SNYDER, VIC (a Representative from Arkansas)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: establish a voluntary program for country of origin labeling of meat (see H.R. 2068), H2975 [4MY]

———provide emergency assistance to agricultural producers who have suffered losses as a result of drought, Hurricane Katrina, and other natural disasters (see H.R. 3702), H8163 [20SE]

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]

Amo Houghton Bypass: designate a segment of Interstate 86 near Corning, NY (see H.R. 795), H586 [14FE]

Archbishop Iakovos: tribute (see H. Res. 325), H4723 [17JN]

Armed Forces: commend medical personnel for care of combat casualties (see H. Con. Res. 309), H11035 [18NO]

———limit premium increases on reinstated health insurance on servicemembers who are released from active military service (see H.R. 2046), H3262 [12MY]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 381), H6431 [25JY]

Bicycles: support a national bike month and express appreciation of cyclists and others for promoting bicycle safety and the benefits of cycling (see H. Con. Res. 145), H3263 [12MY]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: recognize anniversary and support mission and goals (see H. Con. Res. 41), H2104 [14AP]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H1510 [15MR]

Birds: celebrate recent discovery of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker in eastern Arkansas (see H. Res. 249), H2738 [28AP]

———promote conservation of migratory waterfowl and offset or prevent the loss of wetlands and other habitat essential to the preservation of such waterfowl (see H.R. 4315), H11504 [13DE]

———provide financial resources for the conservation programs of countries whose activities directly or indirectly affect cranes (see H.R. 3520), H7557 [28JY]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H12050 [16DE]

Brumidi, Constantino: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1697 [17MR]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 52), H4142 [26MY]

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]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 3373), H8644 [29SE]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H1622 [16MR]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H1691 [17MR]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H3436 [17MY]

———establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 822), H4896 [21JN]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 761), H2648 [27AP]

Contracts: require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts (see H.R. 2011), H2737 [28AP]

Credit: establish requirements on the terms of consumer credit extended to an Armed Forces member or the dependent of a member (see H.R. 97), H7564 [28JY]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 2662), H4723 [17JN]

Cuba: anniversary of human rights crackdown (see H. Con. Res. 81), H1026 [8MR]

———facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 719), H1969 [13AP]

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

———temporarily suspend restrictions on remittances, gifts, and family travel to allow Cuban Americans to assist relatives in the aftermath of Hurricane Dennis (see H. Con. Res. 206), H6381 [22JY]

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

Dept. of Defense: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts (see H. Con. Res. 6), H142 [20JA]

———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), H10157 [10NO]

———extend current telecommunications benefit program through the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom and apply program to other contingency operations (see H.R. 2366), H3330 [16MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a health information technology grant program (see H.R. 2234), H4074 [25MY]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H3113 [10MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide certain information relating to the reapportionment of airport screeners (see H. Res. 463), H8387 [27SE]

Dept. of State: encourage active engagement of Americans in world affairs and create online database of international exchange programs and related opportunities (see H. Res. 192), H8736 [6OC]

Dept. of the Interior: designate the President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home in Hope, AR, as a National Historic Site and unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 4192), H9472 [1NO]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H1778 [5AP]

Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see H.R. 4542), H11880 [15DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Parkinson's Disease Research Education and Clinical Centers in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 2959), H4985 [22JN]

———provide emergency assistance to homeless veterans and their families affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3727), H7859 [13SE]

———provide sufficient blind rehabilitation outpatient specialists at medical facilities (see H.R. 3579), H9556 [2NO]

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), H8810 [7OC]

Disasters: commend efforts of the Armed Forces and Dept. of State and AID employees for their response to the tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (see H. Res. 120), H849 [1MR]

———require Federal, State, and local agencies to comply with public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations (see H. Res. 477), H10503 [16NO]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1970 [13AP]

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

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 1262), H3331 [16MY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 42), H8389 [27SE]

———promote awareness, prevention, early detection, and effective treatment of viral hepatitis (see H. Con. Res. 130), H1895 [12AP]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H4187 [7JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 305), H942 [2MR]

Education: include information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence in domestic violence education programs (see H.R. 2947), H6381 [22JY]

———increase amount of loans repayable for Selected Reserve officers who possess qualifications, or are being trained, in health professions needed to meet wartime combat medical skill shortages (see H.R. 3417), H6431 [25JY]

El Salvador: commemorate lives and work of certain religious workers executed by members of the military in 1980 (see H. Res. 458), H8389 [27SE]

