CUMMINGS, ELIJAH E. (a Representative from Maryland)

Appointments

Committee on Economics (Joint), H972 [3MR]

Conferee: H.R. 3, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, H4136 [26MY]

U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors, H12144 [17DE]

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), H1023 [8MR]

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

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1630), H2473 [21AP]

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

Archbishop Iakovos: tribute (see H. Res. 325), H5362 [28JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 567), H351 [2FE]

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), H6107 [19JY]

———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]

———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), H798 [17FE]

———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), H1265 [9MR]

———establish an allowance to cover the cost of premiums for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance coverage for members serving in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 666), H1779 [5AP]

———establish an allowance to cover the cost of premiums for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance coverage for members serving in combat zones, junior enlisted members, and certain other members (see H.R. 493), H413 [8FE]

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

———improve the Transition Assistance Program provided for members being discharged, released from active duty, or retiring (see H.R. 2074), H7673 [6SE]

———increase death gratuity and other survivors' benefits (see H.R. 377), H1025 [8MR]

———payment of mental health counselors under TRICARE (see H.R. 1358), H4296 [8JN]

———provide leave for members in connection with adoptions of children (see H.R. 1373), H3894 [24MY]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 887), H4073 [25MY] (see H.R. 923), H4187 [7JN] (see H.R. 2874), H5362 [28JN]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H1779 [5AP]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 333), H848 [1MR]

———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 1639), H2151 [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), H942 [2MR]

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

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

———conduct thorough review of cases of individuals convicted of court-martial arising from a disturbance at Fort Lawton, WA, on August 14, 1944 (see H.R. 3174), H5601 [30JN]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1312), H2473 [21AP]

Aviation: make funds available for the Aviation Security Capital Fund and establish a Checkpoint Screening Security Fund (see H.R. 1818), H2548 [26AP]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 2060), H3262 [12MY]

———provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (see H.R. 3697), H8644 [29SE]

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: delay effective date (see H.R. 3662), H7862 [13SE]

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]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H4896 [21JN]

Campus Fire Safety Month: establish (see H. Res. 295), H7744 [7SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda (see H.R. 4510), H11880 [15DE]

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

Capitol Police: increase the mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 1335), H3060 [9MY]

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

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), H9044 [20OC]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H4722 [17JN]

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

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

Chesapeake Bay: improve and reauthorize the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program (see H.R. 4126), H9102 [25OC]

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

———establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 822), H6107 [19JY]

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

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H1780 [5AP]

———provide comprehensive services for children who have been removed from environments in which methamphetamines are unlawfully manufactured, distributed, or dispensed (see H.R. 2335), H4297 [8JN]

———recognize importance of Knowing My 8 Rules for Safety in addressing the problem of missing children (see H. Res. 403), H7561 [28JY]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 188), H2738 [28AP]

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

Civil Air Patrol: make volunteer members eligible for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 1393), H1692 [17MR]

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

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

Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to communications with United Kingdom officials on U.S. policy towards Iraq (see H. Res. 375), H7645 [2SE]

———request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 363), H6329 [21JY]

———request the Executive Office of the President and direct the Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to the White House Iraq Group (see H. Res. 505), H9696 [4NO]

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]

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

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 128), H797 [17FE]

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), H4486 [14JN]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H412 [8FE]

Committee on Government Reform (House): hold hearings on intelligence relating to the rationale for the commencement of Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Res. 616), H11879 [15DE]

Computers: establish a program to transfer surplus computers of Federal agencies to schools and nonprofit community-based educational organizations (see H.R. 2521), H6381 [22JY]

Conservation of energy: improve energy use of transportation and infrastructure facilities (see H.R. 722), H522 [9FE]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 1994), H2736 [28AP]

———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), H7744 [7SE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H1781 [5AP]

Courts: enhance retirement benefits of administrative law judges (see H.R. 1864), H7949 [14SE]

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

———provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see H.R. 1151), H1510 [15MR]

CPSC: classify certain children's products containing lead as banned hazardous substances (see H.R. 668), H1622 [16MR]

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]

Credit cards: protect consumers from unfair practices of issuers (see H.R. 3492), H8163 [20SE]

