BROWN, SHERROD (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), H4269 [8JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5117 [24JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5522, H5605 [30JN]

Appointments

Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, H8485 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1155), H1023 [8MR]

America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 289), H9642 [3NO]

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

American Veterans Congressional Internship Program: establish (see H.R. 1242), H2103 [14AP]

America's Blood Centers (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 220), H4356 [9JN]

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1630), H4802 [20JN]

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), H4297 [8JN]

———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 1329), H1970 [13AP]

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), H10145 [9NO]

———commend medical personnel for care of combat casualties (see H. Con. Res. 309), H11035 [18NO]

———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]

———enhance readiness by replacing current policy concerning homosexuality, referred to as ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'', with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1059), H7743 [7SE]

———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), H2978 [4MY]

———grant limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and provide financial support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized members of Reserve components (see H.R. 1478), H1777 [5AP]

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

———increase benefits for certain individuals who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 1982), H2735 [28AP]

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

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 333), H2150 [19AP]

———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 1639), H2151 [19AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H413 [8FE]

———tribute to dedication and commitment of employers of the members of the National Guard and other Reserve components who have been mobilized during the Global War on Terrorism (see H. Res. 302), H9103 [25OC]

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), H5964 [18JY]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H1847 [6AP]

Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate research in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 2358), H5177 [24JN]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H5435 (see H.R. 2872), H5480 [29JN]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 228), H8089 [15SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H4188 [7JN] (see H.J. Res. 58), H7862 [13SE]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 52), H4142 [26MY]

Bush, President: request certain information relative to a claim made that there is not a Social Security trust (see H. Res. 170), H1695 [17MR]

Business and industry: require additional disclosure to shareholders of executive compensation (see H.R. 4291), H12050 [16DE]

———require improved disclosure of corporate charitable contributions (see H.R. 543), H984 [3MR]

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), H11503 [13DE]

———revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 937), H794 [17FE] (see H.R. 4475), H11326 [8DE]

Capitol Police: increase the mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 1335), H2978 [4MY]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 71), H2551 [26AP]

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

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

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 237), H7814 [8SE]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H9426 [28OC]

———establish Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program, Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, and child care provider health benefits program (see H.R. 2000), H2736 [28AP]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H6107 [19JY]

China, People's Republic of: authorize appropriate action if negotiations regarding China's undervalued currency and currency manipulations are not successful (see H.R. 1575), H2103 [14AP]

———clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H1897 [12AP]

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 83), H1026 [8MR]

———withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 728), H523 [9FE]

China, Republic of: oppose People's Republic of China anti-secession law (see H. Con. Res. 98), H1623 [16MR]

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

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 188), H5362 [28JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1687), H12290 [18DE]

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), H6937 [27JY]

———request the Executive Office of the President and direct the Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to the White House Iraq Group (see H. Res. 505), H9642 [3NO]

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]

Coal miners: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 61), H629 [15FE]

Coastal zones: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to improve conservation, enhance ecological values and functions, and benefit both the environment and economies of coastal communities (see H.R. 3187), H6205 [20JY]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 128), H1371 [10MR]

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

Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 2683), H4140 [26MY]

Congress: disapprove rule submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (see H.J. Res. 23), H1417 [14MR]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3326), H5963 [18JY]

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

Council of Representatives of Iraq: encourage debate and vote on continued presence of U.S. military in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 321), H12049 [16DE]

CPSC: classify certain children's products containing lead as banned hazardous substances (see H.R. 668), H412 [8FE]

———issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of certain furniture and electronic appliances (see H.R. 1861), H5177 [24JN]

———restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 2500), H4188 [7JN]

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

———provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (see H.R. 32), H630 [15FE]

———require that recommended national protocol for sexual assault medical forensic examinations include a recommendation that rape victims be offered information about emergency contraceptives (see H.R. 1214), H1368 [10MR]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H5603 [30JN]

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3763), H7947 [14SE]

Defense Contract Audit Agency: review contracts relating to reconstruction or troop support in Iraq involving contractors or Federal employees that have been indicted or convicted for improprieties (see H.R. 4351), H11110 [6DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (see H.R. 3160), H5600 [30JN]

———provide for a Biofuels Feedstocks Energy Reserve and authorize loans for the production, distribution, development, and storage of biofuels (see H.R. 388), H233 [26JA]

———strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H12050 [16DE]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H11504 [13DE]

———establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW (see H.R. 3985), H11110 [6DE]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4604), H12048 [16DE]

———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H7862 [13SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of Correctional Public Health (see H.R. 2737), H4141 [26MY]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: regulate production, storage, sale, and distribution of ammonium nitrate and prevent terrorists from acquiring ammonium nitrate to create explosives (see H.R. 3197), H5602 [30JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorize export of certain narcotic drugs and nonnarcotic controlled substances to a country for subsequent export from that country to another country, if certain conditions are met (see H.R. 184), H287 [1FE]

Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (see H.R. 3760), H7947 [14SE]

Dept. of State: encourage active engagement of Americans in world affairs and create online database of international exchange programs and related opportunities (see H. Res. 192), H8090 [15SE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 3779), H7948 [14SE]

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), H12051 [16DE]

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), H8807 [7OC]

———extend eligibility for pension benefits to veterans who received an expeditionary medal during a period of military service other than a period of war (see H.R. 2301), H3198 [11MY]

———improve allocation of health care resources to different geographic regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 1346), H1780 [5AP]

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

———improve the Veterans Beneficiary Travel Program (see H.R. 3147), H8735 [6OC]

———provide sufficient blind rehabilitation outpatient specialists at medical facilities (see H.R. 3579), H11220 [7DE]

———reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 616), H8809 [7OC]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 808), H3894 [24MY]

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), H1894 [12AP]

Disasters: commend efforts of the Armed Forces and Dept. of State and AID employees for their response to the tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see H. Res. 120), H849 [1MR]

———express sympathy and pledge support for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see H. Res. 12), H79 [4JA]

———modify terms of the community disaster loan program (see H.R. 4090), H9277 [26OC]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1417 [14MR]

Diseases: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3641), H8810 [7OC]

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

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H3262 [12MY]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see H.R. 4062), H10146 [9NO] (see H.R. 4603), H12048 [16DE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 42), H11110 [6DE]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H7815 [8SE]

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H8163 [20SE]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 398), H3695 [19MY]

Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): renegotiate provisions on access to U.S. sugar markets and prevent inclusion of sugar as an element of negotiations in free trade agreements (see H. Res. 98), H630 [15FE]

Drugs: establish electronic systems in each State for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 1132), H4896 [21JN]

———establish fairer pricing for prescription drugs for individuals without access to discounted prices (see H.R. 1655), H2101 [14AP]

———expand the scope of information required for the data bank on clinical trials for drugs (see H.R. 3196), H5602 [30JN]

———provide for importation of pharmaceutical products under a compulsory license as provided for under the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4392), H11328 [8DE]

Ecology and environment: provide assistance for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 1237), H1697 [17MR]

Education: extend deadline by which State and local educational agencies are required to ensure that an educator is highly qualified in order to account for the educator's applicable period of military service (see H.R. 4470), H12168 [17DE]

———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see H.R. 2835), H4354 [9JN]

———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 1390), H1692 [17MR]

———provide relief to students, schools, and student borrowers affected by natural disasters (see H.R. 3690), H7742 [7SE]

———simplify Federal student financial aid process (see H.R. 1277), H1416 [14MR]

———strengthen the compact between States, Federal Government, and institutions of higher learning to address the rising cost of college tuition (see H.R. 2739), H9276 [26OC]

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

El Salvador: commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (see H. Res. 458), H8341 [22SE]

Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see H.R. 4463), H11219 [7DE]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), H11036 [18NO]

———provide for labor recruiter accountability (see H.R. 2298), H3198 [11MY]

EPA: enforcement of Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste Between the U.S. and Canada relative to importation of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 2109), H2977 [4MY]

———establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 425), H848 [1MR]

———provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 1043), H7861 [13SE]

ERISA: impose a moratorium on terminations of certain plans in cases in which reorganization of contributing sponsors is sought in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings (see H.R. 2327), H3436 [17MY]

———improve disclosure of the funding status of pension plans (see H.R. 2321), H3259 [12MY]

———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H11220 [7DE]

———require Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity for certain retired airline pilots (see H.R. 2926), H8735 [6OC]

FAA: designate certain functions performed at flight service stations as inherently governmental functions (see H.R. 1474), H1777 [5AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit agreements to provide notice of investigations or inspections relative to child labor violations (see H.R. 4190), H9472 [1NO]

———reform child labor provisions (see H.R. 2870), H4400 [13JN]

