RUSH, BOBBY L. (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), H4562 [15JN]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H3 [4JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1192), H1263 [9MR]

Africa-America Institute: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 261), H9103 [25OC]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 3931), H8513 [28SE]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1155), H1023 [8MR]

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 90), H985 [3MR]

Armed Forces: 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), H848 [1MR]

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

Armenia: ensure U.S. foreign policy reflects understanding of issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in records relative to the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 316), H5638 [11JY]

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

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 2060), H3695 [19MY]

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

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of massacre at Srebrenica (see H. Res. 199), H4188 [7JN]

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

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 228), H8089 [15SE]

Cambodia: honor victims of genocide and establish an international criminal tribunal to bring the perpetrators of the genocide to justice (see H. Con. Res. 238), H7950 [14SE]

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), H11503 [13DE]

———revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 937), H794 [17FE] (see H.R. 4475), H11326 [8DE]

Capitol Police: increase the mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 1335), H2473 [21AP]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 71), H796 [17FE]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H4722 [17JN]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H2739 [28AP]

———establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 127), H1848 [6AP]

Chicago White Sox (baseball team): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 281), H9362 [27OC]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H3436 [17MY]

———make grants to establish antibullying and gang prevention programs (see H.R. 283), H584 [10FE]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H2103 [14AP]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 188), H413 [8FE]

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), H10039 [8NO]

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]

Coins: redesign the reverse side of the penny in commemoration of the anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln (see H.R. 767), H583 [10FE]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 761), H582 [10FE]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 128), H1846 [6AP]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H72 [4JA]

Computers: establish a program to transfer surplus computers of Federal agencies to schools and nonprofit community-based educational organizations (see H.R. 2521), H12050 [16DE]

———protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (see H.R. 29), H286 [1FE]

CPSC: classify certain children's products containing lead as banned hazardous substances (see H.R. 668), H412 [8FE]

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), H8809 [7OC]

Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances (see H.R. 2617), H4072 [25MY]

———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 antiharassment programs (see H.R. 3787), H8087 [15SE]

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 559), H942 [2MR]

———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H7862 [13SE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H1370 [10MR]

Dept. of HUD: make single family properties pursuant to foreclosure under the FHA mortgage insurance program available for occupancy by families displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3794), H8087 [15SE]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 3888), H8341 [22SE]

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

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), H12290 [18DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H4722 [17JN]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H4561 [15JN]

Discrimination: condemn existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urge States to adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue (see H. Res. 259), H4144 [26MY]

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]

———establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority or underserved populations (see H.R. 3640), H10145 [9NO]

———establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H8808 [7OC]

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H8163 [20SE]

Drugs: establish electronic systems in each State for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 1132), H2550 [26AP]

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

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

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 2340), H3260 [12MY]

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

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

———increase teacher familiarity with the educational needs of gifted and talented students (see H.R. 1156), H2394 [20AP]

———national policy to improve system (see H.R. 1681), H2148 [19AP]

———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 1390), H1692 [17MR]

———provide access and equity in higher education (see H.R. 1293), H1506 [15MR]

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

———provide loan forgiveness for social workers who work for child protective agencies (see H.R. 127), H1371 [10MR]

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

Energy Policy Act: repeal provisions (see H.R. 4479), H11326 [8DE]

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), H4487 [14JN]

———improve disclosure of the funding status of pension plans (see H.R. 2321), H3259 [12MY]

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]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (see H.R. 859), H848 [1MR]

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

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1376), H1691 [17MR]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H1779 [5AP]

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

Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. assistance to develop any rail connections or railway-related connections through certain cities in Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia, and Turkey that exclude cities in Armenia (see H.R. 3361), H7566 [28JY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations (see H.R. 1157), H1023 [8MR]

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

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

Haiti: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2592), H4144 [26MY]

———provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (see H.R. 945), H794 [17FE]

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend to benefit individuals who were children when enacted (see H.R. 1737), H2393 [20AP]

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

———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases (see H.R. 3854), H8247 [21SE]

———ensure the continued commercial availability of respirators and establish rules governing product liability actions against manufacturers and sellers of respirators (see H.R. 2357), H8735 [6OC]

———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), H9103 [25OC]

———improve accessibility to immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases, study Medicare and Medicaid influenza immunization usage, and amend Federal employee immunization services (see H.R. 3598), H8735 [6OC]

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H1263 [9MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H11880 [15DE]

———protect enrollees in managed care plans and other health coverage (see H.R. 2259), H3196 [11MY]

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

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 768), H583 [10FE] (see H.R. 2553), H3768 [23MY]

