OWENS, MAJOR R. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5053 [23JN]

Articles and editorials

Small Businesses Lose Katrina Cleanup Contracts to Large Firms, Jonathan Weisman, Washington (DC) Post, E2083 [7OC]

State Refuses To Overturn CFE Stay, Wil Cruz, Melville (NY) Newsday, H3427 [17MY]

Washington Looting of New Orleans, by, Huffington Post (Internet site), H8499 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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]

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

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 378), H6431 [25JY]

America's Blood Centers (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 220), H2551 [26AP]

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 90), H985 [3MR]

Archbishop Iakovos: tribute (see H. Res. 325), H7950 [14SE]

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), H10157 [10NO]

———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 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), H9426 [28OC]

———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]

———ensure that the confidential communications of a member of the Armed Forces with a victim service organization or a health care professional are not disclosed (see H.R. 3837), H8162 [20SE]

———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 an allowance to cover the cost of premiums for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance coverage for members serving in combat zones, junior enlisted members, and certain other members (see H.R. 493), H413 [8FE]

———extend time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 2365), H5801 [13JY]

———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), H197 [25JA]

———prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel (see H.R. 461), H524 [9FE]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 923), H1779 [5AP]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 333), H287 [1FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H631 [15FE]

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

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H7861 [13SE]

———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), H5601 [30JN]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1312), H7564 [28JY]

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), H5177 [24JN]

Azerbaijan: call for free and fair parliamentary elections (see H. Res. 326), H5964 [18JY]

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

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: recognize anniversary and support mission and goals (see H. Con. Res. 41), H1780 [5AP]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H796 [17FE]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H5435 (see H.R. 2872), H5480 [29JN]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 228), H8343 [22SE]

Bush, President: request certain information relative to a claim made that there is not a Social Security trust (see H. Res. 170), H1695 [17MR]

———transmit information on contracts for services or construction related to Hurricane Katrina recovery that relate to wages and benefits to be paid to workers (see H. Res. 467), H8388 [27SE]

Business and industry: prevent excessive concentration of ownership of the nation's media outlets, restore fairness in broadcasting, and foster and promote localism, diversity, and competition in the media (see H.R. 3302), H5913 [14JY]

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

California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see H.R. 606), H353 [2FE]

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), H12168 [17DE]

———revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 937), H1265 [9MR]

Capitol Police: increase the mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 1335), H2473 [21AP]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 71), H796 [17FE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: conduct minority health programs (see H.R. 161), H2102 [14AP]

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), H413 [8FE]

Charles, Ray: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 824), H2150 [19AP]

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), H3113 [10MY]

———establish a grant program to provide follow-up treatment for children identified with a vision disorder (see H.R. 2328), H8163 [20SE]

———establish Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program, Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, and child care provider health benefits program (see H.R. 2000), H2736 [28AP]

———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), H4296 [8JN]

———establish public-private partnership programs to provide child care (see H.R. 2097), H3695 [19MY]

———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]

———provide protection and victim services to children abducted by family members (see H.R. 1672), H2739 [28AP]

———reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H11504 [13DE]

———study and improve air quality inside school buses (see H.R. 3253), H5740 [12JY]

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), H5435 (see H.R. 1498), H5480 [29JN]

———withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 728), H523 [9FE]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 188), H353 [2FE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 58), H587 [14FE]

———tribute (see H. Res. 21), H79 [4JA]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 44), H353 [2FE]

Civil liberties: prohibit transfer of personal information to any person outside the U.S. without notice and consent (see H.R. 1653), H4985 [22JN]

———regulate information brokers and protect individual rights with respect to personally identifiable information (see H.R. 1080), H4985 [22JN]

———require reasonable religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 1445), H3113 [10MY]

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), H354 [2FE]

Claims: extend deadline for victims of terrorist attacks to file claims to receive certain compensation (see H.R. 565), H351 [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), H6328 [21JY]

———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 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]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 227), H353 [2FE]

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), H631 [15FE]

———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), H6206 [20JY]

Clothing industry: provide access to information about sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4613), H12049 [16DE]

Cochran, Johnnie, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 185), H1778 [5AP]

College Point, NY: tribute to first established U.S. kindergarten (see H. Con. Res. 47), H412 [8FE]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 2637), H4073 [25MY]

———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]

———improve the ability of foster care youths to attend and succeed in higher education (see H.R. 2508), H3694 [19MY]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 128), H848 [1MR]

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), H4896 [21JN]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (see H.R. 1620), H2880 [3MY]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H72 [4JA]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see H.R. 2134), H3053 [5MY]

Community development: allow community reinvestment credit for investments and other financial support to enable employees to establish employee stock ownership plans or eligible worker owned cooperatives (see H.R. 2457), H4188 [7JN]

———increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 2683), H4140 [26MY]

Community service: enforce public interest obligations of broadcast station licensees to their local communities (see H.R. 501), H285 [1FE]

Computers: establish a program to transfer surplus computers of Federal agencies to schools and nonprofit community-based educational organizations (see H.R. 2521), H12050 [16DE]

Congressional Award Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3867), H8340 [22SE]

Consumers: extend certain protections to international remittance transfers of funds originating in the U.S. (see H.R. 928), H1372 [10MR]

———protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 1994), H2736 [28AP]

———protect from usury and unreasonable fees (see H.R. 1619), H1969 [13AP]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3326), H7744 [7SE]

Contracts: require each bidder for a Federal construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use to prevent the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 2834), H4354 [9JN]

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), H3695 [19MY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: carry out national service projects that address the needs arising from the consequences of Hurricane Katrina, and other major disasters or emergencies (see H.R. 3796), H8810 [7OC]

Corporal Jason L. Dunham Post Office, Scio, NY: designate (see H.R. 4515), H11503 [13DE]

