SHAW, E. CLAY, JR. (a Representative from Florida)

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H8627 [29SE]

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

Articles and editorials

Test of Wills—Burmese Captive Who Will Not Budge, Seth Mydans, International Herald Tribune (publication), H4815 [21JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide assistance to agricultural producers whose operations were severly damaged by hurricanes (see H.R. 4330), H10226 [15NO]

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]

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

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), H4295 [8JN]

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

Armed Forces: improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2131), H3695 [19MY]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H353 [2FE] (see H.R. 377), H287 [1FE]

———provide for payment of Combat-Related Special Compensation to certain members retired for disability who were awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 995), H3056 [5MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H1969 [13AP]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (see H.R. 558), H350 [2FE]

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), H4486 [14JN]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 390), H7614 [29JY]

Arthur Stacey Mastrapa Post Office Building, Altamonte Springs, FL: designate (see H.R. 324), H194 [25JA]

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), H4188 [7JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 685), H1696 [17MR]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H1696 [17MR]

Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts: support activities (see H.R. 1337), H1621 [16MR]

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]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H5915 [14JY]

———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration program (see H.R. 1505), H2880 [3MY]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see H.R. 1804), H4143 [26MY]

Collier County, FL: authorize ecosystem restoration projects for the Indian River Lagoon and the Picayune Strand (see H.R. 847), H718 [16FE]

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

Computers: protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (see H.R. 29), H587 [14FE]

Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H5741 [12JY]

———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1689), H2148 [19AP]

———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), H524 [9FE]

Dept. of Energy: make incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified desalination facilities to partially offset the cost of electrical energy required to operate such facilities (see H.R. 1071), H2738 [28AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 1290), H2395 [20AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: create an inspection program that uses videophone systems at certain points of entry in Florida to satisfy certain reporting requirements (see H.R. 1509), H1845 [6AP]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 1704), H5604 [30JN]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3251), H5740 [12JY]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H2102 [14AP]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H2735 [28AP]

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), H11035 [18NO]

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2668), H8735 [6OC]

———establish a program to provide reinsurance for State natural catastrophe insurance programs (see H.R. 4366), H10908 [17NO]

———improve Federal response (see H.R. 1137), H988 [7MR]

Diseases: address fertility issues facing cancer survivors (see H. Con. Res. 174), H7674 [6SE]

———enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see H.R. 3307), H11036 [18NO]

———establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H11036 [18NO]

———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 179), H8919 [18OC]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H5916 [14JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H790 [17FE]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H9641 [3NO]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1376), H2395 [20AP]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H3436 [17MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 881), H1970 [13AP]

———regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H2880 [3MY]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 3685), H7742 [7SE]

———provide certain individuals or households affected by Hurricane Katrina in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, FL, with financial assistance and direct services under the Disaster and Emergency Assistance Act (see H.R. 3723), H7814 [8SE]

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), H3894 [24MY]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: modify requirements for appointment and training of members of Regional Fishery Management Councils (see H.R. 1431), H2739 [28AP]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H8163 [20SE]

Haiti: establish a program to provide economic and infrastructure reconstruction assistance (see H.R. 611), H410 [8FE]

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 (see H.R. 534), H349 [2FE]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 810), H1265 [9MR]

Health care professionals: provide for education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment at a facility with critical shortages of allied health professionals (see H.R. 215), H5741 [12JY]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 1471), H4188 [7JN]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3137), H9641 [3NO]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H2103 [14AP]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to certain visa programs to prevent unintended U.S. job losses and increase Dept. of Labor monitoring and enforcement authority over such programs (see H.R. 3322), H5963 [18JY]

Insurance: establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 846), H984 [3MR]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H10157 [10NO]

———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 2355), H5741 [12JY]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H942 [2MR]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H1025 [8MR]

Iraq: commend people for holding a successful referendum on a new constitution (see H. Res. 504), H9436 [31OC]

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

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3132), H6432 [25JY]

Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: clarify exemption for recreational vessel support employees (see H.R. 940), H794 [17FE]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H2738 [28AP]

