MILLER, GEORGE (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5114 [24JN]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), H8564 [29SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (H.R. 740), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5674 [12JY]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 739), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5674 [12JY]

———provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Commission relative to an issued order (H.R. 741), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5674 [12JY]

OSHA: provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 742), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5674 [12JY]

Appointments

Robert T. Matsui funeral attendees, H129 [6JA]

Articles and editorials

Shameful Proclamation, New York (NY) Times, E1845 [14SE]

Suspicious Treatment, Contra Costa (CA) Times, H4835 [21JN]

Top Secret—Status of Chalabi Inquiry, Scot J. Paltrow, Wall Street Journal, H9936 [7NO]

Wal-Mart Calls for Minimum Wage Hike, CNN/Money (Internet site), H9049 [25OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

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

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), H630 [15FE]

———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1707), H4297 [8JN]

———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 1329), H3199 [11MY]

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 90), H849 [1MR]

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]

———ensure that Reserve components are able to maintain adequate retention and recruitment levels by protecting the financial security of the families of activated members (see H.R. 838), H717 [16FE]

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

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

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

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H413 [8FE]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (see H.R. 558), H11109 [6DE]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 287), H11328 [8DE]

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), H8090 [15SE]

Arms control: provide for counterproliferation measures (see H.R. 422), H2978 [4MY]

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

Arts and humanities: recognize artistic excellence and community value of a national service organization for the performing arts and how this community improves diplomacy through global cultural exchange (see H. Con. Res. 314), H13189 [22DE]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1312), H3695 [19MY]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: recognize anniversary and support mission and goals (see H. Con. Res. 41), H1847 [6AP]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H8342 [22SE]

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]

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

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

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

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H1969 [13AP]

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 or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 822), H4296 [8JN]

———improve outcomes for vulnerable children by investing in families, improving accountability in the child welfare system, and finding safe, stable, and permanent homes for foster children (see H.R. 3576), H7559 [28JY]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H3769 [23MY]

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

China, People's Republic of: clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H3769 [23MY]

Civil liberties: regulate information brokers and protect individual rights with respect to personally identifiable information (see H.R. 1080), H1026 [8MR]

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

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), H7566 [28JY]

———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), H5914 [14JY]

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), H582 [10FE]

———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]

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

College Point, NY: tribute to first established U.S. kindergarten (see H. Con. Res. 47), H412 [8FE]

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

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), H1968 [13AP]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see H.R. 2134), H9103 [25OC]

Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 110), H719 [16FE]

Community service: enforce public interest obligations of broadcast station licensees to their local communities (see H.R. 501), H285 [1FE]

Consumers: protect from usury and unreasonable fees (see H.R. 1619), H1969 [13AP]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3326), H5963 [18JY]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 3037), H5177 [24JN]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H2149 [19AP]

CPSC: classify certain children's products containing lead as banned hazardous substances (see H.R. 668), H584 [10FE]

———restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 2500), H5741 [12JY]

Credit cards: protect consumers from unfair practices of issuers (see H.R. 3492), H8163 [20SE]

Crime: 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), H3262 [12MY]

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

Dalip Singh Saund Post Office Building, Temecula, CA: designate (see H.R. 120), H286 [1FE]

Davis, Ossie: tribute (see H. Res. 69), H412 [8FE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: augment efforts of State and local governments to conduct early detection and surveillance to prevent the establishment or spread of plant pests that endanger agriculture, environment, and the economy (see H.R. 4049), H10503 [16NO]

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

———provide financial assistance for the construction, improvement, and rehabilitation of farmers markets (see H.R. 710), H848 [1MR]

———strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H6205 [20JY]

Dept. of Education: extend waiver authority relative to student financial assistance during war or other military operation or national emergency (see H.R. 2132), H3052 [5MY]

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 559), H631 [15FE]

———permit waiver of consecutive service requirements of loan forgiveness program for teachers whose employment is interrupted by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3788), H8389 [27SE]

