MOORE, DENNIS (a Representative from Kansas)

Articles and editorials

Advocate for the Disabled Dead at 60, Kansas City (MO) Star, E1057 [23MY]

Andrew Rollins' Passion for Growth Left Mark on KCK, Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City (MO) Star, E788 [27AP]

Barney Karbank Dies at 80—Leading Developer Left His Mark on KC Real Estate, Dan Margolies, Kansas City (MO) Star, E48 [20JA]

Community Activist Remembered—Leader Leaves Legacy to Wyandotte County, Brant Stacy, Kansas City (KS) Kansan, E788 [27AP]

Docking Campaigner Dies at 80, Chris Moon, Topeka (KS) Capital-Journal, E1748 [2SE]

Federal Judge VanBebber Dies at 73, Lawrence (KS) Journal-World, E1144 [7JN]

Hirons Has Made a Difference in Her City, Kara Cowle, Kansas City (MO) Star, E768 [26AP]

Incivility Breeds Threats to Democracy, Eugene G. Bernardo II, Providence (RI) Journal, E2653 [30DE]

Longtime County Executive Director Dies, Dan J. Smith, Olathe (KS) News, E1057 [23MY]

Marinovich Leaving Driver's Seat—With KCK Transformed, Mayor's Term Ends, Mark Wiebe, Kansas City (MO) Star, E878 [4MY]

Newspaper of the Future, Timothy O'Brien, New York (NY) Times, E1408 [30JN]

Spindle Preps for His `Transition', Arley Hoskin, Olathe (KS) News, E827 [28AP]

Tomasic Is Praised for 32 Years of Service, Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City (MO) Star, E47 [20JA]

Walt Hiersteiner—Community Involvement Over a Lifetime, Lynn Anderson, Best (KS) Times, E2021-E2023 [6OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 3746), H7860 [13SE]

Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of certain privately-held land to make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States and tribal governments (see H.R. 1351), H1621 [16MR]

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

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

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 690), H11109 [6DE]

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

America's Blood Centers (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 220), H2551 [26AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 567), H2550 [26AP]

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), H12050 [16DE]

———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), H1265 [9MR]

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

———improve the Transition Assistance Program provided for members being discharged, released from active duty, or retiring (see H.R. 2074), H3332 [16MY]

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

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

———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 1639), H2649 [27AP]

———require States to charge in-State tuition rates to members and their dependents who are domiciled or stationed on active duty in that State (see H.R. 197), H8648 [3OC]

———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), H11109 [6DE]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 287), H11655 [14DE]

Arms control: provide for counterproliferation measures (see H.R. 422), H7564 [28JY]

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

Autism Society of America: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 254), H8387 [27SE]

Aviation: provide liability protection to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations flying for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such organizations (see H.R. 1871), H7673 [6SE]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 2060), H4073 [25MY]

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

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

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

Bleeding Kansas and the Enduring Struggle for Freedom National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 413), H234 [26JA]

Border Patrol: assure adequate funding for additional agents (see H.R. 780), H1969 [13AP]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H7743 [7SE]

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

Brumidi, Constantino: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1697 [17MR]

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

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

———facilitate Presidential leadership and congressional accountability regarding reduction of other spending to offset costs of responding to recent natural disasters (see H.R. 3966), H9044 [20OC]

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), H12051 [16DE]

Carson, Johnny: tribute (see H. Res. 40), H196 [25JA]

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), H7744 [7SE]

———tribute for demonstration project to assess quality of care of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (see H. Res. 261), H7566 [28JY]

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 comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H8342 [22SE]

———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 2423), H3554 [18MY]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H3056 [5MY]

———provide comprehensive services for children who have been removed from environments in which methamphetamines are unlawfully manufactured, distributed, or dispensed (see H.R. 2335), H3260 [12MY]

———recognize importance of Knowing My 8 Rules for Safety in addressing the problem of missing children (see H. Res. 403), H7561 [28JY]

———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1505), H11880 [15DE]

China, People's Republic of: support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 83), H1026 [8MR]

China, Republic of: oppose proposed People's Republic of China anti-secession law and reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 76), H849 [1MR]

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]

Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 329), H4722 [17JN]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see H.R. 2134), H9556 [2NO]

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), H2151 [19AP]

Computers: protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (see H.R. 29), H1696 [17MR]

Consumers: require enhanced disclosure regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt (see H.R. 3852), H9362 [27OC]

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]

