PALLONE, FRANK, JR. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Addresses

Liberation of Auschwitz Anniversary: Vartan Oskanian, E278 [18FE]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Into the House Chamber, H5966 [19JY]

Conferee: H.R. 889, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act, H9605 [3NO]

Articles and editorials

Bloodied Marines Sound Off About Want of Armor and Men, Michael Moss, New York (NY) Times, H2937-H2939 [4MY]

Foreign Service Agency Wrongly Withdraws Award From Amb. Evans, Harut Sassounian, California Courier (publication), E1235 [15JN]

Rescinding of ``Dissent'' Award Triggers International Uproar, Harut Sassounian, California Courier (publication), E1234 [15JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: compensate livestock operators who voluntarily relinquish a grazing permit or lease on Federal lands where conflicts with other multiple uses render livestock grazing impractical (see H.R. 3166), H6936 [27JY]

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

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see H. Res. 601), H11881 [15DE]

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

America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 289), H9696 [4NO]

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

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1630), H4802 [20JN]

Animals: support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1707), H8089 [15SE]

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

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

Armed Forces: allow active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 3195), H10227 [15NO]

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

———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (see H.R. 1565), H1894 [12AP]

———enhance protection of members and their spouses from unscrupulous financial services sales practices through increased consumer education (see H.R. 3472), H6933 [27JY]

———enhance readiness by replacing current policy concerning homosexuality, referred to as ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'', with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1059), H940 [2MR]

———ensure pay equity for enlisted members of the Reserve components who are selected to attend certain U.S. military academy preparatory schools (see H.R. 549), H350 [2FE]

———ensure that Reserve components are able to maintain adequate retention and recruitment levels by protecting the financial security of the families of activated members (see H.R. 838), H1510 [15MR]

———ensure that soldiers wounded in a combat zone continue to receive special pay allowances and tax benefits associated with combat pay (see H.R. 771), H583 [10FE]

———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]

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

———increase benefits for certain individuals who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 1982), H2735 [28AP]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H1509 [15MR]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 923), H1851 [8AP]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H2472 [21AP]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 333), H630 [15FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H413 [8FE]

———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), H1025 [8MR]

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

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), H4486 [14JN]

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

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1312), H2473 [21AP]

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

———provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (see H.R. 3697), H7862 [13SE]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 38), H6328 [21JY]

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

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

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H2394 [20AP] (see H.R. 985), H2473 [21AP]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (see H. Res. 590), H11328 [8DE]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H7814 [8SE]

Bush, President: request certain information relative to a claim made that there is not a Social Security trust (see H. Res. 170), H1695 [17MR]

Business and industry: prohibit price gouging during certain disasters and emergencies (see H.R. 3681), H7815 [8SE]

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]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 71), H3769 [23MY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 3373), H6326 [21JY]

Charles, Ray: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 824), H1372 [10MR]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H1691 [17MR]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide follow-up treatment for children identified with a vision disorder (see H.R. 2328), H3260 [12MY]

———establish Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program, Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, and child care provider health benefits program (see H.R. 2000), H2736 [28AP]

———make grants to establish antibullying and gang prevention programs (see H.R. 283), H4486 [14JN]

———prevent disruption of the education of children who change residence based on the military service of a Reserve component parent who is deployed overseas (see H.R. 2108), H2977 [4MY]

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

China, People's Republic of: clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H1897 [12AP]

———withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 728), H523 [9FE]

China, Republic of: oppose proposed People's Republic of China anti-secession law (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1026 [8MR]

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

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]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1687), H2148 [19AP]

———recognize contributions of the ``Greensboro Four'' (see H. Con. Res. 25), H196 [25JA]

Classified information: request Dept. of Defense to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 417), H7613 [29JY]

———request Dept. of Justice to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 420), H7862 [13SE]

———request Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 419), H7613 [29JY]

———request Executive Office of the President and Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to communications with United Kingdom officials on U.S. policy towards Iraq (see H. Res. 375), H6328 [21JY]

———request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 363), H5914 [14JY]

———request Executive Office of the President to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 418), H7613 [29JY]

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: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 2637), H4073 [25MY]

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

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1615), H1968 [13AP]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see H.R. 2134), H3053 [5MY]

Committees of the House: establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 116), H1372 [10MR]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H353 [2FE]

Corps of Engineers: improve regional sediment management (see H.R. 1174), H1024 [8MR]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 2662), H4138 [26MY]

———require that recommended national protocol for sexual assault medical forensic examinations include a recommendation that rape victims be offered information about emergency contraceptives (see H.R. 1214), H1368 [10MR]

Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 87), H8388 [27SE]

Cuba: anniversary of human rights crackdown (see H. Con. Res. 81), H984 [3MR]

———call for release of political prisoners, legalize political parties and free elections, urge European Union to reexamine policy, and support a U.N. resolution on ending human rights violations (see H. Res. 388), H7566 [28JY]

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

Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 603), H11654 [14DE]

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

Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 123), H2881 [3MY]

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), H4188 [7JN]

———disapprove recommendations (see H.J. Res. 65), H8342 [22SE]

Defense Contract Audit Agency: review contracts relating to reconstruction or troop support in Iraq involving contractors or Federal employees that have been indicted or convicted for improprieties (see H.R. 4351), H11504 [13DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H8847 [17OC]

Dept. of Defense: establish an Office of the Victim Advocate (see H.R. 1403), H1692 [17MR]

———establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW (see H.R. 3985), H10503 [16NO]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 2427), H4297 [8JN] (see H.R. 2511), H7949 [14SE]

Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 2207), H4487 [14JN]

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

———rebate amount of Pell Grant aid lost as a result of updates to the tables for State and other taxes used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (see H.R. 2927), H4560 [15JN]

———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H8348 [26SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H4141 [26MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 457), H4400 [13JN]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H1697 [17MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: issue regulations concerning the shipping of extremely hazardous materials (see H.R. 1414), H1693 [17MR]

———make certain nationals from tsunami-impacted countries eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H.R. 60), H73 [4JA]

———make grants to first responders (see H.R. 91), H135 [6JA]

Dept. of HUD: maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1780 [5AP]

———reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 790), H586 [14FE]

Dept. of Justice: establish a Probation and Parole Officer Safety Task Force (see H.R. 484), H285 [1FE]

Dept. of State: submit report outlining steps taken and plans made to end Turkey's blockade of Armenia (see H.R. 3103), H5434 (see H.R. 3103), H5478 [29JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 1621), H2978 [4MY]

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: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 693), H848 [1MR]

———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 1346), H1621 [16MR]

———make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 1773), H2470 [21AP]

———provide sufficient blind rehabilitation outpatient specialists at medical facilities (see H.R. 3579), H8089 [15SE]

———reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 616), H410 [8FE]

———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), H1417 [14MR]

———terminate administrative freeze on the enrollment into the health care system of veterans in the lowest priority category for enrollment (referred to as ``Priority 8'') (see H.R. 3312), H5913 [14JY]

Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act: authorize appropriations to fully enforce and implement such Act and its amendments (see H.R. 2485), H3693 [19MY]

Disasters: commend efforts of the Armed Forces and Dept. of State and AID employees for their response to the tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see H. Res. 120), H849 [1MR]

———express sympathy and pledge support for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see H. Res. 12), H79 [4JA]

———require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (see H. Res. 477), H8643 [29SE]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1417 [14MR]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3642), H10910 [17NO]

———authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3641), H11110 [6DE]

———enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see H.R. 944), H2472 [21AP]

———establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority or underserved populations (see H.R. 3640), H9962 [7NO]

———establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H11655 [14DE]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 3616), H10157 [10NO]

———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), H8846 [17OC] (see H.R. 4603), H12048 [16DE]

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

Drugs: establish electronic systems in each State for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 1132), H983 [3MR]

———establish fairer pricing for prescription drugs for individuals without access to discounted prices (see H.R. 1655), H2101 [14AP]

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

Ecology and environment: enforce certain enviromental laws, expand the definition of environmental justice, and direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office (see H.R. 1648), H2101 [14AP]

Education: establish a National Marine Scholarship Program to recruit and prepare graduate students for careers in the fields of marine science (see H.R. 1191), H1263 [9MR]

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

———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see H.R. 2835), H8735 [6OC]

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

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

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

———simplify Federal student financial aid process (see H.R. 1277), H1416 [14MR]

El Salvador: commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (see H. Res. 458), H9473 [1NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program to improve the distribution of school construction payments to better meet needs of military and Indian land school districts (see H.R. 598), H352 [2FE]

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

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), H9556 [2NO]

———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1902), H2646 [27AP]

Energy Policy Act: repeal provisions (see H.R. 4479), H11504 [13DE]

EPA: disapprove rule to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act relative to mercury emissions (see H.J. Res. 56), H7566 [28JY]

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), H8735 [6OC]

———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H2551 [26AP]

European Court of Human Rights: support decisions in certain cases holding Turkey responsible for human rights violations in Cyprus (see H. Res. 322), H4561 [15JN]

