LEVIN, SANDER M. (a Representative from Michigan)

Analyses

U.S. State Dept. and International Labor Organization Reports Confirm Deficiencies in CAFTA Labor Laws, H4348-H4350 [9JN], H4397 [13JN]

Appointments

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

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

Articles and editorials

Credit Card Penalties, Fees Bury Debtors; Senate Nears Action on Bankruptcy Curbs, Kathleen Day and Caroline E. Mayer, Washington (DC) Post, H2071-H2073 [14AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1155), H1265 [9MR]

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

Animals: support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1707), H9696 [4NO]

Archbishop Iakovos: tribute (see H. Res. 325), H4803 [20JN]

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

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

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H236 [26JA]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 923), H7673 [6SE]

Armenia: ensure U.S. foreign policy reflects understanding of issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in records relative to the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 316), H4486 [14JN]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H4296 [8JN]

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

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

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 336), H5604 [30JN]

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), H12168 [17DE]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H1780 [5AP]

Children and youth: provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 864), H984 [3MR]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 10), H10910 [17NO]

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

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1615), H4486 [14JN]

CPSC: issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H8986 [19OC]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 2662), H7743 [7SE]

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

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H12050 [16DE]

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

Defense Contract Audit Agency: review contracts relating to reconstruction or troop support in Iraq involving contractors or Federal employees that have been indicted or convicted for improprieties (see H.R. 4351), H11880 [15DE]

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), H11110 [6DE]

Dept. of Education: recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H8388 [27SE]

Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools (see H.R. 4063), H8846 [17OC]

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

Dept. of Justice: provide funds to northern border States to reimburse county and municipal governments for costs associated with certain criminal activities (see H.R. 4228), H9641 [3NO]

———provide funds to northern border States to reimburse county and municipal governments for costs associated with certain criminal activities, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 4228), H9963 [7NO]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of maritime sites in Michigan (see H.R. 3532), H7744 [7SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 808), H10910 [17NO]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H5435 (see H.R. 1227), H5479 [29JN]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H3055 [5MY]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see H.R. 4603), H12048 [16DE]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H7815 [8SE]

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

Drugs: lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 869), H1025 [8MR]

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

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]

Federal aid programs: ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible (see H.R. 1425), H8342 [22SE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H2550 [26AP]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 40), H1026 [8MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H5435 (see H.R. 371), H5479 [29JN]

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

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

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]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: modify requirements for appointment and training of members of Regional Fishery Management Councils (see H.R. 1431), H5741 [12JY]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4465), H11219 [7DE]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to develop any rail connections or railway-related connections through certain cities in Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia, and Turkey that exclude cities in Armenia (see H.R. 3361), H8163 [20SE]

Foreign policy: prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 952), H1847 [6AP]

Foreign trade: impose limits on U.S. foreign debt (see H.R. 746), H581 [10FE]

———provide relief from certain practices by other countries (see H.R. 3306), H5913 [14JY]

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

Gagetown Veterans Memorial Post Office, Gagetown, MI: designate (see H.R. 3368), H8514 [28SE]

Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 2412), H4297 [8JN]

———require notification to Congress of certain contracts, and prohibit unauthorized expenditure of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes (see H.R. 373), H2394 [20AP]

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

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

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

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

Health: protect enrollees in managed care plans and other health coverage (see H.R. 2259), H11880 [15DE]

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

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2553), H4723 [17JN]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H5801 [13JY]

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

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 1471), H5915 [14JY]

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

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H7743 [7SE]

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

Immigration: admission policy relative to L-1 intra-company transferee nonimmigrants (see H.R. 3381), H6432 [25JY]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3006), H5435 (see H.R. 3006), H5480 [29JN]

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 793), H1025 [8MR]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to certain visa programs to prevent unintended U.S. job losses and increase Dept. of Labor monitoring and enforcement authority over such programs (see H.R. 3322), H8342 [22SE]

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), H8514 [28SE]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1849), H2549 [26AP]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H798 [17FE]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H4143 [26MY]

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

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]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H630 [15FE]

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

Macedonia: cease distribution of negative and nationalist propaganda and encourage continued negotiations with the U.N. and Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Res. 521), H12051 [16DE]

Mackinaw (vessel): convey Coast Guard cutter, upon decommissioning, to the City and County of Cheboygan, MI, for purposes of a museum (see H.R. 1448), H3199 [11MY]

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

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

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H10161 [14NO]

