McGOVERN, JAMES P. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration (H. Res. 154), H1544 [16MR]

Crime: reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (H.R. 1279), consideration (H. Res. 268), H3132 [11MY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2863), consideration (H. Res. 315), H4580 [16JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), consideration (H. Res. 278), H3345 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3558 [18MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), consideration (H. Res. 298), H4084 [26MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 202), H1919 [13AP]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5253 [27JN], H5307 [28JN]

Foreign trade: enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (H.R. 3283), consideration (H. Res. 387), H6666 [27JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, H4136 [26MY]

Articles and editorials

Ban on Voter Registration, New York (NY) Times, H9115 [26OC]

Budgets Are Moral Documents. . .And There Is Still Time To Speak, Jim Wallis, H2695 [28AP]

CIA Holds Terror Suspects in Secret Prisons, Dana Priest, Washington (DC) Post, H9536-H9538 [2NO]

Close Camp Delta, Michael Posner, Baltimore (MD) Sun, H4831 [21JN]

Colombia's Capitulation, New York (NY) Times, H5974 [19JY]

Decoding Mr. Bush's Details, New York (NY) Times, H10164 [15NO]

Devoted Life, Jill Callison, Sioux Falls (SD) Argus Leader, E1017 [19MY]

Endangered Act, Houston (TX) Chronicle, H8519 [29SE]

Energy Deficient, Washington (DC) Post, H6946 [28JY]

Energy Shortage, New York (NY) Times, H6946 [28JY]

Erosion of Estate Tax Is a Session in Politics, Jonathan Weisman, Washington (DC) Post, H1914 [13AP]

Good Intentions Gone Bad, Rod Norland, Newsweek (publication), H4830 [21JN]

Military Action Won't End Insurgency, Growing Number of U.S. Officers Believe, Tom Lasseter, Knight Ridder (news service), H4575 [16JN]

Number of Gay Linguists Discharged Higher Than Thought, Kim Curtis, Associated Press (news service), H313 [2FE]

Paris Hilton Tax Cut, E.J. Dionne, Jr., Washington (DC) Post, H1915 [13AP]

Pentagon Wasted Supplies, GAO Finds, Griff Witte, Washington (DC) Post, H4576 [16JN]

Price of Homophobia, New York (NY) Times, H313 [2FE]

Silence in the Face of Truth—Downing Street Memo, Dante Zappala, H4577-H4579 [16JN]

Species Act Succeeds With Flying Colors, Ben Long, Salt Lake City (UT) Salt Lake Tribune, H8520 [29SE]

Two Top Directors Leave Colombia's Secret Police as Scandal Mounts, Juan Forero, New York (NY) Times, H9646 [4NO]

Withdraw From Iraq, E1163 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: protect archeological or ethnological materials (see H.R. 915), H793 [17FE]

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]

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), H8846 [17OC]

———ensure that parliamentary elections are conducted in accordance with international standards for free and fair elections (see H. Con. Res. 155), H4487 [14JN]

America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 289), H11110 [6DE]

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

American Veterans Congressional Internship Program: establish (see H.R. 1242), H2103 [14AP]

Amo Houghton Bypass: designate a segment of Interstate 86 near Corning, NY (see H.R. 795), H586 [14FE]

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1630), H3056 [5MY]

Animals: restore prohibition on commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 297), H989 [7MR]

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: 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), H5602 [30JN]

———commend medical personnel for care of combat casualties (see H. Con. Res. 309), H11035 [18NO]

———enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (see H.R. 1565), H1894 [12AP]

———enhance protection of members and their spouses from unscrupulous financial services sales practices through increased consumer education (see H.R. 3472), H6933 [27JY]

———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 Reserve components are able to maintain adequate retention and recruitment levels by protecting the financial security of the families of activated members (see H.R. 838), H717 [16FE]

———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), H631 [15FE]

———establish a combat badge for helicopter medical evacuation ambulance (Medevac) pilots and crews (see H.R. 1308), H3056 [5MY]

———grant limited TRICARE program eligibility for members of the Ready Reserve and provide financial support for continuation of health insurance for mobilized members of Reserve components (see H.R. 1478), H1777 [5AP]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2131), H3052 [5MY]

———increase benefits for certain individuals who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 1982), H2735 [28AP]

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

———increase death gratuity and other survivors' benefits (see H.R. 377), H233 [26JA]

———payment of mental health counselors under TRICARE (see H.R. 1358), H1970 [13AP]

———permit Selected Reserve members to use Reserve Montgomery GI Bill education benefits for payment of licensing or certification tests (see H.R. 463), H4143 [26MY]

———provide for payment of Combat-Related Special Compensation to certain members retired for disability who were awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 995), H1970 [13AP]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 887), H7820 [12SE] (see H.R. 923), H7673 [6SE] (see H.R. 2874), H6432 [25JY]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H583 [10FE]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 333), H3695 [19MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H524 [9FE]

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

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

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), H4486 [14JN]

Arms control: provide for counterproliferation measures (see H.R. 422), H287 [1FE]

Army: conduct thorough review of cases of individuals convicted of court-martial arising from a disturbance at Fort Lawton, WA, on August 14, 1944 (see H.R. 3174), H7815 [8SE]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1312), H2739 [28AP]

Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate research in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 2358), H4802 [20JN]

———improve air cargo security (see H.R. 2044), H4188 [7JN]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 2060), H3695 [19MY]

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: delay effective date (see H.R. 3662), H7862 [13SE]

Barry, John: recognize as first flag officer of the U.S. Navy (see H.J. Res. 38), H8163 [20SE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of massacre at Srebrenica (see H. Res. 199), H3894 [24MY]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H11328 [8DE]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 52), H4142 [26MY]

