PAYNE, DONALD M. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Articles and editorials

U.S. Advises Weapons Inspectors To Leave Iraq, USA Today, H10790 [17NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: protect archeological or ethnological materials (see H.R. 915), H793 [17FE]

Africa: implement measures to help alleviate poor living conditions (see H.R. 3175), H5601 [30JN]

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]

Amo Houghton Bypass: designate a segment of Interstate 86 near Corning, NY (see H.R. 795), H586 [14FE]

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1630), H2739 [28AP]

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

———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 1329), H8089 [15SE]

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 90), H989 [7MR]

Appropriations: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 871), H848 [1MR]

Archbishop Iakovos: tribute (see H. Res. 325), H6937 [27JY]

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), H1897 [12AP]

———entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see H.R. 772), H631 [15FE]

———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]

———prohibit use of funds for deployment to Iraq (see H.R. 4232), H9695 [4NO]

———provide for certain servicemembers to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 269), H6936 [27JY]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 2874), H5741 [12JY]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H720 [16FE]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 333), H1025 [8MR]

———require reimbursement for non-TRICARE health insurance premiums paid by certain members of reserve components during the period the members were not eligible for TRICARE coverage (see H.R. 1343), H1621 [16MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H848 [1MR]

———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), H1779 [5AP]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 287), H9425 [28OC]

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

———conduct thorough review of cases of individuals convicted of court-martial arising from a disturbance at Fort Lawton, WA, on August 14, 1944 (see H.R. 3174), H6652 [26JY]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1312), H2739 [28AP]

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

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

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: recognize anniversary and support mission and goals (see H. Con. Res. 41), H1780 [5AP]

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), H4144 [26MY]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H7814 [8SE]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 228), H8343 [22SE]

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3138), H5599 [30JN]

Bush, President: request certain information relative to a claim made that there is not a Social Security trust (see H. Res. 170), H1695 [17MR]

———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]

Cambodia: honor victims of genocide and establish an international criminal tribunal to bring the perpetrators of the genocide to justice (see H. Con. Res. 238), H7950 [14SE]

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]

———revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 937), H1265 [9MR]

Capitol Police: increase the mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 1335), H5741 [12JY]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 71), H796 [17FE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: conduct minority health programs (see H.R. 161), H2102 [14AP]

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), H11110 [6DE]

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

———establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 127), H847 [1MR]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H3113 [10MY]

———establish Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program, Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, and child care provider health benefits program (see H.R. 2000), H2736 [28AP]

———establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 822), H5435 (see H.R. 822), H5479 [29JN]

———improve foster care court capacity through grants, loan forgiveness, and performance measurement (see H.R. 3758), H11110 [6DE]

———make grants to establish antibullying and gang prevention programs (see H.R. 283), H2472 [21AP]

———protect from exploitive child modeling (see H.R. 1142), H1023 [8MR]

———protect from Internet pornography and support law enforcement and other efforts to combat Internet and pornography-related crimes against children (see H.R. 3479), H9641 [3NO]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H2473 [21AP]

———provide comprehensive services for children who have been removed from environments in which methamphetamines are unlawfully manufactured, distributed, or dispensed (see H.R. 2335), H3260 [12MY]

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

———provide protection and victim services to children abducted by family members (see H.R. 1672), H4656 [16JN]

———reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H11504 [13DE]

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), H5604 [30JN]

———condemn the system of forced labor prison camps used as a tool for supression (see H. Con. Res. 294), H10227 [15NO]

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 83), H983 [3MR]

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

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 188), H6936 [27JY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 58), H587 [14FE]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 44), H2881 [3MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1687), H8735 [6OC]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1697), H3695 [19MY]

———recognize contributions of the ``Greensboro Four'' (see H. Con. Res. 25), H354 [2FE]

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), H6328 [21JY]

———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 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), H7673 [6SE]

———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]

Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 329), H4722 [17JN]

Cochran, Johnnie, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 185), H1778 [5AP]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 2637), H4073 [25MY]

———ensure that all college students and families have the tools and resources to adequately save for, finance, and repay postsecondary and post-baccalaureate expenses (see H.R. 151), H984 [3MR]

———expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 761), H582 [10FE]

———improve the ability of foster care youths to attend and succeed in higher education (see H.R. 2508), H3694 [19MY]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 128), H75 [4JA]

———require investigations of violent felonies occurring on campus (see H.R. 225), H1778 [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), H8388 [27SE]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (see H.R. 1620), H5915 [14JY]

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

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see H.R. 2134), H3053 [5MY]

