CLEAVER, EMANUEL (a Representative from Missouri)

Addresses

Ike Skelton Bridge Dedication: Representative Skelton, E1012 [19MY]

Amendments

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4401 [13JN], H4586 [16JN]

Articles and editorials

Alito—A Threat to Civil Rights, by, Kansas City (MO) Call, E2520 [14DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 3931), H9641 [3NO]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1155), H9362 [27OC]

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), H3894 [24MY]

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

———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), H2150 [19AP]

———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), H5252 [27JN]

———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), H4722 [17JN]

———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]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 887), H2738 [28AP] (see H.R. 923), H1851 [8AP] (see H.R. 2874), H4485 [14JN]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H3556 [18MY]

———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), H4356 [9JN]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 287), H9642 [3NO]

Bank for International Settlements (organization): establish committee to develop uniform U.S. positions on issues before the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and review capital standards accord (see H.R. 1226), H2394 [20AP]

Biotechnology Industry Organization: tribute (see H. Res. 421), H7613 [29JY]

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

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

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

Bush, President: 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: prohibit price gouging during certain disasters and emergencies (see H.R. 3681), H7741 [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), H11880 [15DE]

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

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), H11110 [6DE]

———tribute for demonstration project to assess quality of care of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (see H. Res. 261), H4985 [22JN]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H2473 [21AP]

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

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H4143 [26MY]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H5638 [11JY]

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]

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), H7645 [2SE]

———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]

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), H8846 [17OC]

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

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

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

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

Congress: disapprove rule submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (see H.J. Res. 23), H984 [3MR]

———disapprove rule submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease), cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.J. Res. 23), H1697 [17MR]

CPSC: issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of certain furniture and electronic appliances (see H.R. 1861), H5177 [24JN]

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

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 Defense: establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW (see H.R. 3985), H10910 [17NO]

———expedite success of U.S. in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 184), H12290 [18DE]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 2427), H3696 [19MY]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H6328 [21JY]

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

———make grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2636), H4073 [25MY]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 3888), H8389 [27SE]

———require all recipients of Homeless Assistance Act funds to protect personally identifying information of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 2695), H4356 [9JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish a Probation and Parole Officer Safety Task Force (see H.R. 484), H5362 [28JN]

———establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 3506), H9962 [7NO]

Dept. of the Interior: provide project grants and emergency assistance to address critical great ape conservation needs (see H.R. 2693), H5915 [14JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 1621), H2978 [4MY]

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), H12051 [16DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide sufficient blind rehabilitation outpatient specialists at medical facilities (see H.R. 3579), H8089 [15SE]

———terminate administrative freeze on the enrollment into the health care system of veterans in the lowest priority category for enrollment (referred to as ``Priority 8'') (see H.R. 3312), H5913 [14JY]

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), H8648 [3OC]

Disasters: require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (see H. Res. 477), H9277 [26OC]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3642), H11328 [8DE]

———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]

———extend preventive-health and research programs for prostate cancer (see H.R. 2945), H5915 [14JY]

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

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 398), H7861 [13SE]

Drugs: encourage the President to convene an international conference to develop more effective means to deal with growing threat of methamphetamine and synthetic drug precursor chemicals (see H. Res. 566), H11221 [7DE]

———provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine abuse (see H.R. 313), H9276 [26OC]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 314), H9276 [26OC]

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

Ecology and environment: enforce certain environmental laws, expand the definition of environmental justice, and direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office (see H.R. 1648), H4073 [25MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H7613 [29JY]

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

———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), H7565 [28JY]

———national policy to improve system (see H.R. 1681), H2148 [19AP]

———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H3436 [17MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H3695 [19MY]

Employment: protect volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel responding to national emergencies from termination or demotion in their places of employment (see H.R. 3949), H11036 [18NO]

———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1902), H4802 [20JN]

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), H3769 [23MY]

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

FAA: designate certain functions performed at flight service stations as inherently governmental functions (see H.R. 1474), H4896 [21JN]

FCC: expedite and increase assignment of radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 1646), H12050 [16DE]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H4802 [20JN]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 697), H10502 [16NO]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H3435 [17MY]

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

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), H1778 [5AP]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 148), H1510 [15MR]

Firefighters: expand definition of firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or duty limitations (see H.R. 1456), H4356 [9JN]

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

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 3420), H8163 [20SE]

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

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

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

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (see H.R. 2072), H2975 [4MY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H3331 [16MY]

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

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2553), H10910 [17NO]

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

Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1222), H3113 [10MY]

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

Health care professionals: clarify responsibilities of a pharmacy when a staff pharmacist refuses to fill a valid prescription for a drug on the basis of religious beliefs or moral convictions (see H.R. 1652), H6328 [21JY]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (see H.R. 939), H3199 [11MY]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H7861 [13SE]

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 2960), H5435 (see H.R. 2960), H5480 [29JN]

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), H10146 [9NO]