———provide authority to waive reallocation rules in Campus-Based Aid programs and extend reallocation deadline for institutions of higher education affected by a natural disaster (see H.R. 3863), H8340 [22SE]

———provide student loan forgiveness to surviving spouses of the victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 1523), H5604 [30JN]

———provide waiver authority for students who are eligible for Federal student grant assistance and are adversely affected by a major disaster (see H.R. 3668), H7815 [8SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (see H.R. 4435), H11108 [6DE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H6381 [22JY]

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

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

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

Dept. of Justice: acquire data on crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender (see H.R. 1193), H1263 [9MR]

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

Dept. of the Interior: establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 3779), H7948 [14SE]

Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see H.R. 4542), H12051 [16DE]

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]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H2735 [28AP]

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 4222), H9696 [4NO]

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), H8644 [29SE]

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), H1369 [10MR]

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

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 1262), H5914 [14JY]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see H.R. 4603), H12048 [16DE]

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H8163 [20SE]

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

———eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2456), H5741 [12JY]

———encourage the President to convene an international conference to develop more effective means to deal with growing threat of methamphetamine and synthetic drug precursor chemicals (see H. Res. 566), H11221 [7DE]

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

Ecology and environment: enforce certain environmental laws, expand the definition of environmental justice, and direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office (see H.R. 1648), H2739 [28AP]

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), H5915 [14JY]

———prevent abuse of special allowance subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (see H.R. 134), H75 [4JA]

———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 1390), H1692 [17MR]

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

———strengthen the compact between States, Federal Government, and institutions of higher learning to address the rising cost of college tuition (see H.R. 2739), H4142 [26MY]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H195 [25JA]

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

———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), H5602 [30JN]

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

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

EPA: establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 425), H287 [1FE]

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

———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H1697 [17MR]

Ewa Beach, HI: tribute to West Oahu Little League Baseball team (see H. Res. 429), H7950 [14SE]

Expedited Funds Availability Act: redress imbalances between faster withdrawals permitted under the Check 21 Act and slower rates for crediting deposits (see H.R. 799), H627 [15FE]

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

———reform child labor provisions (see H.R. 2870), H4400 [13JN]

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 1589), H1967 [13AP]

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

———allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 475), H284 [1FE]

FCC: expedite and increase assignment of radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 1646), H2101 [14AP]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1376), H3262 [12MY]

Federal aid programs: ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible (see H.R. 1425), H1693 [17MR]

———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 employees: increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 633), H3695 [19MY]

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

———require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (see H.R. 1480), H3894 [24MY]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 697), H848 [1MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to drug advertising (see H.R. 3950), H9472 [1NO]

———regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H413 [8FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2719), H4141 [26MY]

———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H1690 [17MR]

FHA: remove limitation on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured (see H.R. 2892), H10910 [17NO]

Filipino Americans: recognize centennial of immigration and acknowledge contributions to society (see H. Con. Res. 218), H6650 [26JY]

Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 2317), H4401 [13JN]

———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), H74 [4JA]

———protect innocent parties from certain fees imposed by depository institutions for dishonored checks (see H.R. 2643), H4073 [25MY]

Fish and fishing: establish ocean bottom trawl areas to protect deep sea corals and sponges (see H.R. 3778), H11036 [18NO]

Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 1507), H4802 [20JN]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by humanitarian emergencies a priority (see H.R. 1413), H1693 [17MR]

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

———prohibit U.S. assistance to develop any rail connections or railway-related connections through certain cities in Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia, and Turkey that exclude cities in Armenia (see H.R. 3361), H7862 [13SE]

Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 4188), H9696 [4NO]

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

Foreign policy: disavow the doctrine of preemption (see H. Res. 82), H523 [9FE]

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

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

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: revise boundaries (see H.R. 296), H193 [25JA]

