SCOTT, ROBERT C. (a Representative from Virginia)

Amendments

Courts: prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (H.R. 554), H8934 [19OC]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 1751), H10099, H10101 [9NO]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), H2607 [27AP]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7864 [13SE], H7905 [14SE]

Workforce Investment Act: strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), H905 [2MR]

Analyses

Congressional Black Caucus 2006 Budget Proposals, H1650-H1652 [17MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3199, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement, H10090 [9NO], H10160 [14NO]

Articles and editorials

House Divided Against Itself, Norfolk (VA) Virginian-Pilot, H2997 [5MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Archbishop Iakovos: tribute (see H. Res. 325), H4655 [16JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 567), H351 [2FE]

Armed Forces: improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2131), H3052 [5MY]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H236 [26JA]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H2880 [3MY]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 287), H9425 [28OC]

Army: conduct thorough review of cases of individuals convicted of court-martial arising from a disturbance at Fort Lawton, WA, on August 14, 1944 (see H.R. 3174), H5601 [30JN]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 280), H3435 [17MY]

Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate research in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 2358), H3261 [12MY]

———provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes (see H.R. 1400), H8644 [29SE]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 2060), H4073 [25MY]

———provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (see H.R. 3697), H7812 [8SE]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: recognize anniversary and support mission and goals (see H. Con. Res. 41), H1780 [5AP]

Biotechnology Industry Organization: tribute (see H. Res. 421), H7613 [29JY]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H796 [17FE]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H9696 [4NO]

Bush, President: transmit information on contracts for services or construction related to Hurricane Katrina recovery that relate to wages and benefits to be paid to workers (see H. Res. 467), H8388 [27SE]

Business and industry: prohibit price gouging during certain disasters and emergencies (see H.R. 3681), H7741 [7SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda (see H.R. 4510), H12051 [16DE]

———revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 937), H1265 [9MR]

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Watertrail: conduct feasibility study on designation as a national historic trail (see H.R. 2588), H3892 [24MY]

Captain Mark Stubenhofer Post Office Building, Springfield, VA: designate (see H.R. 1460), H1777 [5AP]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H1780 [5AP]

Chesapeake Bay: improve and reauthorize the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program (see H.R. 4126), H9102 [25OC]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H7565 [28JY]

———establish Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program, Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, and child care provider health benefits program (see H.R. 2000), H7861 [13SE]

———establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 822), H5603 [30JN]

———provide comprehensive services for children who have been removed from environments in which methamphetamines are unlawfully manufactured, distributed, or dispensed (see H.R. 2335), H4144 [26MY]

Chisholm, Shirley: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 58), H587 [14FE]

Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to communications with United Kingdom officials on U.S. policy towards Iraq (see H. Res. 375), H7862 [13SE]

———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. 363), H5914 [14JY]

Cochran, Johnnie, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 185), H1778 [5AP]

Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 2616), H3893 [24MY]

———expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 761), H2648 [27AP]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 128), H2472 [21AP]

Correctional institutions: encourage successful reentry of incarcerated persons into the community after release (see H.R. 4202), H9555 [2NO]

Credit: establish requirements on the terms of consumer credit extended to an Armed Forces member or the dependent of a member (see H.R. 97), H8734 [6OC]

———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. 1182), H2473 [21AP]

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), H2737 [28AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 2662), H4723 [17JN]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H629 [15FE]

Cuba: temporarily suspend restrictions on remittances, gifts, and family travel to allow Cuban Americans to assist relatives in the aftermath of Hurricane Dennis (see H. Con. Res. 206), H5964 [18JY]

Davis, Ossie: tribute (see H. Res. 69), H412 [8FE]

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3763), H7947 [14SE]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to establish screening programs for certain children to prevent reading failure (see H.R. 1764), H2649 [27AP]

Dept. of HHS: award on a competitive basis grants to public and private entities to establish or expand teenage pregnancy prevention program (see H.R. 3555), H8986 [19OC]

———establish health empowerment zone programs in communities that disproportionately experience disparities in health status and health care (see H.R. 56), H73 [4JA]

