ISSA, DARRELL E. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6118 [20JY]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 483), H12213 [18DE]

Reich, Alan A.: tribute (H. Res. 586), H12214 [18DE]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4401 [13JN], H4445 [14JN]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1304 [10MR]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6252 [21JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, H5809 [14JY]

Robert T. Matsui funeral attendees, H129 [6JA]

Articles and editorials

Federal Prosecutors To Be More Selective on Immigration Cases, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press (news service), H4446 [14JN]

Illegals and Murder, Washington (DC) Times, H4446 [14JN]

148 Immigrants Found Captive in South L.A. Homes, Claudia Zequeira and Jill Leovy, Los Angeles (CA) Times, H4447 [14JN]

Three Men Found Slain in Arizona Desert, San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, H4447 [14JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see H. Res. 523), H9426 [28OC] (see H. Res. 601), H11881 [15DE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 2804), H4295 [8JN]

Amo Houghton Bypass: designate a segment of Interstate 86 near Corning, NY (see H.R. 795), H798 [17FE]

Archbishop Iakovos: tribute (see H. Res. 325), H7862 [13SE]

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity (see H.R. 377), H287 [1FE]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 923), H4400 [13JN]

———recognize the historic commitment of the U.S. to the recovery and full accounting of POW or MIA (see H.J. Res. 18), H631 [15FE]

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

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]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 381), H6431 [25JY]

Azerbaijan: call for free and fair parliamentary elections (see H. Res. 326), H4985 [22JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 685), H521 [9FE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (see H. Res. 590), H11881 [15DE]

Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts: support activities (see H.R. 1337), H1621 [16MR]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 228), H8644 [29SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 58), H5801 [13JY]

———require the CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use dynamic economic modeling in addition to static economic modeling in budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see H.R. 2842), H5435 (see H.R. 2842), H5480 [29JN]

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

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H942 [2MR]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 237), H7862 [13SE]

China, People's Republic of: authorize measures to deter arms transfers by foreign countries to the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 3100), H5434 (see H.R. 3100), H5478 [29JN]

———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]

China, Republic of: oppose People's Republic of China anti-secession law (see H. Con. Res. 98), H1509 [15MR]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 698), H10502 [16NO]

Clean Air Act: authorize critical use exemption amounts for methyl bromide as identified by the Dept. of State (see H.R. 1257), H1370 [10MR]

———reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (see H.R. 1459), H1777 [5AP] (see H.R. 1493), H1844 [6AP]

Computers: develop and deploy technologies to defeat Internet jamming (see H.R. 2216), H3263 [12MY]

Corps of Engineers: raise maximum amount that may be allotted for the construction of small shore and beach restoration and protection projects (see H.R. 754), H1025 [8MR]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (see H.R. 516), H348 [2FE]

———clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H3434 [17MY]

———infringement by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on parental rights in Fields v. Palmdale School District (see H. Res. 547), H10157 [10NO]

———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1689), H4073 [25MY]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 554), H2472 [21AP]

Crime: increase penalty on persons who are convicted of killing peace officers and who flee the country (see H.R. 2363), H8089 [15SE]

———increase penalty on persons who are convicted of killing peace officers and who flee the country and call for renegotiation of extradition treaty with Mexico (see H.R. 3900), H8386 [27SE]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H2880 [3MY]

Croatia: recommend integration into NATO (see H. Res. 529), H10503 [16NO]

Datuk Siti Norma Binti Yaacob: appointment as first female Chief Judge of Malaya, Malaysia (see H. Res. 174), H1695 [17MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: augment efforts of State and local governments to conduct early detection and surveillance to prevent the establishment or spread of plant pests that endanger agriculture, environment, and the economy (see H.R. 4049), H11328 [8DE]

Dept. of Energy: make incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified desalination facilities to partially offset the cost of electrical energy required to operate such facilities (see H.R. 1071), H2394 [20AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 457), H283 [1FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: consolidate citizenship and immigration databases into a comprehensive database to improve customer service and enhance national security and public safety (see H.R. 4412), H11034 [18NO]

———construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S. (see H.R. 4083), H9641 [3NO]

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 280), H3696 [19MY]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 557), H350 [2FE]

———provide authority to apprehend, prosecute, and convict individuals committing animal enterprise terror (see H.R. 4239), H9695 [4NO]

———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), H7743 [7SE]

