MILLENDER-McDONALD, JUANITA (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8311 [22SE]
House of Representatives: require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances (H.R. 841), H961 [3MR]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2403 [21AP]
Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (H.R. 366), H2914 [4MY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, H4136 [26MY]
House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, H1822 [6AP]
Robert T. Matsui funeral attendees, H129 [6JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: implement measures to help alleviate poor living conditions (see H.R. 3175), H5601 [30JN]
Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 3931), H11655 [14DE]
Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1155), H1023 [8MR]
American Jewish History Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 315), H11654 [14DE]
Amo Houghton Bypass: designate a segment of Interstate 86 near Corning, NY (see H.R. 795), H586 [14FE]
Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1630), H2473 [21AP]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 567), H351 [2FE]
Armed Forces: 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), H1847 [6AP]
———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2131), H3557 [18MY]
———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H353 [2FE]
———provide a temporary increase in the minimum end strength levels for active duty personnel and Special Operation Forces (see H.R. 1666), H2101 [14AP]
———provide for payment of Combat-Related Special Compensation to certain members retired for disability who were awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 995), H10038 [8NO]
———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 887), H4486 [14JN] (see H.R. 923), H9044 [20OC] (see H.R. 2874), H4485 [14JN]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H7743 [7SE]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 280), H3769 [23MY]
Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1312), H2739 [28AP]
Aviation: make funds available for the Aviation Security Capital Fund and establish a Checkpoint Screening Security Fund (see H.R. 1818), H2548 [26AP]
Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H796 [17FE]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 228), H9277 [26OC]
Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda (see H.R. 4510), H11503 [13DE]
———permit placement of statues honoring District of Columbia residents in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 4021), H8847 [17OC]
———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 63), H630 [15FE]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 71), H1780 [5AP]
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), H8163 [20SE]
Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H349 [2FE]
Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H1691 [17MR]
———establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 127), H847 [1MR]
———tribute (see H.J. Res. 12), H3114 [10MY]
Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H4074 [25MY]
———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 2423), H3554 [18MY]
———make grants to establish antibullying and gang prevention programs (see H.R. 283), H584 [10FE]
———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H1780 [5AP]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 188), H353 [2FE]
———issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 58), H587 [14FE]
Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 44), H2739 [28AP]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1697), H3695 [19MY]
———recognize contributions of the ``Greensboro Four'' (see H. Con. Res. 25), H196 [25JA]
Classified information: request the Executive Office of the President and direct the Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to the White House Iraq Group (see H. Res. 505), 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), H5741 [12JY]
———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), H5964 [18JY]
Cochran, Johnnie, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 185), H1778 [5AP]
Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 2616), H3893 [24MY]
———expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 761), H582 [10FE]
———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 128), H413 [8FE]
Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H72 [4JA]
Committee on House Administration (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 159), H1622 [16MR]
Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 147), H1371 [10MR]
Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 147), H1371 [10MR]
Congressional Office of Compliance: permit certain officers to serve one additional term (see H.R. 3071), H5251 [27JN]
Conservation of energy: improve energy use of transportation and infrastructure facilities (see H.R. 722), H522 [9FE]
Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 1994), H2736 [28AP]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3326), H5963 [18JY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H353 [2FE]
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H2149 [19AP]
Courts: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 662), H2880 [3MY]
CPSC: classify certain children's products containing lead as banned hazardous substances (see H.R. 668), H412 [8FE]
Crime: strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H6107 [19JY]
Curtiss, Glenn H.: tribute (see H. Res. 374), H6328 [21JY]
