MEEK, KENDRICK B. (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3474 [18MY]

Articles and editorials

CIA Rejects Discipline for 9/11 Failures—Goss Cites Fear of Hurting Agency, Dafna Linzer and Walter Pincus, Washington (DC) Post, H8726 [6OC]

Community Activist, Injustice Is a Great Motivator, Michael Putney, Miami (FL) Herald, E1199 [9JN]

Ex-Florida Rep. Bill Lehman Passes Away, Jennifer Lash, Roll Call (publication), H1890 [12AP]

Ex-White House Aide Indicted in Abramoff Case, Thomas B. Edsall, Washington (DC) Post, H8727 [6OC]

Former Outreach Chief Raised AIDS Awareness; Samaki Variety, Monica Hatcher, Miami (FL) Herald, E16 [4JA]

Former Rep. Lehman Dies, Mark H. Rodeffer, Hill (publication), H1890 [12AP]

Man of the People, H1889 [12AP]

Pentagon Releases Repayment Rules—Troops Who Bought Protective Gear Now May Request Reimbursement, Washington (DC) Post, H8727 [6OC]

Plan To Move ANWR to Defense Bill Moves Budget Deal Forward, Steven T. Dennis and Liriel Higa, CQ Today (Internet site), H12156 [17DE]

William Lehman, Amy Driscoll, Miami (FL) Herald, H1888 [12AP]

William Lehman, Dead at 91, Leaves Legacy in S. Florida, Buddy Nevins, Fort Lauderdale (FL) Sun-Sentinel, H1889 [12AP]

William Lehman, Fla. Congressman and Car Dealer, 91, Adam Bernstein, Washington (DC) Post, H1889 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide assistance to agricultural producers whose operations were severly damaged by hurricanes (see H.R. 4330), H10226 [15NO]

———provide assistance to nursery crop and tropical fruit producers whose agricultural operations were severely damaged by Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, or Rita (see H.R. 4031), H8807 [7OC]

America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 289), H9962 [7NO]

American Academy of Pediatrics: anniversary (see H. Res. 452), H8162 [20SE]

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

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1630), H4802 [20JN]

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), H2738 [28AP]

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

———provide a temporary increase in the minimum end strength levels for active duty personnel and Special Operation Forces (see H.R. 1666), H2101 [14AP]

———require the Dept. of Defense to notify creditors of persons in military service and persons entering military service (see H.R. 3719), H7813 [8SE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H2550 [26AP]

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

Army: 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), H5601 [30JN]

Arthur Stacey Mastrapa Post Office Building, Altamonte Springs, FL: designate (see H.R. 324), H194 [25JA]

Asia: commend support to victims of earthquake that struck South Asia (see H. Res. 561), H11881 [15DE]

Bennett, William J.: condemn remarks linking crime rates with the abortion of African American babies (see H. Res. 473), H8810 [7OC]

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

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

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]

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

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H2739 [28AP]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H3557 [18MY]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H4074 [25MY]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H4188 [7JN]

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), H2739 [28AP]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 188), H353 [2FE]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 44), H2739 [28AP]

Climate: 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]

Cochran, Johnnie, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 185), H1851 [8AP]

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

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 128), H848 [1MR]

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]

Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 2683), H5604 [30JN]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 1994), H5604 [30JN]

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

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), H3894 [24MY]

———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: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see H.R. 3352), H6652 [26JY]

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

Cuba: anniversary of human rights crackdown (see H. Con. Res. 81), H984 [3MR]

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

———call for release of political prisoners, legalize political parties and free elections, urge European Union to reexamine its policy towards Cuba, and support a U.N. resolution on ending human rights violations (see H. Res. 388), H6937 [27JY]

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), H8089 [15SE]

Dept. of Defense: expedite success of U.S. in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 184), H5435 (see H. Con. Res. 184), H5480 [29JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H4896 [21JN]

Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools (see H.R. 4063), H8846 [17OC]

———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 1290), H1780 [5AP]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify investigative authority of the privacy officer (see H.R. 3041), H4984 [22JN]

———conduct comprehensive review of human resources, organizational structure, innovation and improvement plans, intelligence and information analysis, infrastructure, and budget (see H.R. 4009), H8733 [6OC]

———create an inspection program that uses videophone systems at certain points of entry in Florida to satisfy certain reporting requirements (see H.R. 1509), H3114 [10MY]

———establish a database of small businesses for purposes of Federal consultation prior to awarding contracts related to declared emergencies (see H.R. 4427), H11880 [15DE]

Dept. of HUD: maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1848 [6AP]

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

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

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3251), H5740 [12JY]

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]

