SCHIFF, ADAM B. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (H.R. 420), H9321 [27OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5323 [28JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4524, H4525 [15JN]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6277 [21JY]

Appointments

House Democracy Assistance Commission, H3454 [18MY]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 3746), H7860 [13SE]

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]

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

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

Appropriations: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 871), H719 [16FE]

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

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

———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), H1896 [12AP]

———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), H631 [15FE]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2131), H3052 [5MY]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill educational benefits (see H.R. 2248), H3196 [11MY]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H197 [25JA]

———limit premium increases on reinstated health insurance on servicemembers who are released from active military service (see H.R. 2046), H3556 [18MY]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 923), H9276 [26OC]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 333), H287 [1FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H631 [15FE]

———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), H3331 [16MY]

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), H4486 [14JN]

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

Bankruptcy: provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (see H.R. 3697), H8810 [7OC]

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

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

Budget: extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending (see H.R. 903), H792 [17FE]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 336), H4896 [21JN]

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

California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see H.R. 606), H1264 [9MR]

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]

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

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H349 [2FE]

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

———establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 127), H847 [1MR]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H3332 [16MY]

———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 2423), H4723 [17JN]

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]

Classified information: 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), H10146 [9NO]

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), H1847 [6AP]

———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: 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]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1615), H4486 [14JN]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see H.R. 2134), H9362 [27OC]

Computers: develop and deploy technologies to defeat Internet jamming (see H.R. 2216), H3112 [10MY]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3326), H10502 [16NO]

Controlled Substances Act: amend relative to regulation of ephedrine alkaloids (see H.R. 1083), H6651 [26JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H2106 [18AP]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H2149 [19AP]

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

Crime: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see H.R. 3352), H6936 [27JY]

———increase penalty on persons who are convicted of killing peace officers and who flee the country (see H.R. 2363), H3330 [16MY]

———increase penalty on persons who are convicted of killing peace officers and who flee the country and call for renegotiation of extradition treaty with Mexico (see H.R. 3900), H8386 [27SE]

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

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

Croatia: recommend integration into NATO (see H. Res. 529), H10503 [16NO]

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

Dalip Singh Saund Post Office Building, Temecula, CA: designate (see H.R. 120), H286 [1FE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H8847 [17OC]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 999), H4296 [8JN]

———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), H9556 [2NO]

Dept. of Education: recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H8348 [26SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a health information technology grant program (see H.R. 2234), H4074 [25MY]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 949), H5603 [30JN]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H5362 [28JN]

Dept. of HUD: maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1848 [6AP]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3402), H6380 [22JY]

———authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 557), H350 [2FE]

———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), H5963 [18JY]

Dept. of the Interior: limit authority to claim title or other rights to water absent specific direction of law or to abrogate, injure, or otherwise impair any right to the use of any quantity of water (see H.R. 487), H9556 [2NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 1153), H2648 [27AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 4025), H9363 [27OC]

———provide adaptive housing assistance to disabled veterans residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member and make direct housing loans to Native American veterans (see H.R. 3665), H8388 [27SE]

———reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 616), H631 [15FE]

———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), H1847 [6AP]

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]

Disasters: commend efforts of the Armed Forces and Dept. of State and AID employees for their response to the tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see H. Res. 120), H849 [1MR]

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

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H3695 [19MY]

Diseases: establish a global network for avian influenza surveillance among wild birds nationally and internationally to combat the growing threat of bird flu (see H.R. 4476), H11655 [14DE]

———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), H11328 [8DE]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H4296 [8JN]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 1262), H3113 [10MY]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see H.R. 3369), H6204 [20JY] (see H.R. 4062), H8846 [17OC] (see H.R. 4603), H12048 [16DE]

———increase Alzheimer's disease research funding and promote public awareness and risk reduction relative to Alzheimer's disease with particular emphasis in Hispanic populations (see H.R. 192), H797 [17FE]

———issuance of semipostal stamp relating to Alzheimer's disease (see H. Res. 466), H9642 [3NO]

———promote awareness, prevention, early detection, and effective treatment of viral hepatitis (see H. Con. Res. 130), H1895 [12AP]

———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 179), H6205 [20JY]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H5177 [24JN]

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H8342 [22SE]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 398), H7861 [13SE]

Education: establish the Universal Education Account and the Universal Education Corp., to promote global education reform (see H.R. 3930), H8513 [28SE]

