WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, DEBBIE (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7865 [13SE], H7912 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

———provide assistance to nursery crop and tropical fruit producers whose agricultural operations were severely damaged by Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, or Rita (see H.R. 4031), H8807 [7OC]

Air Force: tribute to members killed in 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers U.S. military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (see H. Con. Res. 188), H5100 [23JN]

Albania: commend for protecting and saving the lives of the majority of Jews living in Albania during the Holocaust (see H. Res. 495), H8846 [17OC]

———ensure that parliamentary elections are conducted in accordance with international standards for free and fair elections (see H. Con. Res. 155), H4802 [20JN]

America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 289), H9962 [7NO]

American Academy of Pediatrics: anniversary (see H. Res. 452), H8162 [20SE]

Appropriations: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 871), H1025 [8MR]

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

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

———enhance protection of members and their spouses from unscrupulous financial services sales practices through increased consumer education (see H.R. 3472), H6933 [27JY]

———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), H6936 [27JY]

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

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H1509 [15MR]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 333), H1622 [16MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H4187 [7JN]

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

Association of University Teachers: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Bar-Ilan University and the University of Haifa (see H. Res. 279), H3331 [16MY]

Autism Society of America: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 254), H9044 [20OC]

Aviation: provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes (see H.R. 1400), H8644 [29SE]

Bankruptcy: provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (see H.R. 3697), H7812 [8SE]

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

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

Brumidi, Constantino: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1697 [17MR]

Business and industry: prohibit price gouging during certain disasters and emergencies (see H.R. 3681), H7741 [7SE]

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), H11880 [15DE]

———revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 937), H3113 [10MY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 3373), H9044 [20OC]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H1691 [17MR]

———establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 127), H1265 [9MR]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 237), H7950 [14SE]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H3769 [23MY]

———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), H8735 [6OC]

———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1355), H1970 [13AP]

———promote improvement of information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 3582), H9962 [7NO]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H7861 [13SE]

———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration program (see H.R. 1505), H1845 [6AP]

China, Republic of: accord membership in the World Health Organization and other international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 154), H7674 [6SE]

Civil liberties: regulate information brokers and protect individual rights with respect to personally identifiable information (see H.R. 1080), H2648 [27AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1687), H2148 [19AP]

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), H984 [3MR]

———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]

Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 329), H5964 [18JY]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 761), H2648 [27AP]

Commission on Religious Freedom and Respect in the Armed Forces: establish (see H.R. 3108), H6205 [20JY]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see H.R. 2134), H9556 [2NO]

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), H984 [3MR]

———disapprove rule submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease), cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.J. Res. 23), H1781 [5AP]

Consumers: extend certain protections to international remittance transfers of funds originating in the U.S. (see H.R. 928), H793 [17FE]

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

Corporate Entitlement Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 4254), H10038 [8NO]

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

CPSC: issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of certain furniture and electronic appliances (see H.R. 1861), H5362 [28JN]

———issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H8807 [7OC]

Credit: impose restrictions on high-cost mortgages, revise fees and charges on certain loans, prohibit unfair or deceptive practices by mortgage brokers and creditors, and provide counseling about predatory lenders (see H.R. 1182), H2738 [28AP]

———require credit card issuers to apply low interest rates to credit extended to pay certain medical expenses and prohibit hospitals from immediately reporting patients who are delinquent with payment (see H.R. 1238), H1369 [10MR]

Crime: combat unlawful commercial sex activities by targeting demand, prohibit operation of sex tours, and protect children and assist State and local law enforcement relative to such activities (see H.R. 2012), H4802 [20JN]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 2662), H9472 [1NO]

———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), H1417 [14MR]

Cuba: anniversary of human rights crackdown (see H. Con. Res. 81), H984 [3MR]

———call for release of political prisoners, legalize political parties and free elections, urge European Union to reexamine policy, and support a U.N. resolution on ending human rights violations (see H. Res. 388), H6650 [26JY]

———express support to the organizers and participants of the historic meeting of the Assembly to Promote the Civil Society in Cuba (see H. Res. 193), H1846 [6AP]

