FOLEY, MARK (a Representative from Florida)

Articles and editorials

``Little Engine That Could, '' Gary Andres, Washington (DC) Times, H2723 [28AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

———provide assistance to agricultural producers whose operations were severly damaged by hurricanes (see H.R. 4330), H10226 [15NO]

———provide assistance to nursery crop and tropical fruit producers whose agricultural operations were severely damaged by Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, or Rita (see H.R. 4031), H8807 [7OC]

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]

Amo Houghton Bypass: designate a segment of Interstate 86 near Corning, NY (see H.R. 795), H586 [14FE]

Armed Forces: enhance the Montgomery GI Bill benefits for certain individuals who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 786), H4143 [26MY]

———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), H1851 [8AP]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H197 [25JA] (see H.R. 377), H287 [1FE]

———limit premium increases on reinstated health insurance on servicemembers who are released from active military service (see H.R. 2046), H3556 [18MY]

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

———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (see H.R. 458), H798 [17FE]

———provide for certain servicemembers to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 269), H7949 [14SE]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 923), H5603 [30JN]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H583 [10FE]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 333), H1896 [12AP]

———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), H1509 [15MR]

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]

Arthur Stacey Mastrapa Post Office Building, Altamonte Springs, FL: designate (see H.R. 324), H194 [25JA]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 685), H521 [9FE]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: recognize anniversary and support mission and goals (see H. Con. Res. 41), H1265 [9MR]

Birds: promote conservation of migratory waterfowl and offset or prevent the loss of wetlands and other habitat essential to the preservation of such waterfowl (see H.R. 4315), H12051 [16DE]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H11110 [6DE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 58), H5801 [13JY]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H9962 [7NO]

———establish a grant program to provide follow-up treatment for children identified with a vision disorder (see H.R. 2328), H10157 [10NO]

———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1355), H1621 [16MR]

———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration program (see H.R. 1505), H2648 [27AP]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 698), H10145 [9NO]

Clean Air Act: authorize critical use exemption amounts for methyl bromide as identified by the Dept. of State (see H.R. 1257), H1370 [10MR]

———require all gasoline sold for use in motor vehicles to contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (see H.R. 4357), H11655 [14DE]

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

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see H.R. 2134), H11655 [14DE]

Committee on Administrative Procedures (Joint): establish (see H.R. 3148), H5600 [30JN]

Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1689), H2148 [19AP]

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 554), H350 [2FE]

———protect children, judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and their family members, and reduce and prevent gang violence (see H.R. 4472), H11504 [13DE]

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]

———improve ratings quality through competition, transparency, and accountability in the credit rating agency industry (see H.R. 2990), H8248 [21SE]

Crime: combat unlawful commercial sex activities by targeting demand, prohibit operation of sex tours, and protect children and assist State and local law enforcement relative to such activities (see H.R. 2012), H3894 [24MY]

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

Cuba: anniversary of human rights crackdown (see H. Con. Res. 81), H984 [3MR]

———express support to the organizers and participants of the historic meeting of the Assembly to Promote the Civil Society in Cuba (see H. Res. 193), H1846 [6AP]

Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval: support goals (see H. Res. 294), H6329 [21JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the National Drought Council (see H.R. 1386), H1780 [5AP]

Dept. of Defense: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts (see H. Con. Res. 6), H413 [8FE]

Dept. of Energy: make incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified desalination facilities to partially offset the cost of electrical energy required to operate such facilities (see H.R. 1071), H2103 [14AP]

Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools (see H.R. 4063), H10146 [9NO]

———establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 457), H413 [8FE]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H1697 [17MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: expand authority to transport and remove aliens unlawfully present in the U.S. (see H.R. 4253), H11655 [14DE]

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 280), H3696 [19MY]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3251), H5740 [12JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept sworn affidavit of veterans who served in combat during Korean War or earlier conflict as proof of service connection for certain diseases and injuries (see H.R. 591), H352 [2FE]

———improve the Veterans Beneficiary Travel Program (see H.R. 3147), H5600 [30JN]

———reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 616), H410 [8FE]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 808), H628 [15FE]

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

———provide for reimbursement of certain for-profit hospitals (see H.R. 3714), H8089 [15SE]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (see H.R. 4200), H10146 [9NO]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H8809 [7OC]

Diseases: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3641), H11655 [14DE]

———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), H2648 [27AP]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 42), H984 [3MR]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H5916 [14JY]

