SLAUGHTER, LOUISE McINTOSH (a Representative from New York)

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), consideration (H. Res. 151), H1434 [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), H2994 [5MY]

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 437), consideration (H. Res. 439), H8013 [15SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 248), H2701 [28AP]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2573 [27AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H4020 [25MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), consideration (H. Res. 293), H3909 [25MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3484, H3490 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), consideration (H. Res. 283), H3452 [18MY]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), H8474, H8477 [28SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3614 [19MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), consideration (H. Res. 337), H4998 [23JN]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H29 [4JA]

———allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 345), H5569 [30JN]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2365 [20AP]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (H.R. 310), consideration (H. Res. 95), H642 [16FE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), consideration (H. Res. 369), H6219 [21JY]

Appointments

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

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H757 [17FE]

Conferee: H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, H5809 [14JY]

Articles and editorials

Big Oil Steps Aside in Battle Over Arctic, Jeff Gerth, New York (NY) Times, H2183 [20AP]

Close Base on Long Island, Not in Niagara, Says Pentagon Official From Reagan Years, Jerry Zremski and Sharon Linstedt, Buffalo (NY) News, E1074 [24MY]

Hell From High Water, Frank McKenna, New York (NY) Times, E1034 [20MY]

True Cost of War, New York (NY) Times, H5568 [30JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1155), H1510 [15MR]

Albania: ensure that parliamentary elections are conducted in accordance with international standards for free and fair elections (see H. Con. Res. 155), H4656 [16JN]

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

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

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), H1779 [5AP]

———ensure that Reserve components are able to maintain adequate retention and recruitment levels by protecting the financial security of the families of activated members (see H.R. 838), H1696 [17MR]

———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), H1025 [8MR]

———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), H848 [1MR]

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

———increase benefits for certain individuals who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 1982), H2735 [28AP]

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

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H4722 [17JN]

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

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 287), H10227 [15NO]

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

Arts and humanities: recognize artistic excellence and community value of a national service organization for the performing arts and how this community improves diplomacy through global cultural exchange (see H. Con. Res. 314), H11655 [14DE]

Asia: commend support to victims of earthquake that struck South Asia (see H. Res. 561), H11111 [6DE]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1312), H3262 [12MY]

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

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

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

Brumidi, Constantino: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1697 [17MR]

Business and industry: prevent excessive concentration of ownership of the nation's media outlets, restore fairness in broadcasting, and foster and promote localism, diversity, and competition in the media (see H.R. 3302), H5913 [14JY]

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), H11503 [13DE]

———permit individuals in the Hall of the House to obtain footage of the House in session for inclusion in the orientation film to be shown at the Capitol Vistors Center (see H. Res. 480), H8734 [6OC]

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

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 71), H2881 [3MY]

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), H8644 [29SE]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H630 [15FE]

Charles, Ray: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 824), H1372 [10MR]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H1691 [17MR]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H3695 [19MY]

———make grants to establish antibullying and gang prevention programs (see H.R. 283), H584 [10FE]

China, People's Republic of: authorize appropriate action if negotiations regarding China's undervalued currency and currency manipulations are not successful (see H.R. 1575), H3114 [10MY]

———clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H7820 [12SE]

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

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

———tribute (see H. Res. 21), H79 [4JA]

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

Classified information: 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), H6329 [21JY]

———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]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 227), H942 [2MR]

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

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

Committee on Rules (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 106), H719 [16FE]

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

Corporal Jason L. Dunham Post Office, Scio, NY: designate (see H.R. 4515), H11503 [13DE]

CPSC: classify certain children's products containing lead as banned hazardous substances (see H.R. 668), H2472 [21AP]

———issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H8807 [7OC]

Credit: 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: reduce criminal gang activities (see H.R. 970), H3199 [11MY]

———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]

Davis, Ossie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 660), H848 [1MR]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (see H.R. 3160), H5600 [30JN]

———provide financial assistance for the construction, improvement, and rehabilitation of farmers markets (see H.R. 710), H522 [9FE]

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

Dept. of Defense: postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 2427), H3769 [23MY] (see H.R. 2511), H3694 [19MY]

———require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see H.R. 2635), H8342 [22SE]

Dept. of Education: recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H8089 [15SE]

Dept. of HHS: award on a competitive basis grants to public and private entities to establish or expand teenage pregnancy prevention program (see H.R. 3555), H7558 [28JY]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 949), H7861 [13SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop and implement the Responsive Emergency Alert and Dissemination of Information Call (READICall) System (see H.R. 2101), H2977 [4MY]