———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 820), H629 [15FE]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 1219), H7814 [8SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a feasibility study to design and construct a four reservoir intertie system to improve the water supply reliability and water yield of San Vicente, El Capitan, Murray, and Loveland Reservoirs (see H.R. 1190), H8919 [18OC]

———participate in design, planning, and construction of the Riverside-Corona Feeder in cooperation with the Western Municipal Water District of Riverside, CA (see H.R. 1008), H846 [1MR]

Disasters: 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]

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

Diseases: 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. 4245), H9962 [7NO]

District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 2043), H3060 [9MY]

———restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H5604 [30JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H1969 [13AP]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 305), H524 [9FE]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (see H.R. 3824), H8389 [27SE]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H1265 [9MR]

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), H5604 [30JN]

Ethiopia: urge holding of orderly, peaceful, and free and fair national elections and authorize assistance for election-related activities (see H.R. 935), H3056 [5MY]

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

Families and domestic relations: require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 69), H524 [9FE]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H2476 [25AP]

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), H4356 [9JN]

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

Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see H.R. 1232), H3894 [24MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H195 [25JA]

Foreign aid: establish centers for the treatment of obstetric fistula in developing countries (see H.R. 2957), H5638 [11JY]

———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), H7862 [13SE]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment protecting religious freedom (see H.J. Res. 57), H5602 [30JN]

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

Great Lakes: recognize and affirm efforts of Great Lakes Governors and Premiers to standardize decisions on water withdrawal and urge that management authority remain vested with the Governors and Premiers (see H. Con. Res. 140), H4561 [15JN]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H1968 [13AP]

Hariri, Rafik: tribute (see H. Res. 91), H587 [14FE]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 534), H349 [2FE]

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see H.R. 3034), H4984 [22JN]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H7673 [6SE]

———require voting systems to provide a verifiable paper record of each vote cast and ensure the security of electronic data (see H.R. 278), H287 [1FE]

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

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 193), H3331 [16MY]

———enforce employment restrictions on unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database (see H.R. 98), H74 [4JA]

———enforce numerical limits placed by Congress (see H.R. 4317), H10161 [14NO]

———enhance border security enforcement and detention facilities (see H.R. 4238), H10146 [9NO]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3137), H5599 [30JN]

———make inadmissable individuals who law enforcement knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe, seek entry to the U.S. to participate in illegal activities with criminal gangs (see H.R. 2933), H4654 [16JN]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H1265 [9MR]

———provide for true enforcement and border security (see H.R. 4313), H10161 [14NO]

———remove discretion of Dept. of Homeland Security relative to expedited removal and prohibit issuance of residential mortgages to illegal aliens (see H.R. 4032), H10227 [15NO]

———require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification (see H.R. 19), H135 [6JA]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (see H.R. 4437), H11109 [6DE]

India: provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1408), H2473 [21AP]

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

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers: provide for continued oversight of the Internet domain name system and ensure physical location within the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 268), H10227 [15NO]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H630 [15FE]

Iraq: recognize importance and credibility of an independent Iraqi judiciary in the formation of a new and democratic Iraq (see H. Res. 534), H9695 [4NO]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 149), H3436 [17MY]

Jordan: condemn terrorist attacks in Amman (see H. Res. 546), H10156 [10NO]

Karl Malden Station, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 3667), H7862 [13SE]

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

Klebnikov, Paul: condemn murder of U.S. journalist in Russia and the murder of other members of the media (see H. Res. 499), H11111 [6DE]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn abductions and continued captivity of citizens of the Republic of Korea and Japan as acts of terrorism and gross violations of human rights (see H. Con. Res. 168), H4803 [20JN]

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

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 500), H285 [1FE]

Las Vegas, NV: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 105), H3436 [17MY]

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), H983 [3MR]

Lillian Kinkella Keil Post Office, Covina, CA: designate (see H.R. 4053), H8809 [7OC]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H719 [16FE]

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 2323), H3260 [12MY]

Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (see H.R. 438), H720 [16FE]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H8734 [6OC]

Medicare: coverage of, as supplies for the injection of insulin, home needle destruction devices and the disposal of needles and lancets through a sharps-by-mail or similar program (see H.R. 2841), H4355 [9JN]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H8846 [17OC]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H5638 [11JY]

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), H2739 [28AP]

———disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Con. Res. 50), H523 [9FE] (see H. Res. 20), H287 [1FE]

Middle East: commend democratization and political and economic liberalization of certain countries (see H. Res. 37), H1026 [8MR]

