LEE, BARBARA (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5495 [30JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5303, H5340, H5363 [28JN]
Appointments
Robert T. Matsui funeral attendees, H129 [6JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa-America Institute: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 261), H8734 [6OC]
Agriculture: compensate livestock operators who voluntarily relinquish a grazing permit or lease on Federal lands where conflicts with other multiple uses render livestock grazing impractical (see H.R. 3166), H5601 [30JN]
———ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 3931), H8513 [28SE]
Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1155), H1023 [8MR]
America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 289), H9642 [3NO]
Animals: prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1688), H2148 [19AP]
———restore prohibition on commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 297), H1696 [17MR]
———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1707), H9696 [4NO]
———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 1329), H2151 [19AP]
Archbishop Iakovos: tribute (see H. Res. 325), H10227 [15NO]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 567), H351 [2FE]
Armed Forces: allow active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 3195), H10145 [9NO]
———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]
———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), H631 [15FE]
———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2131), H3052 [5MY]
———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H141 [20JA] (see H.R. 377), H287 [1FE]
———prohibit use of funds for deployment to Iraq (see H.R. 4232), H9695 [4NO]
———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 333), H413 [8FE]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H848 [1MR]
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. 381), H6431 [25JY]
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), H7812 [8SE]
Bicycles: support a national bike month and express appreciation of cyclists and others for promoting bicycle safety and the benefits of cycling (see H. Con. Res. 145), H3199 [11MY]
Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H796 [17FE]
Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H4896 [21JN]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 52), H4142 [26MY]
Bush, President: request certain information relative to a claim made that there is not a Social Security trust (see H. Res. 170), H1695 [17MR]
Business and industry: prevent excessive concentration of ownership of the nation's media outlets, restore fairness in broadcasting, and foster and promote localism, diversity, and competition in the media (see H.R. 3302), H5913 [14JY]
———prohibit price gouging during certain disasters and emergencies (see H.R. 3681), H7741 [7SE]
———require additional disclosure to shareholders of executive compensation (see H.R. 4291), H12050 [16DE]
California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see H.R. 606), H353 [2FE]
Cambodia: honor victims of genocide and establish an international criminal tribunal to bring the perpetrators of the genocide to justice (see H. Con. Res. 238), H7950 [14SE]
Capital Construction Fund: provide for qualified withdrawals for fishermen leaving the industry and for the rollover to individual retirement plans (see H.R. 2174), H3053 [5MY]
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), H11503 [13DE]
———revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 937), H794 [17FE] (see H.R. 4475), H11326 [8DE]
Carson, Johnny: tribute (see H. Res. 40), H196 [25JA]
Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H1779 [5AP]
Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H1691 [17MR]
———establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 127), H1848 [6AP]
———tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H3114 [10MY]
Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H7861 [13SE]
———improve outcomes for vulnerable children by investing in families, improving accountability in the child welfare system, and finding safe, stable, and permanent homes for foster children (see H.R. 3576), H7950 [14SE]
———make grants to establish antibullying and gang prevention programs (see H.R. 283), H4486 [14JN]
———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 864), H2738 [28AP]
China, People's Republic of: withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 728), H523 [9FE]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 188), H413 [8FE]
———tribute (see H. Res. 21), H79 [4JA]
Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 44), H353 [2FE]
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]
———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1697), H3695 [19MY]
———recognize contributions of the ``Greensboro Four'' (see H. Con. Res. 25), H354 [2FE]
Classified information: request Dept. of Defense to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 417), H7613 [29JY]
———request Dept. of Justice to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 420), H7862 [13SE]
———request Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 419), H7613 [29JY]
———request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 363), H6329 [21JY]
———request Executive Office of the President to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 418), H7613 [29JY]
———request the Executive Office of the President and direct the Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to the White House Iraq Group (see H. Res. 505), H9473 [1NO]
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), H4656 [16JN]
———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]
Coastal zones: develop and maintain an integrated system of ocean and Great Lakes coastal observations (see H.R. 1584), H1895 [12AP]
Cochran, Johnnie, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 185), H1778 [5AP]
Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 2616), H3893 [24MY]
———ensure that all college students and families have the tools and resources to adequately save for, finance, and repay postsecondary and post-baccalaureate expenses (see H.R. 151), H1025 [8MR]
———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), H75 [4JA]
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]
Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H72 [4JA]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see H.R. 2134), H3053 [5MY]
Community development: allow community reinvestment credit for investments and other financial support to enable employees to establish employee stock ownership plans or eligible worker owned cooperatives (see H.R. 2457), H3555 [18MY]
Community service: enforce public interest obligations of broadcast station licensees to their local communities (see H.R. 501), H10502 [16NO]
