BARTLETT, ROSCOE G. (a Representative from Maryland)

Articles and editorials

GOP Probes Non-Destructive Cell Research, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press (news service), H5734 [12JY]

Lawmakers Wary of Backup Stem Cell Bill, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press (news service), H5735 [12JY]

Stem Cell Legislation Is at Risk, Ceci Connolly and Rick Weiss, Washington (DC) Post, H5735 [12JY]

Stem Cells Without Embryos?, Richard Doerflinger, Life Issues Forum (news service), H5735 [12JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see H.R. 356), H630 [15FE]

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

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 3931), H8513 [28SE]

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

Alcoholic beverages: prohibit sale of any alcohol without liquid machine without premarket approval (see H.R. 613), H5914 [14JY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 2804), H4295 [8JN]

Annan, Kofi: call for resignation as U.N. Secretary General (see H. Res. 277), H3261 [12MY]

Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security discretionary spending (see H.R. 3903, 3904, 3906), H8735 [6OC]

Armed Forces: authorize members to assist the Dept. of Homeland Security in performance of border protection functions under certain circumstances (see H.R. 1986), H5604 [30JN]

———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), H1779 [5AP]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H197 [25JA] (see H.R. 377), H287 [1FE]

———provide leave for members in connection with adoptions of children (see H.R. 1373), H3556 [18MY]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H4187 [7JN]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H1025 [8MR]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (see H.R. 558), H350 [2FE]

———support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education (see H. Con. Res. 36), H285 [1FE]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 685), H521 [9FE]

Birds: promote conservation of migratory waterfowl and offset or prevent the loss of wetlands and other habitat essential to the preservation of such waterfowl (see H.R. 4315), H12168 [17DE]

Bolton, John R.: tribute (see H. Res. 260), H2978 [4MY]

Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts: support activities (see H.R. 1337), H1621 [16MR]

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

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 2290), H3197 [11MY]

———require the CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use dynamic economic modeling in addition to static economic modeling in budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see H.R. 2842), H4355 [9JN]

Chesapeake Bay: improve and reauthorize the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program (see H.R. 4126), H9102 [25OC]

Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 3011), H4895 [21JN]

———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1355), H1621 [16MR]

China, People's Republic of: clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H4143 [26MY]

China, Republic of: oppose proposed People's Republic of China anti-secession law (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1372 [10MR]

Christmas Day: protect symbols and traditions (see H. Res. 579), H11109 [6DE]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 698), H521 [9FE]

Civil Air Patrol: make volunteer members eligible for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 1393), H2103 [14AP]

Civil liberties: require reasonable religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 1445), H1970 [13AP]

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see H.R. 2470), H5604 [30JN]

Community development: establish a National Enterprise Zone system to promote prosperity in economically depressed areas (see H.R. 2182), H9047 [24OC]

Congress: require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1897 [12AP]

———require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 11), H1897 [12AP]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2458), H3555 [18MY]

Construction industries: provide contractors with qualified immunity from liability for negligence when providing services or equipment on a volunteer basis in response to a declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 3717), H8986 [19OC]

Contracts: require certain Federal service contractors to participate in a pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation (see H.R. 2049), H5915 [14JY]

Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H3434 [17MY]

———ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws (see H. Res. 97), H630 [15FE]

———infringement by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on parental rights in Fields v. Palmdale School District (see H. Res. 547), H10157 [10NO]

———limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 1100), H982 [3MR]

———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos or silica exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos or silica exposure (see H.R. 1957), H2734 [28AP]

———provide greater fairness in legal fees payable in civil diversity litigation after an offer of settlement (see H.R. 2393), H3434 [17MY]

———provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see H.R. 1151), H1023 [8MR]

———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 H.R. 748), H581 [10FE]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H629 [15FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: prepare an annual report specifying the number of non-Federal employees of the Farm Service Agency needed to handle the workload generated by programs administered by the Agency (see H.R. 2209), H4723 [17JN]

Dept. of Defense: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts (see H. Con. Res. 6), H142 [20JA]

Dept. of Education: establish a Family Education Reimbursement Account Program to assist hurricane displaced students (see H.R. 4097), H9042 [20OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize the Citizen Corps and establish the Border Corps (see H.R. 4099), H10146 [9NO]

———consolidate citizenship and immigration databases into a comprehensive database to improve customer service and enhance national security and public safety (see H.R. 4412), H11034 [18NO]

