LEACH, JAMES A. (a Representative from Iowa)

Amendments

Housing: reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), H9179 [26OC]

Appointments

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, H3249 [12MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

America's Blood Centers (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 220), H8090 [15SE]

Amo Houghton Bypass: designate a segment of Interstate 86 near Corning, NY (see H.R. 795), H586 [14FE]

Animals: prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1688), H2148 [19AP]

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

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

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H4722 [17JN]

Asia: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of earthquake that struck South Asia (see H. Res. 492), H8846 [17OC]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 280), H3435 [17MY]

Azerbaijan: call for free and fair parliamentary elections (see H. Res. 326), H4985 [22JN]

Bank for International Settlements (organization): establish committee to develop uniform U.S. positions on issues before the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and review capital standards accord (see H.R. 1226), H1368 [10MR]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 685), H798 [17FE]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H984 [3MR]

Birds: promote conservation of migratory waterfowl and offset or prevent the loss of wetlands and other habitat essential to the preservation of such waterfowl (see H.R. 4315), H12051 [16DE]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H4896 [21JN]

Business and industry: prohibit price gouging during certain disasters and emergencies (see H.R. 3705), H10039 [8NO]

Cambodia: honor victims of genocide and establish an international criminal tribunal to bring the perpetrators of the genocide to justice (see H. Con. Res. 238), H7950 [14SE]

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]

Chesapeake Bay: improve and reauthorize the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program (see H.R. 4126), H9641 [3NO]

Children and youth: provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H1693 [17MR]

Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to communications with United Kingdom officials on U.S. policy towards Iraq (see H. Res. 375), H7645 [2SE]

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]

Coastal Barrier Resources Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3552), H9641 [3NO]

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]

Committees of the House: create a select committee to investigate awarding and carrying out of contracts to rebuild communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina (see H. Res. 449), H8088 [15SE]

Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H3434 [17MY]

Crime: combat unlawful commercial sex activities by targeting demand, prohibit operation of sex tours, and protect children and assist State and local law enforcement relative to such activities (see H.R. 2012), H5963 [18JY]

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

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H11880 [15DE]

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

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1814), H2548 [26AP]

Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval: support goals (see H. Res. 294), H6329 [21JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H11504 [13DE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a coastal ocean observation system (see H.R. 1489), H9641 [3NO]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 999), H1025 [8MR]

———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), H9472 [1NO]

Dept. of Education: create a pilot program to increase the number of graduate educated nurse faculty to meet the future need for qualified nurses (see H.R. 3173), H5601 [30JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish programs to address the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1175), H6652 [26JY]

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 280), H137 [6JA]

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

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), H9640 [3NO]

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), H797 [17FE]

———express sympathy and pledge support for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see H. Res. 12), H79 [4JA]

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

———prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1622 [16MR]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 3616), H7862 [13SE]

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H7815 [8SE]

District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 2043), H2879 [3MY]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H412 [8FE]

———transfer ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine to schedule V of the schedules of controlled substances (see H.R. 3568), H7559 [28JY]

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

Endangered species: assist in the conservation of flagship species throughout the world (see H.R. 93), H9641 [3NO]

Ethiopia: urge holding of orderly, peaceful, and free and fair national elections and authorize assistance for election-related activities (see H.R. 935), H1896 [12AP]

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

Families and domestic relations: expand tax incentives for adoption and increase adoptive incentive payments (see H.R. 1561), H7673 [6SE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1376), H1691 [17MR]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2965), H4721 [17JN]

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

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2719), H7861 [13SE]

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

Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 1185), H1263 [9MR]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: modify requirements for appointment and training of members of Regional Fishery Management Councils (see H.R. 1431), H1694 [17MR]

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

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports (see H.R. 1422), H1693 [17MR]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (see H.R. 4575), H12168 [17DE]

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

———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 (see H.R. 534), H349 [2FE]

———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), H7560 [28JY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H584 [10FE]

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

Health care professionals: provide for education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment at a facility with critical shortages of allied health professionals (see H.R. 215), H7645 [2SE]

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]

House Democracy Assistance Commission: establish (see H. Res. 135), H1026 [8MR]

