PELOSI, NANCY (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), H4767 [20JN]

Appointments

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), H32 [4JA]

Committee To Escort Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Into the House Chamber, H5966 [19JY]

Committee To Escort the President, H340 [2FE]

Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H3 [4JA]

Committee To Escort Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko Into the House Chamber, H1784 [6AP]

Committee To Notify the President That a Congressional Quorum Has Assembled, H7 [4JA]

House Office Building Commission, H35 [4JA]

Public Interest Declassification Board, H139 [20JA]

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

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, H67 [4JA]

Articles and editorials

Judges Say Overhaul Would Weaken Bankruptcy System, Peter G. Gosselin, Los Angeles (CA) Times, H2062 [14AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

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

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

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H4356 [9JN]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 287), H11655 [14DE]

Armenia: ensure U.S. foreign policy reflects understanding of issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in records relative to the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 316), H8090 [15SE]

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

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H12050 [16DE]

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

California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see H.R. 606), H353 [2FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda (see H.R. 4510), H12051 [16DE]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H3331 [16MY]

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

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

Civil rights: anniversary of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and subsequent desegregation of American society (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5801 [13JY]

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

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 761), H3056 [5MY]

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H1697 [17MR]

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

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 2662), H4723 [17JN]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H11879 [15DE]

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

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

Dept. of Energy: establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (see H.R. 4435), H11108 [6DE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H3894 [24MY]

Dingell, Representative: anniversary of service in the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 594), H11333 [12DE]

Disasters: require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (see H. Res. 477), H8643 [29SE]

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

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

———issuance of semipostal stamp relating to Alzheimer's disease (see H. Res. 466), H8387 [27SE]

Ecology and environment: enforce certain environmental laws, expand the definition of environmental justice, and direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office (see H.R. 1648), H5963 [18JY]

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

———provide relief to students, schools, and student borrowers affected by natural disasters (see H.R. 3690), H8089 [15SE]

El Salvador: commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (see H. Res. 458), H8341 [22SE]

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), H5434 (see H.J. Res. 56), H5479 [29JN]

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), H3695 [19MY]

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), H1967 [13AP]

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

Federal employees: affirm protection from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and repudiate any assertion to the contrary (see H.R. 3128), H8089 [15SE]

———provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H2649 [27AP]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3267), H8248 [21SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H1690 [17MR]

Foreign policy: advance democracy, individual freedom, religious freedom, and human rights globally, strengthen alliances, and increase funding for groups and individuals promoting democracy (see H.R. 1133), H2473 [21AP]

Foreign trade: provide relief from certain practices by other countries (see H.R. 3306), H5913 [14JY]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Health: expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 1709), H6381 [22JY]

———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]

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

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

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2553), H6381 [22JY]

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), H6381 [22JY]

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

Holocaust: commend countries and organizations marking anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp and strengthen fight against racism, intolerance, bigotry, prejudice, discrimination, and anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 39), H196 [25JA]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 4094), H9962 [7NO]

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

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

Immigration: improve border security (see H.R. 2330), H3695 [19MY]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3006), H7565 [28JY]

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]

India: commend continuing improvement in relations with the U.S. (see H. Res. 364), H5963 [18JY]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H4187 [7JN]

Iraq: commend for conducting free elections, express gratitude to U.S. Armed Forces and their families, and reaffirm U.S. mission (see H. Res. 60), H286 [1FE]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 73), H11328 [8DE]

———elections (see H. Res. 613), H11879 [15DE]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H2881 [3MY]

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

Karl Malden Station, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 3667), H7862 [13SE]

Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H.R. 1717), H2393 [20AP]

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

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

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H1264 [9MR]

Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (see H.R. 438), H720 [16FE]

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

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

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

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H3556 [18MY]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H12168 [17DE]

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

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H8919 [18OC]

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), H7566 [28JY]

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H7558 [28JY]

