RANGEL, CHARLES B. (a Representative from New York)

Addresses

Caribbean Integration in Emerging Hemispheric Relations: P.J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica, E430 [28MR], E455 [29MR]

Inaugural Address: Portia Simpson-Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica, E1225 [21JN]

Introduction of Bono at the National Prayer Breakfast: Senator Coleman, E506 [4AP]

National Prayer Breakfast: Bono, E506-E508 [4AP]

Power and Global Leadership: Mark Malloch Brown, U.N., E1312-E1314 [28JN]

Presentation of the Founders of Africare (organization): Jeannine B. Scott, E165 [15FE]

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3949 [14JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2830, Pension Protection Act, H739 [8MR]

———H.R. 4297, Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act, H196 [8FE]

Articles and editorials

Affront to American Values, Alberto J. Mora, Washington (DC) Post, E1101 [9JN]

Africa's Leading Lady—President's Gutsy Move vs. Warlord Teaches Valuable Lesson, Stanley Crouch, New York (NY) Daily News, E479 [30MR]

Anne Forrester, Ambassador to Mali, Patricia Sullivan, Washington (DC) Post, E1377 [11JY]

Another $10 Billion, Washington (DC) Post, E1097 [9JN]

Army Pledges No Cutbacks in National Guard, Ann Scott Tyson, Washington (DC) Post, E151 [14FE]

Can Developing Countries Be Financial Saviors of Rich Nations? Tony Best, New York (NY) Carib News, E1080 [8JN], E1090 [9JN]

Carib Woman—Jamaica's New Prime Minister-Designate, New York (NY) Carib News, E454 [29MR]

Caribbean Single Market—Sealed, Signed and Delivered, New York (NY) Carib News, E183 [17FE]

CARICOM's Need for Universal Access in HIV/AIDS Fight, Tony Best, New York (NY) Carib News, E1227 [21JN]

Case for Caring Now, Fred Hiatt, Washington (DC) Post, E436 [28MR]

Celebrating the 61st Earth Day of Reggae Superstar Robert Marley, Michael D. Roberts, New York (NY) Carib News, E147 [14FE]

Celebrating the 64th Birthday of Dr. Walter Rodney—Remembering a True Caribbean Intellectual, Michael D. Roberts, New York (NY) Carib News, E504 [4AP]

Changing Face of Queens—From Small Asian Shops to High-End Stores, Alison Gregor, New York (NY) Times, E1376 [11JY]

Civil Rights Struggle Far From Over—NAACP Remains in Forefront, Almost a Century After Its Creation, New York (NY) Carib News, E589 [25AP]

Colombians Rediscover Their African Roots, Howard Dodson, Africana Heritage (publication), E1095 [9JN]

Consider the Living, Bob Herbert, New York (NY) Times, E1078 [8JN]

Criminal Aliens—An Editorial, New York (NY) Carib News, E1116 [12JN]

Damu Smith, Popular Activist, Dies at 54, Makani Themba-Nixon, Afro-American (publication), E858 [17MY]

Democrats on Capitol Hill—U.S. Secretary of State Should Show Caribbean Nations That Their Development Is Important, Tony Best, New York (NY) Carib News, E312 [8MR]

Deputy Mayor & Children's Character Clifford the Big Red Dog Join in Opening Mother Hale Learning Center, New York (NY) Carib News, E828 [12MY]

Divisive in Any Language, E.J. Dionne, Jr., Washington (DC) Post, E1043 [7JN]

Downtown Comes to Harlem, Ruth La Ferla, New York (NY) Times, E1314 [28JN]

Drumroll Please, Nicholas D. Kristof, New York (NY) Times, E1099 [9JN]

Emergency in the Emergency Rooms, New York (NY) Times, E1233 [21JN]

En Pointe at the White House. With a Fete for Founder Arthur Mitchell, the Bushes Give a Lift to Dance Theatre of Harlem, Sarah Kaufman, Washington (DC) Post, E148 [14FE]

Estate Tax Lunacy, Harold Meyerson, Washington (DC) Post, E1083 [8JN]

Evacuee Study Finds Declining Health, Shaila Dewan, New York (NY) Times, E673 [2MY]

Exam Week for the GOP Congress, George Melloan, Wall Street Journal, E433 [28MR]

