McGOVERN, JAMES P. (a Representative from Massachusetts)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), consideration (H. Res. 817), H2700 [17MY]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful Internet gambling (H.R. 4411), H4976 [11JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5522), H3498 [7JN], H3653, H3679 [9JN]

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

Articles and editorials

Caleb Foote, Law Professor and Pacifist Organizer, 88, Dies, Douglas Martin, New York (NY) Times, E530 [6AP]

Colombia ``Most Dangerous'' Place for Trade Unionists, Frances Williams, Financial Times (publication), H3655 [9JN]

Colombia Says Soldiers Killed Antidrug Police—Authorities Probe Colonel for Link to Major Trafficker, Indira A.R. Lakshmanan, Boston (MA) Globe, H3655 [9JN]

Terrorist Funds-Tracking No Secret, Some Say—Cite White House Boasts of Tighter Monitoring System, Bryan Bender, Boston (MA) Globe, H4821 [29JN]

Timely Message From John Lewis, New Bedford (MA) Standard-Times, E1026 [6JN], E1152 [14JN]

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]

Africa: promote economic diversification, entrepreneurship, and private sector development, and promote partnerships among small and medium enterprises in qualified countries (see H.R. 5480), H3306 (see H.R. 5480), H3359 [25MY]

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

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: identify members exposed to depleted uranium during military service and provide health testing of such members (see H.R. 202), H225 [8FE]

———prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H2339 [9MY]

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

———provide pay protection for Federal employees who are members of the Reserve and National Guard (see H.R. 5525), H3423 [6JN]

———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 1639), H1453 [4AP]

———tribute to military medical professionals serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 416), H5128 [12JY]

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

Borlaug, Norman E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4924), H4220 [19JN]

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

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 336), H451 [28FE]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 86), H2961 [19MY]

Campus Fire Safety Month: establish (see H. Res. 295), H5128 [12JY]

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

Central Asia: encourage countries to accelerate democratic reforms and fulfill human rights obligations (see H.R. 5382), H3227 [24MY]

Cheek, Joey: honor Olympic team member and recognize need to work with international partners to help bring an end to the ongoing genocide in Darfur region of Sudan and the suffering of children in Chad (see H. Con. Res. 397), H1980 [2MY]

Children and youth: reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H1320 [29MR]

China, People's Republic of: anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre (see H. Res. 794), H3138 [23MY]

———condemn unauthorized, inappropriate, and coerced ordination of Catholic bishops (see H. Res. 804), H2706 (see H. Res. 804), H2759 [17MY]

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

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

Coastal zones: recognize the effects of harmful algal blooms on the environment (see H. Res. 824), H2961 [19MY]

Colombia: promote local peace building efforts and recognize efforts of civil society and churches to establish peace communities, advance non-violent conflict resolution, and advocate for human dignity (see H. Res. 822), H2833 (see H. Res. 822), H2890 [18MY]

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]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H3643 [8JN]

Corps of Engineers: carry out programs and activities to enhance the safety of levees (see H.R. 4650), H1321 [29MR]

CPSC: issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H3016 [22MY]

Cuban Adjustment Act: repeal (see H.R. 5670), H4918 [29JN]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H1130 [16MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve access to food stamps by reducing administrative requirements and award grants to certain nonprofit groups to establish a Beyond the Soup Kitchen Pilot Program (see H.R. 5158), H1981 [2MY]

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H225 [8FE]

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

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 559), H1680 [6AP]

Dept. of Energy: establish a program of energy assistance grants to local educational agencies (see H.R. 4158), H451 [28FE]

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

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 4946), H972 [14MR]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize cooperative agreements with any of the management partners of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area (see H.R. 5227), H1915 [27AP]

———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 the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 1621), H645 [7MR]

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), H226 [8FE]

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

———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]

———provide sufficient blind rehabilitation outpatient specialists at medical facilities (see H.R. 3579), H155 [1FE]

