HOLT, RUSH D. (a Representative from New Jersey)
Amendments
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2416 [21AP]
Appointments
Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H229 [26JA]
House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, H1822 [6AP]
House Democracy Assistance Commission, H3454 [18MY]
Robert T. Matsui funeral attendees, H129 [6JA]
Articles and editorials
Back From Iraq—And Suddenly Out on the Streets, Alexandra Marks, Christian Science Monitor, E227
Who's Paying for Our Patriotism? Uwe E. Reinhardt, Washington (DC) Post, H7796 [8SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see H.J. Res. 66), H8247 [21SE]
Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 3931), H8513 [28SE]
Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see H. Res. 601), H12051 [16DE]
Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1155), H1023 [8MR]
Albania: commend for protecting and saving the lives of the majority of Jews living in Albania during the Holocaust (see H. Res. 495), H9696 [4NO]
America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 289), H9962 [7NO]
American Jewish History Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 315), H11654 [14DE]
Amo Houghton Bypass: designate a segment of Interstate 86 near Corning, NY (see H.R. 795), H1025 [8MR]
Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1630), H2739 [28AP]
Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 90), H587 [14FE]
Archbishop Iakovos: tribute (see H. Res. 325), H4655 [16JN]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 567), H351 [2FE]
Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current policy concerning homosexuality, referred to as ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'', with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1059), H940 [2MR]
———ensure that soldiers wounded in a combat zone continue to receive special pay allowances and tax benefits associated with combat pay (see H.R. 771), H583 [10FE]
———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), H12290 [18DE]
———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2131), H3052 [5MY]
———improve Montgomery GI Bill educational benefits (see H.R. 2248), H3196 [11MY]
———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H141 [20JA]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H583 [10FE]
———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 1639), H2880 [3MY]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H1779 [5AP]
———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), H1779 [5AP]
———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 287), H9425 [28OC]
Arms control: provide for counterproliferation measures (see H.R. 422), H287 [1FE]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H1368 [10MR]
Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1312), H2473 [21AP]
Bankruptcy: provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (see H.R. 3697), H8514 [28SE]
Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 38), H8389 [27SE]
Biotechnology Industry Organization: tribute (see H. Res. 421), H7613 [29JY]
Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H5435 (see H.R. 2872), H5480 [29JN]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 228), H8343 [22SE]
Bush, President: transmit information on contracts for services or construction related to Hurricane Katrina recovery that relate to wages and benefits to be paid to workers (see H. Res. 467), H8388 [27SE]
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]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 3373), H6326 [21JY]
Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H4400 [13JN]
Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H7564 [28JY]
Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H3332 [16MY]
———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H2151 [19AP]
China, People's Republic of: authorize appropriate action if negotiations regarding China's undervalued currency and currency manipulations are not successful (see H.R. 1575), H6652 [26JY]
———clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H6652 [26JY]
———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 83), H1510 [15MR]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 188), H5603 [30JN]
Civil rights: anniversary of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and subsequent desegregation of American society (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5801 [13JY]
———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1687), H2148 [19AP]
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), H7645 [2SE]
———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), H942 [2MR]
———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]
Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 2637), H4073 [25MY]
———expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 761), H582 [10FE]
———improve the ability of foster care youths to attend and succeed in higher education (see H.R. 2508), H3694 [19MY]
———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 128), H2472 [21AP]
Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1615), H9641 [3NO]
Committees of the House: create a select committee to investigate awarding and carrying out of contracts to rebuild communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina (see H. Res. 449), H9277 [26OC]
———establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 116), H2551 [26AP]
Community service: enforce public interest obligations of broadcast station licensees to their local communities (see H.R. 501), H285 [1FE]
Congressional Award Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3867), H8340 [22SE]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 4008), H8733 [6OC]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3326), H5963 [18JY]
Corps of Engineers: direct Sec. of the Army to review report regarding flooding in the Delaware River (see H.R. 1983), H2735 [28AP]
CPSC: issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H8807 [7OC]
———promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 1850), H4723 [17JN]
