JEFFERSON, WILLIAM J. (a Representative from Louisiana)
Amendments
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), H974 [14MR], H1034, H1035 [15MR], H1072, H1073 [16MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
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]
Alex's Lemonade Stand Days: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 368), H1744 [25AP]
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 384), H1679 [6AP]
Antitrust policy: restore application of antitrust laws to rail carriers (see H.R. 3318), H973 [14MR]
Armed Forces: 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]
———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 287), H869 [9MR]
Cameron, James: tribute (see H. Res. 867), H4008 [14JN]
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), H2962 [19MY]
Childhood Stroke Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 693), H1060 [15MR]
Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide follow-up treatment for children identified with a vision disorder (see H.R. 2328), H565 [2MR]
———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]
———reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H1681 [6AP]
———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see H.R. 4794), H869 [9MR]
China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 346), H389 [16FE]
Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 901), H5047 [11JY]
Commission on Economic Indicators: establish (see H.R. 4950), H972 [14MR]
Commission To Establish a National Museum of the American Latino: establish (see H.R. 2134), H1681 [6AP]
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 5190), H2706 (see H.R. 5190), H2758 [17MY]
Corps of Engineers: authorize water resources projects and activities for the Louisiana coastal area (see H.R. 5461), H3137 [23MY]
Courts: clarify that persons may bring private rights of actions against foreign states for certain terrorist acts (see H.R. 865), H2833 (see H.R. 865), H2890 [18MY]
———improve delivery of Federal judicial services by requiring the equitable and rational calculation of rent to be paid to the GSA (see H.R. 4710), H1743 [25AP]
CPSC: issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H3016 [22MY]
Crime: provide search and rescue dogs the same protections as other animals used in law enforcement (see H.R. 4764), H646 [7MR]
Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H2174 [4MY]
Day of Hearts—Congenital Heart Defect Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 629), H26 [31JA]
Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H274 [14FE]
Dept. of Education: authorize grants to States and local educational agencies to establish teacher mentoring programs (see H.R. 4773), H566 [2MR]
Dept. of Energy: establish a partnership with appropriate industry groups for the creation of a transportation fuel conservation education campaign (see H.R. 5402), H4009 [14JN]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H3425 [6JN]
———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 5397), H4521 [22JN]
———establish position of HIV/AIDS Emergency Response Coordinator to coordinate services for individuals displaced by Huricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4633), H2641 [16MY]
———promulgate regulations on protections for residents of certain facilities relative to the use of restraints and involuntary seclusion (see H. Con. Res. 363), H1453 [4AP]
———reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program (see H.R. 4212), H1853 [26AP]
———require bioterrorism-related grants provided to States and political subdivisions of States to be distributed on the basis of a risk-based formula (see H.R. 5468), H4680 [27JN]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 5236), H1916 [27AP]
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]
———establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 3779), H1130 [16MR]
———make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain veterans (see H.R. 5452), H3137 [23MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 4298), H566 [2MR]
Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 4222), H2502 [10MY]
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), H646 [7MR]
———authorize a program for the protection of the health and safety of residents, workers, volunteers, and others in a disaster area (see H.R. 3850), H1320 [29MR]
———protect disaster assistance employee reservists activated by FEMA from demotion or termination in their places of employment (see H.R. 4998), H1129 [16MR]
Diseases: establish comprehensive and integrated HIV prevention strategy emphasizing the needs of women and girls in countries for which assistance is provided to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 5674), H4520 [22JN]
———expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 5390), H4190 [16JN]
———extend preventive-health and research programs for prostate cancer (see H.R. 2945), H4220 [19JN]
———increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see H.R. 5022), H1453 [4AP]
———increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (see H. Res. 863), H3787 [12JN]
———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 42), H1981 [2MY]
———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 179), H390 [16FE]
———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness (see H. Res. 323), H156 [1FE]
Drugs: encourage the President to convene an international conference to develop more effective means to deal with growing threat of methamphetamine and synthetic drug precursor chemicals (see H. Res. 566), H333 [15FE]
———impose requirements on Internet pharmacies, require manufacturers to implement chain-of-custody procedures, and restrict exemption on importation of controlled substances for personal use (see H.R. 4769), H973 [14MR]