Curtiss, Glenn H.: tribute (see H. Res. 374), H8736 [6OC]

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

Death and dying: support rights of individuals to make medical decisions and encourage all Americans to write living wills designating health care surrogates and other advance directives (see H. Res. 217), H2395 [20AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H7613 [29JY]

———strengthen ability to regulate pet industry, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2669), H10503 [16NO]

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

———rebate amount of Pell Grant aid lost as a result of updates to the tables for State and other taxes used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (see H.R. 2927), H5638 [11JY]

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

Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H8248 [21SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish a health information technology grant program (see H.R. 2234), H4074 [25MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish national emergency centers on military installations (see H.R. 4112), H9043 [20OC]

———issue regulations requiring turbojet aircraft of air carriers to be equipped with missile defense systems (see H.R. 2780), H6936 [27JY]

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

———require all recipients of Homeless Assistance Act funds to protect personally identifying information of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 2695), H7613 [29JY]

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]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 1153), H5176 [24JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 808), H2738 [28AP]

Disasters: establish a program to provide reinsurance for State natural disaster insurance programs (see H.R. 4507), H13189 [22DE]

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

———mourn the loss of life caused by floods and mudslides in Central America and Mexico and provide assistance to affected people (see H. Con. Res. 280), H10227 [15NO]

———require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (see H. Res. 477), H9642 [3NO]

———restore Federal aid for the repair, restoration, and replacement of private nonprofit colleges and universities that are damaged or destroyed by a major disaster (see H.R. 4517), H11503 [13DE]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H5914 [14JY]

Diseases: address fertility issues facing cancer survivors (see H. Con. Res. 174), H6652 [26JY]

———authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3641), H11110 [6DE]

———enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see H.R. 3307), H5913 [14JY]

———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), H3055 [5MY]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see H.R. 4062), H9044 [20OC]

———issuance of semipostal stamp relating to Alzheimer's disease (see H. Res. 466), H9277 [26OC]

———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), H7815 [8SE]

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

Ecology and environment: enforce certain enviromental laws, expand the definition of environmental justice, and direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office (see H.R. 1648), H2101 [14AP]

Education: expand and enhance the HOPE and Lifetime Learning tax credits, and amend the Higher Education Act to provide loan forgiveness opportunities for public service employees (see H.R. 2815), H5638 [11JY]

———improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 547), H1779 [5AP]

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

———include information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence in domestic violence education programs (see H.R. 2947), H6107 [19JY]

———provide relief to students, schools, and student borrowers affected by natural disasters (see H.R. 3690), H7862 [13SE]

El Salvador: commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (see H. Res. 458), H8847 [17OC]

Elections: prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns (see H.R. 834), H1779 [5AP]

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

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), H10157 [10NO]

———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1902), H2646 [27AP]

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), H8735 [6OC]

European Union: urge addition of Hezbollah (terrorist organization) to list of terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 101), H1026 [8MR]

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

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]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to drug advertising (see H.R. 3950), H9472 [1NO]

———reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 881), H6651 [26JY]

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

Felt, W. Mark: tribute upon revelation as ``Deep Throat'' and for courage and bravery in exposing major Government corruption (see H. Con. Res. 176), H4355 [9JN]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 3656), H7744 [7SE]

———permit access to databases to comply with sex offender registry and notification laws (see H.R. 4381), H11655 [14DE]

———temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 4133), H9277 [26OC]

Financial institutions: facilitate recovery from hurricanes by providing greater flexibility for, and temporary waivers of certain rules and fees imposed on depository institutions and Federal regulatory agencies (see H.R. 4146), H9275 [26OC]

———protect innocent parties from certain fees imposed by depository institutions for dishonored checks (see H.R. 2643), H4073 [25MY]

———provide emergency authority to guarantee checks cashed by insured depository institutions and credit unions for noncustomers who are victims of certain hurricanes (see H.R. 3909), H9362 [27OC]

———provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (see H.R. 3505), H8163 [20SE]

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

Florida: authorize additional judgeships in the middle and southern districts (see H.R. 3953), H9362 [27OC]