Crime: prohibit certain computer assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 1558), H7564 [28JY]
———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 2662), H4138 [26MY]
———require that recommended national protocol for sexual assault medical forensic examinations include a recommendation that rape victims be offered information about emergency contraceptives (see H.R. 1214), H1417 [14MR]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H2103 [14AP]
Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 87), H1778 [5AP]
Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3763), H7947 [14SE]
Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 123), H2104 [14AP]
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: consider homeland security contributions and value when reviewing list of military installations recommended for realignment or closure (see H.R. 2641), H4356 [9JN]
———disapprove recommendations (see H.J. Res. 65), H8342 [22SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H11220 [7DE]
Dept. of Defense: postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 2427), H3696 (see H.R. 2511), H3694 [19MY]
Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4604), H12048 [16DE]
———rebate amount of Pell Grant aid lost as a result of updates to the tables for State and other taxes used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (see H.R. 2927), H4560 [15JN]
———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H8089 [15SE]
Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools (see H.R. 4063), H10146 [9NO]
———establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 457), H283 [1FE]
———establish programs to address the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1175), H4896 [21JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: issue regulations concerning the shipping of extremely hazardous materials (see H.R. 1414), H1693 [17MR]
Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 3888), H8341 [22SE]
Dept. of Justice: expand powers and jurisdiction to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and sale of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 711), H1025 [8MR]
Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (see H.R. 3760), H7947 [14SE]
Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 1621), H1969 [13AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 616), H9641 [3NO]
———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]
———terminate administrative freeze on the enrollment into the health care system of veterans in the lowest priority category for enrollment (referred to as ``Priority 8'') (see H.R. 3312), H5913 [14JY]
Digital Opportunity Investment Trust: establish (see H.R. 2512), H3769 [23MY]
Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1554), H2551 [26AP]
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (see H.R. 3858), H8644 [29SE]
Disasters: respond to Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters that adversely affect food assistance, agricultural producers, and households (see H.R. 3809), H8342 [22SE]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1417 [14MR]
Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H3055 [5MY]
———extend preventive-health and research programs for prostate cancer (see H.R. 2945), H4655 [16JN]
———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see H.R. 3369), H8919 [18OC]
———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H7815 [8SE]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 305), H6381 [22JY]
Education: improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 547), H349 [2FE]
———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see H.R. 2835), H4354 [9JN]
———prevent abuse of special allowance subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (see H.R. 134), H630 [15FE]
———provide a grant program to support establishment and operation of Teachers Professional Development Institutes (see H.R. 2663), H8735 [6OC]
———provide access and equity in higher education (see H.R. 1293), H1506 [15MR]
———provide loan forgiveness for social workers who work for child protective agencies (see H.R. 127), H75 [4JA]
———provide relief to students, schools, and student borrowers affected by natural disasters (see H.R. 3690), H7742 [7SE]
———simplify Federal student financial aid process (see H.R. 1277), H1416 [14MR]
———strengthen the compact between States, Federal Government, and institutions of higher learning to address the rising cost of college tuition (see H.R. 2739), H4142 [26MY]
El Salvador: commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (see H. Res. 458), H9044 [20OC]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H195 [25JA]
Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), H9361 [27OC]
———provide for labor recruiter accountability (see H.R. 2298), H3198 [11MY]
———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1902), H2646 [27AP]
EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 2895), H4485 [14JN]
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]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1376), H2739 [28AP]
Federal aid programs: require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq (see H.R. 4110), H9043 [20OC]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H8846 [17OC]
———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 40), H1026 [8MR]
———provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H10145 [9NO]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3267), H5800 [13JY]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H3894 [24MY]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 697), H4143 [26MY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H1969 [13AP]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2719), H4141 [26MY]
———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H1690 [17MR]
FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 3656), H7672 [6SE]
FHA: remove limitation on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured (see H.R. 2892), H11110 [6DE]
