KIND, RON (a Representative from Wisconsin)

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5122 [24JN]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8307 [22SE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), H6497 [26JY]

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), H5876 [14JY]

Appointments

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

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

Articles and editorials

Lolling on the River—Following the Upper Mississippi by Land, Bill O'Brian, Washington (DC) Post, H3786 [24MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 3746), H7860 [13SE]

Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of certain privately-held land to make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States and tribal governments (see H.R. 1351), H3113 [10MY]

———provide producers on a farm with greater flexibility in selecting the crops to be planted on the base acres of the farm (see H.R. 2045), H6652 [26JY]

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]

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), H9696 [4NO]

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

———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (see H.R. 1565), H1894 [12AP]

———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]

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

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

———prohibit requirement of anthrax and smallpox immunizations without members' consent and correct records of those previously punished for refusing such vaccines (see H.R. 514), H1847 [6AP]

———provide a temporary increase in the minimum end strength levels for active duty personnel and Special Operation Forces (see H.R. 1666), H2101 [14AP]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 923), H793 [17FE]

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

———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), H350 [2FE]

———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]

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

Autism Society of America: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 254), H8387 [27SE]

Bicycles: support a national bike month and express appreciation of cyclists and others for promoting bicycle safety and the benefits of cycling (see H. Con. Res. 145), H3114 [10MY]

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

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H2394 [20AP] (see H.R. 985), H2473 [21AP]

Bush, President: transmit information on contracts for services or construction related to Hurricane Katrina recovery that relate to wages and benefits to be paid to workers (see H. Res. 467), H8388 [27SE]

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), H12051 [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), H12290 [18DE]

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

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 237), H7950 [14SE]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H3113 [10MY]

———provide comprehensive services for children who have been removed from environments in which methamphetamines are unlawfully manufactured, distributed, or dispensed (see H.R. 2335), H3260 [12MY]

Climate: 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]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 123), H9962 [7NO]

Committees of the House: create a select committee to investigate awarding and carrying out of contracts to rebuild communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina (see H. Res. 449), H8847 [17OC]

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]

Corporate Subsidy Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 974), H795 [17FE]

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

Cuba: facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 719), H1371 [10MR]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1814), H2979 [4MY]

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3763), H7947 [14SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (see H.R. 3160), H5600 [30JN]

———provide financial assistance for the construction, improvement, and rehabilitation of farmers markets (see H.R. 710), H1696 [17MR]

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

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H8388 [27SE]

Dept. of Labor: establish Small Employer Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 3056), H5176 [24JN]

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: conduct a pilot program to improve access to health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 1741), H2394 [20AP]

———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), H1969 [13AP]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H3556 [18MY]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1369 [10MR]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H193 [25JA]

———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]

———issuance of semipostal stamp relating to Alzheimer's disease (see H. Res. 466), H9277 [26OC]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 42), H11110 [6DE]

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

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 314), H287 [1FE]

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

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

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

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (see H.R. 859), H718 [16FE]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H4356 [9JN]

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

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H1690 [17MR]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 3685), H8735 [6OC]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H3113 [10MY]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: modify requirements for appointment and training of members of Regional Fishery Management Councils (see H.R. 1431), H1694 [17MR]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations (see H.R. 1157), H1023 [8MR]

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

FTC: study rating system of video game industry and determine if their labeling practices are unfair or deceptive (see H.R. 1145), H3894 [24MY]

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

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H4985 [22JN]

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

Great Lakes: authorize appropriations for State restoration programs and activities (see H.R. 792), H798 [17FE]

———improve program coordination (see H.R. 2129), H3052 [5MY]

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

Health: achieve a national health information infrastructure and establish a refundable tax credit for expenditures of health care providers implementing such infrastructure (see H.R. 747), H2472 [21AP]

———conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity relative to influenza (see H.R. 813), H7949 [14SE]

———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 1709), H2551 [26AP]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H8734 [6OC]

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

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

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), H3556 [18MY]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H350 [2FE]

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 2960), H4985 [22JN]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: eliminate application deadlines (see H.R. 3018), H4896 [21JN]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2928), H8342 [22SE]

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

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H4356 [9JN]

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]

———require contracts relative to recovery efforts following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita be awarded only after an open and fair bidding process (see H. Con. Res. 251), H8644 [29SE]

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]

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

———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]

Independent Commission To Prevent Fraud and Abuse in the Response to Hurricane Katrina: establish (see H.R. 3838), H8919 [18OC]

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

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]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H3055 [5MY]

Iron and steel industry: urge the Dept. of Commerce and ITC to consider the impact of steel antidumping or countervailing duties on steel-consuming manufacturers and the economy when conducting sunset reviews (see H. Res. 84), H798 [17FE]

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

John H. Bradley Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Appleton, WI: designate (see H.R. 1691), H8089 [15SE]

La Follette, Robert M., Sr.: tribute (see H. Res. 226), H2472 [21AP]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 1696), H2149 [19AP]

