SHAYS, CHRISTOPHER (a Representative from Connecticut)

Addresses

United Nations Day: Joseph V. Reed, U.N., E2239 [1NO]

Appointments

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select), H8233 [21SE]

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. 601), H12051 [16DE]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1451), H1694 [17MR]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1155), H5741 [12JY]

America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 289), H9555 [2NO]

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

Animals: prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1688), H2148 [19AP]

———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1707), H3114 [10MY]

———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 1329), H8846 [17OC]

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

Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current policy concerning homosexuality, referred to as ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'', with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1059), H940 [2MR]

———ensure that Reserve components are able to maintain adequate retention and recruitment levels by protecting the financial security of the families of activated members (see H.R. 838), H717 [16FE]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H141 [20JA]

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), H3199 [11MY]

Aviation: ensure inspection of cargo carried on passenger aircraft (see H.R. 4373), H10909 [17NO]

———improve air cargo security (see H.R. 2044), H2879 [3MY]

Bank for International Settlements (organization): establish committee to develop uniform U.S. positions on issues before the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and review capital standards accord (see H.R. 1226), H2150 [19AP]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H984 [3MR]

Birds: promote conservation of migratory waterfowl and offset or prevent the loss of wetlands and other habitat essential to the preservation of such waterfowl (see H.R. 4315), H11880 [15DE]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H7743 [7SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 58), H5801 [13JY]

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

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H524 [9FE]

Children and youth: improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 2423), H4401 [13JN]

China, People's Republic of: support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 83), H1372 [10MR]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 10), H1372 [10MR]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based on citizenship or legal permanent resident status of parents (see H.J. Res. 41), H1969 [13AP]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 227), H4985 [22JN]

Climate: conduct research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 759), H582 [10FE]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1615), H1968 [13AP]

Commission on Terrorism Risk Insurance: establish (see H.R. 4619), H12290 [18DE]

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (see H.R. 341), H1622 [16MR]

Connecticut: designate a segment of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1344), H1621 [16MR]

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), H7862 [13SE]

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

Contracts: require certain Federal service contractors to participate in a pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation (see H.R. 2049), H5963 [18JY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: carry out national service projects that address the needs arising from the consequences of Hurricane Katrina, and other major disasters or emergencies (see H.R. 3796), H8163 [20SE]

Corporate Subsidy Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 974), H795 [17FE]

Courts: enhance retirement benefits of administrative law judges (see H.R. 1864), H8847 [17OC]

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

———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), H2103 [14AP] (see H.R. 817), H3262 [12MY]

Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances (see H.R. 2617), H4072 [25MY]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1814), H2548 [26AP]

Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval: support goals (see H. Res. 294), H6329 [21JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H7814 [8SE]

Dept. of Commerce: issue regulations requiring testing for steroids and other performance-enhancing substances for certain sports associations engaged in interstate commerce (see H.R. 1862), H4143 [26MY] (see H.R. 3084), H5361 [28JN]

———make permanent the authority to conduct quarterly financial report program (see H.R. 2385), H3433 [17MY]

Dept. of Defense: 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), H8733 [6OC]

———extend current telecommunications benefit program through the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom and apply program to other contingency operations (see H.R. 2366), H3330 [16MY]

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

Dept. of HHS: award on a competitive basis grants to public and private entities to establish or expand teenage pregnancy prevention program (see H.R. 3555), H7558 [28JY]

———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools (see H.R. 4063), H10146 [9NO]

———encourage dissemination, security, confidentiality, and usefulness of health information technology (see H.R. 4157), H9361 [27OC]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct reviews of certain contract actions for the Secure Border Initiative (see H.R. 4284), H10145 [9NO]

———provide improved and up-to-date communications equipment for the New York City Fire Dept. (see H.R. 1794), H2471 [21AP]

———verify security measures under the Customer Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and the Free and Secure Trade (FAST) programs (see H.R. 4374), H10909 [17NO]

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 280), H1509 [15MR] (see H.R. 280), H3696 [19MY]

