LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Addresses

Gubernatorial Inauguration: Timothy M. Kaine, Governor of Virginia, S16 [18JA]

Public Service Recognition Week: John E. Potter, Postmaster General, S5220-S5222 [25MY]

Articles and editorials

Democracy by Decree, S3414 [24AP]

Hey, Congress, How About Us?, H1001 [15MR]

How Federalism Could Spur Bipartisan Action on the Uninsured, S4221-S4224 [9MY]

Jimmy Carter Is Right—Amend the Immigration Bill To Require Voters To Show ID, S5052 [24MY]

Voter IDs Only Part of Elections Solution, S5053 [24MY]

Voting Reform Is in the Cards, S5053 [24MY]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see S. 2593), S3212 [6AP] (see H.R. 5151), H1678 [6AP]

Courts: jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the content of speech occurring during sessions of State legislative bodies (see H.R. 4776), H387 [16FE]

Crime: provide an additional penalty for public officials who abuse their office in furtherance of a felony (see H.R. 5542), H3496 [7JN]

———provide Federal penalties for killing federally funded public safety officers (see H.R. 4732), H224 [8FE]

———restrict public display on the Internet of the last 4 digits of Social Security account numbers by State and local governments (see S. 3514), S5874 [14JN]

Delta/Black Belt Regional Authority: establish to provide community and economic development in the distressed Southern Black Belt and Mississippi Delta region (see H.R. 5082), H1452 [4AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: designate percentage of farmland protection program funds for grants to encourage the purchase of conservation easements by a State agency, county, or other eligible entity (see H.R. 5313), H2337 [9MY]

Dept. of Education: authorize grants to States and local educational agencies to establish teacher mentoring programs (see H.R. 4773), H387 [16FE]

———extend period during which a State or local educational agency may obligate temporary emergency impact aid for elementary and secondary school students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 5354), H2584 [11MY]

———revise limitation on Impact Aid Program special payments (see S. 3530), S5950 [15JN] (see H.R. 5093), H1561 [5AP]

Dept. of Energy: establish a program of Federal support for local governments and school districts that establish comprehensive clean energy plans (see H.R. 5301), H2173 [4MY]

———establish a program of Federal support for local governments that establish Clean Energy Bond Acts (see H.R. 4990), H1128 [16MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: award competitive grants to units of local government for innovative programs that address expenses incurred in responding to the needs of undocumented immigrants (see H.R. 5217), H1915 [27AP]

———carry out certain activities with respect to delivering training in age-appropriate basic life-supporting first aid skills to school children (see S. 3533), S6013 [16JN]

———conduct a study to identify best practices for the communication of information concerning a terrorist threat (see H.R. 5178), H1741 [25AP]

———establish Office of Emergency Communications (see S. 3172), S5229 [25MY]

———prohibit from limiting amount of certain grant funds that may be used to pay salaries or overtime pay of law enforcement officials engaged in antiterrorism activities (see H.R. 5654), H4327 [20JN]

———require that grant recipients submit reports on expenditures as a condition of receipt of homeland security grants (see H.R. 5191), H1741 [25AP]

Dept. of HUD: authorize the Moving to Work Charter program to enable public housing agencies to improve the effectiveness of Federal housing assistance (see S. 3508), S5874 [14JN]

———make funding for the housing choice voucher program more reliable and predictable at the local level (see H.R. 5233), H1915 [27AP]

Dept. of Justice: provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (see H.R. 4894), H644 [7MR]

———study and regulate how private entities and State and local government agencies store explosives (see H.R. 4877), H565 [2MR]

Dept. of the Interior: offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing and provide a portion of the revenues from that leasing to producing States and coastal political subdivisions (see S. 2384), S1893 [8MR]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (see S. 2548), S2901 [5AP]

District of Columbia: eliminate congressional review of newly-passed District laws (see H.R. 4926), H867 [9MR]

———eliminate discriminatory treatment relative to political activities of employees (see H.R. 4969), H1059 [15MR]

———permit the establishment of a program of voluntary separation incentive payments for nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts (see H.R. 5711), H4914 [29JN]

———provide Mayor with the authority to call on the National Guard (see H.R. 5306), H2174 [4MY]

Drugs: establish a federally-supported education and awareness campaign for the prevention of methamphetamine use (see S. 2315), S1414 [16FE]

———provide for a comprehensive Federal response to problems relative to methamphetamine abuse (see H.R. 4763), H332 [15FE]

