WOMEN

Amendments

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 (H.R. 4510), H12284, H12291 [18DE]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), H2606, H2607, H2609 [27AP], H3082 [10MY]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2573 [27AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish a national sex offender registration database (S. 792), S9245, S9313 [28JY]

District of Columbia: provide a site for the National Women's History Museum (S. 501), S9547, S9585 [29JY]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7862, H7864, H7865, H7866, H7867, H7868, H7869, H7870 [13SE], H7897, H7898, H7899, H7900, H7901, H7903, H7905, H7906, H7908, H7910, H7911, H7912, H7913, H7914, H7915, H7917, H7918 [14SE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (S. 1197), S10997 [4OC]

Analyses

Biography of a Bad Statistic—Abortions Rising Under Bush? Not True. How That False Claim Came To Be—and Lives On: Annenberg Political Fact Check (organization), E1121 [26MY]

Appointments

Helping To Enhance the Livelihood of People (HELP) Around the Globe Commission, H3059 [9MY]

Articles and editorials

Afghan Success, S10288 [21SE]

Engineering a Solution—Bring Women Into the Fold, E759 [26AP]

House Divided Against Itself, H2997 [5MY]

In the Footsteps of History, S382, S384 [25JA]

Needed—A New Generation of Community Leaders: Representative Danny K. Davis, E663 [15AP]

One Draft of Iraq's Constitution Makes Islam Main Source, H6689 [27JY]

Woman of the People—Shirley Chisholm Took a Back Seat to No One, E28 [4JA]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 4), H79 [4JA]

———ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see S. 51), S143 [24JA] (see H.R. 356), H195 [25JA]

———prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 3746), H7860 [13SE]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 552), H350 [2FE]

———require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 2971), H4721 [17JN]

Agriculture: issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (see H. Res. 114), H719 [16FE]

Armed Forces: ensure that the confidential communications of a member of the Armed Forces with a victim service organization or a health care professional are not disclosed (see H.R. 3837), H8162 [20SE]

———provide additional funding to prevent sexual assaults in the military (see H.R. 4077), H8985 [19OC]

———role of women in combat and support situations (see S. 1134), S6021 [26MY]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 228), H7561 [28JY]

Business and industry: collect data on the availability of credit for women-owned business (see H.R. 2570), H3892 [24MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda (see H.R. 4510), H11503 [13DE]

———design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see H. Con. Res. 84), H983 [3MR]

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

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report (see H. Res. 253), H2880 [3MY]

Children and youth: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 2122), H3052 [5MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 841), S3897 [19AP] (see H.R. 1687), H2148 [19AP]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 840), S3897 [19AP] (see H.R. 1697), H2149 [19AP]

College of St. Catherine: anniversary (see H. Res. 36), H138 [6JA]

Constitutional amendments: ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 7), S2734 [15MR] (see H.J. Res. 37), H1508 [15MR]

———equality of rights and reproductive rights (see H.J. Res. 31), H941 [2MR]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 155), H1509 [15MR]

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

Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 3920), H8387 [27SE]

———restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at conception (see H.R. 776), H583 [10FE]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 8), S142 [24JA] (see S. 396, 403), S1513 [16FE] (see H.R. 748), H581 [10FE]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), consideration (see H. Res. 236), H2548 [26AP]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3185), H5602 [30JN]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see S. 1796), S10724 [29SE]

———protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled premises (see H.R. 714), H522 [9FE]

———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities and immigrant communities about domestic violence (see H.R. 3921), H8387 [27SE]

———provide grants to States to improve sex offender registries (see H.R. 2659), 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]

Datuk Siti Norma Binti Yaacob: appointment as first female Chief Judge of Malaya, Malaysia (see H. Res. 174), H1695 [17MR]

Dept. of Defense: establish an Office of the Victim Advocate (see H.R. 1403), H1692 [17MR]

———require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see H.R. 2635), H4073 [25MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish Offices of Women's Health (see S. 569), S2245 [8MR] (see H.R. 949), H794 [17FE]

———make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see S. 755), S3413 [11AP] (see H.R. 216), H78 [4JA]

———reauthorize Healthy Start Program (see H.R. 3131), H5599 [30JN]

Dept. of Justice: acquire data on crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender (see H.R. 1193), H1263 [9MR]

———establish a national sex offender registration database (see S. 792), S3652 [14AP] (see H.R. 95), H74 [4JA]

Dept. of Labor: make a grant to a public university to establish the Center for the Study of Women and Workplace Policy (see H.R. 4556), H11879 [15DE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish care for newborn children of women veterans receiving maternity care (see H.R. 4046), H8808 [7OC]

———improve health care for veterans (see S. 1182), S6154 [7JN]

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

Discovery (space shuttle): tribute to female crew members and other women working with NASA (see H. Res. 446), H8088 [15SE] (see H. Res. 450), H8102 [19SE]

Diseases: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see S. 1172), S6100 [6JN] (see H.R. 1245), H1369 [10MR]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see S. 37), S143 [24JA] (see H.R. 312), H193 [25JA]

———provide for awareness program and study on a rare form of breast cancer (see H.R. 4598), H12048 [16DE]

District of Columbia: provide a site for the National Women's History Museum (see S. 501), S2003 [3MR]

Drugs: establish certain restrictions on drugs containing isotretinoin, including the drug marketed as Accutane (see H.R. 2956), H4655 [16JN]

Education: include information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence in domestic violence education programs (see H.R. 2947), H4655 [16JN]

Employment: provide effective training and education programs for displaced homemakers, single parents, and individuals entering nontraditional employment (see H.R. 3972), H8732 [6OC]

Families and domestic relations: establish grants to improve and study the National Domestic Violence Hotline (see H.R. 696), H521 [9FE]

———regulate international marriage broker activity in the U.S. and provide certain protections for individuals who utilize the services of international marriage brokers (see S. 1618), S9727 [7SE] (see H.R. 3657), H7672 [6SE]

———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 69), H73 [4JA]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand (see S. 282), S978 [3FE]

———include nurse practitioners and domestic partners within the scope of coverage, and extend the period of family or medical leave for spouses employed by the same employer (see H.R. 279), H137 [6JA]

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]

———prohibit the approval of any drug that infringes the right to life (see H.R. 3553), H7558 [28JY]