———construct a fence along the southern border of the U.S. (see H.R. 4083), H9641 [3NO]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 820), H629 [15FE]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 1219), H1780 [5AP]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H942 [2MR]

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), H628 [15FE]

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

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]

Discovery (space shuttle): tribute to crew (see H. Res. 441), H7949 [14SE]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 1262), H8162 [20SE]

District of Columbia: clarify definition of marriage for legal purposes (see H.R. 72), H353 [2FE]

———restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H1780 [5AP]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H71 [4JA]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H790 [17FE]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 305), H524 [9FE]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 3753), H7860 [13SE]

———increase amount of loans repayable for Selected Reserve officers who possess qualifications, or are being trained, in health professions needed to meet wartime combat medical skill shortages (see H.R. 3417), H6431 [25JY]

———restore State sovereignty over public elementary and secondary education, H7556 [28JY]

———strengthen and expand scientific and technological education capabilities of associate-degree-granting colleges through partnerships with bachelor-degree-granting institutions (see H.R. 226), H4143 [26MY]

Employment: protect volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel responding to national emergencies from termination or demotion in their places of employment (see H.R. 3949), H10227 [15NO]

English language: constitutional amendment to establish as official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 43), H2471 [21AP]

———reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H845 [1MR]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 65), H8248 [21SE]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 39), H1694 [17MR]

———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 69), H353 [2FE]

———support responsible fatherhood, promote marriage, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 318), H4486 [14JN]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (see H.R. 1260), H1370 [10MR]

FCC: oppose rules authorizing Broadband Over Power Line Systems without more comprehensive evaluation of interference potential to public safety services and other licensed radio services (see H. Res. 230), H5915 [14JY]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1376), H8734 [6OC]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H8162 [20SE]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2965), H4721 [17JN]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (see H.R. 420), H413 [8FE]

Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 2317), H8089 [15SE]

———enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 2061), H8163 [20SE]

———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), H74 [4JA]

———prohibit use of identification issued by foreign governments, other than passports, for purposes of verifying identity of a person opening an account (see H.R. 815), H848 [1MR]

———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 1185), H1263 [9MR]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 1243), H1369 [10MR]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H627 [15FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H195 [25JA]

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), H1897 [12AP]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment protecting religious freedom (see H.J. Res. 57), H5602 [30JN]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H6204 [20JY]

Government: prohibit the expenditure of funds for the construction or lease of buildings or space until January 1, 2007 (see H.R. 3797), H8087 [15SE]

Government regulations: eliminate effect on constitutionally protected expression of religion by State and local officials resulting from threat of potential litigants seeking damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 2679), H4139 [26MY]

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

———require the FDA to disclose benefits of foods and dietary supplements and ensure the FTC bears the burden of proof in false advertising cases involving dietary supplements (see H.R. 4282), H10145 [9NO]

Help America Vote Act: require voting systems to provide a verifiable paper record of each vote cast and ensure the security of electronic data (see H.R. 278), H142 [20JA]

House of Representatives: display the Ten Commandments if the Supreme Court rules that their public display by State and local governments violates the establishment clause of the first amendment to the Constitution (see H. Res. 214), H2102 [14AP]

———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 (see H.R. 841), H717 [16FE]

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H5963 [18JY]

Immigration: enforce numerical limits placed by Congress (see H.R. 4317), H10161 [14NO]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3137), H6936 [27JY]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H1779 [5AP]

———reduce number of visa overstays and ensure that illegal aliens are apprehended, detained, and removed as rapidly as possible (see H.R. 4079), H9363 [27OC]

———remove discretion of Dept. of Homeland Security relative to expedited removal and prohibit issuance of residential mortgages to illegal aliens (see H.R. 4032), H10227 [15NO]

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 793), H720 [16FE]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 2355), H3261 [12MY]

———recognize the need to move the Nation's current health care delivery system toward a defined contribution system (see H. Res. 215), H8090 [15SE]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 1526), H2103 [14AP]

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers: provide for continued oversight of the Internet domain name system and ensure physical location within the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 268), H9103 [25OC]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H1371 [10MR]

Investments: provide for enhanced retirement security in the form of an Individual Social Security Investment Program (see H.R. 530), H349 [2FE]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H3435 [17MY]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H8735 [6OC]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 500), H524 [9FE]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 136), H630 [15FE]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3860), H8810 [7OC]

