HASTINGS, ALCEE L. (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 4890), consideration (H. Res. 886), H4441 [22JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), consideration (H. Res. 818), H2772 [18MY]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3932 [14JN]

National security: improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 789), H2065 [3MY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize (H.R. 2829), consideration (H. Res. 713), H800 [9MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), consideration (H. Res. 897), H4817 [29JN]

Political campaigns: clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (H.R. 513), consideration (H. Res. 755), H1512 [5AP]

Articles and editorials

North Slope Oil Spill Raises New Concerns Over Pipeline Maintenance, Felicity Barringer, New York (NY) Times, H3239 [25MY]

U.S. Probes Alaska Pipeline Repairs—EPA, FBI Check Allegations of Improper Repair Work on Two Big Storage Tanks, Jim Carlton, Wall Street Journal, H3240 [25MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 3931), H26 [31JA]

Alcoholic beverages: tribute to American craft brewers (see H. Res. 753), H1854 [26AP]

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

American Council of Young Political Leaders: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 430), H4008 [14JN]

American Jewish Committee: anniversary (see H. Res. 773), H1918 [27AP]

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 691), H389 [16FE]

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]

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

Campus Fire Safety Month: establish (see H. Res. 295), H1854 [26AP]

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

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]

Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 901), H4916 [29JN]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 128), H1853 [26AP]

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 5190), H4220 [19JN]

Courts: adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (see H.R. 5014), H1391 [30MR]

CPSC: issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H451 [28FE]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H1130 [16MR]

Dept. of Education: promote installation of fire alarm detection systems or other fire prevention technologies in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 4460), H4520 [22JN]

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), H4328 [20JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H3497 [7JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make grants to encourage community safety by incorporating disaster mitigation and emergency preparedness into comprehensive land use planning and urban development (see H.R. 3524), H333 [15FE]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 5236), H1916 [27AP]

Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (see H.R. 3760), H3497 [7JN]

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), H155 [1FE]

———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), H1453 [4AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: terminate administrative freeze on the enrollment into the health care system of veterans in the lowest priority category for enrollment (referred to as ``Priority 8'') (see H.R. 3312), H389 [16FE]

Disasters: establish a program to provide reinsurance for State natural catastrophe insurance programs (see H.R. 4366), H509 [1MR]

Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see H.R. 4927), H4680 [27JN]

———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), H3909 [13JN]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 5225), H4917 [29JN]

Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2456), H1563 [5AP]

Earl D. Hutto Post Office Building, Pensacola, FL: designate (see H.R. 5107), H1562 [5AP]

Education: provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 198), H1320 [29MR]

Egypt: condemn terrorist bombings in Dahab and Northern Sinai (see H. Res. 795), H2180 [8MY]

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]

European Union: recognize continued importance of transatlantic partnership by expressing support for success of the forthcoming U.S.-European Union Summit in Vienna, Austria (see H. Res. 873), H4189 [16JN]

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), H451 [28FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 5364), H2584 [11MY]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 4493), H509 [1MR]

Financial institutions: require notice before fees may be imposed for any overdraft protection service in connection with any transaction (see H.R. 4414), H4328 [20JN]

Fry, Varian: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 434), H4681 [27JN]

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]

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), H874 [13MR]

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend (see H.R. 3658), H451 [28FE]

Haitian-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 777), H2706 (see H. Res. 777), H2759 [17MY]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 2567), H790 [8MR]

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

———restore transparency, accountability, and oversight (see H. Res. 686), H389 [16FE]

Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 378), H2502 [10MY]

———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]

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

Immigration: exclude from admission aliens who have made investments directly and significantly contributed to the enhancement or ability of Cuba to develop its petroleum resources (see H.R. 5292), H2503 [10MY]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 3055), H2339 [9MY]

Intelligence services: reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (see H.R. 5371), H2585 [11MY]

Iraq: 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]

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

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1852 [26AP]

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: provide for expeditious disclosure of records relevant to life and assassination (see H.R. 2554), H155 [1FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H790 [8MR]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H4795 [28JN]

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), H509 [1MR]

Magen David Adom (organization): congratulate for achieving full membership in the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (see H. Con. Res. 435), H4554 [26JN]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H25 [31JA]

———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]

———improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H2175 [4MY]

———provide for same treatment of all individuals who applied for low-income subsidies for enrollment and waiver of late enrollment penalties under the Medicare part D program (see H.R. 5629), H4681 [27JN]

———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), H3309 (see H.R. 5182), H3361 [25MY]

———waive waiting period for coverage of individuals disabled with distant stage cancer (see H.R. 5615), H5047 [11JY]

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

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H5047 [11JY]

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

Miami Heat (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 887), H4520 [22JN]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza (see H.R. 1143), H25 [31JA]

———promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H226 [8FE]

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]

Morris W. Milton Post Office, St. Petersburg, FL: designate (see H.R. 5104), H1917 [27AP]

Music and dance: recognize the African American Spiritual as a national treasure (see H. Res. 790), H2706 (see H. Res. 790), H2759 [17MY]

