GOODE, VIRGIL H., JR. (a Representative from Virginia)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H3996 [25MY]

Appointments

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

———H.R. 2862, science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, H9497 [2NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see H.R. 356), H195 [25JA]

Advertising: prohibit as indecent the broadcasting of any advertisement for a medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (see H.R. 1420), H2395 [20AP]

America's Blood Centers (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 220), H7566 [28JY]

Animals: restore prohibition on commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 297), H524 [9FE]

Annan, Kofi: call for resignation as U.N. Secretary General (see H. Res. 277), H3261 [12MY]

Armed Forces: improve the readiness of State defense forces and increase military coordination for homeland security between States and the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 3401), H6381 [22JY]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H197 [25JA]

———provide for payment of Combat-Related Special Compensation to certain members retired for disability who were awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 995), H11655 [14DE]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 923), H942 [2MR]

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

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H1622 [16MR]

———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), H350 [2FE]

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), H2646 [27AP]

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

Bolton, John R.: tribute (see H. Res. 260), H2978 [4MY]

Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts: support activities (see H.R. 1337), H1970 [13AP]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H9696 [4NO]

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

———constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 6), H2881 [3MY]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 523), H798 [17FE]

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 2290), H3197 [11MY]

Business and industry: preserve mathematics- and science-based industries (see H.R. 1547), H2395 [20AP]

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Watertrail: conduct feasibility study on designation as a national historic trail (see H.R. 2588), H3892 [24MY]

Captain Mark Stubenhofer Post Office Building, Springfield, VA: designate (see H.R. 1460), H1777 [5AP]

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), H7614 [29JY]

———tribute for demonstration project to assess quality of care of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (see H. Res. 261), H4985 [22JN]

Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 3011), H4895 [21JN]

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]

———clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H2395 [20AP]

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

Christmas Day: protect symbols and traditions (see H. Res. 579), H11109 [6DE]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see H.R. 2513), H4144 [26MY]

———constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based on citizenship or legal permanent resident status of parents (see H.J. Res. 46), H3894 [24MY]

———restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 698), H521 [9FE]

Civil liberties: support the national motto (see H. Con. Res. 302), H12051 [16DE]

Civil War—U.S.: establish a commission to commemorate sesquicentennial (see H.R. 687), H521 [9FE]

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

Coal miners: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 61), H629 [15FE]

Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see H.R. 239), H4486 [14JN]

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see H.R. 2470), H8388 [27SE]

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (see H.R. 341), H1778 [5AP]

Congress: allow vote to reverse Supreme Court decisions on the constitutionality of legislation enacted by Congress (see H.R. 3073), H5362 [28JN]

———disapprove rule submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (see H.J. Res. 23), H1780 [5AP]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2458), H3555 [18MY]

Construction industries: provide contractors with qualified immunity from liability for negligence when providing services or equipment on a volunteer basis in response to a declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 3717), H8342 [22SE]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1651), H4297 [8JN]

Contracts: require certain Federal service contractors to participate in a pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation (see H.R. 2049), H3114 [10MY]

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

———constitutional amendment on reconfirmation of district court judges by State executive and legislative authorities (see H.J. Res. 62), H7561 [28JY]

———ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws (see H. Res. 97), H8810 [7OC]

———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts in certain cases and promote federalism (see H.R. 1070), H980 [3MR]

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

———provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see H.R. 1151), H1372 [10MR]

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), H847 [1MR]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 748), H581 [10FE]

———reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (see H.R. 1279), H1416 [14MR]

Davis-Bacon Act: suspend wage rate requirements for Federal contracts in areas declared a national disaster (see H.R. 3684), H7741 [7SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: prepare an annual report specifying the number of non-Federal employees of the Farm Service Agency needed to handle the workload generated by programs administered by the Agency (see H.R. 2209), H4074 [25MY]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 999), H1779 [5AP]

———require notice of exceptions to certain requirements to procure items made in the U.S. (see H.R. 1239), H1970 [13AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: suspend nonessential visas to allow reorganization of immigration and naturalization functions and ensure sufficient monitoring and deterrence to maintain border integrity (see H.R. 1912), H2979 [4MY]

Dept. of Labor: require employers of temporary H-2A workers to pay such workers at least the greater of the Federal or State minimum wage rate (see H.R. 4028), H12050 [16DE]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 1219), H2738 [28AP]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H412 [8FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans enrolled in the health system the option of receiving covered health services through non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 4277), H10145 [9NO]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 1585), H3199 [11MY]

———improve the Veterans Beneficiary Travel Program (see H.R. 3147), H8388 [27SE]

———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), H1417 [14MR]