———provide grants for prosecutions of cases cleared through use of DNA backlog clearance funds (see H.R. 1602), H7743 [7SE]

Law enforcement officers: issue commemorative postage stamp for officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 85), H1780 [5AP]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H942 [2MR]

Maryland State Delegate Lena K. Lee Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4107), H9043 [20OC]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H1847 [6AP]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H8162 [20SE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H2738 [28AP]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4047), H8808 [7OC]

Mental health: prohibit use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program (see H.R. 181), H413 [8FE]

Mexico: disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Con. Res. 50), H523 [9FE] (see H. Res. 20), H287 [1FE]

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 144), H3263 [12MY]

Mining and mineral resources: reauthorize collection of reclamation fees, revise abandoned mine reclamation program, promote remining, and authorize Office of Surface Mining to collect black lung excise tax (see H.R. 2721), H4723 [17JN]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H7743 [7SE]

———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2048), H10039 [8NO]

———require higher standards of automobile fuel efficiency to reduce the amount of oil used for fuel by automobiles in the U.S. by 10 percent beginning in 2016 (see H.R. 3762), H7947 [14SE]

National Arson Awareness Week: support goals (see H. Res. 252), H2738 [28AP]

National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 457), H8514 [28SE]

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see H.R. 596), H352 [2FE]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 2088), H2976 [4MY]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see H.R. 669), H412 [8FE]

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

National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 178), H5604 [30JN]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 874), H791 [17FE]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 1816), H3114 [10MY]

National Month of the Military Child: observance (see H. Res. 212), H1969 [13AP]

National Review (publication): anniversary (see H. Res. 551), H10157 [10NO]

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: amend (see H.R. 1297), H1507 [15MR]

Natural gas: require certain terms and conditions for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas import terminals (see H.R. 359), H195 [25JA]

NCAA: affirm commitment to discouraging alcohol use among underage students by ending alcohol advertising during radio and television broadcasts of sporting events (see H. Res. 145), H1264 [9MR]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 3403), H8342 [22SE]

Office of Special Inspector General for Hurricane Katrina Recovery: establish (see H.R. 3737), H8735 [6OC]

Pensions: reform funding rules (see H.R. 2830), H8089 [15SE]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H1847 [6AP]

Political campaigns: terminate system of public financing of Presidential elections (see H.R. 3960), H8919 [18OC]

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]

Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 52), H523 [9FE]

Power resources: expand production and use of renewable fuel and increase energy independence (see H.R. 1608), H3769 [23MY]

Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H78 [4JA]

Public lands: preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals to public lands where there is a historical tradition of such use (see H.R. 586), H8513 [28SE]

———raise funds to respond to Hurricane Katrina and future disasters by selling certain Forest Service and Dept. of the Interior lands (see H.R. 3855), H8247 [21SE]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 691), H798 [17FE]

———preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H6651 [26JY]

Reagan, Ronald: redesign the fifty dollar bill in commemoration (see H.R. 766), H583 [10FE]

Real estate: prohibit economic development assistance to States or localities that use eminent domain to obtain property for private commercial development or fail to pay relocation costs to displaced persons (see H.R. 3405), H6936 [27JY]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3135), H5915 [14JY]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S: designate (see H.R. 2112), H8735 [6OC]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H630 [15FE]

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

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H524 [9FE]

Social Security: create personal guarantee accounts ensuring full benefits for all workers and their families, restore long-term solvency, and make certain benefit improvements (see H.R. 750), H1896 [12AP]

———dedicate surpluses to personal accounts that can only be used to pay Social Security benefits (see H.R. 3304), H5913 [14JY]

———exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 1438), H1847 [6AP]

———express concern relative to pending bankruptcy and call for reform (see H. Res. 168), H1695 [17MR]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 1286), H2395 [20AP]

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H8846 [17OC]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H1509 [15MR]

Space policy: anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope (see H. Res. 251), H2738 [28AP]

———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), H196 [25JA]

State Senator Verda Welcome and Dr. Henry Welcome Post Office Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4108), H9043 [20OC]

States: authorize organization and service of a militia to help prevent individuals from unlawfully crossing an international border and entering the U.S. anywhere other than a port of entry (see H.R. 3622), H7612 [29JY]

Supreme Court: encourage finding the use of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools to be consistent with the Constitution (see H. Con. Res. 245), H8249 [21SE]

