OLVER, JOHN W. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2361, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H6466 [26JY]

———H.R. 3058, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations, H9988 [8NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

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

Animals: prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1688), H7673 [6SE]

———restore prohibition on commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 297), H1264 [9MR]

Appropriations: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 871), H984 [3MR]

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

Armed Forces: enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (see H.R. 1565), H1894 [12AP]

———enhance readiness by replacing current policy concerning homosexuality, referred to as ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'', with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1059), H940 [2MR]

———ensure that Reserve components are able to maintain adequate retention and recruitment levels by protecting the financial security of the families of activated members (see H.R. 838), H717 [16FE]

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

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

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H6432 [25JY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H631 [15FE]

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), H5964 [18JY]

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

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1312), H7564 [28JY]

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: delay effective date (see H.R. 3662), H9044 [20OC]

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

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H796 [17FE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of massacre at Srebrenica (see H. Res. 199), H4356 [9JN]

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), H11880 [15DE]

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]

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

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H3332 [16MY]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H7613 [29JY]

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

China, People's Republic of: clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H9276 [26OC]

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

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1687), H3769 [23MY]

Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to communications with United Kingdom officials on U.S. policy towards Iraq (see H. Res. 375), H6652 [26JY]

———request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 363), H6381 [22JY]

———request the Executive Office of the President and direct the Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to the White House Iraq Group (see H. Res. 505), H10039 [8NO]

Climate: conduct research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 759), H582 [10FE]

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

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 2637), H7743 [7SE]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 128), H797 [17FE]

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), H6107 [19JY]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H72 [4JA]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3326), H7566 [28JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H353 [2FE]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H4356 [9JN]

CPSC: issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of certain furniture and electronic appliances (see H.R. 1861), H2649 [27AP]

———promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 1850), H4486 [14JN]

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

———require that recommended national protocol for sexual assault medical forensic examinations include a recommendation that rape victims be offered information about emergency contraceptives (see H.R. 1214), H1417 [14MR]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H1372 [10MR]

Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances (see H.R. 2617), H4072 [25MY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H8847 [17OC]

Dept. of Education: rebate amount of Pell Grant aid lost as a result of updates to the tables for State and other taxes used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (see H.R. 2927), H4560 [15JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 949), H5914 [14JY]

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

Dept. of HUD: maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H2104 [14AP]

Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (see H.R. 3760), H7947 [14SE]

Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see H.R. 4542), H11653 [14DE]

Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: transmit to the House of Representatives documents relating to security investigations and background checks relating to granting White House access to James D. Guckert (see H. Res. 136), H984 [3MR]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1554), H3556 [18MY]

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), H9696 [4NO]

Disasters: require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (see H. Res. 477), H9103 [25OC]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1622 [16MR]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H798 [17FE]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 1262), H1847 [6AP]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see H.R. 4062), H9103 [25OC]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 398), H5638 [11JY]

Drugs: allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 2087), H2976 [4MY]

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

DuBois, W.E.B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 72), H796 [17FE]

Ecology and environment: enforce certain environmental laws, expand the definition of environmental justice, and direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office (see H.R. 1648), H5638 [11JY]

Education: improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see H.R. 2835), H6381 [22JY]

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

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 49), H8846 [17OC]

———simplify Federal student financial aid process (see H.R. 1277), H1897 [12AP]

El Salvador: commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (see H. Res. 458), H8341 [22SE]

Employment: provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 3192), H7565 [28JY]

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

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 2428), H8735 [6OC]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H1697 [17MR]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 475), H798 [17FE]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (see H.R. 1260), H1370 [10MR]

FCC: oppose rules authorizing Broadband Over Power Line Systems without more comprehensive evaluation of interference potential to public safety services and other licensed radio services (see H. Res. 230), H10146 [9NO]

———treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 3876), H11110 [6DE]

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

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

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

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3267), H5800 [13JY]

———require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (see H.R. 1480), H2395 [20AP]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H4985 [22JN]

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), H4721 [17JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2719), H4141 [26MY]

———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H8734 [6OC]

Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 2317), H11110 [6DE]

———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), H4655 [16JN]

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

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), H794 [17FE]

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

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 3420), H6431 [25JY]

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H2738 [28AP]

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

———require notification to Congress of certain contracts, and prohibit unauthorized expenditure of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes (see H.R. 373), H798 [17FE]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H4356 [9JN]

Hazardous substances: reduce quantity of mercury in the environment (see H.R. 2391), H9696 [4NO]

———require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 2567), H4561 [15JN]

Health: establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 3891), H8341 [22SE]