———provide grants to States, local governments, and nonprofit organizations for education programs on predatory lending and establish a toll-free number for complaints (see H.R. 200), H1264 [9MR]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 1704), H2149 [19AP]

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), H8736 [6OC]

———establish a program to bolster mutual security and safety of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico (see H.R. 2672), H4139 [26MY]

———submit report outlining steps taken and plans made to end Turkey's blockade of Armenia (see H.R. 3103), H9472 [1NO]

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

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 4222), H9640 [3NO]

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), H8340 [22SE]

Disasters: authorize a program for the protection of the health and safety of residents, workers, volunteers, and others in a disaster area (see H.R. 3850), H8247 [21SE]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1369 [10MR]

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

———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 179), H10910 [17NO]

District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 2043), H2879 [3MY]

Drugs: establish electronic systems in each State for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 1132), H2550 [26AP]

Education: provide a grant program to support establishment and operation of Teachers Professional Development Institutes (see H.R. 2663), H4139 [26MY]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 49), H1778 [5AP]

Egypt: condemn terrorist bombings in Sharm el-Sheik and express condolences to the families of the victims (see H. Res. 384), H6650 [26JY]

Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 2428), H4985 [22JN]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H3113 [10MY]

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 2895), H4485 [14JN]

FAA: designate certain functions performed at flight service stations as inherently governmental functions (see H.R. 1474), H2739 [28AP]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: provide for secure financial data (see H.R. 3375), H11504 [13DE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 475), H8986 [19OC]

FBI: include in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System persons who may be prevented from boarding an aircraft (see H.R. 1195), H2103 [14AP]

———notify counterterrorism officials of National Instant Criminal Background Check System information on firearm transactions involving known or suspected terrorists and maintain records of such transactions (see H.R. 1225), H1368 [10MR]

FCC: expedite and increase assignment of radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 1646), H2101 [14AP]

FDA: determine whether to allow marketing of emergency-contraceptive drug Plan B as a prescription drug for women 15 or younger and a nonprescription drug for women 16 or older (see H.R. 4229), H9641 [3NO]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H11328 [8DE]

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

Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 3282), H5912 [14JY]

Federal employees: affirm protection from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and repudiate any assertion to the contrary (see H.R. 3128), H5599 [30JN]

———amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H1897 [12AP]

———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 1317), H1508 [15MR]

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

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (see H.R. 420), H235 [26JA]

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]

———extend authorization of appropriations for Long Island Sound (see H.R. 3963), H8643 [29SE]

FHA: remove limitation on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured (see H.R. 2892), H11655 [14DE]

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), H3198 [11MY]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 148), H1510 [15MR]

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ``cop-killer'' handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 1136), H1417 [14MR]

———ensure greater accountability by licensed dealers (see H.R. 4390), H11033 [18NO]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 3540), H7557 [28JY]

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

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

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: modify requirements for appointment and training of members of Regional Fishery Management Councils (see H.R. 1431), H1694 [17MR]

Foreign aid: ensure protection of beneficiaries of U.S. humanitarian assistance (see H.R. 912), H792 [17FE]

———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), H11219 [7DE]

Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 4188), H9472 [1NO]

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]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports (see H.R. 1422), H1693 [17MR]

Great Lakes: recognize and affirm efforts of Great Lakes Governors and Premiers to standardize decisions on water withdrawal and urge that management authority remain vested with the Governors and Premiers (see H. Con. Res. 140), H5362 [28JN]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 2567), H5741 [12JY]

Health: expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 1709), H4561 [15JN]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5), H6432 [25JY] (see H.R. 534), H349 [2FE]

———make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1671), H7673 [6SE]

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

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 voting systems to provide a verifiable paper record of each vote cast and ensure the security of electronic data (see H.R. 278), H287 [1FE]

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

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 1471), H1777 [5AP]

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), H1265 [9MR]

———establish standing Committees on Homeland Security and Intelligence and increase the number of Committee on Appropriations subcommittees to include a Subcommittee on Intelligence (see H. Res. 25), H80 [4JA]

