STARK, FORTNEY PETE (a Representative from California)

Amendments

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

Appointments

Robert T. Matsui funeral attendees, H129 [6JA]

Articles and editorials

Gingrich Ethics Case—Panel Trusted His Motives, Gingrich Told GOP Allies Tape Reveals Confidence To Seek Speaker's Post, Jeanne Cummings, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, E100 [26JA]

Gingrich Is Heard Urging Tactics in Ethics Case, Adam Clymer, New York (NY) Times, E99 [26JA]

Health of Nations, Arnold S. Relman, New Republic (publication), E423, E425 [10MR]

Smith Brothers—Building on a Firm Foundation, Kathy Bergren Smith, Inside Annapolis (publication), E2200 [27OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1155), H1897 [12AP]

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

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), H984 [3MR]

Animals: prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1688), H2881 [3MY]

———restore prohibition on commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 297), H989 [7MR]

———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1707), H8342 [22SE]

———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 1329), H2880 [3MY]

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), H940 [2MR]

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

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

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

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H5741 [12JY]

———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 1639), H2100 [14AP]

Arms control: provide for counterproliferation measures (see H.R. 422), H2978 [4MY]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H2150 [19AP]

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

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

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H2473 [21AP]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 228), H9277 [26OC]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 52), H4142 [26MY]

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

———prohibit price gouging during certain disasters and emergencies (see H.R. 3681), H7815 [8SE]

———require improved disclosure of corporate charitable contributions (see H.R. 543), H8734 [6OC]

California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see H.R. 606), H2106 [18AP]

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), H12051 [16DE]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H1779 [5AP]

Charles, Ray: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 824), H3331 [16MY]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H2103 [14AP]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 237), H8090 [15SE]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H4896 [21JN]

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

———improve outcomes for vulnerable children by investing in families, improving accountability in the child welfare system, and finding safe, stable, and permanent homes for foster children (see H.R. 3576), H7559 [28JY]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 864), H5603 [30JN]

———study and improve air quality inside school buses (see H.R. 3253), H5740 [12JY]

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), H1897 [12AP]

———condemn the system of forced labor prison camps used as a tool for supression (see H. Con. Res. 294), H10145 [9NO]

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 Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to communications with United Kingdom officials on U.S. policy towards Iraq (see H. Res. 375), H6328 [21JY]

———request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 363), H5914 [14JY]

———request the Executive Office of the President and direct the Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to the White House Iraq Group (see H. Res. 505), H9642 [3NO]

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), H1417 [14MR]

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

Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 329), H6206 [20JY]

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

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1615), H6107 [19JY]

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

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

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

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 3037), H4984 [22JN]

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

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H2149 [19AP]

Council of Representatives of Iraq: encourage debate and vote on continued presence of U.S. military in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 321), H12049 [16DE]

CPSC: issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of certain furniture and electronic appliances (see H.R. 1861), H5362 [28JN]

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), H6205 [20JY]

———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]

Credit cards: protect consumers from unfair practices of issuers (see H.R. 3492), H9696 [4NO]

Crime: prohibit certain computer assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 1558), H7564 [28JY]

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

———require that recommended national protocol for sexual assault medical forensic examinations include a recommendation that rape victims be offered information about emergency contraceptives (see H.R. 1214), H2150 [19AP]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H2103 [14AP]

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

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1814), H2979 [4MY]

Dalip Singh Saund Post Office Building, Temecula, CA: designate (see H.R. 120), H286 [1FE]

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: augment efforts of State and local governments to conduct early detection and surveillance to prevent the establishment or spread of plant pests that endanger agriculture, environment, and the economy (see H.R. 4049), H11655 [14DE]

———establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (see H.R. 3160), H8248 [21SE]

———strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H7814 [8SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 949), H7743 [7SE]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H6107 [19JY]

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]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 3888), H8389 [27SE]

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

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

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 616), H2103 [14AP]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H4401 [13JN]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1554), H7564 [28JY]

Disasters: require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (see H. Res. 477), H8920 [18OC]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1970 [13AP]

Diseases: establish a program of grants for detection and control of colorectal cancer (see H.R. 1401), H1970 [13AP]

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

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 3616), H7862 [13SE]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H354 [2FE]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H11221 [7DE]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 398), H7861 [13SE]

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

———establish fairer pricing for prescription drugs for individuals without access to discounted prices (see H.R. 1655), H2101 [14AP]

———lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 869), H1025 [8MR]

———provide for importation of pharmaceutical products under a compulsory license as provided for under the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4392), H11504 [13DE]

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

———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see H.R. 2835), H4401 [13JN]

———strengthen the compact between States, Federal Government, and institutions of higher learning to address the rising cost of college tuition (see H.R. 2739), H4297 [8JN]

El Salvador: commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (see H. Res. 458), H8736 [6OC]

Elections: require general Federal elections to be held the first consecutive Saturday and Sunday in November (see H.R. 1647), H2101 [14AP]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), H9361 [27OC]

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

———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1902), H3262 [12MY]

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), H354 [2FE]

———reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 2895), H4656 [16JN]

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

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

———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H1897 [12AP]

Expedited Funds Availability Act: redress imbalances between faster withdrawals permitted under the Check 21 Act and slower rates for crediting deposits (see H.R. 799), H4400 [13JN]

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit agreements to provide notice of investigations or inspections relative to child labor violations (see H.R. 4190), H11036 [18NO]

———reform child labor provisions (see H.R. 2870), H4400 [13JN]

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 1589), H3199 [11MY]

FBI: improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 1415), H3262 [12MY]

FCC: prohibit imposing penalties for indecent broadcasts by cable television providers, satellite carriers, Internet, or non-broadcast providers (see H.R. 1440), H2395 [20AP]

FDA: determine whether to allow marketing of emergency-contraceptive drug Plan B as a prescription drug for women 15 or younger and a nonprescription drug for women 16 or older (see H.R. 4229), H10503 [16NO]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1376), H7949 [14SE]

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 Bureau of Investigation Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2333), H3260 [12MY]

Federal Election Campaign Act: exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication (see H.R. 4194), H11328 [8DE]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 1317), H1508 [15MR]

———provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H3114 [10MY]

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

———require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (see H.R. 1480), H2551 [26AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to drug advertising (see H.R. 3950), H9472 [1NO]

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 2562), H7673 [6SE]

———regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H413 [8FE]

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]

Felt, W. Mark: tribute upon revelation as ``Deep Throat'' and for courage and bravery in exposing major Government corruption (see H. Con. Res. 176), H4355 [9JN]

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

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

Firefighters: provide portal-to-portal compensation for Federal wildland firefighters (see H.R. 408), H2394 [20AP]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: modify requirements for appointment and training of members of Regional Fishery Management Councils (see H.R. 1431), H5362 [28JN]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4465), H11219 [7DE]

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

———prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 952), H794 [17FE]

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

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 3420), H8163 [20SE]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: revise boundaries (see H.R. 296), H193 [25JA]

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H6432 [25JY]

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

———require notification to Congress of certain contracts, and prohibit unauthorized expenditure of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes (see H.R. 373), H413 [8FE]

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

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H2149 [19AP]

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

Headwaters Forest Reserve: designate the John L. Burton Trail (see H.R. 2871), H4400 [13JN]

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

———declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1020), H3894 [24MY]

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

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

———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 1709), H4143 [26MY]

———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]

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

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H3056 (see H.R. 2133), H3052 [5MY]

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

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

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H9044 [20OC]

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

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

Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1222), H1368 [10MR]

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

———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), H2151 [19AP]

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), H1779 [5AP]

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

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

Hinduism: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Diwali festival (see H. Res. 223), H10146 [9NO]

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

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 1471), H9044 [20OC]

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

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 4094), H9426 [28OC]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1417 [14MR]

Housing: expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 176), H11109 [6DE]

Human rights: condemn honor killings (see H. Con. Res. 296), H11036 [18NO]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H7743 [7SE]

Hurricanes: ensure assistance for foster children impacted by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3711), H7950 [14SE]

———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]

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

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 884), H7743 [7SE]

———extend nonimmigrant status for spouses and children of permanent resident aliens awaiting the availability of an immigrant visa (see H.R. 1823), H7673 [6SE]

———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]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to certain visa programs to prevent unintended U.S. job losses and increase Dept. of Labor monitoring and enforcement authority over such programs (see H.R. 3322), H6381 [22JY]

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

Indonesia: support the memorandum of understanding signed by the Indonesian Government and the Free Aceh Movement to end the conflict in Aceh Province (see H. Res. 456), H11111 [6DE]

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), H9362 [27OC]