Education: authorize resources for a grant program for local educational agencies to create innovation districts (see S. 2441), S2313 [16MR]

———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see S. 2828), S4695 [17MY]

———provide general revenue sharing and assistance for States and local governments (see H.R. 4851), H564 [2MR]

Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to limit power of Federal courts to force a State or local government to levy or increase taxes (see H.J. Res. 84), H1916 [27AP]

Firearms: make technical changes to Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 5005), H1129 [16MR]

———permit access to certain information in the Firearms Trace System (see S. 2460), S2415 [27MR] (see H.R. 5033), H1196 [28MR]

Forest Service: enter into partnership agreements with entities and local communities to encourage greater cooperation in administration of activities on and near National Forest System lands (see S. 2676), S3704 [27AP]

Gulf Coast Region Redevelopment Commission: establish (see H.R. 4691), H154 [1FE]

Health: provide innovation in health care through State initiatives that expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system (see S. 2772), S4211 [9MY]

Homeland Security Act: enhance information sharing (see H.R. 5001), H1129 [16MR]

———provide for information sharing partnerships (see H.R. 5002), H1129 [16MR]

Illinois: permit certain school districts to be reconstituted for purposes of determining assistance under the Impact Aid Program (see S. 2445), S2313 [16MR] (see H.R. 4972), H1127 [16MR]

Immigration: improve sharing of information and enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see S. 2365), S1680 [3MR]

Law enforcement: provide Federal coordination and assistance in preventing gang violence (see S. 2671), S3704 [27AP]

———provide grants to units of local government and States to hire personnel to monitor the activities of sex offenders (see H.R. 4828), H508 [1MR]

Medicaid: expand the county organized health insuring organizations authorized to enroll Medicaid beneficiaries (see H.R. 5721), H4915 [29JN]

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 Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see S. 2412), S2122 [14MR] (see S. 3456), S5490 [6JN] (see H.R. 5017), H1195 [28MR]

National Foster Care Month: observance (see S. Res. 471), S4211 [9MY]

National Public Works Week: designate (see S. Res. 475), S4469 [11MY]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 837), H3226 [24MY]

National security: improve preparedness for and response to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies (see S. 3042), S5226 [25MY]

———strengthen by increasing quantity, diversity, and quality of teaching and learning in science, mathematics, and foreign languages (see S. 2450), S2313 [16MR]

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 S. 2348), S1579 [1MR] (see H.R. 4825), H508 [1MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect State and local government employees (see H.R. 5320), H2338 [9MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: allocate a portion of the revenue derived from lease sales in the 181 Area to the land and water conservation fund for use by State and local governments for conservation purposes (see S. 3562), S6457 [23JN]

Privacy: require governmental and business entities in possession of electronic data containing personal information to disclose any unauthorized acquisition of such information (see H.R. 5582), H3787 [12JN]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see S. Res. 412), S2533 [29MR]

Public works: State and local capital projects funding (see H.R. 5054), H1389 [30MR]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 4867), H564 [2MR]

———provide for a plebiscite on the status of the territory (see S. 2661), S3588 [26AP]

Railroads: clarify that State and local permitting requirements relative to the processing, sorting, or transporting of solid waste apply to rail carriers (see H.R. 4930), H867 [9MR]

———exclude solid waste disposal from the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board (see H.R. 4821), H450 [28FE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (see H. Res. 880), H4327 [20JN]

Taxation: extend the period for which the designation of an area as an empowerment zone is in effect (see S. 2331), S1461 [17FE]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 4862), H564 [2MR] (see H.R. 5422), H2832 (see H.R. 5422), H2890 [18MY]

———modify credit for holders of qualified zone academy bonds (see S. 2347), S1579 [1MR]

———provide a source for payments to States and counties under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (see S. 2485), S2603 [30MR]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State and local government contracts (see S. 2821), S4695 [17MY]

U.S. Marshals Service: establish a short term State witness protection program to provide assistance to State and local district attorneys to protect their witnesses in major violent crime cases (see S. 2246), S728 [6FE]

Washington County, UT: establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for high quality economic development (see S. 3636), S7331 [11JY]

Eulogies

Emerson, John (Jack): by Barry Balan, E211 [28FE]

Factsheets

Health Partnership Act (S. 2772), S4221 [9MY]

Letters

Community Development Block Grant Program funding: several Senators, S2157 [15MR]

———several State, city, and county organizations, S2157 [15MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security Emergency Management Performance Grant program funding: Bruce P. Baughman, National Emergency Management Association, H3311 [25MY]