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H5362 [28JN]

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

———require notification to Congress of certain contracts, and prohibit unauthorized expenditure of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes (see H.R. 373), H233 [26JA]

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

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H2149 [19AP]

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

———require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2567), H6937 [27JY]

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), H7861 [13SE]

———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases (see H.R. 3854), H8247 [21SE]

———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), H2551 [26AP]

———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 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), H1263 [9MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H3113 [10MY] (see H.R. 2133), H4356 [9JN]

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

———provide for a program of screenings and education relative to children with sudden cardiac arrhythmia syndromes (see H.R. 1252), H1370 [10MR]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H1779 [5AP]

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

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

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

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H792 [17FE]

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), H2101 [14AP]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (see H.R. 939), H1896 [12AP]

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

Higher Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3784), H8087 [15SE] (see H.R. 4525), H11652 [14DE]

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

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

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 (see H. Res. 39), H196 [25JA]

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

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

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 2642), H6328 [21JY] (see H.R. 4094), H9426 [28OC]

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

———impose limitations relative to certain legislation that affects the economy (see H. Res. 524), H10146 [9NO]

Housing: support goal of increased homeownership in the U.S. and recognize the importance of homeownership programs, fair lending laws, and fair housing laws in achieving that goal (see H. Con. Res. 107), H2151 [19AP]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H4561 [15JN]

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

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

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

———provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3748), H8089 [15SE]

———provide student loan forgiveness to the surviving spouses and parents of the victims of Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3802), H8087 [15SE]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 884), H2648 [27AP]

———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 193), H5963 [18JY]

———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]

———recapture unused employment-based immigrant visa numbers to facilitate improved health care for all persons in the U.S. (see H.R. 139), H197 [25JA]

Immigration and Nationality Act: restore certain provisions relative to the definition of aggravated felony (see H.R. 2865), H4985 [22JN]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 288), H9555 [2NO]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H195 [25JA]

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]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: amend relative to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (see H.R. 1310), H1507 [15MR]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 1130), H1622 [16MR]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H798 [17FE]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H2150 [19AP]

Iraq: declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H. Con. Res. 197), H5603 [30JN]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 55), H4723 [17JN] (see H.J. Res. 73), H11504 [13DE]

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

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H2551 [26AP]

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

Karl Malden Station, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 3667), H7862 [13SE]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H848 [1MR]

Lillian Kinkella Keil Post Office, Covina, CA: designate (see H.R. 4053), H8809 [7OC]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H630 [15FE]

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

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 2323), H3260 [12MY]

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

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

Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (see H.R. 438), H720 [16FE]

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

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H7814 [8SE]

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

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 1447), H1780 [5AP]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H11109 [6DE]

———improve quality of care in skilled nursing facilities through development of quality measures and changes in reimbursement (see H.R. 1166), H3113 [10MY]

———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), H942 [2MR]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 415), H234 [26JA]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H8340 [22SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage for end-of-life planning consultations and raise awareness about and assist in preparation of advance directives on end-of-life decisionmaking (see H.R. 2058), H2879 [3MY]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H8342 [22SE]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H7564 [28JY]

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Con. Res. 90), H2739 [28AP]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 3968), H8732 [6OC]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H12290 [18DE]

———require higher standards of automobile fuel efficiency to reduce the amount of oil used for fuel by automobiles in the U.S. by 10 percent beginning in 2016 (see H.R. 3762), H8348 [26SE]

National Audubon Society: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H9556 [2NO]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 139), H2648 [27AP]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: direct President to report on funding requests for certain homeland security programs authorized in legislation implementing recommendations (see H.R. 2035), H2737 [28AP]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 209), H6108 [19JY]

National forests: authorize Forest Service and BLM to provide research on the rehabilitation of forest ecosystem health following uncharacteristic disturbances of forested Federal lands (see H.R. 3973), H9472 [1NO]

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: develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 3313), H11110 [6DE]

