BERKLEY, SHELLEY (a Representative from Nevada)

Amendments

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6140 [20JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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]

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

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see H. Res. 523), H9426 [28OC] (see H. Res. 601), H11881 [15DE]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1155), H4656 [16JN]

Albania: ensure that parliamentary elections are conducted in accordance with international standards for free and fair elections (see H. Con. Res. 155), H4985 [22JN]

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

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1630), H3056 [5MY]

Animals: restore prohibition on commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 297), H1696 [17MR]

———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 1329), H8089 [15SE]

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 90), H989 [7MR]

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

Armed Forces: 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]

———ensure that Reserve components are able to maintain adequate retention and recruitment levels by protecting the financial security of the families of activated members (see H.R. 838), H1779 [5AP]

———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), H2150 [19AP]

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

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H3113 [10MY]

———increase dependency and indemnity compensation payable to a surviving spouse of a member in any case in which there are dependent children (see H.R. 1573), H1894 [12AP]

———limit premium increases on reinstated health insurance on servicemembers who are released from active military service (see H.R. 2046), H3695 [19MY]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 923), H8248 [21SE]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 333), H11109 [6DE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H1509 [15MR]

———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), H2880 [3MY]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 287), H9425 [28OC]

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), H7566 [28JY]

Asia: commend support to victims of earthquake that struck South Asia (see H. Res. 561), H11111 [6DE]

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]

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]

BLM: allow sale and adoption of excess wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 2993), H4802 [20JN]

———coveyance of certain public land in Nevada to Las Vegas Motor Speedway (see H.R. 1467), H1777 [5AP]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (see H. Res. 590), H11505 [13DE]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H8342 [22SE]

Cambodia: honor victims of genocide and establish an international criminal tribunal to bring the perpetrators of the genocide to justice (see H. Con. Res. 146), H4297 [8JN]

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]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 71), H2473 [21AP]

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), H6381 [22JY]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H4486 [14JN]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H1847 [6AP]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H3695 [19MY]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H7564 [28JY]

China, People's Republic of: support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 83), H1847 [6AP]

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]

Clark County, NV: convey certain public land for use as a heliport (see H.R. 849), H718 [16FE]

———convey certain public land for use by the Nevada National Guard (see H.R. 4382), H10909 [17NO]

Classified information: request Dept. of Defense to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 417), H7862 [13SE]

———request Dept. of Justice to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 420), H7862 [13SE]

———request Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 419), H7862 [13SE]

———request Executive Office of the President and Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to communications with United Kingdom officials on U.S. policy towards Iraq (see H. Res. 375), H7862 [13SE]

———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), H6329 [21JY]

———request Executive Office of the President to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 418), H7862 [13SE]

———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), H10039 [8NO]

Climate: conduct research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 759), H848 [1MR]

———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]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 761), H2648 [27AP]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see H.R. 2134), H3053 [5MY]

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), H2649 [27AP]

Conservation of energy: improve energy use of transportation and infrastructure facilities (see H.R. 722), H522 [9FE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H353 [2FE]

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

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

CPSC: issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of certain furniture and electronic appliances (see H.R. 1861), H5362 [28JN]

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

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

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H1372 [10MR]

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

———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), H7815 [8SE]

Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 603), H11654 [14DE]

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 the National Drought Council (see H.R. 1386), H1780 [5AP]

———strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H7613 [29JY]

Dept. of Education: recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H8348 [26SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H4141 [26MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 949), H5603 [30JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: issue regulations concerning the shipping of extremely hazardous materials (see H.R. 1414), H1693 [17MR]

Dept. of HUD: maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H2649 [27AP]

———reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 790), H586 [14FE]

Dept. of Labor: reauthorize the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (see H.R. 3279), H5912 [14JY]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain Federal land to Henderson, NV (see H.R. 2425), H3554 [18MY]

———convey certain land in Washoe County, NV, to the Board of Regents of the University and Community College System of Nevada (see H.R. 542), H2738 [28AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 1153), H4073 [25MY]

———take certain actions relative to the Arab Bank (see H.R. 3370), H6204 [20JY]

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), H11653 [14DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance military and veterans' life insurance programs (see H.R. 2747), H7565 [28JY]

———establish Parkinson's Disease Research Education and Clinical Centers in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 2959), H4985 [22JN]

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

———provide adaptive housing assistance to disabled veterans residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member and make direct housing loans to Native American veterans (see H.R. 3665), H9472 [1NO]

