SESSIONS, PETE (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), consideration (H. Res. 278), H3345 [17MY]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 623), H12058 [17DE]

———allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H12176 [18DE]

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 (H.R. 418), H540 [10FE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6294 [21JY]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 467, Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act, H11183 [7DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see H.R. 356), H195 [25JA]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 552), H6205 [20JY]

Agriculture: ensure regulatory equity between and among dairy farmers and handlers for sales of packaged fluid milk in federally regulated and non-federally regulated areas (see H.R. 4015), H8807 [7OC]

———establish a voluntary program for country of origin labeling of meat (see H.R. 2068), H2975 [4MY]

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]

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), H6107 [19JY]

America's Blood Centers (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 220), H7566 [28JY]

Annan, Kofi: call for resignation as U.N. Secretary General (see H. Res. 277), H3261 [12MY]

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances (see H.R. 1986), H2736 [28AP]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H413 [8FE]

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

Association of University Teachers: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Bar-Ilan University and the University of Haifa (see H. Res. 279), H3331 [16MY]

Aviation: provide liability protection to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations flying for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such organizations (see H.R. 1871), H2646 [27AP]

Bank for International Settlements (organization): establish committee to develop uniform U.S. positions on issues before the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and review capital standards accord (see H.R. 1226), H1417 [14MR]

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

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), H11504 [13DE]

Bolton, John R.: tribute (see H. Res. 260), H2978 [4MY]

Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts: support activities (see H.R. 1337), H1780 [5AP]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H6381 [22JY]

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

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 2290), H3197 [11MY]

———require the CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use dynamic economic modeling in addition to static economic modeling in budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see H.R. 2842), H4355 [9JN]

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), H7815 [8SE]

———tribute for demonstration project to assess quality of care of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (see H. Res. 261), H6937 [27JY]

CERCLA: modify provisions on liability associated with a release or threatened release of recycled oil (see H.R. 2211), H3112 [10MY]

———provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H10501 [16NO]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 237), H7862 [13SE]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide follow-up treatment for children identified with a vision disorder (see H.R. 2328), H3260 [12MY]

———establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 3011), H4895 [21JN]

———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1355), H1851 [8AP]

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

———oppose proposed People's Republic of China anti-secession law (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1026 [8MR]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 698), H1696 [17MR]

Civil War—U.S.: establish a commission to commemorate sesquicentennial (see H.R. 687), H10502 [16NO]

Clean Air Act: reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (see H.R. 1493), H1844 [6AP]

Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see H.R. 239), H1371 [10MR]

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see H.R. 2470), H8388 [27SE]

Congress: allow vote to reverse Supreme Court decisions on the constitutionality of legislation enacted by Congress (see H.R. 3073), H5362 [28JN]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1651), H2473 [21AP]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (see H.R. 516), H348 [2FE]

———clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H4144 [26MY]

———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1689), H4073 [25MY]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos or silica exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos or silica exposure (see H.R. 1957), H2734 [28AP]

———provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see H.R. 1151), H1417 [14MR]

Crime: prohibit certain computer assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 1558), H7949 [14SE]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 748), H581 [10FE]

Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, legalize political parties and free elections, urge European Union to reexamine policy, and support a U.N. resolution on ending human rights violations (see H. Res. 388), H7614 [29JY]

———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]

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

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

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1375), H1691 [17MR]

Dept. of Education: establish a Family Education Reimbursement Account Program to assist hurricane displaced students (see H.R. 4097), H9042 [20OC]

Dept. of HHS: establish a health information technology grant program (see H.R. 2234), H4074 [25MY]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H1370 [10MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize the Citizen Corps and establish the Border Corps (see H.R. 4099), H10157 [10NO]

———construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S. (see H.R. 4083), H8985 [19OC]

———develop and implement standards for the operation of air charter and general aviation operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (see H.R. 911), H1265 [9MR]

