CHILDREN AND YOUTH related term(s) Colleges and Universities; Education; Families and Domestic Relations; Schools

Addresses

Commit To Improve the Quality of Life of Children Worldwide: Robert F. Drinan, E223 [31JA]

Amendments

Dept. of HHS: establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (S. 1858), S15564 [13DE]

District of Columbia College Access Act: reauthorize the District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program (H.R. 1124), S11623, S11669 [18SE]

Foreign policy: prohibit recruitment and use of child soldiers, designate those who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, and allow deportation of persons involved with such activities (S. 2135), S15934, S15943 [18DE]

Head Start Program: reauthorize (H.R. 1429), S7979 [19JN], H4336, H4353, H4354, H4358, H4360, H4361, H4362, H4363, H4364, H4365, H4366, H4369 [2MY]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), consideration (H. Res. 348), H4312 [2MY]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 813), H13872 [14NO]

Higher Education Act: extend programs (S. 1642), S9529 [17JY], S9627 [19JY], S9724, S9727, S9731, S9733, S9737, S9738, S9739, S9740, S9743, S9745, S9750, S9752, S9757, S9759, S9782, S9783, S9784, S9785, S9786, S9787, S9788 [23JY], S9797 [24JY]

Law enforcement: improve efforts to reduce gang activity and violent crime (S. 456), S11954, S11955, S11965 [21SE]

National Homeless Youth Awareness Month: observance (S. Res. 226), S9056, S9057 [11JY]

Native Americans: provide for reporting and reduction of child abuse and family violence incidences on Indian reservations (S. 398), S6963, S6965 [25MY]

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), H9349, H9404, H9405, H9406 [1AU]

———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), consideration (H. Res. 594), H9300 [1AU]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), S13641, S13643, S13644 [31OC], S13712 [1NO]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), consideration (H. Res. 774), H12040 [25OC]

Analyses

State Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization (S. 1893), S10174-S10190 [26JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 1429, Improving Head Start Act, S7998 [19JN], H12814 [6NO]

Articles and editorials

``. . . And How Are the Children?'', E902 [1MY]

America Has Lost a Generation of Black Boys, E822 [23AP]

Blood Levels of Mercury Are Related to Diagnosis of Autism—A Reanalysis of an Important Data Set, H15280-H15282 [11DE]

Bush's Stand on Insurance Plan Contradicts Words of Compassion, S10362 [31JY]

Capitol Feud—A 12-Year-Old Is the Fodder, S12842 [15OC]

Case for Discrimination, H4310 [2MY]

Chinese Victims of Forced Late-Term Abortion Fight Back, S11177 [6SE]

Civic Education To Be Celebrated in ASD Schools June 5—A Call to the Allentown Community. Join Us, E1372 [21JN]

Combating Violence With Jobs for Youth, S5075 [25AP]

Community Action Agencies Welcome Head Start Renewal, S14386 [14NO]

Dem Health Plan a Burden on Poor, S10591 [1AU]

Economy Thrives, but Schools Go Begging, E1814 [6SE]

Fathers' Involvement Key in Lives of Children, Says Catholic Charities Conference, H6254 [12JN]

For Want of a Dentist, S2506 [1MR]

Hope, Risk in Diabetes Trial, S4325 [11AP]

Insurance Folly, S10590 [1AU]

Iraqis Fear War's Long-Term Cost to Kids, H3446 [17AP]

Learning To Play—Gifted Students Get New Mountain To Scale, E542 [14MR]

Learning To Play—Will Sydney Make the Band?, E541 [14MR]

Legacy of Little Rock—Fifty Years Ago, He and 8 Others Became the Faces of Integration. Now He Is a Sign of Its Success, E2049 [2OC]

Life at $7.25 an Hour, S1144 [25JA]

Little Rock Reminder—Nine Pioneers Showed Why School Integration Matters, E2048 [2OC]

Little Rock School Board Has First Black Majority, E272 [6FE]

Minority's Motion To Recommit Should Not Be Curtailed, H13869 [14NO]

Newest Entitlement, S10224 [30JY], S10590 [1AU]

Olathe Boy Places Second in National Geography Bee, E1173 [25MY]

One Fine Fine-Arts Program—Schools' Dedication Pays Off in a National Award for Programs and Immeasurable Benefits for Students, E1083 [17MY]

President Bush To Send U.S. Secretary of Education, Margaret Spellings, to Caribbean, E1504 [13JY]

Raising Questions—Many Employers Unsure About Possible Rise in Minimum Wage, S1143 [25JA]

Reaching Across Party Lines To End Modern-Day Slavery, H14119 [4DE]

Room 206—Then and Now, E1445 [28JN]

70% of Iraqi Schoolchildren Show Symptoms of Trauma, H3446 [17AP]

Sliming Graeme Frost, S12841 [15OC]

Socialized Medicine for ``Kids'', H7644 [11JY]

Stealing Healthcare From Babies, H9411 [1AU]

Texas Parents, Teachers Unhappy With Standardized Testing (excerpt), H8118 [18JY]

Three-Peat Not on Georgraphy Whiz's Map—Indian Trail Student Placed Fourth in National Geographic Bee Last Year, E1173 [25MY]

What's Next for Diversity?, E1667 [31JY]

Who Will Become the World's Top Teen? Hal Jackson's Talented Teens International Scholarship Competition, E1871 [14SE]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see S. 356), S827 [22JA] (see H.R. 3442), H9708 [3AU]

———ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see S. 2075), S11853 [20SE]

———prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see S. 1173), S4751 [19AP] (see H.R. 1964), H3694 [19AP]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 618), H834 [22JA]

———require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 1295), H2120 [1MR]

Africa: improve health care capacity and retention of health professionals in sub-Saharan Africa to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS and other diseases and reduce maternal and child mortality (see S. 805), S2795 [7MR] (see H.R. 3812), H11490 [10OC]

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see S. Con. Res. 51), S13078 [18OC] (see H. Con. Res. 238), H11728 [17OC]

Alcoholic beverages: increase enforcement of laws, improve reporting of Federal data, and strengthen parental involvement in school-based reduction efforts relative to underage drinking (see H.R. 4194), H14080 [15NO] (see H.R. 4453), H15316 [11DE]

———support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (see S. Res. 313), S11326 [10SE] (see S. Res. 318), S11505 [12SE] (see H. Res. 700), H11171 [2OC]

Anne Arundel County, MD: provide for disposition of certain Federal property, a portion of which is currently used by the District of Columbia as the Oak Hill Juvenile Detention Facility (see S. 1030), S4159 [29MR] (see H.R. 2098), H4291 [1MY]

Armed Forces: allow members and reservists to transfer certain educational assistance entitlement to dependents (see H.R. 81), H113 [5JA]

———commend volunteers and other individuals who provide support to families and children of deployed members (see H. Con. Res. 181), H7433 [28JN]

———encourage courts with fiduciary responsibility for a child of a member who receives a death gratuity to consider the member's intent regarding the distribution of funds on behalf of the child (see H. Con. Res. 175), H7202 [26JN]

———limit simultaneous deployment to combat zones of dual-military couples who have minor dependents (see S. 1659), S7887 [19JN]

———protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members deployed in support of a contingency operation (see S. 1658), S7887 [19JN]

———provide for payment of death gratuity relative to members without a surviving spouse who are survived by a minor child (see S. 659), S2164 [16FE] (see H.R. 1115), H1892 [16FE]

———provide support and assistance for families of National Guard and Reserve members undergoing deployment (see S. 902), S3199 [15MR] (see H.R. 1541), H2619 [15MR]

Automated Defibrillation in Adam's Memory (ADAM) Act: reauthorize (see S. 693), S2273 [27FE]

Aviation: provide for a child safe viewing area within which covered air carriers shall not display violent in-flight programming (see H.R. 3676), H10939 [26SE]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (see H.R. 4898), H16947 [19DE]

Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: reauthorize (see S. 1156), S4676 [18AP]

———reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 2589), H6110 [6JN]

Birth control: make grants to carry out activities to prevent teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities (see S. 1790), S9262 [16JY]

———make grants to carry out activities to prevent teen pregnancy in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities (see H.R. 468), H514 [12JA]

Boise, ID: congratulate for being chosen to host 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games (see S. Res. 196), S6055 [14MY] (see H. Res. 380), H4553 [7MY]

Boston, MA: tribute to celebration of the legacy of the Little Rock Nine and the anniversary of desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see S. Res. 355), S13365 [24OC]

Boys Town (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 403), S15234 [12DE]

Brooklyn, NY: tribute to East New York Transit Technical High School boys' basketball team (see H. Res. 279), H3184 [27MR]

———tribute to Thomas Jefferson High School girls' basketball team (see H. Res. 280), H3184 [27MR]

Budget: reallocate certain defense and energy programs funds to other domestic priorities (see H.R. 1702), H3080 [26MR]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (see H.R. 259), H121 [5JA]

Campus Fire Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 105), S3125 [14MR] (see H. Res. 95), H944 [24JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 79), H2165 [5MR]

Caribbean nations: authorize assistance to fund educational development and exchange programs (see H.R. 176), H116 [5JA]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of catholic schools (see S. Res. 62), S1411 [31JA]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: require child care providers to provide parents information on whether such providers carry current liability insurance (see H.R. 1473), H2435 [12MR]

Child Protection and Safety Act: modify a deadline relative to a certain election by Indian tribes (see S. 1819), S9612 [19JY] (see H.R. 3095), H8184 [19JY]

———modify minimum standards required for electronic monitoring units used in the pilot program for monitoring sexual offenders (see H.R. 4094), H13203 [6NO]

Children's Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H11777 [18OC]

China, People's Republic of: respond to forced abortion and coercive one-child policy and the resulting ``gendercide'' of girls in that country (see H. Con. Res. 220), H11027 [27SE]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based on citizenship or legal permanent resident status of parents (see H.J. Res. 46), H6404 [13JN]

———deny citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 133), H115 [5JA]

Civil rights: anniversary of Mendez v. Westminster decision which ended segregation of Mexican and Mexican American students in California schools (see H. Res. 721), H11394 [9OC]

College Summit (organization): recognize achievement in increasing college enrollment rate of low-income students and encourage congressional support of such efforts (see H. Res. 670), H10756 [24SE]

Colleges and universities: disclose fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see S. 354), S827 [22JA] (see H.R. 592), H789 [19JA]

———enhance security of college campuses and require campuses to develop and test emergency response procedures and notification systems (see S. 1228), S5183 [26AP]

———establish a pilot program to provide grants to eligible institutions to establish pregnant and parenting student services offices (see S. 915), S3272 [19MR] (see H.R. 1088), H1789 [15FE]

———limit excessive fluctuations in tuition to help students and families plan for college costs (see H.R. 4149), H13522 [9NO]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 642), H886 [23JA]

———provide grants to improve remedial education, customize remediation to student career goals, and help students move from remediation to for-credit occupation program courses (see H.R. 4067), H12455 [1NO]

Community service: increase by students at risk of education failure and thereby reduce youth and gang violence (see H.R. 1184), H1895 [16FE]

Computers: create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet education for children (see S. 2344), S14285 [13NO]

———establish a public awareness campaign regarding Internet safety (see H.R. 3461), H10017 [4AU]

———provide stronger protections to parents regarding access to sexually explicit material over the Internet (see S. 1086), S4379 [11AP]

———require recipients of universal service support for schools and libraries to protect minors from commercial social networking websites and chat rooms (see H.R. 1120), H1892 [16FE]

Congressional Award Program: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 120), H3694 [19AP]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish GothamCorps (see H.R. 2969), H7489 [10JY]

———establish Summer of Service grant programs (see S. 1128), S4599 [17AP] (see H.R. 1880), H3474 [17AP]

Correctional institutions: establish a meaningful opportunity for parole for each child offender sentenced to life in prison (see H.R. 4300), H14492 (see H.R. 4300), H15206 [6DE]

———improve reintegration of youth offenders into the families and communities to which they are returning (see S. 2451), S15138 [11DE]

———provide for the redress of prison abuses (see H.R. 4109), H13296 [7NO]

Courts: provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to an entertainment product containing material that is harmful to minors (see H.R. 3899), H11776 [18OC]

CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 428), H434 [11JA]

———classify certain children's products containing lead as banned hazardous substances (see S. 1306), S5562 [3MY] (see H.R. 3743), H11249 [3OC]

———establish a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 1698), H3080 [26MR]

———increase civil penalties for certain violations relating to children's products containing lead (see H.R. 4850), H16946 [19DE]

———investigate potential safety dangers in children's clothing and promulgate any necessary consumer product safety rules regarding such clothing (see H.R. 3683), H11026 [27SE]

———issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 814), H1210 [5FE]

———provide greater protection for children's products and improve screening of noncompliant consumer products and effectiveness of consumer product recall programs (see S. 2045), S11504 [12SE]

———require certain manufacturers to provide consumer product registration forms to facilitate recalls of durable infant or toddler products (see H.R. 1699), H3080 [26MR]

Credit: ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures and protect underage consumers (see H.R. 1461), H2399 [9MR]

Credit cards: prohibit issuers from taking unfair advantage of college students and their parents (see S. 1925), S10605 [1AU] (see H.R. 3347), H9655 [2AU]

Crime: clarify scope of child pornography laws (see H.R. 4136), H13522 [9NO]

———eliminate backlog in performing DNA analyses of DNA samples collected from convicted child sex offenders (see H.R. 3833), H11547 [15OC]

———enhance penalties for marketing controlled substances to minors (see S. 1211), S5086 [25AP] (see H.R. 2425), H5620 [22MY]

———enhance protections for immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and trafficking (see H.R. 2388), H5471 [17MY]

———improve the collection and use of data related to crimes of child exploitation (see H.R. 3850), H11638 [16OC]

———increase and enhance resources and penalties relative to the investigation and prosecution of violent gangs and expand and improve gang prevention programs (see H.R. 3150), H8396 [24JY] (see H.R. 3547), H10433 [17SE]

———increase the effectiveness of international child abduction remedies (see H.R. 2518), H5924 [24MY]

———make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members (see S. 182), S41 [4JA] (see H.R. 1004), H1471 [12FE]

———modernize and expand reporting requirements relative to child pornography and expand cooperation in combating child pornography (see S. 519), S1709 [7FE] (see H.R. 876), H1342 [7FE] (see H.R. 3791), H11489 [10OC]

———prevent and reduce trafficking in persons (see S. 1703), S8610 [27JN]

———prevent gang crime (see H.R. 2466), H5723 [23MY]

———prevent misrepresentation of their ages by on-line predators as a means for the enticement of children (see H.R. 4005), H12237 [30OC]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1063), H1787 [15FE]

———protect children from online predators, enhance efforts to eliminate child pornography, and help parents protect children from inappropriate material (see S. 1965), S10787 [2AU]

———protect children from sex offenders (see H.R. 3149), H8396 [24JY]

———protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet (see H.R. 837), H1270 [6FE]

———provide enhanced Federal enforcement and assistance in preventing and prosecuting violent crimes against children (see S. 1296), S5562 [3MY]

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 3846), H11638 [16OC]

———provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography (see H.R. 4120), H13411 [8NO]

———provide funding for multi-jurisdictional anti-gang task forces (see H.R. 3152), H8396 [24JY]

———provide penalties for sex offenders who access social networking websites (see H.R. 3144), H8396 [24JY]

———provide quality prevention programs and accountability programs relative to juvenile delinquency (see H.R. 1806), H3359 [29MR]

Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 126), H3777 [23AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (see S. 946), S3516 [21MR] (see H.R. 1616), H2820 [21MR]

Dept. of Defense: study support services for family and children of National Guard and Reserve members undergoing deployment (see S. 1660), S7887 [19JN]

Dept. of Education: allow a State to opt out of K-12 educational grant programs and the requirements of those programs and provide a tax credit to taxpayers in such a State (see H.R. 3177), H8617 [25JY]

———allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of positive behavior supports and other early intervening services (see S. 2111), S12287 [27SE] (see H.R. 3407), H9706 [3AU]

———amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 701), H986 [29JA]

———amend Impact Aid Program to ensure eligible local educational agencies receive same percentage of maximum payment as the percentage of its land owned by the Government (see H.R. 4496), H15413 [12DE]

———amend Impact Aid Program to ensure full funding under current formulas to local educational agencies where the Government owns at least fifty percent of the land (see H.R. 4495), H15413 [12DE]

———award grants for support of full-service community schools (see S. 1391), S6126 [15MY] (see H.R. 2323), H5053 [15MY]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see S. 1895), S10313 [30JY] (see H.R. 4449), H15316 [11DE]

———continue to waive certain regulatory requirements relative to the use of aid funds for restarting school operations after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 1262), H2118 [1MR]

———create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 3439), H9708 [3AU]

———enable local education agencies to use Fund for the Improvement of Education funding for innovative programs to increase learning in financial literacy (see H.R. 3759), H11315 [4OC]

———enable local education agencies to use Fund for the Improvement of Education funding for innovative programs to increase learning in nutrition and exercise (see H.R. 3760), H11315 [4OC]

———establish a grant program to improve high school graduation rates and prepare students for college and work (see S. 765), S2693 [6MR]

———establish a partnership with National Park Service to provide educational opportunities for students and teachers (see H.R. 3463), H10017 [4AU]

———establish a pilot program for grants to support and establish the Tenth Congressional District of Illinois School Conservation Corps (see H.R. 2906), H7430 [28JN]

———establish a Secondary School Innovation Fund (see S. 1920), S10604 [1AU] (see H.R. 3763), H11315 [4OC]

———establish an Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment Demonstration Program (see S. 1467), S6549 [23MY]

———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), H1894 [16FE]

———improve Reading First program (see H.R. 1939), H3693 [19AP]

———improve 21st Century Community Learning Centers (see S. 1557), S7177 [6JN]

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 3021), H7775 [12JY]

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 171), H116 [5JA]

———make permanent waiver authority relative to student financial assistance during war or other military operation or national emergency (see H.R. 3625), H10695 [20SE]

———permanently extend waiver authority under the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act (see H.R. 3566), H10509 [18SE]

———promote installation of fire alarm detection systems or other fire prevention technologies in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1409), H2340 [8MR]

———provide assistance to public school districts for prevention of drug resistant infections (see H.R. 4352), H15314 [11DE]

———provide for study and report on the marketing of foods and beverages in middle and high schools (see H.R. 3110), H8185 [19JY]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 4540), H15465 [13DE]

———require the Statistics Commissioner to collect information from coeducational secondary schools on such schools' athletic programs (see S. 518), S1709 [7FE]

———study methods for identifying and treating children with dyslexia (see H.R. 262), H121 [5JA]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a grant to a qualified youth-serving organization for recruiting and preparing students for careers and volunteer opportunities as health care professionals (see H.R. 3618), H10695 [20SE]

———authorize an Indian youth telemental health demonstration project (see S. 322), S671 [17JA]

———authorize grants to carry out projects to provide education on preventing teen pregnancies (see H.R. 2097), H4291 [1MY]

———authorize States to use John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program funds for private school tuition vouchers and public school transportation costs for foster children (see H.R. 4311), H14492 (see H.R. 4311), H15206 [6DE]

———award grants to urban communities to provide violence-prevention education, mentoring, counseling, and mental health services to children and adolescents in such communities (see H.R. 854), H1271 [6FE]

———conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see S. 2042), S11504 [12SE] (see H.R. 3334), H9655 [2AU]

———conduct demonstration project for administering influenza vaccine to elementary and middle school students in qualified low-income schools (see H.R. 4251), H14155 [4DE]

———conduct or support a comprehensive study comparing total health outcomes, including risk of autism, in vaccinated populations with such outcomes in unvaccinated populations (see H.R. 2832), H7010 [22JN]

———conduct research on indicators of child well-being (see S. 1482), S6844 [24MY] (see H.R. 2477), H5922 [24MY]

———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see S. 1232), S5183 [26AP] (see H.R. 2063), H4203 [26AP]

———establish a small business child care grant program (see S. 228), S283 [9JA]

———establish demonstration projects to provide at-home infant care benefits (see S. 820), S2898 [8MR]

———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see S. 634), S2023 [15FE] (see S. 1858), S9774 [23JY] (see H.R. 1634), H2821 [21MR] (see H.R. 3825), H11547 [15OC]

———establish the School-Based Health Clinic Program (see S. 600), S1958 [14FE] (see H.R. 1244), H2038 [28FE] (see H.R. 4230), H14082 [15NO]

———make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 223), H118 [5JA]

———prepare concise written materials for use by school personnel to help identify students with a high potential to commit aggressive and harmful behavior (see H.R. 2576), H6109 [6JN]

———provide for child care workforce development initiatives (see S. 2187), S12988 [17OC] (see H.R. 3870), H11728 [17OC]

———reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program (see S. 2141), S12774 [4OC]

———reauthorize Healthy Start Program (see S. 1760), S8943 [10JY] (see H.R. 3267), H9276 [31JY]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 1332), S5716 [8MY] (see H.R. 3430), H9707 [3AU]

Dept. of Justice: conduct a feasibility study on expansion of the National Incident-Based Reporting System to identify crime data relative to elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 355), H252 [9JA]

———establish a separate DNA database for violent predators against children (see H.R. 252), H120 [5JA]

———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 S. 1738), S8692 [28JN] (see H.R. 3845), H11638 [16OC]

———expand the FBI Safe Streets Program and establish a National Gang Activity Database (see H.R. 3474), H10156 [5SE]

———provide grants for Internet safety education programs (see H.R. 3577), H10510 [18SE]

———require sex offenders to register online identifiers with the National Sex Offender Registry in order to protect users of social networking websites (see S. 431), S1326 [30JA] (see H.R. 719), H1053 [30JA]

Dept. of State: anniversary of Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program (see H. Res. 205), H2039 [28FE]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see S. 694), S2273 [27FE] (see H.R. 1216), H1968 [27FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand and enhance educational assistance for survivors and dependents of veterans (see H.R. 1214), H1968 [27FE]

———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), H2742 [20MR]

Developing countries: increase U.S. participation in health programs that alleviate disease and premature death and strengthen health care systems (see S. Con. Res. 31), S5562 [3MY] (see H. Con. Res. 247), H13204 [6NO]

———protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see S. 1998), S10902 [3AU] (see H.R. 3175), H8617 [25JY]

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see S. 1418), S6266 [17MY] (see H.R. 2266), H4912 [10MY]

Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 177), S5306 [30AP]

Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act: authorize appropriations to fully enforce and implement such Act and its amendments (see H.R. 2718), H6438 (see H.R. 2718), H6475 [14JN]

Disabled: enhance early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (see S. 1069), S4161 [29MR] (see H.R. 1198), H1967 [27FE]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: amend relative to emergency child care services (see H.R. 2479), H5922 [24MY]

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 S. 911), S3272 [19MR] (see H.R. 1553), H2620 [15MR]

———allow flexibility in the use of HIV prevention funds in the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) by removing abstinence-until-marriage programs funding requirement (see S. 1553), S7177 [6JN]

———Depts. of HHS and Education asthma programs funding and authority (see H.R. 2524), H5925 [24MY]

———establish an Advisory Committee on Gestational Diabetes and provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see S. 907), S3199 [15MR] (see H.R. 1544), H2620 [15MR]

———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 S. 2415), S14786 [5DE] (see H.R. 1713), H3183 [27MR]

———improve and secure an adequate supply of influenza vaccine (see S. 2456), S15233 [12DE]

———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see S. 937), S3352 [20MR] (see H.R. 1881), H3474 [17AP]

———increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 4), H119 [5JA]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see S. Con. Res. 22), S3517 [21MR] (see H. Con. Res. 28), H343 [10JA]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (see S. Res. 307), S11117 [5SE] (see S. Res. 325), S11952 [21SE] (see H. Res. 470), H6180 [7JN]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, research, and healthy living for survivors (see S. Res. 254), S8356 [25JN]

District of Columbia College Access Act: reauthorize the District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program (see S. 343), S827 [22JA] (see H.R. 1124), H1892 [16FE]

Drugs: extend grant program for drug-endangered children (see S. 1210), S5086 [25AP] (see H.R. 1199), H1967 [27FE]

———increase penalties for drug trafficking offenses relative to distribution of heroin, marijuana and methamphetamine and distribution to and use of children (see H.R. 1118), H1892 [16FE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see S. 561), S1902 [13FE] (see H.R. 273), H121 [5JA] (see H.R. 471), H514 [12JA]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see S. 818), S2898 [8MR]

Education: allow States to adopt alternate and modified standards for students with disabilities (see H.R. 3076), H8120 [18JY]

———allow teachers in rural areas who are highly qualified in one subject to have 3 years from their hiring date to become highly qualified in each additional subject they teach (see H.R. 3641), H10755 [24SE]

———assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 4060), H12454 [1NO]

———assist States in making voluntary high quality full-day prekindergarten programs available and economically affordable for families of all children (see S. 1374), S6016 [11MY] (see H.R. 2859), H7201 [26JN]

———authorize grant programs to enhance access of low-income Black students to higher education (see S. 1513), S6845 [24MY] (see H.R. 4216), H14081 [15NO]

———authorize resources to provide students with opportunities for summer learning through summer learning grants (see S. 116), S39 [4JA]

———authorizing appropriations to recruit, hire, and train new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children (see H.R. 209), H117 [5JA]

———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 S. Res. 242), S8061 [20JN] (see H. Res. 406), H5053 [15MY]

———clarify State guidelines governing the inclusion of certain students in the limited English proficient subgroup and the students with disabilities subgroup (see H.R. 3075), H8120 [18JY]

———constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 29), H1564 [13FE]

———create a set of effective voluntary national expectations, and a voluntary national curriculum, for mathematics and science education in kindergarten through grade 12 (see S. 757), S2598 [5MR]

———create and implement rigorous and voluntary content standards in math and science for elementary and secondary students and assess student proficiency against such standards (see S. 224), S282 [9JA] (see H.R. 325), H251 [9JA]

———develop school leaders who are committed to increasing student achievement and ensure that all low-income, under-performing schools are led by leaders prepared to foster student success (see S. 837), S2969 [9MR] (see H.R. 3523), H10366 [11SE]

———enable schools to use computer hardware to increase student achievement and prepare students for the workplace (see H.R. 200), H117 [5JA]

———encourage and support parent, family, and community involvement in schools, provide needed services and supports to children, and ensure that schools are centers of communities (see S. 1302), S5562 [3MY] (see H.R. 3762), H11315 [4OC]

———encourage States to incorporate 21st century learning skills in State education programs (see S. 1483), S6844 [24MY]

———ensure children are ready to learn when they begin kindergarten (see S. 1823), S9613 [19JY]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 1828), H3360 [29MR]

———establish a pilot program to encourage certification of teachers in low-income, low-performing public schools by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (see H.R. 280), H121 [5JA]

———establish an accurate and reliable graduation rate for measuring student academic achievement (see H.R. 2862), H7201 [26JN]

———establish an adolescent literacy program (see H.R. 2289), H4965 [14MY]

———establish an educational mentoring pilot program for at-risk youth through community partnerships that provide life, social, academic, and vocational skills (see H.R. 3168), H8397 [24JY]

———establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see S. 379), S1057 [24JA]

———establish or expand prekindergarten early learning programs (see S. 152), S40 [4JA]

———establish task force to identify and disseminate evidence-based educational strategies and best practices to improve the quality of learning for individuals with autism in grades K-12 (see H.R. 2609), H6179 [7JN]

———expand loan forgiveness programs for teachers and nurses (see H.R. 2621), H6180 [7JN]

———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), H5290 [16MY]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see S. 883), S3124 [14MR] (see H.R. 1779), H3358 [29MR]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 727), S2488 [1MR] (see H.R. 1228), H2037 [28FE]

———improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for graduation rates (see H.R. 2955), H7489 [10JY]

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

———improve educational practices for limited English proficient students and immigrant students (see H.R. 2957), H7489 [10JY]

———improve elementary and secondary education (see H.R. 4305), H14492 (see H.R. 4305), H15206 [6DE]

———improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see S. 958), S3607 [22MR] (see H.R. 1623), H2820 [21MR]

———improve high school graduation rate of foster youth (see H. Res. 733), H11491 [10OC]

———improve the quality of, and access to, supplemental educational services to increase student achievement (see S. 1009), S4047 [28MR]

———improve the quality of classroom learning by empowering States to develop performance-based assessments that measure higher order thinking skills (see H.R. 2846), H7069 [25JN]

———increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (see H.R. 3979), H12103 [25OC]

———increase student access and participation in supplemental educational services (see H.R. 2203), H4627 [8MY]

———increase teacher familiarity with the educational needs of gifted and talented students (see H.R. 381), H342 [10JA]

———modernize education system (see S. 164), S40 [4JA]

———modify Federal testing mandates and provide States and local districts flexibility to determine frequency and use of standardized testing in accountability systems (see S. 2053), S11585 [17SE]

———promote public-private partnerships to strengthen investment in early childhood development in order to ensure healthy development and school readiness (see S. 1573), S7332 [7JN] (see H.R. 2616), H6179 [7JN]

———promote youth financial education (see H.R. 4335), H14493 (see H.R. 4335), H15207 [6DE]

———protect students and teachers (see H.R. 3291), H9467 (see H.R. 3291), H9544 [1AU]

———provide a grant program for gifted and talented students (see H.R. 2925), H7431 [28JN]

———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see S. 2189), S12988 [17OC] (see H.R. 2373), H5470 [17MY]

———provide for a loan forgiveness program for certain individuals who serve as early childhood educators (see H.R. 2655), H6234 [11JN]

———provide for a statewide early childhood education professional development and career system (see S. 1431), S6266 [17MY] (see H.R. 3966), H12102 [25OC]

———provide for flexibility and improvements in elementary and secondary education (see S. 562), S1902 [13FE]

———provide for State student achievement contracts (see S. 2312), S13989 [6NO]