Corporate Entitlement Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 4254), H11220 [7DE]

Council of Representatives of Iraq: encourage debate and vote on continued presence of U.S. military in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 321), H12049 [16DE]

Courts: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 662), H2880 [3MY]

CPSC: classify certain children's products containing lead as banned hazardous substances (see H.R. 668), H584 [10FE]

———confirm jurisdiction over child safety devices for handguns (see H.R. 2217), H3112 [10MY]

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

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), H2551 [26AP]

———require credit card issuers to apply low interest rates to credit extended to pay certain medical expenses and prohibit hospitals from immediately reporting patients who are delinquent with payment (see H.R. 1238), H1369 [10MR]

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

———provide grants to States to improve sex offender registries (see H.R. 2659), H7565 [28JY]

———require that recommended national protocol for sexual assault medical forensic examinations include a recommendation that rape victims be offered information about emergency contraceptives (see H.R. 1214), H1368 [10MR]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H629 [15FE]

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

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1814), H2979 [4MY]

———prohibit use of funds to implement certain regulations that restrict travel to Cuba for educational activities (see H.R. 3064), H5362 [28JN]

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]

———termination of Presidential national emergency relative to application of wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.J. Res. 69), H9103 [25OC]

Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 123), H1778 [5AP]

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), H10910 [17NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (see H.R. 3160), H8163 [20SE]

———strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H6205 [20JY]

Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 2207), H4487 [14JN]

———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]

———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 establish screening programs for certain children to prevent reading failure (see H.R. 1764), H2470 [21AP]

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 559), H631 [15FE]

———provide student loan forgiveness to surviving spouses of the victims of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 1523), H1845 [6AP]

———provide waiver authority for students who are eligible for Federal student grant assistance and are adversely affected by a major disaster (see H.R. 3668), H7815 [8SE]

———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H7673 [6SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a Gasoline Availability Stabilization Reserve (see H.R. 3792), H8163 [20SE]

———establish a program of energy assistance grants to local educational agencies (see H.R. 4158), H9361 [27OC]

———establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H4985 [22JN]

———establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (see H.R. 4435), H11880 [15DE]

———provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (see H.R. 4350), H11221 [7DE]

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), H8089 [15SE]

———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools (see H.R. 4063), H8846 [17OC]

———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 an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 457), H283 [1FE]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 949), H6936 [27JY]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H3436 [17MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: carry out activities to assess and reduce the vulnerabilities of public transportation systems (see H.R. 1116), H2648 [27AP]

———establish national emergency centers on military installations (see H.R. 4112), H9043 [20OC]

———make grants to encourage community safety by incorporating disaster mitigation and emergency preparedness into comprehensive land use planning and urban development (see H.R. 3524), H7862 [13SE]

———provide improved and up-to-date communications equipment for the New York City Fire Dept. (see H.R. 1794), H2471 [21AP]

———provide interagency planning for preparing for, defending against, and responding to, the consequences of terrorist attacks against the Yucca Mountain Project (see H.R. 895), H848 [1MR]

———reimburse State, local, and Indian tribal governments for certain costs relating to the mobilization of Reserves who are first responder personnel of such governments or tribes (see H.R. 154), H1846 [6AP]

Dept. of HUD: maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1780 [5AP]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 3888), H8341 [22SE]

———reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 790), H1417 [14MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish a Probation and Parole Officer Safety Task Force (see H.R. 484), H285 [1FE]

———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), H4143 [26MY]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 1704), H2149 [19AP]

———require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see H. Con. Res. 77), H797 [17FE]

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

Dept. of State: encourage active engagement of Americans in world affairs and create online database of international exchange programs and related opportunities (see H. Res. 192), H8249 [21SE]

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]

Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 1621), H2978 [4MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 693), H848 [1MR]

———eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 4025), H10227 [15NO]

———enhance military and veterans' life insurance programs (see H.R. 2747), H4401 [13JN]

———improve the Veterans Beneficiary Travel Program (see H.R. 3147), H5600 [30JN]

———permit veterans to transfer on a space-available basis from a veterans home in one State to a veterans home in another State regardless of State residency requirements (see H.R. 3009), H5801 [13JY]

———reduce backlog of benefit claims (see H.R. 616), H631 [15FE]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H4896 [21JN]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: provide for reimbursement of certain for-profit hospitals (see H.R. 3714), H7862 [13SE]

———reauthorize temporary mortgage and rental payments program (see H.R. 4492), H11504 [13DE]

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]

———develop a global tsunami detection and warning system and improve existing communication of tsunami warnings to all potentially affected nations (see H.R. 499), H285 [1FE]

———improve and encourage greater public participation in community disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation plans (see H.R. 3565), H7862 [13SE]

———modify terms of the community disaster loan program (see H.R. 4012), H8847 [17OC]

———modify terms of the community disaster loan program and authorize assistance under that program for losses related to terrorist attacks (see H.R. 1795), H2471 [21AP]

———permit the use of frank mailings for solicitations for charities responding to a Presidentially-declared major disaster (see H. Res. 447), H8810 [7OC]

———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]

———restore Federal aid for the repair, restoration, and replacement of private nonprofit colleges and universities that are damaged or destroyed by a major disaster (see H.R. 4517), H11503 [13DE]

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), H3557 [18MY]

———prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1369 [10MR]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3642), H10145 [9NO]

———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), H3695 [19MY]

———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]

———establish a program of grants for detection and control of colorectal cancer (see H.R. 1401), H1780 [5AP]

———establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority or underserved populations (see H.R. 3640), H10145 [9NO]

———establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H8808 [7OC]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 3616), 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), H4655 [16JN]

———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]