Business and industry: require additional disclosure to shareholders of executive compensation (see H.R. 4291), H12050 [16DE]

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), H12051 [16DE]

———revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 937), H3113 [10MY]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 71), H3114 [10MY]

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), H7815 [8SE]

Central Asia: encourage countries to accelerate democratic reforms and fulfill human rights obligations (see H.R. 3189), H7862 [13SE]

CERCLA: modify provisions on liability associated with a release or threatened release of recycled oil (see H.R. 2211), H3112 [10MY]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H5176 [24JN]

Charles, Ray: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 824), H1372 [10MR]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H1691 [17MR]

———establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 127), H1265 [9MR]

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

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H4143 [26MY]

———establish a grant program to provide follow-up treatment for children identified with a vision disorder (see H.R. 2328), H9103 [25OC]

———establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 822), H4896 [21JN]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H5176 [24JN]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 864), H984 [3MR]

———recognize importance of Knowing My 8 Rules for Safety in addressing the problem of missing children (see H. Res. 403), H7561 [28JY]

China, People's Republic of: clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H3113 [10MY]

———condemn the system of forced labor prison camps used as a tool for supression (see H. Con. Res. 294), H10227 [15NO]

———support U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 83), H983 [3MR]

China, Republic of: oppose proposed People's Republic of China anti-secession law and reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 76), H1372 [10MR]

Civil liberties: regulate information brokers and protect individual rights with respect to personally identifiable information (see H.R. 1080), H2103 [14AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1687), H2148 [19AP]

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 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 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]

———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), H9696 [4NO]

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]

Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 329), H4722 [17JN]

Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 2616), H3893 [24MY]

———disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 2637), H11035 [18NO]

———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), H984 [3MR]

———expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 761), H582 [10FE]

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), H7743 [7SE]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see H.R. 2134), H9044 [20OC]

Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 2683), H4985 [22JN]

Consumers: 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), H5963 [18JY]

Controlled Substances Act: amend relative to distribution of pseudoephedrine (see H.R. 1056), H4356 [9JN]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H3199 [11MY]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H4356 [9JN]

Correctional institutions: require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a Federal contract to make certain information available to the public (see H.R. 1806), H3262 [12MY]

CPSC: issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of certain furniture and electronic appliances (see H.R. 1861), H2550 [26AP]

———promulgate a product safety standard that requires certain manufacturers to establish and maintain a system for providing notification of recalls to consumers (see H.R. 1013), H846 [1MR]

———promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 1850), H3436 [17MY]

———restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 2500), H4188 [7JN]

Credit: establish requirements on the terms of consumer credit extended to an Armed Forces member or the dependent of a member (see H.R. 97), H1264 [9MR]

———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), H9426 [28OC]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 2662), H4138 [26MY]

———provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (see H.R. 32), H72 [4JA]

———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), H1696 [17MR]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H3262 [12MY]

Cropsey, Jasper F.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 138), H3114 [10MY]

Cruz, Celia: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 149), H1896 [12AP]

Cuba: anniversary of human rights crackdown (see H. Con. Res. 81), H1026 [8MR]

———bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances (see H.R. 2617), H4072 [25MY]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1814), H2548 [26AP]

———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), H6381 [22JY]

Davis, Ossie: tribute (see H. Res. 69), H412 [8FE]

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

Death and dying: support rights of individuals to make medical decisions and encourage all Americans to write living wills designating health care surrogates and other advance directives (see H. Res. 217), H2395 [20AP]

Defense Contract Audit Agency: review contracts relating to reconstruction or troop support in Iraq involving contractors or Federal employees that have been indicted or convicted for improprieties (see H.R. 4351), H11880 [15DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (see H.R. 131), H9472 [1NO]

———strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H11655 [14DE]

Dept. of Defense: establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW (see H.R. 3985), H11110 [6DE]

———require notice of exceptions to certain requirements to procure items made in the U.S. (see H.R. 1239), H1780 [5AP]

Dept. of Education: create a pilot program to increase the number of graduate educated nurse faculty to meet the future need for qualified nurses (see H.R. 3173), H5601 [30JN]

———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4604), H12048 [16DE]

———make grants to States to establish antiharassment programs (see H.R. 3787), H8087 [15SE]

———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H10227 [15NO]

Dept. of Energy: make incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified desalination facilities to partially offset the cost of electrical energy required to operate such facilities (see H.R. 1071), H2103 [14AP]

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]

———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 1290), H1416 [14MR]

———establish programs to address the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1175), H1780 [5AP]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H1897 [12AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: issue regulations requiring turbojet aircraft of air carriers to be equipped with missile defense systems (see H.R. 2780), H6205 [20JY]

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), H4561 [15JN]

Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (see H.R. 3760), H7947 [14SE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 3779), H7948 [14SE]

———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), H7950 [14SE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H286 [1FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 1153), H4073 [25MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: accept sworn affidavit of veterans who served in combat during Korean War or earlier conflict as proof of service connection for certain diseases and injuries (see H.R. 591), H352 [2FE]

———provide health care to members of the Armed Forces who serve in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and study potential health consequences (see H.R. 4007), H8733 [6OC]

———provide veterans affected by Hurricane Katrina access to health care (see H.R. 3666), H7862 [13SE]

———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), H6328 [21JY]

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: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 4222), H9640 [3NO]

Disasters: commend efforts of the Armed Forces and Dept. of State and AID employees for their response to the tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see H. Res. 120), H849 [1MR]

———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), H10227 [15NO]

———provide assistance to children orphaned or unaccompanied due to the tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see H.R. 397), H234 [26JA]

———provide assistance to develop early warning systems worldwide for disasters and improve communication of warnings to all potentially affected nations (see H.R. 396), H234 [26JA]

