NADLER, JERROLD (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H4986 [22JN], H5106 [24JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5363 [28JN], H5422, H5443 [29JN]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11958 [16DE]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7864 [13SE], H7914 [14SE]

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), H536, H548 [10FE]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H9591 [3NO]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4401 [13JN], H4543 [15JN]

Appointments

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

———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], H10160 [14NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 3931), H8513 [28SE]

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see H. Res. 523), H9426 [28OC]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1155), H1023 [8MR]

America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 289), H9696 [4NO]

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), H2148 [19AP]

———restore prohibition on commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 297), H1264 [9MR]

———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1707), H9696 [4NO]

———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 1329), H1970 [13AP]

Appropriations: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 871), H1847 [6AP]

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

Armed Forces: 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]

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

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H4486 [14JN]

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

Armenia: ensure U.S. foreign policy reflects understanding of issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in records relative to the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 316), H5964 [18JY]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 381), H6431 [25JY]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H6381 [22JY]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1312), H5915 [14JY]

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

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

———provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (see H.R. 3697), H7812 [8SE]

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

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

Brumidi, Constantino: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1697 [17MR]

Bush, President: request certain information relative to a claim made that there is not a Social Security trust (see H. Res. 170), H1695 [17MR]

Business and industry: prohibit price gouging during certain disasters and emergencies (see H.R. 3681), H7741 [7SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda (see H.R. 4510), H12168 [17DE]

Capitol Police: increase the mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 1335), H5741 [12JY]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 71), H2551 [26AP]

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), H10157 [10NO]

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

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H3114 [10MY]

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

———establish Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program, Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, and child care provider health benefits program (see H.R. 2000), H4487 [14JN]

———promote improvement of information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 3582), H7559 [28JY]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H7814 [8SE]

China, People's Republic of: withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 728), H523 [9FE]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 188), H413 [8FE]

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

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]

Claims: extend deadline for victims of terrorist attacks to file claims to receive certain compensation (see H.R. 565), H351 [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), H6381 [22JY]

———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), H9963 [7NO]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 227), H2648 [27AP]

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), H1622 [16MR]

———request documents from the President on the anticipated effects of climate change on coastal regions of the U.S. (see H. Res. 515), H9276 [26OC]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 761), H582 [10FE]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 128), H236 [26JA]

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), H6936 [27JY]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H72 [4JA]

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

Computers: discourage spyware (see H.R. 744), H581 [10FE]

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

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3326), H7566 [28JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H1623 [16MR]

Corporal Jason L. Dunham Post Office, Scio, NY: designate (see H.R. 4515), H11503 [13DE]

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

CPSC: issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of certain furniture and electronic appliances (see H.R. 1861), H5177 [24JN]

———issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H8807 [7OC]

Crime: prohibit certain computer assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 1558), H4561 [15JN]

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

———require that recommended national protocol for sexual assault medical forensic examinations include a recommendation that rape victims be offered information about emergency contraceptives (see H.R. 1214), H1368 [10MR]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H942 [2MR]

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 Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 123), H1897 [12AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H7613 [29JY]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 559), H4656 [16JN]

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

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

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3402), H7566 [28JY]

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

Dept. of the Interior: provide project grants and emergency assistance to address critical great ape conservation needs (see H.R. 2693), H4487 [14JN]

———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), H7862 [13SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide emergency assistance to homeless veterans and their families affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3727), H8388 [27SE]

———provide veterans affected by Hurricane Katrina access to health care (see H.R. 3666), H8388 [27SE]

Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: transmit to the House of Representatives documents relating to security investigations and background checks relating to granting White House access to James D. Guckert (see H. Res. 136), H984 [3MR]

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), H8810 [7OC]

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

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H6107 [19JY]

Diseases: address fertility issues facing cancer survivors (see H. Con. Res. 174), H11221 [7DE]

———Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (see H.R. 2098), H6652 [26JY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H193 [25JA]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see H.R. 3369), H8919 [18OC] (see H.R. 4062), H8846 [17OC]

———promote initiatives to develop an HIV vaccine (see H. Res. 286), H8810 [7OC]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 398), H7861 [13SE]