Committee on Administration Predetermination To Go to War and Manipulation of Intelligence (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 635), H13189 [22DE]

Community service: enforce public interest obligations of broadcast station licensees to their local communities (see H.R. 501), H11109 [6DE]

Computers: establish a program to transfer surplus computers of Federal agencies to schools and nonprofit community-based educational organizations (see H.R. 2521), H4656 [16JN]

Congressional Award Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3867), H8919 [18OC]

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

Correctional institutions: require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a Federal contract to make certain information available to the public (see H.R. 1806), H7814 [8SE]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1689), H2148 [19AP]

———permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 662), H2880 [3MY]

CPSC: classify certain children's products containing lead as banned hazardous substances (see H.R. 668), H984 [3MR]

———confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see H.R. 2217), H9556 [2NO]

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

———restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 2500), H4188 [7JN]

Credit: impose restrictions on high-cost mortgages, revise fees and charges on certain loans, prohibit unfair or deceptive practices by mortgage brokers and creditors, and provide counseling about predatory lenders (see H.R. 1182), H2473 [21AP]

———require credit card issuers to apply low interest rates to credit extended to pay certain medical expenses and prohibit hospitals from immediately reporting patients who are delinquent with payment (see H.R. 1238), H1369 [10MR]

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), H1368 [10MR]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H629 [15FE]

Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 87), H1778 [5AP]

Cuba: temporarily suspend restrictions on remittances, gifts, and family travel to allow Cuban Americans to assist relatives in the aftermath of Hurricane Dennis (see H. Con. Res. 206), H5964 [18JY]

Davis, Ossie: tribute (see H. Res. 69), H412 [8FE]

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

Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 123), H11328 [8DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (see H.R. 131), H75 [4JA]

———strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H8089 [15SE]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 999), H1025 [8MR]

———establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW (see H.R. 3985), H11110 [6DE]

Dept. of Education: authorize grants to States and local educational agencies for hiring and training prekindergarten teachers (see H.R. 3296), H9426 [28OC]

———award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 2207), H5801 [13JY]

———enter into a partnership with a local educational agency to conduct a model school-to-work program (see H.R. 1439), H1694 [17MR]

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 559), H1371 [10MR]

———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H9556 [2NO]

Dept. of Energy: provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (see H.R. 4350), H11880 [15DE]

———study potential fuel savings from intelligent transportation systems that help businesses and consumers plan travel and avoid delays (see H.R. 3986), H9472 [1NO]

Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools (see H.R. 4063), H10146 [9NO]

———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 1290), H1416 [14MR]

———establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 457), H283 [1FE]

———establish health empowerment zone programs in communities that disproportionately experience disparities in health status and health care (see H.R. 56), H73 [4JA]

———establish Office of Correctional Public Health (see H.R. 2737), H4141 [26MY]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 949), H5603 [30JN]

———reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program (see H.R. 4212), H11036 [18NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make certain nationals from tsunami-impacted countries eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H.R. 60), H73 [4JA]

———make grants to first responders (see H.R. 91), H135 [6JA]

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

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 3888), H8341 [22SE]

———reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 790), H586 [14FE]

———require all recipients of Homeless Assistance Act funds to protect personally identifying information of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 2695), H4356 [9JN]

Dept. of Justice: acquire data on crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender (see H.R. 1193), H1847 [6AP]

———establish a Federal register of cases of child abuse or neglect (see H.R. 764), H2103 [14AP]

———establish a national sex offender registration database (see H.R. 95), H236 [26JA]

———establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 3506), H8342 [22SE]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 1704), H2149 [19AP]

———require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see H. Con. Res. 77), H797 [17FE]

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

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2601), H3893 [24MY]

———encourage active engagement of Americans in world affairs and create online database of international exchange programs and related opportunities (see H. Res. 192), H8736 [6OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 1621), H2978 [4MY]

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]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide health care to members of the Armed Forces who serve in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and study potential health consequences (see H.R. 4007), H8733 [6OC]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H3199 [11MY]

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 4222), H9640 [3NO]

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), H11110 [6DE]

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), H8644 [29SE]

Disasters: commend efforts of the Armed Forces and Dept. of State and AID employees for their response to the tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see H. Res. 120), H849 [1MR]

———provide assistance to children orphaned or unaccompanied due to the tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see H.R. 397), H354 [2FE]

———provide assistance to develop early warning systems worldwide for disasters and improve communication of warnings to all potentially affected nations (see H.R. 396), H354 [2FE]

———require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (see H. Res. 477), H8643 [29SE]

