SCHAKOWSKY, JANICE D. (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2537 [11MY]

Articles and editorials

Killed, Then Exploited, Benjamin Solomon, New York (NY) Times, E154 [14FE]

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]

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud: condemn anti-Israel sentiments (see H. Res. 601), H509 [1MR]

American Jewish Committee: anniversary (see H. Res. 773), H2175 [4MY]

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), H389 [16FE]

Arab League: disapprove decision to hold summit in Khartoum, Sudan, and call on all involved parties and the world community to work to end genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan (see H. Res. 675), H273 [14FE]

Armed Forces: assist members in obtaining U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 4533), H390 [16FE]

———enhance national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and enhancement of National Guard Bureau functions (see H.R. 5200), H4134 [15JN]

———prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1743 [25AP]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H1453 [4AP]

———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 1639), H1130 [16MR]

Bankruptcy: reform executive compensation in corporate bankruptcies (see H.R. 5113), H1744 [25AP]

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), H790 [8MR]

Bush, President: censure for lack of response to information requests and alleged misstatements relative to Iraq war, intelligence manipulation, torture policy, and retaliation against critics (see H. Res. 636), H26 [31JA]

Business and industry: improve competition in the oil and gas industry and strengthen antitrust enforcement with regard to industry mergers (see H.R. 5279), H2339 [9MY]

———require additional disclosure to shareholders of executive compensation (see H.R. 4291), H646 [7MR]

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

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]

Cheney, Vice President: censure for lack of response to information requests and alleged misstatements relative to Iraq war, intelligence manipulation, torture policy, and retaliation against critics (see H. Res. 637), H26 [31JA]

Children and youth: improve outcomes for vulnerable children by investing in families, improving accountability in the child welfare system, and finding safe, stable, and permanent homes for foster children (see H.R. 3576), H868 [9MR]

———provide Federal support and assistance to children living with guardians and kinship caregivers (see H.R. 3380), H868 [9MR]

———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see H.R. 4794), H869 [9MR]

———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), H2962 [19MY]

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]

Climate: reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 5642), H4327 [20JN]

Coach John Wooden Post Office Building, Reseda, CA: designate (see H.R. 4646), H646 [7MR]

Commission on Mexican Americans Removal During 1929-1941: establish (see H.R. 5161), H4521 [22JN]

Committee on Administration Predetermination To Go to War and Manipulation of Intelligence (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 635), H26 [31JA]

Computers: promote open broadband networks and innovation, foster electronic commerce, and safeguard consumer access to online content and services (see H.R. 5273), H2586 [11MY]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H2503 [10MY]

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

Congressman Owen Lovejoy Post Office Building, Princeton, IL: designate (see H.R. 5426), H2961 [19MY]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 1994), H2586 [11MY]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 4651), H1743 [25AP]

Crime: prohibit the unauthorized sale or acquisition of confidential telephone records (see H.R. 4943), H972 [14MR]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H2833 (see H.R. 4562), H2890 [18MY]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H565 [2MR]

Dept. of Education: authorize grants to States and local educational agencies to establish teacher mentoring programs (see H.R. 4773), H4795 [28JN]

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

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

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

———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools (see H.R. 4063), H509 [1MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: implement Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and other registered traveler programs (see H.R. 5536), H4521 [22JN]

Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (see H.R. 4695), H451 [28FE]

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]

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), H451 [28FE]

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

———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 4298), H868 [9MR]

———terminate administrative freeze on the enrollment into the health care system of veterans in the lowest priority category for enrollment (referred to as ``Priority 8'') (see H.R. 3312), H566 [2MR]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 4222), H26 [31JA]

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

———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 assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see H.R. 5022), H1195 [28MR]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 5225), H2641 [16MY]

Education: provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H2502 [10MY]

———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 198), H274 [14FE]

Election Assistance Commission: make grants to States to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4140), H2174 [4MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H645 [7MR]