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

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

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 1125), H4356 [9JN]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1946), H5604 [30JN]

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

———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), H8986 [19OC]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H8810 [7OC]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H7564 [28JY]

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 823), H5914 [14JY]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H6936 [27JY]

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), H3114 [10MY]

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

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

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

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

National Drug Court Month: establish (see H. Res. 246), H6937 [27JY]

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

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

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H942 [2MR]

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1591), H3114 [10MY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish Chief Trade Prosecutor to ensure compliance with trade agreements and to protect U.S. manufacturers against unfair trade practices (see H.R. 4186), H9472 [1NO]

Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate (see H.R. 4386), H10909 [17NO]

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), H9275 [26OC]

Patent and Trademark Office: tribute to issuance of 500,000th design patent (see H. Con. Res. 53), H584 [10FE]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H3262 [12MY]

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

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 692), H631 [15FE]

Poverty: affirm commitment and leadership of the U.S. to improve the lives of the world's people living in extreme poverty and conditions of misery (see H. Con. Res. 172), H9044 [20OC]

Power resources: protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H8847 [17OC]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H4187 [7JN]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H1417 [14MR]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals (see H. Res. 485), H9044 [20OC]

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

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

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

Rosa Parks Federal Building, Detroit, MI: designate (see H.R. 2967), H4721 [17JN]

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

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 1636), H2739 [28AP]

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

———recognize effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 61), H1897 [12AP]

Solid waste: authorize States to restrict receipt of foreign municipal solid waste and implement the Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste Between the U.S. and Canada (see H.R. 2491), H4561 [15JN]

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), H6432 [25JY]

SSI: extend for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see H.R. 899), H792 [17FE]

———increase incentives for working, saving, and pursuing an education (see H.R. 1682), H2148 [19AP]

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H5362 [28JN]

———impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, protect civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in Darfur (see H.R. 3127), H7565 [28JY]

Tariff: unidirectional (cardioid) electret condenser microphone modules (see H.R. 1202), H1696 [17MR]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H9277 [26OC]

———allow certain modifications to be made to qualified mortgages held by a real estate mortgage investement company or a grantor trust (see H.R. 1010), H8846 [17OC]

———deny the foreign tax credit, and benefits of deferral, to companies doing business in Sudan until the Sudanese take steps to end genocide (see H.R. 1435), H5604 [30JN]

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

———extend Superfund financing for purposes of cleanup activities relative to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 4481), H11326 [8DE]

———make the credit for prior year minimum tax liability refundable for certain individuals and require returns with respect to certain stock options (see H.R. 3385), H9472 [1NO]

———make the credit for prior year minimum tax liability refundable for certain individuals and require returns with respect to certain stock options, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3385), H10227 [15NO]

———modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 1272), H6936 [27JY]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H2393 [20AP]

———prevent corporate expatriation to avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 3959), H8643 [29SE]

———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]

———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 897), H792 [17FE]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H11880 [15DE]

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

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: policy concerning supportive actions on the occasion of the Seventh NPT Review Conference (see H. Con. Res. 133), H3436 [17MY]

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]

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

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

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

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), H8163 [20SE]

University of Michigan: tribute to women's softball team (see H. Res. 366), H6206 [20JY]

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), H3769 [23MY]

———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), H3769 [23MY]

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

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H5741 [12JY]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 63), H1371 [10MR]

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

Water: authorize appropriations for grants for coastal recreation water quality monitoring and notification programs (see H.R. 2686), H5915 [14JY]

———establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 1592), H3056 [5MY]

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]

Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8736 [6OC]

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]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 2122), H3263 [12MY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

McKiddy, Gary L.: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions performed during the Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 561), H351 [2FE]

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]

Ukraine: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 562), H351 [2FE]

———normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1170), H1024 [8MR]

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

Letters

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): Committee on Ways and Means (House), H4348 [9JN], H4396 [13JN]

Remarks

Aggeler Family: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Donna Greco Issa Family of the Year Award recipients, E1996 [29SE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), H4226 [8JN]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2524 [26AP]

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

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 437), H8031 [15SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H12238 [18DE]

———deficit, H12238 [18DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), consideration (H. Res. 560), H10532 [17NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 640), H12238 [18DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), motion to instruct conferees, H11963, H11964 [16DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H11253 [8DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration (H. Res. 154), H1540 [16MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 248), H2698 [28AP]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 250), consideration (H. Res. 451), H8187 [21SE]