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

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

Discovery (space shuttle): tribute to crew (see H. Res. 441), H8164 [20SE]

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

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 42), H11036 [18NO]

———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 179), H7674 [6SE]

District of Columbia: clarify definition of marriage for legal purposes (see H.R. 72), H197 [25JA]

———restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H3056 [5MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H5435 (see H.R. 2386), H5480 [29JN]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H790 [17FE]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 3753), H7860 [13SE]

———strengthen high school teaching of the values, contributions, and accomplishments of Western civilization (see H. Con. Res. 49), H412 [8FE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide States that meet certain requirements with waivers of the adequate yearly progress provisions (see H.R. 1821), H2548 [26AP]

English language: constitutional amendment to establish as official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 43), H4896 [21JN]

———reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H845 [1MR]

Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the Hurricane Katrina Recovery Chief Financial Officer (see H.R. 3813), H8389 [27SE]

Families and domestic relations: support responsible fatherhood, promote marriage, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 318), H4486 [14JN]

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

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 1079), H6432 [25JY]

Federal agencies and departments: require agencies to review all major rules within 10 years after issuance (see H.R. 3143), H5600 [30JN]

Federal aid programs: require legislation that establishes a new Federal program to contain a provision that eliminates one or more current programs of equal or greater cost (see H. Con. Res. 301), H11036 [18NO]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H942 [2MR]

———require Government credit card bills to be made available to the public (see H.R. 4089), H8985 [19OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 881), H7564 [28JY]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2965), H5604 [30JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: affirm that a permit is not required in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1749), H8089 [15SE]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 2061), H3894 [24MY]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 1243), H1369 [10MR]

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

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 47), H286 [1FE]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1384), H1970 [13AP]

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

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

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H6936 [27JY]

Government: prohibit the expenditure of funds for the construction or lease of buildings or space until January 1, 2007 (see H.R. 3797), H8087 [15SE]

Government regulations: eliminate effect on constitutionally protected expression of religion by State and local officials resulting from threat of potential litigants seeking damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 2679), H7814 [8SE]

Health: 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), H2649 [27AP]

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

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on basing apportionment on number of persons in each State who are U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 53), H4487 [14JN]

———display the Ten Commandments if the Supreme Court rules that their public display by State and local governments violates the establishment clause of the first amendment to the Constitution (see H. Res. 214), H2102 [14AP]

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H6652 [26JY]

Hurricanes: 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), H8644 [29SE]

Immigration: assist certain sheriffs' offices to provide a second line of defense in border areas, conduct law enforcement operations along the southern U.S. border, and prevent lawlessness in border areas (see H.R. 4360), H10908 [17NO]

———bar admission and facilitate removal of alien terrorists and their supporters, drug traffickers, and other illegal or criminal aliens and reform the visa and legal immigration systems (see H.R. 688), H584 [10FE]

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

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

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

———improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3776), H8986 [19OC]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H793 [17FE]

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

———reduce number of visa overstays and ensure that illegal aliens are apprehended, detained, and removed as rapidly as possible (see H.R. 4079), H8985 [19OC]

———reform (see H.R. 3700), H8847 [17OC] (see H.R. 3938), H8642 [29SE]

———remove discretion of Dept. of Homeland Security relative to expedited removal and prohibit issuance of residential mortgages to illegal aliens (see H.R. 4032), H9044 [20OC]

———repeal exemption from harboring sanctions for alien volunteers of certain religious organization (see H.R. 4321), H10225 [15NO]

———require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification (see H.R. 19), H4984 [22JN]

Immigration and Nationality Act: impose mandatory sentencing ranges with respect to aliens who reenter the U.S. after having been removed (see H.R. 3150), H7743 [7SE]

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers: provide for continued oversight of the Internet domain name system and ensure physical location within the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 268), H9103 [25OC]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H9641 [3NO]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H5176 [24JN]

James Madison University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 63), H353 [2FE]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see H. Res. 137), H984 [3MR]

Justin W. Williams U.S. Attorney's Building, Alexandria, VA: designate (see H.R. 1463), H1777 [5AP]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 487), H10503 [16NO]

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

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 136), H1417 [14MR]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3132), H6432 [25JY] (see H.R. 3860), H8340 [22SE]

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

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H1696 [17MR]

———recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see H. Con. Res. 231), H7561 [28JY]

———require drug utilization review programs to deny coverage of erectile dysfunction drugs for individuals registered (or required to be registered) as sex offenders (see H.R. 2648), H4138 [26MY]

Medicare: coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 3096), H5915 [14JY]

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H8919 [18OC]

———exclude coverage of drugs prescribed for treatment of impotence (see H.R. 712), H522 [9FE]