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), H74 [4JA]
Fish and fishing: protect certain areas of the seafloor by establishing a maximum diameter size limit on rockhopper, roller, and all other groundgear used on bottom trawls (see H.R. 2673), H4139 [26MY]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4465), H11219 [7DE]
———prohibit U.S. assistance to develop any rail connections or railway-related connections through certain cities in Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia, and Turkey that exclude cities in Armenia (see H.R. 3361), H10227 [15NO]
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), H1023 [8MR]
Foreign policy: disavow the doctrine of preemption (see H. Res. 82), H523 [9FE]
———prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 952), H794 [17FE]
Foreign trade: provide relief from certain practices by other countries (see H.R. 3306), H6652 [26JY]
Forest Service: establish the National Forest Ecosystem Protection Program (see H.R. 3701), H7813 [8SE]
———protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3563), H7558 [28JY]
Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 3420), H6431 [25JY]
Gillerman, Dan: congratulate on election as Vice President of U.N. General Assembly (see H. Res. 368), H6432 [25JY]
Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 2412), H3435 [17MY]
Green Chemistry Research and Development Program: implement (see H.R. 1215), H2648 [27AP]
Hariri, Rafik: tribute (see H. Res. 91), H798 [17FE]
Health: authorize Dept. of HHS and Dept. of Education joint grants for community outreach programs to empower patients and health care consumers (see H.R. 568), H984 [3MR]
———declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1020), H7861 [13SE]
———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 3248), H9696 [4NO]
———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), H3056 [5MY]
———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]
———protect enrollees in managed care plans and other health coverage (see H.R. 2259), H3196 [11MY]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H2150 [19AP]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 810), H628 [15FE]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 768), H583 [10FE] (see H.R. 2553), H3768 [23MY]
———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H2738 [28AP]
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), H2151 [19AP]
Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 2949), H4655 [16JN] (see H.R. 2960), H4721 [17JN]
———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 1029), H847 [1MR]
Hinduism: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Diwali festival (see H. Res. 223), H9473 [1NO]
———recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 548), H10157 [10NO]
Ho, Don: tribute (see H. Res. 597), H11503 [13DE]
Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 1471), H7949 [14SE]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2928), H4560 [15JN]
House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1265 [9MR]
———establish standing Committees on Homeland Security and Intelligence and increase the number of Committee on Appropriations subcommittees to include a Subcommittee on Intelligence (see H. Res. 25), H80 [4JA]
Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H5435 (see H.R. 2717), H5480 [29JN]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 3442), H6650 [26JY]
Hurricanes: establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future (see H.R. 3764), H7948 [14SE]
———make grants to local educational agencies to restart school operations interrupted by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4048), H8808 [7OC]
———provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3748), H10145 [9NO]
———provide assistance to revitalize institutions of higher education affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4016), H8807 [7OC]
Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3006), H4895 [21JN]
———provide protection to immigrant victims of violence (see H.R. 3188), H8644 [29SE]
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), H11504 [13DE]
Indian Americans: recognize and honor contributions to economic innovation and society (see H. Res. 227), H2472 [21AP]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 288), H9555 [2NO]
———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H195 [25JA] (see H.R. 1107), H982 [3MR] (see H.R. 3145), H8735 [6OC]
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]
———establish minimum standards relating to a factor for life insurance eligibility and rates (see H.R. 3639), H9277 [26OC]
———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1258), H1780 [5AP]
Intelligence services: establish a security clearance system to fully leverage the cultural and linguistic skills of subject matter experts and others proficient in foreign languages critical to national security (see H. Res. 173), H1695 [17MR]
———strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 1526), H5176 [24JN]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H8248 [21SE]
Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H2738 [28AP]
Iraq: declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H.R. 3142), H7614 [29JY] (see H. Con. Res. 197), H6329 [21JY]
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 73), H11036 [18NO]
Jews: congratulate communities on seven-year completion of the 11th cycle of daily study of the Talmud (see H. Res. 124), H847 [1MR]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4656 [16JN]
Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 487), 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), H2149 [19AP]
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), H630 [15FE]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 1302, 1304), H1507 [15MR]
Macedonia: cease distribution of negative and nationalist propaganda and encourage continued negotiations with the U.N. and Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Res. 521), H12051 [16DE]
Mara, Wellington T.: tribute (see H. Res. 517), H10146 [9NO]
Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H1896 [12AP]
Medicaid: 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]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 910), H4143 [26MY]
Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H3894 [24MY]
———coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 1981), H5604 [30JN]
———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (see H.R. 1572), H1894 [12AP]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 791), H942 [2MR]
———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 415), H234 [26JA]
———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H10503 [16NO]
Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 4293), H10156 [10NO]
Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4047), H10503 [16NO]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H6328 [21JY]
———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 1940), H2647 [27AP]
Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Con. Res. 90), H4074 [25MY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2429), H3555 [18MY]
Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Con. Res. 273), H9102 [25OC]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H8847 [17OC]
———require accurate fuel economy testing procedures (see H.R. 1103), H982 [3MR]
Musconetcong River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1307), H6205 [20JY]
National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H6326 [21JY]
National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1509 [15MR]
National Captioning Institute: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 38), H6328 [21JY]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 209), H5914 [14JY]
National Foreign Language Coordination Council: establish to develop and implement a foreign language strategy (see H.R. 4196), H10158 [10NO]
National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see H.R. 669), H1622 [16MR]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H6381 [22JY]
National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc.: call on Board of Directors to accommodate students of all religious faiths (see H. Res. 600), H11881 [15DE]
National Independent Inquiry Commission on Disaster Preparedness and Response: establish (see H.R. 3706), H7820 [12SE]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 2231), H4074 [25MY]
———develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 3313), H5913 [14JY]
National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 245), H3060 [9MY]
National objectives: ensure that the U.S. leads the world in next generation energy technologies, grow the economy, create high-skill American jobs, eliminate overdependence on foreign oil, and address global warming (see H.R. 2828), H4354 [9JN]
National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1124), H1026 [8MR]
National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 222), H11110 [6DE]
National School Lunch Act: provide automatic eligibility for free school lunch and breakfast programs to children whose parents are enlisted active-duty military personnel (see H.R. 844), H9962 [7NO]
National security: protect the public against threat of chemical attacks (see H.R. 2237), H3557 [18MY]
———require approval of certain judges for issuance of national security letters and require Attorney General to submit semiannual reports on national security letters (see H.R. 4570), H12047 [16DE]
National Security Agency: require Dept. of Justice to submit documents on Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (see H. Res. 643), H13189 [22DE]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H797 [17FE]
New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 472), H284 [1FE]
News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 3323), H8089 [15SE]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Mohamed ElBaradei for peace (see H. Res. 573), H11328 [8DE]
———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]
NSF: establish a competitive grant program for institutions of higher education to enhance education and job training opportunities in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 2325), H3260 [12MY]
Office of Special Inspector General for Hurricane Katrina Recovery: establish (see H.R. 3737), H7860 [13SE]
OPM: administer a national health program to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see H.R. 1955), H4073 [25MY]
Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1993), H2736 [28AP]
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), H10039 [8NO]
———issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 292), H9962 [7NO]
———tribute (see H. Res. 512), H9275 [26OC]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H848 [1MR]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 266), H3332 [16MY]
Pensions: protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (see H.R. 4052), H8808 [7OC]
Political campaigns: clarify disclosure requirements of identifying information within certain campaign communications (see H.R. 1580), H1895 [12AP]
———reform financing of Federal elections (see H.R. 3099), H5361 [28JN]
Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H630 [15FE]
Power resources: promote fusion energy development (see H.R. 1793), H2471 [21AP]
Privacy: prohibit certain video and audio monitoring of employees by their employers (see H.R. 582), H10502 [16NO]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H1264 [9MR]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H1370 [10MR]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 983), H3894 [24MY]
Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 535), H11111 [6DE]
Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H6651 [26JY]
Railroads: provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure (see H.R. 1631), H2739 [28AP]
Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 465), H8387 [27SE] (see H. Res. 472), H8643 [29SE]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1218), H3262 [12MY]
———ensure that certain States remain eligible for Federal highway funds (see H.R. 439), H283 [1FE]
Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H10909 [17NO]
Rosa Parks Federal Building, Detroit, MI: designate (see H.R. 2967), H4721 [17JN]
Rotary International: anniversary (see H. Res. 142), H1897 [12AP]
Roybal, Edward R.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 297), H10226 [15NO]
Russia: protect freedoms of all religious communities without distinction, whether registered or unregistered, as stipulated by the Russian Constitution and international standards (see H. Con. Res. 190), H8342 [22SE]
Safety: establish a permanent grant program to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment (see H.R. 1323), H5604 [30JN]
San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H7564 [28JY]
Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student's parent provides written consent for the release (see H.R. 551), H5741 [12JY]
———recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 45), H584 [10FE]
Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 158), H3556 [18MY]
Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 1636), H2100 [14AP]
Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2071), H2975 [4MY]
———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H412 [8FE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H76 [4JA]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H984 [3MR]
———preserve peaceful uses of space by prohibiting space-based weapons and the use of weapons to destroy orbiting objects in space (see H.R. 2420), H3554 [18MY]
Springsteen, Bruce: anniversary of record album ``Born to Run'' (see H. Res. 628), H12049 [16DE]
Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 2052), H11035 [18NO]
Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H1897 [12AP]
———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]
Taxation: allow certain modifications to be made to qualified mortgages held by a real estate mortgage investement company or a grantor trust (see H.R. 1010), H846 [1MR]
———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1120), H3695 [19MY]
———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), H1847 [6AP]
———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1405), H9103 [25OC]
———expand incentives for education (see H.R. 1380), H1691 [17MR]
———extend deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses and expand such deduction for certain science, technology, engineering, and math professionals who become certified teachers (see H.R. 4622), H12167 [17DE]
———extend Superfund financing for purposes of cleanup activities relative to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 4481), H11326 [8DE]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 807), H1851 [8AP]
———make permanent the 15-year depreciation recovery period for restaurant property improvements and extend to new restaurant construction (see H.R. 920), H4722 [17JN]
———make permanent the shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1663), H2101 [14AP]
———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H4143 [26MY]
———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H9044 [20OC]
———permit subchapter S election to be made on returns filed prior to the due date with extensions, reduce certain payroll deposit penalties, and allow certain married couples to file separate self-employment tax returns (see H.R. 3629), H7612 [29JY]
———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 credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 986), H796 [17FE]
———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H4143 [26MY]
———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see H.R. 934), H848 [1MR]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H10910 [17NO]
———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualified health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 2073), H2976 [4MY]
———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H983 [3MR]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H2739 [28AP]
———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H8735 [6OC]
Technology: increase use and research of sustainable building design technology (see H.R. 4609), H12049 [16DE]
Telecommunications: provide grants and other support to achieve communications interoperability in the U.S. (see H.R. 1251), H3056 [5MY]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H7814 [8SE]
Terrorism: prevent access by terrorists to nuclear material, technology, and expertise and establish an Office of Nonproliferation Programs in the Executive Office of the President (see H.R. 665), H411 [8FE]
Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 1377), H1691 [17MR]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3), H988 [7MR]
———increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 153), H1778 [5AP]
Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarch (see H. Res. 166), H4656 [16JN]
Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H12050 [16DE]
U.N. Commission on Human Rights: urge appropriate U.S. representative to introduce a resolution calling upon Belarus to cease its human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 102), H1970 [13AP]
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), H584 [10FE]
Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 769), H4561 [15JN]
Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 2533), H8388 [27SE]
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), H8919 [18OC]
———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), H3198 [11MY]
———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]
———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H348 [2FE]
———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2963), H6432 [25JY]
———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), H6936 [27JY]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H6432 [25JY]
Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H4142 [26MY]
Veterans' Right To Know Commission: establish (see H.R. 4259), H10038 [8NO]
