CARDIN, BENJAMIN L. (a Representative from Maryland)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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 Jewish Committee: anniversary (see H. Res. 773), H1981 [2MY]

Animals: 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), H1453 [4AP]

Armed Forces: assist members in obtaining U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 4533), H155 [1FE]

———enhance readiness by replacing current policy concerning homosexuality, referred to as ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'', with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1059), H4958 [10JY]

———entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see H.R. 772), H25 [31JA]

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

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H1853 [26AP]

Baltimore, MD: anniversary of Port of Baltimore (see H. Res. 870), H4009 [14JN]

Belarus: support democracy efforts, rule of law, respect for human rights, and a free and fair Presidential election (see H. Res. 673), H646 [7MR]

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection: hire additional full-time non-supervisory import specialists (see H.R. 5069), H1743 [25AP]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 86), H3425 [6JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit placement of statues honoring District of Columbia residents in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 4021), H2586 [11MY]

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 5466), H3425 [6JN]

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 1019), H4917 [29JN]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H25 [31JA]

Committees of the House: establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 116), H1918 [27AP]

Crime: prohibit the sale and disclosure of customer information from telecommunications carriers obtained by false pretenses (see H.R. 4662), H155 [1FE]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H2174 [4MY]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H274 [14FE]

Dept. of Education: 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: ensure equitable provision of pension and medical benefits to contractor employees (see H.R. 5362), H2584 [11MY]

———establish a photovoltaic demonstration program (see H.R. 5594), H3907 [13JN]

———establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H3226 [24MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H3138 [23MY]

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), H5047 [11JY]

———establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H3016 [22MY]

———improve Parkinson's disease research (see H.R. 3550), H868 [9MR]

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

———issuance of semipostal stamp relating to Alzheimer's disease (see H. Res. 466), H2834 (see H. Res. 466), H2891 [18MY]

Education: expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation (see H.R. 3628), H4424 [21JN]

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), H1681 [6AP]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H450 [28FE]

———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), H2962 [19MY]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 3267), H4189 [16JN]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 697), H3308 (see H.R. 697), H3361 [25MY]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H225 [8FE]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5051), H2175 [4MY]

Foreign policy: prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 952), H4424 [21JN]

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

Health: encourage school-based programs to reduce and prevent childhood obesity, promote increased physical activity, and improve nutritional choices (see H.R. 4860), H2339 [9MY]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 3248), H5047 [11JY]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H2705 (see H.R. 898), H2758 [17MY]

Higher Education Act: reduce interest rates for student and parent borrowers (see H.R. 5150), H2962 [19MY]

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), H26 [31JA]

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

Iraq: declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H. Con. Res. 197), H1681 [6AP]

———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]

Israel: anniversary of Jerusalem reunification (see H. Con. Res. 412), H3227 [24MY]

Kamras, Jason: tribute (see H. Res. 738), H1196 [28MR]

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

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H5047 [11JY]

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), H390 [16FE]

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: ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H4520 [22JN]

———provide additional funding for State health insurance counseling programs (see H.R. 4737), H224 [8FE]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H1390 [30MR]

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

———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), H4009 [14JN]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5348), H3425 [6JN]

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

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H1742 [25AP]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H646 [7MR]

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 Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 4005), H274 [14FE]

National security: prohibit entities owned or controlled by foreign governments from carrying out operations at seaports in the U.S. (see H.R. 4839), H508 [1MR]

———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]

Nepal: release all political detainees, restore constitutional liberties, and undertake good faith negotiations with all involved parties to restore democracy (see H. Res. 780), H1918 [27AP]

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

Office of the Congressional Trade Enforcer: establish (see H.R. 4733), H224 [8FE]

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

Public welfare programs: reauthorize the safe and stable families program (see H.R. 5640), H4958 [10JY]

Saudi Arabia: urge government to live up to World Trade Organization commitments and end all aspects of any boycott on Israel (see H. Con. Res. 370), H1320 [29MR]

School Bus Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 498), H333 [15FE]

Small Business Act: enhance section 8(a) program (see H.R. 4474), H1743 [25AP]

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: clarify the employment tax treatment and reporting of wages paid by professional employer organizations (see H.R. 4985), H1128 [16MR]

———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 4945), H2706 (see H.R. 4945), H2758 [17MY]

———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 5206), H1851 [26AP]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H874 [13MR]