———require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (see H. Res. 477), H8643 [29SE]

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

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1780 [5AP]

Diseases: anniversary of development of Salk polio vaccine (see H. Res. 208), H1970 [13AP]

———authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3642), H10227 [15NO]

———authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3641), H11036 [18NO]

———Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (see H.R. 2098), H6652 [26JY]

———establish a global network for avian influenza surveillance among wild birds nationally and internationally to combat the growing threat of bird flu (see H.R. 4476), H12290 [18DE]

———establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority or underserved populations (see H.R. 3640), H10227 [15NO]

———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), H5604 [30JN]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 1262), H1847 [6AP]

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see H.R. 3369), H6652 [26JY] (see H.R. 4062), H8846 [17OC] (see H.R. 4603), H12048 [16DE]

———promote initiatives to develop an HIV vaccine (see H. Res. 286), H3769 [23MY]

———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 179), H8919 [18OC]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H5916 [14JY]

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H8163 [20SE]

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]

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

———expand the scope of information required for the data bank on clinical trials for drugs (see H.R. 3196), H5602 [30JN]

———lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 869), H2880 [3MY]

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]

———provide assistance for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 1237), H1697 [17MR]

Education: expand and enhance the HOPE and Lifetime Learning tax credits, and amend the Higher Education Act to provide loan forgiveness opportunities for public service employees (see H.R. 2815), H5435 (see H.R. 2815), H5480 [29JN]

———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), H8735 [6OC]

———increase amount of loans repayable for Selected Reserve officers who possess qualifications, or are being trained in, health professions needed to meet wartime combat medical skill shortages (see H.R. 3417), H8810 [7OC]

———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 1390), H2551 [26AP]

———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]

Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see H.R. 4463), H11219 [7DE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend certain accountability provisions (see H.R. 1177), H11504 [13DE]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H8734 [6OC]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), H11036 [18NO]

———provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 3192), H6652 [26JY]

———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]

Energy Policy Act: repeal provisions (see H.R. 4479), H11880 [15DE]

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), H12051 [16DE]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H3436 [17MY]

FAA: designate certain functions performed at flight service stations as inherently governmental functions (see H.R. 1474), H2151 [19AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit agreements to provide notice of investigations or inspections relative to child labor violations (see H.R. 4190), H9472 [1NO]

———reform child labor provisions (see H.R. 2870), H4400 [13JN]

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), H6107 [19JY]

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

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

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (see H.R. 859), H798 [17FE] (see H.R. 1260), H1370 [10MR]

FCC: expedite and increase assignment of radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 1646), H11655 [14DE]

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), H9641 [3NO]

———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), H1779 [5AP]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 40), H1026 [8MR]

———increase amount of additional compensation payable to an employee who is disabled and requires the services of an attendant (see H.R. 4201), H9555 [2NO]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 633), H5362 [28JN]

———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]

———require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (see H.R. 1480), H2551 [26AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: enhance criminal penalties for certain violations involving concealment of evidence of a serious adverse drug experience (see H.R. 870), H1372 [10MR]

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

Federal 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), H7744 [7SE]

FHA: remove limitation on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured (see H.R. 2892), H6381 [22JY]

Firefighters: expand definition of firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or duty limitations (see H.R. 1456), H4143 [26MY]

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

Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 1507), H5435 (see H.R. 1507), H5480 [29JN]

Foreign aid: ensure protection of beneficiaries of U.S. humanitarian assistance (see H.R. 912), H792 [17FE]

———make protection of women and children who are affected by humanitarian emergencies a priority (see H.R. 1413), H7673 [6SE]

———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), H6432 [25JY]

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: advance democracy, individual freedom, religious freedom, and human rights globally, strengthen alliances, and increase funding for groups and individuals promoting democracy (see H.R. 1133), H2880 [3MY]

———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]

Freedom's Way National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 956), H794 [17FE]

Gillerman, Dan: congratulate on election as Vice President of U.N. General Assembly (see H. Res. 368), H6432 [25JY]

Global Family Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 317), H13189 [22DE]

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H4985 [22JN]

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

———require notification to Congress of certain contracts, and prohibit unauthorized expenditure of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes (see H.R. 373), H413 [8FE]

Greece: recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commend the PanCretan Association of America (see H. Res. 290), H3694 [19MY]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H11035 [18NO]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H4356 [9JN]

Health: declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1020), H1779 [5AP]

———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases (see H.R. 3854), H8247 [21SE]

———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), 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]

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H5362 [28JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H3113 [10MY] (see H.R. 2133), H3436 [17MY]

———protect enrollees in managed care plans and other health coverage (see H.R. 2259), H3196 [11MY]

———provide assistance for the development of indoor disease prevention and health promotion centers in urban and rural areas (see H.R. 2240), H3113 [10MY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H1851 [8AP]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 810), H628 [15FE]

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see H.R. 3034), H6936 [27JY]

———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 facilities: extend Federal Tort Claims Act coverage to all federally qualified community health centers (see H.R. 1633), H2100 [14AP]

Health care professionals: authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students (see H.R. 3569), H7559 [28JY]

———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), H2101 [14AP]

———provide for education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment at a facility with critical shortages of allied health professionals (see H.R. 215), H5741 [12JY]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (see H.R. 939), H2150 [19AP]

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

Higher Education Act: amend definition of independent student for purposes of need analysis to include older adopted students (see H.R. 3252), H5915 [14JY]

———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]

History: anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H10910 [17NO]

Honorable Judge George N. Leighton Post Office Building, New Bedford, MA: designate (see H.R. 1542), H1893 [12AP]

Horne, Lena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 112), H8810 [7OC]