Drugs: expand the scope of information required for the data bank on clinical trials for drugs (see H.R. 3196), H8514 [28SE]

———lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 869), H2880 [3MY]

Ecology and environment: enforce certain enviromental laws, expand the definition of environmental justice, and direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office (see H.R. 1648), H2101 [14AP]

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

———include information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence in domestic violence education programs (see H.R. 2947), H6381 [22JY]

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

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 1693), H7564 [28JY]

———provide relief to students, schools, and student borrowers affected by natural disasters (see H.R. 3690), H7742 [7SE]

Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see H.R. 4463), H11219 [7DE]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), H9361 [27OC]

———provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 3192), H5915 [14JY]

———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]

Energy Policy Act: repeal provisions (see H.R. 4479), H11880 [15DE]

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]

———provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 1043), H7861 [13SE]

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

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), H3557 [18MY]

———improve disclosure of the funding status of pension plans (see H.R. 2321), H3259 [12MY]

European Union: urge addition of Hezbollah (terrorist organization) to list of terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 101), H798 [17FE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit agreements to provide notice of investigations or inspections relative to child labor violations (see H.R. 4190), H9472 [1NO]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 475), H1264 [9MR]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (see H.R. 859), H798 [17FE] (see H.R. 1260), H1370 [10MR]

FBI: improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 1415), H5915 [14JY]

FCC: prohibit imposing penalties for indecent broadcasts by cable television providers, satellite carriers, Internet, or non-broadcast providers (see H.R. 1440), H5362 [28JN]

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), H11220 [7DE]

Federal aid programs: 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 Election Campaign Act: exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication (see H.R. 4194), H11328 [8DE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H7673 [6SE]

———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]

———index deferred annuities and provide survivor annuities to spouses of former employees entitled to a deferred annuity who died after leaving the Government before establishing a claim (see H.R. 2517), H4401 [13JN]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3267), H6108 [19JY]

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

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H8388 [27SE]

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 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] (see H.R. 3659), H7744 [7SE] (see H.R. 4493), H11327 [8DE]

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), H3198 [11MY]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: modify requirements for appointment and training of members of Regional Fishery Management Councils (see H.R. 1431), H2739 [28AP]

Fordham University: anniversary of School of Law (see H. Res. 442), H8514 [28SE]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4465), H11219 [7DE]

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

Foreign policy: prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 952), H3113 [10MY]

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]

Frank, Anne: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 48), H3055 [5MY]

Gerard A. Fiorenza Post Office Building, Massapequa, NY: designate (see H.R. 3934), H8513 [28SE]

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

Government: require notification to Congress of certain contracts, and prohibit unauthorized expenditure of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes (see H.R. 373), H3113 [10MY]

Government regulations: require agencies to take into consideration the impact of newly promulgated rules on the privacy of individuals (see H.R. 2840), H4355 [9JN]

Great Lakes: authorize appropriations for State restoration programs and activities (see H.R. 792), H586 [14FE]

———prohibit issuance of Federal or State permit or lease for new oil and gas slant, directional, or offshore drilling (see H.R. 2930), H5252 [27JN]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 2567), H4401 [13JN]

Health: 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), H8846 [17OC]

———declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1020), H5603 [30JN]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 3248), H11328 [8DE]

———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 3891), H8341 [22SE]

———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), H4561 [15JN]

———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]

———improve accessibility to and administration of immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases, including influenza (see H.R. 3502), H10039 [8NO]

———improve accessibility to immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases, study Medicare and Medicaid influenza immunization usage, and amend Federal employee immunization services (see H.R. 3598), H8735 [6OC]

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

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H4073 [25MY] (see H.R. 2133), H3436 [17MY]

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

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H413 [8FE]

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

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 768), H1372 [10MR] (see H.R. 2553), H3768 [23MY]

Health care facilities: provide for public disclosure of charges for certain hospital and ambulatory surgical center services and drugs (see H.R. 3139), H7815 [8SE]

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), H2151 [19AP]

Heinz Ahlmeyer, Jr., Post Office Building, Pearl River, NY: designate (see H.R. 3548), H7744 [7SE]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (see H.R. 939), H1970 [13AP]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H350 [2FE]

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

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

Ho, Don: tribute (see H. Res. 597), H11503 [13DE]

