women's Center, E1767
———tribute to Bay Regional Emergency Medical Services, E803
Boys & Girls Clubs of America: revise and extend Federal charter (S. 2363), H7589
Brigham Young University: tribute to men's volleyball team (H. Res. 643), H3912 [14JN]
Burton, MI: anniversary of DAV Genesee Chapter No. 3, E1259
———anniversary of Eastgate Baptist Church, E1221
Capitol Pages: tribute, H3750 [3JN]
Children and youth: promote greater public awareness of effective runaway youth prevention programs and the need for safe and productive alternatives, resources, and supports for youth in high-risk situations (H. Res. 805), H8327 [6OC]
Dept. of Education: prohibit the use of funds to administer or pay any special allowance under sections of the Higher Education Act relative to special student loan subsidies, H6939 [9SE]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4245 [16JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6934, H6939 [9SE]
Detroit Pistons (basketball team): tribute (H. Res. 679), H4609
Disabled: improve access to assistive technologies (H.R. 4278), H3919 [14JN], H9019
Education: prevent abuse of special allowance subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (H.R. 5113), E1667
———reduce certain special allowance payments and provide additional teacher loan forgiveness on Federal student loans (H.R. 5186), H8322 [6OC]
Feldman, Sandra: tribute (H. Res. 714), H5946
Flag Day: recognize origination in Ozaukee County, WI (H. Res. 662), H3911 [14JN]
Flint, MI: anniversary of Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 629 (Dort Highway), E1015
———tribute to Eastside Compassionate Mission Center, Inc., E1550
Flint (MI) Journal: opening of press and distribution center, E801
Frankenmuth, MI: anniversary of Frankenmuth Fire Dept., E1035
Habermehl, Bradley E.: Burton, MI, Rotary Club Jack Hamady Good Scout award recipient, E541
Higher Education Act: ensure graduate opportunities in postsecondary education (H.R. 4411), H3639, H3640 [2JN]
———extend (H.R. 5185), H8318 [6OC]
———reauthorize provisions relative to teacher preparation (H.R. 4409), H3634 [2JN]
Immigration: modify certain deadlines pertaining to machine-readable, tamper-resistant entry and exit documents (H.R. 4417), H3909 [14JN]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1350), conference report, H10016 [19NO]
Lake Fenton, MI: dedication of Lake Fenton High School, E1546
Linden, MI: dedication of Lake Fenton High School, E1911
Memorial Day: observance, H3519
Mosely-Maberry, Betty: UAW Walter Reuther Distinguished Service Award recipient, E2040
Mount Morris, MI: anniversary of Martin Funeral Home, E1586
———tribute to Mount Morris Hall of Honor inductees, E542
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E1767
National Museum of the American Indian: opening, H7255 [21SE]
National security: reform the intelligence community and enhance terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and international cooperation and coordination (H.R. 10), H8899 [8OC]
National wildlife refuges: reauthorize volunteer programs and community partnerships (H.R. 2408), H1332 [23MR]
Native Americans: distribution of judgment funds to the Cowlitz Indian Tribe (H.R. 2489), H1334 [23MR]
———ensure that any business owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on Indian lands is not considered an employer under the National Labor Relations Act, H6934 [9SE]
———protect sacred Native American Federal land from significant damage, H4245 [16JN]
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (H.R. 2729), H3110 [18MY]
———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 2728), H3110 [18MY]
OSHA: provide for an independent review of citations (H.R. 2730), H3110 [18MY]
———provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 2731), H3110 [18MY]
Ostash, William: Michigan State Polka Music Hall of Fame inductee, E1763
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H. Res. 664), H3860
Saginaw, MI: Aleda E. Lutz Veterans Medical Center funding, E903
San Diego County, CA: expedite construction of a security fence to reduce illegal immigration, H8899 [8OC]
UAW: tribute to Local 599 Walter Reuther Distinguished Service award recipients, E1555
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H3738 [3JN]
Water: authorize certain hydrographic services programs and name a cove in Alaska in honor of Eric S. Koss (H.R. 958), H1331 [23MR]
Wayne State University: tribute to Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences School of Mortuary Science graduates, E1138
Workforce Investment Act: establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (H.R. 444), H3730, H3732 [3JN]
———establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (H.R. 444), consideration (H. Res. 656), H3612 [2JN]
———establish a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in returning to work (H.R. 444), motion to recommit, H3738 [3JN]
Tributes
Bailey, Essie L., E32
Booms, George, E707
Burks, Ruben, E41
Burroughs, Lennex, E296
Davison, Jim, E2052
Felling, Mo, E1634
Fischer, Patricia, E1100
Hamlin, Ken, E1067
Hockenhull, F.O. and Marion J., E434
Krapohl, Donald J., E934
Lewicki, Matthew M., E1867
Owens, Miles C., E1553
Perry, Margaret A., E1876
Roesner, John J., E543
Rogers, J.D., III, E1630
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