———restore Federal aid for the repair, restoration, and replacement of private nonprofit colleges and universities that are damaged or destroyed by a major disaster (see H.R. 4517), H11503 [13DE]

Diseases: anniversary of development of Salk polio vaccine (see H. Res. 208), H1895 [12AP]

———authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3642), H10910 [17NO]

———enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see H.R. 944), H1372 [10MR]

———establish a program of grants for detection and control of colorectal cancer (see H.R. 1401), H1780 [5AP]

———establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority or underserved populations (see H.R. 3640), H10145 [9NO]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 3616), H11328 [8DE]

———extend preventive-health and research programs for prostate cancer (see H.R. 2945), H5604 [30JN]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see H.R. 4062), H8846 [17OC]

———increase Alzheimer's disease research funding and promote public awareness and risk reduction relative to Alzheimer's disease with particular emphasis in Hispanic populations (see H.R. 192), H4143 [26MY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 42), H984 [3MR]

———promote awareness, prevention, early detection, and effective treatment of viral hepatitis (see H. Con. Res. 130), H1895 [12AP]

———promote initiatives to develop an HIV vaccine (see H. Res. 286), H4144 [26MY]

———provide compassionate payments to individuals who contracted HIV from a contaminated blood transfusion (see H.R. 2199), H3055 [5MY]

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H6937 [27JY]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 398), H3695 [19MY]

Drugs: accelerate efforts to develop vaccines for diseases primarily affecting developing countries (see H.R. 3781), H8810 [7OC]

———lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 869), H3113 [10MY]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H196 [25JA]

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

Ecology and environment: enforce certain enviromental laws, expand the definition of environmental justice, and direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office (see H.R. 1648), H2101 [14AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H8735 [6OC]

Education: constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 29), H1970 [13AP]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 1801), H2471 [21AP]

———expand loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs for teachers and nurses (see H.R. 1522), H1845 [6AP]

———extend deadline by which State and local educational agencies are required to ensure that an educator is highly qualified in order to account for the educator's applicable period of military service (see H.R. 4470), H12168 [17DE]

———improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 547), H349 [2FE]

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

———include information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence in domestic violence education programs (see H.R. 2947), H5915 [14JY]

———increase teacher familiarity with the educational needs of gifted and talented students (see H.R. 1156), H2394 [20AP]

———national policy to improve system (see H.R. 1681), H2148 [19AP]

———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 1390), H1692 [17MR]

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

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 1693), H2149 [19AP]

———provide loan forgiveness for social workers who work for child protective agencies (see H.R. 127), H75 [4JA]

———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]

———strengthen and expand scientific and technological education capabilities of associate-degree-granting colleges through partnerships with bachelor-degree-granting institutions (see H.R. 226), H1778 [5AP]

———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]

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

Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see H.R. 4463), H11504 [13DE]

———require general Federal elections to be held the first consecutive Saturday and Sunday in November (see H.R. 1647), H4486 [14JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend certain accountability provisions (see H.R. 1177), H11504 [13DE]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H195 [25JA]

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

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

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), H11035 [18NO]

EPA: disapprove rule to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act relative to mercury emissions (see H.J. Res. 56), H12051 [16DE]

———establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 425), H287 [1FE]

FAA: designate certain functions performed at flight service stations as inherently governmental functions (see H.R. 1474), H1777 [5AP]

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

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 1589), H1967 [13AP]

———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 69), H10909 [17NO]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 476), H284 [1FE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1376), H2978 [4MY]

Federal aid programs: ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible (see H.R. 1425), H1780 [5AP]

———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), H9043 [20OC]

Federal employees: affirm protection from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and repudiate any assertion to the contrary (see H.R. 3128), H9426 [28OC]

———amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H1779 [5AP]

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

———index deferred annuities and provide survivor annuities to spouses of former employees entitled to a deferred annuity who died after leaving the Government before establishing a claim (see H.R. 2517), H4401 [13JN]

———provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H4722 [17JN]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3267), H7950 [14SE]

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 881), H1372 [10MR]

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), H1690 [17MR]

Federal Youth Development Council: establish to improve the administration and coordination of Federal youth programs (see H.R. 856), H718 [16FE]

Filipino Americans: recognize centennial of immigration and acknowledge contributions to society (see H. Con. Res. 218), H9426 [28OC]

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), H4656 [16JN]

———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H74 [4JA]

———protect innocent parties from certain fees imposed by depository institutions for dishonored checks (see H.R. 2643), H4073 [25MY]