———provide grants through participation in National Board for Professional Teaching Standards to recruit, support, and retain highly qualified and effective teachers (see H.R. 3394), H9706 [3AU]

———provide grants to States to ensure students exit middle grades prepared for success in a high school with a rigorous curriculum that prepares students for postsecondary education and the workplace (see H.R. 3406), H9706 [3AU]

———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see S. 2227), S13365 [24OC]

———provide loan forgiveness for teachers of limited English proficiency students and require a National Center for Educational Statistics study on educational achievement of such students (see H.R. 2861), H7201 [26JN]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 88), H113 [5JA]

———require federally funded institutions to obtain parental consent before providing a student information regarding sex and provide parents the opportunity to review such information (see S. 2365), S14488 [15NO]

———restore State sovereignty over public elementary and secondary education (see H.R. 1857), H3399 [16AP]

———strengthen high school teaching of the values, contributions, and accomplishments of Western civilization (see H. Con. Res. 36), H759 [18JA]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 51), H343 [10JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1224), H2037 [28FE] (see H.R. 3257), H9275 [31JY]

———amend (see H.R. 648), H886 [23JA]

———amend certain accountability and assessment provisions (see H.R. 1711), H3183 [27MR]

———amend relative to mathematics and science instruction (see H.R. 3313), H9653 [2AU]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 627), H835 [22JA] (see H.R. 684), H943 [24JA]

———clarify certain Federal requirements (see H.R. 1169), H1894 [16FE] (see H.R. 3292), H9467 (see H.R. 3292), H9544 [1AU]

———encourage implementation or expansion of prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 3263), H9275 [31JY]

———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 4926), H16948 [19DE]

———establish a partnership between the Dept. of Education and the National Park Service to provide educational opportunities for students and teachers (see S. 2194), S13077 [18OC]

———establish a program to improve the health and education of children through grants to expand school breakfast programs (see S. 2143), S12774 [4OC] (see H.R. 3978), H12103 [25OC]

———establish a volunteer teacher advisory committee (see S. 2060), S11654 [18SE] (see H.R. 2896), H7430 [28JN]

———establish National Resource Center for Positive Youth Development and School Success (see H.R. 3853), H11638 [16OC]

———establish pilot programs in expanded school attendance (see S. 2157), S12775 [4OC]

———promote environmental education (see S. 1981), S10788 [2AU] (see H.R. 3036), H7775 [12JY]

———provide additional flexibility to State and local educational agencies to raise the academic achievement of all students (see H.R. 2577), H6109 [6JN]

———provide grants for school renovation (see S. 1942), S10787 [2AU] (see H.R. 3902), H11776 [18OC]

———reauthorize laws relative to public charter schools to improve academic achievement of all students (see H.R. 2904), H7430 [28JN]

———reauthorize programs to enhance education through technology (see H.R. 2449), H5723 [23MY]

———require use of science assessments in the calculation of adequate yearly progress (see H.R. 35), H111 [5JA]

———specify the purposes for which certain Title I funds may be used (see S. 405), S1237 [26JA]

Escalante, UT: provide for sale of approximately 25 acres of public land to the Turn-About Ranch at fair market value (see S. 832), S2969 [9MR] (see H.R. 3575), H10510 [18SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend to allow treatment of single houseparents working in foster care or educational group homes as salaried employees (see S. 371), S1056 [24JA]

———increase penalties for violations of child labor laws (see S. 1598), S7544 [12JN] (see H.R. 2637), H6184 [8JN] (see H.R. 2674), H6330 [12JN]

———strengthen penalties for unlawful child labor (see S. 1614), S7638 [13JN]

Families and domestic relations: authorize grants to carry out educational projects on preventing teen pregnancies (see S. 1137), S4600 [17AP]

———construction and renovation of child care facilities (see H.R. 1894), H3474 [17AP]

———encourage States to enact joint custody laws so that more children are raised with the benefits of having both parents in their lives (see S. Con. Res. 59), S15911 [18DE] (see H. Con. Res. 241), H12103 [25OC]

———enhance Federal efforts focused on increasing public awareness of risks and dangers associated with Shaken Baby Syndrome (see S. 1204), S5085 [25AP] (see H.R. 2052), H4203 [26AP]

———establish an adoption process improvement pilot program (see S. 2395), S14619 [16NO]

———establish and expand programs using multiple networks to recruit and train foster and adoptive parents and provide support to foster children and their families (see H.R. 4198), H14081 [15NO]

———establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see S. 661), S2164 [16FE] (see H.R. 2188), H4552 [7MY]

———establish public-private partnership programs to provide child care (see H.R. 2409), H5531 [21MY]

———expand early childhood home visitation programs that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (see S. 667), S2164 [16FE]

———improve the lives of working families by providing medical, child care, and educational assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 2392), H5471 [17MY]

———increase public awareness of child abuse and neglect and continue to work with States to reduce incidences of abuse and neglect (see H. Res. 299), H3475 [17AP]

———increase the availability and affordability of quality child care by creating incentives for older individuals to join the child care workforce (see H.R. 532), H671 [17JA]

———promote adoption of children with special needs (see S. 1462), S6549 [23MY] (see H.R. 4091), H13203 [6NO]

———protect the religious freedom of providers of adoption or foster care services (see H.R. 289), H122 [5JA]

———provide for mandatory revocation of passports of individuals who have a certain level of child support arrearages (see H.R. 491), H571 [16JA]

———provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see S. 1626), S7730 [14JN] (see H.R. 3395), H9706 [3AU]

———recognize and honor birthparents who carry out an adoption plan (see H. Con. Res. 239), H11776 [18OC]

———recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 474), H6235 [11JN]

———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see S. 803), S2795 [7MR] (see H.R. 1386), H2301 [7MR]

———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 104), H114 [5JA]

———support responsible fatherhood, promote marriage, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 268), H3080 [26MR]

———tribute to public child welfare agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private entities providing services for foster children (see H. Res. 789), H12455 [1NO]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2792), H6827 [20JN]

FDA: extend authority to require certain research into drugs used in pediatric patients (see S. 993), S3835 [27MR]

———provide explicit authorization for the Office of Women's Health, improve regulation of breast implants, and convene a scientific workshop on use of emergency contraception by women under 18 (see H.R. 2503), H5923 [24MY]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see S. 625), S2023 [15FE] (see H.R. 1108), H1790 [15FE]

Federal aid programs: asset eligibility determinations for food stamps, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, SSI, and State Children's Health Insurance programs (see H.R. 3172), H8617 [25JY]

———establish demonstration projects to provide at-home infant care benefits (see H.R. 1438), H2399 [9MR]

———require those applying for, and renewing, State Children's Health Insurance Program and trade adjustment benefits to present documentation proving citizenship and identity (see H.R. 4144), H13522 [9NO]

Federal employees: ensure that at least two-thirds of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 3158), H8396 [24JY] (see H.R. 3799), H11489 [10OC]

———prevent any individual convicted of a sexual offense involving a minor from serving in the Dept. of the Interior or the Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 2170), H4486 [3MY]

———provide for 8 weeks of paid leave for Federal employees giving birth (see S. 80), S38 [4JA]

FEMA: permit access to databases to comply with sex offender registry and notification laws (see H.R. 1656), H2956 [22MR]

Firearms: prevent children from having access to firearms (see H.R. 256), H121 [5JA]

Firefighters: expand definition of firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or duty limitations (see S. 1918), S10604 [1AU] (see H.R. 2224), H4628 [8MY]

Food: improve access to healthy foods (see S. 1432), S6266 [17MY]

Food Stamp Act: end benefit erosion, support working families with child care expenses, and encourage retirement and education savings (see S. 1529), S6846 [24MY]

Foreign aid: provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see S. 1259), S5390 [1MY] (see H.R. 2092), H4291 [1MY]

Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 1225), H2037 [28FE]

Foreign countries: reform Federal procedures relating to intercountry adoption (see H.R. 120), H114 [5JA]

Foreign policy: condemn use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world and find remedies to end this practice (see H. Con. Res. 75), H1968 [27FE]

———end use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world (see S. 1175), S4751 [19AP] (see H.R. 2620), H6180 [7JN] (see H.R. 3028), H7775 [12JY]

———prohibit recruitment and use of child soldiers, designate those who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, and allow deportation of persons involved with such activities (see S. 2135), S12532 [3OC]

Fort Collins, CO: Poudre High School science bowl team winners of Dept. of Energy Science Bowl (see H. Res. 423), H5532 [21MY]

FTC: prohibit deceptive acts and practices in the content rating and labeling of video games (see H.R. 1531), H2619 [15MR]

———prohibit deceptive conduct in the rating of video and computer games (see S. 568), S1902 [13FE]

———restore authority to issue regulations on marketing and advertising to children (see H.R. 2278), H4913 [10MY]

Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 136), H1344 [7FE]

Government regulations: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 2134), H4484 [3MY]

Gun-Free School Zones Act: repeal (see H.R. 2424), H5620 [22MY]

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

———assess and reduce levels of lead found in child-occupied facilities (see S. 1811), S9496 [17JY] (see H.R. 3085), H8120 [18JY]

———exempt health care facilities, schools, and day care centers from laws requiring energy efficient lighting if such lighting contains mercury (see H. Con. Res. 252), H13522 [9NO]

———identify and abate lead hazards, establish task forces on lead-based hazards and children's environmental health and safety, and enforce regulations on hazards in the home (see S. 2244), S13438 [25OC]

Head Start Program: improve the math and science readiness of disadvantaged children (see H.R. 38), H111 [5JA]

———provide greater accountability for Head Start agencies (see H.R. 1630), H2821 [21MR]

———reauthorize (see S. 556), S1848 [12FE] (see H.R. 1429), H2398 [9MR]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), consideration (see H. Res. 348), H4291 [1MY]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 813), H13521 [9NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 258), H13959 [14NO]

———require parental consent for nonemergency intrusive physical examinations (see S. 174), S40 [4JA]

Health: encourage health of children in schools by promoting better nutrition and increased physical activity (see S. 100), S38 [4JA]

———establish a grant program to provide vision care (see S. 1117), S4478 [16AP] (see H.R. 507), H670 [17JA]

———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 S. 21), S37 [4JA] (see H.R. 819), H1210 [5FE]

———expand and improve the provision of pediatric dental services to medically underserved populations (see H.R. 2371), H5470 [17MY]

———extend transitional medical assistance (TMA) and the abstinence education program (see S. 1701), S8610 [27JN] (see H.R. 2432), H5620 [22MY]

———improve emergency medical services for children (see S. 60), S37 [4JA] (see H.R. 2464), H5723 [23MY]

———improve Federal nutrition programs (see H.R. 1344), H2242 [6MR]

———improve health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the creation of a National Court Teams Resource Center (see S. 627), S2023 [15FE] (see H.R. 1082), H1789 [15FE]

———improve newborn screening activities (see S. 1712), S8610 [27JN] (see H.R. 2889), H7339 [27JN]

———improve oral health care for low-income individuals under the Maternal and Child Health Program and Medicaid and provide a tax credit to dentists for services provided to low-income individuals (see H.R. 2472), H5922 [24MY]

———improve process for the development of needed pediatric medical devices (see S. 830), S2899 [8MR] (see H.R. 1494), H2485 [13MR]

———increase provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions (see S. 1810), S9496 [17JY] (see H.R. 3112), H8185 [19JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1451), S6461 [22MY]

———prohibit Federal funding or other assistance for mandatory human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programs (see H.R. 1153), H1894 [16FE]

———provide disadvantaged children with dental services (see S. 739), S2488 [1MR] (see H.R. 1781), H3358 [29MR]

———provide for a program of screenings and education relative to children with sudden cardiac arrhythmia syndromes (see H.R. 2887), H7339 [27JN]

———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 3750), H11314 [4OC]

———provide grants to promote positive health behaviors in women and children (see S. 586), S1958 [14FE] (see H.R. 1968), H3694 [19AP]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see S. 972), S3607 [22MR] (see H.R. 1653), H2956 [22MR]

———reduce childhood obesity (see H.R. 1163), H1894 [16FE]

———require notification by manufacturers before discontinuing production of a vaccine and develop a national vaccine stockpile (see S. 2476), S15460 [13DE]

Health care facilities: provide patient-centered medical homes to improve effectiveness and efficiency in medical assistance under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 2376), S14618 [16NO]

———tribute to pregnancy resource centers (see H. Res. 232), H2400 [9MR]

Herbert, Donald J. (Mr. Wizard): tribute (see S. Res. 261), S8692 [28JN] (see H. Res. 485), H6438 (see H. Res. 485), H6476 [14JN]

Higher Education Act: amend definition of independent student for purposes of need analysis to include older adopted students (see S. 1488), S6844 [24MY]

———expand definition of independent student to include homeless youth (see H.R. 601), H834 [22JA]

———extend programs (see S. 1642), S7810 [18JN] (see S. 1704), S8610 [27JN] (see S. 1868), S9832 [24JY] (see H.R. 2559), H6006 [5JN] (see H.R. 3122), H8292 [23JY] (see H.R. 3927), H11933 [23OC]

———extend programs and amend definition of an eligible not-for-profit holder (see S. 2258), S13579 [30OC]

———improve teacher training and preparation programs (see S. 1231), S5183 [26AP]

Hispanic Heritage Foundation: tribute for recognizing the next generation of Latino role models for their academic achievements and community service (see H. Con. Res. 197), H9468 (see H. Con. Res. 197), H9544 [1AU]

Homeless: create conditions, structures, and supports needed to ensure permanency for unaccompanied youth (see H.R. 3409), H9706 [3AU] (see H.R. 4208), H14081 [15NO]

Homeless Assistance Act: implement protection and services for children and youths in out-of-home care (see H.R. 4880), H16947 [19DE]

———provide education for homeless children and youths (see H.R. 3205), H8820 [27JY]

Hostelling International USA (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 380), S14398 [14NO] (see H. Con. Res. 249), H13412 [8NO]

House of Representatives: permit donation of used computer equipment to public schools (see H.R. 212), H118 [5JA]

———revise Page Board membership to equalize minority and majority party members and to include a member representing parents of pages and a member representing former pages (see H.R. 475), H571 [16JA]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute (see H. Res. 37), H123 [5JA]

Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see S. 2279), S13624 [31OC]

Hurricanes: provide emergency child care in the Gulf Coast States (see H.R. 1410), H2340 [8MR]

———provide for construction and rehabilitation of child care facilities in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 1411), H2340 [8MR]

———provide grants to recruit and retain teachers, principals, and other school leaders in public schools, and help higher education in areas impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see S. 808), S2898 [8MR] (see H.R. 1372), H2301 [7MR]

Illinois: permit certain school districts to be reconstituted for purposes of determining assistance under the Impact Aid Program (see S. 441), S1409 [31JA] (see H.R. 12), H110 [5JA]

Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 1940), H3693 [19AP]

———expand the definition of immediate relative to include the minor siblings of U.S. citizens (see S. 703), S2355 [28FE]

———permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are spouses or children of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 1628), H2821 [21MR]

———permit certain Mexican children, and accompanying adults, to obtain a waiver of the documentation requirements otherwise required to enter the U.S. as a temporary visitor (see H.R. 3270), H9466 (see H.R. 3270), H9543 [1AU]

———provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a U.S. citizen child should not be ordered removed from the U.S. (see H.R. 213), H118 [5JA] (see H.R. 1176), H1894 [16FE]

———provide for the denial of family classification petitions filed by an individual who owes child support arrearages (see H.R. 78), H113 [5JA]

———require use of DNA testing for purposes of confirming a biological relationship (see H.R. 3860), H11638 [16OC]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see S. 844), S3000 [12MR]

———waive inadmissability based on misrepresentation for an immediate relative of certain Armed Forces members and extend nonimmigrant visa program for spouses and children of such members (see H.R. 1745), H3278 [28MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: allow preference in distribution of grants to agencies and organizations that provide training to regular education personnel to meet needs of disabled children (see H.R. 582), H788 [19JA]

———authorizing appropriations (see S. 1159), S4750 [19AP] (see H.R. 526), H671 [17JA] (see H.R. 627), H835 [22JA] (see H.R. 821), H1210 [5FE] (see H.R. 1896), H3474 [17AP]

Institute of the Sisters of Mercy: anniversary (see H. Res. 175), H1895 [16FE]

Insurance: ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see S. 400), S1189 [25JA] (see H.R. 2851), H7070 [25JN]

———prohibit preexisting condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 2842), H7010 [22JN]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see H.R. 152), H115 [5JA]

———require coverage of certain reconstructive surgery (see H.R. 2820), H6956 [21JN]

———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 S. 1588), S7451 [11JN] (see H.R. 1655), H2956 [22MR]

Investments: encourage savings, promote financial literacy, and expand opportunities for young adults by establishing KIDS Accounts (see H.R. 3740), H11249 [3OC]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: improve mental health and substance abuse treatment by providing grants for justice system personnel training and treatment and diversion programs (see H.R. 2645), H6234 [11JN]

Law enforcement: expand and improve Federal gang prevention programs (see H.R. 3922), H11846 [22OC]

———improve efforts to reduce gang activity and violent crime (see S. 456), S1410 [31JA] (see S. 990), S3750 [26MR] (see H.R. 638), H886 [23JA] (see H.R. 880), H1342 [7FE] (see H.R. 1582), H2742 [20MR] (see H.R. 1692), H3080 [26MR]

———include State online sexual exploitation investigations in the list of those for which interception of communications is authorized (see H.R. 3811), H11490 [10OC]

———issuance of special postage stamps to fund gang prevention programs (see H.R. 1070), H1788 [15FE]

———provide Federal coordination and assistance in preventing gang violence (see S. 144), S40 [4JA] (see H.R. 1069), H1788 [15FE]

Little Rock, AR: anniversary of desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see S. Res. 301), S10902 [3AU] (see H. Res. 668), H10696 [20SE]

Medicaid: amend rules governing citizenship documentation requirements for children born in the U.S. (see H.R. 1238), H2037 [28FE]

———encourage States to provide pregnant women with access to comprehensive tobacco cessation services (see S. 1013), S4047 [28MR]

———ensure individuals eligible for medical assistance continue to have access to prescription drugs (see S. 1951), S10787 [2AU] (see H.R. 3700), H11027 [27SE]

———establish independent foster care adolescents as a mandatory category of individuals for coverage under State programs (see H.R. 1376), H2301 [7MR]

———establish programs to improve the quality, performance, and delivery of pediatric care (see S. 1226), S5183 [26AP] (see H.R. 2723), H6438 (see H.R. 2723), H6475 [14JN]

———improve requirements for items and services furnished in or through an educational program or setting to children, including children with developmental, physical, or mental health needs (see S. 578), S1902 [13FE] (see H.R. 1017), H1563 [13FE]

———include all public clinics for the distribution of pediatric vaccines (see S. 2465, 2465), S15460 [13DE] (see H.R. 4702, 4702), H15468 [13DE]

———increase Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia (see H.R. 2999), H7655 [11JY]

———modify certain administrative eligibility rules relative to children born in the U.S. to Medicaid-eligible mothers (see S. 751), S2559 [2MR]

———waive requirement for proof of citizenship during first year of life for children born in the U.S. to Medicaid-eligible mothers (see H.R. 210), H117 [5JA]

Medicare: provide for coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 2644), H6234 [11JN]

———provide health care benefits to all Americans (see S. 1218), S5086 [25AP] (see H.R. 2034), H4175 [25AP]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see S. 507), S1627 [6FE] (see H.R. 864), H1271 [6FE]

———require hospitals to establish and implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 257), H121 [5JA]

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 S. 382), S1057 [24JA] (see H.R. 687), H943 [24JA]

———improve mental health and substance abuse services for juveniles (see H.R. 2647), H6234 [11JN]

———improve mental health and substance abuse services for juveniles by establishing new grant programs for increased training, technical assistance, and coordination of service providers (see H.R. 3411), H9706 [3AU]

———improve quality and availability of mental health services for children and adolescents (see S. 1560), S7177 [6JN]

———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see S. 1572), S7332 [7JN] (see H.R. 2073), H4209 [30AP]

———prohibit use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program (see H.R. 2387), H5471 [17MY]

———protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school (see S. 891), S3199 [15MR]

———provide assistance for collaboration in the development of progressive and innovative system to improve access to mental health care for youth, seniors, and families in rural areas (see S. 633), S2023 [15FE]

———revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see S. 1514), S6845 [24MY] (see H.R. 2511), H5924 [24MY]

Minimum wage: increase and provide an alternative as an incentive to an employer to provide health care and child care benefits (see H.R. 239), H118 [5JA]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 1576), S7332 [7JN] (see H.R. 3014), H7774 [12JY] (see H.R. 3333), H9654 [2AU]

Missing Children's Assistance Act: authorize appropriations (see S. 1829), S9613 [19JY] (see H.R. 2517), H5924 [24MY]

———extend applicability to individuals determined to have a mental capacity less than 18 years of age (see H.R. 271), H121 [5JA]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H4913 [10MY]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 399), H4966 [14MY]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 384), S14488 [15NO] (see H. Res. 833), H14083 [15NO]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 384), S14488 [15NO] (see H. Res. 833), H14083 [15NO]

National AmeriCorps Week: observance (see S. Res. 197), S6055 [14MY] (see H. Res. 385), H4752 [9MY]

National and Global Youth Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 158), S4676 [18AP]

National Attention Deficit Disorder Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 295), S10788 [2AU]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 78), S1902 [13FE]

National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 762), H11847 [22OC]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 351), S13078 [18OC]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 183), S5391 [1MY] (see H. Res. 344), H4209 [30AP]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (see S. Res. 170), S4918 [24AP]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 112), H3475 [17AP]

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 316), S11414 [11SE]

National Childhood Stroke Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 184), S5391 [1MY]

National Children and Families Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 62), H1415 [8FE]

National Commission on Children and Disasters: establish (see S. 1970), S10788 [2AU] (see H.R. 3495), H10319 [7SE]

National Courage Month: designate (see S. Con. Res. 45), S11585 [17SE]

National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness: observance (see S. Con. Res. 40), S8302 [22JN] (see H. Con. Res. 102), H3184 [27MR]

National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 285), S10424 [31JY]

National Foster Care Month: observance (see H. Res. 263), H3017 [23MR]

National Foster Parents Day: support (see H. Res. 179), H1896 [16FE]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 3733), H11171 [2OC]

National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities: increase certain education funding to improve access to the arts (see H.R. 696), H943 [24JA]

National Garden Month: encourage observance by schools through a curriculum that includes outdoor learning (see H. Res. 292), H3362 [29MR]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: exclude certain non-defense funds from the matching requirements (see H.R. 1034), H1564 [13FE]

National Healthy Schools Day: observance (see S. Res. 176), S5306 [30AP]

National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc.: call on Board of Directors to accommodate students of all religious faiths (see H. Res. 25), H120 [5JA]

National Homeless Youth Awareness Month: observance (see S. Res. 226), S7333 [7JN] (see H. Res. 527), H7433 [28JN]

National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 186), S5562 [3MY]

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: establish a program on children and the media to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children (see S. 948), S3516 [21MR]

———rename as Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (see S. 2484), S15460 [13DE]

National Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 205), S6193 [16MY]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 281), H3278 [28MR] (see H. Res. 455), H6007 [5JN]

National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 225), S7333 [7JN]

National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 61), S1411 [31JA]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 29), H123 [5JA] (see H. Res. 908), H16949 [19DE]

National Month of the Military Child: observance (see H. Res. 265), H3017 [23MR]

National Night Out: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 539), H7656 [11JY]

National Orthodontic Health Month: establish (see H. Res. 105), H1054 [30JA]

National Physical Education and Sports Week: observance (see H. Res. 371), H4486 [3MY]

National Resource Center on Children and Disasters: establish (see S. 1970), S10788 [2AU] (see H.R. 3495), H10319 [7SE]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 100), S2796 [7MR]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 23), S445 [11JA]

National School Lunch Act: expand fruit and vegetable pilot program and include Head Start programs (see H.R. 208), H117 [5JA]

———improve summer food service program for children (see H.R. 3030), H7775 [12JY]

———make permanent the summer food service pilot project for rural areas of Pennsylvania and apply it to rural areas of every State (see S. 1755), S8943 [10JY] (see H.R. 2968), H7489 [10JY]

———permit simplified summer food programs to be carried out in all States and by all service institutions (see S. 790), S2795 [7MR] (see H.R. 1740), H3278 [28MR]

National School-Based Health Centers Month: establish (see H. Res. 570), H8618 [25JY]

National security: strengthen by increasing quantity, diversity, and quality of teaching and learning in science, mathematics, and foreign languages (see S. 1294), S5562 [3MY]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 163), S4809 [20AP] (see H. Res. 67), H572 [16JA]

National Sibling Connection Day: designate (see S. Res. 86), S2273 [27FE]

National Summer Learning Day: designate (see S. Res. 268), S9019 [11JY]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 388), S14786 [5DE]

National Teen Driver Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 36), S7178 [6JN] (see H. Con. Res. 165), H6110 [6JN]

National Teen Safe Driver Month: designate (see S. Res. 230), S7451 [11JN]

National Youth Court Month: designate (see S. Res. 296), S10788 [2AU]

———encourage recognition (see H. Res. 576), H8742 [26JY]

National Youth Sports Week: establish (see H. Res. 442), H5926 [24MY]

Native Americans: Federal funding for certain adoption and foster care programs (see S. 1956), S10787 [2AU]

———provide for reporting and reduction of child abuse and family violence incidences on Indian reservations (see S. 398), S1189 [25JA]

No Child Left Behind Act: amend relative to highly qualified teachers, growth models, adequate yearly progress, Native American language programs, and parental involvement (see S. 1236), S5183 [26AP]

———authorize funding for the development and evaluation of programs for schools who miss progress goals (see S. 2118), S12334 [28SE]

———grant schools that use research-proven programs in their Reading First program grant proposal a competitive preference (see S. 2117), S12334 [28SE]

———improve (see S. 348), S827 [22JA] (see S. 1194), S4917 [24AP] (see S. 1913), S10604 [1AU] (see H.R. 2087), H4291 [1MY]

———improve method of determining adequate yearly progress (see H.R. 2166), H4485 [3MY]

———improve standards for physical education (see S. 2173), S12988 [17OC]

———modify certain amendments (see H.R. 3426), H9707 [3AU]

———modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 2070), H4204 [26AP]

———reauthorize and improve (see S. 1775), S9135 [12JY]

———reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see S. 1699), S8412 [26JN] (see H.R. 2864), H7201 [26JN]

Northern Ireland: honor anniversary of first integrated school and further encourage desegregation of schools and teacher training colleges (see H. Res. 692), H11028 [27SE]

Nutrition: update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and to protect the Federal investment in the national school lunch and breakfast programs (see S. 771), S2693 [6MR] (see H.R. 1363), H2243 [6MR]

Ocean Isle Beach, NC: offer condolences to victims of house fire which killed University of South Carolina and Clemson University students (see S. Res. 360), S13580 [30OC] (see H. Res. 777), H12237 [30OC] (see H. Res. 787), H12384 [31OC]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: improve grant program for secure schools (see H.R. 1097), H1789 [15FE]

Our Military Kids, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 313), H3475 [17AP]

Passports: provide for mandatory revocation of passports of individuals whose child support payments are in arrears for more than a certain amount (see S. 1788), S9211 [13JY]

Pediatric Research Equity Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 2589), H6110 [6JN]

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 3290), H9467 (see H.R. 3290), H9544 [1AU]

Population: prohibit Federal officials from expending Federal funds for population control or population planning programs or family planning activities (see H.R. 1095), H1789 [15FE]

Pornography: eliminate child pornography (see H.R. 3148), H8396 [24JY]

Privacy: remove confidentiality mandates for minors from family planning services programs operating under Title X of the Public Health Service Act and Medicaid (see H. Con. Res. 232), H11490 [10OC]

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]

———prohibit introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of children's products that contain lead (see S. 2038), S11414 [11SE] (see S. 2132), S12532 [3OC]

———prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of certain children's products and child care articles that contain phthalates (see S. 2275), S13624 [31OC] (see H.R. 4030), H12384 [31OC]

———require development of a multi-stage product testing process to ensure compliance of children's products with consumer product safety standards (see H.R. 3903), H11776 [18OC]

———require inclusion of warning labels on Internet and catalogue advertising of certain toys and games (see H.R. 1893), H3474 [17AP]

———require independent safety certification of children's products, increase CPSC inspection capability for imported products, and prohibit hazardous imports based on manufacturing site (see H.R. 3716), H11070 [1OC]

———require third-party verification of compliance of children's products with consumer product safety standards promulgated by the CPSC (see S. 1833), S9613 [19JY] (see H.R. 3477), H10156 [5SE] (see H.R. 3499), H10319 [7SE]

Project GRAD USA (organization): authorize (see H.R. 887), H1343 [7FE]

Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools To End the Exploitation of Children Today (PROTECT) Act: modify standards for issuance of an AMBER Alert to assist in facilitating the recovery of abducted newborns (see H.R. 4498), H15413 [12DE]

Public welfare programs: provide for pass through of all child support collected on behalf of families receiving assistance under the temporary assistance for needy families program (see H.R. 896), H1343 [7FE]

———provide individual development accounts to support foster youths who are transitioning out of the foster care system (see S. 2341), S14285 [13NO]

———provide with incentives, flexibility, and resources to develop child welfare services that focus on improving circumstances of children (see H.R. 4207), H14081 [15NO]

Puerto Rico: eligibility of residents for the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 431), H434 [11JA]

Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 91), S2355 [28FE]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 348), S12936 [16OC] (see H. Res. 715), H11316 [4OC]

Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act: define environmental intervention blood lead level (see H.R. 3397), H9706 [3AU]

Robinson, (Sugar) Ray: tribute (see H. Res. 359), H4292 [1MY]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: authorize the use of grant funds for gang prevention (see H.R. 3438), H9708 [3AU]

