BUTTERFIELD, G.K. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), H4224 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: establish a voluntary program for country of origin labeling of meat (see H.R. 2068), H2975 [4MY]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1155), H1023 [8MR]

America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 289), H9696 [4NO]

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

Amtrak: alter composition and terms of the Board of Directors (see H.R. 4394), H12051 [16DE]

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

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 90), H1417 [14MR]

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

Armed Forces: allow active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 3195), H10502 [16NO]

———commend medical personnel for care of combat casualties (see H. Con. Res. 309), H11035 [18NO]

———ensure that soldiers wounded in a combat zone continue to receive special pay allowances and tax benefits associated with combat pay (see H.R. 771), H720 [16FE]

———entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see H.R. 772), H9276 [26OC]

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

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H353 [2FE]

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

———provide for payment of Combat-Related Special Compensation to certain members retired for disability who were awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 995), H10502 [16NO]

———require a minimum basic pay level for members serving in a combat zone (see H.R. 1683), H2148 [19AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H413 [8FE]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (see H.R. 558), H2880 [3MY]

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

Ava Gardner Post Office, Smithfield, NC: designate (see H.R. 3439), H6650 [26JY]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 2060), H4073 [25MY]

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), H796 [17FE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (see H. Res. 590), H11328 [8DE]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H8810 [7OC]

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), H1510 [15MR]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 3373), H7744 [7SE]

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

———establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 127), H1848 [6AP]

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H3114 [10MY]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H3332 [16MY]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H7861 [13SE]

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

China, People's Republic of: clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H2103 [14AP]

China, Republic of: oppose proposed People's Republic of China anti-secession law and reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 76), H849 [1MR]

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

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

———recognize contributions of the ``Greensboro Four'' (see H. Con. Res. 25), H196 [25JA]

Climate: conduct research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 759), H848 [1MR]

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

Coastal zones: develop and maintain an integrated system of ocean and Great Lakes coastal observations (see H.R. 1584), H1895 [12AP]

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

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

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see H.R. 2134), H11880 [15DE]

Computers: protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (see H.R. 29), H286 [1FE]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1651), H3695 [19MY]

Contracts: increase the minimum Government-wide goal for procurement contracts awarded to small businesses (see H.R. 2742), H7950 [14SE]

———require the provision of a written prompt payment policy to each subcontractor under a Federal contract and a clause outlining the provisions of such policy in each subcontract (see H.R. 2740), H7950 [14SE]

Corps of Engineers: raise maximum amount that may be allotted for the construction of small shore and beach restoration and protection projects (see H.R. 754), H2550 [26AP]

Courts: clarify that persons may bring private rights of actions against foreign states for certain terrorist acts (see H.R. 865), H5963 [18JY]

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

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

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the National Drought Council (see H.R. 1386), H2473 [21AP]

———prohibit closure or relocation of county or local Farm Service Agency office pending completion of the next omnibus agriculture law (see H.R. 3974), H8810 [7OC]

———reopen filing of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs (see H.R. 4398), H11033 [18NO]

Dept. of Education: establish sustainability programs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3284), H10502 [16NO]

———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H9044 [20OC]

Dept. of Energy: establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (see H.R. 4435), H11880 [15DE]

Dept. of HUD: 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 Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H412 [8FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 4025), H11880 [15DE]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 808), H1969 [13AP]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H4356 [9JN]

Disasters: commend efforts of the Armed Forces and Dept. of State and AID employees for their response to the tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see H. Res. 120), H1417 [14MR]

———respond to Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters that adversely affect food assistance, agricultural producers, and households (see H.R. 3809), H8088 [15SE]

Discrimination: condemn existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urge States to adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue (see H. Res. 259), H4356 [9JN]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3642), H10227 [15NO]

———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), H10227 [15NO]

———increase Alzheimer's disease research funding and promote public awareness and risk reduction relative to Alzheimer's disease with particular emphasis in Hispanic populations (see H.R. 192), H797 [17FE]

———issuance of semipostal stamp relating to Alzheimer's disease (see H. Res. 466), H9363 [27OC]

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

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H4985 [22JN]

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

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

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H1850 [8AP]

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

Ecology and environment: provide assistance for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 1237), H1697 [17MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H1417 [14MR]

Education: establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 1801), H9641 [3NO]

———include information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence in domestic violence education programs (see H.R. 2947), H6107 [19JY]

