LOWEY, NITA M. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6297 [21JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1268, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief, H2520 [26AP]

———H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H9992 [8NO], H11183 [7DE]

———H.R. 3057, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H9330 [27OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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]

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

Amo Houghton Bypass: designate a segment of Interstate 86 near Corning, NY (see H.R. 795), H586 [14FE]

Animals: restore prohibition on commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 297), H630 [15FE]

Archbishop Iakovos: tribute (see H. Res. 325), H5742 [12JY]

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

Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current policy concerning homosexuality, referred to as ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'', with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1059), H1026 [8MR]

———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), H2150 [19AP]

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

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H353 [2FE]

———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 1639), H2100 [14AP]

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), H5964 [18JY]

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

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1312), H4722 [17JN]

Aviation: strengthen security (see H.R. 2649), H4802 [20JN]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 38), H3263 [12MY]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H1622 [16MR]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H8810 [7OC]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 228), H9277 [26OC]

Brumidi, Constantino: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1697 [17MR]

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), H12168 [17DE]

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), H6326 [21JY]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H6107 [19JY]

———establish a grant program to provide follow-up treatment for children identified with a vision disorder (see H.R. 2328), H4188 [7JN]

———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 2423), H7613 [29JY]

———prevent disruption of the education of children who change residence based on the military service of a Reserve component parent who is deployed overseas (see H.R. 2108), H4723 [17JN]

———provide Federal support and assistance to children living with guardians and kinship caregivers (see H.R. 3380), H8810 [7OC]

China, People's Republic of: support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 83), H2979 [4MY]

China, Republic of: oppose proposed People's Republic of China anti-secession law (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1026 [8MR]

Civil liberties: regulate information brokers and protect individual rights with respect to personally identifiable information (see H.R. 1080), H1510 [15MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1687), H5252 [27JN]

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), H1025 [8MR]

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

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), H524 [9FE]

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

Corporal Jason L. Dunham Post Office, Scio, NY: designate (see H.R. 4515), H11503 [13DE]

Crime: 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), H6107 [19JY]

Cropsey, Jasper F.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 138), H6205 [20JY]

Cuba: 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, Ossie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 660), H848 [1MR]

———tribute (see H. Res. 69), H412 [8FE]

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 Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 123), H5252 [27JN]

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

Dept. of Defense: establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW (see H.R. 3985), H11504 [13DE]

———expedite success of U.S. in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 184), H5435 (see H. Con. Res. 184), H5480 [29JN]

Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 2207), H5362 [28JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish a Gasoline Availability Stabilization Reserve (see H.R. 3792), H8644 [29SE]

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

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H5914 [14JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct comprehensive review of human resources, organizational structure, innovation and improvement plans, intelligence and information analysis, infrastructure, and budget (see H.R. 4009), H8733 [6OC]

———develop and implement the Responsive Emergency Alert and Dissemination of Information Call (READICall) System (see H.R. 2101), H2977 [4MY]

———establish a database of small businesses for purposes of Federal consultation prior to awarding contracts related to declared emergencies (see H.R. 4427), H11880 [15DE]

———provide improved and up-to-date communications equipment for the New York City Fire Dept. (see H.R. 1794), H4802 [20JN]

Dept. of HUD: maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1897 [12AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish a national sex offender registration database (see H.R. 95), H7613 [29JY]

———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 820), H848 [1MR]

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), H11655 [14DE]

———reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 616), H410 [8FE]

———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), H2472 [21AP]

———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), H1510 [15MR]

Digital Opportunity Investment Trust: establish (see H.R. 2512), H7613 [29JY]

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]

Disasters: develop a global tsunami detection and warning system and improve existing communication of tsunami warnings to all potentially affected nations (see H.R. 499), H1025 [8MR]

———modify terms of the community disaster loan program and authorize assistance under that program for losses related to terrorist attacks (see H.R. 1795), H4723 [17JN]

———provide financial assistance to the U.N. Population Fund to provide urgent medical and health care to tsunami victims in Indonesia, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka (see H.R. 1011), H846 [1MR]

Diseases: address fertility issues facing cancer survivors (see H. Con. Res. 174), H4296 [8JN]

———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), H11326 [8DE]

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

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

Education: improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 547), H524 [9FE]

———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 198), H1264 [9MR]

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

Ellis Island Immigration Museum: designate the Bob Hope Memorial Library (see H.R. 323), H194 [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), H3894 [24MY]

Families and domestic relations: provide penalties for failure to pay certain obligations to spouses and ex-spouses that are similar to the penalties imposed for failure to pay child support obligations (see H.R. 229), H78 [4JA]

