BAKER, RICHARD H. (a Representative from Louisiana)

Amendments

Financial institutions: facilitate recovery from Hurricane Katrina by providing greater flexibility for, and temporary waivers of certain rules and fees imposed on depository institutions and Federal regulatory agencies (H.R. 3945), H9196 [26OC]

Appointments

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

———S. 467, Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act, H11183 [7DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see H.R. 356), H195 [25JA]

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

America's Blood Centers (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 220), H3199 [11MY]

Animals: establish a competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand the workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see H.R. 2206), H5362 [28JN]

Arlington National Cemetery: establish a memorial for 40 fallen American servicemen who perished in the air crash during World War II at Bakers Creek, Australia (see H. Con. Res. 106), H7744 [7SE]

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances (see H.R. 1986), H3556 [18MY]

———increase authorized weight allowances for the shipment of baggage and household effects of senior noncommissioned officers (see H.R. 1406), H1897 [12AP]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H141 [20JA]

———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (see H.R. 458), H284 [1FE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H583 [10FE]

———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), H350 [2FE]

Autism Society of America: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 254), H8810 [7OC]

Bank for International Settlements (organization): establish committee to develop uniform U.S. positions on issues before the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and review capital standards accord (see H.R. 1226), H1368 [10MR]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 685), H521 [9FE]

Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts: support activities (see H.R. 1337), H1780 [5AP]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H6107 [19JY]

Budget: reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 2290), H5177 [24JN]

Business and industry: require improved disclosure of corporate charitable contributions (see H.R. 543), H6432 [25JY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: tribute for demonstration project to assess quality of care of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (see H. Res. 261), H8090 [15SE]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide follow-up treatment for children identified with a vision disorder (see H.R. 2328), H3260 [12MY]

———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1355), H1780 [5AP]

———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1505), H3199 [11MY]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see H.R. 1804), H2471 [21AP]

———restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 698), H521 [9FE]

Coast Guard: tribute to response to Hurricane Katrina and provide temporary relief to certain persons affected by such hurricane relative to certain laws administered by the Coast Guard (see H.R. 4508), H11503 [13DE]

Computers: protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (see H.R. 29), H196 [25JA]

Congress: allow vote to reverse Supreme Court decisions on the constitutionality of legislation enacted by Congress (see H.R. 3073), H5362 [28JN]

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

Corps of Engineers: carry out programs and activities to enhance the safety of levees (see H.R. 4650), H13188 [22DE]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (see H.R. 516), H348 [2FE]

———clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H3434 [17MY]

———ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws (see H. Res. 97), H630 [15FE]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 554), H942 [2MR]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos or silica exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos or silica exposure (see H.R. 1957), H2734 [28AP]

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

Credit: improve ratings quality through competition, transparency, and accountability in the credit rating agency industry (see H.R. 2990), H4985 [22JN]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 748), H581 [10FE]

———strengthen sentencing for sex offenders (see H.R. 2942), H5638 [11JY]

Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, legalize political parties and free elections, urge European Union to reexamine policy, and support a U.N. resolution on ending human rights violations (see H. Res. 388), H7674 [6SE]

———express support to the organizers and participants of the historic meeting of the Assembly to Promote the Civil Society in Cuba (see H. Res. 193), H1846 [6AP]

Dallas, TX: eliminate certain restrictions on air transportation to and from Love Field (see H.R. 2646), H4561 [15JN]

Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval: support goals (see H. Res. 294), H4401 [13JN]

Dept. of Defense: make a grant to the National D-Day Museum Foundation for facilities and programs of America's National World War II Museum (see H.R. 2725), H4141 [26MY]

Dept. of Education: permit waiver of consecutive service requirements of loan forgiveness program for teachers whose employment is interrupted by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3788), H8087 [15SE]

———provide waiver authority for students who are eligible for Federal student grant assistance and are adversely affected by a major disaster (see H.R. 3668), H7741 [7SE]

Dept. of HHS: make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 216), H1622 [16MR]

Dept. of HUD: provide waivers under certain housing assistance programs to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina in obtaining housing (see H.R. 3894), H8348 [26SE]

Dept. of Labor: reauthorize the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (see H.R. 3279), H5912 [14JY]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 1219), H1780 [5AP]

Dept. of Transportation: require installation of second cockpit voice recorder and digital flight data recorder system in commercial passenger aircraft utilizing combination deployable recorder technology (see H.R. 3336), H6106 [19JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events (see H.R. 4339), H10501 [16NO]

———establish Parkinson's Disease Research Education and Clinical Centers in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 2959), H4721 [17JN]