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

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1510 [15MR]

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

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]

———issue a special postage stamp to afford a means by which the public may contribute to Hurricane Katrina disaster relief (see H.R. 3740), H8514 [28SE]

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

Immigration: provide nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who died in terrorist attacks on the U.S. an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 3575), H7559 [28JY]

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

———recapture unused employment-based immigrant visa numbers to facilitate improved health care for all persons in the U.S. (see H.R. 139), H286 [1FE]

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

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), H2549 [26AP]

———establish minimum standards relating to a factor for life insurance eligibility and rates (see H.R. 3639), H7950 [14SE]

———reform the medical malpractice insurance business, limit frivolous lawsuits, and enhance patient access to medical care (see H.R. 3359), H6936 [27JY]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1000), H4486 [14JN]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 1526), H4656 [16JN]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H942 [2MR]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H137 [6JA]

———provide for payment of certain claims against Iranian Government (see H.R. 3358), H9472 [1NO]

Iraq: declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H. Con. Res. 197), H8810 [7OC]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 55), H7744 [7SE] (see H.J. Res. 73), H11221 [7DE]

Israel: congratulate on election of Dan Gillerman as Vice President of U.N. General Assembly (see H. Res. 368), H6381 [22JY]

James T. Molloy Post Office Building, Buffalo, NY: designate (see H.R. 3339), H6106 [19JY]

Jews: congratulate communities on seven-year completion of the 11th cycle of daily study of the Talmud (see H. Res. 124), H847 [1MR]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 160), H3894 [24MY]

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

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 115), H848 [1MR]

Law enforcement: enforcement of restraining orders (see H. Res. 382), H6431 [25JY]

Libraries: provide for public library construction and modernization (see H.R. 2292), H3197 [11MY]

Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy Post Office Building, Patchogue, NY: designate (see H.R. 4101), H9042 [20OC]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H354 [2FE]

Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (see H.R. 307), H193 [25JA]

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), H12051 [16DE]

Mara, Wellington T.: tribute (see H. Res. 517), H9556 [2NO]

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]

———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), H11655 [14DE]

———require States to report data on beneficiaries who are employed (see H.R. 3042), H11110 [6DE]

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

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

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H13189 [22DE]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 1125), H8643 [29SE]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1946), H4723 [17JN]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H11220 [7DE]

———permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 2736), H4723 [17JN]

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

———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 beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management (see H.R. 467), H524 [9FE]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H9044 [20OC]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H4656 [16JN]

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

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

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 144), H2977 [4MY]

———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), H9963 [7NO]

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

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

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

Monuments and memorials: recognize importance of establishing a national memorial at the Pentagon Reservation to commemorate and mourn the terrorist attack against the Pentagon (see H. Res. 434), H7814 [8SE]

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

Music and dance: recognize artistic excellence and community value of America's orchestras (see H. Con. Res. 157), H8644 [29SE]

NASA: provide for a Near-Earth Object Survey program to detect, track, catalogue, and characterize certain near-earth asteroids and comets (see H.R. 1022), H846 [1MR]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H10157 [10NO]

National Archives and Records Administration: extend the Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Records Interagency Working Group (see H.R. 842), H718 [16FE]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 30), H413 [8FE]

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

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

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

National Flood Insurance Program: strengthen, encourage participation, and provide certain owners of properties not located in flood hazard zones a one-time opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 3922), H10146 [9NO]

National Guard: count service in counties declared disaster areas in response to terrorist attacks, and under State duty in response to the attacks, as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit (see H.R. 948), H794 [17FE]

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

National Independent Inquiry Commission on Disaster Preparedness and Response: establish (see H.R. 3706), H7813 [8SE]

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), H6107 [19JY]

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

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), H4401 [13JN]

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1124), H2103 [14AP]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 478), H284 [1FE]

National Security Agency: require Dept. of Justice to submit documents on Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (see H. Res. 643), H13189 [22DE]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 1297), H1507 [15MR]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H984 [3MR]

New York, NY: provide protections and services to certain individuals after the terrorist attack (see H.R. 566), H351 [2FE]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding (see H.R. 2694), H4140 [26MY]

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1591), H3262 [12MY]