Laos: honor Lao and Hmong veterans and their refugee families upon the anniversary of the end of the Indochina conflict (see H. Res. 317), H4896 [21JN]

Law enforcement officers: issue commemorative postage stamp for officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 85), H5964 [18JY]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H354 [2FE]

Mara, Wellington T.: tribute (see H. Res. 517), H11111 [6DE]

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]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H2880 [3MY]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1443), H1694 [17MR]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H3056 [5MY]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 910), H4143 [26MY]

Medicare: improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 2350), H3261 [12MY]

———make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services (see H.R. 3795), H10039 [8NO]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H587 [14FE]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H11328 [8DE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H1779 [5AP]

———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 11), H71 [4JA]

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]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4047), H8808 [7OC]

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

———increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 158), H1697 [17MR]

———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1106), H982 [3MR]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H8919 [18OC]

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Con. Res. 90), H5915 [14JY]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H12290 [18DE]

National Audubon Society: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H9427 [28OC]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 15), H7862 [13SE]

National Captioning Institute: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 38), H5963 [18JY]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 218), H2881 [3MY]

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see H.R. 596), H2648 [27AP]

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

National forests: make additional quantities of free firewood available to individuals from National Forest System lands (see H.R. 4251), H10038 [8NO]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see H.R. 669), H412 [8FE]

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), H6107 [19JY]

———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), H8163 [20SE]

National objectives: ensure that the U.S. leads the world in next generation energy technologies, grow the economy, create high-skill American jobs, eliminate overdependence on foreign oil, and address global warming (see H.R. 2828), H4401 [13JN]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 2332), H3260 [12MY]

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

———award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 4597), H12048 [16DE]

———regulate Indian tribal governments under the same rules and procedures that apply to other governmental employers relative to establishment and maintenance of employee benefit plans (see H.R. 331), H798 [17FE]

New York, NY: provide protections and services to certain individuals after the terrorist attack (see H.R. 566), H351 [2FE]

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1591), H2978 [4MY]

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

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations for nutrition services (see H.R. 1792), H3056 [5MY]

Political campaigns: reform financing of Federal elections (see H.R. 3099), H5361 [28JN]

———require disclosure of certain information by persons conducting phone banks during campaigns for Federal office (see H.R. 491), H285 [1FE]

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

Power resources: provide for Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) refueling capability at refueling stations to promote energy security and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 3059), H5362 [28JN]

Program Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 973), H795 [17FE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H7814 [8SE]

Real estate: prohibit economic development assistance to States or localities that use eminent domain to obtain property for private commercial development or fail to pay relocation costs to displaced persons (see H.R. 3405), H7673 [6SE]

Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Post Office Building, Madison, WI: designate (see H.R. 1760), H2470 [21AP]

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

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

SBA: permit business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see H.R. 2943), H7743 [7SE]

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 913), H848 [1MR]

Social Security: ensure that receipts and disbursements of the trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget (see H.R. 653), H984 [3MR]

———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), H2150 [19AP]

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

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

———unidirectional (cardioid) electret condenser microphone modules (see H.R. 1202), H5801 [13JY]

Tariff Act: allow U.S. manufacturers that use products subject to countervailing or antidumping duty proceedings or use domestic like products to participate in those proceedings (see H.R. 4217), H9640 [3NO]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H5741 [12JY]

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

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2121), H8644 [29SE]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2952), H4985 [22JN]

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

———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), H75 [4JA]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H8342 [22SE]

———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), H3894 [24MY]

———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax and prevent manipulation of transfer prices by deflection of income to tax havens (see H.R. 1303), H1507 [15MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 1241), H1369 [10MR]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 2034), H2737 [28AP]

———restore equity and complete transfer of motor fuel excise taxes on motorboat and small engine fuels into the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund (see H.R. 1063), H941 [2MR]

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

Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act: make teacher loan forgiveness provisions permanent (see H.R. 670), H2472 [21AP]

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

Turkey: urge acknowledgment of culpability of Ottoman Empire for Armenian genocide and reconciliation with Armenia, and support accession of Turkey to the European Union under certain criteria (see H. Con. Res. 195), H6328 [21JY]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 2533), H4144 [26MY]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H1896 [12AP]

———enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 805), H628 [15FE]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1778 [5AP]

———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H348 [2FE]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 4537), H11653 [14DE]

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

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H5741 [12JY]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 63), H1778 [5AP]

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 496), H354 [2FE]

Water: protect, conserve, and improve access to freshwater resources (see H. Con. Res. 120), H2473 [21AP]

Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 1126), H1510 [15MR]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Birds: conduct a pilot program under which States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps (see H.R. 1494), H1844 [6AP]

Dept. of the Interior: refine neotropical migratory birds conservation assistance program (see H.R. 518), H348 [2FE]

Education: establish the Universal Education Account and the Universal Education Corp., to promote global education reform (see H.R. 3930), H8513 [28SE]