Dalip Singh Saund Post Office Building, Temecula, CA: designate (see H.R. 120), H286 [1FE]
Davis, Ossie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 660), H848 [1MR]
———tribute (see H. Res. 69), H412 [8FE]
Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3763), H7947 [14SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H12050 [16DE]
Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership (see H.R. 1491), H8162 [20SE]
Dept. of Education: enter into a partnership with a local educational agency to conduct a model school-to-work program (see H.R. 1439), H1694 [17MR]
———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 559), H2550 [26AP]
———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H7815 [8SE]
Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools (see H.R. 4063), H8846 [17OC]
Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 790), H586 [14FE]
———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), H7613 [29JY]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 3506), H8342 [22SE]
———provide grants for organizations to find missing adults (see H.R. 2103), H4297 [8JN]
———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 1704), H3894 [24MY]
———require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see H. Con. Res. 77), H797 [17FE]
Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see H.R. 4542), H11653 [14DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 616), H4722 [17JN]
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]
———establish special rules relative to certain disaster assistance provided for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 4438), H11109 [6DE]
———permit the use of frank mailings for solicitations for charities responding to a Presidentially-declared major disaster (see H. Res. 447), H8088 [15SE]
———provide assistance to children orphaned or unaccompanied due to the tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see H.R. 950), H794 [17FE]
———require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (see H. Res. 477), H8810 [7OC]
Diseases: authorize grants for education, screening, and treatment relative to preventing diabetic foot complications and lower extremity amputations (see H.R. 1719), H2393 [20AP]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H8919 [18OC]
———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H9696 [4NO]
Disney, Walt: tribute (see H. Res. 355), H5637 [11JY]
District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 398), H287 [1FE]
Education: constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 29), H941 [2MR]
———improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 547), H349 [2FE]
———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 1390), H1692 [17MR]
———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H3054 [5MY]
———provide loan forgiveness for social workers who work for child protective agencies (see H.R. 127), H75 [4JA]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 390), H234 [26JA]
Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), H9361 [27OC]
———provide effective training and education programs for displaced homemakers, single parents, and individuals entering nontraditional employment (see H.R. 3972), H8732 [6OC]
———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1902), H2646 [27AP]
EPA: establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 425), H235 [26JA]
ERISA: improve disclosure of the funding status of pension plans (see H.R. 2321), H3259 [12MY]
Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 1589), H1967 [13AP]
FCC: expedite and increase assignment of radio spectrum frequencies to public safety agencies (see H.R. 1646), H2101 [14AP]
FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H9361 [27OC]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H942 [2MR]
———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 633), H410 [8FE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2719), H4141 [26MY]
FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 3656), H8089 [15SE] (see H.R. 3659), H7744 [7SE] (see H.R. 4493), H11327 [8DE]
Filipino Americans: recognize centennial of immigration and acknowledge contributions to society (see H. Con. Res. 218), H9426 [28OC]
Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 2317), H4656 [16JN]
———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H74 [4JA]
Foreign policy: prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 952), H794 [17FE]
Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 1216), H8248 [21SE]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3563), H7558 [28JY]
FTC: classify advertising or sale of a mislabeled copy-protected music disc as an unfair method of competition and an unfair and deceptive act or practice (see H.R. 1201), H1847 [6AP]
Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H7673 [6SE]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H2151 [19AP]
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H2149 [19AP]
Guyana: provide adequate assistance relative to severe flooding resulting from torrential rains (see H. Con. Res. 74), H1697 [17MR]
Headwaters Forest Reserve: designate the John L. Burton Trail (see H.R. 2871), H4400 [13JN]
Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H941 [2MR]
———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), H8163 [20SE]
———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (see H.R. 2072), H2975 [4MY]
———improve accessibility to immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases, study Medicare and Medicaid influenza immunization usage, and amend Federal employee immunization services (see H.R. 3598), H8735 [6OC]
