GREEN, MARK (a Representative from Wisconsin)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 552), H350 [2FE]

Aftab, Parry: tribute (see H. Res. 296), H3893 [24MY]

Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of certain privately-held land to make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States and tribal governments (see H.R. 1351), H1621 [16MR]

———provide producers on a farm with greater flexibility in selecting the crops to be planted on the base acres of the farm (see H.R. 2045), H5435 (see H.R. 2045), H5480 [29JN]

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see H. Res. 523), H9426 [28OC] (see H. Res. 601), H11654 [14DE]

Air Force: tribute to members killed in 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers U.S. military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (see H. Con. Res. 188), H5100 [23JN]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 2804), H4295 [8JN]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H7743 [7SE]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (see H.R. 558), H350 [2FE]

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), H5638 [11JY]

Aviation: provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes (see H.R. 1400), H1847 [6AP]

Bayh-Dole Act: anniversary of amendments to patent and trademark laws (see H. Con. Res. 319), H12049 [16DE]

Bicycles: support a national bike month and express appreciation of cyclists and others for promoting bicycle safety and the benefits of cycling (see H. Con. Res. 145), H3114 [10MY]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H1896 [12AP]

Birds: promote conservation of migratory waterfowl and offset or prevent the loss of wetlands and other habitat essential to the preservation of such waterfowl (see H.R. 4315), H11504 [13DE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 58), H5801 [13JY]

———simplify annual concurrent resolutions on the budget and budget for emergencies (see H.R. 845), H718 [16FE]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 336), H5604 [30JN]

Capital punishment: provide the death penalty for certain terrorism related crimes and make other modifications of law relating to the penalty of death (see H.R. 3060), H5176 [24JN]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H4297 [8JN]

———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1505), H5252 [27JN]

China, People's Republic of: require Dept. of the Treasury report on exchange rate policies and impose additional tariffs on products based on the rate of currency exchange manipulation (see H.R. 3004), H4895 [21JN]

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 83), H1026 [8MR]

China, Republic of: oppose proposed People's Republic of China anti-secession law and reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 76), H849 [1MR]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see H.R. 1804), H2979 [4MY] (see H.R. 2513), H5741 [12JY]

Civil liberties: support the national motto (see H. Con. Res. 302), H11655 [14DE]

Clean Air Act: reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (see H.R. 1459), H1777 [5AP] (see H.R. 1493), H1844 [6AP]

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), H4073 [25MY]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (see H.R. 1620), H4188 [7JN]

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see H.R. 2470), H5604 [30JN]

Committee on Administrative Procedures (Joint): establish (see H.R. 3148), H5600 [30JN]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 123), H3332 [16MY]

Computers: discourage spyware (see H.R. 744), H720 [16FE]

Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H8388 [27SE]

———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1689), H2148 [19AP]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 554), H350 [2FE]

———protect children, judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and their family members, and reduce and prevent gang violence (see H.R. 4472), H11504 [13DE]

———provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see H.R. 1151), H1023 [8MR]

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

———provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (see H.R. 32), H72 [4JA]

Cuba: anniversary of human rights crackdown (see H. Con. Res. 81), H984 [3MR]

———call for release of political prisoners, legalize political parties and free elections, urge European Union to reexamine policy, and support a U.N. resolution on ending human rights violations (see H. Res. 388), H7566 [28JY]

———facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 719), H1696 [17MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: offer farmers supplemental crop insurance based on area yield and loss plan of insurance (see H.R. 721), H1371 [10MR]

———prepare an annual report specifying the number of non-Federal employees of the Farm Service Agency needed to handle the workload generated by programs administered by the Agency (see H.R. 2209), H8735 [6OC]

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), H1969 [13AP]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H8388 [27SE]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3402), H6380 [22JY]

———establish a national sex offender registration database (see H.R. 95), H524 [9FE]

———provide grants for organizations to find missing adults (see H.R. 2103), H2977 [4MY]

Dept. of the Interior: enter into cooperative agreements to protect National Park System natural resources through collaborative efforts on land inside and outside system units (see H.R. 4294), H11328 [8DE]

———provide technical and financial assistance to private landowners to restore, enhance, and manage private land to improve fish and wildlife habitats through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (see H.R. 2018), H4073 [25MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a pilot program to improve access to health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 1741), H2394 [20AP]

———conduct a study of the accuracy of expiration dates on certain prescription drugs maintained by the Dept. (see H.R. 1149), H3894 [24MY]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 1585), H3199 [11MY]

———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 1346), H1621 [16MR]

