GREEN, GENE (a Representative from Texas)

Articles and editorials

Alarms, Instrumentation Failed in BP Refinery Blast, Pam Easton, Bayton (TX) Sun, H5667 [12JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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), H2551 [26AP]

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]

———ensure that soldiers wounded in a combat zone continue to receive special pay allowances and tax benefits associated with combat pay (see H.R. 771), H2472 [21AP]

———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), H1969 [13AP]

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

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

———provide leave for members in connection with adoptions of children (see H.R. 1373), H2551 [26AP]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 333), H287 [1FE]

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

———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), H11327 [8DE]

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]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 390), H7566 [28JY]

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

Benjamin Franklin National Memorial: provide financial assistance to rehabilitate and develop exhibit to commemorate 300th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1645), H2100 [14AP]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H11110 [6DE]

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), H2978 [4MY]

———suspend temporarily the mandatory separation of members by reason of age or years of service (see H.R. 3979), H9696 [4NO]

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), H8735 [6OC]

———tribute for demonstration project to assess quality of care of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (see H. Res. 261), H2978 [4MY]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H413 [8FE]

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: ensure that appropriate State social services officers have access to certain Federal databases to carry out checks in cases of child abuse and neglect and cases of missing children (see H.R. 1223), H1368 [10MR]

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H3695 [19MY]

———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1355), H1621 [16MR] (see H.R. 2423), H3554 [18MY]

———protect from exploitive child modeling (see H.R. 1142), H1023 [8MR]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H7564 [28JY]

China, People's Republic of: authorize appropriate action if negotiations regarding China's undervalued currency and currency manipulations are not successful (see H.R. 1575), H2103 [14AP]

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

China, Republic of: oppose proposed People's Republic of China anti-secession law and reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 76), H1026 [8MR]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 21), H236 [26JA]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 44), H2881 [3MY]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see H.R. 1804), H2979 [4MY]

Civil rights: anniversary of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and subsequent desegregation of American society (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5801 [13JY]

———recognize contributions of the ``Greensboro Four'' (see H. Con. Res. 25), H354 [2FE]

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

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

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

Computers: protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (see H.R. 29), H196 [25JA]

Contracts: require each bidder for a Federal construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use to prevent the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 2834), H4561 [15JN]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H1623 [16MR]

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

———enhance retirement benefits of administrative law judges (see H.R. 1864), H8847 [17OC]

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), H9641 [3NO]

Crime: expand protections against the misuse of public safety officer uniforms (see H.R. 3604), H7744 [7SE]

———improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see H.R. 3352), H7566 [28JY]

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

———reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (see H.R. 1279), H2473 [21AP]

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

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

Davis, Ossie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 660), H848 [1MR]

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

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1375), H1691 [17MR]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: disapprove recommendations (see H.J. Res. 65), H8342 [22SE]

Dept. of Commerce: issue regulations requiring testing for steroids and other performance-enhancing substances for certain sports associations engaged in interstate commerce (see H.R. 1862), H2550 [26AP] (see H.R. 3084), H5361 [28JN]

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

———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H7566 [28JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H5604 [30JN]

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

———establish the National Vaccine Authority (see H.R. 4396), H11033 [18NO]

———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), H10157 [10NO]

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

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

Dept. of Justice: establish a national sex offender registration database (see H.R. 95), H2394 [20AP]

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

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

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), H11653 [14DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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]

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), H8090 [15SE]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1369 [10MR]

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

———authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3642), H10145 [9NO]

———authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3641), H11036 [18NO]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H4985 [22JN]

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H6937 [27JY]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H1780 [5AP]

Dr. Robert E. Price Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 4246), H10910 [17NO]

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

———lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 869), H718 [16FE]

Education: expand and enhance the HOPE and Lifetime Learning tax credits, and amend the Higher Education Act to provide loan forgiveness opportunities for public service employees (see H.R. 2815), H5177 [24JN]

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

———increase teacher familiarity with the educational needs of gifted and talented students (see H.R. 1156), H4802 [20JN]

———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 1390), H8089 [15SE]

———provide access and equity in higher education (see H.R. 1293), H2395 [20AP]

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

———provide relief to students, schools, and student borrowers affected by natural disasters (see H.R. 3690), H7815 [8SE]

