KENNEDY, MARK R. (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3491 [18MY]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), H8473 [28SE]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6044 [19JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3558 [18MY]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5408, H5436, H5480 [29JN]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7866 [13SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1194 [9MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see H.R. 356), H195 [25JA]

Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of certain privately-held land to make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States and tribal governments (see H.R. 1351), H9556 [2NO]

———ensure regulatory equity between and among dairy farmers and handlers for sales of packaged fluid milk in federally regulated and non-federally regulated areas (see H.R. 4015), H11504 [13DE]

———establish a voluntary program for country of origin labeling of meat (see H.R. 2068), H2975 [4MY]

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see H. Res. 601), H11654 [14DE]

Albert Harold Quie Post Office, Dennison, MN: designate (see H.R. 3989), H8733 [6OC]

American Jewish History Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 315), H11654 [14DE]

Armed Forces: support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education (see H. Con. Res. 36), H285 [1FE]

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 550), H10157 [10NO]

Bank for International Settlements (organization): establish committee to develop uniform U.S. positions on issues before the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and review capital standards accord (see H.R. 1226), H3113 [10MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 685), H521 [9FE]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: recognize anniversary and support mission and goals (see H. Con. Res. 41), H1265 [9MR]

Birds: conduct a pilot program under which States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps (see H.R. 1494), H4985 [22JN]

Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts: support activities (see H.R. 1337), H1621 [16MR]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H4896 [21JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 58), H5801 [13JY]

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 2290), H4188 [7JN]

———require the CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use dynamic economic modeling in addition to static economic modeling in budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see H.R. 2842), H6652 [26JY]

Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 3011), H4895 [21JN]

———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1355), H1851 [8AP] (see H.R. 2423), H3554 [18MY]

———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1505), H3113 [10MY]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see H.R. 1804), H2471 [21AP] (see H.R. 2513), H4487 [14JN]

———codify oath of allegiance and encourage efforts of prospective citizens to become citizens (see H.R. 4168), H10503 [16NO]

Civil Air Patrol: make volunteer members eligible for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 1393), H2103 [14AP]

Clean Air Act: reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (see H.R. 1493), H2151 [19AP]

———require all gasoline sold for use in motor vehicles to contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (see H.R. 4357), H10908 [17NO]

Colleges and universities: require investigations of violent felonies occurring on campus (see H.R. 225), H5741 [12JY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 123), H2739 [28AP]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 4411), H11328 [8DE]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (see H.R. 516), H348 [2FE]

———clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H3434 [17MY]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 554), H350 [2FE]

———protect children, judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and their family members, and reduce and prevent gang violence (see H.R. 4472), H11504 [13DE]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos exposure (see H.R. 1360), H1690 [17MR]

———provide greater fairness in legal fees payable in civil diversity litigation after an offer of settlement (see H.R. 2393), H3434 [17MY]

———provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see H.R. 1151), H1023 [8MR]

Crime: combat unlawful commercial sex activities by targeting demand, prohibit operation of sex tours, and protect children and assist State and local law enforcement relative to such activities (see H.R. 2012), H7814 [8SE]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 748), H581 [10FE]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H3056 [5MY]

———strengthen sentencing for sex offenders (see H.R. 2942), H4655 [16JN]

Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, legalize political parties and free elections, urge European Union to reexamine policy, and support a U.N. resolution on ending human rights violations (see H. Res. 388), H7815 [8SE]

———express support to the organizers and participants of the historic meeting of the Assembly to Promote the Civil Society in Cuba (see H. Res. 193), H1846 [6AP]

Curtiss, Glenn H.: tribute (see H. Res. 374), H6328 [21JY]

Dept. of Defense: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts (see H. Con. Res. 6), H142 [20JA]

Dept. of HHS: encourage dissemination, security, confidentiality, and usefulness of health information technology (see H.R. 4157), H10157 [10NO]

———make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 216), H1622 [16MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish a national sex offender registration database (see H.R. 95), H74 [4JA]

Dept. of State: make information on funding provided to non-governmental organizations available to the public (see H.R. 4306), H10156 [10NO]

