LANTOS, TOM (a Representative from California)
Addresses
Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech: Albert Gore, Jr., E2652
Speaker Pelosi Address to the Knesset: Representative Pelosi, E1705
U.N. Climate Change Conference: Albert Gore, Jr., E2618
Welcoming Representative Pelosi to the Knesset: Dalia Itzik, President of Israel, E1705
Amendments
Afghanistan Freedom Support Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2446), H6062 [6JN]
Appointments
Committee To Escort French President Nicolas Sarkozy Into the House Chamber, H13210 [7NO]
Committee To Escort King Abdullah II (Jordan) Into the House Chamber, H2246 [7MR]
Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H3 [4JA]
Conferee: H.R. 1, Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act, H7878 [17JY]
———H.R. 1585, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H14182 [5DE]
Juanita Millender-McDonald funeral attendees, H4212 [1MY]
Articles and editorials
CSI—Nukes, Senator Biden, Wall Street Journal, E1261
Moral Scandal of Global Poverty, George H. Niederauer, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, E348
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see H.R. 1964), H3694 [19AP]
Afghanistan: condemn terrorist bombing and express condolences to the people of Afghanistan and the members of Wolesi Jirga (see H. Res. 811), H13412 [8NO]
Africa: respond to and prevent acts of rape and sexual violence against women and girls in regions of Sudan, Chad, and the Central African Republic (see H. Res. 726), H11490 [10OC]
African Americans: apologize for enslavement and racial segregation (see H. Res. 194), H2571 [14MR]
———recognize contributions of the Negro Baseball League and players (see H. Res. 162), H1970 [27FE]
Agriculture: continue and expand upon efforts to ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and other specialty crops and enhance competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 1600), H3185 [27MR]
———ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 661), H2671 [19MR]
———promote the humane treatment of farm animals (see H.R. 1726), H10756 [24SE]
American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 71), H1970 [27FE]
Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H8741 [26JY]
Anaheim Ducks (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 471), H7657 [11JY]
Animal Welfare Act: prohibit dog fighting ventures (see H.R. 3327), H9654 [2AU]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 1280), H2119 [1MR]
———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), H11070 [1OC]
———establish competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see H.R. 1232), H4629 [8MY]
Arab League: urge acknowledgment of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and increase efforts to stop such genocide (see H. Con. Res. 7), H3478 [17AP]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H1564 [13FE]
Argentina: anniversary of Argentine Israelite Mutual Association bombing in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 188), H8120 [18JY]
Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1246), H2038 [28FE]
———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2702), H14157 [4DE]
———honor all Americans serving and condemn attack by broadcaster Rush H. Limbaugh III, on the integrity and professionalism of some of those Americans (see H. Con. Res. 221), H11070 [1OC]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 63), H1471 [12FE]
———provide for certain members of the Selected Reserve to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1211), H1967 [27FE]
———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]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1707), H4051 [24AP]
Atanacio Haro-Marin Post Office, Baldwin Park, CA: designate (see H.R. 625), H2121 [1MR]
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), H9655 [2AU]
Aviation: improve air carrier passenger services (see H.R. 1303), H2672 [19MR]
Beatrice E. Watson Post Office Building, Fontana, CA: designate (see H.R. 3569), H10757 [24SE]
Birnbaum, Jacob: tribute (see H. Res. 137), H3401 [16AP]
Boise, ID: congratulate for being chosen to host 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games (see H. Res. 380), H6578 [15JN]
Brazil: recognize relationship with the U.S., commend reduction of dependence on oil, and recognize importance of U.S.-Brazil Memorandum of Understanding on biofuels cooperation (see H. Res. 651), H10758 [24SE]
Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H14157 [4DE]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H4205 [26AP]
Buck Owens Post Office, Bakersfield, CA: designate (see H.R. 1384), H4176 [25AP]
Bush, President: urge full cooperation by former political appointees, current Administration officials, and friends and associates with congressional investigations (see H. Res. 689), H11172 [2OC]
California: authorize Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program projects (see H.R. 1526), H2570 [14MR]
———provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance for agricultural producers, manufacturers, and workers and appropriate funds for Pacific salmon emergency disaster assistance (see H.R. 925), H1413 [8FE]
———tribute to first responders and support victims of wildfires (see H. Res. 778), H12237 [30OC]
California Wine Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 213), H10510 [18SE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: call for continuation of congressional staff-led tours (see H. Res. 815), H15415 [12DE]
———permit use of rotunda and Grounds for a ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Dalai Lama (see H. Con. Res. 196), H9468 (see H. Con. Res. 196), H9544 [1AU]
———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 66), H1790 [15FE]
Caribbean Community (CARICOM): recognize and welcome delegation of Presidents, Prime Ministers, and Foreign Ministers to Washington, DC, and commend for holding the Conference on the Caribbean (see H. Res. 418), H5531 [21MY]
Caribbean nations: authorize assistance to fund educational development and exchange programs (see H.R. 176), H3476 [17AP]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 148), H5929 [24MY]
Carlson, Robert: tribute (see H. Res. 841), H15209 [6DE]
Carson, Rachel: tribute (see H. Res. 450), H5927 [24MY]
Chavez, Cesar E.: establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 76), H759 [18JA]
Children and youth: ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2851), H7070 [25JN]
———improve health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the creation of a National Court Teams Resource Center (see H.R. 1082), H4293 [1MY]