Children and youth: child support enforcement programs funding, H10532 [17NO], H11963, H11964 [16DE]

Courts: infringement by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on parental rights in Fields v. Palmdale School District (H. Res. 547), H10316 [16NO]

Crime: provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (H.R. 32), H3701 [23MY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service invasive species eradication funding, H4226 [8JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H12135 [17DE]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), E1580 [22JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3643 [19MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), H4095 [26MY]

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

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), conference report, E2551 [15DE]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6425, H6426 [25JY], H6665, H6900 [27JY]

———ratification, H4345-H4348 [9JN], H4394-H4396 [13JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H1923 [13AP]

EPA: increase Clean Water State Revolving Fund funding through reductions in State and Tribal Assistance Grants Program funding, H3643 [19MY]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency, H7756 [8SE]

Foreign policy: support the capture, detention, and interrogation of terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, E1580 [22JY]

Foreign trade: enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (H.R. 3283), H6446 [26JY], H6851 [27JY]

———enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (H.R. 3283), consideration (H. Res. 387), H6665 [27JY]

Hackel, Mark: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Alexander Macomb Man of the Year Award recipient, E1992 [29SE]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3851 [24MY]

House of Representatives: express commitment to achieving victory in Iraq (H. Res. 612), H11919 [16DE]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H24 [4JA]

———allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 426), H7756 [8SE]

———ethics reform, H24 [4JA]

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), H7756 [8SE]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3971), H8681 [6OC]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H11919 [16DE]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H11919 [16DE], E1580 [22JY]

Madison Heights, MI: anniversary, E670 [15AP]

Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), H52 [4JA]

Mount Clemens, MI: anniversary of Rotary Club, E1665 [29JY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 444), H9710 [7NO]

National Weekend of Prayer and Reflection for Darfur, Sudan: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 333), H5612 [11JY]

NIST: Advanced Technology Program funding, H8187 [21SE]

Oakland Community College: anniversary, E665 [15AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (H.R. 740), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5672 [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), H5672 [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), H5672 [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), H5672 [12JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H8792 [7OC]

Pensions: reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), H11761 [15DE]

———reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), consideration (H. Res. 602), H11668 [15DE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2207 [20AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H6971 [28JY]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3021), H5375 [29JN]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H9584 [3NO]

Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacramento, CA: designate (H.R. 787), H1908 [13AP]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1721 [20MR]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H2698 [28AP]

———privatization proposals, H925 [2MR], H1018, H1019 [8MR], H1540 [16MR], H5370 [29JN]

———reform, H925 [2MR], H1018, H1019 [8MR], H1540 [16MR], H2698 [28AP], H5370 [29JN]

Taxation: allow deduction for Armed Forces serving in a combat zone for contributions to individual retirement plans even if the compensation on which contributions are based is excluded from gross income (H.R. 1499), H3712 [23MY]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief, H11253 [8DE]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (H.R. 4096), H11142 [7DE]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules, H1923 [13AP]

U.N.: reform, E1580 [22JY]

———reform (H.R. 2745), H4703 [17JN]

U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4340), H11172 [7DE]

Ukraine: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (H.R. 562), H10320 [16NO]

———congratulate people for conducting a democratic, transparent, and fair Presidential election and Viktor Yushchenko on election as President (H. Con. Res. 16), H148 [25JA]

———normal trade relations status (H.R. 1170), E581 [7AP]

———U.S. policy, E581 [7AP]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6246 [21JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, H11534 [14DE]

Veterans: health care funding, H4095 [26MY]

———health care funding (H.R. 515), E178 [8FE]

Votes: position on missed, H7696 [7SE]

Votes in House: condemn practice of holding votes open beyond a reasonable period of time, H8792 [7OC]

White, Nancy: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation Alexander Macomb Woman of the Year Award recipient, E1998 [29SE]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers, E2551 [15DE]

World Trade Organization: implement basic core labor standards, H4307 [9JN]

———withdraw U.S. approval from the agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (H.J. Res. 27), H4307 [9JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H6638 [26JY]

Statements

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): Harley Shaiken, E1378 [28JN]

Tributes

Alsip, Gerald, E2171 [25OC]

Bailey, Alexander, E1119 [26MY]

Campau, Fred, E1973 [28SE]

Dingell, Representative, H11477 [13DE]

Kehetian, Mitch, E2575 [17DE]

Knapp, John, E161 [2FE]

Kreston, Bill, E1973 [28SE]

Kropf, Tom, E1973 [28SE]