SCHAKOWSKY, JANICE D. (a Representative from Illinois)

Addresses

Where's the Public? Media Reform in the Digital Age: Charles Benton, E771-E773 [26AP]

Amendments

U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (H.R. 1065), H10353, H10354 [16NO]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H3 [4JA]

Articles and editorials

He'll Be Sorely Missed—Niles Police Remember First Officer To Die in Line of Duty, Michael Sebastian, Niles (IL) Journal, E703 [19AP]

Pension Loopholes Helped United Hide Troubles, Mary Williams Walsh, New York (NY) Times, H4163 [7JN]

Why Congress Should Review Policies That Facilitate the Growth and Corruption of Big-Time College Sports, Frank Splitt, E483 [17MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1192), H1263 [9MR]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 3931), H8513 [28SE]

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see H. Res. 523), H9426 [28OC]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1451), H1694 [17MR]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1155), H1417 [14MR]

America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 289), H9962 [7NO]

American Academy of Pediatrics: anniversary (see H. Res. 452), H8162 [20SE]

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

American Veterans Congressional Internship Program: establish (see H.R. 1242), H6432 [25JY]

Animals: establish a competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand the workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see H.R. 2206), H9696 [4NO]

———prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1688), H9962 [7NO]

———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1707), H12050 [16DE]

———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 1329), H3769 [23MY]

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 90), H1417 [14MR]

Appropriations: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 871), H5362 [28JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 567), H351 [2FE]

Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current policy concerning homosexuality, referred to as ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'', with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1059), H940 [2MR]

———ensure that Reserve components are able to maintain adequate retention and recruitment levels by protecting the financial security of the families of activated members (see H.R. 838), H5252 [27JN]

———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), H2472 [21AP]

———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]

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

———improve Montgomery GI Bill educational benefits (see H.R. 2248), H5252 [27JN]

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

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 887), H5252 [27JN] (see H.R. 923), H9276 [26OC] (see H.R. 2874), H5252 [27JN]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H2103 [14AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H1417 [14MR]

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

Armenia: ensure U.S. foreign policy reflects understanding of issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in records relative to the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 316), H8090 [15SE]

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

Asia: commend support to victims of earthquake that struck South Asia (see H. Res. 561), H11036 [18NO]

Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1312), H3262 [12MY]

Association of University Teachers: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Bar-Ilan University and the University of Haifa (see H. Res. 279), H3769 [23MY]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 2060), H2879 [3MY]

———provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (see H.R. 3697), H7812 [8SE]

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act: delay effective date (see H.R. 3662), H7815 [8SE]

Bennett, William J.: condemn remarks linking crime rates with the abortion of African American babies (see H. Res. 473), H8810 [7OC]

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), H2394 [20AP] (see H.R. 985), H2473 [21AP]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of massacre at Srebrenica (see H. Res. 199), H4487 [14JN]

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

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

Business and industry: make certain companies that have outsourced jobs during the previous five years ineligible for the receipt of Federal grants, contracts, loan guarantees, and other Federal funding (see H.R. 829), H3769 [23MY]

———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), H6381 [22JY]

Cambodia: honor victims of genocide and establish an international criminal tribunal to bring the perpetrators of the genocide to justice (see H. Con. Res. 238), H7950 [14SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda (see H.R. 4510), H11880 [15DE]

———revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 937), H6651 [26JY]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 71), H4188 [7JN]

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), H3769 [23MY]

Chicago White Sox (baseball team): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 281), H9362 [27OC]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H3332 [16MY]

———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), H8735 [6OC]

———prevent disruption of the education of children who change residence based on the military service of a Reserve component parent who is deployed overseas (see H.R. 2108), H4561 [15JN]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H4486 [14JN]

———provide protection and victim services to children abducted by family members (see H.R. 1672), H3199 [11MY]

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), H10157 [10NO]

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

Civil liberties: regulate information brokers and protect individual rights with respect to personally identifiable information (see H.R. 1080), H981 [3MR]

Civil rights: anniversary of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and subsequent desegregation of American society (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5801 [13JY]

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

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), H6329 [21JY]

———request the Executive Office of the President and direct the Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to the White House Iraq Group (see H. Res. 505), H9696 [4NO]

Climate: conduct research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 759), H582 [10FE]

———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]