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

Dept. of Justice: establish a national sex offender registration database (see H.R. 95), H984 [3MR]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 1219), H1696 [17MR]

Dept. of the Interior: develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 1370), H4896 [21JN]

Dept. of Transportation: develop and implement an environmental review process for safety emergency highway projects (see H.R. 1086), H981 [3MR]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1554), H3769 [23MY]

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), H9554 [2NO]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H6107 [19JY]

Diseases: enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see H.R. 944), H3556 [18MY]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H4561 [15JN]

District of Columbia: clarify definition of marriage for legal purposes (see H.R. 72), H353 [2FE]

———restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H1416 [14MR]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H286 [1FE] (see H.R. 3889), H10039 [8NO]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H7565 [28JY]

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

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 3753), H9426 [28OC]

———repeal or eliminate certain Federal education programs (see H.R. 4018), H8807 [7OC]

———strengthen high school teaching of the values, contributions, and accomplishments of Western civilization (see H. Con. Res. 49), H412 [8FE]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H845 [1MR]

European Union: urge continuance of embargo on arms sales to the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 57), H354 [2FE]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 65), H797 [17FE]

Families and domestic relations: require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 69), H353 [2FE]

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

Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 3282), H5912 [14JY]

Federal aid programs: require legislation that establishes a new Federal program to contain a provision that eliminates one or more current programs of equal or greater cost (see H. Con. Res. 301), H11036 [18NO]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H11110 [6DE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H3262 [12MY]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2965), H4721 [17JN]

Federal Real Property Council: carry out a pilot program for the expeditious disposal of underutilized Federal real property and improve the economy and efficiency of Federal real property (see H.R. 3134), H8163 [20SE]

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), H2978 [4MY]

———provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (see H.R. 3505), H8163 [20SE]

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]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 47), H412 [8FE]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1384), H1692 [17MR]

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

Foreign trade: permit entry of certain U.S. origin defense articles into bonded warehouses and foreign trade zones (see H.R. 1928), H5741 [12JY]

Francisco `Pancho' Medrano Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 4561), H11879 [15DE]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment protecting religious freedom (see H.J. Res. 57), H5602 [30JN]

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

Government: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1449), H1970 [13AP]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 2567), H4802 [20JN]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 3875), H8341 [22SE]

———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. 5), H6432 [25JY] (see H.R. 534), H349 [2FE]

———increase provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions (see H.R. 1353), H1621 [16MR]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H3894 [24MY]

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

Help America Vote Act: require voting systems to provide a verifiable paper record of each vote cast and ensure the security of electronic data (see H.R. 278), H1896 [12AP]

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H5963 [18JY]

Hurricanes: provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3748), H8089 [15SE]

Immigration: assist certain sheriffs' offices to provide a second line of defense in border areas, conduct law enforcement operations along the southern U.S. border, and prevent lawlessness in border areas (see H.R. 4360), H10908 [17NO]

———enforce employment restrictions on unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database (see H.R. 98), H286 [1FE]

———enhance border security enforcement and detention facilities (see H.R. 4238), H10158 [10NO]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3137), H5801 [13JY]

———improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3776), H8810 [7OC]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H1510 [15MR]

———reform (see H.R. 3938), H8642 [29SE]

———require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification (see H.R. 19), H2472 [21AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 288), H9555 [2NO]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 2355), H3261 [12MY]

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers: provide for continued oversight of the Internet domain name system and ensure physical location within the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 268), H9103 [25OC]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H1696 [17MR]

Iraq: recognize importance and credibility of an independent Iraqi judiciary in the formation of a new and democratic Iraq (see H. Res. 534), H9695 [4NO]

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

———recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 588), H352 [2FE]

———support accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (see H. Res. 38), H413 [8FE]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see H. Res. 137), H2104 [14AP]

Judge Emilio Vargas Post Office Building, Goliad, TX: designate (see H.R. 1072), H980 [3MR]

Kika de la Garza Federal Building, McAllen, TX: designate (see H.R. 2322), H12168 [17DE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 500), H285 [1FE]