———increase Alzheimer's disease research funding and promote public awareness and risk reduction relative to Alzheimer's disease with particular emphasis in Hispanic populations (see H.R. 192), H797 [17FE]

———provide compassionate payments to individuals who contracted HIV from a contaminated blood transfusion (see H.R. 2199), H3055 [5MY]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H4656 [16JN]

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H8089 [15SE]

Disney, Walt: tribute (see H. Res. 355), H5637 [11JY]

District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 2043), H8248 [21SE]

———provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 398), H287 [1FE]

Drugs: adjust penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 1501), H1844 [6AP]

———eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2456), H4896 [21JN]

———lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 869), H718 [16FE]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H196 [25JA]

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]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H5435 (see H.R. 2386), H5480 [29JN]

———repeal application of sunset to certain State qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 1692), H2739 [28AP]

Education: constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 29), H941 [2MR]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 1801), H2471 [21AP]

———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), H5177 [24JN]

———expand loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs for teachers and nurses (see H.R. 1522), H1845 [6AP]

———extend deadline by which State and local educational agencies are required to ensure that an educator is highly qualified in order to account for the educator's applicable period of military service (see H.R. 4470), H12168 [17DE]

———improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 547), H349 [2FE]

———improve literacy and English skills of limited English proficient individuals (see H.R. 2923), H7565 [28JY]

———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see H.R. 2835), H4354 [9JN]

———include information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence in domestic violence education programs (see H.R. 2947), H5435 (see H.R. 2947), H5480 [29JN]

———national policy to improve system (see H.R. 1681), H2148 [19AP]

———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 1390), H1692 [17MR]

———provide access and equity in higher education (see H.R. 1293), H1506 [15MR]

———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H3054 [5MY]

———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 198), H1846 [6AP]

———provide loan forgiveness for social workers who work for child protective agencies (see H.R. 127), H1371 [10MR]

———provide relief to students, schools, and student borrowers affected by natural disasters (see H.R. 3690), H7815 [8SE]

———simplify Federal student financial aid process (see H.R. 1277), H1416 [14MR]

———strengthen and expand scientific and technological education capabilities of associate-degree-granting colleges through partnerships with bachelor-degree-granting institutions (see H.R. 226), H287 [1FE]

———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]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 23), H287 [1FE]

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

———require general Federal elections to be held the first consecutive Saturday and Sunday in November (see H.R. 1647), H4486 [14JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 390), H234 [26JA]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H195 [25JA]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), H9361 [27OC]

———protect volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel responding to national emergencies from termination or demotion in their places of employment (see H.R. 3949), H8919 [18OC]

———provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 3192), H5602 [30JN]

———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]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (see H.R. 3824), H8342 [22SE]

———provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3824), H8389 [27SE]

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), H7566 [28JY]

———establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 425), H6651 [26JY]

ERISA: ensure employees are not improperly disqualified from pension and welfare benefits based on status misclassification or reclassification (see H.R. 1058), H3436 [17MY]

———impose a moratorium on terminations of certain plans in cases in which reorganization of contributing sponsors is sought in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings (see H.R. 2327), H3436 [17MY]

———improve disclosure of the funding status of pension plans (see H.R. 2321), H3259 [12MY]

———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H2551 [26AP]

European Union: urge addition of Hezbollah (terrorist organization) to list of terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 101), H1417 [14MR]

FAA: designate certain functions performed at flight service stations as inherently governmental functions (see H.R. 1474), H2880 [3MY]

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), H1967 [13AP]

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]

———allow leave to employees whose spouse, child, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation (see H.R. 1667), H4722 [17JN]

FCC: establish minimum public interest requirements for multi-cast digital television channels (see H.R. 2359), H9044 [20OC]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H9426 [28OC]

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), H1372 [10MR]

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

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 633), H410 [8FE]

———index deferred annuities and provide survivor annuities to spouses of former employees entitled to a deferred annuity who died after leaving the Government before establishing a claim (see H.R. 2517), H3694 [19MY]

———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), H2395 [20AP]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H942 [2MR]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 697), H4143 [26MY]

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), H2648 [27AP]

———establish recall authority for drugs and increase criminal penalties for sale or trade of knowingly adulterated or misbranded prescription drugs (see H.R. 2345), H11504 [13DE]

———prohibit sale or trade of prescription drugs that were knowingly adulterated or misbranded (see H.R. 2600), H4144 [26MY]

———reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 881), H1696 [17MR]

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]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H74 [4JA]

———protect innocent parties from certain fees imposed by depository institutions for dishonored checks (see H.R. 2643), H4073 [25MY]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 148), H1510 [15MR]

Firearms: prohibit the sale of a firearm to a person who has been convicted of a felony in a foreign court (see H.R. 1931), H3262 [12MY]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by humanitarian emergencies a priority (see H.R. 1413), H1693 [17MR]

———prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4465), H11219 [7DE]

———provide debt relief to developing countries with coral reef preservation and management programs (see H.R. 1996), H2736 [28AP]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations (see H.R. 1157), H1023 [8MR]

Foreign policy: prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 952), H794 [17FE]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3563), H7558 [28JY]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 3420), H6431 [25JY]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 867), H3113 [10MY]

Garvey, Marcus: pardon (see H. Con. Res. 57), H849 [1MR]

Gerard A. Fiorenza Post Office Building, Massapequa, NY: designate (see H.R. 3934), H8513 [28SE]

Global Family Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 317), H11879 [15DE]

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H2103 [14AP]

———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), H354 [2FE]

———restore and strengthen laws that provide for an open and transparent Federal Government (see H.R. 2331), H3557 [18MY]

Great Lakes: authorize appropriations for State restoration programs and activities (see H.R. 792), H586 [14FE]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H3695 [19MY]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H3695 [19MY]

