KANJORSKI, PAUL E. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Housing: reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), H9189 [26OC]

Appointments

Conferee: S. 467, Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act, H11183 [7DE]

Articles and editorials

Why My Brother Died, Dante Zappala, Salon.com (Internet site), E183 [8FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Armed Forces: 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), H5603 [30JN]

———improve benefits for members, veterans, and their dependents and survivors (see H.R. 2131), H7565 [28JY]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H413 [8FE]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H5741 [12JY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H5638 [11JY]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (see H.R. 558), H5638 [11JY]

Bank for International Settlements (organization): establish committee to develop uniform U.S. positions on issues before the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and review capital standards accord (see H.R. 1226), H1368 [10MR]

Biotechnology Industry Organization: tribute (see H. Res. 421), H7613 [29JY]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H1417 [14MR]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H5741 [12JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda (see H.R. 4510), H12168 [17DE]

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), H6326 [21JY]

Chavez, Cesar E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1365), H2880 [3MY]

Civil rights: recognize contributions of the ``Greensboro Four'' (see H. Con. Res. 25), H524 [9FE]

Clayton J. Smith Memorial Post Office Building, Pittsburgh, PA: designate (see H.R. 3825), H8919 [18OC]

Climate: 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), H4722 [17JN]

Coal miners: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 61), H629 [15FE]

Committee on Government Reform (House): hold hearings on intelligence relating to the rationale for the commencement of Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Res. 616), H11879 [15DE]

Congressman James Grove Fulton Memorial Post Office Building, Pittsburgh, PA: designate (see H.R. 3256), H8919 [18OC]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1651), H2101 [14AP]

CPSC: issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of certain furniture and electronic appliances (see H.R. 1861), H5362 [28JN]

Credit unions: expand access of Federal credit union members to money order and check cashing services (see H.R. 749), H582 [10FE]

———limitations on certain member business loans (see H.R. 191), H77 [4JA]

Crime: provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (see H.R. 32), H1025 [8MR]

Cuba: 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), H5964 [18JY]

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

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: allow certain commercial vehicles to use Route 209 and allow the National Park Service to continue to collect fees from those vehicles (see H.R. 3721), H7813 [8SE]

Dept. of Defense: require base closure and realignment process to adhere to certain requirements regarding the preservation of military depot capabilities (see H.R. 1314), H2880 [3MY]

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 280), H137 [6JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 1153), H1023 [8MR]

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), H6936 [27JY]

Discrimination: condemn existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urge States to adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue (see H. Res. 259), H2977 [4MY]

Diseases: anniversary of development of Salk polio vaccine (see H. Res. 208), H1895 [12AP]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H4561 [15JN]

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

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 49), H7861 [13SE]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H2150 [19AP]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: exempt mortgage servicers from certain requirements relative to Federal mortgage loans secured by a first lien (see H.R. 1025), H846 [1MR]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend contracts for national dairy market loss payments (see H.R. 859), H6381 [22JY]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H11504 [13DE]

Federal Credit Union Act: clarify definition of net worth under certain circumstances for purposes of corrective action authority of the National Credit Union Administration Board (see H.R. 1042), H940 [2MR]

Federal employees: grant retirement credit for certain periods of service with Air America, Inc., Air Asia Co., Ltd., or the Pacific Division of Southern Air Transport, Inc. (see H.R. 1276), H3113 [10MY]

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

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H1690 [17MR]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 3656), H7672 [6SE]

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), H3259 [12MY]

———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]

———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 1185), H1263 [9MR]

———repeal prohibition on payment of interest on demand deposits (see H.R. 1224), H1368 [10MR]

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

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H627 [15FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H2106 [18AP]

Health: provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H8388 [27SE]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H3198 [11MY]

Ho, Don: tribute (see H. Res. 597), H11503 [13DE]

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

Housing: combat unfair and deceptive practices in the high-cost mortgage market, strengthen civil remedies, promote uniform lending and appraisal standards, and establish licensing standards for mortgage brokers (see H.R. 1295), H1506 [15MR]

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

———modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H8513 [28SE]

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), H8342 [22SE]

Insurance: establish minimum standards relating to a factor for life insurance eligibility and rates (see H.R. 3639), H8089 [15SE]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 73), H11655 [14DE]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H2395 [20AP]

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), H3262 [12MY]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 181), H4722 [17JN]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H9362 [27OC]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H984 [3MR]

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

Mayor Joseph S. Daddona Memorial Post Office, Allentown, PA: designate (see H.R. 2490), H3693 [19MY]