———Michael D. Selves, International Association of Emergency Managers, H3311 [25MY]

Homeland Security Education Act: J. David Edwards, National Council for Languages and International Studies, S2339 [16MR]

———Randy Hitz, University of Hawaii, S2340 [16MR]

Hurricane Rita recovery in southwest Louisiana: several Louisiana State and local officials, H1000 [15MR]

Implement Commission on Federal Election Reform recommendations to require presentation of vaild photo identification at polls: several organizations, S5059 [24MY]

Require agricultural employers to pay nonimmigrant H-2A workers the local prevailing wage rate: several organizations, S4872 [22MY]

Remarks in House

Annandale, VA: prohibit funding for Fairfax County Parks Authority field improvements, H3923, H3924 [14JN]

Anoka, MN: anniversary of City Hall building, E1139 [13JN]

Atascosa County, TX: anniversary, E32 [31JA]

Beaver County, PA: tribute to Beaver County Children and Youth Services, E635 [27AP]

Boulder City, NV: anniversary, E327 [9MR]

Brancatelli, Anthony: Cleveland, OH, Villa Montessori Center School Guardian Angel Award recipient, E847 [17MY]

Breese, IL: anniversary, E729 [4MY]

Brookyln, IL: anniversary, E1305 [28JN]

Broward County, FL: tribute to Area Agency on Aging Dr. Nan S. Hutchinson Broward Senior Hall of Fame electees, E936 [23MY]

California: tribute to County Agricultural Commissioners, E549 [6AP]

Cheatham County, TN: anniversary, E1176 [16JN]

Cincinnati, OH: anniversary of Talbert House (social service agency), E357 [14MR]

Coalinga, CA: anniversary, E546 [6AP]

Courts: jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the content of speech occurring during sessions of State legislative bodies (H.R. 4776), E194 [17FE]

———limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party (H.R. 1229), H1891 [27AP], H3892, H3895, H3897 [13JN]

———prohibit funding to enforce district court decision in Hinrichs v. Bosma, H4768-H4770 [28JN]

Cranberry Township, PA: observance of Community Day, E1364 [11JY]

Crime: combat unlawful commercial sex activities by targeting demand, prohibit operation of sex tours, and protect children and assist State and local law enforcement relative to such activities, H4807 [29JN]

———provide an additional penalty for public officials who abuse their office in furtherance of a felony (H.R. 5542), H4676 [27JN]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, H679, H682 [8MR], E351 [14MR]

———provide Federal penalties for killing federally funded public safety officers, H681 [8MR]

———provide Federal penalties for killing federally funded public safety officers (H.R. 4732), E103 [8FE]

Crowley, LA: tribute to reopening of renovated city hall, E704 [3MY]

Cudahy, WI; anniversary, E386 [16MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: designate percentage of farmland protection program funds for grants to encourage the purchase of conservation easements by a State agency, county, or other eligible entity (H.R. 5313), H2314 [9MY]

Dept. of Defense: allow consideration of transit projects under the Defense Access Road Program, H2521, H2522 [11MY]

———first responder interoperable communications funding, H1084 [16MR]

Dept. of Education: extend period during which a State or local educational agency may obligate temporary emergency impact aid for elementary and secondary school students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (H.R. 5354), H2967-H2969 [22MY]

Dept. of HHS: Child Care and Development Block Grant Program funding, H1460 [5AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow State and local governments to apply for grants for activities relative to prevention of, preparation for, response to, or recovery from terrorism that would otherwise be a Federal duty, H2142, H2143 [4MY]

———Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants Program funding, H3290-H3293 [25MY]

———Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants Program funding through reduction in limousine and shuttle services funding, H3374 [6JN]

———conduct a study to identify best practices for the communication of information concerning a terrorist threat, H1801, H1802 [26AP]

———consult with Federal, State, and local officials on placement of maritime security centers, H2137, H2138 [4MY]

———Emergency Management Performance Grant program funding, H3301, H3311, H3312 [25MY]

———ensure communications equipment purchased under the Port Security Grant Program is interoperable with Federal, State, and local agencies, H2141 [4MY]

———extend Port Security Training Program to include nearby communities in disaster awareness and preparation programs, H2144, H2145 [4MY]

———increase State and local formula based grants and high-threat, high density urban area grants funding, H3383, H3384 [6JN]

