SOUDER, MARK E. (a Representative from Indiana)

Addresses

Vietnamese Conflict: Barry Yeakle, E2326 [10NO]

Amendments

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), H7951 [14SE], H8046 [15SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3485, H3503 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), H3332 [16MY], H3368 [17MY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6047, H6048 [19JY]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5364 [28JN], H5459 [29JN], H5501 [30JN]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8301 [22SE]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H8627 [29SE]

Articles and editorials

Exhale, Stage Left—At 61, Longtime Marijuana Lobby Leader Keith Stroup Is Finally Leaving the Joint, Peter Carlson, Washington (DC) Post, E102 [26JA]

Karl Rove, Whistleblower, Wall Street Journal, E1484 [13JY]

Park Status May Ease St. Helens' Blues, Erik Robinson, Vancouver (WA) Columbian, E2323 [10NO]

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]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 552), H350 [2FE]

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

Agriculture: establish a voluntary program for country of origin labeling of meat (see H.R. 2068), H6381 [22JY]

———provide producers on a farm with greater flexibility in selecting the crops to be planted on the base acres of the farm (see H.R. 2045), H8089 [15SE]

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

American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 763), H582 [10FE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 2804), H8847 [17OC]

Armed Forces: enhance the Montgomery GI Bill benefits for certain individuals who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 786), H4143 [26MY]

———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), H2738 [28AP]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H353 [2FE]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 887), H2472 [21AP] (see H.R. 923), H4656 [16JN] (see H.R. 2874), H4723 [17JN]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H942 [2MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H4656 [16JN]

———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), H631 [15FE]

———support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education (see H. Con. Res. 36), H285 [1FE]

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

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

Association of University Teachers: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Bar-Ilan University and the University of Haifa (see H. Res. 279), H3331 [16MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 685), H1265 [9MR]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 38), H1694 [17MR]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H3262 [12MY]

Birds: promote conservation of migratory waterfowl and offset or prevent the loss of wetlands and other habitat essential to the preservation of such waterfowl (see H.R. 4315), H11328 [8DE]

BLS: adopt statistical measures that accurately reflect the modern U.S. workforce (see H. Res. 14), H354 [2FE]

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

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

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H9044 [20OC]

Budget: 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]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 52), H4142 [26MY]

California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see H.R. 606), H353 [2FE]

Camarena, Enrique (Kiki): tribute (see H. Res. 141), H8810 [7OC]

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), H8163 [20SE]

Central Asia: encourage countries to accelerate democratic reforms and fulfill human rights obligations (see H.R. 3189), H9103 [25OC]

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

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

———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 2423), H4723 [17JN]

———provide comprehensive services for children who have been removed from environments in which methamphetamines are unlawfully manufactured, distributed, or dispensed (see H.R. 2335), H8986 [19OC]

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), H2395 [20AP]

———clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H3113 [10MY]

———condemn the system of forced labor prison camps used as a tool for supression (see H. Con. Res. 294), H10145 [9NO]

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 83), H1026 [8MR]

China, Republic of: accord membership in the World Health Organization and other international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3769 [23MY]

———oppose proposed People's Republic of China anti-secession law (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1026 [8MR]

———oppose proposed People's Republic of China anti-secession law and reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 76), H1372 [10MR]

———resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 69), H719 [16FE]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 698), H5638 [11JY]

Civil liberties: support the national motto (see H. Con. Res. 302), H11036 [18NO]

Civil War—U.S.: establish a commission to commemorate sesquicentennial (see H.R. 687), H984 [3MR]

Clean Air Act: require all gasoline sold for use in motor vehicles to contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (see H.R. 4357), H11036 [18NO]

Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see H.R. 239), H942 [2MR]

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (see H.R. 341), H1509 [15MR]

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

Contracts: require certain Federal service contractors to participate in a pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation (see H.R. 2049), H3894 [24MY]

Controlled Substances Act: amend relative to methamphetamine (see H.R. 3756), H7861 [13SE]

———provide increased penalties for methamphetamine traffickers (see H.R. 3755), H7860 [13SE]

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]

———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), H630 [15FE]

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

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 554), H524 [9FE]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos or silica exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos or silica exposure (see H.R. 1957), H2734 [28AP]

———provide greater fairness in legal fees payable in civil diversity litigation after an offer of settlement (see H.R. 2393), H3434 [17MY]

———provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see H.R. 1151), H1023 [8MR]

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

———provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (see H.R. 32), H196 [25JA]

———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]

———call for release of political prisoners, legalize political parties and free elections, urge European Union to reexamine policy, and support a U.N. resolution on ending human rights violations (see H. Res. 388), H7566 [28JY]

———express support to the organizers and participants of the historic meeting of the Assembly to Promote the Civil Society in Cuba (see H. Res. 193), H1846 [6AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: offer farmers supplemental crop insurance based on area yield and loss plan of insurance (see H.R. 721), H1371 [10MR]

Dept. of Defense: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts (see H. Con. Res. 6), H287 [1FE]

———develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 999), H8248 [21SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish programs to address the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1175), H2473 [21AP]

———make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 216), H1778 [5AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 4312), H11036 [18NO]

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 280), H137 [6JA]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 3506), H9103 [25OC]

———improve drug court grant program (see H.R. 3739), H7860 [13SE]

Dept. of State: make information on funding provided to non-governmental organizations available to the public (see H.R. 4306), H10156 [10NO]

Dept. of the Interior: develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 1370), H2739 [28AP]

Dept. of Transportation: include tax treatment of gasohol when computing estimated tax payments attributed to highway users (see H.R. 113), H719 [16FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a study of the accuracy of expiration dates on certain prescription drugs maintained by the Dept. (see H.R. 1149), H4656 [16JN]

———improve the Veterans Beneficiary Travel Program (see H.R. 3147), H5638 [11JY]

———reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 616), H631 [15FE]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: clarify that the religious status of a nonprofit facility does not preclude it from receiving assistance (see H.R. 1552), H1893 [12AP] (see H.R. 3208), H5739 [12JY]

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]

———mourn the loss of life caused by floods and mudslides in Central America and Mexico and provide assistance to affected people (see H. Con. Res. 280), H10227 [15NO]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 1262), H4356 [9JN]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 42), H9103 [25OC]

———promote initiatives to develop an HIV vaccine (see H. Res. 286), H5916 [14JY]

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

District of Columbia: clarify definition of marriage for legal purposes (see H.R. 72), H353 [2FE]

Drugs: encourage the President to convene an international conference to develop more effective means to deal with growing threat of methamphetamine and synthetic drug precursor chemicals (see H. Res. 566), H10909 [17NO]

———provide an increased penalty for endangering a child while illegally manufacturing a controlled substance (see H.R. 1616), H1969 [13AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H7565 [28JY]

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

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

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

———increase amount of loans repayable for Selected Reserve officers who possess qualifications, or are being trained, in health professions needed to meet wartime combat medical skill shortages (see H.R. 3417), H6936 [27JY]

Egypt: condition foreign assistance on meaningful political reforms (see H. Res. 413), H8348 [26SE]

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

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H3262 [12MY]

European Union: urge addition of Hezbollah (terrorist organization) to list of terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 101), H1265 [9MR]

Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the Hurricane Katrina Recovery Chief Financial Officer (see H.R. 3813), H9277 [26OC]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 65), H797 [17FE]

Families and domestic relations: expand tax incentives for adoption and increase adoptive incentive payments (see H.R. 1561), H9044 [20OC]

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

———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), H981 [3MR]

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

Federal employees: deny Federal retirement benefits to individuals convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 4546), H11653 [14DE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish requirements to allow sale of prescription drugs over the Internet (see H.R. 840), H1025 [8MR]

———regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H3435 [17MY]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2965), H4721 [17JN]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (see H.R. 420), H287 [1FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: affirm that a permit is not required in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1749), H3894 [24MY]

Federal Youth Development Council: establish to improve the administration and coordination of Federal youth programs (see H.R. 856), H6205 [20JY]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 2061), H8919 [18OC]

———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), H286 [1FE]

———provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (see H.R. 3505), H8986 [19OC]

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]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1384), H1692 [17MR]

Firefighters: recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (see H. Res. 188), H1778 [5AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H3769 [23MY]

Foreign aid: 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), H6432 [25JY]

Foreign policy: advance democracy, individual freedom, religious freedom, and human rights globally, strengthen alliances, and increase funding for groups and individuals promoting democracy (see H.R. 1133), H2880 [3MY]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 1216), H1368 [10MR]

———enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (see H.R. 3283), H6108 [19JY]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 867), H5176 [24JN]

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

Gillerman, Dan: congratulate on election as Vice President of U.N. General Assembly (see H. Res. 368), H6432 [25JY]

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

Government: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1449), H1694 [17MR]

Grant W. Green Post Office Building, Knox, IN: designate (see H.R. 3770), H7948 [14SE]

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

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (see H.R. 2123), H3436 [17MY]

Health: establish reasonable legal reforms that will facilitate the manufacture of vital, life-saving vaccines (see H.R. 650), H942 [2MR]

———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 3875), H11880 [15DE]

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

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H1417 [14MR]

———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 (see H.R. 2520), H3767 [23MY]

Higher Education Act: amend definition of independent student for purposes of need analysis to include older adopted students (see H.R. 3252), H7614 [29JY]

Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 762), H582 [10FE]

Ho, Don: tribute (see H. Res. 597), H12051 [16DE]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 1471), H6936 [27JY]

House of Representatives: 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), H2151 [19AP]

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H5638 [11JY]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H13189 [22DE]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3137), H9044 [20OC]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H1510 [15MR]

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

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 2355), H3261 [12MY]

———recognize the need to move the Nation's current health care delivery system toward a defined contribution system (see H. Res. 215), H3557 [18MY]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H137 [6JA]

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), H3436 [17MY]

———recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 588), H352 [2FE]

———support accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (see H. Res. 38), H354 [2FE]

Jews: congratulate communities on seven-year completion of the 11th cycle of daily study of the Talmud (see H. Res. 124), H847 [1MR]

Karzai, Hamid: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 153), H3557 [18MY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 500), H1264 [9MR]

Law enforcement: ensure adequate funding is provided for certain high intensity drug trafficking areas (see H.R. 812), H628 [15FE]

———make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3132), H7565 [28JY]

———provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 798), H627 [15FE]

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

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H10910 [17NO]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H584 [10FE]

Malcolm Melville (Mac) Lawrence Post Office, Francesville, IN: designate (see H.R. 4346), H10502 [16NO]

Medicaid: provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1264), H10145 [9NO]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H5638 [11JY]

———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), H4656 [16JN]

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

———clarify right of beneficiaries to enter into private contracts with physicians and other health care professionals for services not payable under Medicare (see H.R. 709), H5638 [11JY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1582), H2103 [14AP]

———coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (see H.R. 827), H2150 [19AP]

———establish a floor for physician payment rates (see H.R. 4078), H11328 [8DE]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H4356 [9JN]

———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 4042), H9363 [27OC]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 2014), H5915 [14JY]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H4723 [17JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H2394 [20AP]

Mental health: protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school (see H.R. 1790), H2471 [21AP]

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 144), H2977 [4MY]

Monuments and memorials: ensure memorials commemorating the service of U.S. servicemembers may contain religious symbols (see H.R. 2229), H5604 [30JN]

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), H8163 [20SE]

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

National Drug Court Month: establish (see H. Res. 246), H4985 [22JN]

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 Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 874), H791 [17FE]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 1816), H3436 [17MY]

National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see H. Res. 556), H10502 [16NO]

National parks and recreation areas: mint coins in commemoration of founding (see H.R. 988), H1779 [5AP]

National Safe Boating Week: recognize the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the National Safe Boating Council for promotion efforts (see H. Res. 243), H3199 [11MY]

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]

———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (see H.R. 1544), H1893 [12AP]

Native Americans: acknowledge history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the U.S. regarding Indian Tribes and offer apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 3), H11328 [8DE]

———acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H1622 [16MR]

———eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 601), H942 [2MR]

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

NLRB: inflation adjustments to mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 3403), H7744 [7SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend enforcement provisions (see H.R. 977, 978, 979, 980, 981, 1028), H3056 [5MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (see H.R. 740), H2106 [18AP]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (see H.R. 739), H2106 [18AP]

———provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Commission relative to an issued order (see H.R. 741), H2106 [18AP]

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

Office of Special Inspector General for Hurricane Katrina Recovery: establish (see H.R. 3737), H8089 [15SE]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 184), H1897 [12AP]

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 (see H.R. 742), H2106 [18AP]

———update fire protection safety standard to incorporate the current consensus standard for fire protection for styrene cross-linked composites manufacturing (see H.R. 3255), H5740 [12JY]

