BAIRD, BRIAN (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7865 [13SE], H7905 [14SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2985), H4952, H4985 [22JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4458, H4488 [14JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 3931), H11880 [15DE]

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

America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 289), H9696 [4NO]

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

American Society of Mechanical Engineers: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 46), H412 [8FE]

Animals: restore prohibition on commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 297), H3695 [19MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 567), H798 [17FE]

Armed Forces: ensure that Reserve components are able to maintain adequate retention and recruitment levels by protecting the financial security of the families of activated members (see H.R. 838), H1779 [5AP]

———entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see H.R. 772), H5603 [30JN]

———identify members exposed to depleted uranium during military service and provide health testing of such members (see H.R. 202), H5176 [24JN]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H353 [2FE] (see H.R. 377), H287 [1FE]

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

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 287), H9425 [28OC]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H7564 [28JY]

———conduct thorough review of cases of individuals convicted of court-martial arising from a disturbance at Fort Lawton, WA, on August 14, 1944 (see H.R. 3174), H5601 [30JN]

Bankruptcy: provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (see H.R. 3697), H8514 [28SE]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H2394 [20AP] (see H.R. 985), H2473 [21AP]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H9696 [4NO]

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), H12168 [17DE]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H2395 [20AP]

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

Children and youth: provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H7564 [28JY]

———provide comprehensive services for children who have been removed from environments in which methamphetamines are unlawfully manufactured, distributed, or dispensed (see H.R. 2335), H4144 [26MY]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 864), H4187 [7JN]

Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to communications with United Kingdom officials on U.S. policy towards Iraq (see H. Res. 375), H7744 [7SE]

———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), H10039 [8NO]

Climate: conduct research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 759), H12050 [16DE]

———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]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (see H.R. 1620), H2551 [26AP]

Conservation of energy: improve energy use of transportation and infrastructure facilities (see H.R. 722), H522 [9FE]

Consumers: require enhanced disclosure regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt (see H.R. 3852), H9362 [27OC]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3326), H8163 [20SE]

Contracts: require each bidder for a Federal construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use to prevent the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 2834), H4561 [15JN]

Corporate Subsidy Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 974), H1696 [17MR]

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

Crime: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see H.R. 3352), H7566 [28JY]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 2662), H7861 [13SE]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H2880 [3MY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1814), H8644 [29SE]

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

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

Dept. of 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]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 2427), H4297 [8JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (see H.R. 4435), H11108 [6DE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H7861 [13SE]

Dept. of HUD: maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1897 [12AP]

———reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 790), H1417 [14MR]

Dept. of Justice: provide funds to northern border States to reimburse county and municipal governments for costs associated with certain criminal activities (see H.R. 4228), H9641 [3NO]

Dept. of the Interior: provide project grants and emergency assistance to address critical great ape conservation needs (see H.R. 2693), H4140 [26MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 1153), H3113 [10MY]

Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see H.R. 4542), H11653 [14DE]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H4356 [9JN]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (see H.R. 4200), H9554 [2NO]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H7564 [28JY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H193 [25JA]

Disney, Walt: tribute (see H. Res. 355), H5637 [11JY]

Drugs: eliminate safe-harbor exception for certain packaged pseudoephedrine products used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 1446), H7814 [8SE]

———encourage the President to convene an international conference to develop more effective means to deal with growing threat of methamphetamine and synthetic drug precursor chemicals (see H. Res. 566), H11221 [7DE]

———provide incentives to companies to invest in research and development of antibiotic drugs, antivirals, diagnostic tests, and vaccines that may be used to identify, treat, or prevent an infectious disease (see H.R. 3154), H5600 [30JN]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H71 [4JA] (see H.R. 314), H287 [1FE] (see H.R. 3889), H8341 [22SE]

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), H3557 [18MY]

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

———require Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity for certain retired airline pilots (see H.R. 2926), H8089 [15SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 476), H284 [1FE]

———allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 475), H284 [1FE]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1376), H4985 [22JN]

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

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 3659), H7744 [7SE] (see H.R. 4493), H11327 [8DE]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H286 [1FE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations (see H.R. 1157), H1780 [5AP]

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H1372 [10MR]

