McCOLLUM, BETTY (a Representative from Minnesota)

Appointments

National Council on the Arts, H5355 [28JN]

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

Articles and editorials

Grand Theft/Absent Porn, Still Not for Teens, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, H6402 [25JY]

Malawi Village Underscores Impact of AIDS, Clare Nullis, Seattle (WA) Post-Intelligencer, H8862 [18OC]

Sister Mary William Brady, 98, Mary Jane Smetanka, Minneapolis (MN) Star Tribune, E60 [25JA]

Video Game Known for Violence Lands in Rating Trouble Over Sex, Seth Schiesel, New York (NY) Times, H6402 [25JY]

When the Numbers Don't Add Up, Bob Smietana, Covenant Companion (publication), H8256-H8258 [22SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: implement measures to help alleviate poor living conditions (see H.R. 3175), H5601 [30JN]

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see H.J. Res. 66), H8389 [27SE]

Agriculture: ensure regulatory equity between and among dairy farmers and handlers for sales of packaged fluid milk in federally regulated and non-federally regulated areas (see H.R. 4015), H12050 [16DE]

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

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

Albert Harold Quie Post Office, Dennison, MN: designate (see H.R. 3989), H8733 [6OC]

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

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1630), H2739 [28AP]

Animals: establish a competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand the workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see H.R. 2206), H6432 [25JY]

———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1707), H3894 [24MY]

Appropriations: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 871), H1417 [14MR]

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

Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current policy concerning homosexuality, referred to as ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'', with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1059), H940 [2MR]

———entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see H.R. 772), H6936 [27JY]

———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]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 333), H848 [1MR]

———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 1639), H2151 [19AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H1779 [5AP]

———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), H1371 [10MR]

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

Armenia: ensure U.S. foreign policy reflects understanding of issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in records relative to the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 316), H4723 [17JN]

Arms control: provide for counterproliferation measures (see H.R. 422), H287 [1FE]

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

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1312), H7564 [28JY]

Bankruptcy: provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (see H.R. 3697), H7812 [8SE]

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

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: recognize anniversary and support mission and goals (see H. Con. Res. 41), H1265 [9MR]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H5176 [24JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of massacre at Srebrenica (see H. Res. 199), H4144 [26MY]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H5435 (see H.R. 2872), H5480 [29JN]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 228), H8089 [15SE]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 52), H4142 [26MY]

Bush, President: request certain information relative to a claim made that there is not a Social Security trust (see H. Res. 170), H2104 [14AP]

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

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

Cambodia: honor victims of genocide and establish an international criminal tribunal to bring the perpetrators of the genocide to justice (see H. Con. Res. 146), H4297 [8JN] (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]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 71), H2739 [28AP]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 3373), H12050 [16DE]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H1691 [17MR]

———establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 127), H1848 [6AP]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H3695 [19MY]

———promote greater public awareness of effective runaway youth prevention programs and the need for safe and productive alternatives, resources, and supports for homeless youth (see H. Res. 484), H9103 [25OC]

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

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 864), H9276 [26OC]

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), H9276 [26OC]

Civil Air Patrol: make volunteer members eligible for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 1393), H2395 [20AP]

Civil liberties: regulate information brokers and protect individual rights with respect to personally identifiable information (see H.R. 1080), H2103 [14AP]

Civil rights: anniversary of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and subsequent desegregation of American society (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5801 [13JY]

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

———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), H7815 [8SE]

———request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 363), H5914 [14JY]

———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), H9696 [4NO]

Clean Air Act: require all gasoline sold for use in motor vehicles to contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (see H.R. 4357), H10908 [17NO]

Climate: conduct research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 759), H582 [10FE]

———request documents from the President on the anticipated effects of climate change on coastal regions of the U.S. (see H. Res. 515), H9276 [26OC]

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

Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 2616), H3893 [24MY]

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

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

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), H4486 [14JN]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 123), H7674 [6SE]

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 (see H. Res. 116), H1372 [10MR]

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (see H.R. 341), H8388 [27SE]