Disasters: ensure that communities are prepared for evacuation in case of a major disaster (see H.R. 3815), H8088 [15SE]

———improve Federal response (see H.R. 1137), H988 [7MR]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3642), H10503 [16NO]

———authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3641), H11036 [18NO]

———enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see H.R. 3307), H5913 [14JY]

———establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority or underserved populations (see H.R. 3640), H10503 [16NO]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 398), H287 [1FE]

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]

Education: constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 29), H941 [2MR]

———include information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence in domestic violence education programs (see H.R. 2947), H6328 [21JY]

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

ERISA: impose a moratorium on terminations of certain plans in cases in which reorganization of contributing sponsors is sought in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings (see H.R. 2327), H3894 [24MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 475), H3055 [5MY]

Federal employees: affirm protection from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and repudiate any assertion to the contrary (see H.R. 3128), H5915 [14JY]

———amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H9362 [27OC]

———provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H11110 [6DE]

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

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

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 697), H4143 [26MY]

FEMA: provide certain individuals or households affected by Hurricane Katrina in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, FL, with financial assistance and direct services under the Disaster and Emergency Assistance Act (see H.R. 3723), H7814 [8SE]

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), H4723 [17JN]

———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), H3198 [11MY]

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

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

GAO: review basic training provided Border Patrol agents by Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to ensure training is conducted efficiently and cost-effectively (see H.R. 4283), H10145 [9NO]

Garvey, Marcus: pardon (see H. Con. Res. 57), H1697 [17MR]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H7673 [6SE]

Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H941 [2MR]

———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), H1779 [5AP]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 768), H7861 [13SE] (see H.R. 2553), H3768 [23MY]

Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1222), H5603 [30JN]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (see H.R. 939), H1970 [13AP]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H942 [2MR]

Hinduism: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Diwali festival (see H. Res. 223), H9473 [1NO]

———recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 548), H10157 [10NO]

Hispanic Americans: tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 323), H12049 [16DE]

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), H5252 [27JN]

———anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H11036 [18NO]

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]

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]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1510 [15MR]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H4356 [9JN]

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]

———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 Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish (see H.R. 3003), H4895 [21JN]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H798 [17FE]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 149), H3557 [18MY]

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

Johnson, John H.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 246), H8162 [20SE]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4561 [15JN]

Kuwait: commend for granting women certain important political rights (see H. Res. 343), H5252 [27JN]

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), H5435 (see H.R. 1696), H5480 [29JN]

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

Law enforcement: amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to bring sexual assault crimes under military law into parallel with sexual assault crimes under Federal law (see H.R. 664), H411 [8FE]

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

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H8388 [27SE]

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

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

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

———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), H8734 [6OC]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H10227 [15NO]

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

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), H7613 [29JY]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 1940), H8809 [7OC]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H9044 [20OC]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H8810 [7OC]

National Arson Awareness Week: support goals (see H. Res. 252), H2738 [28AP]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 30), H235 [26JA]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: direct President to report on funding requests for certain homeland security programs authorized in legislation implementing recommendations (see H.R. 2035), H2737 [28AP]

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), H7565 [28JY]

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), H5362 [28JN]

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

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

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

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

Navy: require naval forces to include a certain number of operational aircraft carriers (see H.R. 304), H193 [25JA]

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11505 [13DE]

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.R. 4343), H11220 [7DE]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H1969 [13AP]

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]

Philadelphia Coalition: tribute (see H. Res. 362), H5914 [14JY]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H1895 [12AP]

Poverty: improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty (see H. Con. Res. 234), H7742 [7SE]

POW: transmit to congressional committees certain reports on international human rights law or related laws in connection with military detainees (see H.R. 2901), H4485 [14JN]

Russia: protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 230), H10039 [8NO]

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

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see H.R. 2037), H4802 [20JN]

Social Security: ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1668), H2102 [14AP]

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

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H413 [8FE]

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), H587 [14FE]

Staff Sergeant Michael Schafer Post Office Building, Spring Hill, FL: designate (see H.R. 3703), H7813 [8SE]

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H2551 [26AP]

———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), H10910 [17NO]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase and installation of emergency generators (see H.R. 4348), H10910 [17NO]

———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), H3695 [19MY]

———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), H3262 [12MY]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2121), H5604 [30JN]

———allow victims of Presidentially-declared disasters to withdraw funds from retirement plans without penalty (see H.R. 3742), H7860 [13SE]

———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (see H.R. 380), H233 [26JA]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 519), H7564 [28JY]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H2393 [20AP]

———permit tax-free distribution from governmental retirement plans for payment of health and long-term care insurance premiums for public safety officers (see H.R. 2177), H5177 [24JN]