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

Coins: redesign the reverse side of the penny in commemoration of the anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln (see H.R. 767), H583 [10FE]

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

———expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 761), H2103 [14AP]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 128), H3113 [10MY]

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), H4486 [14JN]

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), H3769 [23MY]

———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), H3055 [5MY]

Computers: protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (see H.R. 29), H286 [1FE]

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

———require enhanced disclosure regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt (see H.R. 3852), H9362 [27OC]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3326), H5963 [18JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H524 [9FE]

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

Courts: enhance retirement benefits of administrative law judges (see H.R. 1864), H12050 [16DE]

CPSC: declare Yo-Yo Waterball toys to be a banned hazardous product (see H.R. 3738), H7860 [13SE]

———issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of certain furniture and electronic appliances (see H.R. 1861), H3199 [11MY]

———issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H8807 [7OC]

———promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 1850), H4723 [17JN]

———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]

Credit cards: protect consumers from unfair practices of issuers (see H.R. 3492), H7614 [29JY]

Crime: combat unlawful commercial sex activities by targeting demand, prohibit operation of sex tours, and protect children and assist State and local law enforcement relative to such activities (see H.R. 2012), H4656 [16JN]

———expand protections against the misuse of public safety officer uniforms (see H.R. 3604), H7560 [28JY]

———prohibit certain computer assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 1558), H7564 [28JY]

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

———require that recommended national protocol for sexual assault medical forensic examinations include a recommendation that rape victims be offered information about emergency contraceptives (see H.R. 1214), H5801 [13JY]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H2103 [14AP]

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

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

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

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

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

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1375), H1691 [17MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (see H.R. 3160), H5600 [30JN]

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

Dept. of Commerce: issue regulations requiring testing for steroids and other performance-enhancing substances for certain sports associations engaged in interstate commerce (see H.R. 3084), H5361 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW (see H.R. 3985), H10503 [16NO]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations (see H.R. 2427), H4401 [13JN]

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

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

———make grants to States to establish antiharassment programs (see H.R. 3787), H8389 [27SE]

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 559), H1417 [14MR]

———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H7862 [13SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H4141 [26MY]

———establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (see H.R. 4435), H11328 [8DE]

Dept. of HHS: award on a competitive basis grants to public and private entities to establish or expand teenage pregnancy prevention program (see H.R. 3555), H7558 [28JY]

———establish Office of Correctional Public Health (see H.R. 2737), H5741 [12JY]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 949), H7564 [28JY]

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

———make grants to improve access to dependable, affordable automobiles by low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H4401 [13JN]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H1697 [17MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: issue regulations concerning the shipping of extremely hazardous materials (see H.R. 1414), H7564 [28JY]

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

Dept. of HUD: maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1897 [12AP]

———make grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2636), H4073 [25MY]

———require all recipients of Homeless Assistance Act funds to protect personally identifying information of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 2695), H4561 [15JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish a Probation and Parole Officer Safety Task Force (see H.R. 484), H5362 [28JN]

———establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 3506), H8342 [22SE]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 1704), H3894 [24MY]

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

Dept. of the Interior: establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 3779), H9103 [25OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 1621), H4486 [14JN]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see H.R. 2230), H3112 [10MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 808), H3056 [5MY]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H9426 [28OC]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1554), H1894 [12AP]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (see H.R. 3858), H8648 [3OC]

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), H1417 [14MR]

———modify terms of the community disaster loan program (see H.R. 4090), H11036 [18NO]

———require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (see H. Res. 477), H8810 [7OC]

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

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]

———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]

———enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see H.R. 944), H848 [1MR]

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

———establish a program of grants for detection and control of colorectal cancer (see H.R. 1401), H7564 [28JY]

———establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority or underserved populations (see H.R. 3640), H9556 [2NO]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 3616), H7611 [29JY]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H3262 [12MY]

———extend preventive-health and research programs for prostate cancer (see H.R. 2945), H5604 [30JN]

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

———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see H.R. 3369), H6204 [20JY] (see H.R. 4062), H9044 [20OC] (see H.R. 4603), H12048 [16DE]

———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 179), H7674 [6SE]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H5177 [24JN]

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H7566 [28JY]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 398), H7861 [13SE]

Drugs: allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 2087), H2976 [4MY]