———require labor organizations to guarantee members the opportunity to vote on contracts prior to work stoppage (see H.R. 1748), H5741 [12JY]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 136), H1417 [14MR]

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

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3132), H7815 [8SE]

———provide grants for prosecutions of cases cleared through use of DNA backlog clearance funds (see H.R. 1602), H5915 [14JY]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H350 [2FE]

Lillian McKay Post Office Building, Humble, TX: designate (see H.R. 2413), H7565 [28JY]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H195 [25JA]

Medicaid: recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see H. Con. Res. 231), H7561 [28JY]

Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 2257), H9435 [31OC]

———coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (see H.R. 827), H2550 [26AP]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H4486 [14JN]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1632), H2100 [14AP]

———provide for value-based purchasing in payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3617), H9044 [20OC]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H3894 [24MY]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H7861 [13SE]

Mexico: disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Con. Res. 50), H523 [9FE] (see H. Res. 20), H798 [17FE]

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

Motor vehicles: allow an operator of a commercial motor vehicle breaks in a daily tour of duty (see H.R. 623), H798 [17FE]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H7815 [8SE]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 2088), H2976 [4MY]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 874), H791 [17FE]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 1816), H2548 [26AP]

National Review (publication): anniversary (see H. Res. 551), H10157 [10NO]

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]

News media: condemn irresponsible and inaccurate journalism and express condolences to the families and victims of the riots in Pakistan and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 156, 156), H3696 [19MY]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 3403), H8342 [22SE]

Outer Continental Shelf: terminate effect of laws prohibiting spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities (see H.R. 4318), H12051 [16DE]

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

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 266), H3199 [11MY]

Pensions: reform funding rules (see H.R. 2830), H4656 [16JN]

Petroleum: streamline the process of Federal approval for construction or expansion of refineries (see H.R. 3923), H8648 [3OC]

Pledge of Allegiance: support recitation in public schools and urge the Supreme Court to uphold constitutionality (see H. Con. Res. 253), H8387 [27SE]

Political campaigns: repeal limits on contributions and party campaign expenditures, restore certain rights to exempt organizations, and allow State and local parties to make expenditures using nonfederal funds (see H.R. 1316), H1970 [13AP]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H3695 [19MY]

Public Health Service Act: provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 1313), H2106 [18AP]

Public lands: preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals to public lands where there is a historical tradition of such use (see H.R. 586), H2394 [20AP]

Radioactive substances: expedite development of medical countermeasures to treat radiation resulting from a nuclear or radiological attack (see H.R. 1291), H1506 [15MR]

———procure and stockpile safe and effective radioprotectant drugs (see H. Con. Res. 97), H1509 [15MR]

Reagan, Ronald: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 932), H793 [17FE]

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), H7566 [28JY]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3083), H6107 [19JY] (see H.R. 3087), H5801 [13JY] (see H.R. 3135), H7815 [8SE] (see H.R. 4128), H9436 [31OC]

Reynaldo G. Garza and Filemon B. Vela U.S. Courthouse, Brownsville, TX: designate (see H.R. 483), H413 [8FE]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S: designate (see H.R. 2112), H8388 [27SE]

Rotary International: anniversary (see H. Res. 55), H287 [1FE] (see H. Res. 142), H1024 [8MR]

Russia: protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 230), H8514 [28SE]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H8163 [20SE]

SBA: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (see H.R. 230), H1371 [10MR]

Science: improve proficiency testing of clinical laboratories (see H.R. 4268), H11880 [15DE]

———prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1357), H1690 [17MR]

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]

Sergeant Byron W. Norwood Post Office Building, Pflugerville, TX: designate (see H.R. 1001), H1026 [8MR]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H348 [2FE]

———improve affordability of health insurance coverage for small employers (see H.R. 490), H285 [1FE]

Smith, Emmitt: tribute (see H. Res. 70), H412 [8FE]