———provide Chief Information Officer authority over resources, budget, and personnel related to the support function of information technology (see H.R. 4061), H9363 [27OC]

———provide emergency assistance to homeless veterans and their families affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3727), H7859 [13SE]

———provide veterans affected by Hurricane Katrina access to health care (see H.R. 3666), H7741 [7SE]

———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), H3894 [24MY]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (see H.R. 3858), H8810 [7OC]

Discovery (space shuttle): tribute to crew (see H. Res. 441), H8164 [20SE]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H2880 [3MY]

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

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H2738 [28AP]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see H.R. 3369), H6652 [26JY]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 398), H7861 [13SE]

Dixie National Forest: convey certain real property (see H.R. 4577), H12047 [16DE]

Drugs: provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in Federal criminal trials occuring in States with medical marijuana use laws (see H.R. 4272), H11110 [6DE]

Ecology and environment: enforce certain environmental laws, expand the definition of environmental justice, and direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office (see H.R. 1648), H5915 [14JY]

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), H1895 [12AP]

Education: extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 2340), H3260 [12MY]

———improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 547), H1779 [5AP]

———include information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence in domestic violence education programs (see H.R. 2947), H5915 [14JY]

———increase teacher familiarity with the educational needs of gifted and talented students (see H.R. 1156), H4143 [26MY]

———provide relief to students, schools, and student borrowers affected by natural disasters (see H.R. 3690), H7950 [14SE]

Egypt: call for judicial supervision and international monitoring of parliamentary elections, divestiture of governmental holdings in the media, and allow peaceful political activities (see H. Con. Res. 284), H9696 [4NO]

———condition foreign assistance on meaningful political reforms (see H. Res. 413), H7562 [28JY]

———express concern regarding arrest of Ayman Nour and support for continued progress toward democracy (see H. Con. Res. 82), H1026 [8MR]

El Salvador: commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (see H. Res. 458), H9363 [27OC]

Employment: provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 3192), H7565 [28JY]

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), H3695 [19MY]

Ethiopia: urge holding of orderly, peaceful, and free and fair national elections and authorize assistance for election-related activities (see H.R. 935), H2150 [19AP]

European Union: urge addition of Hezbollah (terrorist organization) to list of terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 101), H849 [1MR]

Ewa Beach, HI: tribute to West Oahu Little League Baseball team (see H. Res. 429), H7950 [14SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 475), H1509 [15MR]

Federal employees: affirm protection from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and repudiate any assertion to the contrary (see H.R. 3128), H8163 [20SE]

———provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H9696 [4NO]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3267), H5800 [13JY]

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

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. 3659), H7744 [7SE] (see H.R. 4493), H11327 [8DE]

Filipino Americans: recognize centennial of immigration and acknowledge contributions to society (see H. Con. Res. 218), H7566 [28JY]

Financial institutions: divest U.S. pension or thrift savings plans and mutual funds sold or distributed in any U.S. financial institution that has outstanding loans to, or financial activities in Saudi Arabia (see H.R. 4543), H11653 [14DE]

———ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 2317), H5177 [24JN]

———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), H3198 [11MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H1510 [15MR]

Foreign policy: advance democracy, individual freedom, religious freedom, and human rights globally, strengthen alliances, and increase funding for groups and individuals promoting democracy (see H.R. 1133), H5914 [14JY]

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

Frank, Anne: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 48), H3055 [5MY]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H6652 [26JY]

Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 2412), H8163 [20SE]

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

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 2567), H4723 [17JN]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 3248), H7815 [8SE]

———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), H3056 [5MY]

———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]

———protect enrollees in managed care plans and other health coverage (see H.R. 2259), H8986 [19OC]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H1509 [15MR]

———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. 2553), H9103 [25OC]

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

Health care professionals: authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students (see H.R. 3569), H7673 [6SE]

———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), H3056 [5MY]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (see H.R. 939), H8162 [20SE]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H1779 [5AP] (see H.R. 704), H521 [9FE]

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 2960), H4721 [17JN]

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

Hinduism: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Diwali festival (see H. Res. 223), H9427 [28OC]

———recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 548), H10157 [10NO]

Holocaust: commend countries and organizations marking anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp and strengthen fight against racism, intolerance, bigotry, prejudice, discrimination, and anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 39), H196 [25JA]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2928), H4560 [15JN]

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

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H10157 [10NO]

Human rights: request the Executive Office of the President and direct the Dept. of State to provide documents relative to U.S. policies under the U.N. Convention Against Torture and the Geneva Conventions (see H. Res. 624), H12049 [16DE]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H7861 [13SE]

