FRANK, BARNEY (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3942 [14JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4726 [28JN]

Articles and editorials

At the U.N., Bluster Backfires, Sebastian Mallaby, Washington (DC) Post, E1133 [13JN]

Defining Protectionism Down, Daniel Davies, Guardian (British publication), E444 [29MR]

Endangered Land of Renter-World, Nicholas P. Retsinas, Boston (MA) Globe, E839 [16MY]

Fall River Prince, Kathleen Durand, Fall River (MA) Herald News, E705 [3MY]

File the Bin Laden Phone Leak Under `Urban Myths,' Glenn Kessler, Washington (DC) Post, H4877 [29JN]

Free and Fair Election in Iraq, Jerome Grossman, Wellesley (MA) Townsman, E311 [8MR]

Gaucher Disease—Learning the Truth, Spotlight on Health (publication), E1367 [11JY]

Heart Buddies, Deborah Knight Snyder, Norton (MA) Mirror, E132 [14FE]

J.K. Galbraith's Towering Spirit, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Washington (DC) Post, E789 [10MY]

U.S. Budget Cuts Worry Hospitals, Gloria LaBounty, Attleboro (MA) Sun Chronicle, E135 [14FE]

U.S. Must Work To Halt Darfur Genocide, Representative Capuano, Boston (MA) Herald, E297 [7MR]

UN Role in Timor Leste, Jose Ramos Horta and Raj Purohit, Boston (MA) Globe, E1355 [10JY]

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), H2175 [4MY]

Afghanistan: promote empowerment of women (see H.R. 5185), H4917 [29JN]

Agriculture: promote the humane treatment of farm animals (see H.R. 5557), H3909 [13JN]

Alcoholic beverages: tribute to American craft brewers (see H. Res. 753), H1854 [26AP]

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

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 5229), H2706 (see H.R. 5229), H2758 [17MY]

———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: prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H972 [14MR]

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

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H26 [31JA]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 86), H4555 [26JN]

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

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 4923), H1917 [27AP]

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

Children and youth: help children make the transition from foster care to self-sufficiency by addressing weaknesses in the implementation of the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (see H.R. 3471), H2586 [11MY]

China, Republic of: enhance security (see H. Con. Res. 219), H1744 [25AP]

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), H1981 [2MY]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 4651), H1130 [16MR]

CPSC: issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H4424 [21JN]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H1390 [30MR]

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 HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H2503 [10MY]

———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools (see H.R. 4063), H155 [1FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: issue regulations concerning the shipping of extremely hazardous materials (see H.R. 1414), H509 [1MR]

Dept. of HUD: coordinate Federal housing assistance efforts in the case of disasters resulting in long-term housing needs (see H.R. 5393), H2641 [16MY]

———extend authority to restructure mortgages and rental assistance for certain assisted multifamily housing (see H.R. 5527), H3423 [6JN]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 1704), H2102 [3MY]

Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (see H.R. 4695), H3424 [6JN]

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), H1321 [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), H566 [2MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 693), H565 [2MR]

———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), H3309 (see H.R. 5455), H3362 [25MY] (see H.R. 5588), H3909 [13JN]

Disasters: address needs of individuals with disabilities in emergency planning and relief efforts and increase accessibility of post-disaster replacement housing built with Federal funds (see H.R. 4704), H274 [14FE]

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H226 [8FE]

———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), H5128 [12JY]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H1854 [26AP]

Education: provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H2102 [3MY]

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), H4009 [14JN]

Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), H333 [15FE]

———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), H1743 [25AP]

Energy Policy Act: repeal provisions (see H.R. 4479), H1853 [26AP]

Eximbank: reauthorize and reform operations (see H.R. 5068), H1389 [30MR]

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]

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 1589), H3308 (see H.R. 1589), H3361 [25MY]

———provide for mandatory revocation of passports of individuals whose arrears in child support payments have reached a certain level (see H.R. 4956), H1131 [16MR]

