ALLEN, THOMAS H. (a Representative from Maine)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), H5278 [16MY]
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. 1964), H3694 [19AP]
Acadia National Park: acquire certain private lands, provide an intermodal transportation center, and extend the advisory commission (see H.R. 2251), H4752 [9MY]
Africa: respond to and prevent acts of rape and sexual violence against women and girls in regions of Sudan, Chad, and the Central African Republic (see H. Res. 726), H11490 [10OC]
Agriculture: continue and expand upon efforts to ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and other specialty crops and enhance competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 1600), H2743 [20MR]
———ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 661), H11171 [2OC]
———expand economic opportunites for farmers and ranchers, improve access to healthy food in underserved areas, provide access to locally grown food, and strengthen rural-urban linkages (see H.R. 2364), H5470 [17MY]
Air pollution: provide a reduction in the aggregate greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy consumed by vehicles and aircraft (see H.R. 2215), H5293 [16MY]
———reduce air pollution from marine vessels (see H.R. 2548), H15317 [11DE]
———reduce emissions of ozone depleting substances in order to protect the climate and stratospheric ozone layer (see H.R. 3448), H10320 [7SE]
American Association for Cancer Research: anniversary (see H. Res. 448), H11029 [27SE]
Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H8741 [26JY]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 1280), H11316 [4OC]
———ensure that domestic dog and cat fur is prohibited from being imported, exported, manufactured, sold, or advertised in the U.S. and require the labeling of all fur products under the Fur Products Labeling Act (see H.R. 891), H11171 [2OC]
———establish competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see H.R. 1232), H7203 [26JN]
Arab League: urge acknowledgment of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and increase efforts to stop such genocide (see H. Con. Res. 7), H3478 [17AP]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H1564 [13FE]
Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1246), H2038 [28FE]
———ensure dignity in care for members recovering from injuries (see H.R. 1268), H3018 [23MR]
———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2702), H11729 [17OC]
———expedite the prompt return of the remains of deceased members to their loved ones for burial (see H.R. 691), H2744 [20MR]
———extend period during which certain deployed members may receive reimbursement for privately purchased helmet pads that provide better protection than military-issued pads (see H.R. 1347), H2341 [8MR]
———improve benefits and services for members, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans (see H.R. 1354), H5472 [17MY]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H945 [24JA]
———provide for payment of death gratuity relative to members without a surviving spouse who are survived by a minor child (see H.R. 1115), H2341 [8MR]
———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 3990), H12155 [29OC]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H5724 [23MY]
———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran (see H.J. Res. 14), H1273 [6FE]
———require continuation of pay to members who are retired or separated from service due to combat-related injuries of certain bonuses that they were entitled to before retirement or separation (see H.R. 3793), H15209 [6DE]
———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 2189), H4552 [7MY]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1222), H2672 [19MR]
———revive previous authority on the use of the Armed Forces and the militia to address interference with State or Federal law (see H.R. 869), H2571 [14MR]
———tribute to 1st Battalion, 133d Infantry of the Iowa National Guard (see H. Res. 568), H8617 [25JY]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1707), H4294 [1MY]
Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H14249 [5DE]
Biomass Research and Development Act: include heating fuel produced from biomass in the definition of biobased fuel (see H.R. 3101), H8184 [19JY]
Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 782), H12237 [30OC]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H9710 [3AU]
Bush, President: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 106), H1154 [31JA]
———report on programs that authorize or require gathering of information on U.S. persons established pursuant to the ``all necessary and appropriate force'' clause in the Authorization for Use of Military Force (see H.R. 2211), H7657 [11JY]
———urge full cooperation by former political appointees, current Administration officials, and friends and associates with congressional investigations (see H. Res. 689), H11027 [27SE]
Business and industry: allow for regulation of electronic energy commodity trading conducted by large traders and prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation in the trading of energy commodities (see H.R. 4066), H14158 [4DE]
Carson, Rachel: tribute (see H. Res. 450), H5927 [24MY]
Children and youth: ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2851), H11639 [16OC]
———establish a grant program to provide vision care (see H.R. 507), H3777 [23AP]
———establish demonstration projects to provide at-home infant care benefits (see H.R. 1438), H3364 [29MR]
———provide disadvantaged children with dental services (see H.R. 1781), H3358 [29MR]
———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see H.R. 1386), H11934 [23OC]
———revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 2511), H9711 [3AU]
———update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and protect Federal investment in national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1363), H2822 [21MR]
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 237), H13861 [13NO]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H2241 [6MR]
Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H16950 [19DE]
Climate: conduct research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 620), H1055 [30JA]
———reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 1590), H2742 [20MR]
Coastal zones: authorize acquisition of coastal and estuarine areas to improve conservation, enhance ecological values and functions, and benefit the environment and economies of such areas (see H.R. 1907), H4176 [25AP]
Colleges and universities: establish a demonstration loan program for nontraditional students (see H.R. 3378), H12739 [5NO]
Colorado Rockies (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 816), H15415 [12DE]
Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1507), H3562 [18AP]
Commission on Wartime Contracting: establish (see H.R. 3706), H11027 [27SE]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H7491 [10JY]
Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty: express that the Senate should initiate bipartisan process to give its advice and consent to ratification (see H. Res. 882), H15738 [17DE]
Computers: provide for a comprehensive nationwide inventory of existing broadband service (see H.R. 3919), H11846 [22OC]
Congressional Commission on Civic Service: establish (see H.R. 1819), H9656 [2AU]
Congressional Trade Office: establish (see H.R. 548), H758 [18JA]
Consumer Product Safety Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3691), H11026 [27SE]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3372), H9705 [3AU]
———establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 2596), H6182 [7JN]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 3010), H15738 [17DE]
———require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts (see H.R. 369), H11548 [15OC]
———require certain departments and agencies to provide to Congress copies and descriptions of contracts and task orders in excess of a certain amount for work to be performed in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 897), H11548 [15OC]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 101), H944 [24JA]
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1187), H2437 [12MR]
Courts: restore habeas corpus for those detained by the U.S. and repeal prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims (see H.R. 1416), H3364 [29MR]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1592), H2743 [20MR]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H515 [12JA]
Cuba: allow U.S. nationals and permanent residents to visit family members in Cuba (see H.R. 757), H3561 [18AP]
———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 654), H2039 [28FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: extend and enhance farm, nutrition, and community development programs (see H.R. 2144), H4484 [3MY]
———reauthorize conservation and energy programs and modify the operation and administration of these programs (see H.R. 1551), H2620 [15MR]
———reauthorize the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (see H.R. 1616), H3477 [17AP]
Dept. of Defense: phase out the use of private military contractors (see H.R. 4102), H13295 [7NO]
———require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see H.R. 2064), H5725 [23MY]
Dept. of Education: establish and maintain public website with a database of available scholarships, fellowships, and financial assistance programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (see H.R. 1051), H1667 [14FE]
———extend the same level of increased flexibility to all rural local educational agencies under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (see H.R. 1166), H12739 [5NO]
———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 1971), H7434 [28JN]
———suspend implementation of an absolute priority issued relative to Upward Bound program (see H.R. 2700), H9469 (see H.R. 2700), H9545 [1AU]
Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 1838), H5532 [21MY]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H3778 [23AP]
———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see H.R. 2063), H6181 [7JN]
———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1634), H10626 [19SE] (see H.R. 3825), H14085 [15NO]
———establish the School-Based Health Clinic Program (see H.R. 4230), H14082 [15NO]
———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H14250 [5DE]
———provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see H.R. 1132), H2039 [28FE]
———reauthorize the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 2915), H12739 [5NO]
———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 3430), H12156 [29OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: implement Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and other registered traveler programs (see H.R. 1061), H12155 [29OC]
Dept. of Justice: establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and improve investigation and prosecution of predators (see H.R. 3845), H11638 [16OC]
———express no confidence in performance of Attorney General Gonzales and urge the President to request his resignation (see H. Res. 417), H5623 [22MY]
———safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 2941), H7432 [28JN]
Dept. of the Interior: designate certain public lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 1975), H3723 [20AP]
———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. 3114), H8835 (see H.R. 3114), H9053 [30JY]
———permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in California (see H.R. 2758), H10940 [26SE]
Dept. of the Treasury: enter into agreement with the Free File Alliance to provide free electronic filing of individual income tax returns (see H.R. 3457), H14158 [4DE]
———establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (see H.R. 2895), H9657 [2AU]
———repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 695), H2621 [15MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop and implement a comprehensive program to reduce incidence of suicide among veterans (see H.R. 327), H516 [12JA]
———establish an ombudsman (see H.R. 2192), H4967 [14MY]
———establish Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (see H.R. 2818), H9657 [2AU]
———provide certain improvements in the treatment of individuals with traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 2199), H5533 [21MY]
———recodify certain educational assistance programs for members of the Reserve components (see H.R. 1102), H2122 [1MR]
