KILPATRICK, CAROLYN C. (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5428 [29JN], H5515 [30JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3057, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H9330 [27OC]

———H.R. 3058, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations, H9988 [8NO]

U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, H4726 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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]

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

Amo Houghton Bypass: designate a segment of Interstate 86 near Corning, NY (see H.R. 795), H984 [3MR]

Animals: support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1707), H3436 [17MY]

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

Armed Forces: allow active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 3195), H11110 [6DE]

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

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

———ensure that the confidential communications of a member of the Armed Forces with a victim service organization or a health care professional are not disclosed (see H.R. 3837), H8162 [20SE]

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

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H197 [25JA]

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

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H6205 [20JY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H631 [15FE]

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

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H1780 [5AP]

———conduct thorough review of cases of individuals convicted of court-martial arising from a disturbance at Fort Lawton, WA, on August 14, 1944 (see H.R. 3174), H5601 [30JN]

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

Bennett, William J.: condemn remarks linking crime rates with the abortion of African American babies (see H. Res. 473), H8810 [7OC]

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

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 228), H8343 [22SE]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda (see H.R. 4510), H11503 [13DE]

———revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 937), H794 [17FE] (see H.R. 4475), H11326 [8DE]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 71), H796 [17FE]

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

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H3114 [10MY]

Children and youth: provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H6381 [22JY]

———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration program (see H.R. 1505), H2103 [14AP]

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), H5604 [30JN]

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

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

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 188), H848 [1MR]

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

———tribute (see H. Res. 21), H79 [4JA]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1687), H7613 [29JY]

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

Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to communications with United Kingdom officials on U.S. policy towards Iraq (see H. Res. 375), H6328 [21JY]

———request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 363), H6381 [22JY]

———request the Executive Office of the President and direct the Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to the White House Iraq Group (see H. Res. 505), H9473 [1NO]

Climate: 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]

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

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 128), H75 [4JA]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 1994), H2736 [28AP]

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H353 [2FE]

Correctional institutions: require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a Federal contract to make certain information available to the public (see H.R. 1806), H11220 [7DE]

Council of Representatives of Iraq: encourage debate and vote on continued presence of U.S. military in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 321), H12049 [16DE]

Courts: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 662), H2880 [3MY]

CPSC: issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of certain furniture and electronic appliances (see H.R. 1861), H5362 [28JN]

Credit: impose restrictions on high-cost mortgages, revise fees and charges on certain loans, prohibit unfair or deceptive practices by mortgage brokers and creditors, and provide counseling about predatory lenders (see H.R. 1182), H2473 [21AP]

Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances (see H.R. 2617), H4072 [25MY]

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

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

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

Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 123), H5638 [11JY]

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), H11504 [13DE]

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

———Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (see H.R. 131), H75 [4JA]

———strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H11655 [14DE]

Dept. of Defense: establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW (see H.R. 3985), H10503 [16NO]

———expedite success of U.S. in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 184), H5435 (see H. Con. Res. 184), H5480 [29JN]

———require notice of exceptions to certain requirements to procure items made in the U.S. (see H.R. 1239), H1780 [5AP]

Dept. of Education: enter into a partnership with a local educational agency to conduct a model school-to-work program (see H.R. 1439), H1694 [17MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 457), H283 [1FE]

———establish health empowerment zone programs in communities that disproportionately experience disparities in health status and health care (see H.R. 56), H73 [4JA]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 949), H7814 [8SE]

———make grants to improve access to dependable, affordable automobiles by low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H3769 [23MY]

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

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 1704), H2739 [28AP]

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

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

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

Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 1621), H1969 [13AP]

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), H11653 [14DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 4025), H10227 [15NO]

———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 1346), H1780 [5AP]

———make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 1773), H2470 [21AP]

———provide health care to members of the Armed Forces who serve in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and study potential health consequences (see H.R. 4007), H8733 [6OC]

———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]

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: commend efforts of the Armed Forces and Dept. of State and AID employees for their response to the tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see H. Res. 120), H849 [1MR]

———prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to relief or reconstruction efforts provided in response to a Presidentially-declared major disaster or emergency (see H.R. 4148), H9275 [26OC]

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

———restore Federal aid for the repair, restoration, and replacement of private nonprofit colleges and universities that are damaged or destroyed by a major disaster (see H.R. 4517), H11503 [13DE]