National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 27), H942 [2MR]

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), H4354 [9JN]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 478), H7814 [8SE]

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

NSF: authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (see H.R. 4434), H11108 [6DE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2004), H2736 [28AP]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H193 [25JA]

Pensions: protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (see H.R. 4052), H8808 [7OC]

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

———require disclosure of certain information by persons conducting phone banks during campaigns for Federal office (see H.R. 491), H285 [1FE]

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

Postal Service: extend procedures for closing or consolidation of post offices to the relocation or construction of post offices (see H.R. 1006), H846 [1MR]

———reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H3556 [18MY]

Poverty: affirm commitment and leadership of the U.S. to improve the lives of the world's people living in extreme poverty and conditions of misery (see H. Con. Res. 172), H4142 [26MY]

POW: transmit to congressional committees certain reports on international human rights law or related laws in connection with military detainees (see H.R. 2901), H4485 [14JN]

Privacy: strengthen the authority of the Federal Government to protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers (see H.R. 1078), H981 [3MR]

Public Health Service Act: improve Parkinson's disease research (see H.R. 3550), H10910 [17NO]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H2880 [3MY]

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

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 983), H1779 [5AP]

Ray Charles Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 504), H1896 [12AP]

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

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1218), H1368 [10MR]

———use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 444), H283 [1FE]

Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacramento, CA: designate (see H.R. 787), H1896 [12AP]

Roybal, Edward R.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 297), H10226 [15NO]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 284), H3055 [5MY]

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

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: conduct special resources study on the suitability and feasibility of inclusion of the Rim of the Valley Corridor (see H.R. 355), H195 [25JA]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 595), H352 [2FE]

———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), H1896 [12AP]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H984 [3MR]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 3601), H7560 [28JY]

———modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 782), H583 [10FE]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 158), H3556 [18MY]

Sergeant First Class John Marshall Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 289), H287 [1FE]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 1636), H2100 [14AP]

———establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters, cosponsosrship withdrawn (see H.R. 1636), H2649 [27AP]

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

———ensure that receipts and disbursements of the trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget (see H.R. 653), H984 [3MR]

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

———modify calculation of child support automation penalty and provide for reinvestment of any such penalty (see H.R. 2409), H7743 [7SE]

———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), H1896 [12AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H236 [26JA]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H286 [1FE]

———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), H3554 [18MY]

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H1897 [12AP]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples (see H. Res. 311), H4355 [9JN]

Taxation: 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), H2150 [19AP]

———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), H4143 [26MY]

———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), H75 [4JA]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H10502 [16NO]

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

———rename low-income housing credit the affordable housing credit and increase the per capita amount allowed in the determination of the State housing credit ceiling (see H.R. 2681), H4139 [26MY]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H4356 [9JN]

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

Telecommunications: shorten term of broadcast licenses and improve public access to broadcasters' public interests and programming information (see H.R. 1665), H2101 [14AP]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H6936 [27JY]

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

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H9696 [4NO]

Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 3270), H5800 [13JY]

Treaties and agreements: require that trade and investment agreements that are negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards (see H. Con. Res. 295), H10156 [10NO]

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

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H12050 [16DE]

Unemployment: provide benefits for Hurricane Katrina victims (see H.R. 3774), H9641 [3NO]

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

Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 515), H5435 (see H.R. 515), H5479 [29JN]

———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), H1967 [13AP]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 302), H524 [9FE]

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

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 63), H5741 [12JY]

———protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 533), H3113 [10MY]

Water: require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 213), H630 [15FE]

Willamette National Forest: designate a Forest Service trail at Waldo Lake as a national recreation trail in honor of James Weaver (see H.R. 1090), H981 [3MR]

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

———establish an appropriate day for commemoration of the women suffragists who fought for and won the right of women to vote in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 59), H5963 [18JY]

