WOOLSEY, LYNN C. (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1457 [15MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H4035 [25MY]
Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8313 [22SE]
Appointments
Robert T. Matsui funeral attendees, H129 [6JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: compensate livestock operators who voluntarily relinquish a grazing permit or lease on Federal lands where conflicts with other multiple uses render livestock grazing impractical (see H.R. 3166), H5601 [30JN]
———ensure regulatory equity between and among dairy farmers and handlers for sales of packaged fluid milk in federally regulated and non-federally regulated areas (see H.R. 4015), H8807 [7OC]
———ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 3931), H8513 [28SE]
Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1155), H1897 [12AP]
American Jewish History Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 315), H11654 [14DE]
America's Blood Centers (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 220), H2739 [28AP]
Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1630), H3056 [5MY]
Animals: prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1688), H2148 [19AP]
———restore prohibition on commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 297), H524 [9FE]
———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1707), H4143 [26MY]
———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 1329), H3556 [18MY]
Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 90), H1265 [9MR]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 567), H351 [2FE]
Armed Forces: allow active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 3195), H11504 [13DE]
———commend medical personnel for care of combat casualties (see H. Con. Res. 309), H11035 [18NO]
———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), H583 [10FE]
———entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see H.R. 772), H848 [1MR]
———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2131), H3052 [5MY]
———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H353 [2FE]
———prohibit use of funds for deployment to Iraq (see H.R. 4232), H9695 [4NO]
———provide leave for members in connection with adoptions of children (see H.R. 1373), H3113 [10MY]
———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 887), H4296 [8JN] (see H.R. 2874), H4485 [14JN]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H583 [10FE]
———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 1639), H2551 [26AP]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H848 [1MR]
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), H4723 [17JN]
Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons and application of savings to certain domestic initiatives (see H.R. 1348), H4356 [9JN]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H1368 [10MR]
Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1312), H2473 [21AP]
Aviation: improve air cargo security (see H.R. 2044), H4802 [20JN]
Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 2060), H3695 [19MY]
———provide relief relative to disaster-related debts incurred by victims of Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters (see H.R. 3697), H7812 [8SE]
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), H3199 [11MY]
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: recognize anniversary and support mission and goals (see H. Con. Res. 41), H1897 [12AP]
Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H2394 [20AP] (see H.R. 985), H2473 [21AP]
Birds: 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]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 228), H8343 [22SE]
Bush, President: censure for lack of response to information requests and alleged misstatements relative to Iraq war, intelligence manipulation, torture policy, and retaliation against critics (see H. Res. 636), H13189 [22DE]
———request certain information relative to a claim made that there is not a Social Security trust (see H. Res. 170), H1695 [17MR]
———transmit information on contracts for services or construction related to Hurricane Katrina recovery that relate to wages and benefits to be paid to workers (see H. Res. 467), H8388 [27SE]
Business and industry: prevent excessive concentration of ownership of the nation's media outlets, restore fairness in broadcasting, and foster and promote localism, diversity, and competition in the media (see H.R. 3302), H5913 [14JY]
Capital Construction Fund: provide for qualified withdrawals for fishermen leaving the industry and for the rollover to individual retirement plans (see H.R. 2174), H3053 [5MY]
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), H11503 [13DE]
———revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 937), H1265 [9MR]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 71), H849 [1MR]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: tribute for demonstration project to assess quality of care of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (see H. Res. 261), H8090 [15SE]
Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 535), H349 [2FE]
Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H1691 [17MR]
Cheney, Vice President: censure for lack of response to information requests and alleged misstatements relative to Iraq war, intelligence manipulation, torture policy, and retaliation against critics (see H. Res. 637), H13189 [22DE]
Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H3695 [19MY]
———establish Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program, Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, and child care provider health benefits program (see H.R. 2000), H2736 [28AP]
———provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H4188 [7JN]
———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking (see H.R. 864), H12050 [16DE]
China, People's Republic of: withdraw normal trade relations status (see H.R. 728), H523 [9FE]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 188), H5362 [28JN]
———issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 58), H587 [14FE]
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 10), H1372 [10MR]
Civil liberties: regulate information brokers and protect individual rights with respect to personally identifiable information (see H.R. 1080), H1372 [10MR]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1687), H2148 [19AP]
———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1697), H3695 [19MY]
Classified information: request Executive Office of the President and Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to communications with United Kingdom officials on U.S. policy towards Iraq (see H. Res. 375), H6328 [21JY]
———request Executive Office of the President and other executive departments to transmit documents relative to disclosure of identity and employment of Valerie Plame (see H. Res. 363), H5914 [14JY]
———request the Executive Office of the President and direct the Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to the White House Iraq Group (see H. Res. 505), H9473 [1NO]
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), H1847 [6AP]
———request documents from the President on the anticipated effects of climate change on coastal regions of the U.S. (see H. Res. 515), H9276 [26OC]
Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 329), H6206 [20JY]
Coastal zones: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to improve conservation, enhance ecological values and functions, and benefit both the environment and economies of coastal communities (see H.R. 3187), H6205 [20JY]
Cochran, Johnnie, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 185), H2151 [19AP]
Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 761), H582 [10FE]
———improve the ability of foster care youths to attend and succeed in higher education (see H.R. 2508), H3694 [19MY]
———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 128), H1371 [10MR]
