BORDALLO, MADELEINE Z. (a Delegate from Guam)

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H4986 [22JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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]

Armed Forces: commend medical personnel for care of combat casualties (see H. Con. Res. 309), H11221 [7DE]

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

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

———improve the Transition Assistance Program provided for members being discharged, released from active duty, or retiring (see H.R. 2074), H3114 [10MY]

———increase authorized weight allowances for the shipment of baggage and household effects of senior noncommissioned officers (see H.R. 1406), H1970 [13AP]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H141 [20JA] (see H.R. 377), H287 [1FE]

———payment of mental health counselors under TRICARE (see H.R. 1358), H1970 [13AP]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 923), H5176 [24JN]

———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 1639), H2100 [14AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H413 [8FE]

———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), H2394 [20AP]

———tribute to dedication and commitment of employers of the members of the National Guard and other Reserve components who have been mobilized during the Global War on Terrorism (see H. Res. 302), H4142 [26MY]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 287), H10146 [9NO]

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

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H984 [3MR]

Birds: conduct a pilot program under which States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps (see H.R. 1494), H4656 [16JN]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 788), H720 [16FE]

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

California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see H.R. 606), H1696 [17MR]

Campaign To End AIDS Advocacy Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H10038 [8NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit placement of statues honoring a citizen of each U.S. territory in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 4070), H8918 [18OC]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 71), H4188 [7JN]

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

———tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H3332 [16MY]

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

China, People's Republic of: clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H2739 [28AP]

China, Republic of: accord membership in the World Health Organization and other international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3769 [23MY]

———oppose proposed People's Republic of China anti-secession law and reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 76), 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]

College of St. Catherine: anniversary (see H. Res. 36), H138 [6JA]

Colleges and universities: allow military service academies to include the offering of voluntary, nondenominational prayer as an element of their activities (see H.R. 3430), H6649 [26JY]

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

———disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 2637), H4073 [25MY]

———expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 761), H2103 [14AP]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H847 [1MR]

CPSC: classify certain children's products containing lead as banned hazardous substances (see H.R. 668), H1265 [9MR]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 2662), H4723 [17JN]

Datuk Siti Norma Binti Yaacob: appointment as first female Chief Judge of Malaya, Malaysia (see H. Res. 174), H1695 [17MR]

Davis, Ossie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 660), H2150 [19AP]

———tribute (see H. Res. 69), H412 [8FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: designate a disaster liaison to assist State and local employees with responding to a federally declared disaster area (see H.R. 3969), H9277 [26OC]

———establish the National Drought Council (see H.R. 1386), H1692 [17MR]

———Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (see H.R. 131), H75 [4JA]

Dept. of Defense: expedite success of U.S. in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 184), H5435 (see H. Con. Res. 184), H5480 [29JN]

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

Dept. of HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 1290), H1622 [16MR]

———establish programs to address the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1175), H6328 [21JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make grants to encourage community safety by incorporating disaster mitigation and emergency preparedness into comprehensive land use planning and urban development (see H.R. 3524), H12168 [17DE]

Dept. of HUD: maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H2395 [20AP]

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 Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H847 [1MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3885), H8341 [22SE]

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

———make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 1773), H2470 [21AP]

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]

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

Diseases: anniversary of development of Salk polio vaccine (see H. Res. 208), H1895 [12AP]

———authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3641), H11110 [6DE]

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

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

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 1262), H1847 [6AP]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see H.R. 3369), H6204 [20JY] (see H.R. 4062), H8846 [17OC] (see H.R. 4603), H12048 [16DE]

———promote initiatives to develop an HIV vaccine (see H. Res. 286), H4401 [13JN]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H5362 [28JN]

Drugs: eliminate safe-harbor exception for certain packaged pseudoephedrine products used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 1446), H1694 [17MR]

———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]

Education: improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 547), H524 [9FE]

———increase maximum Pell Grant amount (see H.R. 133), H524 [9FE]

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

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 23), H287 [1FE]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (see H.R. 3824), H8342 [22SE]

———reform process for designating critical habitat (see H.R. 1299), H1507 [15MR]

EPA: establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 425), H287 [1FE]