Medicare: assure equitable payment for physicians services (see H.R. 4520), H11503 [13DE]

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H8089 [15SE]

———extend and improve protections for sole community hospitals (see H.R. 2961), H8735 [6OC]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1632), H11880 [15DE]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H942 [2MR]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H11880 [15DE]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H6936 [27JY]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H7613 [29JY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2429), H3555 [18MY]

Mining and mineral resources: reauthorize collection of reclamation fees, revise abandoned mine reclamation program, promote remining, and authorize Office of Surface Mining to collect black lung excise tax (see H.R. 2721), H4141 [26MY]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H6326 [21JY]

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

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), H10910 [17NO]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H354 [2FE]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strike which led to the establishment of the Solidarity Trade Union (see H. Res. 328), H4722 [17JN]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H3435 [17MY]

Public welfare programs: make grants to States to establish emergency assistance programs to help low-income households purchase gasoline (see H.R. 4010), H8734 [6OC]

Randall D. Shughart Post Office Building, Newville, PA: designate (see H.R. 2062), H7565 [28JY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H233 [26JA]

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

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]

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), H2550 [26AP]

———ensure that receipts and disbursements of the trust funds are not included in a unified Federal budget (see H.R. 653), H2103 [14AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H2394 [20AP]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 274), H719 [16FE]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: reauthorize and reform the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program (see H.R. 1600), H5638 [11JY]

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), H2103 [14AP]

———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), H5914 [14JY]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2121), H8644 [29SE]

———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]

———provide a credit and a deduction for small political contributions (see H.R. 958), H794 [17FE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H6328 [21JY]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H12050 [16DE]

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), H4400 [13JN]

———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H2550 [26AP]

———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), H2395 [20AP]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H5963 [18JY]

Virginia Fire Chiefs Association, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 80), H523 [9FE]

William F. Clinger, Jr., Post Office Building, Warren, PA: designate (see H.R. 3549), H7558 [28JY]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H3696 [19MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 3281), H5912 [14JY]

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

Solid waste: authorize States to regulate receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 553), H350 [2FE]

Taxation: allow an income tax credit to holders of bonds issued to finance land and water reclamation of abandoned mine land areas (see H.R. 1165), H1024 [8MR]

———impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas and appropriate the proceeds for LIHEAP (see H.R. 3664), H7741 [7SE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), H4222 [8JN]

Battisto, Joe: Monroe County, PA, Democratic Party Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E2196 [27OC]

Bloomsburg, PA: anniversary of Bloomsburg Hospital, E1789 [8SE]

Braga, Damian: Pocono Mountains Chamber of Commerce Chairman's Business Award recipient, E2246 [3NO]

Bufalino, Maureen M.: Wilkes-Barre, PA, Chamber of Business and Industry Athena Award recipient, E2046 [7OC]

Carmody, Joseph J.: Greater Pittston, PA, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick W. Francis Swingle Award recipient, E469 [17MR]

Conlon, James, Jr.: Greater Pittston, PA, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Man of the Year award recipient, E466 [17MR]

Corcoran, Joseph J.: B'nai B'rith Amos Lodge No. 136 Americanism Award recipient, E965 [13MY]

Crispin Valves (business): anniversary, E1749 [6SE]

D'Eliseo, Ron: Pittston (PA) Sunday Dispatch Greater Pittston Person of the Year award recipient, E448 [16MR]

Dillman, Robert J.: Pocono Mountains Chamber of Commerce Businessperson of the Year award recipient, E2245 [3NO]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: exempt mortgage servicers from certain requirements relative to Federal mortgage loans secured by a first lien (H.R. 1025), H1794 [6AP]

Freedman, Wes: B'nai B'rith Amos Lodge No. 136 Man of the Year award recipient, E2371 [16NO]

Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (organization): anniversary of Lackawanna County, PA, chapter, E461 [17MR]

Greenwald, David and Carol: Seligman J. Strauss Lodge No. 139 of B'Nai B'rith Community Service Award recipients, E446 [16MR]

Guard Insurance Group: Leadership Wilkes-Barre (organization) Community Leadership Award recipient, E136 [2FE]

Herman, Olivia: dedication of track and field complex in Lehighton, PA, E615 [12AP]

Hinchey, Michael P.: Wilkes-Barre, PA, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Man of the Year award recipient, E463 [17MR]

Housing: exclude faith-based organizations from requirement for organizations receiving certain affordable housing funding to designate such activities as their primary purpose, H9177 [26OC]