European Union: urge addition of Hezbollah (terrorist organization) to list of terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 101), H985 [3MR]

Federal aid programs: require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq (see H.R. 4110), H9043 [20OC]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H942 [2MR]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 40), H10503 [16NO]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 633), H10502 [16NO]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3267), H11110 [6DE]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 697), H848 [1MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 2562), H4401 [13JN]

———regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H413 [8FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H1690 [17MR]

———reauthorize programs to improve the quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 1721), H2393 [20AP]

FEMA: direct the President to designate a Small State Advocate (see H.R. 2338), H4188 [7JN]

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

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), H7565 [28JY]

———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), H74 [4JA]

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ``cop-killer'' handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 1136), H1780 [5AP]

Firefighters: expand definition of firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or duty limitations (see H.R. 1456), H4356 [9JN]

Fish and fishing: establish ocean bottom trawl areas to protect deep sea corals and sponges (see H.R. 3778), H7948 [14SE]

———protect certain areas of the seafloor by establishing a maximum diameter size limit on rockhopper, roller, and all other groundgear used on bottom trawls (see H.R. 2673), H4487 [14JN]

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), H6204 [20JY]

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]

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

———prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 952), H848 [1MR]

Forest Service: establish the National Forest Ecosystem Protection Program (see H.R. 3701), H7813 [8SE]

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

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 3420), H6431 [25JY]

Gillerman, Dan: congratulate on election as Vice President of U.N. General Assembly (see H. Res. 368), H6432 [25JY]

Global Family Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 317), H11879 [15DE]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H8163 [20SE]

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

———require notification to Congress of certain contracts, and prohibit unauthorized expenditure of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes (see H.R. 373), H1847 [6AP]

Greece: recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commend the PanCretan Association of America (see H. Res. 290), H3694 [19MY]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H2103 [14AP]

Hazardous substances: reduce exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances (see H.R. 4308), H10156 [10NO]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 3248), H7565 [28JY]

———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 health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (see H.R. 2072), H2975 [4MY]

———improve accessibility to and administration of immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases, including influenza (see H.R. 3502), H9962 [7NO]

———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), H12050 [16DE]

———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), H7673 [6SE]

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

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

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H848 [1MR]

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

———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 2671), H8644 [29SE]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2553), H9962 [7NO]

Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1222), H2738 [28AP]

———extend Federal Tort Claims Act coverage to all federally qualified community health centers (see H.R. 1633), H2100 [14AP]

Health care professionals: clarify responsibilities of a pharmacy when a staff pharmacist refuses to fill a valid prescription for a drug on the basis of religious beliefs or moral convictions (see H.R. 1652), H2151 [19AP]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (see H.R. 939), H1896 [12AP]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H524 [9FE]

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 1338), H1621 [16MR]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 1029), H847 [1MR]

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 548), H10157 [10NO]

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 125), H1845 [6AP]

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

Holocaust: commend countries and organizations marking anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp and strengthen fight against racism, intolerance, bigotry, prejudice, discrimination, and anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 39), H196 [25JA]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2928), H4560 [15JN]

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

———impose limitations relative to certain legislation that affects the economy (see H. Res. 524), H10158 [10NO]

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 1441), H1694 [17MR]

Human rights: condemn honor killings (see H. Con. Res. 296), H11036 [18NO]

Hungary: recognize anniversary of Hungarian Revolution and reaffirm friendship between the people and governments of the U.S. and Hungary (see H. Res. 479), H9044 [20OC]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H11035 [18NO]

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

———provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3748), H8735 [6OC]

Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3006), H4895 [21JN]

———provide nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who died in terrorist attacks on the U.S. an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 3575), H7559 [28JY]

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

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 793), H984 [3MR]

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

India: provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1408), H1693 [17MR]

Indian Americans: recognize and honor contributions to economic innovation and society (see H. Res. 227), H2472 [21AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H195 [25JA] (see H.R. 1107), H1372 [10MR] (see H.R. 3145), H12050 [16DE]

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]

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

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

———make Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 4424), H11034 [18NO]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1000), H8388 [27SE]

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

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H285 [1FE]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H719 [16FE]

Iraq: declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H.R. 3142), H5599 [30JN] (see H. Con. Res. 197), H5742 [12JY]

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

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 1068), H980 [3MR]

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 588), H352 [2FE]

———support accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (see H. Res. 38), H354 [2FE]

Jews: congratulate communities on seven-year completion of the 11th cycle of daily study of the Talmud (see H. Res. 124), H847 [1MR]

Karzai, Hamid: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 153), H3436 [17MY]