FAA: designate certain functions performed at flight service stations as inherently governmental functions (see H.R. 1474), H2880 [3MY]

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

Federal employees: grant retirement credit for certain periods of service with Air America, Inc., Air Asia Co., Ltd., or the Pacific Division of Southern Air Transport, Inc. (see H.R. 1276), H6107 [19JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H1025 [8MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H413 [8FE]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 3656), H7672 [6SE]

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

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

Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see H.R. 1232), H3331 [16MY]

Foreign aid: provide debt relief to developing countries with coral reef preservation and management programs (see H.R. 1996), H2736 [28AP]

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

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (see H.R. 309), H193 [25JA]

Hazardous substances: reduce quantity of mercury in the environment (see H.R. 2391), H3696 [19MY]

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

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

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 125), H1845 [6AP]

Ho, Don: tribute (see H. Res. 597), H12290 [18DE]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1897 [12AP]

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

Human rights: condemn honor killings (see H. Con. Res. 296), H11036 [18NO]

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

Hurricanes: establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future (see H.R. 3764), H8644 [29SE]

———issue a special postage stamp to afford a means by which the public may contribute to Hurricane Katrina disaster relief (see H.R. 3740), H8514 [28SE]

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

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

———give priority in the issuance of immigrant visas to the sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans who are or were naturalized U.S. citizens (see H.R. 901), H792 [17FE]

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

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

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 793), H586 [14FE]

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), H2549 [26AP]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 4540), H11880 [15DE]

———establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 846), H718 [16FE]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1000), H4143 [26MY]

Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 68), H719 [16FE]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4144 [26MY]

Korea, Republic of: urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program (see H.R. 4304), H10156 [10NO]

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

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

Law enforcement: amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to bring sexual assault crimes under military law into parallel with sexual assault crimes under Federal law (see H.R. 664), H411 [8FE]

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

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H630 [15FE]

Marine mammals: reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3769 [23MY]

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

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

———recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see H. Con. Res. 231), H8919 [18OC]

———remove cap on payments and adjust statutory matching rate for certain territories (see H.R. 57), H73 [4JA]

Medicare: adjust the fee for collecting specimens for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 2218), H6652 [26JY]

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

———condition the payment of employer prescription drug subsidies on the maintenance of current prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 655), H411 [8FE]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H1025 [8MR]

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

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H2978 [4MY]

———permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 2736), H4141 [26MY]

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

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

Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of certain screening procedures for diabetic retinopathy and establish pilot programs to foster such screening (see H.R. 801), H3769 [23MY]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H8162 [20SE]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H7558 [28JY]

Mississippi River: designate route for study of potential addition to the National Scenic Trails System (see H.R. 1796), H2471 [21AP]

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

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H6936 [27JY]

Music and dance: recognize artistic excellence and community value of America's orchestras (see H. Con. Res. 157), H4561 [15JN]

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

National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 332), H5177 [24JN]

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), H10161 [14NO]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see H.R. 669), H848 [1MR]

National Health Center Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H5638 [11JY]

National Health Corps Loan Repayment Program: count fellowship training in geriatric medicine or psychiatry as obligated service (see H.R. 3046), H5252 [27JN]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H7565 [28JY]

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), H4074 [25MY]

———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 987), H1622 [16MR]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 245), H2881 [3MY]

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1124), H983 [3MR]

National Safe Boating Week: recognize the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the National Safe Boating Council for promotion efforts (see H. Res. 243), H3199 [11MY]

National School Lunch Act: provide automatic eligibility for free school lunch and breakfast programs to children whose parents are enlisted active-duty military personnel (see H.R. 844), H718 [16FE]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 478), H284 [1FE]

National Security Education Program: establish critical foreign language program (see H.R. 4629), H12167 [17DE]

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), H797 [17FE]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program (see H.R. 1674), H2473 [21AP]

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1591), H3199 [11MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: convey certain submerged lands (see H.R. 4255), H10038 [8NO]

———provide for a nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives (see H.R. 873), H791 [17FE]

Nuclear weapons: protect public health and safety if testing by the U.S. is resumed (see H.R. 1194), H5741 [12JY]

Oceans: establish a program to help identify, assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigation safety (see H.R. 3692), H7742 [7SE]