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

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H5604 [30JN]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: amend relative to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (see H.R. 1310), H4356 [9JN]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 1526), H2103 [14AP]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 1130), H1897 [12AP]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H798 [17FE]

Iranian Americans: condemn bigotry, violence, and discrimination against (see H. Res. 367), H9427 [28OC]

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

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 55), H6936 [27JY] (see H.J. Res. 73), H11221 [7DE] (see H. Con. Res. 35), H236 [26JA]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H7674 [6SE]

Karl Malden Station, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 3667), H7950 [14SE]

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

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

Lillian Kinkella Keil Post Office, Covina, CA: designate (see H.R. 4053), H8809 [7OC]

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]

Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (see H.R. 438), H798 [17FE]

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

———extend the qualified individual program for cost-sharing assistance to low-income Medicare beneficiaries (see H.R. 3800), H8644 [29SE]

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

———provide temporary disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3698), H7813 [8SE]

———require States to report data on beneficiaries who are employed (see H.R. 3042), H6328 [21JY]

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

———continue Medicaid prescription drug coverage to dual-eligible beneficiaries for a certain period while allowing part D benefits to be implemented as scheduled (see H.R. 1144), H11655 [14DE]

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

———coverage of medically necessary dental procedures (see H.R. 3161), H5600 [30JN]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H582 [10FE]

———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits and waive penalties for late enrollment (see H.R. 4399), H12051 [16DE]

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

———improve accountability in the Medicare Advantage and prescription drug programs (see H.R. 4103), H9042 [20OC]

———make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services (see H.R. 3795), H9641 [3NO]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H587 [14FE]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 2869), H4400 [13JN]

———remove exclusion of benzodiazepines from required coverage under the prescription drug program (see H.R. 3151), H9044 [20OC]

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

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

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

———require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 4293), H10156 [10NO]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H7861 [13SE]

———establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 823), H629 [15FE]

———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1106), H982 [3MR]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H6936 [27JY]

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

———raise awareness about the importance of social worker and case worker safety (see H. Con. Res. 278), H11328 [8DE]

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

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H7950 [14SE]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H6936 [27JY]

———require accurate fuel economy testing procedures (see H.R. 1103), H2550 [26AP]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 99), H2151 [19AP]

National Health Corps Loan Repayment Program: count fellowship training in geriatric medicine or psychiatry as obligated service (see H.R. 3046), H5252 [27JN]

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), H8163 [20SE]

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

National objectives: ensure that the U.S. leads the world in next generation energy technologies, grow the economy, create high-skill American jobs, eliminate overdependence on foreign oil, and address global warming (see H.R. 2828), H7950 [14SE]

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1124), H2103 [14AP]

———mint coins in commemoration of founding (see H.R. 988), H2738 [28AP]

National security: assure the safety of U.S. children in foreign-based and domestic institutions (see H.R. 1738), H3056 [5MY]

———establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters (see H.R. 2715), H5435 (see H.R. 2715), H5480 [29JN]

———require all young persons to perform a period of military or civilian service (see H.R. 2723), H5741 [12JY]

———restore civil liberties under the first amendment, the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and other law enforcement and privacy laws (see H.R. 1502), H5801 [13JY]

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

No Child Left Behind Act: funding (see H.R. 2694), H11110 [6DE]

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1591), H3436 [17MY]

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations for nutrition services (see H.R. 1792), H3056 [5MY]

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1993), H4073 [25MY]

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]

Patents: provide for compulsory licensing of certain patented inventions relative to health care emergencies (see H.R. 4131), H9102 [25OC]

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

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

Petroleum: assess penalties on gasoline retailers who charge prices grossly in excess of the prescribed index price for gasoline (see H.R. 2944), H6107 [19JY]

———prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (see H.R. 3780), H7949 [14SE]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H413 [8FE]

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

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H1025 [8MR]

Poverty: affirm commitment and leadership of the U.S. to improve the lives of the world's people living in extreme poverty and conditions of misery (see H. Con. Res. 172), H8342 [22SE]

Power resources: establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (see H.R. 737), H3435 [17MY]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 36), H2739 [28AP] (see H.J. Res. 50), H3261 [12MY]

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

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

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 983), H9044 [20OC]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program by promoting work, family, and opportunity (see H.R. 751), H582 [10FE]

Radioactive substances: study health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of such contaminated sites (see H.R. 2410), H3434 [17MY]

Ray Charles Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 504), H1896 [12AP]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 2017), H8810 [7OC]

Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacramento, CA: designate (see H.R. 787), H1896 [12AP]

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

Roybal, Edward R.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 297), H10226 [15NO]

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

Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student's parent provides written consent for the release (see H.R. 551), H1847 [6AP]

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]

———provide mental health screening and treatment services, integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams (see H.R. 2629), H4072 [25MY]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 158), H11328 [8DE]

Sergeant First Class John Marshall Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 289), H287 [1FE]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 1636), H2100 [14AP]

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

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

———modify calculation of child support automation penalty and provide for reinvestment of any such penalty (see H.R. 2409), H3434 [17MY]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H1371 [10MR]

———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), H1778 [5AP]

Southern California Association of Governments: anniversary (see H. Res. 247), H6108 [19JY]

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

SSI: increase incentives for working, saving, and pursuing an education (see H.R. 1682), H2148 [19AP]

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H2151 [19AP]

———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), H11110 [6DE]

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]

Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 994), H5914 [14JY]

———deny deductions for direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs (see H.R. 575), H3055 [5MY]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 3260), H6381 [22JY]

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

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

———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]

———prevent corporate expatriation to avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 3959), H8643 [29SE]

———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 additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 969), H795 [17FE]

———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]

———repeal certain tax breaks and invest those monies in programs to assist the working poor and alleviate poverty (see H. Con. Res. 282), H9556 [2NO]

———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 897), H792 [17FE]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H8089 [15SE]

Telecommunications: shorten term of broadcast licenses and improve public access to broadcasters' public interests and programming information (see H.R. 1665), H11328 [8DE]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2877), H5741 [12JY]

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

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H11327 [8DE]

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), H12050 [16DE]

Unemployment: provide benefits for Hurricane Katrina victims (see H.R. 3774), H7948 [14SE]

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

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

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 302), H4296 [8JN]

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

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), H2150 [19AP]

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

———protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 533), H630 [15FE]

Water: require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 213), H584 [10FE]

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

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

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 3086), H5361 [28JN]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 893), H4073 [25MY]

———preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3262 [12MY]

Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 34), H984 [3MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Employment: provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 3192), H5602 [30JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: enhance criminal penalties for certain violations involving concealment of evidence of a serious adverse drug experience (see H.R. 870), H719 [16FE]

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

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 3055), H5100 [23JN]

Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (see H. Res. 11), H79 [4JA]

Medicare: assure cost credibility of the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 729), H523 [9FE]

———assure equitable payment for physicians services (see H.R. 4520), H11503 [13DE]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1946), H2647 [27AP]

———permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 2736), H4141 [26MY]

———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), H586 [14FE]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H8340 [22SE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1520 [16MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), conference report, H3020 [5MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), consideration (H. Res. 211), H1975, H1988 [14AP]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish, H2515 [26AP]

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 437), H8031 [15SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), E2413 [18NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H11245 [8DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1669 [17MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), motion to instruct conferees, H2515 [26AP]

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 (H.R. 1498), H6451 [26JY]

———express that a Chinese state-owned energy company exercising control of critical U.S. energy infrastructure and production capacity could be a national security threat (H. Res. 344), H5576 [30JN]

Committee on Ways and Means (House): amend rules to allow minority party to conduct oversight hearings on the administration, E157 [2FE]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), H742 [17FE]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (H.R. 554), H8930 [19OC]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), H2602 [27AP]

Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, legalize political parties and free elections, urge European Union to reexamine policy, and support a U.N. resolution on ending human rights violations (H. Res. 388), H8412 [28SE]

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

———continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts (H. Con. Res. 6), H422 [9FE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), H4734 [20JN]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6168 [20JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3606 [19MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5160 [24JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), conference report, H11550 [14DE]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5554 [30JN]

Dettmer, Bonnie: Castro Valley, CA, Chamber of Commerce Castro Valley Business Person of the Year award recipient, E2222 [28OC]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, E1844 [14SE]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6924 [27JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H1922, H1923 [13AP]

Employment: provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (H.R. 3192), E1425 [1JY]

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: enhance criminal penalties for certain violations involving concealment of evidence of a serious adverse drug experience (H.R. 870), E252 [16FE]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (H.R. 420), H9318 [27OC]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), H9007 [20OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 10), H4916 [22JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, H6245 [21JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), E1399 [30JN]

Foreign trade: enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (H.R. 3283), H6451 [26JY]

