WATSON, DIANE E. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Crime: reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (H.R. 1279), H3148, H3149 [11MY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6130, H6136 [20JY]

Appointments

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

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

Articles and editorials

Linda Hopkins To Receive Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Today, H8806 [7OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa-America Institute: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 261), H8734 [6OC]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 3931), H11220 [7DE]

Air Force: tribute to members killed in 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers U.S. military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (see H. Con. Res. 188), H5100 [23JN]

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

Animals: support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1707), H11880 [15DE]

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

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]

———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]

———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), H848 [1MR]

———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]

———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]

———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), H5601 [30JN]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 280), H3769 [23MY]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1312), H5915 [14JY]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 2060), H3695 [19MY]

———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]

Border Patrol: assure adequate funding for additional agents (see H.R. 780), H1969 [13AP]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of massacre at Srebrenica (see H. Res. 199), H3199 [11MY]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H9696 [4NO]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 52), H4142 [26MY]

Bush, President: request certain information relative to a claim made that there is not a Social Security trust (see H. Res. 170), H1695 [17MR]

Business and industry: prevent excessive concentration of ownership of the nation's media outlets, restore fairness in broadcasting, and foster and promote localism, diversity, and competition in the media (see H.R. 3302), H5913 [14JY]

———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. 146), H6108 [19JY] (see H. Con. Res. 238), H7814 [8SE]

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]

———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor Constantino Brumidi (see H. Con. Res. 202), H6108 [19JY]

———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]

Carson, Johnny: tribute (see H. Res. 40), H196 [25JA]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H349 [2FE]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H1691 [17MR]

———establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 127), H1848 [6AP]

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

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

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

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H7861 [13SE]

China, People's Republic of: condemn the system of forced labor prison camps used as a tool for supression (see H. Con. Res. 294), H11036 [18NO]

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

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 188), H353 [2FE]

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

Civil rights: anniversary of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and subsequent desegregation of American society (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5801 [13JY]

———recognize contributions of the ``Greensboro Four'' (see H. Con. Res. 25), H354 [2FE]

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: conduct research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 759), H11109 [6DE]

———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]

Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 329), H4722 [17JN]

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

Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 2616), H3893 [24MY]

———expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 761), H582 [10FE]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 128), H2472 [21AP]

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), H8919 [18OC]

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 (see H. Res. 116), H849 [1MR]

Community service: enforce public interest obligations of broadcast station licensees to their local communities (see H.R. 501), H285 [1FE]

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

Consumers: extend certain protections to international remittance transfers of funds originating in the U.S. (see H.R. 928), H1696 [17MR]

———require enhanced disclosure regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt (see H.R. 3852), H9641 [3NO]

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

Contreras, Miguel: tribute (see H. Res. 274), H3198 [11MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H353 [2FE]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H2149 [19AP]

Correctional institutions: require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a Federal contract to make certain information available to the public (see H.R. 1806), H7814 [8SE]

Council of Representatives of Iraq: encourage debate and vote on continued presence of U.S. military in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 321), H12049 [16DE]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1689), H4073 [25MY]

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), H4400 [13JN]

———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: expand protections against the misuse of public safety officer uniforms (see H.R. 3604), H7560 [28JY]

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

———provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (see H.R. 32), H942 [2MR]

———reduce criminal gang activities (see H.R. 970), H1265 [9MR]

———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), H11880 [15DE]

Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances (see H.R. 2617), H4896 [21JN]

Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 603), H11654 [14DE]

Dalip Singh Saund Post Office Building, Temecula, CA: designate (see H.R. 120), H286 [1FE]

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: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H11110 [6DE]

Dept. of Defense: establish an Office of the Victim Advocate (see H.R. 1403), H1692 [17MR]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 559), H942 [2MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish health empowerment zone programs in communities that disproportionately experience disparities in health status and health care (see H.R. 56), H73 [4JA]

Dept. of HUD: maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1780 [5AP]

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

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 557), H350 [2FE]

———establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 3506), H8342 [22SE]

———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 State: submit report outlining steps taken and plans made to end Turkey's blockade of Armenia (see H.R. 3103), H8089 [15SE]

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), H9276 [26OC]

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), H8986 [19OC]

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), H849 [1MR]

———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]

———require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (see H. Res. 477), H11328 [8DE]

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), H3557 [18MY]

Diseases: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3641), H12050 [16DE]

———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), H12050 [16DE]

Disney, Walt: tribute (see H. Res. 355), H5637 [11JY]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 398), H3695 [19MY]

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

Education: constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 29), H941 [2MR]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 2340), H3260 [12MY]

