SCOTT, DAVID (a Representative from Georgia)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure regulatory equity between and among dairy farmers and handlers for sales of packaged fluid milk in federally regulated and non-federally regulated areas (see H.R. 4015), H9556 [2NO]

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

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

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), H11328 [8DE]

Appropriations: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 871), H719 [16FE]

Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 2099), H2977 [4MY]

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

———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (see H.R. 1565), H1894 [12AP]

———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), H1969 [13AP]

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

———improve the readiness of State defense forces and increase military coordination for homeland security between States and the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 3401), H6327 [21JY]

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

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

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

———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), H798 [17FE]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: recognize anniversary and support mission and goals (see H. Con. Res. 41), H1780 [5AP]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H796 [17FE]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H7743 [7SE]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 228), H8089 [15SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H796 [17FE]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 903), H792 [17FE]

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

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

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 71), H2395 [20AP]

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), H8847 [17OC]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H11504 [13DE]

Charles, Ray: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 824), H2150 [19AP]

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

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 237), H7862 [13SE]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H8388 [27SE]

———prevent disruption of the education of children who change residence based on the military service of a Reserve component parent who is deployed overseas (see H.R. 2108), H2977 [4MY]

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), H10502 [16NO]

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 83), H1697 [17MR]

China, Republic of: oppose proposed People's Republic of China anti-secession law (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1372 [10MR]

———oppose proposed People's Republic of China anti-secession law and reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 76), H1026 [8MR]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 188), H353 [2FE]

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

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

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

Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 329), H4722 [17JN]

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

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

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

Corporate Entitlement Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 4254), H10038 [8NO]

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]

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), H3894 [24MY]

Crime: 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), H12050 [16DE]

Davis, Ossie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 660), H848 [1MR]

———tribute (see H. Res. 69), H412 [8FE]

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

Day of Hearts—Congenital Heart Defect Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 629), H12049 [16DE]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: consider homeland security contributions and value when reviewing list of military installations recommended for realignment or closure (see H.R. 2641), H4188 [7JN]

———disapprove recommendations (see H.J. Res. 64, 65), H8389 [27SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the National Drought Council (see H.R. 1386), H1692 [17MR]

———provide financial assistance for the construction, improvement, and rehabilitation of farmers markets (see H.R. 710), H522 [9FE]

———reopen filing of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs (see H.R. 4398), H11110 [6DE]

———strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H12290 [18DE]

Dept. of Commerce: delegate to the Under Sec. of Commerce for International Trade the functions relating to trade adjustment assistance for firms (see H.R. 466), H1025 [8MR]

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), H10503 [16NO]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 2427), H3696 [19MY]

Dept. of Education: recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H8348 [26SE]

Dept. of HUD: insure zero-downpayment mortgages for one-unit residences (see H.R. 3043), H5100 [23JN]

———maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1780 [5AP]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 3888), H8341 [22SE]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 1704), H5741 [12JY]

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

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H2880 [3MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 1153), H5435 (see H.R. 1153), H5479 [29JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 4025), H8919 [18OC]

———reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 616), H410 [8FE]

———terminate administrative freeze on the enrollment into the health care system of veterans in the lowest priority category for enrollment (referred to as ``Priority 8'') (see H.R. 3312), H5913 [14JY]

Disasters: mourn the loss of life caused by floods and mudslides in Central America and Mexico and provide assistance to affected people (see H. Con. Res. 280), H10503 [16NO]

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

Discrimination: condemn existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urge States to adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue (see H. Res. 259), H3557 [18MY]

Diseases: establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority or underserved populations (see H.R. 3640), H11110 [6DE]

———establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H8808 [7OC]

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

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

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H8089 [15SE]

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

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

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H7565 [28JY]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H984 [3MR]

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

———increase maximum Pell Grant amount (see H.R. 133), H7743 [7SE]

———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H3436 [17MY]

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

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), H11036 [18NO]

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

———reform process for designating critical habitat (see H.R. 1299), H2103 [14AP]

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 2895), H4485 [14JN]

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]

