VAN HOLLEN, CHRIS (a Representative from Maryland)

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5141 [24JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5529, H5605 [30JN]

Articles and editorials

Bethesda, Hiring Policy, `Competitive Sourcing' Clash—Naval Medical Center Considers Replacing Disabled Workers, Christopher Lee, Washington (DC) Post, E548 [5AP]

U.S. Food Safety Under Siege? Richard Gilmore, E329 [2MR]

US Food Safety Under Siege?, Richard Gilmore, E272-E274 [17FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see H.J. Res. 66), H8247 [21SE]

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

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

Alcoholic beverages: prohibit sale of any alcohol without liquid machine without premarket approval (see H.R. 613), H4486 [14JN]

America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 289), H9642 [3NO]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 690), H4561 [15JN]

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

American Veterans Congressional Internship Program: establish (see H.R. 1242), H2103 [14AP]

Anacostia River: restore, protect, and enhance the environmental integrity and social and economic benefits of the Anacostia Watershed in Maryland and the District of Columbia (see H.R. 2509), H3694 [19MY]

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

———restore prohibition on commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 297), H524 [9FE]

———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1707), H11035 [18NO]

———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 1329), H6432 [25JY]

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

Arlington National Cemetery: establish a memorial for 40 fallen American servicemen who perished in the air crash during World War II at Bakers Creek, Australia (see H. Con. Res. 106), H2881 [3MY]

Armed Forces: allow active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 3195), H7614 [29JY]

———commend medical personnel for care of combat casualties (see H. Con. Res. 309), H11035 [18NO]

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

———ensure that Reserve components are able to maintain adequate retention and recruitment levels by protecting the financial security of the families of activated members (see H.R. 838), H848 [1MR]

———ensure that soldiers wounded in a combat zone continue to receive special pay allowances and tax benefits associated with combat pay (see H.R. 771), H4187 [7JN]

———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), H5603 [30JN]

———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]

———provide an interest-free deferment of student loan repayment for Federal student loan borrowers during active military service (see H.R. 3265), H5800 [13JY]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 887), H3556 [18MY] (see H.R. 923), H7861 [13SE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H583 [10FE]

———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), H942 [2MR]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 287), H10227 [15NO]

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]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 381), H6431 [25JY]

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

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

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1312), H3262 [12MY]

Association of University Teachers: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Bar-Ilan University and the University of Haifa (see H. Res. 279), H4074 [25MY]

Autism Society of America: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 254), H8387 [27SE]

Bankruptcy: limit exemption for asset protection trusts (see H.R. 1278), H1780 [5AP]

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: delay effective date (see H.R. 3662), H7862 [13SE]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: recognize anniversary and support mission and goals (see H. Con. Res. 41), H1780 [5AP]

Biotechnology Industry Organization: tribute (see H. Res. 421), H7613 [29JY]

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), H12168 [17DE]

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

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

Bush, President: 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. 238), H7814 [8SE]

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), H12051 [16DE]

———authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 86), H984 [3MR]

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Watertrail: conduct feasibility study on designation as a national historic trail (see H.R. 2588), H3892 [24MY]

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

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), H8163 [20SE]

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

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H3114 [10MY]

Chesapeake Bay: improve and reauthorize the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program (see H.R. 4126), H9102 [25OC]

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

———establish Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program, Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, and child care provider health benefits program (see H.R. 2000), H5963 [18JY]

———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), H8734 [6OC]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H8846 [17OC]

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

China, People's Republic of: condemn the system of forced labor prison camps used as a tool for supression (see H. Con. Res. 294), H10227 [15NO]

Civil liberties: require reasonable religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 1445), H1694 [17MR]

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]

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

———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: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 227), H587 [14FE]

———reduce acid deposition, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 227), H798 [17FE]

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]

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

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), H4896 [21JN]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see H.R. 2134), H3053 [5MY]

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H943 [2MR]

Corp. for National and Community Service: carry out national service projects that address the needs arising from the consequences of Hurricane Katrina, and other major disasters or emergencies (see H.R. 3796), H8644 [29SE]

Corporate Entitlement Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 4254), H11504 [13DE]

CPSC: issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H8807 [7OC]