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see S. 511), S2004 [3MR] (see H.R. 1079), H981 [3MR]

Foreign aid: establish centers for the treatment of obstetric fistula in developing countries (see H.R. 2957), H4721 [17JN]

———make protection of women and children who are affected by humanitarian emergencies a priority (see S. 559), S2244 [8MR] (see H.R. 1413), H1693 [17MR]

Gibbons, Pasqualine J.: correct the unfair passing over for promotion to grade of technical sergeant during World War II (see H. Res. 204), H1895 [12AP] (see H. Res. 257), H2977 [4MY]

Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 250), H8387 [27SE]

Health: determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products and collect and analyze data on toxic shock syndrome (see H.R. 3411), H6380 [22JY]

———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases (see S. 550), S2244 [8MR] (see H.R. 3854), H8247 [21SE]

———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 S. 20), S142 [24JA] (see S. 844), S3897 [19AP] (see H.R. 1709), H2149 [19AP]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services (see S. 366), S1260 [10FE]

———improve access to health care services by reducing the burden the liability system places in the delivery of emergency, trauma, and obstetrical services (see S. 367), S1260 [10FE]

———increase provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions (see S. 609), S2517 [11MR] (see H.R. 1353), H1621 [16MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 16), S142 [24JA]

———provide coverage of hormone replacement therapy for treatment of menopausal symptoms (see H.R. 1410), H1693 [17MR]

———provide for educational activities and research relative to women's pelvic floor health through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH (see H.R. 2727), H4141 [26MY]

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see S. 1289), S7070 [22JN] (see H.R. 3034), H4984 [22JN]

———provide grants to promote positive health behaviors in women (see H.R. 4469), H11220 [7DE]

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

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see S. 707), S3200 [5AP] (see H.R. 2861), H4355 [9JN]

———repeal law that gags doctors and denies women information and referrals concerning their reproductive health options (see S. 839), S3897 [19AP]

Health care professionals: improve response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking through training and education (see H.R. 4367), H10908 [17NO]

History: 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]

Holland, Fern: tribute (see S. Res. 80), S2483 [10MR]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives and post-exposure prophylaxis to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see S. 1264), S6740 [16JN]

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

Human rights: condemn honor killings (see H. Con. Res. 296), H10156 [10NO]

———condemn trafficking in persons in areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa struck by the tsunami (see S. Res. 48), S1260 [10FE]

Immigration: establish new special immigrant categories for certain children and women at risk of harm (see S. 644), S2846 [16MR]

Insurance: coverage of fertility and impotence treatment under group and individual health plans and the Federal employees' health benefits program (see H.R. 2759), H4186 [7JN]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see S. 910), S4257 [26AP] (see H.R. 1849), H2549 [26AP]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 2761), H4186 [7JN] (see H.R. 4540), H11653 [14DE]

———implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 437), H283 [1FE]

———require health plans to provide direct access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists without a referral (see H.R. 2937), H4654 [16JN]

International Women's Day: designate (see S. Res. 74), S2245 [8MR]

Iraq: commend women candidates for elective office (see H. Res. 143), H1024 [8MR]

———encourage Transitional National Assembly to adopt a constitution that grants and protects women's equal rights under the law (see S. Res. 231), S9468 [29JY] (see H. Res. 383), H6650 [26JY]

Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 68), H719 [16FE]

Kuwait: commend for granting women certain important political rights (see H. Res. 292), H3769 [23MY] (see H. Res. 343), H5252 [27JN]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3132), H5599 [30JN] (see H.R. 3860), H8340 [22SE]

———make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), consideration (see H. Res. 436), H7859 [13SE]

Liberia: commend people for holding peaceful national elections and congratulating President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on her victory and becoming the first female president of any African country (see H. Con. Res. 313), H11327 [8DE] (see H. Con. Res. 327), H12289 [18DE]

Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 2257), H3196 [11MY]

———eliminate cost-sharing for bone mass measurements (see S. 1345), S7820 [30JN]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see S. 911), S4397 [27AP] (see H.R. 872), H719 [16FE]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 1940), H2647 [27AP]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 282), S11665 [20OC] (see H. Con. Res. 209), H5914 [14JY]

National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Day: designate (see S. Res. 141), S5071 [12MY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see S. 757), S3413 [11AP] (see H.R. 2231), H3112 [10MY]

———develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see S. 1500), S8949 [26JY] (see H.R. 3313), H5913 [14JY]

———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 987), H796 [17FE]

National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 154), S5921 [25MY]

National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 265), H3055 [5MY]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 444), H8088 [15SE] (see H. Res. 464), H8387 [27SE]

National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 222), H6934 [27JY]

National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (see S. Con. Res. 10), S1116 [8FE] (see H. Con. Res. 316), H11654 [14DE]

Native Americans: restore safety to Indian women (see S. 987), S4869 [10MY]

NIH: breast cancer early detection and mortality rate reduction research funding (see H.R. 4137), H9102 [25OC]

NOAA: strengthen science training programs through interagency cooperation and diversify science community by attracting underrepresented groups (see S. 1465), S8746 [22JY]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Wangari Maathai for peace (see H. Res. 27), H80 [4JA]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see S. Res. 191), S7909 [1JY] (see H. Res. 357), H5740 [12JY]

Patrick, Danica: tribute (see H. Res. 320), H4561 [15JN]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H193 [25JA]

Population: prohibit any Federal official from expending any Federal funds for any population control or population planning program or any family planning activity (see H.R. 777), H583 [10FE]

Public Health Service Act: provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see S. 1687), S9931 [12SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: develop additional methods for assessing the health effects of drinking water contaminants on infants, children, women, and pregnant women (see H.R. 4198), H9554 [2NO]

Safety: extend program of grants for rape prevention education (see H.R. 4478), H11326 [8DE]

SBA: permit women's business centers to recompete for sustainability grants (see S. 1517), S9158 [27JY]

Science: recognize significance of African American women in the U.S. scientific community (see H. Con. Res. 96), H1508 [15MR]

Seattle Storm (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 52), H236 [26JA]

Social Security: allow States to expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 710), S3201 [5AP] (see S. 740), S3358 [7AP]

———assure coverage of legal immigrant children and pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 287), H137 [6JA]

———recognize effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 61), H286 [1FE]