Consumers: extend certain protections to international remittance transfers of funds originating in the U.S. (see H.R. 928), H793 [17FE]
———protect from usury and unreasonable fees (see H.R. 1619), H1969 [13AP]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3326), H7744 [7SE]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H353 [2FE]
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H2149 [19AP]
Council of Representatives of Iraq: encourage debate and vote on continued presence of U.S. military in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 321), H12049 [16DE]
Courts: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 662), H2880 [3MY]
CPSC: issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of certain furniture and electronic appliances (see H.R. 1861), H5362 [28JN]
———issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H8986 [19OC]
Credit: 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), H2473 [21AP]
Credit cards: protect consumers from unfair practices of issuers (see H.R. 3492), H6934 [27JY]
Crime: 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), H1368 [10MR]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H2103 [14AP]
Croatia: recommend integration into NATO (see H. Res. 529), H10503 [16NO]
Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances (see H.R. 2617), H4072 [25MY]
———grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 209), H2472 [21AP]
———lift trade embargo (see H.R. 208), H3262 [12MY]
———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1814), H3556 [18MY]
———temporarily suspend restrictions on remittances, gifts, and family travel to allow Cuban Americans to assist relatives in the aftermath of Hurricane Dennis (see H. Con. Res. 206), H5740 [12JY]
Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 603), H11654 [14DE]
Dalip Singh Saund Post Office Building, Temecula, CA: designate (see H.R. 120), H286 [1FE]
Davis, Ossie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 660), H848 [1MR]
———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]
Dept. of Agriculture: augment efforts of State and local governments to conduct early detection and surveillance to prevent the establishment or spread of plant pests that endanger agriculture, environment, and the economy (see H.R. 4049), H10910 [17NO]
———establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (see H.R. 3160), H5600 [30JN]
———provide financial assistance for the construction, improvement, and rehabilitation of farmers markets (see H.R. 710), H848 [1MR]
———Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (see H.R. 131), H75 [4JA]
———strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H7814 [8SE]
Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 999), H1779 [5AP]
———establish an Office of the Victim Advocate (see H.R. 1403), H1692 [17MR]
———establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW (see H.R. 3985), H11110 [6DE]
Dept. of Education: make grants to assist schools in discontinuing the use of a derogatory or discriminatory name, or depiction as a team name, mascot, or nickname (see H.R. 1933), H2647 [27AP]
———make grants to States to establish antiharassment programs (see H.R. 3787), H8342 [22SE]
———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H11110 [6DE]
Dept. of Energy: establish a program of energy assistance grants to local educational agencies (see H.R. 4158), H10157 [10NO]
Dept. of HHS: award on a competitive basis grants to public and private entities to establish or expand teenage pregnancy prevention program (see H.R. 3555), H7558 [28JY]
———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools (see H.R. 4063), H10146 [9NO]
———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 949), H8846 [17OC]
———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H7673 [6SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: issue regulations concerning the shipping of extremely hazardous materials (see H.R. 1414), H1693 [17MR]
Dept. of HUD: maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1780 [5AP]
———require all recipients of Homeless Assistance Act funds to protect personally identifying information of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 2695), H4356 [9JN]
Dept. of Justice: acquire data on crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender (see H.R. 1193), H1263 [9MR]
———establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 3506), H8342 [22SE]
———expand powers and jurisdiction to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and sale of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 711), H1025 [8MR]
———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 1704), H2149 [19AP]
———require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see H. Con. Res. 77), H797 [17FE]
Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (see H.R. 3760), H7947 [14SE]
Dept. of State: encourage active engagement of Americans in world affairs and create online database of international exchange programs and related opportunities (see H. Res. 192), H8736 [6OC]
Dept. of the Interior: provide project grants and emergency assistance to address critical great ape conservation needs (see H.R. 2693), H4487 [14JN]
———suspend Federal oil and gas royalty relief for production of oil and natural gas occurring in any period in which oil and gas prices exceed certain amounts (see H.R. 3710), H7862 [13SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 808), H1969 [13AP]
Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: transmit to the House of Representatives documents relating to security investigations and background checks relating to granting White House access to James D. Guckert (see H. Res. 136), H984 [3MR]
Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H4188 [7JN]
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), H1894 [12AP]
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), H8810 [7OC]
Disasters: develop a global tsunami detection and warning system and improve existing communication of tsunami warnings to all potentially affected nations (see H.R. 499), H942 [2MR]
———mourn the loss of life caused by floods and mudslides in Central America and Mexico and provide assistance to affected people (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9362 [27OC]
———prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to relief or reconstruction efforts provided in response to a Presidentially-declared major disaster or emergency (see H.R. 4148), H10503 [16NO]
———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), H3769 [23MY]
———require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (see H. Res. 477), H8643 [29SE]
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), H4356 [9JN]
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), H354 [2FE]
———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see H.R. 4062), H9103 [25OC]
———promote initiatives to develop an HIV vaccine (see H. Res. 286), H3556 [18MY]