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. 4318), H12051 [16DE]

Palestinians: 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: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 4343), H11220 [7DE]

Pledge of Allegiance: district court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 453), H8920 [18OC]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 52), H720 [16FE]

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

Power resources: expand production and use of renewable fuel and increase energy independence (see H.R. 1608), H2151 [19AP] (see H.R. 3081), H5915 [14JY]

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), H1697 [17MR]

Reagan, Ronald: redesign the fifty dollar bill in commemoration (see H.R. 766), H583 [10FE]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S: designate (see H.R. 2112), H4356 [9JN]

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

Russia: issue a clear and unambiguous statement of admission and condemnation of the illegal occupation and annexation by the Soviet Union from 1940-1991 of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 128), H2395 [20AP]

———protect freedoms of all religious communities without distinction, whether registered or unregistered, as stipulated by the Russian Constitution and international standards (see H. Con. Res. 190), H9103 [25OC]

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 146), H1697 [17MR]

Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research and encourage equivalent restrictions by other countries (see H.R. 222), H4073 [25MY]

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

Singapore: welcome Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong upon U.S. visit, commend support in campaign against terrorism and reconstruction of Iraq, and reaffirm cooperation with U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 201), H5638 [11JY]

Small business: improve affordability of health insurance coverage for small employers (see H.R. 490), H285 [1FE]

Social Security: express concern relative to pending bankruptcy and call for reform (see H. Res. 168), H2881 [3MY]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H1371 [10MR]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H236 [26JA]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 274), H4655 [16JN]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H587 [14FE]

Special Inspectors General Council for Hurricane Katrina: establish (see H.R. 3810), H9044 [20OC]

Stewart, Tony: tribute (see H. Res. 587), H11109 [6DE]

Sudan: impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, protect civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in Darfur (see H.R. 3127), H6205 [20JY]

Syria: end occupation of Lebanon (see H. Con. Res. 32), H354 [2FE]

———human rights and civil liberties violations (see H. Con. Res. 18), H236 [26JA]

Tariff: automotive catalytic converter mats (see H.R. 2377), H3331 [16MY]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain energy projects (see H.R. 2794), H5915 [14JY]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H8342 [22SE]

———allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs (see H.R. 2682), H9641 [3NO]

———allow an investment tax credit for the purchase of trucks with new diesel engine technologies (see H.R. 3301), H6936 [27JY]

———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), H7743 [7SE]

———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), H3199 [11MY]

———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), H7564 [28JY]

———allow individuals a credit for health insurance costs and allow employees who elect not to participate in employer subsidized health plans an exclusion from gross income for employer payments (see H.R. 2203), H3263 [12MY]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 196), H2738 [28AP]

———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]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1607), H4896 [21JN]

———clarify calculation of the reserve allowance for medical benefits of plans sponsored by bona fide associations (see H.R. 3599), H11655 [14DE]

———establish the Supportive Communities Helping Offer Opportunities for Learning Program and allow tax credit for contributions to qualified scholarship granting organizations (see H.R. 2426), H3554 [18MY]

———exclude certain truck tractors from Federal excise tax imposed on heavy trucks and trailers sold at retail (see H.R. 1049), H940 [2MR]

———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), H3695 [19MY]

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

———exclude from gross income employer contributions to college tuition plans and education savings accounts (see H.R. 3585), H7559 [28JY]

———exclude from gross income gain on the sale or exchange of farmland development rights (see H.R. 658), H1417 [14MR]

———exclude from gross income the proceeds from certain company-owned life insurance (see H.R. 2251), H8388 [27SE]

———exclude from income taxation all compensation received for active duty as a member of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 756), H582 [10FE]

———exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 775), H631 [15FE]

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

———extend deduction for increased expensing for small business (see H.R. 1678), H5915 [14JY]

———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), H2395 [20AP]

———extend incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 2498), H5177 [24JN]

———increase benefits for parents who stay at home with their children (see H.R. 3080), H6107 [19JY]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H4143 [26MY]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 930), H3769 [23MY]

———make permanent the 15-year depreciation recovery period for restaurant property improvements and extend to new restaurant construction (see H.R. 920), H8846 [17OC]