Housing: expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 176), H3435 [17MY]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 1461), H1777 [5AP]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 3442), H6650 [26JY]

Immigration: admission policy relative to L-1 intra-company transferee nonimmigrants (see H.R. 3381), H8735 [6OC]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H1265 [9MR]

Indian Americans: recognize and honor contributions to economic innovation and society (see H. Res. 227), H2472 [21AP]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 2353), H3261 [12MY]

Inspector General Act: enhance independence of Inspectors General and create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (see H.R. 2489), H3693 [19MY]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: amend relative to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (see H.R. 1310), H1507 [15MR]

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

Investments: provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 2187), H3054 [5MY]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H1851 [8AP]

Iranian Americans: condemn bigotry, violence, and discrimination against (see H. Res. 367), H6106 [19JY]

Iron and steel industry: urge the Dept. of Commerce and ITC to consider the impact of steel antidumping or countervailing duties on steel-consuming manufacturers and the economy when conducting sunset reviews (see H. Res. 84), H631 [15FE]

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 588), H352 [2FE]

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

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), H13189 [22DE]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 136), H413 [8FE]

Law enforcement: provide grants for prosecutions of cases cleared through use of DNA backlog clearance funds (see H.R. 1602), H7861 [13SE]

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

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 181), H6108 [19JY]

Linda White-Epps Post Office, Hamden, CT: designate (see H.R. 627), H2103 [14AP]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H195 [25JA]

Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (see H.R. 307), H193 [25JA]

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]

Mara, Wellington T.: tribute (see H. Res. 517), H9473 [1NO]

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 2323), H3260 [12MY]

———reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for, and conservation of, the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 164), H3769 [23MY]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H8162 [20SE]

Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (see H.R. 2716), H11220 [7DE]

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

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H11220 [7DE]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1582), H2103 [14AP]

———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 4098), H10146 [9NO]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 791), H942 [2MR]

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

Members of Congress: deny congressional retirement benefits to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4535), H11653 [14DE]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H11035 [18NO]

———establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 823), H7949 [14SE]

———increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 158), H7862 [13SE]

———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1106), H1780 [5AP]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H6328 [21JY]

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), H2104 [14AP]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 3968), H8732 [6OC]

Motor vehicles: require accurate fuel economy testing procedures (see H.R. 1103), H982 [3MR]

———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), H7947 [14SE]

National Archives and Records Administration: extend the Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Records Interagency Working Group (see H.R. 842), H718 [16FE]

National Audubon Society: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H9556 [2NO]

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

National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 335), H10039 [8NO]

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

National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Res. 312), H4803 [20JN]

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), H10145 [9NO]

National Medal of Honor Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 297), H7862 [13SE]

National MPS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 85), H4074 [25MY]

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1124), H1510 [15MR]

National security: provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (see H.R. 1544), H1893 [12AP]

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

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 1297), H10157 [10NO]

Native Americans: provide uniform criteria for the administrative acknowledgment and recognition of Indian tribes (see H.R. 1354), H1621 [16MR]

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]

———require procurement of helicopters under the Presidential helicopter fleet replacement program that are wholly manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 459), H284 [1FE]

New England Patriots (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 86), H584 [10FE]

New York, NY: provide protections and services to certain individuals after the terrorist attack (see H.R. 566), H351 [2FE]

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), H6652 [26JY]

No Child Left Behind Act: improve (see H.R. 1506), H1845 [6AP]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program (see H.R. 1674), H3060 [9MY]

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1591), H4896 [21JN]

Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a Committee on Ocean Policy (see H.R. 2939), H7743 [7SE]

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

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize and establish minimum drug testing standards for major professional sports leagues (see H.R. 2565), H3892 [24MY]

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

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), H9556 [2NO]

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

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

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H413 [8FE]

Political campaigns: require disclosure of certain information by persons conducting phone banks during campaigns for Federal office (see H.R. 491), H285 [1FE]

———require prerecorded telephone calls to meet disclosure and disclaimer requirements applicable to radio campaign communications (see H.R. 4180), H9425 [28OC]