Discrimination: condemn existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urge States to adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue (see H. Res. 259), H4356 [9JN]

Diseases: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3641), H11110 [6DE]

———enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see H.R. 3307), H5913 [14JY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H3055 [5MY]

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

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

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

Ecology and environment: enforce certain enviromental laws, expand the definition of environmental justice, and direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office (see H.R. 1648), H2473 [21AP]

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

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

———provide enhanced Pell Grants for State Scholars (see H.R. 511), H524 [9FE]

———provide relief to students, schools, and student borrowers affected by natural disasters (see H.R. 3690), H7950 [14SE]

El Salvador: commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (see H. Res. 458), H8389 [27SE]

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

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

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

EPA: enforcement of Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste Between the U.S. and Canada relative to importation of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 2109), H4074 [25MY]

ERISA: impose a moratorium on terminations of certain plans in cases in which reorganization of contributing sponsors is sought in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings (see H.R. 2327), H3557 [18MY]

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

———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H3436 [17MY]

FAA: designate certain functions performed at flight service stations as inherently governmental functions (see H.R. 1474), H3331 [16MY]

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]

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

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H3556 [18MY]

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

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 633), H410 [8FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H1690 [17MR]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 3656), H7672 [6SE]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H74 [4JA]

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

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

Foreign currencies: require negotiation and appropriate action relative to certain countries that engage in currency manipulation (see H.R. 3157), H9044 [20OC]

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

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

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 867), H6205 [20JY]

Gagetown Veterans Memorial Post Office, Gagetown, MI: designate (see H.R. 3368), H8514 [28SE]

Garvey, Marcus: pardon (see H. Con. Res. 57), H849 [1MR]

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

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

Government: require notification to Congress of certain contracts, and prohibit unauthorized expenditure of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes (see H.R. 373), H1696 [17MR]

Great Lakes: authorize appropriations for State restoration programs and activities (see H.R. 792), H720 [16FE]

———improve program coordination (see H.R. 2129), H3052 [5MY]

———prohibit issuance of Federal or State permit or lease for new oil and gas slant, directional, or offshore drilling (see H.R. 2930), H5963 [18JY]

———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), H2739 [28AP]

———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, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Con. Res. 140), H5362 [28JN]

GSA: conveyance of certain real property (see H.R. 1429), H1693 [17MR]

Haiti: provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (see H.R. 945), H794 [17FE]

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend to benefit individuals who were children when enacted (see H.R. 1737), H2393 [20AP]

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

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H7613 [29JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H4143 [26MY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H4356 [9JN]

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

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

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), H5915 [14JY]

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), H350 [2FE]

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

History: anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H3057 [5MY]

———establish a commission to investigate the expulsion of African-American residents of certain Missouri cities from their homes between 1894 and 1901 and make recommendations regarding reparations (see H.R. 1977), H2735 [28AP]

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), H8342 [22SE]

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

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]

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

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

———provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3748), H10227 [15NO]

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

Immigration: adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 342), H354 [2FE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: provide greater protections to domestic and foreign workers under the H-1B nonimmigrant worker program (see H.R. 4378), H10909 [17NO]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 946), H794 [17FE]

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

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1849), H2549 [26AP]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1258), H2150 [19AP]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by heavily indebted poor countries (see H.R. 3191), H8513 [28SE]

———provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 1130), H1897 [12AP]

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), H7566 [28JY] (see H.J. Res. 70), H10161 [14NO] (see H.J. Res. 73), H11328 [8DE] (see H. Con. Res. 35), H236 [26JA]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 1068), H980 [3MR]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H2104 [14AP]

Johnson, John H.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 246), H8162 [20SE]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 160), H3694 [19MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: provide for expeditious disclosure of records relevant to life and assassination (see H.R. 2554), H9556 [2NO]

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]

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

Las Vegas, NV: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 105), H3114 [10MY]

Law enforcement officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see H.R. 960), H8919 [18OC]

———adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H1417 [14MR]

———issue commemorative postage stamp for officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 85), H1780 [5AP]

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

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H195 [25JA]

Mackinaw (vessel): convey Coast Guard cutter, upon decommissioning, to the City and County of Cheboygan, MI, for purposes of a museum (see H.R. 1448), H3199 [11MY]

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

McKiddy, Gary L.: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions performed during the Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 561), H351 [2FE]

