COSTELLO, JERRY F. (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H3 [4JA]

Conferee: H.R. 3, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, H4136 [26MY]

———H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, H5809 [14JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1192), H1263 [9MR]

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

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1155), H1023 [8MR]

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

Amo Houghton Bypass: designate a segment of Interstate 86 near Corning, NY (see H.R. 795), H984 [3MR]

Armed Forces: allow active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 3195), H11504 [13DE]

———commend medical personnel for care of combat casualties (see H. Con. Res. 309), H11035 [18NO]

———ensure that Reserve components are able to maintain adequate retention and recruitment levels by protecting the financial security of the families of activated members (see H.R. 838), H717 [16FE]

———ensure that soldiers wounded in a combat zone continue to receive special pay allowances and tax benefits associated with combat pay (see H.R. 771), H631 [15FE]

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

———increase death gratuity and other survivors' benefits (see H.R. 377), H587 [14FE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H1779 [5AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H1025 [8MR]

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

Armenia: ensure U.S. foreign policy reflects understanding of issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in records relative to the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 316), H4486 [14JN]

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

Aviation: make funds available for the Aviation Security Capital Fund and establish a Checkpoint Screening Security Fund (see H.R. 1818), H2548 [26AP]

———tribute to U.S. commercial pilots who volunteer to participate in the Federal flight deck officer program (see H. Con. Res. 196), H5603 [30JN]

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

———protect labor rights of current and former employees of coal industry employers that are debtors (see H.R. 1367), H1691 [17MR]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H8644 [29SE]

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), H11880 [15DE]

Capitol Police: increase the mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 1335), H3436 [17MY]

———suspend temporarily the mandatory separation of members by reason of age or years of service (see H.R. 3979), H8810 [7OC]

Carpenter, Chris: tribute (see H. Res. 627), H12049 [16DE]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H1780 [5AP]

Chicago White Sox (baseball team): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 281), H9362 [27OC]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H3436 [17MY]

———establish Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program, Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, and child care provider health benefits program (see H.R. 2000), H3695 [19MY]

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

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

———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1505), H4802 [20JN]

China, People's Republic of: authorize appropriate action if negotiations regarding China's undervalued currency and currency manipulations are not successful (see H.R. 1575), H2551 [26AP]

———clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H5435 (see H.R. 1498), H5480 [29JN]

———withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 728), H523 [9FE]

Classified information: 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), H10039 [8NO]

Coal: clarify that certain coal industry health benefits may not be modified or terminated (see H.R. 299), H193 [25JA]

Coal miners: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 61), H1265 [9MR]

Coins: redesign the reverse side of the penny in commemoration of the anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln (see H.R. 767), H583 [10FE]

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), H4486 [14JN]

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (see H.R. 341), H2648 [27AP]

Conservation of energy: improve energy use of transportation and infrastructure facilities (see H.R. 722), H522 [9FE]

Consumers: protect from usury and unreasonable fees (see H.R. 1619), H2739 [28AP]

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

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

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), H2738 [28AP]

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

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H11655 [14DE]

Croatia: recommend integration into NATO (see H. Res. 529), H10227 [15NO]

Cuba: facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 719), H3056 [5MY]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1814), H3769 [23MY]

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: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H12050 [16DE]

Dept. of Education: enter into a partnership with a local educational agency to conduct a model school-to-work program (see H.R. 1439), H1694 [17MR]

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 559), H3695 [19MY]

———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H8348 [26SE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H7673 [6SE]

Dept. of HUD: maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H2649 [27AP]

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

Dept. of Justice: establish a Probation and Parole Officer Safety Task Force (see H.R. 484), H285 [1FE]

Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see H.R. 4542), H11653 [14DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 4025), H9556 [2NO]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 808), H2738 [28AP]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H9276 [26OC]

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), H2551 [26AP]

Disasters: respond to Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters that adversely affect food assistance, agricultural producers, and households (see H.R. 3809), H8342 [22SE]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H3769 [23MY]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H196 [25JA]