———improve the Veterans Beneficiary Travel Program (see H.R. 3147), H5600 [30JN]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 808), H628 [15FE]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (see H.R. 4200), H10503 [16NO]

District of Columbia: clarify definition of marriage for legal purposes (see H.R. 72), H1778 [5AP]

———restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H4722 [17JN]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H71 [4JA] (see H.R. 314), H2648 [27AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H1729 (see H.R. 8), H1735 [20MR]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 305), H942 [2MR]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 3753), H7860 [13SE]

Families and domestic relations: require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 69), H524 [9FE]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (see H.R. 859), H718 [16FE]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H9361 [27OC]

Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 3282), H7862 [13SE]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (see H.R. 420), H235 [26JA]

Financial institutions: provide an exemption from certain requirements under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (see H.R. 2387), H4356 [9JN]

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), H1696 [17MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H195 [25JA]

———ensure that the right of an individual to display the U.S. flag on residential property not be abridged (see H.R. 42), H587 [14FE]

Foreign trade: enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (see H.R. 3283), H6652 [26JY]

General Education Provisions Act: clarify definition of a student relative to family educational and privacy rights (see H.R. 130), H3435 [17MY]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H6652 [26JY]

Government regulations: require Congress to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 931), H1025 [8MR]

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), H5604 [30JN]

———recognize and affirm efforts of Great Lakes Governors and Premiers to standardize decisions on water withdrawal and urge that management authority remain vested with the Governors and Premiers (see H. Con. Res. 140), H4985 [22JN]

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

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

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

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 1273), H1970 [13AP]

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H4802 [20JN]

Hurricanes: ensure that emergency appropriation funds for hurricane assistance relief are used only for individuals in affected areas (see H.R. 4081), H9473 [1NO]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H4356 [9JN]

———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 2355), H3261 [12MY]

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

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

La Follette, Robert M., Sr.: tribute (see H. Res. 226), H2472 [21AP]

Laos: honor Lao and Hmong veterans and their refugee families upon the anniversary of the end of the Indochina conflict (see H. Res. 317), H4486 [14JN]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3132), H5599 [30JN]

———provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 798), H1510 [15MR]

———provide grants to State and local governments to improve monitoring of convicted sex offenders by implementing global positioning system programs to track released offenders (see H.R. 3382), H7820 [12SE]

Law enforcement officers: provide additional protections (see H.R. 2194), H5435 (see H.R. 2194), H5480 [29JN]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 181), H4985 [22JN]

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

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H2394 [20AP]

Members of Congress: deny congressional retirement benefits to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4535), H11653 [14DE]

———prevent automatic salary adjustments following a fiscal year in which there is a Federal budget deficit (see H.R. 223), H1417 [14MR]

———reduce rate of pay and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4047), H8808 [7OC]

Monuments and memorials: ensure memorials commemorating the service of U.S. servicemembers may contain religious symbols (see H.R. 2229), H4356 [9JN]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 15), H79 [4JA]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 218), H2881 [3MY]

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see H.R. 596), H798 [17FE]

National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 200), H1846 [6AP]

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

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), H6652 [26JY]

National Medal of Honor Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 297), H4297 [8JN]

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

———require employers at critical infrastructure sites to participate in the pilot program for employment eligibility verification (see H.R. 1770), H3056 [5MY]

Native Americans: eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 601), H942 [2MR]

———regulate Indian tribal governments under the same rules and procedures that apply to other governmental employers relative to establishment and maintenance of employee benefit plans (see H.R. 331), H1509 [15MR]

NIH: conduct and support research for the derivation and use of human pluripotent stem cells by means that will not create or harm human embryos (see H.R. 3144), H7565 [28JY]

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1591), H7673 [6SE]

Office of Special Inspector General for Hurricane Katrina Recovery: establish (see H.R. 3737), H8735 [6OC]

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

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

Parks, Rosa: direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 4145), H9473 [1NO]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 266), H3199 [11MY]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H3262 [12MY]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H1370 [10MR]

Pulaski, Casimir: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 54), H4486 [14JN]

Reagan, Ronald: redesign the fifty dollar bill in commemoration (see H.R. 766), H1622 [16MR]

Rehnquist, William H.: tribute (see H. Res. 423), H7673 [6SE]

Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Post Office Building, Madison, WI: designate (see H.R. 1760), H2470 [21AP]

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

Russia: protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 230), H8249 [21SE]

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

Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see H.R. 682), H720 [16FE]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 615), H2103 [14AP]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H587 [14FE]