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

———reduce rates on distilled spirits (see H.R. 1791), H4896 [21JN]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H5604 [30JN]

———treat expenses for certain meal replacement and dietary supplement products that qualify for FDA-approved health claims as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1545), H8089 [15SE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H10910 [17NO]

Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 3270), H5915 [14JY]

Turkey: urge acknowledgment of culpability of Ottoman Empire for Armenian genocide and reconciliation with Armenia, and support accession of Turkey to the European Union under certain criteria (see H. Con. Res. 195), H6328 [21JY]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H5603 [30JN]

U.S. Cleveland Post Office Building, Punta Gorda, FL: designate (see H.R. 3830), H8161 [20SE]

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), H4722 [17JN]

———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 1300), H1507 [15MR]

Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 1126), H1510 [15MR]

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), H5435 (see H.R. 1245), H5479 [29JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 4413), H11034 [18NO]

Dept. of Education: reduce size of core curriculum classes in public elementary and secondary schools through grants (see H.R. 3689), H7742 [7SE]

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

———establish Special Office of the Inspector General for Natural Disaster Response and Reconstruction (see H.R. 3805), H8087 [15SE]

Disasters: 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]

Financial institutions: establish a fair order of posting checks and deposits to prevent unjust fees that accrue only by virtue of the order used (see H.R. 4415), H11034 [18NO]

———require notice before fees may be imposed for any overdraft protection service in connection with any transaction (see H.R. 4414), H11034 [18NO]

Haiti: duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (see H.R. 4211), H9555 [2NO]

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend (see H.R. 3658), H7672 [6SE]

———amend to benefit individuals who were children when enacted (see H.R. 1737), H2393 [20AP]

Lists

Highlights of William Lehman's life in politics, H1889 [12AP]

Organizations opposed to Social Security privatization proposals, H841 [1MR]

Poems

``Recognition,'' William Lehman, H1888 [12AP]

Remarks

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H12152, H12153, H12155 [17DE]

Armed Forces: improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors, H4177 [7JN]

———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (H.R. 458), E1466 [12JY]

———reimburse members for cost of protective body armor or other protective, safety, and health equipment for use in Iraq or Afghanistan, H8724 [6OC]

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 437), H8079, H8080, H8081, H8082, H8084 [15SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H9954, H9956, H9958, H9959 [7NO]

———deficit, H1608 [16MR], H2537 [26AP], H2973 [4MY], H3093 [10MY], H3760 [23MY], H4714, H4718 [17JN], H4977, H4980, H4981 [22JN], H8729 [6OC], H10217 [15NO], H11199 [7DE], H11275, H11320 [8DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H9622, H9624, H9625, H9626, H9634, H9636, H9637, H9638 [3NO], H9676, H9685, H9686, H9688, H9689, H9691 [4NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H9954, H9956, H9958, H9959 [7NO], H10023, H10027, H10028, H10029, H10030, H10031, H10032, H10033, H10034, H10035 [8NO], H10124, H10125, H10126, H10127, H10128, H10139, H10140, H10141, H10142 [9NO], H10217 [15NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), H11490, H11492 [13DE], H12155 [17DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H11214 [7DE], H11274, H11275, H11318, H11320, H11322 [8DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1607, H1608, H1609, H1610 [16MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H3093 [10MY]

Bush, President: domestic policy, H4716 [17JN]

———domestic policy relative to war in Iraq, H10217, H10218 [15NO]

———evaluation of competence and ethics of political appointees, H8504, H8505, H8507 [28SE], H8724 [6OC], H8837 [17OC], H9339, H9340, H9341 [27OC], H9459, H9468 [1NO], H9635 [3NO], H10031, H10032, H10035 [8NO], H11204, H11212, H11215, H11216 [7DE]

Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind (organization): impact of U.S. trade policy, H3409 [17MY]

China, Republic of: oppose proposed People's Republic of China anti-secession law, E372 [7MR]

CIA: discipline of officials responsible for intelligence failures preceding terrorist attacks, H8722 [6OC]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, H11317 [8DE]

———counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, H122 [6JA]

———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, H122 [6JA]

———protect integrity, H8505, H8507 [28SE], H8730 [6OC]

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3763), H8156 [20SE]

———waiver of prevailing wage requirements for relief effort contracts in States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7849 [13SE], H8901 [18OC]

DeLay, Representative: indictment for criminal conspiracy relative to illegal political contributions, H8505 [28SE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H1610 [16MR], H3756, H3757, H3760, H3761 [23MY], H4174 [7JN], H5948, H5949, H5950, H5951 [18JY], H9634, H9636, H9637, H9638 [3NO]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), H12150, H12151, H12153, H12154, H12155 [17DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3474, H3475, H3478 [18MY]