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H8163 [20SE]

District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 2043), H3060 [9MY]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H353 (see H.R. 314), H354 [2FE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H3434 [17MY]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H790 [17FE]

Education: increase amount of loans repayable for Selected Reserve officers who possess qualifications, or are being trained in, health professions needed to meet wartime combat medical skill shortages (see H.R. 3417), H9962 [7NO]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 23), H80 [4JA]

Egypt: condemn terrorist bombings in Sharm el-Sheik and express condolences to the families of the victims (see H. Res. 384), H6650 [26JY]

European Union: urge addition of Hezbollah (terrorist organization) to list of terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 101), H1026 [8MR]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 65), H4187 [7JN]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H9361 [27OC]

Federal employees: affirm protection from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and repudiate any assertion to the contrary (see H.R. 3128), H5599 [30JN]

———index deferred annuities and provide survivor annuities to spouses of former employees entitled to a deferred annuity who died after leaving the Government before establishing a claim (see H.R. 2517), H4401 [13JN]

———provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H1894 [12AP]

———provide assistant U.S. attorneys the same retirement benefits as are afforded to Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3183), H5601 [30JN]

———require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (see H.R. 1480), H2395 [20AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 881), H7743 [7SE]

FEMA: permit access to databases to comply with sex offender registry and notification laws (see H.R. 4381), H10909 [17NO]

———provide certain individuals or households affected by Hurricane Katrina in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, FL, with financial assistance and direct services under the Disaster and Emergency Assistance Act (see H.R. 3723), H7814 [8SE]

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]

———provide emergency authority to guarantee checks cashed by insured depository institutions and credit unions for noncustomers who are victims of certain hurricanes (see H.R. 3909), H9277 [26OC]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 1243), H1369 [10MR]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H627 [15FE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: modify requirements for appointment and training of members of Regional Fishery Management Councils (see H.R. 1431), H4985 [22JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H3114 [10MY]

Florida: authorize additional judgeships in the middle and southern districts (see H.R. 3953), H10910 [17NO]

Foreign aid: ensure protection of beneficiaries of U.S. humanitarian assistance (see H.R. 912), H792 [17FE]

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]

Gulf Coast States: encourage the adoption of comprehensive, modern, and uniform statewide building codes by Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama (see H. Con. Res. 285), H9962 [7NO]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 534), H349 [2FE]

———improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions (see H.R. 963), H3894 [24MY]

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

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H792 [17FE]

Higher Education Act: exclude veterans education benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill for purposes of determining need analysis for grants to college students (see H.R. 1206), H1897 [12AP]

———prevent sex offenders subject to involuntary civil commitments from receiving Federal student financial aid (see H.R. 132), H524 [9FE]

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

Hispanic Americans: tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 323), H12049 [16DE]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 884), H1896 [12AP]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3137), H9103 [25OC]

———make inadmissable individuals who law enforcement knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe, seek entry to the U.S. to participate in illegal activities with criminal gangs (see H.R. 2933), H5435 (see H.R. 2933), H5480 [29JN]

———permit aliens who are independent living assistants to adjust status to provide in-home living and home support services to disabled adults (see H.R. 1374), H1691 [17MR]

———remove discretion of Dept. of Homeland Security relative to expedited removal and prohibit issuance of residential mortgages to illegal aliens (see H.R. 4032), H10039 [8NO]

———require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification (see H.R. 19), H2550 [26AP]

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), H11036 [18NO]

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

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), H10038 [8NO]

———establish minimum standards relating to a factor for life insurance eligibility and rates (see H.R. 3639), H8648 [3OC]

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

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H137 [6JA]

Iraq: commend people for holding a successful referendum on a new constitution (see H. Res. 504), H9963 [7NO]

Israel: congratulate on election of Dan Gillerman as Vice President of U.N. General Assembly (see H. Res. 368), H6381 [22JY]

———independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 149), H3436 [17MY]

———recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 588), H942 [2MR]

———support accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (see H. Res. 38), H354 [2FE]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3132), H5599 [30JN]

———provide grants for prosecutions of cases cleared through use of DNA backlog clearance funds (see H.R. 1602), H7743 [7SE]

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

Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: clarify exemption for recreational vessel support employees (see H.R. 940), H794 [17FE]

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 2323), H3260 [12MY]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H2738 [28AP]