El Salvador: commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (see H. Res. 458), H8847 [17OC]

Ellis Island Immigration Museum: designate the Bob Hope Memorial Library (see H.R. 323), H194 [25JA]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), H9361 [27OC]

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

EPA: enforcement of Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste Between the U.S. and Canada relative to importation of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 2109), H2977 [4MY]

———provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 1043), H8162 [20SE]

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), H7673 [6SE]

Ewa Beach, HI: tribute to West Oahu Little League Baseball team (see H. Res. 429), H7950 [14SE]

FAA: designate certain functions performed at flight service stations as inherently governmental functions (see H.R. 1474), H1777 [5AP]

Families and domestic relations: provide penalties for failure to pay certain obligations to spouses and ex-spouses that are similar to the penalties imposed for failure to pay child support obligations (see H.R. 229), H5603 [30JN]

FCC: reinstate rules for the description of video programming (see H.R. 951), H4722 [17JN]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 3282), H5912 [14JY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H1897 [12AP]

———require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (see H.R. 1480), H2648 [27AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H630 [15FE]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 3656), H7744 [7SE]

———permit access to databases to comply with sex offender registry and notification laws (see H.R. 4381), H12051 [16DE]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H74 [4JA]

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

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H989 [7MR]

———ensure that the right of an individual to display the U.S. flag on residential property not be abridged (see H.R. 42), H412 [8FE]

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]

Francisco `Pancho' Medrano Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 4561), H11879 [15DE]

FTC: study rating system of video game industry and determine if their labeling practices are unfair or deceptive (see H.R. 1145), H1372 [10MR]

Gillerman, Dan: congratulate on election as Vice President of U.N. General Assembly (see H. Res. 368), H7744 [7SE]

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

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 2567), H5362 [28JN]

———require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2567), H7862 [13SE]

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), H1696 [17MR]

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

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

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see H.R. 3205), H6432 [25JY]

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

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

———recognize importance of sun safety (see H. Res. 169), H1897 [12AP]

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

Health care professionals: clarify responsibilities of a pharmacy when a staff pharmacist refuses to fill a valid prescription for a drug on the basis of religious beliefs or moral convictions (see H.R. 1652), H3436 [17MY]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H5176 [24JN]

———require voting systems to provide a verifiable paper record of each vote cast and ensure the security of electronic data (see H.R. 278), H413 [8FE]

Higher Education Act: expand and extend the eligibility of Hispanic-serving institutions for assistance (see H.R. 3203), H8248 [21SE]

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

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

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 125), H2104 [14AP]

Hispanic Americans: tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 323), H12049 [16DE]

History: anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H10910 [17NO]

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]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1026 [8MR]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H8986 [19OC]

Hurricanes: ensure assistance for foster children impacted by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3711), H8644 [29SE]

———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), H7860 [13SE]

Immigration: enforce employment restrictions on unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database (see H.R. 98), H4561 [15JN]

———improve security clearance process and increase number of detention beds along the U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 1196), H1263 [9MR]

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

———provide relief for certain immigrants who are victims of immigration fraud (see H.R. 936), H793 [17FE]

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

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), H5915 [14JY]

———establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 846), H718 [16FE]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 3055), H5604 [30JN]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1258), H1897 [12AP]

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

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H1622 [16MR]

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]

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

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 149), H3198 [11MY]

———support accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (see H. Res. 38), H287 [1FE]

Judge Emilio Vargas Post Office Building, Goliad, TX: designate (see H.R. 1072), H980 [3MR]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4723 [17JN]

Kika de la Garza Federal Building, McAllen, TX: designate (see H.R. 2322), H3259 [12MY]

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), H3114 [10MY]

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

Las Vegas, NV: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 105), H3057 [5MY]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3132), H6432 [25JY]

———provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 798), H942 [2MR]

———provide grants for prosecutions of cases cleared through use of DNA backlog clearance funds (see H.R. 1602), H7743 [7SE]

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

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 354), H1264 [9MR]

———issue commemorative postage stamp for officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 85), H3332 [16MY]

Lillian McKay Post Office Building, Humble, TX: designate (see H.R. 2413), H7565 [28JY]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H798 [17FE]

