CONYERS, JOHN, JR. (a Representative from Michigan)

Analyses

Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act (H.R. 4975): Public Citizen (organization), H2026-H2028 [3MY]

Articles and editorials

GOP Offers Gambling Bill as Abramoff Elixir, Kathryn A. Wolfe, H4974 [11JY]

Horse Racing Is Betting on Internet Wagering, Bill Ordine, Baltimore (MD) Sun, H5000 [11JY]

Outlaw World, Brian Urquhart, New York Review of Books (publication), E770-E773 [10MY]

Patriotism and the Press, Eric M. Tamarkin, New York (NY) Times, H4881 [29JN]

Power Grab, Elizabeth Drew, New York (NY) Review, E1336-E1339 [29JN]

Rose Nader; Activist in Conn. Hometown, Albert Bernstein, Washington (DC) Post, E85 [8FE]

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), H1678 [6AP]

Agriculture: prohibit open-air cultivation or use of human food or animal feed as host plant and establish tracking system to regulate genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops (see H.R. 5267), H1979 [2MY]

———promote the humane treatment of farm animals (see H.R. 5557), H4328 [20JN]

———provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (see H.R. 5099), H1681 [6AP]

———provide protections for farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals and ensure fairness in dealings with certain biotech companies (see H.R. 5266), H1979 [2MY]

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

Amtrak: alter composition and terms of the Board of Directors (see H.R. 4394), H333 [15FE]

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

Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 691), H566 [2MR]

Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1563 [5AP]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H3138 [23MY]

———prohibit use of funds for deployment to Iraq (see H.R. 4232), H26 [31JA]

———provide for payment of Combat-Related Special Compensation to certain members retired for disability who were awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 995), H565 [2MR]

———provide standards for the use of military commissions for the trial of offenses under the law of war or in furtherance of international terrorism (see H.R. 3044), H4917 [29JN]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 5212), H1852 [26AP]

———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 1639), H509 [1MR]

———tribute to military medical professionals serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 416), H4009 [14JN]

Arms control: promote the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 373), H4190 [16JN]

Bono: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 638), H1744 [25AP]

Budget: reallocate certain defense and energy programs funds to other domestic priorities (see H.R. 4898), H790 [8MR]

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 336), H2706 (see H. Con. Res. 336), H2758 [17MY]

Business and industry: encourage major petroleum products companies to incorporate LIHEAP into their corporate citizenship and responsibility programs (see H. Res. 694), H510 [1MR]

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

Campus Fire Safety Month: establish (see H. Res. 295), H390 [16FE]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a temporary memorial honoring members of the Armed Forces killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 379), H1562 [5AP]

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

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]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide follow-up treatment for children identified with a vision disorder (see H.R. 2328), H26 [31JA]

———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see H.R. 4794), H509 [1MR]

———update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and protect Federal investment in national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 5167), H1679 [6AP]

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

Clothing industry: provide access to information about sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4613), H1563 [5AP]

Commission on Economic Indicators: establish (see H.R. 4950), H972 [14MR]

Committee on the Library (Joint): obtain a statue of Constantino Brumidi for display in the Capital Visitor Center (see H.R. 5562), H4555 [26JN]

Congress: require poverty impact statements for certain legislation (see H.R. 4600), H1743 [25AP]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H1917 [27AP]

Congressional Teacher Award Task Force: establish (see H.R. 5140), H1678 [6AP]

Contracts: enact certain laws relative to public contracts (see H.R. 5414), H2705 (see H.R. 5414), H2757 [17MY]

Copyrights: provide for the partial distribution of royalty fees in certain circumstances (see H.R. 5593), H3907 [13JN]

Courts: adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (see H.R. 5454), H3227 [24MY]

———assign liability for injury caused by genetically engineered organisms (see H.R. 5271), H1979 [2MY]

———improve delivery of Federal judicial services by requiring the equitable and rational calculation of rent to be paid to the GSA (see H.R. 4710), H333 [15FE]

Credit: ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures and protect underage consumers (see H.R. 5383), H2706 (see H.R. 5383), H2758 [17MY]

———establish requirements on the terms of consumer credit extended to an Armed Forces member or the dependent of a member (see H.R. 97), H868 [9MR]

