ANDREWS, ROBERT E. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), H5249, H5280 [16MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1684), H4693 [9MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2643), H7177 [26JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1585, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H14182 [5DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H4176 [25AP]

Air Force: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 207), H10319 [7SE]

American Battlefield Protection Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2933), H12104 [25OC]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 71), H2745 [20MR]

Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H8741 [26JY]

Animals: strengthen polar bear conservation efforts (see H.R. 2327), H9276 [31JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H1564 [13FE]

Armed Forces: allow active member to terminate or suspend certain service contracts entered into prior to notice of transfer or deployment and penalize violations of interest rate limits (see H.R. 3298), H10157 [5SE]

———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), H4209 [30AP]

———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran (see H.J. Res. 14), H5622 [22MY] (see H. Con. Res. 33), H3478 [17AP]

———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), H14158 [4DE]

———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 3159), H8396 [24JY]

———tribute to 1st Brigade Combat Team/34th Infantry Division of the Minnesota National Guard (see H. Con. Res. 185), H10757 [24SE]

———tribute to Marines of Company M (``Mike Company'') of the 3d Battalion, 7th Regiment, 1st Marine Division (see H. Res. 541), H8188 [19JY]

———tribute to soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and civilians that comprise the special operations forces community (see H. Res. 305), H3475 [17AP]

Army Reserve: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 70), H16951 [19DE]

Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H14249 [5DE]

Bangladesh: urge the dropping of all pending charges against journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury (see H. Res. 64), H1472 [12FE]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 3972), H12103 [25OC] (see H.R. 4044), H12453 [1NO]

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]

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), H12455 [1NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: provide that the great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center shall be known as Emancipation Hall (see H.R. 3315), H9653 [2AU]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide vision care (see H.R. 507), H11394 [9OC]

China, Republic of: continue to make defense articles and services available in order to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability (see H. Res. 676), H10901 [25SE]

———lift restrictions on U.S. visits by elected officials and strengthen foreign policy dialogue (see H. Con. Res. 136), H4292 [1MY]

———resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 73), H3401 [16AP]

Chisholm, Shirley: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 9), H2571 [14MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H3777 [23AP]

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), H3696 [19AP]

Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1275), H3777 [23AP]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H8398 [24JY]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 2857), H12384 [31OC]

Consumer Product Safety Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3691), H11491 [10OC]

Contracts: require each bidder for a Federal construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use to prevent the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 3854), H14158 [4DE]

Courts: restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror (see H.R. 2826), H7010 [22JN]

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), H760 [18JA]

Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 620), H10940 [26SE] (see H. Res. 627), H10017 [4AU]

———support U.N.-brokered agreement between Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat relative to reunification (see H. Res. 405), H10902 [25SE]

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H10320 [7SE]

Dennis P. Collins Post Office Building, Bayonne, NJ: designate (see H.R. 3307), H9467 (see H.R. 3307), H9544 [1AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize conservation and energy programs and modify the operation and administration of these programs (see H.R. 1551), H2620 [15MR]

Dept. of Education: establish an Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning (see H.R. 3419), H9707 [3AU]

Dept. of HHS: 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), H4754 [9MY]

Dept. of Justice: express no confidence in performance of Attorney General Gonzales and urge the President to request his resignation (see H. Res. 417), H5623 [22MY]

Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (see H.R. 808), H1209 [5FE]

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]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 346), H2821 [21MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for the licensing of Internet gambling facilities by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (see H.R. 2046), H14157 [4DE]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see H.R. 1216), H14250 [5DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an ombudsman (see H.R. 2192), H4967 [14MY]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1927), H13860 [13NO]

Developing countries: provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the U.S. and international financial institutions by low-income countries (see H.R. 2634), H13860 [13NO]

Diamond-Blackfan Anemia: expand and intensify research (see H. Res. 524), H10902 [25SE]

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), H7010 [22JN]

Diseases: establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H5622 [22MY]

———establish national screening program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and allow States to provide medical assistance for individuals with colorectal cancer or colorectal polyps (see H.R. 1738), H11172 [2OC]

———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 1113), H8742 [26JY]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 1560), H11250 [3OC]

———increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see H.R. 1567), H7656 [11JY]

District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 1433), H2672 [19MR]

Education: celebrate accomplishments of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and recognize need to further the goal of educational opportunities for women and girls (see H. Res. 406), H5053 [15MY]