Crime: prohibit certain computer assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 1558), H7564 [28JY]

———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), H629 [15FE]

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

———temporarily suspend restrictions on remittances, gifts, and family travel to allow Cuban Americans to assist relatives in the aftermath of Hurricane Dennis (see H. Con. Res. 206), H6381 [22JY]

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

Defense Contract Audit Agency: review contracts relating to reconstruction or troop support in Iraq involving contractors or Federal employees that have been indicted or convicted for improprieties (see H.R. 4351), H11504 [13DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (see H.R. 3160), H8810 [7OC]

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

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership (see H.R. 1491), H1844 [6AP]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H7565 [28JY]

———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), H11504 [13DE]

Dept. of Education: 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]

———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H6106 [19JY]

Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools (see H.R. 4063), H9044 [20OC]

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

———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 949), H4356 [9JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an independent panel to assess the homeland security needs of the National Capital Region (see H.R. 44), H797 [17FE]

———issue regulations requiring turbojet aircraft of air carriers to be equipped with missile defense systems (see H.R. 2780), H6936 [27JY]

Dept. of Justice: expand powers and jurisdiction to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and sale of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 711), H1025 [8MR]

———provide Federal attorneys compensatory time off for travel (see H.R. 4057), H8845 [17OC]

———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), H8644 [29SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 1153), H4073 [25MY]

———repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 1621), H1969 [13AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 693), H848 [1MR]

———eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 4025), H8847 [17OC]

———provide sufficient blind rehabilitation outpatient specialists at medical facilities (see H.R. 3579), H7744 [7SE]

———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), H1969 [13AP]

———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), H5913 [14JY]

Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: transmit to the House of Representatives documents relating to security investigations and background checks relating to granting White House access to James D. Guckert (see H. Res. 136), H984 [3MR]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 4222), H11504 [13DE]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (see H.R. 3858), H8644 [29SE]

Disasters: 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]

———prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to relief or reconstruction efforts provided in response to a Presidentially-declared major disaster or emergency (see H.R. 4148), H9473 [1NO]

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

Discovery (space shuttle): tribute to crew (see H. Res. 441), H7949 [14SE]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1369 [10MR]

Diseases: authorize grants for education, screening, and treatment relative to preventing diabetic foot complications and lower extremity amputations (see H.R. 1719), H2393 [20AP]

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

———establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H8808 [7OC]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 3616), H8388 [27SE]

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

———extend preventive-health and research programs for prostate cancer (see H.R. 2945), H4655 [16JN]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 1262), H1847 [6AP]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see H.R. 4062), H8846 [17OC]

———issuance of semipostal stamp relating to Alzheimer's disease (see H. Res. 466), H9277 [26OC]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 42), H10503 [16NO]

———provide compassionate payments to individuals who contracted HIV from a contaminated blood transfusion (see H.R. 2199), H3055 [5MY]

———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 179), H7674 [6SE]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H4656 [16JN]

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

Disney, Walt: tribute (see H. Res. 355), H5637 [11JY]

District of Columbia: establish an annual Federal infrastructure support contribution (see H.R. 1586), H1895 [12AP]

———make transit pass transportation benefits available to qualified Federal employees in the region and allow use of Government vehicles to shuttle employees to and from mass transit facilities (see H.R. 1283), H1416 [14MR]

———provide for sale, acquisition, conveyance, and exchange of certain real property to facilitate utilization, development, and redevelopment of such property (see H.R. 3699), H7813 [8SE]

———provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 398), H287 [1FE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H4723 [17JN]

Education: 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]

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

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

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

———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]

Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see H.R. 4463), H12290 [18DE]

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

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

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

Energy Policy Act: repeal provisions (see H.R. 4479), H12051 [16DE]

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), H7566 [28JY]

———provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 1043), H2880 [3MY]

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), H4188 [7JN]

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

European Union: urge addition of Hezbollah (terrorist organization) to list of terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 101), H1026 [8MR]

Expedited Funds Availability Act: redress imbalances between faster withdrawals permitted under the Check 21 Act and slower rates for crediting deposits (see H.R. 799), H3262 [12MY]

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

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

FBI: improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 1415), H9696 [4NO]

