GREEN, AL (a Representative from Texas)
Amendments
Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5253 [27JN], H5417 [29JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see H. Res. 523), H9426 [28OC] (see H. Res. 601), H12051 [16DE]
American Jewish History Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 315), H11654 [14DE]
America's Blood Centers (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 220), H5435 (see H. Res. 220), H5480 [29JN]
Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 90), H10910 [17NO]
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), H7673 [6SE]
———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), H5741 [12JY]
———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2131), H5177 [24JN]
———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H197 [25JA]
———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 923), H5176 [24JN]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H4656 [16JN]
———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 287), H10146 [9NO]
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), H6652 [26JY]
Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 390), H7566 [28JY]
Army: 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), H11880 [15DE]
Asia: commend support to victims of earthquake that struck South Asia (see H. Res. 561), H12168 [17DE]
Bankruptcy: provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (see H.R. 3697), H7862 [13SE]
Biotechnology Industry Organization: tribute (see H. Res. 421), H7613 [29JY]
Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H796 [17FE]
Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H12050 [16DE]
Business and industry: prohibit price gouging during certain disasters and emergencies (see H.R. 3681), H7741 [7SE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda (see H.R. 4510), H11880 [15DE]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 71), H3769 [23MY]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: tribute for demonstration project to assess quality of care of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (see H. Res. 261), H3696 [19MY]
Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H4722 [17JN]
Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H1691 [17MR]
Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H7565 [28JY]
———establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 822), H4296 [8JN]
———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1355), H3695 [19MY]
———promote improvement of information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 3582), H7559 [28JY]
———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H5362 [28JN]
China, Republic of: enhance security (see H. Con. Res. 219), H7674 [6SE]
———oppose proposed People's Republic of China anti-secession law (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1265 [9MR]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 188), H353 [2FE]
———issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 58), H587 [14FE]
———tribute (see H. Res. 21), H236 [26JA]
Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 44), H2881 [3MY]
Classified information: 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: request documents from the President on the anticipated effects of climate change on coastal regions of the U.S. (see H. Res. 515), H9363 [27OC]
Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 329), H5964 [18JY]
Cochran, Johnnie, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 185), H1897 [12AP]
Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 2616), H3893 [24MY]
———expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 761), H582 [10FE]
———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 128), H2472 [21AP]
Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H5435 (see H.R. 40), H5479 [29JN]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see H.R. 2134), H3053 [5MY]
Consumers: extend certain protections to international remittance transfers of funds originating in the U.S. (see H.R. 928), H793 [17FE]
Contracts: increase the minimum Government-wide goal for procurement contracts awarded to small businesses (see H.R. 2742), H12050 [16DE]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H5638 [11JY]
Credit: establish requirements on the terms of consumer credit extended to an Armed Forces member or the dependent of a member (see H.R. 97), H6205 [20JY]
———impose restrictions on high-cost mortgages, revise fees and charges on certain loans, prohibit unfair or deceptive practices by mortgage brokers and creditors, and provide counseling about predatory lenders (see H.R. 1182), H2738 [28AP]
Davis, Ossie: tribute (see H. Res. 69), H412 [8FE]
Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3763), H7947 [14SE]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1375), H1691 [17MR]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 457), H283 [1FE]
———establish Office of Correctional Public Health (see H.R. 2737), H7565 [28JY]
———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H5362 [28JN]
Dept. of HUD: exclude amounts received as a military basic housing allowance from consideration as income for purposes of eligibility for federally assisted low-income housing programs (see H.R. 3186), H5602 [30JN]
———facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 280), H3696 [19MY]
———maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1780 [5AP]
———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 3888), H8389 [27SE]
———reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 790), H5362 [28JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve the Veterans Beneficiary Travel Program (see H.R. 3147), H7673 [6SE]
Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H7861 [13SE]
Disasters: commend efforts of the Armed Forces and Dept. of State and AID employees for their response to the tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see H. Res. 120), H1372 [10MR]
———provide financial assistance to the U.N. Population Fund to provide urgent medical and health care to tsunami victims in Indonesia, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka (see H.R. 1011), H1417 [14MR]
Discovery (space shuttle): tribute to crew (see H. Res. 441), H8164 [20SE]
Discrimination: condemn existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urge States to adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue (see H. Res. 259), H3557 [18MY]
Diseases: enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see H.R. 3307), H5913 [14JY]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H3055 [5MY]