———establish requirements for lenders and institutions of higher education in order to protect students and other borrowers receiving educational loans (see H.R. 890), H4628 [8MY]

———improve early education (see H.R. 3289), H9467 (see H.R. 3289), H9544 [1AU]

———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity (see H.R. 3686), H11026 [27SE]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 3685), H11026 [27SE]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H4050 [24AP]

Ethiopia: encourage and facilitate the consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and economic freedom (see H.R. 2003), H8121 [18JY]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H11070 [1OC]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H7203 [26JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to distribution of the drug dextromethorphan (see H.R. 970), H10625 [19SE]

———reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 881), H10157 [5SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2169), H15317 [11DE]

———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2421), H5620 [22MY]

FEMA: designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System (see H.R. 129), H2341 [8MR]

———restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 1682), H10076 [4SE]

Financial institutions: 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), H1211 [5FE]

Fish and fishing: prohibit commercial fishing of Atlantic menhaden for reduction purposes in inland, State, and Federal waters along the Atlantic coast (see H.R. 3840), H12156 [29OC]

Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3663), H14158 [4DE]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2092), H7434 [28JN]

Foreign trade: prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H16950 [19DE]

Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2516), H5924 [24MY]

Frank J. Guarini Post Office Building, Jersey City, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2467), H5723 [23MY]

Gambling: clarify applicability of certain laws to games of skill and establish certain requirements with respect to such games (see H.R. 2610), H14250 [5DE]

Greece: urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (see H.R. 2526), H5925 [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), H1417 [8FE]

Hazardous substances: address risks of exposure of children to mercury from mercury-contaminated industrial sites (see H.R. 2813), H6955 [21JN]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]

Help America Vote Act: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 281), H3362 [29MR]

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]

Hunt, Lamar: tribute (see H. Res. 53), H1897 [16FE]

Hurricanes: acknowledge the progress made and yet to be made to rebuild the Gulf Coast region after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H. Res. 551), H7852 [16JY]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1843), H15414 [12DE]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H11316 [4OC]

Iran: call for immediate and unconditional release of British marines and sailors (see H. Res. 267), H3080 [26MR]

———condemn persecution of labor rights advocates (see H. Con. Res. 203), H10156 [5SE]

———end World Bank disbursements until the International Atomic Energy Agency certifies compliance with certain U.N. Security Council resolutions and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (see H. Con. Res. 235), H11639 [16OC]

———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), H7339 [27JN]

———express concern about threatening behavior of current regime and activities of terrorist organizations sponsored by that regime in Latin America (see H. Res. 435), H5724 [23MY]

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), H4417 [2MY]

———recognize security alliance with the U.S. and express appreciation for role in enhancing stability in the Asia-Pacific region and its efforts in the global war against terrorism (see H. Res. 508), H8122 [18JY]

Ku Klux Klan (organization): condemn recent actions (see H. Res. 693), H11395 [9OC]

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]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 4611), H15466 [13DE]

Lewis, Jerry: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3035), H8122 [18JY]

Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 804), H1209 [5FE]

Macedonia: stop utilization of materials that violate agreement with Greece regarding ``hostile activities or propaganda'' and work to find a mutually-acceptable official name for the former Yugoslav republic (see H. Res. 356), H6578 [15JN]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H10245 [6SE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1552), H9710 [3AU]

———expedite application and qualification process of low-income individuals obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 1536), H2619 [15MR]

———extend eligibility period for ``Welcome to Medicare'' physical examination and eliminate coinsurance for screening mammography and colorectal cancer screening tests (see H.R. 3042), H11172 [2OC]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1193), H10320 [7SE]

———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see H.R. 3865), H13412 [8NO]

———provide a moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 1293), H10076 [4SE]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 1665), H10076 [4SE]

———provide coverage of kidney disease education services (see H.R. 1245), H3695 [19AP]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H9710 [3AU]

———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), H6008 [5JN]

———restore certain treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment (see H.R. 621), H6111 [6JN]

Mental health: 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]

Mexico: express sympathy and pledge urgent support for the victims of flooding in southern Mexico (see H. Res. 812), H13523 [9NO]

Middle East: express grave concern for Iran and Syria's continued and systematic violations of U.N. resolutions relative to Lebanon (see H. Res. 690), H13297 [7NO]