———limit housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises control of assets and liabilities relative to systemic risk to the housing or capital markets, H9183 [26OC]

———prohibit faith-based and nonprofit groups from receiving certain affordable housing funding if they engage in voter registration or get-out-the-vote activities, H9117, H9129, H9177 [26OC]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), H9129, H9177, H9183, H9189 [26OC]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1461), consideration (H. Res. 509), H9117 [26OC]

———restore Presidential appointees to the boards of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and retain regulatory appointees and make certain modifications to the boards of Federal Home Loan Banks, H9189 [26OC]

Jones, Kristopher: Luzerne County, PA, Great Valley Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award recipient, E1029 [20MY]

Kerrigan, Michael, Jr.: Quiet Man Society Michael F. King Jr. Armed Forces Veteran's Award recipient, E445 [16MR]

Kerrigan, Michael, Sr.: Quiet Man Society Michael F. King Jr. Armed Forces Veteran's Award recipient, E445 [16MR]

Koster, Elizabeth: Pocono Mountains Chamber of Commerce Athena Award recipient, E2247 [3NO]

Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians, Inc.: anniversary of St. John Neumann Division 1, E623 [12AP]

Lawler, Patty: Lackawanna County, PA, Federation of Democratic Women Woman of the Year award recipient, E621 [12AP]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 181), H6389 [25JY]

Magee Rieter Automotive Systems (business): General Motors Corp. Supplier of the Year award recipient, E1751 [6SE]

Marchetti, Lino: Italian American Association of Luzerne County, PA, Person of the Year award recipient, E2048 [7OC]

Mattioli, Joseph and Rose: Pocono Mountain Chamber of Commerce Frank Schoelch Community Commitment Award recipient, E2251 [3NO]

Mazzoni, Paul: Columbus Day Association of Lackawanna County, PA, Man of the Year award recipient, E2049 [7OC]

Miller, Betty: Pittston (PA) Sunday Dispatch Joseph F. Saporito Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E454 [16MR]

Musto, Raphael J.: Italian American Association of Luzerne County, PA, Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E2050 [7OC]

Nanticoke, PA: tribute to Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Bravo Battery, First Battalion, 109th Field Artillery Division, E96 [26JA]

Niclaus, Chuck: Pocono Mountains Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E2245 [3NO]

Pennsylvania: tribute to Army National Guard 109th Field Artillery Alpha Battery Forward of the First Battalion, E1561 [21JY]

———tribute to Army National Guard 109th Field Artillery Bravo Battery Forward of the First Battalion, E1559 [21JY]

———tribute to Army National Guard 109th Field Artillery Headquarters Battery Forward of the First Battalion, E1562 [21JY]

Polish National Alliance: anniversary, E1329 [24JN]

Scranton, PA: anniversary of UNICO National, Inc., chapter, E1255 [17JN]

Steamtown National Historic Site: anniversary, E1420 [1JY]

Stroudsburg, PA: anniversary of Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 1106, E1493 [15JY]

Susquehanna River: watershed cleanup funding, H4222 [8JN]

Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: extend applicability (S. 467), H11138, H11139 [7DE]

———extend applicability (S. 467), Senate amendment, H12137, H12141 [17DE]

Ufberg, Margery A.: United Hebrew Institute Shofar Award recipient, E1327 [24JN]

Weaver, Johanna: Pocono Mountains Chamber of Commerce Humanitarian of the Year award recipient, E2248 [3NO]

Wilkes-Barre, PA: anniversary of Fine Arts Fiesta, E1012 [19MY]

———anniversary of Knights of Columbus Council 302, E141 [2FE]

———anniversary of St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church, E2056 [7OC]

———tribute to Salvation Army, E1787 [8SE]

———tribute to the Council of College Presidents, E1143 [7JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3311 [16MY]

Tributes

Baker, Sherwood, E183 [8FE]

Bonner, Francis, E2391 [17NO]

Flaherty, Martin, E617 [12AP]

Henry, Frank and Dorothy, E1787 [8SE]

Karpowich, Paul, E1988 [29SE]

Langan, Gerald T., E619 [12AP]

Luksic, Victor J., E1030 [20MY]

Martin, Joseph, E2390 [17NO]

McGinley, Ned, E1859 [15SE]

O'Brien, Peter J., E2054 [7OC]

Pecone, Anthony, E2252 [3NO]

Pentz, John J., Jr., E2052 [7OC]

Sheptak, Mathilda, E734 [22AP]

Tomsho, Patricia A., E1661 [29JY]