Energy Policy Act: repeal provisions (see H.R. 4479), H26 [31JA]

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), H1743 [25AP]

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), H1680 [6AP]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit assistance to entities for course material development or instruction on human development and sexuality, if such material includes medically inaccurate information (see H.R. 5598), H3907 [13JN]

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), H2962 [19MY]

———provide assistant U.S. attorneys the same retirement benefits as are afforded to Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3183), H2502 [10MY]

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), H2833 (see H.R. 2317), H2890 [18MY]

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

———reauthorize (see H.R. 5051), H2503 [10MY]

Food: extend food labeling requirements to enable customers to make informed choices about nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants (see H.R. 5563), H3788 [12JN]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 5269), H2962 [19MY]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4465), H274 [14FE]

Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 4188), H646 [7MR]

———provide contraceptives in developing countries in order to prevent unintended pregnancies, abortions, and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 4736), H1453 [4AP]

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]

Friedan, Betty: tribute (see H. Res. 695), H389 [16FE]

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

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting fraudulent advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 5052), H1389 [30MR]

Fur Product Labeling Act: require labeling of all fur products regardless of value (see H.R. 4904), H1131 [16MR]

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), H874 [13MR]

Gene Vance Post Office Building, Clinton, IL: designate (see H.R. 4805), H449 [28FE]

Government: designate certain functions as inherently governmental (see H.R. 5204), H3138 [23MY]

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

Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (see H.R. 5100), H1562 [5AP]

———implement recommendations of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery Resources Restoration Study (see H.R. 4953), H1853 [26AP]

Haiti: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 2592), H645 [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), H868 [9MR]

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

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 3248), H451 [28FE]

———improve accessibility to and administration of immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases, including influenza (see H.R. 3502), H274 [14FE]

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

Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 5134), H1744 [25AP]

House Rules: protect integrity of the institution of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 659), H24 [31JA]

———restore transparency, accountability, and oversight (see H. Res. 686), H1131 [16MR]

Immigration: permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are spouses or children of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 4448), H274 [14FE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: exempt boilermakers from the numerical limitation applicable to nonimmigrants issued a visa or provided status (see H.R. 3644), H3227 [24MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 363), H645 [7MR]

Insurance: make Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 4424), H274 [14FE]

Intelligence services: reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (see H.R. 5371), H3227 [24MY]

Investments: regulate over-the-counter trading of energy derivatives (see H.R. 5248), H2641 [16MY]

Iran: condemn resumption of nuclear research efforts and support referral to the U.N. Security Council for noncompliance with International Atomic Energy Agency obligations (see H. Con. Res. 341), H332 [15FE]

———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: 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), H1744 [25AP]

———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]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 733), H1130 [16MR]

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), H3138 [23MY]

Joshua A. Terando Princeton Post Office Building, Morris, IL: designate (see H.R. 5428), H2961 [19MY]

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: provide for expeditious disclosure of records relevant to life and assassination (see H.R. 2554), H155 [1FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3476), H2641 [16MY]

Land Between the Rivers National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5724), H4915 [29JN]

Lane Evans Post Office Building, Rock Island, IL: designate (see H.R. 5086), H1452 [4AP]

Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 115), H2641 [16MY]

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), H2339 [9MY]

———encourage continued negotiations with Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Con. Res. 306), H1744 [25AP]

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]

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), H450 [28FE]

Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (see H.R. 2716), H451 [28FE]

———repeal requirement to provide citizenship or nationality documentation to receive medical assistance (see H.R. 5023), H3424 [6JN]

Medicare: assure equitable payment for physicians services (see H.R. 4520), H26 [31JA]

———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 3096), H389 [16FE]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see H.R. 1125), H4220 [19JN]

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 5465), H4134 [15JN]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1632), H389 [16FE]

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

———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), H3227 [24MY]

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

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

———reimburse States for costs incurred by covering dual eligible populations under the Medicare prescription drug benefit plan (see H.R. 4665), H23 [31JA]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H451 [28FE]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2048), H3643 [8JN]

