WU, DAVID (a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments

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

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (H.R. 366), H2913 [4MY]

Articles and editorials

Jerry Tippens—Editorial Writer and Anti-Hunger Activist Left a Mark Deeper Than Anything on Paper, Portland (OR) Oregonian, E2455 [6DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 3931), H12050 [16DE]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1451), H7564 [28JY]

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

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

Animals: restore prohibition on commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 297), H1696 [17MR]

———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 1329), H2739 [28AP]

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

Armed Forces: improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2131), H5177 [24JN]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H236 [26JA]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H6651 [26JY]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 287), H12051 [16DE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H2880 [3MY]

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 550), H11036 [18NO]

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

Bayh-Dole Act: anniversary of amendments to patent and trademark laws (see H. Con. Res. 319), H12049 [16DE]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H1417 [14MR]

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]

California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see H.R. 606), H353 [2FE]

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]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H7564 [28JY]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 237), H8090 [15SE]

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

China, Republic of: oppose proposed People's Republic of China anti-secession law (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1265 [9MR]

Civil rights: 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), H6937 [27JY]

———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), H10039 [8NO]

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

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

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), H2551 [26AP]

Congress: disapprove rule submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (see H.J. Res. 23), H1970 [13AP]

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

CPSC: issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of certain furniture and electronic appliances (see H.R. 1861), H5177 [24JN]

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

Crime: 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), H1372 [10MR]

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

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the National Drought Council (see H.R. 1386), H2739 [28AP]

———strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H12050 [16DE]

Dept. of Education: establish sustainability programs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3284), H5912 [14JY]

———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]

Dept. of Energy: external regulation of nuclear safety and occupational safety and health responsibilities at any nonmilitary energy laboratory (see H.R. 755), H582 [10FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make certain nationals from tsunami-impacted countries eligible for temporary protected status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (see H.R. 60), H73 [4JA]

———provide certain information relating to the reapportionment of airport screeners (see H. Res. 463), H8387 [27SE]

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), H11880 [15DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H9362 [27OC]

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), H8986 [19OC]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 3616), H11880 [15DE]

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

Education: extend deadline by which State and local educational agencies are required to ensure that an educator is highly qualified in order to account for the educator's applicable period of military service (see H.R. 4470), H12168 [17DE]

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

———increase teacher familiarity with the educational needs of gifted and talented students (see H.R. 1156), H6936 [27JY]

———provide relief to students, schools, and student borrowers affected by natural disasters (see H.R. 3690), H7862 [13SE]

———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]

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

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), H4356 [9JN]

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

Ewa Beach, HI: tribute to West Oahu Little League Baseball team (see H. Res. 429), H7950 [14SE]

FAA: designate certain functions performed at flight service stations as inherently governmental functions (see H.R. 1474), H3113 [10MY]

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]

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

Federal employees: affirm protection from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and repudiate any assertion to the contrary (see H.R. 3128), H6652 [26JY]

———require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (see H.R. 1480), H2880 [3MY]

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

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

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H3435 [17MY]

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), H1780 [5AP]

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

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H8342 [22SE]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H1968 [13AP]

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

Health: 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), H4561 [15JN]

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

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]

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

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]

Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail: designate (see H.R. 383), H233 [26JA]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 884), H7743 [7SE]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3006), H6652 [26JY]

———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]

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

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), H8163 [20SE]

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

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H3113 [10MY]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 55), H5435 (see H.J. Res. 55), H5480 [29JN] (see H.J. Res. 73), 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]

Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 798), H627 [15FE]

Libraries: provide for public library construction and modernization (see H.R. 2292), H3197 [11MY]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H354 [2FE]

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

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H3331 [16MY]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H6936 [27JY]

———recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see H. Con. Res. 231), H8919 [18OC]

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

———coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 1981), H3436 [17MY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1582), H1895 [12AP]

———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, and provide other additional beneficiary protections (see H.R. 4410), H11034 [18NO]

———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 4042), H12050 [16DE]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H587 [14FE]

———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), H8734 [6OC]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H10910 [17NO]

———repeal reduction in payment for therapeutic shoes and inserts for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1416), H10038 [8NO]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H6936 [27JY]

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

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 3968), H12050 [16DE]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3250), H5740 [12JY]

National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 457), H8644 [29SE]

National Cyber Security Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 491), H8846 [17OC]

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 Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see H.R. 669), H2648 [27AP]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H6381 [22JY]

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), H9426 [28OC]

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

National security: assure the safety of U.S. children in foreign-based and domestic institutions (see H.R. 1738), H3056 [5MY]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H3198 [11MY]

———tribute to tribes of the Pacific Northwest and the Treaties of 1855 between these tribes and the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 189), H5100 [23JN]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program (see H.R. 1674), H2106 [18AP]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Roy J. Glauber, John L. Hall, and Theodor W. Hansch for physics and Yves Chauvin, Robert H. Grubbs, and Richard R. Schrock for chemistry (see H. Res. 541), H10038 [8NO]