———provide compassionate payments to individuals who contracted HIV from a contaminated blood transfusion (see H.R. 2199), H3055 [5MY]
———provide for emergency distributions of influenza vaccine (see H.R. 4358), H10908 [17NO]
———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H7815 [8SE]
District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 398), H287 [1FE]
Drugs: accelerate efforts to develop vaccines for diseases primarily affecting developing countries (see H.R. 3781), H8810 [7OC]
———allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 2087), H2976 [4MY]
———expand the scope of information required for the data bank on clinical trials for drugs (see H.R. 3196), H7645 [2SE]
———provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in Federal criminal trials occuring in States with medical marijuana use laws (see H.R. 4272), H11036 [18NO]
DuBois, W.E.B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 72), H796 [17FE]
Ecology and environment: enforce certain enviromental laws, expand the definition of environmental justice, and direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office (see H.R. 1648), H2101 [14AP]
Education: extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 2340), H3260 [12MY]
———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]
———include information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence in domestic violence education programs (see H.R. 2947), H6107 [19JY]
———national policy to improve system (see H.R. 1681), H2148 [19AP]
———prevent abuse of special allowance subsidies under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (see H.R. 134), H630 [15FE]
———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 1390), H1692 [17MR]
———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H3054 [5MY]
———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 1693), H2149 [19AP]
———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]
El Salvador: commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (see H. Res. 458), H8736 [6OC]
Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see H.R. 4463), H11219 [7DE]
———require general Federal elections to be held the first consecutive Saturday and Sunday in November (see H.R. 1647), H2101 [14AP]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 390), H234 [26JA]
———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H195 [25JA]
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), H6652 [26JY]
———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1902), H2646 [27AP]
Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 2428), H4985 [22JN]
English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 9), H2473 [21AP]
EPA: disapprove rule to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act relative to mercury emissions (see H.J. Res. 56), H7566 [28JY]
———establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 425), H235 [26JA]
ERISA: impose a moratorium on terminations of certain plans in cases in which reorganization of contributing sponsors is sought in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings (see H.R. 2327), H3436 [17MY]
———improve disclosure of the funding status of pension plans (see H.R. 2321), H3259 [12MY]
Ethiopia: urge holding of orderly, peaceful, and free and fair national elections and authorize assistance for election-related activities (see H.R. 935), H1696 [17MR]
FAA: designate certain functions performed at flight service stations as inherently governmental functions (see H.R. 1474), H4896 [21JN]
Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 1589), H1967 [13AP]
FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 3731), H8388 [27SE]
FDA: determine whether to allow marketing of emergency-contraceptive drug Plan B as a prescription drug for women 15 or younger and a nonprescription drug for women 16 or older (see H.R. 4229), H11220 [7DE]
———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1376), H1691 [17MR]
Federal aid programs: ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible (see H.R. 1425), H1693 [17MR]
———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), H1779 [5AP]
———provide assistant U.S. attorneys the same retirement benefits as are afforded to Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3183), H5601 [30JN]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3267), H5800 [13JY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H1896 [12AP]
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]
Filipino Americans: recognize centennial of immigration and acknowledge contributions to society (see H. Con. Res. 218), H9426 [28OC]
Financial institutions: clarify applicability of State law to national banks and Federal savings associations (see H.R. 3426), H6649 [26JY]
———ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 2317), H3769 [23MY]
———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]
———protect innocent parties from certain fees imposed by depository institutions for dishonored checks (see H.R. 2643), H4073 [25MY]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 148), H1510 [15MR]
Fishery Conservation and Management Act: modify requirements for appointment and training of members of Regional Fishery Management Councils (see H.R. 1431), H3769 [23MY]
Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by humanitarian emergencies a priority (see H.R. 1413), H8919 [18OC]
———prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4465), H11219 [7DE]
———provide debt relief to developing countries with coral reef preservation and management programs (see H.R. 1996), H3556 [18MY]
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: 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]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3563), H7558 [28JY]
Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 3420), H6431 [25JY]
Garvey, Marcus: pardon (see H. Con. Res. 57), H849 [1MR]
Golden Gate National Recreation Area: revise boundaries (see H.R. 296), H193 [25JA]
Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H6432 [25JY]
———require notification to Congress of certain contracts, and prohibit unauthorized expenditure of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes (see H.R. 373), H413 [8FE]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H2151 [19AP]
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H2149 [19AP]
Guyana: provide adequate assistance relative to severe flooding resulting from torrential rains (see H. Con. Res. 74), H796 [17FE]
Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend to benefit individuals who were children when enacted (see H.R. 1737), H2393 [20AP]
Hazardous substances: establish a hazardous materials cooperative research program (see H.R. 909), H1025 [8MR]
———prohibit discrimination relative to exposure (see H.R. 1807), H2471 [21AP]
———reduce quantity of mercury in the environment (see H.R. 2391), H3434 [17MY]