Guyana: provide adequate assistance relative to severe flooding resulting from torrential rains (see H. Con. Res. 74), H1697 [17MR]

Haiti: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2592), H4401 [13JN]

———provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (see H.R. 945), H794 [17FE]

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend to benefit individuals who were children when enacted (see H.R. 1737), H2393 [20AP]

Hazardous substances: establish a hazardous materials cooperative research program (see H.R. 909), H848 [1MR]

———phase-out use of mercury in dental fillings (see H.R. 4011), H8919 [18OC]

———prohibit discrimination relative to exposure (see H.R. 1807), H2471 [21AP]

———reduce quantity of mercury in the environment (see H.R. 2391), H3434 [17MY]

Health: achieve a national health information infrastructure and establish a refundable tax credit for expenditures of health care providers implementing such infrastructure (see H.R. 747), H3435 [17MY]

———authorize Dept. of HHS and Dept. of Education joint grants for community outreach programs to empower patients and health care consumers (see H.R. 568), H984 [3MR]

———authorize use of Federal funds for research on human embryonic stem cells irrespective of date derived (see H.R. 162), H2102 [14AP]

———conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity relative to influenza (see H.R. 813), H5435 (see H.R. 813), H5479 [29JN]

———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), H4297 [8JN]

———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]

———make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1671), H8919 [18OC]

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H4486 [14JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H3113 [10MY] (see H.R. 2133), H3052 [5MY]

———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 coverage of hormone replacement therapy for treatment of menopausal symptoms (see H.R. 1410), H1693 [17MR]

———provide for a program of screenings and education relative to children with sudden cardiac arrhythmia syndromes (see H.R. 1252), H1370 [10MR]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H352 [2FE]

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

———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 2671), H9556 [2NO]

———provide funding and incentives for caregiver support and long-term care assistance (see H.R. 3254), H5740 [12JY]

———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]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H792 [17FE]

Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1222), H1368 [10MR]

———extend Federal Tort Claims Act coverage to all federally qualified community health centers (see H.R. 1633), H3114 [10MY]

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), H3056 [5MY]

———educate concerning substance use disorders and addiction (see H.R. 1789), H6381 [22JY]

Heinz Ahlmeyer, Jr., Post Office Building, Pearl River, NY: designate (see H.R. 3548), H8248 [21SE]

Help America Vote Act: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 1835), H3056 [5MY]

———require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (see H.R. 939), H1847 [6AP]

———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H524 [9FE]

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 2949), H4655 [16JN] (see H.R. 2960), H4721 [17JN]

———amend definition of independent student for purposes of need analysis to include older adopted students (see H.R. 3252), H6432 [25JY]

———expand and extend the eligibility of Hispanic-serving institutions for assistance (see H.R. 3203), H8248 [21SE]

———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]

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 62), H630 [15FE] (see H. Con. Res. 125), H1845 [6AP]

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), H10227 [15NO]

———establish a commission to investigate the expulsion of African-American residents of certain Missouri cities from their homes between 1894 and 1901 and make recommendations regarding reparations (see H.R. 1977), H2735 [28AP]

Holocaust: commend countries and organizations marking anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp and strengthen fight against racism, intolerance, bigotry, prejudice, discrimination, and anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 39), H196 [25JA]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 1471), H5915 [14JY]

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

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), H1417 [14MR]

Housing: assist teachers and public safety officers in obtaining affordable housing (see H.R. 4278), H10145 [9NO]

———combat unfair and deceptive practices in the high-cost mortgage market, strengthen civil remedies, promote uniform lending and appraisal standards, and establish licensing standards for mortgage brokers (see H.R. 1295), H3436 [17MY]

———combat unfair and deceptive practices in the high-cost mortgage market, strengthen civil remedies, promote uniform lending and appraisal standards, and establish licensing standards for mortgage brokers, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1295), H7566 [28JY]

———establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 378), H1847 [6AP]

———protect innocent elderly and disabled tenants in public housing and the section 8 housing choice voucher program from eviction by reason of criminal activity (see H.R. 1309), H1697 [17MR]

———require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 1441), H2473 [21AP]

———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), H8810 [7OC]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 3442), H6650 [26JY]

Hurricanes: dedicate a percentage of Hurricane Katrina disaster relief funds for mental health services for victims and first responders (see H.R. 3708), H8089 [15SE]

———ensure assistance for foster children impacted by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3711), H8089 [15SE]

———establish a Comprehensive Environmental Sampling and Toxicity Assessment Plan (CESTAP) to assess and monitor air, water, soil and human populations in areas impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 4139), H11328 [8DE]

———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]

———make grants to local educational agencies to restart school operations interrupted by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4048), H8808 [7OC]

———provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3748), H7860 [13SE]

———provide assistance to revitalize institutions of higher education affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4016), H8807 [7OC]

———provide student loan forgiveness to the surviving spouses and parents of the victims of Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3802), H8087 [15SE]

———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: comprehensively reform immigration law and better protect immigrant victims of violence (see H.R. 2092), H5741 [12JY]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3006), H5435 (see H.R. 3006), H5480 [29JN]

———provide nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who died in terrorist attacks on the U.S. an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 3575), H7559 [28JY]

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

Immigration and Nationality Act: provide greater protections to domestic and foreign workers under the H-1B nonimmigrant worker program (see H.R. 4378), H10909 [17NO]

———restore certain provisions relative to the definition of aggravated felony (see H.R. 2865), H5801 [13JY]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 946), H794 [17FE]

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), H8162 [20SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: allow preference in distribution of grants to agencies and organizations that provide training to regular education personnel to meet needs of disabled children (see H.R. 3438), H7815 [8SE]

———anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 288), H9555 [2NO]

———authorize States, in the event of inadequate Federal funding, to waive certain requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (see H.R. 529), H984 [3MR]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H195 [25JA] (see H.R. 1107), H982 [3MR]

Insurance: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2946), H5604 [30JN]

———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]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H8648 [3OC]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1258), H2150 [19AP]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: amend relative to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (see H.R. 1310), H1507 [15MR]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 1526), H2103 [14AP]

International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 1130), H1622 [16MR]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H10226 [15NO]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H3113 [10MY]

Iraq: 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), H6652 [26JY] (see H.J. Res. 73), H11504 [13DE] (see H. Con. Res. 35), H236 [26JA]

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 588), H5101 [23JN]

James T. Molloy Post Office Building, Buffalo, NY: designate (see H.R. 3339), H6106 [19JY]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H2104 [14AP]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 160), H3694 [19MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: provide for expeditious disclosure of records relevant to life and assassination (see H.R. 2554), H9556 [2NO]

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), H942 [2MR]

Law enforcement: enforcement of restraining orders (see H. Res. 382), H7566 [28JY]

———ensure adequate funding is provided for certain high intensity drug trafficking areas (see H.R. 812), H848 [1MR]

———increase evidentiary standard required to convict a person for a drug offense and require screening of law enforcement officers or others acting under color of law participating in drug task forces (see H.R. 2620), H4072 [25MY]

———provide grants to State and local governments to assess the effectiveness of sexual predator electronic monitoring programs (see H.R. 3407), H6380 [22JY]

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

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

Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy Post Office Building, Patchogue, NY: designate (see H.R. 4101), H9042 [20OC]

LIHEAP: extend energy assistance to households headed by certain senior citizens (see H.R. 1210), H1264 [9MR]

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]

Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (see H.R. 307), H193 [25JA]

Mara, Wellington T.: tribute (see H. Res. 517), H11111 [6DE]

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 2323), H3260 [12MY]

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

Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (see H.R. 2716), H5801 [13JY]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H2394 [20AP]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1443), H3056 [5MY]

———provide public disclosure of average manufacturer prices and best prices for prescription drugs (see H.R. 3546), H8388 [27SE]

———provide temporary disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3698), H8919 [18OC]

———recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see H. Con. Res. 231), H9047 [24OC]

———require staff working with developmentally disabled individuals to call emergency services in the event of a life-threatening situation (see H.R. 1649), H2101 [14AP]

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

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H942 [2MR]

———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 3096), H5361 [28JN]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H798 [17FE]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 1125), H3262 [12MY]

———ensure that prescription drug benefits have no impact on benefits under other Federal programs (see H.R. 2746), H4561 [15JN]

———expand coverage of paramedic intercept services (see H.R. 3047), H5435 (see H.R. 3047), H5480 [29JN]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H2648 [27AP]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1632), H2739 [28AP]

———increase inpatient hosptial payments to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1729), H2393 [20AP]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H719 [16FE]

———permit waiver of waiting period for Medicare coverage of terminally ill disabled individuals (see H.R. 2680), H4723 [17JN]

———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 extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H10227 [15NO]

———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), H2102 [14AP]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H10910 [17NO]

———require hospitals to make an effort to contact a surrogate decisionmaker of patients who arrive at an emergency department physically incapable of communicating with the attending health care practitioners (see H.R. 2560), H5435 (see H.R. 2560), H5480 [29JN]

———require Medicare Advantage organizations to pay for critical access hospital services and rural health clinic services at a greater percentage than regular Medicare payment rates (see H.R. 880), H2880 [3MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of certain screening procedures for diabetic retinopathy and establish pilot programs to foster such screening (see H.R. 801), H628 [15FE]

———provide coverage for end-of-life planning consultations and raise awareness about and assist in preparation of advance directives on end-of-life decisionmaking (see H.R. 2058), H2879 [3MY]

———require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 4293), H10156 [10NO]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H8342 [22SE]

———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), H5741 [12JY]

———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), H9642 [3NO]

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), H4985 [22JN]

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), H3555 [18MY]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H7614 [29JY]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H6652 [26JY]

———require accurate fuel economy testing procedures (see H.R. 1103), H1780 [5AP]

———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), H8348 [26SE]

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

National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse (see H.R. 2891), H4896 [21JN]

National Audubon Society: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H9427 [28OC]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 30), H287 [1FE]

National Captioning Institute: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 38), H5741 [12JY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 209), H5914 [14JY]

National Flood Insurance Program: strengthen, encourage participation, and provide certain owners of properties not located in flood hazard zones a one-time opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 3922), H10161 [14NO]

National Guard: credit certain service performed in counties declared disasters in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as Federal active duty for purposes of military retirement credit (see H.R. 2499), H3694 [19MY]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see H.R. 669), H412 [8FE]

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), H7565 [28JY]

National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 178), H8389 [27SE]

National Independent Inquiry Commission on Disaster Preparedness and Response: establish (see H.R. 3706), H7820 [12SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 2231), H3695 [19MY]

———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]

———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 987), H796 [17FE]

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

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 46), H354 [2FE]

National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 245), H2648 [27AP]

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

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 444), H8249 [21SE]

National Park Service: make necessary safety improvements to the Statue of Liberty and fully reopen the Statue to the public (see H.R. 3316), H5914 [14JY]

National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 327), H4655 [16JN]

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), H4722 [17JN]

National security: affirm authority to detain foreign nationals as unlawful combatants, enable such persons to challenge the basis for their detention, and establish military tribunals to try such persons (see H.R. 3038), H4984 [22JN]

———assure the safety of U.S. children in foreign-based and domestic institutions (see H.R. 1738), H2394 [20AP]

