HERSETH, STEPHANIE (a Representative from South Dakota)

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5450 [29JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H1621 [16MR]

———implement a mandatory program for country of origin labeling for meat and produce (see H.R. 4365), H10908 [17NO]

———provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (see H.R. 3754), H8644 [29SE]

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

Appropriations: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 871), H719 [16FE]

Armed Forces: commend medical personnel for care of combat casualties (see H. Con. Res. 309), H11035 [18NO]

———ensure equal treatment for members of Reserve components who perform inactive-duty training in determining entitlement for certain special pay categories (see H.R. 1371), H1897 [12AP]

———entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see H.R. 772), H9641 [3NO]

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

———improve Montgomery GI Bill educational benefits (see H.R. 2248), H3196 [11MY]

———improve the Transition Assistance Program provided for members being discharged, released from active duty, or retiring (see H.R. 2074), H3263 [12MY]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H141 [20JA]

———limit premium increases on reinstated health insurance on servicemembers who are released from active military service (see H.R. 2046), H2879 [3MY]

———provide a temporary increase in the minimum end strength levels for active duty personnel and Special Operation Forces (see H.R. 1666), H2101 [14AP]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 923), H8248 [21SE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H583 [10FE]

———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 1639), H3262 [12MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H3262 [12MY]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (see H.R. 558), H584 [10FE]

———tribute to dedication and commitment of employers of the members of the National Guard and other Reserve components who have been mobilized during the Global War on Terrorism (see H. Res. 302), H4142 [26MY]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H2150 [19AP]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H12050 [16DE]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 228), H9277 [26OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H796 [17FE]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 903), H792 [17FE]

Bureau of Reclamation: assess extent of invasion of salt cedar and Russian olive plants in the Western U.S. and carry out demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of such plants (see H.R. 2720), H6652 [26JY]

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]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H11504 [13DE]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H8089 [15SE]

———establish a grant program to provide follow-up treatment for children identified with a vision disorder (see H.R. 2328), H4656 [16JN]

———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 2423), H4188 [7JN]

———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration program (see H.R. 1505), H2473 [21AP]

Civil rights: anniversary of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and subsequent desegregation of American society (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5801 [13JY]

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

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]

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

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see H.R. 2134), H12050 [16DE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H1697 [17MR]

Courts: 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), H2150 [19AP]

Crime: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see H.R. 3352), H6936 [27JY]

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

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: consider homeland security contributions and value when reviewing list of military installations recommended for realignment or closure (see H.R. 2641), H4073 [25MY] (see H.R. 2667), H4139 [26MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the National Drought Council (see H.R. 1386), H1692 [17MR]

———issue regulations to restore integrity to payment limitation requirements for commodity payments and benefits, and to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse related to receipt of commodity payments and benefits (see H.R. 4149), H9275 [26OC]

———prepare an annual report specifying the number of non-Federal employees of the Farm Service Agency needed to handle the workload generated by programs administered by the Agency (see H.R. 2209), H8248 [21SE]

———prohibit closure or relocation of county or local Farm Service Agency office pending completion of the next omnibus agriculture law (see H.R. 3974), H8810 [7OC]

———prohibit establishment of standards to designate minimal-risk regions, including Canada, for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) unless export access for cattle and beef products improves (see H.R. 187), H197 [25JA]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 999), H1025 [8MR]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 2511), H3694 [19MY]

Dept. of Education: create a pilot program to increase the number of graduate educated nurse faculty to meet the future need for qualified nurses (see H.R. 3173), H5601 [30JN]

———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H7566 [28JY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program (see H.R. 4212), H11036 [18NO]

———revise minimum allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) Program (see H.R. 2826), H4296 [8JN]

Dept. of HUD: exclude amounts received as a military basic housing allowance from consideration as income for purposes of eligibility for federally assisted low-income housing programs (see H.R. 3186), H8735 [6OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish a national sex offender registration database (see H.R. 95), H6432 [25JY]

Dept. of Labor: reauthorize the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (see H.R. 3279), H5912 [14JY]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 1219), H4073 [25MY]

Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see H.R. 4542), H11880 [15DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award a percentage of procurement contracts to small business concerns owned by veterans (see H.R. 3082), H5361 [28JN]

———conduct a pilot project on using educational assistance funds to defray training costs associated with purchasing certain franchise enterprises (see H.R. 745), H1896 [12AP]

———eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 4025), H8807 [7OC]