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

———provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in Federal criminal trials occuring in States with medical marijuana use laws (see H.R. 4272), H10227 [15NO]

Ecology and environment: enforce certain environmental laws, expand the definition of environmental justice, and direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office (see H.R. 1648), H5638 [11JY]

Education: extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 2340), H5252 [27JN]

———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see H.R. 2835), H5362 [28JN]

———include information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence in domestic violence education programs (see H.R. 2947), H5915 [14JY]

———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 1390), H5435 (see H.R. 1390), H5479 [29JN]

———provide relief to students, schools, and student borrowers affected by natural disasters (see H.R. 3690), H7862 [13SE]

———simplify Federal student financial aid process (see H.R. 1277), H2103 [14AP]

———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]

El Salvador: commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (see H. Res. 458), H9427 [28OC]

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

Employment: provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 3192), H8388 [27SE]

———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1902), H2646 [27AP]

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]

———provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 1043), H8809 [7OC]

ERISA: impose a moratorium on terminations of certain plans in cases in which reorganization of contributing sponsors is sought in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings (see H.R. 2327), H3260 [12MY]

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

———require Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity for certain retired airline pilots (see H.R. 2926), H4560 [15JN]

Ethiopia: urge holding of orderly, peaceful, and free and fair national elections and authorize assistance for election-related activities (see H.R. 935), H2150 [19AP]

European Union: urge addition of Hezbollah (terrorist organization) to list of terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 101), H943 [2MR]

Ewa Beach, HI: tribute to West Oahu Little League Baseball team (see H. Res. 429), H7950 [14SE]

Expedited Funds Availability Act: redress imbalances between faster withdrawals permitted under the Check 21 Act and slower rates for crediting deposits (see H.R. 799), H1696 [17MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit agreements to provide notice of investigations or inspections relative to child labor violations (see H.R. 4190), H9642 [3NO]

———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), H3199 [11MY]

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), H2150 [19AP]

———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), H1696 [17MR]

FBI: notify counterterrorism officials of National Instant Criminal Background Check System information on firearm transactions involving known or suspected terrorists and maintain records of such transactions (see H.R. 1225), H3113 [10MY]

FCC: establish minimum public interest requirements for multi-cast digital television channels (see H.R. 2359), H3894 [24MY]

———implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 3731), H7859 [13SE]

FDA: determine whether to allow marketing of emergency-contraceptive drug Plan B as a prescription drug for women 15 or younger and a nonprescription drug for women 16 or older (see H.R. 4229), H9641 [3NO]

———protect children from foods that pose a significant choking hazard (see H.R. 3560), H8089 [15SE]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1376), H1970 [13AP]

Federal aid programs: ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible (see H.R. 1425), H1693 [17MR]

———require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq (see H.R. 4110), H9043 [20OC]

Federal employees: affirm protection from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and repudiate any assertion to the contrary (see H.R. 3128), H7565 [28JY]

———amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H942 [2MR]

———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 1317), H1508 [15MR]

———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), H8648 [3OC]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3267), H5800 [13JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H848 [1MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 2562), H4401 [13JN]

———regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H1851 [8AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2719), H4141 [26MY]

———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H1690 [17MR]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 3656), H7744 [7SE]

Filipino Americans: recognize centennial of immigration and acknowledge contributions to society (see H. Con. Res. 218), H6650 [26JY]

Financial institutions: clarify applicability of State law to national banks and Federal savings associations (see H.R. 3426), H7566 [28JY]

———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]

Firearms: ban the manufacture, sale, delivery, and transfer of handguns that cannot be personalized, and provide for a report to Congress on the commercial feasibility of personalizing firearms (see H.R. 1423), H1693 [17MR]

———ban transfer of certain sniper weapons and regulate in same manner as machine guns (see H.R. 654), H9276 [26OC]

———ensure greater accountability by licensed dealers (see H.R. 4390), H11033 [18NO]

Fish and fishing: add certain species of carp to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped (see H.R. 3049), H10038 [8NO]

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

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

———prohibit U.S. assistance to develop any rail connections or railway-related connections through certain cities in Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia, and Turkey that exclude cities in Armenia (see H.R. 3361), H10227 [15NO]

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), H7861 [13SE]

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

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

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H4187 [7JN]

———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), H1847 [6AP]

———restore and strengthen laws that provide for an open and transparent Federal Government (see H.R. 2331), H3260 [12MY]