———notify counterterrorism officials of National Instant Criminal Background Check System information on firearm transactions involving known or suspected terrorists and maintain records of such transactions (see H.R. 1225), H1510 [15MR]

FCC: expedite and increase assignment of radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 1646), H11504 [13DE]

———reinstate rules for the description of video programming (see H.R. 951), H4722 [17JN]

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), H13189 [22DE]

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

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

Federal Election Campaign Act: exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication (see H.R. 4194), H11036 [18NO]

Federal employees: affirm protection from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and repudiate any assertion to the contrary (see H.R. 3128), H5599 [30JN]

———allow individuals who return to Government service after receiving a refund of retirement contributions to recapture credit for their initial service by repaying such refund (see H.R. 1739), H2394 [20AP]

———amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H1897 [12AP]

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

———clarify the computation of certain civil service retirement system annuities based on part-time service (see H.R. 480), H284 [1FE]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 40), H286 [1FE]

———increase amount of additional compensation payable to an employee who is disabled and requires the services of an attendant (see H.R. 4201), H9555 [2NO]

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

———index deferred annuities and provide survivor annuities to spouses of former employees entitled to a deferred annuity who died after leaving the Government before establishing a claim (see H.R. 2517), H3694 [19MY]

———provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H1894 [12AP]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3267), H9362 [27OC]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H4143 [26MY]

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

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]

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

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ``cop-killer'' handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 1136), H1780 [5AP]

———ban transfer of certain sniper weapons and regulate in same manner as machine guns (see H.R. 654), H411 [8FE]

———ensure greater accountability by licensed dealers (see H.R. 4390), H11033 [18NO]

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), H8089 [15SE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: modify requirements for appointment and training of members of Regional Fishery Management Councils (see H.R. 1431), H4356 [9JN]

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

———prohibit U.S. assistance to develop any rail connections or railway-related connections through certain cities in Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia, and Turkey that exclude cities in Armenia (see H.R. 3361), H9962 [7NO]

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), H848 [1MR]

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

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

Frank, Anne: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 48), H3055 [5MY]

FTC: study rating system of video game industry and determine if their labeling practices are unfair or deceptive (see H.R. 1145), H3894 [24MY]

Gillerman, Dan: congratulate on election as Vice President of U.N. General Assembly (see H. Res. 368), H7744 [7SE]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H8163 [20SE]

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

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

Health: conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity relative to influenza (see H.R. 813), H8734 [6OC]

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

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 3248), H7565 [28JY]

———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), H8809 [7OC]

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

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1399), H1780 [5AP]

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

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H2150 [19AP]

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

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see H.R. 3034), H4984 [22JN]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H2738 [28AP]

Health care professionals: authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students (see H.R. 3569), H7559 [28JY]

———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), H3769 [23MY]

———provide for education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment at a facility with critical shortages of allied health professionals (see H.R. 215), H7743 [7SE]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H350 [2FE]

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

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

Hinduism: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Diwali festival (see H. Res. 223), H9962 [7NO]

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 125), H1845 [6AP]

History: anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H11036 [18NO]

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]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 1471), H1777 [5AP]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2928), H8342 [22SE]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1265 [9MR]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H4723 [17JN]

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

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

———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), H10145 [9NO]

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

Immigration: revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 793), H586 [14FE]

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), H8389 [27SE]

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

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3145), H5600 [30JN]

Inspector General Act: enhance independence of Inspectors General and create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (see H.R. 2489), H3693 [19MY]

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]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 4540), H11653 [14DE]

———establish minimum standards relating to a factor for life insurance eligibility and rates (see H.R. 3639), H10157 [10NO]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 3055), H5100 [23JN]

———prohibit discrimination in life insurance based on a person's previous lawful travel experiences (see H.R. 3504), H7556 [28JY]

———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), H3769 [23MY]

International relations: recognize bilateral peace efforts of Pakistan and India (see H. Res. 272), H3198 [11MY]

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

Investments: provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 2187), H3054 [5MY]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H1622 [16MR]

Iranian Americans: condemn bigotry, violence, and discrimination against (see H. Res. 367), H7744 [7SE]