Foreign policy: advance democracy, individual freedom, religious freedom, and human rights globally, strengthen alliances, and increase funding for groups and individuals promoting democracy (see H.R. 1133), H4143 [26MY]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3563), H8919 [18OC]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H7862 [13SE]

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

———restore and strengthen laws that provide for an open and transparent Federal Government (see H.R. 2331), H4188 [7JN]

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend to benefit individuals who were children when enacted (see H.R. 1737), H2393 [20AP]

Health: conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity relative to influenza (see H.R. 813), H5435 (see H.R. 813), H5479 [29JN]

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (see H.R. 2072), H2975 [4MY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 810), H1622 [16MR]

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see H.R. 3034), H6936 [27JY]

———provide funding and incentives for caregiver support and long-term care assistance (see H.R. 3254), H5740 [12JY]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2553), H9103 [25OC]

Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1222), H8919 [18OC]

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), H2648 [27AP]

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

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 2960), H4985 [22JN]

———expand and extend the eligibility of Hispanic-serving institutions for assistance (see H.R. 3203), H8248 [21SE]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 1184), H6107 [19JY]

History: anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H11221 [7DE]

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]

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H5915 [14JY]

Human rights: condemn honor killings (see H. Con. Res. 296), H11036 [18NO]

Hurricanes: ensure assistance for foster children impacted by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3711), H8986 [19OC]

———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), H11328 [8DE]

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

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

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 884), H7743 [7SE]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3006), H11035 [18NO]

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

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

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), H7861 [13SE]

———establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 846), H718 [16FE]

———prohibit discrimination in life insurance based on a person's previous lawful travel experiences (see H.R. 3504), H7556 [28JY]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see H.R. 277), H4486 [14JN]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 1130), H1780 [5AP]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H1778 [5AP]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 73), H11881 [15DE]

Israel: congratulate on election of Dan Gillerman as Vice President of U.N. General Assembly (see H. Res. 368), H6381 [22JY]

———independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 149), H3557 [18MY]

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

Kuwait: commend for granting women certain important political rights (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), H3894 [24MY]

Las Vegas, NV: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 105), H3057 [5MY]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 181), H6205 [20JY]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H9362 [27OC]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H798 [17FE]

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

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

———extend the qualified individual program for cost-sharing assistance to low-income Medicare beneficiaries (see H.R. 3800), H8163 [20SE]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H2103 [14AP]

———provide temporary disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3698), H8735 [6OC]

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

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

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H10227 [15NO]

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

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H3436 [17MY]

———repeal reduction in payment for therapeutic shoes and inserts for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1416), H10038 [8NO]

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

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H7613 [29JY]

———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1106), H8734 [6OC]

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

Mexico: condemn printing and distribution of racist postage stamps and urge to immediately cease printing and distributing the stamps and recall stamps on the market (see H. Res. 347), H5603 [30JN]

———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), H5915 [14JY]

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 144), H2977 [4MY]

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H8163 [20SE]

Motley, Constance Baker: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 271), H9043 [20OC]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H9044 [20OC]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 15), H7862 [13SE]

National Health Corps Loan Repayment Program: count fellowship training in geriatric medicine or psychiatry as obligated service (see H.R. 3046), H5252 [27JN]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H7565 [28JY]

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

National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 178), H7862 [13SE]

National Independent Inquiry Commission on Disaster Preparedness and Response: establish (see H.R. 3706), H7862 [13SE]

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), H4561 [15JN]

———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), H11655 [14DE]

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 262), H8734 [6OC]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 245), H3060 [9MY]

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

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1124), H4561 [15JN]

National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 327), H7566 [28JY]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 478), H5741 [12JY]

National Security Agency: require Dept. of Justice to submit documents on Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (see H. Res. 643), H13189 [22DE]

Native Americans: recognize and honor achievements and contributions and urge establishment and observation of a paid legal public holiday in honor of Native Americans (see H. Res. 76), H5742 [12JY]

———regulate Indian tribal governments under the same rules and procedures that apply to other governmental employers relative to establishment and maintenance of employee benefit plans (see H.R. 331), H3055 [5MY]