———require a quadrennial review of the diplomatic strategy and structure and determine the best means to fulfill its mission in the future (see H.R. 1746), H3114 [10MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 1585), H4188 [7JN]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H1416 [14MR]

Drugs: eliminate safe-harbor exception for certain packaged pseudoephedrine products used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 1446), H1694 [17MR]

———provide an increased penalty for endangering a child while illegally manufacturing a controlled substance (see H.R. 1616), H1969 [13AP]

———provide civil liability for illegal manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances for the harm caused by the use of those controlled substances (see H.R. 2348), H3261 [12MY]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3889), H8341 [22SE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H790 [17FE]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 305), H287 [1FE]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 3753), H7860 [13SE]

———strengthen and expand scientific and technological education capabilities of associate-degree-granting colleges through partnerships with bachelor-degree-granting institutions (see H.R. 226), H7949 [14SE]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (see H.R. 3824), H8389 [27SE]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: provide for secure financial data (see H.R. 3997), H9277 [26OC]

Families and domestic relations: regulate international marriage broker activity in the U.S. and provide certain protections for individuals who utilize the services of international marriage brokers (see H.R. 3657), H12050 [16DE]

———support responsible fatherhood, promote marriage, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 318), H4562 [15JN]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (see H.R. 859), H718 [16FE]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H9361 [27OC]

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 1079), H981 [3MR]

Federal agencies and departments: require agencies to review all major rules within 10 years after issuance (see H.R. 3143), H7743 [7SE]

Federal Election Campaign Act: exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication (see H.R. 1606), H4188 [7JN]

Federal employees: deny Federal retirement benefits to individuals convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 4546), H11653 [14DE]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (see H.R. 420), H235 [26JA]

FEMA: permit access to databases to comply with sex offender registry and notification laws (see H.R. 4381), H11655 [14DE]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 148), H1510 [15MR]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H798 [17FE]

Fish and fishing: add certain species of carp to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped (see H.R. 3049), H9362 [27OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H195 [25JA]

Foreign policy: advance democracy, individual freedom, religious freedom, and human rights globally, strengthen alliances, and increase funding for groups and individuals promoting democracy (see H.R. 1133), H1970 [13AP]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 1216), H1368 [10MR]

———enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (see H.R. 3283), H6652 [26JY]

FTC: classify advertising or sale of a mislabeled copy-protected music disc as an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice (see H.R. 1201), H1847 [6AP]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H6204 [20JY]

Government regulations: require agencies to take into consideration the impact of newly promulgated rules on the privacy of individuals (see H.R. 2840), H4561 [15JN]

Great Lakes: authorize appropriations for State restoration programs and activities (see H.R. 792), H586 [14FE]

———recognize and affirm efforts of Great Lakes Governors and Premiers to standardize decisions on water withdrawal and urge that management authority remain vested with the Governors and Premiers (see H. Con. Res. 140), H5742 [12JY]

GSA: provide a site for construction of a national health museum (see H.R. 3630), H9103 [25OC]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H6432 [25JY] (see H.R. 534), H349 [2FE]

———increase provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions (see H.R. 1353), H2978 [4MY]

———provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (see H.R. 2520), H3767 [23MY]

Higher Education Act: prevent sex offenders subject to involuntary civil commitments from receiving Federal student financial aid (see H.R. 132), H197 [25JA]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 1273), H1970 [13AP]

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H7565 [28JY]

Immigration: revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 793), H1847 [6AP]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H5963 [18JY]

———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 2355), H3261 [12MY]

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers: provide for continued oversight of the Internet domain name system and ensure physical location within the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 268), H9277 [26OC]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H2102 [14AP]

Iron and steel industry: urge the Dept. of Commerce and ITC to consider the impact of steel antidumping or countervailing duties on steel-consuming manufacturers and the economy when conducting sunset reviews (see H. Res. 84), H631 [15FE]

Israel: congratulate on election of Dan Gillerman as Vice President of U.N. General Assembly (see H. Res. 368), H7566 [28JY]

———independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 149), H3557 [18MY]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see H. Res. 137), H984 [3MR]