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

Supreme Court: anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples (see S. Res. 162), S6154 [7JN] (see H. Res. 311), H4355 [9JN]

Taxation: apply child tax credit to a child born within 9 months after the close of the taxable year and to a child who is stillborn or dies in utero during the taxable year (see H.R. 3441), H6650 [26JY]

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

———employer credit for the hiring of displaced homemakers (see H.R. 263), H137 [6JA]

———provide for a tax deferral on gain from the sale of certain telecommunications businesses or tax incentives to promote ownership diversity (see H.R. 1473), H1777 [5AP]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H795 [17FE]

U.N.: provide a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund for the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 2811), H4295 [8JN]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see S. 1197), S6225 [8JN] (see H.R. 2876), H4485 [14JN] (see H.R. 3171), H5601 [30JN]

Excerpts

Mexico City Policy on International Family Planning Programs Implementation Reports: Congressional Research Service, S3183 [5AP]

Letters

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: Deborah Cutler-Ortiz, Children's Defense Fund (organization), S2227 [8MR], S2408 [10MR]

———Nancy Duff Campbell, Marcia Greenberger, and Joan Entmacher, National Women's Law Center, S1839 [1MR], S2226 [8MR]

Bankruptcy protection for victims of domestic violence by granting relief from summary eviction from rental housing: Jill Morris, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, S2230 [8MR]

———several domestic violence organizations, S2229 [8MR]

Dept. of Transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program funding: Fredell Anderson, Leajak Concrete Construction Inc., S9444 [29JY]

———Loretta Molter, Molter Corp., S9444 [29JY]

———Wayne R. Frazier, Sr., Md. Washington Minority Contractors Association, Inc., S9444 [29JY], H7581 [29JY]

Equal rights for Iraqi women: several Representatives, H6689 [27JY]

Maintain BLS statistical measures that accurately reflect the women's workforce: Joseph S. Tracy, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, S11904 [26OC]

———Julie R. Weeks, Women Impacting Public Policy (organization), S11904 [26OC]

———Senator Kennedy, S11904 [26OC]

———several Senators, S11902 [26OC]

———several women's organizations, S11903 [26OC]

Role of women in combat and support situations: James L. Campbell, Dept. of Defense, H3903 [25MY]

Safety of silicone breast implants: Scott L. Spear, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, E591 [7AP]

Social Security reform proposals based on race and gender: Representatives Maloney and Pallone, H225, H226 [26JA]

———several Members of Congress, H264 [1FE]

Lists

Final Violence Against Women Act section number and House committee report section number, E2608 [18DE]

Illustrated cases of women and their children exploited and abused through the international marriage broker industry, S13752 [16DE]

NASA female astronauts, H8121 [20SE]

Organizations and individuals supporting H.R. 972, Trafficking Victims Protection Act appropriations, H11577 [14DE]

Motions

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report (H. Res. 253), H2777 [3MY]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), H2614 [27AP]

Pamphlets

Safety of Silicone Breast Implants, E591-E594 [7AP]

Press releases

House Republicans Arrogance Unchecked: Representative Slaughter, H3083 [10MY]

Proposals

Committee on the Judiciary (House) characterization of Democratic amendments in report on H.R. 748, Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, H2702 [28AP]

Remarks in House

Aberdeen, NJ: anniversary of Ladies Auxiliary Aberdeen Township Hose & Chemical Co. No. 1, E1187 [9JN]

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (H.R. 356), H175 [25JA]

———pro choice versus right to life, H11473 [13DE]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (H.R. 552), E144 [2FE]

———rate, E1121 [26MY]

Afghanistan: authorize assistance for women and girls, H5289 [28JN]

———commend women for participating in the democratic process, H1028 [9MR]

Alice Paul Institute: tribute to Alice Paul Equality Award recipients, E608 [12AP]

American Association of University Women: anniversary of Beaver Valley, PA, branch, E313 [1MR]

———tribute to Petaluma, CA, branch, E634 [13AP]

American Cancer Society: tribute to Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event, E781 [27AP]

American Heart Association: tribute to Go Red for Women Campaign, E200 [9FE]

American Medical Women's Association: anniversary, E121 [1FE]

Anderson, Donna: California 29th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E491 [17MR]

Anderson, Sandy A.: Women in Aviation, International (organization) Pioneer Hall of Fame inductee, E464 [17MR]

Andrade-Stadler, Adele: California 29th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E479 [17MR]

Armed Forces: ensure that the confidential communications of a member of the Armed Forces with a victim service organization or a health care professional are not disclosed (H.R. 3837), E1902 [20SE]

———improve care for military victims of sexual assault, H3922, H4026 [25MY]

———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3922, H4009-H4013 [25MY]

———provide additional funding to prevent sexual assaults in the military (H.R. 4077), E2127 [19OC]

———role of women in combat and support situations, H3898, H3902, H3903, H3917, H3920, H3921, H4014-H4016 [25MY], E1150 [7JN]

Bankruptcy: protect victims of domestic violence by granting relief from summary eviction from their homes, H2060 [14AP]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H9107, H9108 [26OC], H9281 [27OC], E2175 [25OC], E2188 [27OC], E2221 [28OC]

Browne, Don: Florida Governor's Points of Light Award recipient, E2563 [17DE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H9106 [26OC], H9281 [27OC], H9988, H9989 [8NO]

———impact of Bush administration proposal, H1610 [16MR]

Burma: democracy efforts, E1266 [17JN]

Cammarano, Mary: California 29th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E505 [17MR]

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 (H.R. 4510), H12283-H12286 [18DE]

Center for Reproductive Rights: release of documents on abortion legalization strategies, E340 [2MR]

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report, H2563-H2572 [27AP], H2702 [28AP], H2779 [3MY], H2985, H2986, H2990, H2996, H2997 [5MY], H3079-H3084 [10MY]

———characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report (H. Res. 253), H2768-H2778 [3MY], E903 [5MY]

Children and youth: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (H.R. 2122), E888 [5MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1687), E686, E695, E705 [19AP], E719 [21AP]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1697), E686 [19AP]

Cleveland, OH: tribute to Women Veterans Banquet, E1361 [27JN]

Colleyville, TX: tribute to Colleyville Women's Club Circle of Hope Award recipients, E1080 [24MY]