Military Order of the Purple Heart: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 49), H8187 [19JY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]

National Academy of Sciences: provide for a study to identify the proper response to the growth of Internet gambling (see H.R. 2140), H14157 [4DE]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1), H109 [5JA]

National Eosinophil Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 296), H4915 [10MY]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: exclude certain non-defense funds from the matching requirements (see H.R. 1034), H3695 [19AP]

National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc.: call on Board of Directors to accommodate students of all religious faiths (see H. Res. 25), H4915 [10MY]

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), H4753 [9MY]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H435 [11JA]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H12021 [24OC]

New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1815), H3359 [29MR]

NSF: establish a laboratory science pilot program (see H.R. 524), H2341 [8MR]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program (see H.R. 1700), H3696 [19AP]

OSHA: issue a standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl (see H.R. 2693), H6403 [13JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: accept late filings in certain cases of unintentional delay (see H.R. 1778), H4417 [2MY]

Paterson Great Falls National Park: establish (see H.R. 189), H117 [5JA]

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]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 670), H942 [24JA]

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), H13205 [6NO]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 980), H5292 [16MY]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 969), H1897 [16FE]

Puerto Rico: recognize service of the 65th Infantry Borinqueneers during the Korean War and all Puerto Ricans serving in the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 443), H8187 [19JY]

Railroads: ensure competition, enable rail customers to obtain reliable rail service, and provide those customers with a reasonable process for challenging rate and service disputes (see H.R. 2125), H6332 [12JN]

———exclude solid waste disposal from the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board (see H.R. 1248), H3279 [28MR]

Roads and highways: support goals and ideals of a world day of remembrance for road crash victims (see H. Con. Res. 87), H7491 [10JY]

Robstown, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 785), H12456 [1NO]

Rutgers University: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 300), H3475 [17AP]

Schools: improve safety of elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher learning (see H.R. 2352), H5291 [16MY]

Sharp, Waitstill and Martha: tribute (see H. Res. 52), H573 [16JA]

Social Security: provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability (see H.R. 2943), H7432 [28JN]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H944 [24JA]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H7012 [22JN]

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), H6009 [5JN]

Taxation: allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 898), H1472 [12FE]

———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), H3363 [29MR]

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 2345), H5290 [16MY]

———disallow the tax credit for renewable diesel in the case of fuel coproduced with petroleum, natural gas, or coal feedstocks (see H.R. 2361), H5470 [17MY]

———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 943), H3400 [16AP]

———exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income (see H.R. 3648), H10900 [25SE]

———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see H.R. 2205), H4627 [8MY]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H5922 [24MY]

———increase and extend the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (see H.R. 539), H1424 [9FE]

———make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 743), H11070 [1OC]

———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 3160), H8396 [24JY]

———provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 1422), H11639 [16OC]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 1023), H4204 [26AP]

———restrict use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 2136), H4484 [3MY]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H6828 [20JN]

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), H3401 [16AP]

Terrorism: prevent nuclear terrorism (see H.R. 2891), H7339 [27JN]

Thomas Edison National Historical Park: establish as the successor to the Edison National Historic Site in New Jersey (see H.R. 2627), H6180 [7JN]

Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (see H.R. 2095), H5054 [15MY]

Turkey: allow certain claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey (see H.R. 1456), H2621 [15MR]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 1671), H10320 [7SE]

Veterans: recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 760), H10076 [4SE]

VFW Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 663), H10625 [19SE]

Water pollution: reduce water pollution from recreational vessels (see H.R. 2550), H15414 [12DE]

Whistleblowing: streamline administration of whistleblower protections for private sector employees (see H.R. 4047), H12454 [1NO]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H3184 [27MR]

World War II: honor the service and sacrifice of glider pilots (see H. Con. Res. 42), H2401 [9MR] (see H. Con. Res. 93), H2620 [15MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Contracts: prohibit defense contractors from requiring licenses or fees for use of military likenesses and designations (see H.R. 607), H834 [22JA]

Davis-Bacon Act: improve enforcement (see H.R. 4851), H16946 [19DE]

Employment: protect volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel responding to national emergencies from termination or demotion in their places of employment (see H.R. 1643), H2956 [22MR]

Firearms: require microstamping of all firearms manufactured in or imported into the U.S., and ballistic testing of all firearms in Federal custody (see H.R. 1874), H3474 [17AP]

