McCOTTER, THADDEUS G. (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

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 (H. Con. Res. 128), H6370 [22JY]

Spain: express condolences to families of individuals killed and sympathy to individuals injured on anniversary of terrorist bombing attacks in Madrid (H. Res. 99), H1326 [10MR]

U.N.: reform (H.R. 2745), H4632 [16JN], H4675 [17JN]

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H1000 [8MR]

Committee on Economics (Joint), H972 [3MR]

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]

———require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 2971), H7814 [8SE]

Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of certain privately-held land to make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States and tribal governments (see H.R. 1351), H1847 [6AP]

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

Albania: ensure that parliamentary elections are conducted in accordance with international standards for free and fair elections (see H. Con. Res. 155), H4487 [14JN]

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

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 90), H989 [7MR]

Archbishop Iakovos: tribute (see H. Res. 325), H4655 [16JN]

Armed Forces: extend time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 2365), H5801 [13JY]

———improve the readiness of State defense forces and increase military coordination for homeland security between States and the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 3401), H6327 [21JY]

———provide for certain servicemembers to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 269), H12050 [16DE]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 923), H8162 [20SE] (see H.R. 2874), H5362 [28JN]

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

———require States to charge in-State tuition rates to members and their dependents who are domiciled or stationed on active duty in that State (see H.R. 197), H5741 [12JY]

———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), H350 [2FE]

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]

Azerbaijan: call for free and fair parliamentary elections (see H. Res. 326), H4803 [20JN]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H2103 [14AP]

Birds: promote conservation of migratory waterfowl and offset or prevent the loss of wetlands and other habitat essential to the preservation of such waterfowl (see H.R. 4315), H11880 [15DE]

Bolton, John R.: tribute (see H. Res. 260), H2978 [4MY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of massacre at Srebrenica (see H. Res. 199), H4074 [25MY]

Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts: support activities (see H.R. 1337), H4896 [21JN]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H5741 [12JY]

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3138), H5599 [30JN]

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

Bush, President: transmit information on contracts for services or construction related to Hurricane Katrina recovery that relate to wages and benefits to be paid to workers (see H. Res. 488), H8809 [7OC]

Business and industry: establish a grant program to support broadband-based economic development efforts (see H.R. 146), H8088 [15SE]

———establish a grant program to support cluster-based economic development efforts (see H.R. 145), H8088 [15SE]

Cambodia: honor victims of genocide and establish an international criminal tribunal to bring the perpetrators of the genocide to justice (see H. Con. Res. 146), H6108 [19JY] (see H. Con. Res. 238), H7950 [14SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 63), H849 [1MR]

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), H7614 [29JY]

Central Asia: encourage countries to accelerate democratic reforms and fulfill human rights obligations (see H.R. 3189), H8919 [18OC]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 237), H7950 [14SE]

Children and youth: ensure that appropriate State social services officers have access to certain Federal databases to carry out checks in cases of child abuse and neglect and cases of missing children (see H.R. 1223), H3695 [19MY]

———establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H5604 [30JN]

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

———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1355), H7949 [14SE] (see H.R. 2423), H3554 [18MY]

———protect from exploitive child modeling (see H.R. 1142), H3695 [19MY]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H1780 [5AP]

China, People's Republic of: authorize appropriate action if negotiations regarding China's undervalued currency and currency manipulations are not successful (see H.R. 1575), H2103 [14AP]

———authorize measures to deter arms transfers by foreign countries to the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 3100), H5434 (see H.R. 3100), H5478 [29JN]

———clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H3113 [10MY]

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

———require Dept. of the Treasury report on exchange rate policies and impose additional tariffs on products based on the rate of currency exchange manipulation (see H.R. 2414), H3435 [17MY]

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 83), H1026 [8MR]

China, Republic of: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 69), H4896 [21JN]

Christmas Day: protect symbols and traditions (see H. Res. 579), H11505 [13DE]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 10), H4356 [9JN]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 698), H8248 [21SE]

Civil Air Patrol: make volunteer members eligible for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 1393), H1692 [17MR]

Civil liberties: require reasonable religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 1445), H5741 [12JY]