Family and Medical Leave Act: 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), H524 [9FE]

FBI: include in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System persons who may be prevented from boarding an aircraft (see H.R. 1195), H2103 [14AP]

FCC: expedite and increase assignment of radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 1646), H2101 [14AP]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H1779 [5AP]

———provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H11504 [13DE]

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

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

———extend authorization of appropriations for Long Island Sound (see H.R. 3963), H8643 [29SE]

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), H74 [4JA]

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ``cop-killer'' handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 1136), H5362 [28JN]

Firefighters: recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (see H. Res. 188), H1778 [5AP]

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]

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

Gerard A. Fiorenza Post Office Building, Massapequa, NY: designate (see H.R. 3934), H8513 [28SE]

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]

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

Health: expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 1709), H4297 [8JN]

———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), H4356 [9JN]

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

———provide grants to States to provide access to affordable health insurance for certain child care providers and staff (see H.R. 1613), H1968 [13AP]

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

Health care professionals: clarify responsibilities of a pharmacy when a staff pharmacist refuses to fill a valid prescription for a drug on the basis of religious beliefs or moral convictions (see H.R. 1652), H3262 [12MY]

———improve response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking through training and education (see H.R. 4367), H10908 [17NO]

Heinz Ahlmeyer, Jr., Post Office Building, Pearl River, NY: designate (see H.R. 3548), H7614 [29JY]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H942 [2MR]

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

House Democracy Assistance Commission: establish (see H. Res. 135), H1026 [8MR]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1026 [8MR]

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 1441), H6652 [26JY]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H11035 [18NO]

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]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 342), H719 [16FE]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3006), H4895 [21JN]

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 793), H1265 [9MR]

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

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]

———establish minimum standards relating to a factor for life insurance eligibility and rates (see H.R. 3639), H7612 [29JY]

———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), H4187 [7JN]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 1526), H6205 [20JY]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H2738 [28AP]

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 588), H584 [10FE]

———support accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (see H. Res. 38), H631 [15FE]

James T. Molloy Post Office Building, Buffalo, NY: designate (see H.R. 3339), H6106 [19JY]

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

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), H4188 [7JN]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H350 [2FE]

Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy Post Office Building, Patchogue, NY: designate (see H.R. 4101), H9042 [20OC]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H942 [2MR]

Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (see H.R. 307), H193 [25JA]

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]

Mara, Wellington T.: tribute (see H. Res. 517), H9276 [26OC]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H8513 [28SE]

Medicaid: provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1443), H3695 [19MY]

———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1264), H8809 [7OC]

———recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see H. Con. Res. 231), H10158 [10NO]

Medicare: eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 1125), H9556 [2NO]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H3894 [24MY]

———protect enrollees eligible for prescription drug benefit coverage from abusive marketing practices (see H.R. 4645), H12289 [18DE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H8734 [6OC]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H7613 [29JY]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H8734 [6OC]

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), H2881 [3MY]

Music and dance: recognize artistic excellence and community value of America's orchestras (see H. Con. Res. 157), H5742 [12JY]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H6326 [21JY]

National Audubon Society: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H11111 [6DE]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: direct President to report on funding requests for certain homeland security programs authorized in legislation implementing recommendations (see H.R. 2035), H2737 [28AP]

National Guard: count service in counties declared disaster areas in response to terrorist attacks, and under State duty in response to the attacks, as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit (see H.R. 948), H794 [17FE]

———credit certain service performed in counties declared disasters in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit (see H.R. 2499), H3694 [19MY]

National Health Corps Loan Repayment Program: count fellowship training in geriatric medicine or psychiatry as obligated service (see H.R. 3046), H8810 [7OC]

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: provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 987), H5362 [28JN]

National security: provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (see H.R. 1544), H1893 [12AP]

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), H1509 [15MR]

New York, NY: recognize importance of establishing a national memorial at the World Trade Center site to commemorate and mourn terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 175), H1695 [17MR]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding (see H.R. 2694), H7814 [8SE]

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), H11328 [8DE]

Parks, Rosa: direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 4145), H9275 [26OC]

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

Petroleum: lower burden of gasoline prices on the U.S. economy and circumvent efforts of OPEC to reap windfall oil profits (see H. Res. 299), H4297 [8JN]

———prohibit price gouging of gasoline and diesel fuel in areas declared major disasters (see H.R. 3782), H8735 [6OC]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H8513 [28SE]

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]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H2880 [3MY]