———Metropolitan Medical Response System funding through reductions in the MAX HR performance management program funding, H3297, H3312, H3313 [25MY]

———Port Security Grant Program funding, H2147, H2148 [4MY]

———prohibit grant funding to be used for puppet or clown show, gym or fitness expenses, and nutritional services, H3374 [6JN]

———require that grant recipients submit reports on expenditures as a condition of receipt of homeland security grants, H2146 [4MY]

Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H1035, H1036 [15MR], H1605 [6AP], E861 [17MY]

———Community Development Block Grant Program funding through reduction in FEMA funding, H1034, H1035 [15MR]

———provide limited flexibility to regional public housing authorities in the use of funding streams, H3824, H3825 [13JN]

———Public Housing Capital Fund funding, H3837, H3838 [13JN]

———reserve Community Development Block Grant Program funding in abeyance until States with schools educating Hurricane Katrina evacuees are reimbursed, H1038, H1039 [15MR]

———section 8 housing vouchers program funding through reductions in Working Capital Fund, H3851 [13JN], E1191 [16JN]

Dept. of Justice: Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program funding, H4691, H4692 [28JN]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, H163 [8FE], H4637, H4638 [27JN], H4771, H4772, H4774 [28JN]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in NASA funding, H4748-H4752 [28JN]

———consider tourism as a factor for authorizing law enforcement grants, H4799 [29JN]

———Criminal Records Upgrade Program funding, H4644 [27JN]

———Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) funding, H3646, H3647 [9JN], H4642-H4644, H4656 [27JN], E1103, E1105 [9JN], E1307 [28JN], E1334 [29JN]

———Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) funding through reductions in Bureau of the Census funding, H4656-H4660 [27JN]

———Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) funding through reductions in U.N. funding, H4691 [28JN]

———Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces funding, H4748 [28JN]

———Justice Assistance Grant Program funding, H240 [14FE], H421 [28FE]

———Law Enforcement Tribute Act Program funding, H4756 [28JN]

———prohibit funding for State and local drug task forces that do not collect and make available data relative to the racial distribution of convictions, H4802-H4804 [29JN]

———provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases, H681 [8MR]

———provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (H.R. 3445), H2311, H2312 [9MY], H3801 [13JN], H4014 [15JN]

———provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (H.R. 4894), H2312 [9MY], H3805-H3808 [13JN]

———Safe Return Program for Alzheimer's patients funding, H4639, H4640 [27JN]

———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, H4570, H4657 [27JN]

Dept. of the Interior: reallocate costs of the Pactola Dam and Reservoir, SD, to reflect increased demands for municipal, industrial, and fish and wildlife purposes (H.R. 3967), H3728 [12JN]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (H.R. 3858), H2985-H2987 [22MY]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H259, H260 [14FE], H482-H486, H499 [1MR], H620 [7MR], H950-H957 [14MR], H1189 [28MR], H2183 [9MY], H2644 [17MY], H2885 [18MY]

District of Columbia: charter schools funding, H3872 [13JN]

———eliminate congressional review of newly-passed District laws (H.R. 4926), E337 [9MR]

———eliminate discriminatory treatment relative to political activities of employees (H.R. 4969), E382 [15MR]

———provide Mayor with the authority to call on the National Guard (H.R. 5306), E740 [5MY]

Dorsey, IL: anniversary, E42 [1FE]

Doyle, Scott: National Association of County Recorders, Election Officials, and Clerks Public Official of the Year award recipient, E13 [31JA]

Drugs: local law enforcement funding, H809 [9MR]

———provide for a comprehensive Federal response to problems relative to methamphetamine abuse (H.R. 4763), H1499 [5AP]

Eagan, William A.: Southtowns Democrat of the Year award recipient, E1076 [8JN]

Edgerton, WI: tribute to opening of Edgerton Public Library, E337 [9MR]

Education: expand student loan forgiveness opportunities for public service employees, H1265, H1266 [29MR]

Edwardsville, IL: anniversary of Edwardsville Public Library, E724 [4MY]

EPA: Energy Star Program funding, H2809, H2810 [18MY]

FCC: allow a franchising authority to issue an order requiring compliance with FCC revised consumer protection rules, H3572, H3573 [8JN]

———permit local governments to resolve certain rights-of-way disputes, H3517 [8JN]

Federal-state relations: improve fiscal accountability at the State level and decrease dependence on Federal funding, H618-H621 [7MR]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, H3345 [25MY]

———State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, H1430 [4AP]