University of Maryland: anniversary (see H. Res. 704), H509 [1MR]

Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H2339 [9MY]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 5043), H1319 [29MR]

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]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), H1420 [4AP], H1530 [5AP], H1609 [6AP]

Press releases

ADL Welcomes Ukraine's Strong Condemnation of University Fomenting Anti-Semitism: Anti-Defamation League, H697 [8MR]

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), H1116 [16MR]

———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), conference report, E1182 [16JN]

Baltimore, MD: anniversary of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, E957 [24MY]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 2872), H406 [28FE]

Budget: deficit, H1285 [29MR], H1609, H1614 [6AP]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, H2455 [10MY]

———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), motion to instruct conferees, H191 [8FE], H1285 [29MR], H1420 [4AP], H1530 [5AP], H1609, H1611, H1614, H1615 [6AP]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (H.J. Res. 86), H5010 [11JY]

Civil liberties: clarify disclosure requirements for individuals who receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and for library records (S. 2271), E333 [9MR]

Coalition for International Justice: tribute, E483 [30MR]

Congress: provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, H3165 [24MY]

Earth Day: observance, E586 [25AP]

Economy: impact of tax cuts, H1285 [29MR], H2455 [10MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), H3165 [24MY]

Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 4944), H939 [14MR]

From the Heart Church Ministries, Inc.: anniversary, E919 [22MY], E950 [24MY]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (H.R. 4975), H2024 [3MY]

———require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying, H2024 [3MY]

Holocaust: remembrance, E641 [27AP]

Hurricanes: provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1777), H520 [2MR]

———recover, reclaim, restore and reconstruct lives and communities and reunite families devastated by Hurricane Katrina and address issues of poverty exposed by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 4197), H1116 [16MR], E1182 [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), H348 [16FE]

———hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (H.R. 282), H1766, H1772 [26AP]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H1116 [16MR]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H4176 [16JN]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), E1182 [16JN]

Medicare: encourage eligible beneficiaries who have not enrolled in the prescription drug benefit to review available options and determine whether enrolling best meets their prescription drug needs (H. Res. 802), H2477 [10MY]

———extend implementation of prescription drug program, H2477 [10MY]

Meissner, Kimmie: tribute for participation in World Figure Skating Championships, E471 [30MR]

Middle East: withhold U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if any representative political party holding a majority of parliamentary seats calls for the destruction of Israel (S. Con. Res. 79), H284 [15FE]

Moscow Helsinki Group (organization): anniversary, E804 [11MY]

NAACP: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 335), H464 [1MR]

National Baptist Convention U.S.A., Inc.: anniversary, E1202 [19JN]

National security: prohibit entities owned or controlled by foreign governments from carrying out operations at seaports in the U.S. (H.R. 4839), H1116 [16MR]

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (H. Res. 575), H284 [15FE]

Pensions: reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), motion to instruct conferees, H723 [8MR]

Russia: protect freedoms of all religious communities without distinction, whether registered or unregistered, as stipulated by the Russian Constitution and international standards (H. Con. Res. 190), H890 [14MR]

Saudi Arabia: urge government to live up to World Trade Organization commitments and end all aspects of any boycott on Israel (H. Con. Res. 370), H1483, H1484 [5AP]

Sudan: 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), H1116 [16MR], H1471 [5AP], E1182 [16JN]

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), H4450 [22JN]

———provide relief from the alternative minimum tax, H191 [8FE], H1285 [29MR], H1610, H1614 [6AP]

———rates, H1609, H1611, H1614 [6AP]

———repeal sunset on reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates, H191 [8FE], H1285 [29MR]

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), H4162 [16JN]

Ukraine: normal trade relations status (H.R. 1053), H693, H697 [8MR]

University of Maryland: tribute to women's basketball team, E532 [6AP]

Votes: position on missed, H2774 [18MY], H3156 [24MY], H4830 [29JN], E736 [5MY]

Workers Memorial Day: observance, E590 [25AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4187 [16JN]

Tributes

Cherry, John A., E950 [24MY]

Davidson, Richard J., E582 [25AP]

Friedman, Howard, E74 [7FE]

Higginbotham, Eve J., E588 [25AP]

King, Coretta Scott, E23 [31JA]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., E515 [4AP]

Leinwand, Kenneth J., H335 [16FE]

Merrill, Philip, E1203 [19JN]