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 the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community: establish (see H.R. 2134), H10145 [9NO]
Committee on Administration Predetermination To Go to War and Manipulation of Intelligence (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 635), H13189 [22DE]
Committees of the House: establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 116), H2151 [19AP]
Community service: enforce public interest obligations of broadcast station licensees to their local communities (see H.R. 501), H285 [1FE]
Congress: disapprove rule submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (see H.J. Res. 23), H2649 [27AP]
Consumers: protect from usury and unreasonable fees (see H.R. 1619), H1969 [13AP]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3326), H5963 [18JY]
Council of Representatives of Iraq: encourage debate and vote on continued presence of U.S. military in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 321), H12168 [17DE]
CPSC: issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of certain furniture and electronic appliances (see H.R. 1861), H5177 [24JN]
———issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H8807 [7OC]
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), H1509 [15MR]
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), H3894 [24MY]
———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), H1368 [10MR]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H629 [15FE]
Croatia: recommend integration into NATO (see H. Res. 529), H10503 [16NO]
Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances (see H.R. 2617), H4072 [25MY]
———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1814), H2979 [4MY]
Dalip Singh Saund Post Office Building, Temecula, CA: designate (see H.R. 120), H286 [1FE]
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]
Dept. of Agriculture: augment efforts of State and local governments to conduct early detection and surveillance to prevent the establishment or spread of plant pests that endanger agriculture, environment, and the economy (see H.R. 4049), H11328 [8DE]
———establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (see H.R. 3160), H8248 [21SE]
———strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H11880 [15DE]
Dept. of Defense: establish an Office of the Victim Advocate (see H.R. 1403), H1692 [17MR]
———establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW (see H.R. 3985), H11328 [8DE]
Dept. of Education: enter into a partnership with a local educational agency to conduct a model school-to-work program (see H.R. 1439), H1694 [17MR]
Dept. of Energy: external regulation of nuclear safety and occupational safety and health responsibilities at any nonmilitary energy laboratory (see H.R. 755), H582 [10FE]
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]
———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools (see H.R. 4063), H9103 [25OC]
———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 949), H5603 [30JN]
———make grants to improve access to dependable, affordable automobiles by low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H4144 [26MY]
———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H11035 [18NO]
Dept. of HUD: maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1848 [6AP]
———make grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2636), H4144 [26MY]
———reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 790), H586 [14FE]
Dept. of Justice: acquire data on crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender (see H.R. 1193), H1263 [9MR]
———provide grants for organizations to find missing adults (see H.R. 2103), H5801 [13JY]
———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 1704), H2149 [19AP]
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), H7948 [14SE]
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), H11653 [14DE]
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), H628 [15FE]
Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security: transmit to the House of Representatives documents relating to security investigations and background checks relating to granting White House access to James D. Guckert (see H. Res. 136), H1510 [15MR]
Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 4222), H11036 [18NO]
Diseases: address fertility issues facing cancer survivors (see H. Con. Res. 174), H8342 [22SE]
———authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3642), H10910 [17NO]
———authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3641), H11655 [14DE]
———establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority or underserved populations (see H.R. 3640), H10145 [9NO]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H1847 [6AP]
———improve preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic (see H.R. 4062), H11220 [7DE]
———promote initiatives to develop an HIV vaccine (see H. Res. 286), H4144 [26MY]
———provide compassionate payments to individuals who contracted HIV from a contaminated blood transfusion (see H.R. 2199), H3055 [5MY]
———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H6937 [27JY]
Disney, Walt: tribute (see H. Res. 355), H5637 [11JY]
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]
———eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2456), H4896 [21JN]
———establish fairer pricing for prescription drugs for individuals without access to discounted prices (see H.R. 1655), H2101 [14AP]
———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), H10144 [9NO]
Education: improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 547), H349 [2FE]
———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see H.R. 2835), H4354 [9JN]
———include information on legal rights available to teenage victims of dating violence in domestic violence education programs (see H.R. 2947), H5435 (see H.R. 2947), H5480 [29JN]
———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 1390), H1692 [17MR]
———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H3054 [5MY]
———provide loan forgiveness for social workers who work for child protective agencies (see H.R. 127), H75 [4JA]
———provide relief to students, schools, and student borrowers affected by natural disasters (see H.R. 3690), H7815 [8SE]
———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]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H195 [25JA]
Employment: provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 3192), H5602 [30JN]
———provide for labor recruiter accountability (see H.R. 2298), H3198 [11MY]
———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1902), H2646 [27AP]
Endangered species: protect the remaining herd of wild and genetically pure American Buffalo (see H.R. 2428), H4985 [22JN]
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), H12051 [16DE]
ERISA: ensure employees are not improperly disqualified from pension and welfare benefits based on status misclassification or reclassification (see H.R. 1058), H940 [2MR]
———impose a moratorium on terminations of certain plans in cases in which reorganization of contributing sponsors is sought in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings (see H.R. 2327), H3436 [17MY]
———improve disclosure of the funding status of pension plans (see H.R. 2321), H3259 [12MY]
———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H4296 [8JN]
Ethiopia: urge holding of orderly, peaceful, and free and fair national elections and authorize assistance for election-related activities (see H.R. 935), H1696 [17MR]
Ewa Beach, HI: tribute to West Oahu Little League Baseball team (see H. Res. 429), H7950 [14SE]
Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit agreements to provide notice of investigations or inspections relative to child labor violations (see H.R. 4190), H11036 [18NO]
———reform child labor provisions (see H.R. 2870), H4400 [13JN]
Family and Medical Leave Act: 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), H1509 [15MR]
FCC: establish minimum public interest requirements for multi-cast digital television channels (see H.R. 2359), H4144 [26MY]
———implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 3731), H7859 [13SE]
———prohibit imposing penalties for indecent broadcasts by cable television providers, satellite carriers, Internet, or non-broadcast providers (see H.R. 1440), H2395 [20AP]
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]
———ensure autonomy and eliminate conflicts-of-interest relative to drug company fees and advisory panels, improve postmarket drug safety, regulate off-label uses, and clarify liability for approved drugs (see H.R. 2090), H4487 [14JN]
Federal aid programs: require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq (see H.R. 4110), H9277 [26OC]
Federal employees: 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), H410 [8FE]
———index deferred annuities and provide survivor annuities to spouses of former employees entitled to a deferred annuity who died after leaving the Government before establishing a claim (see H.R. 2517), H4401 [13JN]
———provide assistant U.S. attorneys the same retirement benefits as are afforded to Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3183), H5601 [30JN]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3267), H5800 [13JY]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H629 [15FE]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 697), H1265 [9MR]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: enhance criminal penalties for certain violations involving concealment of evidence of a serious adverse drug experience (see H.R. 870), H1372 [10MR]
———reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 881), H1025 [8MR]
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2965), H4721 [17JN]
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: require reimbursement of any amounts borrowed for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 4453), H11219 [7DE]
Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 2317), H4297 [8JN]
———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]
Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ``cop-killer'' handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 1136), H1780 [5AP]
———ensure greater accountability by licensed dealers (see H.R. 4390), H11033 [18NO]
Firefighters: provide portal-to-portal compensation for Federal wildland firefighters (see H.R. 408), H3894 [24MY]
———recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (see H. Res. 188), H1778 [5AP]
Fish and fishing: establish ocean bottom trawl areas to protect deep sea corals and sponges (see H.R. 3778), H9696 [4NO]
Fishery Conservation and Management Act: modify requirements for appointment and training of members of Regional Fishery Management Councils (see H.R. 1431), H2739 [28AP]
Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by humanitarian emergencies a priority (see H.R. 1413), H1693 [17MR]
———prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4465), H11219 [7DE]
———provide debt relief to developing countries with coral reef preservation and management programs (see H.R. 1996), H5604 [30JN]
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: disavow the doctrine of preemption (see H. Res. 82), H523 [9FE]
———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), H1847 [6AP]
FTC: study rating system of video game industry and determine if their labeling practices are unfair or deceptive (see H.R. 1145), H1372 [10MR]
Golden Gate National Recreation Area: revise boundaries (see H.R. 296), H193 [25JA]
Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H2103 [14AP]
———require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 2412), H3435 [17MY]
———require notification to Congress of certain contracts, and prohibit unauthorized expenditure of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes (see H.R. 373), H354 [2FE]
———restore and strengthen laws that provide for an open and transparent Federal Government (see H.R. 2331), H3260 [12MY]
GSA: conveyance of certain real property (see H.R. 1429), H1693 [17MR]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H2978 [4MY]
Haiti: provide assistance to combat infectious diseases and establish a comprehensive health infrastructure (see H.R. 945), H794 [17FE]
Headwaters Forest Reserve: designate the John L. Burton Trail (see H.R. 2871), H4400 [13JN]
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]
———constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H1970 [13AP]
———declare adequate pain care research, education, and treatment as national health priorities (see H.R. 1020), H1779 [5AP]
———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), H4356 [9JN]
———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), H7560 [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), H3113 [10MY]
———protect enrollees in managed care plans and other health coverage (see H.R. 2259), H3196 [11MY]
———provide coverage of hormone replacement therapy for treatment of menopausal symptoms (see H.R. 1410), H1970 [13AP]
———provide for a program of screenings and education relative to children with sudden cardiac arrhythmia syndromes (see H.R. 1252), H1370 [10MR]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H942 [2MR]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 810), H628 [15FE]
———provide grants to States to provide access to affordable health insurance for certain child care providers and staff (see H.R. 1613), H1968 [13AP]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 768), H583 [10FE] (see H.R. 2553), H3768 [23MY]
———require the FDA to disclose benefits of foods and dietary supplements and ensure the FTC bears the burden of proof in false advertising cases involving dietary supplements (see H.R. 4282), H11504 [13DE]
Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 1222), H1368 [10MR]
Health care professionals: clarify responsibilities of a pharmacy when a staff pharmacist refuses to fill a valid prescription for a drug on the basis of religious beliefs or moral convictions (see H.R. 1652), H2395 [20AP]
Help America Vote Act: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 1835), H4143 [26MY]
———require a voter-verified paper record, improve provisional balloting, and impose additional requirements (see H.R. 939), H1847 [6AP]
———require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H350 [2FE]
Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 2949), H4655 [16JN] (see H.R. 2960), H4721 [17JN]
———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 1184), H1417 [14MR]
Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 125), H1845 [6AP]
History: anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H11036 [18NO]
Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 1471), H5741 [12JY]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 2928), H4560 [15JN]
House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 4094), H9426 [28OC]
———provide for just apportionment of Members in all States (see H.R. 564), H351 [2FE]
House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1265 [9MR]
Housing: expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 176), H2978 [4MY]
———protect innocent elderly and disabled tenants in public housing and the section 8 housing choice voucher program from eviction by reason of criminal activity (see H.R. 1309), H1697 [17MR]
———require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 1441), H1694 [17MR]
———support goal of increased homeownership in the U.S. and recognize the importance of homeownership programs, fair lending laws, and fair housing laws in achieving that goal (see H. Con. Res. 107), H1851 [8AP]
Human rights: condemn honor killings (see H. Con. Res. 296), H13189 [22DE]
Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H4985 [22JN]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 3442), H9556 [2NO]
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]
———make grants to local educational agencies to restart school operations interrupted by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4048), H8808 [7OC]
