KILPATRICK, CAROLYN C. (a Representative from Michigan)

Appointments

Committee To Escort Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Into the House Chamber, H995 [15MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 384), H3309 (see H. Con. Res. 384), H3362 [25MY]

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

Armed Forces: express that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces both at home and abroad (see H. Res. 698), H646 [7MR]

———honor African Americans who have served (see H. Con. Res. 393), H2833 (see H. Con. Res. 393), H2891 [18MY]

———prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1981 [2MY]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H1131 [16MR]

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

Bankruptcy: reform executive compensation in corporate bankruptcies (see H.R. 5113), H2586 [11MY]

Bono: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 638), H874 [13MR]

Budget: reallocate certain defense and energy programs funds to other domestic priorities (see H.R. 4898), H1197 [28MR]

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

Campus Fire Safety Month: establish (see H. Res. 295), H4220 [19JN]

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

Chavez, Cesar E.: establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 127), H1198 [28MR]

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), H3227 [24MY]

Children and youth: reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H2174 [4MY]

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), H156 [1FE]

Coach John Wooden Post Office Building, Reseda, CA: designate (see H.R. 4646), H160 [7FE]

CPSC: establish a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 4896), H645 [7MR]

Credit cards: protect consumers from unfair practices of issuers (see H.R. 3492), H26 [31JA]

Crime: prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see H.R. 4678), H24 [31JA]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H1917 [27AP]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 559), H3497 [7JN]

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

Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (see H.R. 4695), H3138 [23MY]

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]

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), H4680 [27JN]

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), H3787 [12JN]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 5225), H1915 [27AP]

Education: improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 547), H2962 [19MY]

Energy Policy Act: repeal provisions (see H.R. 4479), H1981 [2MY]

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), H1853 [26AP]

Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 2317), H645 [7MR]

Gates, Bill and Melinda: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipients (see H. Res. 638), H874 [13MR]

Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (see H.R. 5100), H4328 [20JN]

Guyana: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 792), H3227 [24MY]

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), H451 [28FE]

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

Haitian-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 777), H3138 [23MY]

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

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

Immigration: prevent sex offenders from using immigration laws to bring innocent, unsuspecting victims into the U.S. (see H.R. 5610), H4008 [14JN]

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

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H25 [31JA]

Investments: regulate over-the-counter trading of energy derivatives (see H.R. 5248), H3788 [12JN]

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]

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), H3227 [24MY]

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), H1854 [26AP]

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

Library of Congress: grant employees competitive status for appointment and extend to displaced employees career-transition assistance comparable to that granted to certain other Federal employees (see H.R. 5328), H3309 (see H.R. 5328), H3362 [25MY]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H4520 [22JN]

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]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H3424 [6JN]

———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 4098), H1743 [25AP]

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

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]

Motor vehicles: prohibit importation from the People's Republic of China until tariffs imposed on U.S. vehicles imported into China are equal to duties applied to Chinese vehicles (see H.R. 4808), H646 [7MR]

Music and dance: recognize the African American Spiritual as a national treasure (see H. Res. 790), H4796 [28JN]

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 Guard: commend members, fully fund equipment needs, and request consultation by the Dept. of Defense with Congress and the States prior to proposing force structure changes (see H. Res. 665), H275 [14FE]

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 2231), H3497 [7JN]

National objectives: end homelessness (see H.R. 4347), H1853 [26AP]

National security: improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (see H.R. 4954), H972 [14MR]

———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]

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5293), H3643 [8JN]

Parks, Gordon R.A.: tribute (see H. Res. 720), H874 [13MR]

Patterson, Floyd: tribute (see H. Res. 840), H3226 [24MY]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 788), H1980 [2MY]

Power resources: increase utilization of domestically produced renewable, biobased motor fuels and the manufacture of flexible-fuel vehicles (see H.R. 5372), H4424 [21JN]

———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H1743 [25AP]

Public Health Service Act: provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see H.R. 5472), H3909 [13JN]

Safety: establish a day to bring awareness to the issue of missing persons (see H. Res. 189), H4796 [28JN]

Salvadoran-American Day (El Dia del Salvadoreno): support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 721), H3309 (see H. Res. 721), H3362 [25MY]

SBA: establish Angel Investment Program (see H.R. 4565), H226 [8FE]

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), H1744 [25AP]

Taxation: allow residents of border States a deduction for passport application fees (see H.R. 5308), H2174 [4MY]

———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 5206), H1981 [2MY]

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

———provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (see H.R. 4464), H4917 [29JN]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H2962 [19MY]

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), H451 [28FE]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H1681 [6AP]

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), H1563 [5AP]

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), H646 [7MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HUD: make funding for the housing choice voucher program more reliable and predictable at the local level (see H.R. 5233), H1915 [27AP]

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), E476 [30MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H2726 [17MY], H2764 [18MY]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H2726 [17MY]

Dept. of State: International Disaster and Famine Assistance for Sudan and Global HIV/AIDS Initiative funding through reductions in Egypt Economic Support Fund funding, H3540 [8JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3825 [13JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5522), H3527, H3540 [8JN]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), H1356 [30MR]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5020), E667 [27AP]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H4013 [15JN]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (H. Res. 655), H122 [1FE]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), E1369 [11JY]

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), H4013 [15JN], H4171 [16JN]

Votes: position on missed, H240 [14FE], H941 [14MR], H2989 [22MY], H4174 [16JN], H4200 [19JN], H4931 [10JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H970 [14MR], H4187 [16JN], H4218 [19JN], H4955 [10JY]

Special order: granted, H561 [2MR], H1560 [5AP], H4005 [14JN]