Roads and highways: use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 444), H524 [9FE]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: tribute (see H. Res. 197), H1970 [13AP]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H287 [1FE]

Safety: extend program of grants for rape prevention education (see H.R. 4478), H11326 [8DE]

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

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

———support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 275), H9275 [26OC]

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), H3060 [9MY]

Social Security: disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 592), H584 [10FE]

———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1668), H8735 [6OC]

———expand dental coverage and community oral health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 594), H3331 [16MY]

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

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

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

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H196 [25JA]

Sudan: 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), H11655 [14DE]

Taxation: 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), H2395 [20AP]

———extend Superfund financing for purposes of cleanup activities relative to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 4481), H11326 [8DE]

———increase exemption amounts for individuals under the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1538), H1850 [8AP]

———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]

———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see H.R. 934), H848 [1MR]

———provide for the deductibility of higher education expenses (see H.R. 117), H75 [4JA]

———provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (see H.R. 1134), H1026 [8MR]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H983 [3MR]

———treatment of Federal funds used for relief and revitalization of New York, NY, after terrorist attacks (see H.R. 2196), H4723 [17JN]

Telecommunications: promote and enhance public safety and encourage rapid deployment of IP-enabled voice services for emergency response networks (see H.R. 2418), H6328 [21JY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H1779 [5AP]

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

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2526), H4985 [22JN]

Tisch, Preston R. (Bob): tribute (see H. Res. 605), H11881 [15DE]

Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 3270), H5915 [14JY]

Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarch (see H. Res. 166), H4656 [16JN]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H11655 [14DE]

Ukraine: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 562), H584 [10FE]

———normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1053), H11880 [15DE]

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), H13189 [22DE]

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

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

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H4073 [25MY]

———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H7861 [13SE]

———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), H7861 [13SE]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H10157 [10NO]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 302), H3695 [19MY]

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

Vincent Palladino Post Office, Staten Island, NY: designate (see H.R. 2183), H3054 [5MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H7565 [28JY] (see H.R. 3171), H5601 [30JN]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1088), H981 [3MR]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 63), H3695 [19MY]

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

———establish an appropriate day for commemoration of the women suffragists who fought for and won the right of women to vote in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 59), H5914 [14JY]

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H5435 (see H.R. 1245), H5479 [29JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Airports: establish a deadline for the screening of all individuals, goods, property, vehicles, and other equipment entering a secure area of an airport (see H.R. 2688), H4140 [26MY]

Children and youth: establish public-private partnership programs to provide child care (see H.R. 2097), H2977 [4MY]

Conservation of energy: establish a program of assistance to States for consultations with respect to weatherization and energy efficiency (see H.R. 4138), H9102 [25OC]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 4651), H13188 [22DE]

Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools (see H.R. 4063), H8846 [17OC]

Dept. of Justice: award grants under a homeland security overtime program to reimburse law enforcement agencies for past overtime expenditures and waive matching funds requirement for such grants (see H.R. 3572), H7559 [28JY]

Diseases: Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (see H.R. 2098), H2977 [4MY]

———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]

Education: provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 1693), H2149 [19AP]

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 2895), H4485 [14JN]

Food: include freshness dates on food labeling (see H.R. 3570), H7559 [28JY]

———require foods containing certain ingredients derived from meat, poultry, or other animal products to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of such ingredients (see H.R. 3571), H7559 [28JY]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by humanitarian emergencies a priority (see H.R. 1413), H1693 [17MR]

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

Hayes, Helen: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 223), H6934 [27JY]

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

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

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), H3112 [10MY]

NIH: breast cancer early detection and mortality rate reduction research funding (see H.R. 4137), H9102 [25OC]

Nuclear energy: improve security at U.S. nuclear facilities (see H.R. 4602), H12048 [16DE]

———prohibit operation of nuclear power plants unless there exists a State and county certified radiological emergency response plan (see H.R. 4601), H12048 [16DE]

———provide certain requirements for the licensing of commercial nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3017), H4896 [21JN]

Schools: enhance penalties for threatening to kill, injure, or intimidate an individual, or to cause property damage, by means of fire or an explosive on school property (see H.R. 3573), H7559 [28JY]

Social Security: eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce (see H.R. 2189), H3054 [5MY]

———increase in widow's and widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 2190), H3054 [5MY]

———provide full benefits for disabled widow's and widower's regardless of age (see H.R. 2191), H3054 [5MY]

———repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 2192), H3054 [5MY]