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

———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see H.R. 2835), H4354 [9JN]

———include information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence in domestic violence education programs (see H.R. 2947), H5915 [14JY]

———prevent abuse of special allowance subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (see H.R. 134), H630 [15FE]

———provide relief to students, schools, and student borrowers affected by natural disasters (see H.R. 3690), H7815 [8SE]

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

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

El Salvador: commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (see H. Res. 458), H8341 [22SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H195 [25JA]

Ellis Island Immigration Museum: designate the Bob Hope Memorial Library (see H.R. 323), H194 [25JA]

Employment: provide for labor recruiter accountability (see H.R. 2298), H3198 [11MY]

ERISA: impose a moratorium on terminations of certain plans in cases in which reorganization of contributing sponsors is sought in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings (see H.R. 2327), H4144 [26MY]

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

European Union: urge addition of Hezbollah (terrorist organization) to list of terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 101), H849 [1MR]

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

Expedited Funds Availability Act: redress imbalances between faster withdrawals permitted under the Check 21 Act and slower rates for crediting deposits (see H.R. 799), H627 [15FE]

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]

———provide penalties for failure to pay certain obligations to spouses and ex-spouses that are similar to the penalties imposed for failure to pay child support obligations (see H.R. 229), H5603 [30JN]

FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 3731), H7859 [13SE]

———prohibit imposing penalties for indecent broadcasts by cable television providers, satellite carriers, Internet, or non-broadcast providers (see H.R. 1440), H1694 [17MR]

Federal aid programs: ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible (see H.R. 1425), H1693 [17MR]

Federal Election Campaign Act: exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication (see H.R. 4194), H10039 [8NO]

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

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: 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]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 3656), H7744 [7SE]

Filipino Americans: recognize centennial of immigration and acknowledge contributions to society (see H. Con. Res. 218), H6650 [26JY]

Financial institutions: allow credit unions to provide international money transfer services to nonmembers and require certain disclosures in connection with any international money transfer (see H.R. 1003), H846 [1MR]

———ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 2317), H4356 [9JN]

———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), H411 [8FE]

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: disavow the doctrine of preemption (see H. Res. 82), H587 [14FE]

———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), H1025 [8MR]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3563), H11220 [7DE]

Garang de Mabior, John: tribute (see H. Res. 496), H8846 [17OC]

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), H7673 [6SE]

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H1372 [10MR]

———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), H354 [2FE]

———restore and strengthen laws that provide for an open and transparent Federal Government (see H.R. 2331), H3557 [18MY]

Greece: recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commend the PanCretan Association of America (see H. Res. 290), H3694 [19MY]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H1968 [13AP]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H2149 [19AP]

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

Headwaters Forest Reserve: designate the John L. Burton Trail (see H.R. 2871), H4400 [13JN]

Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H941 [2MR]

———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), H4143 [26MY]

———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), H8735 [6OC]

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H7613 [29JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H3056 [5MY]

———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]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 768), H583 [10FE] (see H.R. 2553), H3768 [23MY]

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), H4073 [25MY]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (see H.R. 939), H1896 [12AP]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H1371 [10MR]

Higher Education Act: expand and extend the eligibility of Hispanic-serving institutions for assistance (see H.R. 3203), H8248 [21SE]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 1029), H847 [1MR]

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

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

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

———anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H9277 [26OC]

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 Democracy Assistance Commission: establish (see H. Res. 135), H1026 [8MR]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 4094), H9426 [28OC]

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

———establish standing Committees on Homeland Security and Intelligence and increase the number of Committee on Appropriations subcommittees to include a Subcommittee on Intelligence (see H. Res. 25), H80 [4JA]

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: request the Executive Office of the President and direct the Dept. of State to provide documents relative to U.S. policies under the U.N. Convention Against Torture and the Geneva Conventions (see H. Res. 624), H12049 [16DE]

Hungary: recognize anniversary of Hungarian Revolution and reaffirm friendship between the people and governments of the U.S. and Hungary (see H. Res. 479), H9696 [4NO]

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]

———provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3748), H8389 [27SE]

———provide assistance to revitalize institutions of higher education affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4016), H8807 [7OC]

———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]

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 193), H2472 [21AP]

———comprehensively reform immigration law and better protect immigrant victims of violence (see H.R. 2092), H5741 [12JY]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3006), H6652 [26JY]

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

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), H8162 [20SE]

Indian Americans: recognize and honor contributions to economic innovation and society (see H. Res. 227), H2472 [21AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H195 [25JA]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: amend relative to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (see H.R. 1310), H1507 [15MR]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by heavily indebted poor countries (see H.R. 3191), H8163 [20SE]

———provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 1130), H4401 [13JN]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H1371 [10MR]

Iraq: declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H. Con. Res. 197), H5915 [14JY]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 55), H7744 [7SE] (see H.J. Res. 73), H11504 [13DE] (see H. Con. Res. 35), H236 [26JA]

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]

Jordan: condemn terrorist attacks in Amman (see H. Res. 546), H10156 [10NO]

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

Karl Malden Station, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 3667), H7862 [13SE]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn abductions and continued captivity of citizens of the Republic of Korea and Japan as acts of terrorism and gross violations of human rights (see H. Con. Res. 168), H4803 [20JN]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 487), H8920 [18OC]

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

Kosovo: anniversary of ethnic violence (see H. Res. 172), H1695 [17MR]

Kuwait: commend for granting women certain important political rights (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), H2149 [19AP]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 115), H848 [1MR]

Las Vegas, NV: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 105), H3057 [5MY]

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]

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

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

———commend people for holding peaceful national elections and congratulating President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on her victory and becoming the first female president of any African country (see H. Con. Res. 313), H11327 [8DE]

Lillian Kinkella Keil Post Office, Covina, CA: designate (see H.R. 4053), H8809 [7OC]

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]

Los Angeles Galaxy (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 574), H11111 [6DE]

Macedonia: cease distribution of negative and nationalist propaganda and encourage continued negotiations with the U.N. and Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Res. 521), H11328 [8DE]

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

Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (see H.R. 438), H720 [16FE]

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

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H2472 [21AP]

———prohibit cuts in Federal funding until full consideration is given to recommendations of a Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid (see H.R. 4223), H10158 [10NO]

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

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

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 791), H4656 [16JN]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H10503 [16NO]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H11109 [6DE]

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), H5604 [30JN]

Middle East: support findings of U.N. commission investigating assassination of Rafik Hariri, condemn Syria for apparent involvement, and demand Syrian compliance with certain U.N. resolutions (see H. Res. 510), H9963 [7NO]

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), H3555 [18MY]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H8810 [7OC]

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

National Archives and Records Administration: extend the Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Records Interagency Working Group (see H.R. 842), H848 [1MR]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 30), H413 [8FE]

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

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), H10145 [9NO]

National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 27), H942 [2MR]

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

National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 327), H7566 [28JY]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 478), H7814 [8SE]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H11655 [14DE]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H1622 [16MR]

———eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 601), H10157 [10NO]

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. 3323), H6652 [26JY]

NSF: 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), H848 [1MR]

Pakistan: prohibit military assistance and the sale, transfer, or licensing of military equipment or technology (see H.R. 1553), H1893 [12AP]

Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 286), H9425 [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 (see H.R. 4145), H9275 [26OC]

———issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 4343), H11220 [7DE]

———tribute (see H. Res. 512), H9275 [26OC]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 266), H3263 [12MY]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strike which led to the establishment of the Solidarity Trade Union (see H. Res. 328), H5362 [28JN]

Political campaigns: clarify disclosure requirements of identifying information within certain campaign communications (see H.R. 1580), H2880 [3MY]

Postal Service: extend procedures for closing or consolidation of post offices to the relocation or construction of post offices (see H.R. 1006), H846 [1MR]

———reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H847 [1MR]

Poverty: affirm commitment and leadership of the U.S. to improve the lives of the world's people living in extreme poverty and conditions of misery (see H. Con. Res. 172), H4142 [26MY]

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

Project GRAD USA (organization): authorize (see H.R. 1282), H5176 [24JN]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H2103 [14AP]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H1370 [10MR]

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

Radioactive substances: study health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of such contaminated sites (see H.R. 2410), H4487 [14JN]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 472), H8810 [7OC]

Religion: anniversary of Second Vatican Council Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions (Nostra Aetate) and recognition of continuing need for interreligious respect and dialogue (see H. Con. Res. 260), H9103 [25OC]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1218), H1368 [10MR]

———use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 444), H283 [1FE]

Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacramento, CA: designate (see H.R. 787), H1896 [12AP]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: tribute (see H. Res. 197), H1846 [6AP]

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

Rotary International: anniversary (see H. Res. 55), H287 [1FE] (see H. Res. 142), H1024 [8MR]

Roybal, Edward R.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 297), H10226 [15NO]

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

———protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 230), H7561 [28JY]

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

Rwanda: remember the victims of genocide and pledge to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again (see H. Con. Res. 88), H1264 [9MR]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 284), H353 [2FE]

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

Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 275), H9275 [26OC]

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

———direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student's parent provides written consent for the release (see H.R. 551), H798 [17FE]