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

———strengthen and expand scientific and technological education capabilities of associate-degree-granting colleges through partnerships with bachelor-degree-granting institutions (see H.R. 226), H11504 [13DE]

Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see H.R. 4463), H11880 [15DE]

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]

European Union: urge addition of Hezbollah (terrorist organization) to list of terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 101), H943 [2MR]

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

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend appropriations and spending programs and provide an additional extension if implementing legislation is not submitted for World Trade Organization Doha Development Agenda Round (see H.R. 4332), H10226 [15NO]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H11880 [15DE]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 697), H848 [1MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: affirm that a permit is not required in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1749), H3060 [9MY]

———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H1690 [17MR]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 111), H236 [26JA]

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

Floyd Lupton Post Office, Belhaven, NC: designate (see H.R. 2326), H3260 [12MY]

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

FTC: study rating system of video game industry and determine if their labeling practices are unfair or deceptive (see H.R. 1145), H2103 [14AP]

Garner, NC: anniversary (see H. Res. 206), H1895 [12AP]

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

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H8249 [21SE]

Government: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1449), H2739 [28AP]

———preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1449), H4144 [26MY]

———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), H1847 [6AP]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H9276 [26OC]

Hazardous substances: phase-out use of mercury in dental fillings (see H.R. 4011), H8919 [18OC]

———phase-out use of mercury in dental fillings, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 4011), H9696 [4NO]

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]

———make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1671), H2978 [4MY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H352 [2FE]

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

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

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2553), H10910 [17NO]

Health care facilities: allow qualifying children's hospitals to participate in the 340B drug discount program (see H.R. 4036), H12168 [17DE]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (see H.R. 939), H2394 [20AP]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H1696 [17MR]

High Point, NC: express support for the International Home Furnishings Market (see H. Res. 203), H1895 [12AP]

Higher Education Act: amend definition of independent student for purposes of need analysis to include older adopted students (see H.R. 3252), H6205 [20JY]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 1184), H1417 [14MR]

Holland, Milton: issue posthumous Army commission (see H.R. 3412), H6380 [22JY]

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 Democracy Assistance Commission: establish (see H. Res. 135), H1026 [8MR]

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

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H9556 [2NO]

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), H8089 [15SE]

———provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3748), H10145 [9NO]

———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]

Immigration and Nationality Act: restore certain provisions relative to the definition of aggravated felony (see H.R. 2865), H4985 [22JN]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1107), H982 [3MR] (see H.R. 3145), H10910 [17NO]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 1130), H2103 [14AP]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H719 [16FE]

———resolve crisis regarding the nuclear program diplomatically (see H. Con. Res. 177), H12051 [16DE]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 73), H11655 [14DE]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 1068), H980 [3MR]

IRS: require abatement of interest on erroneous tax refund checks without regard to the size of the refund (see H.R. 726), H522 [9FE]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1970 [13AP]

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

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

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

Laredo, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 128), H847 [1MR]

Law enforcement officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see H.R. 960), H7861 [13SE]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 354), H798 [17FE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp for officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 85), H1780 [5AP]

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

LIHEAP: extend energy assistance to households headed by certain senior citizens (see H.R. 1210), H1780 [5AP]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H584 [10FE]

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

Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (see H.R. 438), H4486 [14JN]

Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 148), H4144 [26MY]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H2472 [21AP]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H2739 [28AP]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H10226 [15NO]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H1780 [5AP]

———make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services (see H.R. 3795), H10227 [15NO]

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

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

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H9103 [25OC]

———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 11), H630 [15FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of certain screening procedures for diabetic retinopathy and establish pilot programs to foster such screening (see H.R. 801), H1779 [5AP]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H7613 [29JY]

Mexico: condemn printing and distribution of racist postage stamps and urge to immediately cease printing and distributing the stamps and recall stamps on the market (see H. Res. 347), H5603 [30JN]

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

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

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Con. Res. 273), H9102 [25OC]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H11504 [13DE]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H7744 [7SE]

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

National cemeteries: authorize placement of memorial markers to commemorate servicemembers or other persons whose remains are interred in an American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery (see H.R. 2188), H3054 [5MY]

National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 335), H8163 [20SE]

National Flood Insurance Program: strengthen, encourage participation, and provide certain owners of properties not located in flood hazard zones a one-time opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 3922), H8387 [27SE]

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 987), H796 [17FE]

National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 327), H7566 [28JY]