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

Kuwait: commend for granting women certain important political rights (see H. Res. 343), H5252 [27JN]

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), H2739 [28AP]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 115), H1371 [10MR]

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp for officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 85), H1780 [5AP]

Libraries: provide for public library construction and modernization (see H.R. 2292), H3197 [11MY]

LIHEAP: extend energy assistance to households headed by certain senior citizens (see H.R. 1210), H1264 [9MR]

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

Macedonia: cease distribution of negative and nationalist propaganda and encourage continued negotiations with the U.N. and Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Res. 521), H11881 [15DE]

Mara, Wellington T.: tribute (see H. Res. 517), H9276 [26OC]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3769 [23MY]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H1896 [12AP]

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

———improve the qualified Medicare beneficiary (QMB) and specified low-income Medicare beneficiary (SLMB) programs (see H.R. 3980), H8732 [6OC]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H2394 [20AP]

———prohibit cuts in Federal funding until full consideration is given to recommendations of a Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid (see H.R. 4223), H9962 [7NO]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1443), H1694 [17MR]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H9047 [24OC]

———provide temporary disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3698), H7862 [13SE]

———require staff working with developmentally disabled individuals to call emergency services in the event of a life-threatening situation (see H.R. 1649), H2101 [14AP]

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

———assure equitable payment for physicians services (see H.R. 4520), H11503 [13DE]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H582 [10FE]

———ensure that prescription drug benefits have no impact on benefits under other Federal programs (see H.R. 2746), H4401 [13JN]

———impose minimum nurse staffing in participating hospitals (see H.R. 1372), H4722 [17JN]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H4356 [9JN]

———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (see H.R. 1572), H1894 [12AP]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1632), H4143 [26MY]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H2102 [14AP]

———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), H942 [2MR]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H8340 [22SE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H793 [17FE]

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), H5435 (see H.R. 1402), H5480 [29JN]

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

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

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H7558 [28JY]

Motor vehicles: require accurate fuel economy testing procedures (see H.R. 1103), H982 [3MR]

———require higher standards of automobile fuel efficiency to reduce the amount of oil used for fuel by automobiles in the U.S. by 10 percent beginning in 2016 (see H.R. 3762), H7947 [14SE]

Musconetcong River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1307), H3113 [10MY]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H6326 [21JY]

National Arson Awareness Week: support goals (see H. Res. 252), H2738 [28AP]

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

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1509 [15MR]

National Captioning Institute: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 38), H285 [1FE]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 200), H2395 [20AP]

National Foreign Language Coordination Council: establish to develop and implement a foreign language strategy (see H.R. 4196), H9962 [7NO]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see H.R. 669), H1847 [6AP]

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 High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc.: call on Board of Directors to accommodate students of all religious faiths (see H. Res. 600), H11881 [15DE]

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), H7949 [14SE]

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 Lung Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals and increase lung cancer screening and research (see H. Con. Res. 298), H11036 [18NO]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 245), H2648 [27AP]

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

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 478), H7814 [8SE]

———require homeland security grants for terrorism preparedness and prevention be awarded based on assessment of risk, threat, and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 1419), H1847 [6AP]

National Security Education Program: establish critical foreign language program (see H.R. 4629), H12167 [17DE]

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

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 1297), H1507 [15MR]

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

———eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 601), H352 [2FE]

———recognize and honor achievements and contributions and urge establishment and observation of a paid legal public holiday in honor of Native Americans (see H. Res. 76), H523 [9FE]

———regulate Indian tribal governments under the same rules and procedures that apply to other governmental employers relative to establishment and maintenance of employee benefit plans (see H.R. 331), H413 [8FE]

Navy: require procurement of helicopters under the Presidential helicopter fleet replacement program that are wholly manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 459), H848 [1MR]

New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 472), H284 [1FE]

New York, NY: recognize importance of establishing a national memorial at the World Trade Center site to commemorate and mourn terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 175), H2881 [3MY]

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), H6432 [25JY] (see H.R. 3323), H7566 [28JY]

No Child Left Behind Act: modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 224), H78 [4JA]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program (see H.R. 1674), H2978 [4MY]

———establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program (see H.R. 3835), H11110 [6DE]

Pakistan: prohibit military assistance and the sale, transfer, or licensing of military equipment or technology (see H.R. 1553), H1893 [12AP]

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

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), H10227 [15NO]

———tribute (see H. Res. 512), H9275 [26OC]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H2472 [21AP]

Peace Corps: issuance of special postage stamps (see H.R. 560), H1779 [5AP]

