JACKSON LEE, SHEILA (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1418 [14MR], H1472 [15MR]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 250), H8207 [21SE]

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 (H.R. 4510), H12291 [18DE]

Courts: prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (H.R. 554), H8931 [19OC]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 1751), H10102 [9NO]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), H2609 [27AP], H3082 [10MY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), H4562 [15JN], H4656 [16JN], H4737, H4745 [20JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3492, H3499 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), H3332, H3333 [16MY], H3369, H3373, H3400 [17MY]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5531, H5535 [30JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5345, H5349 [28JN]

House of Representatives: require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances (H.R. 841), H964 [3MR]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11848 [15DE]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7866, H7870 [13SE], H7911 [14SE]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3070), H6361, H6365 [22JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2406 [21AP]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H9599 [3NO]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4448, H4461, H4487 [14JN], H4534, H4548 [15JN], H4589 [16JN]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6290 [21JY]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1281, NASA appropriations, H10991 [18NO]

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 3931), H8513 [28SE]

———provide assistance to agricultural producers whose operations were severly damaged by hurricanes (see H.R. 4330), H11110 [6DE]

America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 289), H9696 [4NO]

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

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 90), H849 [1MR]

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), H940 [2MR]

———entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see H.R. 772), H4073 [25MY]

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

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

———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 1639), H2151 [19AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H1779 [5AP]

———tribute to dedication and commitment of employers of the members of the National Guard and other Reserve components who have been mobilized during the Global War on Terrorism (see H. Res. 302), H9103 [25OC]

Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons and application of savings to certain domestic initiatives (see H.R. 1348), H4356 [9JN]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 390), H7566 [28JY]

Army: conduct thorough review of cases of individuals convicted of court-martial arising from a disturbance at Fort Lawton, WA, on August 14, 1944 (see H.R. 3174), H6107 [19JY]

Asia: commend support to victims of earthquake that struck South Asia (see H. Res. 561), H10909 [17NO]

———express sympathy and pledge support to victims of earthquake that struck South Asia (see H. Res. 492), H8920 [18OC]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1312), H2103 [14AP]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 2060), H4073 [25MY]

———provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (see H.R. 3697), H7812 [8SE]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H796 [17FE]

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

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 228), H8089 [15SE]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 336), H5604 [30JN]

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

California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see H.R. 606), H524 [9FE]

Cambodia: honor victims of genocide and establish an international criminal tribunal to bring the perpetrators of the genocide to justice (see H. Con. Res. 238), H7814 [8SE]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 71), H796 [17FE]

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), H7815 [8SE]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H798 [17FE]

Charles, Ray: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 824), H1372 [10MR]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H2880 [3MY]

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

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H3114 [10MY]

Cheney, Vice President: censure for lack of response to information requests and alleged misstatements relative to Iraq war, intelligence manipulation, torture policy, and retaliation against critics (see H. Res. 637), H13189 [22DE]

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

———help children make the transition from foster care to self-sufficiency by addressing weaknesses in the implementation of the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (see H.R. 3471), H6933 [27JY]

———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1355), H1780 [5AP] (see H.R. 2423), H3696 [19MY]

———make grants to establish antibullying and gang prevention programs (see H.R. 283), H584 [10FE]

———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), H2977 [4MY]

———promote safe and permanent homes for foster children (see H.R. 3379), H8163 [20SE]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H2473 [21AP]

———provide comprehensive services for children who have been removed from environments in which methamphetamines are unlawfully manufactured, distributed, or dispensed (see H.R. 2335), H3260 [12MY]

———provide Federal support and assistance to children living with guardians and kinship caregivers (see H.R. 3380), H6327 [21JY]

———reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H11504 [13DE]

———strengthen accountability of the child welfare system in its mandate to ensure the safety, permanence, and well-being of children who are victims of abuse and neglect (see H.R. 3470), H6933 [27JY]

Chisholm, Shirley: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 58), H587 [14FE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1687), H8735 [6OC]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1697), H3695 [19MY]

———recognize contributions of the ``Greensboro Four'' (see H. Con. Res. 25), H196 [25JA]

Claims: extend deadline for victims of terrorist attacks to file claims to receive certain compensation (see H.R. 565), H524 [9FE]

Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to communications with United Kingdom officials on U.S. policy towards Iraq (see H. Res. 375), H6328 [21JY]

———request the Executive Office of the President and direct the Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to the White House Iraq Group (see H. Res. 505), H9473 [1NO]

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

Cochran, Johnnie, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 185), H1778 [5AP]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 761), H2648 [27AP]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 128), H75 [4JA]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H72 [4JA]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see H.R. 2134), H3053 [5MY]

Committee on Administration Predetermination To Go to War and Manipulation of Intelligence (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 635), H13189 [22DE]

Community service: enforce public interest obligations of broadcast station licensees to their local communities (see H.R. 501), H798 [17FE]

Computers: protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (see H.R. 29), H286 [1FE]

———provide greater cybersecurity (see H.R. 285), H2394 [20AP]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 1994), H9276 [26OC]

———protect from usury and unreasonable fees (see H.R. 1619), H1969 [13AP]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3326), H5963 [18JY]

Controlled Substances Act: amend relative to distribution of pseudoephedrine (see H.R. 1056), H4356 [9JN]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H524 [9FE]

Correctional institutions: encourage successful reentry of incarcerated persons into the community after release (see H.R. 4202), H9555 [2NO]

Courts: clarify that persons may bring private rights of actions against foreign states for certain terrorist acts (see H.R. 865), H718 [16FE]

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

———promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 1850), H4802 [20JN]

Credit: impose restrictions on high-cost mortgages, revise fees and charges on certain loans, prohibit unfair or deceptive practices by mortgage brokers and creditors, and provide counseling about predatory lenders (see H.R. 1182), H2473 [21AP]

———require credit card issuers to apply low interest rates to credit extended to pay certain medical expenses and prohibit hospitals from immediately reporting patients who are delinquent with payment (see H.R. 1238), H1369 [10MR]

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

———require that recommended national protocol for sexual assault medical forensic examinations include a recommendation that rape victims be offered information about emergency contraceptives (see H.R. 1214), H1368 [10MR]

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

Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances (see H.R. 2617), H4072 [25MY]

———prohibit use of funds to implement certain regulations that restrict travel to Cuba for educational activities (see H.R. 3064), H5252 [27JN]

———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), H5964 [18JY]

Davis, Ossie: 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]

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]

———establish the National Drought Council (see H.R. 1386), H1780 [5AP]

Dept. of Defense: extend current telecommunications benefit program through the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom and apply program to other contingency operations (see H.R. 2366), H3894 [24MY]

Dept. of Education: create a pilot program to increase the number of graduate educated nurse faculty to meet the future need for qualified nurses (see H.R. 3173), H5601 [30JN]

———provide waiver authority for students who are eligible for Federal student grant assistance and are adversely affected by a major disaster (see H.R. 3668), H7815 [8SE]

———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H8919 [18OC]

Dept. of Energy: establish a program of energy assistance grants to local educational agencies (see H.R. 4158), H9361 [27OC]

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

———provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (see H.R. 4350), H11328 [8DE]

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

———encourage dissemination, security, confidentiality, and usefulness of health information technology (see H.R. 4157), H9556 [2NO]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify investigative authority of the privacy officer (see H.R. 3041), H4984 [22JN]

———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), H11034 [18NO]

———establish position of Chief Medical Officer (see H.R. 4632), H12167 [17DE]

Dept. of HUD: make grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2636), H5177 [24JN]

———reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 790), H586 [14FE]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3402), H7566 [28JY]

———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), H2149 [19AP]

———require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see H. Con. Res. 77), H797 [17FE]

Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (see H.R. 3760), H7947 [14SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish licensure requirements for employees and contractors performing orthotics, pedorthics, or prosthetics services in States where there are private practice requirements (see H.R. 4159), H9361 [27OC]

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

———improve outreach programs to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 2306), H3198 [11MY]

———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), H984 [3MR]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H4487 [14JN]

