LANGEVIN, JAMES R. (a Representative from Rhode Island)
Amendments
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1684), H4692 [9MY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), H6236 [11JN]
Appointments
Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H648 [17JA]
Conferee: H.R. 1, Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act, H7878 [17JY]
———H.R. 2082, intelligence services appropriations, H14132 [4DE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: respond to and prevent acts of rape and sexual violence against women and girls in regions of Sudan, Chad, and the Central African Republic (see H. Res. 726), H11729 [17OC]
Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 661), H988 [29JA]
America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 122), H6182 [7JN]
American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 160), H15317 [11DE]
Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H8741 [26JY]
Animals: ensure that domestic dog and cat fur is prohibited from being imported, exported, manufactured, sold, or advertised in the U.S. and require the labeling of all fur products under the Fur Products Labeling Act (see H.R. 891), H3777 [23AP]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H1564 [13FE]
Armed Forces: allow active member to terminate or suspend certain service contracts entered into prior to notice of transfer or deployment and penalize violations of interest rate limits (see H.R. 3298), H12238 [30OC]
———enhance national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and enhancement of National Guard Bureau functions (see H.R. 718), H2341 [8MR]
———enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1246), H2038 [28FE]
———ensure dignity in care for members recovering from injuries (see H.R. 1268), H2672 [19MR]
———improve benefits and services for members, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans (see H.R. 1354), H2242 [6MR]
———permit members of the Selected Reserves and Reserve components to re-enter their military service and receive Reserve Education Assistance Program benefits if they previously earned such benefit (see H.R. 3099), H12385 [31OC]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H2624 [16MR]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H5927 [24MY]
———reimburse tuition for programs of education interrupted by military service, defer student loans, and reduce interest rates during periods of military service (see H.R. 2910), H12384 [31OC]
———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran (see H.J. Res. 14), H1897 [16FE]
———require continuation of pay to members who are retired or separated from service due to combat-related injuries of certain bonuses that they were entitled to before retirement or separation (see H.R. 3793), H14085 [15NO]
Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1022), H4487 [3MY]
Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H14249 [5DE]
———commend democracy efforts and call for release by Burmese Government (see H. Con. Res. 200), H10902 [25SE]
Biomass Research and Development Act: include heating fuel produced from biomass in the definition of biobased fuel (see H.R. 3101), H8184 [19JY]
Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 782), H12237 [30OC]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 230), H11490 [10OC]
Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H13204 [6NO]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H9710 [3AU]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: waive annual renewal requirement for import sanctions, impose import sanctions on Burmese gemstones, and expand visa ban, blocking of assets, and other prohibited activities (see H.R. 3890), H13861 [13NO]
Bush, President: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 106), H1154 [31JA]
Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide vision care (see H.R. 507), H5927 [24MY]
———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see H.R. 1386), H11316 [4OC]
———tribute to public child welfare agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private entities providing services for foster children (see H. Res. 789), H12455 [1NO]
———update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and protect Federal investment in national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1363), H15469 [13DE]
Children's Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H11935 [23OC]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H4293 [1MY]
Climate: conduct research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 620), H1055 [30JA]
———reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 1590), H2742 [20MR]
Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1275), H11548 [15OC]
Colombia: recognize contributions of, combat racial discrimination against, and ensure proper execution of assistance programs designated for Afro-Colombians (see H. Res. 618), H11317 [4OC]
———recognize Year of the Rights of Internally Displaced Persons and support efforts to ensure that internally displaced people receive assistance and protection they need to rebuild their lives successfully (see H. Res. 426), H7071 [25JN]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H10757 [24SE]
Computers: better assure cyber-security (see H.R. 2290), H10157 [5SE]
Courts: restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror (see H.R. 2826), H8821 [27JY]
Crime: prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 2711), H6437 (see H.R. 2711), H6474 [14JN]
———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1592), H2743 [20MR]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H944 [24JA]
Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 620), H11317 [4OC]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H5054 [15MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize conservation and energy programs and modify the operation and administration of these programs (see H.R. 1551), H2620 [15MR]
———reauthorize the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (see H.R. 1616), H3364 [29MR]
Dept. of Defense: require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see H.R. 2064), H4754 [9MY]
Dept. of Education: establish an Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning (see H.R. 3419), H15317 [11DE]
Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 1838), H3360 [29MR]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H3477 [17AP]
———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 3825), H13960 [14NO]