Civil rights: recognize contributions of the ``Greensboro Four'' (see H. Con. Res. 25), H631 [15FE]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1615), H4896 [21JN]

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see H.R. 2470), H13189 [22DE]

Computers: develop and deploy technologies to defeat Internet jamming (see H.R. 2216), H12050 [16DE]

Contracts: increase the minimum Government-wide goal for procurement contracts awarded to small businesses (see H.R. 2742), H12050 [16DE]

Courts: appointment of additional Federal circuit and district judges (see H.R. 4093), H11220 [7DE]

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

———clarify that persons may bring private rights of actions against foreign states for certain terrorist acts (see H.R. 865), H1779 [5AP]

———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), H985 [3MR]

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

———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1689), H4143 [26MY]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 554), H942 [2MR]

———provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see H.R. 1151), H1023 [8MR]

Credit: establish requirements on the terms of consumer credit extended to an Armed Forces member or the dependent of a member (see H.R. 97), H3198 [11MY]

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

———provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (see H.R. 32), H72 [4JA]

Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, legalize political parties and free elections, urge European Union to reexamine policy, and support a U.N. resolution on ending human rights violations (see H. Res. 388), H7614 [29JY]

———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), H1846 [6AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H11504 [13DE]

Dept. of Defense: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts (see H. Con. Res. 6), H413 [8FE]

———establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H7743 [7SE]

———require notice of exceptions to certain requirements to procure items made in the U.S. (see H.R. 1239), H1970 [13AP]

Dept. of HHS: encourage dissemination, security, confidentiality, and usefulness of health information technology (see H.R. 4157), H11110 [6DE]

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

———establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 457), H413 [8FE]

———establish programs to address the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1175), H4187 [7JN]

———provide grants to States to conduct demonstration projects designed to enable Medicaid-eligible individuals to receive support for long-term disability services in the settings of their choice (see H.R. 3063), H8735 [6OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S. (see H.R. 4083), H10910 [17NO]

Dept. of Justice: provide authority to apprehend, prosecute, and convict individuals committing animal enterprise terror (see H.R. 4239), H9695 [4NO]

———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), H2739 [28AP]

Dept. of State: submit report outlining steps taken and plans made to end Turkey's blockade of Armenia (see H.R. 3103), H7743 [7SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of maritime sites in Michigan (see H.R. 3532), H9044 [20OC]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H942 [2MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency (see H.R. 2208), H3769 [23MY]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 693), H7861 [13SE]

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

———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 1346), H1621 [16MR]

———permit veterans to transfer on a space-available basis from a veterans home in one State to a veterans home in another State regardless of State residency requirements (see H.R. 3009), H5801 [13JY]

———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), H2738 [28AP]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H7949 [14SE]

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), H1781 [5AP]

———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]

———mourn the loss of life caused by floods and mudslides in Central America and Mexico and provide assistance to affected people (see H. Con. Res. 280), H10227 [15NO]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H9696 [4NO]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 3616), H8810 [7OC]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H4561 [15JN]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 42), H8342 [22SE]

District of Columbia: clarify definition of marriage for legal purposes (see H.R. 72), H847 [1MR]

———restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H3262 [12MY]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 3889), H10161 [14NO]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H790 [17FE]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 305), H287 [1FE]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 3753), H7860 [13SE]

———increase scoring on assessments and achievement standards for calculating progress, and decrease State requirements and expand exclusion for limited English proficiency students for such calculations (see H.R. 1722), H5741 [12JY]

———increase teacher familiarity with the educational needs of gifted and talented students (see H.R. 1156), H11110 [6DE]

———strengthen and expand scientific and technological education capabilities of associate-degree-granting colleges through partnerships with bachelor-degree-granting institutions (see H.R. 226), H848 [1MR]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 23), H287 [1FE]

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]

———express concern regarding arrest of Ayman Nour and support for continued progress toward democracy (see H. Con. Res. 82), H1026 [8MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend certain accountability provisions (see H.R. 1177), H7861 [13SE]

Employment: protect volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel responding to national emergencies from termination or demotion in their places of employment (see H.R. 3949), H10157 [10NO]

Europe: foster cross-border cooperation in Northern Europe (see H.R. 1026), H846 [1MR]

