RUPPERSBERGER, C.A. DUTCH (a Representative from Maryland)

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H229 [26JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Advancement Via Individual Determination (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 576), H11035 [18NO]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 3931), H12050 [16DE]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 690), H9362 [27OC]

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

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1630), H2739 [28AP]

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), H5602 [30JN]

———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (see H.R. 1565), H1894 [12AP]

———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), H717 [16FE]

———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), H9276 [26OC]

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

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

———lift certain restrictions on gifts to members being treated for illness or injury incurred on active duty (see H.R. 4243), H10146 [9NO]

———provide improved interest rate relief for servicemembers during periods of military service (see H.R. 2859), H5177 [24JN]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 923), H9276 [26OC]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H798 [17FE]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 381), H6431 [25JY]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: recognize anniversary and support mission and goals (see H. Con. Res. 41), H1780 [5AP]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H1622 [16MR]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H4896 [21JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H4144 [26MY]

Business and industry: preserve mathematics- and science-based industries (see H.R. 1547), H4188 [7JN]

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

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: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H8735 [6OC]

———make grants to establish antibullying and gang prevention programs (see H.R. 283), H4486 [14JN]

———protect from Internet pornography and support law enforcement and other efforts to combat Internet and pornography-related crimes against children (see H.R. 3479), H9277 [26OC]

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

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 128), H2472 [21AP]

Construction industries: provide contractors with qualified immunity from liability for negligence when providing services or equipment on a volunteer basis in response to a declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 3717), H8986 [19OC]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H1697 [17MR]

Crime: increase penalty on persons who are convicted of killing peace officers and who flee the country (see H.R. 2363), H4144 [26MY]

———increase penalty on persons who are convicted of killing peace officers and who flee the country and call for renegotiation of extradition treaty with Mexico (see H.R. 3900), H8386 [27SE]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H6107 [19JY]

Cuba: temporarily suspend restrictions on remittances, gifts, and family travel to allow Cuban Americans to assist relatives in the aftermath of Hurricane Dennis (see H. Con. Res. 206), H6381 [22JY]

Dallas, TX: eliminate certain restrictions on air transportation to and from Love Field (see H.R. 2646), H7673 [6SE]

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), H12050 [16DE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership (see H.R. 1491), H1844 [6AP]

Dept. of Education: authorize grants to States and local educational agencies for hiring and training prekindergarten teachers (see H.R. 3296), H8810 [7OC]

———award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 2207), H4802 [20JN]

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 559), H1779 [5AP]

———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H7566 [28JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish a program of energy assistance grants to local educational agencies (see H.R. 4158), H9361 [27OC]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H7673 [6SE]

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), H8735 [6OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish a Federal register of cases of child abuse or neglect (see H.R. 764), H1779 [5AP]

———establish a Probation and Parole Officer Safety Task Force (see H.R. 484), H5362 [28JN]

———establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 3506), H8342 [22SE]

———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), H2149 [19AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 1621), H2978 [4MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 4025), H9363 [27OC]

———improve outreach programs to more fully inform veterans of available benefits (see H.R. 2306), H3198 [11MY]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 4222), H10158 [10NO]

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), H11110 [6DE]

Discovery (space shuttle): tribute to crew (see H. Res. 441), H7949 [14SE]

Discrimination: condemn existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urge States to adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue (see H. Res. 259), H8736 [6OC]

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

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 3616), H10227 [15NO]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H1696 [17MR]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 1262), H2648 [27AP]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H8736 [6OC]

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

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

Drugs: lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 869), H4143 [26MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H8735 [6OC]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H1895 [12AP]

Education: expand and enhance the HOPE and Lifetime Learning tax credits, and amend the Higher Education Act to provide loan forgiveness opportunities for public service employees (see H.R. 2815), H5177 [24JN]

———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see H.R. 2835), H8735 [6OC]

———national policy to improve system (see H.R. 1681), H8847 [17OC]

———strengthen and expand scientific and technological education capabilities of associate-degree-granting colleges through partnerships with bachelor-degree-granting institutions (see H.R. 226), H4143 [26MY]

Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see H.R. 4463), H11504 [13DE]

———require general Federal elections to be held the first consecutive Saturday and Sunday in November (see H.R. 1647), H4486 [14JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend certain accountability provisions (see H.R. 1177), H11504 [13DE]