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 4222), H9640 [3NO]

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), H285 [1FE]

———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]

———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), H10910 [17NO]

———improve and encourage greater public participation in community disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation plans (see H.R. 3565), H7559 [28JY]

———permit the use of frank mailings for solicitations for charities responding to a Presidentially-declared major disaster (see H. Res. 447), H8736 [6OC]

———provide assistance to children orphaned or unaccompanied due to the tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see H.R. 397), H234 [26JA]

———provide assistance to develop early warning systems worldwide for disasters and improve communication of warnings to all potentially affected nations (see H.R. 396), H234 [26JA]

———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]

Discovery (space shuttle): tribute to crew (see H. Res. 441), H7949 [14SE]

Discrimination: condemn existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urge States to adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue (see H. Res. 259), H4356 [9JN]

———prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H4356 [9JN]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3642), H10145 [9NO]

———authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3641), H11036 [18NO]

———enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see H.R. 3307), H5913 [14JY]

———establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority or underserved populations (see H.R. 3640), H10145 [9NO]

———establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H8808 [7OC]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 3616), H7611 [29JY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H193 [25JA]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see H.R. 4062), H8846 [17OC]

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

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H9044 [20OC]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 398), H287 [1FE]

Dr. Robert E. Price Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 4246), H10910 [17NO]

Drugs: allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 2087), H2976 [4MY]

———establish electronic systems in each State for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 1132), H3199 [11MY]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H71 [4JA]

DuBois, W.E.B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 72), H796 [17FE]

Ecology and environment: enforce certain enviromental laws, expand the definition of environmental justice, and direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office (see H.R. 1648), H2101 [14AP]

Education: expand loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs for teachers and nurses (see H.R. 1522), H2978 [4MY]

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

———include information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence in domestic violence education programs (see H.R. 2947), H5741 [12JY]

———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H3054 [5MY]

———provide loan forgiveness for social workers who work for child protective agencies (see H.R. 127), H75 [4JA]

———strengthen and expand scientific and technological education capabilities of associate-degree-granting colleges through partnerships with bachelor-degree-granting institutions (see H.R. 226), H11109 [6DE]

Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see H.R. 4463), H11219 [7DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 390), H584 [10FE]

Employment: provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1902), H2646 [27AP]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (see H.R. 3824), H8389 [27SE]

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

———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H9276 [26OC]

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

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 1589), H1967 [13AP]

———support responsible fatherhood, promote marriage, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 318), H4486 [14JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 476), H284 [1FE]

———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), H284 [1FE]

FCC: expedite and increase assignment of radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 1646), H11328 [8DE]

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

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H942 [2MR]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 40), H1026 [8MR]

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

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: enhance criminal penalties for certain violations involving concealment of evidence of a serious adverse drug experience (see H.R. 870), H3262 [12MY]

———establish recall authority for drugs and increase criminal penalties for sale or trade of knowingly adulterated or misbranded prescription drugs (see H.R. 2345), H11504 [13DE]

———reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 881), H5435 (see H.R. 881), H5479 [29JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: affirm that a permit is not required in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1749), H4143 [26MY]

———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H1690 [17MR]

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), H3259 [12MY]

———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), H3198 [11MY]

———protect innocent parties from certain fees imposed by depository institutions for dishonored checks (see H.R. 2643), H4073 [25MY]

Firearms: ban transfer of certain sniper weapons and regulate in same manner as machine guns (see H.R. 654), H1847 [6AP]

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

Fish and fishing: ensure continuation of successful fish mitigation programs (see H.R. 537), H4722 [17JN]

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]

Foreign policy: prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 952), H1847 [6AP]

Foreign trade: provide relief from certain practices by other countries (see H.R. 3306), H6936 [27JY]

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

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 3420), H6431 [25JY]

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

Garvey, Marcus: pardon (see H. Con. Res. 57), H849 [1MR]

Global Family Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 317), H11879 [15DE]

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

Government: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1449), H4722 [17JN]

———preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1449), H5435 (see H.R. 1449), H5480 [29JN]

GSA: conveyance of certain real property (see H.R. 1429), H1693 [17MR]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H9276 [26OC]

Haiti: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2592), H4401 [13JN]

———provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (see H.R. 945), H1417 [14MR]

Hariri, Rafik: tribute (see H. Res. 91), H720 [16FE]

Hazardous substances: prohibit discrimination relative to exposure (see H.R. 1807), H5435 (see H.R. 1807), H5480 [29JN]

———reduce quantity of mercury in the environment (see H.R. 2391), H3434 [17MY]

Health: achieve a national health information infrastructure and establish a refundable tax credit for expenditures of health care providers implementing such infrastructure (see H.R. 747), H581 [10FE]

———authorize Dept. of HHS and Dept. of Education joint grants for community outreach programs to empower patients and health care consumers (see H.R. 568), H984 [3MR]

———ensure the continued commercial availability of respirators and establish rules governing product liability actions against manufacturers and sellers of respirators (see H.R. 2357), H4144 [26MY]

———establish a network of pediatric centers in certain developing countries to provide treatment and care for children with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 164), H4486 [14JN]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 3248), H7565 [28JY]

———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 3891), H8341 [22SE]

———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), H2975 [4MY]

———improve accessibility to immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases, study Medicare and Medicaid influenza immunization usage, and amend Federal employee immunization services (see H.R. 3598), H7560 [28JY]

———make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1671), H4188 [7JN]

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H4486 [14JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H3695 [19MY] (see H.R. 1399), H7613 [29JY] (see H.R. 2133), H3052 [5MY]

———permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests (see H.R. 2792), H5252 [27JN]

———protect enrollees in managed care plans and other health coverage (see H.R. 2650), H4401 [13JN]

———provide for a program of screenings and education relative to children with sudden cardiac arrhythmia syndromes (see H.R. 1252), H3436 [17MY]

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

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see H.R. 3034), H4984 [22JN]

———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 facilities: provide loans and grants for fire sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities (see H.R. 4491), H11327 [8DE]

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), H2151 [19AP]

———educate concerning substance use disorders and addiction (see H.R. 1789), H6652 [26JY]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (see H.R. 939), H2394 [20AP]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H942 [2MR]

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

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 1029), H1897 [12AP]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 1184), H1263 [9MR]

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]

———anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H1846 [6AP]

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]

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]

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

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

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 1441), H1694 [17MR]

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

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H10227 [15NO]

Hurricanes: ensure assistance for foster children impacted by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3711), H7950 [14SE]

———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]

———express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts (see H. Res. 425), H7742 [7SE]

———provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3748), H7860 [13SE]

———recover, reclaim, restore and reconstruct lives and communities and reunite families devastated by Hurricane Katrina and address issues of poverty exposed by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4197), H9554 [2NO]

———temporarily suspend laws that deny certain Federal benefits, grants, and licenses to victims of Hurricanse Katrina or Rita due to convictions for certain drug crimes (see H.R. 4169), H9362 [27OC] (see H.R. 4213), H9555 [2NO]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 884), H791 [17FE]

———adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 342), H287 [1FE]

———ease requirements for certain aliens seeking nonimmigrant status in order to enter the U.S. for a temporary stay due to certain family obligations (see H.R. 900), H792 [17FE]

———extend nonimmigrant status for spouses and children of permanent resident aliens awaiting the availability of an immigrant visa (see H.R. 1823), H2548 [26AP]

———improve security clearance process and increase number of detention beds along the U.S.-Mexico border area (see H.R. 1196), H1263 [9MR]

———permit aliens who are independent living assistants to adjust status to provide in-home living and home support services to disabled adults (see H.R. 1374), H4143 [26MY]

———permit certain Mexican children, and accompanying adults, to obtain a waiver of the documentation requirements otherwise required to enter the U.S. as a temporary visitor (see H.R. 2367), H4188 [7JN]

———preserve certain benefits for victims of Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3827), H8161 [20SE]

———provide protection to immigrant victims of violence (see H.R. 3188), H5602 [30JN]