———repeal offset from surviving spouse annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation and annuity authority for certain dependents (see H.R. 1589), H3400 [16AP]
———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1927), H14157 [4DE]
———screen certain veterans for symptoms of traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 1944), H3693 [19AP]
———terminate administrative freeze on the enrollment into the health care system of veterans in the lowest priority category for enrollment (referred to as ``Priority 8'') (see H.R. 463), H514 [12JA]
Diamond-Blackfan Anemia: expand and intensify research (see H. Res. 524), H10902 [25SE]
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. 1727), H6111 [6JN]
———enhance early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (see H.R. 1198), H4051 [24AP]
Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (see H.R. 2831), H7071 [25JN]
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. 1553), H5532 [21MY]
———authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 1032), H3476 [17AP]
———call for the declaration of lung cancer as a public health priority and the implementation of a comprehensive interagency program to reduce lung cancer mortality (see H. Res. 335), H12238 [30OC]
———catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 3544), H11549 [15OC]
———eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1532), H4753 [9MY]
———enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see H.R. 1192), H4553 [7MY]
———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H4965 [14MY]
———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. 1713), H3477 [17AP]
———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 1113), H9710 [3AU]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H4293 [1MY]
———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 1560), H6008 [5JN]
———identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H.R. 1188), H3363 [29MR]
———improve screening and treatment of cancers and provide survivorship services (see H.R. 2353), H5291 [16MY]
———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see H.R. 1881), H5928 [24MY]
———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 2210), H9711 [3AU]
———provide activities to increase the awareness and knowledge of health care providers and women relative to ovarian and cervical cancer (see H.R. 2468), H15738 [17DE]
———provide additional research into the chronic neurological condition hydrocephalus (see H. Con. Res. 74), H1895 [16FE]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H2119 [1MR]
———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 81), H16951 [19DE]
———support prevention and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 2241), H13960 [14NO]
———urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men (see H. Res. 288), H3362 [29MR]
Drugs: accelerate efforts to develop vaccines for diseases primarily affecting developing countries (see H.R. 1391), H4293 [1MY]
———improve safety and oversight (see H.R. 1561), H6008 [5JN]
Education: expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (see H.R. 2343), H10434 [17SE]
———improve early education (see H.R. 3289), H12456 [1NO]
———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 2017), H6661 [18JN]
———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2373), H5470 [17MY]
———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 2668), H10511 [18SE]
———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 627), H2400 [9MR]
———promote environmental education (see H.R. 3036), H11847 [22OC]
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: strike provision relative to modification of reporting frequency (see H.R. 1055), H1668 [14FE]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H4050 [24AP]
———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1542), H2620 [15MR]
ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H2672 [19MR]
———require Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity for certain retired airline pilots (see H.R. 2103), H4415 [2MY]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H6828 [20JN]
Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act: require contact lens sellers to provide a toll-free telephone number and a dedicated e-mail address in order to receive communications from prescribers (see H.R. 2012), H4050 [24AP]
Families and domestic relations: enhance Federal efforts focused on increasing public awareness of risks and dangers associated with Shaken Baby Syndrome (see H.R. 2052), H6181 [7JN]
Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H12384 [31OC]
FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 2802), H11495 [12OC]
FDA: amend or repeal monographs and expand authority to regulate drug advertising (see H.R. 4083), H13203 [6NO]
———provide for the licensing of comparable biological products to allow for lower-cost, generic versions of biotech drugs (see H.R. 1038), H6008 [5JN]
———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H1790 [15FE]
———revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and enhance postmarket authorities relative to the safety of drugs (see H.R. 2900), H7430 [28JN]
Federal aid programs: provide a comprehensive regional approach to economic and infrastructure development in the most severely distressed regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 3246), H9275 [31JY]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1073), H2122 [1MR]
———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 985), H2121 [1MR]
———establish certain protections for preference eligibles selected for involuntary geographic reassignment (see H.R. 728), H4293 [1MY]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 4838), H16945 [19DE]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H2621 [15MR]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 962), H4051 [24AP]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 725), H11549 [15OC]
———clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2169), H4485 [3MY]
———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2421), H5620 [22MY]
Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 1537), H3724 [20AP]
———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H343 [10JA]