Dept. of Homeland Security: address vulnerabilities in aviation security by carrying out a pilot program to screen airport workers with access to secure and sterile areas of airports (see H.R. 1413), H4553 [7MY]
———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1684), H3079 [26MR]
———develop strategy to prevent over-classification of homeland security information and promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security information (see H.R. 4806), H16833 [18DE]
———enhance procurement-related activities (see H.R. 803), H1209 [5FE]
———establish a National Bio and Agrodefense Facility (see H.R. 1717), H3183 [27MR]
———establish the Science and Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office (see H.R. 884), H1343 [7FE]
———prohibit approval of chemical facility site security plans unless the facility meets or exceeds State or local security requirements (see H.R. 1530), H2619 [15MR]
———prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 917), H1413 [8FE]
———regulate sale of ammonium nitrate to prevent and deter the acquisition of ammonium nitrate by terrorists (see H.R. 1680), H3079 [26MR]
———strengthen efforts to develop nuclear forensics capabilities to permit attribution of the source of nuclear material (see H.R. 2631), H6180 [7JN]
———tribute to employees for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (see H. Res. 134), H1344 [7FE]
Dept. of Justice: provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs (see H.R. 4134), H13861 [13NO]
———provide grants for Internet safety education programs (see H.R. 3577), H10940 [26SE]
———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation (see H.R. 1593), H3400 [16AP]
———safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 2941), H7491 [10JY]
Dept. of State: require a quadrennial review of the diplomatic strategy and structure and determine the best means to fulfill its mission in the future (see H.R. 2799), H8397 [24JY]
Dept. of the Interior: designate certain public lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 1975), H3723 [20AP]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 346), H886 [23JA]
Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 695), H7852 [16JY]
Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see H.R. 1216), H3477 [17AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: change the length of the obligated period of service on active duty required for receiving certain educational benefits (see H.R. 3882), H13960 [14NO]
———develop and implement a comprehensive program to reduce incidence of suicide among veterans (see H.R. 327), H251 [9JA]
———establish a scholarship program for students seeking a degree or certificate in the areas of visual impairment and orientation and mobility (see H.R. 1240), H2571 [14MR]
———establish Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (see H.R. 2818), H9657 [2AU]
———provide assistance to the Paralympic Program of the U.S. Olympic Committee (see H.R. 4255), H16950 [19DE]
———recodify certain educational assistance programs for members of the Reserve components (see H.R. 1102), H3363 [29MR]
———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1927), H12238 [30OC]
Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1727), H3277 [28MR]
Disasters: improve and encourage greater public participation in community disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation plans (see H.R. 1891), H3474 [17AP]
Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see H.R. 1553), H7340 [27JN]
———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H5725 [23MY]
———establish national screening program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and allow States to provide medical assistance for individuals with colorectal cancer or colorectal polyps (see H.R. 1738), H13205 [6NO]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H4628 [8MY]
———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 28), H573 [16JA]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H2119 [1MR]
Education: reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 684), H988 [29JA]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H4050 [24AP]
ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H2672 [19MR]
Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H13960 [14NO]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H7490 [10JY]
Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 4838), H16945 [19DE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2169), H4485 [3MY]
———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2421), H5620 [22MY]
Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H114 [5JA]
Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3663), H16950 [19DE]
Food: establish a program requiring a certificate of assured safety for imported food items (see H.R. 2997), H7655 [11JY]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2516), H5924 [24MY]
Fort Pierce, FL: recognize the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum as the official museum of Navy SEALS and their predecessors (see H.R. 2779), H10940 [26SE]
Gonzales, Attorney General: express no confidence in performance of duties and urge the President to request his resignation (see H. Res. 417), H9712 [3AU]
Greece: urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (see H.R. 2526), H5925 [24MY]
Health: expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 819), H1210 [5FE]
———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 882), H4553 [7MY]
———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (see H.R. 493), H988 [29JA]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]
———provide innovation in health care through State initiatives that expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system (see H.R. 506), H670 [17JA]
———provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (see H.R. 1237), H13204 [6NO]
———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 477), H1211 [5FE]
Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1134), H5622 [22MY]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H1209 [5FE]
History: authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America's Treasures Program (see H.R. 3981), H12155 [29OC]
———mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2894), H13860 [13NO]
Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 2221), H4628 [8MY]
———reform (see H.R. 1645), H3364 [29MR]
Income: provide wage parity for certain prevailing rate employees in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island (see H.R. 2375), H5471 [17MY]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 758), H11070 [1OC]