———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), H7814 [8SE]

Egypt: call for judicial supervision and international monitoring of parliamentary elections, divestiture of governmental holdings in the media, and allow peaceful political activities (see H. Con. Res. 284), H9473 [1NO]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H7814 [8SE]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), H11036 [18NO]

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]

European Union: urge addition of Hezbollah (terrorist organization) to list of terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 101), H985 [3MR]

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

———provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H11110 [6DE]

———provide assistant U.S. attorneys the same retirement benefits as are afforded to Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3183), H5601 [30JN]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3267), H5800 [13JY]

———require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (see H.R. 1480), H3262 [12MY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H629 [15FE]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 697), H1779 [5AP]

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

Filipino Americans: recognize centennial of immigration and acknowledge contributions to society (see H. Con. Res. 218), H6650 [26JY]

Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 2317), H3436 [17MY]

———enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 2061), H6652 [26JY]

———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]

Firefighters: provide portal-to-portal compensation for Federal wildland firefighters (see H.R. 408), H10226 [15NO]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: modify requirements for appointment and training of members of Regional Fishery Management Councils (see H.R. 1431), H5362 [28JN]

Flag—U.S.: protect (see H.R. 1974), H2735 [28AP]

Flores, Patrick: tribute (see H. Res. 79), H2395 [20AP]

Foreign aid: 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), H11110 [6DE]

Foreign policy: advance democracy, individual freedom, religious freedom, and human rights globally, strengthen alliances, and increase funding for groups and individuals promoting democracy (see H.R. 1133), H1970 [13AP]

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

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

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

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H2103 [14AP]

———require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 2412), H6205 [20JY]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H8388 [27SE]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H2149 [19AP]

Headwaters Forest Reserve: designate the John L. Burton Trail (see H.R. 2871), H4400 [13JN]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 3248), H12050 [16DE]

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

———improve accessibility to immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases, study Medicare and Medicaid influenza immunization usage, and amend Federal employee immunization services (see H.R. 3598), H8735 [6OC]

———make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1671), H4656 [16JN]

———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), H352 [2FE]

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

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 768), H583 [10FE] (see H.R. 2553), H3768 [23MY]

Health care facilities: allow qualifying children's hospitals to participate in the 340B drug discount program (see H.R. 4036), H12168 [17DE]

Health care professionals: clarify responsibilities of a pharmacy when a staff pharmacist refuses to fill a valid prescription for a drug on the basis of religious beliefs or moral convictions (see H.R. 1652), H4188 [7JN]

Help America Vote Act: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 1835), H4143 [26MY]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H350 [2FE]

Higher Education Act: amend definition of independent student for purposes of need analysis to include older adopted students (see H.R. 3252), H6205 [20JY]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 1029), H6936 [27JY]

Hinduism: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Diwali festival (see H. Res. 223), H9642 [3NO]

History: anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H11221 [7DE]

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

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

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 2642), H4073 [25MY] (see H.R. 4094), H9426 [28OC]

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

———strengthen budget process (see H. Res. 121), H797 [17FE]

Hungary: recognize anniversary of Hungarian Revolution and reaffirm friendship between the people and governments of the U.S. and Hungary (see H. Res. 479), H9696 [4NO]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H4561 [15JN]

Hurricanes: ensure assistance for foster children impacted by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3711), H8810 [7OC]

———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]

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 193), H2472 [21AP]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3006), H5435 (see H.R. 3006), H5480 [29JN]

———provide nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who died in terrorist attacks on the U.S. an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 3575), H7559 [28JY]

———provide relief for certain immigrants who are victims of immigration fraud (see H.R. 936), H793 [17FE]

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), H8342 [22SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H7814 [8SE] (see H.R. 1107), H982 [3MR]

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]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H5604 [30JN]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1000), H7861 [13SE]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H1778 [5AP]

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

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

Jordan: condemn terrorist attacks in Amman (see H. Res. 546), H10156 [10NO]

Karl Malden Station, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 3667), H7862 [13SE]

Karzai, Hamid: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 153), H3331 [16MY]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 487), H9642 [3NO]

Kosovo: agreement on future status (see H. Res. 634), H12168 [17DE]

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), H3114 [10MY]

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

Las Vegas, NV: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 105), H3057 [5MY]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3132), H7565 [28JY]

———provide grants for prosecutions of cases cleared through use of DNA backlog clearance funds (see H.R. 1602), H4073 [25MY]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H1025 [8MR]