———include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 3132), H8292 [23JY]

Safety: direct any Federal department or agency constructing a culvert or other enclosed flood or drainage system to ensure that certain child safety measures are included in the project (see H.R. 1793), H3358 [29MR]

———help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips (see H.R. 4265), H14156 [4DE]

———increase the safety of food, toothpaste, and toys (see H.R. 3100), H8184 [19JY]

———permit educational agencies and institutions to disclose information to parents of students who may pose a significant risk to their own safety or well-being or to the safety or well-being of others (see H.R. 2220), H4628 [8MY]

———prevent carriage of child pornography by video service providers, protect children from online predators, and restrict sale or purchase of children's personal information in interstate commerce (see S. 49), S37 [4JA]

Schools: address the incidence of staph infections in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3964), H12102 [25OC]

———amend procedures regarding military recruiter access to secondary school student recruiting information (see S. 1908), S10424 [31JY]

———develop a national system of oversight of States for sexual misconduct in elementary and secondary school systems (see S. 2360), S14488 [15NO] (see H.R. 1829), H3360 [29MR]

———direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student's parent provides written consent for the release (see H.R. 1346), H2242 [6MR]

———enhance penalties for threatening to kill, injure, or intimidate an individual, or to cause property damage, by means of fire or an explosive on school property (see H.R. 4163), H13859 [13NO]

———establish nutrition and physical education standards for schools (see S. 2066), S11654 [18SE]

———express that secondary schools should consider starting school after 9 o'clock in the morning (see H. Con. Res. 227), H11315 [4OC]

———improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see S. 1185), S4841 [23AP] (see H.R. 2928), H7431 [28JN]

———improve safety (see H.R. 354), H252 [9JA]

———improve safety of elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher learning (see S. 1217), S5086 [25AP] (see H.R. 2352), H5291 [16MY]

———prohibit from receiving Federal funds if the school prevents a student from displaying or wearing in a respectful manner a representation of the U.S. flag (see H.R. 3659), H10901 [25SE]

———provide for secondary school reform (see S. 611), S2022 [15FE]

———provide parental choice for those students that attend schools that are in need of improvement and have been identified for restructuring (see S. 1014), S4047 [28MR] (see H.R. 1486), H2485 [13MR]

———provide States with resources needed to rid schools of performance-enhancing drug use (see S. 1470), S6549 [23MY]

———recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see S. Con. Res. 33), S5655 [7MY] (see H. Con. Res. 121), H3694 [19AP]

———require schools receiving discounted Internet access services to implement an Internet safety policy to monitor online behavior of minors (see H.R. 3871), H11728 [17OC]

Senate: provide paid leave for employees giving birth (see S. 880), S3124 [14MR]

———tribute to U.S. Senate Youth Program participants (see S. Res. 90), S2355 [28FE]

Senate Gift Shop Revolving Fund: transfer certain funds to the Senate Employee Child Care Center (see S. 1537), S6954 [25MY]

Siemens Foundation: tribute to young women winning the Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology for the first time (see S. Res. 397), S15031 [7DE]

Small business: establish a multiagency campaign to educate small business concerns about health insurance options available to children (see S. 1714), S8610 [27JN]

———establish a temporary program under which emergency loans are made to small businesses that are nonprofit child care businesses (see H.R. 1412), H2340 [8MR]

Social Security: allow States to expand or add coverage of pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 794), S2795 [7MR] (see H.R. 2746), H6576 [15JN]

———assure coverage of legal immigrant children and pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 427), H434 [11JA]

———combine coverage of children and pregnant woman under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program into a new All Healthy Children Program (see S. 1564), S7332 [7JN] (see H.R. 1688), H3079 [26MR]

———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see S. 2522), S16005 [19DE] (see H.R. 1111), H1892 [16FE] (see H.R. 2357), H5470 [17MY]

———ensure foster children are able to use program and SSI benefits to address their needs and improve their lives (see H.R. 1104), H1790 [15FE]

———ensure health insurance coverage for every child under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 95), S38 [4JA]

———ensure payment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program for covered items and services furnished by school-based health clinics (see S. 1669), S8061 [20JN] (see H.R. 2870), H7201 [26JN]

———ensure that every child in the U.S. has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage (see S. 895), S3199 [15MR] (see H.R. 1535), H2619 [15MR]

———expand Federal benefit eligibility for children in foster care who have attained a certain age (see S. 1512), S6845 [24MY]

———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), H8396 [24JY]

———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), consideration (see H. Res. 594), H9274 [31JY]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3963), H12021 [24OC]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), consideration (see H. Res. 774), H12020 [24OC]

———extend funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 2086), S12002 [24SE] (see H.R. 3584), H10624 [19SE]

———extend funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3584), consideration (see H. Res. 748), H11639 [16OC]

———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 S. 2460), S15234 [12DE] (see H.R. 3533), H10369 [14SE]

———extend provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 2499), S15910 [18DE]

———extend State Children's Health Insurance Program, streamline enrollment under that program and Medicaid, and provide a healthy savings tax credit for purchase of children's health coverage (see H.R. 2147), H4485 [3MY]

———extend State Children's Health Insurance Program and streamline enrollment under that program and Medicaid (see S. 1364), S5928 [10MY]

———extend transitional medical assistance (TMA), the abstinence education program, and certain other Medicare and Medicaid support programs (see H.R. 3668), H10939 [26SE]

———impose a moratorium on implementation of a proposed rule on the Federal-State financial partnerships under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 787), S2795 [7MR] (see H.R. 1480), H2436 [12MR] (see H.R. 1741), H3278 [28MR]

———impose requirements on coverage of children in higher income families under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3872), H11728 [17OC]

———improve children's access to health care coverage under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2055), H4203 [26AP]

———increase payments to States for expenditures for short term training of certain child welfare agencies staff (see H.R. 2314), H5052 [15MY]

———permit qualifying States to use all or any portion of their State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for certain Medicaid expenditures (see S. 142), S40 [4JA]

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for Medicaid expenditures (see S. 434), S1326 [30JA] (see H.R. 1466), H2400 [9MR]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 764), S2598 [5MR] (see H.R. 1308), H2164 [5MR]

———permit States the option to provide nurse home visitation services under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1052), S4160 [29MR] (see H.R. 3024), H7775 [12JY]

———permit States to expand coverage for certain older children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2581), H6109 [6JN]

———prohibit approval of certain waivers to provide coverage of childless adults under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1013), H1563 [13FE]

———prohibit implementation of a guidance letter proposing rules relative to the Federal-State financial partnerships under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3719), H11170 [2OC]

———prohibit implementation of policies to prohibit States from providing health coverage to children in need under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 2049), S11504 [12SE] (see H.R. 3555), H10433 [17SE]

———prohibit States from requiring eligiblity determinations for children benefits under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program more than once a year (see H.R. 2512), H5924 [24MY]

———provide an express lane for simplified Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program eligibility determinations for children (see H.R. 3171), H8617 [25JY]

———provide each child with a KidSave Account (see H.R. 242), H120 [5JA]

———provide equitable access for foster care and adoption services for Indian children in tribal areas (see H.R. 4688), H15468 [13DE]

———provide grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 593), H789 [19JA]

———reauthorize and reform State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3176), H8617 [25JY]

———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1893), S10149 [26JY] (see S. 2152), S12775 [4OC] (see H.R. 3269), H9276 [31JY] (see H.R. 3864), H11728 [17OC]

———reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, expand child health care insurance coverage through tax fairness, and provide for a health care Federalism initiative (see S. 2193), S13077 [18OC] (see H.R. 3888), H11775 [18OC]

———require States to provide foster children with court-appointed special advocates who meet national standards (see H.R. 3283), H9467 (see H.R. 3283), H9543 [1AU]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding (see S. 1224), S5086 [25AP]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding to reduce shortfalls in State allotments (see S. 401), S1189 [25JA] (see S. 546), S1848 [12FE] (see S. 1022, 1023), S4159 [29MR] (see H.R. 1329), H2241 [6MR] (see H.R. 1487, 1489), H2485 [13MR]

———streamline enrollment for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program through better linkages with low-income nutrition and related assistance programs (see S. 1213), S5086 [25AP]

States: encourage employers and online dating sites to use sex offender registries for background checks (see H. Res. 572), H8618 [25JY]

Student Conservation Association: tribute (see H. Res. 820), H13860 [13NO]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Gault decision stating that all children accused of delinquent acts have a right to counsel in the proceedings against them (see S. Res. 194), S6016 [11MY]

Taxation: allow a custodial parent a refundable credit for unpaid child support payments and increase tax liability of parent required to pay such unpaid child support (see H.R. 3258), H9275 [31JY]

———allow an additional credit for adoption of an older child (see H.R. 4313), H14492 (see H.R. 4313), H15207 [6DE]

———allow credit for medical expenses for dependents (see H.R. 1898), H3474 [17AP]

———allow deduction and make refundable the credit for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment (see H.R. 4164), H13859 [13NO]

———allow designation of tax payments to provide Head Start funding, reduce the national debt, and provide college funding for children of Iraq war veterans instead of supporting the war in Iraq (see H.R. 3125), H8292 [23JY] (see H.R. 3190), H8741 [26JY]

———allow elementary and secondary school teachers a credit against income tax for professional development and training expenses (see H.R. 4078), H12739 [5NO]

———allow parents of murdered children to continue to claim the deduction for the personal exemption with respect to such child (see H.R. 3364), H9705 [3AU]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 3785), H11394 [9OC]

———double child tax credit for the first year, expand dependent care tax credit, and provide relief from the alternative minimum tax (see S. 614), S2022 [15FE] (see H.R. 2902), H7430 [28JN]

———exclude from gross income amounts received on the sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (see H.R. 1720), H3183 [27MR]

———expand availability and repeal sunset on increase of dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 1871), H3473 [17AP] (see H.R. 4039), H12453 [1NO]

———expand deductions allowed for education-related expenses and allow an earned tuition credit for qualified tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 2411), H5531 [21MY]

———expand exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to dependents of employees (see H.R. 1488), H2485 [13MR]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see S. 912), S3272 [19MR] (see H.R. 2470), H5922 [24MY]

———expand incentives for education (see H.R. 1407), H2340 [8MR]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 1058), H1668 [14FE]

———increase, and make permanent certain improvements to, the child tax credit (see H.R. 1406), H2340 [8MR] (see H.R. 3831), H11547 [15OC]

———increase benefits for parents who stay at home with their children (see S. 816), S2898 [8MR] (see H.R. 1421), H2340 [8MR]

———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), H4050 [24AP]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see S. 505), S1627 [6FE]

———increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students (see S. 2252), S13520 [29OC]

———make child tax credit permanent and allow for adjustments for inflation (see H.R. 3135), H8292 [23JY]

———modify credit for expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment (see H.R. 1911), H3559 [18AP]

———modify the income threshold used to calculate the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see S. 218), S282 [9JA] (see H.R. 2126), H4483 [3MY]

———provide a credit dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and allowed against Federal income tax for charitable contributions to certain education investment organizations (see H.R. 2706), H6404 [13JN]

———provide a credit for certain educator expenses (see S. 1727), S8691 [28JN]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 2287), H4913 [10MY]

———provide a refundable tax credit for education and training expenses relating to autism spectrum disorders to increase the number of teachers with such expertise (see H.R. 2390), H5471 [17MY]

———provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (see S. 1793), S9469 [17JY] (see H.R. 3918), H11846 [22OC]

———provide credits for qualified stem cell research, storage of qualified stem cells, and donation of umbilical cord blood (see H.R. 457), H514 [12JA]

———provide permanent relief for sales tax deduction, child credit, repeal of estate tax, and deduction for higher education expenses (see H.R. 411), H434 [11JA]

———provide relief for children of members of the Armed Forces who die as a result of service in a combat zone (see H.R. 3961), H12021 [24OC]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1056), H1668 [14FE]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school personnel (see H.R. 1060), H1668 [14FE]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 1059), H1668 [14FE]

———provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (see S. 873), S3124 [14MR]

———reduce alternative minimum tax by increasing exemption amount, adjusting for inflation, and making permanent allowance of dependent care, child, and adoption credits against such tax (see H.R. 3758), H11315 [4OC]

———repeal increase in the age of minor children whose unearned income is taxed as if parent's income (see H.R. 3262), H9275 [31JY]

Technology: develop the next generation of parental control technology (see S. 602), S2022 [15FE]

Television: empower parents to protect children from increasing depictions of indecent material on television (see H.R. 2738), H6576 [15JN]

Territories: honor contributions of individuals from the territories of the U.S. by including such contributions in the teaching of U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 2), H119 [5JA]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat forced labor (see H.R. 3887), H11775 [18OC]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 270), H121 [5JA]

U.N.: ensure members meet obligations to women agreed to in resolution on women, peace, and security, and implement international law protecting rights of women and girls during and after conflicts (see H. Res. 146), H1416 [8FE]

———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]

———provide support to the U.N. Population Fund to carry out activities to save women's lives, limit incidence of abortion and maternal mortality associated with unsafe abortion, and promote access to family planning (see H.R. 2604), H6179 [7JN]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: integrate food security and nutrition activities into prevention, care, treatment, and support activities (see H.R. 4914), H16948 [19DE]

———prevent new pediatric infections, improve treatment of children, and address mother-to-child transmission relative to HIV/AIDS (see S. 2472), S15460 [13DE]

———reauthorize (see S. 1966), S10788 [2AU]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see S. 960), S3607 [22MR] (see H.R. 1671), H3017 [23MR]

U.S.-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange Program: establish (see S. 377), S1057 [24JA] (see H.R. 1636), H2821 [21MR]

Veterans: expand and enhance educational assistance for survivors and dependents of veterans (see S. 698), S2273 [27FE]

———expand and make permanent the benefit for governmental markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries (see H.R. 358), H252 [9JA]

Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1344 [7FE]

Video games: direct the FTC to review the Entertainment Software Rating Board ratings and GAO to study the impact on children and young adults (see H.R. 2958), H7489 [10JY]

Warner Robins, GA: tribute to Warner Robins American Little League baseball team (see S. Res. 308), S11117 [5SE] (see H. Res. 630), H10076 [4SE]

Water: declare water hoses containing lead to be banned hazardous substances (see H.R. 3542), H10433 [17SE]

———protect the health of pregnant women, fetuses, infants, and children by requiring a health advisory and drinking water standard for perchlorate (see S. 150), S40 [4JA]

———protect the health of pregnant women, infants, and children by requiring a health advisory and drinking water standard for trichloroethylene vapor intrusion (see S. 1911), S10604 [1AU]

Week of the Young Child: designate (see S. Res. 164), S4809 [20AP]

Winton, Nicholas: tribute (see H. Res. 583), H8820 [27JY]

Women: establish programs to decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see S. 2407), S14741 [4DE] (see H.R. 3192), H8741 [26JY]

———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), H1788 [15FE]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 2236), H4751 [9MY]

Workforce Investment Act: strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (see H.R. 3747), H11314 [4OC]

Cloture motions

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), S13492 [26OC], S13657, S13675 [1NO]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), motion to proceed, S13610 [31OC]

Conference reports

Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act (H.R. 1429), H13462-H13509 [9NO]

Cost Estimates

Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act (H.R. 3162): CBO, H9473 [1AU]

State Children's Health Insurance Program reauthorization (S. 1893): CBO, S10173 [26JY]

Essays

Feeding Our Bodies, Fueling the Future: Chad VanLiew, S3197 [15MR]

———Courtney Larson, S3197 [15MR]

Examples

International education and exchange student experiences of several Wisconsin students, S14278, S14279 [13NO]

Letters

Abstinence and fidelity programs funding to assist in HIV/AIDS prevention: several Members of Congress, H6866 [21JN]

———Thomas G. Wenski, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Kenneth F. Hackett, Catholic Relief Services (organization), H6866 [21JN]

Allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of positive behavior supports and other early intervening services: several mental health organizations, E1756 [4AU]

Caps on attorney fees in District of Columbia special education cases: Adrian M. Fenty, Mayor of the District of Columbia, H7369 [28JN]

Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act: several health care organizations, S7348 [7JN]

Child Support Protection Act: Joan Entmacher, National Women's Law Center, Vicki Turetsky, Center for Law and Social Policy, and Debbie Weinstein, Coalition on Human Needs, S2818 [7MR]

———Mary A. Wellbank, National Child Support Enforcement Association, S2818, S2819 [7MR]

———Sandy Rosenberg, Leticia Van de Putte, and Donna Stone, National Conference of State Legislatures, S2817 [7MR]

Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act: Charlie Crist, Governor of Florida, H9290 [1AU]

———Elena Rios, National Hispanic Medical Association, H9413 [1AU]

———several physicians, H9403 [1AU]

———William D. Novelli, AARP, H9296 [1AU]

Commend volunteers and other individuals who provide support to families and children of deployed Armed Forces members: David H. Petraeus, H10115 [5SE]

Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act: Hadar Susskind, Jewish Council for Public Affairs, S6616 [24MY]

———Interfaith Immigration Coalition, S6615 [24MY]

———U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, S6615 [24MY]

Dept. of Justice anti-human trafficking policies and strategies: Coalition Against Trafficking in Women, H14115-H14117 [4DE]

Expanding the Promise for Individuals With Autism Act: Curt Decker, National Disability Rights Network, S3383 [20MR]

———Katherine Beh Neas, Easter Seals, Inc., S3383 [20MR]

———Lee Grossman, Autism Society of America, S3382 [20MR]

———Paul Marchand, Disability Policy Collaboration (organization), S3382 [20MR]

———Robert C. Wright, Autism Speaks Inc., S3382 [20MR]

———Royal Walker and George Jesien, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, S3382 [20MR]

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: several Senators, S15250 [12DE]

Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act: Anne Munoz Furlong, Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network, S5209 [26AP]

———Thomas B. Casale, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, S5209 [26AP]

Higher Education Act amendments: several Senators, S9722 [23JY]

Honor contributions of faith-based and community-based organizations and preserve eligibility to participate in Head Start Program: John C. Holmes, Association of Christian Schools International, H4369 [2MY]

House Page Board Revision Act: Representative Capito, H767 [19JA]

Improve newborn screening activities: Deb Lee Gould, FOD Family Support Group (organization), S8616 [27JN]

———Jacque Waggoner, Hunter's Hope Foundation, S8615 [27JN]

———Jill Levy-Fisch, Save Babies Through Screening Foundation, Inc., S8615 [27JN]

———Larry Levine and Judith Wiener Goodhue, S8616 [27JN]

———Marina L. Weiss, March of Dimes Foundation, S8616 [27JN]

———Michael S. Watson and Judith L. Benkendorf, American College of Medical Genetics, S8616 [27JN]

Improve process for the development of needed pediatric medical devices: David P. White, Respironics, Inc., S5458 [2MY]

———Dwight Reynolds, Heart Rhythm Society, S5299 [30AP]

———Ed Rozynski, Stryker Corp., S5457 [2MY]

———Gregory J. Dehmer, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, S5298 [30AP], S5456 [2MY]

———Michael Lauk, Seleon, Inc., S5458 [2MY]

———Pamela W. Barnes, Elizabeth Glazer Pediatiric AIDS Foundation, S5456 [2MY]

———several pediatric medical organizations, S5457, S5458 [2MY]

———Stephen J. Ubl, Advanced Medical Technology Association, S5457 [2MY]

———Ulf Jonsson, Breas Medical AB (company), S5458 [2MY]

Improving Head Start Act: several Representatives, H4311 [2MY]

Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act: David S. Kass and Miriam A. Rollin, Fight Crime—Invest in Kids (organization), S14385 [14NO]

———Sarah Greene, National Head Start Association, S14385 [14NO]

Increase tax deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses: Diane Shust and Randall Moody, National Education Association, S1644 [6FE], S3472 [21MR]

Influenza Vaccine Security Act: Bernadette A. Toomey, American Lung Association, S15248 [12DE]

———Georges C. Benjamin, American Public Health Association, S15248 [12DE]

———Patrick M. Libbey, National Association of County & City Health Officials, S15248 [12DE]

———several medical organizations, S15247 [12DE]

Keeping Families Together Act: David L. Shern, Mental Health America (organization), S1069 [24JA]

———Gwendolyn Puryear Keita, American Psychological Association, S1068 [24JA]

———Michael J. Fitzpatrick, National Alliance on Mental Illness, S1069 [24JA]

———Robert Bernstein, Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, S1068 [24JA]

Keeping Parents and Communities Engaged (Keeping PACE) Act: Bruce Lesley, First Focus (organization), S5599 [3MY]

———Daniel J. Cardinali, Communities in Schools, Inc., S5597 [3MY]

———Eric Schwarz, Citizen Schools (organization), S5598 [3MY]

———John D. Podesta, Center for American Progress Action Fund, S5598 [3MY]

———Nancy Green, National Association for Gifted Children, S5598 [3MY]

———National Collaboration for Youth (organization), S5598 [3MY]

Maintain existing market exclusivity for pharmaceutical companies conducting research on pediatric medications: several medical organizations, S5449 [2MY]

No Child Left Inside Act: No Child Left Inside Coalition, S10821 [2AU]

Provide a tax credit for certain educator expenses: Diane Shust and Randall Moody, National Education Association, S8697, S8698 [28JN]

———Princess Moss, Virginia Education Association, S8698 [28JN]

Provide for State student achievement contracts: Senator Alexander, S13995 [6NO]

Provide hiring protections for faith-based organizations providing Head Start services: John C. Holmes, Association of Christian Schools International, H4369 [2MY]

———Stanley W. Carlson-Thies, Coalition To Preserve Religious Freedom, H4368 [2MY]

Spinal Muscular Atrophy Treatment Acceleration Act: Cynthia Joyce, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation, Kenneth Hobby, Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (organization), and Martha Slay, Fight Spinal Muscular Atrophy (organization), S11510 [12SE]

State Children's Health Insurance Program extension and improvement: Peter R. Orszag, CBO, H12080 [25OC]

State Children's Health Insurance Program funding to reduce shortfalls in State allotments: Senator Reid and Speaker Pelosi, S1835 [12FE]

State Children's Health Insurance Program monthly enrollment projections by fiscal year: Peter R. Orszag, CBO, H11746 [18OC]

State Children's Health Insurance Program reauthorization: Dennis G. Smith, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, S12225 [27SE]

———Elena Rios, National Hispanic Medical Association, H10808 [25SE]

———Janet Murguia, National Council of La Raza, H10808 [25SE]

———Michael J. Astrue, SSA, S12082 [26SE]

———National Governors Association, S10402 [31JY]

———Representative McCrery, Committee on Ways and Means (House), S12082 [26SE]

———Ronald Blackburn-Moreno, National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (organization), H10808 [25SE]

———several Representatives, H10807 [25SE]

———several Representatives, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H11212 [3OC]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E2519 [6DE]

———Representative Lantos, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), E2519 [6DE]

War and reconstruction efforts in Iraq: Van Junior/Senior High School, Van, WV, senior civics class, E754 [17AP]

Lists

Acadiana High School, Lafayette, LA, football team and coaching staff members, E229 [1FE]

Bayside Academy, Daphne, AL, girls' volleyball team roster, E2420 [14NO]

Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act letters of support, E1836 [7SE]

Countries represented by student teams participating in ``Empowering a New Generation for Democracy—The International Project Citizen Showcase'' program, S9015 [11JY]

Eagle Scout award recipients, E238 [1FE]

First Congressional District of New Mexico Congressional Certificate of Merit recipients, E1001 [9MY], E1067 [16MY]

Gulf Shores High School, Gulf Shores, AL, softball team members, E1174 [25MY]

Indiana Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest winners, S3197 [15MR]

Lilly Endowment, Inc., Teacher Creativity Fellowship recipients, H2546 [14MR]

New Jersey 11th Congressional District service academy nominees, E188 [24JA]

NorthWood High School, Nappanee, IN, Red Regiment band, E704 [30MR]

Organizations supporting H.R. 3495, Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety, and Health Act, H12780 [6NO]

Organizations supporting S. 1204, Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Act, S5088 [25AP]

Organizations supporting State Children's Health Insurance Program funding, H7848 [16JY]

Overland Park, KS, Volunteer Center of Johnson County Movers and Shakers Award recipients, E644 [26MR]

St. Paul's Episcopal School, Mobile, AL, girls' volleyball team roster, E2419 [14NO]

St. Paul's Episcopal School football team members, E2641 [19DE]

Stennis Congressional Intern Program participants, E1743 [4AU]

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day participants, S5128 [26AP]

Volunteers who have served orphans, public school children, college students, juvenile delinquents, and needy families in foreign countries, E828 [23AP]

Washington Township, NJ, D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) (organization) graduates, E1268 [12JN]

Messages

State of the Union: President Bush, S907-S911 [23JA]

Veto of H.R. 976, State Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization: President Bush, H11203 [3OC]

Veto of H.R. 3963, State Children's Health Insurance Program Extension and Improvement: President Bush, H15382 [12DE]

Motions

Head Start Program: reauthorize (H.R. 1429), H4376 [2MY], H12800 [6NO]

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), H9499 [1AU]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), H12087 [25OC]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), consideration (H. Res. 774), H12029 [25OC]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), veto, H15383 [12DE]

Outlines

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act (H.R. 1461), E502 [9MR]

Poems

``You Are Our Heroes'', E436 [1MR]

Proclamations

Harold and Diane Keesee recipients of Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award: Representative Space, E2555 [12DE]

Pro Muskingum Family and Children First (organization) recipient of Ohio Dept. of Education Asset Builder Award: Representative Space, E2557 [12DE]

Tribute to Alisha Hastilow: Representative Space, E2497 [5DE]

Tribute to Bailey Van Order: Representative Space, E2494 [5DE]

Tribute to Casey Cliff: Representative Space, E2495 [5DE]

Tribute to Donny Beachy: Representative Space, E2518 [6DE]

Tribute to Karrisa Hastilow: Representative Space, E2498 [5DE]

Questions and answers

Eligibility of individuals who were illegally in the U.S. to apply for and collect benefits through the State Children's Health Insurance Program: Michael J. Astrue, SSA, S12219 [27SE]

Remarks in House

Abarr, Austin: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E62 [10JA]

Abell, Nathan S.: National Merit Scholarship Award recipient, E862 [26AP]

Abernathy, Joshua: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E737 [16AP]

Abington Township, PA: tribute to Abington Senior High School participation in the Library of Congress Veterans History Project, E2344 [7NO]

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (H.R. 618), E168 [22JA]

Adams, Eric E.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1527 [16JY]

Adams, Thomas D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1886 [17SE]

Advertising: encourage women's fashion magazines to reject deceptive advertisements for tobacco products, H11130 [2OC]

African American Association of Georgia: tribute, E1721 [3AU]

African Americans: health care disparities, H7826-H7834 [16JY]

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: long-term testing of children exposed to mercury-contaminated industrial sites funding, H7139 [26JN]

Agriculture: certify that child labor was not used in harvesting of cocoa beans, E1273 [12JN]

AID: child and maternal health programs funding, H6853, H6854 [21JN]

Akron, OH: tribute to winners of All-American Soap Box Derby, E1633 [26JY]

Alabama: anniversary of the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama, E1460 [29JN]

Alamogordo, NM: tribute to Showtime Studios Dance Team, E933 [2MY]

Albany, NY: tribute to Maimonides Hebrew Day School Shining Examples tribute dinner, E912 [2MY]

Alcoholic beverages: oppose efforts to lower the legal drinking age, E1359 [20JN]

———provide for programs and activities on the prevention of underage drinking, H6408 [14JN]

———support We Don't Serve Teens campaign, E1930 [19SE]

Alexandria, VA: grand reopening of T.C. Williams High School, E2126 [12OC]

Aliquippa, PA: tribute to Tyler Youth Group, Inc., E1496 [12JY]

Allen, Emily: Jefferson County, CO, Curtis Garrett Scholarship recipient, E1710 [3AU]

Allen, Matt and Jennifer: tribute to birth of child, E1796 [5SE]

Altoona, PA: tribute to Bishop Guilfoyle High School girls' basketball team, H3339 [29MR]

American Cancer Fund for Children, Inc.: tribute to Kids Cancer Connection, E124 [17JA]

American Institute for Public Service: tribute to Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Service recipients, E743 [16AP]

American University in Bulgaria: tribute, H947 [29JA]

America's Junior Miss (organization): anniversary, E1422 [26JN]

Anderson, IN: anniversary of Anderson High School, E1790 [4SE]

Anderson, Patricia M.: National Merit Scholarship Award recipient, E862 [26AP]

Anderson County, TX: tribute to Cayuga, Elkhart, Frankston, and Neches Independent School Districts, E1747 [4AU]

Andrick, Christian, II: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E626 [23MR]

Ann Arbor, MI: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 4, E581 [19MR]

———Greenhills School recipient of Intel Corp., Schools of Distinction Award, E1968 [25SE]

Anne Arundel County, MD: provide for disposition of certain Federal property, a portion of which is currently used by the District of Columbia as the Oak Hill Juvenile Detention Facility (H.R. 2098), E917 [2MY]

Apple Valley, CA: prohibit funding for Lewis Center for Educational Research, H10005-H10007 [4AU]

Appling County, GA: tribute to Appling County Bulldawg BB Gun Team, E1547 [17JY]

Appropriations: revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H12096 [25OC]

Arcano, James J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E337 [13FE]

Argyle, TX: anniversary of Liberty Christian School, E1993 [26SE]

Armed Forces: commend volunteers and other individuals who provide support to families and children of deployed members (H. Con. Res. 181), H10114-H10117 [5SE]

———encourage courts with fiduciary responsibility for a child of a member who receives a death gratuity to consider the member's intent regarding the distribution of funds on behalf of the child (H. Con. Res. 175), H8226-H8228 [23JY]

———prohibit members from participating in criminal street gangs, H5246 [16MY]

———protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members deployed in support of a contingency operation, H15348 [12DE]

———protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members deployed in support of a contingency operation, H5247 [16MY]

———release of death gratuity to minor child of Jaime S. Jaenke, a Navy medic killed in Iraq, H5068 [16MY]

Arredondo, Damon J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1882 [17SE]

Art of Living Foundation: launch of the Campaign for a Violence-Free, Stress-Free America, E589 [20MR]

Arthur, Tyler E.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2609 [19DE]

Asheboro, NC: tribute to Southwestern Randolph High School softball team, E1277 [13JN]

Asheville, NC: tribute to U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps program, E1840 [7SE]

Ashlock, Steven M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2252 [25OC]

Auburn, NY: tribute to Auburn High School football team, E399 [27FE]

Augusta, GA: anniversary of Aquinas High School, E2070 [4OC]

Australia: condemn judge for light sentence given to men convicted of rape, H16648 [18DE]

———tribute to Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Program, E310 [9FE], E362 [15FE]

Bagnell, Carrie: Santa Rosa County, FL, Rookie Teacher of the Year award recipient, E876 [26AP]

Baharaeen, Michael: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E401 [27FE]

Bailey, Brad: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E66 [10JA]

Bailey, CO: tribute to law enforcement and emergency response agencies involved in hostage standoff at Platte Canyon High School, E2016 [28SE]

Bailey, Daniel: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2253 [25OC]

Baker, Rhonda: Autism Society of Iowa Stephen Tsai Award for Excellence in Autism Education recipient, E2557 [12DE]

Bakersfield, CA: tribute to Foothill High School agricultural team, E2647 [19DE]

Bartlett, TN: Bartlett Elementary School recipient of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports State Champion Award, E2317 [5NO]

Bedsaul, Gregory D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E335 [13FE]

Belcher, Phillip B.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E286 [7FE]

Beloit, WI: anniversary of Beloit Civic Theatre, E2105 [10OC]

Bennett, Nicolas E.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1194 [5JN]

Benoit, MS: tribute to Ray Brooks High School football team, E2594 [18DE]

Benton, MO: tribute to Benton High School baseball team, E1327 [18JN]

Bentonville, AR: tribute to Bentonville High School chamber choir, H2599 [15MR]

Bergen, NJ: tribute to Bergen Technical High School safe driving program, E2026 [1OC]

Berry, Jayce H.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2540 [11DE]

Berry, Nancy: USA Today All-USA Teacher Team selectee, E2221 [24OC]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: provide assistance to support expansion and development of mentoring programs (H.R. 4898), E2636 [19DE]

———tribute, E284 [7FE]

Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: reauthorize and amend, H10597, H10598 [19SE]

BIA: Johnson O'Malley Education Program funding, E2420 [14NO]

———moratorium preventing tribally run academic programs, H7109 [26JN]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Santa Cruz County, CA (organization): anniversary, E1242 [11JN]

Birth Defects Prevention Month: observance, E108 [12JA]

Bjerga, Kristofer K.: National Merit Scholarship Award recipient, E863 [26AP]

Blake, Christopher: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E437 [1MR]

Blountstown, FL: tribute to Blountstown National FFA Organization forestry team, E240 [1FE]

Blowing Rock, NC: anniversary of Tweetsie Railroad, H6833 [21JN]

Blue Cross/Blue Shield of South Carolina Foundation: tribute, H14087 [4DE]

Bode, Zachery R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E17 [5JA], E1249 [11JN]

Boise, ID: congratulate for being chosen to host 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games (H. Res. 380), H8210, H8211 [23JY]

Boren, Representative and Andrea: tribute to birth of child, H11413 [10OC]

Borgardts, Robert A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1186 [5JN]

Boston, MA: anniversary of Boston Higashi School, E725 [30MR]

Bowling Green, KY: tribute to Greenwood High School softball team, E1751 [4AU]

Boy Scouts: removal of the word ``God'' from official certificates given to Eagle Scouts, H11300 [4OC]

Boy Scouts of America: anniversary, H9058 [31JY]

Boys Town (organization): anniversary, E2553 [12DE]

Brammeier, Matthew J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1617 [25JY]

Breese, IL: tribute to Breese Central High School girls' basketball team, E648 [26MR]

Brenton, Chad: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E21 [5JA]

Bridges . . . A Community Support System, Inc.: anniversary, E1049 [15MY]

Brink, Benjamin L.B.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E313 [9FE]

Bristow, VA: anniversary of St. Leo the Great Catholic School, E2039 [2OC]

Bronx, NY: anniversary of Throgs Neck Little League baseball team, E325 [12FE]

Brooklyn, NY: tribute to Thomas Jefferson High School girls' basketball team, H3154 [27MR]

Broughan, Keelin: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1065 [16MY]

Brown, Dimitry A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E629 [23MR]

Brown, Karen: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E840 [24AP]

Bucks County, PA: tribute to Bucks County Women's Fund, E389 [17FE]

———tribute to Upper Bucks Healthy Communities Healthy Youth Coalition, E1029 [11MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1331, H1333, H1334 [7FE], H1401 [8FE], H1452 [12FE], H1477 [13FE]

———reallocate certain defense programs funds to other domestic priorities, H3303, H3304 [29MR]

Buehler, Colby J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1188 [5JN]

Buehrig, Ryan K.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2614 [19DE]

Bunner, Mike: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2515 [6DE]

Burke Alliance for Youth, Families and Education: tribute to Burke Education Endowment Program, H11177 [3OC]

Burma: Human Rights Watch (organization) report on the use of child soldiers, H13416 [9NO]

Bush, Mitchel W.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1185 [5JN]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H10943 [27SE]

Cade, Austin C.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E375 [16FE]

Camillus, NY: tribute to West Genesee High School football team, E2623 [19DE]

Campus Fire Safety Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 95), H10785, H10786 [25SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 79), H5009, H5010 [15MY]

Caribbean nations: assessment of poverty, E1734 [3AU]

———authorize assistance to fund educational development and exchange programs (H.R. 176), H8861-H8866 [30JY], E1661 [31JY]

Carney, Katherine: Commonwealth Academy Recognition for Educators (CARE) Award recipient, E899 [1MY]

Carpenter, Lee M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2086 [9OC]

Carzo, Christine: New Castle County, DE, Chamber of Commerce William V. Roth, Jr., Citizenship Award recipient, E626 [23MR]

Cash, Travis W.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E373 [16FE]

Cashman, Edward: court decision in trial of sex offender, H519 [16JA]

Castro Valley, CA: Canyon Middle School named National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ``School to Watch'', E1384 [22JN]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of catholic schools, E291 [7FE]

Cavanaugh, Christopher: Plainfield Community School Corp., Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1571 [19JY]

Cedar Hill, TX: tribute to Cedar Hill High School football team, E43 [9JA]

Centralia, IL: tribute to Raccoon Elementary School first grade class, E203 [29JA]

Chan, Nicholas: tribute to participation in National History Day (organization) Competition, E1285 [13JN]

Chandler, AZ: tribute to Chandler High School Chorale for participation in Carnegie Hall National High School Choral Festival, H2492 [14MR]

———tribute to Chandler Little League National All-Star baseball team, E1793 [4SE]

Chapel, David B.: Presidential Scholars Foundation Presidential Scholar honoree, E1278 [13JN]

Charlton, Jeremy T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2426 [15NO]

Chaudhry, Mabrooka: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E2634 [19DE]

Chaumont, NY: tribute to Lyme Central School girls' soccer team, E2649 [19DE]

Chazy, NY: tribute to Chazy Central Rural School boys' soccer team, E2651 [19DE]

———tribute to Chazy Central Rural School girls' soccer team, E2649 [19DE]

Cheshier, Ryan J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E929 [2MY]

Cheshire, CT: tribute to Cheshire High School girls' swim team, H11758 [18OC]

Chiavetta, John and Rebekah: tribute to birth of child, E1277 [13JN]

Chicago, IL: Chicago Academy for the Arts recipient of Kennedy Center Alliance for the Art Education Network Creative Ticket National Schools of Distinction Award, E593 [21MR]

———opening of Center on Halsted, E1240 [11JN]

———tribute to Senn High School graduating class, E1412 [26JN]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: require child care providers to provide parents information on whether such providers carry current liability insurance (H.R. 1473), H12106, H12107 [29OC]

Child Protection and Safety Act: modify a deadline relative to a certain election by Indian tribes (H.R. 3095), H8228-H8230 [23JY]

Children's Health Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 760), H13546-H13548 [13NO], E2412 [14NO]

China, Republic of: U.S. policy, H10196 [6SE]

Christian Blind Mission (organization): tribute, H11399 [10OC]

Ciesemier, Kendall: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Illinois, E358 [15FE]

Cincinnati, OH: tribute to Anderson High School football team, H14160 [5DE]

———tribute to Moeller High School boys' basketball team, E716 [30MR]

———tribute to Mother of Mercy High School girls' volleyball team, H14452 [6DE]

———tribute to St. Ursula Academy girls' soccer team, H14452 [6DE]

———tribute to St. Xavier High School football team, H14452 [6DE]

Circuit Rider Productions, Inc.: tribute, E2189 [22OC]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based on citizenship or legal permanent resident status of parents (H.J. Res. 46), E1279 [13JN]

———deny citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S., H2286-H2291 [7MR]

———deny citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (H.R. 133), E3 [5JA]

Civil rights: anniversary of Mendez v. Westminster decision which ended segregation of Mexican and Mexican American students in California schools (H. Res. 721), H11811-H11814 [22OC], E2233 [24OC]

Clark, Maureen: National Board for Professional Teaching Standards' National Board Certification in Career and Technical Education Communication Arts recipient, E639 [26MR]

Clarke County, AL: tribute to local responders, E1661 [31JY]

Cleveland, OH: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 515, E2259 [29OC]

Cline, Benjamin: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E705 [30MR]

Clinton, MA: anniversary of Clinton Exchange Club, E52 [9JA]

Clyde, NC: anniversary of Skyland Camp for Girls, E1498 [12JY]

Coalmont, TN: tribute to Grundy County High School National FFA Organization bio-diesel project, E692 [29MR]

Coatesville, PA: tribute to Coatesville High School boys' cross country team, E707 [30MR]

Coday, Kyle J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1877 [14SE]

Colleges and universities: disclose fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (H.R. 592), E179 [23JA]

———limit liability for providing parental access to student records in cases of mental health, suicide risks, homicide, and physical assaults, H4180 [26AP]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (H.R. 642), H10786 [25SE]

Collinsville, IL: tribute to Good Shepard Lutheran School students visiting the District of Columbia, H5058 [16MY]

Colorado: anniversary of legalized abortion, E855 [25AP]

———anniversary of YMCA of the Rockies, E1507 [13JY]

———tribute to Eagle Scout Award recipients, E238 [1FE]

Community Bridges (organization): anniversary, E2646 [19DE]

Computers: establish a public awareness campaign regarding Internet safety (H.R. 3461), H13561, H13562 [13NO]

———require recipients of universal service support for schools and libraries to protect minors from commercial social networking websites and chat rooms (H.R. 1120), H6223, H6224 [11JN], H6408 [14JN], E386 [16FE]

Concord, NC: tribute to Concord High School boys' basketball and football teams, H2797 [21MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 110th Congress, H7638-H7640 [11JY], H9547 [2AU], H12356-H12364 [31OC], H12388 [1NO], H13963 [15NO]

———tribute to Artistic Discovery student art competition participants, E877 [26AP], E1027 [11MY], E1428 [28JN]

Coomes, Micah R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1852 [10SE]

Coppell, TX: anniversary of Barbara S. Austin Elementary School, E737 [16AP]

———tribute to Coppell High School band, E885 [26AP]

———tribute to Coppell High School Lariettes Drill Team, E605 [21MR]

———tribute to Coppell Middle School North band, E2318 [5NO]

Copperas Cove, TX: tribute to Copperas Cove High School football team, E335 [13FE]

Corpus Christi, TX: tribute to Moody High School baseball team, E1291 [14JN]

Couey, John: conviction for kidnapping, assaulting, raping, and murdering Jessica Lunsford, H2266 [7MR], H2442 [13MR]

Courts: provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to an entertainment product containing material that is harmful to minors (H.R. 3899), E2182 [18OC]

Coverdell, Tyler: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E300 [9FE]

Cowden, Sean T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E30 [5JA], E1250 [11JN]

CPSC: establish a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (H.R. 1698), E647 [26MR]

———issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (H.R. 814), H11337-H11339 [9OC]

———require certain manufacturers to provide consumer product registration forms to facilitate recalls of durable infant or toddler products (H.R. 1699), H11339, H11340 [9OC], E647 [26MR]

Creagh, Mitchell J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2143 [16OC]

Credit: ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures and protect underage consumers (H.R. 1461), E501, E514 [9MR]

Credit cards: prohibit issuers from taking unfair advantage of college students and their parents (H.R. 3347), E1727 [3AU]

Crime: clarify scope of child pornography laws (H.R. 4136), H13594, H13595 [13NO]

———control youth violence in schools and neighborhoods, H15445-H15449 [13DE], E2580 [13DE]

———correlation between illegal immigration and gang membership and activity, H8823 [30JY]

———encourage involvement by education systems, businesses, and local government to prevent drug use and gang involvement, E2565 [13DE]

———establish a comprehensive prevention, deterence, and enforcement program to reduce criminal gangs, H838 [23JA]

———express that individuals who commit acts of sexual violence against minor children should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, H1451 [12FE]

———modernize and expand reporting requirements relative to child pornography and expand cooperation in combating child pornography (H.R. 3791), H14190-H14193 [5DE]

———prevent child abduction, H844 [23JA]

———prevention and punishment of domestic and sexual violence, H889 [24JA]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, H1348 [8FE]

———protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet (H.R. 837), H14193 [5DE]

———provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving child pornography (H.R. 4120), H13577, H13591-H13593 [13NO]

———require juveniles who are charged and convicted as adults for arson offenses to register in State and national arsonist registries, H14198 [5DE]

———use of the Internet to track convicted sex offenders, H11176 [3OC]

Crowder, Courtney and Byinna: tribute to birth of child, E1461 [29JN]

Crowe, Charles: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E18 [5JA], E1249 [11JN]

Crowe, David M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1506 [13JY]

Crump, Sara: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E2566 [13DE]

Cruz, Jeremy C.T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E334 [13FE]

Cuyahoga Community College: anniversary of western campus, E1883 [17SE]

Czopkiewicz, Michael J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1439 [28JN]

Dade City, FL: Academy at the Farm School recipient of Center for Education Reform National Charter School of the Year award, E993 [9MY]

Dahmer, Justin: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E658 [28MR]

Dale City, VA: tribute to Dale City Bengals Pee Wee football team, E188 [24JA]

Dallas, TX: tribute to Holy Cross Lutheran School, E1405 [25JN]

———tribute to Thomas C. Marsh Middle School Junior ROTC program, E739 [16AP]

Dallas County, TX: tribute to Richardson and Sunnyvale Independent School Districts, E1749 [4AU]

Daphne, AL: tribute to Bayside Academy girls' volleyball team, E2420 [14NO]

Day, Travis A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E996 [9MY]

Dayton, OH: tribute to NAACP Youth Council, E1062 [16MY]

Deer Park, NY: tribute to SS. Cyril and Methodius School students for participation in C-SPAN Studentcam contest, E1313 [15JN]

Delury, Nicholas A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1505 [13JY]

Deml, Edward J., III: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1795 [5SE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H6104, H6105 [6JN], H12244 [31OC], H14161 [5DE]

Denton, TX: tribute to Pecan Creek Elementary School students for book project to raise money to plant trees in Uganda, E2495 [5DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: domestic food assistance programs funding, H9234 [31JY]

———reauthorize the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, H9587 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: study support services for family and children of National Guard and Reserve members undergoing deployment, E1090 [17MY]

Dept. of Education: Alaskan Native Education Equity Program funding, H8017-H8023 [18JY]

———allow a State to opt out of K-12 educational grant programs and the requirements of those programs and provide a tax credit to taxpayers in such a State (H.R. 3177), H10129 [5SE], H10204 [6SE], H10425-H10431 [17SE], H11302 [4OC]

———allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of positive behavior supports and other early intervening services (H.R. 3407), E1756 [4AU]

———amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (H.R. 701), E204 [29JA]

———Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities program funding, H7931 [17JY]

———education for the disadvantaged programs funding, H8117, H8118 [18JY]

———establish a pilot program for grants to support and establish the Tenth Congressional District of Illinois School Conservation Corps (H.R. 2906), E1456 [29JN]

———Even Start Family Literacy Program funding, H7938 [17JY]

———Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP) Program funding, H8035, H8036 [18JY]

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (H.R. 171), E682 [28MR]

———make permanent waiver authority relative to student financial assistance during war or other military operation or national emergency (H.R. 3625), H10789-H10791 [25SE]

———Math and Science Partnership Program funding, H8107 [18JY], E1635 [27JY]

———math and science teacher professional development funding through reductions in Dept. of Education administration funding, H8049 [18JY]

———prohibit funding for the Advanced Credentialing Program, H8027, H8028 [18JY]

———prohibit funding for the Carol White Physical Education Program, H8029, H8030 [18JY]

———prohibit funding for the National Writing Project, H8028 [18JY]

———prohibit funding for the Random Student Drug Testing Program, H8105 [18JY]

———prohibit including English language learners test scores in a school district's English language proficiency scores until those students complete 3 years of English language instruction, H8014, H8015 [18JY]

———Reading First program funding, H7930 [17JY]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (H.R. 4540), E2563 [13DE], E2592 [18DE]

———Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program funding, H8044, H8045 [18JY]

———Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communitites Program funding through reductions in the Reading First program, H8013, H8014 [18JY]

———school counseling programs funding, H7929 [17JY]

———special education programs funding through reductions in educational research funding, H8031, H8032 [18JY]

———training of teachers of children who are both deaf and blind funding, H7941 [17JY]

———tribute to the School Violence Prevention Demonstration Program, E1372 [21JN]

Dept. of HHS: Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding, H8000, H8026, H8027 [18JY]

———conduct or support a comprehensive study comparing total health outcomes, including risk of autism, in vaccinated populations with such outcomes in unvaccinated populations (H.R. 2832), E1388 [22JN]

———Health Resources and Services Administration funding, H7939, H7940 [17JY]

———HIV/AIDS treatment funding, H7948 [17JY]

———make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (H.R. 223), H840 [23JA], E22 [5JA]

———National Registry of Substantiated Cases of Child Abuse or Neglect feasibility study funding, H13195 [6NO]

———prohibit funding for certain family planning organizations that violate State child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest notification guidelines, H8078 [18JY]

———reauthorize Title V Abstinence Education Program, E1739 [3AU], E1759 [4AU]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (H.R. 3430), H9662 [3AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: children's disaster planning materials funding, H6428 [14JN]

———provide assistance to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in conducting reviews of inactive case files involving children or offenders outside the U.S., H4708, H4709 [9MY]

Dept. of HUD: Office of Lead Hazard Control funding, H8320 [24JY]

Dept. of Justice: conduct a feasibility study on expansion of the National Incident-Based Reporting System to identify crime data relative to elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 355), H313 [10JA]

———Court Appointed Special Advocates program funding, H8439 [25JY]

———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 (H.R. 3845), H13577, H13582-H13589 [13NO], H14189 [5DE], E2453 [15NO]

———Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force program funding, H8474, H8475 [25JY]

———juvenile crime prevention programs funding, H8430 [25JY]

———National Center for Missing & Exploited Children funding, H8458 [25JY]

———Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Program State formula grants funding, H8448, H8449 [25JY]

———provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases, H8171 [19JY]

———require sex offenders to register online identifiers with the National Sex Offender Registry in order to protect users of social networking websites (H.R. 719), H13577, H13578, H13589-H13591 [13NO]

Dept. of Labor: Job Corps funding, H7924 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (H.R. 1216), H16871-H16874 [19DE]

Deschutes County, OR: dedication of Dennis Maloney Community Justice Center, E757 [17AP]

Detroit, MI: tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr., High School football team, E2541 [11DE]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (H.R. 2266), H4764 [10MY]

Diaz, Gabriel J.: National Merit Scholarship Award recipient, E863 [26AP]

Dieringer, Alex: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1569 [19JY]

Diplomats: allow prosecution for exploitation of domestic workers, H14118 [4DE]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: amend relative to emergency child care services (H.R. 2479), E1169 [25MY], E2302 [1NO]

Diseases: improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (H.R. 1881), E804 [19AP]

———increase support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (H. Con. Res. 4), H3282 [29MR]

———link between child vaccinations containing mercury and autism, H15279-H15282 [11DE], E1351 [20JN]

———require that a portion of AIDS prevention funding be expended on abstinence and fidelity programs, E849 [24AP]

———support education efforts to increase awareness of the need for folic acid to prevent birth defects, E108 [12JA]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (H. Res. 470), H10796-H10798 [25SE]

District of Columbia: Tuition Assistance Grant Program funding through reductions in U.S. Office of Special Counsel funding, H7321, H7322 [27JN]

District of Columbia College Access Act: reauthorize the District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program (H.R. 1124), H4918-H4920 [14MY], H11324-H11327 [9OC]

Dix Hills, NY: tribute to Half Hollow Hills High School East students for letters to members of the military serving in Iraq, E2209 [23OC]

Domestic policy: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts in Iraq relative to cost and public debt, H8609-H8612 [25JY]

———national objectives priority assignments, H14163 [5DE]

Domestic violence: address incidences of domestic violence, H437 [12JA]

Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H11227 [3OC], E2337 [6NO]

Douglasville, GA: tribute to Chestnut Log Middle School reading team, E1406 [25JN]

Doylestown, PA: tribute to Lenape Middle School, E883 [26AP]

Drew, Sarah H.: National Merit Scholarship Award recipient, E861 [26AP]

Drifters, Inc.: tribute, E2087 [9OC]

Drugs: extend grant program for drug-endangered children (H.R. 1199), H10727-H10729 [24SE]

Dubuque, IA: America's Promise—The Alliance for Youth 100 Best Communities for Young People award recipient, H1348 [8FE]

Duddy, Benjamin J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1199 [6JN]

Dulle, Michael K.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1504 [13JY]

Duncanville, TX: tribute to Duncanville High School boys' basketball team, E569 [16MR]

Dunker, William: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E63 [10JA]

Dunn, Michael: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E63 [10JA]

Durango, CO: tribute to Durango High School aerospace design team, E1081 [17MY]

Durham, NC: tribute to Carolina Friends School students for participation in Darfurfast, E2505 [5DE]

East Aurora, NY: tribute to East Aurora High School girls' basketball team, E657 [28MR]

East Hamlet, IN: tribute to Oregon-Davis High School boys' basketball team, E857 [25AP]

Ecology and environment: support and develop educational materials on global warming, H4385, H4386 [2MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (H.R. 471), H793 [22JA], H5058 [16MY]

Economy: extend certain tax relief provisions, H4538-H4543 [7MY], H4584-H4592 [8MY], H5369, H5370, H5373 [17MY]

———make permanent certain tax relief provisions, H6245 [12JN]

———national objectives priority assignments, H5988-H5990 [5JN], H11482-H11488 [10OC]

Edgewater, MD: anniversary of the South River Ruritan Club, E510 [9MR]

Education: anniversary of German-American Jewish Youth Exchange Program, E1268 [12JN]

———assist States in making voluntary high quality full-day prekindergarten programs available and economically affordable for families of all children (H.R. 2859), H7344 [28JN], E1415 [26JN]

———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 (H. Res. 406), H6588-H6591 [18JN], E1052 [15MY], E1349, E1364 [20JN], E1376 [21JN], E1381, E1388 [22JN], E1411 [26JN]

———create and implement rigorous and voluntary content standards in math and science for elementary and secondary students and assess student proficiency against such standards (H.R. 325), E75 [11JA], E2076 [5OC]

———establish a pilot program to encourage certification of teachers in low-income, low-performing public schools by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (H.R. 280), E25 [5JA]

———establish an educational mentoring pilot program for at-risk youth through community partnerships that provide life, social, academic, and vocational skills (H.R. 3168), E1612 [24JY]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers, H4331, H4359, H4360 [2MY]

———funding, H6824 [20JN], H8138, H8139 [19JY]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (H.R. 1228), E418 [28FE]

———improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for graduation rates (H.R. 2955), E1479 [10JY]

———improve early education (H.R. 3289), H9282 [1AU]

———improve graduation rates of minority students, H8117 [18JY]

———improve high school graduation rate of foster youth (H. Res. 733), E2110 [10OC]

———increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (H.R. 3979), E2252 [25OC]

———protect students and teachers, H6222, H6223 [11JN]

———protect students and teachers (H.R. 3291), E1700 [2AU]

———provide direct funding and control to local educational agencies, H2463, H2464 [13MR], H3265 [28MR], E547 [14MR]

———provide financial literacy education in schools, E1585 [20JY]

———provide for a loan forgiveness program for certain individuals who serve as early childhood educators (H.R. 2655), E1259 [11JN]

———provide for a statewide early childhood education professional development and career system (H.R. 3966), H12094 [25OC]

———provide grants through participation in National Board for Professional Teaching Standards to recruit, support, and retain highly qualified and effective teachers (H.R. 3394), E1763 [4AU]

———recognize the importance of promoting U.S. history in schools with emphasis on founding documents, H10761 [25SE]

———restore State sovereignty over public elementary and secondary education, H7003 [22JN]

———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 51), H796-H800 [22JA], E125 [17JA], E173 [23JA], E187, E190 [24JA], E196 [29JA]

———tribute to U.S. Physics Olympiad Team, E1164 [25MY]

———value of quality preschool education programs, H5728 [24MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend relative to mathematics and science instruction (H.R. 3313), E2076 [5OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 627), E165 [22JA]

———clarify certain Federal requirements (H.R. 3292), E1701 [2AU]

———encourage implementation or expansion of prekindergarten programs (H.R. 3263), E1674 [1AU]

———require use of science assessments in the calculation of adequate yearly progress (H.R. 35), E33 [5JA], E2076 [5OC]

Elk Grove Village, IL: tribute to Grove Junior High School D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) (organization) Students of the Year Award recipients, E608 [21MR]

Elon, NC: tribute to Western Alamance High School football team, E2644 [19DE]

Escalante, UT: provide for sale of approximately 25 acres of public land to the Turn-About Ranch at fair market value (H.R. 3575), E1914 [18SE]

Esteban, Dominick: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E735 [16AP]

Etheridge, Brian and Meredith: tribute to birth of child, E1896 [17SE]

Evansville, IN: Signature Learning Center recipient of Center for Education Reform National Charter School of the Year award, E1043 [14MY]

———tribute to Evansville Mater Dei High School wrestling team, E440 [1MR]

———tribute to F.J. Reitz High School football team, E2487 [4DE]

Evens, Jane Bridges Ferrenbach: Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge St. Louis, MO, chapter Spirit of '76—Patriot award recipient, E2066 [4OC]

Ewell, Russell: American Institute for Public Service California Jefferson Award recipient, E2405 [14NO]

Fagan, Scott: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2339 [6NO]

Fair Labor Standards Act: increase penalties for violations of child labor laws (H.R. 2637), H6186 [11JN], H6250, H6251 [12JN], E1249 [11JN]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology varsity crew team, E1493 [12JY]

Fairfield, CA: tribute to Vanden High School Academic Decathlon Team, E980 [8MY]

———tribute to Vanden High School academic decathlon team, E954 [4MY]

Fallin, Joseph P., III: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1968 [25SE]

Falls Village, CT: Housatonic Valley Regional High School winner of Connecticut Dept. of Environmental Protection International Environthon competition, E2328 [6NO]

Familes and domestic relations: ensure safety and support of children of incarcerated parents, E2596 [18DE]

Families and domestic relations: establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (H.R. 2188), E1026 [11MY], E1879 [14SE]

———foster care programs funding, H4984 [15MY]

———increase public awareness of child abuse and neglect and continue to work with States to reduce incidences of abuse and neglect (H. Res. 299), H3790-H3792 [24AP]

———provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (S. 1626), H9535 [1AU]

———recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (H. Res. 474), H6251-H6254 [12JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (H.R. 2792), E1365 [20JN]

———allow leave to employees whose spouse, child, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation, H5258 [16MY], H5336 [17MY], E1076 [17MY]

Fannin, Kent and Marilyn: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipients, E2058 [3OC]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1108), H11130 [2OC], E2427 [15NO]

Fehner, Peter: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E68 [10JA]

Festi, Maureen: Preserve America National History Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E2465 [4DE]

Fichman, Jacob D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2591 [18DE]

Filardo, Michael A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1797 [5SE]

Fleming, Melissa: Jefferson County, CO, Curtis Garrett Scholarship recipient, E1711 [3AU]

Flint, MI: anniversary of Beecher Community School District Project Head Start, E1049 [15MY]

———anniversary of Flint Community Schools' Citywide Title I Parent Advisory Council, E1175 [25MY]

Florence, SC: tribute to Wilson High School boys' basketball team, E571 [16MR]

Florida: tribute to Child Assault Prevention Project of South Florida, E1034 [14MY]

———tribute to Congressional Award Gold Medal recipients from the 16th Congressional District, E1354 [20JN]

———tribute to Little Smiles Star Ball, E568 [15MR]

———tribute to the Driving for Donors program, H4971 [15MY]

Florida 4-H Foundation, Inc.: anniversary of Camp Cloverleaf, E2099 [10OC]

Flower Mound, TX: tribute to Flower Mound High School academic decathlon team, E601 [21MR]

———tribute to Flower Mound High School drumline, E2436 [15NO]

———tribute to Marcus High School academic decathlon team, E602 [21MR]

Foley, Ryan D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2253 [25OC]

Folic Acid Awareness Week: observance, E108 [12JA]

Food and Friends (organization): tribute, H9056 [31JY]