———amend Impact Aid Program to improve the distribution of school construction payments to better meet needs of military and Indian land school districts (see H.R. 598), H352 [2FE]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H1509 [15MR]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), H9696 [4NO]

Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the Hurricane Katrina Recovery Chief Financial Officer (see H.R. 3813), H9277 [26OC]

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 1589), H5638 [11JY]

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

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

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H1779 [5AP]

———clarify the computation of certain civil service retirement system annuities based on part-time service (see H.R. 480), H1622 [16MR]

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

———increase amount of additional compensation payable to an employee who is disabled and requires the services of an attendant (see H.R. 4201), H9555 [2NO]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 633), H410 [8FE]

———provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H2476 [25AP]

———require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (see H.R. 1480), H2551 [26AP]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 697), H1696 [17MR]

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. 3656), H7672 [6SE]

Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 2317), H3769 [23MY]

———enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 2061), H8388 [27SE]

———provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (see H.R. 3505), H8388 [27SE]

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

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 1216), H1368 [10MR]

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

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H8643 [29SE]

GSA: provide a site for construction of a national health museum (see H.R. 3630), H9641 [3NO]

Health: declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1020), H3894 [24MY]

———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]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H1025 [8MR]

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

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H4187 [7JN]

Health care facilities: provide loans and grants for fire sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities (see H.R. 4491), H11327 [8DE]

Health care professionals: authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students (see H.R. 3569), H8735 [6OC]

———reform the medical malpractice system (see H.R. 2657), H4138 [26MY] (see H.R. 3378), H6326 [21JY]

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 1029), H5741 [12JY]

History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (see H. Con. Res. 175), H5604 [30JN]

———anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H10146 [9NO]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1417 [14MR]

Hurricanes: dedicate a percentage of Hurricane Katrina disaster relief funds for mental health services for victims and first responders (see H.R. 3708), H8735 [6OC]

———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]

———recover, reclaim, restore and reconstruct lives and communities and reunite families devastated by Hurricane Katrina and address issues of poverty exposed by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4197), H11036 [18NO]

Immigration: revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 793), H1417 [14MR]

Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish (see H.R. 3003), H4895 [21JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: allow preference in distribution of grants to agencies and organizations that provide training to regular education personnel to meet needs of disabled children (see H.R. 3438), H6936 [27JY]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H1509 [15MR] (see H.R. 3145), H9277 [26OC]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1849), H4401 [13JN]

Intelligence services: establish a security clearance system to fully leverage the cultural and linguistic skills of subject matter experts and others proficient in foreign languages critical to national security (see H. Res. 173), H1695 [17MR]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H5741 [12JY]

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

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H9641 [3NO]

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]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 115), H1622 [16MR]

Law enforcement: ensure adequate funding is provided for certain high intensity drug trafficking areas (see H.R. 812), H848 [1MR]

———provide grants for prosecutions of cases cleared through use of DNA backlog clearance funds (see H.R. 1602), H4073 [25MY]

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

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 354), H2150 [19AP]

Libraries: provide for public library construction and modernization (see H.R. 2292), H3197 [11MY]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H942 [2MR]

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

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

Masonic Order (fraternal organization): tribute (see H. Res. 17), H236 [26JA]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H1779 [5AP]

———prohibit cuts in Federal funding until full consideration is given to recommendations of a Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid (see H.R. 4223), H11036 [18NO]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H1696 [17MR]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see H.R. 3612), H7950 [14SE]

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

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H413 [8FE]

———provide for the use of qualified family caregivers in the provision of home health aide services and amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (see H.R. 175), H2102 [14AP]

———provide whistleblower protection to employees of clinical laboratories (see H.R. 686), H521 [9FE]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H6936 [27JY]

———remove exclusion of benzodiazepines from required coverage under the prescription drug program (see H.R. 3151), H9044 [20OC]

———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), H7861 [13SE]

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

———raise awareness about the importance of social worker and case worker safety (see H. Con. Res. 278), H11110 [6DE]

Mining and mineral resources: reauthorize collection of reclamation fees, revise abandoned mine reclamation program, promote remining, and authorize Office of Surface Mining to collect black lung excise tax (see H.R. 2721), H4141 [26MY]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H8847 [17OC]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Con. Res. 273), H9102 [25OC]