Families and domestic relations: expand tax incentives for adoption and increase adoptive incentive payments (see H.R. 1561), H7673 [6SE]

———improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 1589), H1967 [13AP]

Federal aid programs: ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible (see H.R. 1425), H1693 [17MR]

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

———amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H9362 [27OC]

———provide assistant U.S. attorneys the same retirement benefits as are afforded to Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3183), H5601 [30JN]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3267), H7815 [8SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish requirements to allow sale of prescription drugs over the Internet (see H.R. 840), H942 [2MR]

———regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H1896 [12AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2719), H4141 [26MY]

———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: 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), H4187 [7JN]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: modify requirements for appointment and training of members of Regional Fishery Management Councils (see H.R. 1431), H5741 [12JY]

Food Security Act: restore integrity to and strengthen payment limitation rules for commodity payments and benefits (see H.R. 1590), H8809 [7OC]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by humanitarian emergencies a priority (see H.R. 1413), H1693 [17MR]

———prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4465), H11504 [13DE]

———provide debt relief to developing countries with coral reef preservation and management programs (see H.R. 1996), H5604 [30JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations (see H.R. 1157), H1023 [8MR]

Foreign policy: prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 952), H1025 [8MR]

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

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

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 3420), H6431 [25JY]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 867), H5963 [18JY]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H6204 [20JY]

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H1622 [16MR]

———require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 2412), H3435 [17MY]

———require notification to Congress of certain contracts, and prohibit unauthorized expenditure of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes (see H.R. 373), H354 [2FE]

Great Lakes: authorize appropriations for State restoration programs and activities (see H.R. 792), H586 [14FE]

———prohibit issuance of Federal or State permit or lease for new oil and gas slant, directional, or offshore drilling (see H.R. 2930), H4654 [16JN]

Haiti: provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (see H.R. 945), H794 [17FE]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases (see H.R. 3854), H8247 [21SE]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 3248), H5740 [12JY]

———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), H4297 [8JN]

———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]

———improve accessibility to and administration of immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases, including influenza (see H.R. 3502), H7556 [28JY]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see H.R. 3205), H5739 [12JY]

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H1263 [9MR]

———protect enrollees in managed care plans and other health coverage (see H.R. 2259), H3196 [11MY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H8734 [6OC]

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

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 768), H583 [10FE] (see H.R. 2553), H3768 [23MY]

Health care professionals: clarify responsibilities of a pharmacy when a staff pharmacist refuses to fill a valid prescription for a drug on the basis of religious beliefs or moral convictions (see H.R. 1652), H2101 [14AP]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (see H.R. 939), H2880 [3MY]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H524 [9FE]

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

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 1184), H1263 [9MR]

Hinduism: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Diwali festival (see H. Res. 223), H8847 [17OC]

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

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), H5252 [27JN]

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

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

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

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

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

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H8810 [7OC]

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), H7860 [13SE]

———provide assistance to revitalize institutions of higher education affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4016), H8807 [7OC]

———support goals and ideals of a national day of prayer and remembrance for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and encourage all Americans to observe that day (see H. Con. Res. 240), H7861 [13SE]

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

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

Immigration and Nationality Act: exempt boilermakers from the numerical limitation applicable to nonimmigrants issued a visa or provided status (see H.R. 3644), H8735 [6OC]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 946), H794 [17FE]

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), H8342 [22SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1107), H1372 [10MR]

Indonesia: support the memorandum of understanding signed by the Indonesian Government and the Free Aceh Movement to end the conflict in Aceh Province (see H. Res. 456), H10161 [14NO]

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), H2549 [26AP]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 3055), H5100 [23JN]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 1130), H1696 [17MR]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H285 [1FE]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H5603 [30JN]

Iraq: declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H. Con. Res. 197), H8514 [28SE]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 55), H4723 [17JN]

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

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1970 [13AP]

Kuwait: commend for granting women certain important political rights (see H. Res. 292), H4144 [26MY] (see H. Res. 343), H5252 [27JN]

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

———issue commemorative postage stamp for officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 85), H1780 [5AP]

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), H287 [1FE]

Macedonia: cease distribution of negative and nationalist propaganda and encourage continued negotiations with the U.N. and Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Res. 521), H12051 [16DE]

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 2323), H3557 [18MY]

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

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

———improve the qualified Medicare beneficiary (QMB) and specified low-income Medicare beneficiary (SLMB) programs (see H.R. 3980), H8732 [6OC]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H5176 [24JN]

