CARDIN, BENJAMIN L. (a Representative from Maryland)

Amendments

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3484, H3490 [18MY]

Appointments

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H757 [17FE]

Congressional advisers on trade policy and negotiations, H1374 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1155), H2880 [3MY]

Albania: ensure that parliamentary elections are conducted in accordance with international standards for free and fair elections (see H. Con. Res. 155), H4487 [14JN]

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

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

Animals: restore prohibition on commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 297), H2472 [21AP]

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

Armed Forces: allow active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 3195), H11035 [18NO]

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

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H353 [2FE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H4985 [22JN]

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), H4144 [26MY]

Azerbaijan: call for free and fair parliamentary elections (see H. Res. 326), H5177 [24JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of massacre at Srebrenica (see H. Res. 199), H1846 [6AP]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H4400 [13JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda (see H.R. 4510), H12051 [16DE]

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

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Watertrail: conduct feasibility study on designation as a national historic trail (see H.R. 2588), H3892 [24MY]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H4722 [17JN]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H1780 [5AP]

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

Chesapeake Bay: improve and reauthorize the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program (see H.R. 4126), H9102 [25OC]

Children and youth: improve outcomes for vulnerable children by investing in families, improving accountability in the child welfare system, and finding safe, stable, and permanent homes for foster children (see H.R. 3576), H7559 [28JY]

Classified information: 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]

CPSC: 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), H2880 [3MY]

Dallas, TX: eliminate certain restrictions on air transportation to and from Love Field (see H.R. 2646), H5252 [27JN]

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: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H10157 [10NO]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an independent panel to assess the homeland security needs of the National Capital Region (see H.R. 44), H797 [17FE]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 3888), H8389 [27SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 1621), H1969 [13AP]

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: 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), H10910 [17NO]

———terminate administrative freeze on the enrollment into the health care system of veterans in the lowest priority category for enrollment (referred to as ``Priority 8'') (see H.R. 3312), H5913 [14JY]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H9362 [27OC]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1847 [6AP]

Diseases: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3641), H11036 [18NO]

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

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H7815 [8SE]

Disney, Walt: tribute (see H. Res. 355), H5637 [11JY]

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

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), H6205 [20JY]

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

Education: provide access and equity in higher education (see H.R. 1293), H1506 [15MR]

———provide relief to students, schools, and student borrowers affected by natural disasters (see H.R. 3690), H11110 [6DE]

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), H10158 [10NO]

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

Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 40), H286 [1FE]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 633), H1847 [6AP]

———provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H3114 [10MY]

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

Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. assistance to develop any rail connections or railway-related connections through certain cities in Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia, and Turkey that exclude cities in Armenia (see H.R. 3361), H11504 [13DE]

Foreign trade: provide relief from certain practices by other countries (see H.R. 3306), H5913 [14JY]

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

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H8089 [15SE]

Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 2412), H12050 [16DE]

Health: declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1020), H8162 [20SE]

———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), H4561 [15JN]

———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), H3436 [17MY]

———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]

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see H.R. 3034), H4984 [22JN]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H8388 [27SE]

History: anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H10910 [17NO]

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]

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

Hurricanes: ensure assistance for foster children impacted by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3711), H8388 [27SE]

———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]

———provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3748), H10145 [9NO]

Immigration: revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 793), H1696 [17MR]

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]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H2880 [3MY]

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

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 487), H9103 [25OC]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H10227 [15NO]

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

Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 354), H2880 [3MY]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H848 [1MR]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H8388 [27SE]

Maryland State Delegate Lena K. Lee Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4107), H9043 [20OC]

Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 215), H6327 [21JY]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H10161 [14NO]

Medicare: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 213), H6327 [21JY]

———coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 1981), H2735 [28AP]

———coverage of medically necessary dental procedures (see H.R. 3161), H5600 [30JN]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1946), H7861 [13SE]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H5741 [12JY]

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

———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), H3894 [24MY]

———provide whistleblower protection to employees of clinical laboratories (see H.R. 686), H798 [17FE]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H3261 [12MY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H793 [17FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage for end-of-life planning consultations and raise awareness about and assist in preparation of advance directives on end-of-life decisionmaking (see H.R. 2058), H2879 [3MY]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H5741 [12JY]