———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H1263 [9MR]
———provide for a program of screenings and education relative to children with sudden cardiac arrhythmia syndromes (see H.R. 1252), H1370 [10MR]
———provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (see H.R. 2520), H3767 [23MY]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 810), H798 [17FE]
———provide grants to States to provide access to affordable health insurance for certain child care providers and staff (see H.R. 1613), H1968 [13AP]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 768), H583 [10FE] (see H.R. 2553), H3768 [23MY]
Health care professionals: clarify responsibilities of a pharmacy when a staff pharmacist refuses to fill a valid prescription for a drug on the basis of religious beliefs or moral convictions (see H.R. 1652), H3056 [5MY]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (see H.R. 939), H2394 [20AP]
———require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 939), H4562 [15JN]
Higher Education Act: 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), H9696 [4NO]
Horseracing: recognize contributions of Jimmy Winkfield and other African American jockeys and trainers to the sport of horseracing and the history of the Kentucky Derby (see H. Res. 231), H2979 [4MY]
House of Representatives: authorize the taking of official photographs in the House Chamber (see H. Res. 232), H2550 [26AP]
———limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 4094), H9426 [28OC]
House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1417 [14MR]
Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H8986 [19OC]
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), H8163 [20SE]
———recover, reclaim, restore and reconstruct lives and communities and reunite families devastated by Hurricane Katrina and address issues of poverty exposed by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4197), H9554 [2NO]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 342), H287 [1FE]
———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 193), H2472 [21AP]
———comprehensively reform immigration law and better protect immigrant victims of violence (see H.R. 2092), H5741 [12JY]
———recapture unused employment-based immigrant visa numbers to facilitate improved health care for all persons in the U.S. (see H.R. 139), H197 [25JA]
Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish (see H.R. 3003), H4895 [21JN]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 288), H9555 [2NO]
———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1107), H1780 [5AP]
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]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 4540), H11653 [14DE]
———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 3055), H5100 [23JN]
International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by heavily indebted poor countries (see H.R. 3191), H8163 [20SE]
———provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 1130), H1780 [5AP]
Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 73), H11655 [14DE]
IRS: require abatement of interest on erroneous tax refund checks without regard to the size of the refund (see H.R. 726), H522 [9FE]
Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H2395 [20AP]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4561 [15JN]
Karl Malden Station, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 3667), H7862 [13SE]
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 1696), H2149 [19AP]
Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 115), H848 [1MR]
Lillian Kinkella Keil Post Office, Covina, CA: designate (see H.R. 4053), H8809 [7OC]
Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H287 [1FE]
Los Angeles Galaxy (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 574), H11035 [18NO]
Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H1896 [12AP]
Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (see H.R. 438), H2880 [3MY]
Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H2394 [20AP]
———prohibit cuts in Federal funding until full consideration is given to recommendations of a Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid (see H.R. 4223), H11036 [18NO]
Medicare: permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H6936 [27JY]
———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H10227 [15NO]
Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of certain screening procedures for diabetic retinopathy and establish pilot programs to foster such screening (see H.R. 801), H628 [15FE]
Mental health: 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), H6936 [27JY]
———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 1940), H2647 [27AP]
———raise awareness about the importance of social worker and case worker safety (see H. Con. Res. 278), H9275 [26OC]
Mexico: 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), H4802 [20JN]
Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 708), H522 [9FE]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H8986 [19OC]
Motley, Constance Baker: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 271), H9043 [20OC]
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), H8163 [20SE]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 30), H235 [26JA]
National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see H.R. 596), H352 [2FE]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 209), H6108 [19JY]