———make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members (see H.R. 1004), H1471 [12FE]
———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), H7656 [11JY]
China, People's Republic of: call for release from custody Huseyin Celil and the children of Rebiya Kadeer and refrain from further cultural and religious suppression against Uyghur people (see H. Res. 497), H6735 [19JN]
China, Republic of: continue to make defense articles and services available in order to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability (see H. Res. 676), H10901 [25SE]
———elections (see H. Con. Res. 278), H16949 [19DE]
———lift restrictions on U.S. visits by elected officials and strengthen foreign policy dialogue (see H. Con. Res. 136), H7071 [25JN]
Chisholm, Shirley: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 9), H119 [5JA]
Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Con. Res. 132), H4204 [26AP] (see H. Res. 347), H4292 [1MY]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H2241 [6MR]
Civil War—U.S.: tribute to Edward D. Cohota and Joseph L. Pierce and other veterans of Asian descent (see H. Res. 415), H5472 [17MY]
Climate: address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments (see H. Con. Res. 104), H3562 [18AP]
———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), H945 [24JA]
———reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 1590), H2742 [20MR]
Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 494), H6660 [18JN]
Coastal zones: authorize acquisition of coastal and estuarine areas to improve conservation, enhance ecological values and functions, and benefit the environment and economies of such areas (see H.R. 1907), H5622 [22MY]
Colleges and universities: disclose fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 592), H789 [19JA]
———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1275), H3777 [23AP]
———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 642), H1790 [15FE]
Colombia: 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), H5621 [22MY]
Colorado Rockies (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 816), H15209 [6DE]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino: establish (see H.R. 512), H1211 [5FE]
Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty: express that the Senate should initiate bipartisan process to give its advice and consent to ratification (see H. Res. 882), H15738 [17DE]
Computers: promote freedom of expression on the Internet and protect U.S. businesses from coercion by foreign entities to participate in repression of such freedom (see H.R. 275), H11847 [22OC]
Congressional Award Program: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 120), H5622 [22MY]
Consumer Product Safety Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3691), H11491 [10OC]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3372), H9705 [3AU]
Contracts: require certain departments and agencies to provide to Congress copies and descriptions of contracts and task orders in excess of a certain amount for work to be performed in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 897), H11934 [23OC]
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1187), H4753 [9MY]
Correctional institutions: authorize grants for programs that provide support services to exonerees (see H.R. 4063), H14158 [4DE]
Courts: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 871), H11777 [18OC]
CPSC: require certain manufacturers to provide consumer product registration forms to facilitate recalls of durable infant or toddler products (see H.R. 1699), H6008 [5JN]
Crime: impose surcharges on unpaid judgements owed to the U.S. and victims of crime, provide offsets on amounts collected by the Dept. of Justice for Federal agencies, and increase assessments imposed on convicted persons (see H.R. 2878), H12238 [30OC]
———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1592), H4209 [30AP]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H344 [10JA]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H3185 [27MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: augment State and local efforts to prevent the establishment or spread of plant pests that endanger agriculture, environment, and the economy (see H.R. 667), H3476 [17AP]
———make grants to community-based organizations and local redevelopment agencies operating in low-income areas to promote increased access to healthy foods (see H.R. 45), H3476 [17AP]
———reauthorize the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (see H.R. 1616), H2820 [21MR]
Dept. of Defense: make a grant to the National D-Day Museum Foundation for facilities and programs of America's National World War II Museum (see H.R. 2923), H8743 [26JY]
Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 2323), H8821 [27JY]
———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 1092), H3476 [17AP]
———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 171), H116 [5JA]
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]
———study potential fuel savings from intelligent transportation systems that help businesses and consumers plan travel and avoid delays (see H.R. 157), H4487 [3MY]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H4204 [26AP]
———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 1072), H1969 [27FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for ceremonies on or near Independence Day to administer oaths of allegiance to legal immigrants whose applications for citizenship have been approved (see H.R. 2405), H5531 [21MY]
Dept. of Justice: require State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funds awarded to States and political subdivisions be distributed within 120 days of the annual application period (see H.R. 3836), H16950 [19DE]
Dept. of State: submit report on efforts to bring to justice the Palestinian terrorists responsible for killing John Branchizio, Mark Parsons, and John M. Linde (see H.R. 2293), H4965 [14MY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 359), H886 [23JA]
———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]
———permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in California (see H.R. 2758), H7434 [28JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 695), H943 [24JA]
Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see H.R. 1216), H5927 [24MY]
———limit authority to grant authority to motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border (see H.R. 1773), H3477 [17AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H2038 [28FE]
Diamond-Blackfan Anemia: expand and intensify research (see H. Res. 524), H10902 [25SE]