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

———provide faster and smarter funding for first responders (see H.R. 1544), H2739 [28AP]

———require homeland security grants for terrorism preparedness and prevention be awarded based on assessment of risk, threat, and vulnerabilities (see H.R. 1419), H1847 [6AP]

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

Native Americans: acknowledge history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the U.S. regarding Indian Tribes and offer apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 3), H10910 [17NO]

———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), H4562 [15JN]

New York, NY: provide protections and services to certain individuals after the terrorist attack (see H.R. 566), H351 [2FE]

———recognize importance of establishing a national memorial at the World Trade Center site to commemorate and mourn terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 175), H1695 [17MR]

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), H3113 [10MY] (see H.R. 3323), H6432 [25JY]

Nigeria: express condolences for the loss of life suffered in the crash of a Nigerian passenger jet and for the death of Stella Obasanjo in Spain (see H. Res. 536), H9695 [4NO]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding (see H.R. 2694), H4140 [26MY]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Wangari Maathai for peace (see H. Res. 27), H1697 [17MR]

NSF: authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (see H.R. 4434), H11880 [15DE]

———provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see H.R. 921), H848 [1MR]

Nuclear Waste Fund: redirect into research, development, and utilization of risk-decreasing technologies for onsite storage and reduction of radiation levels of nuclear waste (see H.R. 526), H848 [1MR]

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), H5600 [30JN]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize and establish minimum drug testing standards for major professional sports leagues (see H.R. 2565), H3892 [24MY]

Older Americans Act: provide information and outreach for the prevention of osteoporosis (see H.R. 1081), H981 [3MR]

Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1993), H2736 [28AP]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 276), H4562 [15JN]

Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 286), H9556 [2NO]

———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), H1778 [5AP]

Peace Corps: issuance of special postage stamps (see H.R. 560), H1779 [5AP]

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), H3112 [10MY]

———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), H9696 [4NO]

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 110), H1778 [5AP]

Petroleum: assess penalties on gasoline retailers who charge prices grossly in excess of the prescribed index price for gasoline (see H.R. 2944), H4655 [16JN]

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

Political campaigns: clarify disclosure requirements of identifying information within certain campaign communications (see H.R. 1580), H2880 [3MY]

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

Postal Service: extend procedures for closing or consolidation of post offices to the relocation or construction of post offices (see H.R. 1006), H846 [1MR]

———reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H196 [25JA]

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), H4656 [16JN]

———improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty (see H. Con. Res. 234), H7742 [7SE]

POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former POW to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 2344), H3260 [12MY]

Power resources: establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (see H.R. 737), H1265 [9MR]

———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H12050 [16DE]

———provide for Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) refueling capability at refueling stations to promote energy security and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (see H.R. 3059), H5362 [28JN]

Presidential appointments: provide that a Federal public safety position may not be held by any political appointee who does not meet certain minimum requirements (see H.R. 3925), H11655 [14DE]

Privacy: prohibit certain video and audio monitoring of employees by their employers (see H.R. 582), H4073 [25MY]

———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), H4985 [22JN]

Project GRAD USA (organization): authorize (see H.R. 1282), H4985 [22JN]

Public Health Service Act: improve Parkinson's disease research (see H.R. 3550), H10910 [17NO]

Public housing: repeal requirements for residents to engage in community service and complete economic self-sufficiency programs (see H.R. 1018), H2880 [3MY]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H7814 [8SE]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H1370 [10MR]

Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 539), H2550 [26AP]

Railroads: establish rail worker emergency training program (see H.R. 4372), H11504 [13DE]

———provide for continued operation of Amtrak and establish a support program for certain rail infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2992), H6936 [27JY]

Reich, Alan A.: tribute (see H. Res. 586), H11109 [6DE] (see H. Res. 592), H11327 [8DE]

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

Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Post Office Building, Madison, WI: designate (see H.R. 1760), H2979 [4MY]

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), H1025 [8MR]

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1404), H1692 [17MR]

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]

Safety: establish a permanent grant program to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment (see H.R. 1323), H5604 [30JN]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H7564 [28JY]

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see H.R. 2037), H5177 [24JN]

SBA: allow more joint ventures, leader-follower arrangements, and teaming arrangements under the minority business development program (see H.R. 166), H2102 [14AP]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 595), H352 [2FE]

———direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student's parent provides written consent for the release (see H.R. 551), H1779 [5AP]

———recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 45), H849 [1MR]

Science: recognize significance of African American women in the U.S. scientific community (see H. Con. Res. 96), H1508 [15MR]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 3601), H7560 [28JY]

———provide mental health screening and treatment services, integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams (see H.R. 2629), H4072 [25MY]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 158), H3556 [18MY]

Small business: provide low interest loans to nonprofit, community-based lending intermediaries and mid-size loans to small business concerns (see H.R. 2639), H5741 [12JY]

Small Business Act: enhance section 8(a) program (see H.R. 4474), H11326 [8DE]

Smith, Emmitt: tribute (see H. Res. 70), H631 [15FE]

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

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]

———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 592), H584 [10FE]

———encourage large employers to make premium payments for their employees, spouses and dependents who are covered under the Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3917), H8810 [7OC]

———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1668), H5604 [30JN]

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

———permit States to cover certain low-income youth with an enhanced matching rate under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3040), H4984 [22JN]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H3113 [10MY]

———provide grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3050), H5604 [30JN]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H236 [26JA]

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

———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), H3057 [5MY]

Space policy: preserve peaceful uses of space by prohibiting space-based weapons and the use of weapons to destroy orbiting objects in space (see H.R. 2420), H3554 [18MY]

Sports: recognize contributions of African-American basketball teams and players for their achievements, dedication, and contributions to the sport of basketball and to the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 59), H587 [14FE]