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), H8388 [27SE]

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

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

———provide temporary disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3698), H7813 [8SE]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 910), H7814 [8SE]

Medicare: adjust the fee for collecting specimens for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 2218), H4188 [7JN]

———allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H1620 [16MR]

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

———assure equitable payment for physicians services (see H.R. 4520), H12051 [16DE]

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

———coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 2257), H9435 [31OC]

———coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (see H.R. 827), H629 [15FE]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H7949 [14SE]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H587 [14FE]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H11328 [8DE]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H12050 [16DE]

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

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

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H7564 [28JY]

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), H7815 [8SE]

Middle East: 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), H9427 [28OC]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2429), H4723 [17JN]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H8735 [6OC]

Missing Children's Assistance Act: extend applicability to individuals determined to have a mental capacity less than 18 years of age (see H.R. 528), H349 [2FE]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H9556 [2NO]

Music and dance: recognize artistic excellence and community value of America's orchestras (see H. Con. Res. 157), H4985 [22JN]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H8735 [6OC]

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

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

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 15), H4723 [17JN]

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

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

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), H10146 [9NO]

National Health Center Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H5742 [12JY]

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

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), H8248 [21SE]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 444), H8810 [7OC]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H1264 [9MR]

Natural gas: require certain terms and conditions for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas import terminals (see H.R. 359), H195 [25JA]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 581), H5914 [14JY] (see H.R. 3323), H7744 [7SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: provide for criminal liability for willful safety standard violations resulting in the death of contract employees (see H.R. 3165), H5600 [30JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: terminate effect of laws prohibiting spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities (see H.R. 3918), H8387 [27SE] (see H.R. 4318), H11880 [15DE]

Pakistan: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4073), H11036 [18NO]

Palestinians: commend for conducting free and fair Presidential election (see H. Res. 56), H286 [1FE]

———provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11328 [8DE]

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), H10910 [17NO]

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H798 [17FE]

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

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

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 700), H2738 [28AP]

Pledge of Allegiance: district court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 453), H8644 [29SE]

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

Power resources: reduce growth of energy use and limit impact of growing energy use on the economy, environment, and national security through reductions in energy demand (see H.R. 3263), H6432 [25JY]

Project GRAD USA (organization): authorize (see H.R. 1282), H2473 [21AP]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H2551 [26AP]

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

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H845 [1MR]

Real estate: prohibit economic development assistance to States or localities that use eminent domain to obtain property for private commercial development or fail to pay relocation costs to displaced persons (see H.R. 3405), H7744 [7SE]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3083), H6107 [19JY] (see H.R. 3135), H9277 [26OC] (see H.R. 4128), H9426 [28OC]

Reynaldo G. Garza and Filemon B. Vela U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: designate (see H.R. 483), H413 [8FE]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: tribute (see H. Res. 197), H1970 [13AP]

Rotary International: anniversary (see H. Res. 55), H524 [9FE] (see H. Res. 142), H1024 [8MR]

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

Santiago E. Campos U.S. Courthouse, Santa Fe, NM: designate (see H.R. 984), H984 [3MR]

SBA: make improvements to microenterprise programs (see H.R. 2640), H4896 [21JN]

Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student's parent provides written consent for the release (see H.R. 551), H1622 [16MR]

Science: recognize significance of African American women in the U.S. scientific community (see H. Con. Res. 96), H1780 [5AP]

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]

Sergeant Byron W. Norwood Post Office Building, Pflugerville, TX: designate (see H.R. 1001), H1372 [10MR]

Smith, Emmitt: tribute (see H. Res. 70), H412 [8FE]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 615), H798 [17FE]

———authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 2799), H7743 [7SE]

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

———ensure that receipts and disbursements of the trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget (see H.R. 653), H5176 [24JN]

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

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

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H524 [9FE]

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

Space policy: establish interagency aerospace revitalization task force to develop national strategy for aerospace workforce cultivation, training, and recruitment (see H.R. 758), H5914 [14JY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H73 [4JA]

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

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

———allow credit for residential solar energy property (see H.R. 17), H196 [25JA]

———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), H2473 [21AP]

———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), H1417 [14MR]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 2968), H5362 [28JN]

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 2625), H4072 [25MY]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2952), H7565 [28JY]