———prevent a severe reduction in the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State and provide adjustment in computation for extraordinary employer pension contributions (see H.R. 3335), H6106 [19JY]

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

———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1264), H7814 [8SE]

———provide temporary disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3698), H7813 [8SE]

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

———require States to report data on beneficiaries who are employed (see H.R. 3042), H6328 [21JY]

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

———clarify congressional intent regarding counting of residents in a nonhospital setting (see H.R. 4403), H12051 [16DE]

———continue Medicaid prescription drug coverage to dual-eligible beneficiaries for a certain period while allowing part D benefits to be implemented as scheduled (see H.R. 1144), H10227 [15NO]

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

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H10226 [15NO]

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H8919 [18OC]

———ensure that prescription drug benefits have no impact on benefits under other Federal programs (see H.R. 2746), H4723 [17JN]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H9103 [25OC]

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

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 2869), H4400 [13JN]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H8340 [22SE]

———provide for value-based purchasing in payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3617), H7673 [6SE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H5603 [30JN]

———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 11), H11109 [6DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 4293), H10156 [10NO]

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

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Con. Res. 90), H2551 [26AP]

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H9962 [7NO]

Motor vehicles: require combination 3-point safety belts on certain school buses (see H.R. 2210), H3112 [10MY]

———require higher standards of automobile fuel efficiency to reduce the amount of oil used for fuel by automobiles in the U.S. by 10 percent beginning in 2016 (see H.R. 3762), H8102 [19SE]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 30), H235 [26JA]

National cemeteries: authorize placement of memorial markers to commemorate servicemembers or other persons whose remains are interred in an American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery (see H.R. 2188), H3054 [5MY]

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

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), H11220 [7DE]

———develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 3313), H8163 [20SE]

National Nurse Practitioners Week: honor goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 290), H10158 [10NO]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 444), H8088 [15SE]

National School Lunch Act: provide automatic eligibility for free school lunch and breakfast programs to children whose parents are enlisted active-duty military personnel (see H.R. 844), H8809 [7OC]

National Weekend of Prayer and Reflection for Darfur, Sudan: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 333), H5435 (see H. Res. 333), H5480 [29JN]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H847 [1MR]

Navy: require procurement of helicopters under the Presidential helicopter fleet replacement program that are wholly manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 459), H413 [8FE]

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), H5638 [11JY] (see H.R. 3323), H6432 [25JY]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: ensure that the People's Republic of China complies with its obligations to protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 303), H10909 [17NO]

Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 292), H9962 [7NO]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H1371 [10MR]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 266), H3332 [16MY]

Pensions: limit availability of benefits under nonqualified deferred compensation plans subject to distress or termination resulting from bankruptcy reorganization or conversion to cash balance plan (see H.R. 2233), H3112 [10MY]

———protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (see H.R. 4052), H8808 [7OC]

Petroleum: prohibit price gouging of gasoline and diesel fuel in areas declared major disasters (see H.R. 3782), H7949 [14SE]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H194 [25JA] (see H.R. 700), H521 [9FE]

Poverty: affirm commitment and leadership of the U.S. to improve the lives of the world's people living in extreme poverty and conditions of misery (see H. Con. Res. 172), H4142 [26MY]

———improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty (see H. Con. Res. 234), H7815 [8SE]

Power resources: establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (see H.R. 737), H1265 [9MR]

———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H9696 [4NO]

———reduce growth of energy use and limit impact of growing energy use on the economy, environment, and national security through reductions in energy demand (see H.R. 3263), H6432 [25JY]

Presidential appointments: provide that a Federal public safety position may not be held by any political appointee who does not meet certain minimum requirements (see H.R. 3925), H8919 [18OC]

Privacy: strengthen the authority of the Federal Government to protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers (see H.R. 1078), H1622 [16MR]

Project GRAD USA (organization): authorize (see H.R. 1282), H8089 [15SE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H1264 [9MR]

———extend authorization for certain national heritage areas (see H.R. 888), H791 [17FE]

Public utilities: improve reliability of electric transmission system (see H.R. 878), H791 [17FE]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 691), H5638 [11JY]

Radioactive substances: study health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of such contaminated sites (see H.R. 2410), H3434 [17MY]

Railroads: provide for continued operation of Amtrak and establish a support program for certain rail infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2992), H6328 [21JY]

———provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure (see H.R. 1631), H4802 [20JN]

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

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: tribute (see H. Res. 197), H1846 [6AP]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H848 [1MR]

Rwanda: remember the victims of genocide and pledge to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again (see H. Con. Res. 88), H1264 [9MR]

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

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

Saund, Dalip Singh: displaying of portrait in the Capitol or a House Office Building (see H. Res. 31), H8847 [17OC]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 595), H2738 [28AP]

———direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student's parent provides written consent for the release (see H.R. 551), H8734 [6OC]

Science: improve proficiency testing of clinical laboratories (see H.R. 4268), H11880 [15DE] (see H.R. 4568), H12047 [16DE]

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]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 158), H3556 [18MY]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 1636), H2151 [19AP]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 615), H942 [2MR]

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

———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1668), H2102 [14AP]

———ensure that receipts and disbursements of the trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget (see H.R. 653), H1696 [17MR]

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

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 3954), H8642 [29SE]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H1778 [5AP]

———provide each child with a KidSave Account (see H.R. 1041), H940 [2MR]

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

Space policy: preserve peaceful uses of space by prohibiting space-based weapons and the use of weapons to destroy orbiting objects in space (see H.R. 2420), H4144 [26MY]

Stang, Dorothy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 89), H1264 [9MR]

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H1897 [12AP]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples (see H. Res. 311), H4355 [9JN]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 521), H989 [7MR]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H7565 [28JY]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H11654 [14DE]

———allow a temporary credit to offset the high fuel costs of small businesses, farmers, and fishermen (see H.R. 3944), H8642 [29SE]

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

———allow deduction for uncompensated education costs incurred by certain veterans' survivors and dependents (see H.R. 924), H2150 [19AP]

———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), H11035 [18NO]

———allow individuals to designate overpayments to support Hurricane Katrina relief efforts (see H.R. 3905), H8386 [27SE]

———allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040S without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1581), H1895 [12AP]

———assist low-income taxpayers in preparing and filing tax returns and increase protections against certain refund anticipation loan providers (see H.R. 894), H792 [17FE]

———deny all deductions for business expenses associated with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, race, or color (see H.R. 1521), H1845 [6AP]

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 2625), H4072 [25MY]

———establish a Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive tax payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 2631), H4072 [25MY]

———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1405), H9696 [4NO]

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

———extend incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 2498), H5915 [14JY]

———extend the new market tax credit (see H.R. 3957), H10910 [17NO]

———impose windfall profit tax on crude oil and ease gas prices for consumers (see H.R. 3752), H11036 [18NO]

———increase age limit for the child tax credit (see H.R. 1597), H1968 [13AP]

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

———limit applicability of updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (see H.R. 114), H197 [25JA]

———make permanent and refundable, and expand, the saver's credit (see H.R. 1305), H1622 [16MR]

———modify small refiner exception to the oil depletion deduction (see H.R. 1114), H982 [3MR]

———modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 1272), H2395 [20AP]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H7564 [28JY]

———permit subchapter S election to be made on returns filed prior to the due date with extensions, reduce certain payroll deposit penalties, and allow certain married couples to file separate self-employment tax returns (see H.R. 3629), H7612 [29JY]

———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax and prevent manipulation of transfer prices by deflection of income to tax havens (see H.R. 1303), H1507 [15MR]

———provide a tax credit to businesses whose employees teach at community colleges (see H.R. 577), H351 [2FE]

———provide incentives for alternative fuels and motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels (see H.R. 1744), H4188 [7JN]

———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 tax relief for persons affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3769), H8089 [15SE]

———provide that employees of certain companies seeking bankruptcy protection are eligible for the health coverage tax credit (see H.R. 4385), H10909 [17NO]

———repeal limits on the deduction of interest on education loans (see H.R. 1033), H847 [1MR]

———repeal the inflation adjustment of the earned income threshold used in determining the refundable portion of the child tax credit and to restore the threshold to its original amount (see H.R. 4030), H8807 [7OC]

———restore estate tax and repeal carryover basis rule and increase estate tax unified credit (see H.R. 1574), H7564 [28JY]

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

———treat regional income tax collection agencies as States for purposes of confidentiality and disclosure requirements relating to tax returns and return information (see H.R. 3452), H6932 [27JY]

Technology: increase use and research of sustainable building design technology (see H.R. 4609), H12049 [16DE]