Foreign aid: abstinence and fidelity programs funding to assist in HIV/AIDS prevention, H6832, H6862-H6868 [21JN]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H6832, H6891-H6900 [21JN], E1401 [25JN]

Fort Lauderdale, FL: tribute to Fort Lauderdale Prep School students' efforts to combat global human trafficking, E657 [28MR]

Foster, Travis J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E738 [16AP]

Franklin, TN: tribute to Franklin High School varsity cheerleading squad, E244 [1FE]

Frazier, Bryce: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1850 [10SE]

Frazier, Spencer: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1848 [10SE]

Frederick, Tyler: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1249 [11JN]

French, Erica: Fort Worth, TX, School District Chairs for Teaching Excellence award recipient, E2489 [5DE]

Frese, Rebekah: tribute to participation in National History Day (organization) Competition, E1303 [15JN]

Fuston, Nicholas D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1525 [16JY]

Gallo, Joshua T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E778 [18AP]

Gasior, Dawn: Archdiocese of Chicago, IL, Heart of the School Award recipient, E271 [6FE]

Gauert, Corbin A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1425 [27JN]

Genesee County, MI: tribue Child Advocacy Center, E2271 [30OC]

George Washington University: impact of the distribution of anti-Muslim posters on campus on interpretation of freedom of speech, E2244 [25OC]

Georgetown, OH: tribute to Georgetown High School boys' basketball team, E701 [30MR]

Georgia: PeachCare for Kids health care program funding, H2266 [7MR], H2379 [9MR], E513 [9MR]

———tribute to Boy Scouts Honor Medal With Crossed Palms award recipients, E1576 [20JY]

Germantown, TN: tribute to Houston High School marching band, E155 [19JA]

Gibson-Cornell, Julian: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2420 [14NO]

Gibsonia, PA: Pine-Richland Middle School named National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ``School to Watch'', E1371 [21JN]

Gilbert, AZ: tribute to Highland High School Concert Choir for participation in Carnegie Hall National High School Choral Festival, H2492 [14MR]

Girl Scouts: anniversary, E470 [6MR], E492 [8MR]

———anniversary (H. Res. 136), H2412-H2414 [12MR], E697 [30MR]

Gladstone, MI: tribute to Gladstone Major Girls' All-Stars softball team, E1811 [6SE]

Glen Rock, NJ: tribute to efforts to curb underage drinking, E880 [26AP]

Glendale, CA: anniversary of Glendale Adventist Academy, E827 [23AP]

Goodale, Christopher B.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1884 [17SE]

Gordon, Milton: KinderCaminata (nonprofit organization) Corazon award recipient, E342 [13FE]

Gorman, Will: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E283 [7FE], E317 [9FE]

Goss, Jordan J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1427 [28JN]

Gotzon, Aaron P.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2085 [9OC]

Gould, Grant P.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1787 [4SE]

Goyal, Vatsala: National Merit Scholarship Award recipient, E864 [26AP]

Graham, Sean L.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2590 [18DE]

Grand Prairie, TX: anniversary of John Nance Garner Elementary School, E245 [1FE]

Greater Seattle Service League: tribute, E1289 [14JN]

Greenwood, Keith M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2657 [19DE]

Griffiths, Stuart: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, E2105 [10OC]

Grossman, Christopher A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1785 [4SE]

Guess, Tyler D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1427 [28JN]

Gulf Shores, AL: tribute to Gulf Shores High School girls' softball team, E1174 [25MY]

Haack, Eleanor: tribute to participation in National History Day (organization) Competition, E1285 [13JN]

Hackensack, NJ: Bergen County Academies recipient of Intel Corp., Schools of Distinction Award, E2008 [27SE]

Hahn, Dennis: Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge George Washington Honor Medal recipient, E2067 [4OC]

Hamilton, Caroline J.: Presidential Scholars Foundation Presidential Scholar honoree, E668 [28MR]

Hamlet, IN: tribute to Oregon-Davis High School girls' basketball team, E489 [8MR]

Hammond, NY: tribute to Howard Central School District girls' basketball team, E1057 [15MY]

Hansen, Alexander K.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2561 [13DE]

Hanson, Rex: LaRue County, KY, Teacher of the Year Excellence in Classroom and Educational Leadership Award recipient, E548 [14MR]

Hargrove, Kiara Delle: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E2638 [19DE]

Harlingen, TX: tribute to Harlingen South High School baseball team, E1286 [13JN]

Harmon, Mack: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2489 [5DE]

Harris, Ryan D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E378 [16FE]

Harris, Sarah: National Endowment for the Humanities ``Poetry Out Loud'' Michigan State Championship winner, E909 [2MY]

Harrison, Trent: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E673 [28MR]

Hart, Walter: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1722 [3AU]

Hathhorn, Adam D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2567 [13DE]

Hatler, James: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1142 [23MY]

Hazardous substances: address risks of exposure of children to mercury from mercury-contaminated industrial sites (H.R. 2813), E1383 [22JN]

———assess and reduce levels of lead found in child-occupied facilities (H.R. 3085), E1567 [19JY]

Head Start Program: allow certain States to coordinate Head Start and State-run early-childhood development programs, H4357, H4358 [2MY]

———allow faith-based and community-based organizations to participate in the Head Start program on the same basis as other organizations, H4329, H4331, H4334 [2MY]

———allow grantees to negotiate a funded enrollment level if program funding does not keep pace with inflation, H4365 [2MY]

———allow use of a certain percentage of quality improvement funds for transportation costs, H13879 [14NO]

———amend criteria for resource allocation for technical assistance and training to include consideration of barriers in rural areas to professional development, parent involvement, home visits and health screening, H4370 [2MY]

———create a partnership with historically Black colleges and universities to increase the number of African-American Head Start teachers, H4353, H4354 [2MY]

———honor contributions of faith-based and community-based organizations and preserve eligibility to participate in Head Start Program, H4367, H4368 [2MY]

———improve the math and science readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 38), E33 [5JA]

———include more children with disabilities in Head Start classrooms, H4362, H4363 [2MY]

———migrant and seasonal Head Start programs funding, H13881 [14NO]

———move up deadline for half of Head Start teachers to have a bachelor's or advanced degree in childhood education, H4361, H4362 [2MY]

———preserve joint governance structure by allowing parents' policy councils to approve or disapprove most program planning and operation activities along with the board of directors, H13878 [14NO]

———provide access to criminal record databases for employee background checks, H4364, H4365 [2MY]

———provide hiring protections for faith-based organizations providing Head Start services, H4367, H4368, H4376, H4377 [2MY]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), H3481 [18AP], H4326-H4379, H4412 [2MY], H12800 [6NO], E941, E945 [3MY], E967 [7MY], E1026 [11MY], E1040 [14MY]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), amendment process, H4120 [25AP]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), conference report, H13876-H13884 [14NO], E2459 [16NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), consideration (H. Res. 348), H4306-H4314 [2MY]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 813), H13867-H13873 [14NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), corrections in engrossment, H4379 [2MY]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 258), H13885 [14NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), motion to instruct conferees, H12800, H12802 [6NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), motion to recommit, H4376, H4377 [2MY]

———reform application review system and recompetition requirements, H4363, H4364 [2MY]

———require administering States or agencies to describe the type of assessment used to determine the rate of progress made by students with limited English proficiency, H4366 [2MY]

———restrict wages and compensation for individuals employed by Head Start agencies, H12800-H12802 [6NO]

———revise Early Head Start Program training and technical assistance system, H4361 [2MY]

Health: abstinence education program funding, H13197 [6NO]

———encourage school-based programs to reduce and prevent childhood obesity and improve nutritional choices, H8752, H8782 [27JY]

———establish a grant program to provide vision care (H.R. 507), H11527-H11530 [15OC], E2133 [15OC], E2159 [17OC]

———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 (H.R. 819), E259 [5FE]

———expand and improve the provision of pediatric dental services to medically underserved populations (H.R. 2371), H5687 [23MY], E1140 [23MY]

———extend transitional medical assistance (TMA) and the abstinence education program (S. 1701), H7468, H7469 [10JY], E1491 [11JY]

———improve Federal nutrition programs (H.R. 1344), H8768 [27JY], E475 [6MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H791 [22JA], H877, H878 [23JA], H1040-H1046 [30JA], H1329-H1336 [7FE], H4543-H4550 [7MY], H4558 [8MY], H4947-H4954 [14MY], H5596-H5603 [22MY], H6001 [5JN], H10080 [5SE], H11149-H11155 [2OC], H11837-H11843 [22OC], H12725-H12732 [5NO], H13952-H13956 [14NO], H15453 [13DE]

———prevent obesity in minority children, H7830, H7833 [16JY]

———prohibit Federal funding or other assistance for mandatory human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programs, H8106 [18JY]

———prohibit Federal funding or other assistance for mandatory human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programs (H.R. 1153), H2736-H2740 [20MR], E936 [2MY]

———prohibit funding for administering thimerosal-containing vaccines to children under 3 years of age, H7927, H7936 [17JY]

———provide grants to promote positive health behaviors in women and children (H.R. 1968), H5059 [16MY]

———provide health insurance for uninsured children, E902 [1MY]

———provide humanitarian support for Iraqis health care, H11176 [3OC]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases, H7833 [16JY]

Health care facilities: tribute to pregnancy resource centers (H. Res. 232), H2404 [12MR]

Health Care Uninsured Awareness Week: observance, H4035 [24AP]

Helm, Matthew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E281 [7FE], E315 [9FE]

Henderson, Caleb D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1784 [4SE]

Henderson County, TX: tribute to Murchison and LaPoynor Independent School Districts, E1748 [4AU]

Hendricks, Jacob A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1881 [17SE]

Herbert, Donald J. (Mr. Wizard): tribute (H. Res. 485), H6586-H6588 [18JN]

Herdman, Andrew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2437 [15NO]

Herman, Joseph M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2654 [19DE]

Higher Education Act: expand definition of independent student to include homeless youth (H.R. 601), H8219 [23JY]

———extend programs and amend definition of an eligible not-for-profit holder (S. 2258), H12193-H12195 [30OC]

———extend programs (H.R. 2559), H6018, H6019 [6JN]

———extend programs (H.R. 3927), H11885, H11886 [23OC]

———extend programs (S. 1704), H7347 [28JN]

———extend programs (S. 1868), H8411, H8412 [25JY]

Hileman, Keil: DAR Outstanding Teacher of American History award recipient, E1179 [25MY]

Hill, Donna and Steve: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipients, E2076 [5OC]

Hochstedler, Brandon: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E68 [10JA]

Hoffman, Wyatt: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2039 [2OC]

Holloway, Linda: National Association for Sport and Physical Education Southern District Elementary School Physical Educator of the Year award recipient, E1405 [25JN]

Holman, Jim: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E115 [16JA]

Homeless Assistance Act: provide education for homeless children and youths (H.R. 3205), H10248 [7SE]

Hon, David I.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E27 [5JA]

Hottinger, Jeremy A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E996 [9MY]

Hour Children (organization): anniversary, E806 [19AP]

House of Representatives: importance of bipartisanship, H12034 [25OC]

———revise Page Board membership to equalize minority and majority party members and to include a member representing parents of pages and a member representing former pages (H.R. 475), H764-H768 [19JA]

———revise Page Board membership to equalize minority and majority party members and to include a member representing parents of pages and a member representing former pages (H.R. 475), unanimous-consent request, H678 [18JA]

Houston, TX: anniversary of Stephen F. Austin High School, E1833 [7SE]

———tribute to Toys for Kids Annual Holiday Program, H15727 [17DE]

———tribute to Westfield High School cheerleading team, E2442 [15NO]

Howard, Molly Parish: National Association of Secondary School Principals National High School Principal of the Year award recipient, E1948 [20SE]

Howe, Mark: Grapevine-Colleyville Education Foundation Distinguished Friend Award recipient, E998 [9MY]

Huber, Marc: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2255 [25OC]

Hudson, Dirk P.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1526 [16JY]

Hudspeth, Aaron D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2656 [19DE]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute (H. Res. 37), E648 [26MR]

Hulings, Brittany: Presidential Scholars Foundation Presidential Scholar honoree, E1411 [26JN]

Humble, Joel S.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1525 [16JY], E1662 [31JY]

Huntsville, TN: tribute to Scott High School energy conservation efforts, E1349 [20JN]

Hurricanes: congressional oversight of assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina, H2562 [14MR]

Hurst, Dan and Luanne: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipients, E2061 [3OC]

Hurst, TX: tribute to L.D. Bell High School marching band, E2491 [5DE]

Igo, John: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1097 [21MY]

Illinois: permit certain school districts to be reconstituted for purposes of determining assistance under the Impact Aid Program (H.R. 12), E9 [5JA]

———tribute to teachers receiving National Board for Professional Teaching Standards' National Board Certification, E2654 [19DE]

Immigration: enforce existing immigration laws and improve border security, H10312-H10316 [7SE]

Imus, Don: comments relative to Rutgers University women's basketball team, H3440, H3444, H3447, H3448 [17AP], E839 [24AP]

Independence, KY: tribute to Community Christian Academy, H11696 [17OC]

Indiana: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award Distinguished Finalist honorees, E887 [30AP]

Indianola, MS: tribute to Gentry High School girls' basketball team, E947 [4MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: allow preference in distribution of grants to agencies and organizations that provide training to regular education personnel to meet needs of disabled children (H.R. 582), E159 [19JA]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 627), E165 [22JA]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 821), E258, E262 [5FE]

———funding through reductions in Fund for the Improvement of Education funding, H8024-H8027 [18JY]

———funding through reductions in Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria funding, H8000 [18JY]

Institute of the Sisters of Mercy: anniversary of service in Sacramento, CA, E2304 [1NO]

International Education Week: observance, E2290 [31OC]

Inwood, WV: tribute to South Berkeley Little League baseball team, E1736 [3AU]

Iota, LA: tribute to Iota High School girls' basketball team, E680 [28MR]

Iowa: tribute to Clear Lake and Ventura Cub Scout Pack 203, E2484 [4DE]

Iraq: impact of financial costs of war on U.S. domestic priorities, H7648-H7650 [11JY], H13949, H13950 [14NO]

———restore and improve education system, H11301 [4OC]

Irving, TX: T.J. Lee Elementary and Irving Independent School District Food Service Dept., recipient of Dept. of Agriculture Gold School award, E2217 [23OC]

———T.J. Lee Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Agriculture Gold School Award, E2318 [5NO]

Isley, Philip W.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E927 [2MY]

Iyer, Suneil: National Geographic Bee runner-up, E1173 [25MY]

Jasen, Glenda: Walton County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E314 [9FE]

Jasper, TX: tribute to Jasper High School baseball team, E1413 [26JN]

Jefferson County, OR: Juvenile Community Work Service Program funding, H1933 [27FE]

Jena, LA: charging of African American students as adults in beating of white schoolmate, H10497 [18SE], H10599 [19SE], H10629 [20SE], H10737, H10740-H10745 [24SE], H10886 [25SE], E1960 [24SE]

Jennette, Emily: Georgia Teacher of the Year award recipient, H3439 [17AP]

Jensen, Randall: Boy Scouts Silver Beaver Award recipient, E507 [9MR]

Jepson, Corey D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2610 [19DE]

Jessieville, AR: tribute to Jessieville High School football team, E123 [17JA]

Johns, Bradley: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E24 [5JA]

Johnsen, Joseph K.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2594 [18DE]

Johnson, Shawn: ABC News Person of the Week honoree, E1885 [17SE]

Joliet, IL: anniversary of Christian Youth Center, E2531 [10DE]

Jones, Brendan A.: National Merit Scholarship Award recipient, E874 [26AP]

Jones, Melissa: Denver (CO) Rocky Mountain News All-Colorado Player of the Year award recipient, E657 [28MR]

Jonesboro, GA: tribute to Jonesboro High School mock trial team, E1148 [25MY]

Junior Achievement of Rocky Mountain, Inc.: tribute, E2260 [29OC]

Kansas City, MO: tribute to Liberty High School science bowl team, E891 [30AP]

Kaufman County, TX: tribute to Mabank Independent School District, E1751 [4AU]

Kelly, Nathan M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1787 [4SE], E2039 [2OC]

Kentucky: tribute to Pennyroyal Regional Academic All-Star Team nominees, E842 [24AP]

Killen, Conor F.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1887 [17SE]

Kilpatrick, Mitchell: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E301 [9FE]

Kimberly, WI: tribute to Kimberly High School baseball team, E1417 [26JN]

———tribute to Kimberly High School softball team, E1417 [26JN]

Kingland-Hanson, Carolyn: WHO-TV (Des Moines, IA) and Allied Insurance (company) Golden Apple Award recipient, E2632 [19DE]

Kirkwood, MO: tribute to the Franklin County Sheriff's Dept. for locating two abducted children, H738 [18JA]

Klein, TX: tribute to Brill Elementary School, E2441 [15NO]

———tribute to Klein Forest High School cheerleading team, E2442 [15NO]

Klingensmith, Jacob: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E81 [11JA]

Klos, Terence A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2589 [18DE]

Knavenshue, Jeremiah K.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, H890 [24JA]

Knoll, Evan S.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E27 [5JA]

Knudson, Heather: Association of Christian Schools International Spelling Bee participant, E1192 [5JN]

Kojic, Mladen: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2339 [6NO]

Krause, Seth: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1847 [10SE]

Krug, Kyle J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2592 [18DE]

Kurylo, Joanna: New York State Martin Luther King, Jr., Humanitarian Youth Award recipient, E306 [9FE], E329 [12FE]

La Jolla, CA: tribute to Preuss School University of California, San Diego robotics team, E205 [29JA]

La Marque, TX: tribute to La Marque High School football team, E354 [15FE]

Lafayette, LA: tribute to Acadiana High School football team, E228 [1FE]

Lake Arrowhead, CA: tribute to the Mountain Fifes and Drums for participation in the 400th anniversary celebration of Jamestown, VA, E653 [28MR]

Lamar University: Dept. of Communications documentary, ``Texas Wetlands'', winner of the North American Association for Environmental Education/Pierce Foundation Environmental Education Film and Video Festival, E2511 [6DE]

Langhorst, Eric: Missouri Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1845 [10SE]

Lansdowne, PA: anniversary of St. Philomena School, E1957 [24SE]

Lanz, June C. Lablonsky: Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge Regional Spirit of '76—American Patriot award recipient, E2068 [4OC]

Larson, Meredith: State Fair of Texas Youth Livestock Auction Grand Champion Steer award recipient, E2186 [18OC]

Las Vegas, NV: Centennial High School Navy League Most Outstanding Unit award recpient, E1223 [6JN]

———Edward W. Clark High School recipient of Siemens Foundation Award for Advanced Placement, E726 [30MR]

———prohibit funding for Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy, H8132, H8133 [19JY]

Lawrence, KS: tribute to Lawrence Community Nursery School, E761 [17AP]

Lawson, MO: tribute to Lawson High School football team, E2492 [5DE]

Leach, James E.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E378 [16FE]

Leadership Training Institute of America: tribute, E1428 [28JN]

Lee's Summit, MO: tribute to Lee's Summit West High School, H15394 [12DE]

Lehman, Kenneth D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E627 [23MR]

Leininger, David: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E83 [11JA]

Leininger, Tim: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E64 [10JA]

Lenawee County, MI: America's Promise—The Alliance for Youth 100 Best Communites for Young People award recipient, H1217 [6FE]

Leslie, Ian and Carolyn: tribute to birth of child, E326 [12FE]

Lewis, Kevin A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E740 [16AP]

Lexington, KY: tribute to South Lexington All-Star baseball team, E2163 [17OC]

Lexington, NC: tribute to Central Davidson High School softball team, E1277 [13JN]

Liberty Hill, TX: tribute to Liberty Hill High School football team, E333 [13FE]

Liebl, Dionne: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E2466 [4DE]

Lilly Endowment, Inc.: tribute, H2546 [14MR]

Lima, OH: anniversary of Samaritan House, E1849 [10SE]

Lincoln, AL: tribute to Charles R. Drew Middle School Time Travelers History Club, E782 [18AP]

Lithonia, GA: anniversary of Edward L. Bouie, Sr., Elementary School, E1188 [5JN]

Little Rock, AR: anniversary of desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, E2048 [2OC]

———anniversary of desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (H. Res. 668), H10724-H10727, H10737 [24SE], E1944 [20SE], E1967 [25SE]

———mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, H11620 [16OC], H12209 [30OC], H15321 [12DE]

———tribute to Little Rock School Board, E272 [6FE]

Long, Parker E.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1190 [5JN]

Long Beach, CA: tribute to Long Beach Unified School District, E2169 [17OC]

Lorenson, Maria: Girl Scouts of Shawnee Council, Inc., Woman of Distinction Award recipient, E1970 [25SE]

Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of La Salle High School, E769 [18AP]

Louisville, KY: tribute to Central High School football team, H15444 [13DE]

Love, Kevin: Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year award recipient, E875 [26AP]

Lowe, Jarrett: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E76 [11JA]

Loxley, AL: Loxley Elementary School recipient of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports State Champion Award, E2300 [1NO]

Lyons, Andra: Jacksonville, AL, High School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E305 [9FE]

Malden, MA: anniversary of Malden Catholic High School, E741 [16AP]

Manlius, NY: tribute to Fayetteville-Manlius High School girls' cross country team, E2629 [19DE]

March for Life: commend marchers and recognize the right to life, H818 [22JA]

Marcus, TX: tribute to Marcus High School boys' soccer team, E770 [18AP]

Marez, Tavia: Okaloosa County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E268 [6FE]

Marin Conservation Corps: anniversary, E2123 [12OC]

Marsh, Matthew D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E887 [30AP]

Mart, TX: tribute to Mart High School football team, E112 [16JA]

Martin, Alex J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E742 [16AP]

Martin, Alexander: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2649 [19DE]

Martin, Katja: Library of Congress Letters About Literature competition winner, H7631 [11JY]

Maryville, TN: tribute to Maryville Intermediate School Sixth Grade Wind Ensemble Band, H8300 [24JY]

Mastic Beach, NY: tribute to William Floyd High School football team, E178 [23JA], E2530 [10DE]

Mayhew, Nicole: Santa Rosa County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E340 [13FE]

McCalmon, Sam: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E64 [10JA]

McCarter, Blake A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E336 [13FE]

McClendon, William U.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1968 [25SE]

McCollum, Jason: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1851 [10SE]

McDonald, Morgan: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Colorado, E987 [8MY]

McEwen, Matthew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2087 [9OC]

McFarland, Charlie: President's Council on Service and Civic Participation President's Call to Service Award recipient, E1645 [27JY]

McLain, Douglas: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E80 [11JA]

McLain, Tyler: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1568 [19JY]

Medicaid: amend rules governing citizenship documentation requirements for children enrolling in State Children's Health Insurance Program, H13864 [14NO]

———establish independent foster care adolescents as a mandatory category of individuals for coverage under State programs (H.R. 1376), H4984 [15MY]

———increase Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia (H.R. 2999), E1488 [11JY]

———permit States flexibility in requiring children to have satisfactory documentary evidence of proof of citizenship or nationality for eligibility, H9497 [1AU]

———permit States to obtain reimbursement for care or services provided at Regional Medical Center at Memphis, TN, H10810 [25SE]

Medicare: provide health care benefits to all Americans (H.R. 2034), E871 [26AP]

Mendota Heights, MN: anniversary of Mendota Elementary School, E448 [1MR]

Menichetti, Aaron N.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2659 [19DE]

Menominee, MI: tribute to Menominee High School 1967 boys' basketball team, E1766 [4AU]

Mental health: address mental health needs of individuals that were directly impacted as a result of the terrorist attacks, H10130 [5SE]

———establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (H.R. 687), E181, E184 [24JA]

———improve diagnosis, treatment, and public perception of people with mental health problems, E2563 [13DE]

———prohibit use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program (H.R. 2387), E1081 [17MY]

———provide humanitarian support for Iraqi children in need of mental health care, H3445 [17AP]

Mercer, WV: America's Promise—The Alliance for Youth 100 Best Communities for Young People award recipient, E243 [1FE]

Merin, Sandra L.: National Children's Alliance Volunteer of the Year award recipient, E1373 [21JN]

Merrick, NY: tribute to Long Island Blue Demons Babe Ruth League baseball team, E1861 [11SE]

Mesa, AZ: anniversary of Metropolitan Youth Symphony, E755 [17AP]

Mesquite, TX: tribute to Mesquite Independent School District Education Foundation, E885 [26AP]

———tribute to Mesquite Independent School District new teachers, E1715 [3AU]

Michigan: anniversary of the Essexville-Hampton School District, E1297 [14JN]

Middleton, MI: tribute to Fulton-Middleton High School football team, E2625 [19DE]

Midland, MI: tribute to Midland High School football team, E2621 [19DE]

Midway, KY: anniversary of Midway High School boys' basketball team 1937 State championship, E84 [11JA]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, H7824, H7828, H7832, H7833 [16JY]

———improve health of minority individuals (H.R. 3014), H8124 [19JY]

Missing Children's Assistance Act: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2517), H14185-H14190 [5DE], E1621 [26JY]

———extend applicability to individuals determined to have a mental capacity less than 18 years of age, H14189 [5DE]

Mobile, AL: dedication of Alabama School of Math and Science Ann Smith Bedsole Library, E2297 [1NO]

———tribute to Baker High School girls' softball team, E1355 [20JN]

———tribute to St. Paul's Episcopal School football team, E2640 [19DE]

———tribute to St. Paul's Episcopal School girls' golf team, E1179 [25MY]

———tribute to St. Paul's Episcopal School girls' volleyball team, E2419 [14NO]

Monroe, WV: America's Promise—The Alliance for Youth 100 Best Communities for Young People award recipient, E243 [1FE]

Montana: tribute to the Montana Meth Project, H7299 [27JN]

Montgomery County, MD: tribute to Task Force on Mentoring annual conference, E1988 [26SE]

Moore, Nicholas J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E29 [5JA]

Moran, Kate P.: Commonwealth Academy Recognition for Educators (CARE) Award recipient, E927 [2MY]

Morgan, Joseph C.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E757 [17AP]

Morris, Will D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E399 [27FE]

Morrison, Ian: Missouri TAR WARS anti-smoking campaign poster contest winner, E1477 [10JY]

Mose, Ryan E.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E30 [5JA]

Moses and Aaron Foundation: tribute, E1625 [26JY]

Moss, Deborah: Washington County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E320 [12FE]

Mossman, Sandra: Texas Association of School Boards Superintendent of the Year Award recipient, E1681 [2AU]

Mother's Day: observance, E1015 [10MY]

Mount Pleasant, NC: tribute to Mount Pleasant High School wrestling team, H4180 [26AP]

Mount Vernon, IL: tribute to Buford Intermediate Center students for contributions to Armed Forces serving in Iraq, E2327 [6NO]

Muck, Jarrett: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E431 [1MR]

Muiller, Christopher W.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E628 [23MR]

Murfreesboro, TN: tribute to Riverdale High School girls' basketball team, E758 [17AP]

Murray, John and Kathryn: tribute to birth of child, E1596 [23JY]

Nabors, Alyssa N.: National Merit Scholarship Award recipient, E875 [26AP]

Napa, CA: anniversary of St. John the Baptist Catholic School, E839 [24AP]

Napa County, CA: tribute to Children's Health Initiative of Napa County, E934 [2MY]

Naples, FL: tribute to Naples High School football team, E2647 [19DE]

Nappanee, IN: tribute to NorthWood High School Red Regiment band, E703 [30MR]

Nashville, AR: tribute to Nashville High School football team, E124 [17JA]

Nashville, TN: Hunters Lane High School recipient of GRAMMY Signature School award, E976 [7MY]

———Percy Priest Elementary School recipient of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports State Champion Award, E2317 [5NO]

National Adoption Day: observance, E2447, E2449 [15NO]

National Adoption Month: observance, E2358 [8NO]

National AmeriCorps Week: observance (H. Res. 385), H4927-H4929 [14MY], H5337 [17MY]

National Association for Music Education: tribute to National Anthem Project, E2504 [5DE]

National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 762), H11806-H11808 [22OC]

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: tribute to establishment of NetSmartz411 (Internet site), H2305 [8MR]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 344), H4230-H4232 [1MY], E931 [2MY], E984 [8MY]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 112), H4227, H4228 [1MY]

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: observance, E2195 [22OC]

National Children and Families Day: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 62), H2202, H2203 [6MR], E595 [21MR]

National Children's Alliance: tribute for child advocacy centers, H6665 [19JN]

National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day: observance, E1001 [9MY]

National Commission on Children and Disasters: establish (H.R. 3495), H12778-H12782 [6NO], E1863 [11SE]

National Courage Month: designate (S. Con. Res. 45), H13813, H13814 [13NO]

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week: observance, E441 [1MR]

National FFA Organization: tribute, H10944 [27SE]

National Foster Care Month: observance (H. Res. 263), H4982-H4985 [15MY]

National Foster Parents Day: support (H. Res. 179), H3728-H3731 [23AP], E760 [17AP]

National Foundation for Women Legislators: tribute to partnership with Office Depot, Inc., on National Backpack Program, E1969 [25SE], E1989 [26SE]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (H.R. 3733), H11227 [3OC]

National Garden Month: encourage observance by schools through a curriculum that includes outdoor learning (H. Res. 292), H4078, H4079 [25AP]

National Grandparents Day: observance, E1820 [6SE]

National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc.: call on Board of Directors to accommodate students of all religious faiths (H. Res. 25), H10786-H10789 [25SE]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: develop motor coach and school bus safety standards, H8374 [24JY]

National History Day (organization): tribute to Kentucky competition participants, E229 [1FE]

National Homeless Youth Awareness Month: observance (H. Res. 527), H7566-H7568 [11JY], E1464 [29JN], E1537 [17JY]