———provide additional funds to local educational agencies for elementary and secondary students displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3748), H8089 [15SE]
———provide assistance to revitalize institutions of higher education affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4016), H8807 [7OC]
———provide student loan forgiveness to the surviving spouses and parents of the victims of Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3802), H8514 [28SE]
———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), H11333 [12DE]
———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), H9363 [27OC]
Immigration: admission policy relative to L-1 intra-company transferee nonimmigrants (see H.R. 3381), H6327 [21JY]
———compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 193), H5963 [18JY]
———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 protection to immigrant victims of violence (see H.R. 3188), H5602 [30JN]
———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 1172), H5603 [30JN]
Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 946), H1970 [13AP]
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]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 288), H9555 [2NO]
———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H195 [25JA] (see H.R. 3145), H9277 [26OC]
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]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 4540), H11653 [14DE]
———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 3055), H5100 [23JN]
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: amend relative to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (see H.R. 1310), H1507 [15MR]
Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 1526), H4656 [16JN]
International economic relations: provide for cancellation of debts owed to international financial institutions by poor countries (see H.R. 1130), H1780 [5AP]
International relations: recognize bilateral peace efforts of Pakistan and India (see H. Res. 272), H3198 [11MY]
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), H3894 [24MY]
Iraq: declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H.R. 3142), H8810 [7OC] (see H. Con. Res. 197), H5603 [30JN]
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 55), H4655 [16JN] (see H.J. Res. 73), H11221 [7DE]
Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1970 [13AP]
Karl Malden Station, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 3667), H7862 [13SE]
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 1696), H2149 [19AP]
Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 115), H1371 [10MR]
Law enforcement: increase evidentiary standard required to convict a person for a drug offense and require screening of law enforcement officers or others acting under color of law participating in drug task forces (see H.R. 2620), H4072 [25MY]
———provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 798), H627 [15FE]
Law enforcement officers: adjust certain U.S. Park Police and Secret Service pension benefits as a result of the conversion to a new salary schedule (see H.R. 960), H4985 [22JN]
———adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H350 [2FE]
Lillian Kinkella Keil Post Office, Covina, CA: designate (see H.R. 4053), H8809 [7OC]
Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H354 [2FE]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 1302, 1304), H1507 [15MR]
Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 2323), H3260 [12MY]
Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H1896 [12AP]
Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building, Berkeley, CA: designate (see H.R. 438), H720 [16FE]
Medicaid: prohibit cuts in Federal funding until full consideration is given to recommendations of a Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid (see H.R. 4223), H9962 [7NO]
———provide public disclosure of average manufacturer prices and best prices for prescription drugs (see H.R. 3546), H11504 [13DE]
———provide temporary disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3698), H8919 [18OC]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 910), H7814 [8SE]
———require States to report data on beneficiaries who are employed (see H.R. 3042), H6328 [21JY]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H1620 [16MR]
———assure equitable payment for physicians services (see H.R. 4520), H11503 [13DE]
———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H629 [15FE]
———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H798 [17FE]
———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1946), H4143 [26MY]
———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H3894 [24MY]
———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 4098), H10910 [17NO]
———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), H4143 [26MY]
———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 415), H848 [1MR]
———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H8810 [7OC]
———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H4723 [17JN]
———repeal reduction in payment for therapeutic shoes and inserts for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1416), H10038 [8NO]
———require providers to disclose staffing and performance data to promote improved consumer information and choice (see H.R. 4349), H10502 [16NO]
Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1106), H982 [3MR]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H4297 [8JN]
———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 1940), H2647 [27AP]
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), H1970 [13AP]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2429), H3555 [18MY]
Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 3968), H12050 [16DE]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3561), H9556 [2NO]
Motor vehicles: require accurate fuel economy testing procedures (see H.R. 1103), H1265 [9MR]
Music and dance: recognize artistic excellence and community value of America's orchestras (see H. Con. Res. 157), H4561 [15JN]
NASA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3250), H5740 [12JY]
National Audubon Society: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H11111 [6DE]
National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1509 [15MR]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 209), H5914 [14JY]
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), H5252 [27JN]
National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 27), H942 [2MR]
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 262), H8734 [6OC]
National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 46), H354 [2FE]
National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see H. Res. 556), H10910 [17NO]
National objectives: end homelessness (see H.R. 4347), H10502 [16NO]
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 444), H8249 [21SE]
National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 327), H5177 [24JN]
National security: assure the safety of U.S. children in foreign-based and domestic institutions (see H.R. 1738), H3056 [5MY]
———establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters (see H.R. 2715), H9641 [3NO]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H942 [2MR]
———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), H5964 [18JY]
Navy: require procurement of helicopters under the Presidential helicopter fleet replacement program that are wholly manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 459), H284 [1FE]
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), H6652 [26JY]
No Child Left Behind Act: funding (see H.R. 2694), H4140 [26MY]
———improve (see H.R. 1506), H9472 [1NO]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: provide for criminal liability for willful safety standard violations resulting in the death of contract employees (see H.R. 3165), H6205 [20JY]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: ensure that the People's Republic of China complies with its obligations to protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 303), H10909 [17NO]
Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 4343), H11220 [7DE]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H798 [17FE]
Peace Corps: remove as an option for service under the National Call to Service military recruitment program (see H.R. 3709), H11110 [6DE]
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: prohibit certain discriminatory pricing policies in wholesale motor fuel sales (see H.R. 3780), H7949 [14SE]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H1778 [5AP] (see H.R. 700), H3894 [24MY]
Political campaigns: reform financing of Federal elections (see H.R. 3099), H5361 [28JN]
Postal Service: extend procedures for closing or consolidation of post offices to the relocation or construction of post offices (see H.R. 1006), H846 [1MR]
———reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H942 [2MR]
POW: pay certain claimants that were held captive during the Persian Gulf Conflict who brought suit against Iraq (see H.R. 1321), H1508 [15MR]
President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 50), H3261 [12MY]
Privacy: prohibit certain video and audio monitoring of employees by their employers (see H.R. 582), H7949 [14SE]
———protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H587 [14FE]
———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), H1510 [15MR]
———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]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H1622 [16MR]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H1370 [10MR]
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), H1372 [10MR]
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: provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure (see H.R. 1631), H3056 [5MY]
Ray Charles Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 504), H1896 [12AP]
Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 2017), H8648 [3OC]
Religion: condemn bigotry and religious intolerance and recognize that holy books of every religion should be treated with dignity and respect (see H. Res. 288), H4297 [8JN]
Roads and highways: use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 444), H3262 [12MY]
Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse, Sacramento, CA: designate (see H.R. 787), H1896 [12AP]
Roybal, Edward R.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 297), H11221 [7DE]
San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H7564 [28JY]
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]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H4656 [16JN]
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]
Sewage disposal: authorize appropriations for sewer overflow control grants (see H.R. 624), H1371 [10MR]
Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 1636), H2100 [14AP]
Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 615), H4073 [25MY]
———encourage large employers to make premium payments for their employees, spouses and dependents who are covered under the Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3917), H8847 [17OC]
———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1668), H9641 [3NO]
———ensure that receipts and disbursements of the trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget (see H.R. 653), H5176 [24JN]
———expand dental coverage and community oral health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 594), H352 [2FE]
———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2071), H2975 [4MY]
———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H1371 [10MR]
———recognize effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 61), H286 [1FE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H719 [16FE]
———streamline enrollment for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program through better linkages with low-income nutrition and related assistance programs (see H.R. 2948), H4655 [16JN]
Southeast Asia: provide for the automatic acquisition of U.S. citizenship by certain individuals (see H.R. 2687), H4140 [26MY]
Space policy: establish interagency aerospace revitalization task force to develop national strategy for aerospace workforce cultivation, training, and recruitment (see H.R. 758), H5914 [14JY]
———preserve peaceful uses of space by prohibiting space-based weapons and the use of weapons to destroy orbiting objects in space (see H.R. 2420), H3554 [18MY]
Staff Sergeant First Class John Marshall Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 289), H236 [26JA]
Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H1897 [12AP]
———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), H8847 [17OC]
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), H5604 [30JN]
Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 521), H348 [2FE]
Taxation: allow an additional credit for adoption of an older child (see H.R. 4092), H9696 [4NO]
———allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan and for hiring their dependents and dependents of deceased personnel (see H.R. 1352), H3556 [18MY]
———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), H3695 [19MY]
———deny the foreign tax credit, and benefits of deferral, to companies doing business in Sudan until the Sudanese take steps to end genocide (see H.R. 1435), H2473 [21AP]
———establish a Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive tax payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 2631), H4072 [25MY]
———extend Superfund financing for purposes of cleanup activities relative to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 4481), H11326 [8DE]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 807), H1851 [8AP]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 1511), H1845 [6AP]
———impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow tax credit for purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and provide grants for mass transit (see H.R. 2070), H2975 [4MY]
———increase 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 transparency of certain corporate tax information and financial statements, discourage abusive tax sheltering activities, and restore investor confidence (see H.R. 1234), H1369 [10MR]
———limit applicability of updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (see H.R. 114), H75 [4JA]
———maintain current mortgage interest deduction (see H. Con. Res. 272), H9473 [1NO]
———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 986), H9362 [27OC]
———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H5604 [30JN]
———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see H.R. 934), H793 [17FE]
———provide additional protections for recipients of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 969), H795 [17FE]
———provide incentives for the conservation of water (see H.R. 524), H1264 [9MR]
———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]
———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H1897 [12AP]
———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H9103 [25OC]
Telecommunications: shorten term of broadcast licenses and improve public access to broadcasters' public interests and programming information (see H.R. 1665), H8644 [29SE]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H10502 [16NO]
Terrorism: prevent access by terrorists to nuclear material, technology, and expertise and establish an Office of Nonproliferation Programs in the Executive Office of the President (see H.R. 665), H848 [1MR]
Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 2877), H5435 (see H.R. 2877), H5480 [29JN]
Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 1377), H1691 [17MR]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H1847 [6AP]
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), H3114 [10MY]
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), H6328 [21JY]
Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H11655 [14DE]
U.N.: 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), H4561 [15JN]
———support an Emergency Peace Service capable of intervening in the early stages of a humanitarian crisis (see H. Res. 180), H2743 [2MY]