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), H11250 [3OC]
———authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 1031), H4176 [25AP]
———establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority or underserved populations (see H.R. 1030), H2122 [1MR]
———establish comprehensive and integrated HIV prevention strategy emphasizing the needs of women and girls in countries for which assistance is provided to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1713), H3477 [17AP]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H3476 [17AP]
———increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see H.R. 1567), H4553 [7MY]
———make permanent the authority of the Postal Service to issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1236), H4204 [26AP]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H2119 [1MR]
Dutch-American Friendship Day: establish (see H. Res. 89), H2122 [1MR]
Ecology and environment: authorize Federal agencies and legislative branch offices to purchase greenhouse gas offsets and renewable energy credits (see H.R. 823), H3724 [20AP]
———promote and coordinate global change research (see H.R. 906), H4487 [3MY]
Education: celebrate accomplishments of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and recognize need to further the goal of educational opportunities for women and girls (see H. Res. 406), H5053 [15MY]
———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 1779), H3358 [29MR]
———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 916), H3695 [19AP]
———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]
———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 51), H343 [10JA]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 627), H835 [22JA]
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: strike provision relative to modification of reporting frequency (see H.R. 1055), H1668 [14FE]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H5928 [24MY]
———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1542), H7011 [22JN]
ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H2164 [5MR]
Esfandiari, Haleh: call for immediate and unconditional release by Iran (see H. Res. 430), H5621 [22MY]
Estonia: support sovereignty, condemn violence, vandalism, and attacks on embassies, and encourage dialogue with Russia to resolve crisis peacefully (see H. Res. 397), H5533 [21MY]
Ethiopia: encourage and facilitate the consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and economic freedom (see H.R. 2003), H6828 [20JN]
Eurasia Foundation: authorize grants (see H.R. 2949), H8821 [27JY]
European Union: recognize importance of working with the U.S. to strengthen the transatlantic market (see H. Res. 338), H4175 [25AP]
Executive departments: require agencies that serve food on their premises to donate excess food to nonprofit organizations to assist in battling hunger (see H.R. 4220), H15414 [12DE]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H8397 [24JY]
Families and domestic relations: 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]
———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]
———support responsible fatherhood, promote marriage, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 268), H3279 [28MR]
Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H7657 [11JY]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H1790 [15FE]
Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 4838), H16945 [19DE]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H3476 [17AP]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 962), H3185 [27MR]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2421), H5620 [22MY]
———require concurrence of all bordering States when a permit for the discharge of pollutants into one of the Great Lakes is issued (see H.R. 3360), H14250 [5DE]
Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 1537), H3400 [16AP]
———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), H2302 [7MR]
Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3663), H16835 [18DE]
Food industry: prohibit the labeling of cloned livestock and products derived from cloned livestock as organic (see H.R. 1396), H3778 [23AP]
Food Stamp Act: strengthen (see H.R. 2129), H7777 [12JY]
Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (see H. Res. 15), H344 [10JA]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 619), H834 [22JA]
Foreign policy: prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 1352), H2303 [7MR]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2516), H5924 [24MY]
Frank, Anne: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 37), H2957 [22MR]
Fry, Varian: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 89), H2400 [9MR]
Garang de Mabior, John: tribute (see H. Res. 98), H944 [24JA]
Germany: commend actions that prevented a terrorist attack against locations in Germany, including sites frequented by Americans (see H. Res. 639), H10435 [17SE]
Greece: extend condolences for loss of life and destruction caused by raging fires (see H. Res. 629), H10076 [4SE]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H. Res. 228), H2341 [8MR]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H3081 [26MR]
Guatemala: express sympathy to families of women and girls murdered and encourage the Guatemalan Government to bring an end to these crimes (see H. Res. 100), H944 [24JA]
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1187), H4753 [9MY]
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]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 583), H4176 [25AP]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H11070 [1OC]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]
———require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV/AIDS screening (see H.R. 822), H2121 [1MR]
———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 477), H887 [23JA]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H1209 [5FE]
History: commemorate anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade (see H. Res. 272), H3478 [17AP]
Homeless Assistance Act: consolidate housing assistance programs for homeless persons (see H.R. 840), H2341 [8MR]
Horticulture: extend laws governing importation of plants to plants illegally harvested outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1497), H3185 [27MR]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 464), H514 [12JA]
House Democracy Assistance Commission: establish (see H. Res. 24), H120 [5JA]
House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 2248), H4752 [9MY]
Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 4202), H14081 [15NO]
Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 4114), H13960 [14NO]