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]

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

———provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3748), H8919 [18OC]

Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3006), H4895 [21JN]

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

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), H8389 [27SE]

Insurance: establish minimum standards relating to a factor for life insurance eligibility and rates (see H.R. 3639), H7612 [29JY]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 1526), H7564 [28JY]

International relations: recognize bilateral peace efforts of Pakistan and India (see H. Res. 225), H2472 [21AP] (see H. Res. 272), H3198 [11MY]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H1509 [15MR]

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

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

———recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 588), H584 [10FE]

———support accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (see H. Res. 38), H287 [1FE]

Jews: congratulate communities on seven-year completion of the 11th cycle of daily study of the Talmud (see H. Res. 124), H847 [1MR]

John H. Bradley Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Appleton, WI: designate (see H.R. 1691), H9362 [27OC]

Jordan: condemn terrorist attacks in Amman (see H. Res. 546), H10156 [10NO]

Klebnikov, Paul: condemn murder of U.S. journalist in Russia and the murder of other members of the media (see H. Res. 499), H9963 [7NO]

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), H3114 [10MY]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 115), H1778 [5AP]

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

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]

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]

Mayor Tony Armstrong Memorial Post Office, Sparks, NV: designate (see H.R. 1236), H1369 [10MR]

Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 215), H6652 [26JY]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H11880 [15DE]

———provide temporary disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3698), H8986 [19OC]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H4722 [17JN]

———anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 213), H6652 [26JY]

———coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 2257), H3196 [11MY]

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H9426 [28OC]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H1780 [5AP]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see H.R. 2014), H9044 [20OC]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H354 [2FE]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 791), H9362 [27OC]

———provide beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management (see H.R. 467), H524 [9FE]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H12168 [17DE]

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

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H3331 [16MY]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H3262 [12MY]

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), H6652 [26JY]

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 144), H3114 [10MY]

———support findings of U.N. commission investigating assassination of Rafik Hariri, condemn Syria for apparent involvement, and demand Syrian compliance with certain U.N. resolutions (see H. Res. 510), H9427 [28OC]

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H8919 [18OC]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H11504 [13DE]

———require higher standards of automobile fuel efficiency to reduce the amount of oil used for fuel by automobiles in the U.S. by 10 percent beginning in 2016 (see H.R. 3762), H8348 [26SE]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H6381 [22JY]

National Flood Insurance Program: strengthen, encourage participation, and provide certain owners of properties not located in flood hazard zones a one-time opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 3922), H10146 [9NO]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H5915 [14JY]

National Independent Inquiry Commission on Disaster Preparedness and Response: establish (see H.R. 3706), H7862 [13SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: 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), H9103 [25OC]

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), H4896 [21JN]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 581), H5914 [14JY] (see H.R. 3323), H7566 [28JY]

Nuclear energy: require commercial nuclear utilities to transfer spent nuclear fuel from pools into dry casks and convey to the Dept. of Energy title to all spent nuclear fuel thus safely stored (see H.R. 4538), H11653 [14DE]

Nuclear weapons: protect public health and safety if testing by the U.S. is resumed (see H.R. 1194), H1263 [9MR]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see H. Res. 357), H5916 [14JY]

Pakistan: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4073), H11036 [18NO]

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11035 [18NO]

Parks, Rosa: direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 4145), H10227 [15NO]

———issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 4343), H11220 [7DE] (see H. Con. Res. 292), H9962 [7NO]

———tribute (see H. Res. 512), H9275 [26OC]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H798 [17FE]

Petroleum: prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (see H.R. 3780), H8514 [28SE]

———prohibit price gouging of gasoline and diesel fuel in areas declared major disasters (see H.R. 3782), H8163 [20SE]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H287 [1FE]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strike which led to the establishment of the Solidarity Trade Union (see H. Res. 328), H4985 [22JN]

———urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (see H.R. 634), H1896 [12AP]

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

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H1025 [8MR]

Power resources: protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H8847 [17OC]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 4409), H12051 [16DE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H4656 [16JN]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H1417 [14MR]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 535), H10227 [15NO]

Railroads: provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure (see H.R. 1631), H3056 [5MY]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 465), H8387 [27SE] (see H. Res. 472), H8643 [29SE]

Religion: anniversary of Second Vatican Council Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions (Nostra Aetate) and recognition of continuing need for interreligious respect and dialogue (see H. Con. Res. 260), H9427 [28OC]