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

———prohibit issuance of Federal or State permit or lease for new oil and gas slant, directional, or offshore drilling (see H.R. 2930), H4654 [16JN]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H1968 [13AP]

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

Haiti: provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (see H.R. 945), H1417 [14MR]

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend to benefit individuals who were children when enacted (see H.R. 1737), H3199 [11MY]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 2567), H5362 [28JN]

———require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2567), H5742 [12JY]

Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H941 [2MR]

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

———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 1709), H2551 [26AP]

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (see H.R. 2072), H2975 [4MY]

———improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions (see H.R. 963), H7564 [28JY]

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H1263 [9MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H11504 [13DE] (see H.R. 2133), H3052 [5MY]

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

———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), H5435 (see H.R. 2671), H5480 [29JN]

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

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 768), H583 [10FE] (see H.R. 2553), H3768 [23MY]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H2738 [28AP]

Health care 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), H2473 [21AP]

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

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

Higher Education Act: improve opportunity for Federal student loan borrowers to consolidate their loans at reasonable interest rates (see H.R. 1089), H1779 [5AP]

———permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and increase Pell Grant maximum awards (see H.R. 1338), H5252 [27JN]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 1184), H1263 [9MR]

Hinduism: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Diwali festival (see H. Res. 223), H9427 [28OC]

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), H9696 [4NO]

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), H5963 [18JY]

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

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1026 [8MR]

Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 378), H1896 [12AP]

———expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 176), H3435 [17MY]

———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), H2648 [27AP]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H5638 [11JY]

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

Hurricanes: ensure assistance for foster children impacted by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3711), H8388 [27SE]

———establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future (see H.R. 3764), H7948 [14SE]

———provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3748), H8163 [20SE]

———recover, reclaim, restore and reconstruct lives and communities and reunite families devastated by Hurricane Katrina and address issues of poverty exposed by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4197), H11036 [18NO]

———temporarily suspend laws that deny certain Federal benefits, grants, and licenses to victims of Hurricanse Katrina or Rita due to convictions for certain drug crimes (see H.R. 4213), H12290 [18DE]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 884), H7743 [7SE]

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

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3006), H4895 [21JN]

———provide 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 relief for certain immigrants who are victims of immigration fraud (see H.R. 936), H7564 [28JY]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 946), H1417 [14MR]

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), H8389 [27SE]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1849), H2549 [26AP]

———establish minimum standards relating to a factor for life insurance eligibility and rates (see H.R. 3639), H7612 [29JY]

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

———prohibit discrimination in life insurance based on a person's previous lawful travel experiences (see H.R. 3504), H7556 [28JY]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H5362 [28JN]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1000), H5362 [28JN]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: amend relative to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (see H.R. 1310), H3113 [10MY]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 1526), H2473 [21AP]

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

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H798 [17FE]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H630 [15FE]

Iraq: declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H. Con. Res. 197), H5603 [30JN]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 55), H4723 [17JN] (see H.J. Res. 70, 73), H11221 [7DE] (see H. Con. Res. 35), H236 [26JA]

J.M. Dietrich Northeast Annex, Springfield, IL: designate (see H.R. 2630), H4072 [25MY]

Jacob L. Frazier Post Office Building, St. Charles, IL: designate (see H.R. 3767), H7948 [14SE]

Jews: congratulate communities on seven-year completion of the 11th cycle of daily study of the Talmud (see H. Res. 124), H847 [1MR]

John F. Whiteside Joliet Post Office Building, Joliet, IL: designate (see H.R. 2113), H3052 [5MY]

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn abductions and continued captivity of citizens of the Republic of Korea and Japan as acts of terrorism and gross violations of human rights (see H. Con. Res. 168), H5638 [11JY]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 487), H9103 [25OC]

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]

Las Vegas, NV: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 105), H3114 [10MY]

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

———make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3132), H7673 [6SE]

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

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 3450), H6932 [27JY]

Lillian Kinkella Keil Post Office, Covina, CA: designate (see H.R. 4053), H8809 [7OC]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H4295 [8JN]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H719 [16FE]

Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 1302, 1304), H1507 [15MR]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H8162 [20SE]

Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 215), H6652 [26JY]

———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), H1694 [17MR]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H2151 [19AP]

