McKINNEY, CYNTHIA (a Representative from Georgia)

Articles and editorials

Defense Lawyer, Investigator Square Off Over Benderman's Conscientious Objector Application, John Carrington, Savannah (GA) Morning News, E834 [28AP]

Oh, No—Pentagon Loses $2.3 Trillion, Online Journal (Internet site), H324 [2FE]

U.S. ``Loses'' $9bn in Iraq, News24.com (Internet site), H323 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 690), H11035 [18NO]

Armed Forces: require a minimum basic pay level for members serving in a combat zone (see H.R. 1683), H2148 [19AP]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 199), H4400 [13JN]

Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons and application of savings to certain domestic initiatives (see H.R. 1348), H11327 [8DE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H1368 [10MR]

———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), H11110 [6DE]

Asia: commend support to victims of earthquake that struck South Asia (see H. Res. 561), H11111 [6DE]

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

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H11328 [8DE]

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), H11880 [15DE]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 71), H1510 [15MR]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H8846 [17OC]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H3332 [16MY]

———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), H7814 [8SE]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H7814 [8SE]

———reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H11504 [13DE]

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

———tribute (see H. Res. 21), H287 [1FE]

Civil rights: recognize contributions of the ``Greensboro Four'' (see H. Con. Res. 25), H354 [2FE]

Classified information: request the Executive Office of the President and direct the Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to the White House Iraq Group (see H. Res. 505), H9642 [3NO]

Climate: request documents from the President on the anticipated effects of climate change on coastal regions of the U.S. (see H. Res. 515), H9276 [26OC]

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

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

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H847 [1MR]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see H.R. 2134), H10910 [17NO]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 3037), H11504 [13DE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H2739 [28AP]

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. 1182), H2473 [21AP]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1814), H2979 [4MY]

———prohibit use of funds to implement certain regulations that restrict travel to Cuba for educational activities (see H.R. 3064), H7815 [8SE]

———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), H6381 [22JY]

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3763), H8389 [27SE]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H9103 [25OC]

Dept. of Education: authorize grants to States and local educational agencies for hiring and training prekindergarten teachers (see H.R. 3296), H9426 [28OC]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program (see H.R. 4212), H11328 [8DE]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 3506), H8342 [22SE]

———provide grants for organizations to find missing adults (see H.R. 2103), H5801 [13JY]

———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), H4356 [9JN]

Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (see H.R. 3760), H7947 [14SE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H1264 [9MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 4025), H10227 [15NO]

Disasters: require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (see H. Res. 477), H10910 [17NO]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3642), H11655 [14DE]

———authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3641), H11655 [14DE]

———establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority or underserved populations (see H.R. 3640), H11655 [14DE]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 3616), H11880 [15DE]

Disney, Walt: tribute (see H. Res. 355), H5637 [11JY]

Education: constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 29), H941 [2MR]

El Salvador: commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (see H. Res. 458), H9277 [26OC]

Employment: protect volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel responding to national emergencies from termination or demotion in their places of employment (see H.R. 3949), H9962 [7NO]

———provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 3192), H7862 [13SE]

———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1902), H4356 [9JN]

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 1589), H1967 [13AP]

FCC: establish minimum public interest requirements for multi-cast digital television channels (see H.R. 2359), H11220 [7DE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2719), H4188 [7JN]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H4400 [13JN]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by humanitarian emergencies a priority (see H.R. 1413), H11220 [7DE]

Garvey, Marcus: pardon (see H. Con. Res. 57), H849 [1MR]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H12050 [16DE]

Haiti: provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (see H.R. 945), H4187 [7JN]

Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H941 [2MR]

———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 1709), H7743 [7SE]

———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 3875), H10145 [9NO]

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H5362 [28JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H4656 [16JN]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 810), H798 [17FE]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2553), H10910 [17NO]

Health care professionals: educate concerning substance use disorders and addiction (see H.R. 1789), H6328 [21JY]

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]

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), H5252 [27JN]

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

———establish a commission to investigate the expulsion of African-American residents of certain Missouri cities from their homes between 1894 and 1901 and make recommendations regarding reparations (see H.R. 1977), H2735 [28AP]

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]