———remove as an option for service under the National Call to Service military recruitment program (see H.R. 3709), H10227 [15NO]

Pensions: limit availability of benefits under nonqualified deferred compensation plans subject to distress or termination resulting from bankruptcy reorganization or conversion to cash balance plan (see H.R. 2233), H3112 [10MY]

———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]

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 110), H7564 [28JY]

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

Poland: anniversary of workers' strike which led to the establishment of the Solidarity Trade Union (see H. Res. 328), H4803 [20JN]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (see H. Res. 186), H1848 [6AP]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H1846 [6AP]

Poverty: affirm commitment and leadership of the U.S. to improve the lives of the world's people living in extreme poverty and conditions of misery (see H. Con. Res. 172), H5742 [12JY]

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

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), H8736 [6OC]

Presidents of the U.S.: repeal constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 24), H796 [17FE]

Privacy: strengthen the authority of the Federal Government to protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers (see H.R. 1078), H1417 [14MR]

Project GRAD USA (organization): authorize (see H.R. 1282), H2880 [3MY]

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

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 983), H796 [17FE]

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

Public welfare programs: make grants to States to establish emergency assistance programs to help low-income households purchase gasoline (see H.R. 4010), H8734 [6OC]

Pulaski, Casimir: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 54), H4486 [14JN]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 535), H10227 [15NO]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H6107 [19JY]

Railroads: establish rail worker emergency training program (see H.R. 4372), H12290 [18DE]

———exclude solid waste disposal from the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board (see H.R. 3577), H7559 [28JY]

———provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure (see H.R. 1631), H4802 [20JN]

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

Religion: anniversary of Second Vatican Council Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions (Nostra Aetate) and recognition of continuing need for interreligious respect and dialogue (see H. Con. Res. 260), H8847 [17OC]

Roads and highways: ensure that certain States remain eligible for Federal highway funds (see H.R. 439), H283 [1FE]

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

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 284), H413 [8FE]

Safety: establish a permanent grant program to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment (see H.R. 1323), H5176 [24JN]

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

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see H.R. 2037), H5177 [24JN]

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

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), H3055 [5MY]

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]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 1636), H2100 [14AP]

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

———ensure that receipts and disbursements of the trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget (see H.R. 653), H2150 [19AP]

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

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

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H1696 [17MR]

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

Solid Waste Disposal Act: provide for secondary containment to prevent methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) and petroleum contamination (see H.R. 879), H791 [17FE]

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

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H1897 [12AP]

———impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, protect civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in Darfur (see H.R. 3127), H6652 [26JY]

Syria: human rights and civil liberties violations (see H. Con. Res. 18), H287 [1FE]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H8089 [15SE]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H4143 [26MY]

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

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 994), H1847 [6AP]

———deny the foreign tax credit, and benefits of deferral, to companies doing business in Sudan until the Sudanese take steps to end genocide (see H.R. 1435), H2473 [21AP]

———establish gas stamps and impose windfall profit tax on crude oil, natural gas, and related products (see H.R. 3712), H7950 [14SE]

———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1405), H2473 [21AP]

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

———expand incentives for education (see H.R. 1380), H1691 [17MR]

———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs (see H.R. 877), H1417 [14MR]

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

———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 checkoff for a World Trade Center Memorial Fund (see H.R. 1095), H1851 [8AP]

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

———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see H.R. 934), H1622 [16MR]

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

———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]

———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]

———repeal limits on the deduction of interest on education loans (see H.R. 1033), H2150 [19AP]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H1026 [8MR]

———treatment of foods and supplements for dietary use, and medical foods as medical expenses (see H.R. 2486), H3693 [19MY]

Technology: increase use and research of sustainable building design technology (see H.R. 4609), H12049 [16DE]

Telecommunications: provide grants and other support to achieve communications interoperability in the U.S. (see H.R. 1251), H1370 [10MR]

———shorten term of broadcast licenses and improve public access to broadcasters' public interests and programming information (see H.R. 1665), H2101 [14AP]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H3199 [11MY]

Thomas Edison National Historical Park: establish as the successor to the Edison National Historic Site in New Jersey (see H.R. 1096), H982 [3MR]

Tisch, Preston R. (Bob): tribute (see H. Res. 605), H11881 [15DE]

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

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H1847 [6AP]

Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 153), H7861 [13SE]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit removal of any item from the current list of items prohibited from being carried aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 4452), H11219 [7DE]

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: policy concerning supportive actions on the occasion of the Seventh NPT Review Conference (see H. Con. Res. 133), H3114 [10MY]

Turkey: reject claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 137), H5638 [11JY]