Crime: improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see H.R. 3352), H868 [9MR]

———prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see H.R. 4709), H223 [8FE]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H4555 [26JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: augment efforts of State and local governments to conduct early detection and surveillance to prevent the establishment or spread of plant pests that endanger agriculture, environment, and the economy (see H.R. 4049), H1743 [25AP]

Dept. of Commerce: transmit to the House of Representatives a copy of a workforce globalization final draft report produced by the Technology Administration (see H. Res. 717), H1198 [28MR]

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: authorize grants to States and local educational agencies to establish teacher mentoring programs (see H.R. 4773), H566 [2MR]

———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]

———make grants to States to establish antiharassment programs (see H.R. 3787), H1853 [26AP]

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 559), H1196 [28MR]

———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H389 [16FE]

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

———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 Energy: establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (see H.R. 4435), H4134 [15JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H3309 (see H.R. 5201), H3361 [25MY]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: extend requirement for prescreening of air passengers to international flights that overfly the U.S. (see H.R. 3337), H225 [8FE]

Dept. of HUD: make funding for the housing choice voucher program more reliable and predictable at the local level (see H.R. 5233), H4328 [20JN]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 5347), H2502 [10MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 5236), H2586 [11MY]

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]

———suspend Federal oil and gas royalty relief for production of oil and natural gas occurring in any period in which oil and gas prices exceed certain amounts (see H.R. 4749), H1743 [25AP]

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), H1681 [6AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 4025), H1197 [28MR]

———increase assistance for disabled veterans for specially adapted housing and provide for annual increases in such assistance (see H.R. 4791), H388 [16FE]

———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. 5455), H3227 [24MY] (see H.R. 5588), H4680 [27JN]

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

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 808), H1390 [30MR]

———take certain actions to mitigate effects of the breach of data security (see H.R. 5487), H3306 (see H.R. 5487), H3359 [25MY]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1453 [4AP]

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]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 3616), H4917 [29JN]

———extend preventive-health and research programs for prostate cancer (see H.R. 2945), H4220 [19JN]

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

———require group and individual health insurance coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer (see H.R. 2812), H2588 [12MY]

Education: expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation (see H.R. 3628), H1453 [4AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend certain accountability and assessment provisions (see H.R. 4085), H509 [1MR]

———amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 390), H389 [16FE]

Employment: protect volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel responding to national emergencies from termination or demotion in their places of employment (see H.R. 3949), H2706 (see H.R. 3949), H2758 [17MY]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H5047 [11JY]

FAA: modify bargaining requirements for proposed changes to the personnel management system (see H.R. 5449), H3425 [6JN]

———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), H332 [15FE]

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

FBI: improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 1415), H1980 [2MY]

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

Federal aid programs: authorize grants to carry out projects to provide education on preventing teen pregnancies (see H.R. 5332), H3497 [7JN]

Federal employees: ensure that at least one-half of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 5148), H2339 [9MY]

———increase amount of additional compensation payable to an employee who is disabled and requires the services of an attendant (see H.R. 4201), H1981 [2MY]

———increase maximum age up to which an individual may be afforded health coverage as a dependent child (see H.R. 5087), H2586 [11MY]

———provide assistant U.S. attorneys the same retirement benefits as are afforded to Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3183), H2102 [3MY]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3267), H1320 [29MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: establish recall authority for drugs and increase criminal penalties for sale or trade of knowingly adulterated or misbranded prescription drugs (see H.R. 2345), H565 [2MR]

FEMA: establish requirements for appointment of Director (see H.R. 4840), H1321 [29MR]

———provide relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita by placing manufactured homes in flood plains (see H.R. 4874), H1131 [16MR]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H1321 [29MR]

Firearms: ensure greater accountability by licensed dealers (see H.R. 4390), H1197 [28MR]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: modify requirements for appointment and training of members of Regional Fishery Management Councils (see H.R. 1431), H450 [28FE]

Food: ensure safety of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 5268), H1979 [2MY]

———ensure that efforts to address world hunger through the use of genetically engineered animals and crops actually help developing countries and peoples while protecting human health and the environment (see H.R. 5270), H1979 [2MY]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 5269), H1979 [2MY]