———require higher standards of automobile fuel efficiency to reduce the amount of oil used for fuel by automobiles in the U.S. by 10 percent beginning in 2016 (see H.R. 3762), H1981 [2MY]

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

National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Israeli academia (see H. Res. 858), H4190 [16JN]

National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H2586 [11MY]

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

National forests: authorize Forest Service and BLM to provide research on the rehabilitation of forest ecosystem health following uncharacteristic disturbances of forested Federal lands (see H.R. 3973), H451 [28FE]

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 Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 987), H1059 [15MR]

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

National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 222), H4009 [14JN]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1321 [29MR]

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), H4521 [22JN]

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

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

Nuclear energy: require a licensee to notify the State, county, and public in which a facility is located whenever there is an unplanned release of fission products in excess of allowable limits (see H.R. 4825), H3138 [23MY]

Olympic games: tribute to citizens of Italy, the Torino Olympic Organizing Committee, the International Olympic Committee, the U.S. Olympic Committee, the U.S. Olympic Team, and athletes from around the world (see H. Res. 697), H1453 [4AP]

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

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

Petroleum: prohibit anticompetitive provisions in gasoline dealer franchise agreements that dictate the wholesale source of gasoline (see H.R. 3964), H2502 [10MY]

Poland: provide assistance to Museum of the History of Polish Jews (see H.R. 5247), H3309 (see H.R. 5247), H3361 [25MY]

Power resources: increase the renewable fuel content of gasoline and require Federal agencies to use ethanol and biodiesel in government vehicles (see H.R. 4573), H973 [14MR]

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

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 4409), H4680 [27JN]

———require that gasoline sold in the U.S. contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (see H.R. 4774), H973 [14MR]

Privacy: protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (see H.R. 4127), H1681 [6AP]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (see H.R. 5250), H1916 [27AP]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 4963), H3788 [12JN]

Refugees: condemn human rights violations of religious minorities in Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf and acknowledge impact of Arab-Israeli conflict on Middle East refugee situation (see H. Res. 848), H4555 [26JN]

Romania: improve standard of care of children, resolve pending intercountry adoption cases, and remove barriers to the adoption of orphaned and abandoned children (see H. Res. 578), H646 [7MR]

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

SBA: establish Angel Investment Program (see H.R. 4565), H1197 [28MR]

———permit business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see H.R. 2943), H566 [2MR]

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]

Ships and vessels: require exchange of ballast water or alternative ballast water management methods prior to entry into any port within the Great Lakes (see H.R. 4771), H387 [16FE]

Simpson-Miller, Portia: tribute (see H. Res. 727), H2834 (see H. Res. 727), H2891 [18MY]

Small business: establish a health benefits program (see H.R. 5288), H2173 [4MY]

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

Social Security: 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), H332 [15FE]

Spelman College: anniversary (see H. Res. 875), H4189 [16JN]

Strategic materials: establish a strategic refinery reserve (see H.R. 5365), H3724 [9JN]

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: 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), H874 [13MR]

———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), H2962 [19MY]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3159), H2962 [19MY]

———prohibit tax return preparers from requesting taxpayer consent to disclose or use return information (see H.R. 5063), H2586 [11MY]

———provide a refundable credit for certain home energy costs (see H.R. 4729), H791 [8MR]

———require broker reporting of customer's basis in securities transactions (see H.R. 5367), H3425 [6JN]

Technology: increase use and research of sustainable building design technology (see H.R. 4609), H868 [9MR]

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), H26 [31JA]

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), H1198 [28MR]

U.S. Parole Commission: reestablish (see H.R. 3072), H509 [1MR]

Ukraine: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1053), H450 [28FE]

Ukrainian American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 769), H450 [28FE]