———issue commemorative postage stamp for officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 85), H6328 [21JY]

Lillian Kinkella Keil Post Office, Covina, CA: designate (see H.R. 4053), H8809 [7OC]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H630 [15FE]

Los Angeles Galaxy (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 574), H11505 [13DE]

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]

Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (see H.R. 438), H848 [1MR]

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

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H1265 [9MR]

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

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

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

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H629 [15FE]

———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 3096), H5361 [28JN]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H1851 [8AP]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H354 [2FE]

———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]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H6205 [20JY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H6107 [19JY]

———require hospitals to make an effort to contact a surrogate decisionmaker of patients who arrive at an emergency department physically incapable of communicating with the attending health care practitioners (see H.R. 2560), H5435 (see H.R. 2560), H5480 [29JN]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H5638 [11JY]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H7564 [28JY]

———raise awareness about the importance of social worker and case worker safety (see H. Con. Res. 278), H9275 [26OC]

Mexico: condemn printing and distribution of racist postage stamps and urge to immediately cease printing and distributing the stamps and recall stamps on the market (see H. Res. 347), H6108 [19JY]

———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), H7566 [28JY]

Middle East: commend democratization and political and economic liberalization of certain countries (see H. Res. 37), H1372 [10MR]

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

Music and dance: recognize artistic excellence and community value of America's orchestras (see H. Con. Res. 157), H4561 [15JN]

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

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), H8387 [27SE]

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), H4143 [26MY]

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 262), H8734 [6OC]

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

National MPS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 85), H798 [17FE]

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

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

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H11655 [14DE]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H797 [17FE]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding (see H.R. 2694), H4656 [16JN]

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1591), H6107 [19JY]

NSF: establish a competitive grant program for institutions of higher education to enhance education and job training opportunities in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 2325), H11220 [7DE]

Nuclear energy: ensure that certain countries sign, ratify, and implement the certain protocols and provide access by International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors to their nuclear-related facilities (see H.R. 3184), H6936 [27JY]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see H.R. 1955), H4188 [7JN]

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11505 [13DE]

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), H10039 [8NO]

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

Patents: amend certain laws relative to procurement, enforcement, and validity of patents (see H.R. 2795), H4295 [8JN]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H2472 [21AP]

Pensions: protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (see H.R. 4052), H8808 [7OC]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H3435 [17MY]

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

Postal Service: extend procedures for closing or consolidation of post offices to the relocation or construction of post offices (see H.R. 1006), H846 [1MR]

———reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H1622 [16MR]

Power resources: protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H13189 [22DE]

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), H12050 [16DE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H3331 [16MY]

———preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals to public lands where there is a historical tradition of such use (see H.R. 586), H8513 [28SE]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H1847 [6AP]

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

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 535), H10227 [15NO]

Ray Charles Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 504), H1896 [12AP]

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

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1218), H1368 [10MR]

———use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 444), H283 [1FE]

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]

Roybal, Edward R.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 297), H10226 [15NO]

Russia: issue a clear and unambiguous statement of admission and condemnation of the illegal occupation and annexation by the Soviet Union from 1940-1991 of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 128), H4723 [17JN]

———protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 230), H8389 [27SE]

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

Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 275), H10227 [15NO]

SBA: permit business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see H.R. 2943), H11220 [7DE]

Schools: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 45), H584 [10FE]

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), H4143 [26MY]

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]

———modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 782), H583 [10FE]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 615), H410 [8FE]

———authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 2799), H7743 [7SE]

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

———modify calculation of child support automation penalty and provide for reinvestment of any such penalty (see H.R. 2409), H5362 [28JN]

———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), H847 [1MR]

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

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

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H73 [4JA]

Spain: express condolences to families of individuals killed and sympathy to individuals injured on anniversary of terrorist bombing attacks in Madrid (see H. Res. 99), H1026 [8MR]

Staff Sergeant First Class John Marshall Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 289), H197 [25JA]

Suburban areas: revitalize (see H.R. 2347), H4074 [25MY]

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H4143 [26MY]

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

Syria: end occupation of Lebanon (see H. Con. Res. 32), H631 [15FE]

———human rights and civil liberties violations (see H. Con. Res. 18), H631 [15FE]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H6936 [27JY]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H1847 [6AP]

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

———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), 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), H3695 [19MY]

