PRICE, DAVID E. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2360, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H8406 [28SE]

———H.R. 2528, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services, H9568 [3NO]

House Democracy Assistance Commission, H3454 [18MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 3931), H8986 [19OC]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1155), H2648 [27AP]

Animals: establish a competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand the workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see H.R. 2206), H7613 [29JY]

———restore prohibition on commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 297), H1696 [17MR]

Appropriations: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 871), H1025 [8MR]

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

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

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H236 [26JA]

———payment of mental health counselors under TRICARE (see H.R. 1358), H3262 [12MY]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 2874), H8102 [19SE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H848 [1MR]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (see H.R. 558), H7673 [6SE]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 287), H9425 [28OC]

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

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1312), H2739 [28AP]

Ava Gardner Post Office, Smithfield, NC: designate (see H.R. 3439), H6650 [26JY]

Bankruptcy: provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (see H.R. 3697), H7862 [13SE]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H2394 [20AP] (see H.R. 985), H2473 [21AP]

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

Business and industry: preserve mathematics- and science-based industries (see H.R. 1547), H7743 [7SE]

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), H12290 [18DE]

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), H9044 [20OC]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H2395 [20AP]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H7861 [13SE]

———establish a grant program to provide follow-up treatment for children identified with a vision disorder (see H.R. 2328), H7861 [13SE]

———protect from Internet pornography and support law enforcement and other efforts to combat Internet and pornography-related crimes against children (see H.R. 3479), H7815 [8SE]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H4073 [25MY]

———study and improve air quality inside school buses (see H.R. 3253), H6381 [22JY]

China, People's Republic of: support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 83), H983 [3MR]

Civil liberties: regulate information brokers and protect individual rights with respect to personally identifiable information (see H.R. 1080), H8342 [22SE]

———require reasonable religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 1445), H1694 [17MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1687), H2148 [19AP]

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

Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 363), H5914 [14JY]

———request the Executive Office of the President and direct the Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to the White House Iraq Group (see H. Res. 505), H9642 [3NO]

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]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 128), H7743 [7SE]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1615), H7743 [7SE]

Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 2683), H8919 [18OC]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 4008), H8733 [6OC]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H2551 [26AP]

Corp. for National and Community Service: carry out national service projects that address the needs arising from the consequences of Hurricane Katrina, and other major disasters or emergencies (see H.R. 3796), H8163 [20SE]

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

Credit: establish requirements on the terms of consumer credit extended to an Armed Forces member or the dependent of a member (see H.R. 97), H7743 [7SE]

———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]

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), H2103 [14AP]

Cuba: facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 719), H2472 [21AP]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1814), H4486 [14JN]

———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-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 Defense: expedite success of U.S. in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 184), H8736 [6OC]

Dept. of Education: recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H7673 [6SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (see H.R. 4435), H11108 [6DE]

Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools (see H.R. 4063), H9044 [20OC]

———establish a health information technology grant program (see H.R. 2234), H6652 [26JY]

———establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 457), H4722 [17JN]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 949), H7613 [29JY]

———establish programs to address the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1175), H1780 [5AP]

———provide grants to States to conduct demonstration projects designed to enable Medicaid-eligible individuals to receive support for long-term disability services in the settings of their choice (see H.R. 3063), H7565 [28JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 1621), H1969 [13AP]

Dept. of Transportation: require installation of second cockpit voice recorder and digital flight data recorder system in commercial passenger aircraft utilizing combination deployable recorder technology (see H.R. 3336), H6106 [19JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 808), H6107 [19JY]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H8163 [20SE]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1554), H2395 [20AP]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (see H.R. 3858), H10157 [10NO]

Disasters: commend efforts of the Armed Forces and Dept. of State and AID employees for their response to the tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see H. Res. 120), H1026 [8MR]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1780 [5AP]

Diseases: address fertility issues facing cancer survivors (see H. Con. Res. 174), H11221 [7DE]

———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), H8644 [29SE]

———enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see H.R. 944), H2472 [21AP]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 3616), H9103 [25OC]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H5435 (see H.R. 312), H5479 [29JN]

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

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H4985 [22JN]

Drugs: lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 869), H718 [16FE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H5604 [30JN]

Education: provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 198), H2738 [28AP]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 49), H797 [17FE]

El Salvador: commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (see H. Res. 458), H10146 [9NO]

Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see H.R. 4463), H12051 [16DE]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), H9361 [27OC]

ERISA: require Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity for certain retired airline pilots (see H.R. 2926), H9044 [20OC]

FAA: designate certain functions performed at flight service stations as inherently governmental functions (see H.R. 1474), H2978 [4MY]

Families and domestic relations: expand tax incentives for adoption and increase adoptive incentive payments (see H.R. 1561), H8162 [20SE]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (see H.R. 859), H1622 [16MR]

FCC: treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 3876), H11504 [13DE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H8089 [15SE]

———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 1317), H2473 [21AP]

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

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 881), H5914 [14JY]

———regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H8388 [27SE]

Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services: establish (see H.R. 1240), H6432 [25JY]

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

FHA: remove limitation on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured (see H.R. 2892), H4485 [14JN]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H3556 [18MY]

Floyd Lupton Post Office, Belhaven, NC: designate (see H.R. 2326), H3260 [12MY]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by humanitarian emergencies a priority (see H.R. 1413), H9103 [25OC]

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: advance democracy, individual freedom, religious freedom, and human rights globally, strengthen alliances, and increase funding for groups and individuals promoting democracy (see H.R. 1133), H4143 [26MY]

———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), H2472 [21AP]

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

FTC: classify advertising or sale of a mislabeled copy-protected music disc as an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice (see H.R. 1201), H4356 [9JN]

———study rating system of video game industry and determine if their labeling practices are unfair or deceptive (see H.R. 1145), H3894 [24MY]

Garner, NC: anniversary (see H. Res. 206), H1895 [12AP]

Gillerman, Dan: congratulate on election as Vice President of U.N. General Assembly (see H. Res. 368), H7744 [7SE]

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

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

———require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 2412), H3435 [17MY]

———require notification to Congress of certain contracts, and prohibit unauthorized expenditure of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes (see H.R. 373), H798 [17FE]

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

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 2567), H5915 [14JY]

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), H5362 [28JN]

———declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1020), H1779 [5AP]

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

———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), H3056 [5MY]

———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), H3262 [12MY]

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

———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 2671), H4139 [26MY]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 768), H631 [15FE] (see H.R. 2553), H3768 [23MY]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H2738 [28AP]

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), H7743 [7SE]

———provide for education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment at a facility with critical shortages of allied health professionals (see H.R. 215), H3055 [5MY]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H350 [2FE]

High Point, NC: express support for the International Home Furnishings Market (see H. Res. 203), H1895 [12AP]

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 1029), H4985 [22JN]

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

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 1471), H2395 [20AP]

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

House Democracy Assistance Commission: establish (see H. Res. 135), H984 [3MR]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1372 [10MR]

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H11655 [14DE]

Hurricanes: establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future (see H.R. 3764), H7948 [14SE]

———require contracts relative to recovery efforts following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita be awarded only after an open and fair bidding process (see H. Con. Res. 251), H8810 [7OC]

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), H1896 [12AP]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to certain visa programs to prevent unintended U.S. job losses and increase Dept. of Labor monitoring and enforcement authority over such programs (see H.R. 3322), H5963 [18JY]

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

Independent Commission to Prevent Fraud and Abuse in the Response to Hurricane Katrina: establish (see H.R. 3838), H8389 [27SE]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1849), H5252 [27JN]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H4896 [21JN]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1258), H8734 [6OC]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H4143 [26MY]

Iranian Americans: condemn bigotry, violence, and discrimination against (see H. Res. 367), H7744 [7SE]

Iraq: declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H.R. 3142), H7815 [8SE] (see H. Con. Res. 197), H8514 [28SE]