National Hunger Awareness Day: observance, H5980 [5JN], E1192 [5JN]

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: rename as Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (S. 2484), H15500, H15501, H15728 [17DE]

National Internet Safety Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 455), H6254-H6257 [12JN]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 29), H794-H796 [22JA], E26 [5JA], E178 [23JA], E419 [28FE], E924 [2MY]

National Orthodontic Health Month: establish (H. Res. 105), E212 [30JA]

National Physical Education and Sports Week: observance (H. Res. 371), H4521, H4522 [7MY]

National Resource Center on Children and Disasters: establish (H.R. 3495), H12778-H12782 [6NO], E1863 [11SE]

National Safe Kids Week: observance, H4264 [1MY]

National Teacher Day: observance, H4559 [8MY], E979, E988 [8MY], E1021 [11MY]

National Teen Driver Safety Week: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 165), H10100-H10102 [5SE], E1213 [6JN]

National Urban League: tribute to West Palm Beach, FL, chapter National Achievers Society honorees, E2383 [9NO]

National Youth Presidential Forum: tribute, H11129 [2OC]

National Youth Sports Corp.: funding, H8047 [18JY]

National Youth Sports Week: establish (H. Res. 442), H8838 [30JY]

Nebraska: tribute to towns in Business Week (publication) list of great places to raise kids for less, H16649 [18DE]

New Jersey: anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr., Parade and Scholarship Committee, E2253 [25OC]

———tribute to 11th Congressional District service academy nominees, E187 [24JA]

———tribute to 11th District Congressional Arts competition participants, E972 [7MY]

———tribute to the North Jersey All-Star girls' soccer team, E1682 [2AU]

New Mexico: tribute to Congressional Certificate of Merit recipients from the First Congressional District, E1001 [9MY], E1067 [16MY]

New York, NY: anniversary of High School for Enterprise, Business and Technology, E1100 [21MY]

———tribute to Carnegie Hall cultural exchange program, E2496 [5DE]

———tribute to Inwood House, E508 [9MR]

———tribute to Little Missionary's Day Nursery Sara Curry Award recipients, E210 [30JA]

———tribute to Transit Technical High School boys' basketball team, H3154 [27MR]

———tribute to Visitation School, E2242 [25OC]

Newark, NJ: tribute to Delaware State University students shot in city playground, H10346 [10SE]

Newark, OH: tribute to Newark Catholic High School football team, E2512 [6DE]

Newton, KS: Chisholm Middle School recipient of Intel Corp., Schools of Distinction Award, H3718 [20AP]

Newton Grove, NC: Hobbton High School policy of banning the wearing of flags on clothing, H10439 [18SE]

Ngo, Andrew: tribute to participation in National History Day (organization) Competition, E1285 [13JN]

Nicholson, Robert: Air Force Association DW Steele Chapter Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1530 [16JY]

NIH: funding through reductions in Dept. of Labor Employment and Training Administration funding, H8131, H8134 [19JY]

Niles, IL: Niles Township High School District 219 recipient of Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network and National School Boards Association Award, E1083 [17MY]

No Child Left Behind Act: improve, H563 [16JA], H2270 [7MR], H5688 [23MY], H6166 [7JN], H10129 [5SE]

———improve (H.R. 2087), H10425-H10431 [17SE]

———modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (H.R. 2070), E879 [26AP]

———reauthorize and improve, E2076 [5OC]

Norcross, GA: tribute to Norcross High School boys' basketball team, E965 [7MY]

North Texas Teen Court Training: tribute to Lewisville-Flower Mound Teen Court participants, E522 [12MR]

Northport, NY: tribute to Northport High School students for fundraising for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research and advocacy, H15320 [12DE]

Norwalk, IA: tribute to Norwalk High School varsity cheerleading squad, E2486 [4DE]

Nowlin, Linda: Kitty Stone Elementary School, Jacksonville, AL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E367 [15FE]

NSF: Math and Science Partnership Program funding through reductions in Dept. of Commerce management salaries and expenses funding, H8447, H8448 [25JY]

Nussbaum, Harris S.: If Given a Chance Foundation Our Children's Hero honoree, E1954 [24SE]

Oak Brook, IL: tribute to Brook Forest Elementary School Mexican Grey Wolf presentation, H1171 [5FE]

Oas, Benjamin: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2339 [6NO]

Ocean Isle Beach, NC: offer condolences to victims of house fire which killed University of South Carolina and Clemson University students, E2273 [30OC], E2385 [9NO]

———offer condolences to victims of house fire which killed University of South Carolina and Clemson University students (H. Res. 777), H12159 [30OC]

———offer condolences to victims of house fire which killed University of South Carolina and Clemson University students (H. Res. 787), H12764-H12766 [6NO]

Oradell, NJ: tribute to D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) (organization) graduates, E1059 [16MY]

Orange County, CA: tribute to Human Trafficking Task Force, H14121 [4DE]

O'Rourke, Evan C.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E757 [17AP]

Orphans International Worldwide (organization): tribute, E2312 [1NO]

Orr, Mary: National Association of Elementary School Principals National Distinguished Principal Award recipient, E2426 [15NO]

Orr, William B.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2085 [9OC]

Ortman, Charles T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E19 [5JA], E1249 [11JN]

Oswald, Hayden: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E380 [16FE]

Overland Park, KS: Volunteer Center of Johnson County Movers and Shakers Award recipients, E644 [26MR]

Oxford, NJ: tribute to Oxford Central School archery team, E1137 [23MY]

Pakistan: basic education programs funding, H6858, H6859 [21JN]

Palitsch, Jason: Shrewsbury, MA, Democratic Town Committee Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Youth Award recipient, E2245 [25OC]

Palm Beach County, FL: Dreyfoos School of the Arts inclusion in Newsweek (publication) list of nation's top high schools, E1177 [25MY]

———Suncoast High School inclusion in Newsweek (publication) list of nation's top high schools, E1177 [25MY]

Paramus, NJ: tribute to East Brook Middle School D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) (organization) graduates, E1135 [23MY]

———tribute to Visitation Academy D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) (organization) graduates, E1154 [25MY]

———tribute to West Brook Middle School D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) (organization) graduates, E1202 [6JN]

———tribute to Yavneh Academy D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) (organization) graduates, E1097 [21MY]

Parham, Merritt W.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1968 [25SE]

Parma, OH: anniversary of Ridgewood YMCA, E1096 [21MY]

Parrish, Christopher C.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2080 [5OC]

Partnership for a Drug-Free America (organziation): anniversary, E2621 [19DE]

Pasadena, CA: anniversary of Mayfield Junior School and Mayfield Senior School, E548 [14MR]

———anniversary of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Pasadena, E1200 [6JN]

Patania, Jeremy A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1042 [14MY]

PATH (organization): anniversary, E2267 [29OC]

Payan, Andrea: Milken Family Foundation Milken Educator Award recipient, E988 [8MY]

Payne, William: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1250 [11JN]

Pediatric Research Equity Act: reauthorize and amend, H10597, H10598 [19SE]

Peeples, Emily: Shrewsbury, MA, Democratic Town Committee Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Youth Award recipient, E2244 [25OC]

Pembroke Pines, FL: tribute to charter schools, E931 [2MY]

Pensacola, FL: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 10, E254 [5FE]

———tribute to Redeemer Lutheran School fourth grade class, E436 [1MR]

Pepper, Maxwell W.E.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E890 [30AP]

Peterson, Christian R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2593 [18DE]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of Berean Institute, E441 [1MR]

———tribute to Central High School Power of Student Voices Mayoral Forum, E1174 [25MY]

———tribute to George Washington High School participation in the Library of Congress Veterans History Project, E2346 [7NO]

Pichot, Barbara: Girl Scouts of Shawnee Council, Inc., Woman of Distinction Award recipient, E1970 [25SE]

Piemonte, Christopher A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E757 [17AP]

Pierce, William E.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E757 [17AP]

Pilch, Matthew A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E14 [5JA]

Pilch, Nicholas J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E15 [5JA]

Pippa Passes, KY: tribute to June Buchanan School boys' basketball team, E618 [23MR]

Plymouth, IN: tribute to Plymouth High School boys' basketball team, E857 [25AP]

Pollinger, Stephen P.: ABA Law Teacher of the Year for Middle Schools award recipient, E1435 [28JN]

Pope, Shane D., II: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1250 [11JN]

Population: prohibit Federal officials from expending Federal funds for population control or population planning programs or family planning activities (H.R. 1095), E362 [15FE]

Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc.: anniversary, E1736 [3AU]

Portage, IN: tribute to Portage Youth Commission youth leadership summit, E455 [5MR]

Poth, TX: tribute to Poth High School girls' basketball team, E636 [23MR]

Poverty: eliminate, E125 [17JA]

Price, Colton D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1885 [17SE]

Prince William County, VA: tribute to Youth Art Month, E1070 [16MY]

Product safety: establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and reauthorize and modernize the CPSC (H.R. 4040), H13404 [8NO], H15304-H15310 [11DE], H16874-H16887 [19DE], E2667, E2669 [28DE]

Public buildings: exempt certain child care and health care facilities from requirement to use energy efficient light bulbs containing mercury, H9735 [4AU]

Puerto Rico: tribute to El Congreso De Lideres De Puerto Rico (organization), E950 [4MY]

Punta Gorda, FL: completion of new Charlotte High School football stadium, E2079 [5OC]

Putz, Mathew T.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E996 [9MY]

Queens, NY: tribute to Public School 234 participation in ``Adopt a Unit'' initiative, E429 [28FE]

Quintanilla-Ceron, Deniss: Beth Haverim of Mahwah, NJ, Michelle Mitzvah Group and Nathan LeBron Scholarship Fund scholarship award recipient, E1248 [11JN]

Racine, WI: anniversary of Racine Public Library preschool storytime, E2068 [4OC]

Rader, Kacie: National Derby Rally Championship winner, E1761 [4AU]

Rainbolt, Samuel J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1968 [25SE]

Ramseur, NC: tribute to Eastern Randolph High School football team, E715 [30MR]

Ramsey, NJ: tribute to Don Bosco Prep High School for participation in the Internet Science and Technology Fair, E1204 [6JN]

Randall, Alyssa: WHO-TV (Des Moines, IA) and Allied Insurance (company) Golden Apple Award recipient, E2144 [16OC]

Reach Out and Read National Center (organization): UNESCO Confucius Award for Literacy recipient, E1664 [31JY]

Read Across America Day: observance, E461 [5MR]

Rebich, Lois: Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year award recipient, E886 [26AP]

Reed, Logan R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E888 [30AP]

Relic, David L.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2604 [19DE]

Reynolds, Michael: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E303 [9FE]

Rhodes, William: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2513 [6DE]

Richardson, TX: tribute to Canyon Creek Christian Academy girls' volleyball team, E2432 [15NO]

———tribute to Canyon Creek Christian Academy volleyball team, E2493 [5DE]

Richland Springs, TX: tribute to Richland Springs School football team, H863 [23JA]

Roanoke, AL: tribute to Handley High School football team, E2552 [12DE]

Roberts, Christopher D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E26 [5JA]

Roberts, Matthew J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2599 [18DE]

Robinson, Shaun A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E404 [27FE]

Robinson, (Sugar) Ray: tribute (H. Res. 359), E944 [3MY]

Rochester Hills, MI: rededication of Reuther Middle School, E2251 [25OC]

Rockford, IL: Marsh Elementary School recipient of the Toshiba/National Science Teachers Association Explora Vision Award, E1371 [21JN]

Rockwall, TX: tribute to Rockwall High School girls' basketball team, E632 [23MR]

Rose, Amber: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Colorado, E985 [8MY]

Rosedale, MS: tribute to West Bolivar High School football team, E2536 [11DE]

Roswell, GA: tribute to Roswell High School football team, H1117 [31JA]

Roycroft, Elizabeth A.: Escambia County, FL Teacher of the Year award recipient, E351 [15FE]

Ruiz, Fred R.: Ag One Foundation Community Salute Award recipient, E1473 [10JY]

Ruoff, Tyler R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E574 [19MR]

Rural areas: health care funding, H9471 [1AU]

Sacramento, CA: anniversary of Discovery Museum Science & Space Center Challenger Learning Center, E2126 [12OC]

Safe and Secure County and Rural Schools Act: reauthorize, H1117 [31JA]

Safety: increase the safety of food, toothpaste, and toys (H.R. 3100), E1585 [20JY]

———permit educational agencies and institutions to disclose information to parents of students who may pose a significant risk to their own safety or well-being or to the safety or well-being of others (H.R. 2220), H4763 [10MY], H11254 [4OC], H12388 [1NO]

Saginaw, MI: tribute to Nouvel Catholic Central High School football team, E2632 [19DE]

Sampsell, Kenneth G.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E28 [5JA]

Sampson, Grant R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E279 [7FE], E889 [30AP]

San Antonio, TX: tribute to Harlandale High School Film School of San Antonio, E754 [17AP]

San Benito County, CA: anniversary of San Benito County Council No. 2890 of the League of United Latin American Citizens, E2086 [9OC]

San Diego, CA: tribute to Tri-Caucus Health Disparities Summit, H8124 [19JY]

San Francisco, CA: hosting of Teen Mania Ministries Battlecry Campaign stadium event at AT&T Park, H2333 [8MR]

———prohibit funding for the Bay Area Science Teacher Recruitment, Retention, and Improvement Initiative, H8076, H8077 [18JY]

San Francisco County, CA: tribute to schools designated as California Distinguished Schools, E1176 [25MY]

San Mateo County, CA: anniversary of the San Mateo County Jobs for Youths Program, E1172 [25MY]

———tribute to schools designated as California Distinguished Schools, E1176 [25MY]

Sandoval, Tyler: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E80 [11JA]

Santa Barbara, CA: tribute to the Santa Barbara YMCA CHARACTER COUNTS! Program, H1172 [5FE]

Saunders, Joey M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E67 [10JA]

Save the Children (organization): anniversary, E1824 [7SE]

Scappoose, OR: tribute to Scappoose-Vernonia School for inclusion of students from Vernonia, OR, following storm damage, E2661 [19DE]

Schamel, Ben A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2593 [18DE]

Schools: conduct study on how sustainable building features affect the environment, operational costs, test scores, and student health, H9841, H9842 [4AU]

———direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student's parent provides written consent for the release (H.R. 1346), E467 [6MR]

———prohibit purchasing of foreign agricultural products for the School Lunch Program, H9620 [2AU]

———promote development of healthy school environments free of environmental hazards and establish State grant program to design healthier, energy efficient, and environmentally safe facilities, H14438 [6DE]

———recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (H. Con. Res. 121), H4082, H4083 [25AP]

Schultheis, Adam: Outstanding American Teacher Honor Roll award recipient, E357 [15FE]

Schultz, Justin C.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2438 [15NO], E2606 [19DE]

Searles, Burton and Nellie: Texas Council of Child Welfare Board Foster Parents of the Year award recipients, E2061 [3OC]

Seattle, WA: anniversary of Court Appointed Special Advocates program, E2305 [1NO]

Senate Gift Shop Revolving Fund: transfer certain funds to the Senate Employee Child Care Center (S. 1537), H6015 [6JN]

Shafer, John R.: Healthy Moms and Babies (organization) Making a Difference Award recipient, E2471 [4DE]

Shaker Heights, OH: tribute to Woodbury Elementary School, H3721 [20AP]

Shreve, Grayson L.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2516 [6DE]

Siapno, Julian A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E996 [9MY]

Siewert, Amanda: Jefferson County, CO, Curtis Garrett Scholarship recipient, E1709 [3AU]

Simpson, Grant: Texas Elementary School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E2013 [27SE]

Sinclairville, NY: tribute to Cassadaga Valley Central High School boys' and girls' basketball teams, E810 [20AP]

Singer, Mollie: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Nevada, E1226 [6JN]

Smalling, Sheila D.: Kentucky Music Educators Association Middle School Music Teacher of the Year award recipient, E592 [20MR]

Smith, Laura: Girl Scouts of Shawnee Council, Inc., Woman of Distinction Award recipient, E1970 [25SE]

Snowsports Outreach Society (SOS Outreach): tribute, E2478 [4DE]

Social Security: Bush administration decision to reject New York plan to expand State Children's Health Insurance Program coverage, H10438 [18SE]

———combine coverage of children and pregnant woman under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program into a new All Healthy Children Program (H.R. 1688), H7827 [16JY]

———eliminate income-disregard loophole, ensure certain low-income children are covered first, phase out non-pregnant adults, and require citizenship documentation under the State Children's Health Insurance Program, H12088, H12089 [25OC]

———ensure certain low-income children are covered first under the State Children's Health Insurance Program, H10882 [25SE]

———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (H.R. 2357), E1089 [17MY]

———ensure foster children are able to use program and SSI benefits to address their needs and improve their lives (H.R. 1104), E364 [15FE]

———ensure that every child in the U.S. has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage (H.R. 1535), E561 [15MR]

———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), H8402, H8403, H8405, H8607 [25JY], H8745, H8746 [27JY], H9188, H9189, H9248-H9250, H9255-H9267 [31JY], H9282, H9283, H9284, H9285, H9302-H9414, H9471-H9503, H9537 [1AU], H9548, H9549 [2AU], H9661 [3AU], H9714 [4AU], H10081, H10082 [5SE], H10163 [6SE], H10247 [7SE], H10872 [25SE], H11830 [22OC], E1712, E1713, E1717, E1722, E1724, E1739 [3AU], E1745, E1754, E1765 [4AU], E1836 [7SE]

———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), consideration (H. Res. 594), H9287-H9302 [1AU]

———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), motion to recommit, H9500-H9502 [1AU]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), H11996-H12001 [24OC], H12024, H12025, H12042-H12090, H12092-H12094 [25OC], H12158, H12159, H12211, H12218, H12227-H12231 [30OC], H12242, H12243, H12360-H12368, H12370, H12376 [31OC], H12434 [1NO], H12725, H12730, H12732 [5NO], H12744 [6NO], H13215, H13216 [7NO], H13514, H13520 [9NO], H13864, H13865, H13950 [14NO], E2263 [29OC], E2272, E2274 [30OC]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), consideration (H. Res. 774), H12027-H12042 [25OC]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), motion to recommit, H12088, H12089 [25OC]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), veto, H15382-H15391 [12DE], H15419, H15459 [13DE]

———extend provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 2499), H16828 [18DE], H16840, H16841, H16842-H16855, H16935 [19DE], E2667 [28DE]

———extend State Children's Health Insurance Program coverage to low-income pregnant women and their unborn children, H9297, H9409 [1AU]

———extend transitional medical assistance (TMA), the abstinence education program, and certain other Medicare and Medicaid support programs (H.R. 3668), H10932-H10935 [26SE], E1997 [27SE], E2024 [1OC]

———prohibit approval of certain waivers relative to access to pediatricians and pediatric specialists under the State Children's Health Insurance Program, H9405 [1AU]

———prohibit approval of certain waivers to provide coverage of childless adults under the State Children's Health Insurance Program, H9405 [1AU]

———prohibit approval of certain waivers to provide coverage of childless adults under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 1013), H1941 [27FE], H5597 [22MY], H6227 [11JN], H7474 [10JY], H7977 [17JY], H12731 [5NO]

———provide disadvantaged children with dental services under the State Children's Health Insurance Program, H10887 [25SE]

———provide each child with a KidSave Account (H.R. 242), E26 [5JA]

———reauthorize and reform State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3176), H8959 [30JY], H11743 [18OC]

———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, H8284-H8290 [23JY], H8298, H8299 [24JY], H10501 [18SE], H10514, H10515, H10516 [19SE], H10630 [20SE], H10739-H10747 [24SE], H10760, H10761, H10762, H10763, H10803-H10889 [25SE], H10905, H10906 [26SE], H10944 [27SE], H11074, H11075, H11076, H11077, H11164, H11168 [2OC], H11173, H11174, H11175, H11176, H11177, H11204-H11214, H11231-H11236, H11241-H11248 [3OC], H11254, H11255, H11307-H11313 [4OC], H11324, H11376, H11381, H11382 [9OC], H11397, H11398, H11399, H11400, H11471-H11476, H11478, H11482-H11488 [10OC], H11497, H11533, H11536-H11542 [15OC], H11551-H11555, H11621, H11631-H11636 [16OC], H11641, H11642, H11644, H11699-H11708, H11714-H11726 [17OC], H11732, H11733, H11735-H11754, H11757, H11760, H11764-H11773 [18OC], H11850, H11851, H11852 [23OC], H11938, H11939, H11990, H11994, H11997 [24OC], H12084 [25OC], H13962 [15NO], H14447, H14448 [6DE], E1946 [20SE], E1961 [24SE], E1982, E1985, E1990, E1992 [26SE], E1996, E2001 [27SE], E2131, E2132 [15OC], E2162 [17OC], E2192 [22OC], E2210, E2216 [23OC]

———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3269), H9498 [1AU]

———reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, expand child health care insurance coverage through tax fairness, and provide for a health care Federalism initiative (H.R. 3888), H11781 [22OC], H12039, H12078 [25OC], H12370 [31OC]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding, H3197, H3249, H3255, H3271 [28MR], H3305 [29MR], H3759 [23AP], H3785, H3786, H4034 [24AP], H4054, H4055, H4056 [25AP], H6227 [11JN], H7474 [10JY], H7640-H7647 [11JY], H7661 [12JY], H7821, H7823, H7827, H7828, H7831-H7835, H7841-H7849 [16JY], H7858 [17JY]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding to reduce shortfalls in State allotments, H1175, H1178, H1199-H1201 [5FE], H1333-H1335 [7FE], H2171 [6MR], E543 [14MR]

Solano County, CA: tribute to Child Welfare Services Division unveiling of Solano Heart Gallery, E2358 [8NO]

Soroptomist International (organization): tribute to Guam chapter, E2094 [9OC]

———tribute to Northern Mariana Islands chapter, E2094 [9OC]

South Bend, IN: tribute to South Bend Washington High School girls' basketball team, E489 [8MR]

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville: anniversary, E594 [21MR]

Southlake, TX: tribute to Carroll High School girls' cross county team, E2477 [4DE]

———tribute to Southlake Carroll High School football team, E64 [10JA]

Spellings, Sec. of Education: trip to Caribbean nations, E1504 [13JY]

Spina Bifida Awareness Month: observance, E2291 [31OC]

Spokane, WA: America's Promise—The Alliance for Youth 100 Best Communities for Young People award recipient, E213 [30JA]

Springfield, VA: anniversary of Lynbrook Elementary School, E518 [12MR]

Springfield Township, PA: tribute to Philadelphia-Montgomery Christian Academy participation in the Library of Congress Veterans History Project, E2348 [7NO]

St. Clair, Nicholas: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1786 [4SE]

St. Cloud, MN: tribute to St. Cloud Cathedral High School baseball team, H6741 [20JN]

St. Helena, CA: tribute to Boys and Girls Club of St. Helena, E531 [13MR]

St. Jacob, IL: Triad Middle School named Assocation of Middle-Level Schools Illinois Horizon Schools—Schools to Watch honoree, E862 [26AP]

St. Joseph, MO: anniversary of St. Joseph Christian School, E2397 [13NO]

———tribute to Benton High School girls' basketball team, E625 [23MR]

St. Louis, Joshua P.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E757 [17AP]

St. Paul, MN: anniversary of YWCA, E1050 [15MY]

———tribute to St. Paul Central High School girls' basketball team, E769 [18AP]

State University of New York System: tribute to dual degree program in partnership with the Turkish Council of Higher Education, E2438 [15NO]

Stennis Center for Public Service: tribute to Stennis Congressional Intern Program, E1743 [4AU]

Stoll, Hunter E.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2419 [14NO], E2594 [18DE]

Strand, Joann: National Board for Professional Teaching Standards' National Board Certification in Adolescence and Young Adulthood Secondary Language Arts recipient, E640 [26MR]

Suburban areas: national objectives priority assignments, H2272-H2279 [7MR], H6220-H6226 [11JN]

Sugar Grove, PA: tribute to Sugar Grove Elementary School students, E1155 [25MY]

Sunbury, OH: tribute to Big Walnut High School football team, E2510 [6DE]

Supreme Court: decision on consideration of race by school systems when making school assignments, E1667 [31JY]

Syracuse, NY: tribute to Bishop Ludden High School football team, E2626 [19DE]

Tama, IA: South Tama County High School recipient of President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports State Champion Award, E2145 [16OC]

Tanner, Kyle M.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2564 [13DE]

Tat, Emily: tribute to participation in National History Day (organization) Competition, E1285 [13JN]

Taxation: allow credit for medical expenses for dependents (H.R. 1898), E762 [17AP]

———allow deduction and make refundable the credit for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment (H.R. 4164), E2402 [14NO]

———exclude from gross income amounts received on the sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (H.R. 1720), E662 [28MR]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools, H4766 [10MY]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 1058), E348 [14FE]

———extend child tax credit, H3197 [28MR]

———increase, and make permanent certain improvements to, the child tax credit (H.R. 1406), E491 [8MR]

———increase benefits for parents who stay at home with their children (H.R. 1421), E499 [8MR]

———increase tobacco products excise tax to provide for reauthorization of State Children's Health Insurance Program, H9295 [1AU]

———increase tobacco products excise tax to provide for reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program, H12366, H12367 [31OC]

———modify credit for expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment (H.R. 1911), H3564 [19AP]

———provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (H.R. 3918), E2195 [22OC]

———provide credits for qualified stem cell research, storage of qualified stem cells, and donation of umbilical cord blood (H.R. 457), H385 [11JA], E93 [12JA]

———provide relief for children of members of the Armed Forces who die as a result of service in a combat zone (H.R. 3961), E2228 [24OC]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 1056), E351 [15FE]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school personnel (H.R. 1060), E347 [14FE]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (H.R. 1059), E347 [14FE]

Taylor, Aaron A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1784 [4SE]

Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, H4766 [10MY], E999 [9MY], E1014 [10MY], E1021, E1030 [11MY]

Texarkana, AR: tribute to Arkansas High School football team, E124 [17JA]

Texarkana, TX: tribute to T.J. Maxx Happy Hearts campaign, E1943 [20SE]

Texas: tribute to 3d Congressional District Congressional Youth Advisory Council participants, E781 [18AP]

———tribute to 3d Congressional District service academy nominees, E1295 [14JN]

Texas A&M University: anniversary of bonfire tragedy, E2440 [15NO]

The Colony, TX: tribute to The Colony High School girls' soccer team, E773 [18AP]

Thomasville, NC: tribute to Thomasville High School boys' basketball team, E684 [28MR]

Thornton, Michael: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1849 [10SE]

Toledo, OH: tribute to Christ the King School students visiting Washington, DC, H10907 [26SE]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat forced labor (H.R. 3887), H12244 [31OC], H14098-H14122 [4DE], E2510 [6DE]

Tran, Kim: National Merit Scholarship Award recipient, E875 [26AP]

Traverse City, MI: tribute to St. Francis High School football team, E2628 [19DE]

Tremper, John N.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1425 [27JN]

Trenton, NJ: tribute to Parker Annex Elementary School mathematics team, E246 [1FE]

Trevino, Reyna: National Honor Roll inductee, E2494 [5DE]

Trumbull, CT: tribute to Trumbull High School Golden Eagle Marching Band, E1736 [3AU]

Tucker, GA: tribute to Tucker High School boys' basketball team, E787 [19AP]

Tucson, AZ: tribute to Kinship and Adoption Resource and Education (KARE) Family Center, E483 [7MR]

Tullahoma, TN: tribute to Tullahoma American Little League baseball team, E1877 [14SE]

U.N.: provide a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund for the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula (H.R. 2114), E935 [2MY]

U.S. Tennis Association: anniversary of the Boys' National Championship, E1563 [19JY]

U.S.-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange Program: establish (H.R. 1636), E1816 [6SE], E1883 [17SE]

———establish (S. 377), H10085-H10088 [5SE]

Uniontown, PA: tribute to Laurel Highlands High School cheerleading squad, E863 [26AP]

Upper Dublin Township, PA: tribute to Upper Dublin High School participation in the Library of Congress Veterans History Project, E2341 [7NO]

Uyechi, Daniel: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E2524 [6DE]

Valparaiso, IN: tribute to Thomas Jefferson Middle School Science Olympiad team, E1167 [25MY]

———tribute to Valparaiso High School Science Olympiad team, E1167 [25MY]

Van, WV: Van Junior/Senior High School civics class opinions on Iraq war, E747 [17AP]

Van Zandt County, TX: tribute to Canton, Martins Mill, and Fruitvale Independent School Districts, E1751 [4AU]

VanVacter, Tyler J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E931 [2MY]

Vernickas, Jonathan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E19 [5JA]

Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (H. Con. Res. 60), H12475, H12476 [5NO]

Vietnam: prevent and prosecute human trafficking cases, H14121 [4DE]

Volunteer workers: tribute to volunteers who have served orphans, public school children, college students, juvenile delinquents, and needy families in foreign countries, E828 [23AP]

Vranish, Paul: Communities in Schools, Inc., Texas Education Agency Superintendent of the Year award recipient, E789 [19AP]

Wahiawa, HI: tribute to Leilehua High School football team, E2565 [13DE]

Wake County, NC: Wake County Public School System recipient of the National Energy Education Development Project School District of the Year award, E1393 [22JN]

Walsh, Zachary R.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2612 [19DE]

War: address problem of orphans created by wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, H15727 [17DE]

Ward-Diaz, Christine: Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E1206 [6JN]

Warner Robins, GA: tribute to Warner Robins American Little League baseball team (H. Res. 630), H11330, H11331 [9OC]

Washington Township, NJ: tribute to D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) (organization) graduates, E1268 [12JN]

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

Waters, Brendan W.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1883 [17SE]

Watkins, Andrea: Beth Haverim of Mahwah, NJ, Michelle Mitzvah Group and Nathan LeBron Scholarship Fund scholarship award recipient, E1248 [11JN]