———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see H.R. 819), H8089 [15SE]

———extend incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 2498), H6205 [20JY]

———increase transparency of certain corporate tax information and financial statements, discourage abusive tax sheltering activities, and restore investor confidence (see H.R. 1234), H1369 [10MR]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 519), H348 [2FE]

———make the additional tax on early distributions from certain pension plans inapplicable for public safety employees (see H.R. 448), H283 [1FE]

———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]

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

———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see H.R. 934), H2103 [14AP]

———provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (see H.R. 1134), H988 [7MR]

———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualified health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 2073), H2976 [4MY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H9641 [3NO]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (see H.R. 310), H524 [9FE]

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

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H4486 [14JN]

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

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H1372 [10MR]

Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarch (see H. Res. 166), H4144 [26MY]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H11035 [18NO]

U.N.: dissuade members from supporting resolutions that unfairly castigate Israel and promote more balanced and constructive approaches to resolving conflict in the Middle East (see H. Res. 438), H8644 [29SE]

U.S. Marshals Service: establish a short term State witness protection program to provide assistance to State and local district attorneys to protect their witnesses in major violent crime cases (see H.R. 908), H2103 [14AP]

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), H4144 [26MY]

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

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 1366), H6936 [27JY]

———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), H1896 [12AP]

———extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents and authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for such veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1188), H6432 [25JY]

———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H348 [2FE]

———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2963), H4721 [17JN]

———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), H2649 [27AP]

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]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1088), H4722 [17JN]

Voting: oppose any effort to impose photo identification requirements for voting (see H. Con. Res. 247), H8162 [20SE]

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

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

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

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3185), H6107 [19JY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: improve computer access for members serving in combat zones so that such members can communicate via e-mail (see H.R. 545), H349 [2FE]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to crew (see H. Res. 19), H136 [6JA]

Computers: provide unexpended universal service funds to low-income schools for updating of computer hardware (see H.R. 102), H135 [6JA]

Crime: extend Federal jurisdiction over destruction of veterans' memorials on State or local government property (see H.R. 1988), H2736 [28AP]

Dept. of Defense: reform the TRICARE program to make reimbursement rates the same as those offered under Medicare and contract for health care services with a teaching hospital in an urban area (see H.R. 2670), H4139 [26MY]

Dept. of Labor: revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 2805), H4295 [8JN]

Diseases: increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 23), H196 [25JA]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers (see H.R. 104), H135 [6JA]

Floods: provide a discount in flood insurance rates for certain low-cost properties in flood hazard zones (see H.R. 103), H135 [6JA]

FTC: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 107), H135 [6JA]

Health: promote good health and disease prevention (see H. Res. 35), H138 [6JA]

———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 2671), H4139 [26MY]

Immigration: exempt elementary and secondary schools from the fee imposed on employers filing petitions with respect to non-immigrant workers under the H-1B program (see H.R. 105), H135 [6JA]

Insurance: require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see H.R. 277), H137 [6JA]

LIHEAP: home heating funding limitations (see H.R. 108), H74 [4JA]

Lyndon Baines Johnson Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 4252), H10038 [8NO]

Medicaid: provide full Federal medical assistance percentage for displaced recipients receiving medical assistance outside their State of residence due to a declared public health emergency (see H.R. 3671), H7741 [7SE]

Medicare: eliminate waiting period for coverage of certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 2343), H3260 [12MY]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 2869), H4400 [13JN]

———prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in Texas (see H.R. 1280), H1416 [14MR]

———provide beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management (see H.R. 467), H284 [1FE]

National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 101), H135 [6JA]

National security: increase number of political subdivisions directly receiving awards under program to improve State and local preparedness for bioterrorism and other public health emergencies (see H.R. 1987), H2736 [28AP]

Public welfare programs: allow States and localities to provide primary and preventive care to all individuals (see H.R. 275), H137 [6JA]

Railroads: prohibit use of remote control locomotives to carry hazardous materials (see H.R. 2843), H4355 [9JN]

Seguin, Juan N.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 18), H79 [4JA]

Social Security: remove limitations on the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving certain benefits (see H.R. 276), H137 [6JA]