House Rules: establish standing Committees on Homeland Security and Intelligence and increase the number of Committee on Appropriations subcommittees to include a Subcommittee on Intelligence (see H. Res. 25), H80 [4JA]

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H9472 [1NO]

Human rights: condemn honor killings (see H. Con. Res. 296), H11221 [7DE]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H4356 [9JN]

India: provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1408), H1693 [17MR]

Indonesia: support the memorandum of understanding signed by the Indonesian Government and the Free Aceh Movement to end the conflict in Aceh Province (see H. Res. 456), H10161 [14NO]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H6936 [27JY]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by heavily indebted poor countries (see H.R. 3191), H8163 [20SE]

———provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 1130), H983 [3MR]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 55), H4896 [21JN]

———recognize importance and credibility of an independent Iraqi judiciary in the formation of a new and democratic Iraq (see H. Res. 534), H11333 [12DE]

Israel: congratulate on election of Dan Gillerman as Vice President of U.N. General Assembly (see H. Res. 368), H8736 [6OC]

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

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: express appreciation for the contribution of Chinese art and culture and recognize the Festival of China at the Kennedy Center (see H. Con. Res. 265), H8809 [7OC]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn abductions and continued captivity of citizens of the Republic of Korea and Japan as acts of terrorism and gross violations of human rights (see H. Con. Res. 168), H5362 [28JN]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 487), H9103 [25OC]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 181), H4722 [17JN]

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]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H8162 [20SE]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H4722 [17JN]

Medicare: expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1946), H11110 [6DE]

———permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 2736), H4141 [26MY]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 415), H1509 [15MR]

———provide for value-based purchasing in payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3617), H7673 [6SE]

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

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 872), H5963 [18JY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H1896 [12AP]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H6381 [22JY]

———raise awareness about the importance of social worker and case worker safety (see H. Con. Res. 278), H11110 [6DE]

Motor vehicles: 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), H7947 [14SE]

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

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

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), H9641 [3NO]

National Health Corps Loan Repayment Program: count fellowship training in geriatric medicine or psychiatry as obligated service (see H.R. 3046), H11328 [8DE]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H5915 [14JY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 2231), H4985 [22JN]

National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 222), H7674 [6SE]

National wildlife refuges: provide public access to Navassa Island National Wildlife Refuge and Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 1183), H4356 [9JN]

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1591), H9641 [3NO]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see H. Res. 357), H5916 [14JY]

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

Petroleum: prohibit price gouging of gasoline and diesel fuel in areas declared major disasters (see H.R. 3782), H10039 [8NO]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strike which led to the establishment of the Solidarity Trade Union (see H. Res. 328), H4803 [20JN]

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]

Power resources: expand production and use of renewable fuel and increase energy independence (see H.R. 1608), H1968 [13AP]

———improve energy efficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 4384), H11504 [13DE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H2103 [14AP]

———extend authorization for certain national heritage areas (see H.R. 888), H791 [17FE]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 983), H796 [17FE]

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

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

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H1622 [16MR]

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), H7673 [6SE]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3087), H7613 [29JY] (see H.R. 3135), H7565 [28JY]

Research: provide clinical research support grants, clinical research infrastructure grants, and a demonstration program on partnerships in clinical research (see H.R. 2308), H7565 [28JY]

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

Rotary International: anniversary (see H. Res. 55), H287 [1FE]

Senior citizens: provide mental health screening and treatment services, integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams (see H.R. 2629), H11328 [8DE]

Social Security: provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H3331 [16MY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H6651 [26JY]

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H4656 [16JN]

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

Taxation: allow a first time homebuyer credit for the purchase of principal residences in rural areas (see H.R. 883), H791 [17FE]

———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), H8809 [7OC]

———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), H8643 [29SE]

———enhance tax incentives for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 3360), H7744 [7SE]

———establish a Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive tax payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 2631), H4072 [25MY]

———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see H.R. 819), H4143 [26MY]

———expand and modernize agricultural bond programs to assist young farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 651), H411 [8FE]

———extend incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 2498), H4896 [21JN]

———make the credit for prior year minimum tax liability refundable for certain individuals and require returns with respect to certain stock options (see H.R. 3385), H8514 [28SE]