Medicare: coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (see H.R. 827), H5741 [12JY]

———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), H2880 [3MY]

———increase per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments to hospitals (see H.R. 4371), H10908 [17NO]

———permit waiver of waiting period for Medicare coverage of terminally ill disabled individuals (see H.R. 2680), H4139 [26MY]

———provide for value-based purchasing in payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3617), H7611 [29JY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H1622 [16MR]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H12168 [17DE]

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 144), H3436 [17MY]

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

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H8810 [7OC]

National Audubon Society: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H11111 [6DE]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 15), H8163 [20SE]

National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 332), H4802 [20JN]

National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 178), H7614 [29JY]

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), H5741 [12JY]

National MPS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 85), H2881 [3MY]

National Safe Boating Week: recognize the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the National Safe Boating Council for promotion efforts (see H. Res. 243), H2648 [27AP]

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]

Navy: require naval forces to include a certain number of operational aircraft carriers (see H.R. 304), H193 [25JA]

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), H3331 [16MY] (see H.R. 3323), H11655 [14DE]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Wangari Maathai for peace (see H. Res. 27), H1697 [17MR]

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1591), H6652 [26JY]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see H. Res. 357), H6108 [19JY]

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11111 [6DE]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 892), H792 [17FE]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 276), H8343 [22SE]

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

Pope John Paul II: tribute (see H. Res. 186), H2104 [14AP]

Presidents of the U.S.: recognize birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln (see H.R. 43), H984 [3MR]

Public welfare programs: provide assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3672), H7815 [8SE]

———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 240), H136 [6JA]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3135), H5963 [18JY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H287 [1FE]

Russia: issue a clear and unambiguous statement of admission and condemnation of the illegal occupation and annexation by the Soviet Union from 1940-1991 of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 128), H3263 [12MY]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H413 [8FE]

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

———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), H584 [10FE]

Staff Sergeant Michael Schafer Post Office Building, Spring Hill, FL: designate (see H.R. 3703), H7813 [8SE]

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), H9696 [4NO]

Tariff: natural cork (see H.R. 1944), H2647 [27AP]

Tariff Act: repeal dumping and subsidy offset (see H.R. 1121), H983 [3MR]

Taxation: allow a credit for owning certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 652), H411 [8FE]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H10910 [17NO]

———allow certain modifications to be made to qualified mortgages held by a real estate mortgage investement company or a grantor trust (see H.R. 1010), H846 [1MR]

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

———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), H8846 [17OC]

———allow victims of Presidentially-declared disasters to withdraw funds from retirement plans without penalty (see H.R. 3742), H7860 [13SE]

———clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 3095), H5361 [28JN]

———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (see H.R. 380), H233 [26JA]

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

———expand exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to dependents of employees (see H.R. 1518), H11220 [7DE]

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

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4388), H11221 [7DE]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H1510 [15MR]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 930), H793 [17FE]

———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 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), H6327 [21JY]

———modify depreciation of property used in the transmission of electricity (see H.R. 1379), H1691 [17MR]

———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]

———permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see H.R. 1417), H1693 [17MR]

———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), H2395 [20AP]

———provide capital gains tax treatment for certain self-created musical works (see H.R. 2594), H8248 [21SE]

———provide certain hurricane-related tax relief (see H.R. 4323), H10503 [16NO]

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

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 3908), H8386 [27SE]

———provide tax benefits for the Gulf Opportunity Zone and certain areas affected by Hurricanes Rita and Wilma (see H.R. 4440), H11109 [6DE]

———provide tax incentives for the purchase of qualified health insurance (see H.R. 1872), H2881 [3MY]

———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 1510), H1845 [6AP]

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

———reduce recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (see H.R. 2239), H4074 [25MY]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1186), H1263 [9MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H7613 [29JY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H1697 [17MR]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of competitive video services and eliminate redundant and unnecessary regulation (see H.R. 3146), H7614 [29JY]