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

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: ensure that receipts and disbursements of the trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget (see H.R. 653), H5603 [30JN]

———expand dental coverage and community oral health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 594), H352 [2FE]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H847 [1MR]

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

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H353 [2FE]

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

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H984 [3MR]

———preserve peaceful uses of space by prohibiting space-based weapons and the use of weapons to destroy orbiting objects in space (see H.R. 2420), H3554 [18MY]

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), H3057 [5MY]

Staff Sergeant First Class John Marshall Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 289), H197 [25JA]

Stang, Dorothy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3696 [19MY]

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

———impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, protect civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in Darfur (see H.R. 3127), H6328 [21JY]

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

———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]

———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]

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

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 625), H410 [8FE]

———limit applicability of updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (see H.R. 114), H197 [25JA]

———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 additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 969), H795 [17FE]

———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]

Taylor, Charles: call on Nigeria to transfer custody to the Special Court for Sierra Leone to be tried for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law (see H. Con. Res. 127), H2104 [14AP]

Telecommunications: provide grants and other support to achieve communications interoperability in the U.S. (see H.R. 1251), H1370 [10MR]

———shorten term of broadcast licenses and improve public access to broadcasters' public interests and programming information (see H.R. 1665), H2101 [14AP]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H5638 [11JY]

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

———prevent access by terrorists to nuclear material, technology, and expertise and establish an Office of Nonproliferation Programs in the Executive Office of the President (see H.R. 665), H411 [8FE]

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

Togo: establish a democratic Government and support free, fair, and open elections (see H. Res. 229), H2472 [21AP]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H1025 [8MR]

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: policy concerning supportive actions on the occasion of the Seventh NPT Review Conference (see H. Con. Res. 133), H3436 [17MY]

Turkey: allow certain claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey (see H.R. 857), H5914 [14JY]

———reject claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 137), H2471 [21AP]

———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]

———urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarch (see H. Res. 166), H2551 [26AP]

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]

U.N. Commission on Human Rights: urge appropriate U.S. representative to introduce a resolution calling upon Belarus to cease its human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 102), H1780 [5AP]

Ukraine: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 562), H5741 [12JY]

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

University of Southern California: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 34), H138 [6JA]

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

Uzbekistan: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 187), H5252 [27JN]

Vietnam: anniversary of fall to communist forces of North Vietnam (see H. Res. 228), H2472 [21AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 156), H5176 [24JN]

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

Virgin Islands: provide a land exchange on the island of St. John between the National Park Service and the Virgin Islands to facilitate establishment of a school on the island (see H.R. 272), H3696 [19MY]

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

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), H847 [1MR]

———extend to Hurricane Katrina evacuees the right to use absentee balloting and registration procedures available to military and overseas voters (see H.R. 3734), H8648 [3OC]

Voting Rights Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 216), H6652 [26JY]

Walt Disney Co.: anniversary of Disneyland (see H. Con. Res. 142), H2743 [2MY]

Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8249 [21SE]

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

———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), H1622 [16MR]

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

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), H3894 [24MY]

———preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3113 [10MY]

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

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

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see H. Con. Res. 26), H413 [8FE]

Zimbabwe: condemn government operation under which homes, businesses, religious structures, and other buildings were demolished in an attempt to restore order (see H. Res. 409), H7561 [28JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Transportation: improve safety and reduce traffic congestion at railroad grade crossings (see H.R. 603), H353 [2FE]

FCC: establish minimum public interest requirements for multi-cast digital television channels (see H.R. 2359), H3261 [12MY]

Hazardous substances: phase-out use of mercury in dental fillings (see H.R. 4011), H8734 [6OC]

Ray Charles Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 504), H285 [1FE]

Court documents

Special Court for Sierra Leone Case No. SCSL-03-I, Prosecutor Against Charles Taylor Indictment, H6130-H6133 [20JY]

Remarks

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H2794 [3MY]

ATF: hire and assign additional inspectors and agents to high-intensity interstate gang activity areas, H3149 [11MY]

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

Bennett, William J.: condemn remarks linking crime rates with the abortion of African American babies (H. Res. 473), H8799 [7OC]

Black History Month: observance, H498 [9FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10046 [9NO]

Carson, Johnny: tribute (H. Res. 40), H221 [26JA]

Children and youth: allow use of witness protection grants for youths trying to leave gangs, H10103 [9NO]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigation of certain actions by Representative DeLay, H2884 [4MY]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H5039 [23JN]

———politicization of public broadcasting programs, H5130 [24JN]

Courts: protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 1751), H10103 [9NO]

Crime: reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (H.R. 1279), H3148, H3149 [11MY]

