KAPTUR, MARCY (a Representative from Ohio)

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Mission Iraq: DynCorp International LLC, H5716 [12JY]

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H4001 [25MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2370 [20AP]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko Into the House Chamber, H1784 [6AP]

Conferee: H.R. 2744, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H9011 [20OC]

———H.R. 2863, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H11586 [14DE]

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, H8485 [28SE]

U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, H2535 [26AP]

Articles and editorials

Abu Ghraib Whitewash, Daytona Beach (FL) News-Journal, H3090 [10MY]

Bush and Saudi Prince Discuss High Oil Prices in Ranch Meeting, Richard W. Stevenson, New York (NY) Times, H2528 [26AP]

BWC Lost $215 Million in High-Risk Fund, Mike Wilkinson and James Drew, Toledo (OH) Blade, H4166 [7JN]

Elections Chief Punished for Taking Check—Franklin County Official Accepted $10,000 on Behalf of GOP From Diebold Consultant, Jim Provance, Toledo (OH) Blade, H6312 [21JY]

FEMA Fool Sat on His Hands, Douglas Simpson, Ted Bridis, and Ian Bishop, New York (NY) Post, H7707 [7SE]

Free Trade Pact Faces Trouble in Congress, Elizabeth Becker, New York (NY) Times, H3180 [11MY]

``Fundamentally Broken'' Pension System in ``Crying Need'' of a Fix, Marilyn Adams, USA Today, H10197 [15NO]

Go Higher on Abu Ghraib—Top Officials Shouldn't Escape Responsibility, Eugene (OR) Register-Guard, H3090 [10MY]

How Do You Like Your Contractor Money?, Liza Porteus, FOXNews.com (Internet site), H5716-H5718 [12JY]

Lack of FEMA Data Slows Relief, Mimi Hall, USA Today, H9451 [1NO]

Power Failure—Behind Poor Katrina Response, Long Chain of Weak Links—Changing Structure of FEMA, Emphasis on Terrorism Contributed to Problems—A Shortage of Helicopters, Wall Street Journal, H7662 [6SE]

Seniors Try To Decipher Drug Options, Luke Shockman, Toledo (OH) Blade, H9935 [7NO]

Staff Exodus and Cutbacks Curb Disaster Management, Peter G. Gosselin and Alan C. Miller, Financial Times (publication), H7707 [7SE]

Sylvania Soldier Survives Suicide Attack; Northview H.S. Grad Is in Coma, With Skull Fracture, Injuries to Arm, Shoulder, Elizabeth A. Shack, Toledo (OH) Blade, H2133 [19AP]

Trade Deficit Hits Record, Threatening U.S. Growth, Edmund L. Andrews, New York (NY) Times, H11873 [15DE]

U.S. Considers Toughening Stance Toward Venezuela, Juan Forero, New York (NY) Times, H2529 [26AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

———provide producers on a farm with greater flexibility in selecting the crops to be planted on the base acres of the farm (see H.R. 2045), H5963 [18JY]

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]

America's Blood Centers (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 220), H4356 [9JN]

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

Armed Forces: 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), H717 [16FE]

———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), H631 [15FE]

———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), H3263 [12MY]

———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 1639), H2739 [28AP]

———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), H4187 [7JN]

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), H8090 [15SE]

Bennett, William J.: condemn remarks linking crime rates with the abortion of African American babies (see H. Res. 473), H8810 [7OC]

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

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H5435 (see H.R. 2872), H5480 [29JN]

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

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: prevent excessive concentration of ownership of the nation's media outlets, restore fairness in broadcasting, and foster and promote localism, diversity, and competition in the media (see H.R. 3302), H5913 [14JY]

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]

Capitol Police: increase the mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 1335), H4561 [15JN]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 71), H849 [1MR]

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

———establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 127), H1265 [9MR]

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

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), H5435 (see H.R. 1498), H5480 [29JN]

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 83), H983 [3MR]

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

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), H5915 [14JY]

Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to communications with United Kingdom officials on U.S. policy towards Iraq (see H. Res. 375), H7566 [28JY]

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

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

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

Clothing industry: provide access to information about sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4613), H12049 [16DE]

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

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 128), H75 [4JA]

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]

Congress: disapprove rule submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (see H.J. Res. 23), H984 [3MR]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 1994), H9556 [2NO]

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

Council of Representatives of Iraq: encourage debate and vote on continued presence of U.S. military in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 321), H12049 [16DE]