Iraq: declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H. Con. Res. 197), H7744 [7SE]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 149), H3557 [18MY]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1970 [13AP]

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

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 487), H8920 [18OC]

Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H.R. 1717), H2393 [20AP]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H11328 [8DE]

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 certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see H.R. 960), H2978 [4MY]

———adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H413 [8FE]

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]

Macedonia: cease distribution of negative and nationalist propaganda and encourage continued negotiations with the U.N. and Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Res. 521), H12051 [16DE]

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

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

Maryland State Delegate Lena K. Lee Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4107), H9043 [20OC]

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

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

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

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1443), H1694 [17MR]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H1897 [12AP]

———require States to report data on beneficiaries who are employed (see H.R. 3042), H9436 [31OC]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H1847 [6AP]

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

———assure equitable payment for physicians services (see H.R. 4520), H11503 [13DE]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H4143 [26MY]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H1025 [8MR]

———exclude coverage of drugs prescribed for treatment of impotence (see H.R. 712), H2880 [3MY]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1946), H3056 [5MY]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1632), H2739 [28AP]

———make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services (see H.R. 3795), H8087 [15SE]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H942 [2MR]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H8089 [15SE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H1622 [16MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 4293), H10156 [10NO]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H5915 [14JY]

———increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 158), H1848 [6AP]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H7613 [29JY]

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Con. Res. 90), H6328 [21JY]

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H8847 [17OC]

Monuments and memorials: recognize importance of establishing a national memorial at the Pentagon Reservation to commemorate and mourn the terrorist attack against the Pentagon (see H. Res. 434), H7814 [8SE]

Motley, Constance Baker: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 271), H11328 [8DE]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H8342 [22SE]

———require accurate fuel economy testing procedures (see H.R. 1103), H982 [3MR]

———require higher standards of automobile fuel efficiency to reduce the amount of oil used for fuel by automobiles in the U.S. by 10 percent beginning in 2016 (see H.R. 3762), H8102 [19SE]

Music and dance: recognize artistic excellence and community value of America's orchestras (see H. Con. Res. 157), H4656 [16JN]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H8163 [20SE]

National Archives and Records Administration: extend the Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Records Interagency Working Group (see H.R. 842), H718 [16FE]

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

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

National Captioning Institute: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 38), H5741 [12JY]

National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 457), H8810 [7OC]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 690), H4561 [15JN]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 209), H8348 [26SE]

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

National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 178), H8163 [20SE]

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), H3695 [19MY]

———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]

———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 987), H796 [17FE]

National `It's Academic' Television Quiz Show Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 471), H8513 [28SE]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 46), H354 [2FE]

National MPS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 85), H849 [1MR]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 245), H2648 [27AP]

National objectives: ensure that the U.S. leads the world in next generation energy technologies, grow the economy, create high-skill American jobs, eliminate overdependence on foreign oil, and address global warming (see H.R. 2828), H4354 [9JN]

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1124), H1780 [5AP]

———mint coins in commemoration of founding (see H.R. 988), H1779 [5AP]

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

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]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H1264 [9MR]

NCAA: affirm commitment to discouraging alcohol use among underage students by ending alcohol advertising during radio and television broadcasts of sporting events (see H. Res. 145), H1264 [9MR]

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1591), H8846 [17OC]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see H.R. 1955), H2734 [28AP]

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1993), H2736 [28AP]

Pakistan: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4073), H9641 [3NO]

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

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 276), H7744 [7SE]

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), H10227 [15NO]

———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), H1778 [5AP]

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

Pensions: facilitate automatic enrollment of employees in certain pension plans (see H.R. 1508), H1845 [6AP]

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

———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]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H287 [1FE]

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

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

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H196 [25JA]

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), H4188 [7JN]

Power resources: increase fossil fuel productivity, accelerate transition to renewable fuels, and collaborate with allies to establish project to address issue of peak oil (see H. Res. 507), H9047 [24OC]

———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: require governmental and business entities in possession of electronic data containing personal information to disclose any unauthorized acquisition of such information (see H.R. 1069), H980 [3MR]

Public housing: repeal requirements for residents to engage in community service and complete economic self-sufficiency programs (see H.R. 1018), H9276 [26OC]

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]