International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 59), H15414 [12DE]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H1055 [30JA]
Iran: enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H5532 [21MY]
Iraq: provide for withdrawal of Armed Forces and authorize assistance for Iraq (see H.R. 645), H6181 [7JN]
———provide special immigrant status for certain Iraqis and assist Iraqi refugees (see H.R. 2265), H12384 [31OC]
———set a deliberate timetable for redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 960), H2957 [22MR]
Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Res. 121), H4629 [8MY]
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 800), H1208 [5FE]
Lea, Tom: tribute (see H. Res. 519), H7202 [26JN]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1941), H3693 [19AP]
———extend designation under the Immigration and Nationality Act so that Liberians can continue to be eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 3123), H8292 [23JY]
Macedonia: stop utilization of materials that violate agreement with Greece regarding ``hostile activities or propaganda'' and work to find a mutually-acceptable official name for the former Yugoslav republic (see H. Res. 356), H6112 [6JN]
Medicaid: extend drug rebate program to enrollees of managed care organizations (see H.R. 3041), H9657 [2AU]
———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H4487 [3MY]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H9654 [2AU]
———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1279), H7982 [17JY]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H12156 [29OC]
———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H13861 [13NO]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1552), H2620 [15MR]
———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1845), H7434 [28JN]
———expedite application and qualification process of low-income individuals obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 1536), H2619 [15MR]
———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 1459), H3477 [17AP]
———extend eligibility period for ``Welcome to Medicare'' physical examination and eliminate coinsurance for screening mammography and colorectal cancer screening tests (see H.R. 3042), H13205 [6NO]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1926), H5725 [23MY]
———improve payments for academic anesthesiology programs for resident physicians and for academic programs for student registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1932), H4488 [3MY]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 2122), H9657 [2AU]
———provide a moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 1293), H12238 [30OC]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H6007 [5JN]
———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4), H110 [5JA]
Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1367), H2300 [7MR] (see H.R. 1424), H2397 [9MR]
Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H5927 [24MY]
Middle East: express grave concern for Iran and Syria's continued and systematic violations of U.N. resolutions relative to Lebanon (see H. Res. 690), H13205 [6NO]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 1506), H2822 [21MR]
National Academy of Sciences: provide for a study to identify the proper response to the growth of Internet gambling (see H.R. 2140), H4484 [3MY]
National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 186), H2822 [21MR]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1), H109 [5JA]
National Foster Parents Day: support (see H. Res. 179), H2745 [20MR]
National Guard: support (see H. Res. 542), H13413 [8NO]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1157), H3363 [29MR]
National Pet Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 142), H5725 [23MY]
National security: ensure while promoting foreign investment and job creation, reform examination process for such investments, and establish Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (see H.R. 556), H758 [18JA]
National Suffragists Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 105), H3361 [29MR]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H435 [11JA]
NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see H.R. 1644), H11028 [27SE]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Albert Gore, Jr., and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for peace (see H. Res. 735), H15739 [17DE]
NSF: award grants to institutions of higher education to develop and offer education and training programs (see H.R. 1467), H3400 [16AP]
Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 18), H1344 [7FE]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H5725 [23MY]
Power resources: ensure the U.S. leads in developing and manufacturing new energy technologies, grow the economy, create highly trained and skilled jobs, eliminate overdependence on foreign oil, and address global warming (see H.R. 2809), H6955 [21JN]
———invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (see H.R. 6), H513 [12JA]
———promote energy independence and security (see H.R. 3220), H9657 [2AU]
Presidents of the U.S: regulate judicial use of Presidential signing statements in the interpretation of Acts of Congress (see H.R. 3045), H15738 [17DE]
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), H14085 [15NO]
Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1919), H3560 [18AP]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 980), H6735 [19JN]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 969), H2671 [19MR]
Radio: nullify Copyright Royalty Board decision increasing royalty rates for webcasters and reform the royalty rate-setting standard that applies to commercial Internet radio royalty arbitrations (see H.R. 2060), H9276 [31JY]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 2560), H6006 [5JN]
Sharp, Waitstill and Martha: tribute (see H. Res. 52), H435 [11JA]
Social Security: extend moratorium on implementation of a rule on Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program and finalization of graduate medical education rule (see H.R. 3533), H16835 [18DE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H113 [5JA]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H6661 [18JN]
Sudan: condemn attacks on African Union peacekeepers in Haskanita, Darfur region (see H. Res. 740), H12156 [29OC]
———encourage the People's Republic of China use of influence and economic leverage to stop genocide and violence in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 422), H6009 [5JN]
———recognize and commend efforts of the U.S. public and advocacy groups to raise awareness about and help end the worsening humanitarian crisis and genocide in Darfur (see H. Res. 573), H11495 [12OC]