CPSC: issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of certain furniture and electronic appliances (see H.R. 1861), H5177 [24JN]

———issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H8807 [7OC]

Credit: establish requirements on the terms of consumer credit extended to an Armed Forces member or the dependent of a member (see H.R. 97), H6205 [20JY]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 2662), H10502 [16NO]

———provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (see H.R. 32), H72 [4JA]

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

Davis-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 Agriculture: establish electronic nationwide livestock identification system, prevent unauthorized release of information collected, and review responses to livestock disease outbreaks (see H.R. 1254), H1370 [10MR]

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

———strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H11328 [8DE]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to establish antiharassment programs (see H.R. 3787), H8087 [15SE]

———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H8919 [18OC]

Dept. of HHS: establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 949), H5603 [30JN]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H7673 [6SE]

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

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

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 1704), H2149 [19AP]

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

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

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), H12051 [16DE]

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), H628 [15FE]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1554), H2551 [26AP]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (see H.R. 3858), H8648 [3OC]

Disasters: provide assistance to children orphaned or unaccompanied due to the tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see H.R. 397), H848 [1MR]

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

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

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

Diseases: address fertility issues facing cancer survivors (see H. Con. Res. 174), H7674 [6SE]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 3616), H7611 [29JY]

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

Ecology and environment: enforce certain environmental laws, expand the definition of environmental justice, and direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office (see H.R. 1648), H5604 [30JN]

Education: provide loan forgiveness for social workers who work for child protective agencies (see H.R. 127), H75 [4JA]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 23), H80 [4JA]

El Salvador: commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (see H. Res. 458), H8341 [22SE]

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

———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H9276 [26OC]

FAA: designate certain functions performed at flight service stations as inherently governmental functions (see H.R. 1474), H2880 [3MY]

FCC: establish minimum public interest requirements for multi-cast digital television channels (see H.R. 2359), H9641 [3NO]

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]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 3656), H7672 [6SE]

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), H3436 [17MY]

———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]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by humanitarian emergencies a priority (see H.R. 1413), H1693 [17MR]

———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), H11110 [6DE]

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: 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), H1372 [10MR]

Forest Service: 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), H7815 [8SE]

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

Gasoline: stabilize prices (see H.R. 3544), H7950 [14SE]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H7744 [7SE]

Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 2412), H5915 [14JY]

Great Lakes: authorize appropriations for State restoration programs and activities (see H.R. 792), H586 [14FE]

———improve program coordination (see H.R. 2129), H3052 [5MY]

———prohibit issuance of Federal or State permit or lease for new oil and gas slant, directional, or offshore drilling (see H.R. 2930), H4654 [16JN]

GSA: conveyance of certain real property (see H.R. 1429), H1693 [17MR]

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

Hariri, Rafik: tribute (see H. Res. 91), H720 [16FE]

Health: achieve a national health information infrastructure and establish a refundable tax credit for expenditures of health care providers implementing such infrastructure (see H.R. 747), H5963 [18JY]

———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 2671), H5252 [27JN]

Health care professionals: provide for education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment at a facility with critical shortages of allied health professionals (see H.R. 215), H1846 [6AP]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (see H.R. 939), H1847 [6AP]

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

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

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

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]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 1471), H1777 [5AP]

House Democracy Assistance Commission: establish (see H. Res. 135), H1372 [10MR]

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

———impose limitations relative to certain legislation that affects the economy (see H. Res. 524), H9426 [28OC]

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

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), H10145 [9NO]

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

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

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

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

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 55), H6936 [27JY] (see H.J. Res. 73), H11328 [8DE]

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

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

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

Law enforcement: provide grants for prosecutions of cases cleared through use of DNA backlog clearance funds (see H.R. 1602), H9362 [27OC]

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

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

Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 1302, 1304), H1507 [15MR]

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

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

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 910), H3695 [19MY]

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

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1946), H2739 [28AP]

———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, and provide other additional beneficiary protections (see H.R. 4410), H11880 [15DE]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H942 [2MR]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H12168 [17DE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H1622 [16MR]

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

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H8847 [17OC]

———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1106), H1372 [10MR]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H1970 [13AP]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 1940), H8809 [7OC]

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Con. Res. 90), H1780 [5AP]

Miller, Arthur: tribute (see H. Res. 216), H2102 [14AP]