———urge compliance with all European Union standards and criteria prior to its accession (see H. Res. 411), H7562 [28JY]

———urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarch (see H. Res. 166), H3057 [5MY]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H12050 [16DE]

U.N.: address anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 54), H354 [2FE] (see H. Res. 282), H3435 [17MY]

———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), H8163 [20SE]

U.N. Commission on Human Rights: urge appropriate U.S. representative to introduce a resolution calling upon Belarus to cease its human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 102), H1897 [12AP]

Ukraine: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 562), H6381 [22JY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (see H.R. 4506), H11655 [14DE]

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

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 531), H349 [2FE] (see H.R. 805), H628 [15FE]

———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), H1417 [14MR]

———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), H6652 [26JY]

———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), H7743 [7SE]

———provide for payment of stipends to veterans who pursue doctoral degrees in science or technology (see H.R. 421), H1847 [6AP]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 4537), H11653 [14DE]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 302), H413 [8FE]

Vincent Palladino Post Office, Staten Island, NY: designate (see H.R. 2183), H3894 [24MY]

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

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

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

———protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 533), H848 [1MR]

Water: improve water quality in an equitable manner (see H.R. 4541), H11653 [14DE]

———require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 213), H1371 [10MR]

Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 1126), H983 [3MR]

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), H1369 [10MR]

World War II: preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3113 [10MY]

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

———recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day (see H. Res. 233), H2881 [3MY]

———recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Japan (V-J) Day and the end of World War II in the Pacific (see H. Res. 360), H5964 [18JY]

———tribute to Montford Point Marines (see H. Con. Res. 80), H2739 [28AP]

Year of Polio Awareness: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 526), H9472 [1NO]

Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 34), H236 [26JA]

Zhvania, Zurab: tribute (see H. Res. 108), H943 [2MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: deny Federal retirement benefits to Government officials convicted of certain crimes and increase penalties for certain corruption-related offenses (see H.R. 4518), H11503 [13DE]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal Presidential authority to suspend wage requirements during national emergencies and reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3834), H8161 [20SE]

Dept. of Education: make grants to assist schools in discontinuing the use of a derogatory or discriminatory name, or depiction as a team name, mascot, or nickname (see H.R. 1933), H2647 [27AP]

Dept. of HHS: expand the National Practitioner Data Bank (see H.R. 2006), H2736 [28AP]

———reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program (see H.R. 4212), H9555 [2NO]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1798), H2471 [21AP]

Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act: authorize appropriations to fully enforce and implement such Act and its amendments (see H.R. 2510), H3694 [19MY]

Disasters: develop a global tsunami detection and warning system and provide assistance for Indian Ocean tsunami victims and reconstruction of tsunami-affected countries (see H.R. 890), H791 [17FE]

FDA: establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety (see H.R. 2236), H3112 [10MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: safeguard public health and provide food that is safe, unadulterated, and honestly presented (see H.R. 2235), H3112 [10MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2719), H4141 [26MY]

Fish and fishing: prohibit commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 2059), H2879 [3MY]

Gasoline: provide consumers with relief from high prices (see H.R. 3646), H7645 [2SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2197), H3054 [5MY]

Hinduism: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Diwali festival (see H. Res. 223), H2394 [20AP]

Immigration: permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are spouses or children of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 4448), H11109 [6DE]

India: encourage permanent membership on the U.N. Security Council (see H. Res. 83), H523 [9FE]

Medicaid: provide for fair treatment of services furnished to Native Americans (see H.R. 4447), H11109 [6DE]

Motor vehicles: require use of safety belts and child restraint systems by children (see H.R. 2105), H2977 [4MY]

National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 332), H4802 [20JN]

National security: protect the public against threat of chemical attacks (see H.R. 2237), H3113 [10MY]

Oceans: establish a program to help identify, assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigation safety (see H.R. 3692), H7742 [7SE]

Pharmaceuticals: establish therapeutic equivalence requirements for generic drugs (see H.R. 2299), H3198 [11MY]

Real estate: impose limitations on the taking of property by eminent domain for economic development (see H.R. 4088), H8985 [19OC]

Senate: constitutional amendment to allow debate to be closed on any measure, motion, or other matter pending before the Senate only by unanimous consent or the concurrence of three-fifths of the Senators (see H.J. Res. 51), H3768 [23MY]

Social Security: encourage large employers to make premium payments for their employees, spouses and dependents who are covered under the Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3917), H8387 [27SE]

Springsteen, Bruce: anniversary of record album ``Born to Run'' (see H. Res. 628), H12049 [16DE]

