TOWNS, EDOLPHUS (a Representative from New York)

Addresses

Karen Hospital Dedication in Kenya: Betty Gikonyo (excerpt), E1216 [20JN]

Articles and editorials

Fremont Sikhs Recall Oppression, Matthew Artz, Fremont (CA) Argus, E1267 [23JN]

Japan Must Atone for Acts of Savagery, Cesar Chelala, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, E1306 [28JN]

Radicals Raise Khalistan Slogans, Chandigarh (India) Tribune, E1266 [23JN]

Sikh, Catholic Leaders Meet in New York, India-West (publication), E1179 [16JN]

Sleep Apnea Test Advised for Down's Children, Judith Groch, Medpage Today (Internet site), E656 [27AP]

U.S. Lawmaker Hails Uganda as Emerging ``Superstar,'' Jim Fisher-Thompson, Washington File (Internet site), E1265 [23JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

———establish a competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand the workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see H.R. 2206), H2174 [4MY]

Armed Forces: identify members exposed to depleted uranium during military service and provide health testing of such members (see H.R. 202), H1853 [26AP]

———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), H973 [14MR]

———prohibit use of funds for deployment to Iraq (see H.R. 4232), H3137 [23MY]

Belarus: support democracy efforts, rule of law, respect for human rights, and a free and fair Presidential election (see H. Res. 673), H509 [1MR]

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

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), H1197 [28MR]

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

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

Children and youth: reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H1320 [29MR]

Classified information: request Executive Office of the President to transmit documents relative to electronic surveillance without search warrants on individuals in the U.S. (see H. Res. 641), H333 [15FE]

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), H3643 [8JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H645 [7MR]

Dept. of Education: reduce size of core curriculum classes in public elementary and secondary schools through grants (see H.R. 3689), H1742 [25AP]

Dept. of Energy: establish a partnership with appropriate industry groups for the creation of a transportation fuel conservation education campaign (see H.R. 5611), H4008 [14JN]

———establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H4009 [14JN]

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

———establish comprehensive prevention, education, research, and medical management program to reduce liver cirrhosis and liver cancer caused by chronic hepatitis B infection (see H.R. 4550), H2586 [11MY]

———establish Office of the National Nurse (see H.R. 4903), H3424 [6JN]

———require bioterrorism-related grants provided to States and political subdivisions of States to be distributed on the basis of a risk-based formula (see H.R. 5468), H4680 [27JN]

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

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]

———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), H3016 [22MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: carry out a program to temporarily make payments under residential mortgage loans for properties significantly damaged by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4991), H1128 [16MR]

Diseases: increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (see H. Res. 863), H3787 [12JN]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 5225), H3724 [9JN]

District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 5388), H2640 [16MY]

Drugs: encourage the President to convene an international conference to develop more effective means to deal with growing threat of methamphetamine and synthetic drug precursor chemicals (see H. Res. 566), H509 [1MR]

Dunham, Katherine: tribute (see H. Res. 859), H3723 [9JN]

Ethiopia: encourage and facilitate the consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and economic freedom (see H.R. 4423), H646 [7MR] (see H.R. 5680), H4554 [26JN]

Executive departments: reform operations (see H.R. 5112), H1676 [6AP]

FCC: impose licensing conditions on digital audio radio to protect against the unauthorized distribution of transmitted content (see H.R. 4861), H564 [2MR]

———prescribe rules regulating inmate telephone service rates (see H.R. 4466), H566 [2MR]

Federal aid programs: ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible (see H.R. 1425), H1320 [29MR]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 697), H1196 [28MR]

Foreign policy: request the President and direct the Dept. of State to transmit documents relating to strategies and plans either designed to cause regime change in or for use of military force against Iran (see H. Res. 846), H4190 [16JN]

Fry, Varian: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 434), H4958 [10JY]

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]

Government: prevent the executive branch from encroaching upon the congressional prerogative to make laws (see H.R. 5486), H3306 (see H.R. 5486), H3359 [25MY]

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

Government regulations: improve oversight and regulation of tissue banks and the tissue donation process (see H.R. 5209), H3309 (see H.R. 5209), H3361 [25MY]

Haiti: duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (see H.R. 4211), H646 [7MR]

———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), H4918 [29JN]

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend (see H.R. 3658), H1059 [15MR]

Hazardous substances: implement certain conventions dealing with organic pollutants, chemicals, and pesticides (see H.R. 4800), H388 [16FE]

———require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 2567), H4220 [19JN]

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

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

———provide for uterine fibroid research and education (see H.R. 3034), H3137 [23MY]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H868 [9MR]

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), H4917 [29JN]

