MOORE, GWEN (a Representative from Wisconsin)
Amendments
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4511 [15JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 3931), H12050 [16DE]
American Jewish History Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 315), H11654 [14DE]
America's Blood Centers (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 220), H5177 [24JN]
Animals: restore prohibition on commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 297), H1846 [6AP]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 567), H984 [3MR]
Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current policy concerning homosexuality, referred to as ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'', with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1059), H2103 [14AP]
———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2131), H4143 [26MY]
———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (see H.R. 458), H1371 [10MR]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H11327 [8DE]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H1368 [10MR]
Bankruptcy: provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (see H.R. 3697), H8810 [7OC]
Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H796 [17FE]
Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), 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), H11880 [15DE]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 71), H4074 [25MY]
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]
Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H4722 [17JN]
Charles, Ray: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 824), H2150 [19AP]
Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H3436 [17MY]
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), H7814 [8SE]
———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1355), H2551 [26AP]
———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1505), H2551 [26AP]
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), H3769 [23MY]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 188), H848 [1MR]
———issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 58), H587 [14FE]
Civil rights: anniversary of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and subsequent desegregation of American society (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5801 [13JY]
———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1687), H7564 [28JY]
———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1697), H7613 [29JY]
———recognize contributions of the ``Greensboro Four'' (see H. Con. Res. 25), H354 [2FE]
Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to communications with United Kingdom officials on U.S. policy towards Iraq (see H. Res. 375), H7645 [2SE]
———request the Executive Office of the President and direct the Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to the White House Iraq Group (see H. Res. 505), 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), H5603 [30JN]
———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]
Cochran, Johnnie, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 185), H3332 [16MY]
Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 128), H2472 [21AP]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see H.R. 2134), H3053 [5MY]
Community development: allow community reinvestment credit for investments and other financial support to enable employees to establish employee stock ownership plans or eligible worker owned cooperatives (see H.R. 2457), H4188 [7JN]
Consumers: require enhanced disclosure regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt (see H.R. 3852), H10161 [14NO]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H943 [2MR]
Courts: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 662), H4985 [22JN]
Credit: impose restrictions on high-cost mortgages, revise fees and charges on certain loans, prohibit unfair or deceptive practices by mortgage brokers and creditors, and provide counseling about predatory lenders (see H.R. 1182), H2473 [21AP]
Credit cards: protect consumers from unfair practices of issuers (see H.R. 3492), H7614 [29JY]
Crime: combat unlawful commercial sex activities by targeting demand, prohibit operation of sex tours, and protect children and assist State and local law enforcement relative to such activities (see H.R. 2012), H5915 [14JY]
———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 2662), H4356 [9JN]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H11880 [15DE]
Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances (see H.R. 2617), H5362 [28JN]
———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1814), H4486 [14JN]
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]
Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H12290 [18DE]
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), H11328 [8DE]
———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 2427), H3894 [24MY]
Dept. of Education: make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 559), H1779 [5AP]
———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H11328 [8DE]
Dept. of HHS: establish programs to address the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1175), H1970 [13AP]
Dept. of HUD: maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H2395 [20AP]
———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 3888), H8735 [6OC]
Dept. of Justice: 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), H9556 [2NO]
Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (see H.R. 3760), H7947 [14SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve the Veterans Beneficiary Travel Program (see H.R. 3147), H5963 [18JY]
Disasters: require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (see H. Res. 477), H8920 [18OC]
Discrimination: condemn existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urge States to adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue (see H. Res. 259), H2977 [4MY]
Diseases: enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see H.R. 3307), H5913 [14JY]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H354 [2FE]
District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 398), H7861 [13SE]
DuBois, W.E.B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 72), H796 [17FE]
Education: include information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence in domestic violence education programs (see H.R. 2947), H5915 [14JY]
———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 1390), H7814 [8SE]
———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H3436 [17MY]
El Salvador: commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (see H. Res. 458), H10227 [15NO]
Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see H.R. 4463), H11219 [7DE]
Employment: provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 3192), H7862 [13SE]