Consumers: protect from usury and unreasonable fees (see H.R. 1619), H4188 [7JN]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3326), H6381 [22JY]

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

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H4356 [9JN]

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), H3056 [5MY]

Crime: prohibit certain computer assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 1558), H8809 [7OC]

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

———require that recommended national protocol for sexual assault medical forensic examinations include a recommendation that rape victims be offered information about emergency contraceptives (see H.R. 1214), H1368 [10MR]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H4143 [26MY]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H11879 [15DE]

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

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

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

———strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H7814 [8SE]

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), H9472 [1NO]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 559), H942 [2MR]

———provide waiver authority for students who are eligible for Federal student grant assistance and are adversely affected by a major disaster (see H.R. 3668), H7741 [7SE]

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

Dept. of HHS: establish programs to address the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1175), H2880 [3MY]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H7861 [13SE]

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

———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), H4356 [9JN]

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

Dept. of State: encourage active engagement of Americans in world affairs and create online database of international exchange programs and related opportunities (see H. Res. 192), H8736 [6OC]

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

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. 3948), H9641 [3NO]

———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), H3894 [24MY]

———terminate administrative freeze on the enrollment into the health care system of veterans in the lowest priority category for enrollment (referred to as ``Priority 8'') (see H.R. 3312), H10227 [15NO]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H4401 [13JN]

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), H9103 [25OC]

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]

———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]

———require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (see H. Res. 477), H9963 [7NO]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H6652 [26JY]

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

———establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority or underserved populations (see H.R. 3640), H11110 [6DE]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H354 [2FE]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see H.R. 3369), H6204 [20JY] (see H.R. 4603), H12048 [16DE]

Ecology and environment: enforce certain environmental laws, expand the definition of environmental justice, and direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office (see H.R. 1648), H7814 [8SE]

Education: extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 2340), H3260 [12MY]

———improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 547), H349 [2FE]

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

———include information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence in domestic violence education programs (see H.R. 2947), H5915 [14JY]

———prevent abuse of special allowance subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (see H.R. 134), H630 [15FE]

———provide access and equity in higher education (see H.R. 1293), H1506 [15MR]

———provide loan forgiveness for social workers who work for child protective agencies (see H.R. 127), H75 [4JA]

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

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

Egypt: express concern regarding arrest of Ayman Nour and support for continued progress toward democracy (see H. Con. Res. 82), H1026 [8MR]

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

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

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

———protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries for performance of Federal and State services contracts (see H.R. 3406), H11328 [8DE]

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

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

EPA: disapprove rule to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act relative to mercury emissions (see H.J. Res. 56), H8810 [7OC]

———establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 425), H235 [26JA]

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), H4074 [25MY]

———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), H8734 [6OC]

FBI: improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 1415), H5915 [14JY]

FDA: determine whether to allow marketing of emergency-contraceptive drug Plan B as a prescription drug for women 15 or younger and a nonprescription drug for women 16 or older (see H.R. 4229), H9641 [3NO]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1376), H2739 [28AP]

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

———require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq (see H.R. 4110), H9043 [20OC]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 1317), H1508 [15MR]

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

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3267), H6108 [19JY]

———require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (see H.R. 1480), H2395 [20AP]

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

———regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H2150 [19AP]

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

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

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

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 148), H1848 [6AP]

Firearms: ban transfer of certain sniper weapons and regulate in same manner as machine guns (see H.R. 654), H1847 [6AP]

Fish and fishing: protect certain areas of the seafloor by establishing a maximum diameter size limit on rockhopper, roller, and all other groundgear used on bottom trawls (see H.R. 2673), H4139 [26MY]

Foreign aid: establish centers for the treatment of obstetric fistula in developing countries (see H.R. 2957), H5638 [11JY]

———make protection of women and children who are affected by humanitarian emergencies a priority (see H.R. 1413), H7673 [6SE]

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

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

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

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

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 867), H7743 [7SE]

Garang de Mabior, John: tribute (see H. Res. 496), H8846 [17OC]

