KING, STEVE (a Representative from Iowa)

Addresses

Modern Day Moses: by, E694 [19AP]

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), H4188 [7JN]

Courts: protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 1751), H10104 [9NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), H3385 [17MY]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), H8476 [28SE]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6122 [20JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5101 [23JN], H5126 [24JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5436, H5449, H5480 [29JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), H3895 [24MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5306, H5363 [28JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4487 [14JN], H4543 [15JN], H4605 [16JN]

U.N.: reform (H.R. 2745), H4674 [17JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

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

America's Blood Centers (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 220), H8514 [28SE]

Annan, Kofi: call for resignation as U.N. Secretary General (see H. Res. 277), H3261 [12MY]

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances (see H.R. 1986), H2736 [28AP]

———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), H3113 [10MY]

———support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education (see H. Con. Res. 36), H285 [1FE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 685), H521 [9FE]

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), H11328 [8DE]

BLS: adopt statistical measures that accurately reflect the modern U.S. workforce (see H. Res. 14), H79 [4JA]

Bolton, John R.: tribute (see H. Res. 260), H2978 [4MY]

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

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 2290), H3197 [11MY]

———require the CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use dynamic economic modeling in addition to static economic modeling in budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see H.R. 2842), H4355 [9JN]

Carson, Johnny: tribute (see H. Res. 40), H196 [25JA]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: rename certain buildings in honor of Rosa Parks and Mother Teresa (see H.R. 4500), H11502 [13DE]

Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 3011), H8163 [20SE]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 698), H8089 [15SE]

Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see H.R. 239), H7743 [7SE]

Congress: allow vote to reverse Supreme Court decisions on the constitutionality of legislation enacted by Congress (see H.R. 3073), H5362 [28JN]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1651), H4297 [8JN]

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

———ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws (see H. Res. 97), H630 [15FE]

———infringement by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on parental rights in Fields v. Palmdale School District (see H. Res. 547), H10157 [10NO]

———limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 1100), H3262 [12MY]

———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts in certain cases and promote federalism (see H.R. 1070), H7564 [28JY]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos or silica exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos or silica exposure (see H.R. 1957), H2734 [28AP]

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

———remove to Federal court certain State cases involving the rights of incapacitated persons (see H.R. 1332, 1334), H1620 [16MR]

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

Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 3907), H10503 [16NO]

———suspend wage rate requirements for Federal contracts in areas declared a national disaster (see H.R. 3684), H7741 [7SE]

Dept. of HHS: make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 216), H1417 [14MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S. (see H.R. 4083), H8985 [19OC]

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), H7613 [29JY]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 1219), H1368 [10MR]

———require a passport for all travel into and out of the U.S. and persuade countries to issue machine-readable passports that comply with a uniform document identity standard (see H.R. 4120), H10910 [17NO]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H412 [8FE]

Diseases: anniversary of development of Salk polio vaccine (see H. Res. 208), H1895 [12AP]

District of Columbia: clarify definition of marriage for legal purposes (see H.R. 72), H353 [2FE]

———restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H1416 [14MR]

Drugs: provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine abuse (see H.R. 313), H354 [2FE]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 314), H287 [1FE]

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

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

Endangered species: authorize species recovery agreements under which the Federal Government is obligated to make annual payments or provide other compensation for activities that improve recovery of one or more species (see H.R. 3300), H8388 [27SE]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (see H.R. 3824), H8389 [27SE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 4408), H11034 [18NO]

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

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 39), H7862 [13SE]

———expand tax incentives for adoption and increase adoptive incentive payments (see H.R. 1561), H8162 [20SE]

———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 69), H353 [2FE]

———support responsible fatherhood, promote marriage, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 318), H4486 [14JN]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H11504 [13DE]

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 1079), H981 [3MR]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 1642), H3556 [18MY]

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: affirm that a permit is not required in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1749), H8089 [15SE]

Financial institutions: prohibit use of identification issued by foreign governments, other than passports, for purposes of verifying identity of a person opening an account (see H.R. 815), H629 [15FE]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H1372 [10MR]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 47), H286 [1FE]