Education: provide access and equity in higher education (see H.R. 1293), H2103 [14AP]

———simplify Federal student financial aid process (see H.R. 1277), H1416 [14MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 390), H234 [26JA]

———amend Impact Aid Program to improve the distribution of school construction payments to better meet needs of military and Indian land school districts (see H.R. 598), H352 [2FE]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H4187 [7JN]

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

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

FAA: return general aviation to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (see H.R. 1496), H1844 [6AP]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H11655 [14DE]

Federal aid programs: require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq (see H.R. 4110), H9043 [20OC]

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]

———establish uniform appointment process and term of service for Architect of the Capitol, Comptroller General, and Librarian of Congress and prohibit salary from exceeding that of a Member of Congress (see H.R. 4446), H11655 [14DE]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 3659), H7815 [8SE] (see H.R. 4493), H11327 [8DE]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H74 [4JA]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H1372 [10MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H4487 [14JN]

Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. assistance to develop any rail connections or railway-related connections through certain cities in Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia, and Turkey that exclude cities in Armenia (see H.R. 3361), H7673 [6SE]

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 trade: require President to take necessary steps to create a more balanced trade relationship with countries with whom the trade deficit exceeds a certain amount for three consecutive years (see H.R. 4405), H11033 [18NO]

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

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H1622 [16MR]

Health: conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity relative to influenza (see H.R. 813), H7861 [13SE]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H413 [8FE]

History: anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H10910 [17NO]

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]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1510 [15MR]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H7743 [7SE]

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

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]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H4187 [7JN] (see H.R. 1107), H1510 [15MR]

Insurance: establish minimum standards relating to a factor for life insurance eligibility and rates (see H.R. 3639), H8348 [26SE]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 1526), H4401 [13JN]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H3113 [10MY]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 1068), H980 [3MR]

J.M. Dietrich Northeast Annex, Springfield, IL: designate (see H.R. 2630), H4072 [25MY]

Jacob L. Frazier Post Office Building, St. Charles, IL: designate (see H.R. 3767), H7948 [14SE]

John F. Whiteside Joliet Post Office Building, Joliet, IL: designate (see H.R. 2113), H3052 [5MY]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H2739 [28AP]

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), H2149 [19AP]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 115), H4187 [7JN]

Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 798), H627 [15FE]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H413 [8FE]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H4295 [8JN]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H984 [3MR]

Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act: reauthorize, and amend swine reporting provisions (see H.R. 3408), H7950 [14SE]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H8388 [27SE]

Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 215), H6327 [21JY]

Medicare: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 213), H6327 [21JY]

———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 11), H8248 [21SE]

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]

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), H3114 [10MY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2429), H7861 [13SE]

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

National Arson Awareness Week: support goals (see H. Res. 252), H2979 [4MY]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 15), H7614 [29JY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H6381 [22JY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 2231), H5741 [12JY]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 46), H354 [2FE]

Navy: require procurement of helicopters under the Presidential helicopter fleet replacement program that are wholly manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 459), H524 [9FE]

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

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]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 266), H3199 [11MY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H8248 [21SE]

Power resources: expand production and use of renewable fuel and increase energy independence (see H.R. 1608), H2551 [26AP] (see H.R. 3081), H5741 [12JY]

———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H8513 [28SE]

———provide for Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) refueling capability at refueling stations to promote energy security and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 3059), H5435 (see H.R. 3059), H5480 [29JN]

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

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H1697 [17MR]

Pujols, Albert: tribute (see H. Res. 626), H12049 [16DE]

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

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3083), H9472 [1NO]

Robert T. Ferguson Post Office Building, Flora, IL: designate (see H.R. 1287), H1780 [5AP]

Romania: improve standard of care of children, resolve pending intercountry adoption cases, and remove barriers to the adoption of orphaned and abandoned children (see H. Res. 578), H11035 [18NO]

Rotary International: anniversary (see H. Res. 142), H1024 [8MR]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 284), H584 [10FE]