Fish and fishing: encourage elimination of harmful fishing subsidies that contribute to overcapacity in commercial fishing fleets worldwide and lead to overfishing of global fish stocks (see H. Con. Res. 94), H3375 [30MR]
———prohibit commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 2625), H6180 [7JN]
Flag—U.S.: authorize the Governor of a State, territory, or possession to order the National flag be flown at half-staff following an active duty death of an Armed Forces member from the Governor's jurisdiction (see H.R. 692), H2341 [8MR]
Flores, Patrick: tribute (see H. Res. 145), H7071 [25JN]
Food: ensure the safety of imported seafood and seafood products (see H.R. 3077), H10757 [24SE]
Food Stamp Act: strengthen (see H.R. 2129), H5622 [22MY]
Foreign aid: limit funding to establish a permanent military base agreement with Iraq or exercise U.S. control over Iraqi oil resources (see H.R. 2929), H7431 [28JN]
———prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 619), H945 [24JA]
———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2092), H7434 [28JN]
Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 1225), H3400 [16AP]
Foreign policy: prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 1352), H2242 [6MR]
Foreign trade: prevent extension of fast-track authority during the 110th Congress (see H. Res. 587), H8834 (see H. Res. 587), H9053 [30JY]
———prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H4754 [9MY]
———provide that exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is a countervailable export subsidy and clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency (see H.R. 782), H10017 [4AU]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2516), H5924 [24MY]
Guatemala: express sympathy to families of women and girls murdered and encourage the Guatemalan Government to bring an end to these crimes (see H. Res. 100), H2401 [9MR]
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1187), H2437 [12MR]
Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1091), H7982 [17JY]
Health: establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity and eating disorders (see H.R. 2677), H11847 [22OC]
———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 819), H1210 [5FE]
———facilitate development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS and other diseases (see H.R. 1420), H11729 [17OC]
———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 882), H1342 [7FE]
———improve emergency medical services for children (see H.R. 2464), H14084 [15NO]
———improve Federal nutrition programs (see H.R. 1344), H4293 [1MY]
———improve pain care research, education, access, and outreach (see H.R. 2994), H16950 [19DE]
———improve quality of, and access to, long-term care (see H.R. 4082), H13203 [6NO]
———make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 971), H2437 [12MR]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 583), H10434 [17SE]
———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (see H.R. 493), H571 [16JA]
———promote the national recommendation of physical activity to kids, families, and communities across the U.S. (see H.R. 2045), H11316 [4OC]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]
———provide grants to promote positive health behaviors in women and children (see H.R. 1968), H6181 [7JN]
———provide innovation in health care through State initiatives that expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system (see H.R. 506), H670 [17JA]
———provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (see H.R. 1237), H7656 [11JY]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1653), H2956 [22MR]
———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 477), H887 [23JA]
Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1134), H1893 [16FE]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H1209 [5FE]
Higher Education Act: expand definition of independent student to include homeless youth (see H.R. 601), H7776 [12JY]
History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2894), H13860 [13NO]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 464), H514 [12JA]
Human rights: encourage abolition of modern-day slavery (see H. Res. 55), H1669 [14FE]
———modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 4114), H14251 [5DE]
Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 1938), H6181 [7JN]
Hunting and trapping: recognize hunters for their continued commitment to safety (see H. Con. Res. 193), H9469 (see H. Con. Res. 193), H9546 [1AU]
Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1843), H11028 [27SE]
———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 2221), H4628 [8MY]
Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 1328), H3185 [27MR]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 526), H11250 [3OC] (see H.R. 627), H2400 [9MR] (see H.R. 821), H12455 [1NO]
Insurance: allow employees of federally-qualified health centers to obtain health coverage (see H.R. 1518), H6439 (see H.R. 1518), H6476 [14JN]
———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 119), H1054 [30JA] (see H.R. 758), H1150 [31JA]
———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1076), H1969 [27FE]
———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1655), H6111 [6JN]
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas: review compliance with conservation and management recommendations for Atlantic bluefin tuna and other species (see H. Con. Res. 229), H11394 [9OC]
International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 59), H15414 [12DE]
Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 1514), H5928 [24MY]
———regulate over-the-counter trading of energy derivatives (see H.R. 594), H789 [19JA]
Iran: enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H3018 [23MR]
———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2880), H14157 [4DE]
Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq (see H.R. 663), H1055 [30JA] (see H. Res. 41), H253 [9JA]
———establish a sunset for the authorization for use of military force against Iraq (see H.R. 2605), H7012 [22JN]
———prevent establishment of a permanent U.S. military presence and halt attempts to control the flow of Iraqi oil (see H. Con. Res. 46), H987 [29JA]
———provide for Operation Iraqi Freedom cost accountability (see H. Res. 97), H1212 [5FE]