National School Lunch Act: provide automatic eligibility for free school lunch and breakfast programs to children whose parents are enlisted active-duty military personnel (see H.R. 844), H718 [16FE]

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

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

National Tartan Day: support establishment (see H. Res. 41), H413 [8FE]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H11881 [15DE]

National Weatherization Day: observance (see H. Res. 410), H7562 [28JY]

Native Americans: recognize and honor achievements and contributions and urge establishment and observation of a paid legal public holiday in honor of Native Americans (see H. Res. 76), H1848 [6AP]

Natural gas: reinstate regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act of futures, contracts, swaps, and hybrid instruments and require CFTC review and approval of certain transactions, contracts, and settlements (see H.R. 1638), H2151 [19AP]

———reinstate regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act of futures, contracts, swaps, and hybrid instruments and require CFTC review and approval of certain transactions, contracts, and settlements, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1638), H3057 [5MY]

Navy: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Lone Sailor Memorial located near the Golden Gate Bridge (see H. Con. Res. 207), H10503 [16NO]

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

New York, NY: provide protections and services to certain individuals after the terrorist attack (see H.R. 566), H798 [17FE]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 3323), H6652 [26JY]

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

NSF: authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (see H.R. 4434), H11880 [15DE]

OSHA: update fire protection safety standard to incorporate the current consensus standard for fire protection for styrene cross-linked composites manufacturing (see H.R. 3255), H5915 [14JY]

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] (see H. Con. Res. 292), H9962 [7NO]

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

Peace Corps: issuance of special postage stamps (see H.R. 560), H1779 [5AP]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H354 [2FE]

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), H5177 [24JN]

———improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty (see H. Con. Res. 234), H7862 [13SE]

Power resources: expand production and use of renewable fuel and increase energy independence (see H.R. 3081), H5361 [28JN]

———increase fossil fuel productivity, accelerate transition to renewable fuels, and collaborate with allies to establish project to address issue of peak oil (see H. Res. 507), H9047 [24OC]

———promote fusion energy development (see H.R. 1793), H2471 [21AP]

Public safety officers: provide benefits to those who die or become disabled as a result of certain injuries (see H.R. 1147), H1696 [17MR]

Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 539), H2550 [26AP]

Radioactive substances: procure and stockpile safe and effective radioprotectant drugs (see H. Con. Res. 97), H1847 [6AP]

Railroads: provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure (see H.R. 1631), H4802 [20JN]

Roads and highways: use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 444), H354 [2FE]

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

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

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 595), H631 [15FE]

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

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H11504 [13DE]

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]

Small Business Act: enhance section 8(a) program (see H.R. 4474), H11326 [8DE]

Smith, Emmitt: tribute (see H. Res. 70), H984 [3MR]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 615), H6381 [22JY]

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

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H412 [8FE]

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

SouthEast Crescent Authority: establish (see H.R. 20), H72 [4JA]

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

States: establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 1105), H1622 [16MR]

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

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain energy projects (see H.R. 2794), H6432 [25JY]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H7815 [8SE]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H10038 [8NO]

———allow a temporary credit to offset the high fuel costs of small businesses, farmers, and fishermen (see H.R. 3944), H10503 [16NO]

———allow an additional credit for adoption of an older child (see H.R. 4092), H11504 [13DE]

———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H9103 [25OC]

———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), H1897 [12AP]

———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), H2150 [19AP]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2121), H6205 [20JY]

———allow taxpayers to split refunds and make deposits electronically among certain accounts (see H.R. 1048), H1779 [5AP]

———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (see H.R. 380), H848 [1MR]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the energy credit and the credit for residential energy-efficient property (see H.R. 4300), H12051 [16DE]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H5915 [14JY]

———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H11504 [13DE]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H4561 [15JN]

———provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see H.R. 947), H794 [17FE]

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

———provide credit to certain agriculture-related businesses for cost of protecting certain chemicals (see H.R. 713), H522 [9FE]

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

———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]

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (see H.R. 976), H1779 [5AP]

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

Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act: make teacher loan forgiveness provisions permanent (see H.R. 670), H798 [17FE]

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

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H8986 [19OC]

Terrorism: prevent access by terrorists to nuclear material, technology, and expertise and establish an Office of Nonproliferation Programs in the Executive Office of the President (see H.R. 665), H411 [8FE]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2877), H5362 [28JN]

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2526), H5362 [28JN]