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

Immigration: provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a U.S. citizen child should not be ordered removed from the U.S. (see H.R. 5035), H1853 [26AP]

Intelligence services: reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (see H.R. 5371), H2833 (see H.R. 5371), H2891 [18MY]

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (nonprofit organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 844), H3308 (see H. Res. 844), H3361 [25MY]

Iran: condemn offer of assistance to Hamas and its call for other Arab nations to do the same and condemn anti-Israeli and anti-American statements of Iranian government officials (see H. Res. 707), H1321 [29MR]

———hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H1196 [28MR]

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]

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

Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Res. 759), H5047 [11JY]

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

Kazakhstan: recognize anniversary of the closure of the world's second largest nuclear test site and efforts on the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 905), H4916 [29JN]

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

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H1742 [25AP]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H4917 [29JN]

Medicaid: provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H973 [14MR]

Medicare: 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]

———provide for a budget-neutral two-year moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for imaging services (see H.R. 5704), H4794 [28JN]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5348), H2706 (see H.R. 5348), H2758 [17MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: eliminate cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 4722), H224 [8FE]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H2706 (see H.R. 2421), H2758 [17MY]

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]

Music and dance: recognize the African American Spiritual as a national treasure (see H. Res. 790), H2834 (see H. Res. 790), H2891 [18MY]

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

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

National Children and Families Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 763), H2103 [3MY]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 357), H972 [14MR]

National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc.: call on Board of Directors to accommodate students of all religious faiths (see H. Res. 600), H156 [1FE]

National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Res. 854), H4328 [20JN]

National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 4005), H451 [28FE]

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), H4424 [21JN]

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

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]

Pham Hong Son: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 320), H646 [7MR]

Power resources: reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 4409), H1981 [2MY]

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

Public Health Service Act: expand and improve traumatic brain injury programs (see H.R. 5738), H4915 [29JN]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 4963), H1743 [25AP]

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

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

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

Saudi Arabia: halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see H.R. 2037), H4917 [29JN]

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

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]

———establish the Silver Scholarship program to provide transferable educational awards to older individuals who have performed certain volunteer services (see H.R. 5275), H3227 [24MY]

Simpson-Miller, Portia: tribute (see H. Res. 727), H1060 [15MR]

Social Security: restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 1690), H3642 [8JN]

Taxation: allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary and secondary education tuition (see H.R. 5230), H2339 [9MY]

———allow a credit against tax for qualified elementary and secondary education tuition, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 5230), H3497 [7JN]

———allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan and for hiring their dependents and dependents of deceased personnel (see H.R. 1352), H1742 [25AP]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 994), H389 [16FE]

———provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance (see H.R. 3194), H2339 [9MY]

Telephones: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (see H.R. 5126), H2339 [9MY]

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]

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

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]

———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), H1979 [2MY]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 4747), H2706 (see H.R. 4747), H2758 [17MY]

———strengthen family planning services (see H. Con. Res. 404), H3309 (see H. Con. Res. 404), H3362 [25MY]

World Cup: tribute to Italy's men's soccer team (see H. Res. 908), H5047 [11JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 5190), H1741 [25AP]

Conrad Duberstein U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 5215), H1852 [26AP]

Hugh L. Carey U.S. Courthouse, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 5214), H1852 [26AP]

Ryan White Care Act: prevent any reauthorization from imposing catastrophic losses in funding for States with the highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS (see H. Res. 893), H4554 [26JN]

Letters

Civil liberties violations of Sikhs: Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E159 [15FE]

Press releases

Daljit Singh Bittu Arrested for Making Speech—Where Is Freedom of Speech in India? Council of Khalistan, E621 [26AP]

Desire for Khalistan Alive and Well in Punjab: Council of Khalistan, E429 [28MR]

Hindu Militants Murdered 38 Sikhs in Cold Blood: Council of Khalistan, E1022 [6JN]

Sikhs Arrested in India for Speaking for Khalistan: Council of Khalistan, E428 [28MR]

Sikhs Commemorate Golden Temple Attack: Council of Khalistan, E1268 [23JN]

Sikhs Will Celebrate Vaisakhi Day: Council of Khalistan, E622 [26AP]

Remarks

Brooklyn, NY: anniversary of Heights Players (theater group), E479 [30MR]

———tribute to Thomas Jefferson High School girls' basketball team, E523 [6AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 653), H55 [1FE]

Children and youth: increase awareness of obstructive sleep apnea in children and the need for baseline testing, E656 [27AP]

China, People's Republic of: relations with Republic of China, E185 [17FE]

China, Republic of: accord membership in the World Health Organization and other international organizations, E185 [17FE]