———require drug utilization review programs to deny coverage of erectile dysfunction drugs for individuals registered (or required to be registered) as sex offenders (see H.R. 2648), H4656 [16JN]

Medicare: 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), H5435 (see H.R. 1819), H5480 [29JN]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H7743 [7SE]

———permit waiver of waiting period for Medicare coverage of terminally ill disabled individuals (see H.R. 2680), H4139 [26MY]

———prohibit disclosure of Social Security numbers on Medicare-related mailings (see H.R. 2518), H3767 [23MY]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 415), H1509 [15MR]

———provide access to audiologists, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 415), H1697 [17MR]

———provide for value-based purchasing in payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3617), H7950 [14SE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H1622 [16MR]

Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force: establish (see H.R. 79), H587 [14FE]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4047), H9696 [4NO]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H8847 [17OC]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H6328 [21JY]

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]

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), H5604 [30JN]

———require accurate fuel economy testing procedures (see H.R. 1103), H982 [3MR]

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

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 15), H720 [16FE]

National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 332), H5252 [27JN]

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

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 874), H9962 [7NO]

National MPS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 85), H584 [10FE]

National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (see H.R. 418), H235 [26JA]

Navy: anniversary of disappearance of Avenger torpedo bombers of Flight 19 and the Mariner rescue aircraft sent to search for Flight 19 (see H. Res. 500), H10161 [14NO]

———require procurement of helicopters under the Presidential helicopter fleet replacement program that are wholly manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 459), H284 [1FE]

NOAA: establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program (see H.R. 3835), H8162 [20SE]

Office of Special Inspector General for Hurricane Katrina Recovery: establish (see H.R. 3737), H8644 [29SE]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 184), H1897 [12AP]

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11328 [8DE]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 892), H1265 [9MR]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 276), H5362 [28JN]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 692), H631 [15FE]

Poland: urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (see H. Res. 78), H523 [9FE]

POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former POW to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 2344), H3260 [12MY]

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

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H7673 [6SE]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3135), H6432 [25JY]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S: designate (see H.R. 2112), H8513 [28SE]

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

Russia: protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 230), H8389 [27SE]

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

Social Security: authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 2799), H6652 [26JY]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 1745), H2394 [20AP]

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

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

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H353 [2FE]

Staff Sergeant Michael Schafer Post Office Building, Spring Hill, FL: designate (see H.R. 3703), H7813 [8SE]

Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (see H. Res. 340), H5176 [24JN]

Syria: end occupation of Lebanon (see H. Con. Res. 32), H354 [2FE]

———strengthen sanctions, establish a program to support a transition to a democratically elected Government, and restore sovereignty and democratic rule in Lebanon (see H.R. 1141), H9962 [7NO]

Tariff: natural cork (see H.R. 1944), H2647 [27AP]

Taxation: allow a credit for owning certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 652), H411 [8FE]

———allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain energy projects (see H.R. 2794), H6205 [20JY]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H8644 [29SE]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H1847 [6AP]

———allow an investment tax credit for the purchase of trucks with new diesel engine technologies (see H.R. 3301), H7950 [14SE]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1120), H6432 [25JY]

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

———allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040S without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1581), H1895 [12AP]

———allow tax credits to holders of stem cell research bonds (see H.R. 1650), H2649 [27AP]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1607), H4896 [21JN]

———applicability of volume cap for private activity bonds to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1708), H5252 [27JN]

———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see H.R. 819), H2550 [26AP]

———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 3458), H6933 [27JY]

———exclude from gross income the proceeds from certain company-owned life insurance (see H.R. 2251), H3196 [11MY]

———expand exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to dependents of employees (see H.R. 1518), H1845 [6AP]

———expand incentives for saving (see H.R. 3574), H7559 [28JY]

———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]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (see H.R. 4096), H9042 [20OC]

———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 3338), H6106 [19JY]

———extend incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 2498), H5177 [24JN]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 807), H628 [15FE]

———impose penalties for the failure of organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code to comply with disclosure requirements (see H.R. 1942), H2647 [27AP] (see H.R. 2204), H3055 [5MY]

———improve operation of employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 3111), H6205 [20JY]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H1265 [9MR]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 930), H793 [17FE]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 519), H348 [2FE]

———make permanent the shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1663), H2101 [14AP]

———make the additional tax on early distributions from certain pension plans inapplicable for public safety employees (see H.R. 448), H283 [1FE]

———modernize rules governing treatment of qualifying continuing care facilities (see H.R. 4608), H12049 [16DE]