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

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment protecting religious freedom (see H.J. Res. 57), H5602 [30JN]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H6936 [27JY]

Government: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1449), H1694 [17MR]

———prohibit the expenditure of funds for the construction or lease of buildings or space until January 1, 2007 (see H.R. 3797), H8087 [15SE]

Government regulations: eliminate effect on constitutionally protected expression of religion by State and local officials resulting from threat of potential litigants seeking damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 2679), H7613 [29JY]

———require Congress to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 931), H793 [17FE]

Gulf Deregulation Commission: establish (see H.R. 4631), H12167 [17DE]

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 (see H.R. 534), H349 [2FE]

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on basing apportionment on number of persons in each State who are U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 53), H4487 [14JN]

———express commitment to achieving victory in Iraq (see H. Res. 612), H12051 [16DE]

House Rules: strengthen budget process (see H. Res. 121), H3696 [19MY]

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H11110 [6DE]

Immigration: enforce existing immigration laws to reduce the threat of a terrorist attack and the influx of illegal aliens (see H. Con. Res. 221), H6934 [27JY]

———enforce numerical limits placed by Congress (see H.R. 4317), H10161 [14NO]

———enhance border security enforcement and detention facilities (see H.R. 4238), H10146 [9NO]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3137), H5599 [30JN]

———make inadmissable individuals who law enforcement knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe, seek entry to the U.S. to participate in illegal activities with criminal gangs (see H.R. 2933), H4654 [16JN]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H793 [17FE]

———prohibit loans by Federal agencies to aliens who are unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 4580), H12047 [16DE]

———reform (see H.R. 3938), H8642 [29SE]

———remove discretion of Dept. of Homeland Security relative to expedited removal and prohibit issuance of residential mortgages to illegal aliens (see H.R. 4032), H10227 [15NO]

———repeal exemption from harboring sanctions for alien volunteers of certain religious organization (see H.R. 4321), H10503 [16NO]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H11110 [6DE]

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

———recognize the need to move the Nation's current health care delivery system toward a defined contribution system (see H. Res. 215), H2739 [28AP]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H2472 [21AP]

Iraq: recognize importance and credibility of an independent Iraqi judiciary in the formation of a new and democratic Iraq (see H. Res. 534), H9695 [4NO]

Iron and steel industry: urge the Dept. of Commerce and ITC to consider the impact of steel antidumping or countervailing duties on steel-consuming manufacturers and the economy when conducting sunset reviews (see H. Res. 84), H1510 [15MR]

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

———independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 149), H3436 [17MY]

———recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 588), H352 [2FE]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see H. Res. 137), H984 [3MR]

Klebnikov, Paul: condemn murder of U.S. journalist in Russia and the murder of other members of the media (see H. Res. 499), H9963 [7NO]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 500), H630 [15FE]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: enhance the notification of democratic rights of union members (see H.R. 1073, 1074), H11504 [13DE]

———provide for civil monetary penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 1075), H11504 [13DE]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3132), H6936 [27JY]

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

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H3262 [12MY]

———permit eligible seniors to elect to receive vouchers for health savings accounts and/or premiums for high deductible health insurance plan and suspend certain late enrollment penalties (see H.R. 4551), H12290 [18DE]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H7814 [8SE]

———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 11), H71 [4JA]

Mental health: prohibit use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program (see H.R. 181), H1509 [15MR]

Mexico: disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Res. 20), H287 [1FE]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 2088), H2976 [4MY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 2231), H6652 [26JY]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 874), H791 [17FE]

———prevent government agencies from requiring or prohibiting construction industry employers to enter into agreements with labor organizations (see H.R. 1248), H1370 [10MR]

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

National Review (publication): anniversary (see H. Res. 551), H10157 [10NO]

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

News media: condemn irresponsible and inaccurate journalism and express condolences to the families and victims of the riots in Pakistan and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 156), H3696 [19MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: terminate effect of laws prohibiting spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities (see H.R. 3811), H8389 (see H.R. 3918), H8387 [27SE]

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

Peace Corps: remove as an option for service under the National Call to Service military recruitment program (see H.R. 3709), H10227 [15NO]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H194 [25JA]

Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 689), H521 [9FE]

———repeal limits on contributions and party campaign expenditures, restore certain rights to exempt organizations, and allow State and local parties to make expenditures using nonfederal funds (see H.R. 1316), H2150 [19AP]

Power resources: expand production and use of renewable fuel and increase energy independence (see H.R. 1608), H1968 [13AP] (see H.R. 3081), H5361 [28JN]

Public lands: extend authorization for certain national heritage areas (see H.R. 888), H1417 [14MR]

———preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals to public lands where there is a historical tradition of such use (see H.R. 586), H10226 [15NO]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H1897 [12AP]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3135), H5599 [30JN] (see H.R. 4128), H9426 [28OC]

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

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S: designate (see H.R. 2112), H3556 [18MY]

Russia: protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 230), H9436 [31OC]

Schools: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see H. Res. 146), H3057 [5MY]

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

Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see H.R. 682), H520 [9FE]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H348 [2FE]

———improve affordability of health insurance coverage for small employers (see H.R. 490), H285 [1FE]

Social Security: dedicate surpluses to personal accounts that can only be used to pay Social Security benefits (see H.R. 3304), H7566 [28JY]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H3113 [10MY]

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

Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (see H. Res. 340), H5435 (see H. Res. 340), H5480 [29JN]

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

———enhance tax incentives for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 3360), H8810 [7OC]

———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (see H.R. 387), H798 [17FE]

———exclude from gross income gain from the conversion of property by reason of eminent domain (see H.R. 3268), H7566 [28JY]

———exclude from gross income the proceeds from certain company-owned life insurance (see H.R. 2251), H8388 [27SE]

———extend incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 2498), H4561 [15JN]

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

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H984 [3MR]

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

———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 1421), H1693 [17MR]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 2034), H2737 [28AP]

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

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

———provide increased expensing for certain property in the Gulf Opportunity Zone (see H.R. 4305), H10156 [10NO]

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

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (see H.R. 976), H1779 [5AP]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 1956), H3769 [23MY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H73 [4JA]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H4143 [26MY]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H72 [4JA]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H2395 [20AP]

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

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3841), H8247 [21SE]

U.N.: address anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 54), H354 [2FE] (see H. Res. 282), H3435 [17MY]

———withhold funding if the U.N. abridges U.S. right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3436), H8163 [20SE]

———withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 1092), H981 [3MR]

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), H3768 [23MY]

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), H7814 [8SE]

———extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 4121), H9426 [28OC]

Voting: require individuals to present a government-issued photo ID to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 3910), H8386 [27SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 4643), H12289 [18DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a Livestock Identification Board (see H.R. 3170), H5601 [30JN]

Drugs: prohibit Federal payment or reimbursement for drugs prescribed for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction (see H.R. 3566), H7559 [28JY]

———transfer ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine to schedule V of the schedules of controlled substances (see H.R. 3955), H8642 [29SE]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H845 [1MR]

Help America Vote Act: require voting systems to provide a verifiable paper record of each vote cast and ensure the security of electronic data (see H.R. 278), H137 [6JA]

House of Representatives: display the Ten Commandments if the Supreme Court rules that their public display by State and local governments violates the establishment clause of the first amendment to the Constitution (see H. Res. 214), H2102 [14AP]

Medicare: exclude coverage of drugs prescribed for treatment of impotence (see H.R. 712), H522 [9FE]

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

National Labor Relations Act: protect employer rights (see H.R. 1816), H2548 [26AP]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 37), H72 [4JA]

———clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 3095), H5361 [28JN]

———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 16), H285 [1FE]

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

———provide a small agri-biodiesel producer credit and improve the small ethanol producer credit (see H.R. 36), H72 [4JA]

Letters

Compliance of non-governmental organizations receiving funds under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief with policy to oppose prostitution and sex trafficking: Daniel Levin, Dept. of Justice, H6120 [20JY]

———Representative Souder, Committee on Government Affairs (House), H6120 [20JY]

