SANDERS, BERNARD (a Representative from Vermont)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5589 [13JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 4567), H4288 [16JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4241, H4288 [16JN], H4440 [17JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5196 [6JY], H5348 [8JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6829 [8SE]
Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7073, H7074 [13SE], H7269 [21SE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4614), H4928, H5072 [24JN], H5106 [25JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5794 [14JY], H5874 [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), H4171 [15JN]
Agriculture: establish regional dairy marketing areas to stabilize the price of milk and support the income of dairy producers (see H.R. 4597), H4286 [16JN]
Animals: assist in conservation of marine turtles and nesting habitats in foreign countries (see H.R. 3378), H2266 [21AP]
Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 524), H831 [3MR]
Armed Forces: clarify requirements relative to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of certain members (see H.R. 4346), H3392 [19MY]
———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H244 [28JA]
———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H7234 [15SE]
———reimburse members for cost of protective body armor purchased by or on behalf of the member (see H.R. 3615), H128 [27JA]
Birds: provide financial resources for the conservation programs of countries whose activities directly or indirectly affect cranes (see H.R. 1647), H6557 [21JY]
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), H8409 [6OC]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 95), H3017 [13MY]
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), H6706 [22JY]
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), H2019 [1AP]
———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), H3821 [8JN]
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: provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 4061), H2484 [28AP]
———reauthorize and improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 3416), H1643 [29MR]
Civil liberties: prohibit transfer of personal information to any person outside the U.S. without notice and consent (see H.R. 4366), H6707 [22JY]
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), H4894 [23JN]
Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 499), H245 [28JA]
Communications Act: clarify congressional intent concerning, and codify, certain requirements ensuring that broadcasters afford reasonable opportunity for discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance (see H.R. 4710), H6756 [7SE]
Congress: disapprove certain regulations issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (see H.R. 4236, 4237), H2482 [28AP]
Contracts: require certain prospective government contractors to employ a certain percentage of their employees in the U.S. (see H.R. 3134), H1117 [16MR]
Corps of Engineers: reform (see H.R. 2566), H393 [4FE]
Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H872 [4MR]
Courts: authorize U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in Washington, DC, metropolitan area and support provision of Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center near the Pentagon (see H.R. 3936), H2200 [20AP]
CPSC: issue a rule banning children's toys containing mercury (see H.R. 4828), H6707 [22JY]
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), H3230 [18MY]
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: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances (see H.R. 4678), H6998 [9SE]
———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 2071), H304 [3FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (see H.R. 4446), H5909 [15JY]
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]
———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]
———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: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 4585), H6707 [22JY]
———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: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program (see H.R. 4578), H6707 [22JY]
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 Labor: provide coverage under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program for atomic weapons facilities employees during periods of residual contamination (see H.R. 3864), H1791 [31MR]
Dept. of Transportation: 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]
Disabled: improve access to assistive technologies (see H.R. 4278), H3606 [1JN]
Diseases: establish a program of grants for detection and control of colorectal cancer (see H.R. 4093), H6557 [21JY]
Education: provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 3968), H2266 [21AP]
Electronics: prohibit the Depts. of Defense and Homeland Security from purchasing equipment containing electronic components that are not manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 2974), H6128 [20JY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2394), H3440 (see H.R. 2394), H3540 [20MY]
Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 3881), H2266 [21AP]
———prevent an employer from placing a nonimmigrant who is an intracompany transferee with another employer (see H.R. 2154), H872 [4MR]
———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]
Expedited Funds Availability Act: redress imbalances between faster withdrawals permitted under the Check 21 Act and slower rates for crediting deposits (see H.R. 5410), H10895 [24NO]
FAA: repeal local participation in Essential Air Service Program (see H.R. 3721), H88 [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), H700 [26FE]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H575 [24FE]
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (see H.R. 4107), H2658 [5MY]
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), H3441 (see H.R. 4348), H3541 [20MY]
———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), H5793 [14JY]