Hurricanes: express sympathy and support for the people and governments of the countries of Central America, the Caribbean, and Mexico which have suffered from Hurricanes Felix, Dean, and Henriette (see H. Res. 642), H10319 [7SE]
Hyde, Henry J.: tribute (see H. Res. 843), H15209 [6DE]
Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 1512), H2486 [13MR]
———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]
———provide nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who died in terrorist attacks on the U.S. an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 1071), H3695 [19AP]
India: address ongoing problem of untouchability (see H. Con. Res. 139), H7071 [25JN]
———independence anniversary (see H. Res. 607), H10435 [17SE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 627), H835 [22JA]
Indonesia: commend democratic elections in Aceh and express support for further democratic development and implementation of the Helsinki Memorandum of Understanding (see H. Res. 238), H8822 [27JY]
Insects: authorize resources for sustained research and analysis for colony collapse disorder affecting beehives or bee colonies (see H.R. 1709), H4629 [8MY]
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies: identify constraints encountered by nursing schools in admitting and graduating a sufficient number of nurses to meet health care needs (see H.R. 677), H4204 [26AP]
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), H11491 [10OC]
———require disclosure of Holocaust-era policies by insurers and establish a Federal cause of action for claims arising out of a covered policy (see H.R. 1746), H6828 [20JN]
International Commission of the International Tracing Service: express gratitude to member states on ratifying agreement to amend accords granting open access to vast Holocaust and other World War II related archives (see H. Res. 854), H15470 [13DE]
International Day of Non-Violence: observance (see H. Res. 653), H11172 [2OC]
International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 149), H1416 [8FE]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H1565 [13FE]
Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (see H.R. 2347), H5291 [16MY]
———condemn persecution of labor rights advocates (see H. Con. Res. 203), H10363 [10SE]
———encourage divestiture of current investments, prohibit future investments, and require disclosure to investors of information on such investments (see H.R. 1357), H2243 [6MR]
———express concern about threatening behavior of current regime and activities of terrorist organizations sponsored by that regime in Latin America (see H. Res. 435), H5724 [23MY]
Iran Sanctions Act: expand and clarify the entities against which sanctions may be imposed (see H.R. 957), H1415 [8FE]
Iraq: keep faith with Iraqi nationals who have assisted and worked for the U.S. Government and Armed Forces in Iraq (see H.R. 2486), H7012 [22JN]
———provide special immigrant status for certain Iraqis and assist Iraqi refugees (see H.R. 2265), H6957 [21JN]
———require the Dept. of Defense to commence reduction of the number of U.S. forces to a limited presence by a certain date (see H.R. 2956), H7777 [12JY]
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), H6957 [21JN]
———recognize security alliance with the U.S. and express appreciation for role in enhancing stability in the Asia-Pacific region and its efforts in the global war against terrorism (see H. Res. 508), H7983 [17JY]
Jews: recognize anniversaries of the Mass Movement for Soviet Jewish Freedom and the Freedom Sunday Rally for Soviet Jewry in Washington, DC (see H. Res. 759), H11848 [22OC]
Jordan: commend continued commitment to holding elections and broadening political participation (see H. Res. 575), H8742 [26JY]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 155), H5723 [23MY]
Ku Klux Klan (organization): condemn recent actions (see H. Res. 693), H11395 [9OC]
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 800), H1208 [5FE]
Lafayette: tribute (see H. Res. 171), H2166 [5MR]
Lake Placid, NY: anniversary of Winter Olympic Games (see H. Res. 521), H7339 [27JN]
Larry S. Pierce Post Office, Taft, CA: designate (see H.R. 3729), H11317 [4OC]
Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 4611), H15466 [13DE]
———provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 365), H1211 [5FE]
Lebanon: express concern for democratic institutions and support for administration of justice upon those responsible for the assassination of Lebanese public figures opposing Syrian control (see H. Res. 548), H7852 [16JY]
Liechtenstein: support U.S. efforts to strengthen relationship and recognize anniversary of independence (see H. Res. 233), H2400 [9MR]
Lieutenant Todd Jason Bryant Post Office, Riverside, CA: designate (see H.R. 988), H2571 [14MR]
Litvinenko, Alexander: express that fatal radiation poisoning raises significant concerns about potential involvement of the Russian Government and about security and proliferation of radioactive materials (see H. Con. Res. 154), H15318 [11DE]
Lyndon Baines Johnson Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 584), H1668 [14FE]
Marisol Heredia Post Office Building, El Monte, CA: designate (see H.R. 4185), H15318 [11DE]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 61), H515 [12JA]
McCarthy, Leo T.: tribute (see H. Res. 180), H1896 [16FE]
Medicaid: 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), H15317 [11DE]
———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H12454 [1NO]
Medicare: expedite application and qualification process of low-income individuals obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 1536), H2619 [15MR]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H6577 [15JN]
———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4), H110 [5JA]
Members of Congress: deny congressional retirement benefits if such individual is convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 476), H790 [19JA]
Menotti, Gian Carlo: honor life and accomplishments and recognize success of Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, SC (see H. Con. Res. 68), H3081 [26MR]
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]
Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4754 [9MY]
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), H3724 [20AP]
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments: anniversary (see H. Res. 808), H13412 [8NO]
Mexico: express sympathy and pledge urgent support for the victims of flooding in southern Mexico (see H. Res. 812), H13412 [8NO]