Taunton River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 415), H10370 [14SE]
Taxation: allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1524), H12739 [5NO]
———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1110), H5724 [23MY]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H15414 [12DE]
———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 197), H2302 [7MR]
———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 2234), H12238 [30OC]
———increase and extend the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (see H.R. 539), H1969 [27FE]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1576), H15317 [11DE]
———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1043), H1667 [14FE]
Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 1687), H12739 [5NO]
Terrorism: prevent homegrown terrorism (see H.R. 1955), H10510 [18SE]
Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 741), H1149 [31JA]
Tongass National Forest: provide additional protections for lands (see H.R. 3757), H11315 [4OC]
Transportation: improve rail and surface transportation security (see H.R. 1401), H2340 [8MR]
Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 784), H6235 [11JN]
———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H2486 [13MR]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H1153 [31JA]
Warner Robins, GA: tribute to Warner Robins American Little League baseball team (see H. Res. 630), H10757 [24SE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H3184 [27MR]
———establish programs to decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (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]
———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1014), H4487 [3MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a National Biosurveillance Integration Center (see H.R. 1290), H2119 [1MR]
———streamline anti-terrorism technology designation and procurement processes (see H.R. 599), H834 [22JA]
Investments: provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 2519), H5924 [24MY]
Iraq: set forth limitations on U.S. military presence and on U.S. aid to Iraq for security and reconstruction (see H.R. 2062), H4203 [26AP]
Medicare: coverage of certain medical mobility devices approved as class III medical devices (see H.R. 2520), H5924 [24MY]
———eliminate in-home restriction for coverage of mobility devices for individuals with long-term needs (see H.R. 1809), H3359 [29MR]
National cemeteries: authorize placement of memorial markers to commemorate servicemembers or other persons whose remains are interred in an American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery (see H.R. 3415), H9707 [3AU]
National Cyber Security Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 716), H11394 [9OC]
National security: require quadrennial national security reviews (see H.R. 3198), H8742 [26JY]
Tariff: acid blue 80 (see H.R. 4672), H15468 [13DE]
———ammonium polyphosphate (see H.R. 4666), H15468 [13DE]
———1-oxa-3, 20-diazadispiro [5.1.11.2] heneicosan-21-one 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl, reaction products with epichlorohydrin, hydrolyzed and polymerized (see H.R. 4673), H15468 [13DE]
———phosphinic acid, diethyl-, aluminum salt (see H.R. 4670), H15468 [13DE]
———phosphinic acid, diethyl-, aluminum salt with synergists and encapsulating agents (see H.R. 4671), H15468 [13DE]
———pigment brown 25 (see H.R. 4665), H15468 [13DE]
———pigment red 187 (see H.R. 4667), H15468 [13DE]
———VAT orange 7 (see H.R. 4669), H15468 [13DE]
———zinc diethylphosphinate (see H.R. 4668), H15468 [13DE]
Taxation: treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H3278 [28MR]
Terrorism: improve and expedite assessment and determination of current and emerging chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats, and facilitate assessment and acquisition of countermeasures (see H.R. 1089), H1789 [15FE]
Transportation Security Administration: issue regulations establishing security standards for foreign repair stations performing maintenance for aircraft used to provide air transportation (see H.R. 1981), H3723 [20AP]
Letters
Dept. of Homeland streamlining of anti-terrorism technology designation and procurement processes: Alan Chvotkin, Professional Services Council, H857
———Brian E. Finch, H858
———David Z. Bodenheimer, Crowell & Moring LLP, H858
———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H858
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), E1659
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3161), E1749
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 20), E263
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), H2986
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 2206), Senate amendment, H5908
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1554 [13FE]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E853
Aung San Suu Kyi: commend democracy efforts and call for release by Burmese Government (H. Con. Res. 200), H11114
Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (H. Res. 782), H12769 [6NO]
Budget: allocation of funds, E383
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), conference report, H10266
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (H. Con. Res. 99), H3333
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (H. Con. Res. 99), consideration (H. Res. 275), H3198 [28MR]
Cheney, Vice President: impeach (H. Res. 799), E2453
Colleges and universities: make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (H.R. 2669), conference report, H10266
Computers: better assure cyber-security, H6425, H6426 [14JN]
Credit: reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (H.R. 3915), H13988
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1592), H4443 [3MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), consideration (H. Res. 403), H5067 [16MY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3222), H9978
———making appropriations (H.R. 3222), conference report, E2417
———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 4156), E2451
———treatment of injured soldiers and living conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, E514
Dept. of HHS: Lifespan Respite Care Act funding, H8010 [18JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1684), H4665, H4667
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), H6273 [12JN], H6425, H6426 [14JN]
———cooperative agreement with National Organization on Disability to carry out Emergency Preparedness Initiative, H4692, H4693 [9MY]
