SHAW, E. CLAY, JR. (a Representative from Florida)
Appointments
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H8627 [29SE]
Congressional advisers on trade policy and negotiations, H1374 [14MR]
Articles and editorials
Test of Wills—Burmese Captive Who Will Not Budge, Seth Mydans, International Herald Tribune (publication), H4815 [21JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide assistance to agricultural producers whose operations were severly damaged by hurricanes (see H.R. 4330), H10226 [15NO]
Air Force: tribute to members killed in 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers U.S. military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (see H. Con. Res. 188), H5100 [23JN]
American Jewish History Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 315), H11654 [14DE]
Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 2804), H4295 [8JN]
Amo Houghton Bypass: designate a segment of Interstate 86 near Corning, NY (see H.R. 795), H586 [14FE]
Armed Forces: improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2131), H3695 [19MY]
———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H353 [2FE] (see H.R. 377), H287 [1FE]
———provide for payment of Combat-Related Special Compensation to certain members retired for disability who were awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 995), H3056 [5MY]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H1969 [13AP]
———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (see H.R. 558), H350 [2FE]
Armenia: ensure U.S. foreign policy reflects understanding of issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in records relative to the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 316), H4486 [14JN]
Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 390), H7614 [29JY]
Arthur Stacey Mastrapa Post Office Building, Altamonte Springs, FL: designate (see H.R. 324), H194 [25JA]
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), H4188 [7JN]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 685), H1696 [17MR]
Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H1696 [17MR]
Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts: support activities (see H.R. 1337), H1621 [16MR]
Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide follow-up treatment for children identified with a vision disorder (see H.R. 2328), H3260 [12MY]
———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H5915 [14JY]
———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration program (see H.R. 1505), H2880 [3MY]
Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see H.R. 1804), H4143 [26MY]
Collier County, FL: authorize ecosystem restoration projects for the Indian River Lagoon and the Picayune Strand (see H.R. 847), H718 [16FE]
Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see H.R. 2470), H8388 [27SE]
Computers: protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (see H.R. 29), H587 [14FE]
Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H5741 [12JY]
———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1689), H2148 [19AP]
———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 554), H524 [9FE]
Dept. of Energy: make incentive payments to the owners or operators of qualified desalination facilities to partially offset the cost of electrical energy required to operate such facilities (see H.R. 1071), H2738 [28AP]
Dept. of HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 1290), H2395 [20AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: create an inspection program that uses videophone systems at certain points of entry in Florida to satisfy certain reporting requirements (see H.R. 1509), H1845 [6AP]
Dept. of Justice: reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 1704), H5604 [30JN]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3251), H5740 [12JY]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H2102 [14AP]
Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H2735 [28AP]
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), H11035 [18NO]
Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2668), H8735 [6OC]
———establish a program to provide reinsurance for State natural catastrophe insurance programs (see H.R. 4366), H10908 [17NO]
———improve Federal response (see H.R. 1137), H988 [7MR]
Diseases: address fertility issues facing cancer survivors (see H. Con. Res. 174), H7674 [6SE]
———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), H11036 [18NO]
———establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H11036 [18NO]
———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 179), H8919 [18OC]
———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H5916 [14JY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H790 [17FE]
FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H9641 [3NO]
———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1376), H2395 [20AP]
Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H3436 [17MY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 881), H1970 [13AP]
———regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H2880 [3MY]
FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 3685), H7742 [7SE]
———provide certain individuals or households affected by Hurricane Katrina in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, FL, with financial assistance and direct services under the Disaster and Emergency Assistance Act (see H.R. 3723), H7814 [8SE]
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), H3894 [24MY]
Fishery Conservation and Management Act: modify requirements for appointment and training of members of Regional Fishery Management Councils (see H.R. 1431), H2739 [28AP]
Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H8163 [20SE]
Haiti: establish a program to provide economic and infrastructure reconstruction assistance (see H.R. 611), H410 [8FE]
Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 534), H349 [2FE]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 810), H1265 [9MR]
Health care professionals: provide for education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment at a facility with critical shortages of allied health professionals (see H.R. 215), H5741 [12JY]
Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 1471), H4188 [7JN]
Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3137), H9641 [3NO]
———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H2103 [14AP]
Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to certain visa programs to prevent unintended U.S. job losses and increase Dept. of Labor monitoring and enforcement authority over such programs (see H.R. 3322), H5963 [18JY]
Insurance: establish a Federal program to provide reinsurance to improve the availability of homeowners' insurance (see H.R. 846), H984 [3MR]
———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H10157 [10NO]
———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 2355), H5741 [12JY]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H942 [2MR]
Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H1025 [8MR]
Iraq: commend people for holding a successful referendum on a new constitution (see H. Res. 504), H9436 [31OC]
Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 149), H3436 [17MY]
Law enforcement: make improvements to the national sex offender registration program (see H.R. 3132), H6432 [25JY]
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: clarify exemption for recreational vessel support employees (see H.R. 940), H794 [17FE]
Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H2738 [28AP]
Medicare: coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (see H.R. 827), H5741 [12JY]
———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H5741 [12JY]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1632), H2880 [3MY]
———increase per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments to hospitals (see H.R. 4371), H10908 [17NO]
———permit waiver of waiting period for Medicare coverage of terminally ill disabled individuals (see H.R. 2680), H4139 [26MY]
———provide for value-based purchasing in payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3617), H7611 [29JY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H1622 [16MR]
Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H12168 [17DE]
Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 144), H3436 [17MY]
Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Con. Res. 273), H9696 [4NO]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H8810 [7OC]
National Audubon Society: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H11111 [6DE]
National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 15), H8163 [20SE]
National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 332), H4802 [20JN]
National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 178), H7614 [29JY]
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), H5741 [12JY]
National MPS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 85), H2881 [3MY]
National Safe Boating Week: recognize the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the National Safe Boating Council for promotion efforts (see H. Res. 243), H2648 [27AP]
National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (see H.R. 418), H235 [26JA]
Navy: require naval forces to include a certain number of operational aircraft carriers (see H.R. 304), H193 [25JA]
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), H3331 [16MY] (see H.R. 3323), H11655 [14DE]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Wangari Maathai for peace (see H. Res. 27), H1697 [17MR]
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1591), H6652 [26JY]
O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see H. Res. 357), H6108 [19JY]
Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11111 [6DE]
Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 892), H792 [17FE]
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 276), H8343 [22SE]
Pensions: reform funding rules (see H.R. 2830), H4656 [16JN]
Pope John Paul II: tribute (see H. Res. 186), H2104 [14AP]
Presidents of the U.S.: recognize birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln (see H.R. 43), H984 [3MR]
Public welfare programs: provide assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3672), H7815 [8SE]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 240), H136 [6JA]
Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3135), H5963 [18JY]
Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H287 [1FE]
Russia: issue a clear and unambiguous statement of admission and condemnation of the illegal occupation and annexation by the Soviet Union from 1940-1991 of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 128), H3263 [12MY]
Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H413 [8FE]
Social Security: dedicate surpluses to personal accounts that can only be used to pay Social Security benefits (see H.R. 3304), H5913 [14JY]
———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 1714), H2393 [20AP]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H584 [10FE]
Staff Sergeant Michael Schafer Post Office Building, Spring Hill, FL: designate (see H.R. 3703), H7813 [8SE]
Sudan: 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), H9696 [4NO]
Tariff: natural cork (see H.R. 1944), H2647 [27AP]
Tariff Act: repeal dumping and subsidy offset (see H.R. 1121), H983 [3MR]
Taxation: allow a credit for owning certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 652), H411 [8FE]
———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H10910 [17NO]
———allow certain modifications to be made to qualified mortgages held by a real estate mortgage investement company or a grantor trust (see H.R. 1010), H846 [1MR]
———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H8810 [7OC]
———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 victims of Presidentially-declared disasters to withdraw funds from retirement plans without penalty (see H.R. 3742), H7860 [13SE]
———clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens are not deductible (see H.R. 3095), H5361 [28JN]
———exclude from gross income certain hazard mitigation assistance (see H.R. 380), H233 [26JA]
———exclude from gross income the proceeds from certain company-owned life insurance (see H.R. 2251), H3196 [11MY]
———expand exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to dependents of employees (see H.R. 1518), H11220 [7DE]
