TIERNEY, JOHN F. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1452, H1455 [15MR]

Workforce Investment Act: strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), H903 [2MR]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H229 [26JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

Animals: restore prohibition on commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 297), H1696 [17MR]

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

Armed Forces: 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), H4561 [15JN]

———ensure that soldiers wounded in a combat zone continue to receive special pay allowances and tax benefits associated with combat pay (see H.R. 771), H7743 [7SE]

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

———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. 923), H1970 [13AP]

———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 1639), H4656 [16JN]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H989 [7MR]

———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), H11109 [6DE]

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), H2150 [19AP]

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

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 2060), H3695 [19MY]

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: delay effective date (see H.R. 3662), H8644 [29SE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of massacre at Srebrenica (see H. Res. 199), H4144 [26MY]

Bush, President: transmit information on contracts for services or construction related to Hurricane Katrina recovery that relate to wages and benefits to be paid to workers (see H. Res. 467), H8388 [27SE]

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), H9103 [25OC]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H7743 [7SE]

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

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

Civil liberties: regulate information brokers and protect individual rights with respect to personally identifiable information (see H.R. 1080), H2648 [27AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1687), H2148 [19AP]

Classified information: request Dept. of Defense to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 417), H7613 [29JY]

———request Dept. of Justice to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 420), H7862 [13SE]

———request Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 419), H7613 [29JY]

———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), H7645 [2SE]

———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), H5914 [14JY]

———request Executive Office of the President to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 418), H7613 [29JY]

———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), H9696 [4NO]

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), H848 [1MR]

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

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 761), H1779 [5AP]

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), H5604 [30JN]

Committees of the House: establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 116), H719 [16FE]

Consumers: protect from usury and unreasonable fees (see H.R. 1619), H1969 [13AP]

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

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

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H7564 [28JY]

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 Defense: establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW (see H.R. 3985), H10157 [10NO]

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 Energy: establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (see H.R. 4435), H11108 [6DE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a health information technology grant program (see H.R. 2234), H10145 [9NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 1621), H5362 [28JN]

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), H12051 [16DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 808), H2738 [28AP]

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), H2978 [4MY]

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), H8986 [19OC]

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), H1970 [13AP]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 1262), H4143 [26MY]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see H.R. 3369), H9103 [25OC]

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

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

Drugs: allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 2087), H8513 [28SE]

———lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 869), H3262 [12MY]

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

Education: extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 2340), H3260 [12MY]

———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see H.R. 2835), H4354 [9JN]

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

———provide relief to students, schools, and student borrowers affected by natural disasters (see H.R. 3690), H7742 [7SE]

———simplify Federal student financial aid process (see H.R. 1277), H1416 [14MR]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H195 [25JA]

Employment: provide for labor recruiter accountability (see H.R. 2298), H3198 [11MY]

ERISA: impose a moratorium on terminations of certain plans in cases in which reorganization of contributing sponsors is sought in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings (see H.R. 2327), H3557 [18MY]

———improve disclosure of the funding status of pension plans (see H.R. 2321), H3259 [12MY]

———require Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity for certain retired airline pilots (see H.R. 2926), H8735 [6OC]

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform child labor provisions (see H.R. 2870), H4400 [13JN]

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), H1264 [9MR]

Federal aid programs: ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible (see H.R. 1425), H1693 [17MR]

———require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq (see H.R. 4110), H9277 [26OC]

Federal Bureau of Investigation Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2333), H8735 [6OC]

Federal Election Campaign Act: exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication (see H.R. 4194), H10039 [8NO]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H3556 [18MY]

———provide assistant U.S. attorneys the same retirement benefits as are afforded to Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3183), H5601 [30JN]

———require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (see H.R. 1480), H5801 [13JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H2103 [14AP]

FHA: remove limitation on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured (see H.R. 2892), H11110 [6DE]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H1778 [5AP]

Firearms: ban transfer of certain sniper weapons and regulate in same manner as machine guns (see H.R. 654), H1847 [6AP]

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), H7862 [13SE]

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

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H4187 [7JN]

———require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 2412), H3557 [18MY]

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

———restore and strengthen laws that provide for an open and transparent Federal Government (see H.R. 2331), H6432 [25JY]

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

Health: 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), H8644 [29SE]

———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), H4561 [15JN] (see H.R. 2133), H7814 [8SE]

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

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H5914 [14JY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 810), H942 [2MR]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 768), H1372 [10MR] (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), H4073 [25MY]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H524 [9FE]

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 2949), H4655 [16JN] (see H.R. 2960), H4721 [17JN]

———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), H1417 [14MR]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H9472 [1NO]

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), H4895 [21JN]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H195 [25JA]

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]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 3055), H5915 [14JY]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1258), H2150 [19AP]

Intelligence services: establish a security clearance system to fully leverage the cultural and linguistic skills of subject matter experts and others proficient in foreign languages critical to national security (see H. Res. 173), H1695 [17MR]

———strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 1526), H3114 [10MY]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H942 [2MR]

Iraq: declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H. Con. Res. 197), H9103 [25OC]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 55), H5801 [13JY] (see H.J. Res. 73), H11655 [14DE]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H3894 [24MY]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H11036 [18NO]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 1696), H2149 [19AP]

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

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

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

Medicaid: prohibit cuts in Federal funding until full consideration is given to recommendations of a Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid (see H.R. 4223), H9962 [7NO]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H1897 [12AP]

———provide temporary disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3698), H8644 [29SE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H3262 [12MY]

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

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1582), H3695 [19MY]

———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 3096), H8089 [15SE]