Middle East: support findings of U.N. commission investigating assassination of Rafik Hariri, condemn Syria for apparent involvement, and demand Syrian compliance with certain U.N. resolutions (see H. Res. 510), H9963 [7NO]

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H8342 [22SE]

National Audubon Society: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H9103 [25OC]

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 2231), H5252 [27JN]

National Tartan Day: support establishment (see H. Res. 41), H524 [9FE]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H797 [17FE]

Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a Committee on Ocean Policy (see H.R. 2939), H8735 [6OC]

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

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

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

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H3113 [10MY]

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

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H2880 [3MY]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H4073 [25MY]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program by promoting work, family, and opportunity (see H.R. 751), H582 [10FE]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 691), H3695 [19MY]

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

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), H9696 [4NO]

Romania: improve standard of care of children, resolve pending intercountry adoption cases, and remove barriers to the adoption of orphaned and abandoned children (see H. Res. 578), H11035 [18NO]

Russia: protect freedoms of all religious communities without distinction, whether registered or unregistered, as stipulated by the Russian Constitution and international standards (see H. Con. Res. 190), H5101 [23JN]

———urge withdrawal or modification of proposed legislation that would severely restrict establishment, operations, and activities of domestic and foreign nongovernmental organizations (see H. Con. Res. 312), H11881 [15DE]

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

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

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H1371 [10MR]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H2738 [28AP]

State Senator Verda Welcome and Dr. Henry Welcome Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4108), H9043 [20OC]

Sudan: 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), H6652 [26JY]

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

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1120), H983 [3MR]

———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), H2150 [19AP]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2121), H5362 [28JN]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1607), H3331 [16MY]

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

———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), H1778 [5AP]

———modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 1272), H7613 [29JY]

———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]

———permit tax-free distribution from governmental retirement plans for payment of health and long-term care insurance premiums for public safety officers (see H.R. 2177), H3054 [5MY]

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

———provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged (see H.R. 3715), H7813 [8SE]

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

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1532), H1850 [8AP] (see H.R. 1548), H1893 [12AP]

———provide credits for constructing energy efficient homes or improving existing homes (see H.R. 1212), H1368 [10MR]

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

———provide incentives for the production of motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels (see H.R. 626), H942 [2MR]

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

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H6432 [25JY]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules (see H.R. 1577), H1894 [12AP]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H795 [17FE]

Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarch (see H. Res. 166), H8810 [7OC]

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

U.N.: 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), H8514 [28SE]

U.N. Commission on Human Rights: urge appropriate U.S. representative to introduce a resolution calling upon Belarus to cease its human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 102), H1622 [16MR]

U.S. Representative Parren J. Mitchell Post Office, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4109), H9043 [20OC]

Ukraine: congratulate people for conducting a democratic, transparent, and fair Presidential election and Viktor Yushchenko on election as President (see H. Con. Res. 16), H197 [25JA]

University of Maryland: tribute to field hockey team (see H. Res. 607), H11654 [14DE]

———tribute to men's soccer team (see H. Res. 606), H11654 [14DE]

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

Uzbekistan: 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: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H4073 [25MY]

Walt Disney Co.: anniversary of Disneyland (see H. Con. Res. 142), H2743 [2MY]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: authorize additional Federal contributions for maintaining and improving the transit system (see H.R. 3496), H7556 [28JY]

Water: establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 1592), H5176 [24JN]

Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 1126), H5176 [24JN]

Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8162 [20SE]

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

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H4296 [8JN]

World War II: preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3113 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Anne Arundel County, MD: provide for disposition of certain Federal property, a portion of which is currently used by the District of Columbia as the Oak Hill Juvenile Detention Facility (see H.R. 316), H193 [25JA]

Foreign trade: impose limits on U.S. foreign debt (see H.R. 746), H581 [10FE]

Medicare: provide additional beneficiary protections (see H.R. 2487), H3693 [19MY]

———remove exclusion of benzodiazepines from required coverage under the prescription drug program (see H.R. 3151), H5600 [30JN]

SSI: extend for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see H.R. 899), H792 [17FE]

———increase incentives for working, saving, and pursuing an education (see H.R. 1682), H2148 [19AP]

Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 2052), H2879 [3MY]

Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 2053), H2879 [3MY]

Tariff: (S)-alpha-hydroxy-3-phenoxybenzeneacetonitrile (see H.R. 1828), H2548 [26AP]

———2-chlorobenzyl chloride (see H.R. 1826), H2548 [26AP]

———(Z)-(1RS,3RS)-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluro-1-propenyl)-2,2- imethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid (see H.R. 1827), H2548 [26AP]

Taxation: provide retirement security and pension reform (see H.R. 1961), H2735 [28AP]

Letters

Small Business Health Fairness Act: Al Redmer, Jr., Maryland Insurance Administration, H6505 [26JY]

Motions

Foreign trade: enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (H.R. 3283), H6856 [27JY]

Remarks

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (H. Res. 523), H9379 [28OC]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (H. Res. 378), E1612 [27JY]

Annapolis, MD: tribute to St. Mary's High School girls' lacrosse team, E1129 [26MY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), conference report, H3021 [5MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H12263 [18DE]

Armed Forces: limit premium increases on reinstated health insurance on servicemembers who are released from active military service (H.R. 2046), H3743 [23MY]

Aviation: comprehensive airline pension reform, H11761 [15DE]

Azerbaijan: call for free and fair parliamentary elections (H. Res. 326), H5924 [18JY]

Baltimore, MD: anniversary of Lansdowne Christian Church's Memorial Day observance, E533 [5AP]

Baltimore-Washington International Airport: rename in honor of Thurgood Marshall, E940 [11MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), H2067 [14AP]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of massacre at Srebrenica (H. Res. 199), H5212 [27JN], E685 [19AP]

———anniversary of peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces, E2460 [6DE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), E2435 [18NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), conference report, H12273 [18DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H11253 [8DE]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (H.J. Res. 52), H4813, H4814 [21JN]

Burns, Emmett C., Jr.: Baltimore, MD, NAACP Thurgood Marshall Legacy Award recipient, E2093 [17OC]

China, People's Republic of: authorize appropriate action if negotiations regarding China's undervalued currency and currency manipulations are not successful, H6853, H6856 [27JY]

Croatia: recommend integration into NATO (H. Res. 529), H11620 [14DE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), conference report, H12263 [18DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: coordinate activities of the National Security Agency relative to cybersecurity research and development, H3484 [18MY]

———study feasibility and desirability of expanding the boundaries of the National Capital Region, H3490 [18MY]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H5988 [19JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3608 [19MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), conference report, E2559 [17DE]

Disasters: express sympathy and pledge support for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (H. Res. 12), H46 [4JA]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6897 [27JY]

———implementation (H.R. 3045), consideration (H. Res. 386), H6876 [27JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H1924 [13AP]

EPA: Clean Water State Revolving Fund funding, H3608 [19MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, H6246 [21JY]

Foreign trade: enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (H.R. 3283), H6445 [26JY], H6849, H6850, H6851, H6852, H6853, H6854, H6855, H6857 [27JY], E1769 [7SE]

———enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (H.R. 3283), consideration (H. Res. 387), H6663, H6664 [27JY]

———enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (H.R. 3283), motion to recommit, H6856 [27JY]

———provide relief from certain practices by other countries (H.R. 3306), H6445 [26JY], H6853, H6854 [27JY]

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), H7006 [28JY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3840 [24MY]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (S.J. Res. 19), H7657 [6SE]

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 (H. Res. 39), H154 [25JA]

———remembrance, H3036 [5MY]

House of Representatives: express commitment to achieving victory in Iraq (H. Res. 612), H11914, H11917 [16DE]

———legislative program, H2080, H2081 [14AP]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H19 [4JA]

———amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Res. 240), adoption (H. Res. 241), H2619 [27AP]

———ethics reform, H19 [4JA], H1876, H1879, H1880 [12AP]

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), H7623 [2SE]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3971), H8681 [6OC]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11992 [16DE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H11914, H11917 [16DE]

———call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), H11019 [18NO]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H11019 [18NO]

Israel: independence anniversary, E957 [13MY]

Johns Hopkins University: tribute to men's lacrosse team, E1168 [8JN]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, E1277 [17JN]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 487), H11341 [13DE]

Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), H61 [4JA]

Medicare: provide additional beneficiary protections (H.R. 2487), E1046 [20MY]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (H.R. 2356), E990 [16MY]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3070), H6345 [22JY]

———Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission funding, H6345 [22JY]

National security: provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), H3223 [12MY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: initiate a case against the People's Republic of China through the World Trade Organization for violations of intellectual property rights, H6852 [27JY]

Order Sons of Italy in America: anniversary, E644 [13AP]

Palestinians: commend for conducting free and fair Presidential election (H. Res. 56), H296 [2FE]

———provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (H. Res. 575), H11641 [14DE]

Pensions: reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), H11754, H11761, H11765 [15DE]

———reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), motion to recommit, H11796 [15DE]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (H. Res. 190), H1818 [6AP]

Public welfare programs: provide assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3672), H7769 [8SE]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 1160), H1387 [14MR]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3021), H5374 [29JN]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (H.R. 2017), H11058 [6DE]

Rockville, MD: dedication of Mattie J.T. Stepanek Park, E1534 [19JY]

Romania: provide equitable restitution to certain religious communities for property confiscated by the former Communist government (H. Res. 191), H3731 [23MY]

Russia: protect intellectual property rights (H. Con. Res. 230), H10327 [16NO]

———urge withdrawal or modification of proposed legislation that would severely restrict establishment, operations, and activities of domestic and foreign nongovernmental organizations (H. Con. Res. 312), H11623 [14DE]

Samuel Shapiro & Co.: anniversary, E1661 [29JY]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1723 [20MR]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), H6504 [26JY]

SSI: increase incentives for working, saving, and pursuing an education (H.R. 1682), E688 [19AP]

Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission: establish (H.R. 2052), E850 [3MY]

Stern, Saul: Project Interchange (organization) Am Yisrael Chai Award recipient, E541 [5AP]

Taxation: extend alternative minimum tax relief, H11253 [8DE]

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

———provide retirement security and pension reform (H.R. 1960), E831 [28AP]

———provide retirement security and pension reform (H.R. 1961), E831 [28AP]

———provide tax relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and provide incentives for charitable giving (H.R. 3768), H8019 [15SE]

———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules, H1924 [13AP]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 427), H7776 [8SE]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 972), H11579 [14DE]

U.N.: address anti-Semitism (H. Res. 282), H4155 [7JN]

———dissuade members from supporting resolutions that unfairly castigate Israel and promote more balanced and constructive approaches to resolving conflict in the Middle East (H. Res. 438), H11062 [6DE]

U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4340), H11170, H11174, H11175 [7DE]

Ukraine: congratulate people for conducting a democratic, transparent, and fair Presidential election and Viktor Yushchenko on election as President (H. Con. Res. 16), H147 [25JA]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6246 [21JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, H11541 [14DE]

Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (H. Con. Res. 248), H8676 [6OC]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. approval from the agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (H.J. Res. 27), H4303, H4309, H4313, H4314 [9JN]

———withdraw U.S. approval from the agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (H.J. Res. 27), consideration (H. Res. 304), H4199 [8JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5251 [27JN], H5736 [12JY], H7670 [6SE], H8383 [27SE], H8842 [17OC], H9960 [7NO]

Special order: granted, H7810 [8SE]

Tributes

Blumenberg, Anne L., E455 [16MR]

Bonnell, Robert O., Jr., E1148 [7JN]

Cutler, Jay B., E491 [17MR]

Fine, William M., E1272 [17JN]

Fischell, Robert E., E2531 [14DE]

Freeman, Elaine K., E1941 [22SE]

Heller, Barbara R., E1573 [21JY]

Herget, Charles E., Jr. (Ted), E1779 [7SE]

Ives, John W., E676 [18AP]

Lamantia, Sam, Jr., E457 [16MR]

Moore, Dorothy L., E748 [22AP]

Neuberger, Herman N., E2172 [25OC]

Parks, Rosa, E2170 [25OC]

Pickle, J.J., E1344 [24JN]

Reid, Frank M., III, E1146 [7JN]

Sharfstein, Steven S., E1115 [26MY]

Simmons, Charles W., E1221 [14JN]