———provide grants to States to conduct demonstration projects designed to enable Medicaid-eligible individuals to receive support for long-term disability services in the settings of their choice (see H.R. 3063), H9044 [20OC]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H8248 [21SE]

Dept. of HUD: require all recipients of Homeless Assistance Act funds to protect personally identifying information of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 2695), H7613 [29JY]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3402), H7566 [28JY]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 1704), H2551 [26AP]

———require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see H. Con. Res. 77), H797 [17FE]

Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (see H.R. 3760), H8089 [15SE]

Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: transmit to the House of Representatives documents relating to security investigations and background checks relating to granting White House access to James D. Guckert (see H. Res. 136), H984 [3MR]

Discovery (space shuttle): tribute to crew (see H. Res. 441), H7949 [14SE]

Diseases: enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see H.R. 3307), H5913 [14JY]

———enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see H.R. 944), H1417 [14MR]

DuBois, W.E.B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 72), H796 [17FE]

Ecology and environment: enforce certain environmental laws, expand the definition of environmental justice, and direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office (see H.R. 1648), H5963 [18JY]

Education: improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 547), H349 [2FE]

———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see H.R. 2835), H4354 [9JN]

———include information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence in domestic violence education programs (see H.R. 2947), H6107 [19JY]

———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H3054 [5MY]

———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 198), H942 [2MR]

———provide relief to students, schools, and student borrowers affected by natural disasters (see H.R. 3690), H7742 [7SE]

Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see H.R. 4463), H11219 [7DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 390), H234 [26JA]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H195 [25JA]

ERISA: impose a moratorium on terminations of certain plans in cases in which reorganization of contributing sponsors is sought in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings (see H.R. 2327), H4188 [7JN]

Federal Youth Development Council: establish to improve the administration and coordination of Federal youth programs (see H.R. 856), H7743 [7SE]

Filipino Americans: recognize centennial of immigration and acknowledge contributions to society (see H. Con. Res. 218), H6650 [26JY]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3563), H7558 [28JY]

Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 2412), H3435 [17MY]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H1968 [13AP]

Health: 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. 2072), H2975 [4MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H4073 [25MY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 810), H1779 [5AP]

———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 2671), H8248 [21SE]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2553), H11655 [14DE]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (see H.R. 939), H2394 [20AP]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H350 [2FE]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 1184), H1780 [5AP]

History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (see H. Con. Res. 175), H5604 [30JN]

———anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H10910 [17NO]

Horseracing: recognize contributions of Jimmy Winkfield and other African American jockeys and trainers to the sport of horseracing and the history of the Kentucky Derby (see H. Res. 231), H2979 [4MY]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1265 [9MR]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H4188 [7JN]

Hurricanes: establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future (see H.R. 3764), H7948 [14SE]

———make grants to local educational agencies to restart school operations interrupted by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4048), H8808 [7OC]

———provide assistance to revitalize institutions of higher education affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4016), H8807 [7OC]

———recover, reclaim, restore and reconstruct lives and communities and reunite families devastated by Hurricane Katrina and address issues of poverty exposed by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4197), H9554 [2NO]

Immigration: give priority in the issuance of immigrant visas to the sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans who are or were naturalized U.S. citizens (see H.R. 901), H792 [17FE]

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 793), H1779 [5AP]

Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish (see H.R. 3003), H4895 [21JN]

Independent Commission to Prevent Fraud and Abuse in the Response to Hurricane Katrina: establish (see H.R. 3838), H8389 [27SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 288), H10227 [15NO]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H195 [25JA]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1849), H2549 [26AP]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: amend relative to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (see H.R. 1310), H1507 [15MR]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H4655 [16JN]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H4486 [14JN]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 73), H11655 [14DE]

James Madison University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 63), H353 [2FE]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H2395 [20AP]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 160), H3894 [24MY]

Justin W. Williams U.S. Attorney's Building, Alexandria, VA: designate (see H.R. 1463), H1777 [5AP]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 1696), H2149 [19AP]