———support findings of U.N. commission investigating assassination of Rafik Hariri, condemn Syria for apparent involvement, and demand Syrian compliance with certain U.N. resolutions (see H. Res. 510), H9102 [25OC]

Monuments and memorials: ensure memorials commemorating the service of U.S. servicemembers may contain religious symbols (see H.R. 2229), H3112 [10MY]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 15), H5915 [14JY]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 2088), H2976 [4MY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H5915 [14JY]

National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 178), H8514 [28SE]

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

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 444), H8088 [15SE]

National Review (publication): anniversary (see H. Res. 551), H10157 [10NO]

National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (see H.R. 418), H235 [26JA]

———require employers at critical infrastructure sites to participate in the pilot program for employment eligibility verification (see H.R. 1770), H3056 [5MY]

Nicaragua: support democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 252), H8736 [6OC]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize and establish minimum drug testing standards for major professional sports leagues (see H.R. 2565), H3892 [24MY]

Patents: amend certain laws relative to procurement, enforcement, and validity of patents (see H.R. 2795), H4295 [8JN]

Pensions: reform funding rules (see H.R. 2830), H7950 [14SE]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H2102 [14AP]

Radioactive substances: procure and stockpile safe and effective radioprotectant drugs (see H. Con. Res. 97), H1509 [15MR]

Ray Charles Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 504), H1896 [12AP]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3135), H5599 [30JN]

Rehnquist, William H.: tribute (see H. Res. 423), H7673 [6SE]

Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacramento, CA: designate (see H.R. 787), H1896 [12AP]

Russia: issue a clear and unambiguous statement of admission and condemnation of the illegal occupation and annexation by the Soviet Union from 1940-1991 of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 128), H2739 [28AP]

———protect freedoms of all religious communities without distinction, whether registered or unregistered, as stipulated by the Russian Constitution and international standards (see H. Con. Res. 190), H8986 [19OC]

Saund, Dalip Singh: displaying of portrait in the Capitol or a House Office Building (see H. Res. 31), H6381 [22JY]

Social Security: dedicate surpluses to personal accounts that can only be used to pay Social Security benefits (see H.R. 3304), H5913 [14JY]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H3331 [16MY]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H353 [2FE]

Spain: express condolences to families of individuals killed and sympathy to individuals injured on anniversary of terrorist bombing attacks in Madrid (see H. Res. 99), H1265 [9MR]

Staff Sergeant First Class John Marshall Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 289), H236 [26JA]

Stockdale, James B.: tribute (see H. Res. 404), H7561 [28JY]

Sudan: 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), H9641 [3NO]

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

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 2089), H3894 [24MY]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 994), H4400 [13JN]

———authorize States, localities, the District of Columbia, territories, and possessions of the U.S. to provide certain tax incentives to any person for economic development purposes (see H.R. 2471), H4487 [14JN]

———clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 3095), H7815 [8SE]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H4297 [8JN]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H5604 [30JN]

———provide a nonrefundable personal credit to individuals who donate certain life-saving organs (see H.R. 2474), H4656 [16JN]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 3908), H8386 [27SE]

———provide increased expensing for certain property in the Gulf Opportunity Zone (see H.R. 4305), H10156 [10NO]

———provide tax incentives to encourage manufacturers of computer, cell phone, and television equipment to operate environmentally sound recycling programs for consumers discarding equipment (see H.R. 320), H194 [25JA]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H73 [4JA]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H5604 [30JN]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 66), H73 [4JA]

Taylor, Charles: call on Nigeria to transfer custody to the Special Court for Sierra Leone to be tried for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law (see H. Con. Res. 127), H2104 [14AP]

Telecommunications: protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see H.R. 1139), H988 [7MR]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H9556 [2NO]

Ukraine: congratulate people for conducting a democratic, transparent, and fair Presidential election and Viktor Yushchenko on election as President (see H. Con. Res. 16), H197 [25JA]

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

Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 170), H286 [1FE]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H3695 [19MY]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 302), H193 [25JA]

Voting: require individuals to present a government-issued photo ID to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 3910), H8386 [27SE]

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

———recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day and the Liberation of Western Bohemia (see H. Res. 195), H2551 [26AP]

———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), H7645 [2SE]

Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 34), H1026 [8MR]

Zhvania, Zurab: tribute (see H. Res. 108), H1026 [8MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Cleveland National Forest: provide an environmentally sound process for the approval of high-voltage electricity transmission line right-of-way through the Trabuco Ranger District (see H.R. 124), H75 [4JA]