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]

Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment to make non-natural-born citizens who have been naturalized for thirty-five years eligible for the Offices of President and Vice President (see H.J. Res. 42), H2102 [14AP]

Program Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 973), H795 [17FE]

Public Health Service Act: provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 1313), H1508 [15MR]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H1370 [10MR]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 983), H796 [17FE]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H6107 [19JY]

Radioactive substances: study health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of such contaminated sites (see H.R. 2410), H4487 [14JN]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3135), H5741 [12JY]

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

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

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]

Schaghticoke Tribal National: repeal Federal acknowledgment (see H.R. 1104), H982 [3MR]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 595), H352 [2FE]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 1636), H2100 [14AP]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H348 [2FE]

Social Security: provide grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3050), H5100 [23JN]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 1714), H2393 [20AP]

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

States: establish and rapidly implement regulations for driver's license and identification document security standards (see H.R. 368), H413 [8FE]

Sudan: impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, protect civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in Darfur (see H.R. 3127), H6205 [20JY]

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]

Taxation: allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs (see H.R. 2682), H4139 [26MY]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 2089), H5741 [12JY]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H720 [16FE]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1120), H5914 [14JY]

———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), H3056 [5MY]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 994), H2150 [19AP]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2121), H10910 [17NO]

———allow tax credits to holders of stem cell research bonds (see H.R. 1650), H2101 [14AP]

———authorize States, localities, the District of Columbia, territories, and possessions of the U.S. to provide certain tax incentives to any person for economic development purposes (see H.R. 2471), H10227 [15NO]

———eliminate inflation adjustment of the phaseout of the credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source and repeal extension of credit for facilities producing synthetic fuels from coal (see H.R. 837), H717 [16FE]

———equalize income exclusion of employer-provided parking and transit benefits and provide a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2390), H3434 [17MY]

———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1405), H1692 [17MR]

———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see H.R. 819), H1510 [15MR]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1634), H2739 [28AP]

———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs (see H.R. 877), H5914 [14JY]

———extend Superfund financing for purposes of cleanup activities relative to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 4481), H11326 [8DE]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3159), H7743 [7SE]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H9044 [20OC]

———provide a checkoff for a World Trade Center Memorial Fund (see H.R. 1095), H982 [3MR]

———provide a checkoff for a World Trade Center Memorial Fund, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1095), H2474 [21AP]

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

———provide an exemption from the harbor maintenance tax for certain shipping between U.S. mainland ports (see H.R. 3319), H5962 [18JY]

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

———provide small business tax incentives, increase the minimum wage, and increase the exemption for annual gross volume of business done by an enterprise (see H.R. 1091), H2103 [14AP]

———provide tax incentives for the remediation of contaminated sites (see H.R. 4480), H11326 [8DE]

———remove the requirement of a mandatory beginning date for distributions from individual retirement accounts and elective deferrals under qualified cash or deferred arrangements (see H.R. 195), H4400 [13JN]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H7743 [7SE]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H4143 [26MY]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H5604 [30JN]

———treatment of foods and supplements for dietary use, and medical foods as medical expenses (see H.R. 2486), H4561 [15JN]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H792 [17FE]

———prohibit use of autodialers for purposes of political solicitations (see H.R. 2294), H8919 [18OC]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 220), H7566 [28JY]

———establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders (see H.R. 228), H1846 [6AP]

———prevent access by terrorists to nuclear material, technology, and expertise and establish an Office of Nonproliferation Programs in the Executive Office of the President (see H.R. 665), H411 [8FE]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2877), H4985 [22JN] (see H.R. 3427), H9044 [20OC]

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), H11328 [8DE]

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), H2102 [14AP]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H11880 [15DE]

U.N.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 192), H5176 [24JN]

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

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), H11504 [13DE]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1664), H2151 [19AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 156), H524 [9FE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H5362 [28JN]

Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 1126), H1510 [15MR]

William F. Clinger, Jr. Post Office Building, Warren, PA: designate (see H.R. 3549), H8735 [6OC]