Crime: combat unlawful commercial sex activities by targeting demand, prohibit operation of sex tours, and protect children and assist State and local law enforcement relative to such activities (see H.R. 2012), H5963 [18JY]

———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), H6328 [21JY]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H5603 [30JN]

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

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

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3763), H8249 [21SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H8342 [22SE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership (see H.R. 1491), H1844 [6AP]

Dept. of Defense: extend current telecommunications benefit program through the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom and apply program to other contingency operations (see H.R. 2366), H9962 [7NO]

Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 2207), H4487 [14JN]

———create a pilot program to increase the number of graduate educated nurse faculty to meet the future need for qualified nurses (see H.R. 3173), H6381 [22JY]

———enter into a partnership with a local educational agency to conduct a model school-to-work program (see H.R. 1439), H1780 [5AP]

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 559), H631 [15FE]

———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H7673 [6SE]

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

———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 1290), H2739 [28AP]

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

———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 949), H7814 [8SE]

———establish programs to address the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1175), H1780 [5AP]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H4143 [26MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: carry out activities to assess and reduce the vulnerabilities of public transportation systems (see H.R. 1116), 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), H8341 [22SE]

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

———require all recipients of Homeless Assistance Act funds to protect personally identifying information of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 2695), H7613 [29JY]

Dept. of Justice: acquire data on crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender (see H.R. 1193), H1263 [9MR]

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

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

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

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

Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 1621), H4486 [14JN]

Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see H.R. 4542), H11653 [14DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide sufficient blind rehabilitation outpatient specialists at medical facilities (see H.R. 3579), H11110 [6DE]

———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), H1417 [14MR]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H3331 [16MY]

Disasters: establish special rules relative to certain disaster assistance provided for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 4438), H11109 [6DE]

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]

———prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H2648 [27AP]

Diseases: authorize grants for education, screening, and treatment relative to preventing diabetic foot complications and lower extremity amputations (see H.R. 1719), H2393 [20AP]

———authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3642), H11036 [18NO]

———authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3641), H11110 [6DE]

———establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority or underserved populations (see H.R. 3640), H10910 [17NO]

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

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H3055 [5MY]

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

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 1262), H9962 [7NO]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see H.R. 3369), H7673 [6SE] (see H.R. 4603), H12048 [16DE]

———promote initiatives to develop an HIV vaccine (see H. Res. 286), H4401 [13JN]

———provide compassionate payments to individuals who contracted HIV from a contaminated blood transfusion (see H.R. 2199), H8847 [17OC]

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H7815 [8SE]

District of Columbia: establish an annual Federal infrastructure support contribution (see H.R. 1586), H1895 [12AP]

———provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 398), H287 [1FE]

Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2456), H4896 [21JN]

———lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 869), H718 [16FE]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H942 [2MR]

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

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

———expand loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs for teachers and nurses (see H.R. 1522), H3262 [12MY]

———improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 547), H2103 [14AP]

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

———provide access and equity in higher education (see H.R. 1293), H3113 [10MY]

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

———provide relief to students, schools, and student borrowers affected by natural disasters (see H.R. 3690), H7862 [13SE]

———simplify Federal student financial aid process (see H.R. 1277), H1416 [14MR]

———strengthen and expand scientific and technological education capabilities of associate-degree-granting colleges through partnerships with bachelor-degree-granting institutions (see H.R. 226), H3556 [18MY]

El Salvador: commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (see H. Res. 458), H10039 [8NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H8919 [18OC]

EPA: disapprove rule to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act relative to mercury emissions (see H.J. Res. 56), H7566 [28JY]

———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), H2648 [27AP]

Ewa Beach, HI: tribute to West Oahu Little League Baseball team (see H. Res. 429), H7950 [14SE]

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), H627 [15FE]

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

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), H2739 [28AP]

———provide penalties for failure to pay certain obligations to spouses and ex-spouses that are similar to the penalties imposed for failure to pay child support obligations (see H.R. 229), H5603 [30JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 475), H10157 [10NO]

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), H10158 [10NO]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1376), H1970 [13AP]

Federal aid programs: ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible (see H.R. 1425), H1693 [17MR]

———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), H9277 [26OC]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H942 [2MR]