Firearms: ban the manufacture, sale, delivery, and transfer of handguns that cannot be personalized, and provide for a report to Congress on the commercial feasibility of personalizing firearms (see H.R. 1423), H1693 [17MR]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: modify requirements for appointment and training of members of Regional Fishery Management Councils (see H.R. 1431), H3769 [23MY]

Foreign aid: encouraging accelerated removal of agricultural subsidies of industrialized countries to alleviate poverty and promote growth, health, and stability in the economies of African countries (see H. Res. 461), H8387 [27SE]

———establish centers for the treatment of obstetric fistula in developing countries (see H.R. 2957), H4721 [17JN]

———make protection of women and children who are affected by humanitarian emergencies a priority (see H.R. 1413), H1693 [17MR]

———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), H11110 [6DE]

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: 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), H983 [3MR]

———conduct an economic impact study on the dual gateway policy of Ireland before the U.S. takes any action that could lead to the discontinuation of the policy (see H.R. 1497), H1844 [6AP]

———disavow the doctrine of preemption (see H. Res. 82), H523 [9FE]

———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), H1025 [8MR]

Forest Service: establish the National Forest Ecosystem Protection Program (see H.R. 3701), H7813 [8SE]

———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]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 867), H5963 [18JY]

FTC: study rating system of video game industry and determine if their labeling practices are unfair or deceptive (see H.R. 1145), H1023 [8MR]

Garvey, Marcus: pardon (see H. Con. Res. 57), H849 [1MR]

Global Family Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 317), H11879 [15DE]

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H4985 [22JN]

———restore and strengthen laws that provide for an open and transparent Federal Government (see H.R. 2331), H9962 [7NO]

Greece: recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commend the PanCretan Association of America (see H. Res. 290), H3694 [19MY]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H1968 [13AP]

Guyana: provide adequate assistance relative to severe flooding resulting from torrential rains (see H. Con. Res. 74), H796 [17FE]

Haiti: provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (see H.R. 945), H794 [17FE]

Hazardous substances: phase-out use of mercury in dental fillings (see H.R. 4011), H11036 [18NO]

———reduce quantity of mercury in the environment (see H.R. 2391), H3434 [17MY]

Health: achieve a national health information infrastructure and establish a refundable tax credit for expenditures of health care providers implementing such infrastructure (see H.R. 747), H2472 [21AP]

———authorize use of Federal funds for research on human embryonic stem cells irrespective of date derived (see H.R. 162), H2102 [14AP]

———conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity relative to influenza (see H.R. 628), H410 [8FE] (see H.R. 813), H628 [15FE]

———declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1020), H1779 [5AP]

———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases (see H.R. 3854), H8247 [21SE]

———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), H4297 [8JN]

———make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1671), H3060 [9MY]

———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), H3113 [10MY] (see H.R. 2133), H3052 [5MY]

———provide assistance for the development of indoor disease prevention and health promotion centers in urban and rural areas (see H.R. 2240), H3113 [10MY]

———provide coverage of hormone replacement therapy for treatment of menopausal symptoms (see H.R. 1410), H1693 [17MR]

———provide for a program of screenings and education relative to children with sudden cardiac arrhythmia syndromes (see H.R. 1252), H1370 [10MR]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H584 [10FE]

———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]

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

———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 2671), H5252 [27JN]

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see H.R. 3034), H4984 [22JN]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 768), H583 [10FE] (see H.R. 2553), H3768 [23MY]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H2738 [28AP]

Health care facilities: provide loans and grants for fire sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities (see H.R. 4491), H11327 [8DE]

Health care professionals: authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students (see H.R. 3569), H7559 [28JY]

Help America Vote Act: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 1835), H4143 [26MY]

———require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (see H.R. 939), H1847 [6AP]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H350 [2FE]

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

———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]

Hinduism: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Diwali festival (see H. Res. 223), H9642 [3NO]

———recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 548), H11328 [8DE]

History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (see H. Con. Res. 175), H4296 [8JN]

———anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H11110 [6DE]

———establish a commission to investigate the expulsion of African-American residents of certain Missouri cities from their homes between 1894 and 1901 and make recommendations regarding reparations (see H.R. 1977), H2735 [28AP]

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

Horne, Lena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 112), H8514 [28SE]

Horseracing: recognize contributions of Jimmy Winkfield and other African American jockeys and trainers to the sport of horseracing and the history of the Kentucky Derby (see H. Res. 231), H2979 [4MY]

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), H1265 [9MR]

Housing: assist teachers and public safety officers in obtaining affordable housing (see H.R. 4278), H10910 [17NO]

———establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 378), H1847 [6AP]