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence Award for Employer of Excellence recipient, E1240 [15JN]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize, H8489, H8491-H8493 [28SE], H8712-H8714 [6OC], E2000 [29SE], E2004 [3OC], E2037 [6OC], E2051, E2053 [7OC]

Congressional Black Caucus: anniversary of Veterans Braintrust, E2578 [17DE]

Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues: tribute to Women in Military Wreath Laying Ceremony, E1103, E1104, E1106, E1107, E1108 [26MY]

Congressional Iraqi Women's Caucus: tribute to accomplishments, H992 [8MR]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: funding, H4612 [16JN], E1317 [23JN]

Cortez, Rebecca Joworski: Girl Scouts of Whispering Oaks Council Woman of Distinction Award recipient, E429 [10MR]

Coughlan, Patricia: Suburban Republican Women's Club Tribute to Women Award recipient, E963 [13MY]

Courts: restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at conception (H.R. 776), E214 [10FE]

Crime: exempt certain family members and clergy from prohibition on taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, H2567, H2570, H2572, H2609-H2612 [27AP]

———exempt persons from prohibition on taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions in cases of incest, H2569 [27AP]

———exempt taxi and bus drivers and certain health care professionals from prohibition on taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, H2607-H2609 [27AP]

———prevention and punishment of domestic violence, H8921 [19OC]

———prohibit a parent who caused a minor to become pregnant from suing anyone taking the minor across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, H2614 [27AP]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), H1900, H1943 [13AP], H2481 [26AP], H2555, H2556, H2593-H2616 [27AP], E813, E814, E817, E831 [28AP]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), amendment process, H2450 [21AP]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2562-H2573 [27AP]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (H.R. 3185), E2645 [22DE]

———protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled premises (H.R. 714), E202 [9FE]

———provide grants to States to improve sex offender registries, H4445 [14JN]

———require that recommended national protocol for sexual assault medical forensic examinations include a recommendation that rape victims be offered information about emergency contraceptives (H.R. 1214), E406 [10MR]

Daffron, Jeanne: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence Award for Women in the Workplace recipient, E1241 [15JN]

Dallas, TX: anniversary of Dallas County Council of Republican Women, E2459 [6DE]

———anniversary of Dallas County Council of Republican Women's Clubs, E2428 [18NO]

———anniversary of Lake Highlands Republican Women (organization), E1975 [28SE]

DAR: anniversary of Northfield, MN, Josiah Edison Chapter, H3899 [25MY]

———tribute to Nevada State Society Daughters of the American Revolution, E324 [1MR]

Denton County, TX: anniversary of Friends and Family (organization), E1971 [28SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Commodity Supplemental Food Program funding, H4222 [8JN]

Dept. of Defense: develop comprehensive policy relative to the prevention of, and response to, sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Forces, H4575 [16JN]

———domestic violence prevention and response programs funding, H4767 [20JN]

———Ovarian Cancer Research Program funding, H4094 [26MY]

Dept. of HHS: community health centers programs funding, H389 [8FE], H591 [15FE]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (H.R. 949), E304 [18FE], E925 [10MY], E1034 [20MY]

———Office of Women's Health programs funding to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers, H5034, H5061, H5062 [23JN]

———reauthorize Healthy Start Program (H.R. 3131), E1421 [1JY]

———require report on the correlation between a perpetrator's drug and alcohol abuse and reported incidence of domestic violence, H8473, H8474 [28SE]

Dept. of Justice: acquire data on crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender (H.R. 1193), E393 [9MR]

———establish a national sex offender registration database, H7893 [14SE]

———inclusion of emergency contraception in National Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Examinations, H8403, H8404 [28SE]

———Office of Violence Against Women grants to increase public awareness concerning domestic violence against pregnant women, H8477 [28SE]

Dept. of State: assistance to Mexican authorities in identifying unidentified young women murdered in Chihuahua through forensic analysis and include this topic in the bilateral agenda funding, H4508 [15JN]

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 (H.R. 3779), E1838 [14SE]

Dept. of Transportation: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program funding, H7578, H7579 [29JY]

Disasters: Tsunami Recovery and Reconstruction Fund pregnant victims assistance funding, H1468-H1471 [15MR]

Discovery (space shuttle): tribute to female crew members and other women working with NASA (H. Res. 450), H8120-H8123 [20SE], E1920 [21SE]

Diseases: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers, E2551 [15DE]

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (H.R. 1245), H5034 [23JN], E925 [10MY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (S. 37), H9330, H9331 [27OC]

Domestic violence: address incidence of domestic violence involving law enforcement officers, H8426, H8431 [28SE], E1989 [29SE]

———research health impact and prevention and provide training and Federal coverage for health care professionals to identify and treat families experiencing family violence, H1271 [10MR]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): ratification, H4787 [20JN]

Drugs: establish certain restrictions on drugs containing isotretinoin, including the drug marketed as Accutane, H2950 [4MY], H4477 [14JN]

Dunaians, Flora: California 29th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E494 [17MR]

Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls, H4988, H4989, H4990, H4991 [23JN], E1354 [24JN], E1373 [28JN]

———include information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence in domestic violence education programs (H.R. 2947), E1254 [17JN], E1416 [30JN]

El Monte, CA: anniversary of garment worker slavery case, E1733 [29JY]

Employment: inequities in the workforce, H5971 [19JY], H7703 [7SE]

Equal Pay Day: observance, E695, E705 [19AP], E719 [21AP]

Families and domestic relations: establish grants to improve and study the National Domestic Violence Hotline (H.R. 696), E190 [9FE]

———regulate international marriage broker activity in the U.S. and provide certain protections for individuals who utilize the services of international marriage brokers, H8425 [28SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: anniversary, E145 [2FE]

FDA: safety of silicone breast implants, E590 [7AP]

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug, H6209 [21JY]

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (H.R. 1079), H1332 [10MR], E357 [3MR]

Federal contracts: prohibit funding to pay contractors not in compliance with certain Small Business Act subcontracting regulations, H5529 [30JN]

Firearms: prohibit transfer to or possession of a firearm by any individual convicted of sex offense against a minor, H7915 [14SE]

Flint, MI: tribute to National Association of Negro Business & Professional Women's Clubs Sojourner Truth Award recipients, E576 [7AP]