Las Vegas, NV: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 105), H3114 [10MY]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H350 [2FE]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H354 [2FE]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H411 [8FE]

Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (see H.R. 438), H4400 [13JN]

Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 215), H6327 [21JY]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 910), H9362 [27OC]

Medicare: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 213), H6327 [21JY]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H354 [2FE]

———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 4098), H10161 [14NO]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H10227 [15NO]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H7564 [28JY]

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. 708), H522 [9FE]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2429), H3555 [18MY]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H7614 [29JY]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Con. Res. 273), H9102 [25OC]

Motley, Constance Baker: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 271), H9043 [20OC]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 30), H354 [2FE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 209), H6108 [19JY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H6381 [22JY]

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 262), H8734 [6OC]

National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 327), H7566 [28JY]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 478), H4296 [8JN]

National Security Agency: require Dept. of Justice to submit documents on Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (see H. Res. 643), H13189 [22DE]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H11655 [14DE]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 1297), H8162 [20SE]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H797 [17FE]

———Federal recognition of the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see H.R. 3349), H6106 [19JY]

Navy: enter into a contract for the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. Carl Vinson (CVN 70) (see H.R. 4326), H10225 [15NO]

NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see H.R. 921), H1510 [15MR]

Parks, Rosa: direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 4145), H9275 [26OC]

———issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 4343), H11220 [7DE]

Pensions: protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (see H.R. 4052), H8808 [7OC]

Philadelphia Coalition: tribute (see H. Res. 362), H5914 [14JY]

Poverty: improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty (see H. Con. Res. 234), H7742 [7SE]

Railroads: provide for continued operation of Amtrak and establish a support program for certain rail infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2992), H5963 [18JY]

Rehnquist, William H.: tribute (see H. Res. 423), H7673 [6SE]

Religion: condemn bigotry and religious intolerance and recognize that holy books of every religion should be treated with dignity and respect (see H. Res. 288), H4297 [8JN]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: tribute (see H. Res. 197), H1846 [6AP]

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

Science: recognize significance of African American women in the U.S. scientific community (see H. Con. Res. 96), H2551 [26AP]

Smith, Emmitt: tribute (see H. Res. 70), H631 [15FE]

Social Security: ensure that receipts and disbursements of the trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget (see H.R. 653), H411 [8FE]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2071), H2975 [4MY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H76 [4JA]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H984 [3MR]

Sports: recognize contributions of African-American basketball teams and players for their achievements, dedication, and contributions to the sport of basketball and to the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 59), H3057 [5MY]

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H2473 [21AP]

Taxation: allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan and for hiring their dependents and dependents of deceased personnel (see H.R. 1352), H3056 [5MY]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 994), H8342 [22SE]

———limit applicability of updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (see H.R. 114), H197 [25JA]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H1697 [17MR]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (see H.R. 4506), H11503 [13DE]

Veterans: recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 4574), H12047 [16DE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 156), H4296 [8JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3171), H5601 [30JN]

Virginia: designate additional National Forest System lands as wilderness, establish the Seng Mountain and Bear Creek Scenic Areas, and develop trail plans for wilderness and scenic areas (see H.R. 1975), H2735 [28AP]

Virginia Fire Chiefs Association, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 80), H523 [9FE]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H941 [2MR]

———extend to Hurricane Katrina evacuees the right to use absentee balloting and registration procedures available to military and overseas voters (see H.R. 3734), H8648 [3OC]

Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8343 [22SE]

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. 893), H4561 [15JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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. 3602), H7560 [28JY]

Hurricanes: temporarily suspend laws that deny certain Federal benefits, grants, and licenses to victims of Hurricanse Katrina or Rita due to convictions for certain drug crimes (see H.R. 4169), H9362 [27OC] (see H.R. 4213), H9555 [2NO]

Letters

Education of displaced students affected by Hurricane Katrina through vouchers to attend private schools: Barry W. Lynn, Americans United for Separation of Church and State (organization), H12265 [18DE]