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

———eliminate inflation adjustment of the phaseout of the credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source and repeal extension of credit for facilities producing synthetic fuels from coal (see H.R. 837), H717 [16FE]

———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]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1634), H2100 [14AP]

———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), H197 [25JA]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 659), H1847 [6AP] (see H.R. 3159), H5915 [14JY]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H4985 [22JN]

———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax and prevent manipulation of transfer prices by deflection of income to tax havens (see H.R. 1303), H1507 [15MR]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 986), H7861 [13SE]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H4143 [26MY]

———provide incentives to encourage small business health plans (see H.R. 2001), H2736 [28AP]

———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), H10502 [16NO]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H6107 [19JY]

Telecommunications: promote and enhance public safety and encourage rapid deployment of IP-enabled voice services for emergency response networks (see H.R. 2418), H4656 [16JN]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H5801 [13JY]

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

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H2103 [14AP]

Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 153), H2150 [19AP]

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: policy concerning supportive actions on the occasion of the Seventh NPT Review Conference (see H. Con. Res. 133), H3114 [10MY]

Turkey: allow certain claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey (see H.R. 857), H8643 [29SE]

———reject claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 137), H8389 [27SE]

———urge compliance with all European Union standards and criteria prior to its accession (see H. Res. 411), H8810 [7OC]

———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), H1370 [10MR]

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

———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), H10227 [15NO]

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

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

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), H7814 [8SE]

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

Uzbekistan: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 187), H5362 [28JN]

———urge protection of rights, observance of treaty obligations, and clarification of charges relative to arrest and detention of Sanjar Umarov (see H. Res. 545), H11328 [8DE]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1025 [8MR]

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

———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]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H10227 [15NO]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 4537), H11653 [14DE]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 302), H630 [15FE]

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

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H.R. 369), H798 [17FE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 156), H524 [9FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H5362 [28JN] (see H.R. 3171), H5601 [30JN]

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

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 63), H4722 [17JN]

Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 1126), H2978 [4MY]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 30), H798 [17FE]

Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8343 [22SE]

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), H1510 [15MR]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 2122), H3052 [5MY]

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), H5362 [28JN]

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

———preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3199 [11MY]

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

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

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: recognize anniversary and support mission and goals (see H. Con. Res. 41), H286 [1FE]

Children and youth: improve foster care court capacity through grants, loan forgiveness, and performance measurement (see H.R. 3758), H7861 [13SE]

Crime: reduce criminal gang activities (see H.R. 970), H795 [17FE]

Dept. of State: require report on promotion of religious freedom, democracy, and human rights in foreign countries (see H.R. 1662), H2101 [14AP]

———submit report outlining steps taken and plans made to end Turkey's blockade of Armenia (see H.R. 3103), H5434 (see H.R. 3103), H5478 [29JN]

Egypt: express concern regarding arrest of Ayman Nour and support for continued progress toward democracy (see H. Con. Res. 78), H797 [17FE] (see H. Con. Res. 82), H983 [3MR]

Israel: congratulate on election of Dan Gillerman as Vice President of U.N. General Assembly (see H. Res. 368), H6106 [19JY]

National security: affirm authority to detain foreign nationals as unlawful combatants, enable such persons to challenge the basis for their detention, and establish military tribunals to try such persons (see H.R. 3038), H4984 [22JN]

———reduce crime and terrorism at U.S. seaports (see H.R. 2651), H4138 [26MY]

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: conduct special resources study on the suitability and feasibility of inclusion of the Rim of the Valley Corridor (see H.R. 355), H195 [25JA]

Terrorism: detain U.S. citizens or residents that are members of, or cooperated with al-Qaeda in terrorist acts against the U.S. (see H.R. 1076), H981 [3MR]

———prevent access by terrorists to nuclear material, technology, and expertise and establish an Office of Nonproliferation Programs in the Executive Office of the President (see H.R. 665), H411 [8FE]

Turkey: 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), H5434 (see H. Con. Res. 195), H5479 [29JN]

Remarks

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (H. Res. 523), H9376 [28OC]

Anderson, Donna: California 29th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E491 [17MR]

Andrade-Stadler, Adele: California 29th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E479 [17MR]

Aram I: U.S. visit, E1953 [27SE]

Armed Forces: increase end strengths of the Army and Marine Corps, H3032 [5MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E829 [28AP]

———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 (H. Res. 316), H8063 [15SE]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, E1084 [24MY]