———support goal of increased homeownership in the U.S. and recognize the importance of homeownership programs, fair lending laws, and fair housing laws in achieving that goal (see H. Con. Res. 107), H1780 [5AP]

Human rights: condemn honor killings (see H. Con. Res. 296), H11221 [7DE]

———request the Executive Office of the President and direct the Dept. of State to provide documents relative to U.S. policies under the U.N. Convention Against Torture and the Geneva Conventions (see H. Res. 624), H12049 [16DE]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H4985 [22JN]

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]

———make grants to local educational agencies to restart school operations interrupted by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4048), H8808 [7OC]

———provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3748), H8348 [26SE]

———provide assistance to revitalize institutions of higher education affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4016), H8807 [7OC]

———provide student loan forgiveness to the surviving spouses and parents of the victims of Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3802), H8087 [15SE]

———recover, reclaim, restore and reconstruct lives and communities and reunite families devastated by Hurricane Katrina and address issues of poverty exposed by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4197), H9554 [2NO]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 342), H287 [1FE]

———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]

———provide protection to immigrant victims of violence (see H.R. 3188), H5602 [30JN]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 946), H2648 [27AP]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 288), H9555 [2NO]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H195 [25JA] (see H.R. 3145), H9641 [3NO]

Indonesia: support the memorandum of understanding signed by the Indonesian Government and the Free Aceh Movement to end the conflict in Aceh Province (see H. Res. 456), H10161 [14NO]

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]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 4540), H11653 [14DE]

———make Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 4424), H11328 [8DE]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H5362 [28JN]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1258), H1970 [13AP]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 1526), H4188 [7JN]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by heavily indebted poor countries (see H.R. 3191), H5602 [30JN]

———provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 1130), H1622 [16MR]

International relations: recognize bilateral peace efforts of Pakistan and India (see H. Res. 272), H3198 [11MY]

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. 55), H7744 [7SE] (see H.J. Res. 73), H11221 [7DE] (see H. Con. Res. 35), H354 [2FE]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 1068), H8248 [21SE]

———urge the Dept. of Commerce and ITC to consider the impact of steel antidumping or countervailing duties on steel-consuming manufacturers and the economy when conducting sunset reviews (see H. Res. 84), H8163 [20SE]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H2395 [20AP]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 160), H3694 [19MY]

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), H942 [2MR]

Laredo, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 128), H1851 [8AP]

Law enforcement: ensure adequate funding is provided for certain high intensity drug trafficking areas (see H.R. 812), H984 [3MR]

———increase evidentiary standard required to convict a person for a drug offense and require screening of law enforcement officers or others acting under color of law participating in drug task forces (see H.R. 2620), H4072 [25MY]

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

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 354), H1779 [5AP]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 3450), H6932 [27JY]

Libraries: provide for public library construction and modernization (see H.R. 2292), H3197 [11MY]

LIHEAP: extend energy assistance to households headed by certain senior citizens (see H.R. 1210), H1264 [9MR]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H798 [17FE]

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), H11881 [15DE]

Mara, Wellington T.: tribute (see H. Res. 517), H11111 [6DE]

Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (see H.R. 438), H4400 [13JN]

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

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H9472 [1NO]

———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 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), H11655 [14DE]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H1693 [17MR]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 910), H4143 [26MY]

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

———require staff working with developmentally disabled individuals to call emergency services in the event of a life-threatening situation (see H.R. 1649), H2101 [14AP]

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

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 1447), H1780 [5AP]

———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 3096), H7743 [7SE]

———coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (see H.R. 827), H1779 [5AP]

———impose minimum nurse staffing in participating hospitals (see H.R. 1372), H4722 [17JN]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H3199 [11MY]

———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (see H.R. 1572), H1894 [12AP]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1632), H2739 [28AP]

———make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services (see H.R. 3795), H11328 [8DE]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 2014), H2737 [28AP]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H1779 [5AP]

———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 4098), H10161 [14NO]

———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]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received an organ transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 2051), H9472 [1NO]

———provide for public disclosure of prices for hospital and ambulatory surgical center procedures and drugs (see H.R. 1362), H1970 [13AP]

———provide for the use of qualified family caregivers in the provision of home health aide services and amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (see H.R. 175), H2102 [14AP]

———provide whistleblower protection to employees of clinical laboratories (see H.R. 686), H984 [3MR]

———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), H9103 [25OC]

———require Medicare Advantage organizations to pay for critical access hospital services and rural health clinic services at a greater percentage than regular Medicare payment rates (see H.R. 880), H4073 [25MY]