———protect children, judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and their family members, and reduce and prevent gang violence (see H.R. 4472), H11504 [13DE]

CPSC: issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of certain furniture and electronic appliances (see H.R. 1861), H8388 [27SE]

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

Credit: impose restrictions on high-cost mortgages, revise fees and charges on certain loans, prohibit unfair or deceptive practices by mortgage brokers and creditors, and provide counseling about predatory lenders (see H.R. 1182), H3894 [24MY]

Crime: combat unlawful commercial sex activities by targeting demand, prohibit operation of sex tours, and protect children and assist State and local law enforcement relative to such activities (see H.R. 2012), H10502 [16NO]

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

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

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H942 [2MR]

Cuba: facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 719), H1696 [17MR]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1814), H2548 [26AP]

Davis, Ossie: tribute (see H. Res. 69), H412 [8FE]

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3763), H8342 [22SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H5915 [14JY]

Dept. of Defense: 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), H10157 [10NO]

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

———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H12050 [16DE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a program of energy assistance grants to local educational agencies (see H.R. 4158), H10157 [10NO]

Dept. of HHS: establish a health information technology grant program (see H.R. 2234), H4074 [25MY]

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

———establish programs to address the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1175), H2551 [26AP]

———provide grants to States to conduct demonstration projects designed to enable Medicaid-eligible individuals to receive support for long-term disability services in the settings of their choice (see H.R. 3063), H7565 [28JY]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: carry out activities to assess and reduce the vulnerabilities of public transportation systems (see H.R. 1116), H6381 [22JY]

———issue regulations concerning the shipping of extremely hazardous materials (see H.R. 1414), H9103 [25OC]

———issue regulations requiring turbojet aircraft of air carriers to be equipped with missile defense systems (see H.R. 2780), H4561 [15JN]

Dept. of HUD: exclude amounts received as a military basic housing allowance from consideration as income for purposes of eligibility for federally assisted low-income housing programs (see H.R. 3186), H6328 [21JY]

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

Dept. of Justice: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 3506), H8735 [6OC]

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

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H942 [2MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a pilot program to improve access to health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 1741), H2394 [20AP]

———eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 4025), H8919 [18OC]

———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), H1847 [6AP]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H8644 [29SE]

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), H5741 [12JY]

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

Discrimination: condemn existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urge States to adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue (see H. Res. 259), H2977 [4MY]

———prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H3199 [11MY]

Diseases: authorize grants for education, screening, and treatment relative to preventing diabetic foot complications and lower extremity amputations (see H.R. 1719), H6381 [22JY]

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

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H2472 [21AP]

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

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 1262), H2476 [25AP]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 42), H8514 [28SE]

———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 179), H7744 [7SE]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H4656 [16JN]

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H6206 [20JY]

District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 2043), H2879 [3MY]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3889), H10227 [15NO]

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

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

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

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

———strengthen and expand scientific and technological education capabilities of associate-degree-granting colleges through partnerships with bachelor-degree-granting institutions (see H.R. 226), H5741 [12JY]

El Salvador: commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (see H. Res. 458), H10227 [15NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend certain accountability provisions (see H.R. 1177), H7564 [28JY]

———ensure that the total amount of certain funds awarded to a State for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006 is not less than the total awarded in fiscal year 2003 (see H.R. 1853), H2549 [26AP]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: provide for secure financial data (see H.R. 3375), H6326 [21JY] (see H.R. 3997), H8733 [6OC]

Families and domestic relations: expand tax incentives for adoption and increase adoptive incentive payments (see H.R. 1561), H8644 [29SE]

FCC: treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 3876), H8389 [27SE]

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

Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 3282), H8248 [21SE]

Federal Credit Union Act: clarify definition of net worth under certain circumstances for purposes of corrective action authority of the National Credit Union Administration Board (see H.R. 1042), H940 [2MR]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H4656 [16JN]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 40), H5741 [12JY]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 633), H410 [8FE]

———provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H3769 [23MY]

———provide assistant U.S. attorneys the same retirement benefits as are afforded to Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3183), H8644 [29SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish requirements to allow sale of prescription drugs over the Internet (see H.R. 840), H5914 [14JY]

———reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 881), H7743 [7SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H10227 [15NO]

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

Financial institutions: provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (see H.R. 3505), H7556 [28JY]

———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 1185), H1263 [9MR]

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

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

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

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

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]