———Office of Inspector General funding, H3474, H3475 [18MY]

———reimburse State and local governmenmts for costs of training and certification to enforce Federal immigration laws, H3478 [18MY]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H1610 [16MR]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H7726, H7728, H7729, H7730, H7731, H7732 [7SE], H7844, H7846 [13SE], H9266, H9272 [26OC], H9337 [27OC], H9634 [3NO], E1802 [8SE]

———provide relief to victims of earthquake that struck Pakistan, E2555 [15DE]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6918 [27JY]

Economy: growth, H11199, H11201 [7DE]

———impact of tax cut, H8155, H8156 [20SE]

———impact of tax cuts, H11201 [7DE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H5953 [18JY], H9622, H9624, H9625, H9626 [3NO]

———support financial literacy, H4176 [7JN]

Education: improve college access and opportunity by reforming Pell Grants and student loan programs (H.R. 507), H4176 [7JN]

———national policy to improve system, H4715, H4716 [17JN]

Employment: provide assistance to workers who lose jobs due to outsourcing, H3759 [23MY]

FEMA: provide certain individuals or households affected by Hurricane Katrina in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, FL, with financial assistance and direct services under the Disaster and Emergency Assistance Act (H.R. 3723), H7846 [13SE]

———reform, H7728 [7SE], H9267 [26OC]

Florida Memorial University: tribute, E457 [16MR]

Government: improve congressional oversight of programs to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, H8835 [17OC]

———reform to create an integrated and unified domestic policy, H8837, H8838, H8839, H8840, H8841, H8842 [17OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H4717 [17JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H4983 [22JN]

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 (H. Res. 39), H168 [25JA]

———remembrance, H3036 [5MY]

House of Representatives: impact of partisanship, H4718 [17JN], H9680, H9686 [4NO], H10138 [9NO], H11317 [8DE], H12154 [17DE]

House Rules: condemn practice of holding votes open beyond a reasonable period of time, H8833 [17OC]

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, H8153, H8154 [20SE], H8504, H8507 [28SE], H8830, H8835, H8836 [17OC], H9267, H9272 [26OC], H9686 [4NO], H10030 [8NO]

———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), H8720, H8725, H8726, H8730 [6OC], H8896, H8897, H8898, H8899, H8900, H8901, H8902 [18OC], H9337, H9338, H9339, H9340, H9341, H9342, H9343 [27OC]

———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, H8223, H8224, H8225, H8226, H8227, H8228 [21SE]

———establish independent commission and request GAO oversight of Federal spending and contracting in response to Hurricane Katrina, H7849 [13SE]

———establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8896, H8901 [18OC], H8973, H8977, H8978 [19OC], H9019, H9021, H9023, H9024 [20OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), H7621 [2SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), E1802 [8SE]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7726, H7728, H7729, H7730, H7731, H7732 [7SE], H7844, H7846, H7849, H7851 [13SE], H8153 [20SE]

Immigration: maintain existing asylum procedures, H550 [10FE]

Independent Commission To Prevent Fraud and Abuse in the Response to Hurricane Katrina: establish (H.R. 3838), H8841 [17OC], H8901 [18OC], H9338, H9342 [27OC]

Indiana: express condolences to victims of tornado, H10035 [8NO]

Ingram, Fedrick: Miami-Dade County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E159 [2FE]

Intelligence services: results of investigation of alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, H9461, H9462, H9465, H9468 [1NO], H9637, H9638 [3NO], H9676, H9677, H9678, H9679 [4NO], H9959 [7NO], H10137 [9NO]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H9470 [1NO], H10032, H10033 [8NO], H11214, H11215, H11216 [7DE]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H11492 [13DE]

———improve congressional oversight of Iraq war and reconstruction efforts, H11205 [7DE]

Links, Inc.: anniversary of Greater Miami, FL, chapter, E2011 [6OC], E2060 [7OC]

Medicare: cost of prescription drug benefit coverage implementation, H11275 [8DE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H1344 [10MR]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 376), H3758 [23MY]

———reform, H2539 [26AP], H5950 [18JY], H10031 [8NO]

Miami, FL: anniversary of Church of the Open Door, E2014 [6OC]

———anniversary of Jumbo's Restaurant, E38 [6JA]

———anniversary of Mount Tabor Missionary Baptist Church, E200 [9FE]

———reunion of Booker T. Washington Junior-Senior High School class of 1963, E1358 [27JN]

———tribute to North Miami Avenue Church of God, E1454 [11JY]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations, H11202 [7DE]