Weaver, Travis: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E573 [19MR]

Webster, TX: tribute to Bay Area Alliance for Youth & Families, E491 [8MR]

Welling, Bob and Rosalee: University of Central Missouri Distinguished Service Award recipients, E2628 [19DE]

Wessling, Brian P.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E433 [1MR]

West, Jacob R.: Presidential Scholars Foundation Presidential Scholar honoree, E666 [28MR]

West Palm Beach, FL: tribute to Dreyfoos High School debate team, H3698 [20AP]

Western Springs, IL: tribute to Western Springs Little League All-Star baseball team, E2384 [9NO]

Westwood, NJ: tribute to Zion Lutheran School D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) (organization) graduates, E1355 [20JN]

Wetsch, Derek: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2322 [5NO]

Whalon, Joseph: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E742 [16AP]

Wheaton, IL: tribute to Wheaton Warrenville High School football team, E165 [22JA]

Wickerham, Deborah: Ohio Teacher of the Year award recipient, E2632 [19DE]

Wilder, Heather: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Nevada, E1225 [6JN]

Wildwood, NJ: tribute to Elizabeth Forward High School rescue efforts, E1034 [14MY]

Willett, Kristin: Elizabethtown, KY, Independent Schools Excellence in the Classroom and Educational Leadership Award recipient, E265 [5FE]

Williams, Daniel V.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1202 [6JN]

Williams, Drew: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E333 [13FE]

Williams, Ross A.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1205 [6JN]

Wilmington, DE: anniversary of Naamans Little League, E492 [8MR], E735 [16AP]

———tribute to A.I. DuPont High School marching band, E1939 [20SE]

Wilson, Add and Lauren: tribute to birth of child, E2056 [3OC]

Wilson, Chris: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E2254 [25OC]

Winton, Nicholas: tribute (H. Res. 583), H10397-H10400 [17SE]

Wolfe, Joseph G.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1968 [25SE]

Wood County, TX: tribute to Alba-Golden Independent School District, E1750 [4AU]

Woodcliff Lake, NJ: tribute to Dorchester School D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) (organization) graduates, E1115 [22MY]

Woodward, Ryan and Kristen: tribute to birth of child, E2557 [12DE]

Woodward, Travis and Sarah: tribute to birth of child, E992 [9MY]

Worcester, MA: tribute to Guild of Saint Agnes, E1116 [22MY]

———tribute to Massachusetts Academy of Mathematics and Sciences at Worcester Polytechnic Institute robotics team, E867 [26AP]

World Day Against Child Labor: observance, E1273 [12JN]

Wright, Evan: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E740 [16AP]

Wurtz, David G.: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children National Missing Children's Award recipient, E1285 [13JN]

YMCA: anniversary of Youth Governor's Conference, E1253 [11JN]

Yuma, AZ: tribute to Stewart Vincent Wolfe Memorial Playground, E710 [30MR]

Zans, Joshua P.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E741 [16AP]

Zeilinger, Isaac D.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E376 [16FE]

Zeller, Adam: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E20 [5JA]

Zhou, Minna: Girl Scout Gold Award recipient, E1248 [11JN]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (S. 356), S842 [22JA]

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (S. Con. Res. 51), S13132, S13133 [18OC]

Agriculture: hunger and nutrition programs funding, S14422 [14NO]

Albuquerque, NM: tribute to Albuquerque Reads program, S12282 [27SE]

Alcoholic beverages: support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (S. Res. 318), S11517 [12SE]

Armed Forces: encourage courts with fiduciary responsibility for a child of a member who receives a death gratuity to consider the member's intent regarding the distribution of funds on behalf of the child (H. Con. Res. 175), S10335 [30JY]

———protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members deployed in support of a contingency operation (S. 1658), S7900 [19JN]

———provide support and assistance for families of National Guard and Reserve members undergoing deployment, S12347 [1OC]

———provide support and assistance for families of National Guard and Reserve members undergoing deployment (S. 902), S3209 [15MR]

Australia: tribute to Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Program, S905 [23JA]

Automated Defibrillation in Adam's Memory (ADAM) Act: funding, S13240 [23OC]

———reauthorize (S. 693), S2277 [27FE]

Bahrenburg, Diane: Vermont Teacher of the Year award recipient, S13435 [25OC]

Baton Rouge, LA: St. Thomas More School winners of the National Engineers Week Future City Competition, S2897 [8MR]

Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 2589), S10686 [2AU]

———reauthorize (S. 1156), S4694 [18AP], S11837, S11838 [20SE]

Bethesda, MD: Walter Johnson High School recipient of Best Buddies International, Inc., Chapter of the Year award, S10784 [2AU]

Betzer, Rick and Tina: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S12771 [4OC]

Beuke, Todd: National History Day (organization) Richard T. Farrell Teacher of Merit Award finalist, S7728 [14JN]

Bickoff, Alyssa: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Massachusetts, S5713 [8MY]

Boise, ID: congratulate for being chosen to host 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games, S13075 [18OC]

Boys & Girls Clubs of America: funding, S12907, S12908 [16OC]

Boys Town (organization): anniversary (S. Res. 403), S15372 [12DE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1588 [6FE], S1834 [12FE]

———use projected surplus to provide tax relief to middle class families and small businesses and expand health insurance coverage for children, S3469-S3471, S3492-S3498 [21MR], S3577, S3580, S3596 [22MR]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, S13597 [31OC], S14671-S14674 [3DE]

Butler, Bradley: tribute to participation in SkillsUSA (organization) State Competition, S10897 [3AU]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 79), S6212 [16MY]

Cartersville, GA: tribute to Cartersville Senior League baseball team, S11654 [18SE]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of catholic schools, S1513 [1FE]

———recognize goals and honor contributions of catholic schools (S. Res. 62), S1467 [31JA]

Center for Civic Education: tribute to ``Empowering a New Generation for Democracy—The International Project Citizen Showcase'' program, S9015 [11JY]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program funding, S13187 [22OC]

———Early Diagnosis Grant Program funding, S1879-S1882 [13FE], S1947 [14FE]

———encourage programs to reduce and prevent childhood obesity, promote increased physical activity, and improve nutritional choices, S13186 [22OC]

———expand folic acid food fortification efforts, S13232 [23OC]

Centralia, IL: tribute to Centralia High School boys' basketball team, S1955 [14FE]

Charlotte, NC: tribute to Quail Hollow Club Wachovia Championship Golf Tournament to benefit Teach for America, Inc., S14058 [7NO]

Cheshire, CT: tribute to Cheshire High School girls' swim team, S13767 [5NO]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: funding, S3601 [22MR]

Child Health Day: observance, S12430 [2OC]

Child Protection and Safety Act: funding through reductions in Dept. of State Educational and Cultural Exchange Program funding, S4022 [28MR], S4082, S4083 [29MR]

China, Republic of: congratulate for hosting 2007 Special Olympics World Games, S12430 [2OC]

Cochran, GA: tribute to Georgia Academy of Mathematics, Engineering, and Science (GAMES) Program, S4834 [23AP]

Colleges and universities: enhance security of college campuses and require campuses to develop and test emergency response procedures and notification systems (S. 1228), S5200 [26AP]

———include Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders as groups underrepresented in graduate education for purposes of the Ronald E. McNair postbaccalaureate achievement program, S9737, S9738 [23JY]

———simplify the free application for Federal student assistance form, S9448 [17JY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 110th Congress, S10877 [3AU], S13648, S13649 [1NO], S14112 [8NO], S14240 [13NO], S14360-S14362 [14NO], S15978-S15984 [19DE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish Summer of Service grant programs (S. 1128), S4606 [17AP]

———tribute to Learn and Serve America program Learn and Serve Challenge events, S12280 [27SE]

Correctional institutions: establish pilot program to allow children of non-violent female offenders to be housed in correctional facilities housing women, S12857 [15OC]

Covenant House (organization): tribute to candlelight vigil for homeless youth, S14479 [15NO]

CPSC: provide greater protection for children's products and improve screening of noncompliant consumer products and effectiveness of consumer product recall programs (S. 2045), S11511 [12SE], S13570 [30OC], S13597 [31OC], S13722 [2NO], S14126 [8NO], S14443 [15NO], S15088, S15117, S15128 [11DE], S15990 [19DE]

Credit: ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures and prevent idenity theft, S15961 [19DE]

Credit cards: prohibit issuers from taking unfair advantage of college students and their parents (S. 1925), S10614 [1AU], S14753 [5DE], S15819 [18DE]

Crime: enhance penalties for marketing controlled substances to minors (S. 1211), S5097, S5098 [25AP], S10852 [3AU]

———make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members (S. 182), S168 [4JA]

———modernize and expand reporting requirements relative to child pornography and expand cooperation in combating child pornography (S. 519), S1714 [7FE]

Davidson Institute for Talent Development: tribute to Davidson Fellows Award recipients, S12000 [24SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Emergency Food Assistance Program funding, S13958 [6NO]

———Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program funding, S13958 [6NO]

———McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program funding through reductions in Federal crop insurance program funding, S14372 [14NO]

———promote nutritional health of school children, S15623 [14DE]

———reauthorize the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (S. 946), S3519 [21MR], S7074 [5JN]

Dept. of Education: allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of positive behavior supports and other early intervening services (S. 2111), S12291 [27SE]

———award grants for support of full-service community schools (S. 1391), S6129 [15MY]

———award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (S. 1895), S10315 [30JY]

———create a student loan clearinghouse, S9725-S9727 [23JY]

———create programs for teachers for training in high-need subject areas and teaching diverse populations, S9744, S9745 [23JY]

———Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities program funding, S13187, S13188 [22OC]

———deafblind services funding, S13149 [19OC], S13233, S13234 [23OC]

———establish a grant program to improve high school graduation rates and prepare students for college and work (S. 765), S2696 [6MR]

———establish an Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment Demonstration Program, S9799 [24JY]

———establish an Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment Demonstration Program (S. 1467), S6557 [23MY]

———improve 21st Century Community Learning Centers (S. 1557), S7184, S7185 [6JN]

———invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. in the global economy, S13228 [23OC]

———make permanent waiver authority relative to student financial assistance during war or other military operation or national emergency (H.R. 3625), S12316 [27SE]

———provide information to schools relative to prevention of violent events and other crisis situations, S13145 [19OC]

———Teacher Quality Enhancement Partnership Grants program funding, S13186, S13187 [22OC]

———tribute to participants from New Mexico in the Native American Student Art Competition, S10898 [3AU]

———Upward Bound program funding, S9731 [23JY], S11253 [7SE]

———William F. Goodling Even Start Family Literacy Program funding, S13234 [23OC]

Dept. of HHS: authorize an Indian youth telemental health demonstration project (S. 322), S693 [17JA]

———Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program funding, S13185, S13186 [22OC]

———conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (S. 2042), S11510 [12SE]

———conduct research on indicators of child well-being (S. 1482), S6856 [24MY]

———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and establish school-based food allergy management grants (S. 1232), S5209 [26AP]

———establish a small business child care grant program, S890-S893 [23JA]

———establish demonstration projects to provide at-home infant care benefits (S. 820), S2917 [8MR]

———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (S. 1858), S15572, S15574 [13DE]

———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (S. 634), S2082-S2085 [15FE]

———establish the School-Based Health Clinic Program (S. 600), S1977, S1978 [14FE]

———Maternal and Child Health Block Grant program funding through elimination of Bethel Performing Arts Center funding, S13037-S13041, S13050 [18OC]

———Maternal and Child Health Bureau community-based doula initiative funding, S13232, S13233 [23OC]

———Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program funding, S13233 [23OC]

———National Registry of Substantiated Cases of Child Abuse or Neglect feasibility study funding, S12966 [17OC]

———reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program (S. 2141), S12776 [4OC]

———require the Child Trauma Stress Network Initiative to give priority to programs providing mental health services to children affected by Hurricane Katrina and Rita, S13066 [18OC]

———require the Child Trauma Stress Network Initiative to give priority to programs providing mental health services to children affected by disasters, S13182 [22OC]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (S. 1332), S5731-S5733 [8MY]

———small business child care grant program funding, S13048 [18OC], S13209, S13210 [23OC]

———State youth suicide prevention grants funding, S12970 [17OC]

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 (S. 1738), S8709 [28JN]

———Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program funding, S12915, S12916 [16OC]

———Office of Violence Against Women funding, S12713 [4OC]

———require sex offenders to register online identifiers with the National Sex Offender Registry in order to protect users of social networking websites (S. 431), S1342 [30JA]

Dept. of State: Middle East Partnership Intitiative scholarship program funding, S11571 [17SE]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (H.R. 1216), S16060 [19DE]

———issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (S. 694), S2278 [27FE], S4869 [24AP], S5925 [10MY]

Detroit, MI: anniversary of B. Benedict Glazer Elementary School, S8059 [20JN]

———tribute to Joshua Project to combat gun violence, S1186 [25JA]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (S. 1418), S6269 [17MY]

Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (S. Res. 177), S5313 [30AP], S5435 [1MY]

Disabled: enhance early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (S. 1069), S4208 [29MR]

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 (S. 911), S3274 [19MR], S7173 [6JN]

———allow flexibility in the use of HIV prevention funds in the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), S11940-S11943 [21SE]

———allow flexibility in the use of HIV prevention funds in the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) by removing abstinence-until-marriage programs funding requirement (S. 1553), S7180 [6JN]

———establish an Advisory Committee on Gestational Diabetes and provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (S. 907), S3215 [15MR]

———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 (S. 2415), S14798 [5DE]

———improve and secure an adequate supply of influenza vaccine (S. 2456), S15247 [12DE]

———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (S. 937), S3381 [20MR]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (S. Con. Res. 22), S3534 [21MR]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (S. Res. 325), S12075 [25SE]

District of Columbia College Access Act: impose an earnings limit on individuals receiving Federal education scholarship funds, S11620-S11624 [18SE]

———prohibit favoring of public colleges and universities over private colleges and universities in granting aid, S11620-S11625 [18SE]

———reauthorize the District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program (H.R. 1124), S11615, S11620-S11625 [18SE]

———reauthorize the District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program (H.R. 1124), unanimous-consent agreement, S11516 [12SE]

———reauthorize the District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program (S. 343), S830 [22JA]

Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, S12349 [1OC], S12858 [15OC]

Drugs: extend grant program for drug-endangered children (S. 1210), S5096 [25AP]

Easter Seals, Inc.: tribute, S13573 [30OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (S. 561), S1904 [13FE]

Economy: extend certain tax relief provisions, S5842-S5853 [9MY]

———national objectives priority assignments, S3509 [21MR], S13322 [24OC]

———national objectives priority assignments (S. 818), S2910-S2913 [8MR]

Education: allow competency-based higher learning institutions to access grant programs to help train math, science, and foreign language teachers, S4906 [24AP]

———assist States in making voluntary high quality full-day prekindergarten programs available and economically affordable for families of all children (S. 1374), S6021 [11MY], S6420-S6422 [22MY]

———authorize grant programs to enhance access of low-income Black students to higher education (S. 1513), S6875 [24MY]

———authorize resources to provide students with opportunities for summer learning through summer learning grants, S5177 [26AP]

———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 (S. Res. 242), S8153 [20JN]

———create a set of effective voluntary national expectations, and a voluntary national curriculum, for mathematics and science education in kindergarten through grade 12 (S. 757), S2601 [5MR]

———create and implement rigorous and voluntary content standards in math and science for elementary and secondary students and assess student proficiency against such standards (S. 224), S294 [9JA]

———develop school leaders who are committed to increasing student achievement and ensure that all low-income, under-performing schools are led by leaders prepared to foster student success (S. 837), S2974 [9MR]

———encourage and support parent, family, and community involvement in schools, provide needed services and supports to children, and ensure that schools are centers of communities (S. 1302), S5596 [3MY]

———encourage States to incorporate 21st century learning skills in State education programs, S5024 [25AP]

———encourage States to incorporate 21st century learning skills in State education programs (S. 1483), S6857 [24MY]

———ensure children are ready to learn when they begin kindergarten (S. 1823), S9616 [19JY]

———establish or expand prekindergarten early learning programs (S. 152), S142 [4JA]

———establish study group to simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), S9738 [23JY]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (S. 883), S3138 [14MR]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (S. 727), S2493 [1MR]

———improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (S. 958), S3609-S3611 [22MR]

———improve mathematics and science instruction, S13067, S13068 [18OC]

———improve the quality of, and access to, supplemental educational services to increase student achievement (S. 1009), S4055 [28MR]

———modernize education system (S. 164), S157 [4JA]

———modify Federal financial aid requirements for students attending graduate medical schools located outside the U.S., S9739-S9741 [23JY]

———modify Federal testing mandates and provide States and local districts flexibility to determine frequency and use of standardized testing in accountability systems (S. 2053), S11589-S11592 [17SE]

———promote public-private partnerships to strengthen investment in early childhood development in order to ensure healthy development and school readiness (S. 1573), S7348 [7JN]

———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (S. 2189), S13000 [17OC]

———provide for flexibility and improvements in elementary and secondary education (S. 562), S1905 [13FE]

———provide for flexibility and improvements in elementary and secondary education (S. 562), star print, S2285 [27FE]

———provide for State student achievement contracts (S. 2312), S13991-S13993 [6NO]

———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (S. 2227), S13489 [26OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a program to improve the health and education of children through grants to expand school breakfast programs (S. 2143), S12777 [4OC]

———establish a volunteer teacher advisory committee (S. 2060), S11656 [18SE]

———promote environmental education (S. 1981), S10817 [2AU]

———provide grants for school renovation (S. 1942), S10792 [2AU]

———specify the purposes for which certain Title I funds may be used (S. 405), S1239 [26JA]

Enzi, Brad and Danielle: tribute to birth of child, S12925 [16OC]

Escalante, UT: provide for sale of approximately 25 acres of public land to the Turn-About Ranch at fair market value (S. 832), S2970 [9MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend to allow treatment of single houseparents working in foster care or educational group homes as salaried employees, S1141, S1147, S1148 [25JA]

———amend to allow treatment of single houseparents working in foster care or educational group homes as salaried employees (S. 371), S1058 [24JA]

———amend to enable employees to use employee option time, S1156-S1158 [25JA], S1219 [26JA]

Families and domestic relations: authorize grants to carry out educational projects on preventing teen pregnancies (S. 1137), S4616 [17AP]

———child support enforcement programs funding, S3602 [22MR]

———encourage States to enact joint custody laws so that more children are raised with the benefits of having both parents in their lives (S. Con. Res. 59), S15925 [18DE]

———enhance Federal efforts focused on increasing public awareness of risks and dangers associated with Shaken Baby Syndrome (S. 1204), S5088 [25AP]

———establish an adoption process improvement pilot program (S. 2395), S14641 [16NO]

———establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (S. 661), S2171 [16FE]

———expand early childhood home visitation programs that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (S. 667), S2173 [16FE]

———promote adoption of children with special needs (S. 1462), S6556 [23MY]

———provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (S. 1626), S7789 [15JN]

———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (S. 803), S2817-S2820 [7MR]

———repeal sunset of expansion of adoption credit and adoption assistance programs, S9589 [19JY]

———struggles of working families, S8278-S8280 [22JN]

FDA: extend authority to require certain research into drugs used in pediatric patients (S. 993), S3842 [27MR]

———maintain existing market exclusivity for pharmaceutical companies conducting research on pediatric medications, S5445-S5452, S5455, S5459-S5461 [2MY]

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (S. 625), S2058 [15FE], S2440 [1MR]

Federal aid programs: children's programs funding, S6420-S6422 [22MY]

Federal employees: provide for 8 weeks of paid leave for Federal employees giving birth (S. 80), S1873 [12FE]

Firearms: gun control, S5615 [4MY]

Firefighters: expand definition of firefighter to include apprentices and trainees, regardless of age or duty limitations (S. 1918), S10609 [1AU]

Food Stamp Act: end benefit erosion, support working families with child care expenses, and encourage retirement and education savings (S. 1529), S6896 [24MY]

Food stamps: funding, S13958 [6NO]

For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization): tribute to Robotics Regional Competition, S2790 [7MR]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, S11177-S11184, S11191, S11192, S11204, S11205 [6SE], S11267 [7SE]

———prohibit funding of organizations that support coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization, S11180, S11190, S11191 [6SE]

———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (S. 1259), S5397 [1MY]

Foreign countries: safety of exported products, S11088-S11090 [5SE]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism relative to impact on U.S. domestic priorities, S1663 [7FE]

———end use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world (S. 1175), S4780 [19AP]

———prohibit recruitment and use of child soldiers, designate those who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, and allow deportation of persons involved with such activities (S. 2135), S12535 [3OC], S15941-S15943 [18DE]

Fort Campbell, KY: tribute to Fort Campbell High School football team, S15903 [18DE]

Frese, Rebekah: tribute to participation in National History Day (organization) Competition, S7726 [14JN]

Gardner-Webb University: tribute to men's basketball team, S14274 [13NO]

Girl Scouts: anniversary of Ouachita Council in Arkansas, S4302 [10AP]

Gladstone, MI: tribute to Gladstone Major Girls' All-Stars softball team, S11575 [17SE]

Hamlet, IN: tribute to Oregon-Davis High School girls' basketball team, S3121 [14MR]

Hawaii: tribute to National Public Radio ``From the Top'' program participants, S13681 [1NO]

Hazardous substances: assess and reduce levels of lead found in child-occupied facilities (S. 1811), S9498 [17JY]

———identify and abate lead hazards, establish task forces on lead-based hazards and children's environmental health and safety, and enforce regulations on hazards in the home (S. 2244), S13456 [25OC]

Head Start Program: expansion of ``I Am Moving, I Am Learning'' pilot program to prevent and reverse childhood obesity, promote increased physical activity, and improve nutritional choices, S2891 [8MR]

———funding, S3601 [22MR]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), S7996-S7998 [19JN], S8221 [21JN]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), conference report, S14375-S14387 [14NO], S14446, S14476 [15NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S14375 [14NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 258)—unanimous-consent agreement, S14385 [14NO]

———reauthorize (S. 556), S1819-S1821, S1861-S1863 [12FE], S2891 [8MR], S7998 [19JN], S8056 [20JN]

———require parental consent for nonemergency intrusive physical examinations (S. 174), S167 [4JA]

Health: encourage health of children in schools by promoting better nutrition and increased physical activity (S. 100), S109 [4JA]

———establish a grant program to provide vision care (S. 1117), S4505-S4507 [16AP]

———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 (S. 21), star print, S247 [9JA]

———extend transitional medical assistance (TMA) and the abstinence education program (S. 1701), S8602, S8637 [27JN]

———improve emergency medical services for children (S. 60), S78 [4JA]

———improve emergency medical services for children (S. 60), star print, S6572 [23MY]

———improve health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the creation of a National Court Teams Resource Center (S. 627), S2076, S2077 [15FE]

———improve newborn screening activities (S. 1712), S8615 [27JN]

———improve process for the development of needed pediatric medical devices, S5456 [2MY]

———improve process for the development of needed pediatric medical devices (S. 830), S2920 [8MR], S11837 [20SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S874 [23JA]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1451), S6478 [22MY], S6495-S6497 [23MY], S6945 [25MY]

———prohibit funding for abstinence education programs that include medically inaccurate information, S13047, S13048 [18OC]

———provide disadvantaged children with dental services, S2456 [1MR], S12213 [27SE]

———provide disadvantaged children with dental services (S. 739), S2505 [1MR]

———provide grants to promote positive health behaviors in women and children (S. 586), S1966 [14FE]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (S. 972), S3625 [22MR]

Health care facilities: provide patient-centered medical homes to improve effectiveness and efficiency in medical assistance under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 2376), S14621 [16NO]

Herbert, Donald J. (Mr. Wizard): tribute (S. Res. 261), S9852 [24JY]

Higher Education Act: amend definition of independent student for purposes of need analysis to include older adopted students (S. 1488), S6857 [24MY]

———clarify definition of independent student relative to orphans, foster children, or wards of the court, S11248 [7SE]

———expand definition of independent student to include homeless youth and foster children, S9449, S9450 [17JY], S11253 [7SE]

———extend programs and amend definition of an eligible not-for-profit holder (S. 2258), S13532 [30OC]

———extend programs (S. 1642), S9670-S9741, S9743-S9767 [23JY], S9797-S9807, S9824 [24JY], S11255 [7SE]

———extend programs (S. 1642), unanimous-consent agreement, S9573, S9598 [19JY]

———extend programs (S. 1704), S8573 [27JN]

———extend programs (S. 1868), S9824 [24JY]

———improve teacher training and preparation programs, S9798 [24JY]

———improve teacher training and preparation programs (S. 1231), S5202 [26AP]

Honolulu, HI: tribute to Honolulu Bulls Soccer Club under-14 girls' soccer team, S10782 [2AU]

———tribute to Kamehameha High School cheerleading team, S2594 [5MR]

Hostelling International USA (organization): anniversary (S. Res. 380), S14418 [14NO]

House of Representatives: revise Page Board membership to equalize minority and majority party members and to include a member representing parents of pages and a member representing former pages (H.R. 475), S1000 [23JA]

Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (S. 2279), S13632 [31OC]

Hurricanes: provide grants to recruit and retain teachers, principals, and other school leaders in public schools, and help higher education in areas impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (S. 808), S2900 [8MR]

Immigration: charge additional fee to employers of H-1B nonimmigrants and set aside a percentage of such fees to improve programs and projects for gifted and talented students, S5034 [25AP]

———exempt spouses and minor children of permanent resident aliens from visa caps, S7150, S7151 [6JN]

———expand the definition of immediate relative to include the minor siblings of U.S. citizens (S. 703), S2360 [28FE]

———extend special adjustment of status to certain aliens who are parents of a U.S. citizen, S6534 [23MY], S6596 [24MY], S6991 [4JN], S7280-S7282 [7JN]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children, S6521, S6522 [23MY]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (S. 844), S3004 [12MR]

Indiana: tribute to Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest winners, S3197 [15MR]

———tribute to Service Leaders Summit honoring high school students for community service, S13987 [6NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (S. 1159), S4753 [19AP]

———funding, S13069 [18OC]

———funding through reductions in tax cuts, S3564-S3566, S3584 [22MR]

Insurance: ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (S. 400), S1198 [25JA]

———improve access to affordable and meaningful health insurance coverage, especially for those in the small group and individual health insurance markets, S10739, S10740, S10754, S10759 [2AU]

International Education Week: observance, S14277 [13NO]

Iraq: impact of financial costs of war on U.S. domestic priorities, S8983 [11JY], S13661-S13663 [1NO], S14373 [14NO], S14778 [5DE]

Jarrell, Caleb: American Automobile Association School Safety Patrol Lifesaving Medal Award recipient, S5388 [1MY]

Jonesboro, GA: tribute to Jonesboro High School mock trial team, S6836 [24MY]

Kenya: tribute to United Orphanage and Academy, S10777 [2AU]

Kids Crooked House (business): Yahoo! Inc., Ultimate Connection Contest winner, S9016 [11JY]

Kirkpatrick, Audrey: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, S12138 [26SE], S13766 [5NO]

Lake Forest, IL: anniversary of Lake Forest Academy, S1897 [13FE]

Languages: allow distance learning projects as an optional activity for the foreign language partnership program, S5024 [25AP]

Law enforcement: improve efforts to reduce gang activity and violent crime, S2888 [8MR]

———improve efforts to reduce gang activity and violent crime (S. 456), S1434-S1436 [31JA], S1571 [5FE], S11954-S11965 [21SE]

———improve efforts to reduce gang activity and violent crime (S. 990), S3757 [26MR]

Little Rock, AR: anniversary of desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, S12048 [25SE], S12279 [27SE]

———anniversary of desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (S. Res. 301), S11278 [7SE], S11775-S11777 [20SE], S12021 [25SE]

———tribute to Miss Selma's School girls' basketball team, S2020 [15FE]

Littleton, CO: anniversary of shooting of students at Columbine High School, S4789 [20AP]

Louisiana Family Forum (organization): education programs funding, S12980 [17OC]

Lucey, Jerold F.: Nemours Foundation Alfred I. duPont Award for Excellence in Children's Health Care recipient, S12861 [15OC]

Lugar, David and Katherine: tribute to birth of child, S11745 [19SE]

Lugar, John and Kelly: tribute to birth of child, S4914 [24AP]

Madison, SD: tribute to Madison High School girls' gymnastics team, S3704 [23MR]

Mariutto, Matthew: tribute to participation in National History Day (organization) Competition, S7630 [13JN]

Marks-Johns, LaMesa: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient for Kentucky, S751 [18JA]

Martinez, Charles J.: Library of Congress Letters About Literature competition winner, S8604 [27JN]

Math and Science Teaching Corps: establish, S4903 [24AP]

Maysville Community and Technical College: tribute, S10897 [3AU]

Means, Glenn, III: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Kentucky, S3348 [20MR]

Medicaid: improve requirements for items and services furnished in or through an educational program or setting to children, including children with developmental, physical, or mental health needs (S. 578), S1922 [13FE]

———modify certain administrative eligibility rules relative to children born in the U.S. to Medicaid-eligible mothers (S. 751), S2561 [2MR]

Medicare: reimbursement for certain midwife services (S. 507), S1648 [6FE]

Melrose Park, PA: tribute to Saligman Middle School students visiting the Senate, S5681 [8MY]

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 (S. 382), S1067-S1070 [24JA]

———improve quality and availability of mental health services for children and adolescents (S. 1560), S7186 [6JN]

———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (S. 1572), S7345 [7JN]

———protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school, S5487 [2MY]

———protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school (S. 891), S3203 [15MR]

———provide assistance for collaboration in the development of progressive and innovative system to improve access to mental health care for youth, seniors, and families in rural areas (S. 633), S2000 [15FE]

———revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (S. 1514), S6875-S6877 [24MY]