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

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

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H1263 [9MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H1969 [13AP] (see H.R. 1399), H6936 [27JY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H848 [1MR]

———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. 768), H583 [10FE] (see H.R. 2553), H3768 [23MY]

Health care professionals: clarify responsibilities of a pharmacy when a staff pharmacist refuses to fill a valid prescription for a drug on the basis of religious beliefs or moral convictions (see H.R. 1652), H2473 [21AP]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H720 [16FE]

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

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 1184), H1263 [9MR]

Honorable Judge George N. Leighton Post Office Building, New Bedford, MA: designate (see H.R. 1542), H1893 [12AP]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2928), H4560 [15JN]

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

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H5604 [30JN]

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: 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), H1896 [12AP]

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

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

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 1526), H2473 [21AP]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 1130), H4296 [8JN]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H1371 [10MR]

Iraq: declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H. Con. Res. 197), H5603 [30JN]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 73), H11328 [8DE] (see H. Con. Res. 35), H1847 [6AP]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H5638 [11JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: provide for expeditious disclosure of records relevant to life and assassination (see H.R. 2554), H11328 [8DE]

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]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 115), H848 [1MR]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H1969 [13AP]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H354 [2FE]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3769 [23MY]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H2394 [20AP]

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

———provide temporary disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3698), H9103 [25OC]

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

———require States to report data on beneficiaries who are employed (see H.R. 3042), H8102 [19SE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H1847 [6AP]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H4985 [22JN]

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

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 1447), H3695 [19MY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1582), H4722 [17JN]

———coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 964), H4722 [17JN]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H1025 [8MR]

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H7815 [8SE]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H719 [16FE]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 791), H8248 [21SE]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H11504 [13DE]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 872), H8846 [17OC]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H1779 [5AP]

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1106), H5603 [30JN]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H5741 [12JY]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 1940), H2647 [27AP]

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), H3557 [18MY]

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H11655 [14DE]

Motor vehicles: increase fuel economy standards for light trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and the Federal fleet, and increase weight limit of vehicles subject to fuel economy standards (see H.R. 705), H521 [9FE]

———require accurate fuel economy testing procedures (see H.R. 1103), H982 [3MR]

———require higher standards of automobile fuel efficiency to reduce the amount of oil used for fuel by automobiles in the U.S. by 10 percent beginning in 2016 (see H.R. 3762), H7947 [14SE]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H8163 [20SE]

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 1108), H8809 [7OC]

National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 457), H8247 [21SE]

National Foreign Language Coordination Council: establish to develop and implement a foreign language strategy (see H.R. 4196), H9962 [7NO]

National Health Center Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H4656 [16JN]

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 2231), H5741 [12JY]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 245), H3060 [9MY]

National objectives: ensure that the U.S. leads the world in next generation energy technologies, grow the economy, create high-skill American jobs, eliminate overdependence on foreign oil, and address global warming (see H.R. 2828), H4985 [22JN]

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

Navy: require procurement of helicopters under the Presidential helicopter fleet replacement program that are wholly manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 459), H354 [2FE]

New England Patriots (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 86), H584 [10FE]

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1591), H2978 [4MY]

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H1778 [5AP]

Pensions: protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (see H.R. 4052), H8808 [7OC]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H354 [2FE]

Political campaigns: reform financing of Federal elections (see H.R. 3099), H5361 [28JN]

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), H4142 [26MY]

———improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty (see H. Con. Res. 234), H8847 [17OC]

Power resources: protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H9696 [4NO]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H1847 [6AP]

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

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 983), H6651 [26JY]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 691), H848 [1MR]

Radioactive substances: study health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of such contaminated sites (see H.R. 2410), H5362 [28JN]

Raymond J. Salmon Post Office, Clinton, MA: designate (see H.R. 4152), H9275 [26OC]

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

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1218), H3436 [17MY]

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

Russia: protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 230), H8847 [17OC]

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

Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student's parent provides written consent for the release (see H.R. 551), H7814 [8SE]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 3601), H7560 [28JY]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 158), H3556 [18MY]

Social Security: ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1668), H4297 [8JN]

———ensure that receipts and disbursements of the trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget (see H.R. 653), H3769 [23MY]

———expand dental coverage and community oral health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 594), H352 [2FE]

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

———permit States to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3040), H7565 [28JY]

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

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H847 [1MR]

———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), H3114 [10MY]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H286 [1FE]

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H1897 [12AP]

———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), H6652 [26JY]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 521), H10038 [8NO]

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

———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), H3695 [19MY]

