ACKERMAN, GARY L. (a Representative from New York)
Amendments
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6056 [19JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see H. Res. 523), H9426 [28OC] (see H. Res. 601), H11654 [14DE]
Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1155), H1023 [8MR]
Albania: ensure that parliamentary elections are conducted in accordance with international standards for free and fair elections (see H. Con. Res. 155), H4487 [14JN]
American Jewish History Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 315), H11654 [14DE]
Amo Houghton Bypass: designate a segment of Interstate 86 near Corning, NY (see H.R. 795), H586 [14FE]
Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1630), H3056 [5MY]
Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 90), H989 [7MR]
Archbishop Iakovos: tribute (see H. Res. 325), H6108 [19JY]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 567), H351 [2FE]
Armed Forces: allow active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 3195), H6107 [19JY]
———enhance readiness by replacing current policy concerning homosexuality, referred to as ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'', with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1059), H940 [2MR]
———ensure that Reserve components are able to maintain adequate retention and recruitment levels by protecting the financial security of the families of activated members (see H.R. 838), H2978 [4MY]
———establish an allowance to cover the cost of premiums for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance coverage for members serving in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 666), H1779 [5AP]
———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2131), H3052 [5MY]
———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H197 [25JA]
———provide a temporary increase in the minimum end strength levels for active duty personnel and Special Operation Forces (see H.R. 1666), H2101 [14AP]
Armenia: ensure U.S. foreign policy reflects understanding of issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in records relative to the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 316), H4723 [17JN]
Asia: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of earthquake that struck South Asia (see H. Res. 492), H8846 [17OC]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 280), H3435 [17MY]
Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1312), H3695 [19MY]
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]
Azerbaijan: call for free and fair parliamentary elections (see H. Res. 326), H5964 [18JY]
Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 38), H1694 [17MR]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of massacre at Srebrenica (see H. Res. 199), H4188 [7JN]
Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H8342 [22SE]
Bruckenthal, Nathan: urge the Coast Guard to name an appropriate vessel in honor (see H. Con. Res. 151), H5604 [30JN]
Brumidi, Constantino: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1697 [17MR]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 52), H4142 [26MY]
Cambodia: honor victims of genocide and establish an international criminal tribunal to bring the perpetrators of the genocide to justice (see H. Con. Res. 238), H7950 [14SE]
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]
Capitol Police: suspend temporarily the mandatory separation of members by reason of age or years of service (see H.R. 3979), H9696 [4NO]
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), H6326 [21JY]
Central Asia: encourage countries to accelerate democratic reforms and fulfill human rights obligations (see H. Con. Res. 31), H236 [26JA]
Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H1780 [5AP]
Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 237), H8090 [15SE]
Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H3695 [19MY]
———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H5741 [12JY]
China, People's Republic of: condemn the system of forced labor prison camps used as a tool for supression (see H. Con. Res. 294), H10227 [15NO]
Classified information: request Dept. of Defense to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 417), H7613 [29JY]
———request Dept. of Justice to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 420), H7862 [13SE]
———request Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 419), H7613 [29JY]
———request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 363), H6381 [22JY]
———request Executive Office of the President to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 418), H7613 [29JY]
———request the Executive Office of the President and direct the Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to the White House Iraq Group (see H. Res. 505), H9556 [2NO]
Climate: request documents from the President on the anticipated effects of climate change on coastal regions of the U.S. (see H. Res. 515), H9276 [26OC]
Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 329), H5964 [18JY]
Computers: develop and deploy technologies to defeat Internet jamming (see H.R. 2216), H3112 [10MY]
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]
Corporal Jason L. Dunham Post Office, Scio, NY: designate (see H.R. 4515), H11503 [13DE]
Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1689), H4073 [25MY]
CPSC: issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H8807 [7OC]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 2662), H4138 [26MY]
———provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (see H.R. 32), H286 [1FE]
———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), H1847 [6AP]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H3894 [24MY]
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), H7614 [29JY]
Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H11879 [15DE]
Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3763), H7947 [14SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H9556 [2NO]