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), H9044 [20OC]

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), H4355 [9JN]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 765), H798 [17FE]

———allow a refundable credit to subsidize the cost of COBRA continuation coverage for certain individuals (see H.R. 4173), H11328 [8DE]

———allow an additional credit for adoption of an older child (see H.R. 4092), H11504 [13DE]

———allow deduction for uncompensated education costs incurred by certain veterans' survivors and dependents (see H.R. 924), H1779 [5AP]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2121), H4985 [22JN]

———allow individuals to designate refunds to provide catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 1098), H982 [3MR]

———clarify calculation of the reserve allowance for medical benefits of plans sponsored by bona fide associations (see H.R. 3599), H11655 [14DE]

———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]

———establish a Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive tax payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 2631), H4072 [25MY]

———establish gas stamps and impose windfall profit tax on crude oil, natural gas, and related products (see H.R. 3712), H8089 [15SE]

———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1405), H1780 [5AP]

———exclude from gross income amounts paid on behalf of Federal employees under Federal student loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1765), H2470 [21AP]

———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (see H.R. 387), H798 [17FE]

———expand exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to dependents of employees (see H.R. 1518), H7743 [7SE]

———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]

———extend Superfund financing for purposes of cleanup activities relative to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 4481), H11326 [8DE]

———impose windfall profit tax on crude oil and ease gas prices for consumers (see H.R. 3752), H8342 [22SE]

———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 the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students (see H.R. 1504), H1844 [6AP]

———increase transparency of certain corporate tax information and financial statements, discourage abusive tax sheltering activities, and restore investor confidence (see H.R. 1234), H1369 [10MR]

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

———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax and prevent manipulation of transfer prices by deflection of income to tax havens (see H.R. 1303), H1507 [15MR]

———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see H.R. 934), H793 [17FE]

———provide incentives for alternative fuels and motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels (see H.R. 1744), H3262 [12MY]

———provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance (see H.R. 3194), H6205 [20JY]

———provide incentives for the conservation of water (see H.R. 524), H848 [1MR]

———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]

———reduce motor fuel excise taxes during periods of high fuel prices (see H.R. 2924), H4560 [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]

———repeal certain tax breaks and invest those monies in programs to assist the working poor and alleviate poverty (see H. Con. Res. 282), H11328 [8DE]

———reward individuals who provide volunteer services in times of national need (see H.R. 3773), H7948 [14SE] (see H.R. 3832), H8161 [20SE]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H983 [3MR]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 66), H73 [4JA]

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), H2551 [26AP]

Telecommunications: provide grants and other support to achieve communications interoperability in the U.S. (see H.R. 1251), H1370 [10MR]

———shorten term of broadcast licenses and improve public access to broadcasters' public interests and programming information (see H.R. 1665), H2101 [14AP]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H7743 [7SE]

Terrorism: establish a realistic, threat-based allocation of grant funds for first responders (see H.R. 228), H1846 [6AP]

———tribute to flight crew members lost during attacks against the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 55), H4656 [16JN]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2877), H4656 [16JN] (see H.R. 3427), H7744 [7SE]

Tisch, Preston R. (Bob): tribute (see H. Res. 605), H11881 [15DE]

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: improve intermodal transportation (see H.R. 1637), H2739 [28AP]

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

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H1370 [10MR]

U.N.: address anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 54), H354 [2FE]

———provide a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund for the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 2811), H4295 [8JN]

U.S. Health Service: establish (see H.R. 3000), H5252 [27JN]

U.S. Marshals Service: establish a short term State witness protection program to provide assistance to State and local district attorneys to protect their witnesses in major violent crime cases (see H.R. 908), H1025 [8MR]

Unemployment: provide benefits for Hurricane Katrina victims (see H.R. 3774), H8089 [15SE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: change manner of allocation of first responder grant funds (see H.R. 1093), H2103 [14AP]

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), H2470 [21AP]

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 805), H628 [15FE]

———extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents and authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for such veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1188), H4401 [13JN]

———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2963), H8919 [18OC]

———provide for payment of stipends to veterans who pursue doctoral degrees in science or technology (see H.R. 421), H3331 [16MY]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 4537), H11653 [14DE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 156), H2102 [14AP]

Vincent Palladino Post Office, Staten Island, NY: designate (see H.R. 2183), H3054 [5MY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H7565 [28JY] (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: 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]

———protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 533), H349 [2FE]

———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 663), H1779 [5AP] (see H.R. 1300), H1507 [15MR]

Walt Disney Co.: anniversary of Disneyland (see H. Con. Res. 142), H2743 [2MY]

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]

Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 1126), H983 [3MR]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 30), H798 [17FE]

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), H2103 [14AP]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3185), H7565 [28JY]

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

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 155), H1509 [15MR]

———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: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 893), H4296 [8JN]

———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), H2739 [28AP]

———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see H. Con. Res. 26), H196 [25JA]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Akintade, Veronica Kehinde: relief (see H.R. 1531), H1846 [6AP]

Higher Education Act: expand eligibility requirement for certain aid programs to include predominantly Black colleges and universities (see H.R. 2931), H4654 [16JN]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 342), H194 [25JA]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2004), H2736 [28AP]

———modify certain provisions relative to causing death in the workplace (see H.R. 2005), H2736 [28AP]

Selective Service System: terminate registration requirement and activities of local boards and agencies (see H.R. 1495), H1844 [6AP]

Factsheets

Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Relative to Educational Challenges of Hurricane Katrina: Congressional Black Caucus, H8500 [28SE]

Letters

New York, NY, school funding: by, H3427 [17MY]