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

Pulaski, Casimir: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 54), H11504 [13DE]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 691), H3769 [23MY]

Radioactive substances: expedite development of medical countermeasures to treat radiation resulting from a nuclear or radiological attack (see H.R. 1291), H3331 [16MY]

———procure and stockpile safe and effective radioprotectant drugs (see H. Con. Res. 97), H1697 [17MR]

———study health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of such contaminated sites (see H.R. 2410), H12050 [16DE]

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

Randall D. Shughart Post Office Building, Newville, PA: designate (see H.R. 2062), H4487 [14JN]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals (see H. Res. 485), H8734 [6OC]

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

Reich, Alan A.: tribute (see H. Res. 592), H11327 [8DE]

Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Post Office Building, Madison, WI: designate (see H.R. 1760), H2979 [4MY]

Romania: provide equitable restitution to certain religious communities for property confiscated by the former Communist government (see H. Res. 191), H3557 [18MY]

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

Rotary International: anniversary (see H. Res. 55), H287 [1FE] (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), H10227 [15NO]

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

SBA: permit business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see H.R. 2943), H10502 [16NO]

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), H12050 [16DE]

———establish additional safeguards on schools acting as lenders under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (see H.R. 555), H350 [2FE]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H8846 [17OC]

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]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 1636), H2551 [26AP]

Small business: establish a pilot program for lending to small, nonprofit child care businesses (see H.R. 167), H4296 [8JN]

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

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for Medicaid expenditures (see H.R. 4150), H9275 [26OC]

———permit States to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3040), H7565 [28JY]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 3954), H8642 [29SE]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H524 [9FE]

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

Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 2052), H8644 [29SE]

Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 2053), H8644 [29SE]

State Senator Verda Welcome and Dr. Henry Welcome Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4108), H9043 [20OC]

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H2151 [19AP]

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

Taxation: allow a custodial parent a refundable credit for unpaid child support payments and require a parent who is chronically delinquent in child support to include the amount of the unpaid obligation in gross income (see H.R. 4233), H10910 [17NO]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H10910 [17NO]

———allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs (see H.R. 2682), H9362 [27OC]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H234 [26JA]

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

———allow credit for residential solar energy property (see H.R. 17), H286 [1FE]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1120), H2103 [14AP]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 994), H845 [1MR]

———exclude from gross income amounts paid on behalf of Federal employees under Federal student loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1765), H2470 [21AP]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 625), H410 [8FE]

———increase exclusion from gross income of an employee for dependent care assistance and adjust such amount each year for inflation (see H.R. 1275), H1416 [14MR]

———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]

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

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H8388 [27SE]

———provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance (see H.R. 3194), H7614 [29JY]

———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]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H7743 [7SE]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H8847 [17OC]

Telecommunications: promote and enhance public safety and encourage rapid deployment of IP-enabled voice services for emergency response networks (see H.R. 2418), H8342 [22SE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H7564 [28JY]

Terrorism: establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders (see H.R. 228), H1846 [6AP]

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

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H9556 [2NO]

Turkey: allow certain claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey (see H.R. 857), H718 [16FE]

———urge acknowledgment of culpability of Ottoman Empire for Armenian genocide and reconciliation with Armenia, and support accession of Turkey to the European Union under certain criteria (see H. Con. Res. 195), H6328 [21JY]

———urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarch (see H. Res. 166), H4144 [26MY]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H11504 [13DE]

U.N.: dissuade members from supporting resolutions that unfairly castigate Israel and promote more balanced and constructive approaches to resolving conflict in the Middle East (see H. Res. 438), H9473 [1NO]

U.S. Marshals Service: establish a short term State witness protection program to provide assistance to State and local district attorneys to protect their witnesses in major violent crime cases (see H.R. 908), H4073 [25MY]

U.S. Representative Parren J. Mitchell Post Office, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4109), H9043 [20OC]

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), H8919 [18OC]

University of Maryland: tribute to field hockey team (see H. Res. 607), H11654 [14DE]

———tribute to men's soccer team (see H. Res. 606), H11654 [14DE]

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

VA: anniversary (see H. Res. 361), H5916 [14JY]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H1779 [5AP]

———enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 805), H628 [15FE]

———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H348 [2FE]