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

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 40), H286 [1FE]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 633), H410 [8FE]

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

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

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H1025 [8MR]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 697), H10157 [10NO]

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), H942 [2MR]

———establish recall authority for drugs and increase criminal penalties for sale or trade of knowingly adulterated or misbranded prescription drugs (see H.R. 2345), H11504 [13DE]

———reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 881), H4486 [14JN]

———regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H1896 [12AP]

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]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 3659), H7744 [7SE] (see H.R. 4493), H11327 [8DE]

FHA: remove limitation on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured (see H.R. 2892), H10227 [15NO]

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

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

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ``cop-killer'' handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 1136), H1780 [5AP]

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

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations (see H.R. 1157), H1023 [8MR]

Foreign policy: prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 952), H848 [1MR]

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

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

Gibbons, Pasqualine J.: correct the unfair passing over for promotion to grade of technical sergeant during World War II (see H. Res. 204), H1895 [12AP] (see H. Res. 257), H2977 [4MY]

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

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

———require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 2412), H5963 [18JY]

———require notification to Congress of certain contracts, and prohibit unauthorized expenditure of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes (see H.R. 373), H2978 [4MY]

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

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

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend to benefit individuals who were children when enacted (see H.R. 1737), H2393 [20AP]

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

———protect human health from toxic mold (see H.R. 1269), H3056 [5MY]

———reduce quantity of mercury in the environment (see H.R. 2391), H4487 [14JN]

———require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 2567), H4802 [20JN]

Health: achieve a national health information infrastructure and establish a refundable tax credit for expenditures of health care providers implementing such infrastructure (see H.R. 747), H5963 [18JY]

———conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity relative to influenza (see H.R. 813), H5176 [24JN]

———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), H4187 [7JN]

———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), H7743 [7SE]

———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]

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H4486 [14JN]

———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 arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H942 [2MR]

———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. 768), H583 [10FE] (see H.R. 2553), H3768 [23MY]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H792 [17FE]

Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1222), H2738 [28AP]

Health care professionals: clarify responsibilities of a pharmacy when a staff pharmacist refuses to fill a valid prescription for a drug on the basis of religious beliefs or moral convictions (see H.R. 1652), H6328 [21JY]

———provide for education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment at a facility with critical shortages of allied health professionals (see H.R. 215), H1622 [16MR]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (see H.R. 939), H2103 [14AP]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H524 [9FE]

Higher Education Act: amend definition of independent student for purposes of need analysis to include older adopted students (see H.R. 3252), H6432 [25JY]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 1338), H9472 [1NO]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 1029), H847 [1MR]

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

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 125), H1845 [6AP]

History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (see H. Con. Res. 175), H5252 [27JN]

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

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

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 1471), H5963 [18JY]

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

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

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

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

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H4561 [15JN]

Hurricanes: establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future (see H.R. 3764), H7948 [14SE]

———provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3748), H7860 [13SE]

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

———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]

———comprehensively reform immigration law and better protect immigrant victims of violence (see H.R. 2092), H5741 [12JY]

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 793), H1696 [17MR]

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

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H8919 [18OC]

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), H3114 [10MY]

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

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H11504 [13DE]

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

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1000), H7861 [13SE]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: amend relative to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (see H.R. 1310), H1507 [15MR]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 1526), H2473 [21AP]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 1130), H1696 [17MR]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H1779 [5AP]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H3894 [24MY]

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), H5435 (see H.J. Res. 55), H5480 [29JN] (see H.J. Res. 73), H11221 [7DE]

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

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

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

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

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

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 487), H11036 [18NO]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H11036 [18NO]

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

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 115), H5435 (see H.R. 115), H5479 [29JN]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H1025 [8MR]

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

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H630 [15FE]

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

Medicaid: extend the qualified individual program for cost-sharing assistance to low-income Medicare beneficiaries (see H.R. 3800), H8919 [18OC]

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

———prohibit cuts in Federal funding until full consideration is given to recommendations of a Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid (see H.R. 4223), H10146 [9NO]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1443), H9044 [20OC]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 910), H2150 [19AP]

———recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see H. Con. Res. 231), H11036 [18NO]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H6107 [19JY]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H1025 [8MR]