Head Start Program hiring protections for faith-based organizations: Anna Burger, Service Employees International Union, H8279 [22SE]

———Barbara Pickney, Louisiana Head Start Association, H8272 [22SE]

———Barry W. Lynn, Americans United for Separation of Church and State (organization), H8275 [22SE]

———C. Welton Gaddy, Interfaith Alliance, H8279 [22SE]

———Caroline Fredrickson and Terri A. Schroeder, ACLU, H8276 [22SE]

———Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, H8274 [22SE]

———David M. Smith and Christopher Labonte, Human Rights Campaign (organization), H8280 [22SE]

———David Saperstein, Union for Reform Judaism, H8282 [22SE]

———Diane Shust and Randall Moody, National Education Association, H8278 [22SE]

———Donald J. Borut, National League of Cities, H8277 [22SE]

———Gary Bass, OMB Watch (organization), H8282 [22SE]

———Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H8275 [22SE]

———Janet Murguia, National Council of La Raza, H8281 [22SE]

———K. Hollyn Hollman, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, H8276 [22SE]

———Marian Wright Edelman, Children's Defense Fund (organization), H8280 [22SE]

———Mel Lipman, American Humanist Association, H8278 [22SE]

———Michael Lieberman and Jess N. Hordes, Anti-Defamation League, H8274 [22SE]

———Phyllis Snyder, National Council of Jewish Women, H8281 [22SE]

———Ralph G. Neas and Tanya M. Clay, People for the American Way (organization), H8281 [22SE]

———Richard T. Foltin, American Jewish Committee, H8275 [22SE]

———Robert C. Keithan, Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations, H8279 [22SE]

———Sarah M. Greene, National Head Start Association, H8273 [22SE]

———several religious, civil rights, labor, education, health, and advocacy organizations, H8278 [22SE]

———several religious organizations, H8282 [22SE]

———Timothy McDonald, African American Ministers in Action (organization), H8273 [22SE]

———Wade Henderson and Nancy Zirkin, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, H8274 [22SE]

Job Training Improvement Act: Barry W. Lynn, Americans United for Separation of Church and State (organization), E365 [3MR]

———by, E357 [3MR]

———C. Welton Gaddy, Interfaith Alliance, E360 [3MR]

———Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, E361 [3MR]

———Coalition Against Religious Discrimination, E363 [3MR]

———David M. Smith and Christopher Labonte, Human Rights Campaign (organization), E362 [3MR]

———David Saperstein, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, E360 [3MR]

———Elenora Giddings Ivory, E360 [3MR]

———Gary Bass, OMB Watch (organization), E359 [3MR]

———Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, E361 [3MR]

———K. Hollyn Hollman, Baptist Joint Committee, E363 [3MR]

———Laura W. Murphy and Terri A. Schroeder, ACLU, E364 [3MR]

———Marsha Atkind, National Council of Jewish Women, E359 [3MR]

———Ralph G. Neas and Tanya M. Clay, People for the American Way (organization), E359 [3MR]

———Richard T. Foltin, American Jewish Committee, E359 [3MR]

———Robert C. Keithan, Universalist Association of Congregations, E360 [3MR]

———several organizations, E357 [3MR]

———Timothy McDonald, African American Ministers in Action (organization), E363 [3MR]

———Tony Hileman, American Humanist Association, E359 [3MR]

———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, E362 [3MR]

Private Property Rights Protection Act: Donald J. Borut, National League of Cities, H9571 [3NO]

———Janice L. Pauls, National Conference of State Legislatures, H9572 [3NO]

———Saul N. Ramirez, Jr., National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, H9572 [3NO]

Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act: Caroline Frederickson, ACLU, H10094 [9NO]

———Leonidas R. Mecham, Judicial Conference of the U.S., H10094 [9NO]

———Robert D. Evans, ABA, H10094 [9NO]

State attorneys general class action lawsuits exemption from amended procedures that apply to interstate class actions: National Association of Attorneys General, H747 [17FE]

Lists

Court decisions that support the militia interpretation of the second amendment to the Constitution on the right to keep and bear arms, H9009 [20OC]