———modify depreciation of property used in the transmission of electricity (see H.R. 1379), H1691 [17MR]

———modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 1272), H2103 [14AP]

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

———permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see H.R. 1417), H1693 [17MR]

———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H10502 [16NO]

———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), H3054 [5MY]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 986), H6651 [26JY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H1893 [12AP]

———provide a nonrefundable personal credit to individuals who donate certain life-saving organs (see H.R. 2474), H3693 [19MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain improvements to retail space (see H.R. 1062), H941 [2MR]

———provide capital gains tax treatment for certain self-created musical works (see H.R. 2594), H3893 [24MY]

———provide credit to certain agriculture-related businesses for cost of protecting certain chemicals (see H.R. 713), H5603 [30JN]

———provide emergency tax relief for victims of Hurricane Wilma (see H.R. 4334), H10226 [15NO]

———provide for deductibility of medical expenses by individuals (see H.R. 4625), H12167 [17DE]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 3908), H8386 [27SE]

———provide incentives for the production of motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels (see H.R. 626), H1264 [9MR]

———provide tax benefits for the Gulf Opportunity Zone and certain areas affected by Hurricanes Rita and Wilma (see H.R. 4440), H11221 [7DE]

———reduce Federal tax on fuels by the amount of any increase in State fuel tax rates (see H.R. 1097), H1780 [5AP]

———reduce rates on distilled spirits (see H.R. 1791), H2471 [21AP]

———reduce recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (see H.R. 2239), H3113 [10MY]

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

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H3114 [10MY]

———replace recapture bond provisions of low-income housing tax credit program (see H.R. 1468), H4985 [22JN]

———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 897), H792 [17FE]

———treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 4236), H9695 [4NO]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H1897 [12AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H1897 [12AP]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H4801 [20JN]

———treatment of unrelated business taxable income (see H.R. 1879), H3056 [5MY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H6432 [25JY]

Tisch, Preston R. (Bob): tribute (see H. Res. 605), H11881 [15DE]

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

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit removal of any item from the current list of items prohibited from being carried aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 4452), H12051 [16DE]

U.N.: address anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 54), H354 [2FE] (see H. Res. 282), H3435 [17MY]

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 769), H8919 [18OC]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H795 [17FE]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 1366), H1897 [12AP]

———improve benefits for former POW (see H.R. 1598), H1968 [13AP]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 1220), H2473 [21AP]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H2734 [28AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H630 [15FE]

———provide additional compensation to survivors of Bataan Death March (see H.R. 30), H1896 [12AP]

———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), H6432 [25JY]

Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H8163 [20SE]

Veterans' Right To Know Commission: establish (see H.R. 4259), H11110 [6DE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H4485 [14JN]

Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 1126), H2978 [4MY]

Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8343 [22SE]

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

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 2193), H3054 [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), H7645 [2SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 2804), H4295 [8JN]

Children and youth: ensure that appropriate State social services officers have access to certain Federal databases to carry out checks in cases of child abuse and neglect and cases of missing children (see H.R. 1223), H1368 [10MR]

———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 2423), H3554 [18MY]

———protect from exploitive child modeling (see H.R. 1142), H1023 [8MR]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based on citizenship or legal permanent resident status of parents (see H.J. Res. 41), H1969 [13AP]

Collier County, FL: authorize ecosystem restoration projects for the Indian River Lagoon and the Picayune Strand (see H.R. 847), H718 [16FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: create an inspection program that uses videophone systems at certain points of entry in Florida to satisfy certain reporting requirements (see H.R. 1509), H1845 [6AP]

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2668), H4139 [26MY]

———expedite payments of certain Federal emergency assistance and direct the Sec. of Homeland Security to exercise certain authority (see H.R. 1870), H2646 [27AP]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 3685), H7742 [7SE]

Haiti: establish a program to provide economic and infrastructure reconstruction assistance (see H.R. 611), H410 [8FE]

Insurance: allow States to require certain disclosures regarding Holocaust-era insurance policies of insurers and establish a Federal cause of action for claims for payment of such insurance policies (see H.R. 743), H581 [10FE]

Law enforcement: provide for registration of sex offenders and for appropriate notification of their whereabouts (see H.R. 3133), H5599 [30JN]

Taxation: allow certain modifications to be made to qualified mortgages held by a real estate mortgage investement company or a grantor trust (see H.R. 1010), H846 [1MR]