Social Security: dedicate surpluses to personal accounts that can only be used to pay Social Security benefits (see H.R. 3304), H5913 [14JY]

———provide congressional oversight and approval of totalization agreements (see H.R. 2339), H5741 [12JY]

———reform proposals relative to coverage of State and local government employees (see H. Con. Res. 43), H1697 [17MR]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H8919 [18OC]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 1714), H2393 [20AP]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H286 [1FE]

Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (see H. Res. 340), H5252 [27JN]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 37), H72 [4JA]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H6205 [20JY]

———allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs (see H.R. 2682), H11880 [15DE]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 2089), H3894 [24MY]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 765), H583 [10FE]

———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H8810 [7OC]

———clarify treatment of self-employment for purposes of the limitation on State taxation of retirement income (see H.R. 4019), H11220 [7DE]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2952), H8089 [15SE]

———exclude from gross income the proceeds from certain company-owned life insurance (see H.R. 2251), H4561 [15JN]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1634), H3695 [19MY]

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

———extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 364), H942 [2MR]

———make child tax credit permanent and allow for adjustments for inflation (see H.R. 3317), H6652 [26JY]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H1970 [13AP]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 930), H4296 [8JN]

———make permanent the 15-year depreciation recovery period for restaurant property improvements and extend to new restaurant construction (see H.R. 920), 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), H3056 [5MY]

———make reduction in individual capital gains tax rates permanent and further reduce and simplify such rates and reduce corporate capital gains rate (see H.R. 1500), H1897 [12AP]

———make the credit for prior year minimum tax liability refundable for certain individuals and require returns with respect to certain stock options (see H.R. 3385), H8089 [15SE]

———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]

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

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H2649 [27AP]

———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 Hurricane Katrina recovery in the Gulf Opportunity Zone (see H.R. 3987), H9641 [3NO]

———provide incentives for oil refineries, oil and gas pipelines, and petroleum storage facilities (see H.R. 3924), H8648 [3OC]

———provide tax incentives for the purchase of qualified health insurance (see H.R. 1872), H4401 [13JN]

———provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (see H.R. 1040), H1510 [15MR]

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (see H.R. 976), H795 [17FE]

———provide that the credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source shall apply to gas produced onshore from certain formations (see H.R. 454), H413 [8FE]

———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 1510), H8846 [17OC]

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

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H413 [8FE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H2881 [3MY]

———treat expenses for certain meal replacement and dietary supplement products that qualify for FDA-approved health claims as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1545), H5176 [24JN]

———treat gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, in either coin or bar form, in the same manner as equities and mutual funds for purposes of the maximum capital gains rate for individuals (see H.R. 1772), H3695 [19MY]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H1847 [6AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H8248 [21SE]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 66), H73 [4JA]

Television: provide for the efficacy of television ratings services (see H.R. 3298), H5913 [14JY]

Terrorism: establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders (see H.R. 228), H1846 [6AP]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: extend applicability (see H.R. 4314), H10161 [14NO]

Trucking industry: postpone enforcement of new rules governing rest periods for truck drivers using sleeper berths (see H.R. 3943), H8642 [29SE]

Twenty-First Century Water Commission: establish (see H.R. 135), H630 [15FE]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 1092), H1026 [8MR]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H8986 [19OC]

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), H4896 [21JN]

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

Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8348 [26SE]

Workforce Investment Act: strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (see H.R. 27), H584 [10FE]

World War II: recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day and the Liberation of Western Bohemia (see H. Res. 195), H2106 [18AP]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Amtrak: provide for certain cost cutting measures (see H.R. 4214), H9555 [2NO]

Aviation: extend existing statute declaring interference with the operation of a passenger aircraft a Federal crime to all aircraft (see H.R. 3424), H6431 [25JY]

Congressional Gold Medal: provide reasonable standards (H.R. 54), consideration (see H. Res. 42), H196 [25JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), consideration (see H. Res. 283), H3433 [17MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), consideration (see H. Res. 278), H3330 [16MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 474), H8642 [29SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 468), H8512 [28SE]