Unemployment: provide benefits for Hurricane Katrina victims (see H.R. 3774), H8249 [21SE]
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]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1774), H2470 [21AP]
Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H1896 [12AP]
———enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 805), H628 [15FE]
———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H1779 [5AP]
———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2963), H11504 [13DE]
———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), H2649 [27AP]
———increase burial benefits for certain veterans buried in private or State-owned cemeteries (see H.R. 831), H4486 [14JN]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H11328 [8DE]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H798 [17FE]
———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 302), H5101 [23JN]
———recognize positive effect of outreach activities known as Stand Down events on homeless veterans and commend organizers of such events (see H. Con. Res. 87), H1622 [16MR]
Veterans' Right To Know Commission: establish (see H.R. 4259), H11328 [8DE]
Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 1664), H2473 [21AP]
Vietnam: anniversary of fall to communist forces of North Vietnam (see H. Res. 228), H2472 [21AP]
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), H236 [26JA]
———express that requiring U.S. citizens to obtain photo identification to vote has not been shown to ensure ballot integrity and places an undue burden on the legitimate voting rights of citizens (see H. Con. Res. 247), H8644 [29SE]
———protect voting rights and improve the administration of Federal elections (see H.R. 533), H349 [2FE]
———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 496), H354 [2FE]
———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 663), H1779 [5AP] (see H.R. 1300), H1697 [17MR]
Walt Disney Co.: anniversary of Disneyland (see H. Con. Res. 142), H2743 [2MY]
Water: protect, conserve, and improve access to freshwater resources (see H. Con. Res. 120), H1695 [17MR]
Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 1126), H983 [3MR]
Wiesenthal, Simon: honor life and work and reaffirm commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism and intolerance (see H. Con. Res. 248), H8644 [29SE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H1508 [15MR]
———determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products and collect and analyze data on toxic shock syndrome (see H.R. 3411), H6380 [22JY]
———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), H5602 [30JN]
———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 2122), H3052 [5MY]
———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 155), H1509 [15MR]
———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 3086), H5361 [28JN]
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), H1025 [8MR]
———preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3436 [17MY]
Year of the Museum: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 389), H7744 [7SE]
Yogiji, Habhajan S.K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 34), H943 [2MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Arms control: promote the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 373), H6205 [20JY]
California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (see H.R. 606), H353 [2FE]
Children and youth: provide protection and victim services to children abducted by family members (see H.R. 1672), H2102 [14AP]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 67), H353 [2FE]
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H2149 [19AP]
Education: extend deadline by which State and local educational agencies are required to ensure that an educator is highly qualified in order to account for the educator's applicable period of military service (see H.R. 4470), H11220 [7DE]
Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 1589), H1967 [13AP]
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H2149 [19AP]
Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 35), H236 [26JA]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 987), H796 [17FE]
Navy: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Lone Sailor Memorial located near the Golden Gate Bridge (see H. Con. Res. 207), H5740 [12JY]
Power resources: establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (see H.R. 737), H523 [9FE]
Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Con. Res. 158), H3556 [18MY]
Lists
Dept. of Education Migrant Education Program of California regions II and XXIII Federal budget proposals, H4997
Motions
House of Representatives: adjournment, H1987 [14AP]
Remarks
Addington, David: appointment as Vice President Cheney's Chief of Staff, H9538 [2NO]
Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (H.J. Res. 66), H8366, H8367 [27SE]
American Association of University Women: tribute to Petaluma, CA, branch, E634
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, H674 [16FE], H4556 [15JN]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1457, H1470
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), conference report, H3010 [5MY], H3239 [12MY]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H2336 [20AP]
Armed Forces: improve care for military victims of sexual assault, H4026
———National Guard and Reserves personnel funding through reductions in certain Dept. of Defense funding, H1457 [15MR]
———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H4010 [25MY]
———policy regarding military service by homosexuals, H318 [2FE]
———prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, H9995 [8NO]
———support equal access for military recruiters to institutions of higher education (H. Con. Res. 36), H318 [2FE]
———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H5088 [23JN]
Arms control: promote the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons (H. Res. 373), H6177 [20JY]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (S. 256), consideration (H. Res. 211), H1988 [14AP]
———waive credit counseling fees of servicemembers returning from a combat area, H2060 [14AP]
Bolton, John R.: nomination to be U.N. Ambassador, H2531 [26AP]
Budget: allocation of funds, H9014 [20OC], H9674 [4NO], H9946-H9948 [7NO]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H9605 [3NO], H9674 [4NO]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H9946-H9948 [7NO], H10047, H10112 [9NO], H10153 [10NO]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), consideration (H. Res. 560), H10539 [17NO]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95), H1679 [17MR]
Bush, President: speech on Iraq, H5372, H5469 [29JN]
California: authorize appropriations for restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station (H.R. 606), H3714 [23MY]
Capitol Pages: tribute, H4324 [9JN]
Christmas Day: protect symbols and traditions (H. Res. 579), H11599 [14DE]
Coast Guard: tribute to response to Hurricane Katrina and provide temporary relief to certain persons affected by such hurricane relative to certain laws administered by the Coast Guard (H.R. 4508), E2556
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigation of certain actions by Representative DeLay, H2520 [26AP]
Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, H115 [6JA]
———objection to counting of Ohio electoral votes for President and Vice President, H115 [6JA]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: funding, H4612 [16JN]
Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H4997
Crime: exempt certain family members and clergy from prohibition on taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, H2610 [27AP]
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 748), H2610 [27AP]
———reduce violent gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals (H.R. 1279), H3147 [11MY]
Democratic Party: national agenda, H3289 [16MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042), H9995 [8NO]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815), H4006
———continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts (H. Con. Res. 6), H422
———Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funding, H758 [17FE]
———Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funding through reductions in national missile defense system funding, H4742 [20JN]
———establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees, H9995 [8NO]
———expand the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program to include Libya and Pakistan, H3881 [24MY]
———implement a mental health awareness campaign for families of servicemembers deployed to a combat theater, H4006
———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), H4556 [15JN], H4742, H4773 [20JN]
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding to require local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters without parental consent, H5120
———provide authority to waive reallocation rules in Campus-Based Aid programs and extend reallocation deadline for institutions of higher education affected by a natural disaster (H.R. 3863), H8363 [27SE]
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), H8394, H8425 [28SE]
———prohibit funding to prevent implementation of State laws relative to the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, H4522 [15JN]
Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), H6077 [19JY], H6161 [20JY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2601), consideration (H. Res. 365), H5978 [19JY]
Dept. of the Interior: exempt natural gas from the prohibition on oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, H3628 [19MY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3628, H3636, H3668
———making appropriations (H.R. 2361), conference report, H7022
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making supplemental appropriations for veterans medical care (H.R. 3130), H5712 [12JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3010), H5033
———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), conference report, H10524 [17NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3010), consideration (H. Res. 337), H4997
Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H7702 [7SE]
———Tsunami Recovery and Reconstruction Fund pregnant victims assistance funding, H1470
Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6657 [27JY]
———ratification, H3406 [17MY]
Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls, H4991 [23JN]
———funding, H10524 [17NO]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: encourage implementation or expansion of prekindergarten programs, H4491 [15JN]
Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), consideration (H. Res. 470), H8521 [29SE]
EPA: prohibit funding for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit requirements for municipal wastewater treatment during wet weather conditions, H3668
———revise fuel economy test procedures and provide consumers with more accurate information about fuel economy, H2344 [20AP]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, H4538 [15JN]
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (H.R. 1712), H11566 [14DE]
Halliburton Co.: investigation of alleged misuse and abuse of funds and resources provided under contracts dealing with reconstruction efforts in Iraq, H8487 [28SE]
Head Start Program: develop and implement programs to train and recruit minority male teachers, H8306 [22SE]
———funding, H8258 [22SE]
———improve access for homeless and foster care children, H8312 [22SE]
———permit certain for-profit entities which demonstrate a higher level of service at a lower cost to retain certain administration savings as profit, H8313 [22SE]
———permit Head Start centers to recruit and train college students as reading mentors for preschool children, H8305 [22SE]
———provide hiring protections for faith-based organizations providing Head Start services, H8265, H8267, H8269, H8271, H8315, H8317, H8318 [22SE]
———provide technical assistance, guidance, and resources to Head Start agencies which provide services to children impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8313 [22SE]
———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8265, H8267, H8269, H8271, H8305, H8306, H8308, H8311, H8312, H8313, H8315, H8317, H8318 [22SE]
———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), consideration (H. Res. 455), H8258 [22SE]
———submit report on teacher retention levels, H8311 [22SE]
———suspend implementation of National Reporting System while the National Academy of Sciences studies appropriate standards for school readiness, H8308 [22SE]
Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3846
Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), H8363 [27SE]
House of Representatives: express commitment to achieving victory in Iraq (H. Res. 612), H11906 [16DE]
———formation of Out of Iraq Caucus, H4881, H4885 [21JN]
Housing: conforming loan limit levels, H9188
———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), H9188
Human rights: condemn use of torture on POW, H4709 [17JN]
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, H8378 [27SE]
———establish offsets for funding for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H9014 [20OC]
———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H7702 [7SE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 288), H10184
Insurance: maintain certain forms of coverage mandated by State laws, H6507 [26JY]
Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H10198 [15NO], H11518 [14DE]
———results of investigation of alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, H9449 [1NO], H9607 [3NO]
International Women's Day: observance, H1003 [8MR]
Iraq: accountability for abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, H3164 [11MY], H8629 [29SE]
———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H172 [25JA], H222 [26JA], H3033 [5MY], H4785 [20JN], H5168 [24JN], H5886 [14JY], H9544, H9546, H9547 [2NO], H11075 [6DE], H11906 [16DE]
———call for immediate withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Res. 571), H11021
———commend for conducting free elections, express gratitude to U.S. Armed Forces and their families, and reaffirm U.S. mission (H. Res. 60), H306 [2FE]
———declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence and create an international coalition to rebuild Iraq, H9017 [20OC]
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H1502 [15MR], H4035, H4040, H4056 [25MY], H4164 [7JN], H4372 [13JN], H4881, H4885 [21JN], H4964 [22JN], H5078 [23JN], H5935 [18JY], H6161 [20JY], H6556 [26JY], H8132 [20SE], H8327 [22SE], H8378 [27SE], H8487 [28SE], H8629 [29SE], H8711 [6OC], H8823 [17OC], H8892 [18OC], H9249 [26OC], H9334 [27OC], H9408 [28OC], H9449 [1NO], H9544, H9546, H9547 [2NO], H9607 [3NO], H9674
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H. Con. Res. 35), H253 [1FE], H329 [2FE], H483 [9FE], H569 [10FE], H604 [15FE], H674 [16FE], H758 [17FE], H812 [1MR], H917 [2MR], H1945 [13AP], H2133 [19AP], H2721 [28AP], H3091 [10MY], H3239 [12MY], H4475 [14JN]
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 55), H4865 [21JN], H10365 [16NO], H11021
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H11021
———elections, H483 [9FE], H11870 [15DE]
———elections (H. Res. 613), H11893
———treatment of women's rights under the draft constitution, H7792 [8SE]
Matsui, Robert T.: tribute (H. Res. 11), H58
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2429), H5666 [12JY]
National Caregiver Month: observance, E2537
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 (H.R. 418), H470
National Security Agency: Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, H12145 [17DE]
National Women's History Project (organization): anniversary, E448
Nuclear weapons: prohibit funding to develop robust nuclear earth penetrator weapons, H1873 [12AP], H3881 [24MY]
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (H.R. 740), H5688 [12JY]
———increase membership to improve efficiency (H.R. 740), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5666 [12JY]