———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (see H.R. 4096), H9042 [20OC]
———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4388), H11221 [7DE]
———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H1510 [15MR]
———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 930), H793 [17FE]
———make permanent the 15-year depreciation recovery period for restaurant property improvements and extend to new restaurant construction (see H.R. 920), H793 [17FE]
———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 519), H348 [2FE]
———make the credit for prior year minimum tax liability refundable for certain individuals and require returns with respect to certain stock options (see H.R. 3385), H6327 [21JY]
———modify depreciation of property used in the transmission of electricity (see H.R. 1379), H1691 [17MR]
———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H2393 [20AP]
———permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see H.R. 1417), H1693 [17MR]
———permit tax-free distribution from governmental retirement plans for payment of health and long-term care insurance premiums for public safety officers (see H.R. 2177), H3054 [5MY]
———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H2395 [20AP]
———provide capital gains tax treatment for certain self-created musical works (see H.R. 2594), H8248 [21SE]
———provide certain hurricane-related tax relief (see H.R. 4323), H10503 [16NO]
———provide for the proper tax treatment of certain disaster mitigation payments (see H.R. 1134), H988 [7MR]
———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 3908), H8386 [27SE]
———provide tax benefits for the Gulf Opportunity Zone and certain areas affected by Hurricanes Rita and Wilma (see H.R. 4440), H11109 [6DE]
———provide tax incentives for the purchase of qualified health insurance (see H.R. 1872), H2881 [3MY]
———reduce depreciation recovery period for roof systems (see H.R. 1510), H1845 [6AP]
———reduce rates on distilled spirits (see H.R. 1791), H2471 [21AP]
———reduce recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (see H.R. 2239), H4074 [25MY]
———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1186), H1263 [9MR]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H7613 [29JY]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H1697 [17MR]
Telecommunications: promote deployment of competitive video services and eliminate redundant and unnecessary regulation (see H.R. 3146), H7614 [29JY]
U.S. Cleveland Post Office Building, Punta Gorda, FL: designate (see H.R. 3830), H8161 [20SE]
Veterans: 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), H4985 [22JN]
———improve benefits for former POW (see H.R. 1598), H2104 [14AP]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H8163 [20SE]
Water: authorize appropriations for grants for coastal recreation water quality monitoring and notification programs (see H.R. 2686), H5915 [14JY]
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]
Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H1622 [16MR]
World War II: recognize contributions of the Marine Corps and other units of the Armed Forces on the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima (see H. Res. 119), H797 [17FE]
———recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day and the Liberation of Western Bohemia (see H. Res. 195), H1846 [6AP]
———recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Japan (V-J) Day and the end of World War II in the Pacific (see H. Res. 360), H7614 [29JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Animals: support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1707), H2149 [19AP]
Corps of Engineers: improve regional sediment management (see H.R. 1174), H1024 [8MR]
Diseases: support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H5963 [18JY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: prohibit sale or trade of prescription drugs that were knowingly adulterated or misbranded (see H.R. 2600), H3893 [24MY]
Fish and fishing: establish ocean bottom trawl areas to protect deep sea corals and sponges (see H.R. 3778), H7948 [14SE]
Medicare: reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H3261 [12MY]
National Lung Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals and increase lung cancer screening and research (see H. Con. Res. 298), H10226 [15NO]
National Teacher Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 64), H630 [15FE]
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), H8918 [18OC]
Social Security: create personal guarantee accounts ensuring full benefits for all workers and their families, restore long-term solvency, and make certain benefit improvements (see H.R. 750), H582 [10FE]
———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 1745), H2394 [20AP]
Tariff: glass bulbs designed for sprinkler systems (see H.R. 2016), H2737 [28AP]
Tariff Act: amend relative to determining the all-others rate in antidumping cases (see H.R. 2473), H3693 [19MY]
Taxation: allow electric utility companies to expense the cost of replacing above-ground electric transmission lines with underground electric transmission lines (see H.R. 4286), H10145 [9NO]
———applicability of volume cap for private activity bonds to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities (see H.R. 1708), H2149 [19AP]
———extend period that regulated investment companies may carryover capital losses (see H.R. 4069), H8846 [17OC]
———impose penalties for the failure of organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code to comply with disclosure requirements (see H.R. 1942), H2647 [27AP] (see H.R. 2204), H3055 [5MY]
———make permanent the shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1663), H2101 [14AP]
———modernize rules governing treatment of qualifying continuing care facilities (see H.R. 4608), H12049 [16DE]
———permit startup partnerships and S corporations to elect taxable years other than required years (see H.R. 4006), H8733 [6OC]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain improvements to retail space (see H.R. 1062), H941 [2MR]
———provide emergency tax relief for victims of Hurricane Wilma (see H.R. 4334), H10226 [15NO]