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

FDIC: establish industrial bank holding company regulation (see H.R. 5746), H4957 [10JY]

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]

———prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 1642), H333 [15FE] (see H.R. 4964), H1059 [15MR]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 4493), H1563 [5AP] (see H.R. 5316), H3788 [12JN]

FHA: increase maximum mortgage limit for FHA-insured mortgages for multifamily housing located in high-cost areas (see H.R. 5503), H3307 (see H.R. 5503), H3360 [25MY]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H1196 [28MR]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5018), H1195 [28MR]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by humanitarian emergencies a priority (see H.R. 1413), H4917 [29JN]

———prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 4465), H1130 [16MR]

Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 4188), H4795 [28JN]

———provide contraceptives in developing countries in order to prevent unintended pregnancies, abortions, and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 4736), H4795 [28JN]

Foreign policy: authorize U.S. participation in, and appropriations for, the U.S. contribution to the first replenishment of the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral Investment Fund (see H.R. 4916), H866 [9MR]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting fraudulent advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 5052), H4134 [15JN]

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

Gates, Bill and Melinda: Time (publication) Person of the Year award recipients (see H. Res. 638), H451 [28FE]

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

Great Lakes: authorize appropriations for State restoration programs and activities (see H.R. 792), H1130 [16MR]

Haiti: 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: protect human health from toxic mold (see H.R. 1269), H333 [15FE]

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

Health care facilities: extend exemption for critical access hospitals under the FHA program for mortgage insurance for hospitals (see H.R. 4912), H866 [9MR]

Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 5134), H2706 (see H.R. 5134), H2758 [17MY]

Higher Education Act: reduce interest rates for student and parent borrowers (see H.R. 5150), H2586 [11MY]

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

Housing: establish a program to revitalize rural multifamily housing assisted under the Housing Act (see H.R. 5039), H1319 [29MR]

———modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 4804), H389 [16FE]

Immigration: treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 1172), H1563 [5AP]

Insurance: require coverage of certain reconstructive surgery (see H.R. 4022), H868 [9MR]

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

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H225 [8FE]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1852 [26AP]

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]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H3016 [22MY]

Medicare: coverage of infertility treatment services for certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 2758), H5128 [12JY]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 752), H274 [14FE]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1632), H4220 [19JN]

———improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H3724 [9JN]

———make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services (see H.R. 3795), H2102 [3MY]

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 4824), H3497 [7JN]

———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), H3497 [7JN]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: reimburse States for costs incurred by covering dual eligible populations under the Medicare prescription drug benefit plan (see H.R. 4665), H23 (see H.R. 4675), H24 [31JA]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 401), H3227 [24MY]

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]

Money: reform certain requirements for reporting cash transactions (see H.R. 5341), H2502 [10MY]

National Association of State Veterans Homes: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 347), H1981 [2MY]

National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Israeli academia (see H. Res. 858), H3909 [13JN]

National Flood Insurance Program: restore financial solvency (see H.R. 4973), H1127 [16MR]

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), H155 [1FE]

National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Res. 854), H3496 [7JN]

National security: implement certain recommendations relative to review of certain mergers, acquisitions, or takeovers by or with any foreign person (see H.R. 4915), H866 [9MR]

———protect the public against threat of chemical attacks (see H.R. 2237), H274 [14FE]

———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), H449 [28FE]

National Time-Out Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 825), H3643 [8JN]

Nepal: support restoration of multiparty democracy, prevention of Maoist conquest, re-establishment of security, government services, exercise of political rights, and respect for human rights (see H. Res. 801), H2597 [15MY]

NSF: authorize grants for Partnerships for Access to Laboratory Science (PALS) (see H.R. 5106), H2706 (see H.R. 5106), H2758 [17MY]

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

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 745), H4009 [14JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: conform certain filing provisions (see H.R. 5120), H1917 [27AP]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 311), H3642 [8JN]