European Union: urge addition of Hezbollah (terrorist organization) to list of terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 101), H943 [2MR]

———urge continuance of embargo on arms sales to the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 43), H196 [25JA] (see H. Res. 57), H286 [1FE]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 65), H11109 [6DE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 39), H12051 [16DE]

———expand tax incentives for adoption and increase adoptive incentive payments (see H.R. 1561), H7673 [6SE]

———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 69), H524 [9FE]

FCC: oppose rules authorizing Broadband Over Power Line Systems without more comprehensive evaluation of interference potential to public safety services and other licensed radio services (see H. Res. 230), H5915 [14JY]

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), H981 [3MR]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H8846 [17OC]

———deny Federal retirement benefits to individuals convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 4546, 4548), H11653 [14DE]

———require Government credit card bills to be made available to the public (see H.R. 4089), H8985 [19OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H3894 [24MY]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2965), H4721 [17JN]

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), H9641 [3NO]

———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: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 1243), H3056 [5MY]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H3113 [10MY]

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

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1384), H1692 [17MR]

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), H6432 [25JY]

Foreign currencies: require negotiation and appropriate action relative to certain countries that engage in currency manipulation (see H.R. 3157), H5741 [12JY]

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

Gagetown Veterans Memorial Post Office, Gagetown, MI: designate (see H.R. 3368), H8514 [28SE]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H7673 [6SE]

Government regulations: eliminate effect on constitutionally protected expression of religion by State and local officials resulting from threat of potential litigants seeking damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 2679), H8089 [15SE]

Great Lakes: authorize appropriations for State restoration programs and activities (see H.R. 792), H586 [14FE]

———improve program coordination (see H.R. 2129), H3052 [5MY]

———recognize and affirm efforts of Great Lakes Governors and Premiers to standardize decisions on water withdrawal and urge that management authority remain vested with the Governors and Premiers (see H. Con. Res. 140), H2648 [27AP]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 2567), H5362 [28JN]

Health: provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H1025 [8MR]

———provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (see H.R. 2520), H3767 [23MY]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H792 [17FE]

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 548), H10157 [10NO]

History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (see H. Con. Res. 175), H5252 [27JN]

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]

———observe anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp and honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 19), H197 [25JA]

House Democracy Assistance Commission: establish (see H. Res. 135), H1417 [14MR]

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H4802 [20JN]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 1461), H4896 [21JN]

Human rights: condemn honor killings (see H. Con. Res. 296), H11221 [7DE]

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), H4356 [9JN]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3137), H8919 [18OC]

———reform (see H.R. 3938), H8642 [29SE]

———require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification (see H.R. 19), H11109 [6DE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3145), H7743 [7SE]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H4985 [22JN]

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers: provide for continued oversight of the Internet domain name system and ensure physical location within the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 268), H9103 [25OC]

Iran: address ongoing nuclear efforts relative to threat to U.S. national security and to international peace and security (see H. Con. Res. 162), H3694 [19MY]

———condemn imprisonment of Ali Akbar Ganji and continuous human rights violations against the Iranian people (see H. Res. 414), H11881 [15DE]

———hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H137 [6JA]

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

———resolve crisis regarding the nuclear program diplomatically (see H. Con. Res. 177), H8644 [29SE]

Iraq: recognize importance and credibility of an independent Iraqi judiciary in the formation of a new and democratic Iraq (see H. Res. 534), H11333 [12DE]

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), H849 [1MR]

Israel: congratulate on election of Dan Gillerman as Vice President of U.N. General Assembly (see H. Res. 368), H6381 [22JY]

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

———support accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (see H. Res. 38), H7950 [14SE]

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]

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn abductions and continued captivity of citizens of the Republic of Korea and Japan as acts of terrorism and gross violations of human rights (see H. Con. Res. 168), H5362 [28JN]

Korea, Republic of: urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program (see H.R. 4304), H10156 [10NO]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 136), H5638 [11JY]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H848 [1MR]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 181), H4722 [17JN]

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]

Mackinaw (vessel): convey Coast Guard cutter, upon decommissioning, to the City and County of Cheboygan, MI, for purposes of a museum (see H.R. 1448), H3199 [11MY]

