LEWIS, RON (a Representative from Kentucky)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see H.R. 356), H195 [25JA]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 552), H350 [2FE]

Agriculture: establish a voluntary program for country of origin labeling of meat (see H.R. 2068), H8248 [21SE]

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see H. Res. 523), H9426 [28OC] (see H. Res. 601), H11654 [14DE]

Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security discretionary spending (see H.R. 3903, 3904, 3906), H8735 [6OC]

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances (see H.R. 1986), H2736 [28AP]

———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (see H.R. 458), H1696 [17MR]

———provide for payment of Combat-Related Special Compensation to certain members retired for disability who were awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 995), H845 [1MR]

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

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H413 [8FE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 685), H521 [9FE]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 58), H5801 [13JY]

———establish biennial cycle (see H.R. 2664), H8735 [6OC]

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]

———establish a memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (see H. Con. Res. 129), H6328 [21JY]

Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 3011), H9103 [25OC]

———provide comprehensive services for children who have been removed from environments in which methamphetamines are unlawfully manufactured, distributed, or dispensed (see H.R. 2335), H4144 [26MY]

Civil liberties: support the national motto (see H. Con. Res. 302), H11655 [14DE]

Coal: allow certain coal exporters to directly claim a refund of the excise tax unconstitutionally imposed on coal exported by such exporters (see H.R. 3771), H7948 [14SE]

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see H.R. 2470), H8388 [27SE]

Computers: establish a program to transfer surplus computers of Federal agencies to schools and nonprofit community-based educational organizations (see H.R. 2521), H12168 [17DE]

Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H3434 [17MY]

———constitutional amendment on reconfirmation of district court judges by State executive and legislative authorities (see H.J. Res. 62), H7561 [28JY]

———ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws (see H. Res. 97), H2151 [19AP]

———limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 1100), H982 [3MR]

———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts in certain cases and promote federalism (see H.R. 1070), H980 [3MR]

———provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see H.R. 1151), H1372 [10MR]

———restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at conception (see H.R. 776), H2150 [19AP]

Crime: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see H.R. 3352), H7566 [28JY]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 748), H581 [10FE]

Cuba: express support to the organizers and participants of the historic meeting of the Assembly to Promote the Civil Society in Cuba (see H. Res. 193), H2395 [20AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: prepare an annual report specifying the number of non-Federal employees of the Farm Service Agency needed to handle the workload generated by programs administered by the Agency (see H.R. 2209), H5177 [24JN]

Dept. of HHS: encourage dissemination, security, confidentiality, and usefulness of health information technology (see H.R. 4157), H9361 [27OC]

———make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 216), H1696 [17MR]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize Western States to select public lands within their borders in lieu of receiving payment for the sale of public lands lying within said States (see H.R. 3463), H9426 [28OC]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H72 [4JA]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (see H.R. 4200), H9554 [2NO]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H8809 [7OC]

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

District of Columbia: clarify definition of marriage for legal purposes (see H.R. 72), H353 [2FE]

———restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H4187 [7JN]

Drugs: eliminate safe-harbor exception for certain packaged pseudoephedrine products used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 1350), H2103 [14AP]

———provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine abuse (see H.R. 313), H354 [2FE]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H236 [26JA] (see H.R. 314), H193 [25JA] (see H.R. 3889), H8341 [22SE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H6107 [19JY]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H790 [17FE]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 3753), H7950 [14SE]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (see H.R. 3824), H8342 [22SE]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H845 [1MR]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 39), H3696 [19MY]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H9361 [27OC]

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 1079), H989 [7MR]

Federal agencies and departments: require agencies to review all major rules within 10 years after issuance (see H.R. 3143), H6381 [22JY]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H3769 [23MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H3060 [9MY]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (see H.R. 420), H354 [2FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: affirm that a permit is not required in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1749), H2469 [21AP]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 2061), H8919 [18OC]