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

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H8919 [18OC]

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

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

———restore and strengthen laws that provide for an open and transparent Federal Government (see H.R. 2331), H3260 [12MY]

Great Lakes: authorize appropriations for State restoration programs and activities (see H.R. 792), H586 [14FE]

———prohibit issuance of Federal or State permit or lease for new oil and gas slant, directional, or offshore drilling (see H.R. 2930), H5252 [27JN]

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

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H4356 [9JN]

Hazardous substances: reduce quantity of mercury in the environment (see H.R. 2391), H4487 [14JN]

Health: expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 1709), H2551 [26AP]

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

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

———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), H2151 [19AP]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (see H.R. 939), H2738 [28AP]

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

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

History: anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H9473 [1NO]

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

Holocaust: commend countries and organizations marking anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp and strengthen fight against racism, intolerance, bigotry, prejudice, discrimination, and anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 39), H196 [25JA]

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

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1417 [14MR]

Housing: ensure that any affordable housing assistance program of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac allows participation by nonprofit organizations that engage in certain voter registration activities (see H.R. 4231), H9695 [4NO]

———require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 1441), H12290 [18DE]

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

———request the Executive Office of the President and direct the Dept. of State to provide documents relative to U.S. policies under the U.N. Convention Against Torture and the Geneva Conventions (see H. Res. 624), H12049 [16DE]

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

Hurricanes: establish a national commission to address the rebirth and renewal of neighborhoods and communities affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3749), H8389 [27SE]

———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]

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

———provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3748), H8735 [6OC]

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

Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3006), H9641 [3NO]

———provide protection to immigrant victims of violence (see H.R. 3188), H5602 [30JN]

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

Independent Commission to Prevent Fraud and Abuse in the Response to Hurricane Katrina: establish (see H.R. 3838), H8735 [6OC]

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

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H195 [25JA] (see H.R. 1107), H1696 [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: 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]

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

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

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H942 [2MR]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 73), H11221 [7DE]

Irish American Cultural Institute: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3638), H8644 [29SE]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H4723 [17JN]

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

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H9472 [1NO]

Kuwait: commend for granting women certain important political rights (see H. Res. 292), H4144 [26MY] (see H. Res. 343), H5252 [27JN]

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]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 115), H848 [1MR]

Law enforcement officers: 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), H1897 [12AP]

Liberia: commend people for holding peaceful national elections and congratulating President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on her victory and becoming the first female president of any African country (see H. Con. Res. 313), H11327 [8DE]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H287 [1FE]

Medicaid: provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H4561 [15JN]

———require States to report data on beneficiaries who are employed (see H.R. 3042), H6328 [21JY]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H4143 [26MY]

———extend reasonable cost contracts to expand the area in which plans offered under such contracts may operate and to apply certain provisions of Medicare Advantage program to such plans (see H.R. 4050), H8808 [7OC]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H719 [16FE]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 791), H942 [2MR]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 415), H4143 [26MY]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H10227 [15NO]

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

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H2738 [28AP]

———repeal reduction in payment for therapeutic shoes and inserts for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1416), H10157 [10NO]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H3262 [12MY]

Mexico: condemn printing and distribution of racist postage stamps and urge to immediately cease printing and distributing the stamps and recall stamps on the market (see H. Res. 347), H5742 [12JY]

———convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Con. Res. 90), H9363 [27OC]

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H7815 [8SE]

Motor vehicles: require accurate fuel economy testing procedures (see H.R. 1103), H1970 [13AP]

Music and dance: recognize artistic excellence and community value of America's orchestras (see H. Con. Res. 157), H4985 [22JN]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H12050 [16DE]

National Audubon Society: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H8920 [18OC]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 30), H287 [1FE]

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

National Captioning Institute: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 38), H285 [1FE]

National cemeteries: authorize placement of memorial markers to commemorate servicemembers or other persons whose remains are interred in an American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery (see H.R. 2188), H3054 [5MY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 209), H7862 [13SE]