Middle East: call for release of Israeli soldiers held captive by Hamas and Hezbollah (see H. Res. 107), H1054 [30JA]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3014), H11639 [16OC]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 1506), H2485 [13MR]
———promote development and use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 589), H1055 [30JA]
Muir Woods National Monument: anniversary (see H. Res. 868), H15470 [13DE]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 44), H944 [24JA]
National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation archival research database (see H.R. 439), H945 [24JA]
National Association for College Admission Counseling: anniversary (see H. Res. 212), H10157 [5SE]
National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 186), H3478 [17AP]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1), H109 [5JA]
National Eosinophil Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 296), H4754 [9MY]
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), H5724 [23MY]
———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 715), H6735 [19JN]
National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 72), H3401 [16AP]
National Mall Liberty Fund D.C., Inc.: authorize a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor slaves and others that fought for independence during the American Revolution (see H.R. 1693), H4205 [26AP]
National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1731), H3562 [18AP]
National Pet Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 142), H4486 [3MY]
National School Lunch Act: permit simplified summer food programs to be carried out in all States and by all service institutions (see H.R. 1740), H4205 [26AP]
National security: require quadrennial national security reviews (see H.R. 3198), H8742 [26JY]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H515 [12JA]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H11847 [22OC]
NATO: endorse further enlargement and facilitate the timely admission of Albania, Croatia, Republic of Georgia, Macedonia, and Ukraine (see H.R. 987), H1470 [12FE]
Natural gas: oppose efforts by major natural gas exporting countries to establish a cartel or other mechanism to manipulate the supply or prices of natural gas in the world market (see H. Res. 500), H6827 [20JN]
NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see H.R. 1644), H3724 [20AP]
Nord, Nancy A.: express no confidence in performance of duties as Acting CPSC Chair and urge the President to request her resignation (see H. Res. 819), H13960 [14NO]
North Aleutian Basin Planning Area: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing (see H.R. 1957), H6578 [15JN]
Northern Ireland: reaffirm support for continued implementation of the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for peaceful settlement of the conflict (see H. Res. 222), H2302 [7MR]
———support new power-sharing Government (see H. Res. 482), H6331 [12JN]
Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H5927 [24MY]
Operation Smile Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 208), H4052 [24AP]
OPIC: reauthorize programs (see H.R. 2798), H7203 [26JN]
Outer Continental Shelf: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 2918), H7431 [28JN]
Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend the East-West Center (organization) for hosting such conference (see H. Res. 355), H4292 [1MY]
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission: make funds available for Pacific salmon emergency disaster assistance (see H.R. 234), H118 [5JA]
Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 108), H3361 [29MR]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H3476 [17AP]
Pavarotti, Luciano: tribute (see H. Res. 708), H11171 [2OC]
Pavlik, Kelly: tribute (see H. Res. 731), H12385 [31OC]
Pensions: allow employees of a commercial passenger airline carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan (see H.R. 4061), H16835 [18DE]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 380), H2039 [28FE]
Poland: provide assistance to Museum of the History of Polish Jews (see H.R. 3320), H9654 [2AU]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H3478 [17AP]
Poverty: develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce and eliminate global poverty (see H.R. 1302), H3018 [23MR]
———express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (see H. Con. Res. 198), H15209 [6DE]
———improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty (see H. Con. Res. 19), H435 [11JA]
Power resources: enhance research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of solar energy technologies (see H.R. 2774), H9469 (see H.R. 2774), H9545 [1AU]
———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), H8833 (see H.R. 3220), H9052 (see H.R. 3221), H8834 (see H.R. 3221), H9052 [30JY]
———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 1252), H2038 [28FE]
———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 670), H942 [24JA]
———strengthen national security and reduce dependence on foreign oil through new vehicle technology and efficiency, use of alternative fuels, and improving rail and public transit usage (see H.R. 1300), H2120 [1MR]
Public buildings: install energy-efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs in construction, alteration, and maintenance (see H.R. 1705), H3477 [17AP]
Public documents: enhance citizen access to Government information and services by establishing plain language as the standard style for Government documents issued to the public (see H.R. 3548), H13205 [6NO]
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), H5622 [22MY]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 969), H8186 [19JY]
Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 900), H8742 [26JY]
Racial relations: express that hanging of nooses is a horrible act when used for intimidation and which under certain circumstances can be investigated and prosecuted as a criminal act (see H. Res. 826), H14085 [15NO]
Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 1678), H3079 [26MR]
Roads and highways: support goals and ideals of a world day of remembrance for road crash victims (see H. Con. Res. 87), H2341 [8MR]
San Francisco, CA: honor those who have volunteered to assist in the cleanup of the oil spill in San Francisco Bay (see H. Res. 853), H15215 [10DE]
San Jose State University: anniversary (see H. Res. 365), H11848 [22OC]
San Marino: recognize close relationship with the U.S. and commemorate bilateral exchange of Ambassadors (see H. Con. Res. 236), H11848 [22OC]
Schneier, Arthur: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2865), H7201 [26JN]