Vincent Palladino Post Office, Staten Island, NY: designate (see H.R. 2183), H4188 [7JN]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H5741 [12JY] (see H.R. 3171), H5601 [30JN]
Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H941 [2MR]
———extend to Hurricane Katrina evacuees the right to use absentee balloting and registration procedures available to military and overseas voters (see H.R. 3734), H9103 [25OC]
Water: require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 213), H4802 [20JN]
Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 1126), H1510 [15MR]
Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8343 [22SE]
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), H1369 [10MR]
———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 155), H1509 [15MR]
———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2861), H4723 [17JN]
World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 2193), H3054 [5MY]
Year of Polio Awareness: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 526), H11111 [6DE]
Year of the Museum: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 389), H7744 [7SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 763), H582 [10FE]
American Veterans Congressional Internship Program: establish (see H.R. 1242), H1369 [10MR]
Armed Forces: ensure pay equity for enlisted members of the Reserve components who are selected to attend certain U.S. military academy preparatory schools (see H.R. 549), H350 [2FE]
Civil liberties: require videotaping of intelligence-gathering interrogations and other pertinent actions involving a detainee or prisoner under the control of U.S. Armed Forces or intelligence operatives (see H.R. 112), H75 [4JA]
Classified information: request Dept. of Defense to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 417), H7613 [29JY]
———request Dept. of Justice to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 420), H7613 [29JY]
———request Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 419), H7613 [29JY]
———request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 363), H5914 [14JY]
———request Executive Office of the President to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 418), H7613 [29JY]
Congressional Budget Act: preserve budget surpluses until legislation is enacted significantly extending the solvency of Social Security and Medicare trust funds (see H.R. 116), H75 [4JA]
Dept. of Energy: provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (see H.R. 4350), H10502 [16NO]
———study potential fuel savings from intelligent transportation systems that help businesses and consumers plan travel and avoid delays (see H.R. 3986), H8733 [6OC]
Education: provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 1390), H1692 [17MR]
Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see H.R. 4463), H11219 [7DE]
Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donate Life Month (see H. Con. Res. 124), H1845 [6AP]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H350 [2FE]
Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 62), H630 [15FE] (see H. Con. Res. 125), H1845 [6AP]
Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 762), H582 [10FE]
Institute of Medicine: identify constraints encountered by nursing schools in admitting and graduating a sufficient number of nurses to meet health care needs (see H.R. 2184), H3054 [5MY]
Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 115), H75 [4JA]
Medicaid: require staff working with developmentally disabled individuals to call emergency services in the event of a life-threatening situation (see H.R. 1649), H2101 [14AP]
Medicare: ensure that prescription drug benefits have no impact on benefits under other Federal programs (see H.R. 2746), H4186 [7JN]
National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 457), H8247 [21SE]
National Security Education Program: allow scholarship and fellowship recipients to work in a field of education if no Federal national security position is available (see H.R. 4630), H12167 [17DE]
———establish critical foreign language program (see H.R. 4629), H12167 [17DE]
Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 110), H74 [4JA]
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), H8734 [6OC]
Tariff: allyl ureido monomer (see H.R. 1391), H1692 [17MR]
———chemical mixtures (see H.R. 2676), H4139 [26MY]
———chemicals (see H.R. 2677), H4139 [26MY]
———methacrylamido etheleneurae monomer (see H.R. 1392), H1692 [17MR]
———(1A1B1A)-(cis and trans)-1-(2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl) -4-propyl-1,3-dioxalan-2-yl)methyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole (propiconazole) mixtures and application adjuvants (see H.R. 2678), H4139 [26MY]
———potassium sorbate (see H.R. 1609), H1968 [13AP]
———sorbic acid (see H.R. 1610), H1968 [13AP]
———TMC114 (see H.R. 2675), H4139 [26MY]
Taxation: 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), H75 [4JA]
———provide for the deductibility of higher education expenses (see H.R. 117), H75 [4JA]
Year of Languages: designate (see H. Res. 122), H797 [17FE]
Letters
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations effect on intelligence capabilities: Representatives Hoekstra and Harman, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H4847 [21JN]
Lists
New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology Stem Cell Research Grant recipients, E2616
Remarks
Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (H.J. Res. 66), H8367
Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments, E2204
American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 763), E222
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (H. Res. 378), H6434 [26JY]
Amtrak: funding, H5396
Appropriations: legislative process, H12264
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), E511
Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H3616 [19MY], H7022
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (H. Res. 280), H3724 [23MY]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), H2065
Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish, H2518