National Flood Insurance Program: strengthen, encourage participation, and provide certain owners of properties not located in flood hazard zones a one-time opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 3922), H10146 [9NO]

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), H12050 [16DE]

National Health Center Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H5638 [11JY]

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

National Independent Inquiry Commission on Disaster Preparedness and Response: establish (see H.R. 3706), H7813 [8SE]

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), H7673 [6SE]

———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), H8163 [20SE]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 46), H196 [25JA]

National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see H. Res. 556), H10502 [16NO]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 245), H3060 [9MY]

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1124), H983 [3MR]

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

National Security Agency: require Dept. of Justice to submit documents on Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (see H. Res. 643), H13189 [22DE]

National Tartan Day: support establishment (see H. Res. 41), H413 [8FE]

Native Americans: acknowledge history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the U.S. regarding Indian Tribes and offer apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 3), H10910 [17NO]

———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), H584 [10FE]

———recognize and honor achievements and contributions and urge establishment and observation of a paid legal public holiday in honor of Native Americans (see H. Res. 76), H2395 [20AP]

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: funding (see H.R. 2694), H4140 [26MY]

———improve (see H.R. 1506), H3769 [23MY]

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1591), H3199 [11MY]

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), H9275 [26OC]

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

———tribute (see H. Res. 512), H9275 [26OC]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H354 [2FE]

Peace Corps: issuance of special postage stamps (see H.R. 560), H1779 [5AP]

———remove as an option for service under the National Call to Service military recruitment program (see H.R. 3709), H8163 [20SE]

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]

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 110), H1778 [5AP]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H524 [9FE]

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

Poverty: improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty (see H. Con. Res. 234), H7815 [8SE]

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

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

———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H8513 [28SE]

Presidential appointments: provide that a Federal public safety position may not be held by any political appointee who does not meet certain minimum requirements (see H.R. 3925), H8736 [6OC]

Privacy: strengthen the authority of the Federal Government to protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers (see H.R. 1078), H2103 [14AP]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H1847 [6AP]

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

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 691), H5638 [11JY]

Railroads: provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure (see H.R. 1631), H2739 [28AP]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 465), H8387 [27SE] (see H. Res. 472), H8643 [29SE]

Red Lake, MN: express condolences in the aftermath of the recent school shooting at Red Lake High School (see H. Con. Res. 126), H1846 [6AP]

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

Rotary International: anniversary (see H. Res. 55), H720 [16FE] (see H. Res. 142), H1024 [8MR]

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]

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see H.R. 2037), H2737 [28AP]

SBA: expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (see H.R. 2981), H4722 [17JN]

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

———direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student's parent provides written consent for the release (see H.R. 551), H798 [17FE]

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

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

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 1636), H2473 [21AP]

Social Security: ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1668), H2551 [26AP]

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

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 3954), H8736 [6OC]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H2150 [19AP]

———recognize effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 61), H286 [1FE]

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

Southeast Asia: provide for the automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship by certain individuals (see H.R. 2687), H4140 [26MY]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H1025 [8MR]

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]

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

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 521), H348 [2FE]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H2978 [4MY]

———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), H2473 [21AP]

———allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan and for hiring their dependents and dependents of deceased personnel (see H.R. 1352), H3695 [19MY]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 994), H2150 [19AP]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 3260), H6381 [22JY]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 625), H1851 [8AP]

———extend incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 2498), H8644 [29SE]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 807), H2880 [3MY]

———increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students (see H.R. 1504), H1844 [6AP]

———limit applicability of updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (see H.R. 114), H75 [4JA]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H4656 [16JN]

———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]

———provide transition funding rules for certain plans, including airline industry pension plans, electing to cease future benefit accruals (see H.R. 2106), H11333 [12DE]

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

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H1780 [5AP]

Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act: make teacher loan forgiveness provisions permanent (see H.R. 670), H3199 [11MY]

Taylor, Charles: call on Nigeria to transfer custody to the Special Court for Sierra Leone to be tried for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law (see H. Con. Res. 127), H2104 [14AP]