Older Americans Act: provide information and outreach for the prevention of osteoporosis (see H.R. 1081), H981 [3MR]

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

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 276), H4074 [25MY]

Pantano, Ilario: call for investigation of murder charges resulting from the killing of Iraqi insurgents (see H. Res. 167), H2739 [28AP]

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), H10227 [15NO]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H1969 [13AP]

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

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

POW: transmit to congressional committees certain reports on international human rights law or related laws in connection with military detainees (see H.R. 2901), H4485 [14JN]

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

Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 539), H2550 [26AP]

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

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

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H233 [26JA]

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

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

SBA: establish Angel Investment Program (see H.R. 4565), H11879 [15DE]

———permit business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see H.R. 2943), H11035 [18NO]

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

Sewage disposal: authorize appropriations for sewer overflow control grants (see H.R. 624), H410 [8FE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H413 [8FE]

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

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), H1509 [15MR]

———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]

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

States: regulation of access to hunting and fishing for residents and nonresidents (see H.R. 731), H720 [16FE]

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]

———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (see H.R. 380), H233 [26JA]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 807), H2880 [3MY]

———increase transparency of certain corporate tax information and financial statements, discourage abusive tax sheltering activities, and restore investor confidence (see H.R. 1234), H1369 [10MR]

———provide a tax credit to businesses whose employees teach at community colleges (see H.R. 577), H351 [2FE]

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

———repeal the inflation adjustment of the earned income threshold used in determining the refundable portion of the child tax credit and to restore the threshold to its original amount (see H.R. 4030), H9641 [3NO]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H6652 [26JY]

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), H2151 [19AP]

Territories: constitutional amendment on Presidential election voting rights for residents of all U.S. territories and commonwealths (see H.J. Res. 1), H79 [4JA]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H1697 [17MR]

Twenty-First Century Water Commission: establish (see H.R. 135), H75 [4JA]

U.N.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 192), H5176 [24JN]

Veterans: extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents and authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for such veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1188), H7564 [28JY]

———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H11220 [7DE]

———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), H1967 [13AP]

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

———recognize and honor World War II Filipino veterans for defense of democratic ideals and contribution to the outcome of World War II (see H. Res. 622), H12049 [16DE]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 302), H413 [8FE] (see H.R. 4574), H12047 [16DE]

———revise eligibility criteria for presumption of service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service (see H.R. 2962), H5741 [12JY]

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

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

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 63), H847 [1MR]

Water: establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 1592), H3114 [10MY]

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

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), H1369 [10MR]

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), H792 [17FE]

———commemorate anniversary of conclusion and honor veterans of both the Pacific and Atlantic theaters (see H. Con. Res. 191), H5362 [28JN]

———preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3056 [5MY]

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

———recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Japan (V-J) Day and the end of World War II in the Pacific (see H. Res. 360), H6432 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Immigration and Nationality Act: increase the period of authorized stay under the Guam visa waiver program to be the same as the period of authorized stay under the U.S. visa waiver program (see H.R. 4147), H9275 [26OC]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: make residents of Guam eligible to receive compensation (see H.R. 2910), H4560 [15JN]

SBA: expand the HUBZone program to include Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 1148), H1023 [8MR]

Taxation: provide cover over of the refundable portion of the earned income and child tax credits to Guam and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 1555), H1894 [12AP]

Telecommunications: require rate integration for wireless interstate toll charges (see H.R. 4584), H12048 [16DE]

Remarks

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (H. Res. 378), E1710 [29JY]

Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, E2186 [27OC]

———TRICARE military health benefits for reservists and guardsmen, H3921 [25MY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H2792 [3MY]

———observance (H. Res. 280), H3723 [23MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), conference report, H12275 [18DE]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H4323 [9JN]

Children and youth: promote greater public awareness of effective runaway youth prevention programs and the need for safe and productive alternatives, resources, and supports for homeless youth (H. Res. 484), H9065 [25OC]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H3921 [25MY]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), H8429 [28SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study to determine the national significance of the Colonel James Barrett Farm and the suitability and feasibility of inclusion in the Minute Man National Historical Park (H.R. 394), H8118 [20SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3624, H3625 [19MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), motion to instruct conferees, H6463 [26JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide adaptive housing assistance to disabled veterans residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member and make direct housing loans to Native American veterans (H.R. 3665), H10079 [9NO]