Surface Transportation Board: consider certain issues when deciding whether to authorize construction of a railroad line (see H.R. 106), H135 [6JA]

Tariff: chloroacetone (see H.R. 2403), H3434 [17MY]

———IPN (isophthalonitrile) (see H.R. 2404), H3434 [17MY]

———NOA 466510 technical (see H.R. 2405), H3434 [17MY]

———paraquat dichloride (see H.R. 2806), H4295 [8JN]

Television: require manufacturers and retailers to provide disclosure to consumers that analog televisions will no longer receive broadcast transmissions after the public broadcast spectrum changes to digital (see H.R. 3032), H4984 [22JN]

Eulogies

Pickle, J.J.: by William H. Cunningham, E1551 [20JY]

Letters

Houston-Galveston Navigation Channel Project funding: by, H3789 [24MY]

———David F. Melcher, Corps of Engineers, H3788 [24MY]

———Edwin J. Arnold, Jr., Corps of Engineers, H3789 [24MY]

———several Members of the Texas congressional delegation, H3789 [24MY]

Medicaid funding: Mark R. Warner and Mike Huckabee, National Governors Association, H2517 [26AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H8987 [20OC]

Poems

``And Then I Cry,'' Harry E. Dearen, E287 [18FE]

Remarks

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (H. Res. 523), H9378 [28OC]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1521 [16MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H2335 [20AP], H12266 [18DE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), H2071 [14AP]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish, H2516 [26AP]

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 437), H7962 [15SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H9938 [7NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1562 [16MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), motion to instruct conferees, H2516 [26AP]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: tribute for demonstration project to assess quality of care of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (H. Res. 261), H8685 [6OC]

Channel Industries Mutual Aid (organization): anniversary, E2135 [20OC]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), H8036 [15SE]

———tribute to response to Hurricane Katrina and provide temporary relief to certain persons affected by such hurricane relative to certain laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 4508), H11569 [14DE]

Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, H119 [6JA]

———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, H119 [6JA]

Courts: prohibit punitive damages against manufacturers of medical products that comply with FDA standards, H6999 [28JY]

Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, H2787 [3MY]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: disapprove recommendations (H.J. Res. 65), H9298 [27OC]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), conference report, H12266 [18DE]

———recommendation to close Ellington AFB, TX, H9298 [27OC]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit establishment of refinery revitalization zones, H2373 [20AP]

Dept. of HHS: Healthy Communities Access Program funding, H5049 [23JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: include satellite communications in border protection policy, H11837 [15DE]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), H8429 [28SE]

Dept. of Labor: revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses, H5666, H5686 [12JY]

Dept. of the Interior: exempt natural gas from the prohibition on oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, H3630 [19MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3608, H3630, H3636 [19MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), conference report, H7022 [28JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5032, H5049 [23JN]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6656, H6911 [27JY]

———ratification, H4374 [13JN]

Education: funding, H5032 [23JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), H3788 [24MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2419), conference report, H10064 [9NO]

FDA: drug and medical device approval process, H815 [1MR]

Federal aid programs: extend Medicare cost-sharing for qualifying individuals and Medicaid transitional medical assistance programs, H8950 [19OC]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (H.R. 420), H9324 [27OC]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), H9009 [20OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 10), H4911 [22JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5291 [28JN]

Foreign trade: enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (H.R. 3283), H6451 [26JY]

FTC: investigate and assess penalties for price gouging with respect to oil and gas products, H8773 [7OC]

Head Start Program: provide hiring protections for faith-based organizations providing Head Start services, H8318 [22SE]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8287, H8318 [22SE]

Health: authorize a demonstration grant program to provide patient navigator services to reduce barriers and improve health care outcomes (H.R. 1812), H4361 [13JN]

———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 (H.R. 5), H6999 [28JY]

———provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (H.R. 2520), H3804 [24MY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3804 [24MY]

———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (H.R. 2671), E1113 [26MY]

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), H156 [25JA]

———remembrance, H3040 [5MY]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H20 [4JA]

———ethics reform, H20 [4JA]

Houston, TX: conduct risk assessment of air toxics in communities near industrial facilities, H7022 [28JY]

———flood control projects funding, H10064 [9NO]

———tribute to Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Program, E287 [18FE]