———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2963), H8735 [6OC]

———improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1588), H1967 [13AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H524 [9FE]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 302), H413 [8FE]

Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H4142 [26MY]

Veterans' Right To Know Commission: establish (see H.R. 4259), H10038 [8NO]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H4561 [15JN] (see H.R. 3171), H5601 [30JN]

Virginia Fire Chiefs Association, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 80), H523 [9FE]

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

———protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 533), H349 [2FE]

Walt Disney Co.: anniversary of Disneyland (see H. Con. Res. 142), H2743 [2MY]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: authorize additional Federal contributions for maintaining and improving the transit system (see H.R. 3496), H7556 [28JY]

Water: ensure that the District of Columbia and States are provided with a safe, lead free supply of drinking water (see H.R. 3178), H5963 [18JY]

———establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 1592), H8809 [7OC]

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

———require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 213), H848 [1MR]

Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 1126), H983 [3MR]

Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8162 [20SE]

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

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

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

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 2122), H7820 [12SE]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 155), H1509 [15MR]

World War II: preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3331 [16MY]

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 2193), H3054 [5MY]

———recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day (see H. Res. 233), H2550 [26AP]

Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 34), H1622 [16MR]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H353 [2FE]

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

Federal employees: require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (see H.R. 1480), H1777 [5AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H195 [25JA]

IRS: repeal Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to qualified tax collection contracts (see H.R. 1583), H1895 [12AP]

Jarno, Malik: relief (see H.R. 2040), H2738 [28AP]

Tanjoh, Judith Atuh: relief (see H.R. 4290), H10145 [9NO]

Tikum, Emmanuel N.: relief (see H.R. 4290), H10145 [9NO]

Tikum, Marie N.: relief (see H.R. 4290), H10145 [9NO]

Tikum, Roger F.: relief (see H.R. 4290), H10145 [9NO]

Tikum, Serge M.: relief (see H.R. 4290), H10145 [9NO]

Essays

A New Country, A New Century, A New Freedom: Mihan Lee, E861 [4MY], E1015 [19MY]

Letters

Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act: Robert D. Evans, ABA, H9001 [20OC]

———several active and retired law enforcement officers and organizations, H8995 [20OC]

———several law professors, H9004 [20OC]

———several organizations, H9002-H9004 [20OC]

———Stephen Higgins and Rex Davis, H9002 [20OC]

Remarks

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (H. Res. 523), E2258 [3NO]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (H. Res. 378), E1607 [27JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, E2637 [22DE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (H.R. 602), E150 [2FE]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E762 [26AP]

Bethesda, MD: tribute to Walter Johnson High School ``It's Academic'' team, E1489 [14JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10642 [17NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), conference report, E2641 [22DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H11246 [8DE]

Clara Barton National Historic Site: tribute to American Association of Museums accreditation, E1898 [20SE]

Class Act Group, Inc.: tribute, E2478 [7DE]

Cuba: treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, H4836 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), conference report, E2634, E2637 [22DE]

Dept. of Education: extend waiver authority relative to student financial assistance during war or other military operation or national emergency (H.R. 2132), H8111, H8112 [20SE]

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

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5142 [24JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), conference report, H10526 [17NO], H11549 [14DE]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5489, H5529, H5530 [30JN]

———prohibit funding to implement revisions to OMB rules relative to competitive sourcing for Federal contracts, H5529, H5530 [30JN]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, E1801 [8SE]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6918 [27JY]

Education: prevent abuse of special allowance subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program, H5142 [24JN]

———student financial aid programs funding, H10642 [17NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 363), E78 [25JA]

Federal employees: require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (H.R. 1480), E548 [5AP]

Feldman, Dara: Disney American Teacher Award recipient, E1190 [9JN]

Fink, Cathy: National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc., Grammy Award recipient, E393 [9MR]

Firearms: exempt cases against dealers having a history of lost or stolen guns causing death or injury from prohibition on lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers, H8994 [20OC]

———exempt cases against dealers selling to persons appearing on Federal terrorist watch list and violent gang list from prohibition on lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers, H8999 [20OC]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), H8994, H8997, H8998, H8999, H9000 [20OC]