Dept. of HUD: make grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2636), H4073 [25MY]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 557), H350 [2FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 616), H1025 [8MR]

———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), H3056 [5MY]

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

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), H1026 [8MR]

———permit the use of frank mailings for solicitations for charities responding to a Presidentially-declared major disaster (see H. Res. 447), H8088 [15SE]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1369 [10MR]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 1262), H7743 [7SE]

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

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]

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

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

———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), H9473 [1NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H8089 [15SE]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: include certain former nuclear weapons program workers in the Special Exposure Cohort under the compensation program (see H.R. 3481), H6933 [27JY]

EPA: 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), H235 [26JA]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H2978 [4MY]

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

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (see H.R. 859), H718 [16FE] (see H.R. 1260), H1370 [10MR]

FCC: establish minimum public interest requirements for multi-cast digital television channels (see H.R. 2359), H3261 [12MY]

Federal aid programs: 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), H8810 [7OC]

———amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H2150 [19AP]

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H7743 [7SE]

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]

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), H7565 [28JY]

———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]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 148), H1848 [6AP]

Firearms: ban transfer of certain sniper weapons and regulate in same manner as machine guns (see H.R. 654), H411 [8FE]

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), H1025 [8MR]

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

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

Gasoline: stabilize prices (see H.R. 3544), H7950 [14SE]

Gerard A. Fiorenza Post Office Building, Massapequa, NY: designate (see H.R. 3934), H8513 [28SE]

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H1372 [10MR]

———require notification to Congress of certain contracts, and prohibit unauthorized expenditure of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes (see H.R. 373), H233 [26JA]

———restore and strengthen laws that provide for an open and transparent Federal Government (see H.R. 2331), H3260 [12MY]

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

———improve program coordination (see H.R. 2129), H3052 [5MY]

———prohibit issuance of Federal or State permit or lease for new oil and gas slant, directional, or offshore drilling (see H.R. 2930), H4654 [16JN]

GSA: conveyance of certain real property (see H.R. 1429), H1693 [17MR]

Hazardous substances: reduce exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances (see H.R. 4308), H10156 [10NO]

Health: declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1020), H3113 [10MY]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 3248), H7815 [8SE]

———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), H5177 [24JN]

———improve accessibility to immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases, study Medicare and Medicaid influenza immunization usage, and amend Federal employee immunization services (see H.R. 3598), H8735 [6OC]

———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), H11110 [6DE]

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

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

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H11035 [18NO]

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), H5915 [14JY]

Heinz Ahlmeyer, Jr., Post Office Building, Pearl River, NY: designate (see H.R. 3548), H8248 [21SE]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H3055 [5MY]

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 1338), H1621 [16MR]

———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]

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

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

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 1441), H2473 [21AP]

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

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 3442), H6650 [26JY]

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

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

Independent Commission To Prevent Fraud and Abuse in the Response to Hurricane Katrina: establish (see H.R. 3838), H8162 [20SE]

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

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H8089 [15SE] (see H.R. 1107), H1372 [10MR]

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]

———modify antitrust exemption for the insurance industry (see H.R. 2401), H3894 [24MY]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H11110 [6DE]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H1509 [15MR]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H3113 [10MY]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 55), H5435 (see H.J. Res. 55), H5480 [29JN]

James T. Molloy Post Office Building, Buffalo, NY: designate (see H.R. 3339), H6106 [19JY]

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]

Las Vegas, NV: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 105), H3436 [17MY]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H631 [15FE]

Legislative branch of the Government: establish coordinated program for reuse, recycling, and disposal of obsolete computers and other electronic equipment used by legislative offices, H10226 [15NO]

Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy Post Office Building, Patchogue, NY: designate (see H.R. 4101), H9042 [20OC]

LIHEAP: extend energy assistance to households headed by certain senior citizens (see H.R. 1210), H1372 [10MR]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H719 [16FE]

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

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H1896 [12AP]

Medicaid: provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 910), H8162 [20SE]

———require States to report data on beneficiaries who are employed (see H.R. 3042), H11110 [6DE]

Medicare: coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 1981), H12168 [17DE]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H7861 [13SE]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 1125), H1510 [15MR]

———expand coverage of paramedic intercept services (see H.R. 3047), H8735 [6OC]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H413 [8FE]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H10503 [16NO]

———provide for value-based purchasing in payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3617), H8847 [17OC]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H2880 [3MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage for end-of-life planning consultations and raise awareness about and assist in preparation of advance directives on end-of-life decisionmaking (see H.R. 2058), H2879 [3MY]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H5362 [28JN]