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

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

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: regulate noncorrective contact lenses as medical devices (see H.R. 371), H2150 [19AP]

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

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H8163 [20SE]

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H5362 [28JN]

Hattie Caraway Station, Jonesboro, AR: designate (see H.R. 4456), H11219 [7DE]

Health: conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity relative to influenza (see H.R. 628), H410 [8FE] (see H.R. 813), H628 [15FE]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 3248), H8163 [20SE]

———improve accessibility to immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases, study Medicare and Medicaid influenza immunization usage, and amend Federal employee immunization services (see H.R. 3598), H8735 [6OC]

———make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1671), H4073 [25MY]

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

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H3894 [24MY]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H720 [16FE]

Higher Education Act: amend definition of independent student for purposes of need analysis to include older adopted students (see H.R. 3252), H5740 [12JY]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 1184), H3113 [10MY]

Hispanic Americans: tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 323), H12049 [16DE]

History: anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H11036 [18NO]

House Democracy Assistance Commission: establish (see H. Res. 135), H1417 [14MR]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1265 [9MR]

Human rights: condemn honor killings (see H. Con. Res. 296), H11036 [18NO]

Hungary: recognize anniversary of Hungarian Revolution and reaffirm friendship between the people and governments of the U.S. and Hungary (see H. Res. 479), H9963 [7NO]

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

———issue a special postage stamp to afford a means by which the public may contribute to Hurricane Katrina disaster relief (see H.R. 3740), H8514 [28SE]

———require contracts relative to recovery efforts following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita be awarded only after an open and fair bidding process (see H. Con. Res. 251), H8644 [29SE]

Hussein, Saddam: urge the interim Government of Iraq to bring charges for crimes his government committed against the people of Iran during the Iran-Iraq war (see H. Res. 72), H412 [8FE]

Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish (see H.R. 3003), H4895 [21JN]

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), H3114 [10MY]

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), H4656 [16JN]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 115), H942 [2MR]

Laredo, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 128), H1851 [8AP]

Law enforcement: provide grants for prosecutions of cases cleared through use of DNA backlog clearance funds (see H.R. 1602), H8735 [6OC]

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

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H8388 [27SE]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H8388 [27SE]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1443), H6205 [20JY]

———recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see H. Con. Res. 231), H8389 [27SE]

Medicare: coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 964), H7564 [28JY]

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

———ensure that prescription drug benefits have no impact on benefits under other Federal programs (see H.R. 2746), H6328 [21JY]

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

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H11504 [13DE]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H4723 [17JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H3331 [16MY]

———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 11), H3556 [18MY]

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

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H7564 [28JY]

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Con. Res. 90), H2395 [20AP]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Con. Res. 273), H9102 [25OC]

Month of Global Health: observance (see H. Res. 514), H9276 [26OC]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H12290 [18DE]

Music and dance: recognize artistic excellence and community value of America's orchestras (see H. Con. Res. 157), H4656 [16JN]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H8644 [29SE]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse (see H.R. 2891), H5435 (see H.R. 2891), H5480 [29JN]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1509 [15MR]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 15), H4723 [17JN]

National Captioning Institute: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 38), H798 [17FE]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 209), H8348 [26SE]

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

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

National Month of the Military Child: observance (see H. Res. 212), H1969 [13AP]

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1124), H983 [3MR]

National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 222), H11505 [13DE]

National Security Education Program: establish critical foreign language program (see H.R. 4629), H13189 [22DE]

National Weatherization Day: observance (see H. Res. 410), H7562 [28JY]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H847 [1MR]

———eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 601), H798 [17FE]

Navy: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Lone Sailor Memorial located near the Golden Gate Bridge (see H. Con. Res. 207), H10503 [16NO]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Mohamed ElBaradei for peace (see H. Res. 573), H11035 [18NO]

NSF: 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), H2394 [20AP]

Office of Special Inspector General for Hurricane Katrina Recovery: establish (see H.R. 3737), H7860 [13SE]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 276), H7862 [13SE]

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), H9363 [27OC]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H1778 [5AP]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H1622 [16MR]

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]

POW: transmit to congressional committees certain reports on international human rights law or related laws in connection with military detainees (see H.R. 2901), H4485 [14JN]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals (see H. Res. 485), H8986 [19OC]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 2017), H2737 [28AP]

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

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H11504 [13DE]

Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance: enhance program (see H.R. 3200), H5915 [14JY]