Remarks

Aviation: provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes (H.R. 1400), H11127, H11128 [7DE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), H2059 [14AP]

———amend laws (S. 256), consideration (H. Res. 211), H1979, H1980 [14AP]

———exempt from means testing debtors whose financial situations were caused by serious medical problems, H2059 [14AP]

———exempt from means testing income from any job in which the debtor is no longer employed and income from any employment in which he can no longer engage due to medical disability, H1980 [14AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, H387 [8FE], H693 [16FE], H2643 [27AP]

———deficit, H387 [8FE], H693 [16FE], H2644 [27AP], H4870, H4871, H4873, H4874 [21JN], H8967, H8968 [19OC], H9080, H9082 [25OC]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending, H693 [16FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10632 [17NO]

———reconciliation process, H9080, H9083 [25OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1642, H1650 [17MR], H2643, H2644 [27AP]

Capital punishment: imposition of Federal death penalty for killing of certain Federal public safety officers, H10101 [9NO]

———provide the death penalty for certain terrorism related crimes and make other modifications of law relating to the penalty of death, H6286, H6287 [21JY]

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report, H2566 [27AP]

———characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report (H. Res. 253), H2772 [3MY]

Children and youth: enhance prosecution and prevent production, distribution and sale of child pornography and obscenity, H7917 [14SE]

Christmas Day: protect symbols and traditions (H. Res. 579), H11600 [14DE]

Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, H120, H122 [6JA]

———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, H120, H122 [6JA]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1642, H1650 [17MR]

Courts: allow judges to carry firearms subject to certain training and regulation, H10105 [9NO]

———amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), H735, H746 [17FE]

———application of mandatory minimum sentences to certain gang crime, H3155, H3156 [11MY]

———extend authority to redact certain sensitive information in financial disclosure statements filed by judges (H.R. 4311), H11125, H11126 [7DE]

———limit judicial review for certain harmless error sentencing claims, H7907 [14SE]

———preserve State jurisdiction over lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products, H8934 [19OC]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (H.R. 554), H8927, H8934 [19OC]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 1751), H10093, H10099, H10101, H10105 [9NO]

———repeal mandatory minimum penalties and the death penalty for unintentional acts relative to violent crimes against children, H7905 [14SE]

———repeal mandatory minimum sentencing for sex offenders who cross State lines and fail to register, H7902 [14SE]

———replace mandatory minimum sentences with longer maximium sentences for certain offenses against judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, H10099 [9NO]

———require timely notification to the issuing judge of any changes in the location of roving wiretaps, H6252, H6253 [21JY]

Crime: conduct study on correlation between illegal immigration and gang membership and activity, H3154 [11MY]

———exempt certain family members and clergy from prohibition on taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, H2609 [27AP]

———exempt taxi and bus drivers and certain health care professionals from prohibition on taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, H2607, H2609 [27AP]

———increase sentencing for violent crimes or drug trafficking offenses committed by illegal aliens, H3151, H3152 [11MY]

———prevent identity fraud, H4472 [14JN]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), H2607, H2609 [27AP]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2566 [27AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, H7920 [14SE]

———reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (H.R. 1279), H3135, H3136, H3137, H3140, H3147, H3151, H3152, H3153, H3154, H3155, H3156 [11MY]

———reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (H.R. 1279), consideration (H. Res. 268), H3124 [11MY]

Dendron, VA: tribute to Surry High School boys' basketball team, E556 [6AP]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), conference report, H12265 [18DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide information on immigrants who are in violation of certain immigration laws to the National Crime Information Center, H3153 [11MY]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), H8426 [28SE]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (H.R. 1704), H11093, H11094, H11095 [6DE]

Dept. of Labor: Reintergration of Youthful Offender Program funding, H5058 [23JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5058 [23JN]

Education: student financial aid programs funding, H10632 [17NO]

FarmHouse Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (H. Res. 207), H4809 [21JN]

FBI: require Director's approval of requests for library or bookstore records, H6251 [21JY]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), H9008 [20OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 10), H4909, H4921 [22JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, H6225 [21JY]