National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see H.R. 669), H3198 [11MY]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H5915 [14JY]
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), H8919 [18OC]
———develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 3313), H9103 [25OC]
———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 987), H796 [17FE]
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 262), H8734 [6OC]
National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 46), H354 [2FE]
National objectives: end homelessness (see H.R. 4347), H11110 [6DE]
National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 327), H7614 [29JY]
National Tartan Day: support establishment (see H. Res. 41), H413 [8FE]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H797 [17FE]
———award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 4597), H12048 [16DE]
———eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 601), H584 [10FE]
News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 581), H4296 [8JN]
Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 286), H9425 [28OC]
———direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 4145), H9275 [26OC]
———issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 4343), H11220 [7DE]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H798 [17FE]
Pensions: protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (see H.R. 4052), H8808 [7OC]
Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H942 [2MR]
Poverty: improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty (see H. Con. Res. 234), H7742 [7SE]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H2880 [3MY]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H1417 [14MR]
Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 539), H2550 [26AP]
Railroads: provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure (see H.R. 1631), H2473 [21AP]
———provide for the safety and security of railroads, passengers, workers, and communities, and establish an assistance program for families of passengers involved in rail accidents (see H.R. 2351), H3261 [12MY]
Ray Charles Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 504), H1896 [12AP]
Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacramento, CA: designate (see H.R. 787), H1896 [12AP]
Roybal, Edward R.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 297), H10226 [15NO]
Rwanda: remember the victims of genocide and pledge to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again (see H. Con. Res. 88), H1264 [9MR]
San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H7564 [28JY]
SBA: establish Angel Investment Program (see H.R. 4565), H11879 [15DE]
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), H5801 [13JY]
Science: recognize significance of African American women in the U.S. scientific community (see H. Con. Res. 96), H1780 [5AP]
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]
———modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 782), H583 [10FE]
Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 158), H4356 [9JN]
Sewage disposal: authorize appropriations for sewer overflow control grants (see H.R. 624), H410 [8FE]
Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 1636), H7673 [6SE]
Small Business Act: enhance section 8(a) program (see H.R. 4474), H11326 [8DE]
———provide for increased access to capital for small businesses under the section 7(a) guarantee loan program (see H.R. 1868), H9472 [1NO]
Social Security: coordinate the threshold requirement for coverage of domestic employees with the amount required for a quarter of coverage (see H.R. 1761), H2470 [21AP]
———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1668), H2102 [14AP]
———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2071), H2975 [4MY]
———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), 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]
Southeast Asia: provide for the automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship by certain individuals (see H.R. 2687), H4140 [26MY]
Sports: recognize contributions of African-American basketball teams and players for their achievements, dedication, and contributions to the sport of basketball and to the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 59), H5362 [28JN]
Staff Sergeant First Class John Marshall Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 289), H197 [25JA]
Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H1780 [5AP]
———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), H8735 [6OC]
Taxation: allow a custodial parent a refundable credit for unpaid child support payments and require a parent who is chronically delinquent in child support to include the amount of the unpaid obligation in gross income (see H.R. 4233), H9695 [4NO]
———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H7565 [28JY]
———allow a temporary credit to offset the high fuel costs of small businesses, farmers, and fishermen (see H.R. 3944), H10227 [15NO]
———allow an additional credit for adoption of an older child (see H.R. 4092), H9696 [4NO]
———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), H5914 [14JY]
———allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040S without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1581), H1895 [12AP]
———allow taxpayers to split refunds and make deposits electronically among certain accounts (see H.R. 1048), H4356 [9JN]
———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), H1845 [6AP]
———maintain current mortgage interest deduction (see H. Con. Res. 272), H10503 [16NO]