———restore equity and complete transfer of motor fuel excise taxes on motorboat and small engine fuels into the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund (see H.R. 1063), H941 [2MR]
———S corporation reform (see H.R. 4421), H11034 [18NO]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H8391 [28SE]
Letters
Arab League boycott of Israel: Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Kalifa, H11168 [7DE]
Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): E.R. Goodkind and Bruce M. Ramer, American Jewish Committee, H6914 [27JY]
———Jimmy Carter, H4315 [9JN], H6914 [27JY]
———Joel S. Kaplan and Daniel S. Mariaschin, B'nai B'rith, H6914 [27JY]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H5258 [28JN]
Remarks
Bipartisan Committee To Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 437), H8026 [15SE]
Broward County, FL: tribute to Area Agency on Aging Dr. Nan S. Hutchinson Broward Senior Hall of Fame electees, E641
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10635 [17NO]
———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H11241, H11259 [8DE]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (H.J. Res. 52), H4813, H4815 [21JN]
Coconut Creek, FL: National Wildlife Federation designation as a``community wildlife habitat'', E1273
Deboo, Jasmin: Broward County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E327
Dept. of the Interior: exempt natural gas from the prohibition on oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, H3629 [19MY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3629, H3666 [19MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making supplemental appropriations for veterans medical care (H.R. 3130), E1447
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5109 [24JN]
Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6173 [20JY], H6438 [26JY], H6900, H6904, H6906, H6910, H6913 [27JY]
———implementation (H.R. 3045), consideration (H. Res. 386), H6874 [27JY]
———ratification, H4314 [9JN], H5260 [28JN]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H1923 [13AP]
Economy: growth, H11659 [15DE]
EPA: prohibit funding for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit requirements for municipal wastewater treatment during wet weather conditions, H3666 [19MY]
Florida: tribute to Congressional Award Gold Medal recipients, E1446
———tribute to Dept. of Education American Stars of Teaching Award recipients, E1445
Foreign trade: enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (H.R. 3283), H6446 [26JY], H6852 [27JY]
———enhance resources to enforce U.S. trade rights (H.R. 3283), consideration (H. Res. 387), H6663, H6664 [27JY]
Holocaust: remembrance, E911
House of Representatives: authorizing recess for joint meeting to receive Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, H1737 [5AP]
Hypoluxo, FL: anniversary, E1362
International Customs Day: observance, E117
Journal of Accountancy: anniversary, E861
Learn and Serve America (organization): Presidential Freedom Scholarship recipients, E1966
Mahowald, Kyle: Presidential Scholars Foundation Presidential Scholar honoree, E1965
Malcolm, Andrew: Presidential Scholars Foundation Presidential Scholar honoree, E1965
McAuliffe, Caitlin: Presidential Scholars Foundation Presidential Scholar honoree, E1965
National Arbor Day Foundation: tribute to Tree City USA honorees, E1584
National Cancer Institute: funding, H5109 [24JN]
National Safe Boating Week: recognize the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the National Safe Boating Council for promotion efforts (H. Res. 243), E1095
Navy: anniversary of disappearance of Avenger torpedo bombers of Flight 19 and the Mariner rescue aircraft sent to search for Flight 19 (H. Res. 500), H10330 [16NO]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: initiate a case against the People's Republic of China through the World Trade Organization for violations of intellectual property rights, H6852 [27JY]
Outer Continental Shelf: cancel proposed comprehensive seismic survey inventory of all areas, H6961
Pompano Beach, FL: National Civic League All-America City Award recipient, E1465
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H6961
Public welfare programs: provide assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3672), H7769 [8SE]
Publix Asset Management Co.: anniversary of Publix supermarkets, E1967
Russia: protect intellectual property rights (H. Con. Res. 230), H10326, H10328 [16NO]
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4588 [16JN]
Social Security: create personal guarantee accounts ensuring full benefits for all workers and their families, restore long-term solvency, and make certain benefit improvements (H.R. 750), E220
———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (H.R. 1745), E720
———privatization proposals, H499, H500, H501, H502, H505 [9FE], H1514 [16MR], H5370 [29JN]
———reform, H499, H500, H501, H502, H505 [9FE], H1514 [16MR], H1738 [5AP], H5370 [29JN]
South Palm Beach, FL: anniversary, E400
Taxation: extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (H.R. 4096), H11145 [7DE]
———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4388), H11151 [7DE]
———provide tax benefits for the Gulf Opportunity Zone and certain areas affected by Hurricanes Rita and Wilma (H.R. 4440), H11160 [7DE]
Treaties and agreements: prohibit inclusion of provisions increasing limit on number of certain aliens permitted to enter the U.S. into trade agreements, H4588 [16JN]
U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement: implementation (H.R. 4340), H11163, H11168, H11171, H11173, H11174, H11176 [7DE]
West Palm Beach, FL: anniversary of St. Ann Catholic School, E2038
World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. approval from the agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (H.J. Res. 27), H4302, H4306, H4307, H4310, H4314 [9JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H9099 [25OC]
Special order: granted, H6638 [26JY]
Tributes
Arts, M.J. (Mike), E2129
Brady, Representative Kevin, E1695
Chesser, Rick, E1463
Desjarlais, Roger, E1837
Fowler, Tillie K., H1008 [8MR]
Hannon, Timothy, E2587
Jacoby, Kip, E1488
Lehman, William, H1890
Scanlon, Mary Dexter, H10508 [17NO]
Shaw, Keegan R., E448
Suh, James, E1489