Hampton, VA: tribute to Hampton High School football team, E2619 [19DE]

Head Start Program: provide hiring protections for faith-based organizations providing Head Start services, H8261, H8272, H8317, H8318 [22SE]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8272, H8317, H8318 [22SE]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), consideration (H. Res. 455), H8261 [22SE]

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 (H.R. 5), H6982 [28JY]

Hurricanes: establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8967, H8968, H8970, H8971, H8972 [19OC]

———protect volunteers assisting the victims of Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3736), H7886 [14SE]

———provide for education of displaced students affected by Hurricane Katrina through vouchers to attend private schools, H12265 [18DE]

———temporarily suspend laws that deny certain Federal benefits, grants, and licenses to victims of Hurricanse Katrina or Rita due to convictions for certain drug crimes (H.R. 4169), E2203 [27OC]

———temporarily suspend laws that deny certain Federal benefits, grants, and licenses to victims of Hurricanse Katrina or Rita due to convictions for certain drug crimes (H.R. 4213), E2258 [3NO]

Immigration: preserve certain benefits for victims of Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3827), H8175 [21SE]

Law enforcement: ensure States do not issue driver's licenses or identification cards to sex offenders unless the offenders are in compliance with all registration requirements, H7899 [14SE]

———expand wire-tap authority to include offenses that are terrorism related, H6277 [21JY]

———make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7888, H7892, H7899, H7901, H7902, H7905, H7907, H7917, H7920 [14SE]

———provide training and equipment to Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers to combat Internet crimes against children, H7901 [14SE]

Minorities: address disparities in economic status, education, health, and quality of life, H5058 [23JN]

National security: provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), H3234 [12MY]

———reduce crime and terrorism at U.S. seaports, H6281 [21JY]

Navy: enter into a contract for the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. Carl Vinson (CVN 70) (H.R. 4326), H10332 [16NO]

Newport News, VA: tribute to Woodside High School boys' basketball team, E569 [7AP]

Parliamentary inquiry, H6290 [21JY], H7904 [14SE]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H9571 [3NO]

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), H4472 [14JN]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H2644 [27AP]

Supreme Court: encourage finding the use of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools to be consistent with the Constitution (H. Con. Res. 245), H8418, H8421 [28SE]

Taxation: rates, H10632 [17NO]

Terrorism: combat financing, H6289 [21JY]

———encourage more vigorous investigation and prosecution of drug crimes committed to provide material support to terrorist organizations, H6293, H6294 [21JY]

Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking to eliminate financial support that traffickers provide to terrorist organizations, H6284 [21JY]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 972), H11578 [14DE]

Transportation: increase penalties for terrorist attacks against railroad carriers and mass transportation systems on land, on water, or through the air, H6255, H6256 [21JY]

U.S. Parole Commission: extend (S. 1368), H8172 [21SE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: modify sunsets on wiretap authority, library and bookseller records, and lone wolf provisions, H10084 [9NO]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6225, H6251, H6252, H6253, H6255, H6256, H6277, H6281, H6284, H6286, H6287, H6289, H6293, H6294 [21JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), motion to instruct conferees, H10084 [9NO]

Veterans: health care funding, H4909 [22JN]

Violence Against Women Act: clarify basis for funding of certain grants intended for racial and ethnic minorities, H8426 [28SE]

———reauthorize, H8426 [28SE]

Virginia Union University: tribute to men's basketball team, E567 [7AP]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (H.R. 366), H2904 [4MY]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies, H3234 [12MY]

Workforce Investment Act: prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H864, H905, H908, H911, H912 [2MR]

———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), H905, H908, H911, H912 [2MR], E357 [3MR]

———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), consideration (H. Res. 126), H864 [2MR]

Statements

Tribute to Marie V. McDemmond: Virginia's Congressional Delegation, E853 [3MY]

Tributes

Maxwell, W. Henry, Sr., E1003 [17MY]

McDemmond, Marie V., E853 [3MY]

Parks, Rosa, H9264 [26OC]