Horseracing: recognize contributions of Jimmy Winkfield and other African American jockeys and trainers to the sport of horseracing and the history of the Kentucky Derby (see H. Res. 231), H2979 [4MY]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2928), H4560 [15JN]

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]

———require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 1441), H6652 [26JY]

Human rights: condemn honor killings (see H. Con. Res. 296), H11036 [18NO]

———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]

Hungary: recognize anniversary of Hungarian Revolution and reaffirm friendship between the people and governments of the U.S. and Hungary (see H. Res. 479), H9044 [20OC]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H4141 [26MY]

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]

———issue a special postage stamp to afford a means by which the public may contribute to Hurricane Katrina disaster relief (see H.R. 3740), H8514 [28SE]

———provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3748), H10227 [15NO]

Hussein, Saddam: urge the interim Government of Iraq to bring charges for crimes his government committed against the people of Iran during the Iran-Iraq war (see H. Res. 72), H412 [8FE]

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), H791 [17FE]

———admission policy relative to L-1 intra-company transferee nonimmigrants (see H.R. 3381), H6327 [21JY]

———provide protection to immigrant victims of violence (see H.R. 3188), H5602 [30JN]

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 793), H1779 [5AP]

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), H8514 [28SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H8734 (see H.R. 3145), H8735 [6OC]

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), H10503 [16NO]

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), H8248 [21SE]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 3055), H5100 [23JN]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H5741 [12JY]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1258), H1897 [12AP]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by heavily indebted poor countries (see H.R. 3191), H8735 [6OC]

———provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 1130), H1780 [5AP]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H3262 [12MY]

Iran: provide for payment of certain claims against Iranian Government (see H.R. 3358), H7566 [28JY]

Iraq: commend people for holding a successful referendum on a new constitution (see H. Res. 504), H9436 [31OC]

———declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H. Con. Res. 197), H5638 [11JY]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 55), H7614 [29JY] (see H.J. Res. 73), H11036 [18NO] (see H. Con. Res. 35), H4356 [9JN]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 1068), H980 [3MR]

Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 68), H719 [16FE]

———impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see H. Res. 137), H1372 [10MR]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1970 [13AP]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: provide for expeditious disclosure of records relevant to life and assassination (see H.R. 2554), H11328 [8DE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H9277 [26OC]

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), H3114 [10MY]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 115), H848 [1MR]

Laredo, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 128), H1851 [8AP]

Law enforcement: amend Uniform Code of Military Justice to bring sexual assault crimes under military law into parallel with sexual assault crimes under Federal law (see H.R. 664), H411 [8FE]

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

Lebanon: urge withdrawal of all Syrian troops, support free and fair democratic elections, and develop democratic institutions to foster sovereign democratic rule (see H. Res. 273), H3436 [17MY]

Libraries: provide for public library construction and modernization (see H.R. 2292), H3197 [11MY]

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), H11328 [8DE]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H1896 [12AP]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 2531), H10502 [16NO]

Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 215), H6327 [21JY]

———prohibit cuts in Federal funding until full consideration is given to recommendations of a Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid (see H.R. 4223), H10158 [10NO]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H2103 [14AP]

———require States to report data on beneficiaries who are employed (see H.R. 3042), H6328 [21JY]

Medicare: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 213), H6327 [21JY]

———condition the payment of employer prescription drug subsidies on the maintenance of current prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 655), H411 [8FE]

———coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 1981), H2735 [28AP]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1582), H2739 [28AP]

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

———coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 964), H4722 [17JN]

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H9696 [4NO]

———ensure that prescription drug benefits have no impact on benefits under other Federal programs (see H.R. 2746), H4723 [17JN]

———improve quality of care in skilled nursing facilities through development of quality measures and changes in reimbursement (see H.R. 1166), H1897 [12AP]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H5176 [24JN]

———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), H2472 [21AP]

———provide access to audiologists, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 415), H3696 [19MY]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H8735 [6OC]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H5915 [14JY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H1779 [5AP]

———require providers to disclose staffing and performance data to promote improved consumer information and choice (see H.R. 4349), H11036 [18NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 4293), H10227 [15NO]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H11035 [18NO]

———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1106), H982 [3MR]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H5915 [14JY]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 1940), H8809 [7OC]

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), H5915 [14JY]

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 144), H2977 [4MY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2429), H3555 [18MY]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H8514 [28SE]

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), H5915 [14JY]

Music and dance: recognize artistic excellence and community value of America's orchestras (see H. Con. Res. 157), H4656 [16JN]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H7815 [8SE]

National Audubon Society: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H9103 [25OC]

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

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 1108), H982 [3MR]

National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 457), H8847 [17OC]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 209), H8348 [26SE]

National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 335), H8736 [6OC]

National Health Center Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H5638 [11JY]

National Health Corps Loan Repayment Program: count fellowship training in geriatric medicine or psychiatry as obligated service (see H.R. 3046), H5100 [23JN]

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 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), H8644 [29SE]

National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 27), H942 [2MR]

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 262), H8734 [6OC]

National Lung Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals and increase lung cancer screening and research (see H. Con. Res. 298), H11881 [15DE]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 245), H2739 [28AP]

National objectives: end homelessness (see H.R. 4347), H11110 [6DE]

National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 327), H7566 [28JY]

National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 222), H8736 [6OC]

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), H718 [16FE]

National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 478), H4296 [8JN]

———establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters (see H.R. 2715), H9641 [3NO]

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

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H9044 [20OC]

National Weatherization Day: observance (see H. Res. 410), H7562 [28JY]

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

———recognize and honor achievements and contributions and urge establishment and observation of a paid legal public holiday in honor of Native Americans (see H. Res. 76), H4723 [17JN]

Navy: anniversary of disappearance of Avenger torpedo bombers of Flight 19 and the Mariner rescue aircraft sent to search for Flight 19 (see H. Res. 500), H10227 [15NO]