———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 739), H5682 [12JY]
———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 739), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5666 [12JY]
———provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Commission relative to an issued order (H.R. 741), H5698
———provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Commission relative to an issued order (H.R. 741), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5666 [12JY]
OSHA: provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 742), H5705
———provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 742), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5666 [12JY]
Outer Continental Shelf: allow oil and gas exploration if crude oil imports account for more than two-thirds of U.S. consumption, H3636 [19MY]
Pakistan: human rights violations relative to violence against women, H1330 [10MR]
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: prohibit use of funds to administer agreement with United Airlines, Inc., to terminate the company's pension plan, H5116 [24JN]
Pensions: reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), H11758 [15DE]
Petaluma (CA) Argus Courier: anniversary, E1675
Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H2199 [20AP], H2453 [21AP]
Postal Service: reform postal laws (H.R. 22), E1655
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2133 [19AP], H2199, H2336, H2344 [20AP], H2453 [21AP]
———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H6964
———establish a balanced energy policy that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency (H.R. 737), H2133 [19AP]
———expand production and use of renewable fuel and increase energy independence, H3681 [19MY]
Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, H3239 [12MY], H3544 [18MY], H3678 [19MY]
Public welfare programs: provide assistance to families affected by Hurricane Katrina through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3672), H7770 [8SE]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 3021), H5375 [29JN]
Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H9583
Republican Party: relationship with lobbyists, H3161 [11MY]
Robinson, Michael: ACLU of Sonoma County, CA, Jack Green Civil Liberties Award recipient, E632
Rove, Karl: role in release of identity of CIA operative, H5935 [18JY]
Santa Rosa, CA: anniversary of Ursuline High School, E1946
SBA: 7(a) guaranteed loan program funding, H4453
Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1732
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4453
Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, H3239 [12MY], H3544 [18MY], H3678 [19MY]
Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption, H172 [25JA], H222 [26JA], H253 [1FE], H329 [2FE], H483 [9FE], H569 [10FE], H604 [15FE], H674 [16FE], H758 [17FE], H812 [1MR], H1003 [8MR], H1330 [10MR], H1408 [14MR], H1502 [15MR], H1679 [17MR], H1749 [5AP], H2453 [21AP], H2531 [26AP], H2629 [27AP], H2721 [28AP], H3033 [5MY], H3091 [10MY], H3164 [11MY], H3239 [12MY], H3290 [16MY], H3406 [17MY]
———call for adoption (H. Con. Res. 158), H3545 [18MY], H3681 [19MY], H3881 [24MY], H4056 [25MY], H4120 [26MY], H4164 [7JN], H4275 [8JN], H4326 [9JN], H4372 [13JN], H4475 [14JN], H4556 [15JN], H4709 [17JN], H4785 [20JN], H4865 [21JN], H5078 [23JN], H5168 [24JN], H5221 [27JN], H5469 [29JN], H5618 [11JY], H5712 [12JY], H5886 [14JY], H6077 [19JY], H6177 [20JY], H6413 [25JY], H6556 [26JY], H7702 [7SE], H7792 [8SE], H7836 [13SE], H7925 [14SE]
Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), H6487 [26JY]
———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 525), motion to recommit, H6507 [26JY]
Social Security: privatization proposals, H266 [1FE], H927, H928 [2MR]
———reform, H266 [1FE], H926, H927, H928 [2MR]
———reform proposals based on race and gender, H266 [1FE]
Task Force on Ocean Policy: establish (H. Res. 599), H11566 [14DE]
Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (H.R. 310), consideration (H. Res. 95), H637 [16FE]
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: policy concerning supportive actions on the occasion of the Seventh NPT Review Conference, H4275 [8JN]
U.N.: reform (H.R. 2745), consideration (H. Res. 319), H4612 [16JN]
———U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund, H4596 [16JN]
U.N. Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment: prohibit funding in contravention of laws or regulations enacted to implement, H4584 [16JN], H4773 [20JN]
Ukraine: congratulate people for conducting a democratic, transparent, and fair Presidential election and Viktor Yushchenko on election as President, H1945 [13AP]
United Kingdom: condemn terrorist bombings in London and express condolences to the families of the victims, H5618 [11JY]
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), consideration (H. Res. 369), H6216 [21JY]
———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 595), H11518 [14DE]
Veterans: health care funding, H5221 [27JN], H10153 [10NO]
———improve post-traumatic stress disorder treatment for veterans of service in Afghanistan and Iraq and the war on terror, H3091 [10MY]
Veterans Day: observance, H10153 [10NO]
Violence Against Women Act: clarify basis for funding of certain grants intended for racial and ethnic minorities, H8425 [28SE]
———reauthorize, H1327 [10MR], H8394, H8425 [28SE]
Vocational and Technical Education Act: clarify State funding of Tech-Prep program, H2912 [4MY]
———establish local programs to assist in training of automotive technicians in diesel retrofitting, hybrid, hydrogen, and alternative fuel automotive technologies, H2915 [4MY]
———strengthen and improve programs (H.R. 366), H2896, H2903, H2912, H2915 [4MY]
———strengthen and improve programs (H.R. 366), consideration (H. Res. 254), H2893 [4MY]
Votes: position on missed, H5073 [23JN], H8128 [20SE], E519
Workforce Investment Act: prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H906 [2MR]
———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), H876, H906 [2MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H67 [4JA], H131 [6JA], H188 [25JA], H229 [26JA], H280 [1FE], H344 [2FE], H408 [8FE], H518 [9FE], H576 [10FE], H626 [15FE], H705 [16FE], H788 [17FE], H842 [1MR], H937 [2MR], H978 [3MR], H1021 [8MR], H1225 [9MR], H1352 [10MR], H1415 [14MR], H1504 [15MR], H1614 [16MR], H1688 [17MR], H1774 [5AP], H1838 [6AP], H1891 [12AP], H1964 [13AP], H2147 [19AP], H2392 [20AP], H2468 [21AP], H2547 [26AP], H2645 [27AP], H2733 [28AP], H2877 [3MY], H2974 [4MY], H3050 [5MY], H3110 [10MY], H3195 [11MY], H3258 [12MY], H3311 [16MY], H3433 [17MY], H3553 [18MY], H3691 [19MY], H3765 [23MY], H3890 [24MY], H4070 [25MY], H4136 [26MY], H4184 [7JN], H4294 [8JN], H4350 [9JN], H4398 [13JN], H4483 [14JN], H4558 [15JN], H4653 [16JN], H4720 [17JN], H4801 [20JN], H4894 [21JN], H4983 [22JN], H5099 [23JN], H5175 [24JN], H5251 [27JN], H5433 [29JN], H5598 [30JN], H5634 [11JY], H5736 [12JY], H5798 [13JY], H5910 [14JY], H5960 [18JY], H6103 [19JY], H6202 [20JY], H6428 [25JY], H6638 [26JY], H7608 [29JY], H7670 [6SE], H7738 [7SE], H7810 [8SE], H7857 [13SE], H7945 [14SE], H8085 [15SE], H8159 [20SE], H8245 [21SE], H8337 [22SE], H8383 [27SE], H8510 [28SE], H8640 [29SE], H8730 [6OC], H8806 [7OC], H8842 [17OC], H8916 [18OC], H8983 [19OC], H9040 [20OC], H9099 [25OC], H9273 [26OC], H9358 [27OC], H9424 [28OC], H9471 [1NO], H9553 [2NO], H9638 [3NO], H9693 [4NO], H10036 [8NO], H10142 [9NO], H10154 [10NO], H10223 [15NO], H10499 [16NO], H11031 [18NO], H11101 [6DE], H11217 [7DE], H11323 [8DE], H11878 [15DE], H12041 [16DE], H12165 [17DE]
Tribute, H6409 [25JY]
Tributes
Alexander, George T., H9249 [26OC]
Doyle, Kathleen, E119
Giambastiani, Elissa, E1449
Jordan, I. King, E1893
MacGregor, Molly M., E448
Marano, Cindy, H2894 [4MY]
McIntyre, Lynn, H1824 [6AP]
Pope John Paul II, H1749 [5AP]
Ruthsdotter, Mary, E1891
Tamayo, Mary Rita, E587
Terwilliger, Elizabeth, E1844
Tucker, Scott, E2454
Victor, Lynn, E85
Wallace, Luther C., E2433
Walsh, Janie, E90
Yarish, Alice, E1016