———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 1421), H1847 [6AP]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H5915 [14JY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H4656 [16JN]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H6107 [19JY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 1517), H6936 [27JY]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H7743 [7SE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H10502 [16NO]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H8734 [6OC]

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), H2102 [14AP]

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

Ukraine: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 885), H1896 [12AP]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 2533), H3894 [24MY]

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

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H7743 [7SE]

———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), H7743 [7SE]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H11328 [8DE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H7565 [28JY]

Virgin Islands: provide a land exchange on the island of St. John between the National Park Service and the Virgin Islands to facilitate establishment of a school on the island (see H.R. 272), H3696 [19MY]

Water: establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 1592), H9103 [25OC]

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

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

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 3086), H5361 [28JN]

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

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

Committees of the House: create a select committee to investigate awarding and carrying out of contracts to rebuild communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina (see H. Res. 432), H7814 [8SE]

———establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 116), H719 [16FE]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 4411), H11034 [18NO]

Corps of Engineers: convey remaining water supply storage allocation in Rathbun Lake to the Rathbun Regional Water Association (see H.R. 391), H234 [26JA]

Diseases: enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see H.R. 944), H794 [17FE]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 13), H235 [26JA]

Financial institutions: preserve competitive equity in financial services (see H.R. 3882), H8341 [22SE]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 3420), H6431 [25JY]

Hurricanes: establish a national commission to address the rebirth and renewal of neighborhoods and communities affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3749), H7860 [13SE]

International Organizations Immunities Act: apply to the Bank for International Settlements (organization) (see H.R. 3269), H5800 [13JY]

National Audubon Society, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H8809 [7OC]

Taxation: reduce estate and gift tax rates, increase exclusion equivalent and establish inflation adjustment for the unified credit, and increase gift tax exclusion (see H.R. 1568), H1894 [12AP]

U.N.: support regionally balanced expansion of the U.N. Security Council (see H. Res. 321), H4561 [15JN]

Letters

Cambodian repatriation of Montagnards to Vietnam: by, Committee on International Relations (House), E1565 [21JY]

Remarks

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments, E2592 [17DE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1454 [15MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), E2547 [15DE]

Cambodia: human rights violations, E2217 [28OC]

———repatriation of Montagnards to Vietnam, E1564 [21JY]

Committees of the House: establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism, H1454 [15MR]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H5040, H5043 [23JN]

Corps of Engineers: enhance navigation capacity improvements and ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System, H5821, H5876 [14JY]

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

Dept. of State: Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding for Colombia, H5316 [28JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5040, H5043 [23JN], H5107, H5137 [24JN]

Disasters: express sympathy and pledge support for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (H. Res. 12), H38 [4JA]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5316 [28JN]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3817 [24MY]

Housing: establish minimum risk-based capital standards for housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, H9179, H9180 [26OC]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), H9179, H9180 [26OC]

Hurricanes: express gratitude to foreign individuals, organizations, and governments that have offered material assistance and other forms of support to those who have been affected by Hurricane Katrina (H. Res. 428), H7773 [8SE]

International Organizations Immunities Act: apply to the Bank for International Settlements (organization) (H.R. 3269), H11055 [6DE]

Iraq: call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), H11014 [18NO]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H11014 [18NO]

National Endowment for the Humanities: anniversary, E1989 [29SE]

National Institute of Mental Health: prohibit funds for peer-reviewed studies of newlyweds' relationship resilience and pigeons' visual concepts, H5137 [24JN]

Peace Corps Week: observance, E413, E418 [10MR]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (H.R. 22), H6522 [26JY]

Ships and vessels: transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients (S. 1886), H11054 [6DE]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 427), H7774 [8SE]

U.N.: reform (H.R. 2745), H4627 [16JN], H4673, H4694 [17JN]

U.N. Security Council: recommend expansion of seats, E643 [13AP]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2864), H5821, H5876 [14JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H978 [3MR], H1021 [8MR], H1504 [15MR]

Tributes

Bono, E2459 [6DE]

Cronin, Richard P., E1429 [1JY]

Keppy, Roy B., E1063 [23MY]

Krekel, Gene, E1960 [27SE]