Higher Education Act: amend definition of independent student for purposes of need analysis to include older adopted students (see H.R. 3252), H6205 [20JY]

———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), H5252 [27JN]

———anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H11036 [18NO]

Ho, Don: tribute (see H. Res. 597), H11503 [13DE]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1417 [14MR]

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 1441), H6652 [26JY]

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

Hurricanes: ensure assistance for foster children impacted by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3711), H8810 [7OC]

———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]

———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: adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 342), H287 [1FE]

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

———provide protection to immigrant victims of violence (see H.R. 3188), H5602 [30JN]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 946), H2738 [28AP]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize States, in the event of inadequate Federal funding, to waive certain requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (see H.R. 529), H984 [3MR]

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]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 3055), H5100 [23JN]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 1130), H1622 [16MR]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H942 [2MR]

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

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. 73), H11655 [14DE]

J.M. Dietrich Northeast Annex, Springfield, IL: designate (see H.R. 2630), H4072 [25MY]

Jacob L. Frazier Post Office Building, St. Charles, IL: designate (see H.R. 3767), H7948 [14SE]

John F. Whiteside Joliet Post Office Building, Joliet, IL: designate (see H.R. 2113), H3052 [5MY]

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

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4561 [15JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: provide for expeditious disclosure of records relevant to life and assassination (see H.R. 2554), H11328 [8DE]

Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H.R. 1717), H2393 [20AP]

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), H7673 [6SE]

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

Law enforcement: increase evidentiary standard required to convict a person for a drug offense and require screening of law enforcement officers or others acting under color of law participating in drug task forces (see H.R. 2620), H4072 [25MY]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H4295 [8JN]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H287 [1FE]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H8388 [27SE]

Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 215), H6652 [26JY]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H2551 [26AP]

Medicare: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 213), H6652 [26JY]

———coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 1981), H2735 [28AP]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H11220 [7DE]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 4293), H10156 [10NO]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H10502 [16NO]

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), H4656 [16JN]

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

Mongolia: expand trade opportunities by initiating negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 244), H8088 [15SE]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H8163 [20SE]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 30), H287 [1FE]

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see H.R. 596), H798 [17FE]

National Health Center Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H5638 [11JY]

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

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), H9044 [20OC]

National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 27), H942 [2MR]

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

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 46), H354 [2FE]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 444), H8249 [21SE]

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

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

Natural gas: require certain terms and conditions for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas import terminals (see H.R. 359), H1779 [5AP]

Pakistan: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4073), H9641 [3NO]

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]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H2738 [28AP]

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]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H196 [25JA]

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

Public Health Service Act: increase affordability of inpatient drugs for Medicaid and safety net hospitals (see H.R. 3547), H7558 [28JY]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H1264 [9MR]

Public utilities: improve reliability of electric transmission system (see H.R. 878), H791 [17FE]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H3769 [23MY]

Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Post Office Building, Madison, WI: designate (see H.R. 1760), H3056 [5MY]

Robert T. Ferguson Post Office Building, Flora, IL: designate (see H.R. 1287), H1897 [12AP]

Rotary International: anniversary (see H. Res. 142), H1024 [8MR]

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1404), H1692 [17MR]

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

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 595), H631 [15FE]

———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), H1622 [16MR]

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]

Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see H.R. 953), H794 [17FE]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 615), H7949 [14SE]

———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1668), H2102 [14AP]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H847 [1MR]

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

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

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), H1693 [17MR]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H6936 [27JY]

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

———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), H7814 [8SE]

———allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (see H.R. 404), H848 [1MR]

———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]

———exclude from gross income amounts paid on behalf of Federal employees under Federal student loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1765), H2470 [21AP]

———maintain current mortgage interest deduction (see H. Con. Res. 272), H9473 [1NO]

———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax and prevent manipulation of transfer prices by deflection of income to tax havens (see H.R. 1303), H1507 [15MR]

———provide a tax credit to businesses whose employees teach at community colleges (see H.R. 577), H351 [2FE]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H4985 [22JN]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 406), H848 [1MR]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 402), H848 [1MR]

———rename low-income housing credit the affordable housing credit and increase the per capita amount allowed in the determination of the State housing credit ceiling (see H.R. 2681), H4139 [26MY]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H983 [3MR]

Telecommunications: promote and enhance public safety and encourage rapid deployment of IP-enabled voice services for emergency response networks (see H.R. 2418), H4144 [26MY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H792 [17FE]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 1377), H1691 [17MR]

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

U.N.: call for a commission that will build an abolitionists movement to end slavery, human trafficking, and exploitation around the world (see H. Res. 490), H11881 [15DE]

———provide a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund for the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 2811), H4295 [8JN]

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), H5362 [28JN]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1774), H2470 [21AP]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H5603 [30JN]