———require providers to disclose staffing and performance data to promote improved consumer information and choice (see H.R. 4349), H10502 [16NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of certain screening procedures for diabetic retinopathy and establish pilot programs to foster such screening (see H.R. 801), H628 [15FE]

———require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 4293), H10227 [15NO]

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), H5915 [14JY]

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

———raise awareness about the importance of social worker and case worker safety (see H. Con. Res. 278), H9275 [26OC]

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), H4297 [8JN]

Millennium Challenge Act: promote environmental sustainability in the implementation of programs and activities (see H.R. 3916), H8644 [29SE]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 708), H522 [9FE]

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H7614 [29JY]

Missing Children's Assistance Act: extend applicability to individuals determined to have a mental capacity less than 18 years of age (see H.R. 528), H4073 [25MY]

Musconetcong River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1307), H3113 [10MY]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H11110 [6DE]

National Audubon Society: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H8920 [18OC]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 30), H287 [1FE]

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

National Captioning Institute: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 38), H631 [15FE]

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see H.R. 596), H798 [17FE]

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

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see H.R. 669), H3262 [12MY]

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

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H5915 [14JY]

National Independent Inquiry Commission on Disaster Preparedness and Response: establish (see H.R. 3706), H7820 [12SE]

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), H5252 [27JN]

———develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 3313), H8163 [20SE]

———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 987), H1265 [9MR]

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 262), H8734 [6OC]

National Lung Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals and increase lung cancer screening and research (see H. Con. Res. 298), H11881 [15DE]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 245), H4074 [25MY]

National objectives: end homelessness (see H.R. 4347), H10502 [16NO]

National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 327), H4655 [16JN]

National School Lunch Act: provide automatic eligibility for free school lunch and breakfast programs to children whose parents are enlisted active-duty military personnel (see H.R. 844), H9962 [7NO]

National School-Based Health Centers Month: establish (see H. Res. 164), H1781 [5AP]

National security: affirm authority to detain foreign nationals as unlawful combatants, enable such persons to challenge the basis for their detention, and establish military tribunals to try such persons (see H.R. 3038), H5604 [30JN]

———ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 478), H2102 [14AP]

National Security Education Program: establish critical foreign language program (see H.R. 4629), H12167 [17DE]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H1509 [15MR]

———recognize and honor achievements and contributions and urge establishment and observation of a paid legal public holiday in honor of Native Americans (see H. Res. 76), H8847 [17OC]

Navy: anniversary of disappearance of Avenger torpedo bombers of Flight 19 and the Mariner rescue aircraft sent to search for Flight 19 (see H. Res. 500), H9696 [4NO]

New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 472), H284 [1FE]

New York, NY: provide protections and services to certain individuals after the terrorist attack (see H.R. 566), H1264 [9MR]

———recognize importance of establishing a national memorial at the World Trade Center site to commemorate and mourn terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 175), H4144 [26MY]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Mohamed ElBaradei for peace (see H. Res. 573), H11505 [13DE]

———recognition of Wangari Maathai for peace (see H. Res. 27), H1697 [17MR]

Northern Ireland: reaffirm support for continued implementation of the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for peaceful settlement of the conflict (see H. Res. 555), H10226 [15NO]

NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see H.R. 921), H848 [1MR]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: ensure that the People's Republic of China complies with its obligations to protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 303), H10909 [17NO]

Older Americans Act: provide information and outreach for the prevention of osteoporosis (see H.R. 1081), H981 [3MR]

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

Pakistan: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4073), H11036 [18NO]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 276), H3769 [23MY]

Parks, Rosa: direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 4145), H9275 [26OC]

———issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 292), H9962 [7NO]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H1371 [10MR]

Pensions: 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), H798 [17FE]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (see H. Res. 186), H1848 [6AP]

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), H7742 [7SE]

Project GRAD USA (organization): authorize (see H.R. 1282), H4296 [8JN]

Public Health Service Act: improve Parkinson's disease research (see H.R. 3550), H10910 [17NO]

———provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 1313), H1847 [6AP]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H1264 [9MR]

Railroads: provide for continued operation of Amtrak and establish a support program for certain rail infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2992), H5963 [18JY]

———provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure (see H.R. 1631), H2739 [28AP]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 472), H8736 [6OC]

Refugees: tribute (see H. Res. 306), H4487 [14JN]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1218), H1368 [10MR]

———ensure that certain States remain eligible for Federal highway funds (see H.R. 439), H283 [1FE]

Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Post Office Building, Madison, WI: designate (see H.R. 1760), H2979 [4MY]

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

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

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1404), H1692 [17MR]