———establish an Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events (see H.R. 4339), H10501 [16NO]

———establish Parkinson's Disease Research Education and Clinical Centers in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 2959), H4985 [22JN]

———improve outreach programs to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 2306), H3198 [11MY]

———provide adaptive housing assistance to disabled veterans residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member and make direct housing loans to Native American veterans (see H.R. 3665), H7741 [7SE]

———provide Chief Information Officer authority over resources, budget, and personnel related to the support function of information technology (see H.R. 4061), H8919 [18OC]

———provide emergency assistance to homeless veterans and their families affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3727), H7859 [13SE]

———provide sufficient blind rehabilitation outpatient specialists at medical facilities (see H.R. 3579), H7744 [7SE]

———provide veterans affected by Hurricane Katrina access to health care (see H.R. 3666), H7741 [7SE]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 808), H1969 [13AP]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1554), H4401 [13JN]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (see H.R. 4200), H9554 [2NO]

———respond to Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters that adversely affect food assistance, agricultural producers, and households (see H.R. 3809), H8088 [15SE]

Diseases: establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority or underserved populations (see H.R. 3640), H10910 [17NO]

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

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H354 [2FE]

———extend preventive-health and research programs for prostate cancer (see H.R. 2945), H4655 [16JN]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see H.R. 4062), H9103 [25OC]

———provide for emergency distributions of influenza vaccine (see H.R. 4358), H11110 [6DE]

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H7815 [8SE]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H7613 [29JY]

Drugs: encourage the President to convene an international conference to develop more effective means to deal with growing threat of methamphetamine and synthetic drug precursor chemicals (see H. Res. 566), H11221 [7DE]

———expand the scope of information required for the data bank on clinical trials for drugs (see H.R. 3196), H5602 [30JN]

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

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H7565 [28JY]

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

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), H9361 [27OC]

Endangered Species Act: reform process for designating critical habitat (see H.R. 1299), H2106 [18AP]

Ewa Beach, HI: tribute to West Oahu Little League Baseball team (see H. Res. 429), H7950 [14SE]

FAA: designate certain functions performed at flight service stations as inherently governmental functions (see H.R. 1474), H1777 [5AP]

———repeal local participation in Essential Air Service Program (see H.R. 1119), H2978 [4MY]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend appropriations and spending programs and provide an additional extension if implementing legislation is not submitted for World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round (see H.R. 4332), H10226 [15NO]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H11655 [14DE]

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 40), H4656 [16JN]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 697), H1696 [17MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H1969 [13AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: affirm that a permit is not required in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1749), H6381 [22JY]

Federal Youth Development Council: establish to improve the administration and coordination of Federal youth programs (see H.R. 856), H7861 [13SE]

FEMA: direct the President to designate a Small State Advocate (see H.R. 2338), H5741 [12JY]

Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 2317), H5604 [30JN]

———enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 2061), H5604 [30JN]

———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), H286 [1FE]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H627 [15FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H1026 [8MR]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H7673 [6SE]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H8388 [27SE]

Health: achieve a national health information infrastructure and establish a refundable tax credit for expenditures of health care providers implementing such infrastructure (see H.R. 747), H3435 [17MY]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 3248), H9696 [4NO]

———make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1671), H8919 [18OC]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 810), H628 [15FE]

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 125), H2104 [14AP]

History: anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H11110 [6DE]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 2642), H4297 [8JN]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1372 [10MR]

———strengthen budget process (see H. Res. 121), H797 [17FE]

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 1441), H8644 [29SE]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H4356 [9JN]

Hurricanes: ensure assistance for foster children impacted by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3711), H8163 [20SE]

———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), H8389 [27SE]

———require contracts relative to recovery efforts following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita be awarded only after an open and fair bidding process (see H. Con. Res. 251), H8644 [29SE]

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

Insurance: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 4540), H11653 [14DE]

———establish minimum standards relating to a factor for life insurance eligibility and rates (see H.R. 3639), H7612 [29JY]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H9556 [2NO]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H2150 [19AP]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see H.R. 4179), H9425 [28OC] (see H. Res. 137), H1372 [10MR]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H5638 [11JY]

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), H2473 [21AP]

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

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H236 [26JA]

Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (see H.R. 2716), H4141 [26MY]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H2472 [21AP]

———provide for fair treatment of services furnished to Native Americans (see H.R. 4447), H11655 [14DE]

———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1264), H8513 [28SE]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H3556 [18MY]