Navy: require naval forces to include a certain number of operational aircraft carriers (see H.R. 304), H1417 [14MR]

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]

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), H10503 [16NO]

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

———tribute (see H. Res. 512), H9275 [26OC]

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

Pensions: facilitate automatic enrollment of employees in certain pension plans (see H.R. 1508), H1845 [6AP]

———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), H3199 [11MY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H3894 [24MY]

Poland: commend philanthropic organizations and individuals for supporting establishment of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw (see H. Res. 416), H7562 [28JY]

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

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H2150 [19AP]

Privacy: protect and enhance consumer privacy (see H.R. 3140), H5599 [30JN]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H1847 [6AP]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 535), H9695 [4NO]

Religion: anniversary of Second Vatican Council Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions (Nostra Aetate) and recognition of continuing need for interreligious respect and dialogue (see H. Con. Res. 260), H8919 [18OC]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H2880 [3MY]

Russia: protect freedoms of all religious communities without distinction, whether registered or unregistered, as stipulated by the Russian Constitution and international standards (see H. Con. Res. 190), H9473 [1NO]

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

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see H.R. 2037), H3114 [10MY]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 595), H631 [15FE]

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]

———provide mental health screening and treatment services, integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams (see H.R. 2629), H4072 [25MY]

Social Security: ensure that receipts and disbursements of the trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget (see H.R. 653), H411 [8FE]

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

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1233), H7564 [28JY]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H2880 [3MY]

———recognize effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 61), H631 [15FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H8088 [15SE]

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

Sudan: impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, protect civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in Darfur (see H.R. 3127), H8919 [18OC]

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]

Syria: strengthen sanctions, establish a program to support a transition to a democratically elected Government, and restore sovereignty and democratic rule in Lebanon (see H.R. 1141), H6205 [20JY]

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

———allow a nonrefundable credit against income tax for certain gasoline, diesel fuel, and home energy consumption expenses (see H.R. 4026), H8807 [7OC]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase and installation of emergency generators (see H.R. 4348), H10910 [17NO]

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

———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), H2473 [21AP]

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

———increase age limit for the child tax credit (see H.R. 1597), H2649 [27AP]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 519), H7613 [29JY]

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

———provide additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 969), H795 [17FE]

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

———provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance (see H.R. 3194), H6205 [20JY]

———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]

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

———reward individuals who provide volunteer services in times of national need (see H.R. 3773), H7948 [14SE] (see H.R. 3832), H8161 [20SE]

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

U.N.: dissuade members from supporting resolutions that unfairly castigate Israel and promote more balanced and constructive approaches to resolving conflict in the Middle East (see H. Res. 438), H8644 [29SE]

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

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), H1417 [14MR]

———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H7743 [7SE]

———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2963), H7862 [13SE]

Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H8163 [20SE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3171), H5601 [30JN]

Voting: extend to Hurricane Katrina evacuees the right to use absentee balloting and registration procedures available to military and overseas voters (see H.R. 3734), H9103 [25OC]

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

Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8249 [21SE]

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

———establish an appropriate day for commemoration of the women suffragists who fought for and won the right of women to vote in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 59), H5914 [14JY]

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H2103 [14AP]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 3086), H5361 [28JN]

World War II: preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3331 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

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

Insurance: establish minimum standards relating to a factor for life insurance eligibility and rates (see H.R. 3639), H7612 [29JY]

Remarks

American and International Societies for Yad Vashem: tribute, E2415 [18NO]

American Jewish History Month: observance (H. Con. Res. 315), H11601, H11602 [14DE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H12153 [17DE]

Armed Forces: improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors, H4178 [7JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H509 [9FE], H9955, H9956, H9957 [7NO]