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

———provide special immigrant status for aliens serving as translators with the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2293), H3436 [17MY]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 946), H1417 [14MR]

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

Insurance: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2946), H5604 [30JN]

———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), H3114 [10MY]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 4540), H11653 [14DE]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H5362 [28JN]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 1130), H1780 [5AP]

International relations: support initiative in bilateral energy cooperation between Pakistan and India (see H. Res. 353), H5637 [11JY]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H6381 [22JY]

Iraq: declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H. Con. Res. 197), H5603 [30JN]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 55), H6652 [26JY] (see H.J. Res. 70), H11880 [15DE] (see H.J. Res. 73), H11036 [18NO] (see H. Con. Res. 35), H236 [26JA]

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

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

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H2395 [20AP]

Judge Emilio Vargas Post Office Building, Goliad, TX: designate (see H.R. 1072), H980 [3MR]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4401 [13JN]

Karzai, Hamid: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 153), H3436 [17MY]

Kika de la Garza Federal Building, McAllen, TX: designate (see H.R. 2322), H3259 [12MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: provide for expeditious disclosure of records relevant to life and assassination (see H.R. 2554), H11328 [8DE]

Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H.R. 1717), H2393 [20AP]

Kuwait: commend for granting women certain important political rights (see H. Res. 292), H4144 [26MY] (see H. Res. 343), H5252 [27JN]

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), H5176 [24JN]

———require labor organizations to guarantee members the opportunity to vote on contracts prior to work stoppage (see H.R. 1748), H4143 [26MY]

Laredo, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 128), H1851 [8AP]

Law enforcement: enforcement of restraining orders (see H. Res. 382), H7566 [28JY]

———provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 798), H942 [2MR]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 3450), H6932 [27JY]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 181), H5252 [27JN]

Lillian McKay Post Office Building, Humble, TX: designate (see H.R. 2413), H7565 [28JY]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H287 [1FE]

Lyndon Baines Johnson Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 4252), H10038 [8NO]

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

Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (see H.R. 2716), H5801 [13JY]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H2738 [28AP]

———prohibit cuts in Federal funding until full consideration is given to recommendations of a Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid (see H.R. 4223), H9962 [7NO]

———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), H7814 [8SE]

———require staff working with developmentally disabled individuals to call emergency services in the event of a life-threatening situation (see H.R. 1649), H4143 [26MY]

Medicare: clarify right of beneficiaries to enter into private contracts with physicians and other health care professionals for services not payable under Medicare (see H.R. 709), H4896 [21JN]

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

———coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 1981), H2735 [28AP]

———coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 2257), H5177 [24JN]

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

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H2550 [26AP]

———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits at federally qualified health centers (see H.R. 1819), H5362 [28JN]

———expand coverage of paramedic intercept services (see H.R. 3047), H5435 (see H.R. 3047), H5480 [29JN]

———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 2350), H4144 [26MY]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H2648 [27AP]

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

———make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services (see H.R. 3795), H10227 [15NO]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H942 [2MR]

———permit waiver of waiting period for Medicare coverage of terminally ill disabled individuals (see H.R. 2680), H5252 [27JN]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 2869), H4400 [13JN]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 415), H4486 [14JN]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received an organ transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 2051), H8986 [19OC]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H11504 [13DE]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H4144 [26MY]

———require Medicare Advantage organizations to pay for critical access hospital services and rural health clinic services at a greater percentage than regular Medicare payment rates (see H.R. 880), H2394 [20AP]

———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 11), H4142 [26MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: prohibit coverage of sex-enhancing drugs for individuals convicted of a sex offense (see H.R. 2626), H4188 [7JN]

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

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 1940), H2647 [27AP]

———raise awareness about the importance of social worker and case worker safety (see H. Con. Res. 278), H9642 [3NO]

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), H1780 [5AP]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 708), H522 [9FE]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2429), H4487 [14JN]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H7614 [29JY]

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

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H7815 [8SE]

National Arson Awareness Week: support goals (see H. Res. 252), H2738 [28AP]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 30), H235 [26JA]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 99), H2881 [3MY]

National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 457), H8810 [7OC]

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 Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 209), H5914 [14JY]

National Health Corps Loan Repayment Program: count fellowship training in geriatric medicine or psychiatry as obligated service (see H.R. 3046), H5100 [23JN]

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

National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 178), H4896 [21JN]

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), H8388 [27SE]

———develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 3313), H8163 [20SE]

———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 987), H9276 [26OC]

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

National Lung Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals and increase lung cancer screening and research (see H. Con. Res. 298), H11881 [15DE]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 245), H3263 [12MY]

National objectives: end homelessness (see H.R. 4347), H11110 [6DE]

National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 327), H4655 [16JN]

National School Lunch Act: provide automatic eligibility for free school lunch and breakfast programs to children whose parents are enlisted active-duty military personnel (see H.R. 844), H3056 [5MY]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 478), H2102 [14AP]

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

———require homeland security grants for terrorism preparedness and prevention be awarded based on assessment of risk, threat, and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 1419), H1847 [6AP]

———restore civil liberties under the first amendment, the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and other law enforcement and privacy laws (see H.R. 1502), H5176 [24JN]

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

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H9363 [27OC]

National Weekend of Prayer and Reflection for Darfur, Sudan: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 333), H5435 (see H. Res. 333), H5480 [29JN]

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

———eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 601), H352 [2FE]

Navy: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Lone Sailor Memorial located near the Golden Gate Bridge (see H. Con. Res. 207), H5740 [12JY]

———require procurement of helicopters under the Presidential helicopter fleet replacement program that are wholly manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 459), H284 [1FE]

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), H413 [8FE] (see H.R. 3323), H6432 [25JY]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program (see H.R. 1674), H2978 [4MY]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Mohamed ElBaradei for peace (see H. Res. 573), H11328 [8DE]

———recognition of Wangari Maathai for peace (see H. Res. 27), H1697 [17MR]

NSF: authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (see H.R. 4434), H11328 [8DE]

———provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see H.R. 921), H3056 [5MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: provide for criminal liability for willful safety standard violations resulting in the death of contract employees (see H.R. 3165), H5600 [30JN]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see H. Res. 357), H5916 [14JY]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see H.R. 1955), H2881 [3MY]

Pakistan: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4073), H8918 [18OC]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 276), H4562 [15JN]

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]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H798 [17FE]

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

Poland: urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (see H.R. 635), H584 [10FE] (see H. Res. 78), H523 [9FE]

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

Poverty: improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty (see H. Con. Res. 234), H7742 [7SE]

Power resources: establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (see H.R. 737), H798 [17FE]

Project GRAD USA (organization): authorize (see H.R. 1282), H3436 [17MY]

Public Health Service Act: provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 1313), H1847 [6AP]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H2394 [20AP]

Public welfare programs: provide assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3672), H7815 [8SE]

Pulaski, Casimir: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 54), H4486 [14JN]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 465), H8387 [27SE] (see H. Res. 472), H8643 [29SE]

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), H7862 [13SE]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3135), H5599 [30JN]

Religion: condemn bigotry and religious intolerance and recognize that holy books of every religion should be treated with dignity and respect (see H. Res. 288), H3694 [19MY]

Research: provide clinical research support grants, clinical research infrastructure grants, and a demonstration program on partnerships in clinical research (see H.R. 2308), H4896 [21JN]

Reynaldo G. Garza and Filemon B. Vela U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: designate (see H.R. 483), H413 [8FE]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H848 [1MR]

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1404), H1692 [17MR]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 284), H287 [1FE]

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

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 595), H352 [2FE]

Science: recognize significance of African American women in the U.S. scientific community (see H. Con. Res. 96), H2551 [26AP]

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 913), H1622 [16MR]

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]

———provide mental health screening and treatment services, integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams (see H.R. 2629), H4297 [8JN]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 158), H3556 [18MY]

Sergeant Byron W. Norwood Post Office Building, Pflugerville, TX: designate (see H.R. 1001), H1417 [14MR]