Telecommunications: protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see H.R. 1139), H988 [7MR]

———provide grants and other support to achieve communications interoperability in the U.S. (see H.R. 1251), H1370 [10MR]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H8248 [21SE]

Transportation: improve intermodal transportation (see H.R. 1637), H3556 [18MY]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit removal of any item from the current list of items prohibited from being carried aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 4452), H11880 [15DE]

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), H4401 [13JN]

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

U.N.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 192), H5176 [24JN]

———provide a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund for the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 2811), H8810 [7OC]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (see H.R. 4506), H11880 [15DE]

University of Minnesota: tribute to women's ice hockey team (see H. Res. 238), H2550 [26AP]

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), H4073 [25MY]

———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H848 [1MR]

———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2963), H8513 [28SE]

———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), H3262 [12MY]

———recognize positive effect of outreach activities known as Stand Down events on homeless veterans and commend organizers of such events (see H. Con. Res. 87), H988 [7MR]

Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H9473 [1NO]

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

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 63), H4296 [8JN]

———protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 533), H413 [8FE]

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 496), H524 [9FE]

Water: improve water quality in an equitable manner (see H.R. 4541), H11653 [14DE]

Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8249 [21SE]

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), H1417 [14MR]

———recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 338), H5101 [23JN]

World War II: preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H4073 [25MY]

Year of Polio Awareness: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 526), H9472 [1NO]

Year of the Museum: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 389), H7744 [7SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

College of St. Catherine: anniversary (see H. Res. 36), H138 [6JA]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 4222), H9640 [3NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: clarify certain Federal requirements (see H.R. 4578), H12047 [16DE]

Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 4188), H9472 [1NO]

Foreign policy: order a moratorium on rendition of persons to Syria and all countries that routinely use torture as reported by the Dept. of State (see H. Con. Res. 101), H1621 [16MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4605), H12048 [16DE]

Millennium Challenge Act: promote environmental sustainability in the implementation of programs and activities (see H.R. 3916), H8387 [27SE]

Mississippi River: designate route for study of potential addition to the National Scenic Trails System (see H.R. 1796), H2471 [21AP]

Month of Global Health: observance (see H. Res. 514), H9276 [26OC]

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]

Togo: establish a democratic Government and support free, fair, and open elections (see H. Res. 229), H2472 [21AP]

Remarks

Africa Malaria Day: observance, E786 [27AP]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), conference report, E2366 [15NO]

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (H. Res. 523), H9380 [28OC]

Albert Harold Quie Post Office, Dennison, MN: designate (H.R. 3989), E2367 [15NO]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), E620 [12AP]

———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, E980 [16MY]

Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H5089 [23JN]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, E1323 [23JN]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E969 [13MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), E754 [25AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10632 [17NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), E2486 [8DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), conference report, E2649 [22DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), E2562 [17DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), E621 [12AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 136), E979 [16MY]

Children and youth: promote greater public awareness of effective runaway youth prevention programs and the need for safe and productive alternatives, resources, and supports for homeless youth (H. Res. 484), H9065 [25OC]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (H.R. 1409), H8862 [18OC]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1687), E719 [21AP]

Classified information: request Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (H. Res. 419), E1963 [27SE]

———request Executive Office of the President and Dept. of Defense to transmit documents relative to communications with United Kingdom officials on U.S. policy towards Iraq (H. Res. 408), E1963 [27SE]

———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 (H. Res. 375), E1963 [27SE]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, E1374 [28JN]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (H.R. 516), E388 [8MR]

———infringement by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on parental rights in Fields v. Palmdale School District (H. Res. 547), E2550 [15DE]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 1751), E2338 [10NO]

Crime: reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (H.R. 1279), E1269 [17JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), conference report, E2636 [22DE]

———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, E2636 [22DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), conference report, E2648 [22DE]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), E2631 [22DE]

Dept. of State: Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding for Colombia, H5309 [28JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6047 [19JY], H6128 [20JY], E1715 [29JY]