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

———require notification to Congress of certain contracts, and prohibit unauthorized expenditure of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes (see H.R. 373), H2394 [20AP]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases (see H.R. 3854), H9962 [7NO]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 3248), H11328 [8DE]

———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), H8163 [20SE]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see H.R. 3205), H5963 [18JY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 810), H798 [17FE]

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

Health care facilities: provide for public disclosure of charges for certain hospital and ambulatory surgical center services and drugs (see H.R. 3139), H7815 [8SE]

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]

———establish demonstration programs to address shortages in rural areas (see H.R. 1654), H2101 [14AP]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (see H.R. 939), H8248 [21SE]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H350 [2FE]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1265 [9MR]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H5435 (see H.R. 2717), H5480 [29JN]

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]

Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail: designate (see H.R. 383), H233 [26JA]

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 193), H5963 [18JY]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3006), H6652 [26JY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: exempt boilermakers from the numerical limitation applicable to nonimmigrants issued a visa or provided status (see H.R. 3644), H8342 [22SE]

Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish (see H.R. 3003), H7673 [6SE]

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

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 4540), H13189 [22DE]

———modify antitrust exemption for the insurance industry (see H.R. 2401), H3434 [17MY]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H10157 [10NO]

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

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H4187 [7JN]

Jordan: condemn terrorist attacks in Amman (see H. Res. 546), H10503 [16NO]

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), H2551 [26AP]

Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 798), H627 [15FE]

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

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H984 [3MR]

Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 1302, 1304), H1507 [15MR]

Medicaid: provide a demonstration project for chronic disease management (see H.R. 4331), H12168 [17DE]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H3556 [18MY]

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

Medicare: coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 3096), H8986 [19OC]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 1125), H8643 [29SE]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H2648 [27AP]

———improve the provision of items and services to beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 868), H718 [16FE]

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

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H11655 [14DE]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H8342 [22SE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H3894 [24MY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on appointment of individuals to fill vacancies in the Senate and House of Representatives (see H.J. Res. 26), H796 [17FE]

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

———raise awareness about the importance of social worker and case worker safety (see H. Con. Res. 278), H9275 [26OC]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3250), H5740 [12JY]

National Audubon Society: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H9696 [4NO]

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

National Drug Court Month: establish (see H. Res. 246), H4074 [25MY]

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

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H7613 [29JY]

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1124), H983 [3MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of founding (see H.R. 988), H2103 [14AP]

National Security Education Program: establish critical foreign language program (see H.R. 4629), H12167 [17DE]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H797 [17FE]

———tribute to tribes of the Pacific Northwest and the Treaties of 1855 between these tribes and the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 189), H5100 [23JN]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding (see H.R. 2694), H11655 [14DE]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program (see H.R. 1674), H2473 [21AP]

NSF: authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (see H.R. 4434), H11108 [6DE]

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

Parks, Rosa: 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), H10910 [17NO]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H848 [1MR]

Postal Service: extend procedures for closing or consolidation of post offices to the relocation or construction of post offices (see H.R. 1006), H846 [1MR]

———reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H630 [15FE]

Program Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 973), H1696 [17MR]

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), H10227 [15NO]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 691), H12290 [18DE]

Roads and highways: use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 444), H283 [1FE]

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

SBA: permit business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see H.R. 2943), H4655 [16JN]

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

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H348 [2FE]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 158), H8514 [28SE]

Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 851), H8734 [6OC]

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

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for Medicaid expenditures (see H.R. 4150), H10161 [14NO]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H524 [9FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H719 [16FE]

Space policy: establish interagency aerospace revitalization task force to develop national strategy for aerospace workforce cultivation, training, and recruitment (see H.R. 758), H5914 [14JY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H353 [2FE]

Suzuki, Ichiro: tribute (see H. Res. 53), H236 [26JA]

Taxation: allow a business credit for qualified expenditures for medical professional malpractice insurance (see H.R. 2291), H3197 [11MY]

———allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain energy projects (see H.R. 2794), H5362 [28JN]

———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H8341 [22SE]

———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), H2648 [27AP]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 1511), H1845 [6AP]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 519), H348 [2FE]

———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 shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 1241), H1369 [10MR]

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

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2526), H5963 [18JY]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3), H520 [9FE]

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: policy concerning supportive actions on the occasion of the Seventh NPT Review Conference (see H. Con. Res. 133), H3114 [10MY]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H9556 [2NO]