Veterans: issue a medal to those who died after service in the Vietnamese Conflict as a result of that service, or who were exposed to ionizing radiation, herbicides, or chemical agents during their service (see H.R. 2370), H566 [2MR]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 4574), H2962 [19MY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: study eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names and alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 156), H4795 [28JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide compensation to Federal employees or defense contractors who suffered disability or death due to exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 4739), H2641 [16MY]

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

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 4747), H646 [7MR]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 2861), H333 [15FE]

World Water Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 658), H452 [28FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

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

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

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

Letters

Student loan costs and interest rates, E502 [4AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4797 [29JN]

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), H1091, H1102, H1108 [16MR], E500 [4AP]

Armed Forces: prohibit use of funds for deployment to Iraq (H.R. 4232), E500 [4AP]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, H3681 [9JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), E890 [19MY]

Children and youth: provide Federal support and assistance to children living with guardians and kinship caregivers (H.R. 3380), E306 [8MR]

Civil liberties: clarify disclosure requirements for individuals who receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and for library records (S. 2271), E349 [14MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 109th Congress, H3432 [7JN]

Courts: protect children, judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and their family members, and reduce and prevent gang violence (H.R. 4472), E351 [14MR]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, E351 [14MR]

Cuba: treatment and condition of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, E1183 [16JN]

Davis, Shani: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E454 [29MR]

Dept. of Defense: additional oversight and accountability of contractors deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, retroactive regulations on previously issued contract extensions, and background checks on foreign nationals funding, H2539 [11MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2539 [11MY]

———prohibit the awarding of contracts based on data from the Defense Contract Audit Agency, H1102 [16MR]

———prohibit use of funds to establish a military base agreement with Iraq, H1108 [16MR], E500 [4AP]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (H.R. 5573), H4364 [21JN]

Dept. of State: Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund funding through reductions in Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding for Colombia, H3656 [9JN]

Families USA (organization): study on Medicare prescription drug plans, E1254 [23JN], E1310 [28JN]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), H741 [8MR]

Fennelly, Brian: National Association of Police Organizations TOP COPS Award recipient, E887 [19MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5522), H3656, H3681 [9JN]

Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (H.R. 4682), E260 [2MR]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), E502 [4AP]

Holocaust: remembrance, E724 [4MY]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), E256 [2MR]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (H.R. 282), E729 [4MY]

Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 73), E500 [4AP]

Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, E888 [19MY]

Liberia: allocation of foreign aid, E378 [15MR]

Medicare: deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (H.R. 752), E1254 [23JN], E1310 [28JN]

———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, H979 [15MR], H1091 [16MR], H1748 [26AP], H2477 [10MY]

———prescription drug benefit coverage, H4223 [20JN]

Minimum wage: level, H4324 [20JN]

NAACP: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 335), H465 [1MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), H4843 [29JN]

———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), consideration (H. Res. 897), H4814 [29JN]

Park Ridge, IL: tribute to Maine Township High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E456 [29MR]

Petroleum: quarterly profits of oil companies, H2762 [18MY]

———set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (H.R. 5254), E1106 [9JN]

Power resources: prohibit price gouging in the sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil (H.R. 5253), H1996 [3MY]

———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (H.R. 3936), H4814 [29JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4747 [28JN]

Taxation: provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a reduction in income tax rates on, patriot corporations (H.R. 5699), E1309 [28JN]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (S. 193), E1111 [9JN]

———promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), E1192 [16JN]

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), H4052 [15JN]

Voting Rights Act: prohibit funding to enforce bilingual ballot requirement, H4747 [28JN]

Zielinski, Robert: National Association of Police Organizations TOP COPS Award recipient, E887 [19MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1450 [4AP], H1676 [6AP], H3420 [6JN]

Summaries

On the Corner—Day Labor in the U.S.: Abel Valenzuela, Jr., Nik Theodore, Edwin Melendez, and Ana Luz Gonzalez, E257 [2MR]

Tributes

Alson, Allan, E1077 [8JN]

Berger, Harry, E337 [9MR]

Carp, Joel M., E1123 [12JN]

Korr, William, E93 [8FE]