———provide sufficient blind rehabilitation outpatient specialists at medical facilities (see H.R. 3579), H11036 [18NO]

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

Digital Opportunity Investment Trust: establish (see H.R. 2512), H5915 [14JY]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: permit cancellation of certain loans (see H.R. 4117), H9043 [20OC]

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), H2977 [4MY]

———prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H8809 [7OC]

Diseases: issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 42), H10227 [15NO]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H1780 [5AP]

Drugs: provide incentives to companies to invest in research and development of antibiotic drugs, antivirals, diagnostic tests, and vaccines that may be used to identify, treat, or prevent an infectious disease (see H.R. 3154), H5600 [30JN]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H286 [1FE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H8735 [6OC]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H790 [17FE]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 23), H80 [4JA]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (see H.R. 3824), H8389 [27SE]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H845 [1MR]

FDA: withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 1079), H981 [3MR]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 3282), H5912 [14JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: affirm that a permit is not required in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1749), H2469 [21AP]

FEMA: temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 3669), H7741 [7SE] (see H.R. 4133), H9102 [25OC]

Financial institutions: provide emergency authority to guarantee checks cashed by insured depository institutions and credit unions for noncustomers who are victims of certain hurricanes (see H.R. 3909), H8386 [27SE]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 148), H1510 [15MR]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H627 [15FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H287 [1FE]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment protecting religious freedom (see H.J. Res. 57), H5602 [30JN]

Hainkel, John J.: tribute (see H. Res. 221), H2150 [19AP]

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

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H7743 [7SE]

Hurricanes: accelerate reemployment and employment of individuals affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita by establishing grants to eligible entities to provide worker recovery accounts to eligible individuals (see H.R. 3976), H8732 [6OC]

———express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts (see H. Res. 425), H7742 [7SE]

———give priority in Federal contracting to businesses in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and treat such small businesses as falling under the HUBZone program (see H.R. 3988), H8733 [6OC]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3971), H8732 [6OC]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3137), H6936 [27JY]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H793 [17FE]

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 793), H1265 [9MR]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (see H.R. 4437), H11504 [13DE]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H630 [15FE]

Iraq: commend people for holding a successful referendum on a new constitution (see H. Res. 504), H11328 [8DE]

Israel: support accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (see H. Res. 38), H2151 [19AP]

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve: adjust boundary of Barataria Preserve Unit (see H.R. 1515), H1845 [6AP]

John J. Hainkel Post Office Building, Hammond, LA: designate (see H.R. 2346), H3332 [16MY]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 136), H413 [8FE]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3132), H5915 [14JY]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H350 [2FE]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H942 [2MR]

Louisiana: provide agreements between Federal agencies to partner or transfer funds to accomplish erosion goals (see H.R. 1675), H2106 [18AP]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H4722 [17JN]

Motor vehicles: allow an operator of a commercial motor vehicle breaks in a daily tour of duty (see H.R. 623), H848 [1MR]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 15), H7862 [13SE]

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), H2103 [14AP]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 2088), H2976 [4MY]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see H.R. 669), H412 [8FE]

National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (see H.R. 418), H235 [26JA]

NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see H.R. 921), H793 [17FE]

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

Outer Continental Shelf: terminate effect of laws prohibiting spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities (see H.R. 4318), H12051 [16DE]

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act: establish a domestic offshore energy reinvestment program (see H.R. 1551), H1893 [12AP]

———promote alternative energy-related uses on Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1596), H1968 [13AP]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. (see H.R. 3836), H8342 [22SE]

Power resources: provide disaster assistance for the repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of a privately-owned power transmission facility damaged or destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4391), H11033 [18NO]

Public welfare programs: provide assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3672), H7741 [7SE]

Real estate: prohibit economic development assistance to States or localities that use eminent domain to obtain property for private commercial development or fail to pay relocation costs to displaced persons (see H.R. 3405), H7566 [28JY]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3083), H6107 [19JY] (see H.R. 3135), H5915 [14JY] (see H.R. 4128), H9426 [28OC]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H233 [26JA]

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see H.R. 2037), H2737 [28AP]

SBA: permit business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see H.R. 2943), H6652 [26JY]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1357), H1690 [17MR]

Small business: provide incentives for investment (see H.R. 436), H283 [1FE]

Social Security: dedicate surpluses to personal accounts that can only be used to pay Social Security benefits (see H.R. 3304), H5913 [14JY]

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

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H353 [2FE]

States: require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see H. Con. Res. 235), H10503 [16NO]