Foreign currencies: require negotiation and appropriate action relative to certain countries that engage in currency manipulation (see H.R. 3157), H274 [14FE]

Foreign policy: disavow the doctrine of preemption (see H. Res. 82), H1391 [30MR]

———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), H3425 [6JN]

Friedan, Betty: tribute (see H. Res. 695), H791 [8MR]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting fraudulent advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 5052), H1563 [5AP]

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

Gasoline: stabilize prices (see H.R. 3544), H1917 [27AP]

Gates, Bill and Melinda: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipients (see H. Res. 638), H1744 [25AP]

Government: designate certain functions as inherently governmental (see H.R. 5204), H2339 [9MY]

———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]

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), H2102 [3MY]

———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]

Hazardous substances: prohibit discrimination relative to exposure (see H.R. 1807), H1130 [16MR]

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

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

———provide grants to promote positive health behaviors in women (see H.R. 4469), H2706 (see H.R. 4469), H2758 [17MY]

Higher Education Act: reduce interest rates for student and parent borrowers (see H.R. 5150), H3016 [22MY]

Hispanic Americans: tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 323), H1681 [6AP]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives (see H.R. 830), H4917 [29JN]

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]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute (see H. Res. 787), H4134 [15JN]

Hurricanes: establish a Comprehensive Environmental Sampling and Toxicity Assessment Plan (CESTAP) to assess and monitor air, water, soil and human populations in areas impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 4139), H509 [1MR]

Intellectual property: protect globally (see H. Con. Res. 380), H3227 [24MY]

Intelligence services: reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (see H.R. 4976), H4917 [29JN] (see H.R. 5371), H2585 [11MY]

Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 4751), H4917 [29JN]

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: application of certain false claims provisions to claims for Iraqi property or money administered or in the custody of the U.S. (see H.R. 5290), H4134 [15JN]

———commend and support Radio Al Mahaba, Iraq's first and only radio station for women (see H. Res. 784), H2586 [11MY]

———declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H.R. 3142), H566 [2MR]

———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), H2503 [10MY]

———direct the Depts. of State and Defense, and request the President, to provide certain information relative to contracting with any entity for public relations purposes (see H. Res. 685), H566 [2MR]

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), H2962 [19MY]

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

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

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H973 [14MR]

Libya: condition Dept. of State recognition of government representatives on fulfillment of financial obligations to Pan Am Flight 103 victims' families and other cases involving victims of terrorism (see H. Res. 838), H4796 [28JN]

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

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]

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

Matthew Lyon Post Office Building, Fair Haven, VT: designate (see H.R. 5245), H1916 [27AP]

McKiddy, Gary L.: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions performed during the Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 561), H2962 [19MY]

Mecham, Leonidas R.: tribute (see H. Res. 724), H973 [14MR]

Medicaid: provide for an on-going cost-of-living increase in disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments for States (see H.R. 4606), H566 [2MR]

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]

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

———replace the prescription drug benefit with a revised and simplified program for all beneficiaries (see H.R. 4697), H154 [1FE]

———waive waiting period for coverage of individuals disabled with distant stage cancer (see H.R. 5615), H4134 [15JN]

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

———reimburse States for costs incurred by covering dual eligible populations under the Medicare prescription drug benefit plan (see H.R. 4675), H24 [31JA]

———require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 4293), H2641 [16MY]

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

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), H1980 [2MY]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 335), H275 [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 State Veterans Homes: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 347), H1981 [2MY]

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 1108), H2585 [11MY]

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 Internet Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 800), H3788 [12JN]

National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see H. Res. 556), H26 [31JA]

National Month of the Military Child: observance (see H. Res. 212), H1981 [2MY]

National objectives: ensure that the U.S. leads the world in next generation energy technologies, grow the economy, create high-skill American jobs, eliminate overdependence on foreign oil, and address global warming (see H.R. 2828), H4134 [15JN]

National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 4005), H3724 [9JN]

National School Lunch Act: improve summer food service program for children (see H.R. 5344), H2833 (see H.R. 5344), H2891 [18MY]

National security: 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), H1060 [15MR]