———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (see H.J. Res. 18), H672 [17JA]
———provide for withdrawal of Armed Forces and authorize assistance for Iraq (see H.R. 645), H1055 [30JA]
———provide special immigrant status for certain Iraqis and assist Iraqi refugees (see H.R. 2265), H8293 [23JY]
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. 121), H3279 [28MR]
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 800), H1208 [5FE]
Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 678), H2302 [7MR]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 4901), H16947 [19DE]
Lesotho: commend enactment of law improving the status of married women and encourage efforts toward gender equity (see H. Res. 294), H6828 [20JN]
LIHEAP: provide additional appropriations for home heating aid (see H.R. 4275), H14156 [4DE]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 804), H1209 [5FE]
Long-Term Care Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 133), H4204 [26AP]
Maine: establish a commercial truck highway safety demonstration program (see H.R. 2263), H4912 [10MY]
Medicaid: delay requirement to use tamper-resistant prescription pads (see H.R. 3647), H10755 [24SE]
———ensure beneficiary access to generic drugs by setting pharmacy reimbursement based on retail acquisition cost and to promote use of generic drugs (see H.R. 3140), H13296 [7NO]
———improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (see H.R. 2066), H4294 [1MY]
———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H5928 [24MY]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H9654 [2AU]
———provide a screening and treatment program for prostate cancer in the same manner as is provided for breast and cervical cancer (see H.R. 2131), H6578 [15JN]
———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. 1279), H3363 [29MR]
———require drug manufacturers to pay rebates to State prescription drug discount programs as a condition of participation in a rebate agreement for outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 3309), H9468 (see H.R. 3309), H9544 [1AU]
———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H12454 [1NO]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1552), H2620 [15MR]
———deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3932), H12104 [25OC]
———eliminate in-home restriction for coverage of mobility devices for individuals with long-term needs (see H.R. 1809), H7656 [11JY]
———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1845), H5293 [16MY]
———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1078), H4967 [14MY]
———expand number of beneficiaries eligible for coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2805), H10363 [10SE]
———expedite application and qualification process of low-income individuals obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 1536), H2619 [15MR]
———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 1459), H4914 [10MY]
———extend increased payments for ground ambulance services (see H.R. 2164), H4485 [3MY]
———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designating certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 4218), H16950 [19DE]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1926), H4051 [24AP]
———improve payments for academic anesthesiology programs for resident physicians and for academic programs for student registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1932), H12156 [29OC]
———improve prescription drug program (see H.R. 3025), H7775 [12JY]
———increase caps on graduate medical education positions for States with a shortage of residents (see H.R. 1093), H4553 [7MY]
———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 154), H6007 [5JN]
———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 1190), H4914 [10MY]
———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (see H.R. 2860), H7201 [26JN]
———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see H.R. 3865), H12021 [24OC]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 2122), H7434 [28JN]
———provide a moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 1293), H5724 [23MY]
———provide beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management (see H.R. 2244), H10157 [5SE]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H1969 [27FE]
———provide for a transition to a voluntary quality reporting program for physicians and other health professionals (see H.R. 2749), H13205 [6NO]
———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 2567), H7071 [25JN]
———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 864), H7776 [12JY]
———repeal competitive bidding demonstration project for clinical laboratory services (see H.R. 3453), H15414 [12DE]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H1897 [16FE]
———require physician utilization of electronic prescription drug program (see H.R. 4296), H15318 [11DE]
———require prescription drug plans using formularies to cover all drugs in certain specified therapeutic categories and establish protective requirements for coverage determinations on such drugs (see H.R. 3061), H7981 [17JY]
———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4), H110 [5JA]
———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims and prohibit inclusion of pharmacy information (see H.R. 1474), H2435 [12MR]
———restore certain treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment (see H.R. 621), H1211 [5FE]
———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 2053), H12156 [29OC]
———treatment of certain physician pathology services (see H.R. 1105), H4487 [3MY]
———waive part B premiums for certain military retirees (see H.R. 1223), H2672 [19MR]
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: ensure proportional representation of rural interests (see H.R. 1730), H3277 [28MR]
Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 687), H7433 [28JN]
———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 2073), H10076 [4SE]
———provide for research on, and services for, individuals with postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 20), H1424 [9FE]
———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1367), H2300 [7MR] (see H.R. 1424), H2397 [9MR]
Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H5621 [22MY]