———deficit, H1609 [16MR], H3095 [10MY], H8729 [6OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H9623, H9624, H9625, H9633, H9636 [3NO], H9686, H9688, H9690 [4NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H9955, H9956, H9957 [7NO], H9997, H10024, H10025, H10026, H10027, H10028 [8NO], H10126, H10127, H10128, H10138, H10139, H10140, H10141 [9NO], H10215 [15NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), H11276 [8DE], H11491, H11492 [13DE], H12155, H12156, H12157 [17DE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H11213, H11214 [7DE], H11276 [8DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1608, H1609, H1610 [16MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H3095 [10MY]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H10129 [9NO], H11205 [7DE]

———evaluation of competence and ethics of political appointees, H8505, H8509 [28SE], H8723 [6OC], H9459 [1NO], H9635, H9637, H9638 [3NO], H11204, H11216, H11217 [7DE], H11276 [8DE]

Civil liberties: prohibit Federal investigation of citizens for alleged criminal conduct based solely on membership in nonviolent political organizations or participation in other lawful political activities, H6295 [21JY]

Congress: protect integrity, H8506, H8507, H8509 [28SE], H8729 [6OC]

Courts: remove to Federal court certain State cases involving the rights of incapacitated persons (H.R. 1332), H1602 [16MR]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), H2596, H2599 [27AP]

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3763), H8157 [20SE]

———waiver of prevailing wage requirements for relief effort contracts in States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7848 [13SE]

DeLay, Representative: indictment for criminal conspiracy relative to illegal political contributions, H8506, H8507 [28SE]

Democratic Party: development of innovation agenda to improve scientific research and development, telecommunications technology, and energy independence, H11277, H11278, H11279 [8DE]

———national agenda, H9416, H9417, H9418 [28OC], H9633, H9636 [3NO]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), H12151, H12152, H12153, H12154 [17DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), conference report, H8699 [6OC]

Dept. of the Interior: exempt natural gas from the prohibition on oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, H9633 [3NO]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H7665 [6SE], H7727, H7728, H7730, H7731 [7SE], H7846, H7848 [13SE], H9267, H9269, H9271 [26OC], H9413 [28OC], H9633, H9635 [3NO], H11203 [7DE]

Economy: impact of tax cut, H8155, H8156 [20SE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H9623, H9624, H9625 [3NO]

———support financial literacy, H4177 [7JN]

Education: funding, H8975 [19OC]

———improve college access and opportunity by reforming Pell Grants and student loan programs (H.R. 507), H4176 [7JN]

———student financial aid programs funding, H1608 [16MR]

Einstein, Jaclyn: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Florida, E1002 [17MY]

FEMA: provide certain individuals or households affected by Hurricane Katrina in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, FL, with financial assistance and direct services under the Disaster and Emergency Assistance Act, H8699 [6OC]

———provide certain individuals or households affected by Hurricane Katrina in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, FL, with financial assistance and direct services under the Disaster and Emergency Assistance Act (H.R. 3723), H7796 [8SE], H7846 [13SE], H8065 [15SE], H8328 [22SE]

———reform, H7727, H7728, H7730 [7SE], H9270 [26OC], H9417 [28OC], H11493 [13DE]

Florida: relief efforts to provide assistance to those affected by Hurricane Wilma, H9675 [4NO], H9997 [8NO]

Food stamps: funding, H10127 [9NO]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, H4540 [15JN], H6295 [21JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H1610 [16MR]

Holocaust: commend countries and organizations marking anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp and strengthen fight against racism, intolerance, bigotry, prejudice, discrimination, and anti-Semitism (H. Res. 39), H156 [25JA]

———remembrance, H3035 [5MY]

House of Representatives: commend efforts to permit constituents to participate in floor debate through e-mail, H10214 [15NO]

———impact of partisanship, H9681, H9682, H9687 [4NO], H10138 [9NO]

House Rules: violations by the majority party relative to oversight hearings on Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization (H. Res. 324), H4566, H4648 [16JN]

Housing: eliminate the ability of certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises to borrow from the Treasury, H9185 [26OC]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), H9185 [26OC]

Hurricanes: 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, H8153, H8154, H8155, H8158 [20SE], H8976 [19OC], H9273 [26OC]

———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 (H.R. 3764), H8328 [22SE], H8721, H8725, H8726 [6OC], H8897, H8898, H8899, H8900, H8902 [18OC]