Singapore: welcome Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong upon U.S. visit, commend support in campaign against terrorism and reconstruction of Iraq, and reaffirm cooperation with U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 201), H5638 [11JY]

Small Business Act: enhance section 8(a) program (see H.R. 4474), H11326 [8DE]

Smith, Emmitt: tribute (see H. Res. 70), H412 [8FE]

Social Security: ensure that receipts and disbursements of the trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget (see H.R. 653), H1371 [10MR]

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

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1233), H7564 [28JY]

———permit States to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3040), H4984 [22JN]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H1896 [12AP]

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

Southeast Asia: provide for the automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship by certain individuals (see H.R. 814), H629 [15FE] (see H.R. 2687), H4140 [26MY]

Southern California Association of Governments: anniversary (see H. Res. 247), H3057 [5MY]

Space policy: establish interagency aerospace revitalization task force to develop national strategy for aerospace workforce cultivation, training, and recruitment (see H.R. 758), H5914 [14JY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H353 [2FE]

Sports: recognize contributions of African-American basketball teams and players for their achievements, dedication, and contributions to the sport of basketball and to the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 59), H2739 [28AP]

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H1780 [5AP]

———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), H5599 [30JN]

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

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H5741 [12JY]

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

———allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan and for hiring their dependents and dependents of deceased personnel (see H.R. 1352), H3556 [18MY]

———applicability of volume cap for private activity bonds to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1708), H3436 [17MY]

———deny all deductions for business expenses associated with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, race, or color (see H.R. 1521), H1845 [6AP]

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 2625), H4072 [25MY]

———establish a Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive tax payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 2631), H4072 [25MY]

———extend incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 2498), H5435 (see H.R. 2498), H5480 [29JN]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 519), H348 [2FE]

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

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

———provide a credit for health insurance costs of eligible disaster relief recipients (see H.R. 4086), H10146 [9NO]

———provide a nonrefundable personal credit to individuals who donate certain life-saving organs (see H.R. 2474), H4802 [20JN]

———provide a nonrefundable tax credit to law enforcement officers who purchase armor vests (see H.R. 2823), H11035 [18NO]

———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see H.R. 934), H2550 [26AP]

———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualified health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 2073), H2976 [4MY]

———rename low-income housing credit the affordable housing credit and increase the per capita amount allowed in the determination of the State housing credit ceiling (see H.R. 2681), H4139 [26MY]

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

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

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2877), H5252 [27JN]

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

Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 153), H1846 [6AP] (see H.R. 3270), H5915 [14JY]

Turkey: urge acknowledgment of culpability of Ottoman Empire for Armenian genocide and reconciliation with Armenia, and support accession of Turkey to the European Union under certain criteria (see H. Con. Res. 195), H6328 [21JY]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H5741 [12JY]

U.N.: call for a commission that will build an abolitionists movement to end slavery, human trafficking, and exploitation around the world (see H. Res. 490), H11881 [15DE]

———provide a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund for the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 2811), H4295 [8JN]

U.S. Parole Commission: reestablish (see H.R. 3072), H11328 [8DE]

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), H3695 [19MY]

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

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H9276 [26OC]

Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H4142 [26MY]

Vietnam: anniversary of fall to communist forces of North Vietnam (see H. Res. 228), H2551 [26AP]

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

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H941 [2MR]

———establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 63), H73 [4JA]

———protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 533), H349 [2FE]

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 496), H524 [9FE]

Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 1126), H4143 [26MY]

White House Fellows Program: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 269), H9043 [20OC]

Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8162 [20SE]

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

———determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products and collect and analyze data on toxic shock syndrome (see H.R. 3411), H6380 [22JY]

———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), H1369 [10MR]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3185), H5602 [30JN]

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

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 3086), H5361 [28JN]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2861), H10502 [16NO]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 891), H791 [17FE]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 893), H5176 [24JN]

———preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3056 [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]

———tribute to Montford Point Marines (see H. Con. Res. 80), H847 [1MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (see H.R. 254), H136 [6JA]

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), H11503 [13DE]

———revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 937), H794 [17FE] (see H.R. 4475), H11326 [8DE]

Citizenship: modify requirements for a child born abroad and out of wedlock to acquire citizenship based on the citizenship of the child's father (see H.R. 260), H136 [6JA]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 258), H136 [6JA]

Correctional institutions: provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 256), H136 [6JA]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 259), H136 [6JA]

Dept. of Education: study methods for identifying and treating children with dyslexia (see H.R. 262), H137 [6JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a program to award grants to institutions of higher education for the establishment or expansion of cybersecurity professional development programs (see H.R. 3109), H5434 (see H.R. 3109), H5479 [29JN]

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

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 245), H136 [6JA]

———establish a separate DNA database for violent predators against children (see H.R. 244), H136 [6JA]

Firearms: prevent children from having access to firearms (see H.R. 246), H136 [6JA]

GAO: conduct studies on State development and implementation of security measures for driver's licenses and identification cards and on consequences of denying driver's licenses to aliens unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 620), H410 [8FE]

Health care professionals: admission requirements for certain nonimmigrant nurses (see H.R. 248), H136 [6JA]

Hurricanes: establish an independent, Presidentially-appointed commission to assess the circumstances related to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3799), H8087 [15SE]

Immigration: assist aliens transplanted as children in continuing their education and successfully integrating into society (see H.R. 251), H136 [6JA]

———comprehensively reform immigration law and better protect immigrant victims of violence (see H.R. 2092), H2977 [4MY]

———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (see H.R. 261), H137 [6JA]

———increase the numerical limitation on the number of asylees whose status may be adjusted to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 247), H136 [6JA]

———prevent commercial alien smuggling (see H.R. 255), H136 [6JA]

———reunify families, permit earned access to permanent resident status, protect against unfair employment practices, reform the diversity visa program, and adjust status for Haitian and Liberian nationals (see H.R. 257), H136 [6JA]

International relations: recognize bilateral peace efforts of Pakistan and India (see H. Res. 225), H2472 [21AP] (see H. Res. 272), H3198 [11MY]

Jen-Hui Tsai: relief (see H.R. 2247), H3113 [10MY]

Kesbeh, Alaa: relief (see H.R. 291), H138 [6JA]

Kesbeh, Asmaa Sharif: relief (see H.R. 291), H138 [6JA]

Kesbeh, Batool: relief (see H.R. 291), H138 [6JA]

Kesbeh, Hadeel: relief (see H.R. 291), H138 [6JA]

Kesbeh, Mohanned: relief (see H.R. 291), H138 [6JA]

Kesbeh, Noor Sharif: relief (see H.R. 291), H138 [6JA]

Kesbeh, Sharif: relief (see H.R. 291), H138 [6JA]

Kesbeh, Sondos: relief (see H.R. 291), H138 [6JA]

Law enforcement: increase evidentiary standard required to convict a person for a drug offense and require screening of law enforcement officers or others acting under color of law participating in drug task forces (see H.R. 2620), H4072 [25MY]

———provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 253), H136 [6JA]

Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 14), H138 [6JA]

Medicare: require hospitals to establish and implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 252), H136 [6JA]

National security: secure borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 4044), H8808 [7OC]

Pakistan: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of earthquake that struck South Asia (see H. Con. Res. 270), H9043 [20OC]

Poland: urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (see H.R. 634), H411 [8FE]

Taghizadeh, Ahmad Khabaz: relief (see H.R. 290), H138 [6JA]

Texas Southern University: tribute to establishment of Andrew L. Jefferson Endowment for Trial Advocacy at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law (see H. Res. 263), H3055 [5MY]

Vatani, Azammolok Taghizadeh: relief (see H.R. 290), H138 [6JA]

War Powers Resolution: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 15), H138 [6JA]

Excerpts

Newspaper editorial comments on H.R. 810, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, H3836 [24MY]

Letters

FAA air traffic control services funding through reductions in Surface Transportation Board administrative expenses funding: Kate Breen, National Association of Air Traffic Specialists, H5536 [30JN]