———provide public disclosure of average manufacturer prices and best prices for prescription drugs (see H.R. 3546), H7558 [28JY]

———recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see H. Con. Res. 231), H7561 [28JY]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H3262 [12MY]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 1447), H3262 [12MY]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H11327 [8DE]

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H8919 [18OC]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1946), H3262 [12MY]

———extend and improve protections for sole community hospitals (see H.R. 2961), H11110 [6DE]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H413 [8FE]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 791), H3113 [10MY]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 415), H4143 [26MY]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H10503 [16NO]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H5252 [27JN]

———require Medicare Advantage organizations to pay for critical access hospital services and rural health clinic services at a greater percentage than regular Medicare payment rates (see H.R. 880), H5741 [12JY]

———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 11), H71 [4JA]

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1106), H5435 (see H.R. 1106), H5479 [29JN]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H5915 [14JY]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H8986 [19OC]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H5177 [24JN]

Music and dance: recognize artistic excellence and community value of America's orchestras (see H. Con. Res. 157), H4656 [16JN]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 209), H8348 [26SE]

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: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 2231), H5362 [28JN]

———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), H11110 [6DE]

National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see H. Res. 556), H10502 [16NO]

National Military Families Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 159), H3694 [19MY]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 245), H3060 [9MY]

National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 222), H8736 [6OC]

National Tartan Day: support establishment (see H. Res. 41), H413 [8FE]

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

Native Americans: acknowledge history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the U.S. regarding Indian Tribes and offer apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 3), H12051 [16DE]

———acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H942 [2MR]

———award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 4597), H12048 [16DE]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 581), H3331 [16MY]

NSF: establish a competitive grant program for institutions of higher education to enhance education and job training opportunities in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 2325), H3260 [12MY]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see H. Res. 357), H5916 [14JY]

Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit use of certain anti-competitive forward contracts (see H.R. 4257), H10038 [8NO]

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), H10503 [16NO]

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H354 [2FE]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H287 [1FE]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H1895 [12AP]

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

———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H8513 [28SE]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H1622 [16MR]

Real estate: prohibit economic development assistance to States or localities that use eminent domain to obtain property for private commercial development or fail to pay relocation costs to displaced persons (see H.R. 3405), H6380 [22JY]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3135), H5599 [30JN] (see H.R. 4128), H9102 [25OC]

Refugees: tribute (see H. Res. 306), H4487 [14JN]

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

SBA: expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (see H.R. 2981), H4722 [17JN]

School Bus Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 498), H10503 [16NO]

Science: improve proficiency testing of clinical laboratories (see H.R. 4268), H11110 [6DE]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H524 [9FE]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 3601), H7560 [28JY]

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: enhance program (see H.R. 3200), H6205 [20JY]

Shipping industry: suspend temporarily new shipper bonding privileges (see H.R. 1039), H940 [2MR]

Social Security: ensure that receipts and disbursements of the trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget (see H.R. 653), H1969 [13AP]

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

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H286 [1FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H1509 [15MR]

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), H5741 [12JY]

States: require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see H. Con. Res. 235), H9363 [27OC]

Surface Transportation Board: authorizing appropriations to enhance railroad competition (see H.R. 2047), H2879 [3MY]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 521), H7564 [28JY]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain energy projects (see H.R. 2794), H4656 [16JN]

———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), H4139 [26MY]

———allow an additional credit for adoption of an older child (see H.R. 4092), H10910 [17NO]

———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), H3556 [18MY]

———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), H2150 [19AP]

———authorize States, localities, the District of Columbia, territories, and possessions of the U.S. to provide certain tax incentives to any person for economic development purposes (see H.R. 2471), H3556 [18MY]

———expand and modernize agricultural bond programs to assist young farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 651), H848 [1MR]

———extend incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 2498), H4356 [9JN]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 519), H348 [2FE]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3159), H5600 [30JN]

———permanent repeal of estate tax on family-owned businesses and farms (see H.R. 1624), H1969 [13AP]

———permit subchapter S election to be made on returns filed prior to the due date with extensions, reduce certain payroll deposit penalties, and allow certain married couples to file separate self-employment tax returns (see H.R. 3629), H7612 [29JY]

———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 credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H4561 [15JN]

———provide a small agri-biodiesel producer credit and improve the small ethanol producer credit (see H.R. 36), H196 [25JA]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 2034), H3262 [12MY]

