CAPUANO, MICHAEL E. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

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), H1019 [15MR], H1068 [16MR]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4734 [28JN]

Appointments

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigative subcommittees, H2187 [9MY]

Articles and editorials

U.S. Must Work To Halt Darfur Genocide, E297 [7MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 5229), H4521 [22JN]

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 691), H974 [14MR]

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: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H2833 (see H.R. 602), H2890 [18MY]

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

Campus Fire Safety Month: establish (see H. Res. 295), H2962 [19MY]

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

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

Commission on Terrorism Risk Insurance: establish (see H.R. 4619), H160 [7FE]

Committee on Administration Predetermination To Go to War and Manipulation of Intelligence (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 635), H869 [9MR]

Congress: 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]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H2586 [11MY]

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), H2174 [4MY]

Defense Production Act: strengthen requirements relative to assessing national security impact of foreign ownership of critical U.S. infrastructure (see H.R. 4820), H1390 [30MR]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H225 [8FE]

Dept. of Education: establish and maintain public website with a database of available scholarships, fellowships, and financial assistance programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (see H.R. 5139), H1678 [6AP]

———urge withdrawal of changes contained in the ``Additional Clarification of Intercollegiate Athletics Policy—Three-Part Test-Part Three'' that harm Title IX (see H. Res. 735), H1130 [16MR]

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

Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (see H.R. 4695), H226 [8FE]

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), H274 [14FE]

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. 5588), H3909 [13JN]

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), H4520 [22JN]

———increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (see H. Res. 863), H3909 [13JN]

Education: provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H5047 [11JY]

Energy Policy Act: repeal provisions (see H.R. 4479), H1917 [27AP]

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), H1197 [28MR]

FCC: reinstate rules for the description of video programming (see H.R. 951), H4958 [10JY]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 5316), H2337 [9MY]

Firearms: permit access to certain information in the Firearms Trace System (see H.R. 5033), H4958 [10JY]

Firefighters: recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (see H. Res. 764), H1682 [6AP]

Flores, Patrick: tribute (see H. Res. 79), H4328 [20JN]

Foreign trade: require President to take necessary steps to create a more balanced trade relationship with countries with whom the trade deficit exceeds a certain amount for three consecutive years (see H.R. 4405), H26 [31JA]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting fraudulent advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 5052), H4134 [15JN]

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), H451 [28FE]

Health: expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 1709), H450 [28FE]

———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), H4520 [22JN]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H1453 [4AP]

———support effective treatment of and access to care for individuals with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H. Con. Res. 340), H1744 [25AP]

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]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H2102 [3MY]

Higher Education Act: reduce interest rates for student and parent borrowers (see H.R. 5150), H4424 [21JN]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives (see H.R. 830), H5128 [12JY]

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), H3424 [6JN]

Hurricanes: recover, reclaim, restore and reconstruct lives and communities and reunite families devastated by Hurricane Katrina and address issues of poverty exposed by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4197), H3424 [6JN]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 4740), H272 [14FE]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 1172), H1742 [25AP]

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), H4189 [16JN]

Interstate Highway System: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H1389 [30MR]

Iran: require the President to obtain congressional authorization before initiating any military action against Iran relative to its nuclear program (see H. Con. Res. 391), H1852 [26AP]

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]

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

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: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H1453 [4AP]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1582), H1453 [4AP]

———coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 964), H225 [8FE]

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H566 [2MR]

———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), H3724 [9JN]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5348), H4190 [16JN]

Mental health: raise awareness about the importance of social worker and case worker safety (see H. Con. Res. 278), H2103 [3MY]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 401), H3138 [23MY]

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 car dealers to disclose the presence of event data recorders (``black boxes'') on new automobiles and require the option to enable and disable such devices on future automobiles (see H.R. 5609), H4008 [14JN]

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), H1453 [4AP]

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 State Veterans Homes: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 347), H2833 (see H. Con. Res. 347), H2891 [18MY]

National Commission on Surveillance Activities and the Rights of Americans: establish (see H.R. 5223), H1915 [27AP]

National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc.: call on Board of Directors to accommodate students of all religious faiths (see H. Res. 600), H1391 [30MR]

National security: improve national security and clarify congressional intent relative to the review process for certain mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 4813), H869 [9MR]

———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]

National Security Agency: request President and direct certain Depts. to transmit documents on investigation of involvement by personnel in creation of warrantless surveillance program and security clearance denials (see H. Res. 845), H4135 [15JN]

———require Dept. of Justice to submit documents on Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants (see H. Res. 643), H275 [14FE]

National Vigil for Lost Promise: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 422), H3424 [6JN]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1681 [6AP]

NSF: establish scholarship program to increase number of mathematics and science teachers (see H.R. 5141), H1678 [6AP]

———establish scholarship program to increase number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics undergraduate students (see H.R. 5142), H1678 [6AP]

Nuclear energy: express concern regarding nuclear proliferation with respect to proposed full civilian nuclear cooperation with India (see H. Con. Res. 318), H1395 [3AP]

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]

———require political committees to identify each candidate associated with the committee in organization statements and reports filed with the FEC (see H.R. 4655), H274 [14FE]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to asthma research (see H.R. 4166), H1981 [2MY]

———expand and improve traumatic brain injury programs (see H.R. 5738), H4915 [29JN]

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

SEC: require the registration of hedge fund advisers under the Investment Advisers Act (see H.R. 5712), H4914 [29JN]

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), H1563 [5AP]

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), H1981 [2MY]

Taxation: limit development or implementation of a return-free tax system (see H.R. 5114), H1676 [6AP]

Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H2705 (see H.R. 9), H2757 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Federal Election Campaign Act: reduce certain contribution limits (see H.R. 4664), H23 [31JA]

Political action committees: prohibit conversion of leadership political action committee funds to personal use (see H.R. 5623), H4133 [15JN]

Remarks

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), H1019 [15MR]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (H.R. 5573), E1286 [27JN]

Dept. of Justice: juvenile witness protection assistance program funding, H4734 [28JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5522), E1187 [16JN]

Iran: condemn resumption of nuclear research efforts and support referral to the U.N. Security Council for noncompliance with International Atomic Energy Agency obligations (H. Con. Res. 341), H351 [16FE]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4734 [28JN]

Sloane, Marshall: New England Region Anti-Defamation League Distinguished Community Service Award recipient, E1036 [7JN]

Sudan: African Union Mission funding, H1019 [15MR], E1187 [16JN]

———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), H1468 [5AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1193 [28MR], H3014 [22MY], H3785 [12JN]

Tributes

Conway, Gloria, E63 [1FE]