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 (H.R. 418), H550 [10FE]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H8725 [6OC]

Public debt: ceiling, H5897 [14JY]

Republican Party: impact of ethics violations, H11321 [8DE]

Rove, Karl: role in release of identity of CIA operative, H5900 [14JY], H5948 [18JY]

Smith, Representative Christopher H.: removal from Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) chairmanship, H10125, H10126 [9NO]

Social Security: dedicate surpluses to personal accounts that can only be used to pay Social Security benefits (H.R. 3304), H5948 [18JY]

———permit States to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (H.R. 3040), H4982 [22JN]

———privatization proposals, H507, H511, H512 [9FE], H615, H619 [15FE], H836, H837, H840, H841 [1MR], H1344, H1345, H1346, H1348 [10MR], H1607 [16MR], H2087, H2088, H2089, H2090 [14AP], H2458, H2461, H2462, H2463, H2464 [21AP], H2535, H2536, H2537, H2539, H2541 [26AP], H2970, H2971, H2972 [4MY], H3092, H3095, H3097, H3098 [10MY], H3408, H3409, H3410, H3411, H3412, H3413, H3414 [17MY], H3756, H3757, H3758 [23MY], H4173, H4175, H4176 [7JN], H4712, H4714 [17JN], H4977, H4980, H4981 [22JN], H5239, H5240, H5241 [27JN], H5895, H5898 [14JY]

———reform, H506, H507, H509, H510, H511, H512 [9FE], H614, H615, H616, H617, H619, H620 [15FE], H836, H837, H839, H840, H841, H842 [1MR], H1343, H1344, H1345, H1346, H1347, H1348, H1349 [10MR], H1607 [16MR], H2087, H2088, H2089, H2090 [14AP], H2458, H2461, H2462, H2463, H2464 [21AP], H2535, H2536, H2537, H2539, H2541 [26AP], H2970, H2971, H2972 [4MY], H3092, H3095, H3097, H3098 [10MY], H3408, H3409, H3410, H3411, H3412, H3413, H3414 [17MY], H3756, H3757, H3758 [23MY], H4173, H4175, H4176 [7JN], H4712, H4714 [17JN], H4977, H4980, H4981 [22JN], H5239, H5240, H5241 [27JN], H5895, H5898 [14JY]

Stop Violence Against Women Week: observance, H1349 [10MR]

Taxation: provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualified health pooling arrangements (H.R. 2073), H3757 [23MY]

Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security, H5950, H5951 [18JY]

Veterans: benefits funding, H5242 [27JN], H12151 [17DE]

———health care funding, H621 [15FE], H1609 [16MR], H5897, H5899 [14JY], H5948 [18JY], H9956, H9958, H9959 [7NO], H10124 [9NO]

Votes in House: condemn practice of holding votes open beyond a reasonable period of time (H. Res. 591), H11274 [8DE]

WMBM-Radio (North Miami, FL): anniversary, E357 [3MR]

World War II: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen, H9621 [3NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H9099 [25OC], H9273 [26OC], H9424 [28OC]

Special order: granted, H2877 [3MY], H11031 [18NO]

Tributes

Anderson, Cathleen, E1333 [24JN]

Ashe, Alexander, Jr., E1013 [19MY]

Ayers, Georgia Jones, E1198 [9JN]

Baskin, Billy, E576 [7AP]

Braynon, Cora Eaves, E2090 [17OC]

Butler, Ramon, E14 [4JA]

Carey-Shuler, Barbara, E599 [8AP]

Chisholm, Shirley, E17 [4JA]

Coceano, Vicki, E70 [25JA]

Connolly, Patrick L., E1222 [14JN]

Cook, William R., E2171 [25OC]

Davis, Ossie, E184 [8FE]

Evans, Gloria F., E69 [25JA]

Green, Patricia C., E2171 [25OC]

Holts, Randall E. and Sharlene D., E2087 [17OC]

Ikpe, Nsidibe N., E848 [3MY]

Jones, Corey, E14 [4JA]

King, Audrey J., E2012 [6OC]

Lehman, William, H1607 [16MR], H1886 [12AP]

Parks, Rosa, H9266 [26OC], E2170 [25OC]

Richardson, Walter H., E865 [4MY]

Shack, Ruth, E1312 [22JN]

Smith, Jacqueline H., E1021 [19MY]

Stinson, Thelma, E37 [6JA], E1145 [7JN]

Variety, Samaki, E16 [4JA]

Wiesenthal, Simon, E1953 [27SE]

Yap, Einez, E1021 [19MY]

Yap, Mabel, E13 [4JA]