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

Gaithersburg, MD: inclusion in CNN/Money (publication) list of best places to live, E1526 [19JY]

GIC Group: tribute, E272 [17FE]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, E588 [7AP], E614 [12AP]

Head Start Program: provide hiring protections for faith-based organizations providing Head Start services, H8269, H8285 [22SE]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8269, H8285 [22SE]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3846 [24MY]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E1863 [15SE]

Holocaust: remembrance, H3039 [5MY]

House of Representatives: express commitment to achieving victory in Iraq (H. Res. 612), H11918 [16DE]

Immigration: improve border security (H.R. 2330), H11989 [16DE]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11989 [16DE]

Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish, H4836 [21JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 363), E78 [25JA]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2475), consideration (H. Res. 331), H4836 [21JN]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H11918 [16DE]

———call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), H11017 [18NO]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H11017 [18NO]

———elections (H. Res. 613), H11918 [16DE]

IRS: prohibit funding to enter into contracts with private collection companies to collect IRS debt, H5489 [30JN]

———repeal Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to qualified tax collection contracts (H.R. 1583), E627 [12AP]

Israel: independence anniversary, E974 [13MY]

Jarno, Malik: relief (H.R. 2040), E832 [28AP]

Marxer, Marcy: National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc., Grammy Award recipient, E393 [9MR]

Montgomery County, MD: Center for Digital Government honoree, E2048 [7OC]

———Montgomery County Recycling Center recipient of American Society of Mechanical Engineers Material Recovery Facility of the Year Award, E1488 [14JY]

———tribute to Task Force on Mentoring, E1795 [8SE]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: observance, E1832 [13SE]

National security: protect food supply, E329 [2MR]

Nobel Prize: recognition of John L. Hall for physics, E2050 [7OC]

Pensions: reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), E2584 [17DE]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H8772 [7OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2443 [21AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H6968 [28JY]

Project Backpack: commend efforts to provide toys and school supplies to children displaced by Hurricane Katrina, E1974 [28SE]

Scheider, Judy: Women in Government Relations, Inc., Distinguished Member Award recipient, E1241 [15JN]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1725 [20MR]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), conference report, H10074 [9NO]

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

Sudan: provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and encourage implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Plan, E2204 [27OC]

Tanjoh, Judith Atuh: relief (H.R. 4290), E2311 [9NO]

Taxation: extend alternative minimum tax relief, H11246 [8DE]

Tikum, Emmanuel N.: relief (H.R. 4290), E2311 [9NO]

Tikum, Marie N.: relief (H.R. 4290), E2311 [9NO]

Tikum, Roger F.: relief (H.R. 4290), E2311 [9NO]

Tikum, Serge M.: relief (H.R. 4290), E2311 [9NO]

TRC-TV (Rockville, MD): National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors Government Programming Awards recipient, E1983 [29SE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6246 [21JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, H11539 [14DE]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (H.R. 366), H2904 [4MY]

Voting Rights Act: anniversary, E447 [16MR]

Workforce Investment Act: prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H906 [2MR]

———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), H906 [2MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H280 [1FE], H1774 [5AP], H8337 [22SE], H11878 [15DE]

Statements

Greek Independence Day: Constantinos Nicolaou, E614 [12AP]

Summaries

Resolving Racial Confict—The Community Relations Service and Civil Rights (1964-1969): Bertram Levine, E447 [16MR]

Tributes

Allder, William R., Jr., E967 [13MY]

Carr, Thomas, E1487 [14JY]

Fox, Kathryn, E1527 [19JY]

Harrington, Eileen, E906 [5MY]

Henderson, Harriet, E1574 [21JY], E1586 [22JY]

Lee, Mihan, E861 [4MY], E1015 [19MY]

Madhavan, Subhashree, E1539 [20JY]

Mathwin, John, E1064 [23MY]

Parks, Rosa, E2174 [25OC]

Serio, Charles S., E1823 [13SE]

Shriver, Sargent, E2298 [8NO]

Snyder, Denise, E1683 [29JY]

Taylor, John E., E2275 [4NO], E2318 [9NO]

Wiesenthal, Simon, E1900 [20SE]

Wise, Babette, E278 [18FE], E313 [1MR]