Foreign aid: establish centers for the treatment of obstetric fistula in developing countries and provide access to certain family planning services, H6050-H6052 [19JY], E1572 [21JY]

Gardner, Candy: San Antonio, TX, Temple Beth-El Sisterhood Or Tamid award recipient, E998 [17MY]

Garland, TX: anniversary of Soroptimist Women of Garland, E2417 [18NO]

Guerrero, Gloria: California 29th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E496 [17MR]

Gumm, Amanda: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence Award for Future Leaders recipient, E1233 [15JN]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases (H.R. 3854), E1918 [21SE]

———effects of smoking during pregnancy, H8251 [22SE]

———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 (H.R. 1709), H2556 [27AP], E707 [20AP]

———national policy to promote women's heart health, E804 [27AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H174 [25JA]

———prenatal care for pregnant women funding, H7962 [15SE]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (H.R. 2861), H10167 [15NO], E1185 [9JN]

History: 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. (H.J. Res. 59), H5804 [14JY], H5969, H5970, H5971 [19JY], H6387, H6388 [25JY], E1606, E1632, E1641, E1652, E1654 [27JY]

Holliday, Gayle: Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc., Spouses Celebration of Leadership Unsung Hero Award recipient, E2050 [7OC]

Human rights: advances, H5617, H5625-H5630 [11JY]

———condemn coerced sterilizations of Romani women in Czech Republic and Slovak Republic, E2414 [18NO]

———condemn trafficking in persons in areas of Eastern Europe, E1124 [26MY]

Hurricanes: establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8953 [19OC]

Hwang, Alice Lan-Hua: California 29th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E484 [17MR]

Immigration: condemn rapes committed by smugglers along the international border of the U.S. and urge the Mexican Government and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to prevent such rapes from occurring, H11851, H11852 [15DE]

India: condemn use of sex selection technologies to identify a female fetus for abortion, H10234 [16NO]

Indiana: tribute to Hispanic Women's Forum of Northwest Indiana Calumet Project honorees, E2345 [15NO]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (H.R. 1849), H9281 [27OC]

———require health plans to provide direct access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists without a referral (H.R. 2937), E1265 [17JN]

International Women's Day: observance, H992, H1003, H1005 [8MR], H1028, H1206 [9MR], E643 [13AP]

Iraq: commend for granting women certain important political rights, H8892 [18OC]

———commend women candidates for elective office, H221 [26JA]

———commend women for participating in the democratic process, H1028 [9MR], H6273 [21JY]

———encourage Transitional National Assembly to adopt a constitution that grants and protects women's equal rights under the law (H. Res. 383), H6686-H6691 [27JY]

———report on congressional delegation trip, H4057-H4063 [25MY]

———treatment of women's rights under the draft constitution, H7792 [8SE]

Johnson, Debra A.: California 29th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E488 [17MR]

Kurek, Karen: Illinois District Office and Midwest Regional SBA Women in Business Champion of the Year award recipient, E850 [3MY]

Kuwait: commend for granting women certain important political rights (H. Res. 343), H5612 [11JY], E1513 [18JY]

———democracy efforts, E1516 [18JY]

Law enforcement: make HIV testing of sex offenders mandatory, H7912 [14SE]

———make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7872, H7873, H7887-H7925 [14SE], H8073-H8079 [15SE], E1850 [14SE], E1869, E1873, E1878 [15SE], E1885 [19SE], E1931 [22SE], E1946 [26SE]

———make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), amendment process, H7791 [8SE]

———make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), consideration (H. Res. 436), H7879-H7881 [14SE]

———make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), corrections in engrossment, H7924 [14SE]

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

Lawler, Patty: Lackawanna County, PA, Federation of Democratic Women Woman of the Year award recipient, E621 [12AP]

Lewis, Louise Wilson: California 29th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E502 [17MR]

Lifetime Entertainment Services: premiere of Lifetime Television for Women miniseries ``Human Trafficking'', H8988 [20OC], E2226 [31OC]

Llewellyn, Kay: Girl Scouts of Whispering Oaks Council Woman of Distinction Award recipient, E429 [10MR]

Long Island, NY: tribute to military women, E1207 [14JN]

Lozano, Araceli: Laredo, TX, Small Business Advocate Women Champion of the Year award recipient, E1153 [7JN]

Ly, May Ying: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1176 [8JN]

Lyons, IL: anniversary of Women's Club of Lyons, E405 [10MR]

Marangos, Mary: Pancyprian Association's Women's Issues Network (WIN) Woman of the Year Award recipient, E596 [8AP]

Medicaid: funding, H9106 [26OC]

Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (H.R. 2257), E1220 [14JN]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (H.R. 1940), H8989 [20OC]

Mesquite Republican Women (organization): anniversary, E1719 [29JY]

Meyer, Roslyn Milstein: Women's Health Research at Yale (organization) Women of Vision Award recipient, E690 [19AP]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E2216 [28OC]

———support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 209), H8370-H8374 [27SE], H8820 [17OC], E1975 [28SE], E1995, E2001 [29SE], E2205 [27OC]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (H.R. 3313), E1500 [15JY]

National Organization of Italian American Women: anniversary, E1181 [9JN]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 444), H9709-H9713 [7NO], E2295 [8NO], E2337 [10NO]

National Prematurity Awareness Day: observance, H10167 [15NO]

National Women's Health Week: observance, E1034 [20MY]

National Women's History Project (organization): anniversary, E448 [16MR]

New Castle, PA: anniversary of Wimodausis Club of New Castle, E191 [9FE]

New York: tribute to Celebration of Women in the Law, E1190 [9JN]

Northampton, MA: Jackson Street School recipient of League of Women Voters National Student/Parent Mock Election award, E811 [28AP]

Older Women's League: tribute, E2163 [25OC]

Olivas, Alma: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1218 [14JN]

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: zero tolerance policy regarding trafficking in human beings by personnel involved in peacekeeping missions, E2587 [17DE]

Pakistan: human rights violations relative to violence against women, H1330 [10MR]

Pasadena, CA: anniversary of YWCA Pasadena-Foothill Valley, E1809 [8SE]

Population: prohibit any Federal official from expending any Federal funds for any population control or population planning program or any family planning activity (H.R. 777), E214 [10FE]

Pregnancy Care Centers (organization): anniversary, E694 [19AP]