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

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

Music and dance: recognize artistic excellence and community value of America's orchestras (see H. Con. Res. 157), H5742 [12JY]

National Audubon Society: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H9556 [2NO]

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

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 1108), H3199 [11MY]

National Flood Insurance Program: strengthen, encourage participation, and provide certain owners of properties not located in flood hazard zones a one-time opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 3922), H8387 [27SE]

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

National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 178), H5801 [13JY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 3313), H9103 [25OC]

———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 987), H796 [17FE]

National Month of the Military Child: observance (see H. Res. 212), H1969 [13AP]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H847 [1MR]

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

Navy: require procurement of helicopters under the Presidential helicopter fleet replacement program that are wholly manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 459), H942 [2MR]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding (see H.R. 2694), H7861 [13SE]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Wangari Maathai for peace (see H. Res. 27), H1697 [17MR]

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1993), H2736 [28AP]

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), H9556 [2NO]

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

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H848 [1MR]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 266), H3199 [11MY]

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]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H1622 [16MR]

Poland: urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (see H.R. 634), H411 [8FE]

Political campaigns: reform financing of Federal elections (see H.R. 3099), H5361 [28JN]

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

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H2648 [27AP]

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), H4487 [14JN]

———improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty (see H. Con. Res. 234), H10146 [9NO]

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

———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H9696 [4NO]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H1847 [6AP]

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

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

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

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

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]

———modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 782), H583 [10FE]

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

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 1745), H2394 [20AP]

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

———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), H1778 [5AP]

———recognize effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 61), H286 [1FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H236 [26JA]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H286 [1FE]

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), H2739 [28AP]

Stang, Dorothy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 89), H1264 [9MR]

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

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H1847 [6AP]

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

———allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan and for hiring their dependents and dependents of deceased personnel (see H.R. 1352), 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), H5914 [14JY]

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

———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]

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

Tony Hall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Dayton, OH: designate (see H.R. 548), H350 [2FE]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H1025 [8MR]

Treaties and agreements: require that trade and investment agreements that are negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards (see H. Con. Res. 295), H10156 [10NO]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H3894 [24MY]

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), H351 [2FE]

———congratulate people for conducting a democratic, transparent, and fair Presidential election and Viktor Yushchenko on election as President (see H. Con. Res. 16), H138 [6JA]

———normal trade relations status (see H.R. 885), H1896 [12AP] (see H.R. 1053), H940 [2MR]

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 769), H583 [10FE]

Unemployment: provide benefits for Hurricane Katrina victims (see H.R. 3774), H8163 [20SE]

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), H1896 [12AP]

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

———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2963), H8919 [18OC]

———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), H2739 [28AP]

———revise eligibility criteria for presumption of service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service (see H.R. 2962), H7820 [12SE]

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

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

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

———protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 533), H413 [8FE]

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 496), H524 [9FE]

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

Water: protect, conserve, and improve access to freshwater resources (see H. Con. Res. 120), H1695 [17MR]

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

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

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H1369 [10MR]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3185), H5602 [30JN]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 2122), H3769 [23MY]

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

———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 Japan (V-J) Day and the end of World War II in the Pacific (see H. Res. 360), H5916 [14JY]

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see H. Con. Res. 26), H413 [8FE]

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

Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 34), H943 [2MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Agriculture: provide financial assistance for the construction, improvement, and rehabilitation of farmers markets (see H.R. 710), H522 [9FE]

———provide for a Biofuels Feedstocks Energy Reserve and authorize loans for the production, distribution, development, and storage of biofuels (see H.R. 388), H233 [26JA]

———Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (see H.R. 131), H75 [4JA]

Foreign trade: require President to take necessary steps to create a more balanced trade relationship with countries with whom the trade deficit exceeds a certain amount for three consecutive years (see H.R. 4405), H11033 [18NO]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1399), H1692 [17MR]

House of Representatives: establish a staff exchange program with the Parliament of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada (see H. Res. 44), H196 [25JA]

Medicare: improve quality of care in skilled nursing facilities through development of quality measures and changes in reimbursement (see H.R. 1166), H1024 [8MR]

Motor vehicels: establish ethanol and biodiesel fuel requirements for the Federal fleet (see H.R. 1612), H1968 [13AP]

Power resources: require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of ethanol and diesel fuel contain a certain percentage of biodiesel (see H.R. 1398), H1692 [17MR]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: expand to include alternative fuels (see H.R. 3345), H6106 [19JY]