Farewell to CitiGroup, Julie Creswell and Eric Dash, New York (NY) Times, E677 [2MY]

Filmmaker Gordon Parks Dies, Bob Tourtellotte, Reuters (news service), E317 [8MR]

Filmmaker Gordon Parks Dies at 93, Polly Anderson, Associated Press (news service), E318 [8MR]

Foreign Aid Has Flaws—So What? Nicholas D. Kristof, New York (NY) Times, E1185 [16JN]

From Civil Rights to Immigrant Rights, Basil Wilson, New York (NY) Carib News, E1081 [8JN]

From Humble Roots, They Blossom, Errol Louis, New York (NY) Daily News, E1309 [28JN]

General With an Alternative Vision, Michael Abramowitz, Washington (DC) Post, E786 [10MY]

Get N.Y. the Money, Mr. President, New York (NY) Daily News, E1145 [14JN]

GOP's Shrinking Middle, E.J. Dionne, Jr., Washington (DC) Post, E434 [28MR]

Gordon Parks, a Master of the Camera, Dies at 93, Andy Grundberg, New York (NY) Times, E317 [8MR]

Great Revulsion, Paul Krugman, New York (NY) Times, E679 [2MY]

Great Scott! 25 Yrs. at 'PIX, Richard Huff, New York (NY) Daily News, E98 [8FE]

Grenada Will Rise Again, Michael D. Roberts, New York (NY) Carib News, E145 [14FE]

Haiti Has a Chance To Move Forward, New York (NY) Carib News, E299 [7MR]

Haiti's Future—the Task of Rebuilding a Shattered Nation, Tony Best, New York (NY) Carib News, E958 [24MY]

Horseracing and the Black Jockey—The Return to Churchill Downs and Kentucky Derby, Tony Best, New York (NY) Carib News, E901 [19MY]

How a Harlen Hospital Healed Itself, Rafael Gerena-Morales, Wall Street Journal, E1311 [28JN]

How Katherine Dunham Revealed Black Dance to the World, Jennifer Dunning, New York (NY) Times, E1040 [7JN]

Important Role of People of African Descent, New York (NY) Carib News, H445 [28FE]

In Praise of Migration—Nations That Welcome Immigrants Are the Most Dynamic in the World, Kofi Annan, Wall Street Journal, E1146 [14JN]

Invisible People, Carl P. Wallace, Witness for Justice (publication), E1059 [8JN]

It's Time for Congress To Open Its Doors to More Diversity, Donna Brazile, Roll Call (publication), E1230 [21JN]

It's Time To Engage With Iran, David Ignatius, Washington (DC) Post, E1087 [8JN]

Limbs Lost to Enemy Fire—Women Forge a New Reality, Donna St. George, Washington (DC) Post, E871 [18MY]

Lobbyist Evelyn Dubrow, 95; Worked for ILGWU, Civil Rights, Patricia Sullivan, Washington (DC) Post, E1257 [23JN]

Louis B. Sohn, Passionate Supporter of the U.N., Dies at 92, Dennis Hevesi, New York (NY) Times, E1374 [11JY]

Memorial Tribute to Ana Pereira, Tireless Founder Dedicate Life Work to New York City's Neediest, New York (NY) Carib News, E787 [10MY]

Metropolitan College of New York Celebrates Women's History Month With Empowerment Awards, New York (NY) Carib News, E647 [27AP]

Moving the World, Sarah Kaufman, Washington (DC) Post, E1039 [7JN]

Mr. Vice President, It's Time To Go, Bob Herbert, New York (NY) Times, E218 [28FE]

Much To Celebrate on Anniversary of Independence, New York (NY) Carib News, E221 [28FE]

NAACP NYS Conference Honors Rodneys With ``Measure of a Man'' Award, New York (NY) Carib News, E315 [8MR]

Nations Benefit From Migration—U.N. Study Says, Warren Hoge, New York (NY) Times, E1092 [9JN]

New Gun Argument—Mayors Turn the Political Issue to Saving Lives, E.J. Dionne, Jr., Washington (DC) Post, E691 [3MY]

Open the Door To Curing Alzheimer's—Why This Research Must Become an Urgent Priority, Robert Essner, Washington (DC) Post, E1372 [11JY]

Our World Cup Edge, David Brooks, New York (NY) Times, E1373 [11JY]