Laos: honor Lao and Hmong veterans and their refugee families upon the anniversary of the end of the Indochina conflict (see H. Res. 317), H5435 (see H. Res. 317), H5480 [29JN]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3132), H6107 [19JY]

———provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 798), H1779 [5AP]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H195 [25JA]

Medicaid: require drug utilization review programs to deny coverage of erectile dysfunction drugs for individuals registered (or required to be registered) as sex offenders (see H.R. 2648), H5362 [28JN]

Medicare: clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see H.R. 1016), H846 [1MR]

———exclude coverage of drugs prescribed for treatment of impotence (see H.R. 712), H848 [1MR]

———provide for value-based purchasing in payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3617), H10157 [10NO]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H4723 [17JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H1896 [12AP]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4047), H8808 [7OC]

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 823), H4486 [14JN]

———prohibit use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program (see H.R. 181), H287 [1FE]

———protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school (see H.R. 1790), H2471 [21AP]

Middle East: commend democratization and political and economic liberalization of certain countries (see H. Res. 37), H6206 [20JY]

———condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 144), H3114 [10MY]

———support findings of U.N. commission investigating assassination of Rafik Hariri, condemn Syria for apparent involvement, and demand Syrian compliance with certain U.N. resolutions (see H. Res. 510), H9556 [2NO]

Motor vehicles: allow an operator of a commercial motor vehicle breaks in a daily tour of duty (see H.R. 623), H410 [8FE]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 15), H7950 [14SE]

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see H.R. 596), H352 [2FE]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 2088), H2976 [4MY]

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1124), H4561 [15JN]

National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (see H.R. 418), H235 [26JA]

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1591), H3056 [5MY]

NSF: establish a Division of Food and Agricultural Science and authorize funding for the support of fundamental agricultural research of the highest quality (see H.R. 1563), H1894 [12AP]

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11111 [6DE]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. (see H.R. 3836), H8162 [20SE]

Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 689), H1417 [14MR]

Power resources: expand production and use of renewable fuel and increase energy independence (see H.R. 1608), H1968 [13AP] (see H.R. 3081), H5361 [28JN]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H1370 [10MR]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 240), H2394 [20AP]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3135), H5599 [30JN] (see H.R. 4128), H9436 [31OC]

Red Lake, MN: express condolences in the aftermath of the recent school shooting at Red Lake High School (see H. Con. Res. 126), H1846 [6AP]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 2017), H2737 [28AP]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H233 [26JA]

Safety: establish a day to bring awareness to the issue of missing persons (see H. Res. 189), H5742 [12JY]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H7564 [28JY]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1357), H1690 [17MR]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H348 [2FE]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H286 [1FE]

Sports: provide immunity for nonprofit athletic organizations in lawsuits arising from claims of ordinary negligence relative to the passage or adoption of rules for athletic competitions and practices (see H.R. 1176), H10038 [8NO]

Syria: human rights and civil liberties violations (see H. Con. Res. 18), H354 [2FE]

———strengthen sanctions, establish a program to support a transition to a democratically elected Government, and restore sovereignty and democratic rule in Lebanon (see H.R. 1141), H9472 [1NO]

Tariff: natural cork (see H.R. 1944), H2647 [27AP]

Tariff Act: allow U.S. manufacturers that use products subject to countervailing or antidumping duty proceedings or use domestic like products to participate in those proceedings (see H.R. 4217), H9640 [3NO]

Taxation: allow a credit for owning certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 652), H848 [1MR]

———allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain energy projects (see H.R. 2794), H6652 [26JY]

———allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 37), H286 [1FE]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H8342 [22SE]

———allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs (see H.R. 2682), H6107 [19JY]

———allow a tax credit for certain energy-efficient property (see H.R. 1397), H4985 [22JN]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H5741 [12JY]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1120), H1510 [15MR]

———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H9962 [7NO]

———applicability of volume cap for private activity bonds to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1708), H8342 [22SE]

———exclude from gross income amounts received on the sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (see H.R. 3079), H5362 [28JN]

———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (see H.R. 380), H233 [26JA] (see H.R. 387), H798 [17FE]

———expand exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to dependents of employees (see H.R. 1518), H7743 [7SE]