ERISA: impose a moratorium on terminations of certain plans in cases in which reorganization of contributing sponsors is sought in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings (see H.R. 2327), H9472 [1NO]
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), H3769 [23MY]
Federal aid programs: ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible (see H.R. 1425), H1693 [17MR]
Federal employees: ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 40), H2473 [21AP]
———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 633), H2472 [21AP]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3267), H5800 [13JY]
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), H5177 [24JN]
———ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2317), H5916 [14JY]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 148), H1510 [15MR]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4465), H11219 [7DE]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3563), H11110 [6DE]
Great Lakes: authorize appropriations for State restoration programs and activities (see H.R. 792), H586 [14FE]
Haiti: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2592), H3893 [24MY]
———provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (see H.R. 945), H794 [17FE]
Health: 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]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H7814 [8SE]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 810), H942 [2MR]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2553), H9962 [7NO]
Health care professionals: clarify responsibilities of a pharmacy when a staff pharmacist refuses to fill a valid prescription for a drug on the basis of religious beliefs or moral convictions (see H.R. 1652), H2151 [19AP]
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 permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H7673 [6SE]
Higher Education Act: amend definition of independent student for purposes of need analysis to include older adopted students (see H.R. 3252), H6205 [20JY]
———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 1029), H1897 [12AP]
History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (see H. Con. Res. 175), H5252 [27JN]
———anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H11036 [18NO]
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 Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1417 [14MR]
Housing: support goal of increased homeownership in the U.S. and recognize the importance of homeownership programs, fair lending laws, and fair housing laws in achieving that goal (see H. Con. Res. 107), H1780 [5AP]
Human rights: condemn honor killings (see H. Con. Res. 296), H11036 [18NO]
Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H4561 [15JN]
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: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3006), H13189 [22DE]
———provide protection to immigrant victims of violence (see H.R. 3188), H5602 [30JN]
Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish (see H.R. 3003), H4895 [21JN]
Independent Commission to Prevent Fraud and Abuse in the Response to Hurricane Katrina: establish (see H.R. 3838), H8735 [6OC]
Insurance: establish minimum standards relating to a factor for life insurance eligibility and rates (see H.R. 3639), H8810 [7OC]
International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 1130), H1851 [8AP]
Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H5741 [12JY]
Iraq: declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H. Con. Res. 197), H9696 [4NO]
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 55), H4896 [21JN] (see H.J. Res. 73), H11655 [14DE] (see H. Con. Res. 35), H236 [26JA]
John H. Bradley Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Appleton, WI: designate (see H.R. 1691), H8089 [15SE]
Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H2395 [20AP]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4561 [15JN]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: provide for expeditious disclosure of records relevant to life and assassination (see H.R. 2554), H11328 [8DE]
Kosovo: anniversary of ethnic violence (see H. Res. 172), H2979 [4MY]
Kuwait: commend for granting women certain important political rights (see H. Res. 343), H5252 [27JN]
La Follette, Robert M., Sr.: tribute (see H. Res. 226), H2472 [21AP]
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), H2473 [21AP]
Laos: honor Lao and Hmong veterans and their refugee families upon the anniversary of the end of the Indochina conflict (see H. Res. 317), H6381 [22JY]
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]
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), H4400 [13JN]
Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 215), H6652 [26JY]
———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H8809 [7OC]
———prohibit cuts in Federal funding until full consideration is given to recommendations of a Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid (see H.R. 4223), H9962 [7NO]
Medicare: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 213), H6652 [26JY]
———coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 1981), H2735 [28AP]
———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H413 [8FE]
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), H7815 [8SE]
Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 708), H522 [9FE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2429), H7673 [6SE]
Motor vehicles: require accurate fuel economy testing procedures (see H.R. 1103), H7814 [8SE]
———require higher standards of automobile fuel efficiency to reduce the amount of oil used for fuel by automobiles in the U.S. by 10 percent beginning in 2016 (see H.R. 3762), H8735 [6OC]
National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H7815 [8SE]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 30), H287 [1FE]
National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 15), H7950 [14SE]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H7565 [28JY]
National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 178), H8389 [27SE]
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), H8163 [20SE]
National objectives: end homelessness (see H.R. 4347), H12051 [16DE]
National security: establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters (see H.R. 2715), H9641 [3NO]
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1591), H4143 [26MY]
Parks, Rosa: direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 4145), H9275 [26OC]
———issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 4343), H11220 [7DE]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H354 [2FE]
Poverty: improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty (see H. Con. Res. 234), H7742 [7SE]