Rabin, Mary Ann: Ohio Women's Bar Association Justice Alice Robie Resnick Award of Distinction recipient, E694 [19AP]

Roney, Rita K.: Girl Scout Woman of Distinction Award recipient, E801 [27AP]

San Antonio, TX: anniversary of The Pals (organization), E2551 [15DE]

———tribute to CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health Care, E787 [27AP]

Scheider, Judy: Women in Government Relations, Inc., Distinguished Member Award recipient, E1241 [15JN]

Schey, Therese: Girl Scouts of Whispering Oaks Council Woman of Distinction Award recipient, E429 [10MR]

Science: recognize significance of African American women in the U.S. scientific community (H. Con. Res. 96), H2488, H2489 [26AP]

Seneca Falls, NY: anniversary of women's rights convention, H6079 [19JY], E1531 [19JY]

Sex Differences in Health Awareness Day: observance, E925 [10MY]

Social Security: impact of privatization on women, H144 [25JA], H290 [2FE], H510 [9FE], H634 [16FE], H840 [1MR], H926, H928-H931 [2MR], H3294 [16MY], H4965, H4966-H4970 [22JN], H6112, H6113 [20JY], E129 [1FE], E344 [2MR]

———reform proposals based on race and gender, H225 [26JA], H262-H270 [1FE], H498, H509 [9FE]

Steinem, Gloria: Women's Health Research at Yale (organization) Women of Vision Award recipient, E690 [19AP]

Stop Violence Against Women Week: observance, H1206 [9MR], H1270, H1349 [10MR], E643 [13AP]

Suffrage: anniversary, E2000 [29SE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples, E1149 [7JN], E1246 [15JN]

———nominee selection process, H5804 [14JY]

Taxation: deny all deductions for business expenses associated with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, race, or color (H.R. 1521), E569 [7AP]

Taylor, Lula: Chautauqua County, NY, Woman of Achievement Award recipient, E1302 [21JN]

Texas: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for Moldovan woman who was the victim of sex trafficking in Turkey, E1971 [28SE]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 972), H854 [2MR], H8988 [20OC], H11570-H11579 [14DE], E269 [17FE], E399 [9MR], E1026 [19MY], E1733 [29JY]

Tuscon, AZ: tribute to Society of Military Widows Desert Rose Chapter 14, E2225 [31OC]

U.N.: provide a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund for the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula (H.R. 2811), E1176 [8JN], E1186 [9JN]

Ugarte, Marisa: Chicano Federation of San Diego County, Inc., Community Service Award recipient, E1930 [22SE]

UNITE HERE International Union: anniversary of Local 34 Federation of University Employees, E1303 [21JN]

Urquhart, Marietta Murray: Mobile, AL, City Council of Beta Sigma Pi International Sorority First Lady of the Year Award recipient, E480 [17MR]

Valoppi, Jennifer: Florida Governor's Points of Light Award recipient, E2563 [17DE]

Victims Service Center of Montgomery County, Inc.: anniversary, E1155 [8JN]

Vienna, VA: anniversary of Vienna Woman's Club, E2086 [17OC]

Violence Against Women Act: allow States to provide unemployment benefits to victims fired due to circumstances stemming from domestice violence, H8404 [28SE]

———allow victims of domestic violence to take time off from work for court appearances, legal assistance, and safety planning, H8404 [28SE]

———ensure prosecution of offenders on tribal lands, H8427 [28SE]

———prohibit insurance providers from basing coverage decisions on victim's history of abuse, H8404 [28SE]

———reauthorize, H1028, H1029 [9MR], H1270, H1271, H1272, H1327 [10MR], H8391, H8393, H8394, H8403, H8423-H8432 [28SE], H12075-H12125 [17DE], E399 [9MR], E1983, E1989 [29SE], E2004 [3OC], E2605-E2609 [18DE], E2615 [19DE], E2631, E2633, E2645 [22DE]

———reauthorize (H.R. 2876), H8379, H8380-H8382 [27SE], E2205 [27OC]

———reauthorize (S. 1197), H5366, H5367, H5370, H5371, H5372 [29JN]

Wagner, Sue: St. Joseph, MO, YWCA Women of Excellence Award for Women in Community Service and Volunteerism recipient, E1233 [15JN]

Women in Government Relations, Inc.: anniversary, E2532 [14DE]

Women of Tomorrow (organization): tribute to mentor and scholarship program, H3063 [10MY]

Women's Center of Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C.: anniversary of Leadership Conference, E390 [9MR], E430 [10MR]

Women's History Month: observance, E532 [5AP], E663 [15AP]

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom: anniversary, E651 [14AP]

Wong, Judy S.: California 29th Congressional District Woman of the Year award recipient, E499 [17MR]

Worcester Women's History Project (nonprofit organization): tribute, E1967 [28SE]

Zimbabwe: U.S. visit of Members of Parliament, H4566 [16JN]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (S. 51), S512-S514, S536 [26JA]

———pro choice versus right to life relative to unborn disabled children, S10531-S10534 [28SE]

Afghanistan: elections, S10288 [21SE]

AID: Child Survival and Maternal Health Program funding, S2727 [15MR], S2945 [17MR], S7893 [1JY]

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: tribute, S10718 [29SE]

American Medical Women's Association: anniversary, S878 [2FE]

Armed Forces: provide for parental involvement in abortions of dependent children of members, S12562, S12563 [9NO]

———role of women in combat and support situations, S12806 [15NO]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing debtors whose financial situations were caused by failure to receive alimony or child support, S2322 [9MR], S2416 [10MR]

———impact of laws on women and children, S2463-S2465 [10MR]

———nondischargeability of debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic protests, S2203-S2215 [8MR]

———protect victims of domestic violence by granting relief from summary eviction from rental housing, S2229 [8MR]

BLS: maintain statistical measures that accurately reflect the women's workforce, S11902, S11905 [26OC]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, S11555, S11556 [19OC], S11735 [21OC], S11765 [24OC], S11818 [25OC], S12074 [31OC]

Civil liberties: protection of reproductive rights, S6135-S6138 [7JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 841), S3894, S3900 [19AP]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (S. 840), S3894, S3900 [19AP]

College of St. Catherine: anniversary, S99 [20JA], S3274 [6AP]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize, S11297 [7OC]