Asia: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of earthquake that struck South Asia (H. Res. 492), E2139 [20OC]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E907 [5MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), consideration (H. Res. 211), H1990 [14AP]

———exempt from means testing debtors whose financial situations were caused by identity theft, H1990 [14AP]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: recognize anniversary and support mission and goals (H. Con. Res. 41), H337 [2FE], H2490 [26AP]

Budget: deficit, H8630 [29SE], H11869 [15DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), H11269 [8DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H11269 [8DE]

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs, H1676 [17MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1676 [17MR]

Burbank, CA: anniversary of Providence High School, E375 [8MR]

Cammarano, Mary: California 29th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E505 [17MR]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H4325 [9JN]

Children and youth: improve foster care court capacity through grants, loan forgiveness, and performance measurement (H.R. 3758), H8326 [22SE]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H5077 [23JN]

Courts: politicization of the judicial decisionmaking process, H2083 [14AP]

———protect judges, H4525 [15JN]

Crime: reduce criminal gang activities (H.R. 970), H1328 [10MR]

———reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (H.R. 1279), H3136, H3137 [11MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), motion to instruct conferees, H12031 [16DE]

———improve congressional oversight of programs to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, H223 [26JA]

———submit reports on existence of clandestine facilities used to detain individuals captured in the global war on terrorism, H12031 [16DE]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H5987 [19JY], H6149 [20JY]

———Human Rights and Democracy Fund funding, H5323 [28JN]

———require report on promotion of religious freedom, democracy, and human rights in foreign countries (H.R. 1662), E658 [15AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), E1084 [24MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5077 [23JN]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H7633 [2SE]

Diseases: improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (H.R. 3369), H8800 [7OC]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), E1681 [29JY]

Dunaians, Flora: California 29th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E494 [17MR]

Earth Day: observance, H2452 [21AP]

Egypt: express concern regarding arrest of Ayman Nour and support for continued progress toward democracy (H. Con. Res. 78), H972 [3MR]

FBI: require Director's approval of requests for library or bookstore records, H6250, H6252 [21JY]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (H.R. 420), H9322, H9324, H9325 [27OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5323 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3057), conference report, H9671 [4NO]

Foreign policy: support the capture, detention, and interrogation of terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H6149 [20JY]

Glendale, CA: anniversary of Glendale Adventist Medical Center, E433 [14MR]

———anniversary of Glendale City Seventh Day Adventist Church, E2570 [17DE]

———anniversary of Glendale Masonic Lodge #368, E2341 [14NO]

———anniversary of Glendale Salvation Army, E730 [21AP]

———investigation into commuter train wreck, H223 [26JA]

Guerrero, Gloria: California 29th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E496 [17MR]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3879 [24MY]

Holocaust: commend countries and organizations marking anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp and strengthen fight against racism, intolerance, bigotry, prejudice, discrimination, and anti-Semitism (H. Res. 39), H166 [25JA]

House of Representatives: express commitment to achieving victory in Iraq (H. Res. 612), H11910 [16DE]

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), H7633 [2SE]

Hwang, Alice Lan-Hua: California 29th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E484 [17MR]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H11910 [16DE]

———call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), H11024 [18NO]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H11024 [18NO]

———elections, H11910, H12035 [16DE]

Israel: congratulate on election of Dan Gillerman as Vice President of U.N. General Assembly (H. Res. 368), H9203 [26OC]

———independence anniversary, E973 [13MY]

———withdrawal from settlements in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, H5885 [14JY]

Johnson, Debra A.: California 29th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E488 [17MR]

Jordan: condemn terrorist attacks in Amman (H. Res. 546), H10344, H10345 [16NO]

Law enforcement: prohibit funding for certain forensic activities to States without a policy to obtain DNA samples from every convicted felon, H4524 [15JN]

Lewis, Louise Wilson: California 29th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E502 [17MR]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives, H5885 [14JY]

NASA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory funding, E2333 [10NO]

———tribute to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, H3679 [19MY]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 46), E223 [10FE]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 245), E936 [11MY]

National security: affirm authority to detain foreign nationals as unlawful combatants, enable such persons to challenge the basis for their detention, and establish military tribunals to try such persons (H.R. 3038), H6149 [20JY], E1322 [23JN]

———reduce crime and terrorism at U.S. seaports, H6280, H6282 [21JY]