Dunham, Katherine: tribute (see H. Res. 859), H3723 [9JN]
Education: authorize appropriations for basic research and research infrastructure in science and engineering, and for support of graduate fellowships (see H.R. 4596), H3643 [8JN]
———extend deadline by which State and local educational agencies are required to ensure that an educator is highly qualified in order to account for the educator's applicable period of military service (see H.R. 4470), H1681 [6AP]
———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see H.R. 2835), H333 [15FE]
———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 198), H565 [2MR]
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), H155 [1FE]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend certain accountability and assessment provisions (see H.R. 4085), H509 [1MR]
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), H1197 [28MR]
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), H2339 [9MY]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 697), H1196 [28MR]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to distribution of the drug dextromethorphan (see H.R. 5280), H3724 [9JN]
FEMA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 3685), H1853 [26AP] (see H.R. 5316), H3788 [12JN]
Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 4188), H3227 [24MY]
———provide contraceptives in developing countries in order to prevent unintended pregnancies, abortions, and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 4736), H1981 [2MY]
Foreign trade: extend certain trade preference programs (see H.R. 5070), H1389 [30MR]
Government: designate certain functions as inherently governmental (see H.R. 5204), H2641 [16MY]
Government regulations: improve oversight and regulation of tissue banks and the tissue donation process (see H.R. 5209), H1981 [2MY]
Guyana: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 792), H2834 (see H. Res. 792), H2891 [18MY]
Haiti: commend people for holding democratic elections and congratulate President Rene G. Preval on his victory (see H. Con. Res. 353), H869 [9MR]
———duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (see H.R. 4211), H509 [1MR]
Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend (see H.R. 3658), H1059 [15MR]
Health: encourage enactment of compehensive health care reform legislation (see H. Con. Res. 410), H2961 [19MY]
———ensure the continued commercial availability of respirators and establish rules governing product liability actions against manufacturers and sellers of respirators (see H.R. 2357), H1453 [4AP]
———improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions (see H.R. 963), H274 [14FE]
———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H1059 [15MR]
———promote preventive health care (see H.R. 5657), H5128 [12JY]
———provide for community projects that will reduce the number of uninsured individuals (see H.R. 5171), H3643 [8JN]
———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H645 [7MR]
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]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H5128 [12JY]
Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 378), H2502 [10MY]
———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), H4917 [29JN]
Hurricanes: call upon the President to meet with a joint session of Congress to discuss the plan for post-Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts (see H. Con. Res. 356), H874 [13MR]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: enhance educational services for persons with autism spectrum disorders and expand loan forgiveness for teachers of autistic children (see H.R. 4059), H1320 [29MR]
Insurance: implement a system of electronic health records under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 4859), H973 [14MR]
Intellectual property: protect globally (see H. Con. Res. 380), H2641 [16MY]
Iraq: declare U.S. policy to not maintain a long-term or permanent military presence (see H. Con. Res. 197), H226 [8FE]
James Jordan Foundation: express gratitude for improving lives of inner city youth in the U.S. and initiating a public-private collaborative to establish a women and children's hospital in Nairobi, Kenya (see H. Res. 812), H2834 (see H. Res. 812), H2891 [18MY]
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), H2641 [16MY]
King, Coretta Scott: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H156 [1FE]
Liberia: commend people for holding peaceful national elections and congratulating President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on her victory and becoming the first female president of any African country (see H. Con. Res. 313), H156 [1FE]
Library of Congress: grant employees competitive status for appointment and extend to displaced employees career-transition assistance comparable to that granted to certain other Federal employees (see H.R. 5328), H3309 (see H.R. 5328), H3362 [25MY]
Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H4917 [29JN]
Mahoney, Mary E.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 386), H1679 [6AP]
Math and Science Teaching Corps: establish (see H.R. 4705), H1743 [25AP]
Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H4917 [29JN]
———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H274 [14FE]
———repeal requirement to provide citizenship or nationality documentation to receive medical assistance (see H.R. 5023), H1195 [28MR]
Medicare: clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see H.R. 1016), H565 [2MR]
———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 1447), H1563 [5AP]
———coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 964), H225 [8FE]
———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 5465), H3425 [6JN]
———extend annual coordinated election period for prescription drug plans (see H.R. 4715), H223 [8FE]
