DeLAURO, ROSA L. (a Representative from Connecticut)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5384), H3063 [23MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5384), consideration (H. Res. 830), H3030 [23MY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), H1092 [16MR]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 5385), H2920 [19MY]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3917 [14JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3177 [24MY]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4757 [28JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (see H.R. 5099), H1743 [25AP]

———provide emergency assistance to agricultural producers who have suffered losses as a result of natural disasters and unforseen production costs (see H. Res. 706), H565 [2MR]

Armed Forces: prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H1453 [4AP]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 5212), H1852 [26AP]

Auriemma, Geno: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (see H. Res. 768), H1563 [5AP]

Bono: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 638), H451 [28FE]

Borlaug, Norman E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4924), H4917 [29JN]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 86), H2961 [19MY]

Carolina Hurricanes (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 881), H4424 [21JN]

Children and youth: reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H1681 [6AP]

Congress: require notification if at the time of signing a bill into law, the President ignores a duly enacted provision of such law, expediting consideration of legislation in response to such determination (see H.J. Res. 87), H3643 [8JN]

———require notification if the President ignores a duly enacted provision of law and expedite consideration of legislation in response to such determination (see H.J. Res. 89), H4189 [16JN]

CPSC: establish a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 4896), H4189 [16JN]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H2174 [4MY]

Dept. of Education: authorize grants to States and local educational agencies to establish teacher mentoring programs (see H.R. 4773), H4520 [22JN]

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 559), H1680 [6AP]

Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H3308 (see H.R. 2730), H3361 [25MY]

Dept. of HHS: require the incorporation of counterfeit-resistant technologies into the packaging of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4829), H3724 [9JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 4946), H2102 [3MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 5047), H1319 [29MR]

———suspend Federal oil and gas royalty relief for production of oil and natural gas occurring in any period in which oil and gas prices exceed certain amounts (see H.R. 4749), H1563 [5AP]

Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see H.R. 4542), H226 [8FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide free credit monitoring and credit reports for veterans and others affected by the theft of veterans' personal data and ensure notification of such thefts (see H.R. 5455), H3227 [24MY] (see H.R. 5588), H4680 [27JN]

———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 4298), H1917 [27AP]

Education: expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation (see H.R. 3628), H389 [16FE]

———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H2102 [3MY]

FAA: replace Administrator's arbitrary authority to impose wages and working conditions with neutral binding arbitration in the case of an impasse in labor-management negotiations (see H.R. 4755), H646 [7MR]

Federal employees: ensure that at least one-half of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 5148), H4795 [28JN]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 5316), H4521 [22JN]

Friedan, Betty: tribute (see H. Res. 695), H389 [16FE]

Gates, Bill and Melinda: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipients (see H. Res. 638), H451 [28FE]

Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 4682), H153 [1FE]

Health: reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2553), H451 [28FE]

Higher Education Act: reduce interest rates for student and parent borrowers (see H.R. 5150), H2833 (see H.R. 5150), H2891 [18MY]

House Rules: protect integrity of the institution of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 659), H24 [31JA]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 688), H1563 [5AP]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute (see H. Res. 787), H3788 [12JN]

Iraq: application of certain false claims provisions to claims for Iraqi property or money administered or in the custody of the U.S. (see H.R. 5290), H4521 [22JN]

———commend and support Radio Al Mahaba, Iraq's first and only radio station for women (see H. Res. 784), H1981 [2MY]

———disapprove granting of amnesty to persons known to have attacked, kidnapped, wounded, or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces or U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 90), H4520 [22JN]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H156 [1FE]

Library of Congress: grant employees competitive status for appointment and extend to displaced employees career-transition assistance comparable to that granted to certain other Federal employees (see H.R. 5328), H4328 [20JN]

Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (see H.R. 5160), H1679 [6AP]

Macedonia: cease distribution of negative and nationalist propaganda and encourage continued negotiations with the U.N. and Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Res. 521), H1563 [5AP]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H274 [14FE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H154 [1FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: assure uninterupted access to necessary medicines under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 4685), H226 [8FE]

———reimburse States for costs incurred by covering dual eligible populations under the Medicare prescription drug benefit plan (see H.R. 4721), H223 [8FE]

———require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 4293), H1981 [2MY]

Mental health: increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 158), H1854 [26AP]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2833 (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2891 [18MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1681 [6AP]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 395), H1916 [27AP]

National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H1981 [2MY]

National Entrepreneurship Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 699), H1981 [2MY]

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), H2502 [10MY]

National security: implement certain recommendations relative to review of certain mergers, acquisitions, or takeovers by or with any foreign person (see H.R. 4915), H1131 [16MR]

———require an investigation of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company (see H.R. 4807), H449 [28FE]

———support efforts to track terrorist financing under existing law and express concern over disclosure of classified information on methods by which terrorists are traced (see H. Res. 900), H4916 [29JN]

Northern Mariana Islands: provide certain requirements for labeling textile fiber products and for duty-free and quota-free treatment of products and implement minimum wage and immigration requirements (see H.R. 5550), H3496 [7JN]

Paris Wine Tasting: anniversary of U.S. winemakers' victory (see H. Con. Res. 399), H2101 [3MY]

Political campaigns: limit expenditures and public financing for House of Representatives general elections (see H.R. 4694), H154 [1FE]

Power resources: increase utilization of domestically produced renewable, biobased motor fuels and the manufacture of flexible-fuel vehicles (see H.R. 5372), H2585 [11MY]

———restore fairness in the provision of incentives for oil and gas production (see H.R. 5300), H2173 [4MY]

———support the ``25 x 25 Initiative'' which envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch lands will provide at least 25 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. by the year 2025 (see H. Con. Res. 424), H3496 [7JN]