———provide temporary disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3698), H8089 [15SE]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 910), H4143 [26MY]

———recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see H. Con. Res. 231), H8736 [6OC]

———require States to report data on beneficiaries who are employed (see H.R. 3042), H7565 [28JY]

Medicare: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 213), H6652 [26JY]

———continue Medicaid prescription drug coverage to dual-eligible beneficiaries for a certain period while allowing part D benefits to be implemented as scheduled (see H.R. 1144), H11655 [14DE]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H848 [1MR]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1582), H8809 [7OC]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H582 [10FE]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1946), H3056 [5MY]

———impose minimum nurse staffing in participating hospitals (see H.R. 1372), H4722 [17JN]

———improve accountability in the Medicare Advantage and prescription drug programs (see H.R. 4103), H9042 [20OC]

———permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 2736), H7565 [28JY]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H5741 [12JY]

———permit waiver of waiting period for Medicare coverage of terminally ill disabled individuals (see H.R. 2680), H5252 [27JN]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 2869), H5435 (see H.R. 2869), H5480 [29JN]

———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), H631 [15FE]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H8340 [22SE]

———remove exclusion of benzodiazepines from required coverage under the prescription drug program (see H.R. 3151), H9472 [1NO]

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

———repeal reduction in payment for therapeutic shoes and inserts for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1416), H10038 [8NO]

———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]

Medicare/Medicaid: 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), H5915 [14JY]

———establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 823), H4296 [8JN]

———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1106), H3262 [12MY]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H3262 [12MY]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 1940), H2647 [27AP]

Mexico: condemn printing and distribution of racist postage stamps and urge to immediately cease printing and distributing the stamps and recall stamps on the market (see H. Res. 347), H6108 [19JY]

———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), H1780 [5AP]

Millennium Challenge Act: promote environmental sustainability in the implementation of programs and activities (see H.R. 3916), H8736 [6OC]

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), H9556 [2NO]

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

National Audubon Society: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H9556 [2NO]

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

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), H10146 [9NO]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see H.R. 669), H2978 [4MY]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H6381 [22JY]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 2231), H4074 [25MY]

———develop research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention, and conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 3313), H12050 [16DE]

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 262), H8810 [7OC]

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

———ensure that the U.S. leads the world in next generation energy technologies, grow the economy, create high-skill American jobs, eliminate overdependence on foreign oil, and address global warming (see H.R. 2828), H4354 [9JN]

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1124), H2103 [14AP]

National security: protect the public against threat of chemical attacks (see H.R. 2237), H7861 [13SE]

———restore civil liberties under the first amendment, the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and other law enforcement and privacy laws (see H.R. 1502), H2739 [28AP]

National Security Agency: require Dept. of Justice to submit documents on Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (see H. Res. 643), H13189 [22DE]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H9363 [27OC]

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

———recognize and honor achievements and contributions and urge establishment and observation of a paid legal public holiday in honor of Native Americans (see H. Res. 76), H9103 [25OC]

Navy: anniversary of disappearance of Avenger torpedo bombers of Flight 19 and the Mariner rescue aircraft sent to search for Flight 19 (see H. Res. 500), H9696 [4NO]

———require procurement of helicopters under the Presidential helicopter fleet replacement program that are wholly manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 459), H354 [2FE]

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. 3323), H7744 [7SE]

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1591), H3556 [18MY]

NSF: authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (see H.R. 4434), H11328 [8DE]

———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), H7861 [13SE]

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations for nutrition services (see H.R. 1792), H3556 [18MY]

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

Pakistan: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4073), H8918 [18OC]

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11505 [13DE]

Parks, Rosa: direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 4145), H9275 [26OC]

———issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 4343), H11220 [7DE] (see H. Con. Res. 292), H9962 [7NO]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H798 [17FE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 266), H3263 [12MY]

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), H8808 [7OC]

Petroleum: lower burden of gasoline prices on the U.S. economy and circumvent efforts of OPEC to reap windfall oil profits (see H. Res. 299), H4401 [13JN]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H1025 [8MR] (see H.R. 700), H3556 [18MY]

Poland: urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (see H. Res. 78), H523 [9FE]

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

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

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), H5638 [11JY]

———improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty (see H. Con. Res. 234), H7862 [13SE]

POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former POW to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 2344), H4074 [25MY]