———modify the alternative minimum tax on individuals by permitting the deduction for State and local taxes and adjust exemption amounts for inflation (see H.R. 703), H720 [16FE]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 659), H1847 [6AP] (see H.R. 3159), H5915 [14JY]

———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]

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

———provide a credit for the transportation of food for charitable purposes (see H.R. 1954), H4802 [20JN]

———provide a credit to individuals for certain long-term care expenses (see H.R. 1150), H3262 [12MY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H2395 [20AP]

———provide a religious exemption from providing identifying numbers for dependents to claim certain credits and deductions on a tax return (see H.R. 3410), H6380 [22JY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 1241), H1369 [10MR]

———provide a tax credit to businesses whose employees teach at community colleges (see H.R. 577), H351 [2FE]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 2034), H2737 [28AP]

———provide for deductibility of medical expenses by individuals (see H.R. 4625), H12167 [17DE]

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

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

———provide parity in reporting requirements for national party committees and unregulated political organizations (see H.R. 914), H1696 [17MR]

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (see H.R. 976), H795 [17FE]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 1956), H3769 [23MY]

———remove the requirement of a mandatory beginning date for distributions from individual retirement accounts and elective deferrals under qualified cash or deferred arrangements (see H.R. 195), H4073 [25MY]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1186), H5914 [14JY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H847 [1MR]

———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. 179), H286 [1FE] (see H.R. 1517), H2103 [14AP]

———treat expenses for certain meal replacement and dietary supplement products that qualify for FDA-approved health claims as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1545), H5963 [18JY]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H983 [3MR]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H1697 [17MR]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 180), H286 [1FE]

———update optional methods for computing self-employment net earnings (see H.R. 1929), H3894 [24MY]

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]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H1025 [8MR]

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

U.N.: address anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 54), H354 [2FE] (see H. Res. 282), H3435 [17MY]

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), H1622 [16MR]

Venezuela: uphold human rights and civil liberties (see H. Con. Res. 224), H7561 [28JY]

Veterans: clarify availability of emergency medical care for veterans in non-Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities (see H.R. 2966), H5604 [30JN]

———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), H5638 [11JY]

———extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 4121), H9962 [7NO]

———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), H8919 [18OC]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 2076), H11655 [14DE]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (see H.R. 366), H1696 [17MR]

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

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H7814 [8SE]

World War II: recognize contributions of the Marine Corps and other units of the Armed Forces on the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima (see H. Res. 119), H797 [17FE]

———recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day and the Liberation of Western Bohemia (see H. Res. 195), H2395 [20AP]

———recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Japan (V-J) Day and the end of World War II in the Pacific (see H. Res. 360), H6937 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Civil liberties: require reasonable religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 1445), H1694 [17MR]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H1416 [14MR]

Drugs: eliminate safe-harbor exception for certain packaged pseudoephedrine products used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 1446), H1694 [17MR]

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

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3889), H8341 [22SE]

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1124), H983 [3MR]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize (see H.R. 2829), H4354 [9JN]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals (see H. Res. 485), H8734 [6OC]

Sports: provide immunity for nonprofit athletic organizations in lawsuits arising from claims of ordinary negligence relative to the passage or adoption of rules for athletic competitions and practices (see H.R. 1176), H1024 [8MR]

United Kingdom: authorize the negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 217), H6381 [22JY]

Letters

Compliance of non-governmental organizations receiving funds under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief with policy to oppose prostitution and sex trafficking: by, H6120 [20JY]

Head Start Program joint governance structure preservation: Barbara L. Jones, H8303 [22SE]

———Chris Wallace, Sr., H8303 [22SE]

———Dee Jones, Indiana PTA, H8303 [22SE]

Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act: Kelsea King, H3829 [24MY]

Lists

Committee on Government Reform (House) Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources methamphetamine hearings since 2001, H10371 [16NO]

Remarks

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2524 [26AP], E739 [22AP]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (H.J. Res. 52), H4816 [21JN]

California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (H.R. 606), H3715 [23MY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), H8046 [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), H11568 [14DE]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: disapprove recommendations (H.J. Res. 65), H9295 [27OC]

Dept. of Defense: recruitment and acceptance of home-schooled students, E1087 [25MY]

Dept. of Education: Gear Up Program, Upward Bound Program, and Talent Search Program funding, H5083 [23JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3485, H3486, H3503-H3505 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), consideration (H. Res. 283), H3445 [18MY]