Impact of increase in temporary protected status fees under the Immigration and Nationality Act: Pamela J. Turner, Dept. of Homeland Security, H3493 [18MY]

Prohibit funding to implement requirements for public housing residents to engage in community service and complete economic self-sufficiency programs: Saul N. Ramirez, Jr., National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, H5532 [30JN]

Press releases

House Republicans Arrogance Unchecked: Representative Slaughter, H3083 [10MY]

Remarks

African Americans: enhance the preservation and interpretation of the Gullah/Geechee cultural heritage (H.R. 694), H1385 [14MR]

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (H.J. Res. 66), E1977 [28SE]

Air Force: tribute to members killed in 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers U.S. military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (H. Con. Res. 188), H5209 [27JN]

Albania: ensure that parliamentary elections are conducted in accordance with international standards for free and fair elections (H. Con. Res. 155), H5215 [27JN]

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, H9932 [7NO]

American Jewish History Month: observance (H. Con. Res. 315), H11604 [14DE], E2552 [15DE]

Amo Houghton Bypass: designate a segment of Interstate 86 near Corning, NY, H1191 [9MR]

Amtrak: restore funding to certain routes, H5407 [29JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1447, H1469, H1472, H1473, H1480 [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, H3013 [5MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 258), H2989, H2990 [5MY]

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances, H4000 [25MY]

———increase death gratuity and other survivors' benefits, H291 [2FE]

———increase pay for all members of the military and National Guard and Reserves, H4737, H4738 [20JN]

———limit premium increases on reinstated health insurance on servicemembers who are released from active military service (H.R. 2046), H3743 [23MY]

———policy regarding military service by homosexuals, H312 [2FE]

———recognize the historic commitment of the U.S. to the recovery and full accounting of POW or MIA (H.J. Res. 18), H668 [16FE]

———support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education (H. Con. Res. 36), H324 [2FE]

———support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education (H. Con. Res. 36), consideration (H. Res. 59), H312 [2FE]

———TRICARE military health benefits for reservists and guardsmen, E1127 [26MY]

Asia: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of earthquake that struck South Asia (H. Res. 492), H8866 [18OC]

Aviation: provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes (H.R. 1400), E2481 [8DE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), H1606 [16MR], H2054, H2064, H2086 [14AP]

———amend laws (S. 256), consideration (H. Res. 211), H1980, H1989 [14AP]

Baylor University: tribute to women's basketball team, H1823 [6AP], E550 [5AP]

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 437), H8029 [15SE]

Black History Month: observance, H769 [17FE]

Boy Scouts: express sympathy to victims of electrical accident resulting in death of adult volunteers at Boy Scout jamboree, H6551 [26JY]

———tribute, H6371 [22JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H390 [8FE], H10005 [8NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H9606 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H9968, H10004, H10005 [8NO], H10148 [10NO], H10622 [17NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), conference report, H12272 [18DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H11245, H11258 [8DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1574, H1575, H1596 [16MR], H1649 [17MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H2714, H2720 [28AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 248)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 242), H2656, H2657 [28AP]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 250), consideration (H. Res. 451), H8188 [21SE]

———coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 250), H8203, H8207 [21SE]

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 (H.R. 4510), H12284, H12286 [18DE]

———authorizing use of Grounds for event commemorating the Million Man March anniversary (H. Con. Res. 161), H8658 [6OC]

———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 63), H804 [1MR]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (H. Con. Res. 71), H5194 [27JN]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: tribute for demonstration project to assess quality of care of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (H. Res. 261), H8685 [6OC]

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report, H2567 [27AP], H2990 [5MY], H3079 [10MY]

———characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report (H. Res. 253), H2772 [3MY], E903 [5MY]

Children and youth: child abuse prevention, H817 [1MR]

———guaranteeing the world's children a primary education, H337 [2FE]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (H.R. 1409), H8863 [18OC]

China, People's Republic of: express that a Chinese state-owned energy company exercising control of critical U.S. energy infrastructure and production capacity could be a national security threat (H. Res. 344), H5575 [30JN]

Christmas Day: protect symbols and traditions (H. Res. 579), H11604 [14DE]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance, H11983, H11984 [16DE]

Civil rights: anniversary of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and subsequent desegregation of American society (H. Con. Res. 208), H7882 [14SE]

———recognize contributions of the ``Greensboro Four'' (H. Con. Res. 25), H596 [15FE]

Colleges and universities: minority education in cyberscience and research development program funding, H3450 [18MY]

Columbia (space shuttle): anniversary of accident costing the lives of the crew, H252, H260 [1FE]

———award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (H.R. 258), H260 [1FE]

Committees of the House: establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism, H2990 [5MY]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: grant extension to States for expiring, unexpended funding, H5151, H5152 [24JN]

Computers: discourage spyware (H.R. 744), H3705 [23MY]

Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, H116, H130 [6JA]

———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, H116, H130 [6JA]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1574, H1596 [16MR], H1649 [17MR]

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.: candlelight vigil on Capitol steps in support of relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8167 [21SE]

Congressional Gold Medal: allow groups of individuals or organizations to be eligible recipients, H208 [26JA]

———provide reasonable standards (H.R. 54), H208 [26JA], H260 [1FE]

———provide reasonable standards (H.R. 54), consideration (H. Res. 42), H205 [26JA]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H4996, H5044 [23JN]

Courts: allow U.S. courts to conduct business during emergency conditions (H.R. 3650), H7692 [7SE]

———allow victims of terrorist attacks who obtain civil judgments against terrorist organizations to attach the assets of the organization for compensatory damages, H6290, H6291 [21JY]

———amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), H737, H751 [17FE]

———amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), consideration (H. Res. 96), H647 [16FE]

———application of mandatory minimum sentences to certain gang crime, H3157 [11MY]

———increase protection of judges and courthouses, H1427 [15MR], H1606 [16MR]

———politicization of the judicial decisionmaking process, H1973 [14AP]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (H.R. 554), H8931, H8933 [19OC]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (H.R. 554), consideration (H. Res. 494), H8888 [18OC]

———prohibit civil lawsuits by a food manufacturer, seller, or trade association against an individual, H8931, H8933 [19OC]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 1751), H10091, H10093, H10102 [9NO]

———remove to Federal court certain State cases involving the rights of incapacitated persons (H.R. 1332), H1601, H1606 [16MR], H1727 [20MR]

Crime: add category of preferential consideration for witness protection grants for jurisdictions that share an international border, H10102 [9NO]

———establish penalties for child identity theft, H7917 [14SE]

———exempt certain family members and clergy from prohibition on taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, H2567, H2610 [27AP]

———expedite background checks of possible foster or adoptive parents for children affected by natural disaster or terrorist attack, H7911 [14SE]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), H2600, H2610 [27AP]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2567 [27AP]

———provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (H.R. 32), H3702 [23MY]

———reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (H.R. 1279), H3138, H3140, H3157 [11MY]

———reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (H.R. 1279), consideration (H. Res. 268), H3131 [11MY]

Cuba: treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, H5356 [28JN]

Davis, Ossie: tribute (H. Res. 69), H475 [9FE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H2533 [26AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H4000, H4024, H4040 [25MY], E1127 [26MY], E1171, E1173 [8JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), conference report, H12207, H12208 [18DE]

———Iraqi security forces training funding through reductions in national missile defense system funding, H4745, H4746, H4747, H4757 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), H4737, H4738, H4745, H4746, H4747, H4757, H4766 [20JN], H12148 [17DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), conference report, H12262 [18DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 639), H12231 [18DE]

Dept. of Education: provide waiver authority for students who are eligible for Federal student grant assistance and are adversely affected by a major disaster (H.R. 3668), H7765 [8SE]

———provide waiver authority for students who are eligible for Pell Grants and are adversely affected by a natural disaster (H.R. 3169), H7695 [7SE]

Dept. of Energy: authorize National Institute of Building Sciences to work with consensus standards organizations to develop energy efficient buildings, E838 [2MY]