———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), H847 [1MR]

———provide an exemption from certain requirements under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (see H.R. 2387), H4356 [9JN]

———provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (see H.R. 3505), H8810 [7OC]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 148), H1623 [16MR]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 1243), H1369 [10MR]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H627 [15FE]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 47), H286 [1FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H287 [1FE]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment protecting religious freedom (see H.J. Res. 57), H5602 [30JN]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 534), H349 [2FE]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (see H.R. 609), H7743 [7SE]

Horseracing: recognize contributions of Jimmy Winkfield and other African American jockeys and trainers to the sport of horseracing and the history of the Kentucky Derby (see H. Res. 231), H2979 [4MY]

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H6328 [21JY]

Immigration: assist certain sheriffs' offices to provide a second line of defense in border areas, conduct law enforcement operations along the southern U.S. border, and prevent lawlessness in border areas (see H.R. 4360), H10908 [17NO]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3137), H5599 [30JN]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H4655 [16JN]

———provide for payment of certain claims against Iranian Government (see H.R. 3358), H6204 [20JY]

Iron and steel industry: urge the Dept. of Commerce and ITC to consider the impact of steel antidumping or countervailing duties on steel-consuming manufacturers and the economy when conducting sunset reviews (see H. Res. 84), H1623 [16MR]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 136), H630 [15FE]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3860), H8810 [7OC]

———provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 798), H1969 [13AP]

———provide grants for prosecutions of cases cleared through use of DNA backlog clearance funds (see H.R. 1602), H7743 [7SE]

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

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

Medicare: coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (see H.R. 827), H629 [15FE]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H5435 (see H.R. 1298), H5479 [29JN]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1632), H3331 [16MY]

———improve the provision of telehealth services (see H.R. 2807), H5604 [30JN]

———permit waiver of waiting period for Medicare coverage of terminally ill disabled individuals (see H.R. 2680), H4723 [17JN]

———provide for value-based purchasing in payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3617), H7611 [29JY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H3331 [16MY]

Mental health: protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school (see H.R. 1790), H2471 [21AP]

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 144), H2977 [4MY]

Motor vehicles: allow an operator of a commercial motor vehicle breaks in a daily tour of duty (see H.R. 623), H410 [8FE]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 15), H7862 [13SE]

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see H.R. 596), H352 [2FE]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 2088), H2976 [4MY]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see H.R. 669), H2738 [28AP]

National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see H. Res. 556), H11655 [14DE]

National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (see H.R. 418), H235 [26JA]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H1417 [14MR]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 581), H1847 [6AP] (see H.R. 3323), H7744 [7SE]

Nicaragua: support democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 252), H8736 [6OC]

Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 689), H521 [9FE]

———repeal limits on contributions and party campaign expenditures, restore certain rights to exempt organizations, and allow State and local parties to make expenditures using nonfederal funds (see H.R. 1316), H3113 [10MY]

———require prerecorded telephone calls to meet disclosure and disclaimer requirements applicable to radio campaign communications (see H.R. 4180), H11655 [14DE]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H1696 [17MR]

Real estate: prohibit economic development assistance to States or localities that use eminent domain to obtain property for private commercial development or fail to pay relocation costs to displaced persons (see H.R. 3405), H7673 [6SE]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S: designate (see H.R. 2112), H8735 [6OC]

Russia: protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 230), H10039 [8NO]

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

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1357), H1690 [17MR]

Securities: issue Hurricane Relief Bonds in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and subsequent flooding and displacement of residents in certain federally designated disaster areas (see H.R. 3935), H8513 [28SE]

Social Security: create personal guarantee accounts ensuring full benefits for all workers and their families, restore long-term solvency, and make certain benefit improvements (see H.R. 750), H582 [10FE]

———dedicate surpluses to personal accounts that can only be used to pay Social Security benefits (see H.R. 3304), H5913 [14JY]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 1745), H2394 [20AP]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 1286), H2395 [20AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H984 [3MR]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 1714), H2393 [20AP]