NCAA: affirm commitment to discouraging alcohol use among underage students by ending alcohol advertising during radio and television broadcasts of sporting events (see H. Res. 145), H1781 [5AP]

New England Patriots (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 86), H584 [10FE]

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), H4188 [7JN]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: identify and register certain Central Americans residing in the U.S. (see H.R. 3364), H6204 [20JY]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding (see H.R. 2694), H8735 [6OC]

———improve (see H.R. 1506), H3769 [23MY]

———modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 224), H8734 [6OC]

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1591), H3199 [11MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: provide for criminal liability for willful safety standard violations resulting in the death of contract employees (see H.R. 3165), H7565 [28JY]

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

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations for nutrition services (see H.R. 1792), H8342 [22SE]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 892), H792 [17FE]

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), H12051 [16DE]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H1969 [13AP]

Peace Corps: remove as an option for service under the National Call to Service military recruitment program (see H.R. 3709), H10227 [15NO]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 266), H3199 [11MY]

Pensions: limit availability of benefits under nonqualified deferred compensation plans subject to distress or termination resulting from bankruptcy reorganization or conversion to cash balance plan (see H.R. 2233), H3263 [12MY]

———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]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H287 [1FE] (see H.R. 700), H8734 [6OC]

Political campaigns: clarify disclosure requirements of identifying information within certain campaign communications (see H.R. 1580), H3436 [17MY]

———reform financing of Federal elections (see H.R. 3099), H5361 [28JN]

———require disclosure of certain information by persons conducting phone banks during campaigns for Federal office (see H.R. 491), H285 [1FE]

Pope John Paul II: tribute (see H. Res. 186), H1848 [6AP]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H2880 [3MY]

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: pay certain claimants that were held captive during the Persian Gulf Conflict who brought suit against Iraq (see H.R. 1321), H1508 [15MR]

Power resources: promote fusion energy development (see H.R. 1793), H2471 [21AP]

———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H8847 [17OC]

Privacy: require States to keep confidential the addresses of victims of domestic violence included in the State's computerized voter registration list (see H.R. 4225), H10503 [16NO]

———strengthen the authority of the Federal Government to protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers (see H.R. 1078), H2103 [14AP]

Project GRAD USA (organization): authorize (see H.R. 1282), H5176 [24JN]

Public Health Service Act: improve Parkinson's disease research (see H.R. 3550), H11655 [14DE]

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 safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H1417 [14MR]

Public utilities: improve reliability of electric transmission system (see H.R. 878), H1779 [5AP]

Radioactive substances: study health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of such contaminated sites (see H.R. 2410), H12168 [17DE]

Railroads: provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure (see H.R. 1631), H3056 [5MY]

Real estate: prohibit economic development assistance to States or localities that use eminent domain to obtain property for private commercial development or fail to pay relocation costs to displaced persons (see H.R. 3405), H7744 [7SE]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 2017), H2737 [28AP]

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), H9363 [27OC]

Research: provide clinical research support grants, clinical research infrastructure grants, and a demonstration program on partnerships in clinical research (see H.R. 2308), H8248 [21SE]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: tribute (see H. Res. 197), H1846 [6AP]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H1779 [5AP]

Rotary International: anniversary (see H. Res. 142), H1024 [8MR]

Russia: issue a clear and unambiguous statement of admission and condemnation of the illegal occupation and annexation by the Soviet Union from 1940-1991 of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 128), H1895 [12AP]

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), H10227 [15NO]

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), H1622 [16MR]

Science: recognize significance of African American women in the U.S. scientific community (see H. Con. Res. 96), H1780 [5AP]

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 913), H1970 [13AP]

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]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 1636), H2100 [14AP]

Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see H.R. 953), H794 [17FE]

Social Security: disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 592), H352 [2FE]

———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1668), H10227 [15NO]

———ensure that receipts and disbursements of the trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget (see H.R. 653), H1969 [13AP]

———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2071), H2975 [4MY]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 3954), H8736 [6OC]

———protect solvency by mandating that trust fund monies cannot be diverted to create private accounts (see H.R. 1330), H3056 [5MY]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H1696 [17MR]

———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]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 1714), H2393 [20AP]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 1690), H2148 [19AP]

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]

Spain: express condolences to families of individuals killed and sympathy to individuals injured on anniversary of terrorist bombing attacks in Madrid (see H. Res. 99), H1026 [8MR]

Stang, Dorothy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 89), H1264 [9MR]

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), H11110 [6DE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Griswold v. Connecticut decision on the right of privacy relative to the use of contraceptives by married couples (see H. Res. 311), H4562 [15JN]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 521), H348 [2FE]

Taunton River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3321), H7743 [7SE]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H5741 [12JY]

———allow an additional credit for adoption of an older child (see H.R. 4092), H9696 [4NO]

———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), H8919 [18OC]

———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), H2395 [20AP]

———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), H4400 [13JN]

———assist low-income taxpayers in preparing and filing tax returns and increase protections against certain refund anticipation loan providers (see H.R. 894), H1025 [8MR]

———deny all deductions for business expenses associated with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, race, or color (see H.R. 1521), H1897 [12AP]

———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]

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

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1634), H2100 [14AP]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 807), H2550 [26AP]

———impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil, establish the Consumer Energy Assistance Trust Fund, and provide for a rebate to energy consumers (see H.R. 4263), H10227 [15NO]

———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 age limit for the child tax credit (see H.R. 1597), H2649 [27AP]

———limit applicability of updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (see H.R. 114), H197 [25JA]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 1684, 1685), H2148 [19AP]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 659), H1847 [6AP] (see H.R. 3159), H5600 [30JN]