———transmit to congressional committees certain reports on international human rights law or related laws in connection with military detainees (see H.R. 2901), H7613 [29JY]

Power resources: protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H8513 [28SE]

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), H8736 [6OC]

Privacy: prohibit certain video and audio monitoring of employees by their employers (see H.R. 582), H7949 [14SE]

———require governmental and business entities in possession of electronic data containing personal information to disclose any unauthorized acquisition of such information (see H.R. 1069), H980 [3MR]

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

———strengthen the authority of the Federal Government to protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers (see H.R. 1078), H4656 [16JN]

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

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H1847 [6AP]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H1697 [17MR]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 983), H1779 [5AP]

———improve reliability of electric transmission system (see H.R. 878), H791 [17FE]

Pulaski, Casimir: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 54), H4486 [14JN]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Res. 535), H10039 [8NO]

Radioactive substances: study health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions and require cleanup and mitigation of such contaminated sites (see H.R. 2410), H3434 [17MY]

Railroads: establish rail worker emergency training program (see H.R. 4372), H12290 [18DE]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 465), H8387 [27SE] (see H. Res. 472), H8643 [29SE]

Refugees: tribute (see H. Res. 306), H4487 [14JN]

———victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 2017), H7820 [12SE]

Religion: anniversary of Second Vatican Council Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions (Nostra Aetate) and recognition of continuing need for interreligious respect and dialogue (see H. Con. Res. 260), H9103 [25OC]

———condemn bigotry and religious intolerance and recognize that holy books of every religion should be treated with dignity and respect (see H. Res. 288), H5742 [12JY]

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

Robert T. Ferguson Post Office Building, Flora, IL: designate (see H.R. 1287), H1780 [5AP]

Romania: provide equitable restitution to certain religious communities for property confiscated by the former Communist government (see H. Res. 191), H3557 [18MY]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: tribute (see H. Res. 197), H1970 [13AP]

Russia: protect freedoms of all religious communities without distinction, whether registered or unregistered, as stipulated by the Russian Constitution and international standards (see H. Con. Res. 190), H7862 [13SE]

Rwanda: remember the victims of genocide and pledge to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again (see H. Con. Res. 88), H1264 [9MR]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 284), H5362 [28JN]

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), H5963 [18JY]

Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4045), H9103 [25OC]

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), H1417 [14MR]

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

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

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

Social Security: authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see H.R. 2799), H7613 [29JY]

———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1668), H2102 [14AP]

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

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 3954), H8642 [29SE]

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

———recognize effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 61), H2151 [19AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H76 [4JA]

Solid Waste Disposal Act: provide for secondary containment to prevent methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) and petroleum contamination (see H.R. 879), H791 [17FE]

SSI: extend for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see H.R. 899), H2550 [26AP]

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H3113 [10MY]

———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), H8342 [22SE]

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

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1120), H2880 [3MY]

———allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan and for hiring their dependents and dependents of deceased personnel (see H.R. 1352), H2395 [20AP]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 994), H8846 [17OC]

———allow individuals to designate overpayments to support Hurricane Katrina relief efforts (see H.R. 3905), H8735 [6OC]

———allow taxpayers to split refunds and make deposits electronically among certain accounts (see H.R. 1048), H1779 [5AP]

———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), H2551 [26AP]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 3260), H6381 [22JY]

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 2625), H4072 [25MY]

———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H10502 [16NO]

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

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H7613 [29JY]

———provide subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualified health pooling arrangements (see H.R. 2073), H2976 [4MY]

———provide tax relief for persons affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3769), H8389 [27SE]

———repeal certain tax breaks and invest those monies in programs to assist the working poor and alleviate poverty (see H. Con. Res. 282), H13189 [22DE]

———repeal the inflation adjustment of the earned income threshold used in determining the refundable portion of the child tax credit and to restore the threshold to its original amount (see H.R. 4030), H8807 [7OC]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H8809 [7OC]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H5604 [30JN]

Telecommunications: promote and enhance public safety and encourage rapid deployment of IP-enabled voice services for emergency response networks (see H.R. 2418), H6328 [21JY]

———protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see H.R. 1139), H2648 [27AP]

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

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

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H1510 [15MR]

Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 153), H7861 [13SE]