Tariff: allyl pentaerythritol (APE) (see H.R. 636), H411 [8FE]

———Boltorn-1 (Bolt-1) (see H.R. 639), H411 [8FE]

———Boltorn-2 (Bolt-2) (see H.R. 640), H411 [8FE]

———butyl ethyl propanediol (BEPD) (see H.R. 637), H411 [8FE]

———butyl ethyl propanediol-70L (BEPD70L) (see H.R. 638), H411 [8FE]

———cyclic trimethylolpropane formal (CTF) (see H.R. 641), H411 [8FE]

———di-trimethylolpropane (DiTMP) (see H.R. 642), H411 [8FE]

———hydroxypivalic acid (HPA) (see H.R. 644), H411 [8FE]

———plain woven fabrics (see H.R. 2845), H4355 [9JN]

———polyol DPP (DPP) (see H.R. 643), H411 [8FE]

———trimethylolpropane diallylether (TMPDE) (see H.R. 645), H411 [8FE]

———trimethylolpropane monoallylether (TMPME) (see H.R. 646), H411 [8FE]

———trimethylolpropane oxetane ethoxylate (TMPOE) (see H.R. 648), H411 [8FE]

———trimethylolpropane oxetane (TMPO) (see H.R. 647), H411 [8FE]

Treaties and agreements: adhere to moral and ethical principles of economic justice and fairness in developing and advancing U.S. international trade treaties, agreements, and investment policies (see H. Res. 115), H719 [16FE]

Eulogies

Parks, Rosa: by Jesse Jackson, Sr., E2301-E2303 [8NO]

Excerpts

``Seven Roads to Freedom,'' Miroslawa Zawadzka and Andrzej Zawadzki, H157-H166 [25JA]

Letters

Dept. of Labor investigation to determine if criminal charges should be filed in work related deaths of four iron workers in Toledo, OH: by, H5145 [24JN]

Investigation of J. Kenneth Blackwell for possible improper receipt of campaign contributions from Diebold, Inc., representatives: Teresa Fedor, H6313 [21JY]

Renewable fuels reserve: David J. Frederickson, National Farmers Union, H2371 [20AP]

Obituaries

Stoelzel, Anne Louise: Toledo (OH) Blade, E2310 [9NO]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), H4219, H4244 [8JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1456 [15MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H12265 [18DE]

Armed Forces: improve benefits to encourage recruitment and retention of personnel, H4476 [14JN]

Budget: deficit, H176 [25JA]

China, People's Republic of: express that a Chinese state-owned energy company exercising control of critical U.S. energy infrastructure and production capacity could be a national security threat (H. Res. 344), H5573 [30JN]

China National Offshore Oil Corp.: takeover of Unocal Corp., H5358 [28JN]

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, H1456 [15MR]

Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, H109 [6JA]

———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, H109 [6JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide for a Biofuels Feedstocks Energy Reserve and authorize loans for the production, distribution, development, and storage of biofuels (H.R. 388), H1680 [17MR], H7843 [13SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H4005 [25MY]

———conduct study on use of biodiesel and ethanol fuels, H4005 [25MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), conference report, H12265 [18DE]

———outsourcing of military functions to private security contractors in Iraq, H5714-H5716 [12JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish renewable fuels reserve, H2370, H2371 [20AP]

———increase number of State or local governments participating in alternative fuel vehicles pilot program, H2403 [21AP]

Dept. of Labor: assist investigation to determine if criminal charges should be filed in work-related deaths of four iron workers in Toledo, OH, H5144 [24JN]

Dept. of Transportation: assist investigation to determine if criminal charges should be filed in work-related deaths of four iron workers in Toledo, OH, H5387 [29JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5144 [24JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5387 [29JN]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H7661 [6SE], H7706 [7SE]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H5621, H5623, H5624 [11JY], H5937 [18JY], H6907 [27JY]

———ratification, H822 [1MR], H1872 [12AP], H2789 [3MY], H3180, H3182, H3184 [11MY], H4379, H4380, H4381 [13JN], H4787 [20JN], H4976, H4977 [22JN], H5472 [29JN]

Drake, Matthew T.: Purple Heart recipient, H2132 [19AP]

Egypt: replace U.S. military assistance with economic support fund assistance, H8822 [17OC]

ExxonMobil Corp.: quarterly profits, H9337 [27OC]

Farm Labor Organizing Committee: tribute, E494 [17MR]