———modify the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 1272), H2739 [28AP]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H8735 [6OC]

———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H8163 [20SE]

———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]

———permit tax-free distribution from governmental retirement plans for payment of health and long-term care insurance premiums for public safety officers (see H.R. 2177), H3054 [5MY]

———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), H8809 [7OC]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H2395 [20AP]

———provide additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 969), H795 [17FE]

———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]

———provide tax relief for persons affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3769), H8089 [15SE]

———repeal certain tax breaks and invest those monies in programs to assist the working poor and alleviate poverty (see H. Con. Res. 282), H9556 [2NO]

———repeal limits on the deduction of interest on education loans (see H.R. 1033), H847 [1MR]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H3695 [19MY]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H7743 [7SE]

Tick-Borne Disorders Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2526), H5741 [12JY]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 1377), H1691 [17MR]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H1265 [9MR]

Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 153), H1778 [5AP] (see H.R. 1109), H982 [3MR]

Turkey: allow certain claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey (see H.R. 857), H718 [16FE]

———reject claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 137), H2471 [21AP]

———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), H6328 [21JY]

———urge compliance with all European Union standards and criteria prior to its accession (see H. Res. 411), H7562 [28JY]

———urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarch (see H. Res. 166), H2551 [26AP]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H6432 [25JY]

U.N.: support an Emergency Peace Service capable of intervening in the early stages of a humanitarian crisis (see H. Res. 180), H1696 [17MR]

U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (see H.R. 468), H4187 [7JN]

Unemployment: provide benefits for Hurricane Katrina victims (see H.R. 3774), H8249 [21SE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend sunsets and lone wolf provisions of Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (see H.R. 4506), H11655 [14DE]

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), H6205 [20JY]

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), H795 [17FE]

———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H348 [2FE]

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

———increase burial benefits for certain veterans buried in private or State-owned cemeteries (see H.R. 831), H4896 [21JN]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 1220), H2473 [21AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H942 [2MR]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1664), H2101 [14AP]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3171), H5601 [30JN]

Virgin Islands: provide a land exchange on the island of St. John between the National Park Service and the Virgin Islands to facilitate establishment of a school on the island (see H.R. 272), H3696 [19MY]

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

Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 63), H4296 [8JN]

———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]

———oppose any effort to impose photo identification requirements for voting (see H. Con. Res. 247), H8162 [20SE]

———protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 533), H630 [15FE]

Water: improve water quality in an equitable manner (see H.R. 4541), H11653 [14DE]

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

White House Fellows Program: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 269), H9043 [20OC]

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]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3185), H7862 [13SE]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 2122), H3052 [5MY]

———provide for educational activities and research relative to women's pelvic floor health through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH (see H.R. 2727), H9962 [7NO]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 3086), H5361 [28JN]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 891), H791 [17FE]

World War II: preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3262 [12MY]

———provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 2193), H3054 [5MY]

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

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see H. Con. Res. 26), H413 [8FE]

Year of the Museum: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 389), H7744 [7SE]

Zimbabwe: condemn government operation under which homes, businesses, religious structures, and other buildings were demolished in an attempt to restore order (see H. Res. 409), H7862 [13SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: enhance and improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve extended periods on active duty (see H.R. 1543), H1893 [12AP]

———prohibit use of funds for deployment to Iraq (see H.R. 4232), H9695 [4NO]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H1368 [10MR]

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), H1846 [6AP]

El Salvador: commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (see H. Res. 458), H8341 [22SE]

John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: update Cultural Heritage and Land Management Plan, extend Commission authority, authorize resource study, and authorize additional appropriations (see H.R. 3775), H7948 [14SE]

Raymond J. Salmon Post Office, Clinton, MA: designate (see H.R. 4152), H9275 [26OC]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1218), H1368 [10MR]

Taxation: equalize income exclusion of employer-provided parking and transit benefits and provide a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2390), H3434 [17MY]

———provide a credit for the transportation of food for charitable purposes (see H.R. 1954), H2734 [28AP]

Cost Estimates

Energy Policy Act (H.R. 6): CBO, H2176 [20AP]

Letters

Class Action Fairness Act: Michael Balboni, National Conference of State Legislatures, H651 [16FE]

———several environmental organizations, H651 [16FE]

———several State Attorneys General, H644 [16FE]

Colombia demobilization of foreign terrorist organizations: Eric L. Olson, Amnesty International (organization), H5975 [19JY]

———Jose M. Vivanco, Human Rights Watch (organization), H5974 [19JY]

Commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed in El Salvador by members of the military in 1980: several Catholic clergy, nuns, and organizations, H11615 [14DE]

Exempt class actions involving civil rights or certain labor laws from amendments to court procedures to move certain class action cases from State to Federal courts: several civil rights and labor organizations, H649 [16FE]

Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act: Greg Nojeim and Jesselyn McCurdy, ACLU, H3129 [11MY]

———Janet Murguia, National Council of La Raza, H3128 [11MY]

———Nicholas DiMarzio, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Larry Snyder, Catholic Charities USA (organization), H3129 [11MY]

———several business organizations, H3128 [11MY]

Job Training Improvement Act: several religious and civil rights organizations, H862 [2MR]

Land and Water Conservation Fund funding: several Representatives, H6943 [28JY]

Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act: Leonidas R. Mecham, Judicial Conference of the U.S., H9287 [27OC]

———Michael S. Greco, ABA, H9287 [27OC]

———several organizations, H9286 [27OC]

Liquefied natural gas storage facilities: Edward M. Lambert, Jr., Mayor of Fall River, MA, H2181 [20AP]

McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding: Mike Johanns, Sec. of Agriculture, H4203 [8JN], H9368 [28OC]

———several Representatives, H4203 [8JN]