———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H11881 [15DE]
Disney, Walt: tribute (see H. Res. 355), H5637 [11JY]
District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 398), H7861 [13SE]
Dr. Robert E. Price Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 4246), H11110 [6DE]
Education: constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 29), H941 [2MR]
———improve literacy and English skills of limited English proficient individuals (see H.R. 2923), H7565 [28JY]
———include information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence in domestic violence education programs (see H.R. 2947), H6381 [22JY]
———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 1390), H3113 [10MY]
———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H5177 [24JN]
———provide relief to students, schools, and student borrowers affected by natural disasters (see H.R. 3690), H7815 [8SE]
Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), H9361 [27OC]
———provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 3192), H7565 [28JY]
———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1902), H5252 [27JN]
Ethiopia: urge holding of orderly, peaceful, and free and fair national elections and authorize assistance for election-related activities (see H.R. 935), H1779 [5AP]
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]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H7673 [6SE]
Filipino Americans: recognize centennial of immigration and acknowledge contributions to society (see H. Con. Res. 218), H6650 [26JY]
Financial institutions: facilitate recovery from hurricanes by providing greater flexibility for, and temporary waivers of certain rules and fees imposed on depository institutions and Federal regulatory agencies (see H.R. 4146), H9426 [28OC]
———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), H3435 [17MY]
———provide emergency authority to guarantee checks cashed by insured depository institutions and credit unions for noncustomers who are victims of certain hurricanes (see H.R. 3909), H8736 [6OC]
———provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (see H.R. 3505), H8342 [22SE]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 148), H1848 [6AP]
Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by humanitarian emergencies a priority (see H.R. 1413), H7564 [28JY]
———prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4465), H12051 [16DE]
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), H2880 [3MY]
Francisco `Pancho' Medrano Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 4561), H11879 [15DE]
Frank, Anne: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 48), H3055 [5MY]
Global Family Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 317), H11879 [15DE]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H10227 [15NO]
Health: achieve a national health information infrastructure and establish a refundable tax credit for expenditures of health care providers implementing such infrastructure (see H.R. 747), H4073 [25MY]
———analyze and improve dietary eating patterns and food intake, physical activity level, food security, dietary exposure, and nutritional status and reauthorize nutrition monitoring programs (see H.R. 2844), H4355 [9JN]
———constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H941 [2MR]
———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), H4143 [26MY]
———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (see H.R. 2072), H2975 [4MY]
———provide coverage of hormone replacement therapy for treatment of menopausal symptoms (see H.R. 1410), H5435 (see H.R. 1410), H5480 [29JN]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 810), H628 [15FE]
———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 2671), H7565 [28JY]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2553), H11655 [14DE]
———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H7564 [28JY]
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), H3556 [18MY]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (see H.R. 939), H2394 [20AP]
Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 1184), H3436 [17MY]
History: anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H3696 [19MY]
Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 1471), H7949 [14SE]
Horseracing: recognize contributions of Jimmy Winkfield and other African American jockeys and trainers to the sport of horseracing and the history of the Kentucky Derby (see H. Res. 231), H2979 [4MY]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2928), H5177 [24JN]
House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1417 [14MR]
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), H1780 [5AP]
Hurricanes: ensure assistance for foster children impacted by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3711), H8163 [20SE]
———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]
———issue a special postage stamp to afford a means by which the public may contribute to Hurricane Katrina disaster relief (see H.R. 3740), H8514 [28SE]
———recover, reclaim, restore and reconstruct lives and communities and reunite families devastated by Hurricane Katrina and address issues of poverty exposed by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4197), H9554 [2NO]
———require contracts relative to recovery efforts following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita be awarded only after an open and fair bidding process (see H. Con. Res. 251), H8810 [7OC]
———temporarily suspend laws that deny certain Federal benefits, grants, and licenses to victims of Hurricanse Katrina or Rita due to convictions for certain drug crimes (see H.R. 4169), H9362 [27OC] (see H.R. 4213), H9555 [2NO]
Immigration: provide protection to immigrant victims of violence (see H.R. 3188), H5602 [30JN]
———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 1172), H5603 [30JN]
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]
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]
———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 3055), H7565 [28JY]
International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 1130), H1780 [5AP]
International relations: recognize bilateral peace efforts of Pakistan and India (see H. Res. 272), H3198 [11MY]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H8986 [19OC]
Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H4486 [14JN]
Iraq: declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H. Con. Res. 197), H5603 [30JN]