Pakistan: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4073), H9277 [26OC]

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

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

Patents: provide for compulsory licensing of certain patented inventions relative to health care emergencies (see H.R. 4131), H9102 [25OC]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H1969 [13AP]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H413 [8FE]

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

Presidential appointments: provide that a Federal public safety position may not be held by any political appointee who does not meet certain minimum requirements (see H.R. 3925), H11220 [7DE]

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

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

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 983), H2103 [14AP]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 535), H10039 [8NO]

Railroads: provide for continued operation of Amtrak and establish a support program for certain rail infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2992), H4802 [20JN]

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

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), H8919 [18OC]

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

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

Rotary International: anniversary (see H. Res. 55), H414 [8FE]

Safety: establish a permanent grant program to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment (see H.R. 1323), H1508 [15MR]

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

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

———support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 275), H9275 [26OC]

Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4045), H9556 [2NO]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 595), H8388 [27SE]

———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), H798 [17FE]

Senior citizens: provide mental health screening and treatment services, integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams (see H.R. 2629), H4487 [14JN]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 1636), H2151 [19AP]

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

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

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 3954), H8642 [29SE]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H2550 [26AP]

———recognize effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 61), H286 [1FE]

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

Space policy: 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]

Spain: express condolences to families of individuals killed and sympathy to individuals injured on anniversary of terrorist bombing attacks in Madrid (see H. Res. 99), H1026 [8MR]

Sudan: impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, protect civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in Darfur (see H.R. 3127), H9641 [3NO]

Taxation: allow a business credit for qualified expenditures for medical professional malpractice insurance (see H.R. 2291), H3197 [11MY]

———allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan and for hiring their dependents and dependents of deceased personnel (see H.R. 1352), H3695 [19MY]

———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), H4561 [15JN]

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 2625), H4072 [25MY]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1634), H8735 [6OC]

———extend Superfund financing for purposes of cleanup activities relative to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 4481), H11326 [8DE]

———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), H10144 [9NO]

———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), H8388 [27SE]

———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax and prevent manipulation of transfer prices by deflection of income to tax havens (see H.R. 1303), H1507 [15MR]

———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see H.R. 934), H1372 [10MR]

———provide additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 969), H795 [17FE]

———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]

———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 897), H6651 [26JY]

———reward individuals who provide volunteer services in times of national need (see H.R. 3773), H7948 [14SE] (see H.R. 3832), H8161 [20SE]

Technology: increase use and research of sustainable building design technology (see H.R. 4609), H12049 [16DE]

Telecommunications: provide grants and other support to achieve communications interoperability in the U.S. (see H.R. 1251), H8342 [22SE]

Terrorism: establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders (see H.R. 228), H1846 [6AP]

Tisch, Preston R. (Bob): tribute (see H. Res. 605), H12168 [17DE]

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), H520 [9FE]

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

———increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 153), H1778 [5AP] (see H.R. 3270), H7566 [28JY]

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]

———urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarch (see H. Res. 166), H4144 [26MY]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H10227 [15NO]

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), H8163 [20SE]

Unemployment: provide benefits for Hurricane Katrina victims (see H.R. 3774), H8089 [15SE]

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]

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

Veterans: extend for persons affected by Hurricane Katrina the time for appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims of certain decisions of the Board of Veterans Appeals (see H.R. 3670), H8388 [27SE]

———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H4486 [14JN]

———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), H8388 [27SE]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 4537), H11653 [14DE]

Vincent Palladino Post Office, Staten Island, NY: designate (see H.R. 2183), H3054 [5MY]

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

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 63), H73 [4JA]

Voting Rights Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 216), H6381 [22JY]

Water: require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 213), H287 [1FE]

Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 1126), H1510 [15MR]

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]

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H5963 [18JY]

———recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 338), H5101 [23JN]

World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 474), H284 [1FE]

———preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3436 [17MY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to establish antiharassment programs (see H.R. 3787), H8087 [15SE]

Dept. of HUD: make grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2636), H4073 [25MY]

Education: support up-to-date teaching of developments in modern day Russia in U.S. secondary schools (see H. Res. 609), H11654 [14DE]