Petroleum: prohibit anticompetitive provisions in gasoline dealer franchise agreements that dictate the wholesale source of gasoline (see H.R. 3964), H1917 [27AP]

Political campaigns: limit expenditures and public financing for House of Representatives general elections (see H.R. 4694), H154 [1FE]

Poverty: improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty (see H. Con. Res. 234), H1744 [25AP]

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]

Senior citizens: provide mental health screening and treatment services, integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams (see H.R. 2629), H3724 [9JN]

Social Security: 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), H1981 [2MY]

Taxation: equalize income exclusion of employer-provided parking and transit benefits and provide a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 2390), H389 [16FE]

———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see H.R. 3584), H1981 [2MY]

———include heavier vehicles and sport utility vehicles in the limitations on the depreciation of certain luxury automobiles and to impose the gas guzzler tax on such vehicles (see H.R. 5579), H4521 [22JN]

———provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged (see H.R. 3715), H5128 [12JY]

———repeal certain tax breaks and invest those monies in programs to assist the working poor and alleviate poverty (see H. Con. Res. 282), H156 [1FE]

———repeal oil industry subsidies (see H.R. 5234), H2175 [4MY]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H1742 [25AP]

Terrorism: reduce threat of terrorists acquiring shoulder-fired missiles (see H.R. 5333), H2641 [16MY]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 3427), H155 [1FE]

Trade Act: authorize trade readjustment allowances to adversely affected workers who are subject to a lockout (see H.R. 5515), H3307 (see H.R. 5515), H3360 [25MY]

U.S. Housing Act: reform housing choice voucher program under section 8 (see H.R. 5443), H3016 [22MY]

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

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H154 [1FE]

———extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents and authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for such veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1188), H3642 [8JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 2076), H333 [15FE]

———reduce incidence of suicide (see H.R. 5771), H5127 [12JY]

Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H2585 [11MY]

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

Congress: require notification if at the time of signing a bill into law, the President ignores a duly enacted provision of such law, expediting consideration of legislation in response to such determination (see H.J. Res. 87), H3308 (see H.J. Res. 87), H3360 [25MY]

———require notification if the President ignores a duly enacted provision of law and expedite consideration of legislation in response to such determination (see H.J. Res. 89), H4189 [16JN]

Cuban Adjustment Act: repeal (see H.R. 5670), H4519 [22JN]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: amend (see H.R. 4940), H874 [13MR]

Medicare: limit the penalty for late enrollment in the prescription drug program (see H.R. 5750), H4957 [10JY]

National security: 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]

SEC: require the registration of hedge fund advisers under the Investment Advisers Act (see H.R. 5712), H4914 [29JN]

Social Security: eliminate time limitation for corrections to wage and self-employment income records relative to old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4702), H160 [7FE]

Petitions and memorials

Newton, MA, Board of Aldermen: impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan, E1381 [12JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: price supports for sugar, H3090 [23MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5384), H3090 [23MY]

Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (H.R. 5037), H2555 [11MY]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H2555 [11MY]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 2872), H405 [28FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), consideration (H. Res. 817), H2695 [17MY]

Cape Verde: democracy efforts, E857 [17MY]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful Internet gambling (H.R. 4411), H4985 [11JY]

Courts: protect children, judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and their family members, and reduce and prevent gang violence (H.R. 4472), H678, H679, H680 [8MR]

Credit: improve ratings quality through competition, transparency, and accountability in the credit rating agency industry (H.R. 2990), H5083 [12JY]

———improve ratings quality through competition, transparency, and accountability in the credit rating agency industry (H.R. 2990), consideration (H. Res. 906), H5059 [12JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit funding for salaries and expenses of personnel who make high interest loans to sugar processors, H3090 [23MY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5631), H4281, H4282, H4284, H4285 [20JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: investigate denial of claims by insurance companies for homeowners affected by Hurricane Katrina, shifting liability to the National Flood Insurance Program, H4567 [27JN]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program section 108 loan guarantee program funding, H3866, H3873 [13JN]