Telecommunications: promote and enhance public safety and encourage rapid deployment of IP-enabled voice services for emergency response networks (see H.R. 2418), H4144 [26MY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H1025 [8MR]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 1377), H1691 [17MR]

Tony Hall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Dayton, OH: designate (see H.R. 548), H350 [2FE]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H1025 [8MR]

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

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit removal of any item from the current list of items prohibited from being carried aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 4452), H11655 [14DE]

Treaties and agreements: adhere to moral and ethical principles of economic justice and fairness in developing and advancing U.S. international trade treaties, agreements, and investment policies (see H. Res. 115), H943 [2MR]

———avoid inclusion in future free trade agreements provisions that would restrict access of U.S. consumers to imported prescription drugs (see H.R. 3583), H7559 [28JY]

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

Turkey: reject claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 137), H8644 [29SE]

———urge acknowledgment of culpability of Ottoman Empire for Armenian genocide and reconciliation with Armenia, and support accession of Turkey to the European Union under certain criteria (see H. Con. Res. 195), H6328 [21JY]

———urge compliance with all European Union standards and criteria prior to its accession (see H. Res. 411), H8810 [7OC]

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

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

U.N.: call for a commission that will build an abolitionists movement to end slavery, human trafficking, and exploitation around the world (see H. Res. 490), H11881 [15DE]

U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (see H.R. 1065), H941 [2MR]

Ukraine: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 562), H3769 [23MY]

———normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1053), H12050 [16DE]

Unemployment: provide benefits for Hurricane Katrina victims (see H.R. 3774), H8389 [27SE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (see H.R. 4506), H11655 [14DE]

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), H3768 [23MY]

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

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

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), H1622 [16MR]

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

———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2963), H8735 [6OC]

———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), H8846 [17OC]

Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H4142 [26MY]

Veterans' Right To Know Commission: establish (see H.R. 4259), H11504 [13DE]

Vietnam: anniversary of fall to communist forces of North Vietnam (see H. Res. 228), H2551 [26AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 156), H6107 [19JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3171), H7614 [29JY]

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 63), H1371 [10MR]

———oppose any effort to impose photo identification requirements for voting (see H. Con. Res. 247), H8162 [20SE]

———protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 533), H413 [8FE]

———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 1300), H1697 [17MR]

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), H3056 [5MY]

———protect, conserve, and improve access to freshwater resources (see H. Con. Res. 120), H1695 [17MR]

———require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 213), H1264 [9MR]

Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 1126), H1897 [12AP]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 30), H3696 [19MY]

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

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]

———recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 338), H5101 [23JN]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 3086), H12290 [18DE]

World War II: commemorate anniversary of conclusion and honor veterans of both the Pacific and Atlantic theaters (see H. Con. Res. 191), H5362 [28JN]

———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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Energy: establish a Gasoline Availability Stabilization Reserve (see H.R. 3792), H8087 [15SE]

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. 3948), H8642 [29SE]

Disasters: permit the use of frank mailings for solicitations for charities responding to a Presidentially-declared major disaster (see H. Res. 447), H8088 [15SE]

Diseases: support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 179), H4655 [16JN]

FDA: require prior approval of advertisements for prescription drugs and restricted medical devices (see H.R. 3696), H7812 [8SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 2562), H3892 [24MY]

House Rules: impose limitations relative to certain legislation that affects the economy (see H. Res. 524), H9426 [28OC]

Medicare: improve accountability in the Medicare Advantage and prescription drug programs (see H.R. 4103), H9042 [20OC]

Patents: provide for compulsory licensing of certain patented inventions relative to health care emergencies (see H.R. 4102), H9042 [20OC] (see H.R. 4131), H9102 [25OC]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: provide for deferment of acquisition of petroleum under certain circumstances (see H.R. 3791), H8087 [15SE]

Tariff: 4,4'-dithiodimorpholine (see H.R. 4553), H11878 [15DE]

———n-cyclohexylthiophthalimide (see H.R. 4552), H11878 [15DE]

———tetraethylthiuram disulfide (see H.R. 4554), H11879 [15DE]

———tetramethylthiuram disulfide (see H.R. 4555), H11879 [15DE]

Treaties and agreements: require that trade and investment agreements that are negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards (see H. Con. Res. 295), H10156 [10NO]

Motions

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), H752 [17FE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4358 [13JN]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), H4258, H4269 [8JN]