States: authorize organization and service of a militia to help prevent individuals from unlawfully crossing an international border and entering the U.S. anywhere other than a port of entry (see H.R. 3622), H7612 [29JY]

Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (see H. Res. 340), H5435 (see H. Res. 340), H5480 [29JN]

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

———unidirectional (cardioid) electret condenser microphone modules (see H.R. 1202), H4985 [22JN]

Tariff Act: allow U.S. manufacturers that use products subject to countervailing or antidumping duty proceedings or use domestic like products to participate in those proceedings (see H.R. 4217), H12050 [16DE]

———repeal dumping and subsidy offset (see H.R. 1121), H8809 [7OC]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H6328 [21JY]

———allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs (see H.R. 2682), H6328 [21JY]

———allow an investment tax credit for the purchase of trucks with new diesel engine technologies (see H.R. 3301), H7950 [14SE]

———allow deduction for Armed Forces serving in a combat zone for contributions to individual retirement plans even if the compensation on which contributions are based is excluded from gross income (see H.R. 1499), H3556 [18MY]

———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H8341 [22SE]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 994), H1847 [6AP]

———allow individuals a credit against income tax to offset the high cost of gasoline and diesel fuel prices (see H.R. 3828), H8342 [22SE]

———allow look-through treatment of payments between related foreign corporations (see H.R. 1762), H3894 [24MY]

———allow new investment in, or mergers of biomedical research corporations without limiting tax benefits of net operating losses (see H.R. 4082), H10157 [10NO]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1607), H3556 [18MY]

———allow victims of Hurricane Katrina to withdraw funds from retirement plans without penalty (see H.R. 3759), H7861 [13SE]

———authorize States, localities, the District of Columbia, territories, and possessions of the U.S. to provide certain tax incentives to any person for economic development purposes (see H.R. 2471), H3556 [18MY]

———clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 3095), H5361 [28JN]

———enhance tax incentives for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 3360), H8644 [29SE]

———exclude certain truck tractors from Federal excise tax imposed on heavy trucks and trailers sold at retail (see H.R. 1049), H940 [2MR]

———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see H.R. 819), H629 [15FE]

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

———exclude from gross income the proceeds from certain company-owned life insurance (see H.R. 2251), H3196 [11MY]

———expand incentives for education (see H.R. 1380), H2103 [14AP]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 1345), H1621 [16MR]

———extend incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 2498), H3694 [19MY]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H628 [15FE]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 930), H793 [17FE]

———make permanent the 15-year depreciation recovery period for restaurant property improvements and extend to new restaurant construction (see H.R. 920), H793 [17FE]

———modernize rules governing treatment of qualifying continuing care facilities (see H.R. 4608), H12049 [16DE]

———modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 1272), H3556 [18MY]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H2393 [20AP]

———permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see H.R. 1417), H1693 [17MR]

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

———provide a credit dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and allowed against the Federal income tax for charitable contributions to certain education investment organizations (see H.R. 4400), H11033 [18NO]

———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 1421), H1693 [17MR]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H1893 [12AP]

———provide a nonrefundable personal credit to individuals who donate certain life-saving organs (see H.R. 2474), H5177 [24JN]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 2034), H3695 [19MY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H8089 [15SE]

———provide for deductibility of medical expenses by individuals (see H.R. 4625), H12167 [17DE]

———provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (see H.R. 1134), H988 [7MR]

———provide tax benefits for the Gulf Opportunity Zone and certain areas affected by Hurricane Rita (see H.R. 4155), H9361 [27OC]

———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 1510), H1845 [6AP]

———reduce recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (see H.R. 2239), H5915 [14JY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H524 [9FE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H4188 [7JN]

———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 897), H2472 [21AP]

———simplify determination and deduction of interest on qualified education loans (see H.R. 2666), H8919 [18OC]

———treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 4236), H9695 [4NO]

———treat natural gas distribution lines as 15-year property for depreciation purposes (see H.R. 1113), H982 [3MR]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H7949 [14SE]

———treatment of unrelated business taxable income (see H.R. 1879), H4985 [22JN]

Veterans: extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 4121), H9426 [28OC]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H2739 [28AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Post Office Building, Hodgenville, KY: designate (see H.R. 2894), H4485 [14JN]

Black Lung Disability Trust Fund: resolve structural indebtedness (see H.R. 3915), H8387 [27SE]

Congress: allow vote to reverse Supreme Court decisions on the constitutionality of legislation enacted by Congress (see H.R. 3073), H5251 [27JN]

Medicare: increase per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments to hospitals (see H.R. 4371), H10908 [17NO]

Tariff: 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine dihydrochloride (see H.R. 2632), H4072 [25MY]

Taxation: allow a credit for owning certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 652), H411 [8FE]

———allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain energy projects (see H.R. 2794), H4295 [8JN]

———clarify the small issuer exception from the tax-exempt bond arbitrage rebate requirement (see H.R. 1171), H1024 [8MR]

———exempt the natural aging process in the determination of the production period for distilled spirits (see H.R. 3122), H5434 (see H.R. 3122), H5479 [29JN]

———extend the new market tax credit (see H.R. 3957), H8643 [29SE]

———permit interest on federally guaranteed water, wastewater, and essential community facilities loans to be tax exempt in order to improve such facilities in rural areas (see H.R. 2378), H3331 [16MY]

———provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see H.R. 947), H794 [17FE]

———provide capital gains tax treatment for certain self-created musical works (see H.R. 2594), H3893 [24MY]

———provide credit to certain agriculture-related businesses for cost of protecting certain chemicals (see H.R. 713), H522 [9FE]

———provide that tax on distilled spirits, wine, and beer are collected quarterly from certain small taxpayers (see H.R. 1520), H1845 [6AP]

———reduce rates on distilled spirits (see H.R. 1791), H2471 [21AP]

———treatment of horses (see H.R. 4151), H9275 [26OC]

———update optional methods for computing self-employment net earnings (see H.R. 1929), H2647 [27AP]

Remarks

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Post Office Building, Hodgenville, KY: designate (H.R. 2894), H6394 [25JY]

Budget: deficit, H2699 [28AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 248), H2699 [28AP]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6174 [20JY], H6901 [27JY]

Edmonton, KY: tribute to North Metcalfe Elementary School academic team, E2598 [17DE]

Elizabethtown, KY: anniversary of Hospice and Palliative Care of Central Kentucky, E1544 [20JY]

Inman, Jennifer Stelmach: Western Kentucky University Alumnus of the Year award recipient, E2599 [17DE]

Iraq: call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), consideration (H. Res. 572), H11002 [18NO]

Medicare: increase per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments to hospitals (H.R. 4371), E2391 [17NO]

Morris, Don: Dawahares/Kentucky High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame inductee, E577 [7AP]

Operation Slugger: tribute to program to send sports equipment to members of the Armed Forces, E1247 [15JN]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (H. Res. 190), H1819 [6AP]

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

Taxation: enhance recovery period for investments in pollution control technologies installed in coal-fired electric generation plants, H6968 [28JY]

Ukraine: congratulate people for conducting a democratic, transparent, and fair Presidential election and Viktor Yushchenko on election as President, E575 [7AP]

Votes: position on missed, E565 [7AP], E642 [13AP], E1336 [24JN], E1427 [1JY], E2295 [8NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H9960 [7NO]

Tributes

Furlong, Steve, E2390 [17NO]

Kerrick, Robert, E750 [22AP]

Smotherman, Robert, E1415 [30JN], E1426 [1JY]

Tucker, Terry, E2241 [1NO]

Wade, Robert C., Sr., E201 [9FE]