———provide credit to certain agriculture-related businesses for cost of protecting certain chemicals (see H.R. 713), H6107 [19JY]

———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualified health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 2073), H2976 [4MY]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 1956), H11655 [14DE]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H7862 [13SE]

Trucking industry: postpone enforcement of new rules governing rest periods for truck drivers using sleeper berths (see H.R. 3943), H8810 [7OC]

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]

U.N.: dissuade members from supporting resolutions that unfairly castigate Israel and promote more balanced and constructive approaches to resolving conflict in the Middle East (see H. Res. 438), H9642 [3NO]

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), H7673 [6SE]

VA: anniversary (see H. Res. 361), H5916 [14JY]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H1896 [12AP]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H2150 [19AP]

———extend for persons affected by Hurricane Katrina the time for appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims of certain decisions of the Board of Veterans Appeals (see H.R. 3670), H7741 [7SE]

———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H348 [2FE]

———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2963), H7673 [6SE]

———improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1588), H1967 [13AP]

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

———permit eligible veterans to receive direct access to chiropractic care (see H.R. 917), H1372 [10MR]

———recognize positive effect of outreach activities known as Stand Down events on homeless veterans and commend organizers of such events (see H. Con. Res. 87), H988 [7MR]

———revise eligibility criteria for presumption of service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service (see H.R. 2962), H9103 [25OC]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H5604 (see H.R. 3171), H5601 [30JN]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 63), H2150 [19AP]

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

———establish an appropriate day for commemoration of the women suffragists who fought for and won the right of women to vote in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 59), H5914 [14JY]

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H4296 [8JN]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3185), H6107 [19JY]

———recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 338), H5252 [27JN]

World War II: preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3199 [11MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: require reimbursement for non-TRICARE health insurance premiums paid by certain members of reserve components during the period the members were not eligible for TRICARE coverage (see H.R. 1343), H1621 [16MR]

Congress: disapprove rule submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (see H.J. Res. 23), H796 [17FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit establishment of standards to designate minimal-risk regions, including Canada, for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) unless country-of-origin labeling is required (see H.R. 384), H233 [26JA]

Dept. of Defense: postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 2427), H3554 [18MY]

Dept. of the Interior: reallocate costs of the Pactola Dam and Reservoir, SD, to reflect increased demands for municipal, industrial, and fish and wildlife purposes (see H.R. 3967), H8648 [3OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 1773), H2470 [21AP]

Medicare: provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (H.R. 3861), consideration (see H. Res. 585), H11109 [6DE]

National American Indian Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 933), H793 [17FE]

Native Americans: provide compensation to members of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe for damage resulting from the Oahe Dam and Reservoir Project (see H.R. 3558), H7558 [28JY]

———provide compensation to the Lower Brule and Crow Creek Sioux Tribes of South Dakota for damage to tribal land caused by Pick-Sloan projects along the Missouri River (see H.R. 109), H74 [4JA]

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

———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (H.R. 3936), consideration (see H. Res. 568), H10909 [17NO]

Social Security: protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 3954), H8642 [29SE]

South Dakota: convey certain lands acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the Oahe Irrigation Project to certain State agencies for wildlife habitat mitigation and provide conditional purchase options (see H.R. 4301), H10156 [10NO]

Taxation: allow a business credit for qualified expenditures for medical professional malpractice insurance (see H.R. 2291), H3197 [11MY]

Wind Cave National Park: revise boundaries (see H.R. 546), H349 [2FE]

Ziolkowski, Korczak: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 482), H8734 [6OC]

Motions

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2509 [26AP]

Remarks

Agricultural Credit Act: reauthorize State mediation programs (S. 643), H4362 [13JN]

Agriculture: repeal delay in implementation of country of origin labeling requirements for meat and meat products, H4239 [8JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), H4239 [8JN]

Armed Forces: limit premium increases on reinstated health insurance on servicemembers who are released from active military service (H.R. 2046), H3742 [23MY]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H3618 [19MY]

BIA: provide funding to Crow Creek Reservation for construction of temporary dormitory facilities, H3637 [19MY]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish, H2509, H2517 [26AP]

BLM: prohibit funding for sale or slaughter of free-roaming horses and burros, H3662 [19MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H10381 [16NO]

———deficit, H10381 [16NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10046 [9NO], H10381 [16NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H2712 [28AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), motion to instruct conferees, H2509, H2517 [26AP]

Commodity Exchange Act: promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4473), H11559 [14DE]