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

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Con. Res. 90), H2739 [28AP]

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

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), H349 [2FE]

Motor vehicles: require higher standards of automobile fuel efficiency to reduce the amount of oil used for fuel by automobiles in the U.S. by 10 percent beginning in 2016 (see H.R. 3762), H8102 [19SE]

Music and dance: recognize artistic excellence and community value of America's orchestras (see H. Con. Res. 157), H3556 [18MY]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H8644 [29SE]

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

National Month of the Military Child: observance (see H. Res. 212), H2474 [21AP]

National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 4005), H8733 [6OC]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H984 [3MR]

———eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 601), H1264 [9MR]

Navy: require procurement of helicopters under the Presidential helicopter fleet replacement program that are wholly manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 459), H284 [1FE]

New York, NY: recognize importance of establishing a national memorial at the World Trade Center site to commemorate and mourn terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 175), H1695 [17MR]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 581), H720 [16FE]

No Child Left Behind Act: improve (see H.R. 1506), H6328 [21JY]

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

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1591), H7673 [6SE]

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), H9556 [2NO]

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

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

Political campaigns: require disclosure of certain information by persons conducting phone banks during campaigns for Federal office (see H.R. 491), H285 [1FE]

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

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H524 [9FE]

Power resources: establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (see H.R. 737), H1847 [6AP]

Privacy: require governmental and business entities in possession of electronic data containing personal information to disclose any unauthorized acquisition of such information (see H.R. 1069), H980 [3MR]

———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), H2103 [14AP]

Public housing: repeal requirements for residents to engage in community service and complete economic self-sufficiency programs (see H.R. 1018), H4985 [22JN]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H2103 [14AP]

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

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 691), H1417 [14MR]

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

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

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: tribute (see H. Res. 197), H1970 [13AP]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H848 [1MR]

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

Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 275), H9275 [26OC]

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), H1896 [12AP]

———recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 45), H849 [1MR]

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]

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

———recognize effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 61), H286 [1FE]

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

Southeast Asia: provide for the automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship by certain individuals (see H.R. 2687), H4140 [26MY]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H797 [17FE]

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H3056 [5MY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples (see H. Res. 311), H4355 [9JN]

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

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H7861 [13SE]

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

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1120), H3695 [19MY]

———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), H2473 [21AP]

———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), H9641 [3NO]

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

———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]

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

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 625), H631 [15FE]

———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs (see H.R. 877), H3056 [5MY]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 807), H628 [15FE]

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

———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), H719 [16FE]

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

———provide a credit for the use of clean-fuel vehicles by businesses within Clean Air Act nonattainment areas (see H.R. 206), H1371 [10MR]

———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see H.R. 934), H3056 [5MY]

———provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (see H.R. 453), H283 [1FE]

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

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H792 [17FE]

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

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H1696 [17MR]

Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 153), H2978 [4MY]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H12050 [16DE]

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]

———normal trade relations status (see H.R. 885), H1896 [12AP]

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]

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), H1622 [16MR]

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

———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), H8846 [17OC]

Vincent Palladino Post Office, Staten Island, NY: designate (see H.R. 2183), H3054 [5MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H4485 [14JN] (see H.R. 3171), H5601 [30JN]

Water: establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 1592), H7814 [8SE]

———require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 213), H630 [15FE]

Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 1126), H983 [3MR]

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

———establish an appropriate day for commemoration of the women suffragists who fought for and won the right of women to vote in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 59), H5914 [14JY]

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H2473 [21AP]

———recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 338), H5252 [27JN]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 3086), H7743 [7SE]

———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), H5177 [24JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: ensure that the confidential communications of a member of the Armed Forces with a victim service organization or a health care professional are not disclosed (see H.R. 3837), H8162 [20SE]

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: delay effective date (see H.R. 3662), H7673 [6SE]

Children and youth: prevent disruption of the education of children who change residence based on the military service of a Reserve component parent who is deployed overseas (see H.R. 2108), H2977 [4MY]

Community service: enforce public interest obligations of broadcast station licensees to their local communities (see H.R. 501), H285 [1FE]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3326), H5963 [18JY]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 1208), H1264 [9MR]

Crime: expand protections against the misuse of public safety officer uniforms (see H.R. 3604), H7560 [28JY]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: consider homeland security contributions and value when reviewing list of military installations recommended for realignment or closure (see H.R. 2641), H4073 [25MY]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit closure or adverse realignment of facilities determined by Dept. of Homeland Security to have a significant role in homeland defense (see H.R. 2733), H4141 [26MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish position of Northern Border Coordinator (see H.R. 1805), H2471 [21AP]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 3779), H7948 [14SE]

FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 3731), H7859 [13SE]

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), H2149 [19AP]

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 (H.R. 3764), consideration (see H. Res. 460), H8387 [27SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: 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), H5913 [14JY]

National Security Agency: request President and direct Dept. of Justice to transmit documents on Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (see H. Res. 644), H13189 [22DE]

Petroleum: prohibit anticompetitive provisions in gasoline dealer franchise agreements that dictate the wholesale source of gasoline (see H.R. 3964), H8643 [29SE]

———require Presidential allocation of crude oil, fuel oil, and refined petroleum products to deal with shortages and dislocations in the national distribution system (see H.R. 3722), H7813 [8SE]

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

Telecommunications: shorten term of broadcast licenses and improve public access to broadcasters' public interests and programming information (see H.R. 1665), H2101 [14AP]

Year of the Museum: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 389), H6650 [26JY]

Explanations

Proposed House Rule Change Requiring a Supermajority Vote To Waive the 3-Day Layover of Committee Reported Legislation or Conference Reports, H29 [4JA]

Lists

Amendments made in order to bankruptcy bills—105th-109th Congress, H1979 [14AP]

Motions

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H30 [4JA]

Oaths of office

House of Representatives, H11 [4JA]

Press releases

House Republicans Arrogance Unchecked: by, H3083 [10MY]

Senate To Quickly Take Up $1.5 Billion Measure for Veterans if Sent From the House: Senator Craig, Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate), H5568 [30JN]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), consideration (H. Res. 303), H4206 [8JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), consideration (H. Res. 151), H1428, H1432 [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), H2985, H2991, H2993, H2994 [5MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H2183 [20AP]

Armed Forces: ensure that the confidential communications of a member of the Armed Forces with a victim service organization or a health care professional are not disclosed (H.R. 3837), E1902 [20SE]

———improve care for military victims of sexual assault, H4026 [25MY]

———role of women in combat and support situations, H3902 [25MY]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H5089 [23JN]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H3614 [19MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), consideration (H. Res. 211), H1978, H1988 [14AP]

———exempt from means testing debtors whose financial situations were caused by identity theft, H1978 [14AP]

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 437), H8023 [15SE]

———establish (H. Res. 437), consideration (H. Res. 439), H7966, H7968, H8011, H8012 [15SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H12234 [18DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), consideration (H. Res. 560), H10538 [17NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 640), H12234 [18DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), consideration (H. Res. 588), H11228, H11234 [8DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration (H. Res. 154), H1537 [16MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 248), H2694, H2700 [28AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 248)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 242), H2654 [28AP]

Canisius College: tribute to women's basketball team, E502 [17MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit individuals in the Hall of the House to obtain footage of the House in session for inclusion in the orientation film to be shown at the Capitol Vistors Center (H. Res. 480), H8739 [7OC]

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report, H2563, H2570, H2572 [27AP], H2985 [5MY]

———characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report (H. Res. 253), H2775 [3MY]

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, H2985, H2993 [5MY]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (H.R. 3326), E1514 [18JY]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H4992 [23JN]

———politicization of public broadcasting programs, H5130 [24JN]

Courts: extend authority to redact certain sensitive information in financial disclosure statements filed by judges (H.R. 4311), H11125 [7DE]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (H.R. 1208), E397 [9MR]

Crime: exempt certain family members and clergy from prohibition on taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, H2572 [27AP]

———expand Federal criminal ban on fake police badges to include uniforms, identification, and all other insignia of all public officials, H8477 [28SE]

———permit State and local law enforcement agencies to gather evidence of crimes committed outside their jurisdiction during times of national crisis, H8474 [28SE]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2563, H2570, H2572 [27AP]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: consider homeland security contributions and value when reviewing list of military installations recommended for realignment or closure, H3902 [25MY]

Dept. of Commerce: Economic Development Administration funding through reductions in tax cuts, H4411, H4413 [14JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H4026, H4035 [25MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), consideration (H. Res. 293), H3902, H3908 [25MY]

———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, H12225 [18DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 639), H12225, H12228, H12232 [18DE]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations, H4035 [25MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3484, H3491 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), consideration (H. Res. 283), H3443, H3450 [18MY]

———establish position of Northern Border Coordinator (H.R. 1805), E781 [27AP]

———expand pre-clearance border crossing programs, H3484 [18MY]