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

FCC: expedite and increase assignment of radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 1646), H11504 [13DE]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H9426 [28OC]

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H1896 [12AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: affirm that a permit is not required in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1749), H3894 [24MY]

Filipino Americans: recognize centennial of immigration and acknowledge contributions to society (see H. Con. Res. 218), H9426 [28OC]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H1896 [12AP]

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), H4401 [13JN]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H7673 [6SE]

Government: require notification to Congress of certain contracts, and prohibit unauthorized expenditure of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes (see H.R. 373), H354 [2FE]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H1968 [13AP]

Health: improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (see H.R. 2072), H2975 [4MY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 810), H1265 [9MR]

———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 2671), H8644 [29SE]

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

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H2738 [28AP]

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

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

Hispanic Americans: tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 323), H12049 [16DE]

History: anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H9427 [28OC]

Horne, Lena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 112), H8514 [28SE]

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

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

———strengthen budget process (see H. Res. 121), H797 [17FE]

Housing: combat unfair and deceptive practices in the high-cost mortgage market, strengthen civil remedies, promote uniform lending and appraisal standards, and establish licensing standards for mortgage brokers (see H.R. 1295), H1506 [15MR]

———modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H5638 [11JY]

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

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

———provide emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3952), H9044 [20OC]

———recover, reclaim, restore and reconstruct lives and communities and reunite families devastated by Hurricane Katrina and address issues of poverty exposed by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4197), H9554 [2NO]

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), H8389 [27SE]

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), H9472 [1NO]

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

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 1130), H1780 [5AP]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H1696 [17MR]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see H.R. 4179), H9473 [1NO] (see H. Res. 137), H984 [3MR]

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

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4401 [13JN]

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

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 181), H5915 [14JY]

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

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H8513 [28SE]

Medicare: ensure that prescription drug benefits have no impact on benefits under other Federal programs (see H.R. 2746), H4401 [13JN]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H5915 [14JY]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H8919 [18OC]

Mexico: condemn printing and distribution of racist postage stamps and urge to immediately cease printing and distributing the stamps and recall stamps on the market (see H. Res. 347), H5742 [12JY]

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

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

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

Motley, Constance Baker: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 271), H9043 [20OC]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H8847 [17OC]

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

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H7565 [28JY]

National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Res. 312), H4985 [22JN]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 987), H9276 [26OC]

National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see H. Res. 556), H10502 [16NO]

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

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H11655 [14DE]

Navy: require naval forces to include a certain number of operational aircraft carriers (see H.R. 304), H193 [25JA]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding (see H.R. 2694), H8513 [28SE]

———modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 224), H8643 [29SE]

Pakistan: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4073), H9426 [28OC]

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11111 [6DE]

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 4343), H11220 [7DE] (see H. Con. Res. 292), H9962 [7NO]

———tribute (see H. Res. 512), H9275 [26OC]

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

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

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H1846 [6AP]

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

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

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H8513 [28SE]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 535), H10227 [15NO]

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. 4128), H9426 [28OC]

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

Russia: issue a clear and unambiguous statement of admission and condemnation of the illegal occupation and annexation by the Soviet Union from 1940-1991 of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 128), H2551 [26AP]

———protect freedoms of all religious communities without distinction, whether registered or unregistered, as stipulated by the Russian Constitution and international standards (see H. Con. Res. 190), H9642 [3NO]

———protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 230), H10503 [16NO]

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), H4896 [21JN]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H11655 [14DE]

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

Social Security: ensure that receipts and disbursements of the trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget (see H.R. 653), H798 [17FE]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H196 [25JA]

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

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

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

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

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), H10157 [10NO]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain energy projects (see H.R. 2794), H6107 [19JY]

———allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 37), H196 [25JA]

———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H12050 [16DE]

———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), H1417 [14MR]

———allow taxpayers to split refunds and make deposits electronically among certain accounts (see H.R. 1048), H1622 [16MR]

———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), H413 [8FE]

———maintain current mortgage interest deduction (see H. Con. Res. 272), H9473 [1NO]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 930), H3056 [5MY]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 2034), H2737 [28AP]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H8644 [29SE]

