SLAUGHTER, LOUISE McINTOSH (a Representative from New York)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5384), H3093 [23MY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief (H.R. 4939), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 857), H3748 [12JN]
———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), H987 [15MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2523 [11MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), consideration (H. Res. 811), H2517 [11MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), consideration (H. Res. 836), H3266 [25MY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2792 [18MY]
Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3862 [13JN]
FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (H. Res. 710), H734 [8MR]
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), H4826 [29JN]
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), H4432 [22JN]
Appointments
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2156 [4MY]
Articles and editorials
Kill This Bill, Washington (DC) Post, H2012 [3MY]
Lobbyist Empowerment Act, New York (NY) Times, H2014 [3MY]
Now You See It, Now You Don't, New York (NY) Times, H2013 [3MY]
``One of the Greatest Legislative Scams That I Have Seen,'' Molly Ivins, Fort Worth (TX) Star-Telegram, H2013 [3MY]
Sham Lobbying Reform, Washington (DC) Post, H2014 [3MY]
Snow Job on Lobbying, USA Today, H2013 [3MY]
Stillborn Reform, Houston (TX) Chronicle, H2013 [3MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see H.R. 5151), H1678 [6AP]
Alcoholic beverages: tribute to American craft brewers (see H. Res. 753), H1854 [26AP]
American Ballet Theatre: tribute (see H. Res. 751), H1390 [30MR]
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), H974 [14MR]
Cameron, James: tribute (see H. Res. 867), H4008 [14JN]
Canada: express appreciation for cooperation and friendship with the U.S. and offer congratulations on Canada Day celebration (see H. Res. 350), H4190 [16JN]
Captain George A. Wood Post Office Building, Utica, NY: designate (see H.R. 4962), H4521 [22JN]
Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 343), H874 [13MR]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 2662), H4795 [28JN]
Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H4555 [26JN]
Dept. of Defense: require implementation of Defense Incident-Based Reporting System (see H.R. 5735), H5047 [11JY]
Dept. of Education: urge withdrawal of changes contained in the ``Additional Clarification of Intercollegiate Athletics Policy—Three-Part Test-Part Three'' that harm Title IX (see H. Res. 735), H1130 [16MR]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H2706 (see H.R. 5201), H2758 [17MY]
———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), H5128 [12JY]
Dept. of Justice: provide funds to northern border States to reimburse county and municipal governments for costs associated with certain criminal activities (see H.R. 4228), H155 [1FE]
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), H390 [16FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide free credit monitoring and credit reports for veterans and others affected by the theft of veterans' personal data and ensure notification of such thefts (see H.R. 5455), H3309 (see H.R. 5455), H3362 [25MY] (see H.R. 5588), H4680 [27JN]
Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 4222), H3424 [6JN]
Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H3909 [13JN]
Education: provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2178), H3424 [6JN]
Employment: extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers (see H.R. 4156), 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), H5047 [11JY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 2562), H2174 [4MY]
Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 4188), H1743 [25AP]
Friedan, Betty: tribute (see H. Res. 695), H389 [16FE]
Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 4682), H153 [1FE]
Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (see H.R. 5100), H1562 [5AP]
Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 5501), H4134 [15JN]
Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 73), H4009 [14JN]
———disapprove granting of amnesty to persons known to have attacked, kidnapped, wounded, or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces or U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 90), H4520 [22JN]
Jacob Fletcher Post Office Building, Babylon, NY: designate (see H.R. 5664), H4423 [21JN]
Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative: establish (see H.R. 307), H1320 [29MR]
Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H1917 [27AP]
Medicare: ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H226 [8FE]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 791), H3137 [23MY]
———provide for a budget-neutral two-year moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for imaging services (see H.R. 5704), H5128 [12JY]
———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims (see H.R. 5182), H3227 [24MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: assure uninterupted access to necessary medicines under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 4685), H153 [1FE]
Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2833 (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2891 [18MY]
Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1681 [6AP]
Music and dance: recognize the African American Spiritual as a national treasure (see H. Res. 790), H4796 [28JN]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 335), H451 [28FE]
National security: 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), H566 [2MR]
———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), H4958 [10JY]
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), H4958 [10JY]
Paris Wine Tasting: anniversary of U.S. winemakers' victory (see H. Con. Res. 399), H2101 [3MY]
Power resources: protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels during energy emergencies (see H.R. 3936), H1917 [27AP]
Public Health Service Act: expand and improve traumatic brain injury programs (see H.R. 5738), H4958 [10JY]
Ronald Bucca Post Office, Tuckahoe, NY: designate (see H.R. 4995), H1128 [16MR]
Securities: prohibit securities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting by Members and employees of Congress of securities transactions (see H.R. 5015), H1195 [28MR]
Ships and vessels: require exchange of ballast water or alternative ballast water management methods prior to entry into any port within the Great Lakes (see H.R. 4771), H387 [16FE]
Social Security: protect cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 3954), H646 [7MR]
Taxation: 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]
Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 3427), H2102 [3MY]
Ukraine: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1053), H645 [7MR]
Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H2705 (see H.R. 9), H2757 [17MY]
Women: provide for educational activities and research relative to women's pelvic floor health through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH (see H.R. 2727), H451 [28FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 5212), H1852 [26AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: implement Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and other registered traveler programs (see H.R. 5536), H3423 [6JN]
———improve ``NEXUS'' and ``FAST'' registered traveler programs (see H.R. 5286), H2101 [3MY]
———transmit to the House of Representatives documents relative to any existing or previous agreement between the Dept. and Shirlington Limousine and Transportation, Inc., of Arlington, VA (see H. Res. 809), H2338 [9MY]
House Rules: restore transparency, accountability, and oversight (see H. Res. 686), H389 [16FE]
Explanations
Previous Question Vote—What It Really Means, H734 [8MR], H989 [15MR], H2518 [11MY], H4432 [22JN], H4826 [29JN]
Letters
Investigation of the role of Alexander Strategy Group in the development of Deficit Reduction Act provisions dealing with pharmaceutical companies: Representative Waxman, Committee on Government Reform (House), H41 [1FE]
National Uniformity for Food Act: J. Carlton Courter III, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, H728 [8MR]
Prohibit EPA implementation and enforcement of the wetlands policy guidance issued in joint memorandum with Corps of Engineers: Tom Kiernan and Andy Buchsbaum, Healing Our Waters Coalition, H2854 [18MY]
Lists
Ports affected by proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company, H734 [8MR]
Motions
Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (H.R. 4975), H2046 [3MY]
House of Representatives: adjournment, H2509 [11MY]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5384), H3093 [23MY]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief (H.R. 4939), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 857), H3744, H3748 [12JN]
———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), H981, H985, H986 [15MR]
Armed Forces: include number of disciplinary actions as part of the annual report on sexual assault in the military, H2524
———limit increase in the cost of TRICARE health care services, H2517 [11MY]
———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (H.R. 5212), E607
Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding, H2792 [18MY]
Budget: allocation of funds, H1311
———deficit, H1204 [29MR], H2694 [17MY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 653), H45 [1FE]
———reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 805), H2357 [10MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), consideration (H. Res. 817), H2694 [17MY]
Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, H1204 [29MR]
Committees of the House: establish select committee to investigate awarding and carrying out of contracts relative to the war on terrorism and hurricane relief, H981, H985, H986 [15MR], H3744 [12JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2524
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), consideration (H. Res. 811), H2509, H2510, H2514, H2517 [11MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), consideration (H. Res. 836), H3260, H3262, H3264, H3265 [25MY]
Dept. of HUD: Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Program funding, H3862 [13JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2792, H2854
Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3862 [13JN], H3919 [14JN]
———prohibit corporations incorporated in certain foreign countries from being eligible for Federal contracts, H3919 [14JN]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H4569 [27JN]
EPA: prohibit funding to implement or enforce the wetlands policy guidance issued in joint memorandum with Corps of Engineers, H2854
FCC: preserve openness of the Internet, promote fair competition among network and service providers, and support an expedited complaint process, H3511 [8JN]
FDA: Center for Veterinary Medicine animal antibiotic use study funding, H3093 [23MY]
———provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (H. Res. 710), H728, H730, H733 [8MR]
Food industry: allow States to require labeling of meat or fish packaged with carbon monoxide, H728, H730 [8MR]
Gatto, Lynn Astarita: Walt Disney Co. Disney Teacher Award recipient, E1353
Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities, H30 [1FE]
———provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (H.R. 4975), H2012, H2014, H2023 [3MY]
———provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (H.R. 4975), consideration (H. Res. 783), H1876, H1879, H1881 [27AP]
———provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (H.R. 4975), motion to recommit, H2055 [3MY]
———require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying, H2055 [3MY]
House Rules: eliminate floor privileges and access to Member exercise facilities for registered lobbyists who are former Members or officers of the House (H. Res. 648), H30 [1FE]
Intelligence services: results of investigation of alleged release of identity of CIA operative by Bush administration officials, H4818 [29JN]
Minimum wage: level, H4569, H4572, H4574 [27JN]
———level (H.R. 2429), H4431, H4432 [22JN]
National security: enhance effectiveness of the investigations of certain mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers for national security implications, H986 [15MR]
———proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company, H733 [8MR]
———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), H4818, H4826 [29JN]
Public debt: ceiling, H1204 [29MR]
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), consideration (H. Res. 890), H4569, H4572, H4574 [27JN]
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), H4427, H4431, H4432 [22JN]
———rates, H2694 [17MY]
Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), consideration (H. Res. 850), H3510 [8JN]
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), H4017 [15JN]
University of Rochester Medical Center: tribute to Infectious Diseases Division of the Dept. of Medicine, E1242
Veterans: health care funding, E247
Votes: position on missed, H194
Year of the Museum: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 389), H170
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H2099 [3MY], H3493 [7JN], H4955 [10JY], H5044 [11JY], H5125 [12JY]
Reports
Lobbying Disclosure Act Requirements: Alexander Strategy Group, H41-H44 [1FE]
Tributes
McKenna, Frank, E248
Wegman, Robert B., E897
Williams, James A., E1169