Panamanians Honor Dr. Marco A. Mason, New York (NY) Carib News, E902 [19MY]

Planet of Unreality, Eugene Robinson, Washington (DC) Post, E481 [30MR]

Playing Politics With Iraq, Bob Herbert, New York (NY) Times, E1340 [29JN]

Portia Simpson-Miller, the People's and PNP Choice To Lead Jamaica Captures Party Presidency in Week-End Vote, New York (NY) Carib News, E314 [8MR]

Portia Simpson-Miller Hailed as New Leader, Tony Best, New York (NY) Carib News, E313 [8MR]

Prisoners, Public at Health Risk, Jerry Seper, Washington (DC) Times, E1311 [28JN]

Race Matters, Wallace R. Kuroiwa, Witness for Justice (publication), E962 [24MY]

Reverend Al's New Flock, Errol Louis, New York (NY) Daily News, E604 [26AP]

Road From My Lai, Alex Vernon, New York (NY) Times, E1308 [28JN]

Senior Lawyer at Pentagon Broke Ranks on Detainees, Tim Golden, New York (NY) Times, E1102 [9JN]

Still Shortchanging the Troops, New York (NY) Times, E151 [14FE]

They Are America, Washington (DC) Post, E695 [3MY]

Tsunamis, Floods and Earthquakes—Seen and Unseen, Sala W.J. Nolan, E179 [17FE]

Twenty-Five Years After the First Cases—The Changing Face of HIV/AIDS Epidemic, Tony Best, New York (NY) Carib News, E1143 [14JN]

Volume That's Making a Loud Noise—People Flock To Hear About `Covenant', Linton Weeks, Washington (DC) Post, E602 [26AP]

Warming to the India Nuclear Deal, Will Marshall and Wesley Clark, Hill (publication), E1042 [7JN]

Wave's First Strike, Eugene Robinson, New York (NY) Times, E695 [3MY]

With 2006 Hurricane Season Around the Corner, a Loud Caribbean Appeal—Prepare Now Don't Wait for a Hurricane Strike, New York (NY) Carib News, E428 [28MR]

Woman Without Importance, Nicholas D. Kristof, New York (NY) Times, E1099 [9JN]

``Women Time Now,'' New York (NY) Carib News, E652 [27AP]

World's Royals Fete Thailand's King, Sebastian Berger, Washington (DC) Times, E1224 [21JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: promote economic diversification, entrepreneurship, and private sector development, and promote partnerships among small and medium enterprises in qualified countries (see H.R. 5480), H3306 (see H.R. 5480), H3359 [25MY]

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 384), H1679 [6AP]

American Jewish Committee: anniversary (see H. Res. 773), H2706 (see H. Res. 773), H2759 [17MY]

Animals: support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1707), H1742 [25AP]

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 691), H869 [9MR]

Arab League: disapprove decision to hold summit in Khartoum, Sudan, and call on all involved parties and the world community to work to end genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan (see H. Res. 675), H273 [14FE]

Armed Forces: improve the readiness of State defense forces and increase military coordination for homeland security between States and the Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 3401), H274 [14FE]

———prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1391 [30MR]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H1060 [15MR]

Bono: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 638), H874 [13MR]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in the Eastern Sierra region (see H.R. 5149), H2706 (see H.R. 5149), H2758 [17MY]

Cameron, James: tribute (see H. Res. 867), H4008 [14JN]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 4923), H867 [9MR]

Captain George A. Wood Post Office Building, Utica, NY: designate (see H.R. 4962), H3788 [12JN]

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

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: conduct minority health programs (see H.R. 161), H1917 [27AP]

Cheek, Joey: honor Olympic team member and recognize need to work with international partners to help bring an end to the ongoing genocide in Darfur region of Sudan and the suffering of children in Chad (see H. Con. Res. 397), H1980 [2MY]

Childhood Stroke Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 693), H510 [1MR]

Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 901), H5047 [11JY]

Coach John Wooden Post Office Building, Reseda, CA: designate (see H.R. 4646), H160 [7FE]

Congress: require poverty impact statements for certain legislation (see H.R. 4600), H2102 [3MY]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H2339 [9MY]

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

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 559), H1452 [4AP]

Dept. of Energy: ensure equitable provision of pension and medical benefits to contractor employees (see H.R. 5362), H2584 [11MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H1851 [26AP]

———establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 5624), H4133 [15JN]

Dept. of HUD: make funding for the housing choice voucher program more reliable and predictable at the local level (see H.R. 5233), H5047 [11JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 5236), H4795 [28JN]

Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (see H.R. 4695), H451 [28FE]

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]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see H.R. 2230), H790 [8MR]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (see H.R. 3858), H25 [31JA]

Diseases: establish comprehensive and integrated HIV prevention strategy emphasizing the needs of women and girls in countries for which assistance is provided to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 5674), H4918 [29JN]

———increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (see H. Res. 863), H5129 [12JY]

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), H1681 [6AP]

Election Assistance Commission: make grants to States to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4140), H155 [1FE]

Employment: establish a living wage and a policy providing jobs for everyone in the U.S. and its territories (see H.R. 1050), H1680 [6AP]

Energy Policy Act: repeal provisions (see H.R. 4479), H26 [31JA]

Ethiopia: encourage and facilitate the consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and economic freedom (see H.R. 4423), H973 [14MR] (see H.R. 5680), H4554 [26JN]

Federal aid programs: ensure improved access to employment opportunities for low-income persons (see H.R. 5164), H1679 [6AP]

———ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible (see H.R. 1425), H3016 [22MY]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H1197 [28MR]

Forest Service: establish the National Forest Ecosystem Protection Program (see H.R. 3701), H1197 [28MR]

Gambling: establish a commission to study the proper response to growth in Internet gambling (see H.R. 5474), H3226 [24MY]

Gates, Bill and Melinda: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipients (see H. Res. 638), H874 [13MR]

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

Guyana: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 792), H2503 [10MY]

Haiti: authorize assistance to fund scholarships for talented disadvantaged students to continue their education in the U.S. and to return to Haiti to contribute to the development of their country (see H.R. 5091), H2833 (see H.R. 5091), H2890 [18MY]

———commend people for holding democratic elections and congratulate President Rene G. Preval on his victory (see H. Con. Res. 353), H869 [9MR]

———duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (see H.R. 4211), H868 [9MR]

———urge multilateral financial institutions to immediately cancel debts under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (see H. Res. 888), H4520 [22JN]

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend (see H.R. 3658), H1197 [28MR]

Health: encourage enactment of compehensive health care reform legislation (see H. Con. Res. 410), H2961 [19MY]

———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 3875), H5047 [11JY]

———make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1671), H4554 [26JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 4683), H153 [1FE]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H645 [7MR]

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

Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 378), H1742 [25AP]

———modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (see H.R. 5121), H4917 [29JN]

Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 5501), H4134 [15JN]

Hurricanes: call upon the President to meet with a joint session of Congress to discuss the plan for post-Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts (see H. Con. Res. 356), H874 [13MR]

———restore health care-related services in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4858), H564 [2MR]

Immigration: improve border security (see H.R. 2330), H868 [9MR]

———permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are spouses or children of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 4448), H226 [8FE]

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), H1853 [26AP]

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (nonprofit organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 844), H3425 [6JN]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, prevent the establishment of a permanent U.S. military presence, and halt attempts to control the flow of Iraqi oil (see H. Con. Res. 348), H1060 [15MR]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 733), H1130 [16MR]

Israel: support upgrade in relationship with NATO to that of leading member of NATO's Individual Cooperation Program, as a first step toward inclusion in NATO as a full member (see H. Res. 700), H869 [9MR]

Jacob Fletcher Post Office Building, Babylon, NY: designate (see H.R. 5664), H4423 [21JN]

James Jordan Foundation: express gratitude for improving lives of inner city youth in the U.S. and initiating a public-private collaborative to establish a women and children's hospital in Nairobi, Kenya (see H. Res. 812), H2834 (see H. Res. 812), H2891 [18MY]

John Paul Hammerschmidt Post Office Building, Harrison, AR: designate (see H.R. 4811), H449 [28FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H868 [9MR]

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), H3309 (see H.R. 5328), H3362 [25MY]

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), H1744 [25AP]

Mahoney, Mary E.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 386), H1679 [6AP]

Medicaid: provide for an on-going cost-of-living increase in disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments for States (see H.R. 4606), H155 [1FE]