Sports: provide immunity for nonprofit athletic organizations in lawsuits arising from claims of ordinary negligence relative to the passage or adoption of rules for athletic competitions and practices (see H.R. 1176), H5603 [30JN]

Sudan: impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, protect civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in Darfur (see H.R. 3127), H6205 [20JY]

Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (see H. Res. 340), H5362 [28JN]

Tariff: fixed ratio speed changers for truck-mounted concrete mixers (see H.R. 2198), H3055 [5MY]

———unidirectional (cardioid) electret condenser microphone modules (see H.R. 1202), H2103 [14AP]

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

———allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain energy projects (see H.R. 2794), H6432 [25JY]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H8644 [29SE]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H4143 [26MY]

———allow an investment tax credit for the purchase of trucks with new diesel engine technologies (see H.R. 3301), H8735 [6OC]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1120), H6936 [27JY]

———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H9103 [25OC]

———allow deduction for uncompensated education costs incurred by certain veterans' survivors and dependents (see H.R. 924), H793 [17FE]

———allow individuals a credit against income tax to offset the high cost of gasoline and diesel fuel prices (see H.R. 3828), H8342 [22SE]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2952), H4985 [22JN]

———enhance tax incentives for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 3360), H7862 [13SE]

———establish a commission on tax reform (see H.R. 41), H72 [4JA]

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

———exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland (see H.R. 775), H583 [10FE]

———expand and modernize agricultural bond programs to assist young farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 651), H720 [16FE]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 1345), H1780 [5AP]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the energy credit and the credit for residential energy-efficient property (see H.R. 4300), H10503 [16NO]

———extend deduction for clean-fuel vehicle refueling property and make ethanol fuels more available to motorists (see H.R. 3274), H6652 [26JY]

———extend deduction for increased expensing for small business (see H.R. 1678), H3199 [11MY]

———extend incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 2498), H6936 [27JY]

———extend the new market tax credit (see H.R. 3957), H8986 [19OC]

———increase benefits for parents who stay at home with their children (see H.R. 3080), H7565 [28JY]

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

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H1970 [13AP]

———make permanent the 15-year depreciation recovery period for restaurant property improvements and extend to new restaurant construction (see H.R. 920), H8734 [6OC]

———make reduction in individual capital gains tax rates permanent and further reduce and simplify such rates and reduce corporate capital gains rate (see H.R. 1500), H2103 [14AP]

———modify depreciation of property used in the transmission of electricity (see H.R. 1379), H1691 [17MR]

———provide a credit dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and allowed against the Federal income tax for charitable contributions to certain education investment organizations (see H.R. 4400), H11033 [18NO]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H5604 [30JN]

———provide a small agri-biodiesel producer credit and improve the small ethanol producer credit (see H.R. 36), H4143 [26MY]

———provide a tax credit for police officers and professional firefighters and exclude from income certain benefits received by public safety volunteers (see H.R. 2822), H7862 [13SE]

———provide for deductibility of medical expenses by individuals (see H.R. 4625), H12167 [17DE]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 3908), H8386 [27SE]

———provide tax incentives for the purchase of qualified health insurance (see H.R. 1872), H2646 [27AP]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H524 [9FE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H2646 [27AP]

———repeal reduction in deductible portion of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 3162), H8735 [6OC]

———restore equity and complete transfer of motor fuel excise taxes on motorboat and small engine fuels into the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund (see H.R. 1063), H1510 [15MR]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H6381 [22JY]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 66), H73 [4JA]

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), H2151 [19AP]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (see H.R. 310), H524 [9FE]

Terrorism: increase criminal penalties relative to terrorist murders and deny Federal benefits to terrorists (see H.R. 1763), H2470 [21AP]

Trucking industry: postpone enforcement of new rules governing rest periods for truck drivers using sleeper berths (see H.R. 3943), H8810 [7OC]

Truth in Regulating Act: make permanent the pilot project for the report on rules (see H.R. 1167), H6652 [26JY]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 2533), H8735 [6OC]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H1896 [12AP]

———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), H4722 [17JN]

———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H4655 [16JN]

———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2963), H9103 [25OC]

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

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H.R. 369), H413 [8FE]

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

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1664), H3114 [10MY]

Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 3190), H5602 [30JN]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 156), H5741 [12JY]

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

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 30), H1697 [17MR]

World War II: commemorate anniversary of conclusion and honor veterans of both the Pacific and Atlantic theaters (see H. Con. Res. 191), H5362 [28JN]

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

———recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Japan (V-J) Day and the end of World War II in the Pacific (see H. Res. 360), H6108 [19JY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (see H. Res. 114), H719 [16FE]