Taxation: extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see H.R. 3584), H7559 [28JY]

———impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil, allow a credit for qualified fuel-efficient vehicles, and establish the Energy Assistance Trust Fund (see H.R. 4449), H11109 [6DE]

Turkey: allow certain claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey (see H.R. 857), H718 [16FE]

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

Letters

Social Security reform proposals based on race and gender: by, H225, H226 [26JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H525 [10FE], H2981 [5MY], H3201 [12MY], H6331 [22JY], H9643 [4NO]

Remarks

Aberdeen, NJ: anniversary of Ladies Auxiliary Aberdeen Township Hose & Chemical Co. No. 1, E1187 [9JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H177 [25JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), conference report, H2984 [5MY]

———require matching of funds spent for Iraq reconstruction efforts be spent for domestic priorities, H8976 [19OC], H9093 [25OC]

Armed Forces: reimburse members for cost of protective body armor or other protective, safety, and health equipment for use in Iraq or Afghanistan, H8724 [6OC]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H5088 [23JN], H5230 [27JN]

Armenia: allocation of foreign aid, H5272 [28JN]

———anniversary of genocide, H2521 [26AP]

———declaration of genocide, H819 [1MR]

Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act: reauthorize, H11122 [7DE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H611 [15FE], H8924 [19OC], H9090, H9092, H9093 [25OC]

———deficit, H9090, H9091, H9092 [25OC], H9643 [4NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10047 [9NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H11115, H11213, H11214 [7DE]

Bush, President: evaluation of competence and ethics of political appointees, H8723 [6OC]

CIA: discipline of officials responsible for intelligence failures preceding terrorist attacks, H8723 [6OC]

Coast Guard: tribute to Auxiliary Flotilla 014-05-05 Edison, NJ, for response to Hurricane Katrina, E2501 [8DE]

Committees of the House: establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism (H. Res. 116), H1207 [9MR]

Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, H115 [6JA]

———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, H115 [6JA]

Corps of Engineers: funding, H8832 [17OC]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6314 [21JY]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: disapprove recommendations (H.J. Res. 65), H9301 [27OC]

DeLay, Representative: indictment for criminal conspiracy relative to illegal political contributions, H8738 [7OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H4031 [25MY]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations, H4031 [25MY]

———release all documentation used for recommendations on closures and realignments of military installations, H4109, H4110 [26MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3535 [18MY]

———chemical facility security funding, H3379, H3381 [17MY], H3535 [18MY], H3747 [23MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), H3379, H3381 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3667 [19MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: priorities, H5255 [28JN]

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 Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5482 [30JN]

Disasters: express sympathy and pledge support for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (H. Res. 12), H40 [4JA]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): ratification, H834 [1MR]

Drugs: establish electronic systems in each State for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (H.R. 1132), H6685 [27JY], E1811 [8SE]

Economy: importance of job creation, H4275 [8JN]

Education: funding, H635 [16FE]

EPA: prohibit funding for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit requirements for municipal wastewater treatment during wet weather conditions, H3667 [19MY]

Evans, John: American Foreign Service Association withdrawal of Christian A. Heter Award for Constructive Dissent, H4373 [13JN], E1234 [15JN]

Executive departments: allegations of payments to journalists for favorable comments concerning Bush administration proposals, H240 [1FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: reauthorize programs to improve the quality of coastal recreation waters (H.R. 1721), H11122 [7DE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), consideration (H. Res. 341), H5272 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3057), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 532), H9648 [4NO]

Government: improve congressional oversight of programs to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, H8835 [17OC]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H1753 [5AP]

Holocaust: observe anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp and honor victims of the Holocaust, E278 [18FE]

———remembrance, H3037 [5MY]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), H2478 [26AP]

———amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Res. 240), adoption (H. Res. 241), H2557 [27AP]

———condemn practice of holding votes open beyond a reasonable period of time, H8834 [17OC]

———ethics reform, H2155 [20AP], H2398 [21AP], H2885 [4MY], H3887 [24MY]

Hurricanes: establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future, H8835, H8836 [17OC], H8972 [19OC], H9094 [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 (H.R. 3764), H8721, H8725 [6OC]

———establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8972, H8976, H8977, H8978, H8979 [19OC]

———establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by hurricanes, H8856 [18OC]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H10234 [16NO]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2475), H4300 [9JN]

———results of investigation of alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, H5747 [13JY], H6438 [26JY], H6655 [27JY], H9462, H9463 [1NO]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H177 [25JA], H4473 [14JN], H8832 [17OC], H11213, H11215 [7DE]