———establish a commission to investigate the expulsion of African-American residents of certain Missouri cities from their homes between 1894 and 1901 and make recommendations regarding reparations (see H.R. 1977), H2735 [28AP]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 1471), H7564 [28JY]

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), H1265 [9MR]

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H6432 [25JY]

———support goal of increased homeownership in the U.S. and recognize the importance of homeownership programs, fair lending laws, and fair housing laws in achieving that goal (see H. Con. Res. 107), H1851 [8AP]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H5915 [14JY]

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), H7860 [13SE]

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

Immigration: comprehensively reform immigration law and better protect immigrant victims of violence (see H.R. 2092), H5915 [14JY]

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 793), H1779 [5AP]

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), H3695 [19MY] (see H.R. 1107), H3894 [24MY]

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), H9276 [26OC]

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

———establish minimum standards relating to a factor for life insurance eligibility and rates (see H.R. 3639), H7612 [29JY]

International economic relations: 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), H9276 [26OC]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H3435 [17MY]

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

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 160), H3769 [23MY]

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), H3262 [12MY]

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

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]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H719 [16FE]

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

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

———prohibit cuts in Federal funding until full consideration is given to recommendations of a Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid (see H.R. 4223), H10227 [15NO]

———provide temporary disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3698), H9103 [25OC]

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

———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits at federally qualified health centers (see H.R. 1819), H6107 [19JY]

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

———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), H3056 [5MY]

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

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H6936 [27JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage for end-of-life planning consultations and raise awareness about and assist in preparation of advance directives on end-of-life decisionmaking (see H.R. 2058), H2879 [3MY]

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

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 144), H2977 [4MY]

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), H1779 [5AP]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2429), H5801 [13JY]

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

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H12290 [18DE]

———require combination 3-point safety belts on certain school buses (see H.R. 2210), H3112 [10MY]

Music and dance: recognize artistic excellence and community value of America's orchestras (see H. Con. Res. 157), H4985 [22JN]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H11110 [6DE]

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

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 30), H287 [1FE]

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

National Flood Insurance Program: strengthen, encourage participation, and provide certain owners of properties not located in flood hazard zones a one-time opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 3922), H9044 [20OC]

National Foreign Language Coordination Council: establish to develop and implement a foreign language strategy (see H.R. 4196), H9962 [7NO]

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 2231), H4985 [22JN]

———develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 3313), H9103 [25OC]

National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see H. Res. 556), H10502 [16NO]

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

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H847 [1MR]

Pakistan: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4073), H9426 [28OC]

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. Con. Res. 292), H9962 [7NO]

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

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H798 [17FE]

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

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H1622 [16MR]

Public welfare programs: make grants to States to establish emergency assistance programs to help low-income households purchase gasoline (see H.R. 4010), H8734 [6OC]

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

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]

———condemn bigotry and religious intolerance and recognize that holy books of every religion should be treated with dignity and respect (see H. Res. 288), H4297 [8JN]

Roads and highways: establish requirements for the operation of high occupancy vehicle lanes (see H.R. 325), H1264 [9MR]

———use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 444), H524 [9FE]

———use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 444), H849 [1MR]

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), H10227 [15NO]

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]

SBA: allow more joint ventures, leader-follower arrangements, and teaming arrangements under the minority business development program (see H.R. 166), H4296 [8JN]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 595), H631 [15FE]

Science: recognize significance of African American women in the U.S. scientific community (see H. Con. Res. 96), H1780 [5AP]

Sewage disposal: authorize appropriations for sewer overflow control grants (see H.R. 624), H1851 [8AP]

Small business: establish a pilot program for lending to small, nonprofit child care businesses (see H.R. 167), H4296 [8JN]

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), H4561 [15JN]

———ensure that receipts and disbursements of the trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget (see H.R. 653), H798 [17FE]

———expand dental coverage and community oral health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 594), H3331 [16MY]

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

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H2550 [26AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H1846 [6AP]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 1690), H2148 [19AP]

Southern California Association of Governments: anniversary (see H. Res. 247), H6329 [21JY]

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]

States: establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 1105), H1897 [12AP]

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]

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

———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 individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2121), H7613 [29JY]

———applicability of volume cap for private activity bonds to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1708), H5604 [30JN]

———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]

———permit tax-free distribution from governmental retirement plans for payment of health and long-term care insurance premiums for public safety officers (see H.R. 2177), H5177 [24JN]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H7613 [29JY]

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

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

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

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H2394 [20AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H10910 [17NO]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H11109 [6DE]

Truth in Lending Act: extend certain protections to overdraft protection programs, require consent to initiate, and enhance information on overdraft protection, and prohibit manipulation to generate overdraft protection fees (see H.R. 3449), H8810 [7OC]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H4296 [8JN]

Unemployment: provide benefits for Hurricane Katrina victims (see H.R. 3774), H8644 [29SE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1774), H3556 [18MY]

Veterans: 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), H4143 [26MY]

———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H6432 [25JY]

———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2963), H7814 [8SE]

———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), H9276 [26OC]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 156), H4296 [8JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H7565 [28JY] (see H.R. 3171), H6381 [22JY]