Russia: 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), H10227 [15NO]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 284), H942 [2MR]

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

SBA: allow more joint ventures, leader-follower arrangements, and teaming arrangements under the minority business development program (see H.R. 166), H2102 [14AP]

School Bus Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 498), H9473 [1NO]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 595), H352 [2FE]

———recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 45), H584 [10FE]

Science: recognize significance of African American women in the U.S. scientific community (see H. Con. Res. 96), H1508 [15MR]

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]

Smith, Emmitt: tribute (see H. Res. 70), H584 [10FE]

Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see H.R. 953), H794 [17FE]

Social Security: disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 592), H1371 [10MR]

———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1668), H4656 [16JN]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H1696 [17MR]

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

Somalia: facilitate lasting peace, democracy, and economic recovery (see H.R. 3396), H6327 [21JY]

Southern California Association of Governments: anniversary (see H. Res. 247), H6329 [21JY]

Sports: recognize contributions of African-American basketball teams and players for their achievements, dedication, and contributions to the sport of basketball and to the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 59), H5741 [12JY]

Stang, Dorothy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 89), H1264 [9MR]

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), H5599 [30JN]

Taxation: allow a custodial parent a refundable credit for unpaid child support payments and require a parent who is chronically delinquent in child support to include the amount of the unpaid obligation in gross income (see H.R. 4233), H10910 [17NO]

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

———allow deduction for uncompensated education costs incurred by certain veterans' survivors and dependents (see H.R. 924), H942 [2MR]

———allow designation of income tax refunds for use in NIH biomedical research programs (see H.R. 370), H1025 [8MR]

———allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan and for hiring their dependents and dependents of deceased personnel (see H.R. 1352), H3056 [5MY]

———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), H1847 [6AP]

———deny all deductions for business expenses associated with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, race, or color (see H.R. 1521), H1845 [6AP]

———establish a Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive tax payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 2631), H4072 [25MY]

———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1405), H2648 [27AP]

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

———expand exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to dependents of employees (see H.R. 1518), H9472 [1NO]

———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]

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

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

———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]

———maintain current mortgage interest deduction (see H. Con. Res. 272), H10503 [16NO]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 986), H984 [3MR]

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

———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]

———rename low-income housing credit the affordable housing credit and increase the per capita amount allowed in the determination of the State housing credit ceiling (see H.R. 2681), H4139 [26MY]

———repeal limits on the deduction of interest on education loans (see H.R. 1033), H1779 [5AP]

———repeal the inflation adjustment of the earned income threshold used in determining the refundable portion of the child tax credit and to restore the threshold to its original amount (see H.R. 4030), H8847 [17OC]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H3695 [19MY]

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

Taylor, Charles: call on Nigeria to transfer custody to the Special Court for Sierra Leone to be tried for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law (see H. Con. Res. 127), H2551 [26AP]

Technology: increase use and research of sustainable building design technology (see H.R. 4609), H12049 [16DE]

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

Thomas Edison National Historical Park: establish as the successor to the Edison National Historic Site in New Jersey (see H.R. 1096), H982 [3MR]

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2526), H3768 [23MY]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H795 [17FE]

Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 153), H1778 [5AP]

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

Turkey: allow certain claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey (see H.R. 857), H5741 [12JY]

———reject claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 137), H8514 [28SE]

———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]

———urge compliance with all European Union standards and criteria prior to its accession (see H. Res. 411), H8343 [22SE]

———urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarch (see H. Res. 166), H4656 [16JN]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H1370 [10MR]

U.N.: provide a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund for the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 2811), H8810 [7OC]

U.S. Health Service: establish (see H.R. 3000), H5252 [27JN]

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), H1025 [8MR]

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

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

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

Uzbekistan: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 187), H5252 [27JN]

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 805), H628 [15FE]

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

Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 3190), H5602 [30JN]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 156), H5176 [24JN]

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

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

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H941 [2MR]

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

———extend to Hurricane Katrina evacuees the right to use absentee balloting and registration procedures available to military and overseas voters (see H.R. 3734), H8648 [3OC]

———oppose any effort to impose photo identification requirements for voting (see H. Con. Res. 247), H8162 [20SE]

———protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 533), H349 [2FE]

———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 663), H1779 [5AP] (see H.R. 1300), H7743 [7SE]

Water: protect, conserve, and improve access to freshwater resources (see H. Con. Res. 120), H1695 [17MR]

Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 1126), H2978 [4MY]

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

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H1508 [15MR]