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

Disabled: tribute to Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program services for the blind and disabled, E1505 [15JY]

Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls, H4991 [23JN]

———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 23), H246 [1FE]

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

Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health (organization): tribute, E2422 [18NO]

Filipino Americans: recognize centennial of immigration and acknowledge contributions to society (H. Con. Res. 218), H11346 [13DE]

Government regulations: reform Federal paperwork and regulatory processes, H2588 [27AP]

Guam: anniversary of end of Japanese occupation during World War II, H5766 [13JY]

———tribute to Little League baseball team, E1969 [28SE]

Hariri, Rafik: tribute (H. Res. 91), E303 [18FE]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8284 [22SE]

Health: provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (H.R. 2520), H3809 [24MY]

Hurricanes: express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts (H. Res. 425), H7688 [7SE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: increase the period of authorized stay under the Guam visa waiver program to be the same as the period of authorized stay under the U.S. visa waiver program (H.R. 4147), E2191 [27OC]

Insurance: extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (H.R. 3204), H6672 [27JY]

———extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (H.R. 4519), H12075 [17DE]

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers: provide for continued oversight of the Internet domain name system and ensure physical location within the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 268), H10336 [16NO]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 487), H11340 [13DE]

Lai, George K.: SBA Guam Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E488 [17MR]

Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), H58 [4JA]

Medicaid: remove cap on payments and adjust statutory matching rate for certain territories, H12275 [18DE]

National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: observance, E1052 [20MY]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (H. Res. 190), H1820 [6AP]

Quantico, VA: anniversary of Marine Corps 11th Special Basic Course officers' commissioning, E947 [11MY]

Quihuiz, Angela San Nicolas: Military Sealift Command Shore Sailor of the Year award recipient, E174 [8FE]

Rotary International: anniversary (H. Res. 142), H3074 [10MY]

SBA: expand the HUBZone program to include Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands (H.R. 1148), E380 [8MR]

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

———small business guarantee loan program funding, H2588 [27AP]

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

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: enhance program (H.R. 3200), H6457 [26JY]

Sierra National Forest: land exchange (H.R. 409), H8118 [20SE]

Small Business Bill of Rights: establish (H. Res. 22), H2588 [27AP]

Smith, Kyle D.: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education Guam Professor of the Year recipient, E2387 [17NO]

Taxation: provide cover over of the refundable portion of the earned income and child tax credits to Guam and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 1555), E607 [12AP]

Telecommunications: require rate integration for wireless interstate toll charges (H.R. 4584), E2590 [17DE]

Veterans: health care funding, H6463 [26JY]

Vietnam: anniversary of fall to communist forces of North Vietnam (H. Res. 228), H2761 [3MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize, H8429 [28SE]

War in the Pacific National Historical Park: memorial wall repair funding, H3624, H3625 [19MY]

Wildlife Restoration Act: extend the date after which surplus funds in the wildlife restoration fund become available for apportionment (S. 1340), H8120 [20SE]

World War II: commemorate anniversary of conclusion and honor veterans of both the Pacific and Atlantic theaters (H. Con. Res. 191), H5766 [13JY]

———preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (H.R. 1492), H10323 [16NO]

———recognize contributions of the Marine Corps and other units of the Armed Forces on the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima (H. Res. 119), H1033 [9MR]

———recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Japan (V-J) Day and the end of World War II in the Pacific (H. Res. 360), H7654 [6SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4350 [9JN]

Tributes

Diego, Vincent P., E1074 [24MY]

Evangelista, Adrian A.R., E1097 [25MY]

Fleet, Rosalind M. Won-Pat, E1400 [30JN]

Jack, Derence J.W., E2271 [3NO]

Leon Guerrero, Anthony A., E2149 [20OC]

Lieto, Wilgene T., E2271 [3NO]

Naputi, Richard J. De Gracia, E2648 [22DE]

Sin, Jaime Cardinal, E1307 [21JN]

Wilson, Louis H., Jr., E1344 [24JN]

Yee, Kim Kee, E2462 [6DE]