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

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1946), H4356 [9JN]

———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, and provide other additional beneficiary protections (see H.R. 4410), H12290 [18DE]

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

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 2869), H7950 [14SE]

———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), H942 [2MR]

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

———repeal reduction in payment for therapeutic shoes and inserts for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1416), H10038 [8NO]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H11035 [18NO]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H3894 [24MY]

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

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

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H9103 [25OC]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 30), H524 [9FE]

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

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 1108), H2880 [3MY]

National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 335), H8736 [6OC]

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

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), H8919 [18OC]

———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 987), H796 [17FE]

National security: require approval of certain judges for issuance of national security letters and require Attorney General to submit semiannual reports on national security letters (see H.R. 4570), H12047 [16DE]

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

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

NSF: authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (see H.R. 4434), H11108 [6DE]

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1993), H2736 [28AP]

Parks, Rosa: direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 4145), H10910 [17NO]

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

Pensions: facilitate automatic enrollment of employees in certain pension plans (see H.R. 1508), H2648 [27AP]

———limit availability of benefits under nonqualified deferred compensation plans subject to distress or termination resulting from bankruptcy reorganization or conversion to cash balance plan (see H.R. 2233), H3112 [10MY]

———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), H1025 [8MR]

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

Privacy: strengthen the authority of the Federal Government to protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers (see H.R. 1078), H2648 [27AP]

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]

———extend authorization for certain national heritage areas (see H.R. 888), H791 [17FE]

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), H1265 [9MR]

Radioactive substances: study health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of such contaminated sites (see H.R. 2410), H12050 [16DE]

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

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), H4356 [9JN]

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), H10157 [10NO]

———ensure that receipts and disbursements of the trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget (see H.R. 653), H2550 [26AP]

———expand dental coverage and community oral health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 594), H1896 [12AP]

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

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H2880 [3MY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H1509 [15MR]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H984 [3MR]

———preserve peaceful uses of space by prohibiting space-based weapons and the use of weapons to destroy orbiting objects in space (see H.R. 2420), H3554 [18MY]

Taxation: 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), H4143 [26MY]

———allow taxpayers to split refunds and make deposits electronically among certain accounts (see H.R. 1048), H2648 [27AP]

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

———eliminate inflation adjustment of the phaseout of the credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source and repeal extension of credit for facilities producing synthetic fuels from coal (see H.R. 837), H717 [16FE]

———exclude from gross income amounts paid on behalf of Federal employees under Federal student loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1765), H2470 [21AP]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 625), H1417 [14MR]

———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), H8163 [20SE]

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

———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), H75 [4JA]

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

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H5915 [14JY]

———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]

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

Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 1109), H982 [3MR]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit removal of any item from the current list of items prohibited from being carried aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 4452), H12168 [17DE]

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]

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

Veterans: 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), H2472 [21AP]

———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H1779 [5AP]

———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), H3262 [12MY]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 302), H848 [1MR]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1664), H2101 [14AP]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3171), H6381 [22JY]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 63), H847 [1MR]

———protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 533), H584 [10FE]

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

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]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 2193), H7814 [8SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Committees of the House: create a select committee to investigate awarding and carrying out of contracts to rebuild communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina (see H. Res. 449), H8088 [15SE]

Education: strengthen the compact between States, Federal Government, and institutions of higher learning to address the rising cost of college tuition (see H.R. 2739), H4142 [26MY]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H1508 [15MR]

FDA: improve ability to ensure drug safety (see H.R. 4429), H11034 [18NO]

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]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 158), H1509 [15MR]

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

Motions

Crime: reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (H.R. 1279), H3159 [11MY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1453, H1455 [15MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 258), H2992 [5MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E832 [28AP]

Bankruptcy: protect employees and retirees from corporate practices that deprive them of earnings and retirement savings when businesses file for bankruptcy, H4279, H4280, H4281 [8JN]

Beverly, MA: anniversary of North Shore Music Theatre, E769 [26AP]

Boston Yacht Club: anniversary of Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race, E1355 [24JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), E557-E559 [6AP]

Committees of the House: establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism, H1453, H1455 [15MR], H2992 [5MY], H4929 [22JN]

Crime: reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (H.R. 1279), motion to recommit, H3159 [11MY]

Dept. of Education: provide authority to waive reallocation rules in Campus-Based Aid programs and extend reallocation deadline for institutions of higher education affected by a natural disaster (H.R. 3863), H8363 [27SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5030 [23JN]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, E1834 [13SE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H1927 [13AP]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, E573 [7AP]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8266 [22SE]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), H8363 [27SE]

House Rules: ethics reform, H2157 [20AP]

———same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 563), H10968 [18NO]

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), E1834 [13SE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2475), H4848 [21JN]

Iraq: call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), H10968 [18NO]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H10968 [18NO]

———prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts, H3159 [11MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2985), consideration (H. Res. 334), H4929 [22JN]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: protect employees and retirees from corporate practices that deprive them of earnings and retirement savings when businesses file for bankruptcy, H10015, H10017 [8NO], H11759 [15DE]

Pensions: reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), H10015, H10017 [8NO], H11759 [15DE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), E765 [26AP]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), H6488 [26JY]

Taxation: rates, E557-E559 [6AP]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules, H1927 [13AP]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (H.R. 366), H2898 [4MY]

Workforce Investment Act: in-school youth programs funding, H904 [2MR]

———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), H904 [2MR]

Resignations

Committee on Government Reform (House), H317 [2FE]

Tables

Estimated change in campus-based aid funding, H8363 [27SE]