———reduce crime and terrorism at U.S. seaports (H.R. 2651), H4119 [26MY]

Nuclear weapons: ensure the security of nuclear material and weapons, H261 [1FE]

Palestinians: commend for conducting free and fair Presidential election (H. Res. 56), E177 [8FE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H9325 [27OC]

Pasadena, CA: anniversary of First Church of the Nazarene, E728 [21AP]

———anniversary of First Church of the Nazarene of Pasadena, E327 [2MR]

———anniversary of Mijares Mexican Restaurant, E1813 [8SE]

———anniversary of Rosemary Children's Services (nonprofit organization), E1854 [15SE]

———anniversary of YWCA Pasadena-Foothill Valley, E1809 [8SE]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (H.R. 22), H6518 [26JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2452 [21AP]

Roberts, John G., Jr.: nomination to be Chief Justice of the U.S., H7793 [8SE]

Rosemead, CA: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 361, E1810 [8SE]

Rotary International: anniversary, E251 [16FE]

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area: conduct special resources study on the suitability and feasibility of inclusion of the Rim of the Valley Corridor (H.R. 355), E73 [25JA]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4502, H4503, H4524, H4525 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), conference report, E2333 [10NO]

Southern California Presbyterian Homes (organization): anniversary, E609 [12AP]

Supreme Court: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer v. Grokster decision on the liability of Internet file-sharing services for their role in copyright infringement, H5224 [27JN]

Temple City, CA: anniversary of Wonder Cleaners & Drapery, E2387 [17NO]

Terrorism: detain U.S. citizens or residents that are members of or cooperated with al-Qaeda in terrorist acts against the U.S. (H.R. 1076), E351 [3MR]

———prevent access by terrorists to nuclear material, technology, and expertise and establish an Office of Nonproliferation Programs in the Executive Office of the President (H.R. 665), H568 [10FE], E187 [8FE]

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: policy concerning supportive actions on the occasion of the Seventh NPT Review Conference, H4327 [9JN]

Turkey: U.S. policy, H8063 [15SE]

———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 (H. Con. Res. 195), H8063 [15SE]

U.N.: reform (H.R. 2745), H4662 [17JN]

U.N. Association of the U.S.A.: tribute to Pasadena/Foothills, CA, chapter, E1907 [21SE]

U.S. Marshals Service: funding, H4502, H4503 [15JN]

Ukraine: congratulate people for conducting a democratic, transparent, and fair Presidential election and Viktor Yushchenko on election as President (H. Con. Res. 16), H148 [25JA]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6250, H6252, H6280, H6282 [21JY]

Veterans Day: observance, E2324 [10NO]

Votes: position on missed, H219 [26JA], H442 [9FE], H4158 [7JN], H6405 [25JY], H11902 [16DE], E1488, E1489 [14JY], E2291, E2292 [8NO]

Wong, Judy S.: California 29th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E499 [17MR]

World War II: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (H. Con. Res. 26), E302 [18FE]

Zimbabwe: human rights violations, H5292 [28JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H8842 [17OC]

Special order: granted, H229 [26JA], H280 [1FE], H344 [2FE], H408 [8FE], H576 [10FE], H788 [17FE], H978 [3MR], H1352 [10MR], H1688 [17MR], H1838 [6AP], H2097 [14AP], H2468 [21AP], H2733 [28AP], H3050 [5MY], H3258 [12MY], H3691 [19MY], H4136 [26MY], H4350 [9JN], H4653 [16JN], H5099 [23JN], H5175 [24JN], H5251 [27JN], H5910 [14JY], H6323 [21JY], H6376 [22JY], H7608 [29JY], H7643 [2SE], H7810 [8SE], H8085 [15SE], H8337 [22SE], H8640 [29SE], H8730 [6OC], H8806 [7OC], H9040 [20OC], H9358 [27OC], H9424 [28OC], H9638 [3NO], H9693 [4NO], H10154 [10NO], H11031 [18NO], H11323 [8DE], H11878 [15DE], H12041 [16DE]

Tributes

Kademian, Ghazaros, E1035 [20MY]

McKeown, Scott, E435 [14MR]

Nightingale, Florence, E936 [11MY]

Parks, Rosa, E2199 [27OC]

Rehnquist, William H., H7793 [8SE]

Roybal, Edward R., E2385 [17NO]

Scatoloni, Patricia D., E62 [25JA]

Wellington, Lois Brockman, E2442 [6DE]