———provide credit to certain agriculture-related businesses for cost of protecting certain chemicals (see H.R. 713), H3199 [11MY]

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

———provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (see H.R. 1040), H940 [2MR]

———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 limits on the deduction of interest on education loans (see H.R. 1033), H2550 [26AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H3436 [17MY]

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

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

Turkey: urge acknowledgment of culpability of Ottoman Empire for Armenian genocide and reconciliation with Armenia, and support accession of Turkey to the European Union under certain criteria (see H. Con. Res. 195), H6328 [21JY]

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

Twenty-First Century Water Commission: establish (see H.R. 135), H630 [15FE]

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 (see H. Res. 438), H9642 [3NO]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1025 [8MR]

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

Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H4142 [26MY]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H941 [2MR]

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

Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8249 [21SE]

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

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

———recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day and the Liberation of Western Bohemia (see H. Res. 195), H1846 [6AP]

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

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see H. Con. Res. 26), H196 [25JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 199), H77 [4JA]

———require States to charge in-State tuition rates to members and their dependents who are domiciled or stationed on active duty in that State (see H.R. 197), H77 [4JA]

Dept. of HUD: provide grants to States, local governments, and nonprofit organizations for education programs on predatory lending and establish a toll-free number for complaints (see H.R. 200), H77 [4JA]

Education: provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 198), H77 [4JA]

John Lewis Civil Rights Institute, Atlanta, GA: designate (see H.R. 2953), H4655 [16JN]

Medicare: stabilize amount of part B premium (see H.R. 201), H78 [4JA]

Remarks

Armed Forces: prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (H.R. 458), E1464 [12JY]

Aviation: comprehensive airline pension reform, H11758, H11761 [15DE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H383 [8FE], H508 [9FE], H10230, H10379, H10382 [16NO]

———deficit, H383 [8FE], H2947 [4MY], H11080, H11083, H11085 [6DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10150 [10NO], H10230, H10379, H10381, H10382 [16NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), consideration (H. Res. 560), H10541 [17NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), H11080 [6DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1670, H1681 [17MR]

Courts: protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 1751), H10095 [9NO]

Davis, Ossie: tribute (H. Res. 69), H473 [9FE]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: disapprove recommendations (H.J. Res. 65), H9308 [27OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H10382 [16NO]

Dept. of Defense: recommendation to close Fort Gillen, GA, H9308 [27OC]

———recommendation to close Fort McPherson, GA, H9308 [27OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), conference report, E1751 [6SE]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H7705, H7717 [7SE]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6909 [27JY]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: exempt mortgage servicers from certain requirements relative to Federal mortgage loans secured by a first lien (H.R. 1025), H1792 [6AP]

FEMA: temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 4133), H10337 [16NO]

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), H7002 [28JY]

Hurricanes: relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7705, H7717 [7SE]

Investments: improve the access of investors to regulatory records relative to securities brokers, dealers, and investment advisers (H.R. 1077), H1789 [6AP]

John Lewis Civil Rights Institute, Atlanta, GA: designate (H.R. 2953), E1254 [17JN]

Parks, Rosa: tribute (H. Res. 512), E2205 [27OC]

Pensions: reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), H11758 [15DE]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H9581 [3NO]

Small business: provide incentives for investment (H.R. 436), H1791 [6AP]

Social Security: privatization proposals, H498, H509, H512 [9FE]

———reform, H498, H508, H509, H511, H512 [9FE]

———reform proposals based on race and gender, H498, H509 [9FE]

South Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.: anniversary (H. Res. 300), H8879 [18OC]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification, H1960 [13AP]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation, H1960 [13AP]

Veterans: health care funding, E1751 [6SE]

Voting Rights Act: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 216), E1680 [29JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H408 [8FE], H518 [9FE], H1688 [17MR], H2974 [4MY], H7670 [6SE], H7738 [7SE]

Tributes

Hamilton, Elmer, E1687 [29JY]

Kidd, Maggie K. Brown, E2406 [18NO]

Parks, Rosa, H9260 [26OC]