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H1369 [10MR]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3185), H7862 [13SE]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 2122), H3052 [5MY]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 155), H1509 [15MR]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 3086), H6107 [19JY]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2861), H10910 [17NO]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 891), H791 [17FE]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 893), H792 [17FE]

———preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3331 [16MY]

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 2193), H4074 [25MY]

———tribute to Montford Point Marines (see H. Con. Res. 80), H847 [1MR]

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see H. Con. Res. 26), H196 [25JA]

Year of Polio Awareness: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 526), H9556 [2NO]

Year of the Museum: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 389), H7744 [7SE]

Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 34), H584 [10FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Africa-America Institute: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 261), H8734 [6OC]

Gabon: urge holding of orderly, peaceful, and free and fair Presidential elections (see H. Res. 554), H10226 [15NO]

Garang de Mabior, John: tribute (see H. Res. 496), H8846 [17OC]

Liberia: commend people for holding peaceful national elections and congratulating President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on her victory and becoming the first female president of any African country (see H. Con. Res. 313), H11327 [8DE]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H411 [8FE]

National Weekend of Prayer and Reflection for Darfur, Sudan: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 333), H4802 [20JN]

Nigeria: express condolences for the loss of life suffered in the crash of a Nigerian passenger jet and for the death of Stella Obasanjo in Spain (see H. Res. 536), H9695 [4NO]

Rwanda: remember the victims of genocide and pledge to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again (see H. Con. Res. 88), H1264 [9MR]

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H1693 [17MR]

Remarks

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), consideration (H. Res. 211), H1988 [14AP]

Bolton, John R.: nomination to be U.N. Ambassador, H7599 [29JY]

Bonner, Odessa: St. Paul's Calvary United Church of God's Usher Board Usher of the Year award recipient, E1140 [7JN]

Brown, Devon: American Correctional Association Best in the Business Award recipient, E1733 [29JY]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E2026 [6OC]

Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, H110 [6JA]

———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, H110 [6JA]

Davis, Ossie: tribute (H. Res. 69), H476 [9FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H4038 [25MY]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H7715 [7SE]

———provide relief to victims of earthquake that struck Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, H10789 [17NO]

Earth Day: observance, H2138 [19AP]

Elizabeth, NJ: tribute to Comprehensive Cancer Center facility at Trinitas Hospital, E1793 [8SE]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), H8550 [29SE]

Hurricanes: relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7715 [7SE]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H4038 [25MY]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Con. Res. 35), H6416 [25JY]

Jersey City, NJ: anniversary of Monumental Baptist Church, E1197 [9JN]

———anniversary of Sacred Heart Parish, E730 [21AP]

Massey Agency (business): anniversary, E2125 [19OC]

Mexico: condemn printing and distribution of racist postage stamps and urge to immediately cease printing and distributing the stamps and recall stamps on the market (H. Res. 347), H5631 [11JY]

Newark, NJ: tribute to Hobby's Delicatessen and Restaurant, E857 [3MY]

Orange, NJ: anniversary of Church of the Epiphany, E2417 [18NO]

———anniversary of YWCA of Essex and West Hudson, E728 [21AP]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H8772 [7OC]

———maintain environmental and public health protections in efforts to provide reliable and affordable energy, H8772 [7OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2138 [19AP]

U.N.: anniversary, E2161 [25OC]

World Refugee Day: observance, E1286-E1289 [20JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Essex County, NJ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Leadership Award recipient, E231 [15FE]

Special order: granted, H6428 [25JY]

Reports filed

Nomination To Be Representative to the U.N. General Assembly: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S13360 [18NO]

Tributes

Aschermann, Ernest W., E525 [5AP]

Boulouha, Noureddine, E1700 [29JY]

Casey, Niall, E1655 [27JY]

Dunham, Lawrence, E743 [22AP]

Ewing, William J., E253 [16FE]

Garrett, John, Jr., E1049 [20MY]

Gili, Addolorata Immacolata (Dolores), E2164 [25OC]

Granato, Joseph J., E1276 [17JN]

Izzi, Maurizio, E946 [11MY]

Owens, Gerald W., E1815 [12SE]

Parrott, Ann, E531 [5AP]

Petillo, John, E727 [21AP]

Phillips, Earl, E1142 [7JN]

Reeves, Dwayne, E1602 [25JY]

Rodino, Peter W., Jr., H4790, H4792, H4794, H4800 [20JN]

Rowan, Jordan, E2420 [18NO]

Rust, Marie, E205 [9FE]

Scott, John H., E1116 [26MY]

Tucker, Donald K., E2173 [25OC]

Williams, Lucius, E250 [16FE]

Williams-McCeary, Antoinette D., E729 [21AP]