JACKSON, JESSE L., JR. (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1467 [15MR]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H3 [4JA]

Conferee: H.R. 3010, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H9992 [8NO], H11183 [7DE]

———H.R. 3057, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H9330 [27OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1192), H1263 [9MR]

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

Animals: restore prohibition on commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 297), H4356 [9JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 567), H351 [2FE]

Armed Forces: 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]

———enhance readiness by replacing current policy concerning homosexuality, referred to as ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'', with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1059), H940 [2MR]

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

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

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H2550 [26AP]

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), H5638 [11JY]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 390), H7566 [28JY]

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

———conduct thorough review of cases of individuals convicted of court-martial arising from a disturbance at Fort Lawton, WA, on August 14, 1944 (see H.R. 3174), H5601 [30JN]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1312), H7564 [28JY]

Bankruptcy: provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (see H.R. 3697), H9103 [25OC]

Bennett, William J.: condemn remarks linking crime rates with the abortion of African American babies (see H. Res. 473), H8810 [7OC]

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

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda (see H.R. 4510), H11880 [15DE]

———revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 937), H1265 [9MR]

Capitol Police: increase the mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 1335), H4561 [15JN]

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), H10157 [10NO]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H8846 [17OC]

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

———establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 127), H847 [1MR]

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

Chicago White Sox (baseball team): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 281), H9362 [27OC]

Children and youth: provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H5741 [12JY]

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), H3199 [11MY]

———withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 728), H523 [9FE]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 188), H413 [8FE]

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

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

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1687), H2148 [19AP]

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

Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 363), H8810 [7OC]

———request the Executive Office of the President and direct the Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to the White House Iraq Group (see H. Res. 505), H9473 [1NO]

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

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

Coins: redesign the reverse side of the penny in commemoration of the anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln (see H.R. 767), H583 [10FE]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H72 [4JA]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 1994), H2736 [28AP]

———protect from usury and unreasonable fees (see H.R. 1619), H1969 [13AP]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H2739 [28AP]

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

Courts: provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see H.R. 1151), H1372 [10MR]

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

Credit: impose restrictions on high-cost mortgages, revise fees and charges on certain loans, prohibit unfair or deceptive practices by mortgage brokers and creditors, and provide counseling about predatory lenders (see H.R. 1182), H9962 [7NO]

Credit cards: prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 1208), H4143 [26MY]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 2662), H8342 [22SE]

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

Davis, Ossie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 660), H848 [1MR]

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

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3763), H8249 [21SE]

Dept. of Education: recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H9044 [20OC]

Dept. of HHS: establish programs to address the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1175), H1024 [8MR]

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

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 1704), H5741 [12JY]

———require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see H. Con. Res. 77), H797 [17FE]

Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (see H.R. 3760), H7947 [14SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H2738 [28AP]

Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 3616), H7611 [29JY]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see H.R. 4062), H8846 [17OC]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 398), H287 [1FE]

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

Ecology and environment: enforce certain enviromental laws, expand the definition of environmental justice, and direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office (see H.R. 1648), H2101 [14AP]

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), H9047 [24OC]

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

El Salvador: commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (see H. Res. 458), H8847 [17OC]

Elections: require general Federal elections to be held the first consecutive Saturday and Sunday in November (see H.R. 1647), H2101 [14AP]

Employment: provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1902), H2646 [27AP]

ERISA: impose a moratorium on terminations of certain plans in cases in which reorganization of contributing sponsors is sought in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings (see H.R. 2327), H5177 [24JN]

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

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

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 1589), H1967 [13AP]

FCC: establish minimum public interest requirements for multi-cast digital television channels (see H.R. 2359), H9641 [3NO]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1376), H1691 [17MR]

Federal aid programs: ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible (see H.R. 1425), H8734 [6OC]

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

Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 2317), H4656 [16JN]

———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), H4400 [13JN]

Firefighters: recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (see H. Res. 188), H1778 [5AP]

Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 1507), H8644 [29SE]

Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. assistance to develop any rail connections or railway-related connections through certain cities in Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia, and Turkey that exclude cities in Armenia (see H.R. 3361), H8248 [21SE]

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

Foreign policy: prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 952), H9044 [20OC]

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

Haiti: provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (see H.R. 945), H794 [17FE]

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend to benefit individuals who were children when enacted (see H.R. 1737), H2393 [20AP]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 2567), H8513 [28SE]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases (see H.R. 3854), H8247 [21SE]

———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), H7564 [28JY]

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

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H5603 [30JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H4073 [25MY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H942 [2MR]

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

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

———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), H2395 [20AP]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (see H.R. 939), H1847 [6AP]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H1779 [5AP]

Higher Education Act: expand eligibility requirement for certain aid programs to include predominantly Black colleges and universities (see H.R. 2931), H9472 [1NO]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 1338), H1621 [16MR]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 1029), H1897 [12AP]

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

Horseracing: recognize contributions of Jimmy Winkfield and other African American jockeys and trainers to the sport of horseracing and the history of the Kentucky Derby (see H. Res. 231), H2979 [4MY]

House of Representatives: provide for just apportionment of Members in all States (see H.R. 564), H351 [2FE]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1026 [8MR]

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 1441), H8644 [29SE]

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]

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

Immigration: adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 342), H287 [1FE]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3006), H7565 [28JY]

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

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 946), H2648 [27AP]

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), H11220 [7DE]

Indonesia: support the memorandum of understanding signed by the Indonesian Government and the Free Aceh Movement to end the conflict in Aceh Province (see H. Res. 456), H9473 [1NO]

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]

———establish minimum standards relating to a factor for life insurance eligibility and rates (see H.R. 3639), H8919 [18OC]

———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), H1265 [9MR]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 1526), H8248 [21SE]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 1130), H1622 [16MR]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H3262 [12MY]

Iraq: declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H.R. 3142), H8513 [28SE] (see H. Con. Res. 197), H5603 [30JN]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 73), H11328 [8DE]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 1068), H980 [3MR]

J.M. Dietrich Northeast Annex, Springfield, IL: designate (see H.R. 2630), H4072 [25MY]

Jacob L. Frazier Post Office Building, St. Charles, IL: designate (see H.R. 3767), H7948 [14SE]

John F. Whiteside Joliet Post Office Building, Joliet, IL: designate (see H.R. 2113), H3052 [5MY]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H196 [25JA]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4561 [15JN]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 487), H10503 [16NO]

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), H2881 [3MY]

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

Law enforcement: increase evidentiary standard required to convict a person for a drug offense and require screening of law enforcement officers or others acting under color of law participating in drug task forces (see H.R. 2620), H4072 [25MY]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H4295 [8JN]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H287 [1FE]

Macedonia: cease distribution of negative and nationalist propaganda and encourage continued negotiations with the U.N. and Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Res. 521), H12051 [16DE]

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

Medicaid: provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H1897 [12AP]

Medicare: permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H1779 [5AP]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H7564 [28JY]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 1940), H2647 [27AP]

Middle East: commend democratization and political and economic liberalization of certain countries (see H. Res. 37), H1851 [8AP]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 708), H522 [9FE]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2429), H3555 [18MY]

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

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Con. Res. 273), H9696 [4NO]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H10157 [10NO]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse (see H.R. 2891), H4802 [20JN]

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

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 1108), H4356 [9JN]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H6381 [22JY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 2231), H6652 [26JY]

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), H4354 [9JN]

National security: establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters (see H.R. 2715), H9641 [3NO]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H1264 [9MR]

Navy: 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]

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1993), H2736 [28AP]

Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 286), H9425 [28OC]

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

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H2102 [14AP]

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), H8847 [17OC]

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

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

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

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H2551 [26AP]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H9696 [4NO]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 2017), H2737 [28AP]