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (H. Res. 523), H9380 [28OC]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (H. Res. 378), E1738 [29JY]

America's Blood Centers (organization): tribute (H. Res. 220), H9055 [25OC]

Anderson, Nick: Pulitzer Prize recipient for editorial cartooning, H3117 [11MY]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish, H2516 [26AP]

Bogdanich, Walter: Pulitzer Prize recipient for national reporting, H3117 [11MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H374 [8FE], H606 [15FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10625 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H2708 [28AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), motion to instruct conferees, H2516 [26AP]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 250), consideration (H. Res. 451), H8186 [21SE]

———coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 250), H8217 [21SE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: tribute for demonstration project to assess quality of care of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (H. Res. 261), H8684 [6OC]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (H. Con. Res. 237), E1871 [15SE]

China, People's Republic of: Internet self-censorship by certain companies doing business in China, H4784 [20JN]

China, Republic of: oppose proposed People's Republic of China anti-secession law, E224 [10FE]

Classified information: request the Executive Office of the President and direct the Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to the White House Iraq Group (H. Res. 505), E2336 [10NO]

Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, H109 [6JA]

———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, H109 [6JA]

Council of Economic Advisers: prohibit funding to produce a President's economic report regarding a certain average cost of developing and introducing a new prescription drug to the market, H5522, H5525 [30JN]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), H752 [17FE]

———amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), motion to commit, H753 [17FE]

———treatment of class action lawsuits involving the arthritis drug Vioxx, H753 [17FE]

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, H8130 [20SE]

DeLay, Representative: editorial in Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer on certain ethics charges, H1901 [13AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: ensure that chickens purchased for school nutrition programs comply with existing law stating that chickens must be wholesome, H4269 [8JN]

———Market Access Program funding, H4258 [8JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorize export of certain narcotic drugs and nonnarcotic controlled substances to a country for subsequent export from that country to another country, if certain conditions are met (S. 1395), H6671, H6672 [27JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5117, H5118, H5161 [24JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5522, H5525 [30JN]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H5615, H5619, H5622, H5624, H5625 [11JY], H5639, H5713 [12JY], H5938 [18JY], H6076 [19JY], H6174, H6183, H6184, H6185, H6187, H6188, H6189, H6190 [20JY], H6310, H6311 [21JY], H6371 [22JY], H6550, H6554 [26JY], H6664, H6905 [27JY]

———ratification, H832, H834, H835, H836 [1MR], H919 [2MR], H1332 [10MR], H1406 [14MR], H1871 [12AP], H2109, H2128, H2131 [19AP], H2381 [20AP], H2527 [26AP], H3090 [10MY], H3177, H3179, H3180, H3181, H3182, H3183, H3184 [11MY], H3250-H3252 [12MY], H3291 [16MY], H3335, H3428, H3430, H3431, H3432 [17MY], H3549 [18MY], H3685-H3688 [19MY], H3882 [24MY], H4053, H4055 [25MY], H4146, H4165 [7JN], H4358, H4377, H4380, H4381, H4383, H4384 [13JN], H4555 [15JN], H4650 [16JN], H4707, H4710 [17JN], H4786 [20JN], H4863 [21JN], H4970, H4973, H4974, H4975, H4976, H4977 [22JN], H5222 [27JN], H5256 [28JN], H5471 [29JN]

Drugs: establish electronic systems in each State for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (H.R. 1132), H6683 [27JY]

———lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (S. 45), H6679 [27JY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H9054 [25OC]

Federal aid programs: extend Medicare cost-sharing for qualifying individuals and Medicaid transitional medical assistance programs, H8948 [19OC]

———promote economic security, health insurance, and educational opportunities for low-income families, H7821 [13SE]

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

———impose limits on U.S. foreign debt (H.R. 746), H1003 [8MR]

Health: authorize a demonstration grant program to provide patient navigator services to reduce barriers and improve health care outcomes (H.R. 1812), H4360 [13JN]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (S. 544), H6677, H6678 [27JY]

———provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (H.R. 2520), H3799, H3805, H3806 [24MY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3799, H3806 [24MY]

———recognize importance of sun safety (H. Res. 169), H4149 [7JN]

Holocaust: remembrance, E868 [4MY]

House of Representatives: bribery allegations relative to Nick Smith's vote on Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, H994 [8MR]

———condemn practice of scheduling critical votes at times that discourage comprehensive media coverage, H994 [8MR]