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

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H1620 [16MR]

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

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

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

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H11036 [18NO]

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1106), H982 [3MR]

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

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

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

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 30), H235 [26JA]

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), H5914 [14JY]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see H.R. 669), H1847 [6AP]

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

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), H9103 [25OC]

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 262), H8734 [6OC]

National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 327), H7566 [28JY]

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

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

———eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 601), H10157 [10NO]

Navy: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Lone Sailor Memorial located near the Golden Gate Bridge (see H. Con. Res. 207), H10503 [16NO]

Nigeria: express condolences for the loss of life suffered in the crash of a Nigerian passenger jet and for the death of Stella Obasanjo in Spain (see H. Res. 536), H9695 [4NO]

No Child Left Behind Act: improve (see H.R. 1506), H1845 [6AP]

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1591), H2739 [28AP]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 184), H1897 [12AP]

Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate (see H.R. 4386), H10909 [17NO]

Pakistan: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4073), H8918 [18OC]

Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 286), H9425 [28OC]

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

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

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

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

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]

———provide necessary reforms for employee pension benefit plans (see H.R. 4055), H12050 [16DE]

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

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H3769 [23MY]

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

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

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H2395 [20AP]

Railroads: establish rail worker emergency training program (see H.R. 4372), H12290 [18DE]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 472), H8736 [6OC]

Real estate: prohibit economic development assistance to States or localities that use eminent domain to obtain property for private commercial development or fail to pay relocation costs to displaced persons (see H.R. 3405), H7862 [13SE]

Religion: condemn bigotry and religious intolerance and recognize that holy books of every religion should be treated with dignity and respect (see H. Res. 288), H4297 [8JN]

Rwanda: remember the victims of genocide and pledge to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again (see H. Con. Res. 88), H1264 [9MR]

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

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 595), H1847 [6AP]

Science: recognize significance of African American women in the U.S. scientific community (see H. Con. Res. 96), H1780 [5AP]

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), H7815 [8SE]

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

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

Smith, Emmitt: tribute (see H. Res. 70), H584 [10FE]

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), H5176 [24JN]

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

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H630 [15FE]

———recognize effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 61), H6381 [22JY]

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

Solid waste: authorize States to restrict receipt of foreign municipal solid waste (see H.R. 593), H848 [1MR]

———authorize States to restrict receipt of foreign municipal solid waste and implement the Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste Between the U.S. and Canada (see H.R. 2491), H4561 [15JN]

Southern California Association of Governments: anniversary (see H. Res. 247), H3057 [5MY]

Stang, Dorothy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 89), H1264 [9MR]

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

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

Taxation: allow an additional credit for adoption of an older child (see H.R. 4092), H9696 [4NO]

———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), H2103 [14AP]

———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), H4400 [13JN]

———limit applicability of updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (see H.R. 114), H413 [8FE]

———permit tax-free distribution from governmental retirement plans for payment of health and long-term care insurance premiums for public safety officers (see H.R. 2177), H3054 [5MY]

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

———provide a tax credit to businesses whose employees teach at community colleges (see H.R. 577), H351 [2FE]

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

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

———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]

———repeal limits on the deduction of interest on education loans (see H.R. 1033), H847 [1MR]

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

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H5741 [12JY]

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

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

Ukraine: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 562), H1779 [5AP]

University of Michigan: tribute to women's softball team (see H. Res. 366), H6206 [20JY]

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

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H2738 [28AP]

———enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 531), H2743 [2MY]

———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), H4073 [25MY]

———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), H2739 [28AP]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H.R. 369), H9641 [3NO]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 156), H4296 [8JN]

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

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

———establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 63), H847 [1MR]

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

———protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 533), H848 [1MR]

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

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 30), H798 [17FE]

White House Fellows Program: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 269), H9043 [20OC]

Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8644 [29SE]

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), H5914 [14JY]

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H1369 [10MR]

World War II: preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3262 [12MY]

———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), H5964 [18JY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: establish an Office of the Victim Advocate (see H.R. 1403), H1692 [17MR]

Dept. of HUD: maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1695 [17MR]

Federal agencies and departments: require cost-benefit analysis for surface transportation projects prior to procuring architectural or engineering services from private contractors (see H.R. 942), H794 [17FE]

Parks, Rosa: tribute (see H. Res. 512), H9275 [26OC]