———characterization of Bush administration relative to protective equipment for servicemembers, H2937 [4MY], H2984 [5MY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H8832 [17OC]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H3889 [24MY]

Minimum wage: level, H995 [8MR]

Nagorno-Karabakh: allocation of foreign aid, H5272 [28JN], H9648 [4NO]

———democracy efforts, E269 [17FE]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations relative to reform of intelligence services, H4300 [9JN]

National Federation of Indian American Associations: tribute, E1112 [26MY]

National security: protect the public against threat of chemical attacks (H.R. 2237), H3747 [23MY], H4490 [15JN]

Northern Ireland: reform police services, H571 [10FE]

Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a Committee on Ocean Policy (H.R. 2939), H11563, H11566 [14DE]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H8725 [6OC], H8832 [17OC]

Plainfield, NJ: anniversary of Richmond Towers, E1183 [9JN]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, H3117 [11MY], H3204 [12MY], H3300, H3304 [16MY], H3772, H3888 [24MY]

Real estate: impose limitations on the taking of property by eminent domain for economic development (H.R. 4088), H9576 [3NO]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H9576 [3NO]

Red Bank, NJ: anniversary of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Zeta Epsilon Lambda alumni chapter, E2235 [1NO]

Republican Party: impact of ethics violations, H8850 [18OC]

———national agenda, H3889 [24MY], H5098 [23JN], H11512 [14DE]

———relationship with lobbyists, H3166 [11MY]

Rove, Karl: role in release of identity of CIA operative, H5640, H5645 [12JY], H5806 [14JY]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, H3117 [11MY], H3204 [12MY], H3300, H3304 [16MY], H3772, H3888 [24MY]

Social Security: anniversary, H6941 [28JY]

———privatization proposals, H202 [26JA], H269 [1FE], H527 [10FE], H852, H921 [2MR], H994 [8MR], H1028 [9MR], H1272 [10MR], H2785 [3MY], H6941 [28JY]

———reform, H269 [1FE], H852, H921 [2MR], H994 [8MR], H1028 [9MR], H1272 [10MR], H2785 [3MY]

———reform proposals based on race and gender, H269 [1FE]

Task Force on Ocean Policy: establish (H. Res. 599), H11563, H11566 [14DE]

Tishcon Corp.: tribute, E762 [26AP]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 144), H1274 [10MR]

———permit States to enact anti-corruption laws restricting political contributions intended to influence awarding of public contracts, H1274 [10MR]

Turkey: allow certain claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey (H.R. 857), H6314 [21JY]

———cancellation of Armenian genocide conference, H4121 [26MY]

Veterans: health care funding, H5255 [28JN], H5482 [30JN]

Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey: anniversary of Hospice Program, E1517 [18JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H67 [4JA], H131 [6JA], H188 [25JA], H408 [8FE], H518 [9FE], H576 [10FE], H626 [15FE], H705 [16FE], H788 [17FE], H842 [1MR], H937 [2MR], H978 [3MR], H1021 [8MR], H1225 [9MR], H1352 [10MR], H1774 [5AP], H1838 [6AP], H2547 [26AP], H2645 [27AP], H2733 [28AP], H2877 [3MY], H2974 [4MY], H3050 [5MY], H3110 [10MY], H3195 [11MY], H3258 [12MY], H3433 [17MY], H3553 [18MY], H3691 [19MY], H3765 [23MY], H4070 [25MY], H4136 [26MY], H4294 [8JN], H4350 [9JN], H4398 [13JN], H4483 [14JN], H4558 [15JN], H4653 [16JN], H4720 [17JN], H6202 [20JY], H6323 [21JY], H7670 [6SE], H8159 [20SE], H8245 [21SE]

Tributes

Benedetti, Anthony, E903 [5MY]

Cole, Jere, E1208 [14JN]

Collentine, Diana Goudsward, E638 [13AP]

Collentine, Kristina and Jennifer, E638 [13AP]

Dingell, Representative, H11479 [13DE]

Farricker, Richard, E1206 [14JN]

Gumbs, Philip N., E2233 [1NO]

Jaffer, Mohammed, E934 [11MY]

Loining, Troy L., E1257 [17JN]

Mills, Sam, E2061 [7OC]

Reardon, Loretta E., E2574 [17DE]

Rodino, Peter W., Jr., H4798 [20JN]

Saunders, Kenneth L., Sr., E422 [10MR]

Septen, Doris, E2234 [1NO]

Sinclair, Jim, E1427 [1JY]

Sullivan, Jack, E1204 [14JN]

Young, Bill, E1203 [14JN]