Middle East: implement Iraq Study Group recommendation on direct diplomatic engagement with Iran and Syria relative to constructive policies in Iraq and Middle Eastern regional affairs (see H. Con. Res. 43), H1417 [8FE]
Military Commissions Act: improve and enhance due process and appellate procedures (see H.R. 1415), H3364 [29MR]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]
Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 2262), H10076 [4SE]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 1506), H3364 [29MR]
———promote development and use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 589), H2744 [20MR]
National AmeriCorps Week: observance (see H. Res. 385), H4968 [14MY]
National Autoimmune Diseases Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 258), H5533 [21MY]
National Cancer Institute: make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer (see H.R. 3689), H15738 [17DE]
National Cancer Research Month: designate (see H. Res. 448), H11029 [27SE]
National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator Awareness Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 215), H12740 [5NO]
National Celiac Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 70), H6440 (see H. Con. Res. 70), H6477 [14JN]
National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 186), H3478 [17AP]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1), H109 [5JA]
National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 85), H6009 [5JN]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 590), H9276 [31JY]
National Fire Fighter Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 695), H12156 [29OC]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: require disclosure of information on the fair market value and safety of damaged motor vehicles (see H.R. 1029), H3400 [16AP]
National Hunting and Fishing Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 634), H10435 [17SE]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1157), H1969 [27FE]
———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 715), H9276 [31JY]
National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 72), H3364 [29MR]
National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 584), H9712 [3AU]
National Men's Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 138), H9711 [3AU]
National School Lunch Act: permit simplified summer food programs to be carried out in all States and by all service institutions (see H.R. 1740), H4629 [8MY]
National Seafood Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 125), H3777 [23AP]
National Suffragists Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 105), H3361 [29MR]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H344 [10JA]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H7777 [12JY]
New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 3543), H12739 [5NO]
NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see H.R. 1644), H3724 [20AP]
No Child Left Behind Act: improve (see H.R. 2087), H14084 [15NO]
———modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 2070), H12455 [1NO]
NOAA: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 147), H5929 [24MY]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Albert Gore, Jr., and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for peace (see H. Res. 735), H11549 [15OC]
North Aleutian Basin Planning Area: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing (see H.R. 1957), H6236 [11JN]
Northern Border Economic Development Commission: establish (see H.R. 1548), H2620 [15MR]
NSF: establish a global warming education program (see H.R. 1728), H6404 [13JN]
———establish a laboratory science pilot program (see H.R. 524), H2341 [8MR]
Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H111 [5JA]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: include certain nongovernmental and volunteer firefighters, ground and air ambulance crew members, and first responders for certain benefits (see H.R. 3822), H16950 [19DE]
Organ donation: clarify that kidney paired donation does not involve the transfer of a human organ for valuable consideration (see H.R. 710), H1472 [12FE]
———establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (see H.R. 1764), H4487 [3MY]
Pacific Northwest: tribute to local and State first responders and citizens facing severe winter storms (see H. Res. 851), H14494 (see H. Res. 851), H15208 [6DE]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 380), H790 [19JA]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H4295 [1MY]
Power resources: invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (see H.R. 6), H513 [12JA]
———promote energy independence and security (see H.R. 3220), H9657 [2AU]
———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 1252), H2038 [28FE]
———strengthen national security and reduce dependence on foreign oil through new vehicle technology and efficiency, use of alternative fuels, and improving rail and public transit usage (see H.R. 1300), H2120 [1MR]
Product safety: establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and reauthorize and modernize the CPSC (see H.R. 4040), H12453 [1NO]
Public Health Service Act: revise and expand the drug discount program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 2606), H11316 [4OC]
Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1919), H3560 [18AP]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 980), H2821 [21MR]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 969), H2671 [19MR]
Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 900), H9276 [31JY]
Rachel Carson Post Office Building, Springdale, PA: designate (see H.R. 1434), H3364 [29MR]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 3132), H11316 [4OC]
Schools: improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see H.R. 2928), H14157 [4DE]
Science: provided for communications training to improve the ability of scientists to interact with policymakers (see H.R. 1453), H3279 [28MR]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 17), H13860 [13NO]
Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 368), H14084 [15NO]
———allow States to expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2746), H9711 [3AU]
———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1111), H1892 [16FE]