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H1510 [15MR]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3185), H5602 [30JN]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 155), H2979 [4MY]

World War II: preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3113 [10MY]

Zhvania, Zurab: tribute (see H. Res. 108), H943 [2MR]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bush, President: request transmission of certain information to the House of Representatives relative to plan assets and liabilities of single-employer pension plans (see H. Res. 134), H941 [2MR]

———transmit information on contracts for services or construction related to Hurricane Katrina recovery that relate to wages and benefits to be paid to workers (see H. Res. 467), H8388 [27SE]

Children and youth: 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), H2736 [28AP]

Colleges and universities: improve the ability of foster care youths to attend and succeed in higher education (see H.R. 2508), H3694 [19MY]

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

———termination of Presidential national emergency relative to application of wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.J. Res. 69), H9043 [20OC]

Dept. of Education: rebate amount of Pell Grant aid lost as a result of updates to the tables for State and other taxes used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (see H.R. 2927), H4560 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior: provide project grants and emergency assistance to address critical great ape conservation needs (see H.R. 2693), H4140 [26MY]

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

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

Employment: provide for labor recruiter accountability (see H.R. 2298), H3198 [11MY]

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), H3260 [12MY]

———require Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity for certain retired airline pilots (see H.R. 2926), H4560 [15JN]

Headwaters Forest Reserve: designate the John L. Burton Trail (see H.R. 2871), H4400 [13JN]

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 2949), H4655 [16JN] (see H.R. 2960), H4721 [17JN]

Hurricanes: make grants to local educational agencies to restart school operations interrupted by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4048), H8808 [7OC]

———provide assistance to revitalize institutions of higher education affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4016), H8807 [7OC]

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]

Lobbyists: prohibit from making gifts to Members of Congress and to congressional employees (see H.R. 3177), H5601 [30JN]

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

National security: assure the safety of U.S. children in foreign-based and domestic institutions (see H.R. 1738), H2394 [20AP]

Pensions: limit availability of benefits under nonqualified deferred compensation plans subject to distress or termination resulting from bankruptcy reorganization or conversion to cash balance plan (see H.R. 2233), H3112 [10MY]

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

Letters

Protect employees and retirees from corporate practices that deprive them of earnings and retirement savings when businesses file for bankruptcy: Kenneth Schmidt, H11755 [15DE]

Motions

Davis-Bacon Act: termination of Presidential national emergency relative to application of wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.J. Res. 69), H9811 [7NO]

Pensions: reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), H11770 [15DE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), H6506 [26JY]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (H.R. 366), H2915 [4MY]

Remarks

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]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), conference report, H3011 [5MY]

Aviation: comprehensive airline pension reform, H11760 [15DE]

Bankruptcy: protect employees and retirees from corporate practices that deprive them of earnings and retirement savings when businesses file for bankruptcy, H4160 [7JN], H4277, H4279, H4280, H4281 [8JN]

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 437), H7962 [15SE]

———establish (H. Res. 437), consideration (H. Res. 439), H8010 [15SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H9017 [20OC], H12237 [18DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10630 [17NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 640), H12237 [18DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), motion to instruct conferees, H11961 [16DE]

Bush, President: request transmission of certain information to the House of Representatives relative to plan assets and liabilities of single-employer pension plans (H. Res. 134), E335 [2MR]

Chalabi, Ahmad: relationship with U.S. Government, H9936 [7NO]

Child Start, Inc.: anniversary, E1880 [15SE]

Children and youth: establish Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program, Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, and child care provider health benefits program (H.R. 2000), E814 [28AP]

Colleges and universities: improve the ability of foster care youths to attend and succeed in higher education, E953 [12MY]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigation of certain actions by Representative DeLay, H496 [9FE]

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

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3763), E1845 [14SE]

Dept. of Education: provide waiver authority for students who are eligible for Pell Grants and are adversely affected by a natural disaster (H.R. 3169), H7692, H7695 [7SE]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit funding to grant advance notice of investigation of wage-and-hour complaints against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., H5147 [24JN]