———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 4298), H1563 [5AP]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1554), H1742 [25AP]

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), H4424 [21JN]

———establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H274 [14FE]

———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]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress (see H.R. 398), H225 [8FE]

Education: authorize programs relative to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education at the NSF and the Dept. of Energy Office of Science (see H.R. 5358), H3227 [24MY]

———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H2586 [11MY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 657), H24 [31JA]

Eisenhower, Dwight D.: approve location of an honorary commemorative work in the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 78), H646 [7MR]

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), H791 [8MR]

Employment: protect volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel responding to national emergencies from termination or demotion in their places of employment (see H.R. 3949), H1743 [25AP]

Europe: request Executive Office of the President and direct Dept. of State to transmit documents relative to trip to Europe by Condoleezza Rice (see H. Res. 642), H226 [8FE]

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), H1060 [15MR]

Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 5364), H2962 [19MY]

FBI: improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 1415), H1680 [6AP]

FCC: reinstate rules for the description of video programming (see H.R. 951), H1059 [15MR]

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

———ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible (see H.R. 1425), H2180 [8MY]

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

———increase maximum age up to which an individual may be afforded health coverage as a dependent child (see H.R. 5087), H1681 [6AP]

FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 3685), H1853 [26AP] (see H.R. 4493), H646 [7MR] (see H.R. 5316), H3788 [12JN]

Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ``cop-killer'' handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 1136), H509 [1MR]

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. 5018), H1853 [26AP]

———reauthorize, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 5018), H2175 [4MY]

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), H3641 [8JN]

Foreign aid: require recipients of U.S. foreign assistance to certify that the assistance will not be used to intentionally traffic in goods or services that contain counterfeit marks (see H.R. 5249), H5128 [12JY]

Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 4188), H1743 [25AP]

———provide contraceptives in developing countries in order to prevent unintended pregnancies, abortions, and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 4736), H333 [15FE]

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), H3425 [6JN]

Fry, Varian: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 434), H4681 [27JN]

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

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

Germany: urge immediate action to combat sex trafficking in connection with the 2006 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup (see H. Res. 860), H4328 [20JN]

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

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), H4918 [29JN]

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend (see H.R. 3658), H973 [14MR]

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

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

———support effective treatment of and access to care for individuals with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H. Con. Res. 340), H869 [9MR]

Higher Education Act: reduce interest rates for student and parent borrowers (see H.R. 5150), H4555 [26JN]

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), H389 [16FE]

Housing: modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (see H.R. 5121), 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), H2706 (see H.R. 4197), H2758 [17MY]

Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3006), H225 [8FE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: exempt boilermakers from the numerical limitation applicable to nonimmigrants issued a visa or provided status (see H.R. 3644), H1059 [15MR]

India: address ongoing problem of untouchability (see H. Con. Res. 396), H1981 [2MY]

Intelligence services: reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (see H.R. 5371), H2962 [19MY]

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (nonprofit organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 844), H3308 (see H. Res. 844), H3361 [25MY]

Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 4751), H3643 [8JN]

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]

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]

LIHEAP: funding (see H.R. 4793), H1681 [6AP]

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

Macedonia: encourage continued negotiations with Greece to determine a mutually acceptable official name (see H. Con. Res. 306), H4918 [29JN]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H1196 [28MR]

———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1264), H225 [8FE]

Medicare: 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), H4520 [22JN]

———improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H2175 [4MY]

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

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

———repeal income-related increase in part B premiums (see H.R. 5147), H2706 (see H.R. 5147), H2758 [17MY]

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

———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), H2175 [4MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: assure uninterupted access to necessary medicines under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 4685), H226 [8FE]

———reimburse States for costs incurred by covering dual eligible populations under the Medicare prescription drug benefit plan (see H.R. 4665), H23 [31JA] (see H.R. 4675), H155 [1FE]

Motor vehicles: 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), H4520 [22JN]