Firearms: make technical changes to Federal firearms laws (H.R. 5005), H1294 [29MR]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 800), H241 [14FE]

Flagler County, FL: complete feasibility study and cooperate with Corps of Engineers to restore beach and secure coastal highway, H3208 [24MY]

Florida: improve hurricane preparedness and response plans, H3914 [14JN]

Forest Service: encourage programs with local communities to encourage greater cooperation in prevention of forest fires on and near National Forest System lands, H2804 [18MY]

Fortuna, CA: anniversary, E217 [28FE]

Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District: anniversary, E818 [12MY]

Gillett, AR: anniversary, H3145 [24MY]

Gladewater, TX: anniversary, H1541 [5AP]

Glendale, CA: anniversary, E84 [8FE]

Guadalupe, AZ: anniversary, E21 [31JA]

Hawaii: tribute to efforts to curb underage drinking, E1368 [11JY]

Homeland Defense-Homeland Security Technology Transfer Consortium: establish to facilitate the transfer of technologies to enhance security capabilites of Federal, State, and local first responders, H2525, H2526 [11MY]

Hurricanes: establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make FEMA an independent agency, H247 [14FE], H361 [16FE]

———establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future, H259, H260 [14FE], H777 [8MR], H1202 [29MR]

———provide assistance to individuals and businesses in Southwest Louisiana affected by Hurricane Rita, H1000 [15MR], H2624 [16MY]

Illinois: permit certain school districts to be reconstituted for purposes of determining assistance under the Impact Aid Program (H.R. 4972), E390 [16MR]

Immigration: prohibit Federal grants to law enforcement agencies within jurisdictions that prohibit the provision of information to the Dept. of Homeland Security about illegal aliens, H513 [2MR], H3368-H3370, H3382 [6JN]

———prohibit funding to States or localities that restrict information on an individual's citizenship or immigration status, H4731-H4733 [28JN]

———State and local law enforcement training funding, H3320, H3321 [25MY]

Independent Commission To Prevent Fraud and Abuse in the Response to Hurricane Katrina: establish (H.R. 3838), E739 [5MY]

James, Maxine: Essex County, NJ, Hall of Fame inductee, E940 [23MY]

Kearney, MO: anniversary, E1321 [29JN]

La Crosse, WI: anniversary, E336 [9MR]

Lakewood, OH: anniversary of Lakewood Library, E775 [10MY]

Lighthouse Point, FL: anniversary, E1016 [6JN], E1056 [8JN]

Marshall, AR: anniversary, E973 [26MY]

Massachusetts: construction of wind turbine energy facility in Nantucket Sound, H4525 [26JN]

McFarland, WI: anniversary, E1303 [28JN]

Mendham Borough, NJ: anniversary, E714 [3MY]

Meriden, CT: anniversary, E1131 [13JN]

Michigan: tribute to Southwest Michigan's Regional Methamphetamine Taskforces, H809 [9MR]

Middleton, WI: anniversary, E2 [3JA]

Millvale, PA: anniversary of Volunteer Fire Dept., E355 [14MR]

Monmouth, OR: anniversary, E725 [4MY]

Monmouth Beach, NJ: anniversary, E985 [26MY]

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 (H.R. 5216), E653, E664 [27AP]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations, H1203 [29MR], H1905-H1908 [27AP], H2884, H2885 [18MY], H4047 [15JN]

National security: homeland security funding, H1596, H1600 [6AP]

North Palm Beach, FL: anniversary, E554 [7AP]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: demonstration programs by local partnerships to coerce abstinence in chronic hard-drug users under community supervision through drug testing and sanctions, H808 [9MR]

———demonstration programs by local partnerships to shut down illicit drug market hot-spots by deterring drug dealers or altering the dynamic of drug sales, H808 [9MR]

Opa-Locka, FL: anniversary, E917 [19MY]

Orangeburg County, SC: National Civic League All-America County Award recipient, E326 [9MR]

Palco, KS: tribute, E286 [7MR]

Peotone, IL: anniversary, E1251 [23JN]

Privacy: require governmental and business entities in possession of electronic data containing personal information to disclose any unauthorized acquisition of such information (H.R. 5582), E1114 [12JN]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance, E702 [3MY]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (H.R. 4867), E265 [2MR]

Railroads: Rail Line Relocation Capital Grant program funding, H1873 [27AP]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H4499 [22JN], H4798 [29JN], E1254 [23JN]

Rio Rancho, NM: anniversary, E195 [17FE]