Dept. of Defense: establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW (see H.R. 3985), H11110 [6DE]
———expedite success of U.S. in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 184), H8736 [6OC]
Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4604), H12048 [16DE]
———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H11110 [6DE]
Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H7613 [29JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: issue regulations requiring turbojet aircraft of air carriers to be equipped with missile defense systems (see H.R. 2780), H4561 [15JN]
Dept. of HUD: maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H2395 [20AP]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H286 [1FE]
Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 1153), H5741 [12JY]
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), H6107 [19JY]
Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H9426 [28OC]
Disasters: express sympathy and pledge support for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see H. Res. 12), H79 [4JA]
———require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (see H. Res. 477), H9642 [3NO]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H3695 [19MY]
Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 3616), H11880 [15DE]
———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see H.R. 4062), H8846 [17OC] (see H.R. 4603), H12048 [16DE]
———promote initiatives to develop an HIV vaccine (see H. Res. 286), H4401 [13JN]
District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 398), H7861 [13SE]
Drugs: expand the scope of information required for the data bank on clinical trials for drugs (see H.R. 3196), H8919 [18OC]
———lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 869), H718 [16FE]
Ecology and environment: enforce certain environmental laws, expand the definition of environmental justice, and direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office (see H.R. 1648), H5638 [11JY]
Education: improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 547), H349 [2FE]
———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see H.R. 2835), H9472 [1NO]
———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H3054 [5MY]
Egypt: call for judicial supervision and international monitoring of parliamentary elections, divestiture of governmental holdings in the media, and allow peaceful political activities (see H. Con. Res. 284), H9362 [27OC]
———express concern regarding arrest of Ayman Nour and support for continued progress toward democracy (see H. Con. Res. 78), H797 [17FE] (see H. Con. Res. 82), H983 [3MR]
El Salvador: commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (see H. Res. 458), H9427 [28OC]
Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), H9361 [27OC]
ERISA: impose a moratorium on terminations of certain plans in cases in which reorganization of contributing sponsors is sought in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings (see H.R. 2327), H3436 [17MY]
———improve disclosure of the funding status of pension plans (see H.R. 2321), H4074 [25MY]
———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H3436 [17MY]
European Union: urge addition of Hezbollah (terrorist organization) to list of terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 101), H630 [15FE]
FAA: designate certain functions performed at flight service stations as inherently governmental functions (see H.R. 1474), H1777 [5AP]
———issue final regulation to mitigate center wing fuel tank flammability in transport category aircraft (see H.R. 4174), H9425 [28OC]
FCC: prohibit imposing penalties for indecent broadcasts by cable television providers, satellite carriers, Internet, or non-broadcast providers (see H.R. 1440), H1780 [5AP]
FDA: determine whether to allow marketing of emergency-contraceptive drug Plan B as a prescription drug for women 15 or younger and a nonprescription drug for women 16 or older (see H.R. 4229), H9641 [3NO]
———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1376), H1970 [13AP]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H1779 [5AP]
———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 633), H410 [8FE]
———index deferred annuities and provide survivor annuities to spouses of former employees entitled to a deferred annuity who died after leaving the Government before establishing a claim (see H.R. 2517), H4401 [13JN]
———provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H12050 [16DE]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H629 [15FE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish recall authority for drugs and increase criminal penalties for sale or trade of knowingly adulterated or misbranded prescription drugs (see H.R. 2345), H11504 [13DE]
———reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 881), H1896 [12AP]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: extend authorization of appropriations for Long Island Sound (see H.R. 3963), H8643 [29SE]
Financial institutions: protect innocent parties from certain fees imposed by depository institutions for dishonored checks (see H.R. 2643), H4073 [25MY]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4465), H11219 [7DE]
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), H2880 [3MY]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3563), H7558 [28JY]
Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 3420), H6431 [25JY]
Frank, Anne: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 48), H3055 [5MY]
Gerard A. Fiorenza Post Office Building, Massapequa, NY: designate (see H.R. 3934), H8513 [28SE]
Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H7744 [7SE]
Government: require notification to Congress of certain contracts, and prohibit unauthorized expenditure of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes (see H.R. 373), H413 [8FE]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H9276 [26OC]
Hariri, Rafik: tribute (see H. Res. 91), H720 [16FE]