Submerged Lands Act: make seaward boundaries of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi equivalent to seaward boundaries of Texas and the Gulf Coast of Florida (see H.R. 2634), H4073 [25MY]

Syria: strengthen sanctions, establish a program to support a transition to a democratically elected Government, and restore sovereignty and democratic rule in Lebanon (see H.R. 1141), H11327 [8DE]

Taxation: allow a credit for owning certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 652), H411 [8FE]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H6205 [20JY]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 765), H1696 [17MR]

———allow credit for expenditures incurred to restore or protect wetlands from coastal erosion (see H.R. 2102), H2977 [4MY]

———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H9277 [26OC]

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

———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (see H.R. 380), H233 [26JA] (see H.R. 387), H798 [17FE]

———improve operation of employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 3111), H8735 [6OC]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H2394 [20AP]

———modify small refiner exception to the oil depletion deduction (see H.R. 1114), H1897 [12AP]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 659), H1847 [6AP] (see H.R. 3159), H5600 [30JN]

———provide for Gulf tax credit bonds and advance refundings of certain tax-exempt bonds, and provide a Federal guarantee of certain State bonds (see H.R. 4337), H10501 [16NO]

———provide tax benefits for the Gulf Opportunity Zone and certain areas affected by Hurricane Rita (see H.R. 4155), H9361 [27OC]

———provide tax benefits for the Gulf Opportunity Zone and certain areas affected by Hurricanes Rita and Wilma (see H.R. 4440), H11109 [6DE]

———provide tax relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and provide incentives for charitable giving (see H.R. 3768), H7948 [14SE]

———provide that tax on distilled spirits, wine, and beer are collected quarterly from certain small taxpayers (see H.R. 1520), H3056 [5MY]

———provide that the credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source shall apply to gas produced onshore from certain formations (see H.R. 454), H283 [1FE]

———provide transition funding rules for certain plans, including airline industry pension plans, electing to cease future benefit accruals (see H.R. 2106), H2977 [4MY]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1186), H1263 [9MR]

———repeal certain limitations on expensing certain property and allow taxpayers to elect shorter recovery periods for purposes of determining the deduction for depreciation (see H.R. 4129), H11110 [6DE]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H286 [1FE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H3556 [18MY]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H1025 [8MR]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 1517), H2103 [14AP]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H5604 [30JN]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H7613 [29JY]

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]

U.N.: address anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 54), H2151 [19AP]

———withhold funding if the U.N. abridges U.S. right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3436), H7744 [7SE]

———withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 1092), H981 [3MR]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 1220), H1780 [5AP]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H2734 [28AP]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H.R. 369), H287 [1FE]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1088), H981 [3MR]

Workforce Investment Act: provide special rules for disaster relief employment for individuals displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3761), H7947 [14SE]

World War II: recognize contributions of the Marine Corps and other units of the Armed Forces on the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima (see H. Res. 119), H797 [17FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Atchafalaya National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 522), H348 [2FE]

Civil War—U.S.: establish a commission to commemorate sesquicentennial (see H.R. 687), H521 [9FE]

Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 263), H8809 [7OC]

Dept. of HUD: temporarily suspend certain requirements under the Community Development Block Grant Program for communities affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3896), H8348 [26SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a pilot project on using educational assistance funds to defray training costs associated with purchasing certain franchise enterprises (see H.R. 745), H581 [10FE]

Disasters: make funds available for community disaster loans to assist local governments in providing essential services following Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4024), H8807 [7OC]

———reestablish the hazard mitigation program cap at 15 percent of major disaster assistance (see H.R. 4442), H11109 [6DE]

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

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2658), H4138 [26MY]

Financial institutions: facilitate recovery from Hurricane Katrina by providing greater flexibility for, and temporary waivers of certain rules and fees imposed on depository institutions and Federal regulatory agencies (see H.R. 3945), H8642 [29SE]

———facilitate recovery from hurricanes by providing greater flexibility for, and temporary waivers of certain rules and fees imposed on depository institutions and Federal regulatory agencies (see H.R. 4146), H9275 [26OC]

Housing: reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 1461), H1777 [5AP]

Housing Act: provide rural housing assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3895), H8348 [26SE]

Hurricanes: modify highway emergency relief program requirements relative to projects for repair or reconstruction in response to damage caused by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3786), H8087 [15SE]

Livingston Parish, LA: repeal the reservation of mineral rights made by the U.S. when certain lands were conveyed (see H.R. 249), H136 [6JA]

Louisiana: provide protection, conservation, and restoration of wetlands, estuaries, barrier islands, and related land in the coastal areas (see H.R. 2903), H4560 [15JN]

