FRANK, BARNEY (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Addresses

Armenian Genocide: Anthony Barsamian, E469 [17MR]

Gay Rights Are Civil Rights: Julian Bond, NAACP, E2019 [6OC]

Local Food Purchase Initiative: Andrew S. Natsios, AID, H9369-H9371 [28OC]

Amendments

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), H6986 [28JY]

Analyses

Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act: John J. LaFalce, E2156 [24OC]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3199, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization and improvement, H10090 [9NO]

Articles and editorials

Activist Eyes Tough Fight, David Crary, Attleboro (MA) Sun Chronicle, E527 [5AP]

Air Force Chaplain Says She Was Removed for Being Critical, Laurie Goodstein, New York (NY) Times, H3267 [16MY]

Alito—A Threat to Civil Rights, Representative Cleaver, Kansas City (MO) Call, E2520 [14DE]

Alito's Sticky Thicket, Kenneth W. Starr and Ronald A. Cass, Boston (MA) Globe, H12144 [17DE]

Alito's Views and O'Connor's, Michael Tolley, H12145 [17DE]

Anti-Gay Bill Won't Help Your Marriage, Robert A. Hall, Madison (WI) Capital Times, E2467 [7DE]

Antonio A. Costa, Leader in Portuguese Community, New Bedford (MA) Standard Times, E620 [12AP]

Asylum Seekers Treated Poorly, U.S. Panel Says, Nina Bernstein and Marc Santora, New York (NY) Times, H447 [9FE]

Attleboro Honored by Another Activist, Attleboro (MA) Sun Chronicle, E527 [5AP]

Barney Frank Gives Hope for Safety of Community Grants, Joanna James, Taunton (MA) Gazette, E561 [6AP]

Basel II Plan Is a Crisis in the Making, John J. LaFalce, American Banker (publication), E524 [5AP]

CFC Head Start Program Receives Program of Excellence Award, Fall River (MA) Herald News, E809 [28AP]

Chaplain Says She Was Ousted, Robert Weller and Jon Sarche, Associated Press (news service), H3267 [16MY]

Community Development Block Grant Program, Fall River (MA) Herald News, E575 [7AP]

Community Development Block Grant Program, Joanna James, Taunton (MA) Gazette, E559 [6AP]

Cutting Grants May Affect Local Business Growth, Joanna James, Taunton (MA) Gazette, E560 [6AP]

Funds That Help Repave Streets May Face Elimination, Joanna James, Taunton (MA) Gazette, E560 [6AP]

Hate-Crime Add-On to Child Safety Bill Irks House GOP, Ralph Z. Hallow, Washington (DC) Times, H8187 [21SE]

In Gaza, a Test Case for Peace, Daniel Ayalon, Washington (DC) Post, E1619 [27JY]

In Jeopardy, Joanna James, Taunton (MA) Gazette, E561 [6AP]

It's Great Because It's My House, Courtney Randon, Brockton (MA) Enterprise, E1510 [18JY]

Lay Off Our Judiciary, Theodore B. Olson, Wall Street Journal, E758 [26AP]

On Abu Ghraib, the Big Shots Walk, Bob Herbert, New York (NY) Times, E895 [5MY]

Our Little Harbor Doesn't Fit Into Feds' Big Picture, Westport (MA) Shorelines, E515 [20MR]

Public Support Can't Fly if Manned Flights Remain Costly and Aimless, USA Today, H6343 [22JY]

Top Officers in Abu Ghraib Case Cleared, Robert Burns, Washington (DC) Post, E808 [28AP]

Wages of Failure on Wall Street, New York (NY) Times, E1491 [14JY]

We, Not Robots, Know What We Need From Our Travels, Discoveries, Michael D. Griffin, H6344 [22JY]

Where's the Outrage on Torture? Jeff Jacoby, Boston (MA) Globe, E529 [5AP]

Why Not Torture Terrorists? Jeff Jacoby, Boston (MA) Globe, E530 [5AP]

Withdraw From Iraq, George McGovern and Representative McGovern, Boston (MA) Globe, E1163 [8JN]

Young and the Jobless, Bob Herbert, New York (NY) Times, E1038 [20MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 3746), H7860 [13SE]

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]

Amo Houghton Bypass: designate a segment of Interstate 86 near Corning, NY (see H.R. 795), H586 [14FE]

Animals: prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1688), H2649 [27AP]

———restore prohibition on commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 297), H1846 [6AP]

———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1707), H8089 [15SE]

———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 1329), H3769 [23MY]

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 90), H1372 [10MR]

Archbishop Iakovos: tribute (see H. Res. 325), H5916 [14JY]

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

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), H9103 [25OC]

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), H6328 [21JY]

———enhance readiness by replacing current policy concerning homosexuality, referred to as ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'', with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1059), H940 [2MR]

———ensure that Reserve components are able to maintain adequate retention and recruitment levels by protecting the financial security of the families of activated members (see H.R. 838), H2150 [19AP]