———provide assistance to Mexico to prevent the production of methamphetamine and prevent diversion of methamphetamine precursors for illicit use, H6047 [19JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), E1323 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), conference report, E1762 [6SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), conference report, E2487 [8DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), E1374 [28JN], E2485 [8DE]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5554 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), conference report, E2488 [8DE]

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), E33 [6JA]

———improve preparedness and response plans, H7649 [6SE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), E711 [21AP]

Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls, E1373 [28JN]

———student financial aid programs funding, H10632 [17NO], E2483 [8DE]

———student loan programs, H10632 [17NO]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), E2071 [7OC]

Equal Pay Day: observance, E719 [21AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 10), E1453 [11JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5309 [28JN]

FTC: investigate publication of video game ``Grand Theft Auto—San Andreas'' to determine whether publisher intentionally deceived the Entertainment Software Ratings Board to avoid an adults-only rating (H. Res. 376), H6402 [25JY]

Great Lakes: 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, H6128 [20JY]

Head Start Program: provide hiring protections for faith-based organizations providing Head Start services, H8256, H8316 [22SE], E1976 [28SE]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8316 [22SE], E1976, E1977 [28SE]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), consideration (H. Res. 455), H8256 [22SE]

———require faith-based organizations providing Head Start services to establish separate bank accounts for Federal funding, E1977 [28SE]

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), H7007 [28JY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), E1268 [17JN]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), E1977 [28SE]

———extend programs (H.R. 3784), E1977 [28SE]

History: anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (H. Res. 196), E2562 [17DE]

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 (H. Res. 39), H168 [25JA]

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), E1806 [8SE]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 288), E2550 [15DE]

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

Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), H59 [4JA]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (H. Con. Res. 273), E2489 [8DE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 209), E1975 [28SE]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 46), H359 [8FE], E241 [15FE]

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), E305 [18FE]

North St. Paul, MN: anniversary of North High School, E1757 [6SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (H.R. 740), E1556 [20JY]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 739), E1556 [20JY]

———provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Commission relative to an issued order (H.R. 741), E1556 [20JY]

OSHA: provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 742), E1556 [20JY]

Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (S. Con. Res. 61), E2278 [4NO]

Peace Corps Week: observance, H946 [3MR]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), E2119 [18OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), E886 [5MY]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, E1759 [6SE]

Red Lake, MN: express condolences in the aftermath of the recent school shooting at Red Lake High School (H. Con. Res. 126), H2168, H2171 [20AP], E616 [12AP]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (H.R. 2017), E2634 [22DE]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4583, H4594 [16JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), conference report, E2482 [8DE]

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

Syria: human rights and civil liberties violations (H. Con. Res. 18), H1531 [16MR]

U.N.: reform, E1715 [29JY]

———reform (H.R. 2745), E1502 [15JY]

———U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund, H4594 [16JN]

U.N. Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment: prohibit funding in contravention of laws or regulations enacted to implement, H4583 [16JN]

U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4340), E2650 [22DE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), E1713 [29JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, E2633 [22DE]

Veterans Day: observance, E2336 [10NO]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize, E2631 [22DE]

Wolfowitz, Paul D.: nomination to be World Bank Group President, H1627 [17MR]

Workforce Investment Act: strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), E384 [8MR]

World Refugee Day: observance, E1290 [20JN]

Year of Languages: designate (H. Res. 122), E473 [17MR]

Year of the Museum: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 389), E1880 [15SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1729 [20MR], H4184 [7JN], H9471 [1NO]

Tributes

Angus, Brett E., E2484 [8DE]

Brady, Mary W., E60 [25JA]

Burdick, Edward A., E58 [25JA]

Chisholm, Shirley, E31 [6JA]

Haigh, Susan, E55 [25JA]

Hinz, Kelly C., E1267 [17JN]

Lourey, Matthew S., E1332 [24JN]

Massetti, John M., E2481 [8DE]

McMonagle, Katherine, E1143 [7JN]

Pope John Paul II, E618 [12AP]

West, Barbara, E912 [9MY]