Privacy: protect and enhance consumer privacy (see H.R. 3140), H5599 [30JN]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H4722 [17JN]
Radioactive substances: study health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of such contaminated sites (see H.R. 2410), H7743 [7SE]
Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Post Office Building, Madison, WI: designate (see H.R. 1760), H2470 [21AP]
San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H7564 [28JY]
SBA: allow more joint ventures, leader-follower arrangements, and teaming arrangements under the minority business development program (see H.R. 166), H2102 [14AP]
———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), H11035 [18NO]
Science: recognize significance of African American women in the U.S. scientific community (see H. Con. Res. 96), H1780 [5AP]
Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 158), H6108 [19JY]
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: recognize effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 61), H354 [2FE]
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]
Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H2151 [19AP]
Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 521), H630 [15FE]
———motorcycle wheel assembly machines (see H.R. 2015), H2737 [28AP]
———unidirectional (cardioid) electret condenser microphone modules (see H.R. 1202), H8388 [27SE]
Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H8644 [29SE]
———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), H3556 [18MY]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2952), H4985 [22JN]
———provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance (see H.R. 3194), H7614 [29JY]
———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualified health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 2073), H4561 [15JN]
———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]
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: policy concerning supportive actions on the occasion of the Seventh NPT Review Conference (see H. Con. Res. 133), H5362 [28JN]
Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H5741 [12JY]
U.S. Parole Commission: reestablish (see H.R. 3072), 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), H8810 [7OC]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1774), H8735 [6OC]
Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 515), H1779 [5AP]
———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), H11504 [13DE]
Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3171), H5601 [30JN]
Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H1970 [13AP]
———establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 63), H6328 [21JY]
———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]
Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 1126), H1780 [5AP]
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), H6107 [19JY]
World War II: tribute to Montford Point Marines (see H. Con. Res. 80), H847 [1MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of HHS: make grants to improve access to dependable, affordable automobiles by low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H3261 [12MY]
Dept. of HUD: 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), H4140 [26MY]
Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: eliminate application deadlines (see H.R. 3018), H4896 [21JN]
Small Business Investment Act: reauthorize and expand the New Markets Venture Capital Program (see H.R. 4303), H10156 [10NO]
Remarks
American Cancer Society: tribute to Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event, E781
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1522
Budget: increase veterans, education, health care, homeland security, environment, and infrastructure funding through reductions in tax cuts and defense spending, H1631 [17MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1631 [17MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H4032 [25MY]
———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations, H4032 [25MY]
Dept. of HHS: make grants to improve access to dependable, affordable automobiles by low-income families (H.R. 2349), E971
Dept. of HUD: require all recipients of Homeless Assistance Act funds to protect personally identifying information of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (H.R. 2695), H4194 [8JN], E1114
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), E1572
Foreign aid: establish centers for the treatment of obstetric fistula in developing countries and provide access to certain family planning services, E1572
House of Representatives: express commitment to achieving victory in Iraq (H. Res. 612), H11907 [16DE]
International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (H.R. 1130), E2013
Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H11907 [16DE]
———call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), H11023 [18NO]
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H11023 [18NO]
Laos: human rights violations, H3203 [12MY]
Marcus, Stephen H.: Harvard Business Club of Wisconsin Business Leader of the Year award recipient, E730
Milwaukee, WI: anniversary of Spotted Eagle High School, E1192
———anniversary of United Community Center, E777
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, H10001 [8NO]
Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Post Office Building, Madison, WI: designate (H.R. 1760), H3273 [16MY]
SBA: modernize and streamline eligibility criteria for participation in the minority-owned small business development 8(a) program, H2587 [27AP]
———New Market Venture Capital Program funding through reductions in SBA salary and expense account funding, H4511 [15JN]
———small business guarantee loan program funding, H2587 [27AP]
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4511 [15JN]
Small Business Bill of Rights: establish (H. Res. 22), H2587 [27AP]
Small Business Investment Act: reauthorize and expand the New Markets Venture Capital Program (H.R. 4303), E2334
U.N.: reform, E1572
U.N. Association of the U.S.A.: tribute to Greater Milwaukee, WI, chapter, E2013
Votes: correction, H5353
———position on missed, H216
Whitnall Summit Co.: West Allis-West Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce Company of the Year award recipient, E113
Women: 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. (H.J. Res. 59), H5971 [19JY]
———inequities in the workforce, H5971 [19JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H5633 [11JY]
Tributes
Bravo, Ellen, E62
Copeland, Paulette, E1036
Corre, Nita, E996
Frinzi, Dominic H., E997
Goldstein, John, E2012
Harris, Ian, E931
Kleczka, Gerald D., E1032
Mejchar, Jim, E116
Nelson, Gaylord, E1482
Peters, Robert L., E1074
Rosenberg, Jack, E56
Scott, Wesley, E1387
Seaver, Carol, E729
Sternke, Earl, E728
Wagner, Ramon, E932