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), H2551 [26AP]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 115), H4073 [25MY]

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp for officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 85), H1897 [12AP]

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]

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

Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 148), H4144 [26MY]

Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 215), H7614 [29JY]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H1897 [12AP]

———recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see H. Con. Res. 231), H8847 [17OC]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H1847 [6AP]

———anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 213), H7614 [29JY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1582), H2395 [20AP]

———coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 964), H4722 [17JN]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 1125), H2738 [28AP]

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H7815 [8SE]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1946), H5604 [30JN]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see H.R. 3612), H8735 [6OC]

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

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H413 [8FE]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 2869), H5252 [27JN]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 415), H848 [1MR]

———provide eligibility for coverage of home health services on the basis of a need for occupational therapy (see H.R. 3022), H9962 [7NO]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H5915 [14JY]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 872), H7861 [13SE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H1779 [5AP]

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

———establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 823), H7949 [14SE]

———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1106), H1780 [5AP]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H3262 [12MY]

———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), H5915 [14JY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2429), H3555 [18MY]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H8919 [18OC]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H9044 [20OC]

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

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

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see H.R. 669), H1696 [17MR]

National Health Corps Loan Repayment Program: count fellowship training in geriatric medicine or psychiatry as obligated service (see H.R. 3046), H11328 [8DE]

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), H7862 [13SE]

National Independent Inquiry Commission on Disaster Preparedness and Response: establish (see H.R. 3706), H7813 [8SE]

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), H4985 [22JN]

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

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

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

NSF: authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (see H.R. 4434), H11108 [6DE]

———establish a competitive grant program for institutions of higher education to enhance education and job training opportunities in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 2325), H3260 [12MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (see H.R. 740), H1372 [10MR]

———increase membership to improve efficiency, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 740), H1848 [6AP]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see H.R. 1955), H2734 [28AP]

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 (see H.R. 742), H1372 [10MR]

———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, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 742), H1848 [6AP]

Pakistan: prohibit military assistance and the sale, transfer, or licensing of military equipment or technology (see H.R. 1553), H2551 [26AP]

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), H9556 [2NO]

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

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

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

———increase affordability of inpatient drugs for Medicaid and safety net hospitals (see H.R. 3547), H7862 [13SE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H3113 [10MY]

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

Research: provide clinical research support grants, clinical research infrastructure grants, and a demonstration program on partnerships in clinical research (see H.R. 2308), H8248 [21SE]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 284), H3695 [19MY]

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

Senior citizens: provide mental health screening and treatment services, integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams (see H.R. 2629), H12050 [16DE]

Social Security: permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1233), H4143 [26MY]

———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), H7565 [28JY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H848 [1MR]

SouthEast Crescent Authority: establish (see H.R. 20), H196 [25JA]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H1025 [8MR]

Stang, Dorothy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 89), H1264 [9MR]

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H2151 [19AP]

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

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 521), H2648 [27AP]

Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain energy projects (see H.R. 2794), H7862 [13SE]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H7565 [28JY]

———allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs (see H.R. 2682), H7861 [13SE]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1120), H4486 [14JN]

———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H10227 [15NO]

———allow employers a credit for costs of providing technical training for employees (see H.R. 2801), H6652 [26JY]

———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), H3695 [19MY]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 994), H2150 [19AP]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 3260), H8342 [22SE]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1634), H5741 [12JY]

———extend incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 2498), H7743 [7SE]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 807), H1851 [8AP]

———maintain current mortgage interest deduction (see H. Con. Res. 272), H11328 [8DE]

———make the credit for prior year minimum tax liability refundable for certain individuals and require returns with respect to certain stock options (see H.R. 3385), H8089 [15SE]

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

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 986), H1896 [12AP]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H4561 [15JN]

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

———provide a tax credit to businesses whose employees teach at community colleges (see H.R. 577), H5362 [28JN]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H12168 [17DE]

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

———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]

———repeal the inflation adjustment of the earned income threshold used in determining the refundable portion of the child tax credit and to restore the threshold to its original amount (see H.R. 4030), H8807 [7OC]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H7743 [7SE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H8248 [21SE]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H8847 [17OC]