Housing: assist teachers and public safety officers in obtaining affordable housing (see H.R. 4278), H10145 [9NO]

Hurricanes: dedicate a percentage of Hurricane Katrina disaster relief funds for mental health services for victims and first responders (see H.R. 3708), H9103 [25OC]

———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), H8644 [29SE]

———provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3748), H9103 [25OC]

———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: comprehensively reform immigration law and better protect immigrant victims of violence (see H.R. 2092), H5741 [12JY]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: allow preference in distribution of grants to agencies and organizations that provide training to regular education personnel to meet needs of disabled children (see H.R. 3438), H7815 [8SE]

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), H7861 [13SE]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 1130), H2738 [28AP]

Iraq: declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H. Con. Res. 197), H5603 [30JN]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 55), H6936 [27JY] (see H.J. Res. 73), H11655 [14DE] (see H. Con. Res. 35), H236 [26JA]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H196 [25JA]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4188 [7JN]

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]

Laredo, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 128), H1851 [8AP]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H942 [2MR]

Medicaid: prevent a reduction in the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State for fiscal year 2006 (see H.R. 3735), H8648 [3OC]

Medicare: continue Medicaid prescription drug coverage to dual-eligible beneficiaries for a certain period while allowing part D benefits to be implemented as scheduled (see H.R. 1144), H11655 [14DE]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H3199 [11MY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H11327 [8DE]

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]

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Con. Res. 90), H7566 [28JY]

Military Selective Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 2455), H3894 [24MY]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Con. Res. 273), H10146 [9NO]

Motley, Constance Baker: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 271), H11328 [8DE]

National Audubon Society: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H11111 [6DE]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 690), H11035 [18NO]

National Flood Insurance Program: strengthen, encourage participation, and provide certain owners of properties not located in flood hazard zones a one-time opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 3922), H10146 [9NO]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H7565 [28JY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 3313), H8163 [20SE]

National objectives: end homelessness (see H.R. 4347), H12051 [16DE]

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]

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

POW: transmit to congressional committees certain reports on international human rights law or related laws in connection with military detainees (see H.R. 2901), H4485 [14JN]

Power resources: ensure fairness in gasoline, diesel fuel, and home heating oil prices (see H.R. 4029), H11036 [18NO]

Presidential appointments: provide that a Federal public safety position may not be held by any political appointee who does not meet certain minimum requirements (see H.R. 3925), H8644 [29SE]

Privacy: require States to keep confidential the addresses of victims of domestic violence included in the State's computerized voter registration list (see H.R. 4225), H11036 [18NO]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H10157 [10NO]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 472), H8736 [6OC]

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

Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student's parent provides written consent for the release (see H.R. 551), H1417 [14MR]

Science: recognize significance of African American women in the U.S. scientific community (see H. Con. Res. 96), H1508 [15MR]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H11504 [13DE]

Senior citizens: provide mental health screening and treatment services, integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams (see H.R. 2629), H11328 [8DE]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 158), H3556 [18MY]

Small Business Act: enhance section 8(a) program (see H.R. 4474), H11326 [8DE]

Social Security: ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1668), H9103 [25OC]

———ensure that receipts and disbursements of the trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget (see H.R. 653), H1371 [10MR]

Southern California Association of Governments: anniversary (see H. Res. 247), H6329 [21JY]

Space policy: preserve peaceful uses of space by prohibiting space-based weapons and the use of weapons to destroy orbiting objects in space (see H.R. 2420), H3554 [18MY]

Staff Sergeant First Class John Marshall Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 289), H197 [25JA]

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), H11328 [8DE]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase and installation of emergency generators (see H.R. 4348), H11880 [15DE]

———allow an additional credit for adoption of an older child (see H.R. 4092), H9696 [4NO]

———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), H3695 [19MY]

———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), H4400 [13JN]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 3260), H6381 [22JY]

———establish a Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive tax payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 2631), H4072 [25MY]

———expand incentives for education (see H.R. 1380), H8388 [27SE]

———extend Superfund financing for purposes of cleanup activities relative to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 4481), H11326 [8DE]

———impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow tax credit for purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and provide grants for mass transit (see H.R. 2070), H2975 [4MY]

———increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students (see H.R. 1504), H9426 [28OC]

———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H10502 [16NO]

Turkey: urge acknowledgment of culpability of Ottoman Empire for Armenian genocide and reconciliation with Armenia, and support accession of Turkey to the European Union under certain criteria (see H. Con. Res. 195), H6328 [21JY]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H5741 [12JY]

U.S. Health Service: establish (see H.R. 3000), H11655 [14DE]

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 515), H1417 [14MR]

Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H9473 [1NO]

Veterans' Right To Know Commission: establish (see H.R. 4259), H10158 [10NO]

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

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

———establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 63), H847 [1MR]

———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]

Walt Disney Co.: anniversary of Disneyland (see H. Con. Res. 142), H2743 [2MY]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H1508 [15MR]

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H7814 [8SE]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 155), H1509 [15MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 2099), H2977 [4MY] (see H.R. 2297), H3198 [11MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide farm debt and program relief to African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs (see H.R. 3998), H8733 [6OC]

Elections: permit State use of a proportional voting system for multiseat congressional districts and allow instant runoff voting in certain elections for Federal office (see H.R. 2690), H4140 [26MY]

Frank F. Church Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 4279), H10145 [9NO]

Hurricanes: establish a Comprehensive Environmental Sampling and Toxicity Assessment Plan (CESTAP) to assess and monitor air, water, soil and human populations in areas impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 4139), H9102 [25OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: provide for expeditious disclosure of records relevant to life and assassination (see H.R. 2554), H3768 [23MY]

Louisiana: temorarily deny Federal assistance to certain law enforcement deparments due to maltreatment of individuals seeking aid during the Hurricane Katrina crisis (see H.R. 4209), H9555 [2NO]

Posse Comitatus Act: reaffirm continued importance and applicability (see H. Con. Res. 274), H9102 [25OC]

Shakur, Tupac A.: open U.S. government files relevant to life and death (see H.R. 4210), H9555 [2NO]

Briefings

9/11 Commission Report One Year Later—A Citizens' Response—Did the Commission Get It Right, E2144-E2146 [20OC], E2188-E2191 [27OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H6109 [20JY]

Remarks

Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 2099), H12223 [18DE]

Armed Forces: support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education (H. Con. Res. 36), H323 [2FE]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, H4337 [9JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H697 [16FE]

———deficit, H697 [16FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1566 [16MR], H1649 [17MR]

Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, H112, H124 [6JA]

———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, H112, H124 [6JA]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1649 [17MR]

Davis, Ossie: tribute (H. Res. 69), H474 [9FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H3920 [25MY], E2514 [13DE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), consideration (H. Res. 293), H3908 [25MY]

———extend small disadvantaged business program, E2514 [13DE]

———prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, H3243 [12MY]

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

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H7664 [6SE], H7801-H7805 [8SE], H8168 [21SE]

Education: funding, H8968 [19OC]

Halliburton Co.: investigation of alleged misuse and abuse of funds and resources provided under contracts dealing with reconstruction efforts in Iraq, H8168 [21SE]

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

———impact of Hurricane Katrina on African Americans, H7804 [8SE]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7801-H7805 [8SE], H7932, H7934 [14SE]

Iraq: call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), H11012 [18NO]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H11012 [18NO]

Minorities: address disparities in economic status, education, health, and quality of life, H3244-H3246 [12MY], H4336-H4339 [9JN], H5058 [23JN]

National security: require all young persons to perform a period of military or civilian service (H.R. 2723), H4339 [9JN]

Poverty: improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty (H. Con. Res. 234), H7932, H7934 [14SE]

United Kingdom: food rations sent as relief effort to States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8168 [21SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5959 [18JY], H8383 [27SE], H9960 [7NO]

Special order: granted, H7670 [6SE], H11031 [18NO]

Statements

Improve Federal Government Preparedness and Response Plans After Hurricane Katrina: by, E1824 [13SE]

Tributes

Benderman, Kevin, E834 [28AP]

Samuel, Kenneth L., H6109 [20JY]

Tillman, Pat, H4338 [9JN]

Tubman, Harriet Ross, E419 [10MR]