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), H1509 [15MR]

———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]

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

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H3696 [19MY]

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H3331 [16MY]

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

World War II: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see H. Con. Res. 26), H287 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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), H2977 [4MY]

Hurricanes: support goals and ideals of a national day of prayer and remembrance for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and encourage all Americans to observe that day (see H. Con. Res. 240), H7861 [13SE]

Kansas City, MO: designate the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum as America's National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (see H. Con. Res. 277), H9275 [26OC]

Mexico: condemn printing and distribution of racist postage stamps and urge to immediately cease printing and distributing the stamps and recall stamps on the market (see H. Res. 347), H5603 [30JN]

Tariff: alkylketone (see H.R. 1882), H2646 [27AP]

———beta-cyfluthrin (see H.R. 1884), H2646 [27AP]

———cyclopropane-1,1-dicarboxylic acid, dimethyl ester (see H.R. 1886), H2646 [27AP]

———cyfluthrin (Baythroid) (see H.R. 1883), H2646 [27AP]

———deltamethrin (see H.R. 1885), H2646 [27AP]

———ethoprop (see H.R. 1889), H2646 [27AP]

———flufenacet (FOE hydroxy) (see H.R. 1897), H2646 [27AP]

———fosetyl-al (see H.R. 1896), H2646 [27AP]

———4-chlorobenzaldehyde (see H.R. 1891), H2646 [27AP]

———iprodione (see H.R. 1895), H2646 [27AP]

———methanol, sodium salt (see H.R. 1900), H2646 [27AP]

———NaHP (see H.R. 1894), H2646 [27AP]

———oxadiazon (see H.R. 1892), H2646 [27AP]

———phosphorus thiochloride (see H.R. 1899), H2646 [27AP]

———propiconazole (see H.R. 1890), H2646 [27AP]

———spiromesifen (see H.R. 1888), H2646 [27AP]

———spiroxamine (see H.R. 1887), H2646 [27AP]

———trifloxystrobin (see H.R. 1901), H2646 [27AP]

———2,4-dichloroaniline (see H.R. 1880), H2646 [27AP]

———2-acetylbutyrolactone (see H.R. 1881), H2646 [27AP]

———2-chlorobenzyl chloride (see H.R. 1893), H2646 [27AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H7871 [14SE]

Remarks

Associated Students of the University of Missouri: anniversary, E2271 [3NO]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E2188 [27OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H12239 [18DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 640), H12239 [18DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1626 [17MR]

Congress: National Prayer Breakfast, H5958 [18JY]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H5046 [23JN]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 259), H3589 [19MY]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H1626 [17MR], H5371 [29JN]

Dept. of Justice: tribute to Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor recipients, H5806 [14JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5046 [23JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5371 [29JN]

Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans: observance, E812 [28AP]

Head Start Program: provide hiring protections for faith-based organizations providing Head Start services, H8259 [22SE]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), consideration (H. Res. 455), H8259 [22SE]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3774, H3834 [24MY]

Holliday, Gayle: Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc., Spouses Celebration of Leadership Unsung Hero Award recipient, E2050 [7OC]

Housing: prohibit faith-based and nonprofit groups from receiving certain affordable housing funding if they engage in voter registration or get-out-the-vote activities, H9116 [26OC]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), consideration (H. Res. 509), H9116 [26OC]

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), E1780 [7SE]

———support goals and ideals of a national day of prayer and remembrance for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and encourage all Americans to observe that day (H. Con. Res. 240), H7878 [14SE]

Kansas City, MO: tribute to Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, E1117 [26MY]

Liberty, MO: condolences to victims and families of school bus accident, H3118 [11MY]

Mexico: condemn printing and distribution of racist postage stamps and urge to immediately cease printing and distributing the stamps and recall stamps on the market (H. Res. 347), H5630, H5633 [11JY]

Motor vehicles: require combination 3-point safety belts on certain school buses (H.R. 2210), H3118 [11MY]

NOAA: prohibit funding to process or approve competition for services provided by the National Logistics Support Center in Kansas City, MO, H4586 [16JN]

Peculiar, MO: tribute to Raymore-Peculiar High School football team, E68 [25JA]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, H3203 [12MY]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1723 [20MR]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4586 [16JN]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, H3203 [12MY]

Votes: position on missed, H5274 [28JN], H8794 [7OC], E356 [3MR], E392 [9MR]

World War II: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (H. Con. Res. 26), H426, H430 [9FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3765 [23MY], H3890 [24MY]

Tributes

Abel, Earl, E1055 [23MY]

Gaitan, Fernando, Jr., E2047 [7OC]

Giles, Wayne, E2202 [27OC]

Healy, Thomas, E1964 [27SE]

Houpe, Steve, H7871 [14SE]

Kacer, Rastislav, E1174 [8JN]

Kurtenbach, Dick, E1501 [15JY]

Querry, Lyle K., E1717 [29JY]

Skelton, Representative, E1012 [19MY]

Thompson, Nelson (Fuzzy), E1197 [9JN]