———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]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1197 [28MR]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding (see H.R. 2694), H2102 [3MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: provide certain requirements for labeling textile fiber products and for duty-free and quota-free treatment of products and implement minimum wage and immigration requirements (see H.R. 5550), H3496 [7JN]

Nuclear energy: express concern regarding nuclear proliferation with respect to proposed full civilian nuclear cooperation with India (see H. Con. Res. 318), H1131 [16MR]

Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (see H.R. 4753), H2502 [10MY]

Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate (see H.R. 4386), H3788 [12JN]

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

Parks, Gordon R.A.: tribute (see H. Res. 720), H1060 [15MR]

Pehle, John: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5011), H4190 [16JN]

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

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to asthma research (see H.R. 4166), H1563 [5AP]

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

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 4867), H564 [2MR]

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

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

Railroads: increase rail transportation security (see H.R. 4106), H333 [15FE]

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

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

Shipping industry: improve codification of U.S. Code title relative to shipping (see H.R. 5413), H2705 (see H.R. 5413), H2757 [17MY]

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

Small business: provide support for small business concerns (see H.R. 5058), H1917 [27AP]

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), H645 [7MR]

———make all uninsured children eligible for the State Children's Health Insurance Program and simplify enrollment and renewal procedures for Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4760), H566 [2MR]

———protect solvency by mandating that trust fund monies cannot be diverted to create private accounts (see H.R. 1330), H450 [28FE]

———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]

———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 (see H.R. 3127), H868 [9MR]

Supreme Court: enable review of decisions in which the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces denied relief (see H.R. 1364), H1742 [25AP]

Taxation: 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]

———deny deduction for certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (see H.R. 4706), H509 [1MR]

———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), H333 [15FE]

———establish gas stamps and impose windfall profit tax on crude oil, natural gas, and related products (see H.R. 3712), H1743 [25AP]

———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]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 807), H645 [7MR]

———increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students (see H.R. 1504), H868 [9MR]

———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H2962 [19MY]

———provide a credit for charitable contributions of services by individuals (see H.R. 4387), H1390 [30MR]

———provide a refundable credit for certain home energy costs (see H.R. 4729), H451 [28FE]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H1742 [25AP]

———provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a reduction in income tax rates on, patriot corporations (see H.R. 5699), H4794 [28JN]

———reduce the earned income threshold applicable to the refundable portion of the child tax credit, increase the age limit for such credit, and impose an individual income tax surcharge (see H.R. 5600), H3907 [13JN]

———repeal oil industry subsidies (see H.R. 5234), H4190 [16JN]

———repeal the inflation adjustment of the earned income threshold used in determining the refundable portion of the child tax credit and to restore the threshold to its original amount (see H.R. 4030), H26 [31JA]

———require broker reporting of customer's basis in securities transactions (see H.R. 5367), H4220 [19JN]

———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]

Telecommunications: ensure competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet (see H.R. 5417), H2832 (see H.R. 5417), H2890 [18MY]

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]

U.N.: call for a commission that will build an abolitionists movement to end slavery, human trafficking, and exploitation around the world (see H. Res. 490), H5128 [12JY]

Veterans: expand and enhance educational assistance for survivors and dependents (see H.R. 4361), H333 [15FE]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H868 [9MR]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 4537), H5047 [11JY]

———revise eligibility criteria for presumption of service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service (see H.R. 2962), H868 [9MR]

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), H1979 [2MY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 4560), H4134 [15JN]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 4747), H1060 [15MR]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic and sexual violence victims (see H.R. 3185), H1453 [4AP]

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

World Water Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 658), H509 [1MR]

Year of Polio Awareness: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 526), H509 [1MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: honor African Americans who have served (see H. Con. Res. 393), H1852 [26AP]

Bankruptcy: reform executive compensation in corporate bankruptcies (see H.R. 5113), H1676 [6AP]

Business and industry: improve competition in the oil and gas industry and strengthen antitrust enforcement with regard to industry mergers (see H.R. 5279), H2101 [3MY]

Health care providers: increase physician manpower in the areas of primary care, psychiatric care, and emergency medicine in federally designated physician shortage areas (see H.R. 5770), H5127 [12JY]

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

Letters

Children's Safety and Violent Crime Reduction Act: Michael Z. Buncher, New Jersey Office of the Public Defender, H687-H689 [8MR]