———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), H583 [10FE]

———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), H3695 [19MY]

———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]

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

———increase benefits for certain individuals who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 1982), H2735 [28AP]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H236 [26JA]

———payment of mental health counselors under TRICARE (see H.R. 1358), H4486 [14JN]

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

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 887), H2550 [26AP] (see H.R. 923), H1372 [10MR] (see H.R. 2874), H4485 [14JN]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H4722 [17JN]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 333), H1025 [8MR]

———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), H584 [10FE]

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

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), H4486 [14JN]

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

Arts and humanities: application of antitrust laws to permit collective development and implementation of a standard contract form for playwrights for the licensing of plays (see H.R. 532), H349 [2FE]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1312), H7564 [28JY]

Association of University Teachers: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Bar-Ilan University and the University of Haifa (see H. Res. 279), H3331 [16MY]

Aviation: improve air cargo security (see H.R. 2044), H4802 [20JN]

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

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

Business and industry: require improved disclosure of corporate charitable contributions (see H.R. 543), H4187 [7JN]

Capital Construction Fund: provide for qualified withdrawals for fishermen leaving the industry and for the rollover to individual retirement plans (see H.R. 2174), H3053 [5MY]

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]

Capitol Police: increase the mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 1335), H4561 [15JN]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 71), H2473 [21AP]

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), H8735 [6OC]

———tribute for demonstration project to assess quality of care of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (see H. Res. 261), H3696 [19MY]

CERCLA: modify provisions on liability associated with a release or threatened release of recycled oil (see H.R. 2211), H3112 [10MY]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H4400 [13JN]

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

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

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 237), H7950 [14SE]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H4143 [26MY]

———make grants to establish antibullying and gang prevention programs (see H.R. 283), H584 [10FE]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H5362 [28JN]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 864), H718 [16FE]

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

China, People's Republic of: clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H6205 [20JY]

———withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 728), H523 [9FE]

China, Republic of: accord membership in the World Health Organization and other international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 154), H4188 [7JN]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 10), H8986 [19OC]

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), H9473 [1NO]

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), H720 [16FE]

Clothing industry: provide access to information about sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4613), H12049 [16DE]

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]

Community development: allow community reinvestment credit for investments and other financial support to enable employees to establish employee stock ownership plans or eligible worker owned cooperatives (see H.R. 2457), H3769 [23MY]

Consumers: extend certain protections to international remittance transfers of funds originating in the U.S. (see H.R. 928), H793 [17FE]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3326), H7744 [7SE]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 3037), H5741 [12JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H2739 [28AP]

Correctional institutions: require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a Federal contract to make certain information available to the public (see H.R. 1806), H3262 [12MY]

Courts: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 662), H5914 [14JY]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 2500), H4188 [7JN]

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), H1263 [9MR]

Credit cards: protect consumers from unfair practices of issuers (see H.R. 3492), H6934 [27JY]

Crime: prohibit certain computer assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 1558), H6328 [21JY]

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

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

Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances (see H.R. 2617), H6652 [26JY]

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

———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), H6381 [22JY]

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

Defense Contract Audit Agency: review contracts relating to reconstruction or troop support in Iraq involving contractors or Federal employees that have been indicted or convicted for improprieties (see H.R. 4351), H11110 [6DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (see H.R. 3160), H5600 [30JN]

———establish electronic nationwide livestock identification system, prevent unauthorized release of information collected, and review responses to livestock disease outbreaks (see H.R. 1254), H1370 [10MR]

———prepare an annual report specifying the number of non-Federal employees of the Farm Service Agency needed to handle the workload generated by programs administered by the Agency (see H.R. 2209), H4561 [15JN]

———strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H7613 [29JY]

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 (see H.R. 3985), H11328 [8DE]

Dept. of Education: 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), H5601 [30JN]

———make grants to States to establish antiharassment programs (see H.R. 3787), H8163 [20SE]

———revise regulations for student loan deferments with respect to borrowers who are medical or dental residents (see H.R. 2519), H11110 [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]

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

———establish programs to address the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1175), H8734 [6OC]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H8248 [21SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: verify security measures under the Customer Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and the Free and Secure Trade (FAST) programs (see H.R. 4374), H11110 [6DE]

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 280), H137 [6JA]

———maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1897 [12AP]

———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), H4985 [22JN]

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

Dept. of State: encourage active engagement of Americans in world affairs and create online database of international exchange programs and related opportunities (see H. Res. 192), H8343 [22SE]

Dept. of the Interior: suspend Federal oil and gas royalty relief for production of oil and natural gas occurring in any period in which oil and gas prices exceed certain amounts (see H.R. 3710), H7950 [14SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 1153), H1023 [8MR]

———repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 1621), H1969 [13AP]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see H.R. 2230), H4143 [26MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept sworn affidavit of veterans who served in combat during Korean War or earlier conflict as proof of service connection for certain diseases and injuries (see H.R. 591), H1896 [12AP]