Constitutional amendments: ensure equal rights (S.J. Res. 7), S2744 [15MR], S2981 [17MR]

Crime: prevention and punishment of domestic violence, S10794 [30SE]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), S7924 [1JY], S8090 [11JY]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 403), S1577 [16FE], S1694 [17FE]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (S. 1796), S10737 [29SE], S11123 [5OC], S11817 [25OC], S14173 [20DE]

Danbury, CT: tribute to Winter Wonderland Walk for the Cure Day, S14311 [21DE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S110 [24JA]

Dept. of HHS: community health centers programs funding, S11789 [25OC]

———community health centers programs funding for areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, S11906 [26OC]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (S. 569), S2273 [8MR], S4643 [9MY], S4863 [10MY]

Dept. of Justice: domestic violence victims transitional housing funding, S9799 [8SE], S10026 [14SE], S11121 [5OC]

———establish a national sex offender registration database (S. 792), S3731 [15AP], S3959 [20AP], S7979 [11JY], S8379 [15JY], S9245 [28JY], S9331 [29JY]

———Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Enforcement Grant Program funding, S11121 [5OC]

Dept. of Transportation: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program funding, S9403, S9405, S9413, S9442-S9444 [29JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve health care for veterans (S. 1182), S6161-S6163 [7JN]

Developing countries: global improvement of access to quality health care relative to reproductive and sexual health and HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, S2289 [8MR]

Diseases: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (S. 1172), S6109, S6110 [6JN]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (S. 37), S227 [24JA], S10520 [27SE], S10584 [28SE]

District of Columbia: provide a site for the National Women's History Museum (S. 501), S2005 [3MR], S9584 [29JY]

Dunbar, Bonnie J.: Design News (publication) Women in Engineering Achievement Award recipient, S12350 [3NO]

Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls, S6907 [21JN]

———encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology, S91 [20JA]

———reaffirm support for Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls, S91, S93 [20JA]

Equal Pay Day: observance, S3894 [19AP]

Evangel Home (organization): anniversary, S9983 [13SE]

Families and domestic relations: regulate international marriage broker activity in the U.S. and provide certain protections for individuals who utilize the services of international marriage brokers, S13752 [16DE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand (S. 282), S984 [3FE]

FDA: condemn delay of decision on the approval of over-the-counter emergency contraceptives, S10249 [21SE]

———Inspector General investigation funding relative to delay of decision on the approval of over-the-counter emergency contraceptives, S11907 [26OC]

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (S. 511), S2020 [3MR]

Foreign aid: global gag rule issued as executive order to deny U.S. funds to overseas health clinics that use private monies to fund abortions, S14176 [20DE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, S3177-S3185, S3189, S3190 [5AP]

———make protection of women and children who are affected by humanitarian emergencies a priority (S. 559), S2259-S2263 [8MR]

Foreign countries: commend participation in civic, political, economic life and reconstruction efforts of Iraq and Afghanistan, S2293 [8MR], S2981 [17MR]

Gold Star Wives of America, Inc.: anniversary, S8297 [14JY]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases (S. 550), S2252 [8MR]

———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, S2916, S2934 [17MR]

———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 (S. 20), S111 [24JA], S6222 [8JN]

———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 (S. 844), S3957 [19AP], S4038 [20AP]

———expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform abortions or make referrals regarding abortion services, S4217-S4219 [25AP], S4254 [26AP]

———increase provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions (S. 609), S2982 [17MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 16), S110, S111, S127, S183 [24JA]

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (S. 1289), S7075 [22JN]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (S. 707), S3212-S3214 [5AP], S12739 [14NO]

———repeal law that gags doctors and denies women information and referrals concerning their reproductive health options (S. 839), S3957 [19AP], S4038 [20AP]

History: 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. (H.J. Res. 59), S9317 [28JY], S9425 [29JY]

Holland, Fern: tribute (S. Res. 80), S2502 [10MR]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives and post-exposure prophylaxis to women who are survivors of sexual assault (S. 1264), S6759 [16JN]

Human rights: condemn trafficking in persons in areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa struck by the tsunami (S. Res. 48), S1308 [10FE]

———prevent human trafficking, S9447 [29JY]

Hurricanes: ensure that prohibition on discrimination on the basis of sex is applied in an abortion-neutral manner relative to elementary and secondary education assistance to students and schools impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S14249 [21DE]

Immigration: establish new special immigrant categories for certain children and women at risk of harm (S. 644), S2854 [16MR]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (S. 910), S4263 [26AP]

International Women's Day: designate (S. Res. 74), S2289-S2294 [8MR]

———observance, S2240 [8MR]

Iran: human rights violations relative to women, S6711 [16JN]

Iraq: encourage Transitional National Assembly to adopt a constitution that grants and protects women's equal rights under the law (S. Res. 231), S9583 [29JY]

Law enforcement: make HIV testing of sex offenders mandatory, S11055 [4OC], S13754-S13756 [16DE]

Medicare: reimbursement for certain midwife services (S. 911), S4399 [27AP]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, S11300 [7OC]

———support goals and ideals (S. Res. 282), S11950 [26OC], S12002 [27OC]

National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Day: designate (S. Res. 141), S5183 [12MY]

———observance, S9888, S9889 [9SE], S9925 [12SE]

National Girls and Women in Sports Day: observance, S1196 [9FE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (S. 757), S11555, S11556 [19OC], S11735 [21OC], S11765 [24OC], S11818 [25OC], S12002, S12003 [27OC]

National Mammography Day: designate (S. Res. 154), S5936 [25MY], S7540 [28JN]

National Prematurity Awareness Day: observance, S12739 [14NO]

National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (S. Con. Res. 10), S1141 [8FE], S12711 [10NO]

National Wear Red Day: observance, S993 [3FE]

National Women's Health Week: observance, S4643 [9MY]

Native Americans: restore safety to Indian women, S11124 [5OC]

———restore safety to Indian women (S. 987), S4873 [10MY]

NOAA: strengthen science training programs through interagency cooperation and diversify science community by attracting underrepresented groups (S. 1465), S8747 [22JY]

———tribute to National Weather Service South Dakota's Women in Science Conference, S2000 [3MR]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (S. Res. 191), S7879-S7882, S7886, S7888, S7894-S7898, S7902, S7943 [1JY]