FTC: study rating system of video game industry and determine if their labeling practices are unfair or deceptive (see H.R. 1145), H1847 [6AP]

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

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

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 2567), H5741 [12JY]

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), H581 [10FE]

———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases (see H.R. 3854), H8735 [6OC]

———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 1709), H2551 [26AP]

———improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions (see H.R. 963), H3262 [12MY]

———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), H5604 [30JN]

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

———provide for a program of screenings and education relative to children with sudden cardiac arrhythmia syndromes (see H.R. 1252), H5638 [11JY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H352 [2FE]

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

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H792 [17FE]

Health care professionals: authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students (see H.R. 3569), H7559 [28JY]

———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), H7743 [7SE]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H350 [2FE]

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 1338), H6328 [21JY]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 1029), H9103 [25OC]

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

House Democracy Assistance Commission: establish (see H. Res. 135), H1265 [9MR]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 2642), H4073 [25MY]

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

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

Housing: combat unfair and deceptive practices in the high-cost mortgage market, strengthen civil remedies, promote uniform lending and appraisal standards, and establish licensing standards for mortgage brokers (see H.R. 1295), H4296 [8JN]

———modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H8513 [28SE]

———require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 1441), H2473 [21AP]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H4188 [7JN]

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), H8249 [21SE]

———provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3748), H8389 [27SE]

———require contracts relative to recovery efforts following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita be awarded only after an open and fair bidding process (see H. Con. Res. 251), H8387 [27SE]

———support goals and ideals of a national day of prayer and remembrance for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and encourage all Americans to observe that day (see H. Con. Res. 240), H7861 [13SE]

Immigration: admission policy relative to L-1 intra-company transferee nonimmigrants (see H.R. 3381), H6327 [21JY]

———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 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), H942 [2MR]

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

Independent Commission to Prevent Fraud and Abuse in the Response to Hurricane Katrina: establish (see H.R. 3838), H8389 [27SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 288), H9555 [2NO]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3145), H7743 [7SE]

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), H3894 [24MY]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H4802 [20JN]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H3894 [24MY]

IRS: require abatement of interest on erroneous tax refund checks without regard to the size of the refund (see H.R. 726), H522 [9FE]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1847 [6AP]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4188 [7JN]

Kansas City, MO: designate the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum as America's National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (see H. Con. Res. 277), H10910 [17NO]

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: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3132), H7673 [6SE]

———provide grants for prosecutions of cases cleared through use of DNA backlog clearance funds (see H.R. 1602), H7861 [13SE]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H848 [1MR]

———issue commemorative postage stamp for officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 85), H3894 [24MY]

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

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 181), H5915 [14JY]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H848 [1MR]

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

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

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1443), H3695 [19MY]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 910), H1779 [5AP]

———recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see H. Con. Res. 231), H8163 [20SE]

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

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H7861 [13SE]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see H.R. 3612), H7744 [7SE]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H4073 [25MY]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 2014), H8089 [15SE]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H233 [26JA]

———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), H1779 [5AP]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received an organ transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 2051), H7949 [14SE]

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

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H5915 [14JY]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 872), H5963 [18JY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H2738 [28AP]

———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 11), H5801 [13JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage for end-of-life planning consultations and raise awareness about and assist in preparation of advance directives on end-of-life decisionmaking (see H.R. 2058), H2879 [3MY]

———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), H5915 [14JY]

———increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 158), H2104 [14AP]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H4297 [8JN]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Con. Res. 273), H9102 [25OC]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H4143 [26MY]

Music and dance: recognize artistic excellence and community value of America's orchestras (see H. Con. Res. 157), H4561 [15JN]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3250), H5740 [12JY]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H7744 [7SE]

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

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 15), H7674 [6SE]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 690), H11109 [6DE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 209), H5914 [14JY]

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 Foreign Language Coordination Council: establish to develop and implement a foreign language strategy (see H.R. 4196), H12050 [16DE]

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 2231), H4074 [25MY]

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 Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 222), H7674 [6SE]

National security: protect the public against threat of chemical attacks (see H.R. 2237), H8388 [27SE]

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

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 1297), H10502 [16NO]

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

———eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 601), H12050 [16DE]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 3323), H7744 [7SE]

NSF: authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (see H.R. 4434), H11108 [6DE]

Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a Committee on Ocean Policy (see H.R. 2939), H12050 [16DE]