Headwaters Forest Reserve: designate the John L. Burton Trail (see H.R. 2871), H4400 [13JN]
Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases (see H.R. 3854), H8247 [21SE]
———establish a network of pediatric centers in certain developing countries to provide treatment and care for children with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 164), H2102 [14AP]
———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 3891), H8341 [22SE]
———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), H2551 [26AP]
———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]
———improve accessibility to immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases, study Medicare and Medicaid influenza immunization usage, and amend Federal employee immunization services (see H.R. 3598), H8735 [6OC]
———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H1263 [9MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H3056 (see H.R. 2133), H3052 [5MY]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H9103 [25OC]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 810), H628 [15FE]
———provide grants to States to provide access to affordable health insurance for certain child care providers and staff (see H.R. 1613), H1968 [13AP]
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), H3056 [5MY]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (see H.R. 939), H1847 [6AP]
———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H350 [2FE]
Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 1338), H1621 [16MR]
———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 1029), H847 [1MR]
———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 1184), H1263 [9MR]
Hinduism: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Diwali festival (see H. Res. 223), H9642 [3NO]
———recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 548), H10157 [10NO]
History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (see H. Con. Res. 175), H4296 [8JN]
———establish a commission to investigate the expulsion of African-American residents of certain Missouri cities from their homes between 1894 and 1901 and make recommendations regarding reparations (see H.R. 1977), H2735 [28AP]
Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 1471), H5915 [14JY]
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]
House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 4094), H9426 [28OC]
House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1026 [8MR]
Housing: expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 176), H2648 [27AP]
———modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H5638 [11JY]
———require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 1441), H1694 [17MR]
———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]
Human rights: request the Executive Office of the President and direct the Dept. of State to provide documents relative to U.S. policies under the U.N. Convention Against Torture and the Geneva Conventions (see H. Res. 624), H12049 [16DE]
———support the drafting and adoption of a thematic convention on the human rights and dignity of persons with disabilities by the U.N. General Assembly (see H. Con. Res. 134), H4985 [22JN]
Hurricanes: ensure assistance for foster children impacted by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3711), H8986 [19OC]
———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]
———provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3748), H7860 [13SE]
———provide assistance to revitalize institutions of higher education affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4016), H8807 [7OC]
———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: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 884), H11327 [8DE]
———adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 342), H287 [1FE]
———comprehensively reform immigration law and better protect immigrant victims of violence (see H.R. 2092), H6107 [19JY]
———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), H5602 [30JN]
———provide relief for certain immigrants who are victims of immigration fraud (see H.R. 936), H793 [17FE]
Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish (see H.R. 3003), H4895 [21JN]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H195 [25JA]
Indonesia: support the memorandum of understanding signed by the Indonesian Government and the Free Aceh Movement to end the conflict in Aceh Province (see H. Res. 456), H10161 [14NO]
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), H5100 [23JN]
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: amend relative to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (see H.R. 1310), H1507 [15MR]
International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 1130), H983 [3MR]
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), H1371 [10MR]
Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 55), H4655 [16JN] (see H.J. Res. 73), H11036 [18NO] (see H. Con. Res. 35), H236 [26JA]
Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H2395 [20AP]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 160), H3769 [23MY]
Karl Malden Station, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 3667), H7862 [13SE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: provide for expeditious disclosure of records relevant to life and assassination (see H.R. 2554), H11328 [8DE]
Kuwait: commend for granting women certain important political rights (see H. Res. 343), H5252 [27JN]
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 1696), H2149 [19AP]
Laredo, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 128), H1851 [8AP]
Law enforcement officers: issue commemorative postage stamp for officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 85), H1780 [5AP]
Liberia: commend people for holding peaceful national elections and congratulating President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on her victory and becoming the first female president of any African country (see H. Con. Res. 313), H11327 [8DE]
Lillian Kinkella Keil Post Office, Covina, CA: designate (see H.R. 4053), H8809 [7OC]
Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H10145 [9NO]
Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H354 [2FE]
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), H12168 [17DE]
Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 2323), H3557 [18MY]
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), H7861 [13SE]
———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1443), H1694 [17MR]
Medicare: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 213), H6327 [21JY]
———assure equitable payment for physicians services (see H.R. 4520), H11503 [13DE]
———coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (see H.R. 827), H1265 [9MR]
———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H582 [10FE]