Pension Protection Act: William D. Novelli, AARP, H11667 [15DE]

Prohibit faith-based and nonprofit groups from receiving certain affordable housing funding if they engage in voter registration or get-out-the-vote activities: Larry Snyder, Catholic Charities USA (organization), H9113 [26OC]

Lists

Amendments to H.R. 1279, Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act, made not in order by the Committee on Rules (House), H3129 [11MY]

Profiles of Cuban-Americans harmed by new family travel restrictions on Cuba, H5493 [30JN]

Press releases

Adoption of ``Law of Justice and Peace'' in Colombia: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, H5974 [19JY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), consideration (H. Res. 303), H4202, H4204, H4207 [8JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2744), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 520), H9367, H9368, H9369, H9372, H9373 [28OC]

America's Second Harvest (organization): release of report documenting the impact of emergency food distribution, E2567 [17DE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1494 [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 (H. Res. 151), H1430 [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), H2987 [5MY]

Armed Forces: ensure compliance with treaties and laws prohibiting torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, H9536 [2NO]

———ensure that Reserve components are able to maintain adequate retention and recruitment levels by protecting the financial security of the families of activated members, H1494 [15MR]

———policy regarding military service by homosexuals, H311, H315 [2FE]

———prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, H10051, H10052 [9NO]

———support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education (H. Con. Res. 36), consideration (H. Res. 59), H311, H312, H315 [2FE]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, H9109 [26OC]

———TRICARE military health benefits for reservists and guardsmen, H4080 [26MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2526 [26AP]

Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H3617 [19MY]

Aviation: improve air cargo security, H3445 [18MY]

Better Business Bureau of Central New England, Inc.: tribute to Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics recipients, E804 [27AP]

Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 437), consideration (H. Res. 439), H7967 [15SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10147 [10NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration (H. Res. 154), H1541, H1543 [16MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 248), H2695 [28AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 248)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 242), H2655, H2656, H2657, H2658, H2659 [28AP]

Bush, President: speech on Iraq, H5368 [29JN]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 250), consideration (H. Res. 451), H8183, H8184, H8188 [21SE]

Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: characterization of Democratic amendments contained in the Committee on the Judiciary (House) report, H2569 [27AP]

Children and youth: increase in childhood obesity, H4204 [8JN]

Clougherty, Joseph K. (Joey Irish): Veterans' Council of North Attleboro, MA, Fred F. Holmes Award recipient, E2404 [18NO]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), H8048 [15SE]

Colombia: right-wing paramilitary forces demobilization funding, H5973 [19JY], H9646 [4NO]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, H12174 [18DE]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (S. 5), consideration (H. Res. 96), H643, H644, H647, H649, H650, H651 [16FE]

———exempt class actions involving civil rights or certain labor laws from amendments to court procedures to move certain class action cases from State to Federal courts, H649 [16FE]

———prohibit punitive damages against manufacturers of medical products that comply with FDA standards, H6862 [27JY]

Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, E897 [5MY]

Credit cards: prohibit issuers from increasing a consumers interest rate based on credit information unrelated to transactions with the consumer, H5278 [28JN]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2569 [27AP]

———reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (H.R. 1279), consideration (H. Res. 268), H3121, H3123, H3124, H3125, H3128, H3131 [11MY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions, H5280 [28JN], H5493 [30JN]

———treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, H4830 [21JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding, H4203 [8JN], H9368 [28OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H4037 [25MY]

———establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees, H10051, H10052 [9NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), H4770, H4771 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), conference report, H12265 [18DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), consideration (H. Res. 315), H4568, H4571, H4572, H4573, H4575, H4579 [16JN]

———prohibit use of funding for activities in Uzbekistan, H4770, H4771 [20JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), consideration (H. Res. 283), H3445 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), consideration (H. Res. 278), H3341, H3342, H3343, H3344 [17MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2360), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 474), H8686, H8688, H8692 [6OC]

Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, H3131 [11MY]

Dept. of State: Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding for Colombia, H5307, H5309, H5310, H5311, H5314, H5315, H5316 [28JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6043 [19JY], H6163 [20JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), consideration (H. Res. 365), H5973, H5980 [19JY]

———transfer marine patrol aircraft to Colombia for drug interdiction operations in coastal waters, H6043 [19JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3617 [19MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), consideration (H. Res. 287), H3591 [19MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 392), H6942 [28JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), consideration (H. Res. 298), H4078, H4079, H4080, H4081, H4082 [26MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 564), H10913 [18NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), consideration (H. Res. 337), H4994 [23JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5493 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), consideration (H. Res. 342), H5275, H5277, H5278, H5279, H5280 [28JN]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H7648 [6SE], H7967 [15SE]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), consideration (H. Res. 386), H6871, H6878 [27JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 202), H1911, H1912, H1913, H1914, H1915, H1916, H1917, H1918 [13AP]

Economy: importance of job creation, H5280 [28JN]

El Salvador: anniversary of slaying of Jesuit priests, H10232 [16NO]

———commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (H. Res. 458), H11614 [14DE]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), consideration (H. Res. 470), H8518, H8520, H8521, H8525 [29SE]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (H.R. 420), consideration (H. Res. 508), H9283, H9286, H9288 [27OC]

FEMA: reform, H8686 [6OC]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), consideration (H. Res. 493), H8882, H8883 [18OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5309, H5310, H5311, H5314, H5315, H5316 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3057), consideration (H. Res. 341), H5268 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3057), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 532), H9646, H9647 [4NO]

Foreign trade: enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (H.R. 3283), consideration (H. Res. 387), H6659, H6660, H6662, H6663, H6664, H6665 [27JY]

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), consideration (H. Res. 385), H6862 [27JY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3844 [24MY]