Diseases: issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 42), H286 [1FE]

Dr. Robert E. Price Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 4246), H9962 [7NO]

Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (H.R. 1185), consideration (see H. Res. 255), H2878 [3MY]

Health care facilities: require certain facilities to disclose charge-related information and to price protect treatments not covered by insurance as conditions for protection from certain legal actions (see H.R. 4450), H11109 [6DE]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 623), H12047 [16DE] (see H. Res. 631), H12166 [17DE]

Housing: reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), consideration (see H. Res. 509), H9101 [25OC]

Immigration: establish terms and conditions for delivery bonds in immigration cases (see H.R. 4497), H11327 [8DE]

Investments: provide the opportunity to provide for retirement through Savings Account for Every American (S.A.F.E.) accounts (see H.R. 3069), H5176 [24JN]

Law enforcement: provide administrative subpoena authority to apprehend fugitives (see H.R. 4170), H9362 [27OC]

Local government: prohibit municipal governments from offering telecommunications, information, or cable services except to remedy market failures by private enterprise to provide such services (see H.R. 2726), H4141 [26MY]

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

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 (H.R. 418), consideration (see H. Res. 71), H412 [8FE] (see H. Res. 75), H520 [9FE]

———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), consideration (see H. Res. 269), H3112 [10MY]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (H.R. 22), consideration (see H. Res. 380), H6431 [25JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), consideration (see H. Res. 219), H2148 [19AP]

Social Security: include a ``Community Bank Option'' in reform legislation (see H. Res. 209), H1895 [12AP]

Tariff: manganese metal flake (see H.R. 2954), H4655 [16JN]

———triethylene glycol bis[3-(3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)propionate] (see H.R. 1941), H2647 [27AP]

Taxation: repeal certain limitations on expensing certain property and allow taxpayers to elect shorter recovery periods for purposes of determining the deduction for depreciation (see H.R. 4129), H9102 [25OC]

Women: provide for educational activities and research relative to women's pelvic floor health through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH (see H.R. 2727), H4141 [26MY]

Cost Estimates

REAL ID Act (H.R. 418): CBO, H438-H440 [9FE]

Poems

``Your Son,'' Gene E. Blanton, E143 [2FE]

Remarks

Amtrak: funding, H5393 [29JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H12175, H12176 [18DE]

Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, E143 [2FE]

Aviation: extend existing statute declaring interference with the operation of a passenger aircraft a Federal crime to all aircraft, H6294, H6295 [21JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), consideration (H. Res. 560), H10538 [17NO]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (H. Con. Res. 237), E1875 [15SE]

China, Republic of: Agricultural Trade Goodwill Mission visit to Capitol Hill, E1792 [8SE]

———oppose proposed People's Republic of China anti-secession law, E235 [15FE]

Cinco de Mayo: observance, E894 [5MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, H12172, H12174 [18DE]

Congressional Gold Medal: provide reasonable standards (H.R. 54), consideration (H. Res. 42), H204, H205, H206 [26JA]

Dallas, TX: tribute to Dallas Fire-Rescue Dept. Memorial Service, E2112 [18OC]

———tribute to Highland Park High School football team, E2527 [14DE]

———tribute to Highland Park High School tennis team, E2547 [15DE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), conference report, H12175, H12176 [18DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), amendment process, H3238 [12MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), consideration (H. Res. 283), H3443, H3444, H3447, H3450 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), consideration (H. Res. 278), H3340, H3342, H3343, H3344 [17MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 474), H8685, H8686, H8687, H8689, H8691, H8692 [6OC]

———use of delivery bonds to assure illegal aliens attend Federal deportation proceedings, H541, H543, H544 [10FE]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5393 [29JN], H5530 [30JN]

———prohibit funding to implement revisions to OMB rules relative to competitive sourcing for Federal contracts, H5530 [30JN]