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), H1697 [17MR]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 2122), H3052 [5MY]

World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 474), H284 [1FE]

———preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3056 [5MY]

Year of the Museum: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 389), H6650 [26JY]

Zimbabwe: condemn government operation under which homes, businesses, religious structures, and other buildings were demolished in an attempt to restore order (see H. Res. 409), H8249 [21SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: prohibit requirement of anthrax and smallpox immunizations without members' consent and correct records of those previously punished for refusing such vaccines (see H.R. 514), H347 [2FE]

Arts Presenters (organization): tribute to global cultural exchange efforts (see H. Con. Res. 314), H11327 [8DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: notify passengers when they are flying on an aircraft carrying unscreened cargo (see H.R. 4353), H10502 [16NO]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 3888), H8341 [22SE]

Disasters: develop a global tsunami detection and warning system and improve existing communication of tsunami warnings to all potentially affected nations (see H.R. 499), H285 [1FE]

———ensure that evacuation procedures are included as a part of State and local emergency preparedness operational plans (see H.R. 4258), H10038 [8NO]

Explosives: enhance homeland security by preventing unauthorized access to explosive materials stored by State or local agencies (see H.R. 4422), H11034 [18NO]

Federal Election Campaign Act: exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication (see H.R. 4194), H9472 [1NO]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (see H.R. 4575), H12047 [16DE]

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

Music and dance: recognize artistic excellence and community value of America's orchestras (see H. Con. Res. 157), H3556 [18MY]

Political campaigns: clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (see H.R. 513), H347 [2FE]

Power resources: improve energy efficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 4384), H10909 [17NO]

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]

Tariff: meatless frozen food products (see H.R. 1444), H1694 [17MR]

Taxation: prohibit the double taxation of telecommuters and others who work at home (see H.R. 2558), H3768 [23MY]

Prayers

Memorial Day Prayer: Dean C. Ahlberg, E1205 [14JN]

Remarks

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments, H9366 [28OC]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1494 [15MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H2339 [20AP]

Armed Forces: ensure that Reserve components are able to maintain adequate retention and recruitment levels by protecting the financial security of the families of activated members, H1494 [15MR]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H4013 [25MY]

———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 (H. Res. 302), H9977 [8NO]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H5940 [18JY]

Aviation: improve air cargo security, H3448 [18MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), H2068 [14AP]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H5042 [23JN]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), H741 [17FE]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), H2603 [27AP]

———reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (H.R. 1279), H3143 [11MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H4013 [25MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), H4758 [20JN]

———reopen runway at Malmstrom AFB, MT, H7034, H7035 [28JY]

Dept. of Education: Teacher Incentive Fund funding through reductions in Corp. for National and Community Service funding, H5108 [24JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), consideration (H. Res. 283), H3448 [18MY]

———require entry of convictions for using a false driver's license to board an airplane into the aviation screening database, H545 [10FE]

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (H.R. 280), H11459 [13DE]

———Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program funding, H5443 [29JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), H8430 [28SE]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6161 [20JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5031, H5042 [23JN], H5108 [24JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5443, H5457 [29JN], E1420 [1JY]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6919 [27JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H1930 [13AP]

Education: funding, H5031 [23JN]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), H8578 [29SE]

European Union: urge addition of Hezbollah (terrorist organization) to list of terrorist organizations (H. Res. 101), H1400 [14MR]

Executive Office of the President: Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board funding, H5457 [29JN], E1420 [1JY]

Federal Election Campaign Act: exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication (H.R. 1606), H9483 [2NO]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (H.R. 420), H9318 [27OC]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: extend authorization of appropriations for Long Island Sound (H.R. 3963), H11124 [7DE]

Firefighters: recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (H. Res. 188), H1805 [6AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 10), H4914 [22JN]

Foreign aid: ensure protection of beneficiaries of U.S. humanitarian assistance (H.R. 912), H858 [2MR]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, H4542 [15JN], H6238 [21JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), E1448 [11JY]