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10641
———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H11247
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), motion to instruct conferees, H2518
Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (S. Con. Res. 26), H7826 [13SE]
Children and youth: provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (H.R. 1409), H8864
Christmas Day: protect symbols and traditions (H. Res. 579), E2566
Civil liberties: require videotaping of intelligence-gathering interrogations and other pertinent actions involving a detainee or prisoner under the control of U.S. Armed Forces or intelligence operatives (H.R. 112), E15
Civil rights: anniversary of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and subsequent desegregation of American society (H. Con. Res. 208), H7883
Coast Guard: require notification regarding obstructions to navigation (H.R. 1412), E1377
Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 133), H997 [8MR]
Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, H123
———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, H123
Congressional Award Act: reauthorize (S. 335), H11606 [14DE]
Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H5045
Corps of Engineers: reform, H3792
Courts: infringement by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on parental rights in Fields v. Palmdale School District (H. Res. 547), H10317
———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (H.R. 1751), E2339
Crime: reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (H.R. 1279), E970
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: disapprove recommendations (H.J. Res. 65), H9294 [27OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H4031, H4034
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), motion to instruct conferees, H11863 [15DE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), H4736
———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), conference report, H12264
———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations, H4031, H4034
———recommendation to close Fort Monmouth, NJ, H9294 [27OC], E1747
———release all documentation used for recommendations on closures and realignments of military installations, H4110 [26MY]
———submit reports on existence of clandestine facilities used to detain individuals captured in the global war on terrorism, H11863 [15DE]
Dept. of Education: Foreign Language Assistance Program funding, H5035
———provide waiver authority for students who are eligible for Federal student grant assistance and are adversely affected by a major disaster (H.R. 3668), H7765 [8SE]
Dept. of Energy: increase energy efficiency research funding through reductions in Spent Fuel Recycling Initiative funding, H3861
———provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (H.R. 4350), E2372
———report on potential fuel savings from information technology systems designed to help businesses and consumers plan travel and avoid delays, H2416 [21AP]
———study potential fuel savings from intelligent transportation systems that help businesses and consumers plan travel and avoid delays (H.R. 3986), E2041
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), conference report, H8701
Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H5384
Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in tax cuts, H4438
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3608
———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), conference report, H7022
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making supplemental appropriations for veterans medical care (H.R. 3130), H5590
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), H4110 [26MY]
———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), motion to instruct conferees, H9563 [3NO]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5035
———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), conference report, H10527
Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5384
Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H5710 [12JY], H6920
———ratification, E1353
East Brunswick, NJ: tribute to East Brunswick High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E875
———tribute to East Brunswick High School National Science Bowl participants, E899
Eatontown, NJ: anniversary of St. Dorothea's Church, E1304
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H1932
Economy: importance of job creation, H4492 [15JN]
Education: funding, H10527
———student financial aid programs funding, H5035
———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 23), H246
Egypt: condemn terrorist bombings in Sharm el-Sheik and express condolences to the families of the victims (H. Res. 384), H6838
Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), H8551
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), H3792
EPA: revise fuel economy test procedures and provide consumers with more accurate information about fuel economy, H2345, H2347 [20AP]
Federal Election Campaign Act: exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication (H.R. 1606), H9482 [2NO]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 10), H4917
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, H6237 [21JY]
Foreign trade: enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (H.R. 3283), H6451
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, E579
Head Start Program: provide hiring protections for faith-based organizations providing Head Start services, H8271 [22SE]
———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8271 [22SE]
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), H6998
———provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (H.R. 2520), Senate amendment, H12072
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3775, H3832 [24MY]
Higher Education Act: extend programs (H.R. 4525), H12129
Hire a Veteran Week: designate (H. Con. Res. 62), E227
Historic buildings and sites: mint coins in commemoration of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (H.R. 762), E222