Public Health Service Act: provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see H.R. 5472), H4328 [20JN]

School Bus Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 498), H226 [8FE]

Senior citizens: establish the Silver Scholarship program to provide transferable educational awards to older individuals who have performed certain volunteer services (see H.R. 5275), H1980 [2MY]

Simpson-Miller, Portia: tribute (see H. Res. 727), H1744 [25AP]

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2071), H1980 [2MY]

Sudan: condemn attacks on civilians, call on all parties to abide by the ceasefire agreement, approve peacekeeping forces, and urge the U.S. to help improve security in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 723), H2175 [4MY]

Taxation: eliminate income threshold for the child tax credit in the case of taxpayers who had a primary residence in the Hurricane Katrina disaster area (see H.R. 4708), H223 [8FE]

———equalize income exclusion of employer-provided parking and transit benefits and provide a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2390), H509 [1MR]

———prohibit tax return preparers from requesting taxpayer consent to disclose or use return information (see H.R. 5063), H1743 [25AP]

———repeal oil industry subsidies (see H.R. 5234), H1915 [27AP]

———strengthen the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 5601), H4555 [26JN]

Thailand: anniversary of ascension to throne of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (see H. Con. Res. 409), H3425 [6JN]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 3427), H3497 [7JN]

Voting: encourage Louisiana and the Dept. of Justice to establish satellite voting outside of Louisiana for scheduled New Orleans elections (see H. Con. Res. 385), H1679 [6AP]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 4747), H3016 [22MY]

———issue of a semipostal in order to afford a convenient means by which members of the public may contribute towards the acquisition of works of art to honor female pioneers in Government service (see H.R. 5065), H1389 [30MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Food: extend food labeling requirements to enable customers to make informed choices about nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants (see H.R. 5563), H3641 [8JN]

LIHEAP: funding (see H.R. 4785), H388 [16FE]

Music and dance: recognize the African American Spiritual as a national treasure (see H. Res. 790), H1980 [2MY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5384), H3050, H3060, H3063, H3067, H3082, H3094, H3104, H3107 [23MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5384), consideration (H. Res. 830), H3028 [23MY]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), H1092, H1093 [16MR]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3254 [25MY]

Armed Forces: require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel, H2920 [19MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 653), H49 [1FE]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), motion to instruct conferees, H2067 [3MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H1589, H1608 [6AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), consideration (H. Res. 817), H2696, H2697 [17MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) tracking programs funding, H3067 [23MY]

———Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service Organic Transitions Program funding, H3060 [23MY]

———National Animal Identification System funding, H3082 [23MY]

———privatization of Food Stamp Program eligibility determination process, H3104 [23MY]

———prohibit funding for Food Marketing Policy Center in Connecticut, H3107 [23MY]

Dept. of Energy: restore State Energy Program funding, H3177, H3178 [24MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2836 [18MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 5385), H2920 [19MY]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3918, H3919 [14JN]

———prohibit corporations incorporated in certain foreign countries from being eligible for Federal contracts, H3918, H3919 [14JN]

Dingell, Representative: anniversary of service in the House of Representatives, E12 [31JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3177, H3178, H3190 [24MY]

FDA: improve ability to ensure drug safety, H3077 [23MY]

———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), H535 [2MR]

FERC: prohibit funding for review of the application for the Broadwater liquified natural gas facility in Long Island Sound, H3190 [24MY]

Greenberg, Alvin D.: Anti-Defamation League Torch of Liberty Award recipient, E835 [16MY]

Health: repeal comprehensive liability protection for manufacturers of avian flu pandemic vaccines and products, H1092, H1093 [16MR]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), E491 [3AP]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H1894 [27AP]

Medicaid: reform, H49 [1FE]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (H.R. 4681), E1027 [6JN]

Minimum wage: level, H4572 [27JN]

National security: require an investigation of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company, H393 [28FE]

New Haven, CT: anniversary of Jet Cleaners, E1014 [6JN]

———tribute to Frank and Mary's Sub Shop, E1210 [20JN]

Ortiz, Francisco, Jr.: Connecticut Anti-Defamation League Distinguished Community Service Award recipient, E839 [16MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: limit issuance of new leases for offshore oil and gas production to companies not providing proper royalty payments, H2836 [18MY]

Pensions: reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), E15 [31JA]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H1748 [26AP]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), H3254 [25MY]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4757, H4758 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5672), consideration (H. Res. 890), H4572 [27JN]

Sudan: impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, support protection of civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in the Darfur region (H.R. 3127), E681 [2MY]

Taxation: close certain tax loopholes for large integrated oil companies, H2067 [3MY]

———increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 5638), consideration (H. Res. 885), H4430 [22JN]

———repeal sunset on reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates, H2067 [3MY]

Terrorism: commend those who have taken part, and declare that the U.S. will prevail, in the Global War on Terror and complete mission to create a sovereign and free Iraq (H. Res. 861), H4040 [15JN]

Violence Against Women Act: funding, H4757, H4758 [28JN]

Votes: position on missed, E1201 [19JN]

West Haven, CT: anniversary of West Haven Black Coalition, E225 [28FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3785 [12JN]

Special order: granted, H330 [15FE], H385 [16FE], H446 [28FE], H1126 [16MR], H1912 [27AP]

Tributes

Caparulo, Hart Deveroux, E1015 [6JN]

DiMenna, Joseph, E1009 [6JN]

Giaimo, Robert N., H3235 [25MY]

Laske, Georgette (Tootsie), E20 [31JA]

MacKinnon, Sandra, E223 [28FE]

Romanow, Joyce, E1012 [6JN]