San Mateo County, CA: anniversary, E557 [7AP]

Shenk, David J.: Boston, NY, Democrat of the Year award recipient, E88 [8FE]

Spencer, NY: anniversary, E1275 [26JN]

St. Cloud, MN: anniversary, H4685 [28JN]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property, E1254 [23JN]

———anniversary of Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (H. Res. 880), H4318, H4319 [20JN]

Taxation: deduction of State and local sales taxes, H2459 [10MY]

Telecommunications: clarify authority of municipalities to negotiate local cable franchise agreements and assess a franchise fee for rights-of-way for cable service, H3573, H3574 [8JN]

———public, educational, and local government (PEG) cable access channels funding, H3507 [8JN]

———reduce fee paid to local franchise authorities for public access, educational, governmental/institutional networks (PEG/iNet) support by women-owned and socially and economically disadvantaged firms, H3570, H3571 [8JN]

Thornton, CO: anniversary, E85 [8FE]

Tunkhannock Township, PA: anniversary, E1353 [10JY]

Tuscola, IL: anniversary, E1118 [12JN]

Volunteer workers: reimburse first responders for mileage incurred when responding to an emergency, H4688 [28JN]

Walker, Mike: Tennessee City Management Association City Manager of the Year award recipient, E293 [7MR]

Weirton, WV: prohibit funding for planning and design, construction, renovation, and build out of facilities, H3927, H3928 [14JN]

West Allis, WI: anniversary, E1163 [15JN]

Wisconsin Dells, WI: anniversary, E1032 [7JN]

Remarks in Senate

Aberdeen, SD: anniversary, S5775 [13JN]

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (S. 2593), S3242 [6AP]

Almont, ND: anniversary, S6152 [20JN]

Ashton, SD: anniversary, S6558 [27JN]

Baltic, SD: anniversary, S6059 [19JN], S6456 [23JN]

Bath, SD: anniversary, S6417 [22JN], S6632 [28JN]

Benedict, ND: anniversary, S6151 [20JN]

Berrien County, GA: anniversary, S3798 [1MY]

Binford, ND: anniversary, S5487 [6JN]

Boulder City, NV: anniversary, S1638 [2MR]

Brentford, SD: anniversary, S5776 [13JN], S6059 [19JN]

Butte, ND: anniversary, S5223 [25MY]

Chelsea, SD: anniversary, S5775 [13JN], S6059 [19JN]

Clifford, ND: anniversary, S5487 [6JN]

Coalinga, CA: anniversary, S2531 [29MR]

Columbus, ND: anniversary, S6412 [22JN]

Commission on Federal Election Reform: implement recommendations to require presentation of vaild photo identification at polls, S5051-S5060 [24MY]

Courts: limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party (S. 489), S3414 [24AP]

Cresbard, SD: anniversary, S6059 [19JN]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 1145), S111 [25JA], S323 [30JA], S438 [1FE], S506 [2FE], S767 [7FE], S857 [8FE], S969 [9FE], S1349 [15FE], S1531 [28FE], S1639 [2MR], S2116 [14MR], S2307 [16MR], S2595 [30MR], S2795 [4AP], S3498 [25AP], S3890 [2MY], S4039, S4044 [4MY], S4207 [9MY], S4465 [11MY], S4551 [15MY], S4689 [17MY], S4962 [23MY], S5771 [13JN], S6628 [28JN], S7411 [12JY]

Crocker, SD: anniversary, S6277 [21JN], S6416 [22JN]

Dept. of HHS: provide assistance to State and local governments for health care and educational costs related to immigration, S4771-S4774 [18MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a reserve fund for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants Program, S2270 [16MR]

———establish Office of Emergency Communications (S. 3172), S5655 [8JN]

———firefighter assistance grant funding for communications connectivity compliant with local interoperable communications plans, S3970 [3MY]

———first responder interoperable communications funding, S2101-S2103 [14MR], S2174 [15MR]

———Homeland Security Grant Program State and local government terrorism prevention activities funding, S7392-S7398 [12JY]

Dept. of HUD: authorize the Moving to Work Charter program to enable public housing agencies to improve the effectiveness of Federal housing assistance (S. 3508), S5876 [14JN]

———Community Development Block Grant Program funding, S2153-S2158, S2160 [15MR]

Dept. of Justice: Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program funding, S2286 [16MR]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hot Spots Program funding, S2083-S2085 [14MR]

———Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding, S1994 [13MR], S6011 [16JN]