———expand incentives for education (see H.R. 1380), H3436 [17MY]

———extend incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 2498), H4561 [15JN]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 1511), H1845 [6AP]

———increase benefits for parents who stay at home with their children (see H.R. 3080), H7565 [28JY]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H2394 [20AP]

———make permanent the 15-year depreciation recovery period for restaurant property improvements and extend to new restaurant construction (see H.R. 920), H942 [2MR]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 1684, 1685), H2148 [19AP]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H4561 [15JN]

———permit one-time, tax-free distributions from retirement plans to fund health savings accounts (see H.R. 2063), H4487 [14JN]

———permit tax-free distribution from governmental retirement plans for payment of health and long-term care insurance premiums for public safety officers (see H.R. 2177), H3054 [5MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 1241), H5362 [28JN]

———provide a small agri-biodiesel producer credit and improve the small ethanol producer credit (see H.R. 36), H2738 [28AP]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 2034), H2737 [28AP]

———provide for deductibility of medical expenses by individuals (see H.R. 4625), H12167 [17DE]

———provide for the deductibility of medical expenses (see H.R. 66), H6328 [21JY]

———provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (see H.R. 1134), H988 [7MR]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 3908), H8386 [27SE]

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (see H.R. 976), H795 [17FE]

———reduce rates on distilled spirits (see H.R. 1791), H2471 [21AP]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H2646 [27AP]

———restore equity and complete transfer of motor fuel excise taxes on motorboat and small engine fuels into the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund (see H.R. 1063), H1372 [10MR]

———temporarily suspend Federal excise taxes on highway motor fuels (see H.R. 3683), H7741 [7SE]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H3199 [11MY]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (see H.R. 310), H524 [9FE]

———protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see H.R. 1139), H988 [7MR]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3), H520 [9FE]

Ukraine: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1053), H940 [2MR]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 2533), H8388 [27SE]

University of Minnesota: tribute to women's ice hockey team (see H. Res. 238), H2550 [26AP]

Veterans: improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2963), H4721 [17JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H2734 [28AP]

Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H4142 [26MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H4985 [22JN]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1088), H981 [3MR]

Water: authorize appropriations for grants for coastal recreation water quality monitoring and notification programs (see H.R. 2686), H5915 [14JY]

———establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 1592), H3894 [24MY]

Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8348 [26SE]

World War II: recognize contributions of the Marine Corps and other units of the Armed Forces on the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima (see H. Res. 119), H797 [17FE]

———recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day and the Liberation of Western Bohemia (see H. Res. 195), H1846 [6AP]

———recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Japan (V-J) Day and the end of World War II in the Pacific (see H. Res. 360), H6652 [26JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 63), H7613 [29JY] (see H.J. Res. 71), H9695 [4NO]

Birds: promote conservation of migratory waterfowl and offset or prevent the loss of wetlands and other habitat essential to the preservation of such waterfowl (see H.R. 4315), H10161 [14NO]

Dept. of Transportation: include tax treatment of gasohol when computing estimated tax payments attributed to highway users (see H.R. 113), H75 [4JA]

Drugs: enhance Federal penalties for illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines and other controlled substances, and provide residential substance abuse treatment programs for State and Federal prisoners (see H.R. 3513), H7557 [28JY]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H71 [4JA]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 23), H80 [4JA]

Financial institutions: provide an exemption from certain requirements under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (see H.R. 2387), H3434 [17MY]

Free Enterprise Education Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 7), H136 [6JA]

General Education Provisions Act: clarify definition of a student relative to family educational and privacy rights (see H.R. 130), H135 [6JA]

Guzman-Morales, Jose M.: relief (see H.R. 1034), H847 [1MR]

Housing: ensure that any affordable housing assistance program of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac allows participation by nonprofit organizations that engage in certain voter registration activities (see H.R. 4231), H9695 [4NO]

Law enforcement: ensure that a sex offender or a sexually violent predator is not eligible for parole (see H.R. 4621), H12167 [17DE]

Medicare: establish criminal penalties for defrauding individuals relative to enrollment in a prescription drug plan (see H.R. 4406), H11033 [18NO]