———make the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection the lead agency for airspace security around the National Capital Region, H3485, H3486 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), H3368, H3369 [17MY]

———Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement funding, H3368, H3369 [17MY], H3503-H3505 [18MY]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program section 108 loan guarantee program funding through reductions in Office of National Drug Control Policy funding, H5444 [29JN]

Dept. of Justice: Justice Assistance Grant Program funding, H4389, H4390 [13JN]

———prohibit funding to prevent implementation of State laws relative to the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, H4521, H4524 [15JN]

Dept. of State: Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding for Colombia, H5315 [28JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6045, H6046, H6047, H6048, H6049 [19JY], H6121 [20JY]

———Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs funding to purchase or lease a refueling vessel to support U.S. drug interdiction efforts in the Eastern Pacific maritime transit zone, H8046 [15SE]

———maritime refueling support vessel for drug interdiction efforts in Eastern Pacific transit zone funding, H6049 [19JY]

———provide assistance to Mexico to prevent the production of methamphetamine and prevent diversion of methamphetamine precursors for illicit use, H6046 [19JY]

———report on compliance of non-governmental organizations receiving funds under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief with policy to oppose prostitution and sex trafficking, H6121 [20JY]

———require certification that certain countries importing and exporting methamphetamine precursors are cooperating with U.S. law enforcement to prevent diversion of the chemicals for illicit use, H6045 [19JY]

———require report identifying all pending requests for extradition of Afghan drug traffickers, including status and response to such requests by Afghanistan, H6047, H6048 [19JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3606 [19MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5083 [23JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5383, H5444, H5458, H5459, H5461 [29JN], H5501, H5502, H5503 [30JN]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms, H5501, H5502, H5503 [30JN]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H3414-H3421 [17MY]

Drugs: efforts of certain organizations to legalize marijuana, E78 [25JA], E101 [26JA]

———lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (S. 45), H6679 [27JY]

———provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine abuse, H4389, H4390 [13JN], H4411 [14JN]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines, H9074 [25OC], H11520, H11531 [14DE]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (H.R. 3889), H10370, H10374, H10375, H10376 [16NO]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5315 [28JN]

Foreign trade: enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (H.R. 3283), H6449 [26JY]

———enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (H.R. 3283), consideration (H. Res. 387), H6661 [27JY]

Head Start Program: preserve joint governance structure by allowing parents' policy councils to approve or disapprove most program planning and operation activities along with the board of directors, H8271, H8302, H8303 [22SE]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8271, H8302, H8303 [22SE]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3828 [24MY]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11814 [15DE]

Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument: transfer management from the Forest Service to the National Park Service, E2323 [10NO]

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog, H3606 [19MY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program funding, H5383, H5458 [29JN]

———National Youth and Anti-Drug Media Campaign funding through reductions in GSA Federal Buildings Fund funding, H5459, H5461 [29JN]

———reauthorize and establish minimum drug testing standards for major professional sports leagues (H.R. 2565), H9074 [25OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, H5502 [30JN]

Pensions: reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), consideration (H. Res. 602), H11666 [15DE]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals (H. Res. 485), H9074 [25OC]

Rove, Karl: role in release of identity of CIA operative, H6331 [22JY], E1484 [13JY]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1718 [20MR]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4389, H4390 [13JN], H4521, H4524 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), consideration (H. Res. 314), H4411 [14JN]

Taxation: provide tax relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and provide incentives for charitable giving (H.R. 3768), H8021 [15SE]

Terrorism: encourage more vigorous investigation and prosecution of drug crimes committed to provide material support to terrorist organizations, H6293 [21JY]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 972), H11577 [14DE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6293 [21JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, H11531 [14DE]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 595), H11520 [14DE]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (H.R. 366), H2901 [4MY]

Workforce Investment Act: prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H907 [2MR]

———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), H907 [2MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4801 [20JN]

Special order: granted, H5099 [23JN], H9099 [25OC]

Reports

Scientific Reasons for Methamphetamine Effects, H10375 [16NO]

Resignations

Committee on Resources (House), H344 [2FE]

Statements

Visit to U.S. and U.N.: Pope John Paul II, E539 [5AP]

Tributes

Heffner, George F., E1087 [25MY]

Pope John Paul II, E539 [5AP]