Louisiana Recovery Corp.: establish (see H.R. 4100), H9042 [20OC]

National Flood Insurance Program: exclude certain payments from consideration as income (see H.R. 804), H628 [15FE]

Surface Transportation Board: authorizing appropriations to enhance railroad competition (see H.R. 2047), H2879 [3MY]

Tariff: acid black 172 (see H.R. 1967), H2735 [28AP]

———chemical mixtures (see H.R. 1968, 1971), H2735 [28AP]

———cyclopentanone (see H.R. 1962), H2735 [28AP]

———DEMBB distilled-ISO tank (see H.R. 1966), H2735 [28AP]

———glyoxylic acid (see H.R. 1959), H2735 [28AP]

———malonic acid-dinitrile 50% NMP (see H.R. 1964), H2735 [28AP]

———mesotrione technical (see H.R. 1963), H2735 [28AP]

———N,N'-hexane-1,6-diylbis(3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl opionamide)) (see H.R. 1969), H2735 [28AP]

———NOA 466510 (see H.R. 1965), H2735 [28AP]

———p-nitrobenzoic acid (PNBA) (see H.R. 617), H410 [8FE]

———2-naphthalenesulfonic acid, 7,7'' - [(2-methyl-1,5-pentanediyl) bis[imino(6-fluoro-1,3,5-triazine-4,2-diyl) imino]] bis[4-hydroxy-3-[(4-methoxy sulfophenyl) azo]-, potassium sodium salt (see H.R. 1970), H2735 [28AP]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: extend applicability (see H.R. 4314), H10161 [14NO]

Transportation: provide temporary waiver of certain transportation conformity rules and metropolitan transportation planning rules under the Clean Air Act and other laws for certain areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3946), H8642 [29SE]

Cost Estimates

National Flood Insurance Program payment exclusion from consideration as income (H.R. 804): CBO, H5647 [12JY]

Letters

NASA and JPL 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act: Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), H5654 [12JY]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5654 [12JY]

National Flood Insurance Program payment exclusion from consideration as income: Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), H5648 [12JY]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5647 [12JY]

Lists

International Franchise Association member franchisors participating in VetFran program, E1772 [7SE]

Remarks

Atchafalaya National Heritage Area: establish (H.R. 522), E156 [2FE]

Civil War—U.S.: establish a commission to commemorate sesquicentennial (H.R. 687), E192 [9FE]

Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 263), H8794 [7OC]

Dept. of HUD: provide waivers under certain housing assistance programs to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina in obtaining housing (H.R. 3894), H8663, H8664, H8665, H8668 [6OC]

———temporarily suspend certain requirements under the Community Development Block Grant Program for communities affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3896), H8670, H8671, H8672 [6OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a pilot project on using educational assistance funds to defray training costs associated with purchasing certain franchise enterprises (H.R. 745), E218 [10FE], E496 [17MR], E1772 [7SE]

Diseases: authorize grants for education, screening, and treatment relative to preventing diabetic foot complications and lower extremity amputations (H.R. 1719), E713 [21AP]

FEMA: allow transfer of funding to the Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program to facilitate direct loans to communities (S. 1858), H8794, H8795, H8796, H8797, H8798 [7OC]

Financial institutions: facilitate recovery from Hurricane Katrina by providing greater flexibility for, and temporary waivers of certain rules and fees imposed on depository institutions and Federal regulatory agencies (H.R. 3945), H9123, H9124, H9196 [26OC]

Franchise Appreciation Day: observance, E1772 [7SE]

Housing: establish assistance for hurricane victims through affordable housing funding, H9118 [26OC]

———exclude faith-based organizations from requirement for organizations receiving certain affordable housing funding to designate such activities as their primary purpose, H9177 [26OC]

———prohibit faith-based and nonprofit groups from receiving certain affordable housing funding if they engage in voter registration or get-out-the-vote activities, H9130, H9177, H9195 [26OC]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), H9130, H9177 [26OC]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), consideration (H. Res. 509), H9118 [26OC]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), corrections in engrossment, H9196 [26OC]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), motion to recommit, H9195 [26OC]

Housing Act: provide rural housing assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3895), H8668, H8669, H8670 [6OC]

Hurricanes: express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts (H. Res. 425), H7684 [7SE]

National Flood Insurance Program: exclude certain payments from consideration as income (H.R. 804), H5646, H5647 [12JY]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (H.R. 68), H5649, H5650, H5651, H5652, H5653, H5654 [12JY]

Surface Transportation Board: authorizing appropriations to enhance railroad competition (H.R. 2047), E848 [3MY]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: extend applicability (S. 467), H11138 [7DE]