Taxation: allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs (see H.R. 2682), H8388 [27SE]

———allow an investment tax credit for the purchase of trucks with new diesel engine technologies (see H.R. 3301), H8248 [21SE]

———allow credit for residential solar energy property (see H.R. 17), H196 [25JA]

———allow deduction for Armed Forces serving in a combat zone for contributions to individual retirement plans even if the compensation on which contributions are based is excluded from gross income (see H.R. 1499), H2648 [27AP]

———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H9962 [7NO]

———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), H1847 [6AP]

———allow individuals to designate refunds to provide catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 1098), H982 [3MR]

———allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040S without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1581), H1895 [12AP]

———allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (see H.R. 404), H234 [26JA]

———establish a commission on tax reform (see H.R. 41), H72 [4JA]

———exclude from gross income gain from the conversion of property by reason of eminent domain (see H.R. 3268), H7820 [12SE]

———expand incentives for education (see H.R. 1380), H2103 [14AP]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 625), H410 [8FE]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 403), H234 [26JA]

———guarantee tax-exempt bonds for the purpose of rebuilding the Gulf Coast from the impacts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 3947), H8642 [29SE]

———increase benefits for parents who stay at home with their children (see H.R. 3080), H5252 [27JN]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H3262 [12MY]

———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H8089 [15SE]

———provide a credit dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and allowed against the Federal income tax for charitable contributions to certain education investment organizations (see H.R. 4400), H11033 [18NO]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 986), H7861 [13SE]

———provide a credit to individuals for certain long-term care expenses (see H.R. 1150), H8388 [27SE]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H7814 [8SE]

———provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see H.R. 947), H794 [17FE]

———provide a nonrefundable tax credit to law enforcement officers who purchase armor vests (see H.R. 2823), H7862 [13SE]

———provide a religious exemption from providing identifying numbers for dependents to claim certain credits and deductions on a tax return (see H.R. 3410), H6380 [22JY]

———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 2034), H2737 [28AP]

———provide for deductibility of medical expenses by individuals (see H.R. 4625), H12167 [17DE]

———provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (see H.R. 1134), H988 [7MR]

———provide incentives for alternative fuels and motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels (see H.R. 1744), H3262 [12MY]

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

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 406), H234 [26JA]

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (see H.R. 976), H8513 [28SE]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H73 [4JA]

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

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 25), H524 [9FE]

———repeal withholding of income and Social Security taxes (see H.R. 3409), H6380 [22JY]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H2394 [20AP]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H7862 [13SE]

———treatment of income earned by individuals who are not citizens or U.S. nationals relative to coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 858), H718 [16FE]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 66), H73 [4JA]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3841), H8247 [21SE]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of competitive video services and eliminate redundant and unnecessary regulation (see H.R. 3146), H7565 [28JY]

———protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see H.R. 1139), H988 [7MR]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H3199 [11MY]

U.N.: withhold funding if the U.N. abridges U.S. right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3436), H7566 [28JY]

———withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 1092), H981 [3MR]

U.S. Representative Parren J. Mitchell Post Office, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 4109), H9043 [20OC]

Ukraine: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 562), H798 [17FE]

———congratulate people for conducting a democratic, transparent, and fair Presidential election and Viktor Yushchenko on election as President (see H. Con. Res. 16), H197 [25JA]

———normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1053), H1372 [10MR]

University of Maryland: tribute to field hockey team (see H. Res. 607), H11654 [14DE]

———tribute to men's soccer team (see H. Res. 606), H11654 [14DE]

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

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H1779 [5AP]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1778 [5AP]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 1220), H1780 [5AP]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H4656 [16JN]

Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H4142 [26MY]

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

Virginia Fire Chiefs Association, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 80), H523 [9FE]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1088), H981 [3MR]

Voting: require individuals to present a government-issued photo ID to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 3910), H8386 [27SE]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H3262 [12MY]

World War II: recognize contributions of the Marine Corps and other units of the Armed Forces on the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima (see H. Res. 119), H797 [17FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 690), H521 [9FE]

Armed Forces: allow members and reservists to transfer certain educational assistance entitlement to dependents (see H.R. 3625), H7612 [29JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an independent panel to assess the homeland security needs of the National Capital Region (see H.R. 44), H135 [6JA]

Drugs: adjust penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 48), H73 [4JA] (see H.R. 1501), H1844 [6AP]