Taxation: protect the financial stability of activated members of the Ready-Reserve and National Guard while serving abroad (see H.R. 2296), H3198 [11MY]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates, increase exclusion equivalent and establish inflation adjustment for the unified credit, and increase gift tax exclusion (see H.R. 1614), H1968 [13AP]

———reward individuals who provide volunteer services in times of national need (see H.R. 3773), H7948 [14SE] (see H.R. 3832), H8161 [20SE]

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

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

Motions

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H9310 [27OC]

Remarks

Africa: increase disaster assistance and refugee assistance to Sudan and other African countries, H1467 [15MR]

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (H.J. Res. 66), H8366 [27SE]

AID: Child Survival and Health Account funding to combat malaria through reductions in allocation of foreign aid to Egypt, H5298 [28JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1445, H1467, H1469, H1498, H1499 [15MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), conference report, H3012 [5MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H12230 [18DE]

Armed Forces: improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (H.R. 2131), E1120 [26MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2523 [26AP]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, E1036 [20MY]

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report (H. Res. 253), H2776 [3MY]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H5040 [23JN]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), H2599 [27AP]

Davis, Ossie: tribute (H. Res. 69), H473 [9FE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 639), H12230 [18DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3457 [18MY]

Dept. of State: Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding for Colombia, H5312 [28JN]

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

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

———Small Arms/Light Weapons Destruction initiative funding, H5318 [28JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), E1036 [20MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5028, H5040, H5048 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), conference report, H10522 [17NO]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H7626 [2SE], E1802 [8SE]

———Tsunami Recovery and Reconstruction Fund pregnant victims assistance funding, H1469 [15MR]

Diseases: authorize assistance to combat HIV/AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa, H5295 [28JN]

———expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, H9311 [27OC]

Dobbs Ferry, NY: tribute to Dobbs Ferry High School football team, E63 [25JA]

Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to countries refusing to extradite individuals accused of killing law enforcement officers, H5332 [28JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5283, H5286, H5293, H5294, H5295, H5298, H5303, H5306, H5307, H5312, H5317, H5318, H5323, H5332, H5333, H5341, H5344, H5347 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3057), conference report, H9668 [4NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3057), consideration (H. Res. 341), H5270 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3057), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 532), H9649, H9650 [4NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3057), motion to instruct conferees, H9311 [27OC]

Global Environment Facility (organization): funding, H5286 [28JN]

Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): funding, H5303 [28JN]

Haiti: prohibit funding for transfer of certain excess Government property, H5341 [28JN]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3820 [24MY]

House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 563), H10969 [18NO]

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), H7626 [2SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), E1802 [8SE]

Iraq: call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), H11019 [18NO]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H10969 [18NO]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H11019 [18NO]

Latin America: allocation of foreign aid, H5294 [28JN]

Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), H55 [4JA]

Memorial Day: observance, E1120 [26MY]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza, H1498, H1499 [15MR]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance, E832 [28AP]

National security: provide faster and smarter funding for first responders, H6302, H6303 [21JY], H11520 [14DE]

———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), H3217 [12MY]

New York: workers compensation and worker retraining funding for first responders to terrorist attacks upon the U.S., H5048 [23JN]

NIH: funding, H10522 [17NO]

Palestinians: commend for conducting free and fair Presidential election (H. Res. 56), H298 [2FE], E173 [8FE]

Romania: condition allocation of foreign aid on resolution of U.S. adoption cases, H5341 [28JN]

Safety: establish a permanent grant program to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment (H.R. 1323), H8143 [20SE]

Saudi Arabia: allocation of foreign aid, H5333 [28JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4596 [16JN]

Sudan: authorize all necessary means to stop genocide in Darfur region, H5344 [28JN]

———prohibit funding to return displaced persons from Chad to Sudan, H5347 [28JN]

Telecommunications: provide grants and other support to achieve communications interoperability in the U.S., H3457 [18MY]

U.N.: reform (H.R. 2745), H4683 [17JN]

———U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund, H4596 [16JN]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6302, H6303 [21JY]

Veterans: health care funding, H5270 [28JN]

Witten, Richard: Columbia University Alexander Hamilton Medal recipient, E2389 [17NO]

Wohl, Amiel: Coalition for Mutual Respect Yitzhak Rabin Peacemaker Award recipient, E1805 [8SE]

Zimbabwe: human rights violations, H5293 [28JN]

Tributes

Arciola, Michael, E598 [8AP]

Ayala, David, E662 [15AP]

Horowitz, Gedale, E2308 [9NO]

Lopez, Manuel III, E687 [19AP]

Miller, Sondra, E2305 [9NO]

Petrek, Jeanne, E690 [19AP]