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), H1779 [5AP]
———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 1709), H7564 [28JY]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H1779 [5AP]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 810), H628 [15FE]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 768), H583 [10FE] (see H.R. 2553), H3768 [23MY]
Health care professionals: clarify responsibilities of a pharmacy when a staff pharmacist refuses to fill a valid prescription for a drug on the basis of religious beliefs or moral convictions (see H.R. 1652), H3436 [17MY]
———tribute to career and volunteer emergency medical technicians and paramedics (see H. Res. 301), H4142 [26MY]
Heinz Ahlmeyer, Jr., Post Office Building, Pearl River, NY: designate (see H.R. 3548), H7558 [28JY]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H942 [2MR]
Hinduism: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Diwali festival (see H. Res. 223), H9556 [2NO]
———recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 548), H10157 [10NO]
History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (see H. Con. Res. 175), H5252 [27JN]
———anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), 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]
———observe anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp and honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 19), H141 [20JA]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2928), H7565 [28JY]
House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1510 [15MR]
Housing: support goal of increased homeownership in the U.S. and recognize the importance of homeownership programs, fair lending laws, and fair housing laws in achieving that goal (see H. Con. Res. 107), H2151 [19AP]
Hungary: recognize anniversary of Hungarian Revolution and reaffirm friendship between the people and governments of the U.S. and Hungary (see H. Res. 479), H9963 [7NO]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 3442), H6650 [26JY]
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 (see H.R. 3764), H7948 [14SE]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 342), H287 [1FE]
———provide nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who died in terrorist attacks on the U.S. an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 3575), H10910 [17NO]
———provide protection to immigrant victims of violence (see H.R. 3188), H5602 [30JN]
———recapture unused employment-based immigrant visa numbers to facilitate improved health care for all persons in the U.S. (see H.R. 139), H197 [25JA]
Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish (see H.R. 3003), H4895 [21JN]
Independent Commission to Prevent Fraud and Abuse in the Response to Hurricane Katrina: establish (see H.R. 3838), H8389 [27SE]
India: provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1408), H1693 [17MR]
Indian Americans: recognize and honor contributions to economic innovation and society (see H. Res. 227), H2551 [26AP]
Insurance: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 4540), H11653 [14DE]
———establish minimum standards relating to a factor for life insurance eligibility and rates (see H.R. 3639), H7950 [14SE]
———prohibit discrimination in life insurance based on a person's previous lawful travel experiences (see H.R. 3504), H7556 [28JY]
———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1258), H5638 [11JY]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H5638 [11JY]
Iran: encourage divestiture of current investments, discourage future investments, and require disclosure to investors information relating to such investments (see H.R. 1743), H2394 [20AP]
———hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H137 [6JA]
Iraq: commend women candidates for elective office (see H. Res. 143), H1024 [8MR]
Irish American Cultural Institute: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3638), H8102 [19SE]
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), H3198 [11MY]
———support accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (see H. Res. 38), H7862 [13SE]
James T. Molloy Post Office Building, Buffalo, NY: designate (see H.R. 3339), H6106 [19JY]
Jews: congratulate communities on seven-year completion of the 11th cycle of daily study of the Talmud (see H. Res. 124), H847 [1MR]
Jordan: condemn terrorist attacks in Amman (see H. Res. 546), H10156 [10NO]
Karzai, Hamid: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 153), H3331 [16MY]
Korean Americans: mint coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H.R. 1717), H2393 [20AP]
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), H2149 [19AP]
Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 115), H1371 [10MR]
Las Vegas, NV: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 105), H3114 [10MY]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H350 [2FE]
Lebanon: urge withdrawal of all Syrian troops, support free and fair democratic elections, and develop democratic institutions to foster sovereign democratic rule (see H. Res. 273), H3436 [17MY]
Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy Post Office Building, Patchogue, NY: designate (see H.R. 4101), H9042 [20OC]
Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H719 [16FE]
Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (see H.R. 307), H193 [25JA]
Mara, Wellington T.: tribute (see H. Res. 517), H10146 [9NO]
Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 215), H6327 [21JY]
———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H9472 [1NO]
———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H4297 [8JN]
Medicare: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 213), H6327 [21JY]
———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H629 [15FE]
———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H1779 [5AP]
———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H11504 [13DE]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H6107 [19JY]