Minkel, Justin: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient for Arkansas, S32 [4JA]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (S. 1576), S7350-S7353 [7JN]

Missing Children's Assistance Act: authorize appropriations (S. 1829), S9620 [19JY]

Missoula, MT: tribute to Big Sky High School science programs, S2267 [27FE]

Mitchell, Jay and Julie: tribute to birth of child, S5695 [8MY]

Morgenstern, Andrew and Beth: tribute to birth of child, S2999 [12MR]

Motor vehicles: install rear collision avoidance sensor devices on cars, S5698 [8MY]

Mott, ND: tribute to Mott/Regent High School football team, S14604 [16NO]

Murphy Oil Corp.: tribute to El Dorado Promise scholarship program, S5926 [10MY]

———tribute to establishment of El Dorado Promise scholarship program, S1055 [24JA]

National Adoption Day: observance, S13766 [5NO], S14463, S14467 [15NO], S14612 [16NO]

———support goals and ideals (S. Res. 384), S14572, S14573 [15NO]

National Adoption Month: observance, S13766 [5NO]

———support goals and ideals (S. Res. 384), S14572, S14573 [15NO]

National AmeriCorps Week: observance (S. Res. 197), S6071 [14MY]

National and Global Youth Service Day: commend activities in Alaska, S4718 [18AP]

———designate (S. Res. 158), S4717-S4719 [18AP]

National Attention Deficit Disorder Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 295), S10840 [2AU]

National Campaign To Stop Violence (organization): tribute to Do the Write Thing Challenge national finalists from Detroit, MI, S7001 [4JN]

National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 351), S13130, S13131 [18OC]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 183), S5434 [1MY]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (S. Res. 170), S4980 [24AP]

National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (S. Res. 316), S11459 [11SE]

National Childhood Stroke Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 184), S5434 [1MY]

National Children and Families Day: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 62), S6213 [16MY]

National Commission on Children and Disasters: establish (H.R. 3495), S14234 [8NO], S14237 [13NO]

National Courage Month: designate (S. Con. Res. 45), S12691 [3OC]

National Day of Encouragement: observance, S11501 [12SE]

National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness: observance (S. Con. Res. 40), S8311 [22JN]

National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 285), S10525 [31JY]

National Healthy Schools Day: observance (S. Res. 176), S5313 [30AP]

National History Day (organization): tribute to New Mexico competition participants, S7630 [13JN], S7726 [14JN]

———tribute to Oklahoma competition participants, S7630 [13JN]

———tribute to Washington competition participants, S9825 [24JY]

National Homeless Youth Awareness Month: observance (S. Res. 226), S9057 [11JY]

National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 186), S5610 [3MY]

———observance, S7053-S7055 [5JN]

National Infant Immunization Week: observance, S4669 [18AP]

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: establish a program on children and the media to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children (S. 948), S3519-S3521 [21MR]

———rename as Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (S. 2484), S15570 [13DE]

National Internet Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 205), S6213 [16MY]

National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 225), S7388 [7JN], S8520 [26JN]

National Mentoring Month: designate (S. Res. 61), S1466 [31JA]

National Resource Center on Children and Disasters: establish (H.R. 3495), S14234 [8NO], S14237 [13NO]

National Safe Place Week: designate (S. Res. 100), S2849, S2850 [7MR]

National School Counseling Week: designate (S. Res. 23), S1542 [1FE]

National School Lunch Act: make permanent the summer food service pilot project for rural areas of Pennsylvania and apply it to rural areas of every State (S. 1755), S8946 [10JY]

National security: strengthen by increasing quantity, diversity, and quality of teaching and learning in science, mathematics, and foreign languages (S. 1294), S5588-S5593 [3MY]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 163), S4820 [20AP]

National Sibling Connection Day: designate (S. Res. 86), S2433 [28FE]

National Sportsmanship Day: observance, S2690 [6MR]

National Summer Learning Day: designate (S. Res. 268), S9224 [13JY]

National Teacher Day: observance, S5712 [8MY]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: designate (S. Res. 388), S15790 [17DE]

National Teen Driver Safety Week: support goals and ideals (S. Con. Res. 36), S7197 [6JN], S12853 [15OC]

National Teen Safe Driver Month: designate (S. Res. 230), S8520 [26JN]

National Youth Court Month: designate (S. Res. 296), S10840 [2AU]

Native Americans: Federal funding for certain adoption and foster care programs (S. 1956), S10804 [2AU]

———provide for reporting and reduction of child abuse and family violence incidences on Indian reservations (S. 398), S1195 [25JA], S6965 [25MY]

New Mexico: tribute to National Math, Engineering, and Science Achievement Competition participants, S9015 [11JY]

No Child Left Behind Act: amend relative to highly qualified teachers, growth models, adequate yearly progress, Native American language programs, and parental involvement (S. 1236), S5215 [26AP]

———authorize funding for the development and evaluation of programs for schools who miss progress goals (S. 2118), S12339 [28SE]

———grant schools that use research-proven programs in their Reading First program grant proposal a competitive preference (S. 2117), S12339 [28SE]

———improve (S. 348), S835 [22JA]

———improve (S. 1194), S4922 [24AP]

———improve standards for physical education (S. 2173), S12990 [17OC]

———reauthorize and improve (S. 1775), S9138-S9140 [12JY]

———reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (S. 1699), S8416 [26JN]

Nutrition: allow eligible elementary and secondary schools to offer grain products to students, S15629 [14DE]

———update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and to protect the Federal investment in the national school lunch and breakfast programs (S. 771), S2707 [6MR]

Ocean Isle Beach, NC: offer condolences to victims of house fire which killed University of South Carolina and Clemson University students, S13621 [31OC]

———offer condolences to victims of house fire which killed University of South Carolina and Clemson University students (S. Res. 360), S13587 [30OC]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: tribute to National Youth Antidrug Media Campaign, S12344 [1OC]

Oklahoma: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, S4673 [18AP]

O'Neil, Bill: National Federation of State High School Associations Hockey Coach of the Year award recipient, S1778 [8FE]

Osborn, Leslie K.: Boy Scouts Silver Award in Venturing recipient, S13682 [1NO]

Pan American Games: tribute, S13621 [31OC]

Parks, Jerry: USA Today All-USA Teacher Team selectee, S14614 [16NO]

Passports: provide for mandatory revocation of passports of individuals whose child support payments are in arrears for more than a certain amount (S. 1788), S9212 [13JY]

Pediatric Research Equity Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 2589), S10686 [2AU]

Pitzer, Taylor: American Automobile Association School Safety Patrol Lifesaving Medal Award recipient, S5388 [1MY]

Poritz, David: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Massachusetts, S5713 [8MY]

President's Malaria Initiative: funding through reductions in the U.N. Development Program Global Environment Facility funding, S11187, S11188, S11196 [6SE]

Product safety: establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and reauthorize and modernize the CPSC (H.R. 4040), S15990, S16060 [19DE]

———prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of certain children's products and child care articles that contain phthalates (S. 2275), S13628 [31OC]

Public welfare programs: provide individual development accounts to support foster youths who are transitioning out of the foster care system (S. 2341), S14298 [13NO]

Read Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 91), S2434 [28FE]

Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 348), S12943, S12944 [16OC], S12981 [17OC]

Reedsport, OR: tribute to Family Resource Center, S15997 [19DE]

Robert H. Clampitt Foundation: establish Children's PressLine, CPL, New Orleans, LA, bureau, S14040 [7NO]

S.A.F.E.—Stop Abuse in the Family Environment—House (organization): tribute, S12858 [15OC]

Sacramento, CA: anniversary of Sacramento High School, S7629 [13JN]

Safe Nest (organization): tribute, S12858 [15OC]

Safety: increase the safety of food, toothpaste, and toys, S11091 [5SE]

San Francisco, CA: school board decision to eliminate Junior ROTC program, S788 [22JA]

San Leandro, CA: anniversary of Child Abuse Listening, Interviewing and Coordination Center, S9209 [13JY]

Save the Children Federation, Inc.: anniversary, S2020 [15FE]

Scholz, Charles A.: Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen Award recipient, S5072 [25AP]

Schools: access of military recruiters, S788 [22JA]

———improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (S. 1185), S4843-S4852 [23AP], S5863 [9MY]

———provide for secondary school reform, S9799 [24JY]

———provide States with resources needed to rid schools of performance-enhancing drug use (S. 1470), S6561 [23MY]

———recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (H. Con. Res. 121), S6155 [15MY]

Schwager, Rebecca: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Kentucky, S3348 [20MR]

Senate: tribute to U.S. Senate Youth Program participants (S. Res. 90), S2434 [28FE]

Senate Gift Shop Revolving Fund: transfer certain funds to the Senate Employee Child Care Center (S. 1537), S6968 [25MY]

Shade Tree (organization): tribute, S12858 [15OC]

Siemens Foundation: tribute to young women winning the Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology for the first time (S. Res. 397), S15037 [7DE]

Small business: establish a multiagency campaign to educate small business concerns about health insurance options available to children (S. 1714), S8616 [27JN]

Smith, Carley: Library of Congress Letters About Literature competition winner, S8604 [27JN]

Snowsports Outreach Society (SOS Outreach): tribute, S14839 [6DE]

Social Security: codify the unborn child rule allowing States to provide prenatal care to unborn children and their mothers under the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S10726, S10727, S10748, S10754 [2AU], S13672 [1NO]

———combine coverage of children and pregnant woman under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program into a new All Healthy Children Program (S. 1564), S10303 [30JY]

———create demonstration programs to combat juvenile diabetes, S10746 [2AU]

———eliminate exemption for certain States to cover children under State Children's Health Insurance Program whose family income exceeds 300 percent of the Federal poverty level, S10358, S10364-S10366, S10368 [31JY], S10554, S10577, S10582 [1AU]

———ensure access to premium assistance under the State Children's Health Insurance Program for individuals who receive employer-sponsored health care coverage, S10746, S10747 [2AU]

———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (S. 2522), S16010 [19DE]

———ensure health insurance coverage for every child under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid, S10371-S10373 [31JY]

———ensure health insurance coverage for every child under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (S. 95), S94 [4JA]

———ensure payment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program for covered items and services furnished by school-based health clinics, S10753, S10754 [2AU]

———ensure State Children's Health Insurance Program does not erode private health care coverage, S10589-S10591 [1AU], S10738 [2AU]

———ensure that every child in the U.S. has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage (S. 895), S3204 [15MR]

———ensure that every child in the U.S. has access to health care before funding special interest projects, S13139-S13142 [19OC], S13212-S13215 [23OC]

———establish an incentive program to encourage enrollment in the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S10721 [2AU]

———establish multiagency nationwide campaign to educate small business concerns about the State Children's Health Insurance Program options available to children, S10750 [2AU]

———exclude individuals with alternative minimum tax liability from eligibility for State Children's Health Insurance Program coverage, S10575-S10577 [1AU], S10737 [2AU]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), S13464 [25OC], S13466, S13492 [26OC], S13534-S13536, S13542-S13544 [30OC], S13589, S13591, S13595-S13597 [31OC], S13657, S13660, S13662, S13664-S13668, S13671, S13677 [1NO], S13718 [2NO]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), motion to proceed, S13598, S13602-S13613, S13616 [31OC], S13653, S13656, S13657 [1NO]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), veto, S15643 [14DE]

———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 (S. 2460), S15248 [12DE]

———extend provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 2499), S15834-S15837, S15893 [18DE]

———extend State Children's Health Insurance Program and streamline enrollment under that program and Medicaid (S. 1364), S5937 [10MY]

———extend transitional medical assistance (TMA), the abstinence education program, and certain other Medicare and Medicaid support programs (H.R. 3668), S12316 [27SE]

———impose a moratorium on implementation of a proposed rule on the Federal-State financial partnerships under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S4026 [28MR], S5138 [26AP]

———increase access to State Children's Health Insurance Program on an actual need basis as adjusted for cost-of-living, S10732, S10748 [2AU]

———limit coverage for populations other than low-income children or pregnant women under the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S10381 [31JY], S10541, S10542 [1AU], S10733-S10735, S10737 [2AU]

———limit use of funds for States receiving an increased match under the State Children's Health Insurance Program to health care-related activities, S10721 [2AU]

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for Medicaid expenditures (S. 434), S1344 [30JA]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S10554 [1AU]

———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 764), S2630 [5MR], S10349 [31JY], S12220 [27SE]

———permit States the option to provide nurse home visitation services under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 1052), S4184 [29MR]

———prohibit implementation of policies to prohibit States from providing health coverage to children in need under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 2049), S11513 [12SE], S12213 [27SE]

———prohibit individuals who were illegally in the U.S. from applying for and collecting benefits through the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S12219 [27SE]

———provide disadvantaged children with dental services under the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S10751 [2AU]

———provide each child with a KidSave Account, S819 [22JA]

———provide funding and incentives to increase enrollment of uninsured children under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program, S10558-S10565, S10578, S10583 [1AU], S10758 [2AU]

———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, S9741-S9743 [23JY], S10053-S10055, S10117 [26JY], S10212-S10230, S10303, S10307, S10311 [30JY], S10340-S10342, S10346-S10389, S10401-S10408 [31JY], S10537-S10592 [1AU], S10703, S10719-S10764 [2AU], S10879-S10883 [3AU], S11498 [12SE], S11536 [17SE], S11780, S11781, S11848 [20SE], S11998, S11999 [24SE], S12017, S12018, S12024-S12028, S12044, S12046 [25SE], S12079-S12086, S12091, S12116, S12118, S12120, S12121, S12122, S12127-S12134 [26SE], S12190-S12193, S12198, S12204, S12206-S12248, S12254 [27SE], S12332 [28SE], S12345-S12347 [1OC], S12391, S12418, S12430 [2OC], S12479, S12480, S12485, S12486, S12495 [3OC], S12696-S12699, S12714, S12766 [4OC], S12833, S12836-S12842 [15OC], S12886-S12890, S12927, S12929 [16OC], S12950-S12952, S12954, S12966 [17OC], S13030, S13031, S13044-S13046, S13050, S13065, S13071, S13074 [18OC], S13169 [22OC]

———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, unanimous-consent request, S11002 [4SE]

———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 1893), S10173 [26JY]

———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 2152), S12827 [4OC], S13613 [31OC]

———require individuals eligible for the State Children's Health Insurance Program and employer sponsored health coverage use the employer sponsored health coverage, S10725, S10747 [2AU]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding, S3154 [15MR], S3328 [20MR], S3487-S3492, S3499-S3503 [21MR], S3556, S3562, S3563, S3567, S3648, S3649 [22MR], S3684, S3685 [23MR], S6430 [22MY], S7628 [13JN], S8762 [9JY], S9196 [13JY]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding (S. 1224), S5185, S5186 [26AP]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding to reduce shortfalls in State allotments, S1835-S1837 [12FE], S1937, S1953 [14FE]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding to reduce shortfalls in State allotments (S. 1022), unanimous-consent request, S4133, S4134 [29MR]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding to reduce shortfalls in State allotments (S. 1023), unanimous-consent request, S4134 [29MR]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program income eligibility determination standards, S10364-S10371, S10373 [31JY]

———streamline enrollment for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program through better linkages with low-income nutrition and related assistance programs, S13610 [31OC]

Special Olympics: tribute, S13075 [18OC]

Sports: tribute to U.S. Women's Gymnastic Team, S12772 [4OC]

Student Conservation Association: anniversary, S14395 [14NO]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Gault decision stating that all children accused of delinquent acts have a right to counsel in the proceedings against them (S. Res. 194), S6030, S6031 [11MY]

———decision on consideration of race by school systems when making school assignments, S8739 [29JN]

Sutton, Dennis: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, S12283 [27SE]

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day: observance, S5128 [26AP]

Tate, Kelsey: tribute to participation in National History Day (organization) Competition, S7630 [13JN]

Taxation: expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (S. 912), S3275 [19MR]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses, S3471, S3472, S3474 [21MR]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (S. 505), S1643, S1644 [6FE]

———increase tobacco products excise tax to provide for reauthorization of State Children's Health Insurance Program, S3554 [22MR], S3672 [23MR], S10753 [2AU]

———make permanent certain education tax incentives, S1021 [24JA], S1167-S1171 [25JA]

———modify the income threshold used to calculate the refundable portion of the child tax credit (S. 218), S289, S290 [9JA]

———permanently extend certain education-related tax incentives, S9586, S9587 [19JY]

———provide a credit for certain educator expenses (S. 1727), S8696-S8698 [28JN]

———provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (S. 1793), S9472 [17JY]

———provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (S. 873), S3126 [14MR]

———sunset increase in tax on tobacco products to provide for reauthorization of State Children's Health Insurance Program, S10736 [2AU]

Technology: develop the next generation of parental control technology (S. 602), S2025 [15FE], S2231 [26FE]

Thompson, Allen: tribute to participation in SkillsUSA (organization) State Competition, S10897 [3AU]

Tostan (organization): Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Humanitarian Prize recipient, S11320 [10SE], S11501 [12SE]

Treaties and agreements: improve labor provisions to eliminate abusive and exploitative child labor, S14779 [5DE]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: prevent new pediatric infections, improve treatment of children, and address mother-to-child transmission relative to HIV/AIDS (S. 2472), S15464 [13DE]

———reauthorize (S. 1966), S10807-S10809 [2AU], S11940-S11943 [21SE]

U.S. Marshals Service: Child Protection and Safety Act implementation funding through reductions in NIST Advanced Technology Program funding, S12896, S12905 [16OC]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (S. 960), S3612 [22MR]

U.S.-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange Program: establish (S. 377), S1062 [24JA], S3234 [15MR]

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater: tribute to football team, S15997 [19DE]

Urban areas: relationship of lack of employment opportunities to increase in gang and gun-related violence in urban areas, S5075 [25AP]

Valdosta, GA: National Community Development Association Audrey Nelson Community Development Achievement Award recipient, S824 [22JA]

Vermont: tribute to Vermont Feed program for efforts to bring local, fresh foods to school cafeterias, S14586 [16NO]

Veterans: expand and enhance educational assistance for survivors and dependents of veterans (S. 698), S2282 [27FE]

Warner Robins, GA: tribute to Warner Robins American Little League baseball team (S. Res. 308), S11125, S11126 [5SE]

Water: protect the health of pregnant women, fetuses, infants, and children by requiring a health advisory and drinking water standard for perchlorate (S. 150), S140 [4JA]

Week of the Young Child: designate (S. Res. 164), S4820 [20AP]

Winona State University: tribute to men's basketball team, S3829 [27MR]

Women: establish programs to decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (S. 2407), S14744 [4DE]

———establish programs to decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (S. 2407), star print, S15577 [13DE]

World Day Against Child Labor: observance, S7537 [12JN]

World Health Day: observance, S4808 [20AP]

Reports

State Children's Health Insurance Program: Congressional Research Service, H12075-H12077 [25OC]

Task Force on National Health Care Reform (1995): Kids First Coverage Provisions (excerpt), S10055 [26JY]

Reports filed

Addressing the Disaster Needs of Children Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1970), S14487 [15NO]

African Health Capacity Investment Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 805) (S. Rept. 110-192), S12863 [15OC]

Child Product Safety Notification Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1699) (H. Rept. 110-366), H11393 [9OC]

Child Soldiers Accountability Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2135), S15138 [11DE]

Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 814) (H. Rept. 110-367), H11393 [9OC]

Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3162) (H. Rept. 110-284), H9274 [31JY]

Conquer Childhood Cancer Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 911), S15233 [12DE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1429, Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 813) (H. Rept. 110-440), H13521 [9NO]

Consideration of H.R. 1429, Improving Head Start Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. Rept. 110-116), H4291 [1MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 594) (H. Rept. 110-285), H9274 [31JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3963, State Children's Health Insurance Program Extension and Improvement: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 774) (H. Rept. 110-408), H12020 [24OC]

Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4040) (H. Rept. 110-501), H16945 [19DE]

CPSC Reform Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2045), S14786 [5DE]

District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program Reauthorization: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 343) (S. Rept. 110-52), S4379 [11AP]

———Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1124) (H. Rept. 110-112), H4209 [30AP]

Drug Endangered Children Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1199) (H. Rept. 110-341), H10755 [24SE]

Gang Abatement and Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 456), S10313 [30JY]

Head Start for School Readiness Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 556), S4159 [29MR]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 556) (S. Rept. 110-49), S4304 [10AP]

Higher Education Act Programs Extension: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1642), S8943 [10JY]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1642) (S. Rept. 110-231), S14487 [15NO]

Improving Head Start Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 1429) (H. Rept. 110-67), H3016 [23MR]

Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1429) (H. Rept. 110-439), H13521 [9NO]

Indian Youth Telemental Health Demonstration Project Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 322) (S. Rept. 110-43), S4304 [10AP]

Internet Safety Education Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2344), S15460 [13DE]

Investigation of Allegations Related to Improper Conduct Involving Members and Current or Former House Pages: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Rept. 109-733), H108 [5JA]

Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety, and Health Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3495) (H. Rept. 110-425), H12738 [5NO]

Little Rock, AR, Central High School Desegregation Anniversary: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 301), S11213 [6SE]

National Autism Awareness Month: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 78), S2487 [1MR]

National Courage Month: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 45), S12285 [27SE]

National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 225), S8230 [21JN]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 388), S15460 [13DE]

National Teen Safe Driver Month: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 230), S8230 [21JN]

Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1858), S14786 [5DE]

Protect Our Children First Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1829), S15460 [13DE]

Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1965) (S. Rept. 110-245), S15233 [12DE]

Reporting and Reduction of Child Abuse and Family Violence Incidences on Indian Reservations: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 398) (S. Rept. 110-45), S4304 [10AP]

Safe Babies Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 627), S3750 [26MR]

State Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1893), S10148 [26JY]

Support Goals and Ideals of Campus Fire Safety Month: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 105), S7730 [14JN]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act Appropriations and Enhancement of Measures To Combat Forced Labor: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 3887) (H. Rept. 110-430), H13203 [6NO]

Tribute to Donald J. Herbert (Mr. Wizard): Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 261), S9658 [20JY]

U.S.-Caribbean Educational Exchange Act: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 176) (H. Rept. 110-254), H8291 [23JY]

U.S.-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange Program Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 377) (S. Rept. 110-33), S2968 [9MR]

Use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 110-133), H4627 [8MY]

Vision Care for Kids Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 507) (H. Rept. 110-376), H11547 [15OC]

Rulings of the Chair

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), consideration (H. Res. 594), H9288 [1AU]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), consideration (H. Res. 774), H12027 [25OC]

Statements

Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award Recipients: Rick and Tina Betzer, S12771 [4OC]

Pennsylvania Anti-Crime and Youth Violence Initiative: Senator Specter, S2888 [8MR]

Summaries

MediKids Health Insurance Act (H.R. 2357), E1089 [17MY]

Tables

Budget revisions for State Children's Health Insurance Program reauthorization, S10307 [30JY], S13071 [18OC]

Dropout rates for grades 10-12 by selected background characteristics, H8118 [18JY]

State Children's Health Insurance Program reauthorization projections of average monthly enrollment by fiscal year, H11745, H11746 [18OC]

Texas State Children's Health Insurance Program enrollment by county and month in fiscal year 2007, H12038 [25OC]

Testimonies

Commission on the Future of Higher Education: Senator Alexander, S9762-S9764 [23JY]

Quality of Education Received by Foster Children: Representative Bachmann, E1465 [29JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 60, support goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day, H12475 [5NO]

H. Con. Res. 62, support goals and ideals of National Children and Families Day, H2202 [6MR]

H. Con. Res. 79, use of Capitol Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby, H5009 [15MY]

H. Con. Res. 112, support goals and ideals of National Child Care Worthy Wage Day, H4227 [1MY]

H. Con. Res. 121, recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education, H4082 [25AP]

H. Con. Res. 165, support goals and ideals of National Teen Driver Safety Week, H10100 [5SE]

H. Con. Res. 175, encourage courts with fiduciary responsibility for a child of a Armed Forces member who receives a death gratuity to consider the member's intent regarding the distribution of funds on behalf of the child, H8226 [23JY]

H. Con. Res. 181, commend volunteers and other individuals who provide support to families and children of deployed Armed Forces members, H10114 [5SE]

H. Con. Res. 258, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 1429, Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act, H13885 [14NO]

H. Res. 25, call on National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc., Board of Directors to accommodate students of all religious faiths, H10786 [25SE]

H. Res. 29, support goals and ideals of National Mentoring Month, H794 [22JA]

H. Res. 51, tribute to Catholic schools, H796 [22JA]

H. Res. 95, support goals and ideals of Campus Fire Safety Month, H10785 [25SE]

H. Res. 136, Girl Scouts anniversary, H2412 [12MR]

H. Res. 179, support National Foster Parents Day, H3728 [23AP]

H. Res. 263, National Foster Care Month, H4982 [15MY]

H. Res. 292, encourage observance of National Garden Month by schools through a curriculum that includes outdoor learning, H4078 [25AP]

H. Res. 299, increase public awareness of child abuse and neglect and continue to work with States to reduce incidences of abuse and neglect, H3790 [24AP]

H. Res. 344, support goals and ideals of National Charter Schools Week, H4230 [1MY]

H. Res. 348, consideration of H.R. 1429, Improving Head Start Act, H4306 [2MY]

H. Res. 371, National Physical Education and Sports Week observance, H4521 [7MY]

H. Res. 380, congratulate Boise, ID, for being chosen to host 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games, H8210 [23JY]

H. Res. 385, National AmeriCorps Week, H4927 [14MY]

H. Res. 406, 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, H6588 [18JN]

H. Res. 442, National Youth Sports Week, H8838 [30JY]

H. Res. 455, support goals and ideals of National Internet Safety Month, H6254 [12JN]

H. Res. 470, support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research, H10796 [25SE]

H. Res. 474, recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children, H6251 [12JN]

H. Res. 485, tribute to Donald J. Herbert (Mr. Wizard), H6586 [18JN]

H. Res. 527, National Homeless Youth Awareness Month, H7566 [11JY]

H. Res. 583, tribute to Nicholas Winton, H10397 [17SE]

H. Res. 594, consideration of H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act, H9287 [1AU]

H. Res. 630, tribute to Warner Robins, GA, American Little League baseball team, H11330 [9OC]

H. Res. 668, Little Rock, AR, Central High School desegregation anniversary, H10724 [24SE]

H. Res. 721, anniversary of Mendez v. Westminster decision which ended segregation of Mexican and Mexican American students in California schools, H11812 [22OC]

H. Res. 760, support goals and ideals of Children's Health Month, H13546 [13NO]

H. Res. 762, support goals and ideals of National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week, H11806 [22OC]

H. Res. 774, consideration of H.R. 3963, State Children's Health Insurance Program extension and improvement, H12027 [25OC]

H. Res. 787, offer condolences to victims of Ocean Isle Beach, NC, house fire which killed University of South Carolina and Clemson University students, H12764 [6NO]

H. Res. 813, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1429, Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act, H13867 [14NO]

H.R. 176, U.S.-Caribbean Educational Exchange Act, H8861-H8863 [30JY]

H.R. 475, House Page Board Revision Act, H765 [19JA]

H.R. 507, Vision Care for Kids Act, H11527 [15OC]

H.R. 719, Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators (KIDS) Act, H13589 [13NO]

H.R. 814, Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act, H11337 [9OC]

H.R. 1124, District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program reauthorization, S12384 [1OC], H4918 [14MY], H11324 [9OC]

H.R. 1199, Drug Endangered Children Act, H10727 [24SE]

H.R. 1216, Kids Transportation Safety Act, H16871 [19DE]

H.R. 1429, Improving Head Start Act, H4336-H4353 [2MY]

H.R. 1473, require child care providers to provide parents information on whether such providers carry current liability insurance, H12106 [29OC]

H.R. 1699, Child Product Safety Notification Act, H11339 [9OC]

H.R. 2517, Protecting Our Children Comes First Act, H14186 [5DE]

H.R. 2559, First Higher Education Extension Act, H6018 [6JN]

H.R. 2637, Child Labor Protection Act, H6250 [12JN]

H.R. 3095, modify a Child Protection and Safety Act deadline relative to a certain election by Indian tribes, H8228 [23JY]

H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act, H9302, H9349-H9397 [1AU]

H.R. 3461, Safeguarding America's Families by Enhancing and Reorganizing New and Efficient Technologies Act, H13561 [13NO]

H.R. 3495, Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety, and Health Act, H12778 [6NO]

H.R. 3625, make permanent waiver authority relative to student financial assistance during war or other military operation or national emergency, H10789 [25SE]

H.R. 3668, TMA, Abstinence Education, and QI Programs Extension Act, H10932 [26SE]

H.R. 3791, Securing Adolescents From Exploitation-Online (SAFE) Act, H14190-H14192 [5DE]

H.R. 3845, Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology To Eradicate Cyber Threats to (PROTECT) Our Children Act, H13582-H13585 [13NO]

H.R. 3887, Trafficking Victims Protection Act appropriations and enhancement of measures to combat forced labor, H14098-H14112 [4DE]

H.R. 3927, Third Higher Education Extension Act, H11885 [23OC]

H.R. 3963, State Children's Health Insurance Program extension and improvement, H12042-H12071 [25OC]

H.R. 4040, Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act, H16874-H16880 [19DE]

H.R. 4120, Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act, H13591 [13NO]

H.R. 4136, Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act, H13594 [13NO]

S. 21, Prevention First Act, S50-S56 [4JA]

S. 60, improve emergency medical services for children, S79 [4JA]

S. 95, Kids Come First Act, S94-S98 [4JA]

S. 150, Protecting Pregnant Women and Children From Perchlorate Act, S141 [4JA]

S. 164, States Using Collaboration and Coordination To Enhance Standards for Students (SUCCESS) Act, S158-S163 [4JA]

S. 224, Standards To Provide Educational Achievement for Kids (SPEAK) Act, S295-S297 [9JA]