———provide sufficient blind rehabilitation outpatient specialists at medical facilities (see H.R. 3579), H8388 [27SE]

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

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H3199 [11MY]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1554), H1894 [12AP]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (see H.R. 3858), H8340 [22SE]

Disasters: develop a global tsunami detection and warning system and improve existing communication of tsunami warnings to all potentially affected nations (see H.R. 499), H413 [8FE]

———require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (see H. Res. 477), H9277 [26OC]

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), H3695 [19MY]

Diseases: enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see H.R. 3307), H7815 [8SE]

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

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see H.R. 4062), H9044 [20OC]

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

———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 179), H6205 [20JY]

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

———expand the scope of information required for the data bank on clinical trials for drugs (see H.R. 3196), H5602 [30JN]

———lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 869), H1970 [13AP]

———provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in Federal criminal trials occuring in States with medical marijuana use laws (see H.R. 4272), H10144 [9NO]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H7743 [7SE]

Education: extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 2340), H3260 [12MY]

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

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

———include information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence in domestic violence education programs (see H.R. 2947), H7565 [28JY]

———provide relief to students, schools, and student borrowers affected by natural disasters (see H.R. 3690), H8163 [20SE]

Egypt: condemn terrorist bombings in Sharm el-Sheik and express condolences to the families of the victims (see H. Res. 384), H6650 [26JY]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H11109 [6DE]

Employment: exclude all employment contracts from certain arbitration law (see H.R. 2969), H4721 [17JN]

———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1902), H2646 [27AP]

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 2428), H4985 [22JN]

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), H287 [1FE]

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), H4723 [17JN]

———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H3199 [11MY]

Ethiopia: urge holding of orderly, peaceful, and free and fair national elections and authorize assistance for election-related activities (see H.R. 935), H1696 [17MR]

European Union: urge addition of Hezbollah (terrorist organization) to list of terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 101), H1026 [8MR]

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform child labor provisions (see H.R. 2870), H4400 [13JN]

Families and domestic relations: expand tax incentives for adoption and increase adoptive incentive payments (see H.R. 1561), H7673 [6SE]

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

———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), H284 [1FE]

FBI: improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 1415), H2739 [28AP]

FCC: prohibit from requiring digitial television tuners in television receivers (see H.R. 2354), H3261 [12MY]

———prohibit imposing penalties for indecent broadcasts by cable television providers, satellite carriers, Internet, or non-broadcast providers (see H.R. 1440), H1847 [6AP]

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), H9641 [3NO]

———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), H2880 [3MY]

———require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq (see H.R. 4110), H9043 [20OC]

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

Federal employees: affirm protection from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and repudiate any assertion to the contrary (see H.R. 3128), H5599 [30JN]

———amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H1897 [12AP]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 40), H1026 [8MR]

———increase amount of additional compensation payable to an employee who is disabled and requires the services of an attendant (see H.R. 4201), H9555 [2NO]

———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), H9696 [4NO]

———provide assistant U.S. attorneys the same retirement benefits as are afforded to Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3183), H5601 [30JN]

———require any health benefits plan which provides obstetrical benefits to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility (see H.R. 1418), H7743 [7SE]

———require health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 735), H7673 [6SE]

———require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (see H.R. 1480), H2880 [3MY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H629 [15FE]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2965), H4721 [17JN]

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. 3656), H7672 [6SE]

FHA: remove limitation on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured (see H.R. 2892), H4485 [14JN]

Financial institutions: clarify applicability of State law to national banks and Federal savings associations (see H.R. 3426), H6649 [26JY]

———clarify that financial holding companies and national banks are authorized to engage in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 2660), H4138 [26MY]

———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), H9363 [27OC]

———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 1185), H1263 [9MR]

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

Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. assistance to develop any rail connections or railway-related connections through certain cities in Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia, and Turkey that exclude cities in Armenia (see H.R. 3361), H9962 [7NO]

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

Foreign policy: disavow the doctrine of preemption (see H. Res. 82), H587 [14FE]

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

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

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 3420), H6431 [25JY]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 867), H5252 [27JN]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H8163 [20SE]

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H1622 [16MR]

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

———require notification to Congress of certain contracts, and prohibit unauthorized expenditure of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes (see H.R. 373), H1847 [6AP]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H2103 [14AP]

Haiti: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2592), H11328 [8DE]

———provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (see H.R. 945), H2738 [28AP]

Hazardous substances: prohibit discrimination relative to exposure (see H.R. 1807), H5435 (see H.R. 1807), H5480 [29JN]

———require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 2567), H5915 [14JY]

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), H8809 [7OC]

———analyze and improve dietary eating patterns and food intake, physical activity level, food security, dietary exposure, and nutritional status and reauthorize nutrition monitoring programs (see H.R. 2844), H4355 [9JN]