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

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

National 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), H10146 [9NO]

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

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

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

Navy: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Lone Sailor Memorial located near the Golden Gate Bridge (see H. Con. Res. 207), H5740 [12JY]

NSF: authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (see H.R. 4434), H11108 [6DE]

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

Parks, Rosa: direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 4145), H9556 [2NO]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H354 [2FE]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H3435 [17MY]

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

Power resources: protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H8513 [28SE]

Presidential appointments: provide that a Federal public safety position may not be held by any political appointee who does not meet certain minimum requirements (see H.R. 3925), H8387 [27SE]

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]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 472), H9642 [3NO]

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

Religion: anniversary of Second Vatican Council Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions (Nostra Aetate) and recognition of continuing need for interreligious respect and dialogue (see H. Con. Res. 260), H8810 [7OC]

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

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

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

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), H5741 [12JY]

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 913), H1372 [10MR]

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

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

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H3435 [17MY]

Sudan: 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), H6205 [20JY]

Taxation: 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), H75 [4JA]

———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]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H8643 [29SE]

Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 3270), H5800 [13JY]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H11655 [14DE]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H942 [2MR]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 302), H354 [2FE]

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

Voting: express that requiring U.S. citizens to obtain photo identification to vote has not been shown to ensure ballot integrity and places an undue burden on the legitimate voting rights of citizens (see H. Con. Res. 247), H8343 [22SE]

———extend to Hurricane Katrina evacuees the right to use absentee balloting and registration procedures available to military and overseas voters (see H.R. 3734), H9103 [25OC]

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

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

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H3331 [16MY]

World War II: preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3056 [5MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): appoint non-partisan staff (see H. Res. 310), H4318 [9JN]

House of Representatives: compensation of certain minority employees (see H. Res. 7), H79 [4JA]

———establish bipartisan task force to make recommendations to reform the ethics process (see H. Res. 153), H1509 [15MR] (see H. Res. 213), H2102 [14AP]

San Francisco, CA: clarify authorities for the use of properties within Golden Gate National Recreation Area and San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park (see H.R. 957), H794 [17FE]

———mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H2734 [28AP]

Votes in House: condemn practice of holding votes open beyond a reasonable period of time (see H. Res. 591), H11327 [8DE]

Letters

Deficit Reduction Act: Larry Snyder, Catholic Charities USA (organization), H10638 [17NO]

———National Council of Churches, H10637 [17NO]

Lists

Groups opposed to H.R. 4437, Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act, H11816 [15DE]

Motions

Iraq: improve congressional oversight of Iraq war and reconstruction efforts, H9567 [3NO]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H11331 [12DE]

Poems

``Charles Sumner,'' Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, H57 [4JA]

Press releases

Jim Wallis and Faith Leaders Call for a Moral Budget and Urge Congress To Say `No' to Social Cuts That Pay for Tax Cuts: Sojourners (publication), H10638 [17NO]

Proposals

Improve congressional oversight of Iraq war and reconstruction efforts, H9566 [3NO]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1463 [15MR], H1520 [16MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), conference report, H3014 [5MY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H2797 [3MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), H2061, H2062, H2063 [14AP]

Bennett, William J.: condemn remarks linking crime rates with the abortion of African American babies, H8629 [29SE]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish, H2513 [26AP]

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 437), consideration (H. Res. 439), H8010 [15SE]

Budget: deficit, H1666 [17MR], H10636 [17NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10636 [17NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 640), H12241 [18DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), motion to instruct conferees, H11966 [16DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H11260 [8DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1556 [16MR], H1666 [17MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H2707 [28AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), motion to instruct conferees, H2513 [26AP]

Business and industry: freeze oil industry subsidies, H11331 [12DE]

California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (H.R. 606), H3715 [23MY]

Capitol Police: commend for evacuation of the Capitol complex due to errant flight into restricted airspace, H3134 [11MY]

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report, H3084 [10MY]

———characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report (H. Res. 253), H2776 [3MY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), H8035 [15SE]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): appoint non-partisan staff (H. Res. 310), H4318 [9JN]

Committees of the House: establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism, H1463 [15MR]

Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, H107 [6JA]

———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, H107 [6JA]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), H748 [17FE]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, H7921 [14SE]

Dept. of Defense: establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, H11581 [14DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), H4768, H4769 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), consideration (H. Res. 315), H4569 [16JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), motion to instruct conferees, H11581 [14DE]

———overhead cover systems to support force protection in Iraq funding, H9565 [3NO]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), H8432 [28SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), motion to recommit, H8479 [28SE]

———prohibit funding to prevent implementation of State laws relative to the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, H4520 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3608 [19MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit funding to recommend approval of sale of Unocal Corp., to China National Offshore Oil Corp., H5515 [30JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making supplemental appropriations for veterans medical care (H.R. 3130), H5565 [30JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), motion to instruct conferees, H9565 [3NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5030 [23JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5515, H5517 [30JN]

Dingell, Representative: anniversary of service in the House of Representatives (H. Res. 594), H11470 [13DE]

Disasters: express sympathy and pledge support for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (H. Res. 12), H42 [4JA]

———improve preparedness and response plans, H7783 [8SE], H8010 [15SE]

Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, H9312 [27OC]

———issuance of semipostal stamp relating to Alzheimer's disease (H. Res. 466), E2035 [6OC]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6914 [27JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H1928 [13AP]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 23), H242 [1FE]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), H8577 [29SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), H3791, H3871 [24MY]

EPA: Clean Water State Revolving Fund funding, H3608 [19MY]

European Union: urge continuance of embargo on arms sales to the People's Republic of China (H. Res. 57), H301 [2FE]

Executive departments: prohibit funding in contravention of requirements for frank and complete answers in communications and testimony before Congress, H5517 [30JN]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: allow claims against profiteering and fraud relative to relief or reconstruction efforts provided in response to a Presidentially-declared major disaster or emergency, H9325 [27OC]

———improve attorney accountability (H.R. 420), H9325 [27OC]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency, H7783 [8SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, H4538 [15JN], H6239 [21JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), motion to instruct conferees, H9312 [27OC]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H6995 [28JY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3826 [24MY]

House of Representatives: appreciation of nomination to be Speaker of the House, H3 [4JA]

———compensation of certain minority employees (H. Res. 7), H32 [4JA]

———establish bipartisan task force to make recommendations to reform the ethics process (H. Res. 153), H1435 [15MR]

———establish bipartisan task force to make recommendations to reform the ethics process (H. Res. 213), H1992 [14AP]

———express commitment to achieving victory in Iraq (H. Res. 612), H11912 [16DE]

———legislative priorities, H11331 [12DE]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H21 [4JA]

———allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 345), H5565 [30JN]

———amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Res. 240), adoption (H. Res. 241), H2623 [27AP]

———ethics reform, H21 [4JA]

Housing: prohibit faith-based and nonprofit groups from receiving certain affordable housing funding if they engage in voter registration or get-out-the-vote activities, H9139 [26OC]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), H9139 [26OC]

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), H7619 [2SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), H7783 [8SE]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina, H11331 [12DE]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11815 [15DE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2475), H4851 [21JN]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H11912 [16DE]

———call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), consideration (H. Res. 572), H11004 [18NO]

———commend for conducting free elections, express gratitude to U.S. Armed Forces and their families, and reaffirm U.S. mission (H. Res. 60), H306 [2FE]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H4569 [16JN], H4768, H4769 [20JN]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H11004 [18NO]

———elections (H. Res. 613), H11912 [16DE]

———improve congressional oversight of Iraq war and reconstruction efforts, H9565, H9566 [3NO]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, E1249 [15JN]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 487), E2601 [17DE]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7921 [14SE]

Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), H57, H63 [4JA]

Medicaid: funding, H2513 [26AP]

Medicare: extend implementation of prescription drug program, H11331 [12DE]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries, H11331 [12DE]

National security: establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, H6239 [21JY]

109th Congress: goals, H4 [4JA]

Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (S. Con. Res. 61), H9405 [28OC]

———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 (H.R. 4145), H10787 [17NO]

Parliamentary inquiry, H8793 [7OC], H10530 [17NO]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H8786 [7OC]

———prohibit price gouging on oil and gas products and other essential commodities during certain emergency situations, H8479 [28SE]

———protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, H2206 [20AP], H2419 [21AP], H5773 [13JY]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (H. Res. 190), H1812 [6AP]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2206 [20AP], H2419 [21AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), motion to instruct conferees, H5773 [13JY]

Pulitzer Prize: recognition of Deanne Fitzmaurice for Photography, E557 [6AP]

Rehnquist, William H.: tribute (H. Res. 423), H7680 [7SE]

Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacramento, CA: designate (H.R. 787), E672 [15AP]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (H.R. 1953), H9972 [8NO]

———reopening and dedication of de Young Museum, E2041 [6OC]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4520, H4538 [15JN], H4595 [16JN]

Social Security: privatization proposals, H1556 [16MR]

———reform, H1556 [16MR]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: oil purchase and inventory policies, H3871 [24MY]

Taxation: extend alternative minimum tax relief, H11260 [8DE]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules, H1928 [13AP]

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

Tibetan Uprising Day: observance, E411 [10MR]

Tony Hall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Dayton, OH: designate (H.R. 548), H365 [8FE]

U.N.: reform (H.R. 2745), H4697 [17JN]

———U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund, H4595 [16JN]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (S. 2167), H13180 [22DE]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6239 [21JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, H11532 [14DE]

Violence Against Women Act: clarify basis for funding of certain grants intended for racial and ethnic minorities, H8432 [28SE]

———reauthorize, H8432 [28SE], E399 [9MR]

Votes in House: condemn practice of holding votes open beyond a reasonable period of time, H8793 [7OC]

———condemn practice of holding votes open beyond a reasonable period of time (H. Res. 591), H11264 [8DE]

Workforce Investment Act: prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H878 [2MR]

———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), H878 [2MR]

World War II: commemorate anniversary of conclusion and honor veterans of both the Pacific and Atlantic theaters (H. Con. Res. 191), E1505 [15JY]

Remarks in House relative to

House of Representatives: acknowledgement as minority leader, H6 [4JA]

———nomination to be Speaker, H2 [4JA]

Special order: granted, H67 [4JA], H6638 [26JY], H8640 [29SE], H10223 [15NO], H11101 [6DE]

Tributes

Adams, John H., E2220 [28OC]

Boden, Paul, E120 [1FE]

Brown, Barbara J., E1920 [21SE]

Cardin, Meyer M., H5711 [12JY]

Chisholm, Shirley, H4 [4JA]

Crawford, George, H6551 [26JY]

Dingell, Representative, H6995 [28JY]

Duenas, Magdaleno Sanchez, E366 [3MR]

Gund, Greg, E1574 [21JY]

Haas, Peter E., Sr., H11085 [6DE]

Hastert, Speaker, H4 [4JA]

Hills, Erika, E1768 [7SE]

Korematsu, Fred T., E572 [7AP]

Mapa, Raymond J., E2511 [13DE]

Matsui, Robert T., H4 [4JA]

McCartin, Muftiah, H10110 [9NO]

McClain, Curtis, E2433 [18NO]

Rodino, Peter W., Jr., H4790 [20JN], E920 [10MY]

Roybal, Edward R., H10194 [15NO]

Ruzicka, Marla, E720 [21AP]

Thorbourne, Jessica Govea, E244 [15FE]

Tucker, Scott, E2542 [15DE]