———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), H2473 [21AP]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 625), H9103 [25OC]

———impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow tax credit for purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and provide grants for mass transit (see H.R. 2070), H2975 [4MY]

———limit applicability of updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (see H.R. 114), H719 [16FE]

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

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

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H7613 [29JY]

Terrorism: establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders (see H.R. 228), H1846 [6AP]

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2526), H5362 [28JN]

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

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]

Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 938), H794 [17FE]

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

Veterans: improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1588), H5915 [14JY]

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

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 63), H1846 [6AP]

———protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 533), H848 [1MR]

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), H4401 [13JN]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 2193), H3054 [5MY]

Year of the Museum: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 389), H8644 [29SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system to encourage reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases (see H.R. 955), H794 [17FE]

Freedom's Way National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 956), H794 [17FE]

Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (see H.R. 2716), H4141 [26MY]

Tariff: biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate dielectric film (see H.R. 3258), H5740 [12JY]

———biaxially oriented polypropylene dielectric film (see H.R. 3257), H5740 [12JY]

Motions

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H9987 [8NO]

Remarks

Amherst, MA: dedication of Amherst Community History Mural at West Cemetery, E1158 [8JN]

Amtrak: funding, H5395 [29JN], H9987 [8NO]

———restore funding to certain routes, H5406 [29JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 68), H8534 [29SE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), consideration (H. Res. 211), H1989 [14AP]

Berkshire County, MA: tribute to Berkshire Juvenile Court, E2410 [18NO]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H9701 [7NO], H10048 [9NO]

Credit cards: prohibit issuers from increasing a consumers interest rate based on credit information unrelated to transactions with the consumer, H5488 [30JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), consideration (H. Res. 315), H4574 [16JN]

Dept. of HHS: Community Services Block Grant funding, H8534 [29SE]

———Community Services Block Grant Program funding, H5387 [29JN]

Dept. of HUD: Homeless Assistance Grants funding through reductions in Amtrak funding, H5410 [29JN]

———HOPE VI Program funding for revitalization of severely distressed public housing, H9987 [8NO]

———prohibit funding for mortgage insurance for mortgages or loans made by a lender engaging in predatory lending, H5527 [30JN]

———Working Capital Fund funding, H5526 [30JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), conference report, H10526 [17NO]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5377, H5383, H5386, H5387, H5395, H5399, H5406, H5410, H5450, H5460 [29JN], H5488, H5489, H5505, H5526, H5527, H5528, H5531, H5534, H5535 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), conference report, H10938, H10957 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), consideration (H. Res. 342), H5278 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), motion to instruct conferees, H9987 [8NO]

———prohibit funding to implement revisions to OMB rules relative to competitive sourcing for Federal contracts, H5531 [30JN]

DuBois, W.E.B.: tribute (H. Con. Res. 72), E297 [18FE]

Education: student financial aid programs funding, H10048 [9NO]

FAA: safety programs funding, H5399 [29JN]

———school soundproofing projects funding, H5534, H5535 [30JN]

Federal employees: repeal increased micropurchase threshold, H9987 [8NO]

GSA: eTravel Services funding, H5528 [30JN]

Holyoke Visiting Nurse Association, Inc.: anniversary, E2162 [25OC]

House of Representatives: express commitment to achieving victory in Iraq (H. Res. 612), H11907 [16DE]

Information services: conduct feasibility study to expand high-speed Internet access to rural areas, H1051 [9MR]

Interprint, Inc.: anniversary, E1778 [7SE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H11907 [16DE]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H4574 [16JN]

———elections, H11907 [16DE]

IRS: prohibit funding to enter into contracts with private collection companies to collect IRS debt, H5489 [30JN]

———tax law enforcement efforts funding, H5387 [29JN]

Khan, Mohammed: Federal Interagency Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility United We Ride National Leadership Award recipient, E1072 [24MY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: National Youth and Anti-Drug Media Campaign funding through reductions in GSA Federal Buildings Fund funding, H5460 [29JN]

SBA: direct and guaranteed loan programs funding, H4431 [14JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4431 [14JN]

Supreme Court: prohibit funding to enforce Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property, H5505 [30JN]

———reduce salaries and expenses relative to New London, CT, eminent domain decision, H5450 [29JN]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1051 [9MR]

Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 938), H3285 [16MY]

Votes: position on missed, E810 [28AP]

YouthBuild USA (organization): funding, H5387 [29JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7810 [8SE]

Tributes

Hines, William M., Sr., E1778 [7SE]

Jackson, Shirley A., E633 [13AP]