———oppose People's Republic of China anti-secession law, E185 [17FE]

Democratic Pacific Union: tribute, E1217 [20JN]

EcoMedia (company): tribute to EcoZone program, E1219 [21JN]

Education: student loan programs, H55 [1FE]

Holocaust: remembrance, E631 [27AP]

India: civil liberties violations of Sikhs, E36 [31JA], E158 [15FE], E427, E429 [28MR], E620, E622 [26AP], E1022 [6JN], E1266, E1267, E1268 [23JN]

———Sikh observance of Vaisakhi Day, E622 [26AP]

Israel: independence anniversary (H. Con. Res. 392), E708 [3MY]

Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (H. Res. 759), E1306 [28JN]

Kenya: dedication of Karen Hospital, E1215 [20JN]

Medicaid: funding, H55 [1FE]

New York, NY: tribute to East New York Family Academy girls' basketball team, E813 [12MY], E890 [19MY]

———tribute to Thomas Jefferson High School girls' basketball team, E816 [12MY]

Religion: meeting between U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and representatives of World Sikh Council-America Region, E1178 [16JN]

Sassou-Nguesso, Denis: U.S. visit, E1307 [28JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2099 [3MY]

Reports

EcoZone District of Columbia: EcoMedia (company), E1219 [21JN]

Tributes

Anand, Sunil, E1200 [19JN], E1207 [20JN]

Arso, Keisha, E1278 [26JN]

Baker Jackson, Audrey M., E390 [16MR]

Best-Simms, Kim, E382 [15MR]

Boyd, Thomas J., E752 [8MY]

Bright, Vivian Y., E1176 [16JN]

Cashin, Kathleen, E385 [16MR]

Chambers, Michael J., E480 [30MR]

Cruz, Evelyn, E300 [7MR]

Deans, Patricia, E494 [3AP]

Elliot, Claudette, E386 [16MR]

Evans, Sarah Keys, E323 [9MR]

Felder, Cheryl McKissack, E1189 [16JN]

Feliciano, Miguel A., E1174 [16JN]

Frank, Henry, E1192 [16JN]

Ghriga, Mohammed, E1195 [19JN]

Glover, Henry, E1185 [16JN]

Graves, Burnetta R. Lee, E526 [6AP]

Harris-Hastick, Eda, E1177 [16JN]

Harvell, Mary, E389 [16MR]

Hastick, Roy A., Sr., E1178 [16JN]

Hawthorne, Mary Ann, E299 [7MR], E387 [16MR]

Henry, Stanley, E1179 [16JN]

Holliday, Parthenia R., E485 [30MR]

Holness-Flemming, Marie I., E494 [3AP]

HoSang, Vincent, E616 [26AP]

James, Cherice Y., E483 [30MR]

James, Julia L., E301 [7MR]

Jenkins, Jessica S., E491 [3AP]

Johnson, Maria, E392 [16MR]

Jordan, Helen, E378 [15MR]

Kamunanwire, Perezi, E1265 [23JN]

Keaton, Clarence, E1178 [16JN]

Kum-Ok Kim, E1173 [16JN]

Martin, Antonio D., E492 [3AP]

Martin, Yolanda, E517 [5AP]

McRae, Shirley A., E379 [15MR]

Mercer, Ellis A., E482 [30MR]

Mosley, Walter T., III, E1183 [16JN]

Narcisse, Mercedes Desormeaux, E380 [15MR]

Noel-Adolphe, Michele, E531 [6AP]

Petrov, Manana, E381 [15MR]

Pinkett, William D., E1184 [16JN]

Prieto, Flor Marina, E525 [6AP]

Rodriguez-Torres, Martha, E1174 [16JN]

Roman, Elba, E1195 [19JN]

Rones, Kathie T., E493 [3AP]

Samuel, Shelby, E1187 [16JN]

Sang Su Yi, E1199 [19JN], E1208 [20JN]

Sclafani, Salvatore J.A., E492 [3AP]

Sheares, Robin K., E299 [7MR], E381 [15MR]

Smith, Christopher, E1191 [16JN]

Stevenson, Tyrone, E1175 [16JN]

Teitelbaum, Moses, E597 [25AP]

Tomlin-Reid, Sheila, E325 [9MR]

Towns, Gwendolyn, E1193 [16JN]

Waterman, Ester E., E301 [7MR], E327 [9MR]

Willoughby-Parker, Penny L., E528 [6AP]

Wooten, Priscilla A., E300 [7MR]

Wright, Luther M., E486 [30MR]

Young, Clifford, E1188 [16JN]

Young-Chon Min, E1176 [16JN]