———make improvements to payments to ambulance providers in rural areas (see H.R. 2525), H3768 [23MY]

Taxation: allow a custodial parent a refundable credit for unpaid child support payments and require a parent who is chronically delinquent in child support to include the amount of the unpaid obligation in gross income (see H.R. 4233), H9695 [4NO]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 765), H583 [10FE]

———extend deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses and expand such deduction for certain science, technology, engineering, and math professionals who become certified teachers (see H.R. 4622), H12167 [17DE]

———repeal certain oil and gas subsidies and appropriate the proceeds to double certain alternative energy incentives (see H.R. 4623), H12167 [17DE]

Terrorism: tribute to flight crew members lost during attacks against the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 55), H584 [10FE]

Essays

Pledge of Allegiance: Katelin Richter, E2180 [27OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H11507 [14DE]

Remarks

Albert Harold Quie Post Office, Dennison, MN: designate (H.R. 3989), H9445 [1NO]

Amtrak: restore funding to certain routes, H5405 [29JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H2336 [20AP]

Armed Forces: prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (H.R. 458), E1482 [13JY]

Boy Scouts: tribute to Medal of Merit recipients, E1849 [14SE]

Capital punishment: protect victims' rights, H11183 [7DE]

Conway, Colleen: ATHENA Award recipient, E824 [28AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Advanced Technology Northern Border Security Pilot Program implementation, H3491 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), H3383 [17MY]

Dept. of HUD: Homeless Assistance Grants funding through reductions in Amtrak funding, H5408 [29JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), H8473 [28SE]

———Justice Assistance Grant Program funding, H4390 [13JN], H4443 [14JN]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6045, H6046 [19JY]

———provide assistance to Mexico to prevent the production of methamphetamine and prevent diversion of methamphetamine precursors for illicit use, H6046 [19JY]

———require certification that certain countries importing and exporting methamphetamine precursors are cooperating with U.S. law enforcement to prevent diversion of the chemicals for illicit use, H6044, H6045, H6046 [19JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3619, H3620 [19MY]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5405, H5408 [29JN], H5505 [30JN]

Drugs: provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine abuse, H4390 [13JN]

———provide residential substance abuse treatment programs to those who pass a regularly administered drug-screening test and provide aftercare to prisoners formerly enrolled in such programs, H8473 [28SE]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines, H11509, H11539 [14DE]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 23), H242 [1FE]

Entrikin, Emilie: Boy Scouts National Certificate of Merit award recipient, E1849 [14SE]

Federal Election Campaign Act: exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication (H.R. 1606), H9483 [2NO]

Fish and fishing: State Aquatic Nuisance Species Management plans funding, H3619, H3620 [19MY]

Iraq: elections, H11659 [15DE]

Law enforcement: improve security at U.S. borders, H3383 [17MY]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: observance, H1901 [13AP]

Pensions: reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), H11764 [15DE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2336 [20AP]

Red Lake, MN: express condolences in the aftermath of the recent school shooting at Red Lake High School (H. Con. Res. 126), H2169 [20AP]

Roads and highways: allow States to build voluntary-use toll lanes and dedicate revenues to new highway capacity, H1196, H1197, H1198, H1199 [9MR]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1722 [20MR]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4390 [13JN], H4443 [14JN]

St. Paul, MN: anniversary of Minnesota State Capitol Building, E18 [4JA]

Supreme Court: prohibit funding to enforce Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property, H5505 [30JN]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1196, H1197, H1198, H1199 [9MR]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, H11539 [14DE]

World War II: anniversary of Battle of Iwo Jima, E510 [17MR]

Wright County, MN: anniversary, E245 [15FE]

Tributes

Ehlen, Robert B., E2386 [17NO]

Kennedy, Alvina, E1922 [21SE]

Lindberg, Charles W., E510 [17MR]

Pope John Paul II, H1833 [6AP]

Richter, Katelin, H9108 [26OC]

Rosemeier, Merlin, E821 [28AP]

Silvera, Shawn B., E2141 [20OC]

Vail, Clarence and Mayme, E244 [15FE]