House Rules: violations by the majority party relative to oversight hearings on Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization (see H. Res. 324), H4644 [16JN]

Human rights: condemn honor killings (see H. Con. Res. 296), H10156 [10NO]

Immigration: 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]

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

Medicare: condition the payment of employer prescription drug subsidies on the maintenance of current prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 655), H411 [8FE]

National Endowment for the Arts: repeal State grant limitations (see H.R. 573), H351 [2FE]

National security: establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters (see H.R. 2715), H4141 [26MY]

New York, NY: establish the African Burial Ground National Historic Site and the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum (see H.R. 3581), H7559 [28JY]

———recognize importance of establishing a national memorial at the World Trade Center site to commemorate and mourn terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 175), H1695 [17MR]

Taxation: deny deductions for direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs (see H.R. 575), H351 [2FE]

———regional cost of living adjustments for tax rate tables (see H.R. 574), H351 [2FE]

———treatment of certain losses arising from, and grants made as a result of terrorist attacks on New York, NY (see H.R. 720), H522 [9FE]

Letters

Dept. of HUD section 8 housing vouchers program funding: several religious organizations, H5423 [29JN]

Motions

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), H2614 [27AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4489 [15JN]

Proposals

House Rules violations by the majority party relative to oversight hearings of Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization, H4414 [14JN]

Remarks

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (H. Res. 523), H9377 [28OC]

Amtrak: funding, H5391 [29JN]

Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H4011 [25MY]

———policy regarding military service by homosexuals, H314 [2FE]

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

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H6112 [20JY]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H3617 [19MY]

Baden, Amanda: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, E1886 [19SE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), H2052 [14AP]

———amend laws (S. 256), consideration (H. Res. 211), H1986 [14AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), E2435 [18NO]

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report, H2565, H2566, H2570 [27AP], H2779 [3MY], H2996, H2997 [5MY]

———characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report (H. Res. 253), H2769, H2770, H2771 [3MY]

Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, H111 [6JA]

———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, H111 [6JA]

Courts: allow property owners to obtain injunctive or declaratory relief in cases of eminent domain, H9591, H9592 [3NO]

———amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), H749 [17FE]

———remove to Federal court certain State cases involving the rights of incapacitated persons (H.R. 1332), H1599, H1603 [16MR]

Crime: exempt certain family members and clergy from prohibition on taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, H2570, H2609 [27AP]

———prohibit a parent who caused a minor to become pregnant from suing anyone taking the minor across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, H2614 [27AP]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), H2594, H2598, H2609, H2614 [27AP]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2565, H2566, H2570 [27AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, E1885 [19SE]

Cuba: treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, H4834 [21JN]

Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 123), E632 [13AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H4011, H4025 [25MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), conference report, H12207 [18DE]

———judicial review of habeas corpus petitions from detainees held in the war on terror, H12207 [18DE]

Dept. of Education: Arts in Education program funding, H5107, H5108 [24JN], E1357 [27JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: increase detention space and expedite removal of ``other than Mexican'' nationals entering the U.S. through Mexico, H11958, H11959 [16DE]

Dept. of HUD: Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program funding, H5443 [29JN]

———section 8 housing vouchers program funding through reductions in Working Capital Fund, H5422, H5426 [29JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), H8431 [28SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3617 [19MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5048 [23JN], H5107, H5108 [24JN], E1357 [27JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5391, H5422, H5426, H5443 [29JN]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H7635 [2SE]

Economy: importance of job creation, H4490 [15JN]

FBI: prohibit funding to issue national security letters to obtain health insurance records, H4543, H4544, H4545 [15JN]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (H.R. 420), H9313, H9314, H9316, H9317, H9320 [27OC]

Firearms: prohibit transfer to or possession of a firearm by any individual convicted of sex offense against a minor, H7914 [14SE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 10), H4907, H4910, H4914, H4915 [22JN]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 10), consideration (H. Res. 330), H4828 [21JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, H4541 [15JN], H6223 [21JY], H11527 [14DE]

Head Start Program: provide hiring protections for faith-based organizations providing Head Start services, H8315 [22SE]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8315 [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), H6984 [28JY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3830 [24MY]