Antitrust policy: restore application of antitrust laws to rail carriers (see H.R. 3318), H5962 [18JY]

Children and youth: extend registration requirements to juvenile sex offenders (see H.R. 2797), H4295 [8JN]

Crime: assure punishment for violent crimes against children (see H.R. 2388), H3434 [17MY]

———increase penalties for sexual offenses against children (see H.R. 2318), H3259 [12MY]

———punish the placing of sexually explicit photographs on the Internet without the permission of the persons photographed (see H.R. 1189), H1263 [9MR]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H629 [15FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Milk Income Loss Contract Program extension (see H.R. 3846, 3847, 3848), H8247 [21SE]

Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (see H.R. 1054), H940 [2MR]

Fish and fishing: add certain species of carp to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped (see H.R. 3049), H5100 [23JN]

House of Representatives: post all lobbying registrations and reports on the official public Internet site (see H. Res. 81), H523 [9FE]

Hunting and trapping: recognize vital importance of hunting as a legitimate tool of wildlife resource management (see H. Con. Res. 305), H10909 [17NO]

John H. Bradley Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Appleton, WI: designate (see H.R. 1691), H2149 [19AP]

Law enforcement: expand the use of DNA for the identification and prosecution of sex offenders (see H.R. 2796), H4295 [8JN]

Medicare: provide exception to reduction in unused medical residency positions for small family practice residency programs (see H.R. 4039), H8808 [7OC]

Social Security: reform proposals relative to coverage of State and local government employees (see H. Con. Res. 43), H353 [2FE]

Taxation: establish the Supportive Communities Helping Offer Opportunities for Learning Program and allow tax credit for contributions to qualified scholarship granting organizations (see H.R. 2426), H3554 [18MY]

Veterans: revise effective date for payment of lump sums to certain persons awarded the Medal of Honor who are in receipt of special pensions (see H.R. 520), H348 [2FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H4485 [14JN]

Voting: require prompt investigation of election crimes, establish standards for distribution of registration forms and absentee ballot handling, and require photo ID to register to vote or to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 2250), H3196 [11MY]

Wisconsin: convey certain National Forest System lands (see H.R. 4559), H11879 [15DE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), conference report, H9392 [28OC]

AID: eligibility of religious organizations for tsunami relief funds, H1488 [15MR]

Ainsworth, WI: anniversary, E1433 [1JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1488 [15MR]

Brown County Home Builders Association: anniversary, E2479 [7DE]

Capital punishment: provide the death penalty for certain terrorism related crimes and make other modifications of law relating to the penalty of death, H6287 [21JY]

Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the U.S. Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction: report, E715 [21AP]

Corps of Engineers: enhance navigation capacity improvements and ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System, H5875 [14JY]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: disapprove recommendations (H.J. Res. 65), E2219 [28OC]

Dept. of Defense: recommendation to close General Mitchell Field, Milwaukee, WI, E2219 [28OC]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), H8424 [28SE]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6158 [20JY]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling, H2208 [20AP]

Green Bay, WI: anniversary of Green Bay East and Green Bay West High School football game, E1853 [15SE]

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

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

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H6982 [28JY]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), motion to recommit, H7011 [28JY]

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, E2198 [27OC]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), E2198 [27OC]

Insurance: reform the medical malpractice insurance business, limit frivolous lawsuits, and enhance patient access to medical care, H7011 [28JY]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H6158 [20JY]

John H. Bradley Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Appleton, WI: designate (H.R. 1691), H9488 [2NO]

Kaukauna (WI) Times Villager: anniversary, E1962 [27SE]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7889 [14SE]

Phelps, WI: anniversary, E1314 [22JN]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2208 [20AP], H2439 [21AP]

Rawhide Boys Ranch (organization): anniversary, E1350 [24JN]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6287 [21JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize, H8424 [28SE]

Votes: position on missed, H8793 [7OC], E1221 [14JN], E1385 [28JN], E2469 [7DE]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2864), H5875 [14JY]

Weyers, Larry L.: Rotary Foundation of Green Bay, WI, Free Enterprise Award recipient, E766 [26AP]

Workforce Investment Act: prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H880 [2MR]

———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), H880 [2MR]

Tributes

Buelow, Leonard P., E1780 [7SE]

Pobzeb, Vang, E1854 [15SE], E2642 [22DE]

Starr, Bart and Cherry, E1350 [24JN]

Thompson, Tommy G., E97 [26JA]

White, Reggie, E16 [4JA]