Pakistan: human rights violations relative to violence against women, S11299 [7OC]

Romania: democracy efforts, S2729 [15MR]

SBA: loan programs funding, S2947 [17MR]

———permit women's business centers to recompete for sustainability grants (S. 1517), S9198, S9199 [27JY]

Social Security: allow States to expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (S. 740), S3359-S3361 [7AP]

———impact of privatization on women, S909-S918 [3FE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples, S6149 [7JN], S6222 [8JN]

———anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples (S. Res. 162), S6135-S6138, S6170, S6171 [7JN]

———nominee selection process, S8457 [19JY], S8503-S8510 [20JY], S9894 [12SE]

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: observance, S4932 [11MY]

Topeka, KS: tribute to Kansas/Nebraska Women's Missionary Society of African Methodist Episcopal Church conference, S8944 [26JY]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 972), S14299 [21DE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize, S13749-S13762 [16DE], S14173 [20DE]

———reauthorize (S. 1197), S6229-S6232 [8JN], S10998-S11055 [4OC], S11121-S11124 [5OC], S11180 [6OC], S11296, S11300 [7OC]

Women's History Month: observance, S2981 [17MR]

Reports

Child Custody Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (105th Congress), H2571 [27AP]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (106th Congress), H2570 [27AP]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (107th Congress), H2570 [27AP]

Reports filed

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 748) (H. Rept. 109-51), H2469 [21AP], H3051 [5MY]

Children's Safety Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3132) (H. Rept. 109-218), H7819 [12SE], H7859 [13SE]

Consideration of H.R. 748, Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 236) (H. Rept. 109-56), H2548 [26AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3132, Children's Safety Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 436) (H. Rept. 109-219), H7859 [13SE]

Extend Issuance of Special Postage Stamps To Fund Breast Cancer Research: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 37) (S. Rept. 109-140), S10424 [26SE]

National Women's History Museum Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 501) (S. Rept. 109-104), S8419 [18JY]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act Appropriations: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 972) (H. Rept. 109-317), H11032 [18NO]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 972) (H. Rept. 109-317), H11326 [8DE]

Veterans Health Care Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1182) (S. Rept. 109-177), S12681 [10NO]

Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1197), S9930 [12SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7914 [14SE]

Statements

Human Trafficking in Eastern Europe: Michele A. Clark, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, E1124 [26MY]

Standards of Conduct and Accountability of Persons Serving on International Forces and Missions: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, E2587 [17DE]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act Appropriations: Representative Lantos, H11575 [14DE]

Summaries

Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (S. 282), S985 [3FE]

Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization, S13762-S13766 [16DE]

———Immigration Protection Provisions, S13753 [16DE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 96, recognize significance of African American women in the U.S. scientific community, H2488 [26AP]

H. Con. Res. 209, support goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, H8370 [27SE]

H. Res. 236, consideration of H.R. 748, Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, H2562 [27AP]

H. Res. 253, characterization of Democratic amendments to Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report, H2768 [3MY]

H. Res. 343, commend Kuwait for granting women certain important political rights, H5612 [11JY]

H. Res. 383, encourage Iraqi Transitional National Assembly to adopt a constitution that grants and protects women's equal rights under the law, H6686 [27JY]

H. Res. 436, consideration of H.R. 3132, Children's Safety Act, H7879 [14SE]

H. Res. 444, Gynecological Resolution for Advancement of Ovarian Cancer Education, H9709 [7NO]

H. Res. 450, tribute to female Discovery (space shuttle) crew members and other women working with NASA, H8120 [20SE]

H.J. Res. 59, 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., H6387 [25JY]

H.R. 748, Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, H2606 [27AP]

H.R. 972, Trafficking Victims Protection Act appropriations, H11570-H11574 [14DE]

H.R. 3132, Children's Safety Act, H7894-H7897 [14SE]

H.R. 4510, acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda, H12284 [18DE]

S. 16, Affordable Health Care Act, S184-S204 [24JA]

S. 20, Prevention First Act, S210-S214 [24JA]

S. 37, extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research, S228 [24JA], S10520 [27SE], H9330 [27OC]

S. 511, RU-486 Suspension and Review Act, S2020 [3MR]

S. 550, Microbicide Development Act, S2253-S2255 [8MR]

S. 559, Protection of Vulnerable Populations During Humanitarian Emergencies Act, S2260-S2262 [8MR]

S. 707, Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Act, S3212 [5AP]

S. 740, Start Healthy, Stay Healthy Act, S3361 [7AP]

S. 792, National Sex Offender Public Database Act, S3732 [15AP]

S. 987, Restoring Safety to Indian Women Act, S4873 [10MY]

S. 1172, Gynecologic Cancer Education and Awareness Act, S6110 [6JN]

S. 1182, Veterans Health Care Act, S6163-S6165 [7JN]

S. 1197, Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, S10998-S11054 [4OC]

S. 1264, Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act, S6760 [16JN]

S. 1465, Ocean and Coastal Literacy in Urban and Other Environments, S8747-S8751 [22JY]

S. 1517, permit women's business centers to recompete for sustainability grants, S9199 [27JY]

S. 1796, Security and Financial Empowerment (SAFE) Act, S10738-S10746 [29SE]

S. Con. Res. 10, National Stalking Awareness Month, S1141 [8FE], S12711 [10NO]

S. Res. 48, condemn trafficking in persons in areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa struck by the tsunami, S1307 [10FE]

S. Res. 74, International Women's Day, S2275, S2294 [8MR]

S. Res. 80, tribute to Fern Holland, S2497, S2502 [10MR], S2531 [11MR]

S. Res. 141, National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Day, S5172, S5184 [12MY]

S. Res. 154, National Mammography Day, S5936 [25MY], S7540 [28JN]

S. Res. 162, anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut Supreme Court decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples, S6170 [7JN]

S. Res. 191, tribute to Sandra Day O'Connor, S7915, S7943 [1JY]

S. Res. 231, encourage Iraqi Transitional National Assembly to adopt a constitution that grants and protects women's equal rights under the law, S9540, S9583 [29JY]

S. Res. 282, support goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, S11672 [20OC], S11950 [26OC]

S.J. Res. 7, constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights for women, S2745 [15MR]

Tributes

Capito, Representative, E153 [2FE]

Slaughter, Representative, E153 [2FE]