Robert T. Ferguson Post Office Building, Flora, IL: designate (see H.R. 1287), H8388 [27SE]

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

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

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

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

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 3601), H8810 [7OC]

Social Security: 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), H1778 [5AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H1778 [5AP]

Southeast Asia: provide for the automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship by certain individuals (see H.R. 814), H9103 [25OC]

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

Sports: recognize contributions of African-American basketball teams and players for their achievements, dedication, and contributions to the sport of basketball and to the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 59), H3057 [5MY]

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H2151 [19AP]

———impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, protect civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in Darfur (see H.R. 3127), H8847 [17OC]

Taxation: allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan and for hiring their dependents and dependents of deceased personnel (see H.R. 1352), H3056 [5MY]

———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), H9641 [3NO]

———establish a Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive tax payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 2631), H4072 [25MY]

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

———impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow tax credit for purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and provide grants for mass transit (see H.R. 2070), H5638 [11JY]

———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]

———repeal reduction in deductible portion of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 3162), H8388 [27SE]

———reward individuals who provide volunteer services in times of national need (see H.R. 3832), H8847 [17OC]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H9044 [20OC]

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), H2473 [21AP]

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]

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]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H5741 [12JY]

U.N.: call for a commission that will build an abolitionists movement to end slavery, human trafficking, and exploitation around the world (see H. Res. 490), H11881 [15DE]

———provide a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund for the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 2811), H8847 [17OC]

U.S. Health Service: establish (see H.R. 3000), H5252 [27JN]

U.S. Parole Commission: reestablish (see H.R. 3072), H11220 [7DE]

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), H8348 [26SE]

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

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H2472 [21AP]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 302), H2738 [28AP]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 63), H1696 [17MR]

———extend to Hurricane Katrina evacuees the right to use absentee balloting and registration procedures available to military and overseas voters (see H.R. 3734), H9103 [25OC]

———protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 533), H349 [2FE]

———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]

———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 663), H1779 [5AP] (see H.R. 1300), H1507 [15MR]

Water: protect, conserve, and improve access to freshwater resources (see H. Con. Res. 120), H1695 [17MR]

Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 1126), H983 [3MR]

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

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 3086), H5361 [28JN]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2861), H8513 [28SE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Ecology and environment: constitutional amendment on the right to a clean, safe, and sustainable environment (see H.J. Res. 33), H941 [2MR]

Economy: constitutional amendment on the right to full employment and balanced growth (see H.J. Res. 35), H941 [2MR]

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

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

Housing: constitutional amendment on the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing (see H.J. Res. 32), H941 [2MR]

Medicare: require hospitals to make an effort to contact a surrogate decisionmaker of patients who arrive at an emergency department physically incapable of communicating with the attending health care practitioners (see H.R. 2560), H3892 [24MY]

Parks, Rosa: direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 4145), H9275 [26OC]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 36), H941 [2MR]

Taxation: constitutional amendment on progressive taxation (see H.J. Res. 34), H941 [2MR]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H941 [2MR]

Women: constitutional amendment on equality of rights and reproductive rights (see H.J. Res. 31), H941 [2MR]

Remarks

Africa: increase disaster assistance and refugee assistance to Sudan and other African countries, H1467 [15MR]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1467 [15MR]

Chicago White Sox (baseball team): tribute, H9282 [27OC]

Civil rights: recognize contributions of the ``Greensboro Four'' (H. Con. Res. 25), H596 [15FE]

Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, H113 [6JA]

———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, H113 [6JA]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5028 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), conference report, H10521 [17NO]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5290 [28JN]

Medicare: require hospitals to make an effort to contact a surrogate decisionmaker of patients who arrive at an emergency department physically incapable of communicating with the attending health care practitioners (H.R. 2560), H3880 [24MY]

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 (H.R. 4145), H9263 [26OC], H10788 [17NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3890 [24MY]

Tributes

Gadson, Sandra L., E2073 [7OC]

Parks, Rosa, H9263 [26OC]