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

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

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1443), H2473 [21AP]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H1693 [17MR]

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

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H8919 [18OC]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see H.R. 3612), H8810 [7OC]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H4486 [14JN]

———make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services (see H.R. 3795), H11328 [8DE]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 415), H2472 [21AP]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H5604 [30JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H6651 [26JY]

———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 11), H2102 [14AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: reform Federal survey and certification process for nursing facilities (see H.R. 3437), H8810 [7OC]

Members of Congress: deny congressional retirement benefits to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4524), H11880 [15DE] (see H.R. 4535), H12051 [16DE]

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

———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1106), H1510 [15MR]

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), H1622 [16MR]

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

———support findings of U.N. commission investigating assassination of Rafik Hariri, condemn Syria for apparent involvement, and demand Syrian compliance with certain U.N. resolutions (see H. Res. 510), H9102 [25OC]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Con. Res. 273), H9102 [25OC]

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

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H7614 [29JY]

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

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 1108), H3199 [11MY]

National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 335), H8163 [20SE]

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 Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act: increase certain education funding to improve access to the arts (see H.R. 1863), H4188 [7JN]

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 987), H7814 [8SE]

National `It's Academic' Television Quiz Show Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 471), H8736 [6OC]

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

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 4597), H12048 [16DE]

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), H5638 [11JY]

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

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1591), H2978 [4MY]

Northern Ireland: reaffirm support for continued implementation of the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for peaceful settlement of the conflict (see H. Res. 555), H10226 [15NO]

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), H6205 [20JY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish Chief Trade Prosecutor to ensure compliance with trade agreements and to protect U.S. manufacturers against unfair trade practices (see H.R. 4186), H10910 [17NO]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 184), H1851 [8AP]

Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate (see H.R. 4386), H10909 [17NO]

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

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

Patent and Trademark Office: tribute to issuance of 500,000th design patent (see H. Con. Res. 53), H584 [10FE]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strike which led to the establishment of the Solidarity Trade Union (see H. Res. 328), H4803 [20JN]

Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H5963 [18JY]

Public buildings: expressing that display of the Ten Commandments does not violate the first amendment to the Constitution (see H. Con. Res. 194), H6205 [20JY]

Public Health Service Act: improve Parkinson's disease research (see H.R. 3550), H11655 [14DE]

———provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 1313), H1697 [17MR]

Public lands: 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), H8809 [7OC]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 535), H10039 [8NO]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3135), H5599 [30JN] (see H.R. 4128), H9436 [31OC]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 2017), H5252 [27JN]

Religion: anniversary of Second Vatican Council Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions (Nostra Aetate) and recognition of continuing need for interreligious respect and dialogue (see H. Con. Res. 260), H8847 [17OC]

Rosa Parks Federal Building, Detroit, MI: designate (see H.R. 2967), H4721 [17JN]

Russia: condition continued participation in the Group of 8 nations upon voluntary acceptance and adherence to the norms and standards of democracy (see H. Con. Res. 143), H2880 [3MY]

———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), H1895 [12AP]

———protect freedoms of all religious communities without distinction, whether registered or unregistered, as stipulated by the Russian Constitution and international standards (see H. Con. Res. 190), H8389 [27SE]

———protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 230), H8090 [15SE]

———urge withdrawal or modification of proposed legislation that would severely restrict establishment, operations, and activities of domestic and foreign nongovernmental organizations (see H. Con. Res. 312), H11881 [15DE]

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), H5177 [24JN]

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

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

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H11327 [8DE]

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: 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]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H196 [25JA]

———provide congressional oversight and approval of totalization agreements (see H.R. 2339), H8388 [27SE]

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

Solid waste: authorize States to restrict receipt of foreign municipal solid waste (see H.R. 593), H352 [2FE]

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 against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H1897 [12AP]

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

Syria: end occupation of Lebanon (see H. Con. Res. 32), H848 [1MR]

———human rights and civil liberties violations (see H. Con. Res. 18), H848 [1MR]

———strengthen sanctions, establish a program to support a transition to a democratically elected Government, and restore sovereignty and democratic rule in Lebanon (see H.R. 1141), H1780 [5AP]