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]

Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 4343), H11220 [7DE]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H1969 [13AP]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H4073 [25MY]

Public Health Service Act: increase affordability of inpatient drugs for Medicaid and safety net hospitals (see H.R. 3547), H9277 [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]

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

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), H12050 [16DE]

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 913), H792 [17FE]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H524 [9FE]

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]

Social Security: ensure that receipts and disbursements of the trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget (see H.R. 653), H1969 [13AP]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H3769 [23MY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H719 [16FE]

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

Taxation: allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H10157 [10NO]

———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), H2648 [27AP]

———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), H1847 [6AP]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2952), H6205 [20JY]

———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]

———make the credit for prior year minimum tax liability refundable for certain individuals and require returns with respect to certain stock options (see H.R. 3385), H8644 [29SE]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H6652 [26JY]

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

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3), H942 [2MR]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H11880 [15DE]

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

Veterans: recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 302), H8089 [15SE]

Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H8919 [18OC]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H8342 [22SE] (see H.R. 3171), H8248 [21SE]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 63), H5176 [24JN]

Willamette National Forest: designate a Forest Service trail at Waldo Lake as a national recreation trail in honor of James Weaver (see H.R. 1090), H981 [3MR]

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

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 893), H848 [1MR]

———preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3436 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

———eliminate termination date on authority for schools with low default rates to make single disbursements of student loans (see H.R. 1032), H847 [1MR]

———require agreements with private for-profit organizations for the provision of work-study employment (see H.R. 1030), H847 [1MR]

Dept. of the Interior: study feasibility of designating the route followed by Isaac Stevens and Joel Palmer when they negotiated treaties with certain Indian tribes as a national historic trail (see H.R. 3615), H7561 [28JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide grants to rural counties to improve advice and services to help veterans obtain earned benefits (see H.R. 3694), H7742 [7SE]

Education: encourage partnerships between community colleges and four-year colleges and universities (see H.R. 1031), H847 [1MR]

———increase maximum amount of Pell Grant (see H. Res. 132), H847 [1MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend certain accountability provisions (see H.R. 4216), H9555 [2NO]

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

Mark O. Hatfield-Elizabeth Furse Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance Foundation: establish (see H.R. 2788), H4187 [7JN]

Medicare: negotiate for lower prices for prescription drugs, eliminate gap in coverage of prescription drug benefits, and promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1626), H1969 [13AP]

———provide geographic equity in fee-for-service reimbursement for providers (see H.R. 1627), H1969 [13AP]

Public welfare programs: provide a State option to extend current waivers and create additional waiver authority under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3663), H7673 [6SE]

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

Veterans: improve access to health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 4309), H10156 [10NO]

———improve services for rural veterans (see H.R. 4355), H10502 [16NO]

Remarks

American Society of Mechanical Engineers: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 13), H853 [2MR]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H3617 [19MY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H2795 [3MY]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 250), H8203 [21SE]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E2083 [7OC]

Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area: prohibit Indian gambling casino on non-reservation Indian lands, H3631 [19MY]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit funding for implementation of certain OMB guidelines determining eligibility of harbors for dredging, H3874 [24MY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), conference report, E2647 [22DE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3617, H3631 [19MY]

Education: national policy to improve system, H4123 [26MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), H3874 [24MY]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3833 [24MY]

HemCon, Inc.: Army Research, Development and Engineering Command Top 10 Greatest Inventions award recipient, E1168 [8JN]

Hillsboro, OR: tribute, E1506 [15JY]

Intel Foundation: tribute to tsunami relief efforts, E552 [5AP]

Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), H51 [4JA]

National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 457), H8813 [17OC]

National Cyber Security Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 491), H8816 [17OC]

Natural gas: provide additional requirements for the siting, construction, or operation of liquefied natural gas import facilities, H2432 [21AP], E789 [27AP]

NIST: Advanced Technology Program funding, H8203 [21SE]

Oregon: Tribal-State compact allowing an off-reservation Indian gambling casino in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, H2788 [3MY]

Oregon Science Teachers Association: tribute to participation in National Chemistry Week, E2166 [25OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, H3632 [19MY]

Patent and Trademark Office: tribute to issuance of 500,000th design patent (H. Con. Res. 53), H2114 [19AP]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2432 [21AP], E789 [27AP]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1709 [20MR]

Trademark Act: amend relative to dilution by blurring or tarnishment (H.R. 683), E763 [26AP]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: allow States to use funds to facilitate transition of vocational and career education students into baccalaureate degree programs, H2913, H2914 [4MY]

———strengthen and improve programs (H.R. 366), H2913, H2914 [4MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2877 [3MY], H4136 [26MY]

Tributes

Hass, Mark, E2521 [14DE]

Tippens, Jerry, E2454 [6DE]