———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H413 [8FE]
———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 2869), H4400 [13JN]
———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), H3113 [10MY]
———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H8735 [6OC]
Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 158), H2551 [26AP]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H7564 [28JY]
———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 1940), H2647 [27AP]
———raise awareness about the importance of social worker and case worker safety (see H. Con. Res. 278), H9275 [26OC]
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), H6328 [21JY]
Millennium Challenge Act: promote environmental sustainability in the implementation of programs and activities (see H.R. 3916), H8736 [6OC]
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), H1779 [5AP]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2429), H3555 [18MY]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H7614 [29JY]
Motley, Constance Baker: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 271), H11328 [8DE]
Motor vehicles: require accurate fuel economy testing procedures (see H.R. 1103), H2978 [4MY]
———require higher standards of automobile fuel efficiency to reduce the amount of oil used for fuel by automobiles in the U.S. by 10 percent beginning in 2016 (see H.R. 3762), H8102 [19SE]
National Audubon Society: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H8920 [18OC]
National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1509 [15MR]
National Captioning Institute: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 38), H848 [1MR]
National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 1108), H1970 [13AP]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 209), H6108 [19JY]
National Health Center Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H5638 [11JY]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H6381 [22JY]
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), H9044 [20OC]
———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), H9103 [25OC]
———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 987), H796 [17FE]
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 262), H8734 [6OC]
National objectives: end homelessness (see H.R. 4347), H10502 [16NO]
———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), H9472 [1NO]
National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 478), H4296 [8JN]
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]
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H11655 [14DE]
National Weekend of Prayer and Reflection for Darfur, Sudan: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 333), H4802 [20JN]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H797 [17FE]
———eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 601), H352 [2FE]
New York, NY: recognize importance of establishing a national memorial at the World Trade Center site to commemorate and mourn terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 175), H2739 [28AP]
No Child Left Behind Act: funding (see H.R. 2694), H4188 [7JN]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Wangari Maathai for peace (see H. Res. 27), H1697 [17MR]
Pakistan: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4073), H11036 [18NO]
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] (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), H354 [2FE]
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 when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (see H.R. 513), H2648 [27AP]
———clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 513), H3057 [5MY]
———reform financing of Federal elections (see H.R. 3099), H5361 [28JN]
Postal Service: extend procedures for closing or consolidation of post offices to the relocation or construction of post offices (see H.R. 1006), H942 [2MR]
———reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H984 [3MR]
Poverty: affirm commitment and leadership of the U.S. to improve the lives of the world's people living in extreme poverty and conditions of misery (see H. Con. Res. 172), H4142 [26MY]
POW: transmit to congressional committees certain reports on international human rights law or related laws in connection with military detainees (see H.R. 2901), H4485 [14JN]
Power resources: ensure fairness in gasoline, diesel fuel, and home heating oil prices (see H.R. 4029), H10039 [8NO]
———establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (see H.R. 737), H1265 [9MR]
Privacy: require governmental and business entities in possession of electronic data containing personal information to disclose any unauthorized acquisition of such information (see H.R. 1069), H1510 [15MR]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H1847 [6AP]
Public welfare programs: reform block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4067), H8846 [17OC]
Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 472), H8643 [29SE]
Ray Charles Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 504), H1896 [12AP]
Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 2017), H2737 [28AP]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1218), H1368 [10MR]
Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacramento, CA: designate (see H.R. 787), H1896 [12AP]
Roosevelt, Franklin D.: tribute (see H. Res. 197), H1846 [6AP]
Roybal, Edward R.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 297), H10226 [15NO]
Rwanda: remember the victims of genocide and pledge to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again (see H. Con. Res. 88), H1264 [9MR]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 284), H197 [25JA]
San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H7564 [28JY]
Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 595), H352 [2FE]
———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), H798 [17FE]
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]
Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 158), H3556 [18MY]
Sergeant First Class John Marshall Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 289), H287 [1FE]
Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 1636), H2100 [14AP]
Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H1969 [13AP]
Small Business Act: enhance section 8(a) program (see H.R. 4474), H11326 [8DE]
Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see H.R. 953), H794 [17FE]
Social Security: expand dental coverage and community oral health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 594), H352 [2FE]
———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 3954), H8736 [6OC]
———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H196 [25JA]
———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), H76 [4JA]
Southern California Association of Governments: anniversary (see H. Res. 247), H6108 [19JY]
Space policy: 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]