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

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

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]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 615), H2550 [26AP]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H524 [9FE]

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

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]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: reauthorize and reform the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program (see H.R. 1600), H1968 [13AP]

Tariff: 4,4'-dithiodimorpholine (see H.R. 4553), H11878 [15DE]

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

———n-cyclohexylthiophthalimide (see H.R. 4552), H11878 [15DE]

———tetraethylthiuram disulfide (see H.R. 4554), H11879 [15DE]

———tetramethylthiuram disulfide (see H.R. 4555), H11879 [15DE]

Taxation: 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), H2103 [14AP]

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

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

———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs (see H.R. 877), H1622 [16MR]

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

———provide a small agri-biodiesel producer credit and improve the small ethanol producer credit (see H.R. 36), H2738 [28AP]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H2646 [27AP]

———restore estate tax and repeal carryover basis rule and increase estate tax unified credit (see H.R. 1574), H6107 [19JY]

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

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (see H.R. 310), H413 [8FE]

———promote and enhance public safety and encourage rapid deployment of IP-enabled voice services for emergency response networks (see H.R. 2418), H8342 [22SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3), H520 [9FE]

Trucking industry: hours of service requirements for commercial drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 572), H984 [3MR]

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), H2472 [21AP]

———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), H1417 [14MR]

———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H1025 [8MR]

———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), H2551 [26AP]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H9472 [1NO]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 302), H3435 [17MY]

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

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

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

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 (see H. Res. 119), H797 [17FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Medicare: extend minimum deadlines for filing claims relative to adjustments from secondary payor status to primary payor status (see H.R. 1045), H940 [2MR]

Remarks

Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (H. Con. Res. 287), E2214 [28OC]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E739 [22AP]

Aviation: make funds available for the Aviation Security Capital Fund and establish a Checkpoint Screening Security Fund (H.R. 1818), E784 [27AP]

———tribute to U.S. commercial pilots who volunteer to participate in the Federal flight deck officer program (H. Con. Res. 196), H11118 [7DE]

Belleville, IL: anniversary of Knights of Columbus Council 1028, E651 [14AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H11249 [8DE]

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), E1934 [22SE]

Buy American Act: compliance, H6342 [22JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 136), E934 [11MY]

Corps of Engineers: enhance navigation capacity improvements and ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System, H5874 [14JY]

Dept. of Education: Impact Aid Program funding, E2434 [18NO]

Dept. of Energy: coal research and development programs funding, E839 [2MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), consideration (H. Res. 283), H3452 [18MY]

Dept. of Transportation: make emergency airport improvement project grants-in-aid for repairs and costs related to damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (S. 1786), H8656 [6OC]

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

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 385), H6869 [27JY]

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), E1769 [7SE]

Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (H.R. 798), H11466 [13DE]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3070), H6342 [22JY]

Novak, Patrick: award Congressional Gold Medal, E38 [6JA]

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

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2447 [21AP], E839 [2MY]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, E1731 [29JY]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H9588 [3NO]

Roho Group, Inc.: President's ``E'' Award for Excellence in Exporting recipient, E1207 [14JN]

Southern Illinois Airport: Illinois Dept. of Transportation General Aviation Airport of the Year award recipient, E1194 [9JN], E1593 [25JY]

States: require public hearings when an insurer proposes increases in medical malpractice liability insurance, H6869 [27JY]

Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1158), H2482 [26AP]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1049 [9MR]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), conference report, H7575 [29JY]

Transportation Security Administration: passenger and checked baggage screening systems funding, H3452 [18MY]

U.N.: reform (H.R. 2745), E1306 [21JN]

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), H5811, H5874 [14JY]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. approval from the agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (H.J. Res. 27), H4315 [9JN]

Tributes

Edwards, C. Dale, E1811 [8SE]

Modeer, Victor A., E1870 [15SE]

Poshard, Josephine, E924 [10MY]

Reppert, Jerry L., E2071 [7OC]

Rosborg, James, E655 [15AP]