Rosa Parks Federal Building, Detroit, MI: designate (see H.R. 2967), H4721 [17JN]

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1404), H1692 [17MR]

Sports: recognize contributions of African-American basketball teams and players for their achievements, dedication, and contributions to the sport of basketball and to the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 59), H587 [14FE]

Lists

Endorsers of proposed change to distribution formula for Dept. of HUD section 8 housing vouchers program renewal funding, H5429 [29JN]

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), H1523 [16MR]

———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, H3016 [5MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), H2069 [14AP]

———amend laws (S. 256), consideration (H. Res. 211), H1988 [14AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, H526 [10FE], H722 [17FE], H8988 [20OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), E2426 [18NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1560 [16MR], H1648 [17MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H2715 [28AP]

China, People's Republic of: express that a Chinese state-owned energy company exercising control of critical U.S. energy infrastructure and production capacity could be a national security threat (H. Res. 344), H5571, H5575 [30JN]

Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, H119 [6JA]

———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, H119 [6JA]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1648 [17MR]

Davis, Ossie: tribute (H. Res. 69), H474 [9FE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), E1311 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), conference report, E2638 [22DE]

Dept. of HUD: distribution formula for section 8 housing vouchers program renewal funding, H5428, H5429 [29JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit funding to recommend approval of sale of Unocal Corp., to China National Offshore Oil Corp., H5515 [30JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5160 [24JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), conference report, H11551 [14DE]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5428, H5429 [29JN], H5515 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), conference report, H10939 [18NO]

Detroit, MI: tribute to NextEnergy (nonprofit organization), E1963 [27SE]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H7624 [2SE], H7713 [7SE]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6920 [27JY]

EPA: revise fuel economy test procedures and provide consumers with more accurate information about fuel economy, H2345 [20AP]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), H9006 [20OC]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, H6240 [21JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5285 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3057), conference report, H9671 [4NO]

Head Start Program: provide hiring protections for faith-based organizations providing Head Start services, H8283 [22SE]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8283 [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), E1721 [29JY]

———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 (H.R. 2520), H3804 [24MY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3804 [24MY]

Henry Ford Health System: American Hospital Association Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service award recipient, E905 [5MY]

House of Representatives: express commitment to achieving victory in Iraq (H. Res. 612), H11906 [16DE]

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, H9137 [26OC], E2197 [27OC]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), H9137 [26OC], E2197 [27OC]

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), H7624, H7632 [2SE]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7713 [7SE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H11906 [16DE]

Medicaid: funding, H1560 [16MR]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, H2341 [20AP]

Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (S. Con. Res. 61), H9399 [28OC]

Pensions: reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), H11769 [15DE]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H8775 [7OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2341, H2345 [20AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, E1726 [29JY]

Rosa Parks Federal Building, Detroit, MI: designate (H.R. 2967), H9199 [26OC], E1276 [17JN]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1734 [20MR]

Social Security: privatization proposals, H922 [2MR]

———reform, H922 [2MR]

Sports: recognize contributions of African-American basketball teams and players for their achievements, dedication, and contributions to the sport of basketball and to the Nation (H. Con. Res. 59), H8660 [6OC]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6240 [21JY]

Votes: position on missed, H1405 [14MR], H3288 [16MY], H3405 [17MY], H5218 [27JN], H5355 [28JN], H5615 [11JY], H5881 [14JY], H6407 [25JY], H8585 [29SE], H8819 [17OC], H9813 [7NO], H9992 [8NO], E519 [20MR], E1214 [14JN]

Workforce Investment Act: prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H912 [2MR]

———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), H912 [2MR]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. approval from the agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (H.J. Res. 27), H4309 [9JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1414 [14MR], H1729 [20MR], H3311 [16MY], H4398 [13JN], H5251 [27JN], H5360 [28JN], H5633 [11JY], H5910 [14JY], H6428 [25JY], H8640 [29SE], H8842 [17OC], H9960 [7NO], H10142 [9NO]

Special order: granted, H937 [2MR], H7643 [2SE], H8159 [20SE]

Summaries

Congressional Black Caucus budget proposal for 2006-2010, H1648 [17MR]

Tables

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3010): program terminations, H5161 [24JN]

Tributes

Agyeman, Jaramogi Abebe, E1226 [14JN]

Getz, Christopher R., E1843 [14SE]

Johnson, John H., H8133 [20SE]