Telecommunications: shorten term of broadcast licenses and improve public access to broadcasters' public interests and programming information (see H.R. 1665), H8388 [27SE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H1896 [12AP]

Turkey: commend for assuming the leadership of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan and its contribution to the war on terrorism (see H. Con. Res. 65), H1780 [5AP]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H11880 [15DE]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 2533), H7673 [6SE]

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

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H5176 [24JN]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 1366), H3056 [5MY]

———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2963), H4721 [17JN]

———improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1588), H2880 [3MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H848 [1MR]

Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H8919 [18OC]

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

Virginia Fire Chiefs Association, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 80), H523 [9FE]

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

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

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3185), H6107 [19JY]

———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), H12050 [16DE]

World War II: recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day and the Liberation of Western Bohemia (see H. Res. 195), H1846 [6AP]

———recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Japan (V-J) Day and the end of World War II in the Pacific (see H. Res. 360), H7614 [29JY]

Zhvania, Zurab: tribute (see H. Res. 108), H1372 [10MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Consumers: require enhanced disclosure regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt (see H.R. 3852), H8247 [21SE]

Contracts: require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts (see H.R. 2011), H2737 [28AP]

Diseases: provide compassionate payments to individuals who contracted HIV from a contaminated blood transfusion (see H.R. 2199), H3055 [5MY]

Education: establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 1801), H2471 [21AP]

Elections: extend date for meeting of Presidential electors, and for joint session of Congress for counting electoral votes (see H.R. 1579), H1895 [12AP]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 70), H9102 [25OC]

Macedonia: encourage continued negotiations with Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Con. Res. 306), H10909 [17NO]

National Horticultural Therapy Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 92), H1371 [10MR]

Political campaigns: clarify disclosure requirements of identifying information within certain campaign communications (see H.R. 1580), H1895 [12AP]

Tariff: m-alcohol (see H.R. 2010), H2736 [28AP]

———tetraconazole (see H.R. 2009), H2736 [28AP]

University of North Carolina: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 198), H1846 [6AP]

Remarks

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H3616 [19MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2642 [27AP]

———deficit, H4872, H4873, H4874 [21JN], H8969 [19OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1567 [16MR], H2642 [27AP]

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), H8211 [21SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H3922 [25MY]

———require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts, H3922 [25MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: emergency and disaster preparedness reorganization plan, H8399 [28SE]

———firefighter assistance grant programs funding, H3378 [17MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), H3365, H3378 [17MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), motion to instruct conferees, H8399 [28SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3616 [19MY]

Dingell, Representative: anniversary of service in the House of Representatives (H. Res. 594), E2602 [17DE]

Diseases: elimination of rubella in the U.S., E714 [21AP]

House Democracy Assistance Commission: establish (H. Res. 135), H1397 [14MR]

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

Hurricanes: establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8969, H8970 [19OC]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H7599-H7603 [29JY], H11910 [16DE]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 70), H9077 [25OC], H11910 [16DE]

Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), H54 [4JA]

National Endowment for the Humanities: anniversary, E1990 [29SE]

National security: provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), H3216 [12MY]

NSF: Advanced Technological Education Program funding, H8211 [21SE]

SBA: 7(a) guaranteed loan program funding, H4451 [14JN]

———small business guarantee loan program funding, H2583 [27AP]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4451 [14JN]

Small Business Bill of Rights: establish (H. Res. 22), H2583 [27AP]

Taxation: alternative minimum tax, H2642 [27AP]

———rates, H2583 [27AP]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (H.R. 310), consideration (H. Res. 95), H641 [16FE]

University of North Carolina: tribute to men's basketball team, H1788 [6AP], H3683 [19MY]

Workforce Investment Act: strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), H876 [2MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5360 [28JN]

Special order: granted, H3691 [19MY], H9099 [25OC]

Tributes

Broad, Molly Corbett, E2585 [17DE]