Securities Exchange Act: provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation (see H.R. 1257), H2118 [1MR]
Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (see H.R. 2452), H5723 [23MY]
Sharp, Waitstill and Martha: tribute (see H. Res. 52), H435 [11JA]
Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see H.R. 3692), H11026 [27SE]
Social Security: establish AmeriCare program to assure health insurance coverage to all residents (see H.R. 1841), H4488 [3MY]
———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), H11029 [27SE]
———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1308), H2164 [5MR]
———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), H11548 [15OC]
———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), H5532 [21MY]
———identify companies that conduct business operations in Sudan and prohibit U.S. Government contracts with such companies (see H.R. 180), H2957 [22MR]
———prohibit importation of gum arabic from Sudan (see H.R. 3464), H15215 [10DE]
———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), H8618 [25JY]
Surplus Government property: direct Federal agencies to donate excess and surplus Federal electronic equipment to qualifying small towns, counties, schools, nonprofit organizations, and libraries (see H.R. 752), H3561 [18AP]
Syria: condemn continued interference in the internal affairs of Lebanon (see H. Res. 738), H11548 [15OC]
Taxation: allow expensing of broadband Internet access expenditures (see H.R. 1818), H9710 [3AU]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 551), H758 [18JA]
———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 943), H3400 [16AP]
———exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see H.R. 1540), H7656 [11JY]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H15414 [12DE]
———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 2234), H8187 [19JY]
———improve and extend certain energy-related tax incentives (see H.R. 1385), H4416 [2MY]
———provide a credit for new qualified plug-in hybrid motor vehicles (see H.R. 1331), H2241 [6MR]
———provide a credit for the conversion of hybrid motor vehicles to plug-in hybrid motor vehicles (see H.R. 2966), H7852 [16JY]
———provide credits for the installation of wind energy property, including by rural homeowners, farmers, ranchers, and small businesses (see H.R. 1772), H4051 [24AP]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 211), H117 [5JA]
Terrorism: condemn attacks in Casablanca, Morocco, and Algiers, Algeria (see H. Res. 310), H3475 [17AP]
Transatlantic Slave Trade 200th Anniversary Commission: establish (see H.R. 3432), H10902 [25SE]
Transportation: provide for mass transportation services that provide temporary substitute highway traffic service as a result of an emergency (see H.R. 2783), H6735 [19JN]
Treaties and agreements: urge International Commission of the International Tracing Service (ITS) to ratify Bonn Accords Treaty amendments to allow for open access to the Holocaust archives in Bad Arolsen, Germany (see H. Res. 240), H2486 [13MR]
Treaty of Rome: anniversary (see H. Res. 230), H2341 [8MR]
U.N.: provide a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund for the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 2114), H4415 [2MY]
U.N. Human Rights Council: condemn for ignoring several human rights abuses in various countries while including Israel as the only country permanently on the Council's agenda (see H. Res. 557), H8185 [19JY]
U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad: support efforts to preserve religious and cultural sites and condemn Lithuanian Government for allowing construction on a Jewish cemetery (see H. Con. Res. 255), H14251 [5DE]
U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 1671), H6828 [20JN]
University and College Union: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Israeli academia (see H. Res. 467), H6110 [6JN]
University of California, Irvine: tribute to men's volleyball team (see H. Res. 511), H7011 [22JN]
Valenti, Jack: tribute (see H. Res. 361), H4292 [1MY]
Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H3279 [28MR]
———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 760), H1472 [12FE]
Voting: require States to implement procedures to track ballots transmitted by mail (see H.R. 1646), H3477 [17AP]
Water: require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 1747), H4754 [9MY]
Wildlife: establish a global animal information network for surveillance to combat the threat of emerging diseases that involve wild animals (see H.R. 1405), H2340 [8MR]
Winton, Nicholas: tribute (see H. Res. 583), H8820 [27JY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H3184 [27MR]
———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1014), H1969 [27FE]
———prohibit discrimination in insurance coverage to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (see H.R. 4014), H16835 [18DE]
———provide job protection for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (see H.R. 4015), H16835 [18DE]
———provide unemployment insurance to those who are separated from their employment as a result of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (see H.R. 4016), H16835 [18DE]
———strengthen U.S. advocacy for women's rights by establishing a Dept. of State Office of International Women's Rights and a U.S. Commission on International Women's Rights (see H.R. 3728), H11171 [2OC]
World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 265), H15215 [10DE]
World Diabetes Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 211), H13523 [9NO]
World Red Cross Red Crescent Day: observance (see H. Res. 378), H4553 [7MY]
World War II: tribute to Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program for efforts to preserve, protect, and restore artistic and cultural treasures in Allied-occupied countries (see H. Con. Res. 48), H4210 [30AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Afghanistan Freedom Support Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2446), H5621 [22MY]
American Red Cross: amend congressional charter to modernize governance structure and to enhance ability of the board of governors to support critical mission (see H.R. 1681), H3079 [26MR]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 44), H5926 [24MY]
———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), H11775 [18OC]
Canada: urge end to commercial hunt for seals (see H. Res. 427), H5621 [22MY]
Chun-Mei Hsu-Liang: relief (see H.R. 908), H1344 [7FE]
Committee on Foreign Affairs (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 173), H1895 [16FE]
de Zevallos, Lucrecia Ramos-Chamana: relief (see H.R. 2692), H6331 [12JN]