FEMA: role in providing housing assistance to those adversely affected by hurricanes in Gulf Coast Region, H9450 [1NO]

Foreign trade: enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (H.R. 3283), H6855 [27JY]

———require President to take necessary steps to create a more balanced trade relationship with countries with whom the trade deficit exceeds a certain amount for three consecutive years (H.R. 4405), H11872 [15DE]

———U.S. deficit, H610 [15FE], H9075 [25OC], H10004 [8NO]

Hariri, Rafik: tribute (H. Res. 91), H672 [16FE]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3816 [24MY]

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 (H. Res. 39), H157 [25JA]

House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 563), H10970 [18NO]

Hurricanes: relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7706 [7SE]

Insects: emerald ash borer eradication funding, H4244 [8JN]

Iraq: accountability for abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, H3088-H3090 [10MY]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H4476 [14JN], H6080 [19JY]

———call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), H10970 [18NO]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H10970 [18NO]

Local Initiatives Support Corp.: anniversary, E1961 [27SE]

Medicare: anniversary, H9934 [7NO]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 376), H9934 [7NO]

NAFTA: implementation, H2789 [3MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (H.R. 740), H5693 [12JY]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 739), H5693 [12JY]

———provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Commission relative to an issued order (H.R. 741), H5693 [12JY]

Ohio: investigation of possible improper receipt of political contributions by certain State and local officials, H6312 [21JY]

———mismanagement of public funds, H4166 [7JN]

OSHA: provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 742), H5693 [12JY]

Peace Corps Week: observance, E350 [3MR]

Pensions: make improvements in benefit accrual standards (H.R. 2831), H10196 [15NO]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H2528 [26AP], H5358 [28JN]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, H1210 [9MR]

———expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H8709 [6OC]

———gasoline price levels, H1210 [9MR]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (H.R. 328), H9934 [7NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2370, H2371 [20AP], H2403 [21AP], H2528 [26AP]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, H3442 [18MY]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1724 [20MR]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, H3442 [18MY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H176 [25JA]

———privatization proposals, H375 [8FE], H691 [16FE]

———reform, H375 [8FE]

Toledo, OH: anniversary of St. Francis de Sales Catholic High School, E1842 [14SE]

———anniversary of St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, E353 [3MR]

———investigation to determine if criminal charges should be filed in work-related deaths of four iron workers, H5693 [12JY]

Ukraine: congratulate people for conducting a democratic, transparent, and fair Presidential election and Viktor Yushchenko on election as President (H. Con. Res. 16), E66 [25JA]

Veterans: health care funding, H5748 [13JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H188 [25JA], H408 [8FE], H626 [15FE], H705 [16FE], H842 [1MR], H1225 [9MR], H1614 [16MR], H1688 [17MR], H1891 [12AP], H2147 [19AP], H2468 [21AP], H2547 [26AP], H2877 [3MY], H3110 [10MY], H3311 [16MY], H4184 [7JN], H4483 [14JN], H4801 [20JN], H5360 [28JN], H5433 [29JN], H5736 [12JY], H5960 [18JY], H6103 [19JY], H6202 [20JY], H6323 [21JY], H6428 [25JY], H6638 [26JY], H7670 [6SE], H7738 [7SE], H7857 [13SE], H7945 [14SE], H8245 [21SE], H8510 [28SE], H8640 [29SE], H8730 [6OC], H8842 [17OC], H8916 [18OC], H9099 [25OC], H9358 [27OC], H9471 [1NO], H9960 [7NO], H10036 [8NO], H10223 [15NO], H10499 [16NO], H11878 [15DE]

Tribute, E1059 [23MY]

Reports

NAFTA at Ten—Journey to Mexico: Congressional Delegation (108th Congress), H2790 [3MY]

Tables

Dept. of Homeland Security emergency preparedness and recovery budget, H7663 [6SE]

Tributes

Block, William, Sr., E1511 [18JY]

Burger, Robert, E945 [11MY]

Devenow, Chester, E2547 [15DE]

Johnson, I.J., E776 [26AP]

Parks, Rosa, E2301 [8NO]

Quilter, James B., H8237 [21SE]

Roberts, John E., E765 [26AP]

Rodino, Peter W., Jr., H4795 [20JN]

Roybal, Edward R., H10191 [15NO]

Stoelzel, Anne Louise, E2310 [9NO]

Weiher, Roger R., E1428 [1JY]