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

VA: anniversary (see H. Res. 361), H5964 [18JY]

Veterans: improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1588), H1967 [13AP]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3171), H6381 [22JY]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1088), H4486 [14JN]

Walt Disney Co.: anniversary of Disneyland (see H. Con. Res. 142), H2743 [2MY]

Water: establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 1592), H1968 [13AP]

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

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

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H1697 [17MR]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 155), H1623 [16MR]

World War II: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see H. Con. Res. 26), H413 [8FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Army: extend authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the processing of permits (see H.R. 3765), H7948 [14SE]

Health care professionals: reform the medical malpractice system (see H.R. 2657), H4138 [26MY] (see H.R. 3378), H6326 [21JY]

House Rules: repeal the provisional quorum provision (see H. Res. 284), H3435 [17MY]

Jimenez, Juanita: relief (see H.R. 4499), H11327 [8DE]

National Foreign Language Coordination Council: establish to develop and implement a foreign language strategy (see H.R. 4196), H9554 [2NO]

National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see H. Res. 556), H10502 [16NO]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Roy J. Glauber, John L. Hall, and Theodor W. Hansch for physics and Yves Chauvin, Robert H. Grubbs, and Richard R. Schrock for chemistry (see H. Res. 541), H10038 [8NO]

Southwest Washington Independent Forward Thrust (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 275), H3261 [12MY]

Tariff: amyl-anthraquinone (see H.R. 1274), H1416 [14MR]

———magnesium peroxide and magnesium oxide mixture containing 35 percent magnesium peroxide (see H.R. 3415), H6431 [25JY]

Transportation: prohibit States from imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on nonresidents (see H.R. 1004), H846 [1MR]

White Salmon River: designate a portion as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 38), H72 [4JA]

Lists

Major votes in House of Representatives, September 11-October 26, 2001, H4953 [22JN]

Motions

House of Representatives: require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances (H.R. 841), H967 [3MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H11223 [8DE]

Remarks

Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H5229 [27JN]

Army: extend authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the processing of permits (H.R. 3765), H8115 [20SE], E2152 [20OC]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), consideration (H. Res. 560), H10543 [17NO]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), consideration (H. Res. 588), H11231, H11232 [8DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 248), H2700 [28AP]

Clark County, WA: tribute to the Inter-Service Walk and Knock Food Drive, H11224 [8DE]

Dept. of Justice: DEA and Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in Bureau of the Census funding, H4458, H4459 [14JN]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6047 [19JY]

———provide assistance to Mexico to prevent the production of methamphetamine and prevent diversion of methamphetamine precursors for illicit use, H6047 [19JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making supplemental appropriations for veterans medical care (H.R. 3130), H5563, H5566, H5568 [30JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5458 [29JN]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H7634 [2SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5292 [28JN]

House of Representatives: require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances, H4931, H4944, H4952, H4953 [22JN]

———require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances (H.R. 841), H956, H960, H967 [3MR]

———require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 49 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances, H960 [3MR]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H9 [4JA]

———allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 345), H5563, H5566, H5568 [30JN]

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), H7634 [2SE]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7905 [14SE]

———study establishment of nationwide interstate tracking system for persons convicted or under investigation for child abuse, H7905 [14SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2985), H4944, H4952, H4953 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), consideration (H. Res. 334), H4931 [22JN]

Mexico: international narcotics control and law enforcement funding, H5292 [28JN]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program funding, H5458 [29JN]

Point of order, H9 [4JA]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1715 [20MR]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4458, H4459 [14JN]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H2700 [28AP]

Spoor, Kathy: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1239 [15JN]

Taxation: extend the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes, H11231 [8DE]

Veterans: health care funding, H589 [15FE]

Votes: position on missed, E477 [17MR]

Washington: anniversary of Mount St. Helens eruption, E1013 [19MY]

White Salmon River: designate a portion as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 38), H5205 [27JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H7643 [2SE]

Reports

Committee on Rules (House) Votes Preventing Amendments to H.R. 1268, Supplemental Appropriations Legislation, From Being Brought to Floor for Consideration: Committee on the Budget (House), H5563 [30JN]

Tributes

Von Roch, Robert L., E2523 [14DE]