———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), H628 [15FE]

———declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1020), H1779 [5AP]

———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases (see H.R. 3854), H8810 [7OC]

———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]

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H3436 [17MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H3556 [18MY]

———permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests (see H.R. 2792), H9696 [4NO]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H2103 [14AP]

———provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (see H.R. 2520), H3767 [23MY]

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

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see H.R. 3034), H7743 [7SE]

———provide grants to States to provide access to affordable health insurance for certain child care providers and staff (see H.R. 1613), H1968 [13AP]

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

Health care facilities: extend Federal Tort Claims Act coverage to all federally qualified community health centers (see H.R. 1633), H2100 [14AP]

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), H3262 [12MY]

———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), H1696 [17MR]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (see H.R. 939), H1847 [6AP]

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

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), H9473 [1NO]

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

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 2642), H11035 [18NO]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1265 [9MR]

Housing: expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 176), H77 [4JA]

———modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H4295 [8JN]

———protect innocent elderly and disabled tenants in public housing and the section 8 housing choice voucher program from eviction by reason of criminal activity (see H.R. 1309), H1507 [15MR]

———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), H1851 [8AP]

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

Hungary: recognize anniversary of Hungarian Revolution and reaffirm friendship between the people and governments of the U.S. and Hungary (see H. Res. 479), H10039 [8NO]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H4356 [9JN]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 3442), H6650 [26JY]

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

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

———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), H11036 [18NO]

———temporarily suspend laws that deny certain Federal benefits, grants, and licenses to victims of Hurricanse Katrina or Rita due to convictions for certain drug crimes (see H.R. 4169), H9362 [27OC]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 342), H719 [16FE]

———extend nonimmigrant status for spouses and children of permanent resident aliens awaiting the availability of an immigrant visa (see H.R. 1823), H3056 [5MY]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3006), H4895 [21JN]

———provide protection to immigrant victims of violence (see H.R. 3188), H5602 [30JN]

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 793), H1510 [15MR]

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), H11109 [6DE] (see H.R. 1107), H982 [3MR] (see H.R. 3145), H9641 [3NO]

Indonesia: support the memorandum of understanding signed by the Indonesian Government and the Free Aceh Movement to end the conflict in Aceh Province (see H. Res. 456), H10161 [14NO]

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), H4143 [26MY]

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

———establish minimum standards relating to a factor for life insurance eligibility and rates (see H.R. 3639), H7612 [29JY]

———prohibit discrimination in life insurance based on a person's previous lawful travel experiences (see H.R. 3504), H7556 [28JY]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H5435 (see H.R. 2793), H5480 [29JN]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1258), H1780 [5AP]

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

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 1130), H983 [3MR]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H2648 [27AP]

Iran: resolve crisis regarding the nuclear program diplomatically (see H. Con. Res. 177), H8163 [20SE]

Iranian Americans: condemn bigotry, violence, and discrimination against (see H. Res. 367), H8163 [20SE]

Iraq: declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H.R. 3142), H6205 [20JY] (see H. Con. Res. 197), H7862 [13SE]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 55), H5604 [30JN] (see H.J. Res. 73), H11221 [7DE] (see H. Con. Res. 35), H2739 [28AP]

Israel: support accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (see H. Res. 38), H413 [8FE]

Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 68), H719 [16FE]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1847 [6AP]

Karzai, Hamid: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 153), H3436 [17MY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn abductions and continued captivity of citizens of the Republic of Korea and Japan as acts of terrorism and gross violations of human rights (see H. Con. Res. 168), H4142 [26MY]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H9641 [3NO]

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), H3114 [10MY]

Laredo, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 128), H1851 [8AP]

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

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 3450), H6932 [27JY]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 181), H4803 [20JN]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H287 [1FE]

Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 1302, 1304), H1507 [15MR]

Macedonia: cease distribution of negative and nationalist propaganda and encourage continued negotiations with the U.N. and Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Res. 521), H11881 [15DE]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3769 [23MY]

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

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

———extend the qualified individual program for cost-sharing assistance to low-income Medicare beneficiaries (see H.R. 3800), H8342 [22SE]

———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), H9962 [7NO]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1443), H6205 [20JY]

———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1264), H8809 [7OC]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H1897 [12AP]

———provide temporary disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3698), H8514 [28SE]

———require States to report data on beneficiaries who are employed (see H.R. 3042), H7950 [14SE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H2473 [21AP]

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

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

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H629 [15FE]

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

———coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 2257), H9435 [31OC]

———coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 964), H11327 [8DE]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 1125), H4356 [9JN]

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H7815 [8SE]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H5435 (see H.R. 1298), H5479 [29JN]

———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 4042), H9363 [27OC]

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

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 2869), H7743 [7SE]

———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), H1510 [15MR]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H8389 [27SE]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H5604 [30JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H1779 [5AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: prohibit coverage of sex-enhancing drugs for individuals convicted of a sex offense (see H.R. 2626), H4561 [15JN]