Fremont, CA: anniversary, E2528 [14DE]

———anniversary of Festival of the Arts, E1406 [30JN]

———anniversary of Washington Hospital Service League, E8 [4JA]

———tribute to Irvington High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E462 [17MR]

Geha, Rick: Ohlone College Foundation Citizen of the Year award recipient, E2019 [6OC]

Head Start Program: provide hiring protections for faith-based organizations providing Head Start services, H8284 [22SE]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8284 [22SE]

Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (H.J. Res. 30), E323 [1MR]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H7000 [28JY]

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (H.R. 2072), E862 [4MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, E423 [10MR], E1526 [19JY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3824 [24MY]

House of Representatives: express commitment to achieving victory in Iraq (H. Res. 612), H11917 [16DE]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers, H11994 [16DE]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11994 [16DE]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (H.R. 3055), E1339 [24JN]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, E995 [17MY]

Iraq: accountability for abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, E874 [4MY]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H11917 [16DE]

———call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), H11023 [18NO]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H11023 [18NO]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7892 [14SE]

Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), H47 [4JA]

Mattis, James: condemn remarks relative to war in Afghanistan, E210 [10FE]

McDermott, Representative: verdict in civil lawsuit relative to interception of cellular phone conversations between Members of Congress, E99 [26JA]

Medicaid: funding, H2515 [26AP]

Medicare: assure equitable payment for physicians services (H.R. 4520), E2513 [13DE]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (H.R. 1946), E779 [27AP]

———permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (H.R. 2736), E1111 [26MY]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries, E2445 [6DE]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (S. 351), E212 [10FE]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (H.R. 3861), E1932 [22SE]

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (H.R. 823), E237 [15FE]

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), H561 [10FE]

Newark, CA: anniversary, E1749 [6SE]

Newsweek (publication): retraction of news story siting mistreatment of POW at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba by desecrating the Koran, E995 [17MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (H.R. 740), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5673 [12JY]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 739), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5673 [12JY]

———provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Commission relative to an issued order (H.R. 741), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5673 [12JY]

OSHA: provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 742), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5673 [12JY]

Pensions: reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), H11768 [15DE]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H8773 [7OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2204 [20AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H6970 [28JY]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H9584 [3NO]

Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacramento, CA: designate (H.R. 787), H1908 [13AP]

San Leandro, CA: anniversary of Davis Street Family Resource Center RotaCare Free Acute Medical Clinic, E1528 [19JY]

———tribute to George Mark Children's House, E850 [3MY]

San Lorenzo Homes Association: anniversary, E1783 [7SE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), H6494 [26JY]

Supreme Court: encourage finding the use of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools to be consistent with the Constitution (H. Con. Res. 245), H8421 [28SE]

Taxation: extend Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund financing rate (H.R. 1270), H1526 [16MR]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules, H1922 [13AP]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (H.R. 310), H662 [16FE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 427), H7776 [8SE]

U.N. Association of the U.S.A.: tribute to East Bay chapter, E2116 [18OC]

U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4340), H11169, H11171, H11176 [7DE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6245 [21JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, H11534 [14DE]

Workforce Investment Act: prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H880 [2MR]

———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), H880 [2MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H131 [6JA], H10499 [16NO]

Statements

Committee on Ways and Means (House) Rules Amendment Allowing Minority Party To Conduct Oversight Hearings on the Administration: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E157 [2FE]

Summaries

Medicare Early Access Act (H.R. 2072), E862 [4MY]

MediKids Health Insurance Act (H.R. 3055), E1339 [24JN]

Tributes

Burgess, Harriet, E2360 [15NO]

Foote, Helen Collins, E1082 [24MY]

Glaze, Robert H., E326 [2MR]

Goff, Judy, E1115 [26MY]

Huezo, Alberto T., E2449 [6DE]

Kolar, Margaret, E174 [8FE]

Lehman, William, H1890 [12AP]

Martinez, Arabella, E802 [27AP]

Matsui, Representative, H1268, H1269 [10MR]

Nutting, Myron C., E325 [2MR]

Preston, Michael J., E116 [1FE]

Price, Richard, E1228 [14JN]

Roybal, Edward R., H10205 [15NO]

Smith, Dave, E2448 [6DE]

Smith, Jeff, E2200 [27OC]

Smith, Kenneth, E220 [27OC]

Wood, Linda, E612 [12AP]