———recognize importance and credibility of an independent Iraqi judiciary in the formation of a new and democratic Iraq (see H. Res. 534), H9695 [4NO]
Israel: congratulate on election of Dan Gillerman as Vice President of U.N. General Assembly (see H. Res. 368), H6381 [22JY]
Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H2395 [20AP]
Judge Emilio Vargas Post Office Building, Goliad, TX: designate (see H.R. 1072), H980 [3MR]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4561 [15JN]
Kika de la Garza Federal Building, McAllen, TX: designate (see H.R. 2322), H3259 [12MY]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: provide for expeditious disclosure of records relevant to life and assassination (see H.R. 2554), H11328 [8DE]
Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 487), H11505 [13DE]
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]
Laredo, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 128), H847 [1MR]
Law enforcement: enforcement of restraining orders (see H. Res. 382), H8389 [27SE]
———increase evidentiary standard required to convict a person for a drug offense and require screening of law enforcement officers or others acting under color of law participating in drug task forces (see H.R. 2620), H5252 [27JN]
———provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 798), H627 [15FE]
Law enforcement officers: issue commemorative postage stamp for officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 85), H1897 [12AP]
Lillian McKay Post Office Building, Humble, TX: designate (see H.R. 2413), H7565 [28JY]
Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H798 [17FE]
Lyndon Baines Johnson Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 4252), H10038 [8NO]
Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H1896 [12AP]
Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 215), H6327 [21JY]
———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H5176 [24JN]
———provide full Federal medical assistance percentage for displaced recipients receiving medical assistance outside their State of residence due to a declared public health emergency (see H.R. 3671), H7815 [8SE]
———recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see H. Con. Res. 231), H7561 [28JY]
Medicare: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 213), H6327 [21JY]
———coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 1981), H2735 [28AP]
———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H11109 [6DE]
———ensure that prescription drug benefits have no impact on benefits under other Federal programs (see H.R. 2746), H5362 [28JN]
———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H7564 [28JY]
———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H2102 [14AP]
———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H11655 [14DE]
Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H5801 [13JY]
Mexico: condemn printing and distribution of racist postage stamps and urge to immediately cease printing and distributing the stamps and recall stamps on the market (see H. Res. 347), H5603 [30JN]
———convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Con. Res. 90), H5177 [24JN]
Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 708), H522 [9FE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2429), H3555 [18MY]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H7614 [29JY]
Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Con. Res. 273), H9102 [25OC]
Music and dance: recognize artistic excellence and community value of America's orchestras (see H. Con. Res. 157), H4561 [15JN]
NASA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3250), H5740 [12JY]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 30), H413 [8FE]
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), H12290 [18DE]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H8089 [15SE]
National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 27), H942 [2MR]
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 262), H8734 [6OC]
National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 327), H7566 [28JY]
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H11881 [15DE]
NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see H.R. 921), H3436 [17MY]
Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations for nutrition services (see H.R. 1792), H3056 [5MY]
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]
———issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 4343), H11220 [7DE]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H848 [1MR]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H1896 [12AP]
Pope John Paul II: tribute (see H. Res. 186), H2649 [27AP]
Poverty: improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty (see H. Con. Res. 234), H7742 [7SE]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H3556 [18MY]
Public welfare programs: make grants to States to establish emergency assistance programs to help low-income households purchase gasoline (see H.R. 4010), H8734 [6OC]
Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 535), H10227 [15NO]
Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3135), H6936 [27JY]
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), H9696 [4NO]
Roybal, Edward R.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 297), H10226 [15NO]
San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H7564 [28JY]
Science: recognize significance of African American women in the U.S. scientific community (see H. Con. Res. 96), H1508 [15MR]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 3601), H7560 [28JY]
Sergeant Byron W. Norwood Post Office Building, Pflugerville, TX: designate (see H.R. 1001), H1372 [10MR]
Small Business Act: enhance section 8(a) program (see H.R. 4474), H11326 [8DE]
Social Security: ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1668), H4297 [8JN]
———ensure that receipts and disbursements of the trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget (see H.R. 653), H1847 [6AP]
———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2071), H2975 [4MY]
———recognize effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 61), H286 [1FE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H1778 [5AP]
Sports: recognize contributions of African-American basketball teams and players for their achievements, dedication, and contributions to the sport of basketball and to the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 59), H3057 [5MY]
Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H2473 [21AP]
———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), H6652 [26JY]