———repeal reduction in payment for therapeutic shoes and inserts for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1416), H10157 [10NO]
Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 158), H1848 [6AP]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H7564 [28JY]
Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Con. Res. 90), H5915 [14JY]
Middle East: commend democratization and political and economic liberalization of certain countries (see H. Res. 37), H138 [6JA]
———condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 144), H2977 [4MY]
———extend mandate of U.N. commission investigating assassination of Rafik Hariri and condemn Syria for failing to fully cooperate with the investigation (see H. Res. 598), H11654 [14DE]
———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), H9102 [25OC]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2429), H3555 [18MY]
National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H6326 [21JY]
National Archives and Records Administration: extend the Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Records Interagency Working Group (see H.R. 842), H718 [16FE]
National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 335), H5362 [28JN]
National Flood Insurance Program: strengthen, encourage participation, and provide certain owners of properties not located in flood hazard zones a one-time opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 3922), H8387 [27SE]
National Guard: count service in counties declared disaster areas in response to terrorist attacks, and under State duty in response to the attacks, as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit (see H.R. 948), H794 [17FE]
———credit certain service performed in counties declared disasters in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit (see H.R. 2499), H3694 [19MY]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H5915 [14JY]
National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc.: call on Board of Directors to accommodate students of all religious faiths (see H. Res. 600), H11881 [15DE]
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), H7673 [6SE]
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 Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 1297), H1847 [6AP]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H1264 [9MR]
New York, NY: recognize importance of establishing a national memorial at the World Trade Center site to commemorate and mourn terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 175), H1695 [17MR]
News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 3323), H6652 [26JY]
Nuclear energy: ensure that certain countries sign, ratify, and implement the certain protocols and provide access by International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors to their nuclear-related facilities (see H.R. 3184), H7862 [13SE]
Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11328 [8DE]
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), H9275 [26OC]
Pensions: limit availability of benefits under nonqualified deferred compensation plans subject to distress or termination resulting from bankruptcy reorganization or conversion to cash balance plan (see H.R. 2233), H3436 [17MY]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H1778 [5AP]
POW: transmit to congressional committees certain reports on international human rights law or related laws in connection with military detainees (see H.R. 2901), H4485 [14JN]
Privacy: protect and enhance consumer privacy (see H.R. 3140), H5599 [30JN]
Public housing: repeal requirements for residents to engage in community service and complete economic self-sufficiency programs (see H.R. 1018), H9276 [26OC]
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]
Railroads: provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure (see H.R. 1631), H3056 [5MY]
Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 472), H8643 [29SE]
Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 2017), H2737 [28AP]
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), H8810 [7OC]
Romania: provide equitable restitution to certain religious communities for property confiscated by the former Communist government (see H. Res. 191), H3557 [18MY]
Roosevelt, Franklin D.: tribute (see H. Res. 197), H1846 [6AP]
Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H287 [1FE]
Rotary International: anniversary (see H. Res. 55), H414 [8FE] (see H. Res. 142), H1024 [8MR]
Russia: condition continued participation in the Group of 8 nations upon voluntary acceptance and adherence to the norms and standards of democracy (see H. Con. Res. 143), H2880 [3MY]
Safety: establish a permanent grant program to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment (see H.R. 1323), H1508 [15MR]
San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H7564 [28JY]
Saudi Arabia: support reform of education curriculum (see H. Con. Res. 275), H9275 [26OC]
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), H8847 [17OC]
Shipping industry: suspend temporarily new shipper bonding privileges (see H.R. 1039), H1372 [10MR]
Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see H.R. 953), H794 [17FE]
Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 615), H2550 [26AP]
———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 592), H352 [2FE]
———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H1371 [10MR]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H2394 [20AP]
SSI: extend for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see H.R. 899), H9426 [28OC]
Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H2151 [19AP]
———impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, protect civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in Darfur (see H.R. 3127), H6205 [20JY]
Supreme Court: anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples (see H. Res. 311), H4355 [9JN]
———enable review of decisions in which the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces denied relief (see H.R. 1364), H2473 [21AP]