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

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

———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1106), H1696 [17MR]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H4486 [14JN]

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), H3769 [23MY]

Middle East: support findings of U.N. commission investigating assassination of Rafik Hariri, condemn Syria for apparent involvement, and demand Syrian compliance with certain U.N. resolutions (see H. Res. 510), H11036 [18NO]

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

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 3968), H9641 [3NO]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H11110 [6DE]

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

———require higher standards of automobile fuel efficiency to reduce the amount of oil used for fuel by automobiles in the U.S. by 10 percent beginning in 2016 (see H.R. 3762), H8735 [6OC]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H8735 [6OC]

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

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 1108), H8809 [7OC]

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

National Flood Insurance Program: restore financial solvency (see H.R. 4320), H10225 [15NO]

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

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

National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Res. 312), H4355 [9JN]

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), H7814 [8SE]

National objectives: ensure that the U.S. leads the world in next generation energy technologies, grow the economy, create high-skill American jobs, eliminate overdependence on foreign oil, and address global warming (see H.R. 2828), H6205 [20JY]

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1124), H1696 [17MR]

National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 222), H7674 [6SE]

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

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

———award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 4597), H12048 [16DE]

Navy: require procurement of helicopters under the Presidential helicopter fleet replacement program that are wholly manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 459), H720 [16FE]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding (see H.R. 2694), H7814 [8SE]

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1591), H2978 [4MY]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 276), H7744 [7SE]

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), H10227 [15NO]

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), H10157 [10NO]

———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]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H287 [1FE] (see H.R. 700), H3056 [5MY]

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

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: affirm commitment and leadership of the U.S. to improve the lives of the world's people living in extreme poverty and conditions of misery (see H. Con. Res. 172), H4803 [20JN]

Power resources: ensure fairness in gasoline, diesel fuel, and home heating oil prices (see H.R. 4029), H9473 [1NO]

———improve energy efficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 4384), H11504 [13DE]

———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H8847 [17OC]

———reduce growth of energy use and limit impact of growing energy use on the economy, environment, and national security through reductions in energy demand (see H.R. 3263), H7743 [7SE]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 17), H523 [9FE] (see H.J. Res. 36), H941 [2MR]

Privacy: protect and enhance consumer privacy (see H.R. 3140), H5599 [30JN]

Public housing: repeal requirements for residents to engage in community service and complete economic self-sufficiency programs (see H.R. 1018), H2880 [3MY]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H2394 [20AP]

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

Railroads: provide for continued operation of Amtrak and establish a support program for certain rail infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2992), H6328 [21JY]

Raymond J. Salmon Post Office, Clinton, MA: designate (see H.R. 4152), H9275 [26OC]

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

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), H9363 [27OC]

Research: provide clinical research support grants, clinical research infrastructure grants, and a demonstration program on partnerships in clinical research (see H.R. 2308), H7743 [7SE]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1218), H3436 [17MY]

Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Post Office Building, Madison, WI: designate (see H.R. 1760), H3056 [5MY]

Romania: improve standard of care of children, resolve pending intercountry adoption cases, and remove barriers to the adoption of orphaned and abandoned children (see H. Res. 578), H11035 [18NO]

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

Rotary International: anniversary (see H. Res. 55), H287 [1FE] (see H. Res. 142), H1024 [8MR]

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), H11328 [8DE]

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

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

———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), H5801 [13JY]

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]

Sewage disposal: authorize appropriations for sewer overflow control grants (see H.R. 624), H631 [15FE]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 1636), H7673 [6SE]

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), H5176 [24JN]

———coordinate the threshold requirement for coverage of domestic employees with the amount required for a quarter of coverage (see H.R. 1761), H2470 [21AP]

———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 592), H584 [10FE]

———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1668), H4656 [16JN]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H2150 [19AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H353 [2FE]

Southeast Asia: provide for the automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship by certain individuals (see H.R. 2687), H4140 [26MY]

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

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H984 [3MR]

———preserve peaceful uses of space by prohibiting space-based weapons and the use of weapons to destroy orbiting objects in space (see H.R. 2420), H4144 [26MY]

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

———impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, protect civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in Darfur (see H.R. 3127), H8342 [22SE]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H2472 [21AP]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1120), H10038 [8NO]

———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), H7814 [8SE]

———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]

———deny the foreign tax credit, and benefits of deferral, to companies doing business in Sudan until the Sudanese take steps to end genocide (see H.R. 1435), H2473 [21AP]

———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 benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1405), H1847 [6AP]

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

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 625), H410 [8FE]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1634), H2100 [14AP]

———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs (see H.R. 877), H2150 [19AP]

———extend Superfund financing for purposes of cleanup activities relative to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 4481), H11504 [13DE]

———extend the new market tax credit (see H.R. 3957), H11110 [6DE]

———impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil, establish the Consumer Energy Assistance Trust Fund, and provide for a rebate to energy consumers (see H.R. 4263), H10158 [10NO]

———impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow tax credit for purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and provide grants for mass transit (see H.R. 2070), H2975 [4MY]

———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), H197 [25JA]

———make the credit for prior year minimum tax liability refundable for certain individuals and require returns with respect to certain stock options (see H.R. 3385), H7673 [6SE]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H8735 [6OC]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H4143 [26MY]

———provide transition funding rules for certain plans, including airline industry pension plans, electing to cease future benefit accruals (see H.R. 2106), H5963 [18JY]

———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]

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2526), H3768 [23MY]

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

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3), H797 [17FE]

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

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: policy concerning supportive actions on the occasion of the Seventh NPT Review Conference (see H. Con. Res. 133), H3114 [10MY]

Truth in Lending Act: extend certain protections to overdraft protection programs, require consent to initiate, and enhance information on overdraft protection, and prohibit manipulation to generate overdraft protection fees (see H.R. 3449), H6932 [27JY]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H3894 [24MY]

U.N.: address anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 54), H414 [8FE]

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

———dissuade members from supporting resolutions that unfairly castigate Israel and promote more balanced and constructive approaches to resolving conflict in the Middle East (see H. Res. 438), H8514 [28SE]

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

Unemployment: provide benefits for Hurricane Katrina victims (see H.R. 3774), H8249 [21SE]

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 (see H.R. 4506), H11503 [13DE]

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), H5915 [14JY]

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), H3769 [23MY]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 1366), H8734 [6OC]

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

———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2963), H8919 [18OC]

———improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1588), H4143 [26MY]

———increase burial benefits for certain veterans buried in private or State-owned cemeteries (see H.R. 831), H3056 [5MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H11220 [7DE]

———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), H6432 [25JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H7565 [28JY] (see H.R. 3171), H5601 [30JN]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 63), H1696 [17MR]

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

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

———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 1300), H1507 [15MR]

Water: establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 1592), H3056 [5MY]

Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8348 [26SE]

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), H1510 [15MR]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 893), H5176 [24JN]

———commemorate anniversary of conclusion and honor veterans of both the Pacific and Atlantic theaters (see H. Con. Res. 191), H5435 (see H. Con. Res. 191), H5480 [29JN]

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 2193), H3054 [5MY]

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

Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 34), H943 [2MR]

Zimbabwe: condemn government operation under which homes, businesses, religious structures, and other buildings were demolished in an attempt to restore order (see H. Res. 409), H7862 [13SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: provide that consensual sexual activity between adults shall not be a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (see H.R. 2054), H2879 [3MY]

Business and industry: require additional disclosure to shareholders of executive compensation (see H.R. 4291), H10156 [10NO]

Corps of Engineers: authorize the conduct of small projects for the rehabilitation or removal of dams (see H.R. 4226), H9641 [3NO]

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating certain historic buildings and areas in Taunton, MA, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 1512), H1845 [6AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize a special round of funding by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund for assistance in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4020), H8807 [7OC]

———require indefinite retention of records (including images) of redeemed savings bonds (see H.R. 3048), H5100 [23JN]

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

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

Haskins, Veronica Mitina: relief (see H.R. 1747), H2394 [20AP] (see H.R. 3494), H6936 [27JY]

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

Honorable Judge George N. Leighton Post Office Building, New Bedford, MA: designate (see H.R. 1542), H1893 [12AP]

Immigration: cancellation of removal for certain aliens (see H.R. 2055), H2879 [3MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of incontinence undergarments (see H.R. 1052), H940 [2MR]

New England Patriots (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 86), H584 [10FE]

Social Security: restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 1690), H2148 [19AP]

SSI: require compensation for jury service to be excluded in determining income (see H.R. 3951), H8642 [29SE]

Tariff: filament yarns (see H.R. 2589, 2590), H3893 [24MY]

———yarn of synthetic staple fibers, not put up for retail sale (see H.R. 2591), H3893 [24MY]

Taunton River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3321), H5963 [18JY]

Television: reinstate authority of the FCC and local franchising authorities to regulate cable television rates (see H.R. 1730), H2393 [20AP]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: extend applicability (see H.R. 4513), H11503 [13DE]

Chronologies

Taunton, MA, historic events, H5207 [27JN]

Excerpts

``Shut Out—A Story of Race and Baseball in Boston,'' Howard Bryant, E333-E335 [2MR]

Letters

Prohibit faith-based and nonprofit groups from receiving certain affordable housing funding if they engage in voter registration or get-out-the-vote activities: American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, H9193 [26OC]

———Curtis Decker, Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, H9193 [26OC]

———Joseph Flannigan, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, H9993 [8NO]

———Nicholas DiMarzio, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, H9192 [26OC]

———Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, H9193 [26OC]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act: by, H12139 [17DE]