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]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain energy projects (see H.R. 2794), H5252 [27JN]
———allow an additional credit for adoption of an older child (see H.R. 4092), H9696 [4NO]
———allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan and for hiring their dependents and dependents of deceased personnel (see H.R. 1352), H2103 [14AP]
———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), H9641 [3NO]
———deny the foreign tax credit, and benefits of deferral, to companies doing business in Sudan until the Sudanese take steps to end genocide (see H.R. 1435), H2739 [28AP]
———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), H197 [25JA]
———make permanent the 15-year depreciation recovery period for restaurant property improvements and extend to new restaurant construction (see H.R. 920), H8342 [22SE]
———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]
———provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance (see H.R. 3194), H6205 [20JY]
———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualified health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 2073), H2976 [4MY]
———repeal the inflation adjustment of the earned income threshold used in determining the refundable portion of the child tax credit and to restore the threshold to its original amount (see H.R. 4030), H8847 [17OC]
Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H5741 [12JY]
U.N.: call for a commission that will build an abolitionists movement to end slavery, human trafficking, and exploitation around the world (see H. Res. 490), H11881 [15DE]
———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), H8920 [18OC]
———provide a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund for the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 2811), H4561 [15JN]
Unemployment: provide benefits for Hurricane Katrina victims (see H.R. 3774), H8089 [15SE]
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), H13189 [22DE]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1774), H3556 [18MY]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H2102 [14AP]
———extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 4121), H9426 [28OC]
———extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents and authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for such veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1188), H8919 [18OC]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H5741 [12JY]
Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H941 [2MR]
———establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 63), H847 [1MR]
———extend to Hurricane Katrina evacuees the right to use absentee balloting and registration procedures available to military and overseas voters (see H.R. 3734), H8648 [3OC]
Voting Rights Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 216), H6652 [26JY]
Walt Disney Co.: anniversary of Disneyland (see H. Con. Res. 142), H2743 [2MY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H1508 [15MR]
———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3185), H6107 [19JY]
World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 893), H4296 [8JN]
———preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3436 [17MY]
———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see H. Con. Res. 26), H287 [1FE]
Year of the Museum: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 389), H7744 [7SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 209), H5914 [14JY]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: provide for criminal liability for willful safety standard violations resulting in the death of contract employees (see H.R. 3165), H5600 [30JN]
Pakistan: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4073), H8918 [18OC]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H8854 [18OC]
Remarks
Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (H. Res. 523), H9377 [28OC]
Capitol Police: commend for evacuation of the Capitol complex due to errant flight into restricted airspace, H5482 [30JN]
Cinco de Mayo: observance, E970
Dept. of HUD: fair housing programs funding through reductions in administrative expenses, H5417 [29JN], H5482 [30JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5057, H5058 [23JN], E1374
Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5417 [29JN], H5482 [30JN]
Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H11509 [14DE]
Discovery (space shuttle): tribute to crew (H. Res. 441), H8124 [20SE]
———tribute to female crew members and other women working with NASA (H. Res. 450), H8122 [20SE]
Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), E1700
FEMA: develop plan to relocate Hurricane Katrina victims being housed in hotels to more permanent housing, H11509 [14DE]
———improve delivery of temporary housing to Hurricane Katrina evacuees, E2623
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 (H.R. 5), H6997
Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), E1802
———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7718 [7SE], E1815
Immigration: improve border security (H.R. 2330), H11991
———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11991
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 160), H4819
Minorities: address disparities in economic status, education, health, and quality of life, H5057, H5058 [23JN]
NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3070), H6363 [22JY], E1590
———historically Black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions funding under NASA education programs, H6363 [22JY]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 209), H8371 [27SE]
Pakistan: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (H.R. 4073), H8854 [18OC], H9106 [26OC]
Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (S. Con. Res. 61), H9401 [28OC]
SBA: direct and guaranteed loan programs funding, E1247
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), E1247
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (H.R. 68), H5651 [12JY]
Texas: tribute to citizens and organizations for efforts to provide relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1802
Veterans Day: observance, E2337
Vietnam: U.S. policy, E1354
Votes: position on missed, H9603
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H280 [1FE]
Tributes
Chisholm, Shirley, E247
Jefferson, Andrew L., Jr., E906
Jefferson, Robert C., E1192
Moreno, Joe E., E910
Parks, Rosa, E2218
Roberson, J.J., E1473
Rodriguez, Armando V., E1477