———Justice Assistance Grant Program funding, S1994 [13MR], S2109-S2111 [14MR]

———juvenile justice funding, S2271 [16MR]

———provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (H.R. 4894), S5945 [15JN]

———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding, S4771-S4774 [18MY]

Dept. of the Interior: offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing and provide a portion of the revenues from that leasing to producing States and coastal political subdivisions, S5321 [26MY]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, S1775 [6MR], S4515-S4518 [12MY], S6597 [28JN]

———provide grants for mass evacuation exercises for urban and suburban areas and the execution of emergency response plans (S. 2043), S6 [18JA]

Draper, SD: anniversary, S5949 [15JN]

Drugs: establish a federally-supported education and awareness campaign for the prevention of methamphetamine use (S. 2315), S1433 [16FE]

Education: authorize resources for a grant program for local educational agencies to create innovation districts (S. 2441), S2335 [16MR]

———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (S. 2828), S4703 [17MY]

Englevale, ND: anniversary, S5487 [6JN]

Eureka, CA: anniversary, S3375 [7AP]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, S1390-S1393 [16FE]

FEMA: Community Disaster Loan Program funding, S3567 [26AP]

Firearms: permit access to certain information in the Firearms Trace System (H.R. 5033), S3205 [6AP]

———permit access to certain information in the Firearms Trace System (S. 2460), S2422 [27MR]

Forest Service: enter into partnership agreements with entities and local communities to encourage greater cooperation in administration of activities on and near National Forest System lands (S. 2676), S3716 [27AP]

Groton, SD: anniversary, S5775 [13JN], S6416 [22JN]

Hannaford, ND: anniversary, S5656 [8JN]

Hartford, SD: anniversary, S6279 [21JN]

Harvey, ND: anniversary, S5223 [25MY]

Health: allow Congress, State legislatures, and regulatory agencies to determine appropriate laws, rules, and regulations to address problems of weight gain, obesity, and associated health conditions (S. 908), S6056 [19JN]

———provide innovation in health care through State initiatives that expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system (S. 2772), S4215, S4219 [9MY], S4252 [10MY]

Hillsboro, ND: anniversary, S5224 [25MY]

Howard, SD: anniversary, S6058 [19JN], S6279 [21JN]

Hunter, ND: anniversary, S5487 [6JN]

Hurricanes: establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future, S413 [1FE], S492 [2FE]

Immigration: prohibit hiring and facilitation of hiring of undocumented workers, S5154 [25MY]

———require agricultural employers pay nonimmigrant H-2A workers the local prevailing wage rate, S2878 [5AP]

———require agricultural employers to pay nonimmigrant H-2A workers the local prevailing wage rate, S4789-S4791 [18MY], S4863-S4871 [22MY]

Iona, SD: anniversary, S6058 [19JN]

Larimore, ND: anniversary, S6779 [29JN]

Law enforcement: provide Federal coordination and assistance in preventing gang violence (S. 2671), S3714 [27AP]

Lemmon, SD: anniversary, S5658 [8JN]

Madison, WV: anniversary, S6012 [16JN]

Massachusetts: construction of wind turbine energy facility in Nantucket Sound, S4185-S4187 [9MY]

Max, ND: anniversary, S5656 [8JN]

McVille, ND: anniversary, S6780 [29JN]

Mellette, SD: anniversary, S5775 [13JN]

Miller, SD: anniversary, S6058 [19JN], S6456 [23JN]

Minden, NV: anniversary, S6554 [27JN]

Mitchell, SD: anniversary, S7329 [11JY]

Mobridge, SD: anniversary, S6058 [19JN], S6277 [21JN]

Mount Vernon, SD: anniversary, S6058 [19JN], S6277 [21JN]

Murdo, SD: anniversary, S5776 [13JN]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (S. 2412), S2126 [14MR]

———implement recommendations (S. 3456), S5505 [6JN]

National Foster Care Month: observance (S. Res. 471), S4239 [9MY]

National Public Works Week: designate (S. Res. 475), S4503 [11MY], S5218 [25MY]

National security: homeland security programs funding, S2228, S2229, S2247, S2248, S2256, S2290 [16MR]

———strengthen by increasing quantity, diversity, and quality of teaching and learning in science, mathematics, and foreign languages (S. 2450), S2297, S2338 [16MR]

Newburg, ND: anniversary, S6779 [29JN]

North Augusta, SC: anniversary, S4330 [10MY]