———several Representatives, H6121 [20JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: repeal delay in implementation of country of origin labeling requirements for meat and meat products, H4241 [8JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), H4241, H4249, H4258 [8JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H2209 [20AP], H10134 [9NO], H11495 [13DE]

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances, H3999 [25MY]

———tribute to members serving in Afghanistan and Iraq, H7940 [14SE]

Australia: tribute to Armed Forces members engaging in military action in Iraq, H815 [1MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H10120 [9NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H9627 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10120 [9NO]

Carson, Johnny: tribute (H. Res. 40), H221 [26JA]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: rename certain buildings in honor of Rosa Parks and Mother Teresa (H.R. 4500), H11461, H11462 [13DE]

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report (H. Res. 253), H2774 [3MY]

China, People's Republic of: condemn comments advocating use of nuclear weapons against the U.S. relative to any confrontation over Taiwan, H6130 [20JY]

Courts: allow judges to carry firearms subject to certain training and regulation, H10104 [9NO]

———base decisions on U.S. Constitution and laws, not laws of any foreign country, international law, or agreement not made under U.S. authority, H3107 [10MY]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 1751), H10104 [9NO]

———role in interpretation and application of Constitution, H8140 [20SE]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2569 [27AP]

———reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (H.R. 1279), H3141 [11MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish an electronic nationwide livestock identification system, H4258 [8JN]

———prohibit funding to inspect horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption, H4249 [8JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H3999 [25MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), H4733 [20JN]

———satellite communications language training activities funding, H4733 [20JN]

Dept. of Education: require States providing in-State tuition discounts to illegal aliens to provide such discounts to out-of-State students, H5158 [24JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3476 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), H3385 [17MY]

———reimburse State and local governmenmts for costs of training and certification to enforce Federal immigration laws, H3476 [18MY]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), H8476 [28SE]

———Justice Assistance Grant Program funding, H4387 [13JN], H4444 [14JN]

———prohibit a person convicted of domestic violence from sponsoring a visa applicant, H8476 [28SE]

———prohibit funding to prevent implementation of State laws relative to the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, H4520 [15JN]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6120, H6122, H6123, H6130 [20JY]

———Global HIV/AIDS Initiative funding, H5306, H5307 [28JN]

———report on compliance of non-governmental organizations receiving funds under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief with policy to oppose prostitution and sex trafficking, H6120 [20JY]

Dept. of the Interior: exempt natural gas from the prohibition on oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, H3630, H3631 [19MY], H9630 [3NO]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3605, H3630, H3631, H3635 [19MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5126, H5158 [24JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5449, H5450 [29JN]

Diseases: authorize assistance to combat HIV/AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa, H6130 [20JY]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): ratification, E722 [21AP]

Drugs: prohibit Federal payment or reimbursement for drugs prescribed for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction, H5126 [24JN]

———provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine abuse, H4387 [13JN]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (H.R. 3889), H10368, H10374, H10375, H10376 [16NO]

———transfer ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine to schedule V of the schedules of controlled substances (H.R. 3955), H10135 [9NO]

Economy: growth, H11495 [13DE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H826 [1MR], H9627 [3NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), H3791 [24MY]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (H.R. 997), E355 [3MR]

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

FEMA: develop plan to relocate Hurricane Katrina victims being housed in hotels to more permanent housing, H11496 [13DE]

Firearms: prohibit use of funds to export .50 caliber sniper rifles to nongovernmental entities, H4592 [16JN]

Food stamps: funding, H10120 [9NO], H11496 [13DE]

Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to countries refusing to extradite criminal suspects to the U.S. for trial or sentencing, H5339 [28JN]

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

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5306, H5307, H5339 [28JN]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H10218 [15NO], H11497 [13DE]

France: rioting, H10132 [9NO]

Health: provide for adult stem cell research, H3548 [18MY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3815 [24MY]

House of Representatives: express commitment to achieving victory in Iraq (H. Res. 612), H11911, H12039 [16DE]

———impact of partisanship, H11310 [8DE]

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, H8151 [20SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), H7851 [13SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), H7794 [8SE], H7851 [13SE]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7851 [13SE]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, H8633, H8635, H8637 [29SE]