———permit subchapter S election to be made on returns filed prior to the due date with extensions, reduce certain payroll deposit penalties, and allow certain married couples to file separate self-employment tax returns (see H.R. 3629), H7612 [29JY]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax and prevent manipulation of transfer prices by deflection of income to tax havens (see H.R. 1303), H1507 [15MR]
———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 986), H796 [17FE]
———provide a credit for the use of clean-fuel vehicles by businesses within Clean Air Act nonattainment areas (see H.R. 206), H1896 [12AP]
———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H8388 [27SE]
———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 credit for elementary and secondary school personnel (see H.R. 405), H234 [26JA]
———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 402), H234 [26JA]
———rename low-income housing credit the affordable housing credit and increase the per capita amount allowed in the determination of the State housing credit ceiling (see H.R. 2681), H4139 [26MY]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H8919 [18OC]
Taylor, Charles: call on Nigeria to transfer custody to the Special Court for Sierra Leone to be tried for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law (see H. Con. Res. 127), H2649 [27AP]
Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 1377), H1691 [17MR]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H1025 [8MR]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3), H520 [9FE]
———improve intermodal transportation (see H.R. 1637), H2100 [14AP]
———increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 3270), H5800 [13JY]
Turkey: urge acknowledgment of culpability of Ottoman Empire for Armenian genocide and reconciliation with Armenia, and support accession of Turkey to the European Union under certain criteria (see H. Con. Res. 195), H6328 [21JY]
Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H5603 [30JN]
Unemployment: provide benefits for Hurricane Katrina victims (see H.R. 3774), H8810 [7OC]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1774), H2470 [21AP]
Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 805), H628 [15FE]
———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 302), H193 [25JA]
Vietnam: anniversary of fall to communist forces of North Vietnam (see H. Res. 228), H2472 [21AP]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3171), H5601 [30JN]
Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H941 [2MR]
———establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 63), H73 [4JA]
———extend to Hurricane Katrina evacuees the right to use absentee balloting and registration procedures available to military and overseas voters (see H.R. 3734), H8648 [3OC]
———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 1300), H1507 [15MR]
Walt Disney Co.: anniversary of Disneyland (see H. Con. Res. 142), H2743 [2MY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H1508 [15MR]
———establish an appropriate day for commemoration of the women suffragists who fought for and won the right of women to vote in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 59), H5914 [14JY]
———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3185), H5602 [30JN]
———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 3086), H5361 [28JN]
World War II: preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3113 [10MY]
———tribute to Montford Point Marines (see H. Con. Res. 80), H847 [1MR]
Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 34), H1622 [16MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Cambodia: honor victims of genocide and establish an international criminal tribunal to bring the perpetrators of the genocide to justice (see H. Con. Res. 146), H3055 [5MY] (see H. Con. Res. 238), H7814 [8SE]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: conduct minority health programs (see H.R. 161), H76 [4JA]
Children and youth: 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), H629 [15FE]
———reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H11034 [18NO]
Columbia University: provide additional appropriations for the MTCT-Plus Initiative at the Mailman School of Public Health (see H.R. 155), H76 [4JA]
Courts: recognize the need for judges who hear causes of action brought by teenage victims of dating violence to be educated as to the specific needs of such victims (see H. Con. Res. 239), H7814 [8SE]
CPSC: issue a rule to prevent injuries to users of vending machines (see H.R. 2898), H4485 [14JN]
Dept. of Education: conduct a study of the dropout rate of Native Americans and students who reside in American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam (see H.R. 158), H76 [4JA]
Dept. of Homeland Security: carry out activities to assess and reduce the vulnerabilities of public transportation systems (see H.R. 1116), H983 [3MR]
———carry out an empty container sealing pilot program to encourage shipping container handlers to seal empty containers after they have unpacked them (see H.R. 163), H135 [6JA]
———establish the National Emergency Family Locator System (see H.R. 3999), H8733 [6OC]
Diseases: increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 159), H76 [4JA]
Education: include information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence in domestic violence education programs (see H.R. 2947), H4655 [16JN]
———provide incentives for highly qualified teachers and administrators to remain in and relocate to areas affected by major disasters (see H.R. 3884), H8341 [22SE]