———provide for payment of stipends to veterans who pursue doctoral degrees in science or technology (see H.R. 421), H1622 [16MR]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 302), H1778 [5AP]

Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H8736 [6OC]

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), H1696 [17MR]

———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 1300), H1507 [15MR]

Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 1126), H2978 [4MY]

White House Fellows Program: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 269), H9043 [20OC]

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

World War II: preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3056 [5MY]

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 2193), H3054 [5MY]

Year of the Museum: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 389), H7744 [7SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Arellano, Elvira: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Arreguin Lara, Juan C.: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Benitez, Maria I.: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Bennett, William J.: condemn remarks linking crime rates with the abortion of African American babies (see H. Res. 473), H8643 [29SE]

Briseno Esparza, Adrian: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Castro, Francisco J.: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Cerami, Antonino: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Contreras Del Toro, Araceli: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Credit: protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (see H.R. 1660), H2101 [14AP]

Cruz, Jaime: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Davalos, Martha E.: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Davalos Renteria, Hermion: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Del Valle, Disifredo A.: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Dept. of Education: enter into a partnership with a local educational agency to conduct a model school-to-work program (see H.R. 1439), H1694 [17MR]

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

Drugs: improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 4544), H11653 [14DE]

Espindola, Oralia: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Espinoza Martinez, Angel: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

FCC: increase participation by small businesses in spectrum auctions (see H.R. 1661), H2101 [14AP]

———prescribe rules regulating inmate telephone service rates (see H.R. 4466), H11219 [7DE]

Flores, Laura: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Guerrero Barrios, Martin: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Gutierrez, Rosalva: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Guzman, Juan A.: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Health care professionals: remove limitation for nonimmigrant classification for nurses in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1285), H1416 [14MR]

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), H2472 [21AP]

Jimenez de Sosa, Alma D.: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Lino, Francisca: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Lopez, Veronica: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Martin Gonzalez, Maria A.: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Martinez, Aurelia: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Martinez, Tomas: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 1940), H2647 [27AP]

Mesa, Juan J.: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Natividad Loza, Maria: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Nolte, Blanca E.: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Pacheco, Mario: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Papaianni, Domenico: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 4343), H10501 [16NO]

Pelayo, Jose: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Perea, Romina: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Ramirez, Ruben: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Rangel, Juan J.: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Rios, Dayron: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Santos, Jorge: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

SBA: make improvements to microenterprise programs (see H.R. 2640), H4073 [25MY]

Small business: provide low interest loans to nonprofit, community-based lending intermediaries and mid-size loans to small business concerns (see H.R. 2639), H4073 [25MY]

Soler, Sylvia: relief (see H.R. 3856), H8248 [21SE]

Taxation: impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil and appropriate the proceeds for LIHEAP (see H.R. 4248), H10038 [8NO]

———provide for a tax deferral on gain from the sale of certain telecommunications businesses or tax incentives to promote ownership diversity (see H.R. 1473), H1777 [5AP]

Remarks

Bennett, William J.: condemn remarks linking crime rates with the abortion of African American babies (H. Res. 473), H8631 [29SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1584 [16MR]

Chicago White Sox (baseball team): tribute (H. Con. Res. 281), H9534 [2NO]

Colombia: civil liberties violations of Afro-Colombians, E1182 [9JN]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1584 [16MR]

Crime: reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (H.R. 1279), H3142 [11MY]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H7713 [7SE]

FCC: increase participation by small businesses in spectrum auctions (H.R. 1661), E662 [15AP]

Head Start Program: provide hiring protections for faith-based organizations providing Head Start services, H8319 [22SE]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8319 [22SE]

Hurricanes: relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7713 [7SE]

LIHEAP: funding, H6953 [28JY]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (H.R. 1940), H8989 [20OC]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 30), H433 [9FE]

National Health Center Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 289), H6392 [25JY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 444), E2337 [10NO]

Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (S. Con. Res. 61), H9403 [28OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H6953 [28JY]

SBA: make improvements to microenterprise programs (H.R. 2640), E1087 [25MY]

Small business: provide low interest loans to nonprofit, community-based lending intermediaries and mid-size loans to small business concerns (H.R. 2639), E1088 [25MY]

U.N.: provide a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund for the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula (H.R. 2811), E1186 [9JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1225 [9MR], H1614 [16MR], H8640 [29SE]

Tributes

Banks, Melvin E., H1605 [16MR]

Davis, Milton, E268 [17FE]

Neal, Earl L., E271 [17FE]

Parker, John H., H633 [16FE]

Smith, Margaret, E1055 [23MY]

Stowell, Joseph M., H1209 [9MR]