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]
Stang, Dorothy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 89), H1970 [13AP]
Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H1693 [17MR]
———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), H6328 [21JY]
Taxation: 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), H3695 [19MY]
———allow tax credits to holders of stem cell research bonds (see H.R. 1650), H2101 [14AP]
———allow tax credits to holders of stem cell research bonds, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1650), H3263 [12MY]
———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 2625), H4072 [25MY]
———eliminate inflation adjustment of the phaseout of the credit for producing fuel from a nonconventional source and repeal extension of credit for facilities producing synthetic fuels from coal (see H.R. 837), H717 [16FE]
———establish a Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive tax payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 2631), H4072 [25MY]
———establish gas stamps and impose windfall profit tax on crude oil, natural gas, and related products (see H.R. 3712), H7950 [14SE]
———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1405), H6205 [20JY]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 807), H2880 [3MY]
———impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow tax credit for purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and provide grants for mass transit (see H.R. 2070), H2975 [4MY]
———increase transparency of certain corporate tax information and financial statements, discourage abusive tax sheltering activities, and restore investor confidence (see H.R. 1234), H1369 [10MR]
———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]
———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), H848 [1MR]
———provide a credit for the use of clean-fuel vehicles by businesses within Clean Air Act nonattainment areas (see H.R. 206), H1371 [10MR]
———provide a tax credit to businesses whose employees teach at community colleges (see H.R. 577), H351 [2FE]
———repeal limits on the deduction of interest on education loans (see H.R. 1033), H847 [1MR]
———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), H9103 [25OC]
———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H8643 [29SE]
Telecommunications: provide grants and other support to achieve communications interoperability in the U.S. (see H.R. 1251), H1370 [10MR]
———shorten term of broadcast licenses and improve public access to broadcasters' public interests and programming information (see H.R. 1665), H2101 [14AP]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H6205 [20JY]
Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 1377), H1691 [17MR]
Transportation: improve intermodal transportation (see H.R. 1637), H2880 [3MY]
———increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 153), H2150 [19AP] (see H.R. 1109), H982 [3MR]
Treaties and agreements: require that trade and investment agreements that are negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards (see H. Con. Res. 295), H10156 [10NO]
Truth in Lending Act: extend certain protections to overdraft protection programs, require consent to initiate, and enhance information on overdraft protection, and prohibit manipulation to generate overdraft protection fees (see H.R. 3449), H6932 [27JY]
Turkey: urge acknowledgment of culpability of Ottoman Empire for Armenian genocide and reconciliation with Armenia, and support accession of Turkey to the European Union under certain criteria (see H. Con. Res. 195), H8089 [15SE]
———urge compliance with all European Union standards and criteria prior to its accession (see H. Res. 411), H7614 [29JY]
Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H5603 [30JN]
U.N.: 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), H4295 [8JN]
U.S. Marshals Service: establish a short term State witness protection program to provide assistance to State and local district attorneys to protect their witnesses in major violent crime cases (see H.R. 908), H2150 [19AP]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1774), H2470 [21AP]
Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 805), H628 [15FE]
———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 and authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for such veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1188), H8734 [6OC]
———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), H10145 [9NO]
———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 302), H5101 [23JN]
Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H10227 [15NO]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3171), H5601 [30JN]
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), H73 [4JA]
———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]
———protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 533), H349 [2FE]
———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 496), H798 [17FE]
———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 1300), H1507 [15MR]
Water: require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 213), H287 [1FE]
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]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H1508 [15MR]
———establish an appropriate day for commemoration of the women suffragists who fought for and won the right of women to vote in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 59), H5914 [14JY]
———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3185), H5602 [30JN]
———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 2122), H3052 [5MY]
———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 155), H1509 [15MR]
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), H792 [17FE]
———preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3056 [5MY]
Year of the Museum: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 389), H7744 [7SE]
Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 34), H984 [3MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Botzen, Geert: relief (see H.R. 608), H353 [2FE]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 71), H796 [17FE]
Children and youth: provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H1693 [17MR]
Chisholm, Shirley: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 58), H587 [14FE]
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), H6328 [21JY]
Congress: require poverty impact statements for certain legislation (see H.R. 4600), H12048 [16DE]
Cuba: prohibit use of funds to implement certain regulations that restrict travel to Cuba for educational activities (see H.R. 3064), H5176 [24JN]
Dept. of Education: make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 559), H350 [2FE]
Dept. of HHS: establish position of HIV/AIDS Emergency Response Coordinator to coordinate services for individuals displaced by Huricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4633), H12167 [17DE]
Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 790), H586 [14FE]
Diseases: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring victims of HIV/AIDS and recognizing struggle to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 211), H6205 [20JY]
Employment: establish a living wage and a policy providing jobs for everyone in the U.S. and its territories (see H.R. 1050), H940 [2MR]
Europe: request Executive Office of the President and direct Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to trip to Europe by Condoleezza Rice (see H. Res. 642), H12289 [18DE]
Foreign policy: disavow the doctrine of preemption (see H. Res. 82), H523 [9FE]
Haiti: provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (see H.R. 945), H794 [17FE]
Health: provide coverage of hormone replacement therapy for treatment of menopausal symptoms (see H.R. 1410), H1693 [17MR]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 768), H583 [10FE] (see H.R. 2553), H3768 [23MY]
History: anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H1846 [6AP]
Housing: assist teachers and public safety officers in obtaining affordable housing (see H.R. 4278), H10145 [9NO]
———protect innocent elderly and disabled tenants in public housing and the section 8 housing choice voucher program from eviction by reason of criminal activity (see H.R. 1309), H1507 [15MR]
Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 946), H794 [17FE]
India: provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1408), H1693 [17MR]
Iraq: declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H. Con. Res. 197), H5603 [30JN]
Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (see H.R. 438), H283 [1FE]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 30), H235 [26JA]
National HIV Testing Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 193), H5252 [27JN]
National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 327), H4655 [16JN]
National Security Agency: request President to transmit documents on Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (see H. Res. 641), H12289 [18DE]
Peace Corps: issuance of special postage stamps (see H.R. 560), H350 [2FE]
Poverty: improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty (see H. Con. Res. 233), H7673 [6SE] (see H. Con. Res. 234), H7742 [7SE]
Taxation: repeal certain tax breaks and invest those monies in programs to assist the working poor and alleviate poverty (see H. Con. Res. 282), H9362 [27OC]
U.S. Health Service: establish (see H.R. 3000), H4802 [20JN]
Essays
One Week With Rosa Parks—Her Presence Is a Gift That Remains Part of Our Heart and Home: Daphne Muse, H9262 [26OC]
Excerpts
House of Representatives debate on ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (1865), E2496
Letters
Tribute to Representative Lee: Rosa Parks, Rosa & Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development (2003), H9262 [26OC]
Remarks
Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (H. Res. 523), H9379
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1460 [15MR]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 258), H2993 [5MY]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H2335 [20AP]
Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H4013
Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H3620 [19MY]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H2799
Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), consideration (H. Res. 211), H1981, H1988 [14AP]
Berkeley, CA: anniversary of Berkeley Police Dept., E609
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E2175
Brown, Janice Rogers: nomination to be circuit judge, H3883 [24MY]
Budget: allocation of funds, H389, H390 [8FE]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H9606 [3NO]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1574 [16MR], H1625, H1649 [17MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), conference report, H2652, H2711 [28AP]
Bush, President: State of the Union Message, H389 [8FE]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (H. Con. Res. 71), H4076 [26MY]
Children and youth: provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (H.R. 1409), H8859, H8861 [18OC], E2166
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
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize, E2051
Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, H110 [6JA]
———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, H110 [6JA]
Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1574 [16MR], H1649 [17MR]
Cuba: lift trade embargo, H5500 [30JN]
———prohibit use of funds to implement certain regulations that restrict travel to Cuba for educational activities, H5495, H5496 [30JN]
Davis, Ossie: tribute (H. Res. 69), H474 [9FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H4013
———cancellation of plans to broadcast Ed Schultz' radio talk show on American Forces Network, H8922 [19OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), H4777 [20JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), conference report, H12266
———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), consideration (H. Res. 315), H4574 [16JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), H3366 [17MY]
Dept. of HUD: fair housing programs funding through reductions in administrative expenses, H5418 [29JN]
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H5988, H6051 [19JY], H6158 [20JY], E1584
———report on compliance of non-governmental organizations receiving funds under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief with policy to oppose prostitution and sex trafficking, E1584
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3620 [19MY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5058 [23JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), conference report, H11550
Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5418 [29JN], H5495, H5496, H5500 [30JN]
Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (H.R. 1973), H9708
Disasters: express sympathy and pledge support for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (H. Res. 12), E40
———improve preparedness and response plans, H7704, H7717 [7SE]
Diseases: expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, E2238
Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6917
Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), E2015
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), H3793
———making appropriations (H.R. 2419), conference report, E2366
FBI: ensure that recipients of national security letters may not be penalized for violating non-disclosure orders relative to mental competance, undue stress, threat of bodily harm, or discharge from employment, H6262 [21JY]
Foreign aid: establish centers for the treatment of obstetric fistula in developing countries and provide access to certain family planning services, H6051 [19JY]