———extend and improve protections for sole community hospitals (see H.R. 2961), H5963 [18JY]

———extend implementation of prescription drug program (see H.R. 3940), H8919 [18OC]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H7743 [7SE]

———provide for value-based purchasing in payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3617), H7673 [6SE]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H3894 [24MY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H9103 [25OC]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4047), H8919 [18OC]

Mental health: prohibit use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program (see H.R. 181), H287 [1FE]

Mexico: disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Res. 20), H287 [1FE]

Monuments and memorials: ensure memorials commemorating the service of U.S. servicemembers may contain religious symbols (see H.R. 2229), H7565 [28JY]

Motor vehicles: allow an operator of a commercial motor vehicle breaks in a daily tour of duty (see H.R. 623), H798 [17FE]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H7614 [29JY]

National Arson Awareness Week: support goals (see H. Res. 252), H3696 [19MY]

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

National Captioning Institute: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 38), H285 [1FE]

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

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 209), H7862 [13SE]

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

National Health Center Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H5638 [11JY]

National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 178), H4896 [21JN]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 874), H8089 [15SE]

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

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

———require employers at critical infrastructure sites to participate in the pilot program for employment eligibility verification (see H.R. 1770), H2739 [28AP]

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

News media: condemn irresponsible and inaccurate journalism and express condolences to the families and victims of the riots in Pakistan and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 156), H3696 [19MY]

Pantano, Ilario: call for investigation of murder charges resulting from the killing of Iraqi insurgents (see H. Res. 167), H1781 [5AP]

Peace Corps: remove as an option for service under the National Call to Service military recruitment program (see H.R. 3709), H8735 [6OC]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. (see H.R. 3836), H8162 [20SE]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 52), H1026 [8MR]

Postal Service: extend procedures for closing or consolidation of post offices to the relocation or construction of post offices (see H.R. 1006), H846 [1MR]

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), H9047 [24OC]

———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]

Presidents of the U.S.: establish a program to award grants to improve and maintain sites honoring Presidents of the U.S. (see H.R. 927), H793 [17FE]

Public Health Service Act: provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 1313), H4656 [16JN]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H2150 [19AP]

Real estate: constitutional amendment on the permissible uses for which private property may be taken (see H.J. Res. 60), H7815 [8SE]

———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), H6652 [26JY]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3135), H6432 [25JY]

Research: provide clinical research support grants, clinical research infrastructure grants, and a demonstration program on partnerships in clinical research (see H.R. 2308), H4487 [14JN]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H233 [26JA]

Rotary International: anniversary (see H. Res. 55), H287 [1FE] (see H. Res. 142), H1024 [8MR]

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see H.R. 2037), H5177 [24JN]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1357), H1690 [17MR]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H7814 [8SE]

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), H410 [8FE]

———exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 1438), H1694 [17MR]

———guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 1164), H1024 [8MR]

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H78 [4JA]

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

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 1690), H2881 [3MY]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 274), H353 [2FE]

SouthEast Crescent Authority: establish (see H.R. 20), H196 [25JA]

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

States: authorize organization and service of a militia to help prevent individuals from unlawfully crossing an international border and entering the U.S. anywhere other than a port of entry (see H.R. 3622), H7612 [29JY]

———require certain policies and procedures regarding purchase or acquisition of library and classroom-based reference, instructional, and other print materials for use in elementary schools (see H.R. 2295), H4985 [22JN]

Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (see H. Res. 340), H5362 [28JN]

———encourage finding the use of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools to be consistent with the Constitution (see H. Con. Res. 245), H8249 [21SE]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 521), H348 [2FE]

Taxation: allow a credit for owning certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 652), H411 [8FE]

———allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain energy projects (see H.R. 2794), H6328 [21JY]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 2089), H2976 [4MY]

———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 (see H.R. 1499), H2880 [3MY]

———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H8810 [7OC]

———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), H2738 [28AP]

———allow full deductibility of health insurance costs of individuals (see H.R. 2176), H3054 [5MY]

———clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 3095), H9641 [3NO]

———establish a commission on tax reform (see H.R. 41), H72 [4JA]

———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (see H.R. 387), H798 [17FE]

———extend and expand the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2868), H4400 [13JN]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the energy credit and the credit for residential energy-efficient property (see H.R. 4300), H10156 [10NO]

———extend deduction for increased expensing for small business (see H.R. 1678), H2743 [2MY]

———extend higher exemption amounts under the alternative minimum tax for individuals and adjust the exemption amounts and phaseout thresholds in the alternative minimum tax for inflation (see H.R. 1599), H2151 [19AP]