Tribute to Shirley Horn: Aaron Weiman, H289 [15FE]

———Steve Williams, H290 [15FE]

Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act: by, H4974 [11JY]

Motions

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful Internet gambling (H.R. 4411), H5006 [11JY]

Obituaries

Nader, Rose: Washington (DC) Post, E80 [7FE]

Press releases

Joe Louis Wreath-Laying Ceremony: Arlington National Cemetery, E576 [25AP]

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), H1108, H1110 [16MR]

Armed Forces: prohibit use of funds for deployment to Iraq (H.R. 4232), H1110 [16MR]

Bankruptcy: reform executive compensation in corporate bankruptcies (H.R. 5113), E545 [6AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, E92 [8FE]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, E769 [10MY]

Business and industry: improve competition in the oil and gas industry and strengthen antitrust enforcement with regard to industry mergers (H.R. 5279), E710 [3MY]

Civil liberties: clarify disclosure requirements for individuals who receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and for library records (S. 2271), H584, H586, H588, H589 [7MR]

Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive Federal funding to submit an annual report detailing use of racial and ethnic preferences in admissions policies, H1340 [30MR]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful Internet gambling (H.R. 4411), H4994, H4997, H4998, H5000 [11JY]

———prevent the use of certain bank instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful Internet gambling (H.R. 4411), consideration (H. Res. 907), H4973, H4975 [11JY]

———prevent the use of certain bank instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful Internet gambling (H.R. 4411), motion to recommit, H5006 [11JY]

Courts: protect children, judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and their family members, and reduce and prevent gang violence (H.R. 4472), H676, H687 [8MR]

Crime: provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (H.R. 32), H595 [7MR]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of funds to establish a military base agreement with Iraq, H1108, H1110 [16MR]

Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3402), E353 [14MR]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 1), E1023 [6JN]

FCC: clarify authority of courts to hear antitrust cases involving complaints over Internet network access, H3575 [8JN]

Gambling: estabish complete ban on Internet gambling, H4998, H5000 [11JY]

———prohibit underage Internet gambling, H5006 [11JY]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (H.R. 4975), H2023, H2026 [3MY]

Haiti: commend people for holding democratic elections and congratulate President Rene G. Preval on his victory (H. Con. Res. 353), H1161 [28MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), E685 [2MY]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), H1340 [30MR], E572 [25AP]

Horn, Shirley: tribute (H. Con. Res. 300), H289 [15FE]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, E769 [10MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5020), consideration (H. Res. 774), H1782 [26AP]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), H4160 [16JN]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (H. Res. 655), H8 [31JA]

Lebanon: anniversary of civilian deaths at Qana, E592 [25AP]

NAACP: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 335), H462 [1MR]

National Commission on Surveillance Activities and the Rights of Americans: establish (H.R. 5223), E658 [27AP]

National security: 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), H4880 [29JN]

———support efforts to track terrorist financing under existing law and express concern over disclosure of classified information on methods by which terrorists are traced, H4880 [29JN]

National Security Agency: Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, H1782 [26AP]

New York (NY) Times: publication of story detailing classified program to track terrorist financing, H4880 [29JN]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (H. Res. 357), H460 [1MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), H4841 [29JN]

Pulitzer Prize: recognition of Thelonious S. Monk by posthumous Special Citation, E768 [10MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, E1023 [6JN]

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), H4458 [22JN]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), H3562, H3575 [8JN]

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), H4099 [15JN], H4160 [16JN]

Texas Western University: commend anniversary and recognize historic impact of basketball title game victory on diversity in sports and civil rights (H. Res. 668), H403 [28FE]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1259), H413 [28FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H561 [2MR], H1560 [5AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Honoring Nate Gooden, E864 [17MY]

Tributes

Bantom, Gerald D., E1363 [11JY]

Drew, Elizabeth, E1336 [29JN]

Dunham, Katherine, E1222 [21JN]

Gooden, Nate, E864 [17MY]

Louis, Joe, E576 [25AP]

Nader, Rose, E79 [7FE], E85 [8FE]

Patterson, Floyd, E861 [17MY]

Settles, James, Jr., E1364 [11JY]

Smith, Damu A.I., E896 [19MY]