Courts: Federal court system funding through reductions in the GSA Federal Buildings Fund funding, H5451 [29JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit establishment of standards to designate minimal-risk regions, including Canada, for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) unless country-of-origin labeling is required (H.R. 384), E98 [26JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H4027, H4033 [25MY]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations, H4027, H4033 [25MY]

———recommendation to close Ellsworth AFB, SD, H3293 [16MY], E1343 [24JN]

———release all documentation used for recommendations on closures and realignments of military installations, H4109 [26MY]

Dept. of HUD: Native American Housing Block Grant Program funding, H5555 [30JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), motion to recommit, H8479 [28SE]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program, H11941 [16DE]

Dept. of the Interior: payment in lieu of taxes program funding, H3623 [19MY]

———reallocate costs of the Pactola Dam and Reservoir, SD, to reflect increased demands for municipal, industrial, and fish and wildlife purposes (H.R. 3967), E2005 [3OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3618, H3623, H3637, H3662 [19MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide adaptive housing assistance to disabled veterans residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member and make direct housing loans to Native American veterans (H.R. 3665), H10080 [9NO]

———provide Chief Information Officer authority over resources, budget, and personnel related to the support function of information technology (H.R. 4061), H9487 [2NO]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), H4109 [26MY]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5451 [29JN], H5499, H5555 [30JN]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), H8543 [29SE]

FAA: prohibit funding for competitive sourcing of flight service stations, H5499 [30JN]

Forest Service: wildfire management funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H3618 [19MY]

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), H6990 [28JY]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11941 [16DE]

Medicaid: funding, H2509, H2517 [26AP], H2712 [28AP]

Motor vehicles: exempt Nebraska from truck length freeze relative to custom harvesters, E404 [10MR]

Native Americans: improve housing programs (H.R. 797), H1795 [6AP]

———provide compensation to members of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe for damage resulting from the Oahe Dam and Reservoir Project (H.R. 3558), H9018 [20OC], E1685 [29JY]

———provide compensation to the Lower Brule and Crow Creek Sioux Tribes of South Dakota for damage to tribal land caused by Pick-Sloan projects along the Missouri River (H.R. 109), E10 [4JA]

Petroleum: prohibit price gouging on oil and gas products and other essential commodities during certain emergency situations, H8479 [28SE]

Power resources: expand production and use of renewable fuel and increase energy independence, H1763, H1767, H1769 [5AP]

———increase the production and use of ethanol, H6372 [22JY]

Real estate: prohibit economic development assistance to States or localities that use eminent domain to obtain property for private commercial development or fail to pay relocation costs to displaced persons, H9579 [3NO]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H9579, H9582 [3NO]

Science: improve proficiency testing of clinical laboratories (H.R. 4568), H12060 [17DE]

Social Security: privatization proposals, H497 [9FE]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (H.R. 3954), E1998 [29SE]

———reform, H497 [9FE]

South Dakota: convey certain lands acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the Oahe Irrigation Project to certain State agencies for wildlife habitat mitigation and provide conditional purchase options (H.R. 4301), E2335 [10NO]

South Dakota State University: Sec. of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award recipient, E2015 [6OC]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), E404 [10MR]

Veterans: health care funding, H517 [9FE], H5748 [13JY]

———health care funding (H.R. 515), H517 [9FE]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 1220), H5752 [13JY]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 1234), H10358 [16NO]

Votes: position on missed, E429 [10MR], E1343 [24JN]

Wind Cave National Park: revise boundaries (H.R. 546), E148 [2FE]

———revise boundaries (S. 276), H7830, H7836 [13SE]

Workforce Investment Act: provide assistance to veterans returning from active duty and to workers who lose jobs due to outsourcing, H915 [2MR]

———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), motion to recommit, H915 [2MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1021 [8MR], H4801 [20JN], H9471 [1NO]

Special order: granted, H518 [9FE], H3311 [16MY], H6376 [22JY], H7857 [13SE], H8983 [19OC], H9040 [20OC]

Tributes

Bartels, Daniel, E2171 [25OC]

Becker, Gunnar, E68 [25JA]

Cuka, Daniel M., E2449 [6DE]

Hanon, Hazel, E1418 [1JY]

Montefering, Jason, E1733 [29JY]

Phelps, Christopher W., E1422 [1JY]

Pillen, Paul, E2142 [20OC]

Schild, Richard, E2448 [6DE]

Siers, Grace, E1417 [1JY]