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

National Arson Awareness Week: support goals (see H. Res. 252), H2738 [28AP]

National Audubon Society: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H9696 [4NO]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1509 [15MR]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 690), H9362 [27OC]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see H.R. 669), H412 [8FE]

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), H4074 [25MY]

National `It's Academic' Television Quiz Show Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 471), H8736 [6OC]

National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 4005), H10227 [15NO]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 478), H4296 [8JN]

———require approval of certain judges for issuance of national security letters and require Attorney General to submit semiannual reports on national security letters (see H.R. 4570), H12047 [16DE]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H9363 [27OC]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H984 [3MR]

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), H9696 [4NO]

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. 3323), H8735 [6OC]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding (see H.R. 2694), H5741 [12JY]

———improve (see H.R. 1506), H8735 [6OC]

———modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 224), H8734 [6OC]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 276), H7744 [7SE]

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), H10146 [9NO]

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

Petroleum: prohibit price gouging of gasoline and diesel fuel in areas declared major disasters (see H.R. 3782), H8342 [22SE]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 700), H8734 [6OC]

Privacy: require States to keep confidential the addresses of victims of domestic violence included in the State's computerized voter registration list (see H.R. 4225), H10503 [16NO]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H1510 [15MR]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 691), H1696 [17MR]

Railroads: increase rail transportation security (see H.R. 4106), H11110 [6DE]

———provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure (see H.R. 1631), H2739 [28AP]

Rotary International: anniversary (see H. Res. 142), H1623 [16MR]

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

SBA: make improvements to microenterprise programs (see H.R. 2640), H4896 [21JN]

———permit business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see H.R. 2943), H8735 [6OC]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H8846 [17OC]

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]

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2071), H2975 [4MY]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H196 [25JA]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H1509 [15MR]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 1690), H2473 [21AP]

Space policy: anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope (see H. Res. 251), H2738 [28AP]

———mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H196 [25JA]

Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 2052), H8513 [28SE]

Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 2053), H8513 [28SE]

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

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

———allow an additional credit for adoption of an older child (see H.R. 4092), H10910 [17NO]

———allow employers a credit for costs of providing technical training for employees (see H.R. 2801), H6652 [26JY]

———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), H2103 [14AP]

———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), H3695 [19MY]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2121), H5604 [30JN]

———allow new investment in, or mergers of biomedical research corporations without limiting tax benefits of net operating losses (see H.R. 4082), H11880 [15DE]

———allow taxpayers to split refunds and make deposits electronically among certain accounts (see H.R. 1048), H1847 [6AP]

———exclude from gross income amounts paid on behalf of Federal employees under Federal student loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1765), H2470 [21AP]

———exclude from gross income employer contributions to college tuition plans and education savings accounts (see H.R. 3585), H7559 [28JY]

———expand exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to dependents of employees (see H.R. 1518), H10157 [10NO]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1634), H9426 [28OC]

———make permanent and refundable, and expand, the saver's credit (see H.R. 1305), H1780 [5AP]

———make permanent the qualified tuition deduction (see H.R. 2564), H5604 [30JN]

———modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 1272), H4561 [15JN]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H2393 [20AP]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 986), H8734 [6OC]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H4561 [15JN]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 1241), H1369 [10MR]

———provide a tax credit to businesses whose employees teach at community colleges (see H.R. 577), H4802 [20JN]

———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 subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualified health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 2073), H2976 [4MY]

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (see H.R. 976), H1779 [5AP]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H1846 [6AP]

———repeal reduction in deductible portion of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 3162), H6432 [25JY]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H8809 [7OC]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H4801 [20JN]

Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act: make teacher loan forgiveness provisions permanent (see H.R. 670), H10038 [8NO]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H11035 [18NO]

Transportation: require operating certificates for airports at which large cargo operations are conducted (see H.R. 4123), H11328 [8DE]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H6432 [25JY]

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), H9642 [3NO]

U.S. Marshals Service: establish a short term State witness protection program to provide assistance to State and local district attorneys to protect their witnesses in major violent crime cases (see H.R. 908), H1779 [5AP]

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

Unemployment: provide benefits for Hurricane Katrina victims (see H.R. 3774), H11110 [6DE]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 2533), H8735 [6OC]

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]

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), H1696 [17MR]

———extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents and authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for such veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1188), H6328 [21JY]