Jordan: express sense regarding Jordanian institutions (see H. Con. Res. 276), H16949 [19DE]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 749), H11639 [16OC]

National Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 858), H15317 [11DE]

NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see H.R. 1644), H2956 [22MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: provide for coverage of employees of State and local governments (see H.R. 1517), H2570 [14MR]

Private Security Officer Employment Authorization Act: amend (see H.R. 2703), H6403 [13JN]

Tariff: chemicals (see H.R. 4568, 4570), H15465 [13DE]

———diphosphoric acid, polymers with ethoxylated reduced methyl esters of reduced polymerized oxidized tetrafluoroethylene (see H.R. 4569), H15465 [13DE]

———ethene, 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-, oxidized, polymerized, reduced (see H.R. 4567), H15465 [13DE]

———ethene, tetrafluoro, oxidized, polymerized, reduced, decarboxylated (see H.R. 4564), H15465 [13DE]

———ethene, tetrafluoro-oxidized, polymerized reduced, methyl esters, reduced (see H.R. 4561), H15465 [13DE]

———ethene tetrafluoro-oxidized, polymerized reduced, methyl esters, reduced, ethoxylated (see H.R. 4558), H15465 [13DE]

———methoxycarbonyl-terminated perfluorinated polyoxymethylene-polyoxyethylene (see H.R. 4560), H15465 [13DE]

———1, propene, 1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoro-, telomers with chlorotrifluoroethene, oxidized, reduced, ethyl ester, hydrolyzed (see H.R. 4566), H15465 [13DE]

———1,1,2-2-tetrafluoroethene, oxidized, polymerized (see H.R. 4559), H15465 [13DE]

———1-propene, 1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoro-, oxidized, polymerized, reduced hydrolyzed (see H.R. 4557), H15465 [13DE]

———1-propene,1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoro-oxidized, polymerized (see H.R. 4563), H15465 [13DE]

———oxiranemethanol, polymers with reduced methyl esters of reduced polymerized oxidized tetrafluoroethylene (see H.R. 4562), H15465 [13DE]

———vinylidene chloride-methyl methacrylate-acrylonitrile copolymer (see H.R. 4565), H15465 [13DE]

Taxation: allow deduction of State and local income and property taxes against the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2318), H5053 [15MY]

———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 1876), H3474 [17AP]

Turkey: reject claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 199), H9655 [2AU]

Women: ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 757), H11776 [18OC]

Remarks

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H15523 [17DE]

———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), H2927 [22MR]

———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 332), H4129 [25AP]

Armed Forces: allow wounded members of Reserve components to use medical treatment facilities close to their homes, H3230 [28MR]

———improve management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members receiving medical care in an outpatient status (H.R. 1538), H3209, H3230, H3231, H3232 [28MR]

———improve management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members receiving medical care in an outpatient status (H.R. 1538), technical corrections, H3236 [28MR]

———improve training for health care professionals in order to detect mental health conditions among returning military members, H3230 [28MR]

———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1573 [14FE]

———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran, H1403 [8FE]

———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3159), H9568 [2AU]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), H7536 [11JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), conference report, H10263 [7SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (H. Con. Res. 99), H3247 [28MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), conference report, H5368 [17MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), motion to instruct conferees, H4586 [8MY]

Cheney, Vice President: attempts to exempt the Office of the Vice President from the Executive order that established a Government-wide system for safeguarding classified national security information, H7366 [28JN]

Colleges and universities: make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (H.R. 2669), H7536 [11JY]

———make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (H.R. 2669), conference report, H10263 [7SE]

Cuba: democracy assistance programs funding, H6835 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), H5139, H5249, H5261, H5270, H5273, H5281 [16MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), conference report, H15348 [12DE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), motion to instruct conferees, H14167 [5DE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), motion to recommit, H5352 [17MY]

———create an ombudsman office to provide assistance to and answer questions from medical holdover patients and their families, H3232 [28MR]

———expand national missile defense system integration with Israel, H5352 [17MY]

———increase use of renewable energy to meet a higher percentage of electricity needs, H5281 [16MY]

———national missile defense system funding, H5270 [16MY]

———permit the U.S. to enter into a temporary military base agreement with Iraq, H5273 [16MY]

———require background checks on civilians entering military facilities and installations, H5261 [16MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1684), H4694, H4695 [9MY]