OSHA: update fire protection safety standard to incorporate the current consensus standard for fire protection for styrene cross-linked composites manufacturing (see H.R. 3255), H8735 [6OC]

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11505 [13DE]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 276), H7566 [28JY]

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), H9641 [3NO]

———issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 292), H9962 [7NO]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H8846 [17OC]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 266), H3332 [16MY]

Pensions: facilitate automatic enrollment of employees in certain pension plans (see H.R. 1508), H1897 [12AP]

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), H4984 [22JN]

Petroleum: assess penalties on gasoline retailers who charge prices grossly in excess of the prescribed index price for gasoline (see H.R. 2944), H4655 [16JN]

———prohibit price gouging of gasoline and diesel fuel in areas declared major disasters (see H.R. 3782), H7949 [14SE]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H524 (see H.R. 700), H521 [9FE]

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

Power resources: increase fossil fuel productivity, accelerate transition to renewable fuels, and collaborate with allies to establish project to address issue of peak oil (see H. Res. 507), H10158 [10NO]

Project GRAD USA (organization): authorize (see H.R. 1282), H4802 [20JN]

Public Health Service Act: improve Parkinson's disease research (see H.R. 3550), H10910 [17NO]

———increase affordability of inpatient drugs for Medicaid and safety net hospitals (see H.R. 3547), H8342 [22SE]

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), H4985 [22JN]

Romania: improve standard of care of children, resolve pending intercountry adoption cases, and remove barriers to the adoption of orphaned and abandoned children (see H. Res. 578), H11111 [6DE]

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

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H11504 [13DE]

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

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 284), H8734 [6OC]

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

SBA: permit business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see H.R. 2943), H8388 [27SE]

Schools: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 45), H849 [1MR]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans while protecting stem cell research (see H.R. 1822), H7949 [14SE]

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

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

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

———streamline enrollment for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program through better linkages with low-income nutrition and related assistance programs (see H.R. 2948), H4655 [16JN]

Space policy: establish interagency aerospace revitalization task force to develop national strategy for aerospace workforce cultivation, training, and recruitment (see H.R. 758), H2880 [3MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H196 [25JA]

Sports: recognize contributions of African-American basketball teams and players for their achievements, dedication, and contributions to the sport of basketball and to the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 59), H5741 [12JY]

States: establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 1105), H5741 [12JY]

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

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

———allow a refundable income tax credit for gasoline and diesel fuel used in highway vehicles for nonbusiness purposes (see H.R. 2893), H4485 [14JN]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H234 [26JA]

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

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1120), H6651 [26JY]

———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), H2103 [14AP]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 994), H2150 [19AP]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2121), H5604 [30JN]

———expand incentives for education (see H.R. 1380), H2739 [28AP]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1634), H3695 [19MY]

———extend incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 2498), H5435 (see H.R. 2498), H5480 [29JN]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 930), H7564 [28JY]

———make permanent the 15-year depreciation recovery period for restaurant property improvements and extend to new restaurant construction (see H.R. 920), H8734 [6OC]

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

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 986), H796 [17FE]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H4143 [26MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 1241), H10227 [15NO]

———provide a small agri-biodiesel producer credit and improve the small ethanol producer credit (see H.R. 36), H3113 [10MY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H8644 [29SE]

———provide incentives for alternative fuels and motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels (see H.R. 1744), H3262 [12MY]

———provide incentives for oil refineries, oil and gas pipelines, and petroleum storage facilities (see H.R. 3924), H12168 [17DE]

———reduce motor fuel excise taxes during periods of high fuel prices (see H.R. 2924), H4560 [15JN]

———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 reduction in deductible portion of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 3162), H8735 [6OC]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H5741 [12JY]

Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act: make teacher loan forgiveness provisions permanent (see H.R. 670), H4187 [7JN]

Telecommunications: promote and enhance public safety and encourage rapid deployment of IP-enabled voice services for emergency response networks (see H.R. 2418), H8342 [22SE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H5176 [24JN]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2877), H5741 [12JY] (see H.R. 3427), H7744 [7SE]

Trucking industry: postpone enforcement of new rules governing rest periods for truck drivers using sleeper berths (see H.R. 3943), H9103 [25OC]

Turkey: urge acknowledgment of culpability of Ottoman Empire for Armenian genocide and reconciliation with Armenia, and support accession of Turkey to the European Union under certain criteria (see H. Con. Res. 195), H6328 [21JY]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 2533), H4896 [21JN]

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), H2472 [21AP]