Courts: provide liability protections for certain pandemics and countermeasures (see H.R. 3970), H8732 [6OC]

Dalip Singh Saund Post Office Building, Temecula, CA: designate (see H.R. 120), H75 [4JA]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize participation in the Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled Water System Pressurization and Expansion Project (see H.R. 122), H75 [4JA]

———construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, military, and other uses from the Santa Margarita River in California (see H.R. 125), H75 [4JA]

———participate in Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, CA, projects (see H.R. 123), H75 [4JA]

Egypt: condemn terrorist bombings in Sharm el-Sheik and express condolences to the families of the victims (see H. Res. 384), H6650 [26JY]

Firearms: technical correction to Federal preemption law, relative to State or local laws, concerning the markings and identification of imitation or toy firearms (see H.R. 1566), H1894 [12AP]

Government regulations: technical corrections in patent laws (see H.R. 121), H75 [4JA]

Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 250), H8387 [27SE]

Health: enhance adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care (see H.R. 4642), H12289 [18DE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: impose mandatory sentencing ranges with respect to aliens who reenter the U.S. after having been removed (see H.R. 3150), H5600 [30JN]

Lebanon: elections (see H. Res. 348), H5603 [30JN]

Medicaid: permit local public agencies to act as enrollment brokers (see H.R. 306), H193 [25JA]

Middle East: extend mandate of U.N. commission investigating assassination of Rafik Hariri and condemn Syria for failing to fully cooperate with the investigation (see H. Res. 598), H11654 [14DE]

Minimum wage: provide a credit to employers of tipped employees in determining minimum wage required in States that require a higher minimum wage than the Federal rate (see H.R. 3732), H7860 [13SE]

———provide for a credit for certain health care benefits in determining levels for employers required to pay a minimum wage at a rate higher than the current Federal rate (see H.R. 4505), H11503 [13DE]

National Academy of Sciences: report on feasibility and design of a national strategic gasoline reserve (see H.R. 4043), H8808 [7OC]

Radioactive substances: expedite development of medical countermeasures to treat radiation resulting from a nuclear or radiological attack (see H.R. 1291), H1506 [15MR]

Riverside County, CA: transfer certain BLM lands to be held in trust for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians (see H.R. 3507), H7556 [28JY]

Roads and highways: use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 444), H283 [1FE]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S: designate (see H.R. 2112), H2977 [4MY]

Russia: protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 230), H7561 [28JY]

Supreme Court: encourage finding the use of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools to be consistent with the Constitution (see H. Con. Res. 245), H8088 [15SE]

Veterans: recognize and honor World War II Filipino veterans for defense of democratic ideals and contribution to the outcome of World War II (see H. Res. 622), H12049 [16DE]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 4574), H12047 [16DE]

Women: 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: 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]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H9049 [25OC]

Remarks

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Post Office Building, Hodgenville, KY: designate (H.R. 2894), H6394 [25JY]

Appropriations: 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, E912 [9MY]

Armed Forces: recognize the historic commitment of the U.S. to the recovery and full accounting of POW or MIA (H.J. Res. 18), E285 [18FE]

Boone Pickens Post Office, Holdenville, OK: designate (S. 775), H6395 [25JY]

Clinton, William J.: tribute (H. Res. 329), H6389, H6390 [25JY]

Computers: discourage spyware (H.R. 744), E1061 [23MY]

———protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (H.R. 29), E1061 [23MY]

Congresswoman Shirley A. Chisholm Post Office Building, Brooklyn, NY: designate (S. 571), H6395 [25JY]

Corporal Jason L. Dunham Post Office, Scio, NY: designate (H.R. 4515), H12213 [18DE]

Courts: require timely notification to the issuing judge of any changes in the location of roving wiretaps, H6252, H6254 [21JY]

Dalip Singh Saund Post Office Building, Temecula, CA: designate (H.R. 120), H247, H248 [1FE]

Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval: support goals (H. Res. 294), H6392 [25JY]

Dept. of HHS: Office of Women's Health programs funding to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers, H5034, H5061 [23JN]

Dept. of Justice: State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding through reductions in NOAA funding, H4466 [14JN]

———U.S. Attorneys human smuggling prosecution funding, H4446, H4447 [14JN]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6118, H6119, H6136 [20JY], E1608 [27JY]