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 (S. 2348), S1581 [1MR]

Ortley, SD: anniversary, S6278 [21JN]

Pekin, ND: anniversary, S5223 [25MY]

Plankinton, SD: anniversary, S6058 [19JN], S6279 [21JN]

Plaza, ND: anniversary, S6413 [22JN]

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads, S3858 [2MY]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance, S5220 [25MY]

———observance (S. Res. 412), S2537 [29MR], S3760 [27AP], S3916 [2MY]

Railroads: Rail Line Relocation Capital Grant program funding, S3558, S3564-S3566 [26AP]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (S. 1313), S6449 [23JN]

Rocky Flats Coalition of Local Governments: tribute, S1787 [6MR]

Roswell, NM: anniversary of Roswell Public Library, S2597 [30MR]

Ryder, ND: anniversary, S6413 [22JN]

Saginaw, MI: anniversary of Sister City partnership with Tokushima, Japan, S7413 [12JY]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (S. 267), S4463 [11MY], S5335 [26MY]

Sioux Falls, SD: anniversary, S6277 [21JN], S6416 [22JN]

St. Charles Parish, LA: anniversary, S3417 [24AP]

Steele, ND: anniversary, S5948 [15JN]

Stratford, SD: anniversary, S6059 [19JN], S6278 [21JN]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property, S6449 [23JN]

Taxation: extend the period for which the designation of an area as an empowerment zone is in effect (S. 2331), S1472 [17FE]

———income tax withholding rates on Federal, State and local government contracts, S4421 [11MY]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes, S1138 [14FE]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, S1391 [16FE]

———modify credit for holders of qualified zone academy bonds (S. 2347), S1581 [1MR]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State and local government contracts (S. 2821), S4698 [17MY]

Tea, SD: anniversary, S6278 [21JN]

Tolna, ND: anniversary, S6151 [20JN]

Vivian, SD: anniversary, S6058 [19JN]

Webster, SD: anniversary, S6277 [21JN]

Wecota, SD: anniversary, S6278 [21JN]

Wentworth, SD: anniversary, S6416 [22JN], S6557 [27JN]

Reports filed

Bringing Communities Into the 21st Century—Improving the Community Development Block Grant Program: Committee on Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 109-365), H23 [31JA]

Clarify Tax Treatment of Self-Employment for Purposes of the Limitation on State Taxation of Retirement Income: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4019) (H. Rept. 109-542), H4914 [29JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security Establishment of Intergovernmental Grants To Further the Needs of Federal, State, and Local Governments: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1554), S6784 [29JN]

Pactola Reservoir Reallocation Authorization Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3967) (H. Rept. 109-431), H1740 [25AP]

Provide Officers of State and Local Educational Agencies With Certain Access to National Crime Information Databases: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4894) (H. Rept. 109-497), H3787 [12JN]

Summaries

Southfield, MI, Home Improvement Program (SHIP) Community Development Block Grant Funded Residential Rehabilitation Program, E862 [17MY]

Warren, MI, Residential Rehabilitation Loan Program—Community Development Block Grant, E862 [17MY]

Testimonies

Firearms Corrections and Improvements Act: Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, NY, H1295 [29MR]

Role of Local Governments in Chesapeake Bay Watershed Restoration Efforts: Penelope A. Gross, E737 [5MY]

Texts of

H.R. 3858, Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act, H2985 [22MY]

H.R. 3967, Pactola Reservior Reallocation Authorization Act, H3728 [12JN]

H.R. 4894, provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases, H3805 [13JN]

H.R. 5354, Hurricane Relief Extension Act, H2967 [22MY]

S. 2445, permit certain Illinois school districts to be reconstituted for purposes of determining assistance under the Impact Aid Program, S2337 [16MR]

S. 2460, permit access to certain information in the Firearms Trace System, S2423 [27MR]

S. 2593, Freedom of Choice Act, S3242 [6AP]

S. 2672, provide Federal coordination and assistance in preventing gang violence, S3715 [27AP]

S. 2772, Health Partnership Act, S4216-S4219 [9MY]

S. 2821, Withholding Tax Relief Act, S4698 [17MY]

S. 2828, Student Bill of Rights, S4703-S4706 [17MY]

S. Res. 412, Public Service Recognition Week, S2537 [29MR], S3760 [27AP]

S. Res. 471, National Foster Care Month, S4224, S4240 [9MY]

S. Res. 475, National Public Works Week, S4478, S4504 [11MY]