———require an annual report on gang activity, H8404 [28SE]

Cuba: treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, H4901 [22JN]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H8989 [20OC]

Dept. of Defense: cancellation of plans to broadcast Ed Schultz' radio talk show on American Forces Network, H8925 [19OC]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), consideration (H. Res. 462), H8404 [28SE]

———require consultation with local elected officials prior to designating an area as a high-intensity interstate gang activity area, H3148 [11MY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6133, H6136 [20JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5039 [23JN], H5130 [24JN]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H7641 [2SE], H7711 [7SE]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), H8538 [29SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), conference report, H9670 [4NO]

Hazardous substances: phase-out use of mercury in dental fillings (H.R. 4011), H9282 [27OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H9035 [20OC]

House of Representatives: express commitment to achieving victory in Iraq (H. Res. 612), H11907 [16DE]

———formation of Out of Iraq Caucus, H4888 [21JN]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Res. 240), adoption (H. Res. 241), H2557 [27AP]

———ethics reform, H2156 [20AP]

———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), H4567 [16JN]

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, H8394 [28SE]

———establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H9019 [20OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), H7641 [2SE]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7711 [7SE], H11512 [14DE]

Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish, H4901 [22JN]

Intellectual property: strengthen laws and rights, H6136 [20JY]

———strengthen laws and rights (S. 167), H2119 [19AP]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H5790 [13JY]

———results of investigation of alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, H5746 [13JY], H6440 [26JY], H6657 [27JY], H8852 [18OC]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H8361 [27SE], H11907 [16DE]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H4888 [21JN]

Joint Baptist Board: assessment of Iraqi war and reconstruction efforts, H498 [9FE]

Kogan, Eugene B.: report on the role of Congress in the implementation of U.S. foreign policy, E2408 [18NO]

Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (H.R. 438), H8370 [27SE]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (H.R. 3561), H9035 [20OC]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (H. Con. Res. 273), H11053 [6DE]

Motion pictures: provide that making limited portions of audio or video content imperceptible by a lawful possessor of an authorized copy for private home viewing is not a copyright or trademark infringement, H2119 [19AP]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 209), H8372 [27SE]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (H.R. 22), H6516 [26JY]

Poverty: improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty, H9035 [20OC]

———improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty (H. Con. Res. 234), H7935 [14SE]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, H3118 [11MY], H3442 [18MY]

Randall D. Shughart Post Office Building, Newville, PA: designate (H.R. 2062), H8369 [27SE]

Ray Charles Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (H.R. 504), H2157 [20AP]

Rove, Karl: role in release of identity of CIA operative, H5644 [12JY], H5790 [13JY], H6209 [21JY]

Russia: protect intellectual property rights (H. Con. Res. 230), H10327 [16NO]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, H3118 [11MY], H3442 [18MY]

Social Security: privatization proposals, H264 [1FE], H1019 [8MR], H1271 [10MR], H5369 [29JN]

———reform, H264 [1FE], H1019 [8MR], H1271 [10MR], H5369 [29JN]

———reform proposals based on race and gender, H264 [1FE]

Staff Sergeant Michael Schafer Post Office Building, Spring Hill, FL: designate (H.R. 3703), H8368 [27SE]

Supreme Court: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer v. Grokster decision on the liability of Internet file-sharing services for their role in copyright infringement, H5225 [27JN]

Taylor, Charles: call on Nigeria to transfer custody to the Special Court for Sierra Leone to be tried for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law, H6130, H6133 [20JY]

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), H637 [16FE]

U.N.: reform (H.R. 2745), H4694 [17JN]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize, H4492 [15JN]

Votes: correction, E452 [16MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H518 [9FE], H1964 [13AP], H2097 [14AP], H2147 [19AP], H5251 [27JN], H5798 [13JY], H6428 [25JY], H7643 [2SE], H7738 [7SE], H8510 [28SE], H8806 [7OC], H9040 [20OC], H10223 [15NO]

Transcripts

Liberia's Former President, Friend to Terror: Chris Hansen, ``NBC Dateline'' (television program), H6133 [20JY]

Tributes

Bain, Josie Gray, H2085 [14AP]

Cochran, Johnnie, Jr., H2113 [19AP]

Hopkins, Linda, H8806 [7OC]

Kinsey, Ulysses B., H1949 [13AP]

Magin, John C. (Jay), E1320 [23JN]

Parks, Rosa, H9262 [26OC]

Peters, Brock, E2082 [7OC]

Roybal, Edward R., H9262 [26OC], H10199 [15NO]

Tucker, C. Delores, H9262 [26OC]