Holocaust: commend countries and organizations marking anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp and strengthen fight against racism, intolerance, bigotry, prejudice, discrimination, and anti-Semitism (H. Res. 39), E106 [26JA]

House of Representatives: express commitment to achieving victory in Iraq (H. Res. 612), H11907 [16DE]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H10 [4JA]

———violations by the majority party relative to oversight hearings on Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization (H. Res. 324), H4644, H4649 [16JN]

Housing: prohibit faith-based and nonprofit groups from receiving certain affordable housing funding if they engage in voter registration or get-out-the-vote activities, H9138 [26OC]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), H9138 [26OC]

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), H7635 [2SE]

Immigration: enforce employment restrictions on unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database, H11675 [15DE]

———maintain existing asylum procedures, H548, H552 [10FE]

———provide special immigrant status for aliens serving as translators with the Armed Forces, H4025 [25MY]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11958, H11959 [16DE]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), consideration (H. Res. 610), H11675 [15DE]

Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish, H4834 [21JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2475), consideration (H. Res. 331), H4834 [21JN]

———results of investigation of alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, H9105 [26OC]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H11907 [16DE]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H4904 [22JN]

Israel: independence anniversary (H. Con. Res. 149), E1134 [26MY]

Jews: congratulate communities on seven-year completion of the 11th cycle of daily study of the Talmud (H. Res. 124), H808 [1MR]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7914 [14SE], E1885 [19SE]

Liberty (U.S.S.): research of circumstances surrounding 1967 attack by Israel during the Six Day War, E1684 [29JY]

Moses and Aaron Foundation: tribute to Special Fund for Children, E1636 [27JY]

Motor vehicles: limit liability of renting and leasing companies for negligence caused by operators of rented or leased vehicles, H1200, H1202 [9MR]

National security: allow recipients of national security letters to consult an attorney and to challenge such letters in court, H6259 [21JY]

———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), H456 [9FE], H536, H548, H552 [10FE]

———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), H532 [10FE]

———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), unanimous-consent request, H536 [10FE]

———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), consideration (H. Res. 269), H3209 [12MY]

———reform issuance of national security letters, H11527 [14DE]

New York: workers compensation and worker retraining funding for first responders to terrorist attacks upon the U.S., H5048 [23JN]

New York, NY: Shubert Organization dedication of Gerald Schoenfeld and Bernard B. Jacobs Theatres on Broadway, E909 [9MY]

New York County Lawyers Association: anniversary of Home of Law, E1107 [26MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H1986 [14AP], H2995 [5MY]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, H3588 [19MY]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H9576, H9591, H9592 [3NO]

Religion: prohibit funding to enforce the Southern District Court of Indiana ruling in case on the display of the Ten Commandments on government property, H4533 [15JN]

Rove, Karl: role in release of identity of CIA operative, H6112 [20JY]

San Diego County, CA: expedite construction of a security fence to reduce illegal immigration, H532 [10FE]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1716, H1717 [20MR]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4533, H4541, H4543, H4544, H4545 [15JN]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, H3588 [19MY]

Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (H. Res. 340), H5579, H5581 [30JN]

———encourage finding the use of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools to be consistent with the Constitution (H. Con. Res. 245), H8420 [28SE]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (H.R. 310), H663 [16FE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1200, H1202 [9MR]

U.N.: address anti-Semitism (H. Res. 282), H4156 [7JN]

———reform (H.R. 2745), H4617 [16JN]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: modify sunsets on wiretap authority, library and bookseller records, and lone wolf provisions, H10087 [9NO]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6223, H6224, H6259 [21JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, H11527, H11532 [14DE]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), motion to instruct conferees, H10087 [9NO]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize, H8431 [28SE]

Votes: position on missed, E2434 [18NO], E2490 [8DE]

Workforce Investment Act: prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H909 [2MR]

———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), H909 [2MR]

World War II: recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day (H. Res. 233), H2768 [3MY], E871 [4MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H6428 [25JY], H7643 [2SE]

Tables

Dept. of HUD Working Capital Fund allocations, H5423 [29JN]

Tributes

Coleman, Elizabeth J., E1144 [7JN]

Terpeluk, William, E341 [2MR]

Winchell, Paul, E1483 [13JY], E1600 [25JY]