———prevent allocation to groups or individuals engaged in efforts to overthrow democratically elected governments, H4777 [20JN], H4836, H4837 [21JN]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, H4539 [15JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5303, H5340, H5341 [28JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3057), conference report, H9669 [4NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3057), motion to instruct conferees, E2238
Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (organization): funding, H5303 [28JN]
Goff, Judy: Central Labor Council of Alameda County, CA, AFL-CIO Unionist of the Year Award recipient, E1139
Haiti: anniversary of political uprising and humanitarian crisis, E389
———prohibit funding for transfer of certain excess Government property, H5340, H5341 [28JN], H9669 [4NO]
———provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (H.R. 945), E280
Health: expand health care access to minorities, E819
———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
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H2982 [5MY]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3841
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E2176
History: anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (H. Res. 196), H11129 [7DE], E2496
Holocaust: remembrance, E990
House of Representatives: express commitment to achieving victory in Iraq (H. Res. 612), H11906 [16DE]
———formation of Out of Iraq Caucus, H4882, H4885 [21JN]
House Rules: violations by the majority party relative to oversight hearings on Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act reauthorization (H. Res. 324), H4565 [16JN]
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, H9128 [26OC]
———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), H9128 [26OC]
Housing Act: provide rural housing assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3895), H8670 [6OC]
Hurricanes: relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7704, H7717 [7SE], H7930, H7931, H7933 [14SE]
Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), H11807 [15DE]
Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (H.R. 946), E282
Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H6940 [28JY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2475), consideration (H. Res. 331), H4836, H4837 [21JN]
———results of investigation of alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, H9108 [26OC]
Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H11906 [16DE]
———call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), H11022
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H4039 [25MY], H4574 [16JN], H4882, H4885 [21JN], H6158 [20JY], H12266
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H11022
Links, Inc.: anniversary of Oakland Bay Area chapter, E2631
Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), H51 [4JA]
Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (H.R. 438), E2045
Merritt College: anniversary, E893
Minorities: address disparities in economic status, education, health, and quality of life, H5058 [23JN]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 30), H432 [9FE]
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 262), E2051
National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports, H3366 [17MY]
———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers, H2993 [5MY]
Oakland, CA: anniversary of North Oakland Missionary Baptist Church, E1820
———Port of Oakland dredging project funding, H3793
Oakland Community Housing Inc.: tribute, E231
Owen, Priscilla Richman: nomination to be circuit judge, H3883 [24MY]
Pacific Gas & Electric Corp: anniversary of the Black Employees' Association, E2635
Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (H. Res. 575), E2571
Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H8650 [6OC]
———expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), consideration (H. Res. 481), H8747 [7OC]
Poverty: improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty (H. Con. Res. 234), H7930, H7931, H7933 [14SE]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2335 [20AP], H2399 [21AP]
———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 394), H6947 [28JY]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, H3202 [12MY], H3441 [18MY], H3883 [24MY]
Pryor, William H., Jr.: nomination to be circuit judge, H3883 [24MY]
Rove, Karl: role in release of identity of CIA operative, H6208 [21JY], H6940 [28JY]
Sacramento, CA: tribute to African American Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame inductees, E214
Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1732
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4539 [15JN]
Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, H3202 [12MY], H3441 [18MY], H3883 [24MY]
Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), E750
———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), consideration (H. Res. 379), H6468 [26JY]
Social Security: impact of privatization on African Americans, H1973 [14AP]
———reform, H390 [8FE]
Supreme Court: encourage finding the use of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools to be consistent with the Constitution (H. Con. Res. 245), E2082
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1318
U.N.: reform (H.R. 2745), H4666 [17JN]
U.S. Health Service: establish, H2982 [5MY]
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, H11523 [14DE]
———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6262 [21JY]
———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 595), H11523 [14DE]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize, H1029 [9MR]
Votes: correction, E541
———position on missed, E97
Remarks in House relative to
100 Black Men of Silicon Valley (organization): Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E2073 [7OC]
Special order: granted, H67 [4JA], H705 [16FE], H842 [1MR], H978 [3MR], H2877 [3MY], H3890 [24MY], H7670 [6SE], H7738 [7SE], H10223 [15NO]
Reports
Presidential Mission on Children Orphaned by AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa: Office of National AIDS Policy (1999), H8860 [18OC]
Testimonies
Pediatric HIV/AIDS Treatment: Josephine Nabukenya, E2166
Tributes
Betts, William T. (Keter), E1780
Breland, Margaret, E666
Brown, Oscar, Jr., E1240
Burris, John L., E1221
Duckles, Madeline, E2363
Fleming, Thomas C., E235
Fletcher, Arthur A., E1570
Gee, Suey W., E2420
Hood, Tipkins, Sr., E2025
Kramer, David P., E2418
Martinez, Arabella, E1118
Nabukenya, Josephine, E2166
Nobles, Wade W., E1141
Organ, Claude H., Jr., E1349
Parks, Rosa, H9261 [26OC]
Pete, Dorothy M., E2204
Pillors, Brenda, E1270
Poussaint, Alvin F., E211
Rorie, James L., E1092
Roybal, Edward R., H10198 [15NO]
Ruzicka, Marla, E854
Shirek, Maudelle, E310
Vasconcellos, John, E312
Watson, Curtis L., E534