Holocaust: commend countries and organizations marking anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp and strengthen fight against racism, intolerance, bigotry, prejudice, discrimination, and anti-Semitism (H. Res. 39), H166
House Democracy Assistance Commission: establish (H. Res. 135), E458
House of Representatives: express commitment to achieving victory in Iraq (H. Res. 612), H11918
Housing: prohibit faith-based and nonprofit groups from receiving certain affordable housing funding if they engage in voter registration or get-out-the-vote activities, H9122
———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), consideration (H. Res. 509), H9122
Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), H7626
———provide assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina, H10641
Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11990 [16DE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 288), H10185
Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H5788, H5789 [13JY], E1349
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2475), H4846 [21JN]
———results of investigation of alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, H1972 [14AP]
International Education Week: observance, H10233 [16NO]
Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H7795 [8SE], H11918
———call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), H11020
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H11020
———improve congressional oversight of Iraq war and reconstruction efforts, H9563 [3NO]
Israel: independence anniversary (H. Con. Res. 149), H3727
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 160), H4819
Laird & Co.: anniversary, E743
Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H3608
Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (H.R. 115), E13
Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), H7892
LIHEAP: funding, H10641
Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), H62
Medicaid: funding, H2518
Medicare: ensure that prescription drug benefits have no impact on benefits under other Federal programs (H.R. 2746), E1152
———prescription drug benefit coverage, H11509 [14DE]
Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (H. Con. Res. 273), H11054
Mount, Gary: American/Western Fruit Grower (publication) Apple Grower of the Year award recipient, E1888
Nagorno-Karabakh: democracy efforts, E299
National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 218), H2756
National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 457), H8813
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 209), H8373
National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (H.R. 418), H562
New Jersey: State human embryonic stem cell research grants, H12072
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 739), H5684 [12JY]
Pensions: reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), H11766
Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), E2096
Pope John Paul II: tribute (H. Res. 190), H1819
Postal Service: reform postal laws (H.R. 22), E1637
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2345, H2347 [20AP], H2416, H2441
———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H6960
Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), E2278
Red Bank, NJ: tribute to the Two River Theater Co., E1406
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 (H. Con. Res. 260), H9702 [7NO], E2043
Rove, Karl: role in release of identity of CIA operative, H5788, H5789 [13JY]
SBA: 7(a) guaranteed loan program funding, H4453
Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1710 [20MR]
Schools: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (H. Con. Res. 45), E325
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4438
Singh, Manmohan: condemn bigoted statement made by a congressional staff member relative to the U.S. visit of Indian Prime Minister, E1484
———U.S. visit, E1537
Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), H6487 [26JY]
Social Security: privatization proposals, H1017, H1021 [8MR]
Taxation: extend alternative minimum tax relief, H11247
———provide for the deductibility of higher education expenses (H.R. 117), E14
———retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules, H1932
Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (H.R. 310), H659
———increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (H.R. 310), consideration (H. Res. 95), H639 [16FE]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 144), H1275 [10MR]
———permit States to enact anti-corruption laws restricting political contributions intended to influence awarding of public contracts, H1275 [10MR]
U.N.: address anti-Semitism (H. Res. 282), H4157
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6237 [21JY]
———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), conference report, H11528, H11535
Veterans: health care funding, H7022
Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: technical corrections (H.R. 1292), E458
Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (H.R. 366), H2900 [4MY]
Votes: position on missed, H6367
Voting Rights Act: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 216), E1715
Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2864), H5820
Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (H. Con. Res. 248), H8677
Workforce Investment Act: prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H877 [2MR]
———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), H877 [2MR]
———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), consideration (H. Res. 126), H863 [2MR]
World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. approval from the agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (H.J. Res. 27), H4315
Year of Languages: designate (H. Res. 122), H998, H1000 [8MR], H5035
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H5433 [29JN]
Special order: granted, H4184 [7JN], H7810 [8SE], H8730 [6OC], H12165 [17DE]
Tributes
Burger, Leslie, E909
Kiernan, Greta, E1049
Lowenthal, Mark M., E517
Minehardt, Robert, E760
Rodino, Peter W., Jr., H4796, H4797, H4798, H4799 [20JN]
Wiesenthal, Simon, E1904