Hispanics Achieving and Celebrating Excellence Committee (HACE): tribute to Youth Award recipients, E2040 [6OC]

House of Representatives: express commitment to achieving victory in Iraq (H. Res. 612), consideration (H. Res. 619), H11886, H11889, H11890, H11891, H11892 [16DE]

———legislative process, H12173, H12174, H12176 [18DE]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H15 [4JA]

———allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 631), H12173, H12174, H12176 [18DE]

———amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Res. 131), H1902 [13AP]

———amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Res. 240), adoption (H. Res. 241), H2620 [27AP]

———same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 563), H10960, H10961, H10962, H10963, H10965, H10968, H10969 [18NO]

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, H9111, H9113, H9117, H9122 [26OC]

———prohibit faith-based organizations and nonprofit community groups from receiving funding from the affordable Housing Fund if they have engaged in nonpartisan voter registration or get-out-the-vote activities, H9115 [26OC]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), consideration (H. Res. 509), H9111, H9113, H9115, H9117, H9122 [26OC]

Hunger: reduce, H4207 [8JN]

Hurricanes: relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7648 [6SE]

Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish, H4830 [21JN]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H10163 [15NO]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2475), consideration (H. Res. 331), H4830 [21JN]

———results of investigation of alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, H5744 [13JY]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H240 [1FE], H9109 [26OC], H9542 [2NO], H9559 [3NO], H10163 [15NO]

———call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), H10962, H10963, H10968, H10969 [18NO]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H240 [1FE], H4037 [25MY], H4568, H4571, H4572, H4573, H4575, H4579 [16JN], H6163 [20JY], H9052 [25OC], H9542 [2NO], H10960, H10961, H10962, H10965, H10968, H10969 [18NO]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H10912 [18NO]

———elections, H240 [1FE]

———elections (H. Res. 613), H11892 [16DE]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: funding, H3591 [19MY], H6942 [28JY]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3070), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6333, H6335 [22JY]

National Hunger Awareness Day: observance, H4207 [8JN]

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, H3344 [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 (H.R. 418), consideration (H. Res. 71), H443 [9FE]

———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders, H8692 [6OC]

Natural gas: require certain terms and conditions for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas import terminals, H8048 [15SE]

New England Patriots (football team): tribute (H. Res. 86), H599 [15FE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H10964, H10970 [18NO]

Pensions: reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), consideration (H. Res. 602), H11661, H11663, H11664, H11665, H11666, H11667, H11668, H11669 [15DE]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), consideration (H. Res. 481), H8742 [7OC]

———protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, H2174, H2176 [20AP], H2423 [21AP], H5774 [13JY]

Plainville, MA: tribute to DAV chapter World War II veterans, E828 [28AP]

Point of order, H2174 [20AP]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2423 [21AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 219), H2174, H2176, H2181, H2192 [20AP]

———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), H6944, H6946, H6948 [28JY]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), motion to instruct conferees, H5774 [13JY]

Product safety: increase awareness of furniture tipovers and the dangers posed to children, H1853 [12AP]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), consideration (H. Res. 527), H9561 [3NO]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 538), H10051, H10052 [9NO]

Social Security: apply savings from the enactment of certain estate tax legislation to trust fund restoration, H1918 [13AP]

———privatization proposals, H1541, H1543 [16MR]

———protect solvency by mandating that trust fund monies cannot be diverted to create private accounts (H.R. 1330), H1543 [16MR]

———reform, H1541, H1543 [16MR]

Taxation: retain estate tax with an immediate exemption increase and repeal new carryover basis rules, H1911, H1912, H1916, H1917, H1918 [13AP]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1307 [10MR]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 140), H1037 [9MR]

———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 144), H1273, H1276 [10MR]

———permit States to enact anti-corruption laws restricting political contributions intended to influence awarding of public contracts, H1273 [10MR]

———provide small transit systems additional time to find alternative solutions to address loss of flexibilty in use of certain Federal transit funds, H1307 [10MR]

Transportation Security Administration: notify passengers flying on a plane carrying uninspected cargo, H3445 [18MY]

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, H11515 [14DE]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), consideration (H. Res. 369), H6214 [21JY]

———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 595), H11515, H11523 [14DE]

Veterans: health care funding, H4078, H4079, H4080, H4082 [26MY], H5268 [28JN]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (H.R. 366), consideration (H. Res. 254), H2892, H2893, H2895 [4MY]

Votes: position on missed, H868 [2MR], H12268 [18DE]

Worcester Women's History Project (nonprofit organization): tribute, E1967 [28SE]

Workforce Investment Act: prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H860, H862, H864 [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), H860, H862, H864 [2MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1504 [15MR]

Reports

Broken Promises—America's Pension Plans at Risk—Independent Analysis Finds That Republican Plan Makes Pension Crisis Worse: Representative George Miller, H11662 [15DE]

Uzbekistan—Rights Defenders Targeted After Massacre: Human Rights Watch (organization), H4770 [20JN]

Statements

Commemorate Lives and Work of Certain Religious Workers Executed in El Salvador by Members of the Military in 1980: Marie Dennis, H11616 [14DE]

———Thomas G. Wenski, H11614 [14DE]

Develop and Implement a Plan for Withdrawal of Armed Forces From Iraq: Gold Star Families for Peace (organization), H4576 [16JN]

Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act: Several Social Justice Organizations, H3130 [11MY]

Rethinking Plan Colombia, H5314 [28JN]

Return to the Rules of the 108th Congress: House Republican Conference, H2620 [27AP]

Tributes

Beck, Meghan A., H1853 [12AP]

Lee, John, E2405 [18NO]

McGovern, Eleanor, E1017 [19MY]

Murtha, Representative, H10912 [18NO]

O'Connor, Brendan, E2421 [18NO]