Immigration: encourage employers to participate in employment eligibility verification, H3385 [17MY]

———enforce existing Federal law that localities report aliens who commit crimes to immigration authorities, H4543 [15JN]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (H.R. 3137), H7598 [29JY]

———prohibit Federal grants to law enforcement agencies within jurisdictions that prohibit the provision of information to the Dept. of Homeland Security about illegal aliens, H11847 [15DE]

———reform (H.R. 3938), H9628, H9629, H9630 [3NO]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11847 [15DE], H12038 [16DE]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H10218 [15NO], H11211 [7DE], H11312 [8DE]

———results of investigation of alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, H10134 [9NO], H10218 [15NO]

Iowa: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8149 [20SE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H7940 [14SE], H10129, H10134 [9NO], H11096, H11097 [6DE], H11205, H11211 [7DE], H11310, H11314, H11315, H11316 [8DE], H11498-H11500 [13DE], H11872 [15DE], H11911 [16DE]

———call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), consideration (H. Res. 572), H11000 [18NO]

———elections, H11313 [8DE]

———improve congressional oversight of Iraq war and reconstruction efforts, H11204 [7DE]

———recognize importance and credibility of an independent Iraqi judiciary in the formation of a new and democratic Iraq (H. Res. 534), H11643 [14DE]

Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (H.R. 438), H8369, H8370 [27SE]

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists, H6122, H6123 [20JY]

———report on congressional delegation trip, H8238, H8240, H8242 [21SE]

Missouri River: improve flood plain maps to improve flood plan management, H3791 [24MY]

National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), H459 [9FE]

———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), consideration (H. Res. 75), H534 [10FE]

Natural gas: allow leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, H11495 [13DE]

———promote conservation and production, H10022 [8NO]

New Orleans, LA: establish a plan to build a system of levees to avoid future disasters, H8147 [20SE]

Outer Continental Shelf: allow oil and gas exploration if crude oil imports account for more than two-thirds of U.S. consumption, H3635 [19MY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2209, H2387 [20AP]

———establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Gulf of Mexico, H8635 [29SE]

———expand production and use of renewable fuel and increase energy independence, H1767 [5AP]

———national energy policy, H10134 [9NO]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, H2950, H2952, H2954, H2956 [4MY]

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

Republican Party: national agenda, H9627, H9628 [3NO]

Roberts, John G., Jr.: nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., H8138, H8140 [20SE]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1703, H1707 [20MR]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4387 [13JN], H4444 [14JN], H4506, H4520, H4541, H4543, H4545, H4549 [15JN], H4592 [16JN]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, H2950, H2952, H2954, H2956 [4MY]

Sioux City, IA: Federal Law Enforcement Training Center funding, H4549 [15JN]

Small business: improve affordability of health insurance coverage for small employers, H5720 [12JY]

Spencer, IA: tribute, H2113 [19AP]

Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (H. Res. 340), H5583 [30JN]

———reduce salaries and expenses relative to New London, CT, eminent domain decision, H5449, H5450 [29JN]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required relative to health savings accounts (H.R. 37), H5720 [12JY]

———clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (H.R. 3095), H9630 [3NO], H11660 [15DE]

———rates, H826 [1MR]

U.N.: certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program, H4335 [9JN]

———limit U.S. share of assessments for the regular budget, H4506 [15JN]

———reform (H.R. 2745), H4335 [9JN], H4674, H4675 [17JN]

U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East: limit U.S. contributions, H4674, H4675 [17JN]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6084 [19JY], H6227, H6316, H6318, H6319, H6320, H6321, H6322, H6323 [21JY]

Votes: position on missed, E2149 [20OC]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. approval from the agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (H.J. Res. 27), H4316 [9JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H8842 [17OC]

Special order: granted, H842 [1MR], H2974 [4MY], H3195 [11MY], H3553 [18MY], H6103 [19JY], H7810 [8SE], H10223 [15NO], H11878 [15DE]

Tributes

Kelly, John and family, H8633 [29SE]

Myers, Richard B., H8633 [29SE]

Pope John Paul II, H1834 [6AP]

Rehnquist, William H., H7723, H7725, H7726 [7SE]