Firefighters: expand definition of firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or duty limitations (see H.R. 4472), H4928 (see H.R. 4472), H5072 [24JN]
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), H6998 [9SE]
Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 3716), H1370 [23MR]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5312), H9048 [8OC]
———eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2169), H393 [4FE]
Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H3016 [13MY]
Government: restore and strengthen laws that provide for an open and transparent Federal Government (see H.R. 5073), H7137 [14SE]
Guam: anniversary of liberation (see H. Res. 737), H6998 [9SE]
Hazardous substances: reduce quantity of mercury in the environment (see H.R. 4260), H2816 [11MY]
Health: expand access to preventive health care services and education programs that reduce unintended pregnancy, infection with sexually transmitted disease, and number of abortions (see H.R. 4192), H2265 [21AP]
———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (see H.R. 4357), H2918 [12MY]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H2373 [22AP]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H5536 [12JY]
———provide for emergency distributions of influenza vaccine (see H.R. 5243), H8856 [7OC]
———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see H.R. 2157), H2373 [22AP]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 4182), H2265 [21AP]
———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H701 [26FE]
Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 4316), H3441 (see H.R. 4316), H3541 [20MY]
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), H2548 [4MY]
Houston, Charles H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 427), H3093 [17MY]
Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 3919), H1011 [10MR]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3802), H927 [9MR]
Indonesia: declare ceasefire and halt hostilities in province of Aceh, end human rights violations, and return to negotiations with significant Acehnese civil society and international involvement (see H. Con. Res. 327), H305 [3FE]
Information services: require reports on Federal data-mining programs to collect personal information from commercial and governmental sources (see H.R. 4290), H2729 [6MY]
Insurance: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2256), H393 [4FE]
International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 4793), H6900 [8SE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7945 [30SE]
Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3847), H698 [26FE]
Law enforcement officers: exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain areas (see H.R. 1676), H244 [28JA]
Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 3), H37 [20JA]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 4937, 4938), H6702 [22JY]
March for Women's Lives: commend marchers and recognize individual rights relative to fertility, sexuality, and reproduction (see H. Res. 603), H2372 [22AP]
Medicaid: extend State fiscal relief (see H.R. 4961), H9051 [8OC]
———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H2728 [6MY]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3859), H3094 [17MY]
Medicare: clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4257), H2733 [10MY]
———condition the payment of employer prescription drug subsidies on the maintenance of current prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 4978), H7945 [30SE]
———coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 2905), H2199 [20AP]
———extend increase in payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 4902), H6700 [22JY]
———improve outpatient health care for beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 2333), H2199 [20AP]
———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H393 [4FE]
———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H10000 [18NO]
———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 the comparative cost adjustment program (see H.R. 3711), H393 [4FE]
Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of certain screening procedures for diabetic retinopathy and establish pilot programs to foster such screening (see H.R. 3458), H2919 [12MY]
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]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4256), H2491 [30AP]
National Community Health Center Week: establish (see H. Res. 646), H3229 [18MY]
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), H1593 [25MR]
National Weatherization Day: designate (see H. Res. 777), H7245 [17SE]
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), H8859 [7OC]
Northeast Regional Development Commission: establish (see H.R. 4739), H5149 [25JN]
Oceans: protect deep sea corals and sponges (see H.R. 4897), H6700 [22JY]
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), H5793 [14JY]
Privacy: provide penalties for accessing certain electronic communications in a manner that violates consumer privacy (see H.R. 4956), H6900 [8SE]
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]
Rotary International: issue commemorative stamp to honor centennial anniversary and efforts to eradicate polio (see H. Con. Res. 375), H1370 [23MR]
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), H3230 [18MY]
Samuel de Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 5015), H6755 [7SE]
Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 4994), H6704 [22JY]
———recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 380), H1323 [18MR]
Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1322 [18MR]
Small business: improve results and accountability of microenterprise development assistance programs (see H.R. 3818), H574 [24FE]
Social Security: protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 4910), H6701 [22JY]
Southeast Asia: provide for the automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship by certain individuals (see H.R. 3987), H4287 [16JN]
Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (see H. Con. Res. 403), H2406 [27AP]
Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Con. Res. 414), H2548 [4MY]
Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 4207), H2371 [22AP]
———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]
———treatment of certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (see H.R. 3865), H5793 [14JY]
Telecommunications: equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (see H.R. 1582), H752 [2MR]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H575 [24FE]
Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 4820), H5653 [13JY]
Treaties and agreements: oppose inclusion in future free trade agreements provisions that would negatively impact the implementation of legislation authorizing the importation of prescription drugs (see H. Res. 758), H6899 [8SE]
U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps: anniversary (see H. Res. 313), H516 [11FE]
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), H1323 [18MR]
Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 1653), H128 [27JA]
———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]
———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]
Water: conservation of freshwater resources (see H. Con. Res. 468), H5150 [25JN]
Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 3438), H6899 [8SE]
World War II: anniversary of Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day (see H.J. Res. 93), H2488 [29AP]
———honor contribution of women, symbolized by ``Rosie the Riveter'', who served on the homefront (see H. Con. Res. 413), H3094 [17MY]
———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 476), H515 [11FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
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]
Lyon, Matthew: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 369), H632 [25FE]
Letters
Gulf War Illness research funding: H. Ross Perot, H4700 [22JN]
———James H. Binns, Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans Illnesses, H4700 [22JN]
Lists
Indoor Recreation of Orleans County (organization) Board of Directors, E1382
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5589 [13JY]
Bennington, VT: Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic staff recipient of Federal Executive Association Federal Employee of the Year Award, E1067
Birge, Steve: SBA National Small Business Person of the Year award runner-up, E978
Budget: deficit, H687 [26FE]
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 (H.R. 3888), H2724 [6MY]
China, People's Republic of: withdraw normal trade relations status (H.R. 3228), H2724 [6MY]
Credit unions: tribute, E880
Curran, Mark: SBA National Small Business Person of the Year award runner-up, E978
Dept. of Agriculture: Rural Community Advancement Program funding, H5589 [13JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4200), H3273 [19MY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4613), H4700, H4701 [22JN]
Dept. of Energy: renewable energy programs funding, H5106, H5107 [25JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4568), H4241 [16JN], H4441, H4442, H4443, H4445 [17JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit funding to assist in overturning district court ruling on IBM Corp., cash balance pension conversion, H7269 [21SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4754), H5226 [7JY], H5348, H5350, H5355, H5381 [8JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5006), H6829, H6830, H6831 [8SE]
Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5025), H7269 [21SE]
Economy: disparities in distribution of wealth and income among the social classes, H682-H687 [26FE], H2720-H2724 [6MY]
———importance of job creation, H683-H686 [26FE], H2721-H2724 [6MY]
Employment: impact of the outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries on the economy, H683-H686 [26FE], H2722-H2724 [6MY], H6625 [22JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4614), H5106, H5107 [25JN]
Eximbank: prohibit funding to approve loan guarantees to businesses reincorporating overseas, H5874, H5876 [15JY]
Financial institutions: provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (H.R. 1375), H1245 [18MR]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations, H5226 [7JY], H5348, H5350, H5355, H5381 [8JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4818), H5874, H5876 [15JY]
Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, H684 [26FE], H2722 [6MY]
Francis, Kathy: Vermont Foster and Adoptive Family Association Social Worker of the Year award recipient, E723
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), E415
———call for development of an exit strategy for U.S. Armed Forces, H3273 [19MY]
LIHEAP: funding, H6829, H6830, H6831 [8SE]
McGraw, Harriet (Hatsie): New England Writers Conference (organization) Robert Penn Warren Award recipient, E1556
Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H425, H426 [10FE]
Morocco: U.S. policy, H6625 [22JY]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (H.R. 1102), consideration (H. Res. 748), H7555
News media: impact of corporate control of news media outlets, H2720 [6MY]
Orleans County, VT: tribute to Indoor Recreation of Orleans County (organization), E1381
Parliamentary inquiry, H5374 [8JY]
Schools: Energy Smart Schools Program funding through reductions in the Rebuild America Program, H4241 [16JN]
Social Security: remedies to preserve benefits proposed by FRS, H687 [26FE]
St. Michael's College: anniversary, E1599
St. Michaels College: tribute to the School for International Studies, E1441
Strategic Petroleum Reserve: oil purchase and inventory policies, H4441, H4442, H4443, H4445 [17JN]
U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4759), H5702 [14JY]
U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4842), H6625 [22JY]
University of Vermont: tribute to men's basketball team, E672
Vermont Superintendents Association: tribute to School Energy Management Program, E862
Veterans: Gulf War Illness research funding, H4700, H4701 [22JN]
Votes: position on missed, H7184 [14SE]
Tributes
Covais, Donna, E726
Gainer, Bonnie, E876
Hoff, Philip H., E1280
Liebowitz, Ronald D., E1784