Francis C. Goodpaster Post Office Building, Vinita, OK: designate (H.R. 1082), H2887, H2888 [4MY]

Global Environment Facility (organization): funding, E1448 [11JY]

Hazardous substances: increase security of transport, H3448 [18MY]

Health: expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy and the number of abortions, H5032 [23JN]

———expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform abortions or make referrals regarding abortion services, H5032 [23JN]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3829 [24MY]

Honorable Judge George N. Leighton Post Office Building, New Bedford, MA: designate (H.R. 1542), H2888, H2889 [4MY]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Res. 240), adoption (H. Res. 241), H2622 [27AP]

Housing: reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), H9135 [26OC]

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), H7630 [2SE]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H8911 [18OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2475), H4849, H4854 [21JN]

Investments: importance of hedge funds, E1697 [29JY]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H8911 [18OC]

———call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), H11013 [18NO]

———commend for conducting free elections and encourage further steps toward establishment of a free, democratic, secure, and prosperous Iraq, H8913 [18OC]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H6161 [20JY], H8915 [18OC]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H11013 [18NO]

———encourage Transitional National Assembly to adopt a constitution that grants and protects women's equal rights under the law (H. Res. 383), H6690 [27JY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 160), H4820 [21JN]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (H. Con. Res. 273), H11054 [6DE]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, H2341 [20AP]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: observance, E1903 [20SE]

National Archives and Records Administration: extend the Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Records Interagency Working Group (S. 384), H1401, H1402 [14MR]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: anniversary of commission recommendations, H6372 [22JY]

National Counterterrorism Center: require report on implementation, H4854 [21JN]

National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), H465 [9FE], H545 [10FE]

———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (H.R. 1544), consideration (H. Res. 269), H3208 [12MY]

Natural gas: provide additional requirements for the siting, construction, or operation of liquefied natural gas import facilities, H2433 [21AP]

Oncology Nursing Society: anniversary, E745 [22AP]

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

Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (S. Con. Res. 61), H9406 [28OC]

Point of order, H5114 [24JN]

Postal Service: establish pilot program to test alternative methods for the delivery postal services, H6543 [26JY]

———reform postal laws (H.R. 22), H6519, H6543 [26JY], E1648 [27JY]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2196, H2339, H2341 [20AP], H2433 [21AP]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (H. Res. 535), H11066 [6DE]

Roads and highways: extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 3512), H7034, H7035 [28JY]

Rotary International: anniversary (H. Res. 142), H3074 [10MY]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1719 [20MR]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4542 [15JN], H4595 [16JN]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), H6495 [26JY]

Taxation: provide tax benefits for the Gulf Opportunity Zone and certain areas affected by Hurricanes Rita and Wilma (H.R. 4440), H11162 [7DE]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates, H1930 [13AP]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: extend applicability (S. 467), H11140 [7DE]

U.N.: anniversary, E2239 [1NO]

———reform (H.R. 2745), H4696 [17JN]

———U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund, H4595 [16JN]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6238 [21JY]

Veterans: Gulf War Illness research funding, H4758 [20JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize, H8430 [28SE]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (H.R. 366), H2904 [4MY]

Votes: position on missed, H128 [6JA], H219 [26JA], H2437 [21AP], H8014 [15SE], E96 [26JA], E1087, E1088 [25MY], E1419 [1JY], E1612 [27JY]

Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (H. Con. Res. 248), H8678 [6OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H6376 [22JY], H7643 [2SE]

Reports

Best Practice in Hedge Fund Investing—Due Diligence: Greenwich Roundtable (organization), E1698 [29JY]

Statements

Tribute to Kevin J. (Jack) Dempsey: Jennifer Dempsey, E36 [6JA]

Walter Ginter Recovering Drug Addict: Walter Ginter, E1903 [20SE]

Subpoena Notices

Superior Court of Connecticut, H140 [20JA]

Tributes

Chapman, Edward M., E161 [2FE]

Chen Shui-bian, E1135 [26MY], E1314 [22JN]

Dempsey, Kevin J. (Jack), E36 [6JA]