Houston Astros (baseball team): tribute, H8987 [20OC]

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, H7962 [15SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), H7622 [2SE]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3971), concur with Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 501), H8950 [19OC]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7705 [7SE]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11837 [15DE]

Iraq: call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), consideration (H. Res. 572), H11001 [18NO]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H11001 [18NO]

Israel: congratulate on election of Dan Gillerman as Vice President of U.N. General Assembly (H. Res. 368), H9204 [26OC]

———independence anniversary, E961 [13MY]

———independence anniversary (H. Con. Res. 149), E1072 [24MY]

———support accession to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (H. Res. 38), H9971 [8NO]

Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (H.R. 798), E2534 [14DE]

Medicaid: funding, H2516 [26AP], H2787 [3MY], H9938 [7NO]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3070), H6346 [22JY]

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, H1521 [16MR]

———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), consideration (H. Res. 71), H446 [9FE]

———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), H3222 [12MY]

Natural gas: provide additional requirements for the siting, construction, or operation of liquefied natural gas import facilities, H2432 [21AP]

———require certain terms and conditions for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas import terminals, H6954 [28JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (H.R. 740), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5666 [12JY]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 739), H5686 [12JY]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 739), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5666 [12JY]

———provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Commission relative to an issued order (H.R. 741), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5666 [12JY]

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), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5666 [12JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: allow oil and gas exploration if crude oil imports account for more than two-thirds of U.S. consumption, H3636 [19MY]

Palestinians: commend for conducting free and fair Presidential election (H. Res. 56), H297 [2FE]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H8773, H8782 [7OC]

———gasoline tax, H1319 [10MR]

———protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, H2420 [21AP], H6954 [28JY]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (H. Res. 190), H1816 [6AP]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (H.R. 22), H6520 [26JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2196, H2335, H2373 [20AP], H2420, H2432 [21AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H6954 [28JY]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (H. Res. 535), H11066 [6DE]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H9581 [3NO]

Reynaldo G. Garza and Filemon B. Vela U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: designate (H.R. 483), E656 [15AP]

San Jacinto Day: observance, E751 [22AP]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1732 [20MR]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), conference report, H10073 [9NO]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), H6497 [26JY]

Social Security: privatization proposals, H495 [9FE], H1753 [5AP]

———reform, H495 [9FE], H1753 [5AP]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding, H2787 [3MY]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (H.R. 68), H5653 [12JY]

Taxation: rates, H495 [9FE]

Telecommunications: clarify prohibition on junk fax transmissions (S. 714), H5265 [28JN]

Texas: Houston-Galveston Navigation Channel Project funding, H3788 [24MY], H10064 [9NO]

———tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7705 [7SE], H7837 [13SE]

———tribute to school districts for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1854 [15SE]

Texas Independence Day: observance, H918 [2MR]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1319 [10MR]

U.N.: dissuade members from supporting resolutions that unfairly castigate Israel and promote more balanced and constructive approaches to resolving conflict in the Middle East (H. Res. 438), H11063 [6DE]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 1220), E1491 [14JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize, H8429 [28SE]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (H.R. 366), H2904 [4MY]

Votes: position on missed, H8324 [22SE], E185 [8FE], E256 [16FE], E519 [20MR], E1296 [20JN]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2864), H5813 [14JY]

Workforce Investment Act: provide special rules for disaster relief employment for individuals displaced by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3761), E1908 [21SE]

———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), H878 [2MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H576 [10FE], H4136 [26MY], H8337 [22SE]

Special order: granted, H518 [9FE], H842 [1MR], H937 [2MR], H1774 [5AP], H2877 [3MY], H3433 [17MY], H4398 [13JN], H6638 [26JY], H7670 [6SE], H7738 [7SE], H7857 [13SE], H9960 [7NO]

Tributes

Acosta, Hipolito, E731 [21AP]

Avalos, Rose, E1268 [17JN]

Cloud, William S., E49 [20JA]

Dickerson, Horace L., Jr., E1267 [17JN]

Dingell, Representative, H11479 [13DE]

Pickle, J.J., H5725 [12JY]

Simmons, Perry M., E1566 [21JY]

Tucker, John, E2133 [20OC]

Washington, Craig A., H2787 [3MY]