———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 3096), H5915 [14JY]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H798 [17FE]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 1125), H7814 [8SE]

———ensure that prescription drug benefits have no impact on benefits under other Federal programs (see H.R. 2746), H6936 [27JY]

———impose minimum nurse staffing in participating hospitals (see H.R. 1372), H11035 [18NO]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H1851 [8AP]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1632), H2100 [14AP]

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

———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), H798 [17FE]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 415), H4143 [26MY]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H5252 [27JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H7743 [7SE]

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

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H5741 [12JY]

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

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Con. Res. 90), H5915 [14JY]

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

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

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

Motley, Constance Baker: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 271), H11328 [8DE]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H7743 [7SE]

Music and dance: recognize artistic excellence and community value of America's orchestras (see H. Con. Res. 157), H4656 [16JN]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H9044 [20OC]

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

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

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 15), H7566 [28JY]

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

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), H4656 [16JN]

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see H.R. 596), H352 [2FE]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 200), H2395 [20AP]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 209), H5914 [14JY]

National Drug Court Month: establish (see H. Res. 246), H11221 [7DE]

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), H8736 [6OC]

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 2231), H9103 [25OC]

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

———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 987), H796 [17FE]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 245), H2739 [28AP]

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1124), H983 [3MR]

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), H4722 [17JN]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 478), H2648 [27AP]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H797 [17FE]

———eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 601), H2738 [28AP]

———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), H9473 [1NO]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding (see H.R. 2694), H8847 [17OC]

———improve (see H.R. 1506), H9472 [1NO]

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

O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see H. Res. 357), H6108 [19JY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize and establish minimum drug testing standards for major professional sports leagues (see H.R. 2565), H3892 [24MY]

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations for nutrition services (see H.R. 1792), H4656 [16JN]

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

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

Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 286), H9556 [2NO]

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 4343), H11220 [7DE]

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

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

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 110), H1622 [16MR]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H8643 [29SE]

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

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

Postal Service: extend procedures for closing or consolidation of post offices to the relocation or construction of post offices (see H.R. 1006), H846 [1MR]

———reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H196 [25JA]

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

POW: pay certain claimants that were held captive during the Persian Gulf Conflict who brought suit against Iraq (see H.R. 1321), H1508 [15MR]

Power resources: establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (see H.R. 737), H3056 [5MY]

———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H9696 [4NO]

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

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

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 691), H1025 [8MR]

Railroads: establish rail worker emergency training program (see H.R. 4372), H12290 [18DE]

———provide for continued operation of Amtrak and establish a support program for certain rail infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2992), H5915 [14JY]

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

———provide for the safety and security of railroads, passengers, workers, and communities, and establish an assistance program for families of passengers involved in rail accidents (see H.R. 2351), H3261 [12MY]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals (see H. Res. 485), H8734 [6OC]

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

Religion: condemn bigotry and religious intolerance and recognize that holy books of every religion should be treated with dignity and respect (see H. Res. 288), H4297 [8JN]

Roads and highways: use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 444), H3262 [12MY]

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

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

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

———make improvements to microenterprise programs (see H.R. 2640), H7565 [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), H5362 [28JN]

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

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 3601), H7560 [28JY]

———modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 782), H583 [10FE]

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

Smith, Emmitt: tribute (see H. Res. 70), H631 [15FE]

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), H7949 [14SE]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 1745), H2394 [20AP]

———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1668), H5604 [30JN]

———expand dental coverage and community oral health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 594), H352 [2FE]

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

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 3954), H10157 [10NO]

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

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

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

Sports: recognize contributions of African-American basketball teams and players for their achievements, dedication, and contributions to the sport of basketball and to the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 59), H3057 [5MY]

Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 2052), H10038 [8NO]

Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 2053), H10038 [8NO]

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H1780 [5AP]

———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), H8342 [22SE]

Taxation: 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), H4143 [26MY]

———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), H2395 [20AP]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 994), H1847 [6AP]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2121), H12168 [17DE]

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

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

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

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

———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs (see H.R. 877), H2103 [14AP]

———limit applicability of updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (see H.R. 114), H286 [1FE]

———provide a credit for the transportation of food for charitable purposes (see H.R. 1954), H3199 [11MY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H1893 [12AP]