———extend implementation of prescription drug program (see H.R. 3940), H226 [8FE]
———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, allow prescription drug plan enrollment changes during the first year of enrollment, and limit drug formulary changes (see H.R. 5263), H1979 [2MY]
———improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H1981 [2MY]
———increase per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments to hospitals (see H.R. 4371), H4958 [10JY]
———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]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 4824), H1743 [25AP]
———provide eligibility for coverage of home health services on the basis of a need for occupational therapy (see H.R. 3022), H3137 [23MY]
———provide for a budget-neutral two-year moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for imaging services (see H.R. 5704), H4794 [28JN]
———provide for same treatment of all individuals who applied for low-income subsidies for enrollment and waiver of late enrollment penalties under the Medicare part D program (see H.R. 5629), H4681 [27JN]
———repeal reduction in payment for therapeutic shoes and inserts for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1416), H1853 [26AP]
———require Medicare Advantage organizations to pay for critical access hospital services and rural health clinic services at a greater percentage than regular Medicare payment rates (see H.R. 880), H450 [28FE]
———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), H1741 [25AP]
———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5246), H4190 [16JN]
———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 11), H1196 [28MR]
———waive waiting period for coverage of individuals disabled with distant stage cancer (see H.R. 5615), H4134 [15JN]
Medicare/Medicaid: assure uninterupted access to necessary medicines under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 4685), H226 [8FE]
———coverage of certain screening procedures for diabetic retinopathy and establish pilot programs to foster such screening (see H.R. 801), H2962 [19MY]
———eliminate cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 4722), H224 [8FE]
———provide for continuity of coverage of prescription drugs under the prescription drug plans for full-benefit dual eligible individuals (see H.R. 4937), H1197 [28MR]
———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), H2706 (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2759 [17MY]
Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1917 [27AP]
Minorities: recognize and take active measures to increase the low presence of minorities and women in upper level positions of management in the financial services industry (see H. Con. Res. 429), H3908 [13JN]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H1320 [29MR]
Music and dance: recognize the African American Spiritual as a national treasure (see H. Res. 790), H2641 [16MY]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 335), H224 [8FE]
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), H1563 [5AP]
NASCAR-Historically Black Colleges and Universities Consortium: tribute (see H. Res. 677), H273 [14FE]
National Archives and Records Administration: establish database to preserve servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction records and provide grants to establish similar State and local databases (see H.R. 5216), H1915 [27AP]
National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 357), H972 [14MR]
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 Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see H. Res. 556), H156 [1FE]
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), H2706 (see H.R. 2828), H2758 [17MY]
National security: prepare and strengthen biodefenses against deliberate, accidental, and natural outbreaks of illness (see H.R. 5533), H4134 [15JN]
———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]
National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 779), H1852 [26AP]
National Youth Sports Week: establish (see H. Res. 826), H3497 [7JN]
Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1131 [16MR]
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), H3138 [23MY]
NSF: award grants to institutions of higher education to develop and offer education and training programs (see H.R. 5605), H4958 [10JY]
———establish scholarship program to increase number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics undergraduate students (see H.R. 5142), H1678 [6AP]
Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (see H.R. 4753), H1743 [25AP]
Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 4761), H390 [16FE]
Palestinians: assist refugees in the West Bank and Gaza to move to post-refugee status (see H.R. 5278), H3425 [6JN]
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 745), H1981 [2MY]
Paris Wine Tasting: anniversary of U.S. winemakers' victory (see H. Con. Res. 399), H2101 [3MY]
Power resources: establish a program to provide reimbursement for the installation of alternative energy refueling systems (see H.R. 5346), H3497 [7JN]
———increase utilization of domestically produced renewable, biobased motor fuels and the manufacture of flexible-fuel vehicles (see H.R. 5372), H2962 [19MY]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to asthma research (see H.R. 4166), H155 [1FE]
———amend relative to early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (see H.R. 5250), H1916 [27AP]
———expand and improve traumatic brain injury programs (see H.R. 5738), H4915 [29JN]
———increase affordability of inpatient drugs for Medicaid and safety net hospitals (see H.R. 3547), H451 [28FE]
———provide liability protections for employees and contractors of health centers who provide services in emergency areas (see H.R. 3962), H791 [8MR]
Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 4867), H2833 (see H.R. 4867), H2890 [18MY]
Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H1196 [28MR]
Research: derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not knowingly harm embryos (see H.R. 5526), H4134 [15JN]
Safety: establish a day to bring awareness to the issue of missing persons (see H. Res. 189), H4681 [27JN]
Simpson-Miller, Portia: tribute (see H. Res. 727), H973 [14MR]
Small business: establish a health benefits program (see H.R. 5288), H4917 [29JN]
Social Security: encourage large employers to make premium payments for their employees, spouses and dependents who are covered under the Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3917), H26 [31JA]
———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), H566 [2MR]
———protect solvency by mandating that trust fund monies cannot be diverted to create private accounts (see H.R. 1330), H509 [1MR]
Sudan: establish a student loan forgiveness program for members of the Sudanese Diaspora to enable them to return to southern Sudan to contribute to reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 4754), H332 [15FE]
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), H223 [8FE]
———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 450), H565 [2MR]
———expand exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to dependents of employees (see H.R. 1518), H790 [8MR]
———extend the excise tax credits for certain liquid fuel derived from coal (see H.R. 5453), H4328 [20JN]
———prohibit tax return preparers from requesting taxpayer consent to disclose or use return information (see H.R. 5063), H1453 [4AP]
———repeal certain tax breaks and invest those monies in programs to assist the working poor and alleviate poverty (see H. Con. Res. 282), H4918 [29JN]
———require broker reporting of customer's basis in securities transactions (see H.R. 5367), H2584 [11MY]
———simplify and provide greater uniformity for child-related tax benefits and eliminate potential for abuse created by the uniform definition of a child (see H.R. 5123), H1677 [6AP]
Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (see H.R. 5252), H2339 [9MY]
Territories: honor contributions of individuals from the commonwealths, territories, and possessions of the U.S. by including such contributions in the teaching of U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 3), H1681 [6AP]
Texas Western University: commend anniversary and recognize historic impact of basketball title game victory on diversity in sports and civil rights (see H. Res. 668), H154 [1FE]
Thailand: anniversary of ascension to throne of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (see H. Con. Res. 409), H3227 [24MY]
Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 3427), H1980 [2MY]
Tsu, John B.: tribute (see H. Res. 149), H1681 [6AP]
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), H2339 [9MY]
Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 515), H389 [16FE]
Vietnam: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 5602), H3908 [13JN]
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), H1743 [25AP]
Voting: encourage Louisiana and the Dept. of Justice to establish satellite voting outside of Louisiana for scheduled New Orleans elections (see H. Con. Res. 385), H1679 [6AP]
Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H1979 [2MY]
Women: 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), H509 [1MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of the Treasury: carry out a program to temporarily make payments under residential mortgage loans for properties significantly damaged by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4991), H1128 [16MR]
Hurricanes: restore health care-related services in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4858), H564 [2MR]
Johnson, Avery: National Basketball Association Coach of the Year award recipient (see H. Res. 894), H4680 [27JN]
Bills and resolutions relative to
Committee on Ways and Means (House): removal of Representative Jefferson (see H. Res. 872), H4189 [16JN]
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), H1034, H1035, H1036 [15MR], H1110 [16MR]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), conference report, H3770
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H2723 [17MY]
Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H2723 [17MY]
Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H1035, H1036 [15MR]
———Community Development Block Grant Program funding through reduction in FEMA funding, H1034, H1035 [15MR]
Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H951, H955, H956 [14MR]
FEMA: extend transitional housing assistance to victims of Gulf Coast hurricanes, H2763 [18MY]
Hurricanes: provide for reconstruction, replacement, and improvement of infrastructure in the Gulf Coast States, H952 [14MR]
———provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Katrina (S. 1777), H518 [2MR]
———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, H951, H955, H956 [14MR]
———restore health care-related services in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, H1110 [16MR]
———restore health care-related services in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 4858), H519
King, Coretta Scott: tribute (H. Res. 655), H124
National Minority Health Month: observance, E550
Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), H4834 [29JN]
Votes: position on missed, H1888
Remarks in House relative to
Committee on Ways and Means (House): removal of Representative Jefferson (H. Res. 872), H4175 [16JN]
FBI: search of office, E972 [26MY]
Subpoena Notices
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, H1375, H1376 [30MR], H2188 [9MY]
Texts of
H. Res. 872, removal from Committee on Ways and Means (House), H4175 [16JN]