Reno, NV: validate certain conveyances made by the Union Pacific Railroad Co., of lands that were originally conveyed by the U.S. to facilitate construction of transcontinental railroads (see H.R. 4627), H12290 [18DE]

Romania: provide equitable restitution to certain religious communities for property confiscated by the former Communist government (see H. Res. 191), H3557 [18MY]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: repeal perimeter rule on flight distances (see H.R. 4419), H11034 [18NO]

Safety: establish a permanent grant program to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment (see H.R. 1323), H1508 [15MR]

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

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see H.R. 2037), H2737 [28AP]

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

Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student's parent provides written consent for the release (see H.R. 551), H3769 [23MY]

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), H7560 [28JY]

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: enhance program (see H.R. 3200), H5637 [11JY]

Sewage disposal: authorize appropriations for sewer overflow control grants (see H.R. 624), H1371 [10MR]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 615), H1896 [12AP]

———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), H1371 [10MR]

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

Spain: express condolences to families of individuals killed and sympathy to individuals injured on anniversary of terrorist bombing attacks in Madrid (see H. Res. 99), H630 [15FE]

Special days and holidays: protect all holiday symbols and traditions being observed this winter (see H. Res. 630), H12049 [16DE]

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), H11655 [14DE]

Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (see H. Res. 340), H5435 (see H. Res. 340), H5480 [29JN]

Syria: human rights and civil liberties violations (see H. Con. Res. 18), H287 [1FE]

———strengthen sanctions, establish a program to support a transition to a democratically elected Government, and restore sovereignty and democratic rule in Lebanon (see H.R. 1141), H1023 [8MR]

Taxation: allow a business credit for qualified expenditures for medical professional malpractice insurance (see H.R. 2291), H3197 [11MY]

———allow a credit for owning certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 652), H631 [15FE]

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

———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), H2151 [19AP]

———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), H12050 [16DE]

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

———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), H1509 [15MR]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 930), H1510 [15MR]

———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]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H2739 [28AP]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H7564 [28JY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H353 [2FE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H10910 [17NO]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H8986 [19OC]

Terrorism: require certain measures to be taken against countries of concern regarding terrorist financing (see H.R. 1952), H2734 [28AP]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3), H520 [9FE]

———improve intermodal transportation (see H.R. 1637), H2880 [3MY]

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: policy concerning supportive actions on the occasion of the Seventh NPT Review Conference (see H. Con. Res. 133), H3436 [17MY]

Turkey: allow certain claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey (see H.R. 857), H5741 [12JY]

———urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarch (see H. Res. 166), H4144 [26MY]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H12050 [16DE]

Twenty-First Century Water Commission: establish (see H.R. 135), H1025 [8MR]

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

———dissuade members from supporting resolutions that unfairly castigate Israel and promote more balanced and constructive approaches to resolving conflict in the Middle East (see H. Res. 438), H8343 [22SE]

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

Uzbekistan: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 187), H5362 [28JN]

———urge protection of rights, observance of treaty obligations, and clarification of charges relative to arrest and detention of Sanjar Umarov (see H. Res. 545), H11655 [14DE]

Veterans: extend for persons affected by Hurricane Katrina the time for appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims of certain decisions of the Board of Veterans Appeals (see H.R. 3670), H7741 [7SE]

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

———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2963), H4721 [17JN]

———improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1588), H1967 [13AP]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 1220), H1368 [10MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H7949 [14SE]

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

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H7565 [28JY] (see H.R. 3171), H5601 [30JN]

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

Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8249 [21SE]

Winnemucca, Sarah: dedication of statue provided by Nevada for display in National Statuary Hall (see H. Con. Res. 5), H79 [4JA]

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

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3185), H5602 [30JN]

———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), H12050 [16DE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: require members to designate a person to be authorized to direct the disposition of the member's remains if the member should die in service (see H.R. 2075), H2976 [4MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide interagency planning for preparing for, defending against, and responding to, the consequences of terrorist attacks against the Yucca Mountain Project (see H.R. 895), H792 [17FE]

Federal employees: grant retirement credit for certain periods of service with Air America, Inc., Air Asia Co., Ltd., or the Pacific Division of Southern Air Transport, Inc. (see H.R. 1276), H1416 [14MR]

Las Vegas, NV: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 105), H1695 [17MR]

National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 265), H3055 [5MY]

Nuclear Waste Fund: redirect into research, development, and utilization of risk-decreasing technologies for onsite storage and reduction of radiation levels of nuclear waste (see H.R. 526), H348 [2FE]