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

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

———repeal limits on the deduction of interest on education loans (see H.R. 1033), H847 [1MR]

Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act: make teacher loan forgiveness provisions permanent (see H.R. 670), H4187 [7JN]

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), H2649 [27AP]

Telecommunications: provide grants and other support to achieve communications interoperability in the U.S. (see H.R. 1251), H1370 [10MR]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H1025 [8MR]

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2526), H5252 [27JN]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H1265 [9MR]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3), H520 [9FE]

———improve intermodal transportation (see H.R. 1637), H2100 [14AP]

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

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

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

———support an Emergency Peace Service capable of intervening in the early stages of a humanitarian crisis (see H. Res. 180), H1696 [17MR]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 2533), H8919 [18OC]

University of Maryland: tribute to field hockey team (see H. Res. 607), H11654 [14DE]

———tribute to men's soccer team (see H. Res. 606), H11654 [14DE]

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

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H1896 [12AP]

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

———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), H3331 [16MY]

———extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents and authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for such veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1188), H6328 [21JY]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H5362 [28JN]

———provide for payment of stipends to veterans who pursue doctoral degrees in science or technology (see H.R. 421), H3556 [18MY]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 302), H2738 [28AP]

———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), H2979 [4MY]

———revise eligibility criteria for presumption of service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service (see H.R. 2962), H7820 [12SE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H6107 [19JY] (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), H73 [4JA]

———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]

———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 1300), H1697 [17MR]

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

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

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

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

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2861), H8847 [17OC]

World War II: preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3113 [10MY]

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

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see H. Con. Res. 26), H413 [8FE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: assist members in obtaining U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 4533), H11653 [14DE]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to establish screening programs for certain children to prevent reading failure (see H.R. 1764), H2470 [21AP]

Disasters: moratorium on payment of principal or interest on certain mortgage loans secured by residential or commercial real estate located in Hurricanes Katrina or Rita disaster areas (see H.R. 4027), H8807 [7OC]

Hazardous substances: establish a hazardous materials cooperative research program (see H.R. 909), H792 [17FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: allow preference in distribution of grants to agencies and organizations that provide training to regular education personnel to meet needs of disabled children (see H.R. 3438), H6649 [26JY]

Iraq: require U.S. assistance for the repair, maintenance, or construction of transportation infrastructure to be provided in the form of loans subject to repayment in full (see H.R. 1686), H2148 [19AP]

Law enforcement: ensure adequate funding is provided for certain high intensity drug trafficking areas (see H.R. 812), H628 [15FE]

Maryland State Delegate Lena K. Lee Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4107), H9043 [20OC]

Medicare: provide whistleblower protection to employees of clinical laboratories (see H.R. 686), H521 [9FE]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse (see H.R. 2891), H4485 [14JN]

State Senator Verda Welcome and Dr. Henry Welcome Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4108), H9043 [20OC]

U.S. Marshals Service: establish a short term State witness protection program to provide assistance to State and local district attorneys to protect their witnesses in major violent crime cases (see H.R. 908), H792 [17FE]

U.S. Representative Parren J. Mitchell Post Office, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4109), H9043 [20OC]

Remarks

American Stroke Month: observance, E1133 [26MY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (H. Res. 378), E1622 [27JY]

Amtrak: funding, H1213 [9MR], H5392 [29JN]

Armed Forces: assist members in obtaining U.S. citizenship, E2537 [14DE]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (H. Res. 280), H3723 [23MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), H2066 [14AP]

Black History Month: observance, H776 [17FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), E2412 [18NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1581 [16MR]

Civil rights: anniversary of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and subsequent desegregation of American society (H. Con. Res. 208), E1874 [15SE]

Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, H112 [6JA]

———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, H112 [6JA]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1581 [16MR]

Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, E900 [5MY]

Davis, Ossie: tribute (H. Res. 69), H478 [9FE]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to establish screening programs for certain children to prevent reading failure (H.R. 1764), E735 [22AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3486 [18MY]

———Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement funding, H3486 [18MY]

Dept. of Justice: enforcement of civil rights laws, E2429 [18NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5035 [23JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5392 [29JN], H5503 [30JN]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H7641 [2SE], E1803 [8SE]