Tariff: natural cork (see H.R. 1944), H2647 [27AP]

———unidirectional (cardioid) electret condenser microphone modules (see H.R. 1202), H3769 [23MY]

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), H9640 [3NO]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 765), H583 [10FE]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H720 [16FE]

———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), H5914 [14JY]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2121), H8089 [15SE]

———allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040S without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1581), H2978 [4MY]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1607), H4896 [21JN]

———clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 3095), H9696 [4NO]

———expand incentives for education (see H.R. 1380), H1847 [6AP]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1634), H7814 [8SE]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (see H.R. 4096), H9042 [20OC]

———extend incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 2498), H4561 [15JN]

———include wireless telecommunications equipment in definition of qualified technological equipment for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 3367), H9277 [26OC]

———increase benefits for parents who stay at home with their children (see H.R. 3080), H6107 [19JY]

———increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students (see H.R. 1504), H9426 [28OC]

———make the credit for prior year minimum tax liability refundable for certain individuals and require returns with respect to certain stock options (see H.R. 3385), H7673 [6SE]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H8163 [20SE]

———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H8388 [27SE]

———permit one-time, tax-free distributions from retirement plans to fund health savings accounts (see H.R. 2063), H4143 [26MY]

———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), H10038 [8NO]

———provide a credit to facilitate the accelerated development and deployment of crash avoidance and protection systems (see H.R. 3591), H9426 [28OC]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H5604 [30JN]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 1241), H1369 [10MR]

———provide a tax credit for police officers and professional firefighters and exclude from income certain benefits received by public safety volunteers (see H.R. 2822), H7820 [12SE]

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

———provide for the deductibility of higher education expenses and interest on student loans (see H.R. 401), H1896 [12AP]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 3908), H8386 [27SE]

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (see H.R. 976), H795 [17FE]

———provide transition funding rules for certain plans, including airline industry pension plans, electing to cease future benefit accruals (see H.R. 2106), H8919 [18OC]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H413 [8FE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 179), H413 [8FE] (see H.R. 1517), H2103 [14AP]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H3695 [19MY]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H5741 [12JY]

———treatment of income earned by individuals who are not citizens or U.S. nationals relative to coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 858), H718 [16FE]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 66), H73 [4JA]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3841), H8247 [21SE]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 180), H413 [8FE]

Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act: make teacher loan forgiveness provisions permanent (see H.R. 670), H7861 [13SE]

Telecommunications: protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see H.R. 1139), H988 [7MR]

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

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

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit removal of any item from the current list of items prohibited from being carried aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 4452), H11880 [15DE]

Turkey: allow certain claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey (see H.R. 857), H4722 [17JN]

———reject claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 137), H4723 [17JN]

———urge compliance with all European Union standards and criteria prior to its accession (see H. Res. 411), H7562 [28JY]

———urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarch (see H. Res. 166), H3057 [5MY]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H9276 [26OC]

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), H8514 [28SE]

———withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 1092), H981 [3MR]

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), H1622 [16MR]

———normal trade relations status (see H.R. 885), H1896 [12AP] (see H.R. 1053), H11504 [13DE]

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 769), H1622 [16MR]

University of Michigan: tribute to women's softball team (see H. Res. 366), H6206 [20JY]

Uzbekistan: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 187), H5177 [24JN]

———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]

Venezuela: uphold human rights and civil liberties (see H. Con. Res. 224), H7561 [28JY]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H2103 [14AP]

———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), H2102 [14AP]

———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H8919 [18OC]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H5638 [11JY]

———revise eligibility criteria for presumption of service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service (see H.R. 2962), H7820 [12SE]

Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H.R. 369), H287 [1FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H8735 [6OC]

von Steuben, Frederick W.A.: tribute (see H.J. Res. 44), H2550 [26AP]

Water: establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 1592), H2649 [27AP]

Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8389 [27SE]

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

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

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

———recognize contributions of the Marine Corps and other units of the Armed Forces on the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima (see H. Res. 119), H797 [17FE]

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

———recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day and the Liberation of Western Bohemia (see H. Res. 195), H2551 [26AP]

———recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Japan (V-J) Day and the end of World War II in the Pacific (see H. Res. 360), H6652 [26JY]

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see H. Con. Res. 26), H196 [25JA]

Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 34), H236 [26JA]

Zhvania, Zurab: tribute (see H. Res. 108), H943 [2MR]

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), H7815 [8SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Cameroon: condemn arrest of Henry Fossung and other political activists (see H. Res. 503), H8985 [19OC]

China, People's Republic of: condemn escalating levels of religious persecution (see H. Res. 608), H11654 [14DE]

Committees of the House: establish a select committee to oversee, investigate, and maximize the necessarily significant appropriations expended to win the war on terrorism, especially within Afghanistan and Iraq (see H. Res. 589), H11220 [7DE]

Foreign trade: provide for the reliquidation of certain entries (see H.R. 1947, 1948, 1949), H2648 [27AP]

Klebnikov, Paul: condemn murder of U.S. journalist in Russia and the murder of other members of the media (see H. Res. 499), H8918 [18OC]

Lebanon: urge withdrawal of all Syrian troops, support free and fair democratic elections, and develop democratic institutions to foster sovereign democratic rule (see H. Res. 273), H3198 [11MY]

Pledge of Allegiance: district court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 453), H8162 [20SE]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (see H. Res. 183), H1778 [5AP]

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), H630 [15FE]

Taxation: allow employers a tax credit for hiring military service personnel who served in a combat zone or hazardous duty area (see H.R. 1635), H2100 [14AP]

Remarks

Arc of Western Wayne County (organization): anniversary, E1750 [6SE]

Belleville, MI: anniversary, E2049 [7OC]

———anniversary of Huron River VFW Post 4434, E1974 [28SE]

Coughlan, Patricia: Suburban Republican Women's Club Tribute to Women Award recipient, E963 [13MY]

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 (H. Res. 120), H1740, H1741 [5AP]

European Union: urge addition of Hezbollah (terrorist organization) to list of terrorist organizations (H. Res. 101), H1400 [14MR]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H1749 [5AP]

House Democracy Assistance Commission: establish (H. Res. 135), H1398 [14MR]

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

Iraq: call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), H10969 [18NO]

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

Lake George, NY: express condolences to families of victims of boating accident, H8800 [7OC]

Livonia, MI: anniversary of Roosevelt Elementary Cub Scout Pack 876, E197 [9FE]

———St. Mary Mercy Hospital recipient of Health Grades, Inc., Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence, E340 [2MR]

Northville, MI: anniversary, E1749 [6SE]

Oakland Community College: anniversary, E613 [12AP]

Polish American Congress: anniversary, E321 [1MR]

Rotary International: anniversary, E242 [15FE]

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 (H. Con. Res. 128), H6369 [22JY]

Sisters of St. Felix of Cantalice: anniversary, E2299 [8NO]

Southeastern Michigan Veterans Stand Down, Inc.: tribute, E2047 [7OC]

Spain: express condolences to families of individuals killed and sympathy to individuals injured on anniversary of terrorist bombing attacks in Madrid (H. Res. 99), H1326 [10MR]

U.N.: ensure full Syrian withdrawal of intelligence forces and troops from Lebanon, H4675 [17JN]

———improve employment rules relative to participation in domestic elections, criminal activity, and disclosure of contacts dealing with U.N. operations, H4632, H4633 [16JN]

———reform (H.R. 2745), H4493 [15JN], H4632, H4633 [16JN], H4675 [17JN]

White Lake, MI: anniversary of White Lake Township Library, E1751 [6SE]

Wixom, MI: Ford Motor Co. plant closing, H1373 [14MR]

Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (H. Con. Res. 34), H1743, H1744 [5AP]

Zhvania, Zurab: tribute (H. Res. 108), H1740 [5AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H188 [25JA]

Special order: granted, H1774 [5AP], H8806 [7OC]

Tributes

Anuzis, Elena, E391 [9MR]

Brown, Jerry, E2096 [17OC]

Dahlman, Rob, E12 [4JA]

Ford, William C., Sr., H2885 [4MY], E919 [10MY]

Fowkes, Ron, E1753 [6SE]

Rzepecki, Paul A., E965 [13MY]