———establish a program to encourage minority students to study geology at historically Black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions, H8775 [7OC]

———integrated bioenergy research and development programs funding, H2406 [21AP]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit distribution of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries' personal information to private companies for marketing purposes, H5156 [24JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3460, H3477, H3492, H3494, H3496, H3498, H3499, H3500, H3535 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), consideration (H. Res. 283), H3450 [18MY]

———Citizen Corps program funding, H3218 [12MY]

———citizenship and immigration services funding, H3369, H3370, H3373, H3374, H3375 [17MY]

———construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S., H11854, H11855, H11856 [15DE]

———emergency and disaster preparedness reorganization plan, H8400 [28SE]

———establish a program for use of advanced technology and communication to meet homeland security needs along borders, H548 [10FE]

———establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the U.S. (H.R. 4312), H10622 [17NO]

———immigration and customs enforcement funding through reductions in Coast Guard funding, H1472, H1473 [15MR]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), H3366, H3369, H3370, H3373, H3374, H3375, H3396, H3400, H3401 [17MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), conference report, H8700, H8705, H8708 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 474), H8693 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), motion to instruct conferees, H8400 [28SE]

———reimburse State and local governmenmts for costs of training and certification to enforce Federal immigration laws, H3477 [18MY]

———require a report to Congress on border violence activities and efforts to prevent them, H3499, H3500 [18MY]

———require entry of convictions for using a false driver's license to board an airplane into the aviation screening database, H544, H545 [10FE]

———require reports on certain groups of aliens in order to develop security screening watch lists, H11851 [15DE]

———use of delivery bonds to assure illegal aliens attend Federal deportation proceedings, H542, H543 [10FE]

Dept. of HUD: Brownfields Economic Development Initiative funding, H5421 [29JN]

———Homeless Assistance Grants funding through reductions in Amtrak funding, H5412 [29JN]

———prohibit funding for mortgage insurance for mortgages or loans made by a lender engaging in predatory lending, H5527 [30JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), H8427, H8476 [28SE], H12123 [17DE]

———child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practioners funding through reductions in Justice Assistance Grant Program funding, H4461 [14JN]

———investigate implementation of Texas redistricting plan, H11183 [7DE]

———prohibit a person convicted of domestic violence from sponsoring a visa applicant, H8476 [28SE]

———prohibit funding for programs that would facilitate the issuance of affirmances by single members of the Board of Immigration Appeals, H4534 [15JN]

———prohibit funding to prevent implementation of State laws relative to the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, H4523 [15JN]

———provide grants to State Supreme Courts for creation of a threat assessment database, H10102 [9NO]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H5988, H6038, H6043 [19JY], H6153, H6164 [20JY]

———eliminate the diversity immigrant program, H11942 [16DE]

———establish and collect a surcharge to cover costs of meeting increased demand for passports due to increased terrorist screening measures (H.R. 4501), E2617 [19DE]

———permit eligibility in certain circumstances for an officer or employee of a foreign government to receive a reward under the Dept. of State Rewards Program (H.R. 2329), E2615 [19DE]

———transfer marine patrol aircraft to Colombia for drug interdiction operations in coastal waters, H6043 [19JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), motion to instruct conferees, H6462 [26JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making supplemental appropriations for veterans medical care (H.R. 3130), H5591, H5596 [30JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), H4092, H4093, H4094 [26MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5038, H5044, H5057 [23JN], H5141, H5143, H5144, H5151, H5152, H5156 [24JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), conference report, E2429 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), consideration (H. Res. 337), H4996 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), motion to recommit, H5163 [24JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5407, H5412, H5421 [29JN], H5527, H5531, H5532, H5535, H5536 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), conference report, H10941 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), consideration (H. Res. 342), H5280 [28JN]

Disasters: eliminate supplemental appropriations for tsunami relief, H1480 [15MR]

———express sympathy and pledge support for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (H. Res. 12), H39, H44 [4JA], H130 [6JA]

———improve preparedness and response plans, H7719 [7SE], H8167 [21SE], H8517 [29SE]

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

Discovery (space shuttle): tribute to crew (H. Res. 441), H8125 [20SE]

———tribute to female crew members and other women working with NASA (H. Res. 450), H8122 [20SE], E1920 [21SE]

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

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6656, H6911 [27JY]

Economy: importance of job creation, H4493 [15JN]

Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls, H4990 [23JN]

———national policy to improve system, H817 [1MR]

Egypt: condemn terrorist bombings in Sharm el-Sheik and express condolences to the families of the victims, H6408 [25JY]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), H8517, H8551 [29SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), H3789 [24MY]

European Union: urge continuance of embargo on arms sales to the People's Republic of China (H. Res. 57), H303 [2FE]

Executive departments: enforce current immigration laws, H11841 [15DE]

FAA: air traffic control services funding through reductions in Surface Transportation Board administrative expenses funding, H5535, H5536 [30JN]

FBI: prohibit funding to issue national security letters to obtain health insurance records, H4545 [15JN]

Federal Air Marshal Service: reimburse airlines for cost of seats used by air marshals, H3396 [17MY]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (H.R. 420), H9314, H9317 [27OC]

———improve attorney accountability (H.R. 420), consideration (H. Res. 508), H9288 [27OC]

FEMA: reform, H8700 [6OC]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 148), H1801 [6AP]

Firearms: exempt cases against dealers having a history of lost or stolen guns causing death or injury from prohibition on lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers, H8996 [20OC]

———exempt cases involving child victims from prohibition on lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers, H8996 [20OC]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), H8996, H9000 [20OC]

Firefighters: recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (H. Res. 188), H1806 [6AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 10), H4917 [22JN]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 10), consideration (H. Res. 330), E1324 [23JN]

Foreign aid: prohibit use of international military education and training program funding in contravention of child soldiers protocol to Convention on the Rights of the Child, H5349, H5350 [28JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, H6227 [21JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5345, H5347, H5349, H5350 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3057), conference report, H9670 [4NO]

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

Foreign policy: support the capture, detention, and interrogation of terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H6153 [20JY]

Freedom of the press: affirm constitutionally guaranteed freedom of the press and assert that no purpose is served by sentencing journalists to prison for maintaining the anonymity of confidential sources, H5884 [14JY]

FTC: investigate and assess penalties for price gouging with respect to oil and gas products, H8775 [7OC]

GAO: study impact of increase in temporary protected status fees under the Immigration and Nationality Act, H3492, H3494 [18MY]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws, H6518 [26JY]

Health: authorize a demonstration grant program to provide patient navigator services to reduce barriers and improve health care outcomes (H.R. 1812), H4361 [13JN]

———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 (H.R. 5), H6981 [28JY]

———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 (H.R. 2520), H3801 [24MY]

———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 (H.R. 2520), Senate amendment, H12070 [17DE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3801, H3836 [24MY]

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 (H. Con. Res. 175), H5934 [18JY]

———anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (H. Res. 196), E2484 [8DE]

Holocaust: commend countries and organizations marking anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp and strengthen fight against racism, intolerance, bigotry, prejudice, discrimination, and anti-Semitism (H. Res. 39), H155 [25JA]

House of Representatives: enhance ability of individuals to file lawsuits and judicial appeals to resolve issues caused by a large number of simultaneously vacant seats and the special elections to fill such seats, H964, H965 [3MR]

———express commitment to achieving victory in Iraq (H. Res. 612), H11907 [16DE], E2601 [17DE]

———formation of Out of Iraq Caucus, H4886 [21JN]

———impact of partisanship, H1606 [16MR]

———require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances, H4954 [22JN]

———require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances (H.R. 841), H964, H965 [3MR]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H22 [4JA]

———ethics reform, H22 [4JA]

———same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 563), H10970 [18NO]

———violations by the majority party relative to oversight hearings on Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization (H. Res. 324), H4648 [16JN]

Housing: exclude faith-based organizations from requirement for organizations receiving certain affordable housing funding to designate such activities as their primary purpose, H9178 [26OC]