———moratorium on payment of principal or interest on certain mortgage loans secured by residential or commercial real estate located in Hurricanes Katrina or Rita disaster areas (H.R. 4027), E2070 [7OC]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms, H5503 [30JN]

Drugs: lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (S. 45), H6680 [27JY]

Hazardous substances: establish a hazardous materials cooperative research program, H1045 [9MR]

———establish a hazardous materials cooperative research program (H.R. 909), H768 [17FE]

Head Start Program: provide hiring protections for faith-based organizations providing Head Start services, H8319 [22SE]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8319 [22SE]

Holocaust: remembrance, H3040 [5MY]

Howard University: tribute to School of Law mock trial team, E800 [27AP]

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), H7641 [2SE]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3971), concur with Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 501), H8949 [19OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: allow preference in distribution of grants to agencies and organizations that provide training to regular education personnel to meet needs of disabled children (H.R. 3438), E1621 [27JY]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (H.R. 1526), H6244 [21JY]

Law enforcement: ensure adequate funding is provided for certain high intensity drug trafficking areas (H.R. 812), H604 [15FE]

Maryland State Delegate Lena K. Lee Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (H.R. 4107), H11342 [13DE]

Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), E43 [6JA]

Medicaid: extend the qualified individual program for cost-sharing assistance to low-income Medicare beneficiaries, H8949 [19OC]

———extend the qualified individual program for cost-sharing assistance to low-income Medicare beneficiaries (H.R. 3800), H8949 [19OC]

Medicare: provide whistleblower protection to employees of clinical laboratories (H.R. 686), H495 [9FE]

Mexico: condemn printing and distribution of racist postage stamps and urge to immediately cease printing and distributing the stamps and recall stamps on the market (H. Res. 347), E1703 [29JY]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse (H.R. 2891), E1227 [14JN]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 30), H436 [9FE]

National Minority Health Month: observance, E830 [28AP]

National Nurses Week: observance, E946 [11MY]

National Transportation Week: observance, E1057 [23MY]

Peace Corps Week: observance, E419 [10MR]

Police Week: observance, E951, E953 [12MY]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (H. Res. 190), H1810 [6AP]

Poverty: improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty (H. Con. Res. 234), E1877 [15SE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2444 [21AP]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals (H. Res. 485), H9059 [25OC]

Roads and highways: extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 2566), H4052 [25MY]

Science: improve proficiency testing of clinical laboratories (H.R. 4568), H12062 [17DE]

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (H.R. 1424), H3040 [5MY]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1045 [9MR], E1057 [23MY]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), conference report, H7580 [29JY]

———hazardous material transport research projects funding, H7580 [29JY]

U.S. Marshals Service: establish a short term State witness protection program to provide assistance to State and local district attorneys to protect their witnesses in major violent crime cases (H.R. 908), H813-H815 [1MR], E299 [18FE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6244 [21JY]

Voting Rights Act: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 216), E1705 [29JY]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2864), H5819 [14JY]

World War II: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (H. Con. Res. 26), H429 [9FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H518 [9FE], H576 [10FE], H626 [15FE], H705 [16FE], H788 [17FE], H842 [1MR], H937 [2MR], H978 [3MR], H2147 [19AP], H2392 [20AP], H2468 [21AP], H2547 [26AP], H2645 [27AP], H3050 [5MY], H3110 [10MY], H3195 [11MY], H3691 [19MY], H4483 [14JN], H4558 [15JN], H4653 [16JN], H6428 [25JY], H6638 [26JY], H7643 [2SE], H7670 [6SE], H7738 [7SE], H7810 [8SE], H8159 [20SE], H8842 [17OC], H8916 [18OC], H8983 [19OC], H9040 [20OC], H10223 [15NO]

Tributes

Boswell, Samuel M., E2150 [20OC]

Ceo, Bernard L., E2150 [20OC]

Chisholm, Shirley, E42 [6JA]

Cochran, Johnnie, Jr., E802 [27AP]

Connor, Brian R., E2150 [20OC]

Green, Toccara R., H7700 [7SE]

Johnson, John H., E1937 [22SE]

Parks, Rosa, E2201 [27OC]

Prince, Neil A., H4554 [15JN]