Dept. of State: develop strategies for foreign democracy promotion, train employees on and create incentives for such promotion, and require Foreign Service members to do more to reach out to foreign audiences (see H.R. 982), H1470 [12FE]
Ecology and environment: declare U.S. policy on international climate cooperation and authorize assistance to promote clean and efficient energy technologies in foreign countries (see H.R. 2420), H5620 [22MY]
Food: promote U.S. emergency and non-emergency food and other assistance programs and agricultural export programs (see H.R. 2844), H7069 [25JN]
Fulop, Denes and Gyorgyi: relief (see H.R. 907), H1344 [7FE]
Hungary: prevent admission of any member or leader of the Magyar Garda into the U.S. (see H.R. 4197), H14081 [15NO]
Iran: enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H2339 [8MR]
Iraq: improve coordination, implementation, and oversight of U.S. economic reconstruction assistance (see H.R. 1581), H2742 [20MR]
Israel: anniversary of Jerusalem reunification (see H. Con. Res. 152), H5621 [22MY]
Kosovo: declare U.S. support for independence (see H. Res. 36), H123 [5JA]
Kuan-Wei Liang: relief (see H.R. 908), H1344 [7FE]
National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction archival research database and provide grants to establish similar State and local databases (see H.R. 390), H342 [10JA]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3368), H9705 [3AU]
Nuclear energy: establish an international regime for the assured supply of nuclear fuel and authorize contributions to the International Atomic Energy Agency to establish of a nuclear fuel bank (see H.R. 885), H1343 [7FE]
Peace Corps: provide authority to provide separation pay for host country resident personal services contractors of the Peace Corps (see H.R. 3528), H10369 [14SE]
Plascencia, Maria Del Refugio: relief (see H.R. 1854), H3362 [29MR]
Plascencia-Lopez, Alfredo: relief (see H.R. 1854), H3362 [29MR]
Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation: establish (see H.R. 1469), H2435 [12MR]
Ships and vessels: transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients (see H.R. 3912), H11846 [22OC]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat forced labor (see H.R. 3887), H11775 [18OC]
Zimbabwe: condemn recent violence against peaceful opposition party activists and members of civil society (see H. Con. Res. 100), H3080 [26MR]
Letters
Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act: by, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H15239 [11DE]
Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act: by, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H8847 [30JY]
Expand and clarify the entities against which the Iran Sanctions Act may be imposed: by, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), E1670
———Representative Frank, Committee on Financial Services (House), E1670
———Representative Rangel, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1670
Iran Counter-Proliferation Act: by, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H10771
———Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H10771
———Representative Frank, Committee on Financial Services (House), H10771
———Representative Rangel, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H10771
———Representative Waxman, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H10772
National Security Foreign Investment Reform and Strengthened Transparency Act: by, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H1990 [28FE]
Prohibit Dept. of Defense sale of parts for F-14 fighter aircraft: by, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H6203 [11JN]
Promoting Antiterrorism Cooperation Through Technology and Science (PACTS) Act: by, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H1912 [27FE]
Remove barriers to U.S. financial services firms doing business in China: by, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H10035 [4SE]
Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act: by, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H5947 [5JN]
———Representative Waxman, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H5947 [5JN]
Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act: by, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H16759 [18DE]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: by, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), E2519
———Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E2519
Remarks
Afghanistan: increase oversight by the Offices of the Inspector General of the Dept. of State and AID by requiring deployment of permanent in-country staff to audit, investigate, and oversee certain programs, H6064 [6JN]
———provide an assessment of quality of governance in all Afghani provinces, H6063 [6JN]
———provide assistance to protect women legislators from intimidation and violence, H6068 [6JN]
———provide technical assistance to train national, provincial, and local government personnel for capacity-building purposes, H6067 [6JN]
Afghanistan Freedom Support Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2446), H6048, H6053, H6062, H6063, H6064, H6066, H6067, H6068, H6070, H6071
———reauthorize (H.R. 2446), motion to recommit, H6076 [6JN]
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), H8690 [26JY]
American Institute for Public Service: tribute to Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Service recipients, E743
American Red Cross: amend congressional charter to modernize governance structure and to enhance ability of the board of governors to support critical mission (H.R. 1681), H3429, H3431 [17AP]
Armed Forces: modify logistical support activities for counternarcotics missions in Afghanistan to include force protection and in extremis support, H6064 [6JN]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1495 [13FE], H1834 [16FE]
———protect ability to respond to Iranian interference in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, H6076 [6JN]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E913
Aung San Suu Kyi: commend democracy efforts and call for release by Burmese Government (H. Con. Res. 200), H11109, H11110, H11112, H11114 [2OC]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (H.J. Res. 44), H8215 [23JY]
Canada: urge end to commercial hunt for seals (H. Res. 427), H8876 [30JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: permit use of rotunda and Grounds for a ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Dalai Lama (H. Con. Res. 196), E1944
Chan, Lisa: American Institute for Public Service California Jefferson Award finalist, E2440