———report efforts to reduce replication of badges, uniforms, and other insignia identifications, H3491 [18MY]

Dept. of HUD: lead hazard control grants funding, H5398 [29JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), H8474, H8477 [28SE]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in tax cuts, H4411, H4413 [14JN]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), consideration (H. Res. 365), H5979 [19JY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (H.R. 3779), E1838 [14SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3614 [19MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand mental health care services funding, H1432 [15MR]

———health care and reintegration services funding, H1432 [15MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for veterans medical care (H.R. 3130), H5562, H5566, H5568, H5569 [30JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5130 [24JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), consideration (H. Res. 337), H4992, H4997 [23JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5398 [29JN], H5507 [30JN]

———prohibit corporations incorporated in certain foreign countries from being eligible for Federal contracts, H5507 [30JN]

Disasters: express sympathy and pledge support for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (H. Res. 12), H45 [4JA]

———improve preparedness and response plans, H7749 [8SE], E1771 [7SE]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), consideration (H. Res. 386), H6873 [27JY]

Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls, H4990 [23JN]

FDA: improve postmarket drug safety, H4206 [8JN]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency, H7749, H7755 [8SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, H6217 [21JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 532), H9645 [4NO]

Foreign trade: enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (H.R. 3283), consideration (H. Res. 387), H6660 [27JY]

Hazardous substances: increase security of transport, H3450 [18MY]

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 (H.R. 1709), E707 [20AP]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3817 [24MY]

———provide liability protection to manufacturers of pandemic vaccines, H12228 [18DE]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H14, H23 [4JA]

———adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), unanimous-consent request, H23 [4JA]

———allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 345), H5562, H5566, H5568, H5569 [30JN]

———allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 426), H7749, H7755 [8SE]

———amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Res. 240), adoption (H. Res. 241), H2617 [27AP]

———ethics reform, H23 [4JA], H1901 [13AP]

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, H8011 [15SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), E1771 [7SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), H7755 [8SE]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7749 [8SE]

Iraq: call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), consideration (H. Res. 572), H10994, H11001 [18NO]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H10994 [18NO]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (H.R. 3313), E1500 [15JY]

National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers, H2985, H2991, H2994 [5MY]

National Security Agency: Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, H12225 [18DE]

Niagara Falls, NY: tribute to Niagara Falls High School boys' basketball team, E442 [14MR]

Niagara University: tribute to men's basketball team, E389 [9MR]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), consideration (H. Res. 481), H8740 [7OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2365 [20AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 219), H2183 [20AP]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, H3204 [12MY]

Public buildings: require new escalators installed in Federal buildings to be intermittent, H2365 [20AP]

Roads and highways: extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 3104), H5562 [30JN]

Rove, Karl: role in release of identity of CIA operative, H5644 [12JY]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), consideration (H. Res. 314), H4410, H4413 [14JN]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, H3204 [12MY]

Sex Differences in Health Awareness Day: observance, E925 [10MY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H2700, H2701 [28AP]

———privatization proposals, H1537 [16MR]

———reform, H1537 [16MR]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples, E1246 [15JN]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (H.R. 310), consideration (H. Res. 95), H636, H638, H642 [16FE]

———shorten term of broadcast licenses and improve public access to broadcasters' public interests and programming information (H.R. 1665), E663 [15AP]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 140), H1035 [9MR]

Ukraine: congratulate people for conducting a democratic, transparent, and fair Presidential election and Viktor Yushchenko on election as President (H. Con. Res. 16), H148 [25JA]

United Kingdom: condemn terrorist bombings in London and express condolences to the families of the victims, H6212 [21JY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), consideration (H. Res. 369), H6212, H6217 [21JY]

Veterans: health care funding, H5979 [19JY]

Votes: correction, E2388 [17NO]

———position on missed, H3345 [17MY], H4262 [8JN], H6137 [20JY], H9813 [7NO], E1346 [24JN], E1373 [28JN], E2527 [14DE], E2640 [22DE]

Women: establish an appropriate day for commemoration of the women suffragists who fought for and won the right of women to vote in the U.S. (H.J. Res. 59), H5970 [19JY]

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (H.R. 1245), E925 [10MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, E153 [2FE]

Reports

Child Custody Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (105th Congress), H2571 [27AP]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (106th Congress), H2570 [27AP]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (107th Congress), H2570 [27AP]

Tributes

Chisholm, Shirley, E28 [4JA]

Hargrave, Lawrence, H6653 [27JY]

McHugh, Thomas F., E2649 [22DE]

Myers, Richard J., E108 [26JA]