Food Security Act: restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation rules for commodity payments and benefits (see H.R. 1590), H1968 [13AP]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit or Federal debt reduction (see H.R. 1273), H1416 [14MR]

Medicare: require Medicare Advantage organizations to pay for critical access hospital services and rural health clinic services at a greater percentage than regular Medicare payment rates (see H.R. 880), H791 [17FE]

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

NSF: establish a competitive grant program for institutions of higher education to enhance education and job training opportunities in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 2325), H3260 [12MY]

OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see H.R. 1955), H2734 [28AP]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate overpayments to support Hurricane Katrina relief efforts (see H.R. 3790), H8087 [15SE] (see H.R. 3905), H8386 [27SE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1482 [15MR], H1521 [16MR]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 258), H2991, H2992 [5MY]

Arcadia, WI: anniversary, E1803 [8SE]

Armed Forces: 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 (H. Res. 302), H9975, H9976, H9977 [8NO]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), H2069 [14AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, H692, H694 [16FE]

———deficit, H692, H694 [16FE], H8966, H8968 [19OC]

———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-go for direct spending, H694 [16FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10632 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1559, H1569 [16MR], H1664 [17MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H2709 [28AP]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: prohibit funding to implement rule on critical access hospital replacement facility construction, H5122, H5123 [24JN]

Committees of the House: establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism, H2991 [5MY]

Corps of Engineers: enhance navigation capacity improvements and ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System, H5822 [14JY]

Dept. of Education: National Youth Sports Program funding, H5036 [23JN]

Dept. of the Interior: suspend collection of royalty payments for offshore oil and gas production on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico, H2418 [21AP]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5036 [23JN], H5122, H5123 [24JN]

Discovery (space shuttle): launch, H6499 [26JY]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6920 [27JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H1941 [13AP]

Education: funding, H1569 [16MR], H8968 [19OC]

———student financial aid programs funding, H10632 [17NO]

Ellsworth, WI: Army Reserve 652d Engineer Co., recipient of Dept. of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award, E294 [18FE]

Embassies: security, construction, and maintenance funding, H1482 [15MR]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), H8544, H8582 [29SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), H3786 [24MY]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (H.R. 420), H9323 [27OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 10), H4916 [22JN]

Gudmundson, Norman: Experience Works Inc., Wisconsin Outstanding Older Worker award recipient, E2064 [7OC]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8268, H8307, H8308 [22SE]

———suspend implementation of National Reporting System while the National Academy of Sciences studies appropriate standards for school readiness, H8268, H8307, H8308 [22SE]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3822, H3846 [24MY]

Hurricanes: establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8966, H8968 [19OC]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), E1760 [6SE]

Iraq: call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), H11024 [18NO]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H11024 [18NO]

———U.S. embassy funding, H2991 [5MY]

Library of Congress: anniversary of Veterans' History Project, H10116 [9NO]

Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), E44 [6JA]

Mississippi River: Environmental Management Program funding, H3786 [24MY]

———require Corps of Engineers report on progress and maintain balance in regards to lock and dam modernization and ecosystem restoration, H5877 [14JY]

National Manufacturing Week: support goals (H. Res. 16), E425 [10MR]

Organic Trade Association: anniversary, E257 [16FE]

Osseo, WI: condolences to victims and families of bus accident, E2099 [17OC]

Pierce County, WI: anniversary of Pierce County Courthouse, E1323 [23JN]

Postage and stamps: first day of duck stamp sale, E1421 [1JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2364 [20AP], H2418, H2442 [21AP]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H9587 [3NO]

Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Post Office Building, Madison, WI: designate (H.R. 1760), H3273 [16MY]

Selma, AL: anniversary of Bloody Sunday, H1005 [8MR]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), H6486, H6499, H6501, H6505 [26JY]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), consideration (H. Res. 379), H6470 [26JY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H692 [16FE]

Taxation: rates, H10632 [17NO]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules, H1941 [13AP]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: extend applicability (S. 467), E2486 [8DE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1320 [10MR]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), conference report, H7577 [29JY]

U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4340), H11177 [7DE]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: clarify State funding of Tech-Prep program, H2912 [4MY]

———strengthen and improve programs (H.R. 366), H2900, H2912 [4MY]

Votes: position on missed, H128 [6JA]

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), H5822, H5877 [14JY]

Women's History Month: observance, E532 [5AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H131 [6JA], H8337 [22SE], H9693 [4NO]

Special order: granted, H1021 [8MR], H1838 [6AP], H2547 [26AP], H5634 [11JY], H8245 [21SE], H10142 [9NO], H11878 [15DE]

Tributes

Gale, Zona, E532 [5AP]

Latimer, Margery, E532 [5AP]

Medinger, John, H1825 [6AP]

Nelson, Gaylord, H5617 [11JY]

Nelson, Kerissa, E1421 [1JY]

Nickerson, Roger A., H8222 [21SE]

Proxmire, William, H11874 [15DE]

Wales, Cordelia J.G., E532 [5AP]