EEOC: require report on use of the Fair Labor Standards Act by public and private sector employers to foster or exacerbate pay inequity (see H.R. 157), H76 [4JA]
Election Assistance Commission: make grants to States to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4140), H9102 [25OC]
Electronics: reduce and eliminate electronic waste through recycling (see H.R. 4316), H10161 [14NO]
Family and Medical Leave Act: include nurse practitioners and domestic partners within the scope of coverage, and extend the period of family or medical leave for spouses employed by the same employer (see H.R. 279), H137 [6JA]
Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 165), H76 [4JA]
Health: authorize use of Federal funds for research on human embryonic stem cells irrespective of date derived (see H.R. 162), H76 [4JA]
———carry out programs to prevent and manage asthma, allergies, and related respiratory problems in children and establish a pest control and indoor air services tax credit for low-income multifamily residential housing (see H.R. 172), H77 [4JA]
———establish a network of pediatric centers in certain developing countries to provide treatment and care for children with HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 164), H76 [4JA]
Long Beach, CA: commend Tincher Preparatory School for innovative efforts to fight childhood obesity, including the designation of one day each week as ``Healthy Snack Day'' (see H. Res. 28), H80 [4JA]
Medicaid: allow States to expand coverage to uninsured, poor adults (see H.R. 160), H76 [4JA]
Medicare: provide for the use of qualified family caregivers in the provision of home health aide services and amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (see H.R. 175), H77 [4JA]
National Academy of Sciences: convene an expert panel on data collection relative to foster care and streamlining the application and approval process for moving a child from foster care to a permanent home (see H. Con. Res. 17), H138 [6JA]
National Family Caregiver Support Program: funding (see H. Con. Res. 8), H136 [6JA]
National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 478), H284 [1FE]
———prevent and respond to terrorism and crime at or through ports (see H.R. 173), H135 [6JA]
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H8734 [6OC] (see H. Res. 617), H11879 [15DE]
Power resources: encourage greater use of geothermal resources (see H.R. 174), H77 [4JA]
Roads and highways: designate a high priority corridor in California (see H.R. 169), H77 [4JA]
SBA: allow more joint ventures, leader-follower arrangements, and teaming arrangements under the minority business development program (see H.R. 166), H76 [4JA]
Small business: establish a pilot program for lending to small, nonprofit child care businesses (see H.R. 167), H76 [4JA]
Social Security: streamline enrollment for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program through better linkages with low-income nutrition and related assistance programs (see H.R. 2948), H4655 [16JN]
Southern California Association of Governments: anniversary (see H. Res. 247), H2648 [27AP] (see H. Res. 506), H9047 [24OC]
Taxation: restore standards for determining employee status of technical workers (see H.R. 171), H77 [4JA]
Transportation: establish a goods movement program to improve the productivity, security, and safety of freight transportation gateways (see H.R. 168), H77 [4JA]
U.N.: call for a commission that will build an abolitionists movement to end slavery, human trafficking, and exploitation around the world (see H. Con. Res. 258), H8648 [3OC] (see H. Res. 490), H8809 [7OC]
U.S. Army Volunteer Reserve: tribute (see H. Res. 29), H80 [4JA]
Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 170), H77 [4JA]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 156), H76 [4JA]
Voting: permit individuals to use a national write-in absentee ballot to cast votes in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 4141), H9102 [25OC]
Remarks
Amtrak: funding, H5396
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), conference report, H3018
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H2793 [3MY]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1595 [16MR]
Cambodia: honor victims of genocide and establish an international criminal tribunal to bring the perpetrators of the genocide to justice (H. Con. Res. 146), E885
———honor victims of genocide and establish an international criminal tribunal to bring the perpetrators of the genocide to justice (H. Con. Res. 238), H11630 [14DE]
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 (H.R. 4510), H12284
———authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 136), H3078
———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor Constantino Brumidi (H. Con. Res. 202), H6115 [20JY]
Capitol Police: funding through reductions in GPO funding, H4958
———prohibit transfer of horse mounted unit to U.S. Park Police, H4956
Children and youth: establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (H.R. 822), E388
Cinco de Mayo: observance, E889
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations and amending various laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 889), E1899
———require notification regarding obstructions to navigation (H.R. 1412), H5199 [27JN]
Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 224), H2574, H2575 [27AP]
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize, H8493 [28SE]
Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 225), H7623
———counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, H125
———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, H125
Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1595 [16MR]
Congressional Office of Compliance: permit certain officers to serve one additional term (H.R. 3071), H5560, H5561 [30JN]
CPSC: issue a rule to prevent injuries to users of vending machines (H.R. 2898), H4556 [15JN]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), H2601
Dept. of Homeland Security: carry out activities to assess and reduce the vulnerabilities of public transportation systems (H.R. 1116), E354
———carry out an empty container sealing pilot program to encourage shipping container handlers to seal empty containers after they have unpacked them (H.R. 163), E27
———establish the National Emergency Family Locator System (H.R. 3999), E2225
Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5396
Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H7716 [7SE]
Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), E1737
Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls, E1354
———include information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence in domestic violence education programs (H.R. 2947), E1254
EPA: diesel truck retrofit and fleet modernization program funding, H2404 [21AP]
GPO: reduce number of printed copies of Congressional Record, H4957
Head Start Program: improve access for homeless and foster care children, H8311, H8312 [22SE]
———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8311, H8312 [22SE]
Health: provide for collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (H.R. 2520), Senate amendment, H12070 [17DE]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3843
House of Representatives: enhance ability of individuals to file lawsuits and judicial appeals to resolve issues caused by a large number of simultaneously vacant seats and the special elections to fill such seats, H965 [3MR]
———require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances, H4953
———require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances (H.R. 841), H954, H956, H958, H961, H963, H965 [3MR]
———require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 60 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances, H961, H963 [3MR]
Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), H7623
———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7716 [7SE]
Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), E2623
International Women's Day: observance, E643
Iraq: call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), H11017 [18NO]
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H11017 [18NO]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2985), H4953
Lifetime Entertainment Services: premiere of Lifetime Television for Women miniseries ``Human Trafficking'', E2226
Los Angeles, CA: tribute to lighting of Vincent Thomas Bridge, E131
Mystic, CT: anniversary of Mystic Seaport—the Museum of America and the Sea (H. Con. Res. 152), H5197 [27JN]
National security: ensure greater security for U.S. seaports (H.R. 478), H256 [1FE]
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 483), H12213
Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (S. Con. Res. 61), H9398, H9405 [28OC]
———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 (H.R. 4145), H10786, H10788 [17NO]
Parliamentary inquiry, H970 [3MR]
Peace Corps Week: observance, E351
Pensions: reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), H11766
Po'Pay: dedication of statue provided by New Mexico for display in National Statuary Hall (H. Con. Res. 242), H8169 [21SE]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2404 [21AP]
Roads and highways: extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 3104), H5557
Seneca Falls, NY: anniversary of women's rights convention, H6079 [19JY]
Sewell, Helen: tribute (H. Res. 633), H12193, H12194 [18DE]
Social Security: streamline enrollment for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program through better linkages with low-income nutrition and related assistance programs (H.R. 2948), E1253
Stop Violence Against Women Week: observance, E643
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1046 [9MR]
———Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), conference report, H7576 [29JY]
———Projects of National and Regional Significance program funding, H7576 [29JY]
U.N.: call for a commission that will build an abolitionists movement to end slavery, human trafficking, and exploitation around the world (H. Res. 490), E2226
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (H.R. 156), E27
Vocational and Technical Education Act: establish local programs to assist in training of automotive technicians in diesel retrofitting, hybrid, hydrogen, and alternative fuel automotive technologies, H2914, H2915 [4MY]
———strengthen and improve programs (H.R. 366), H2901, H2914, H2915 [4MY]
Women: inequities in the workforce, H7703 [7SE]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H842 [1MR], H3110 [10MY], H3311 [16MY], H3433 [17MY], H3765 [23MY], H4720 [17JN], H9960 [7NO], H10036 [8NO]
Special order: granted, H67 [4JA], H280 [1FE], H1225 [9MR], H1614 [16MR], H2645 [27AP], H4184 [7JN], H4483 [14JN], H4558 [15JN], H5360 [28JN], H6103 [19JY], H7738 [7SE], H8510 [28SE]
Tables
Committee franked mail expenditures, H2575 [27AP]
Tributes
Blair, Harold and Juanita, E2032
Clark, Gary, E1474
Fowler, Tillie K., H1012 [8MR]
Mack, John W., E645
McDonald, Vera Jackson, E2034
Parks, Rosa, H9263 [26OC]
Roybal, Edward R., H10201 [15NO]