———establish a National Biosurveillance Integration Center, H4665, H4667
———establish a National Biosurveillance Integration Center (H.R. 1290), E431
———establish the Science and Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office (H.R. 884), E434
———streamline anti-terrorism technology designation and procurement processes, H4665, H4667
———streamline anti-terrorism technology designation and procurement processes (H.R. 599), H855, H857
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), H6883, H6884, H6889, H6896 [21JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 2761), H10533 [19SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop and implement a comprehensive program to reduce incidence of suicide among veterans (H.R. 327), Senate amendment, E2230
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, E2344
———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2642), H6533
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), H8010 [18JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3043), conference report, E2344
District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (H.R. 1433), H2859
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity, H13238
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (H.R. 3685), H13238
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2641), H6678
Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H6896 [21JN]
———modify global gag rule denying U.S. funds to overseas health clinics that use private monies to fund abortions to allow for the provision of contraceptives, H6883, H6884, H6889, H6896 [21JN]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (S. 1927), H9961 [4AU]
———amend to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance (H.R. 3356), H9694
———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), H14052, H14057
Head Start Program: reauthorize (H.R. 1429), conference report, H13882
Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 3), H329 [10JA], H351 [11JA]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (S. 5), H6130 [7JN]
Housing: modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (H.R. 1852), E1963
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2082), H4887 [10MY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2082), conference report, H15430 [13DE]
———establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, H15430 [13DE]
Iraq: provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces, H7208 [27JN], E2451
———redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and defense contractors from Iraq (H.R. 2237), H4799 [10MY]
———require the Dept. of Defense to commence reduction of the number of U.S. forces to a limited presence by a certain date (H.R. 2956), H7698 [12JY]
———require the President of the U.S. and senior diplomatic and military officials to develop a plan for the redeployment of U.S. forces (H.R. 3087), H11122
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (H.R. 800), H2074
Lane Evans Post Office Building, Rock Island, IL: designate (H.R. 521), H953
Liberia: extend designation under the Immigration and Nationality Act so that Liberians can continue to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 3123), H8916
Millender-McDonald, Juanita: tribute (H. Res. 328), E869
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), H292
National cemeteries: authorize placement of memorial markers to commemorate servicemembers or other persons whose remains are interred in an American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery (H.R. 3415), E1747
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (H.R. 1), H196, H212
———implement recommendations (H.R. 1), conference report, H8806 [27JY]
National Cyber Security Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 716), H11610 [16OC], E2088
National security: ensure while promoting foreign investment and job creation, reform examination process for such investments, and establish Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (H.R. 556), E446
———require quadrennial national security reviews (H.R. 3198), H8732 [26JY]
National Sportsmanship Day: observance, E512
Navy: submarine program funding, E2417
NSF: authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (H.R. 362), H3810 [24AP]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program (H.R. 1700), E1060
Peace Corps: anniversary, E456
Power resources: invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), H725
———invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), Senate amendment, H16746 [18DE]
———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), H9749
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities, H9749
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2560), H6040 [6JN]
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), H9491
———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), consideration (H. Res. 774), H12035 [25OC]
———extend provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 2499), H16854 [19DE]
———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, H10813 [25SE], H11554 [16OC]
Sudan: identify companies that conduct business operations in Sudan and prohibit U.S. Government contracts with such companies (H.R. 180), E1660
Taxation: exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income (H.R. 3648), H11293, H11294
———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3996), H13456
———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3996), Senate amendment, H16897
———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax, H13456
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 675), H10813 [25SE]
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), veto, H11554 [16OC]
———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (H.R. 1742), E673
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 643), H10339 [10SE]
———improve and expedite assessment and determination of current and emerging chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats, and facilitate assessment and acquisition of countermeasures (H.R. 1089), E363
Transportation: improve rail and surface transportation security (H.R. 1401), H3103 [27MR]
Veterans: health care funding, H6533
Virginia Tech University: express condolences to victims and the university community impacted by campus shootings, E754
Votes: position on missed, H8257 [23JY], H13904 [14NO], E1968
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H432 [11JA], H3276 [28MR]
Resignations
Committee on Armed Services (House), H730 [18JA], H12348 [31OC]
Tributes
Countryman, Joan, E19
O'Neil, Daniel, E754
Rotella, Angelo S., E1630
Schuldheiss, Nathan J., E2374