U.S. Cleveland Post Office Building, Punta Gorda, FL: designate (see H.R. 3830), H8161 [20SE]

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), H4985 [22JN]

———improve benefits for former POW (see H.R. 1598), H2104 [14AP]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H8163 [20SE]

Water: authorize appropriations for grants for coastal recreation water quality monitoring and notification programs (see H.R. 2686), H5915 [14JY]

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

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H1622 [16MR]

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]

———recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day and the Liberation of Western Bohemia (see H. Res. 195), H1846 [6AP]

———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), H7614 [29JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Animals: support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1707), H2149 [19AP]

Corps of Engineers: improve regional sediment management (see H.R. 1174), H1024 [8MR]

Diseases: support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H5963 [18JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: prohibit sale or trade of prescription drugs that were knowingly adulterated or misbranded (see H.R. 2600), H3893 [24MY]

Fish and fishing: establish ocean bottom trawl areas to protect deep sea corals and sponges (see H.R. 3778), H7948 [14SE]

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

National Lung Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals and increase lung cancer screening and research (see H. Con. Res. 298), H10226 [15NO]

National Teacher Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 64), H630 [15FE]

Navy: anniversary of disappearance of Avenger torpedo bombers of Flight 19 and the Mariner rescue aircraft sent to search for Flight 19 (see H. Res. 500), H8918 [18OC]

Social Security: create personal guarantee accounts ensuring full benefits for all workers and their families, restore long-term solvency, and make certain benefit improvements (see H.R. 750), H582 [10FE]

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

Tariff: glass bulbs designed for sprinkler systems (see H.R. 2016), H2737 [28AP]

Tariff Act: amend relative to determining the all-others rate in antidumping cases (see H.R. 2473), H3693 [19MY]

Taxation: allow electric utility companies to expense the cost of replacing above-ground electric transmission lines with underground electric transmission lines (see H.R. 4286), H10145 [9NO]

———applicability of volume cap for private activity bonds to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1708), H2149 [19AP]

———extend period that regulated investment companies may carryover capital losses (see H.R. 4069), H8846 [17OC]

———impose penalties for the failure of organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code to comply with disclosure requirements (see H.R. 1942), H2647 [27AP] (see H.R. 2204), H3055 [5MY]

———make permanent the shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1663), H2101 [14AP]

———modernize rules governing treatment of qualifying continuing care facilities (see H.R. 4608), H12049 [16DE]

———permit startup partnerships and S corporations to elect taxable years other than required years (see H.R. 4006), H8733 [6OC]

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

———provide emergency tax relief for victims of Hurricane Wilma (see H.R. 4334), H10226 [15NO]

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

———S corporation reform (see H.R. 4421), H11034 [18NO]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H8391 [28SE]

Letters

Arab League boycott of Israel: Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Kalifa, H11168 [7DE]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): E.R. Goodkind and Bruce M. Ramer, American Jewish Committee, H6914 [27JY]

———Jimmy Carter, H4315 [9JN], H6914 [27JY]

———Joel S. Kaplan and Daniel S. Mariaschin, B'nai B'rith, H6914 [27JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5258 [28JN]

Remarks

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 437), H8026 [15SE]

Broward County, FL: tribute to Area Agency on Aging Dr. Nan S. Hutchinson Broward Senior Hall of Fame electees, E641 [13AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10635 [17NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H11241, H11259 [8DE]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (H.J. Res. 52), H4813, H4815 [21JN]

Coconut Creek, FL: National Wildlife Federation designation as a``community wildlife habitat'', E1273 [17JN]

Deboo, Jasmin: Broward County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E327 [2MR]

Dept. of the Interior: exempt natural gas from the prohibition on oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, H3629 [19MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3629, H3666 [19MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making supplemental appropriations for veterans medical care (H.R. 3130), E1447 [11JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5109 [24JN]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6173 [20JY], H6438 [26JY], H6900, H6904, H6906, H6910, H6913 [27JY]

———implementation (H.R. 3045), consideration (H. Res. 386), H6874 [27JY]

———ratification, H4314 [9JN], H5260 [28JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H1923 [13AP]