———ensure that every child in the U.S. has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1535), H2619 [15MR]
———extend and improve children's health insurance program and improve beneficiary protections under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3162), H9277 [31JY]
———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3963), H12104 [25OC]
———extend moratorium on implementation of a rule on Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program and finalization of graduate medical education rule (see H.R. 3533), H11729 [17OC]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H113 [5JA]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H6957 [21JN]
Special Envoy for Middle East Peace: appoint (see H. Res. 143), H6736 [19JN]
Sudan: encourage the People's Republic of China use of influence and economic leverage to stop genocide and violence in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 422), H5623 [22MY]
———identify companies that conduct business operations in Sudan and prohibit U.S. Government contracts with such companies (see H.R. 180), H760 [18JA]
Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 2329), H10434 [17SE]
———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1524), H6404 [13JN]
———allow deduction for qualified timber gains and modernize certain provisions applicable to timber real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1937), H6439 (see H.R. 1937), H6476 [14JN]
———allow expensing of broadband Internet access expenditures (see H.R. 1818), H14157 [4DE]
———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1110), H2487 [13MR]
———allow long-term care insurance to be offered under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements and provide additional consumer protections for long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3363), H9704 [3AU]
———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 3660), H15317 [11DE]
———encourage teachers to pursue teaching math and science subjects at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 36), H1344 [7FE]
———establish financial security accounts for the care of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 2370), H14157 [4DE]
———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 943), H4914 [10MY]
———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see H.R. 2205), H15469 [13DE]
———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 1876), H10939 [26SE]
———exclude from gross income gain on the sale or exchange of farmland development rights (see H.R. 1458), H2437 [12MR]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H11250 [3OC]
———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 3016), H12385 [31OC]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H4487 [3MY]
———extend the new market tax credit (see H.R. 2075), H8121 [18JY]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1498), H4293 [1MY]
———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 549), H2436 [12MR]
———increase and extend the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (see H.R. 539), H1668 [14FE]
———increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see H.R. 2021), H12739 [5NO]
———make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 743), H16949 [19DE]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1576), H3279 [28MR]
———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1043), H6181 [7JN]
———permanently extend the research credit and strengthen the alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 2138), H11316 [4OC]
———provide a credit for new qualified plug-in hybrid motor vehicles (see H.R. 1331), H3695 [19AP]
———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 2287), H13960 [14NO]
———provide an additional standard deduction for real property taxes for nonitemizers (see H.R. 4029), H14085 [15NO]
———provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged (see H.R. 1491), H6008 [5JN]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1194), H3724 [20AP]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 1023), H4914 [10MY]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H8743 [26JY]
Telephones: eliminate automatic removal of telephone numbers on the Federal ``do-not-call'' registry (see H.R. 3541), H12021 [24OC]
———facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 211), H117 [5JA]
Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 1687), H7433 [28JN]
Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 741), H2039 [28FE]
Tourist trade: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3232), H11071 [1OC]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat forced labor (see H.R. 3887), H12385 [31OC]
Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (see H.R. 2095), H5533 [21MY]
Transportation Security Administration: provide certain personnel management requirements (see H.R. 3212), H9711 [3AU]
U.N.: provide a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund for the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 2114), H4415 [2MY]
U.N. Security Council: charge Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with violating the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide because of his call for the destruction of Israel (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1211 [5FE]
Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 278), H121 [5JA]
University and College Union: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Israeli academia (see H. Res. 467), H6736 [19JN]
Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 784), H1345 [7FE]
———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1272 [6FE] (see H.R. 333), H1668 [14FE]
———health care funding (see H.R. 2514), H5924 [24MY]
———make certain improvements in the provision of health care (see H.R. 2874), H8122 [18JY]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H2302 [7MR]
———modify rate of reimbursement of State and local agencies administering education benefits (see H.R. 3065), H11847 [22OC]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: anniversary of construction and dedication (see H. Res. 326), H3724 [20AP]
Voitier, Doris: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in Courage Award recipient (see H. Res. 251), H5929 [24MY]