———repeal requirement to provide citizenship or nationality documentation to receive medical assistance (see H.R. 5023), H1195 [28MR]

Medicare: eliminate adjustments in payments for imaging services (see H.R. 5238), H3227 [24MY]

———establish a pilot project to demonstrate the impact of payment for more frequent hemodialysis treatment (see H.R. 5321), H3643 [8JN]

———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, allow prescription drug plan enrollment changes during the first year of enrollment, and limit drug formulary changes (see H.R. 5263), H1979 [2MY]

———make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services (see H.R. 3795), H4795 [28JN]

———prohibit removal of covered drugs from prescription drug plan formularies during the plan year (see H.R. 5102), H1562 [5AP]

———provide additional funding for State health insurance counseling programs (see H.R. 4737), H224 [8FE]

———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims (see H.R. 5182), H1741 [25AP]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5348), H2502 [10MY]

———waive waiting period for coverage of individuals disabled with distant stage cancer (see H.R. 5615), H4555 [26JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: assure uninterupted access to necessary medicines under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 4685), H153 [1FE]

———make improvements to payments to Medicare Advantage plans and reinstate protections in Medicaid against excessive out-of-pocket costs, inadequate benefits, and health care coverage loss (see H.R. 4719), H223 [8FE]

———reimburse States for costs incurred by covering dual eligible populations under the Medicare prescription drug benefit plan (see H.R. 4665), H23 [31JA]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1197 [28MR]

Minimum wage: calculate based on Federal poverty guidelines published by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5731), H4915 [29JN]

Minorities: recognize and take active measures to increase the low presence of minorities and women in upper level positions of management in the financial services industry (see H. Con. Res. 429), H3908 [13JN]

Motor vehicles: require higher standards of automobile fuel efficiency to reduce the amount of oil used for fuel by automobiles in the U.S. by 10 percent beginning in 2016 (see H.R. 3762), H5047 [11JY]

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

NASCAR-Historically Black Colleges and Universities Consortium: tribute (see H. Res. 677), H273 [14FE]

National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 4005), H1563 [5AP]

National security: ensure while promoting foreign investment and job creation, reform examination process for such investments, and establish Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (see H.R. 5337), H3724 [9JN]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H869 [9MR]

New Windsor, NY: recognize and support effort of New York to develop the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 419), H3643 [8JN]

Nicodemus, KS: recognize contributions to American history (see H. Res. 884), H4423 [21JN]

Office of Veterans Identity Protection Claims: establish to reimburse persons for injuries suffered due to unauthorized use, disclosure, or dissemination of stolen identifying information (see H.R. 5520), H3724 [9JN]

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations for nutrition services (see H.R. 1792), H1563 [5AP]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 745), H1744 [25AP]

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

Patterson, Floyd: tribute (see H. Res. 840), H3226 [24MY]

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

Public welfare programs: reauthorize the safe and stable families program (see H.R. 5640), H4796 [28JN]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 4963), H2102 [3MY]

Ronald Bucca Post Office, Tuckahoe, NY: designate (see H.R. 4995), H1128 [16MR]

Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4045), H868 [9MR]

Schools: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 355), H1391 [30MR]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 4993), H1128 [16MR]

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

Small Business Act: enhance section 8(a) program (see H.R. 4474), H160 [7FE]

Smith, Damu A.I.: tribute (see H. Res. 827), H2961 [19MY]

Social Security: provide entitlement to dependents' and survivors' benefits under Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program to permanent partnerships (see H.R. 5152), H1678 [6AP]

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), H972 [14MR]

Taxation: expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 5420), H2832 (see H.R. 5420), H2890 [18MY]

———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4727), H224 [8FE]

———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H3724 [9JN]

———repeal certain tax breaks and invest those monies in programs to assist the working poor and alleviate poverty (see H. Con. Res. 282), H156 [1FE]

———simplify and provide greater uniformity for child-related tax benefits and eliminate potential for abuse created by the uniform definition of a child (see H.R. 5123), H1677 [6AP]

Territories: honor contributions of individuals from the commonwealths, territories, and possessions of the U.S. by including such contributions in the teaching of U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 3), H1681 [6AP]

Texas Western University: commend anniversary and recognize historic impact of basketball title game victory on diversity in sports and civil rights (see H. Res. 668), H154 [1FE]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 3427), H3424 [6JN]