Occupational safety and health law enforcement relative to recovery and cleanup efforts in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: National Council for Occupational Safety and Health, H10240 [16NO]

Occupational safety and health legislation: Alan Reuther, UAW, H5680 [12JY]

———Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, H5681 [12JY]

———Michael E. Mathis, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, H5679 [12JY]

———William J. Klinefelter, United Steelworkers of America, H5681 [12JY]

———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H5679 [12JY]

OSHA enforcement of respirator standards relative to workplace protection from tuberculosis: several labor organizations, H5053 [23JN]

United Airlines, Inc., pension plan termination: Carolyn A. Rosenberg, H4282 [8JN]

———James P. Lattimer, H4285 [8JN]

———Leola Robinson, H4285 [8JN]

Lists

Black history and culture libraries and museums, H773 [17FE]

Black History Month events in the District of Columbia metropolitan area, H772 [17FE]

Federal programs proposed for termination under the Bush Administration budget, H391 [8FE]

Poems

``Apologies Are Real Cool'', E1640 [27JY]

Remarks

African Americans: address disparities in economic status, education, health, and quality of life, E2119 [18OC]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (H. Res. 378), E1609 [27JY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1488 [15MR]

Asia: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of earthquake that struck South Asia (H. Res. 492), H8866 [18OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), consideration (H. Res. 211), H1988 [14AP]

———protect employees and retirees from corporate practices that deprive them of earnings and retirement savings when businesses file for bankruptcy, H4281 [8JN]

Black History Month: observance, H770, H776 [17FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H383, H386, H387, H388, H389, H390, H391 [8FE]

———deficit, H387 [8FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1652 [17MR]

Bush, President: evaluation of competence and ethics of political appointees, H8493 [28SE], H9108 [26OC]

———transmit information on contracts for services or construction related to Hurricane Katrina recovery that relate to wages and benefits to be paid to workers (H. Res. 488), H9036 [20OC]

Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, H115 [6JA]

———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, H115 [6JA]

Congressional Award Act: reauthorize (S. 335), H11607 [14DE]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1652 [17MR]

Davis, Ossie: tribute (H. Res. 69), H477 [9FE]

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, H9031, H9033 [20OC], E2083 [7OC]

Dept. of HHS: community health centers programs funding, H389 [8FE]

Dept. of HUD: transfer of Community Development Fund Program to Dept. of Commerce, H388 [8FE]

Dept. of Labor: waiver of affirmative action program requirements for new Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, H9031, H9034 [20OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5053, H5056 [23JN]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H9033, H9036 [20OC], E1808 [8SE]

Economy: remove barriers to competitiveness of the U.S. economy (H. Res. 352), H5656, H5660 [12JY]

Education: national policy to improve system, H3421-H3428 [17MY]

———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (H.R. 2178), H3426 [17MY]

———voucher program to provide school choice, E2222 [28OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H9032, H9033 [20OC]

Holocaust: commend countries and organizations marking anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp and strengthen fight against racism, intolerance, bigotry, prejudice, discrimination, and anti-Semitism (H. Res. 39), H155 [25JA]

———remembrance, H3041 [5MY]

Hurricanes: ease the provision of services to individuals affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (H.R. 3975), H10240 [16NO]

———enforcement of occupational safety and health laws relative to recovery and cleanup efforts in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H10240 [16NO]

———investigate lapses in recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina, reasons for the severity of damages, and ways to prevent future damages during reconstruction, H8493-H8499 [28SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673), E1808 [8SE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H494 [9FE], H8493 [28SE]

———call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), H11016, H11024 [18NO]

———democracy efforts, H6414 [25JY]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H494 [9FE], H6414 [25JY]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H11016, H11024 [18NO]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2429), H5665, H5703 [12JY]

Minorities: address disparities in economic status, education, health, and quality of life, H5056 [23JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (H.R. 2004), H5696 [12JY]

———modify certain provisions relative to causing death in the workplace, H5696 [12JY]

———modify certain provisions relative to causing death in the workplace (H.R. 2005), E820, E823 [28AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (H.R. 740), H5689, H5691, H5696 [12JY]

———increase membership to improve efficiency (H.R. 740), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5665 [12JY]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 739), H5678, H5683, H5685, H5689, H5691, H5696 [12JY]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 739), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5665 [12JY]

———provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Commission relative to an issued order (H.R. 741), H5689, H5691, H5693, H5696 [12JY]

———provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Commission relative to an issued order (H.R. 741), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5665 [12JY]

OSHA: enforcement of respirator standards relative to workplace protection from tuberculosis, H5053 [23JN]

———provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 742), H5678, H5689, H5691, H5696, H5699, H5703 [12JY]

———provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 742), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5665 [12JY]

Pakistan: provide immediate assistance for earthquake victims, H8823 [17OC]

Poverty: improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty, H9031, H9032, H9033, H9034, H9035 [20OC]

Republican Party: apology at NAACP conference for ``southern strategy'' started in 1968 to use race as a wedge on certain issues, E1640 [27JY]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1734 [20MR]

Social Security: privatization proposals, H265 [1FE]

———reform, H265 [1FE], H390 [8FE]

———reform proposals based on race and gender, H265 [1FE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, H3421 [17MY]

Votes: position on missed, E1845 [14SE], E2307 [9NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H518 [9FE], H6428 [25JY], H8842 [17OC]

Statements

Bush Administration Budget Proposal: Congressional Black Caucus, H386 [8FE]

Tables

Congressional Black Caucus 2006 budget restorations and increases, H1653 [17MR]

Texts of

H.R. 2178, Student Bill of Rights, H3427 [17MY]

Tributes

Cross, Mary M., E1939 [22SE]

Dingell, Representative, E2584 [17DE]

Parks, Rosa, E2218 [28OC]