Water: establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 260), H1896 [16FE]
———require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 1747), H3278 [28MR]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H3184 [27MR]
———establish programs to reduce number of unplanned pregnancies, decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 1074), H11934 [23OC]
———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1014), H3363 [29MR]
———promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 2395), H5530 [21MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Coastal Zone Management Act: establish a grant program to ensure coastal access for commercial and recreational fishermen and other water-dependent businesses (see H.R. 3223), H8834 (see H.R. 3223), H9052 [30JY]
Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and improve the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 4205), H14081 [15NO]
Education: improve elementary and secondary education (see H.R. 4305), H14492 (see H.R. 4305), H15206 [6DE]
Foreign policy: reaffirm U.S. commitments to Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health (see H. Res. 525), H7433 [28JN]
Hazardous substances: establish a national mercury monitoring program (see H.R. 1533), H2619 [15MR]
———prohibit sale, distribution, or transfer of mercury, and prohibit the export of mercury (see H.R. 1534), H2619 [15MR]
Medicaid: permit States to obtain reimbursement for care or services provided under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act in a private mental health facility (see H.R. 2050), H4203 [26AP]
Medicare: exempt complex rehabilitation and assistive technology products from competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 2231), H4751 [9MY]
———expand comparative effectiveness research and increase funding for such research to improve the value of health care (see H.R. 2184), H4552 [7MY]
National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System: establish (see H.R. 2342), H5290 [16MY]
Oceans: establish an interagency committee to develop an ocean acidification research and monitoring plan and establish an ocean acidification program within NOAA (see H.R. 4174), H13958 [14NO]
REAL ID Act: repeal provisions on State requirements for security of identification cards and driver's licenses and reinstitute negotiated rulemaking and guidelines for such documents (see H.R. 1117), H1892 [16FE]
Small business: establish a health benefits program (see H.R. 2132), H4484 [3MY]
———provide support for small business concerns (see H.R. 2133), H4484 [3MY]
Taxation: double child tax credit for the first year, expand dependent care tax credit, and provide relief from the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2902), H7430 [28JN]
———establish a program of Lifelong Learning Accounts, which are worker-owned savings accounts to be used for worker education and training (see H.R. 2901), H7430 [28JN]
Technology: promote deployment and adoption of telecommunications services and information technologies (see H.R. 3893), H11776 [18OC]
Letters
Mercury Export Ban Act: several organizations, H13552 [13NO]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), H8767 [27JY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3161), H9638 [2AU]
Appropriations: making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), H2935 [22MR]
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1760 [15FE]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (H. Con. Res. 99), H3255 [28MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: facilitate States' incorporation of community-supported agricultural distribution programs into Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Programs, H8767 [27JY]
———prohibit funding for wood utilization research, H9638 [2AU]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), E1080
———study multiple vaccinations policy for the Armed Forces, E1080
Education: reduce student loan interest rates (H.R. 5), H618 [17JA]
Foreign aid: limit funding to establish a permanent military base agreement with Iraq or exercise U.S. control over Iraqi oil resources (H.R. 2929), H8407 [25JY]
Hazardous substances: prohibit sale, distribution, or transfer of mercury, and prohibit the export of mercury (H.R. 1534), H13552 [13NO]
Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 3), H368 [11JA]
House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 6), consideration (H. Res. 5), H12 [4JA]
Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H1177 [5FE]
———call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq, H8177 [19JY]
———provide for withdrawal of Armed Forces and authorize assistance for Iraq (H.R. 645), H1177 [5FE], H1760 [15FE]
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (H.R. 800), H2015 [28FE], H2465 [13MR]
Medicare: require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 4), H450 [12JA]
National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System: establish, H9745
Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), H9745
Saco, ME: Saco River and Camp Ellis Beach shore damage mitigation project funding, H3606 [19AP]
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), H8627 [26JY]
Social Security: extend and improve children's health insurance program and improve beneficiary protections under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3162), H9412 [1AU]
———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding, H7845 [16JY]
Taxation: rates, H3255 [28MR]
Treaties and agreements: application of fast-track authority to trade agreements relative to impact on employment and the economy, H2332 [8MR], H3058 [26MR]
United Ambulance Service (business): accreditation by Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services, E1658
University of Maine: prohibit funding for Lobster Institute, H8627 [26JY]
Votes: position on missed, H2597
Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 1495), H3606 [19AP]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1053 [30JA], H1148 [31JA], H1207 [5FE], H2036 [28FE], H2338 [8MR], H2483 [13MR], H2954 [22MR], H3078 [26MR], H8183 [19JY], H15407 [12DE], H16830 [18DE], H16940 [19DE]
Tributes
Denning, Hanley G., H1120 [31JA]
Pendleton, Craig, H16916 [19DE]