Dept. of the Interior: provide project grants and emergency assistance to address critical great ape conservation needs (H.R. 2693), E1114 [26MY]

———suspend collection of royalty payments for offshore oil and gas production on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico, H2417 [21AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5036 [23JN], H5114, H5116, H5140, H5147 [24JN], H5250 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), conference report, H10521 [17NO]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H7649 [6SE], H8010 [15SE]

Durbin, Senator: characterization of treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H4808 [21JN]

Economy: remove barriers to competitiveness of the U.S. economy (H. Res. 352), H5657 [12JY]

Education: funding, H5036 [23JN], H10521 [17NO]

———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (H.R. 2835), E1193 [9JN]

———student financial aid programs funding, H9017 [20OC], H10630 [17NO], H12237 [18DE]

———student loan programs funding, H11961 [16DE]

———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 23), H245 [1FE]

Employment: provide for labor recruiter accountability (H.R. 2298), E942 [11MY]

Endangered Species Act: compensate landowners who relinquish property for recovery of an endangered species or for certain other purposes, H8564 [29SE]

———provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), H8564, H8571, H8580 [29SE]

ERISA: impose a moratorium on terminations of certain plans in cases in which reorganization of contributing sponsors is sought in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings (H.R. 2327), H4160 [7JN]

Head Start Program: permit certain for-profit entities which demonstrate a higher level of service at a lower cost to retain certain administration savings as profit, H8313 [22SE]

———preserve joint governance structure by allowing parents' policy councils to approve or disapprove most program planning and operation activities along with the board of directors, H8302 [22SE]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8302, H8313 [22SE]

Headwaters Forest Reserve: designate the John L. Burton Trail (H.R. 2871), E1215 [14JN]

Higher Education Act: extend programs (H.R. 4525), H12128 [17DE]

House of Representatives: impact of partisanship, H496 [9FE]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H19 [4JA]

———ethics reform, H19 [4JA]

Housing: reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), E2202 [27OC]

Hurricanes: ease the provision of services to individuals affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (H.R. 3975), H10242 [16NO]

———enforcement of occupational safety and health laws relative to recovery and cleanup efforts in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H10242 [16NO]

———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, H7962 [15SE]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7649 [6SE]

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

Insurance: maintain certain forms of coverage mandated by State laws, H6507 [26JY]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H10166 [15NO]

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

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H10166 [15NO]

———call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), consideration (H. Res. 572), H11002 [18NO]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H11002 [18NO]

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 (H.R. 1696), E705 [19AP]

Lincolnshire, IL: tribute to Adlai E. Stevenson High School National History Day scholars for efforts leading to the reopening of murder case of civil rights organizers in Neshoba County, MS, E54 [25JA]

Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), H55 [4JA]

Medicare: cost estimates for prescription drug benefit program, H526 [10FE]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 4047), E2164 [25OC]

Mental health: extend provisions requiring parity in the application of certain limits to mental health benefits (H.R. 4579), H12127 [17DE]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2429), H5664 [12JY], H9049 [25OC], E1024 [19MY]

News media: ensure that prepackaged news stories contain announcements that inform viewers that the information within was provided by the U.S. Government and prohibit payment to journalists for publicity or propaganda, H2915, H2916 [4MY]

NLRB: prohibit funding to exert jurisdiction over tribal government enterprises on sovereign land, H5140 [24JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (H.R. 740), H5687 [12JY]

———increase membership to improve efficiency (H.R. 740), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5664 [12JY]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 739), H5687 [12JY]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 739), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5664 [12JY]

———provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Commission relative to an issued order (H.R. 741), H5687 [12JY]

———provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Commission relative to an issued order (H.R. 741), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5664 [12JY]

OSHA: provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 742), H5687 [12JY]

———provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 742), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5664 [12JY]

Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (S. Con. Res. 61), H9405 [28OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, H5117 [24JN]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: prohibit use of funds to administer agreement with United Airlines, Inc., to terminate the company's pension plan, H5114, H5116 [24JN]

———protect employees and retirees from corporate practices that deprive them of earnings and retirement savings when businesses file for bankruptcy, H10013, H10016, H10017 [8NO]

Pensions: limit availability of benefits under nonqualified deferred compensation plans subject to distress or termination resulting from bankruptcy reorganization or conversion to cash balance plan (H.R. 2233), E923 [10MY]

———reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), H10013, H10016, H10017 [8NO], H11755, H11760 [15DE]

———reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), consideration (H. Res. 602), H11665 [15DE]

———reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), motion to recommit, H11796 [15DE]

Petroleum: protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, H2177 [20AP]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2202 [20AP], H2417 [21AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 219), H2177 [20AP]

Public welfare programs: funding, H12237 [18DE]

Richmond, CA: tribute to Richmond Steelers youth football team, E2507 [13DE]

Rove, Karl: role in release of identity of CIA operative, H5806 [14JY]

Schools: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (H. Con. Res. 45), H806 [1MR]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), H6490 [26JY]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), motion to recommit, H6507 [26JY]

Social Security: privatization proposals, H634 [16FE], H1272 [10MR], H2747 [3MY], H4989 [23JN], H5105 [24JN]

———reform, H634 [16FE], H2747 [3MY], H4989 [23JN], H5105 [24JN]

Task Force on Ocean Policy: establish (H. Res. 599), H11565 [14DE]

Vallejo, CA: anniversary of Fighting Back Partnership, E1955 [27SE]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (H.R. 366), H2902, H2915, H2916 [4MY]

Votes: correction, E2202 [27OC]

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: employee health care plan, H9247 [26OC]

———minimum wage level, H9049 [25OC]

Workforce Investment Act: prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H908 [2MR]

———provide special rules for disaster relief employment for individuals displaced by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3761), H8109 [20SE]

———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), H908 [2MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H67 [4JA], H518 [9FE], H1352 [10MR], H2547 [26AP], H2645 [27AP], H2733 [28AP], H4184 [7JN], H4350 [9JN], H8730 [6OC], H8842 [17OC], H8916 [18OC], H8983 [19OC], H9040 [20OC], H9099 [25OC], H9273 [26OC], H9358 [27OC], H9424 [28OC], H9960 [7NO], H10142 [9NO], H10154 [10NO], H10223 [15NO], H10499 [16NO], H11031 [18NO], H11101 [6DE], H11217 [7DE], H11323 [8DE]

Reports

Broken Promises—America's Pension Plans at Risk—Independent Analysis Finds That Republican Plan Makes Pension Crisis Worse: by, H11662 [15DE]

Summaries

Early Child Care and Education—The Need for a National Policy: Jennifer Kolker, David Osborne, and Eric Schnurer, Center for National Policy, E2015 [6OC]

Transcripts

Foster-Care System Often Ends Up Hurting the Kids It Was Designed To Protect: Minnesota Public Radio, E953 [12MY]

Tributes

Ace, Ron, E1284 [20JN]

Bourdette, Mary, E2140 [20OC]

Fraas, Charlotte, E915 [10MY]

Fuller, Glenn R., E59 [25JA]

Gray, James, E2284 [7NO]

Hart, Judy, E57 [25JA], E85 [26JA]

Hornbeck, Hulet, E2043 [6OC]

Jorgenson, Diana, E1368 [27JN]

King, Bill, E2211 [28OC]

Martin, Terrence L., E1830 [13SE]

Middleton, Billie, E71 [25JA]

Neary, John, E1197 [9JN]

Roybal, Edward R., E2208 [28OC]

Seeno, Sandra L., E89 [26JA]

Underwood, Dennis B., E2415 [18NO]