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

NASA: commemorate anniversary of the first flight of the Space Transportation System and honor individuals involved with the space program (see H. Con. Res. 366), H1391 [30MR]

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

National Archives and Records Administration: establish database to preserve servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction records and provide grants to establish similar State and local databases (see H.R. 5216), H1915 [27AP]

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 greater security for U.S. seaports (see H.R. 478), H868 [9MR]

———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), H3788 [12JN]

National Security Education Program: establish critical foreign language program (see H.R. 4629), H973 [14MR]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1391 [30MR]

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), H3308 (see H.R. 5520), H3360 [25MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit offshore drilling off of Florida (see H.R. 4783), H388 [16FE]

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

Political campaigns: reform financing of Federal elections (see H.R. 3099), H389 [16FE]

Power resources: protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H1917 [27AP]

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

Salvadoran-American Day (El Dia del Salvadoreno): support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 721), H867 [9MR]

Shipping industry: prohibit the entry of ocean shipping containers into the U.S. unless such containers have been scanned and sealed before loading on the vessel for shipment (see H.R. 4899), H790 [8MR]

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

Taxation: establish Catastrophe Savings Accounts (see H.R. 4836), H508 [1MR]

———provide tax relief for persons affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3769), H1853 [26AP]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H1680 [6AP]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (see H.R. 5252), H2586 [11MY]

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]

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), H333 [15FE]

U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative: approve (see H.R. 4974), H3309 (see H.R. 4974), H3361 [25MY]

University of Florida: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 761), H1452 [4AP]

Vincent J. Whibbs, Sr., Post Office Building, Pensacola, FL: designate (see H.R. 5736), H4915 [29JN]

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]

———permit individuals to use a national write-in absentee ballot to cast votes in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 4141), H155 [1FE]

———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 663), H1390 [30MR]

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), H4958 [10JY]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2861), H4328 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Executive Office of the President: include a line item regarding the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board in the budget (see H.R. 4966), H1059 [15MR]

Housing: assist first-time homebuyers to attain home ownership (see H.R. 5137), H1678 [6AP]

India: condemn commuter rail terrorist attacks in Mumbai and express condolences to victims and their families (see H. Res. 913), H5128 [12JY]

Explanations

Previous Question Vote—What It Really Means, H801 [9MR], H1512 [5AP], H2065 [3MY], H2772 [18MY], H4441 [22JN], H4817 [29JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 4890), consideration (H. Res. 886), H4433, H4434, H4435, H4436, H4437, H4439, H4440 [22JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3237, H3239, H3243, H3244 [25MY]

Australia: tribute to Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Program, E172 [15FE]

Budget: deficit, H1575 [6AP]

———provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority, promote fiscal responsibility, reinstate pay-as-you-go rules, and use reconciliation procedures responsibly (H.R. 5667), H4440 [22JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H2727 [17MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), consideration (H. Res. 766), H1575 [6AP]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H2727 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), consideration (H. Res. 818), H2766, H2770, H2771 [18MY]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3932, H3934 [14JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5576), consideration (H. Res. 865), H3818, H3819 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5576), consideration (H. Res. 865)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 862), H3804 [13JN]

Drugs: adjust penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses, H797 [9MR]

Executive Office of the President: include a line item regarding the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board in the budget (H.R. 4966), E377 [15MR]

FAA: prohibit funding for consolidation of Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) centers, H3932, H3934 [14JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5522), consideration (H. Res. 851), H3503, H3504, H3505 [8JN]

Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (H.R. 4682), H1511 [5AP]

Haiti: commend people for holding democratic elections and congratulate President Rene G. Preval on his victory (H. Con. Res. 353), E476 [30MR]

Housing: assist first-time homebuyers to attain home ownership (H.R. 5137), E562 [7AP]

India: condemn commuter rail terrorist attacks in Mumbai and express condolences to victims and their families, H5056 [12JY]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (H. Res. 655), H120 [1FE]

National security: establish requirements for ownership, management, and operation of critical infrastructure, H799 [9MR]

———improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 789), H2059, H2063, H2065 [3MY]

———proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company, H799 [9MR]

———support efforts to track terrorist financing and condemn disclosure and publication of classified information on this crucial method by which terrorists are traced (H. Res. 895), consideration (H. Res. 896), H4823, H4824 [29JN]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize (H.R. 2829), consideration (H. Res. 713), H797, H799 [9MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, H2766 [18MY]

———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), consideration (H. Res. 897), H4809, H4812, H4816, H4817 [29JN]

Political campaigns: clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (H.R. 513), consideration (H. Res. 755), H1507, H1511 [5AP]

Pompano Beach, FL: dedication of E. Pat Larkins Community Center, E232 [28FE]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), consideration (H. Res. 835), H3237, H3239, H3243, H3244 [25MY]

———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (H.R. 3936), H4817 [29JN]

Voting Rights Act: amend (H.R. 9), H5056 [12JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1057 [15MR]

Tributes

Bell, Celia, E710 [3MY]

Greenberg, Elsa, E636 [27AP]

Haire, Philip T., E606 [26AP]