Economy: growth, H11659 [15DE]

EPA: prohibit funding for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit requirements for municipal wastewater treatment during wet weather conditions, H3666 [19MY]

Florida: tribute to Congressional Award Gold Medal recipients, E1446 [11JY]

———tribute to Dept. of Education American Stars of Teaching Award recipients, E1445 [11JY]

Foreign trade: enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (H.R. 3283), H6446 [26JY], H6852 [27JY]

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

Holocaust: remembrance, E911 [9MY]

House of Representatives: authorizing recess for joint meeting to receive Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, H1737 [5AP]

Hypoluxo, FL: anniversary, E1362 [27JN]

International Customs Day: observance, E117 [1FE]

Journal of Accountancy: anniversary, E861 [4MY], E895 [5MY]

Learn and Serve America (organization): Presidential Freedom Scholarship recipients, E1966 [28SE]

Mahowald, Kyle: Presidential Scholars Foundation Presidential Scholar honoree, E1965 [28SE]

Malcolm, Andrew: Presidential Scholars Foundation Presidential Scholar honoree, E1965 [28SE]

McAuliffe, Caitlin: Presidential Scholars Foundation Presidential Scholar honoree, E1965 [28SE]

National Arbor Day Foundation: tribute to Tree City USA honorees, E1584 [22JY]

National Cancer Institute: funding, H5109 [24JN]

National Safe Boating Week: recognize the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the National Safe Boating Council for promotion efforts (H. Res. 243), E1095 [25MY]

Navy: anniversary of disappearance of Avenger torpedo bombers of Flight 19 and the Mariner rescue aircraft sent to search for Flight 19 (H. Res. 500), H10330 [16NO]

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]

Outer Continental Shelf: cancel proposed comprehensive seismic survey inventory of all areas, H6961 [28JY]

Pompano Beach, FL: National Civic League All-America City Award recipient, E1465 [12JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H6961 [28JY]

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

Publix Asset Management Co.: anniversary of Publix supermarkets, E1967 [28SE]

Russia: protect intellectual property rights (H. Con. Res. 230), H10326, H10328 [16NO]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4588 [16JN]

Social Security: create personal guarantee accounts ensuring full benefits for all workers and their families, restore long-term solvency, and make certain benefit improvements (H.R. 750), E220 [10FE]

———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (H.R. 1745), E720 [21AP]

———privatization proposals, H499, H500, H501, H502, H505 [9FE], H1514 [16MR], H5370 [29JN]

———reform, H499, H500, H501, H502, H505 [9FE], H1514 [16MR], H1738 [5AP], H5370 [29JN]

South Palm Beach, FL: anniversary, E400 [9MR]

Taxation: extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (H.R. 4096), H11145 [7DE]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4388), H11151 [7DE]

———provide tax benefits for the Gulf Opportunity Zone and certain areas affected by Hurricanes Rita and Wilma (H.R. 4440), H11160 [7DE]

Treaties and agreements: prohibit inclusion of provisions increasing limit on number of certain aliens permitted to enter the U.S. into trade agreements, H4588 [16JN]

U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4340), H11163, H11168, H11171, H11173, H11174, H11176 [7DE]

West Palm Beach, FL: anniversary of St. Ann Catholic School, E2038 [6OC]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. approval from the agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (H.J. Res. 27), H4302, H4306, H4307, H4310, H4314 [9JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H9099 [25OC]

Special order: granted, H6638 [26JY]

Tributes

Arts, M.J. (Mike), E2129 [19OC]

Brady, Representative Kevin, E1695 [29JY]

Chesser, Rick, E1463 [12JY]

Desjarlais, Roger, E1837 [14SE]

Fowler, Tillie K., H1008 [8MR]

Hannon, Timothy, E2587 [17DE]

Jacoby, Kip, E1488 [14JY]

Lehman, William, H1890 [12AP]

Scanlon, Mary Dexter, H10508 [17NO]

Shaw, Keegan R., E448 [16MR]

Suh, James, E1489 [14JY]