Dept. of the Interior: construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, military, and other uses from the Santa Margarita River in California (H.R. 125), H11442 [13DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5034, H5061 [23JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5486 [30JN]

Dr. Robert E. Price Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (H.R. 4246), H12212 [18DE]

Egypt: allocation of foreign aid, E1608 [27JY]

———call for judicial supervision and international monitoring of parliamentary elections, divestiture of governmental holdings in the media, and allow peaceful political activities (H. Con. Res. 284), H12181 [18DE]

———condemn terrorist bombings in Sharm el-Sheik and express condolences to the families of the victims, H6386 [25JY]

———condemn terrorist bombings in Sharm el-Sheik and express condolences to the families of the victims (H. Res. 384), H6838 [27JY]

FBI: require Director's approval of requests for library or bookstore records, H6251 [21JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 10), consideration (H. Res. 330), H4825, H4826 [21JN]

Hariri, Rafik: tribute (H. Res. 91), H669, H672 [16FE], E283 [18FE]

Health: recognize importance of sun safety (H. Res. 169), H4149 [7JN]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11994 [16DE]

———tribute to Minuteman border-patrol project, E787 [27AP]

Immigration and Nationality Act: impose mandatory sentencing ranges with respect to aliens who reenter the U.S. after having been removed, H11994 [16DE]

Intellectual property: strengthen laws and rights, H6136 [20JY]

James T. Molloy Post Office Building, Buffalo, NY: designate (H.R. 3339), H6397 [25JY]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 181), H6388, H6389 [25JY]

Middle East: extend mandate of U.N. commission investigating assassination of Rafik Hariri and condemn Syria for failing to fully cooperate with the investigation (H. Res. 598), H11646 [14DE]

Motor vehicles: provide additional incentives to encourage purchase and use of hybrid and other fuel efficient vehicles, H1304 [10MR]

National Health Center Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 289), H6390, H6391 [25JY]

National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers, E912 [9MY]

———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), H559 [10FE]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 483), H12213 [18DE]

Passports: identify weaknesses of identity documents required for issuance, establish standards for passport agents, and investigate illegal sales of passports and visas, H6118, H6119 [20JY]

Paul Kasten Post Office Building, Brockway, MT: designate (H.R. 2977), H6393 [25JY]

Point of order, H5486 [30JN]

Radioactive substances: expedite development of medical countermeasures to treat radiation resulting from a nuclear or radiological attack (H.R. 1291), E449 [16MR]

Riverside County, CA: transfer certain BLM lands to be held in trust for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians (H.R. 3507), H10170 [15NO]

Robert T. Ferguson Post Office Building, Flora, IL: designate (H.R. 1287), H12212 [18DE]

Rotary International: anniversary (H. Res. 142), H3073 [10MY]

Russia: protect intellectual property rights (H. Con. Res. 230), H10327 [16NO]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4446, H4447, H4466 [14JN]

Sergeant First Class John Marshall Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (H.R. 289), H249, H250 [1FE]

State Senator Verda Welcome and Dr. Henry Welcome Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (H.R. 4108), H12212 [18DE]

Supreme Court: encourage finding the use of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools to be consistent with the Constitution (H. Con. Res. 245), H8419, H8421 [28SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1304 [10MR]

U.S. Representative Parren J. Mitchell Post Office, Baltimore, MD: designate (H.R. 4109), H12213 [18DE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6251, H6252, H6254 [21JY]

Vista, CA: tribute to Rancho Buena Vista Little League baseball team, E1794 [8SE]

Votes: position on missed, H971 [3MR], H4705 [17JN], H6839, H6840 [27JY], H8531 [29SE], E629 [12AP]

Women: 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. (H.J. Res. 59), H6387 [25JY]

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (H.R. 1245), H5034 [23JN]

World Intellectual Property Day: support goals and recognize the importance of intellectual property in the U.S. and worldwide (H. Res. 210), H2592 [27AP]

World War II: recognize contributions of the Marine Corps and other units of the Armed Forces on the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima (H. Res. 119), H1032, H1034 [9MR]

Reports

2005 Parlimentary Election Assessment in Egypt: International Republican Institute (excerpt), H12181 [18DE]

Tributes

Bates, John R., E749 [22AP]

Burchett, Paul J., E1964 [27SE]

Hansen, Beverly, E487 [17MR]

Kalov, Jerry, E482 [17MR]

Perkins, Charles W., E2127 [19OC]