Syria: end occupation of Lebanon (see H. Con. Res. 32), H1026 [8MR]
———human rights and civil liberties violations (see H. Con. Res. 18), H1026 [8MR]
Taxation: 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), H3556 [18MY]
———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 994), H11035 [18NO]
———limit applicability of updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (see H.R. 114), H1846 [6AP]
———permit tax-free distribution from governmental retirement plans for payment of health and long-term care insurance premiums for public safety officers (see H.R. 2177), H3054 [5MY]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax and prevent manipulation of transfer prices by deflection of income to tax havens (see H.R. 1303), H1507 [15MR]
———provide a checkoff for a World Trade Center Memorial Fund (see H.R. 1095), H982 [3MR]
———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]
———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H983 [3MR]
Terrorism: establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders (see H.R. 228), H1846 [6AP]
Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 1377), H1691 [17MR]
Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 153), H4561 [15JN]
Transportation Security Administration: prohibit removal of any item from the current list of items prohibited from being carried aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 4452), H11655 [14DE]
Truth in Lending Act: extend certain protections to overdraft protection programs, require consent to initiate, and enhance information on overdraft protection, and prohibit manipulation to generate overdraft protection fees (see H.R. 3449), H8735 [6OC]
Turkey: urge acknowledgment of culpability of Ottoman Empire for Armenian genocide and reconciliation with Armenia, and support accession of Turkey to the European Union under certain criteria (see H. Con. Res. 195), H6328 [21JY]
———urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarch (see H. Res. 166), H4144 [26MY]
Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H6432 [25JY]
U.N.: address anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 282), H3435 [17MY]
———dissuade members from supporting resolutions that unfairly castigate Israel and promote more balanced and constructive approaches to resolving conflict in the Middle East (see H. Res. 438), H9642 [3NO]
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (see H.R. 4506), H11655 [14DE]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1774), H2470 [21AP]
Uzbekistan: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 187), H4984 [22JN]
———urge protection of rights, observance of treaty obligations, and clarification of charges relative to arrest and detention of Sanjar Umarov (see H. Res. 545), H10156 [10NO]
Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H5741 [12JY]
———expand and enhance educational assistance for survivors and dependents (see H.R. 4361), H11221 [7DE]
———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H5963 [18JY]
Vincent Palladino Post Office, Staten Island, NY: designate (see H.R. 2183), H3054 [5MY]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3171), H5601 [30JN]
Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 1126), H1780 [5AP]
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 programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H2103 [14AP]
———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3185), H6107 [19JY]
Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 34), H236 [26JA]
Zimbabwe: condemn government operation under which homes, businesses, religious structures, and other buildings were demolished in an attempt to restore order (see H. Res. 409), H7862 [13SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 3931), H8513 [28SE]
Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 2567), H3892 [24MY]
Human rights: request the Executive Office of the President and direct the Dept. of State to provide documents relative to U.S. policies under the U.N. Convention Against Torture and the Geneva Conventions (see H. Res. 624), H12049 [16DE]
Pakistan: prohibit military assistance and the sale, transfer, or licensing of military equipment or technology (see H.R. 1553), H1893 [12AP]
Remarks
China, Republic of: oppose People's Republic of China anti-secession law, E463
Christmas Day: protect symbols and traditions (H. Res. 579), H11597, H11600 [14DE]
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6056 [19JY]
———reimbursement to New York, NY, and other localities for protection of foreign missions and officials, H6056 [19JY]
Disasters: express sympathy and pledge support for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (H. Res. 12), H46
———improve preparedness and response plans, E1784
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: extend authorization of appropriations for Long Island Sound (H.R. 3963), E2495
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 10), consideration (H. Res. 330), H4826, H4827 [21JN]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, E1640
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H1752
Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3849
Holocaust: remembrance, H3040 [5MY]
Menashe, Meryl: U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Teacher Fellow award recipient, E1942
Oyster Bay, NY: tribute to Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park, E1669
Palestinians: commend for conducting free and fair Presidential election (H. Res. 56), H297
Parliamentary inquiry, H4828 [21JN], H11600 [14DE]
Peace Corps Week: observance, E377
Queens, NY: anniversary of First Presbyterian Church, E1935
Rotary International: anniversary, E419
Sukkot: observance of Jewish holiday, E2252
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), E1640
Tributes
Benjamin, Deborah, E1309
Conacchio, Barbara, E2554
Darnell, Warren E., E178
Heymann, Horace H., E375
Louis, Andre, E1938
Pellegrino, Thomas J., E1146
Schenkler, Pearl, E1957
Seeger, Israel G. (Tex), E391
Zises, Bernard, E1945