———allow victims of Presidentially-declared disasters to withdraw funds from retirement plans without penalty (see H.R. 3742), H7860 [13SE]

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

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 1511), H1845 [6AP]

———make permanent the 15-year depreciation recovery period for restaurant property improvements and extend to new restaurant construction (see H.R. 920), H793 [17FE]

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

———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 1510), H1845 [6AP]

———repeal reduction in deductible portion of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 3162), H5600 [30JN]

———treat certain publicly-traded debt issued or guaranteed by Federal, state or local governments as qualified nonrecourse financing (see H.R. 919), H793 [17FE]

U.S. Cleveland Post Office Building, Punta Gorda, FL: designate (see H.R. 3830), H8161 [20SE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H6109 [20JY], H7871 [14SE], H11507 [14DE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1267 [10MR]

Remarks

Agriculture: price supports for sugar, H4255 [8JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), H4255 [8JN]

Armenia: declaration of genocide, E581 [7AP]

Children and youth: improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (H.R. 2423), H3898 [25MY]

———protect from exploitive child modeling (H.R. 1142), H1270 [10MR]

———protect from sexually violent offenders, H2456 [21AP]

Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan: funding, H5814 [14JY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, H2554 [27AP]

———counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, H83 [6JA]

———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, H83 [6JA]

Courts: repeal mandatory minimum sentencing for sex offenders who cross State lines and fail to register, H7902, H7903 [14SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: reduce interest rate on loans to processors of sugar beets and sugarcane, H4255 [8JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), conference report, H8698, H8699 [6OC]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), consideration (H. Res. 365), H5976 [19JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), consideration (H. Res. 298), H4082 [26MY]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H7748 [8SE]

Economy: growth, H11658 [15DE]

FEMA: provide certain individuals or households affected by Hurricane Katrina in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, FL, with financial assistance and direct services under the Disaster and Emergency Assistance Act, H8699 [6OC]

———reform, H8698 [6OC]

FHA: remove limitation on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured (H.R. 2892), H11587 [14DE]

Haiti: U.S. policy, H5976 [19JY]

Highway Trust Fund: extend certain highway-related excise taxes and expenditure authorities, H1042 [9MR]

House of Representatives: impact of bipartisanship, H2723 [28AP]

Hurricanes: relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7748 [8SE]

Immigration: improve border security, H8698 [6OC]

Iraq: elections, H525 [10FE]

Jordan: condemn terrorist attacks in Amman (H. Res. 546), H10344 [16NO]

Journal: question of approval, H2651 [28AP]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 160), H4818 [21JN]

Lake Worth, FL: tribute to law enforcement officers involved in the rescue of child who was buried alive, H4076 [26MY]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7891, H7902, H7903 [14SE]

Middle East: support principles of peace, H1425 [15MR]

National Missing Children's Day: observance, H3898 [25MY]

Punta Gorda, FL: tribute to Punta Gorda Police Dept. Adopt-an-Offender Program, H2651 [28AP]

Scott, Almon: relief, H4082 [26MY]

Social Security: privatization proposals, H4123 [26MY]

———reform, H4123 [26MY]

St. Patrick's Day: observance, H1625 [17MR]

Taxation: extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (H.R. 4096), H11143 [7DE]

———provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (H.R. 1134), H1388, H1389, H1392 [14MR], H2082, H2083 [14AP]

———provide tax relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and provide incentives for charitable giving (H.R. 3768), H8018 [15SE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1042, H1043 [9MR]

U.S. Cleveland Post Office Building, Punta Gorda, FL: designate (H.R. 3830), H8877 [18OC]

Votes: correction, H4606 [16JN]

———position on missed, H1633, H1640 [17MR], H4018 [25MY], H4602 [16JN]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2864), H5814 [14JY]

Wilbanks, Jennifer: monetary compensation provided by news media for access to ``Runaway Bride'' story, H4708 [17JN]

World War II: tribute to Navy Carrier Air Group 83, E917 [10MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H188 [25JA], H9099 [25OC], H9273 [26OC]

Special order: granted, H1688 [17MR], H2468 [21AP], H2733 [28AP], H4136 [26MY], H4720 [17JN]

Tributes

Fowler, Tillie K., H1008 [8MR]

Greenspan, Alan, H1679 [17MR]

Pope Benedict XVI, H2111 [19AP]

Portman, Representative, H1625 [17MR], H2719 [28AP]