———prohibit faith-based and nonprofit groups from receiving certain affordable housing funding if they engage in voter registration or get-out-the-vote activities, H9122, H9178 [26OC]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), H9178 [26OC]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), consideration (H. Res. 509), H9122 [26OC]

Houston, TX: transportation projects funding, H7577 [29JY]

Houston Astros (baseball team): tribute, H8892 [18OC], H8988 [20OC], H9331 [27OC]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Jamaica, Cuba, Mexico, and Haiti, H5934 [18JY]

———ease the provision of services to individuals affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (H.R. 3975), E2394 [17NO]

———establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8708 [6OC], H8971, H8972 [19OC]

———exempt victims of Hurricane Katrina from seizure of condemned property through exercise of eminent domain, H9599 [3NO]

———express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts (H. Res. 425), H7683 [7SE]

———impact of Hurricane Katrina on children, H7835 [13SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), H7622 [2SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), E1811 [8SE]

———protect volunteers assisting the victims of Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3736), H7885 [14SE]

———provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina, H12056 [17DE]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7719 [7SE], H7791 [8SE], H8700 [6OC], H9453 [1NO]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, H8394 [28SE]

Immigration: add human trafficking and human smuggling to the list of specified unlawful activities under the Federal money laundering statute, H11975 [16DE]

———comprehensively reform immigration law and better protect immigrant victims of violence (H.R. 2092), H2989, H3031 [5MY], H4866 [21JN], H6081 [19JY], H12037 [16DE]

———eliminate corruption and prevent acquisition of immigration benefits through fraud, H11986, H11987 [16DE]

———enhance penalties for crimes related to document fraud and drug trafficking, H11974 [16DE]

———maintain existing asylum procedures, H551 [10FE]

———preserve certain benefits for victims of Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3827), H8167, H8176 [21SE]

———prevent commercial alien smuggling (H.R. 255), E2615 [19DE]

———prohibit Federal grants to law enforcement agencies within jurisdictions that prohibit the provision of information to the Dept. of Homeland Security about illegal aliens, H11846, H11847 [15DE]

———prohibit funding for any unauthorized border patrol project, H3400, H3401 [17MY]

———provide guidelines for implementing the secured alternatives to detention, H11848, H11849 [15DE]

———provide special immigrant status for aliens serving as translators with the Armed Forces, H4024 [25MY]

———reaffirm authority of State and local law enforcement to enforce certain immigration laws, H3496, H3498 [18MY]

———require all non-citizens to be processed through the automated entry/exit control system, H11982 [16DE]

———require U.S. Border Patrol uniforms be manufactured in the U.S., H11842, H11843 [15DE]

———set caps on monetary penalties for hiring or employing illegal aliens, H11977 [16DE]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11803, H11817, H11841, H11842, H11843, H11846, H11847, H11848, H11849, H11851, H11854, H11855, H11856 [15DE], H11942, H11974, H11975, H11977, H11982, H11983, H11984, H11986, H11987, H12037 [16DE], E2611 [18DE]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), consideration (H. Res. 610), H11671 [15DE]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), consideration (H. Res. 621), H11898 [16DE]

Indonesia: support the memorandum of understanding signed by the Indonesian Government and the Free Aceh Movement to end the conflict in Aceh Province (H. Res. 456), E2624 [19DE]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H9407 [28OC], H9453 [1NO]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2475), H4854 [21JN]

———results of investigation of alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, H9414 [28OC]

International relations: recognize bilateral peace efforts of Pakistan and India (H. Res. 225), H2533 [26AP]

International Women's Day: observance, H1206 [9MR]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H202 [26JA], H11907 [16DE]

———call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), H11012 [18NO]

———commend for conducting free elections, express gratitude to U.S. Armed Forces and their families, and reaffirm U.S. mission (H. Res. 60), H310 [2FE]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H291 [2FE], H800 [1MR], H2781 [3MY], H4040 [25MY], H4886 [21JN], H5889 [14JY], H6164 [20JY], H10970 [18NO]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Con. Res. 35), H575 [10FE]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 55), H6113 [20JY]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H11012, H11029 [18NO], H11073 [6DE]

Israel: independence anniversary (H. Con. Res. 149), H3726 [23MY]

———support accession to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (H. Res. 38), H9970 [8NO]

Jamaica: redesignate the Crowne Plaza in Kingston as the Colin L. Powell Residential Plaza (S. 1413), H8658 [6OC]

Jews: congratulate communities on seven-year completion of the 11th cycle of daily study of the Talmud (H. Res. 124), H810 [1MR]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, H4726 [20JN]

Karzai, Hamid: U.S. visit (H. Con. Res. 153), H3736 [23MY]

Law enforcement: increase evidentiary standard required to convict a person for a drug offense and require screening of law enforcement officers or others acting under color of law participating in drug task forces, H4589, H4591 [16JN]

———limit authority to delay notice of search warrants and establish certain reporting requirements, H6263 [21JY]

———make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7911, H7917 [14SE]

Lebanon: urge withdrawal of all Syrian troops, support free and fair democratic elections, and develop democratic institutions to foster sovereign democratic rule (H. Res. 273), H3734 [23MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: across-the-board funding reduction, H4958 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), H4945, H4954, H4958 [22JN]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (H.R. 358), H5186 [27JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (H.R. 358), Senate amendment, H12191 [18DE]

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

Medicaid: funding, H9606 [3NO]

Memorial Day: observance, H4119 [26MY]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2429), H5671 [12JY]

Minorities: address disparities in economic status, education, health, and quality of life, H5057 [23JN]

Motor vehicles: allow an operator of a commercial motor vehicle breaks in a daily tour of duty, H1185 [9MR]

———allow State regulation of tow truck operations, H1194 [9MR]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3070), H6341, H6361, H6363, H6365, H6366 [22JY]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1281), conference report, H12132, H12134 [17DE]

———establish an awards program in honor of Charles (Pete) Conrad that recognizes amateur discoveries of asteroids with near-Earth orbit trajectories (H.R. 1023), H3067 [10MY]

———historically Black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions funding under NASA education programs, H6361, H6363 [22JY]

———International Space Station and space shuttle safety assessment reports funding, H4548 [15JN]

———prohibit funding for artist-in-residence program, H4531 [15JN]

———space exploration capabilities funding, H4448 [14JN]

———submit plan to protect whistleblowers who expose potentially catastrophic risks to health or safety, H6365, H6366 [22JY]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 30), H435 [9FE]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 15), H8658 [6OC]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 218), H2755 [3MY]

National Counterterrorism Center: require report on implementation, H4854 [21JN]

National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 178), H8482 [28SE]

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Maintenance Fund: modify authorities for use (H.R. 2107), H3278 [16MY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 444), H9713 [7NO]

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, H1447 [15MR], H2989, H3013 [5MY], H3366 [17MY]

———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), H455, H458 [9FE], H542, H543, H544, H545, H548, H551, H559 [10FE]

———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), consideration (H. Res. 71), H438, H440 [9FE]

———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), H3218 [12MY]

———restore civil liberties under the first amendment, the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and other law enforcement and privacy laws (H.R. 1502), H11537 [14DE]

———secure borders of the U.S., H11803 [15DE]

———secure borders of the U.S. (H.R. 4044), E2617 [19DE]

Navy: anniversary of disappearance of Avenger torpedo bombers of Flight 19 and the Mariner rescue aircraft sent to search for Flight 19 (H. Res. 500), E2397 [18NO]

Newsweek (publication): retraction of news story siting mistreatment of POW at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by desecrating the Koran, H3269 [16MY]

NIST: Advanced Technology Program funding, H8188 [21SE]

NLRB: prohibit funding to exert jurisdiction over tribal government enterprises on sovereign land, H5141 [24JN]

NSF: ensure minority-serving colleges and universities have access to the Advanced Technological Education Program, H8207 [21SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (H.R. 740), H5692 [12JY]

———increase membership to improve efficiency (H.R. 740), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5671 [12JY]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 739), H5686 [12JY]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 739), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5671 [12JY]

———provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Commission relative to an issued order (H.R. 741), H5698 [12JY]

———provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Commission relative to an issued order (H.R. 741), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5671 [12JY]

OSHA: provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 742), H5705 [12JY]

———provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 742), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5671 [12JY]

Palestinians: commend for conducting free and fair Presidential election (H. Res. 56), H294 [2FE]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 276), H8658 [6OC]

Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (S. Con. Res. 61), H9402 [28OC]

———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 (H.R. 4145), H10787 [17NO]

Parliamentary inquiry, H10970 [18NO]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 266), H3274 [16MY]

Pensions: reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), consideration (H. Res. 602), H11666 [15DE]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H8775 [7OC]

———gasoline price levels, H2086 [14AP]

Point of order, H438, H440 [9FE]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (H. Res. 190), H1811 [6AP]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (H.R. 22), H6518, H6540 [26JY]

———repeal requirement that the next Board of Governors vacancy be filled by an individual supported by labor unions, H6540 [26JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2200 [20AP], H2406 [21AP], E733 [22AP], E838 [2MY]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H6957 [28JY]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, H3293 [16MY], H3899 [25MY]

Public housing: prohibit funding to implement requirements for residents to engage in community service and complete economic self-sufficiency programs, H5531, H5532 [30JN]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 1160), H1388 [14MR]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (H. Res. 535), H11065 [6DE]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H9577, H9599 [3NO]

Roads and highways: allow States to build voluntary-use toll lanes and dedicate revenues to new highway capacity, H1199 [9MR]

———eliminate requirements for States to establish procedures for low-income individuals to pay reduced tolls in high occupancy toll lanes, H1302 [10MR]

Rosa Parks Federal Building, Detroit, MI: designate (H.R. 2967), H9201 [26OC]

———designate (S. 1285), H9492 [2NO]

Rotary International: anniversary (H. Res. 142), H3073 [10MY]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1727 [20MR]

Schools: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (H. Con. Res. 45), H807 [1MR]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4435, H4448 [14JN], H4523, H4531, H4534, H4545, H4548 [15JN], H4589, H4591 [16JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), conference report, H10072 [9NO]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, H3293 [16MY], H3899 [25MY], E1003 [17MY]

Sewell, Helen: tribute (H. Res. 633), H12194 [18DE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), H6496 [26JY]

Social Security: allow foster care maintenance payments to be made to private for-profit agencies (S. 1894), H9985 [8NO]

———impact of privatization on women, H6113 [20JY]

———privatization proposals, H291 [2FE], H568 [10FE], H947 [3MR], H1272 [10MR], H4990 [23JN]

———reform, H202 [26JA], H568 [10FE], H816 [1MR], H947 [3MR], H3118 [11MY], H4990 [23JN], H6113 [20JY]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (H.R. 68), H5652 [12JY]

Sports: recognize contributions of African-American basketball teams and players for their achievements, dedication, and contributions to the sport of basketball and to the Nation (H. Con. Res. 59), H8661 [6OC]

SSA: prohibit use of funding to pay salaries of employees to administer Social Security benefits under a totalization agreement with Mexico, H5143, H5144 [24JN]

Stewart, Tony: tribute (H. Res. 587), H11604 [14DE]

Stop Violence Against Women Week: observance, H1206 [9MR]

Sudan: allocation of foreign aid, H4301 [9JN]

———prohibit funding to return displaced persons from Chad to Sudan, H5345, H5347 [28JN]

Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (H. Res. 340), H5582 [30JN]

Taxation: extend alternative minimum tax relief, H11245, H11258 [8DE]

———provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (H.R. 1134), H1393 [14MR]

———provide tax benefits for the Gulf Opportunity Zone and certain areas affected by Hurricanes Rita and Wilma (H.R. 4440), H11162 [7DE]

———provide tax relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and provide incentives for charitable giving (H.R. 3768), consideration (H. Res. 454), H8195 [21SE]

Texas: Houston-Galveston Navigation Channel Project funding, H3789 [24MY]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1185, H1191, H1194, H1199 [9MR], H1300, H1302, H1317, H1334 [10MR]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), conference report, H7590 [29JY]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), motion to instruct conferees, H4117 [26MY]

———increase rail and public transportation security, H6209 [21JY]

———program funding relative to minimum rate of return for donor States, H4117 [26MY]

U.N.: reform, H6038 [19JY]

———reform (H.R. 2745), H4668, H4703 [17JN]

U.S. Air Force Academy: ensure a positive climate of religious freedom and tolerance, H4766 [20JN]

U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4340), H11175, H11179 [7DE]

United Kingdom: condemn terrorist bombings in London and express condolences to the families of the victims, H6209 [21JY]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: modify sunsets on wiretap authority, library and bookseller records, and lone wolf provisions, H10089 [9NO]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6227, H6263, H6290, H6291 [21JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, H11537 [14DE]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), consideration (H. Res. 369), H6219 [21JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), motion to instruct conferees, H10089 [9NO]

Veterans: health care funding, H604 [15FE], H4092, H4093, H4094 [26MY], H5166 [24JN], H6462 [26JY]

———impact of budget proposals, H10148 [10NO]

Vietnam: anniversary of fall to communist forces of North Vietnam (H. Res. 228), H2760 [3MY]

Violence Against Women Act: clarify basis for funding of certain grants intended for racial and ethnic minorities, H8427 [28SE]

———reauthorize, H1272 [10MR], H8427 [28SE], H12123 [17DE]

———reauthorize (S. 1197), H5371 [29JN]

Votes: position on missed, H1546 [16MR], H1823 [6AP], H2937 [4MY], H5073 [23JN], H5355 [28JN], H6174 [20JY], H8892 [18OC], E1128 [26MY]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2864), H5819 [14JY]

Women: 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. (H.J. Res. 59), H5971 [19JY]

Workforce Investment Act: in-school youth programs funding, H903 [2MR]

———prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H879 [2MR]

———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), H879, H903 [2MR]

———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), consideration (H. Res. 126), H866 [2MR]

World War II: recognize contributions of the Marine Corps and other units of the Armed Forces on the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima (H. Res. 119), H1034 [9MR]

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (H. Con. Res. 26), H427 [9FE]

Year of Languages: designate (H. Res. 122), E397 [9MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1225 [9MR], H3691 [19MY], H4483 [14JN], H4983 [22JN], H5633 [11JY], H8842 [17OC], H9099 [25OC]

Special order: granted, H280 [1FE], H344 [2FE], H408 [8FE], H518 [9FE], H576 [10FE], H626 [15FE], H788 [17FE], H842 [1MR], H1352 [10MR], H1504 [15MR], H1614 [16MR], H2097 [14AP], H2547 [26AP], H2877 [3MY], H2974 [4MY], H3311 [16MY], H3890 [24MY], H4136 [26MY], H4894 [21JN], H5175 [24JN], H5360 [28JN], H5910 [14JY], H6103 [19JY], H7608 [29JY], H7670 [6SE], H7738 [7SE], H8510 [28SE], H9424 [28OC], H9471 [1NO], H9960 [7NO], H10036 [8NO], H11031 [18NO], H12041 [16DE], H12165 [17DE]

Statements

Expedite Background Checks of Possible Foster or Adoptive Parents for Children Affected by Natural Disaster or Terrorist Attack: by, H7912 [14SE]

Tables

Employed U.S. scientists and engineers, H6362 [22JY]

Median annual salaries of U.S. individuals in science and engineering occupations, H6361 [22JY]

Testimonies

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Elizabeth Warren, H2054 [14AP]

Tributes

Dingell, Representative, H11481 [13DE]

Graham, Billy, H5218 [27JN]

Jefferson, Andrew L., Jr., H2945 [4MY]

Mai, Mukhtar, E1356 [24JN]

Parker, Nathaniel, H5889 [14JY]

Parks, Rosa, H9260 [26OC]

Pickle, J.J., H4901 [22JN]

Robertson, Michael T., H9440 [1NO]

Rodino, Peter W., Jr., H4798 [20JN]