Trade Act: authorize trade readjustment allowances to adversely affected workers who are subject to a lockout (see H.R. 5515), H3307 (see H.R. 5515), H3360 [25MY]

Veterans: extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents and authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for such veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1188), H2705 (see H.R. 1188), H2758 [17MY]

———increase amount of Medal of Honor special pension and provide for payment of that pension to the surviving spouse of a deceased Medal of Honor recipient (see H.R. 5669), H5128 [12JY]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H1453 [4AP]

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]

Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H2102 [3MY]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 4747), H646 [7MR]

Women's Museum—An Institute for the Future: tribute (see H. Res. 730), H1129 [16MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: hire additional full-time non-supervisory import specialists (see H.R. 5069), H1389 [30MR]

Dunham, Katherine: tribute (see H. Res. 847), H3308 (see H. Res. 847), H3361 [25MY] (see H. Res. 859), H3723 [9JN]

Foreign trade: extend certain trade preference programs (see H.R. 5070), H1389 [30MR]

Immigration: eliminate the deadline for classification petition and labor certification filings (see H.R. 5741), H4916 [29JN]

Ly, Amadou H.: relief (see H.R. 5668), H4424 [21JN]

National security: require all young persons to perform a period of military or civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security (see H.R. 4752), H273 [14FE]

New York, NY: tribute to the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for educating Americans about the African-American migration (see H. Con. Res. 352), H645 [7MR]

Office of the Congressional Trade Enforcer: establish (see H.R. 4733), H224 [8FE]

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]

Lists

Armed Forces members from New York killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, E994 [26MY]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H1163 [28MR], H1283 [29MR]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, H2465 [10MY]

Taxation: 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), H4461, H4462 [22JN]

Press releases

Antiwar Leader Norma Becker Dies—Was Chair of War Resisters League: War Resisters League, E1375 [11JY]

Christensen Urges Managed Health Care Execs To Help Close Disparities Gap: Congressional Black Caucus, E698 [3MY]

Constituency for Africa Remembers Ron Brown: Constituency for Africa (organization), E513 [4AP]

Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement, Inc.—Faith at Work, E587 [25AP]

NAACP Mourns the Loss of Legendary Tap Dancer Fayard Nicholas—Nicholas Brothers Duo Inspired Dancers Such as Fred Astaire, Gregory Hines and Savion Glover: NAACP, E62 [1FE]

NCLR Supports ``The American Dream Act'' and Urges New Legislation To Improve Access to College: National Council of La Raza, E699 [3MY]

President Leonel Fernandez Receives PADF's Inter-American Leadership Award: Pan American Development Foundation, E1093 [9JN]

U.S. Muslims Launch Annual Volunteerism Campaign: Council on American-Islamic Relations, E1085 [8JN]

Remarks

African Americans: tribute to black fraternal, social, and civic institutions, E250 [1MR]

Africare (organization): anniversary, E164 [15FE]

Armed Forces: human rights violations of civilians by military personnel, E1308 [28JN]

———tribute to female soldiers who have become amputees due to war injuries, E870 [18MY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E783 [10MY]

Black History Month: observance, H445 [28FE]

Budget: deficit, H1284 [29MR]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, H2453, H2455, H2456, H2459, H2461 [10MY]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), motion to instruct conferees, H186 [8FE], H1163 [28MR], H1284 [29MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H1594 [6AP]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, E678 [2MY]

Caribbean nations: environmental challenges, E238 [1MR]

———improve disaster preparation, E428 [28MR]

———integration in international relations, E430 [28MR], E455 [29MR]

———priorities for meeting between Sec. of State Rice and foreign ministers, E312 [8MR]

———tribute to creation of the Caribbean Single Market Economy, E183 [17FE]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (H. Con. Res. 71), E260 [2MR]

———observance, E1235 [21JN]

Cheek, Joey: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E403 [16MR]

Cheney, Vice President: evaluation of behavior following hunting accident at Armstrong Ranch in Texas, E217 [28FE]

———evaluation relative to Iraq war, E481 [30MR]

Child Welfare League of America: tribute, E1141 [14JN], E1180 [16JN]

Clarke, Yvette: Metropolitan College of New York Women's Empowerment Award recipient, E647 [27AP]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (H.R. 5131), E699 [3MY]

———tribute, E1373 [11JY]

Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's Prisons: report, E1311 [28JN]

Congress: diversity in legislative bodies, E1230 [21JN]

Cornell University: anniversary of Cornell Black Alumni Association, E332 [9MR]

Council on American-Islamic Relations: tribute to ``Muslims Care'' campaign, E1085 [8JN]

Courts: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (H.R. 662), E237 [1MR]

Cuba: lift trade embargo, H3949, H3950, H3951 [14JN]

Dance Theatre of Harlem: tribute to White House performance, E148 [14FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: Urban Areas Security Initiative Grant Program allocation for New York, NY, E1145 [14JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3949, H3950, H3951 [14JN]

Developing countries: debt relief, E1080 [8JN]

———role of investors and stock markets from developing countries in the global economy, E1090 [9JN]

Dickens, Inez: Metropolitan College of New York Women's Empowerment Award recipient, E647 [27AP]

Diseases: anniversary of first reported HIV/AIDS case in the U.S., E1097 [9JN]

———demographics of HIV/AIDS victims, E1143 [14JN], E1227 [21JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), E1083 [8JN]

Economy: impact of tax cuts, H2453, H2455 [10MY]

English language: declare as national language of U.S., E1043 [7JN]

FDA: provide for Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration grants, E1372 [11JY]

Fernandez, Leonel: Pan American Development Foundation Inter-American Leadership award recipient, E1093 [9JN]

Firearms: gun control, E691 [3MY]

Foreign countries: use of Environmental Performance Index (EPI) to draft environmental policies, E1036 [7JN]

Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance, E1185 [16JN]

Foreign trade: extend certain trade preference programs (H.R. 5070), E478 [30MR]

Garcia, Elbert: Latino Alumni Association of Columbia University Trailblazer Award recipient, E563 [7AP]

Grenada: independence anniversary, E145 [14FE], E220 [28FE]

Guyana: independence anniversary, E650 [27AP]

Haiti: elections, E299 [7MR]

———U.S. policy, E958 [24MY]

Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement, Inc.: anniversary, E587 [25AP], E725 [4MY]

Health: declining health of Hurricane Katrina evacuees, E673 [2MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, E1233 [21JN]

History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (H. Con. Res. 175), E1095 [9JN]

Hurricanes: ensure assistance for children impacted by Hurricane Katrina, E1059 [8JN]

Immigration: growth in global migration, E1092 [9JN]

———impact of deported criminals on their home countries following their return, E1116 [12JN]

———reform, E1081 [8JN]

———reform (S. 2454), E694 [3MY]

———strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), E433 [28MR], E1146 [14JN]

———tribute to immigrants, E1309 [28JN]

International Women's Day: observance, E360 [14MR]

Iran: U.S. policy, E1086 [8JN]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, E150 [14FE], E1340 [29JN]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, E1078 [8JN]

Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, E923 [22MY], E975 [26MY]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (H. Res. 655), H116, H125 [1FE]

Liberia: U.S. policy, E436 [28MR]

Malloch Brown, Mark: criticism of U.S. policy towards the U.N. by the Deputy Secretary-General, E1312 [28JN]

Mara, Wellington T.: tribute (H. Res. 517), H1144 [28MR]

Mason, Marco A.: Panama Canal International Alumni Association Inc., Distinguished Community Service Award recipient, E902 [19MY]

Memorial Day: observance, E994 [26MY]

NAACP: tribute, E589 [25AP]

National security: require homeland security grants for terrorism preparedness and prevention be awarded based on assessment of risk, threat, and vulnerabilities, E1145 [14JN]

New York: tribute to Governor's Harriet Tubman Spirit Award recipients, E457 [29MR]

New York, NY: revival in Harlem neighborhood, E1314 [28JN]

———tribute to North General Hospital, E1311 [28JN]

———tribute to opening of Mother Hale Learning Center, E827 [12MY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H4466 [22JN]

Pierre-Louis, Rosemonde: Metropolitan College of New York Women's Empowerment Award recipient, E647 [27AP]

Poverty: improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty, E163 [15FE]

Queens, NY: tribute to redevelopment of Flushing neighborhood led by immigrant population, E1376 [11JY]

Robinson, (Sugar) Ray: tribute (H. Res. 177), E537 [6AP]