NASA: commemorate anniversary of the first flight of the Space Transportation System and honor individuals involved with the space program (see H. Con. Res. 366), H1453 [4AP]

NASCAR-Historically Black Colleges and Universities Consortium: tribute (see H. Res. 677), H273 [14FE]

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

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5017), H2833 (see H.R. 5017), H2890 [18MY]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 357), H972 [14MR]

National Dam Safety Program Act: amend (see H.R. 4981), H1321 [29MR]

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 681), H510 [1MR]

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 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 objectives: ensure that the U.S. leads the world in next generation energy technologies, grow the economy, create high-skill American jobs, eliminate overdependence on foreign oil, and address global warming (see H.R. 2828), H26 [31JA]

National Physical Education and Sports Month: establish (see H. Res. 696), H791 [8MR]

National Physical Education and Sports Week: establish (see H. Res. 696), H791 [8MR]

National security: improve national security and clarify congressional intent relative to the review process for certain mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 4813), H449 [28FE]

———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]

———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]

Native Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see H.R. 4597), H26 [31JA]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H869 [9MR]

Nepal: release all political detainees, restore constitutional liberties, and undertake good faith negotiations with all involved parties to restore democracy (see H. Res. 780), H2103 [3MY]

———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]

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

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

Nuclear energy: establish sound criteria for civilian nuclear cooperation with certain countries (see H.R. 5430), H4680 [27JN]

———express concern regarding nuclear proliferation with respect to proposed full civilian nuclear cooperation with India (see H. Con. Res. 318), H160 [7FE]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 745), H1981 [2MY]

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

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]

Power resources: restore fairness in the provision of incentives for oil and gas production (see H.R. 5300), H2173 [4MY]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to asthma research (see H.R. 4166), H333 [15FE]

———expand and improve traumatic brain injury programs (see H.R. 5738), H4915 [29JN]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 4867), H1131 [16MR]

Research: authorize the NSF and certain Dept. of Energy programs to provide grants to early career researchers to conduct high-risk, high-return research in areas relevant to industry (see H.R. 5357), H3227 [24MY]

———authorize the NSF and the Dept. of Energy Office of Science to provide grants to early career researchers to establish innovative research programs and integrate education and research (see H.R. 5356), H3227 [24MY]

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

School Bus Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 498), H869 [9MR]

Schools: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 355), H1198 [28MR]

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), H1130 [16MR]

Springsteen, Bruce: anniversary of record album ``Born to Run'' (see H. Res. 628), H26 [31JA]

States: establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 1105), H1320 [29MR]

Sudan: condemn attacks on civilians, call on all parties to abide by the ceasefire agreement, approve peacekeeping forces, and urge the U.S. to help improve security in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 723), H972 [14MR]

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), H791 [8MR]

———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), H3723 [9JN]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 5081), H1452 [4AP]

———prohibit tax return preparers from requesting taxpayer consent to disclose or use return information (see H.R. 5063), H1743 [25AP]

———provide a refundable credit for certain home energy costs (see H.R. 4729), H390 [16FE]

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

———require broker reporting of customer's basis in securities transactions (see H.R. 5367), H2833 (see H.R. 5367), H2891 [18MY]

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]

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), H333 [15FE]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 1366), H2102 [3MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H2102 [3MY]

Wasserstein, Wendy: tribute (see H. Res. 719), H867 [9MR]

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

Colombia: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 4886), H644 [7MR]

Explanations

Previous Question Vote—What It Really Means, H1783 [26AP], H2701 [17MY], H3030 [23MY], H4977 [11JY]

Letters

Dept. of State Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund funding: several organizations, H3660 [9JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund State assistance program funding: several Representatives, H2767 [18MY]

Setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011: several Jewish organizations, H1571 [6AP]

Lists

Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation graduates accused of human rights violations, H3680 [9JN]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5384), consideration (H. Res. 830), H3026, H3027, H3028, H3029 [23MY]