———Donald W. Goodrich, Families of September 11, Inc., H12138 [17DE]

Motions

Housing: reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), H9192 [26OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5180 [27JN]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 520), H9369, H9371, H9372 [28OC]

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, H12144 [17DE], E2520 [14DE]

Armed Forces: policy regarding military service by homosexuals, H314 [2FE]

———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (H.R. 458), H5190 [27JN]

———support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education (H. Con. Res. 36), consideration (H. Res. 59), H312, H314 [2FE]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H5087 [23JN]

Armenia: declaration of genocide, E469 [17MR]

Black, Peter M.: ROFEH International (nonprofit organization) Distinguished Service award recipient, E1937 [22SE]

Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts: support activities, H12206 [18DE]

Budget: reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs, H783, H784 [17FE]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 250), consideration (H. Res. 451), H8187 [21SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medal to Jackie Robinson posthumously (H. Con. Res. 79), E333 [2MR]

Citizens for Citizens, Inc.: Head Start and Early Start program recipient of Dept. of HHS Program of Excellence award, E809 [28AP]

Coast Guard: Integrated Deepwater System Program funding, H3371 [17MY]

Consumers: establish lifeline banking for low-income individuals, H12278 [18DE]

Corporations: regulate excessive compensation of corporate officials, E1490 [14JY]

Courts: infringement by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on parental rights in Fields v. Palmdale School District (H. Res. 547), H10314, H10315 [16NO]

———prohibit punitive damages against manufacturers of medical products that comply with FDA standards, H6986 [28JY]

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

DeLay, Representative: characterization of remarks relative to use of profits from Federal housing programs for relief efforts for housing victims of Hurricane Katrina, H8103 [20SE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H9110 [26OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), conference report, H12206 [18DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), H4765 [20JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), H3371 [17MY]

Dept. of HUD: Brownfields Economic Development Initiative funding, H5419 [29JN]

———distribution formula for section 8 housing vouchers program renewal funding, H5428 [29JN]

———facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (H.R. 280), H11456, H11457, H11458 [13DE]

———fair housing programs funding through reductions in administrative expenses, H5417, H5418 [29JN]

———Homeless Assistance Grants funding through reductions in Amtrak funding, H5409 [29JN]

———provide waivers under certain housing assistance programs to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina in obtaining housing (H.R. 3894), H8666 [6OC]

———section 8 housing vouchers program funding through reductions in Working Capital Fund, H5424 [29JN]

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

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

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6141 [20JY], E1619 [27JY]

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating certain historic buildings and areas in Taunton, MA, as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 1512), H5206 [27JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5105, H5106 [24JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5381, H5409, H5417, H5418, H5419, H5424, H5428 [29JN], H5518 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), conference report, H10940 [18NO]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6940 [28JY]

Economy: importance of job creation, E1038 [20MY]

Executive departments: prohibit funding in contravention of requirements for frank and complete answers in communications and testimony before Congress, H5518 [30JN]

Expedited Funds Availability Act: redress imbalances between faster withdrawals permitted under the Check 21 Act and slower rates for crediting deposits, H2932 [4MY]

Fall River, MA: Community Development Block Grant Program implementation, E575 [7AP]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage, E2467 [7DE]

Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act: technical corrections and conforming amendments necessary for implementation (H.R. 4636), H12278 [18DE]

Federal Election Campaign Act: exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication (H.R. 1606), H9480, H9481 [2NO]

FEMA: temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 3669), H7760, H7762 [8SE]

———temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 4133), H10992, H10993 [18NO]

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), H9124 [26OC]

———maintain current Federal deposit insurance rates, H2922, H2933 [4MY]

———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (H.R. 1185), H2921, H2922, H2932, H2933 [4MY]

———repeal prohibition on payment of interest on demand deposits (H.R. 1224), H3740 [23MY]

Head Start Program: provide hiring protections for faith-based organizations providing Head Start services, H8316 [22SE]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8316 [22SE]

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), H6985, H6986 [28JY]

———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), unanimous-consent request, H6986 [28JY]

Honorable Judge George N. Leighton Post Office Building, New Bedford, MA: designate (H.R. 1542), H2889 [4MY]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H8058 [15SE]

———require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances (H.R. 841), unanimous-consent agreement, H970 [3MR]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 623), H12057 [17DE]

———open versus restrictive rules, H8187 [21SE]

———same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 563), H10969 [18NO]

Housing: eliminate the ability of certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises to borrow from the Treasury, H9184, H9185 [26OC]

———establish minimum risk-based capital standards for housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, H9180 [26OC]

———exclude faith-based organizations from requirement for organizations receiving certain affordable housing funding to designate such activities as their primary purpose, H9176, H9177, H9192, H9195 [26OC]

———exempt small public housing agencies from the requirement of preparing annual public housing agency plans (H.R. 3422), H11454, H11455 [13DE]