———retain same number of section 8 vouchers when housing units to which the vouchers were previously applied are demolished, H3942 [14JN]

———return certain initial fees to high-risk FHA borrowers who meet their loan obligation for a certain period of time, H3866 [13JN]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prevent certain States from implementing State laws authorizing use of medical marijuana, H4738 [28JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: tribute to health care and services provided to veterans, E484 [30MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H2695 [17MY]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3866, H3873 [13JN], H3942 [14JN]

East Timor: democracy efforts, E1355 [10JY]

FBI: constitutionality of congressional office searches, H3234 [25MY]

FEMA: temporarily increase borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2275), H291, H292 [15FE]

Foreign trade: national objectives priority assignments, E444 [29MR]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities, H31 [1FE]

Grace Alice Campbell Foundation: tribute, E132 [14FE]

House of Representatives: impact of partisanship, H678, H679 [8MR]

———legislative process, H678, H679, H680 [8MR]

House Rules: eliminate floor privileges and access to Member exercise facilities for registered lobbyists who are former Members or officers of the House (H. Res. 648), H31 [1FE]

———open versus restrictive rules, H31 [1FE]

Housing: promote the development of affordable, quality rental housing for moderate- and low-income households, E839 [16MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5020), consideration (H. Res. 774), H1779 [26AP]

———prohibit funding for domestic electronic surveillance not in compliance with certain statutes, H4281, H4282, H4284, H4285 [20JN]

———remove barriers to intelligence agency employees communicating with certain committees of Congress, H1779 [26AP]

Iraq: elections, E311 [8MR]

Malloch Brown, Mark: criticism of U.S. policy towards the U.N. by the Deputy Secretary-General, E1133 [13JN]

Medicare: funding, E135 [14FE]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (H.R. 4681), H2997 [22MY]

Minimum wage: level, E130 [14FE]

———level (H.R. 2429), H5059 [12JY]

NASA: prohibit funding for a manned space mission to Mars, H4726, H4728, H4729 [28JN]

National Flood Insurance Program: end all flood insurance subsidies on nonresidential, vacation, and second homes, H4611, H4612 [27JN]

———issue flood insurance to homeowners now included in a flood zone due to a federally funded flood control project, H4609, H4610 [27JN]

———request Corps of Engineers completion of new flood map for the Great Lakes region and prohibit increase in flood evaluations in the upper Great Lakes, H4613 [27JN]

———require GAO study on potential methods, practices and incentives that would increase the degree to which low-income property owners living in high-risk locations participate, H4607 [27JN]

———require purchasers of certain primary residential homes to pay phased-in actuarial flood insurance at the same rates to which non-primary and non-residential homes are subject, H4602 [27JN]

———restore financial solvency (H.R. 4973), H4589, H4592, H4593, H4602, H4607, H4609, H4610, H4611, H4612, H4613 [27JN]

———restore financial solvency (H.R. 4973), consideration (H. Res. 891), H4567 [27JN]

National Gaucher Foundation: tribute, E1366 [11JY]

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), H4877, H4879, H4880, H4882, H4883, H4884, H4886, H4887 [29JN]

———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), consideration (H. Res. 896), H4824 [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, H4877, H4879, H4880, H4882, H4887 [29JN]

National Security Agency: Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, H1779 [26AP]

Parliamentary inquiry, H4887 [29JN]

Religion: recognize importance of free speech and condemn bigotry and religious intolerance in the wake of rioting over Danish newspaper cartoons, H200 [8FE]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4726, H4728, H4729, H4738 [28JN]

Sudan: human rights violations, E297 [7MR]

———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, E1381 [12JY]

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), H4053 [15JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H221 [8FE]

Statements

Delivery of Health Care at VA: Jim Nicholson, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, E484 [30MR]

Tributes

Galbraith, John K., E789 [10MY]

Garcia, Fernando, E705 [3MY]

Lunsford, Michael R., E241 [1MR]