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), consideration (H. Res. 725), H983, H984 [15MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E633 [27AP]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, H3679, H3680, H3681, H3682 [9JN]

Budget: address enforcement or priorities, consideration (H. Res. 817)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 815), H2681, H2683, H2684, H2685, H2686, H2687 [17MY]

———deficit, H1569 [6AP]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H1572 [6AP], H2696, H2700 [17MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), consideration (H. Res. 766), H1569, H1571, H1572, H1573, H1575, H1576 [6AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), consideration (H. Res. 817), H2693, H2696, H2700, H2701 [17MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), consideration (H. Res. 817)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 815), H2681, H2683, H2684, H2685, H2686, H2687 [17MY]

California: support continued administration of Channel Islands National Park, including Santa Rosa Island, in accordance with the laws (including regulations) and policies of the National Park Service, H2514 [11MY]

Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful Internet gambling (H.R. 4411), consideration (H. Res. 907), H4970, H4971, H4973, H4976 [11JY]

Credit: improve ratings quality through competition, transparency, and accountability in the credit rating agency industry (H.R. 2990), consideration (H. Res. 906), H5058 [12JY]

Cuba: prohibit funding to modify travel restrictions relative to religious activities, H3921 [14JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), consideration (H. Res. 811), H2514 [11MY]

Dept. of State: Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund funding through reductions in Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding for Colombia, H3653, H3654, H3655, H3657, H3658, H3659, H3660, H3661 [9JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), consideration (H. Res. 818), H2767 [18MY]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3921 [14JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5522), H3653, H3654, H3655, H3657, H3658, H3659, H3660, H3661, H3679, H3680, H3681, H3682 [9JN]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (H.R. 4975), consideration (H. Res. 783), H1877 [27AP]

Health: combat obesity, H3028 [23MY]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), consideration (H. Res. 741), H1206 [29MR]

Hunger: anti-hunger programs funding, H3026 [23MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5020), consideration (H. Res. 774), H1775, H1777, H1781, H1782 [26AP]

Iran: direct the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress quarterly briefings on intelligence gathering of Iranian nuclear and missile capability, H1782 [26AP]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H983, H984 [15MR]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5521), consideration (H. Res. 849), H3434 [7JN]

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (H. Con. Res. 90), H1947 [2MY]

Minimum wage: level, H4970, H4971, H4973 [11JY], H5051 [12JY]

———level (H.R. 2429), H4976 [11JY], H5058 [12JY]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts, E1241 [21JN]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 357), H1696 [25AP]

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), consideration (H. Res. 896), H4820, H4821, H4822 [29JN]

National Security Agency: Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, H1776, H1781 [26AP]

———withhold portion of funding until the Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) receives report on the cost of the electronic surveillance program, H1777 [26AP]

Parliamentary inquiry, H1783 [26AP], H4023 [15JN]

Public debt: ceiling, H1572 [6AP], H2683, H2700 [17MY]

Raymond J. Salmon Post Office, Clinton, MA: designate (H.R. 4152), H237 [14FE]

Shrewsbury, MA: tribute to Shrewsbury High School Daring to Reform Education on AIDS Matters (DREAM) Team, E341 [9MR]

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), H1471 [5AP]

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), consideration (H. Res. 885), H4429 [22JN]

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), consideration (H. Res. 868), H4015, H4020, H4022 [15JN]

Veterans: health care funding, H1569, H1571, H1572, H1573, H1575, H1576 [6AP], H2693 [17MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1450 [4AP]

Statements

Faith Reflection on the Federal Budget: Interreligious Working Group on Domestic Human Needs, H1574 [6AP]

Tributes

Canali, Francis P., E1184 [16JN]

Foote, Caleb, E529 [6AP]

Lewis, Patricia, E1373 [11JY]

Lewis, Representative John, E1026 [6JN], E1152 [14JN]

Nally, Brendan, E822 [12MY]

Van Dyke, Dore, E1224 [21JN]