Treaties and agreements: require that trade and investment agreements that are negotiated by the executive branch with other countries must comply with certain minimum standards (see H. Con. Res. 295), H10156 [10NO]

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: policy concerning supportive actions on the occasion of the Seventh NPT Review Conference (see H. Con. Res. 133), H4401 [13JN]

Truth in Lending Act: extend certain protections to overdraft protection programs, require consent to initiate, and enhance information on overdraft protection, and prohibit manipulation to generate overdraft protection fees (see H.R. 3449), H9362 [27OC]

Turkey: urge acknowledgment of culpability of Ottoman Empire for Armenian genocide and reconciliation with Armenia, and support accession of Turkey to the European Union under certain criteria (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7862 [13SE]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H9472 [1NO]

U.N.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 192), H8389 [27SE]

———dissuade members from supporting resolutions that unfairly castigate Israel and promote more balanced and constructive approaches to resolving conflict in the Middle East (see H. Res. 438), H8343 [22SE]

———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), H4401 [13JN]

U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (see H.R. 1065), H941 [2MR]

Unemployment: provide benefits for Hurricane Katrina victims (see H.R. 3774), H8810 [7OC]

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

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 2533), H4401 [13JN]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1774), H2470 [21AP]

Uzbekistan: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 187), H6205 [20JY]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H3056 [5MY]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H2880 [3MY]

———extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents and authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for such veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1188), H8734 [6OC]

———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H1025 [8MR]

———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2963), H7862 [13SE]

———improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1588), H4486 [14JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H9103 [25OC]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 302), H2106 [18AP]

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

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

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), H1371 [10MR]

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

———protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 533), H2150 [19AP]

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

Water: establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 1592), H3556 [18MY]

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]

Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8162 [20SE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H1508 [15MR]

———establish an appropriate day for commemoration of the women suffragists who fought for and won the right of women to vote in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 59), H5914 [14JY]

———establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H1369 [10MR]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3185), H5638 [11JY]

———provide for educational activities and research relative to women's pelvic floor health through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH (see H.R. 2727), H4141 [26MY]

———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]

Wool Products Labeling Act: revise requirements for labeling of certain wool and cashmere products (see H.R. 4583), H12048 [16DE]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 893), H792 [17FE]

———preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3331 [16MY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 1441), H1694 [17MR]

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

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

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

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

Letters

Exempt from bankruptcy means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members: Joseph A. Violante, DAV, H2075 [14AP]

Global warming: Ethan Senser, E2518 [13DE]

Motions

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), H2074 [14AP]

Petitions and memorials

Cook County, IL, Board of Commissioners: Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act, E1656 [27JY]

Remarks

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (H. Res. 378), E1625 [27JY]

Armed Forces: tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H5229 [27JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), consideration (H. Res. 211), H1989 [14AP]

———amend laws (S. 256), motion to recommit, H2074 [14AP]

———exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members, H2074 [14AP]

———protect employees and retirees from corporate practices that deprive them of earnings and retirement savings when businesses file for bankruptcy, H4162 [7JN], H4278, H4279 [8JN]

Budget: allocation of funds, H8924 [19OC]

———deficit, H12235 [18DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H9967, H10002 [8NO], H10642 [17NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), conference report, H12276 [18DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 640), H12235 [18DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1671 [17MR]

Business and industry: increase civil penalties for violations involving certain actions that exploit popular reaction to a Presidentially-declared emergency or disaster (H.R. 3675), H9057 [25OC]

———prevent excessive concentration of ownership of media outlets, E771 [26AP]

Children and youth: promote greater public awareness of effective runaway youth prevention programs and the need for safe and productive alternatives, resources, and supports for homeless youth (H. Res. 484), E2208 [28OC]

———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (H.R. 1409), E2210 [28OC]

Christmas Day: protect symbols and traditions (H. Res. 579), E2616 [19DE]

Climate: global warming, E2518 [13DE]

Colombia: right-wing paramilitary forces demobilization funding, H5979 [19JY]

Computers: protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (H.R. 29), H3709, H3710 [23MY]

Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, H119 [6JA]

———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, H119 [6JA]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), H2600, H2602 [27AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, E1878 [15SE]

———reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (H.R. 1279), H3142 [11MY]

Cuba: treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, H4837 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), conference report, H12210 [18DE]

———establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, H12210 [18DE]