Dept. of Justice: allow public-private competition or certain other activities relative to competition for contracts at the Bureau of Prisons or the Federal Prison Industries, Inc., H8469 [25JY]

Dept. of State: provide a report on the feasibility of an oil embargo against Iran, E1422 [26JN]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: across-the-board funding reduction, H6932 [21JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2764), H6835, H6932 [21JN], E1422 [26JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2764), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 878), H15523 [17DE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2643), H7177, H7178, H7180 [26JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct study on waiting period for appointments at medical facilities, H3231 [28MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), H8110 [18JY]

Economy: extend certain tax relief provisions, H4586 [8MY]

Education: establish requirements for lenders and institutions of higher education in order to protect students and other borrowers receiving educational loans (H.R. 890), H4642 [9MY]

———reduce student loan interest rates (H.R. 5), H602 [17JA]

Egg Harbor Township, NJ: tribute to John R. Elliott HERO Campaign, E548 [14MR]

Employment: exempt faith-based organizations and schools from sexual orientation-based hiring requirements and define marriage as under the Defense of Marriage Act, H13229, H13245 [7NO]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity, H13224 [7NO]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (H.R. 3685), H13229, H13234, H13245 [7NO]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (H.R. 3685), consideration (H. Res. 793), H13224, H13225 [7NO]

———protect volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel responding to national emergencies from termination or demotion in their places of employment, H4694, H4695 [9MY]

Executive Office of the President: prohibit funding for the Office of the Vice President, H7366 [28JN]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2829), H7366 [28JN]

Foreign trade: reauthorize trade adjustment assistance and extend to service workers and firms (H.R. 3920), H12283 [31OC]

Health: prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (H.R. 493), H4098 [25AP]

Housing: allow public housing agencies to withhold portions of section 8 housing voucher payments intended for landlords if tenants report serious code violations, H7730 [12JY]

Iran: condemn persecution of labor rights advocates (H. Con. Res. 203), H11093 [2OC]

———prohibit funds authorized for Iraq and Afghanistan to be used for contingency operations in Iran, H5249 [16MY]

———U.S. policy, H1403 [8FE]

Iraq: commit to strategy that will not leave a failed state and avoid passing legislation that will undermine the military's ability to prevent a failed state, H14167 [5DE]

———require the Dept. of Defense to commence reduction of the number of U.S. forces to a limited presence by a certain date (H.R. 2956), H7688 [12JY]

Labor unions: create a ``do-not-contact'' list for employees to avoid union solicitation, H2081 [1MR]

———discourage the practice of sending a union employee to a non-union company with the purpose of organizing a union, H2079 [1MR]

———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), H2058, H2060, H2062, H2079, H2081, H2082 [1MR]

Medicare: require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 4), E115 [16JA]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), H264 [10JA]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (H.R. 1), H173 [9JA]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB, H2082 [1MR], H8110 [18JY]

NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (H.R. 1644), E622 [23MR]

OSHA: issue a standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl (H.R. 2693), H10924 [26SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H2079 [1MR]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (H.R. 980), H7862, H7864 [17JY]

Rodriguez, Joseph H.: Camden County, NJ, Bar Association Judge John F. Gerry Award recipient, E1923 [19SE]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), H8469 [25JY]

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), H9413 [1AU], E1765 [4AU]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), H12078 [25OC]

Taxation: exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income (H.R. 3648), H11292 [4OC]

———exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income (H.R. 3648), Senate amendment, H16771 [18DE]

———rates, H3247 [28MR]

Tongass National Forest: prohibit funding for construction and maintenance of roads used for logging, H7177, H7178, H7180 [26JN]

U.S. Housing Act: reform housing choice voucher program under section 8 (H.R. 1851), H7730 [12JY]

University of Tennessee: tribute to women's basketball team (H. Res. 320), H4080 [25AP]

Votes: position on missed, H6518 [15JN], E685 [28MR], E1842 [7SE], E1925 [19SE]

Washington Township, NJ: tribute to Washington Township High School cheerleading squad, E961 [4MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3182 [27MR]

Special order: granted, H1411 [8FE]

Tributes

Dennis, Roger, E843 [24AP]

Fifis, Jimmy, E1922 [19SE]

Hovnanian, Jirair S., E1921 [19SE]

Myles, Brett D., E144 [18JA]

Ortiz, Maria I., E2050 [2OC]

Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr., E514 [9MR]