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

Transportation: improve intermodal transportation (see H.R. 1637), H4297 [8JN]

———increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 153), H1846 [6AP]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H1697 [17MR]

Twenty-First Century Water Commission: establish (see H.R. 135), H797 [17FE]

U.N.: call for a commission that will build an abolitionists movement to end slavery, human trafficking, and exploitation around the world (see H. Res. 490), H11881 [15DE]

Unemployment: provide benefits for Hurricane Katrina victims (see H.R. 3774), H10503 [16NO]

University of North Carolina: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 198), H1846 [6AP]

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

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1778 [5AP]

———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H1622 [16MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H4561 [15JN]

———recognize positive effect of outreach activities known as Stand Down events on homeless veterans and commend organizers of such events (see H. Con. Res. 87), H988 [7MR]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H.R. 369), H798 [17FE]

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

Virginia Fire Chiefs Association, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 80), H523 [9FE]

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), H1509 [15MR]

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

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

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 496), H524 [9FE]

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

Water: authorize appropriations for grants for coastal recreation water quality monitoring and notification programs (see H.R. 2686), H7565 [28JY]

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

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 30), H1697 [17MR]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H2103 [14AP]

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

World War II: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see H. Con. Res. 26), H196 [25JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 693), H521 [9FE]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize States, in the event of inadequate Federal funding, to waive certain requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (see H.R. 529), H349 [2FE]

Northeastern North Carolina Heritage Area: suitability and feasibility study (see H.R. 1087), H981 [3MR]

Perquimans River: designate river and tributaries for study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 4105), H9043 [20OC]

Taxation: exclude from gross income the first $5,000 of each transitional payment under the Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act (see H.R. 1825), H2548 [26AP]

Poems

``Soldier's Reflections,'' Phillip C. Edmundson, H5642 [12JY], E1456 [11JY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), H4224 [8JN]

Amtrak: restore funding to certain routes, H5408 [29JN]

Armed Forces: recognize the historic commitment of the U.S. to the recovery and full accounting of POW or MIA (H.J. Res. 18), H666, H668 [16FE]

———support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education (H. Con. Res. 36), H316, H323 [2FE]

———tribute to servicemen who died during the attempted rescue of American hostages in Iran in 1980 (H. Res. 256), H4811 [21JN]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (H.J. Res. 38), H11605 [14DE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1576 [16MR]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E2029 [6OC]

Coast Guard: tribute to response to Hurricane Katrina, H8957 [19OC]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): appoint non-partisan staff, H4902 [22JN]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize, H8489 [28SE]

Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, H121 [6JA]

———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, H121 [6JA]

Congressional Record: correction, E1756 [6SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Program funding, H4224 [8JN]

Dept. of Education: Gear Up Program, Upward Bound Program, and Talent Search Program funding, H1576 [16MR]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5408 [29JN]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H7638 [2SE]

Durbin, Senator: characterization of treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H4807 [21JN]

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), H7638 [2SE]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H4807 [21JN]

Moore, David L.: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1214 [14JN]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H1855 [12AP]

Navy: anniversary of disappearance of Avenger torpedo bombers of Flight 19 and the Mariner rescue aircraft sent to search for Flight 19 (H. Res. 500), H10329 [16NO]

———enter into a contract for the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. Carl Vinson (CVN 70) (H.R. 4326), H10331 [16NO]

Price, Larry E.: North Carolina Association of School Administrators North Carolina Superintendent of the Year award recipient, E2605 [18DE]

University of North Carolina: tribute to men's basketball team, H3684 [19MY]

Votes: position on missed, H9568 [3NO], E1918 [21SE]

World War II: recognize contributions of the Marine Corps and other units of the Armed Forces on the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima (H. Res. 119), H1032 [9MR]

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (H. Con. Res. 26), H423, H428 [9FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7738 [7SE]

Special order: granted, H3691 [19MY], H7643 [2SE], H8510 [28SE], H8983 [19OC]

Tributes

Barnes, Boisey O., E1569 [21JY]

Edmundson, Phillip C., H5642 [12JY], E1456 [11JY]

Kent, Doretha Ward, E1162 [8JN]

Lewis, Bill, E2526 [14DE]

Odom, James E., E2393 [17NO]

Reddick, J.E., E801 [27AP]

Rivers, Blanche Sparrow, E2278 [4NO]

Turner, William B., E244 [15FE]

Wilkinson, Janet, E2274 [3NO]