———judicial review of habeas corpus petitions from detainees held in the war on terror, H12210 [18DE]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), H8426 [28SE], E2615 [19DE]

Dept. of State: Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding for Colombia, H5312 [28JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), consideration (H. Res. 365), H5979 [19JY]

———shift Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding from fumigation to alternative farming development programs in Colombia, H5979 [19JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making supplemental appropriations for veterans medical care (H.R. 3130), H5590 [30JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5115 [24JN]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (H.R. 1973), H9708 [7NO]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6916 [27JY]

———ratification, H833, H835, H836 [1MR], H3181, H3182, H3183, H3184 [11MY], H4384 [13JN]

Durbin, Senator: characterization of treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H4807 [21JN]

Economy: growth, H11225 [8DE]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (H.R. 420), E2212 [28OC]

Filipino Americans: recognize centennial of immigration and acknowledge contributions to society (H. Con. Res. 218), E2620 [19DE]

Firearms: improve safety of handguns, E2216 [28OC]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), E2216 [28OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5312 [28JN]

Health: development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other diseases (H.R. 3854), E1918 [21SE]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H7004 [28JY]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3815 [24MY]

House of Representatives: express commitment to achieving victory in Iraq (H. Res. 612), E2621 [19DE]

Immigration: improve border security (H.R. 2330), E1655 [27JY]

———provide protection to immigrant victims of violence, H8426 [28SE], E2615 [19DE]

———provide protection to immigrant victims of violence (H.R. 3188), E1433 [1JY], E2001 [29SE]

Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish, H4837 [21JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2475), consideration (H. Res. 331), H4837 [21JN]

———results of investigation of alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, H5746 [13JY]

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

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H4902 [22JN]

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

Israel: congratulate on election of Dan Gillerman as Vice President of U.N. General Assembly (H. Res. 368), E2214 [28OC]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 487), E2618 [19DE]

Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (H.R. 3132), E1878 [15SE]

Medicaid: improve documentation requirements for applicants, H12276 [18DE]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (H.R. 752), E1940 [22SE]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (H.R. 3861), H11511 [14DE], E1940 [22SE]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3070), E1605 [27JY]

National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: observance, E1047 [20MY]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 209), E2001 [29SE]

National Minority Cancer Awareness Week: observance, E740 [22AP]

Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (S. Con. Res. 61), H9406 [28OC]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: prohibit use of funds to administer agreement with United Airlines, Inc., to terminate the company's pension plan, H5115 [24JN]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H8769 [7OC]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, H3202 [12MY]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals (H. Res. 485), H9058 [25OC]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (H.R. 2017), E2561 [17DE]

Rotary International: anniversary (H. Res. 142), H3072 [10MY]

Rove, Karl: role in release of identity of CIA operative, H6111 [20JY]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, H3202 [12MY]

Singh, Manmohan: U.S. visit, E1583 [22JY]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), H6495 [26JY]

Social Security: impact of privatization on women, H926 [2MR]

———privatization proposals, H926 [2MR]

———reform, H926 [2MR]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (H.R. 310), H657 [16FE]

U.S. Boxing Commission: clarify self-funding mechanisms, H10353 [16NO]

———establish guidelines for rating boxers that must be followed by organizations sanctioning boxing events, H10354 [16NO]

———establish (H.R. 1065), H10346, H10348, H10349, H10353, H10354 [16NO]

———require copies of boxing contracts, establish minimum standards for medical services availability, encourage insurance and pension funds, and agree on minimum standards with foreign boxing entities, H10354 [16NO]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), E1600 [25JY]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize, E2615 [19DE]

Voting Rights Act: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 216), E1745 [29JY]

Women: establish an appropriate day for commemoration of the women suffragists who fought for and won the right of women to vote in the U.S. (H.J. Res. 59), E1654 [27JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7036 [28JY]

Special order: granted, H4184 [7JN], H6428 [25JY], H11878 [15DE]

Statements

Les Brown's Legacy: Fred Friedman, E943 [11MY]

Tributes

Blackmon, Ron, E2165 [25OC]

Brown, William (Les), E943 [11MY]

Dingell, Representative, H11480 [13DE]

Manley, Bonnie, E2165 [25OC]

Splitt, Frank, E483 [17MR]

Wiesenthal, Simon, E1904 [20SE]

Zourkas, Steven, E703 [19AP]