ISRAEL, STEVE (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3834 [13JN]

Articles and editorials

Forget Flag Burning, Robert Scales, Time (publication), E1288 [27JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see H.R. 5151), H2175 [4MY]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 5229), H1915 [27AP]

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: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H2102 [3MY]

———provide equity between active and Reserve component members in the computation of disability retired pay for members wounded in action (see H.R. 5083), H1452 [4AP]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 5212), H5047 [11JY]

———tribute to military medical professionals serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 416), H5128 [12JY]

Captain George A. Wood Post Office Building, Utica, NY: designate (see H.R. 4962), H1197 [28MR]

Carpenter, Chris: tribute (see H. Res. 627), H1391 [30MR]

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

Committee on Financial Services (House): require annual testimony by the SEC, Financial Accounting Standards Board, and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, on efforts to promote transparency in financial reporting (see H.R. 5024), H1195 [28MR]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3326), H155 [1FE]

Correctional institutions: require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a Federal contract to make certain information available to the public (see H.R. 1806), H5128 [12JY]

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 1850), H1563 [5AP]

Crime: strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H1390 [30MR]

D. Mallory Stephens Post Office, Patterson, NY: designate (see H.R. 5685), H4958 [10JY]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H2833 (see H.R. 4562), H2890 [18MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H4220 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H450 [28FE]

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), H2706 (see H.R. 2730), H2758 [17MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H3425 [6JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a Directorate of Emergency Management (see H.R. 5351), H3643 [8JN]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating Oak Point and North Brother Island in the Bronx, NY, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 5423), H2832 (see H.R. 5423), H2890 [18MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve outreach programs (see H.R. 4264), H26 [31JA]

———remove certain limitations on attorney representation of claimants for veterans benefits in administrative proceedings (see H.R. 4914), H3497 [7JN]

Disasters: establish a program to provide reinsurance for State natural catastrophe insurance programs (see H.R. 4366), H226 [8FE]

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H3016 [22MY]

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), H791 [8MR]

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), H1853 [26AP]

Families and domestic relations: provide for mandatory revocation of passports of individuals whose arrears in child support payments have reached a certain level (see H.R. 4956), H972 [14MR]

Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3267), H4680 [27JN]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H1196 [28MR]

Foreign aid: provide debt relief to developing countries with coral reef preservation and management programs (see H.R. 1996), H4917 [29JN]

Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 4188), H1981 [2MY]

———provide contraceptives in developing countries in order to prevent unintended pregnancies, abortions, and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 4736), H1453 [4AP]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting fraudulent advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 5052), H2339 [9MY]

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

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

Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (see H.R. 5100), H1917 [27AP]

Health: reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 2553), H274 [14FE]

Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 5134), H1677 [6AP]

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

Housing: 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), H2706 (see H.R. 5121), H2758 [17MY]

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

Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3006), H4917 [29JN]

Insurance: streamline regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance (see H.R. 5637), H4219 [19JN]

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

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

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H389 [16FE]

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

Medicare: ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H226 [8FE]

———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, allow prescription drug plan enrollment changes once a year, and limit drug formulary changes (see H.R. 5116), H1677 [6AP]

———make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services (see H.R. 3795), H4520 [22JN]

———restore certain treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment (see H.R. 5513), H4917 [29JN]

Mental health: raise awareness about the importance of social worker and case worker safety (see H. Con. Res. 278), H26 [31JA]

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), H153 [1FE]

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]

Money: reform certain requirements for reporting cash transactions (see H.R. 5341), H2962 [19MY]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 335), H224 [8FE]

National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Israeli academia (see H. Res. 858), H3723 [9JN]

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

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), H3643 [8JN]

———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]

New Windsor, NY: recognize and support effort of New York to develop the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 419), H3308 (see H. Con. Res. 419), H3360 [25MY]

New York, NY: provide protections and services to certain individuals after the terrorist attack (see H.R. 566), H154 [1FE]

Petroleum: prohibit anticompetitive provisions in gasoline dealer franchise agreements that dictate the wholesale source of gasoline (see H.R. 3964), H1981 [2MY]

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

Power resources: reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 4409), H4680 [27JN]

Pujols, Albert: tribute (see H. Res. 626), H1391 [30MR]

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

Safety: establish a day to bring awareness to the issue of missing persons (see H. Res. 189), H4681 [27JN]

Senior citizens: tribute (see H. Res. 874), H4189 [16JN]

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), H154 [1FE]

Sri Lanka: urge Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam to engage positively in peace talks and prevent a return to armed conflict (see H. Res. 672), H791 [8MR]

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), H1391 [30MR]

Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1120), H1563 [5AP]

———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 1405), H1563 [5AP]

———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H274 [14FE]

Taylor, Charles E.: tribute (see H. Res. 726), H973 [14MR]

Terrorism: reduce threat of terrorists acquiring shoulder-fired missiles (see H.R. 5333), H2338 [9MY]

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

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit removal of any item from the current list of items prohibited from being carried aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 4452), H26 [31JA]

Veterans: improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 2963), H1059 [15MR]

Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H2339 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Energy: establish a program of Federal support for local governments and school districts that establish comprehensive clean energy plans (see H.R. 5301), H2173 [4MY]

———establish a program of Federal support for local governments that establish Clean Energy Bond Acts (see H.R. 4990), H1128 [16MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: issue Energy Freedom Bonds to finance programs to facilitate research, development, and deployment of clean renewable energy technologies (see H.R. 5395), H2641 [16MY]

Government: require acquisition of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 5531), H3423 [6JN]

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: protect credit of servicemembers deployed to an overseas combat zone and facilitate awareness of servicemembers' rights (see H.R. 5327), H2338 [9MY]

Essays

Should Food Be a Basic Human Right?: Meredith Kiesel, E140 [14FE]

Remarks

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2467 [10MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), consideration (H. Res. 811), H2516 [11MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5631), H4271 [20JN]

———protect right of military chaplains to pray according to their own beliefs, H2516 [11MY]

Dept. of Transportation: research and university resource centers funding, H3835 [13JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3834, H3835 [13JN]

Dix Hills, NY: tribute to Half Hollow Hills High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E978 [26MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), consideration (H. Res. 832), H3122 [23MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (S.J. Res. 12), E1288 [27JN]

Health: provide humanitarian support for Iraqi children in urgent need of medical care, H2467 [10MY]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H3632, H3634, H3635 [8JN]

———Democratic Party policy, H3632, H3634, H3635 [8JN]

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), E1357 [10JY]

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), H4172 [16JN]

Tributes

Dolci, Sonny, E1356 [10JY]

Gwyn, Alphalonia P. (Peaches), E416 [28MR]

Kiesel, Meredith, E140 [14FE]

Melius, Gary, E1114 [12JN]