Rodney, Karl B. and Faye A.: NAACP New York State Conference Measure of a Man award recipients, E315 [8MR]

SBA: making supplemental appropriations for the disaster loans program (H.R. 4745), H296 [15FE]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), E1347 [29JN]

Sports: history of African Americans in horseracing, E901 [19MY]

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, E1098 [9JN]

———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, E403 [16MR]

———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), H1473 [5AP]

Tatum, Wilbert (Bill): Hudson Link's Bill Webber Award recipient, E898 [19MY]

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 (H.R. 4708), E86 [8FE]

———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), H4448, H4449, H4455 [22JN]

———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), H4429 [22JN]

———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), motion to recommit, H4462 [22JN]

———marketing of high-interest refund anticipation loans to underserved communities, E374 [15MR]

———provide relief from the alternative minimum tax, H186 [8FE], H1284 [29MR], H2453, H2461 [10MY]

———rates, H2456 [10MY]

———repeal sunset on reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates, H186 [8FE], H1284 [29MR]

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), H4097 [15JN], E1229 [21JN]

Thailand: anniversary of ascension to throne of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (H. Con. Res. 409), E1224 [21JN]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1259), H408, H412 [28FE]

U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative: approve (H.R. 4974), E1041 [7JN]

Voting Rights Act: amend (H.R. 9), E1255 [23JN], E1347 [29JN]

———lower threshold for qualification for bilingual ballots, E1255 [23JN]

———prohibit funding to enforce bilingual ballot requirement, E1347 [29JN]

Women: tribute to female world leaders, E651 [27AP]

Women's History Month: observance, E647 [27AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1450 [4AP]

Reports

Worldwide Environmental Rankings—Will Nations Compete To Be Green? Yale University and Columbia Earth Institute, E1036 [7JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement, Inc.: New York State Assembly, E725 [4MY]

Statements

Africare (organization): Julius E. Coles, E165 [15FE]

Celebrating the Life of Canon Frederick B. Williams, E784 [10MY]

Guyana Independence Anniversary: Bayney Karran, E650 [27AP]

Meeting the Challenges of Discrimination Against Women From Minority Groups: Gay McDougall, E360 [14MR]

Testimonies

Child Welfare System: Linda Spears, Child Welfare League of America, E1141 [14JN], E1180 [16JN]

Tributes

Becker, Norma, E1375 [11JY]

Bennett, Valrie A., E913 [19MY]

Bentsen, Lloyd, E960 [24MY]

Boehlert, Representative, E434 [28MR]

Bonds, Barry, E961 [24MY]

Bono, E506 [4AP]

Brown, George L., E511 [4AP]

Brown, Ronald H., E512 [4AP]

Christensen, Delegate, E698 [3MY]

Coffin, William S., Jr., E586 [25AP]

Corey, Andrea, E256 [2MR]

Dubrow, Evelyn, E1257 [23JN]

Dunham, Katherine, E922 [22MY]

———tribute, E1039 [7JN]

Forrester, Anne, E1377 [11JY]

Gaynor, Florence Ricketts, E859 [17MY]

Johnson-Sirleaf, Ellen, E479 [30MR]

Kristof, Nicholas D., E1098 [9JN]

Louis, Joe, E655 [27AP]

Malcolm X, E900 [19MY]

Marley, Bob, E97 [8FE], E147 [14FE]

Mora, Alberto J., E1100 [9JN]

Nicholas, Fayard, E62 [1FE]

Nolan, Sala W.J., E179 [17FE]

Parks, Gordon R.A., E316 [8MR]

Patterson, Floyd, E874 [18MY]

Pereira, Ana, E787 [10MY]

Peters, Joseph D., E1038 [7JN]

Rodney, Walter, E504 [4AP]

Saez, Sergio A. M., E197 [17FE]

Scott, Marvin, E98 [8FE]

Sharpton, Al, E603 [26AP]

Simpson-Miller, Portia, E313 [8MR], E427 [28MR], E454 [29MR], E1225 [21JN]

Smiley, Tavis, E602 [26AP]

Smith, Damu A.I., E857 [17MY]

Sohn, Louis B., E1374 [11JY]

Weill, Sanford I., E677 [2MY]

Williams, Frederick B., E784 [10MY]

Woods, Earl, E731 [4MY]

Zinni, Anthony, E785 [10MY]