Singapore: welcome Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong upon U.S. visit, commend support in campaign against terrorism and reconstruction of Iraq, and reaffirm cooperation with U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 201), H5742 [12JY]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H353 [2FE]

Sports: recognize contributions of African-American basketball teams and players for their achievements, dedication, and contributions to the sport of basketball and to the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 59), H5741 [12JY]

States: require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see H. Con. Res. 235), H9556 [2NO]

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), H9277 [26OC]

Taxation: allow a business credit for qualified expenditures for medical professional malpractice insurance (see H.R. 2291), H3197 [11MY]

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

———allow employers a credit for costs of providing technical training for employees (see H.R. 2801), H4295 [8JN]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 2968), H5362 [28JN]

———extend incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 2498), H5741 [12JY]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 807), H628 [15FE]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 1511), H1845 [6AP]

———increase exclusion from gross income of an employee for dependent care assistance and adjust such amount each year for inflation (see H.R. 1275), H1416 [14MR]

———increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students (see H.R. 1504), H5604 [30JN]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 659), H1847 [6AP]

———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H11504 [13DE]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H2395 [20AP]

———provide that tax on distilled spirits, wine, and beer are collected quarterly from certain small taxpayers (see H.R. 1520), H1970 [13AP]

Taylor, Charles: call on Nigeria to transfer custody to the Special Court for Sierra Leone to be tried for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international humanitarian law (see H. Con. Res. 127), H1895 [12AP]

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

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H10227 [15NO]

Trail of Tears National Historic Trail: update feasibility and suitability study and include new trail segments (see H.R. 3085), H5361 [28JN]

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), H11880 [15DE]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H10227 [15NO]

Ukraine: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 885), H3894 [24MY] (see H.R. 1053, 1170), H2103 [14AP]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 2533), H9426 [28OC]

VA: anniversary (see H. Res. 361), H5916 [14JY]

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), H4722 [17JN]

———extend for persons affected by Hurricane Katrina the time for appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims of certain decisions of the Board of Veterans Appeals (see H.R. 3670), H7741 [7SE]

———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2963), H4721 [17JN]

Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8343 [22SE]

Willie Vaughn Post Office, Parkdale, AR: designate (see H.R. 3853), H8247 [21SE]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H2473 [21AP]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2861), H4723 [17JN]

World War II: preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3113 [10MY]

———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]

———tribute to Montford Point Marines (see H. Con. Res. 80), H847 [1MR]

Year of the Museum: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 389), H8644 [29SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: eliminate reductions of basic pay for eligibility for basic educational assistance for veterans under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 2416), H3435 [17MY]

Courts: provide for the payment of certain annuities to survivors of judicial officials (see H.R. 2304), H3198 [11MY]

Crime: increase penalty for the sexual abuse of a minor or ward (see H.R. 2415), H3435 [17MY]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H195 [25JA]

Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment to make non-natural-born citizens who have been naturalized for thirty-five years eligible for the Offices of President and Vice President (see H.J. Res. 42), H2102 [14AP]

Public lands: release a reversionary interest in Camp Joseph T. Robinson to Arkansas (see H.R. 1027), H846 [1MR]

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

Remarks

Air Force: tribute to members killed in 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers U.S. military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (H. Con. Res. 188), H5208 [27JN]

Channel Islands National Park: transfer management of Santa Rosa Island to the Dept. of Defense for recreational purposes, H11864, H11865 [15DE]

Courts: prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (H.R. 554), H8928 [19OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H3916, H4029, H4033 [25MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), conference report, H12203 [18DE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), motion to instruct conferees, H11864, H11865 [15DE]

———postpone certain closures and realignments of military installations, H4029, H4033 [25MY]

———submit reports on existence of clandestine facilities used to detain individuals captured in the global war on terrorism, H11865 [15DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5128 [24JN]

Drugs: prohibit Federal payment or reimbursement for drugs prescribed for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction, H5128 [24JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 10), H4913 [22JN]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3814 [24MY]

House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 563), H10969 [18NO]

Iraq: call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), H10969 [18NO]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H10969 [18NO]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (H.R. 358), H5185 [27JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (H.R. 358), Senate amendment, H12191 [18DE]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3070), H6344 [22JY]

National Wheelchair Basketball Association: tribute, H2156 [20AP]

———tribute to Spirit Award recipients, H2156 [20AP]

Parliamentary inquiry, H5128 [24JN]

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

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6344 [22JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H407 [8FE]

Special order: granted, H3765 [23MY]