———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H6432 [25JY]

———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), H5252 [27JN]

———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), H1780 [5AP]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H9276 [26OC]

———provide for payment of stipends to veterans who pursue doctoral degrees in science or technology (see H.R. 421), H4143 [26MY]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 302), H2472 [21AP]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H8735 [6OC]

Virginia Fire Chiefs Association, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 80), H523 [9FE]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1088), H981 [3MR]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 63), H2150 [19AP]

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), H7814 [8SE]

World War II: preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3262 [12MY]

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 2193), H3054 [5MY]

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see H. Con. Res. 26), H287 [1FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: express support for members and their families and support the Military Severely Injured Joint Support Operations Center (see H. Res. 152), H1416 [14MR]

Bankruptcy: exclude medically distressed debtors from means testing and require certain disclosures in connection with credit card applications and solicitations (see H.R. 2201), H3055 [5MY]

Border Patrol: assure adequate funding for additional agents (see H.R. 780), H583 [10FE]

Drugs: authorize the Dept. of HHS to negotiate prices for Medicare outpatient prescription drugs and include prices charged to certain Federal agencies in determining best price for Medicaid outpatient drugs (see H.R. 2200), H3055 [5MY]

Taxation: provide incentives for alternative fuels and motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels (see H.R. 1744), H2394 [20AP]

Remarks

Addison, William and Margurite: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipients, E2543 [15DE]

Armed Forces: express support for members and their families and support the Military Severely Injured Joint Support Operations Center (H. Res. 152), E439 [14MR]

Bachkosky, John: Boy Scouts Heroism Award recipient, E2116 [18OC]

Baltimore, MD: Coast Guard Yard shipbuilding and repair jobs funding, E1875 [15SE]

Bisignani, Andrea: Baltimore, MD, Area Coast Guard Person of the Year award recipient, E512 [17MR]

Black, William B.: Dept. of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award recipient, E2590 [17DE]

Border Patrol: assure adequate funding for additional agents (H.R. 780), E221 [10FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), E2410 [18NO]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), E1875 [15SE]

———Integrated Deepwater System Program funding, H3373 [17MY]

Corps of Engineers: aquatic herbicide treatment of invasive weed species in lakes and rivers research funding, H3863 [24MY]

Dept. of Defense: tribute to Aberdeen Test Center, E2247 [3NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), H3373 [17MY]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), H8429 [28SE]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H7637 [2SE]

Diseases: ensure an adequate supply of influenza vaccine and syringes, E2358 [15NO]

Doran, Nancy: Maryland Veterans Advisory Group Congressional Volunteer Recognition Award recipient, E2292 [8NO]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), H3863 [24MY]

Flutka, John: Maryland Veterans Advisory Group Congressional Volunteer Recognition Award recipient, E2295 [8NO]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8284 [22SE]

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), H7637 [2SE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2475), H4848 [21JN]

Kulikowski, Nicholas A.: Boy Scouts of America Heroism Award recipient, E2109 [18OC]

Norton, Ruth Ann: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1157 [8JN]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H9583 [3NO]

Stoffel, Clifford L.: Maryland Veterans Advisory Group Congressional Volunteer Recognition Award recipient, E2294 [8NO]

Taxation: provide incentives for alternative fuels and motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels (H.R. 1744), E724 [21AP]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: modify sunsets on wiretap authority, library and bookseller records, and lone wolf provisions, H10089 [9NO]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6238 [21JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, H11530 [14DE]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), motion to instruct conferees, H10089 [9NO]

Venezuela: democracy efforts, H4530 [15JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize, H8429 [28SE]

Votes: position on missed, H8481 [28SE]

World War II: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (H. Con. Res. 26), H425 [9FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H7643 [2SE]

Tributes

Addison, William and Margurite, E1931 [22SE]

Anderson, Norman W., III, E2291 [8NO]

Conner, Brian R., E2246 [3NO]

Frederick, Kendell K., E2245 [3NO]

Green, Toccara R., E1806 [8SE]

Hyde, Kenneth, Sr., E2410 [18NO]

Ives, John W., E1404 [30JN]

Machado, Maria Corina, H4530 [15JN]

McGee, James P., E2106 [18OC]

Parks, Rosa, E2370 [16NO]

Wagner, Olga, E2542 [15DE]

Walker, Charles E., E1071 [24MY]