———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, H8224, H8225, H8226, H8227, H8228 [21SE]

———establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8900 [18OC], H8975, H8976, H8978 [19OC]

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

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7727, H7728, H7730, H7731 [7SE], H7846, H7848, H7850 [13SE], H8153 [20SE], H9467 [1NO]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H10215 [15NO]

———results of investigation of alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, H9413, H9414, H9415 [28OC], H9460, H9461, H9462, H9463, H9466, H9469 [1NO], H9676, H9677, H9679, H9680 [4NO], H9959 [7NO], H10137, H10138 [9NO]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H9470 [1NO], H11212, H11215, H11216, H11217 [7DE], H11494, H11495 [13DE]

———improve congressional oversight of Iraq war and reconstruction efforts, H10216 [15NO]

Israel: congratulate on election of Dan Gillerman as Vice President of U.N. General Assembly (H. Res. 368), H9407 [28OC]

Journal: question of approval, H8251 [22SE]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7913 [14SE]

———provide guidelines and incentives for States to implement civil commitment programs for sexually dangerous persons, H7913 [14SE]

Medicare: reform, H2538 [26AP]

Moeller, Sarah: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Florida, E1004 [17MY]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations, H11204 [7DE]

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), H457 [9FE]

Nova Southeastern University: tribute to University School tsunami relief campaign, E191 [9FE]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H8725, H8726 [6OC]

Public debt: ceiling, H4179 [7JN]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (H. Res. 535), E2282 [7NO]

Republican Party: national agenda, H8729 [6OC]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1704, H1706, H1724 [20MR]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4540 [15JN]

Social Security: disability and survior benefits, H841 [1MR]

———impact of privatization on women, H510 [9FE], H840 [1MR]

———privatization proposals, H509, H510, H511, H512 [9FE], H837, H839, H842 [1MR], H1345, H1346, H1347, H1348 [10MR], H1770, H1771, H1772, H1773 [5AP], H2460, H2461, H2462, H2463, H2464 [21AP], H2535, H2536, H2537, H2540 [26AP], H3097, H3098 [10MY], H5240, H5241 [27JN]

———reform, H509, H510, H511, H512 [9FE], H837, H839, H840, H841, H842 [1MR], H1343, H1344, H1345, H1346, H1347, H1348, H1349 [10MR], H1770, H1771, H1772, H1773 [5AP], H2460, H2461, H2462, H2463, H2464 [21AP], H2535, H2536, H2537, H2538, H2540 [26AP], H3097, H3098 [10MY], H5240, H5241 [27JN]

Southwest Ranches, FL: anniversary, E1218 [14JN]

Stop Violence Against Women Week: observance, H1349 [10MR]

Taxation: end certain abusive tax practices and provide tax relief and simplification, H1963 [13AP]

———provide tax relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and provide incentives for charitable giving (H.R. 3768), H8065 [15SE]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: extend applicability (S. 467), H11139 [7DE]

———extend applicability (S. 467), Senate amendment, H12140 [17DE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6295 [21JY]

Veterans: benefits funding, H5243 [27JN], H12154 [17DE]

———health care funding, H9957 [7NO], H10126 [9NO]

Votes: position on missed, E1324 [23JN], E1516 [18JY]

Votes in House: condemn practice of holding votes open beyond a reasonable period of time (H. Res. 591), H11274 [8DE]

Women: impact of Bush administration budget proposal, H1610 [16MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3195 [11MY], H3311 [16MY], H8842 [17OC], H9099 [25OC], H9273 [26OC]

Special order: granted, H3050 [5MY], H7670 [6SE], H7738 [7SE], H7810 [8SE], H8085 [15SE], H8337 [22SE], H9693 [4NO], H10036 [8NO]

Reports

Medical and Legal History of the Case of Terri Schiavo: Jay Wolfson, H1704-H1706 [20MR]

Tributes

Lederberg, Edith Schaffer, E981 [16MY]

Lehman, William, H1607 [16MR]

Parks, Rosa, H9407 [28OC]

Pearl, Dan, H1902 [13AP]

Wiesenthal, Simon, H8167 [21SE]