Financial institutions: reform the Federal deposit insurance system (H.R. 1185), amendment process, H2719 [28AP]

———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (H.R. 1185), consideration (H. Res. 255), H2890, H2891 [4MY]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), amendment process, H8057 [15SE]

House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 623), H12056 [17DE]

———allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H12172, H12174, H12175, H12176 [18DE]

———amend relative to composition of the Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H203 [26JA]

Housing: prohibit faith-based and nonprofit groups from receiving certain affordable housing funding if they engage in voter registration or get-out-the-vote activities, H9114, H9117, H9122 [26OC]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), amendment process, H9012 [20OC]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), consideration (H. Res. 509), H9110, H9111, H9112, H9114, H9117, H9122 [26OC]

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 (H.R. 418), H540, H541, H543, H544 [10FE]

———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), consideration (H. Res. 71), H438, H440, H441, H442 [9FE]

———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), consideration (H. Res. 75), H527, H529, H535 [10FE]

———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), consideration (H. Res. 269), H3204, H3205, H3208, H3209, H3210 [12MY]

Petroleum: protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, H2174, H2178 [20AP]

Point of order, H438, H440, H441 [9FE]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (H.R. 22), consideration (H. Res. 380), H6472, H6473, H6474, H6475, H6477 [26JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 219), H2174, H2178, H2180, H2182, H2192 [20AP]

Russia: U.S. policy relative to energy security, E467 [17MR]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: extend applicability (S. 467), H12056, H12058 [17DE]

U.S. Marshals Service: anniversary, E1973 [28SE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6294, H6295 [21JY]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (H.R. 366), amendment process, H2719 [28AP]

YMCA: tribute to Texas Youth and Government Conference, E126 [1FE]

———tribute to Youth Governor's Conference, E1189 [9JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4398 [13JN]

Reports

Floridians for All—Campaign Plan for a November 2004 Minimum Wage Constitutional Amendment Initiative: Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc., H9114 [26OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2360, Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 474) (H. Rept. 109-242), H8642 [29SE]

Consideration of H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 219) (H. Rept. 109-49), H2148 [19AP]

Consideration of H.R. 22, Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 380) (H. Rept. 109-184), H6431 [25JY]

Consideration of H.R. 54, Congressional Gold Medal Enhancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 42) (H. Rept. 109-1), H193 [25JA]

Consideration of H.R. 418, REAL ID Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 71) (H. Rept. 109-3), H409 [8FE]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 75) (H. Rept. 109-4), H520 [9FE]

Consideration of H.R. 1185, Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 255) (H. Rept. 109-70), H2878 [3MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1461, Federal Housing Finance Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 509) (H. Rept. 109-254), H9101 [25OC]

Consideration of H.R. 1544, Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 269) (H. Rept. 109-77), H3112 [10MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1817, Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 283) (H. Rept. 109-84), H3433 [17MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2360, Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 278) (H. Rept. 109-83), H3330 [16MY]

Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 623) (H. Rept. 109-355), H12047 [16DE]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 631) (H. Rept. 109-357), H12166 [17DE]

Same-Day Consideration of Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2360, Dept. of Homeland Security Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 468) (H. Rept. 109-238), H8512 [28SE]

Subpoena Notices

Henderson County, TX, 3d Judicial District Court, H1614 [16MR]

Tributes

Bauer, Charles W., E1456 [11JY]

Bennett, Michael J., E638 [13AP]

Bonner, Robert, H8692 [6OC]

Box, Glenn, E484 [17MR]

Brooks, Joel D., E67 [25JA]

Chen Shui-bian, E982 [16MY]

Chong, Leda Mei Li, E786 [27AP]

Douglas, Arthur, E937 [11MY]

Gurria, Angel, E2458 [6DE]

Hayes, Michael R., E1611 [27JY]

McCullough, Steve, E1894 [20SE]

Pickard, Dan J., E2237 [1NO]

Serrano, Nazario, E538 [5AP]

Trovillion, Tyler S., E1633 [27JY]