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

Taxation: provide incentives for the conservation of water (see H.R. 524), H348 [2FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: convey administrative site to Las Vegas, NV (see H.R. 4345), H10502 [16NO]

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

Women: establish an appropriate day for commemoration of the women suffragists who fought for and won the right of women to vote in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 59), H5914 [14JY]

Letters

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance requirement for spousal consent relative to beneficiary designation: Military Coalition, H1451 [15MR]

———Steven P. Strobridge, Military Officers Association of America, H1451 [15MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2397 [21AP]

Remarks

American Gaming Association: tribute to gaming industry for efforts to provide relief for gaming employees in States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7872 [14SE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1450, H1485 [15MR]

Armed Forces: Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance requirement for spousal consent relative to beneficiary designation, H1450 [15MR]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H9623 [3NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H9968, H9999 [8NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2640 [27AP]

Bush, President: evaluation of competence and ethics of political appointees, H9107 [26OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medal to Jackie Robinson posthumously (H. Con. Res. 79), H804 [1MR]

———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 63), H803 [1MR]

Dept. of Energy: create two additional Senate-confirmed Assistant Secs., H2408 [21AP]

———increase energy efficiency research funding through reductions in Spent Fuel Recycling Initiative funding, H3861 [24MY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6140, H6141, H6142 [20JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide adaptive housing assistance to disabled veterans residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member and make direct housing loans to Native American veterans (H.R. 3665), H10078 [9NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5140 [24JN]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H9623 [3NO]

Education: student loan programs funding, H2640 [27AP]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), H3787, H3861 [24MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5296, H5333 [28JN]

Gambling: impact on economy, H5645 [12JY]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H418 [9FE], H1626 [17MR], H2190 [20AP], H3787 [24MY]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H6988 [28JY]

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, H8395 [28SE]

Intelligence services: results of investigation of alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, H9477 [2NO]

International Atomic Energy Agency: make Iran ineligible to receive any nuclear material, technology, equipment, or assistance until they are in full compliance with agency, H4638 [16JN]

Iraq: call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), H11022 [18NO]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H11022 [18NO]

Las Vegas, NV: anniversary, H3338 [17MY]

———tribute to Nevada Federal Credit Union, E196 [9FE]

Medicaid: funding, H2640 [27AP]

National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month: observance, H2982 [5MY]

NLRB: prohibit funding to exert jurisdiction over tribal government enterprises on sovereign land, H5140 [24JN]

Palestinians: allocation of foreign aid in quarterly allotments pending evaluation of use of such funds, H6140, H6141, H6142 [20JY]

———allocation of foreign aid pending evaluation of use of such funds, H5296 [28JN]

———provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (H. Res. 575), H11639 [14DE]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2398, H2408 [21AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H6954 [28JY]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 219), H2190 [20AP]

———prohibit loan guarantees for privately owned powerplant construction, H6954 [28JY]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, H3587 [19MY]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H9578 [3NO]

Saudi Arabia: allocation of foreign aid, H1485 [15MR], H5333 [28JN]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, H3587 [19MY]

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: enhance program (H.R. 3200), H6454, H6456 [26JY]

———enhance program (H.R. 3200), Senate amendment, H8414 [28SE]

Small Business Bill of Rights: establish (H. Res. 22), H2584 [27AP]

Spain: express condolences to families of individuals killed and sympathy to individuals injured on anniversary of terrorist bombing attacks in Madrid (H. Res. 99), H1326 [10MR]

Taxation: provide tax benefits for the Gulf Opportunity Zone and certain areas affected by Hurricanes Rita and Wilma (H.R. 4440), H11161 [7DE]

———treatment of casinos affected by Hurricane Katrina, H8516 [29SE]

U.N.: reform (H.R. 2745), H4638 [16JN]

Veterans: health care funding, H5371 [29JN], H5746, H5754 [13JY]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 1220), H5751, H5754 [13JY]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 1234), H10358 [16NO]

Votes: position on missed, H219 [26JA], E2565 [17DE]

Winnemucca, Sarah: dedication of statue provided by Nevada for display in National Statuary Hall (H. Con. Res. 5), H801 [1MR]

Women: establish an appropriate day for commemoration of the women suffragists who fought for and won the right of women to vote in the U.S. (H.J. Res. 59), H5804 [14JY], H5969 [19JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H188 [25JA], H2097 [14AP], H7670 [6SE]

Tributes

Gonzalez, Polly A., E587 [7AP]