———prohibit faith-based and nonprofit groups from receiving certain affordable housing funding if they engage in voter registration or get-out-the-vote activities, H9114, H9120, H9131, H9136, H9176, H9177, H9192, H9195 [26OC], H9992 [8NO]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), H9127, H9128, H9129, H9130, H9131, H9136, H9176, H9177, H9180, H9184, H9185, H9190 [26OC], H9992 [8NO]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), consideration (H. Res. 509), H9114, H9120 [26OC]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), motion to recommit, H9192, H9195 [26OC]

———restore Presidential appointees to the boards of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and retain regulatory appointees and make certain modifications to the boards of Federal Home Loan Banks, H9190 [26OC]

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

Human rights: condemn use of torture on POW, E529 [5AP]

Hungary: recognize anniversary of Hungarian Revolution and reaffirm friendship between the people and governments of the U.S. and Hungary (H. Res. 479), E2489 [8DE]

Immigration: maintain existing asylum procedures, H531 [10FE]

International economic relations: proposed revision of minimum capital requirements for financial institutions, E524 [5AP]

Iraq: accountability for abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, E808 [28AP], E895 [5MY]

———call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), H10969 [18NO]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H10969 [18NO], E1163 [8JN]

Israel: withdrawal from settlements in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, E1619 [27JY], E1768 [7SE], E1822 [13SE]

Kodsi, Rahmin: ROFEH International (nonprofit organization) Man of the Year award recipient, E1937 [22SE]

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

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (H.R. 358), H5184, H5185 [27JN]

Middle East: support principles of peace, H784-H788 [17FE]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3070), H6343 [22JY]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1281), conference report, H12134 [17DE]

———Mars exploration funding, H6343 [22JY]

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

National Gaucher Foundation: tribute, E2164 [25OC]

National Homeownership Month: observance (H. Res. 312), H5182 [27JN]

National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), consideration (H. Res. 71), H447 [9FE]

———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), consideration (H. Res. 75), H530, H531 [10FE]

Native Americans: improve housing programs (H.R. 797), Senate amendments, H12188, H12189 [18DE]

Palestinians: allocation of foreign aid in quarterly allotments pending evaluation of use of such funds, H6141 [20JY], E1619 [27JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H6985 [28JY], H8792 [7OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 219), H2186, H2189 [20AP]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (H. Res. 535), E2489 [8DE]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H9476 [2NO]

Rove, Karl: characterization of Democratic response to terrorist attacks on U.S., H5179 [27JN]

———role in release of identity of CIA operative, H5645 [12JY]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1708, H1709, H1712, H1714, H1715, H1716, H1718, H1723 [20MR]

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

Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (H. Res. 340), H5580, H5581 [30JN]

Taunton, MA: Community Development Block Grant Program implementation, E559 [6AP]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (H.R. 310), consideration (H. Res. 95), H638, H639 [16FE]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: extend applicability (S. 467), H11136 [7DE], H12057 [17DE]

———extend applicability (S. 467), Senate amendment, H12137 [17DE]

Truth in Lending Act: extend certain protections to overdraft protection programs, require consent to initiate, and enhance information on overdraft protection, and prohibit manipulation to generate overdraft protection fees (H.R. 3449), E2156 [24OC]

U.N.: dissuade members from supporting resolutions that unfairly castigate Israel and promote more balanced and constructive approaches to resolving conflict in the Middle East (H. Res. 438), E2489 [8DE]

U.S. Air Force Academy: address issue of religious discrimination, H3266 [16MY]

———ensure a positive climate of religious freedom and tolerance, H4765 [20JN]

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth: tribute to Solar Decathlon Team, E1965 [28SE]

Votes in House: condemn practice of holding votes open beyond a reasonable period of time, H6940 [28JY], H8792 [7OC]

Westport, MA: harbor dredging project funding, E515 [20MR]

Workforce Investment Act: prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H907 [2MR]

———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), H907 [2MR]

YouthBuild USA (organization): funding, H5105, H5106 [24JN], E1510 [18JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1688 [17MR]

Tribute, E1827 [13SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to R. Arnold Wakelin, Jr.: Wellesley, MA, E304 [18FE]

Statements

Jewish Community Expresses Support for Israel's Disengagement Plan: Nancy K. Kaufman and Susan A. Calechman, Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston, MA, E1768 [7SE], E1822 [13SE]

REAL ID Act: several religious organizations, H532 [10FE]

Tributes

Bond, Julian, E2018 [6OC]

Casazza, Joseph, E2519 [14DE]

Costa, Antonio A., E620 [12AP]

LaFalce, John J., E2156 [24OC]

Muchnick, Isadore, E333 [2MR]

Olson, Theodore B., E758 [26AP]

Rodino, Peter W., Jr., H4794 [20JN]

Solmonese, Joe, E527 [5AP]

Wakelin, R. Arnold, Jr., E304 [18FE]