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

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 1511), H2880 [3MY]

———improve operation of employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 3111), H5741 [12JY]

———increase benefits for parents who stay at home with their children (see H.R. 3080), H6328 [21JY]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H9044 [20OC]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 930), H1265 [9MR]

———permit tax-free distribution from governmental retirement plans for payment of health and long-term care insurance premiums for public safety officers (see H.R. 2177), H3054 [5MY]

———provide a credit dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and allowed against the Federal income tax for charitable contributions to certain education investment organizations (see H.R. 4400), H11033 [18NO]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H8388 [27SE]

———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see H.R. 934), H793 [17FE]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 1241), H11035 [18NO]

———provide a tax credit for police officers and professional firefighters and exclude from income certain benefits received by public safety volunteers (see H.R. 2822), H7743 [7SE]

———provide capital gains tax treatment for certain self-created musical works (see H.R. 2594), H3893 [24MY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H196 [25JA]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H2646 [27AP]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 1517), H2103 [14AP]

———temporarily suspend Federal excise taxes on highway motor fuels (see H.R. 3683), H7741 [7SE]

———treatment of income earned by individuals who are not citizens or U.S. nationals relative to coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 858), H718 [16FE]

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

Terrorism: mint coins to commemorate victims of the attack at the Pentagon and use proceeds from the sale of such coins to fund construction of a commemorative memorial (see H.R. 1047), H940 [2MR]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2877), H5638 [11JY] (see H.R. 3427), H7744 [7SE]

Trucking industry: hours of service requirements for commercial drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 572), H984 [3MR]

U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. proposals to impose taxes or fees on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1017), H846 [1MR]

———withhold funding if the U.N. abridges U.S. right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3436), H7566 [28JY]

UNESCO: withdraw U.S. membership (see H. Con. Res. 132), H2102 [14AP]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H2648 [27AP]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 1366), H8162 [20SE]

———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), H1025 [8MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H7743 [7SE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 2076), H4074 [25MY]

———permit eligible veterans to receive direct access to chiropractic care (see H.R. 917), H3769 [23MY]

Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H4142 [26MY]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1088), H981 [3MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances (see H.R. 1986), H2736 [28AP]

Budget: revise the concurrent resolution on the budget (see H. Con. Res. 214), H6327 [21JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify manner in which assistance is made available to producers under the Crop Disaster Assistance Program (see H.R. 3554), H7558 [28JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S. (see H.R. 4083), H8985 [19OC]

Dept. of Labor: provide temporary mortgage assistance to workers displaced due to international competition (see H.R. 3088), H5361 [28JN]

Help America Vote Act: delay deadlines by which States must comply with election administration requirements (see H.R. 3163), H5600 [30JN]

Immigration: enforce existing immigration laws to reduce the threat of a terrorist attack and the influx of illegal aliens (see H. Con. Res. 221), H6934 [27JY]

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

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H. Con. Res. 186), H4984 [22JN]

Social Security: eliminate reconsideration as an intervening step between initial benefit entitlement decisions and subsequent hearings on the record on such decisions (see H.R. 3249), H5740 [12JY]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate refunds to provide catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 1098), H982 [3MR]

Virginia: designate certain counties and a city as part of Appalachian region (see H.R. 382), H233 [26JA]

———include Nelson and Franklin Counties as part of the Appalachian region (see H.R. 1385), H1692 [17MR]

Virginia Fire Chiefs Association, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 80), H523 [9FE]

Poems

``Metamorphosis,'' Molly Brown, H4277 [8JN]

Remarks

Amtrak: funding, H5389 [29JN]

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances, H3997, H3998, H3999, H4000 [25MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H9347 [27OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H3997, H3998, H3999, H4000 [25MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3500 [18MY]

———construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S., H11855 [15DE]

———construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S. (H.R. 4083), H9347 [27OC]

———require a report to Congress on border violence activities and efforts to prevent them, H3500 [18MY]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5389 [29JN]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6187 [20JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H1928 [13AP]

Executive departments: enforce current immigration laws, H11842 [15DE]

Federal employees: require Government credit card bills to be made available to the public (H.R. 4089), H9347 [27OC]

Immigration: enforce existing immigration laws to reduce the threat of a terrorist attack and the influx of illegal aliens (H. Con. Res. 221), H7943 [14SE]

———reform (H.R. 3938), H9628 [3NO]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11842, H11855 [15DE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H9347 [27OC]

Virginia Fire Chiefs Association, Inc.: anniversary (H. Res. 80), H602 [15FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4294 [8JN], H7945 [14SE]

Tributes

Brown, Molly, H4277 [8JN]