———require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances (H.R. 841), H963 [3MR]

———require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 60 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances, H963 [3MR]

House Rules: ethics reform, H2520 [26AP]

Hurricanes: provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3971), H8682 [6OC]

———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3971), concur with Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 501), H8948 [19OC]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7650 [6SE], H7701 [7SE]

———simplify process for Hurricane Katrina victims to request disaster-related assistance, H7650 [6SE]

Insurance: extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (H.R. 3204), H6669 [27JY]

———extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (H.R. 4519), H12073 [17DE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H9449 [1NO]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H9449 [1NO]

Keller, Julia: Pulitzer Prize recipient for feature writing, H3117 [11MY]

Lee Teng-Hui: U.S. visit, E2140 [20OC]

Manoranjan, Ranjan: National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations, Inc., Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipient, H7925 [14SE]

Medicaid: funding, H590, H606 [15FE], H2516 [26AP], H2708 [28AP]

———provide temporary disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina, H7701 [7SE]

———reform, H374 [8FE], H10625 [17NO]

Medicaid Commission: funding, H5117, H5118 [24JN]

Minimum wage: level, H12055 [17DE]

NAFTA: implementation, H3335 [17MY]

National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 178), H8482, H8483, H8484 [28SE]

National Manufacturing Week: support goals (H. Res. 16), H1003 [8MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, H754 [17FE]

Point of order, H5118 [24JN]

Poverty: improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty, H7926 [14SE], H8130 [20SE]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, H3544 [18MY]

Republican Party: relationship with lobbyists, H1854 [12AP], H1974 [14AP]

Schultz, Connie: Pulitzer Prize recipient for commentary, H3117 [11MY]

Science: improve proficiency testing of clinical laboratories (H.R. 4568), H12060, H12062 [17DE]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, H3544 [18MY]

Singh, Manmohan: U.S. visit, E1543 [20JY]

Social Security: disability insurance program funding, H5161 [24JN]

Treaties and agreements: impact of trade agreements on the pharmaceutical industry, H4312 [9JN]

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

Votes: position on missed, H9309 [27OC], E2309 [9NO], E2471 [7DE]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. approval from the agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (H.J. Res. 27), H4312 [9JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H67 [4JA], H188 [25JA], H229 [26JA], H408 [8FE], H518 [9FE], H576 [10FE], H626 [15FE], H705 [16FE], H788 [17FE], H937 [2MR], H978 [3MR], H1021 [8MR], H1225 [9MR], H1352 [10MR], H1415 [14MR], H1504 [15MR], H1614 [16MR], H1688 [17MR], H1891 [12AP], H1964 [13AP], H2097 [14AP], H2392 [20AP], H2468 [21AP], H2547 [26AP], H2645 [27AP], H2733 [28AP], H3110 [10MY], H3311 [16MY], H3433 [17MY], H3553 [18MY], H3890 [24MY], H4070 [25MY], H4184 [7JN], H4294 [8JN], H4350 [9JN], H4483 [14JN], H4558 [15JN], H4653 [16JN], H4720 [17JN], H4801 [20JN], H4894 [21JN], H5175 [24JN], H5251 [27JN], H5360 [28JN], H5433 [29JN], H5736 [12JY], H5798 [13JY], H5910 [14JY], H5960 [18JY], H6103 [19JY], H6323 [21JY], H6376 [22JY], H6428 [25JY], H6638 [26JY], H7608 [29JY], H7670 [6SE], H7738 [7SE], H7810 [8SE], H7857 [13SE], H7945 [14SE], H8085 [15SE], H8159 [20SE], H8245 [21SE], H8337 [22SE], H8383 [27SE], H8510 [28SE], H8640 [29SE], H8730 [6OC], H8806 [7OC], H8842 [17OC], H8916 [18OC], H8983 [19OC], H9040 [20OC], H9099 [25OC], H9358 [27OC], H9424 [28OC], H9471 [1NO], H9553 [2NO], H9638 [3NO], H9693 [4NO]

Tribute, E1061 [23MY]

Statements

Request the Executive Office of the President and Direct the Dept. of State To Transmit Documents Relative to the White House Iraq Group: by, Committee on International Relations (House), E2336 [10NO]

Tributes

Aguilar Zinser, Adolfo, H7696 [7SE]

Madison, Tianna, H8128 [20SE]

Parks, Rosa, H9074 [25OC]