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

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 47), H73 [4JA]

Flag—U.S.: ensure that the right of an individual to display the U.S. flag on residential property not be abridged (see H.R. 42), H72 [4JA]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 690), H521 [9FE]

NIH: conduct and support research for the derivation and use of human pluripotent stem cells by means that will not create or harm human embryos (see H.R. 3144), H5600 [30JN]

———conduct and support research on animals to develop techniques for the derivation of stem cells from embryos that do not harm the embryos (see H.R. 2574), H3892 [24MY]

Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 46), H73 [4JA] (see H.R. 689), H521 [9FE]

Power resources: increase fossil fuel productivity, accelerate transition to renewable fuels, and collaborate with allies to establish project to address issue of peak oil (see H. Res. 507), H9047 [24OC]

Presidents of the U.S.: recognize birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln (see H.R. 43), H72 [4JA]

Taxation: change deadline for filing income tax returns (see H.R. 442), H283 [1FE]

———prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions (see H.R. 45), H73 [4JA]

Letters

House of Representatives authority of officials during adjournment: Speaker Hastert, H8799 [7OC]

Respect for Life Pluripotent Stem Cell Act: James F. Battey, Jr., NIH, H5733 [12JY]

Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act: James F. Battey, Jr., Dept. of HHS, H3755 [23MY]

Remarks

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H1409 [14MR], H2389-H2392 [20AP]

China, People's Republic of: tactics used to import oil, H4276 [8JN]

China, Republic of: oppose proposed People's Republic of China anti-secession law, E289 [18FE]

Christmas Day: protect symbols and traditions (H. Res. 579), H11598 [14DE]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit exercise of eminent domain over houses of worship and other nonprofit or tax-exempt organizations, H9598 [3NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H3918, H4005 [25MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), conference report, H12205 [18DE]

———Surface Ship Torpedo Defense Program funding, H4005 [25MY]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H7732 [7SE]

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

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3750, H3752, H3754 [23MY], H4179-H4184 [7JN], H5730 [12JY], H7604-H7608 [29JY]

Hughes, Orville: Joint Veterans' Committee of Maryland Veteran of the Year award recipient, H1973 [14AP]

Hurricanes: relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7732 [7SE]

NIH: conduct and support research for the derivation and use of human pluripotent stem cells by means that will not create or harm human embryos (H.R. 2574), H5728 [12JY]

———conduct and support research for the derivation and use of human pluripotent stem cells by means that will not create or harm human embryos (H.R. 3144), H5732, H5733 [12JY], H7604-H7608 [29JY]

———conduct and support research on animals to develop techniques for the derivation of stem cells from embryos that do not harm the embryos (H.R. 2574), H4125 [26MY], H4183 [7JN]

Nuclear weapons: address the threat of a nuclear electromagnetic pulse to civilian and military infrastructures, H4340-H4345 [9JN], H4888-H4894 [21JN]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H1409, H1413, H1414 [14MR], H2389-H2392 [20AP], H6097-H6103 [19JY], H7733 [7SE]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, H10476-H10481 [16NO]

Power resources: analysis of oil and natural gas supplies and usage, H2809, H2810 [3MY], H3252-H3258 [12MY], H3305-H3311 [16MY], H11484-H11490 [13DE]

———analysis of oil supplies and usage, H4276 [8JN]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2389-H2392 [20AP]

———expand production and use of renewable fuel and increase energy independence, H3258 [12MY], H3297, H3299, H3305-H3311 [16MY], H8824, H8826, H8827, H8828, H8830 [17OC]

———increase fossil fuel productivity, accelerate transition to renewable fuels, and collaborate with allies to establish project to address issue of peak oil, H11486-H11490 [13DE]

———national energy policy, H1409, H1413, H1414 [14MR], H3189 [11MY], H3297, H3299 [16MY], H7733-H7738 [7SE]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H9598 [3NO]

Religion: Supreme Court cases on the display of the Ten Commandments on government property, H1029 [9MR]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1733 [20MR]

Votes: position on missed, E239 [15FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4184 [7JN]

Reports

Peaking of World Oil Production—Impacts, Mitigation, and Risk Management: Robert L. Hirsch, Science Applications International Corp., H10481-H10496 [16NO]

Texts of

H.R. 3144, Respect for Life Pluripotent Stem Cell Act, H5730 [12JY]

Tributes

Dingell, Representative, H11484 [13DE]