———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]

———provide for payment of stipends to veterans who pursue doctoral degrees in science or technology (see H.R. 421), H4722 [17JN]

Veterans' Right To Know Commission: establish (see H.R. 4259), H10158 [10NO]

Vietnam: anniversary of fall to communist forces of North Vietnam (see H. Res. 228), H2551 [26AP]

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

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 63), H630 [15FE]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 30), H798 [17FE]

Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8348 [26SE]

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]

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

Year of Polio Awareness: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 526), H10227 [15NO]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Ed Eilert Post Office Building, Overland Park, KS: designate (see H.R. 1524), H1845 [6AP]

Mental health: raise awareness about the importance of social worker and case worker safety (see H. Con. Res. 278), H9275 [26OC]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding (see H.R. 2694), H4140 [26MY]

Social Security: ensure that receipts and disbursements of the trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget (see H.R. 653), H411 [8FE]

Taxation: extend and modify credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source (see H.R. 2899), H4485 [14JN]

———provide incentives to encourage small business health plans (see H.R. 2001, 2002), H2736 [28AP]

———restore estate tax and repeal carryover basis rule and increase estate tax unified credit (see H.R. 1574), H1894 [12AP]

Lists

Volunteer Center of Johnson County, KS, Movers and Shakers honorees, E570 [7AP]

Remarks

American Heart Association: tribute to Go Red for Women Campaign, E200 [9FE]

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, H3019 [5MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, E818 [28AP]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), E704 [19AP]

Borthwick, James: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Deans of the Trial Bar Award recipient, E822 [28AP]

Boyle, Edward: Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Deans of the Trial Bar Award recipient, E822 [28AP]

Budget: deficit, H3019 [5MY], H4871 [21JN]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), E2532 [14DE]

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs, H1668 [17MR]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H1553 [16MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1553 [16MR], H1668 [17MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, E975 [13MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5156 [24JN]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), E1680 [29JY]

Ed Eilert Post Office Building, Overland Park, KS: designate (H.R. 1524), H2492 [26AP], E555 [6AP]

Education: funding, H5156 [24JN]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), E1964 [27SE]

House of Representatives: impact of partisanship, E2653 [30DE]

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), H7621 [2SE]

Johnson County, KS: tribute to Volunteer Center of Johnson County Movers and Shakers honorees, E570 [7AP]

Kansas City, KS: tribute to World War II B-25J production workers, E1494 [15JY]

Kansas City Kansas Community College: tribute to debate team, E867 [4MY]

Lawrence (KS) Journal-World (newspaper): tribute, E1407 [30JN]

Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), H54 [4JA]

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 (H.R. 418), E286 [18FE]

O'Connor, Cormac: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Kansas, E198 [9FE]

Olathe, KS: tribute to Comcast Corp., Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program award recipients, E1454 [11JY]

O'Neil, John J. (Buck): Blue Valley Education Foundation Good Neighbor Award recipient, E197 [9FE]

Pensions: reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), E2610 [18DE]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), E2101 [17OC]

———protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, E818 [28AP]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), E818 [28AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, E1730 [29JY]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1733 [20MR]

Taxation: restore estate tax and repeal carryover basis rule and increase estate tax unified credit (H.R. 1574), E624 [12AP]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), E1747 [2SE]

Votes: correction, E1747 [2SE]

———position on missed, E1747 [2SE], E1834 [13SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H67 [4JA]

Statements

Norbert Dreiling: Glenn Staab, E1748 [2SE]

Tributes

Daniels, Ray, E568 [7AP]

Dreiling, Norbert, E1747 [2SE]

Dreiseszun, Sherman W., E567 [7AP]

Elmore, Mark, E1056 [23MY]

Hiersteiner, Walter, E2021 [6OC]

Hirons, Lori, E767 [26AP]

Karbank, Barney, E48 [20JA]

Keenan, Andrew, E199 [9FE]

Marinovich, Carol, E878 [4MY]

Morrison, Paul, E1096 [25MY]

Parks, Rosa, E2171 [25OC]

Reed, William T., E976 [13MY], E982 [16MY]

Rollins, Andrew, Jr., E788 [27AP]

Sedgwick, Charles W. (Bill), E50 [20JA]

Spindle, Richard, E826 [28AP]

Tilghman, Joe L., E49 [20JA]

Tomasic, Nick, E47 [20JA]

VanBebber, G. Thomas, E1143 [7JN]