China, People's Republic of: urge U.S. to boycott Summer Olympics unless China stops serious human rights abuses and stops supporting other Governments which practice such abuses (H. Res. 628), H11114 [2OC]
Davis, Jo Ann: tribute (H. Res. 717), H11369 [9OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), conference report, H15351
———establish reporting requirements relative to Iranian-made weapons being sold to or used by the Taliban in Afghanistan, H6066 [6JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish the Science and Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office (H.R. 884), H1913
Dept. of State: allow citizens of Pakistan and Afghanistan to be eligible for the Rewards for Justice Program, H6070 [6JN]
———develop strategies for foreign democracy promotion, train employees on and create incentives for such promotion, and require Foreign Service members to do more to reach out to foreign audiences (H.R. 982), E326
———establish an Office of Global Climate Change, H9733 [4AU]
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), H6914, H6943 [21JN]
Egypt: foreign military financing funding, H6914 [21JN]
EPA: study wastewater treatment facilities that discharge into the Great Lakes, H2368
Estonia: support sovereignty, condemn violence, vandalism, and attacks on embassies, and encourage dialogue with Russia to resolve crisis peacefully (H. Res. 397), H5952, H5953, H5954 [5JN]
Ewell, Russell: American Institute for Public Service California Jefferson Award recipient, E2405
FDA: decision to close several regional testing laboratories, E979
Finucane, Patrick: urge full and impartial inquiry into murder of human rights lawyer by British-loyalist paramilitaries (H. Con. Res. 20), H1000, H1001 [30JA]
Foreign aid: give preference to U.S. based non-governmental organizations when awarding grants for revitalization of Afghanistan, H6072 [6JN]
———limit funding to establish a permanent military base agreement with Iraq or exercise U.S. control over Iraqi oil resources (H.R. 2929), H8408 [25JY]
Gore, Albert, Jr.: commend speech at the world summit on global warming, E2618
Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 3), H382
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E1958
House Democracy Assistance Commission: establish (H. Res. 24), H995, H996, H997, H999 [30JA]
House of Representatives: prohibit funding for travel to Cuba, Iran, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Sudan, or Syria, H6943 [21JN]
Hyde, Henry J.: tribute (H. Res. 843), H15507
International Day of Commemoration for the Victims of the Holocaust: observance, E233
International Women's Day: support goals (H. Res. 149), H2181
Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (H.R. 2347), H8860
———enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (H.R. 1400), H10764, H10767, H10770 [25SE]
Iraq: 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), H7676, H7686 [12JY]
Israel: anniversary of Jerusalem reunification (H. Con. Res. 152), H5948, H5950 [5JN]
———tribute to ceremony held at Yad Vashem (Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes Rememberance Authority) in Jerusalem, to honor Albanians who rescued Jews during the Holocaust, E2366
Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (H. Res. 121), H8870, H8871 [30JY]
Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (H.R. 365), H1283
Memorial Day: observance, E1179
Middle East: call for release of Israeli soldiers held captive by Hamas and Hezbollah (H. Res. 107), H7763
Millender-McDonald, Juanita: tribute (H. Res. 328), E843
Morocco: progress toward gender equality, E1580
National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction archival research database and provide grants to establish similar State and local databases (H.R. 390), H805 [22JA], E79
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (H.R. 1), H178 [9JA]
———implement recommendations (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 567), H8791 [27JY]
———implement recommendations (H.R. 1), motion to recommit, H220 [9JA]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (H.R. 3368), E1755
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), Senate amendment, H7459
Nobel Prize: recognition of Albert Gore, Jr., for peace, E2652
Nord, Nancy A.: express no confidence in performance of duties as Acting CPSC Chair and urge the President to request her resignation (H. Res. 803), E2522
Nuclear energy: establish an international regime for the assured supply of nuclear fuel and authorize contributions to the International Atomic Energy Agency to establish of a nuclear fuel bank, H15351
———establish an international regime for the assured supply of nuclear fuel and authorize contributions to the International Atomic Energy Agency to establish of a nuclear fuel bank (H.R. 885), H6597, H6599 [18JN]
Nuclear weapons: proliferation, E1261
Pacifica, CA: anniversary, E2403
Peace Corps: anniversary, E436
Pelosi, Speaker: trip to Israel, E1704
Poverty: develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce and eliminate global poverty (H.R. 1302), E1988
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), Senate amendment, E2652
———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), H9732, H9733 [4AU]
Proliferation Security Initiative: U.N. authorization, H220 [9JA]
Redwood City, CA: anniversary of Veterans Memorial Senior Center, E2649
San Bruno, CA: tribute to the Ebusua Club, E1721
San Francisco, CA: honor those who have volunteered to assist in the cleanup of the oil spill in San Francisco Bay (H. Res. 853), H15260
San Francisco County, CA: tribute to schools designated as California Distinguished Schools, E1176
San Mateo County, CA: anniversary of the San Mateo County Jobs for Youths Program, E1172
———tribute to schools designated as California Distinguished Schools, E1176
Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation: establish (H.R. 1469), H5944, H5947 [5JN], E519
Sharp, Waitstill and Martha: tribute (H. Res. 52), H801, H802 [22JA]
Social Security: reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, H11750
Taxation: provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), veto, H11750
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 643), H10337, H10340 [10SE]
Tibet: commend Canandian Government's efforts to encourage dialogue on Chinese-Tibetan issues dealing with territorial integrity and autonomy, E599
Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue: tribute to meetings in Las Vegas, NV, E2230
U.N.: Post-Operations Humanitarian Relief Fund funding, H6071
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 720), H2368
Winfrey, Oprah: Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity Humanitarian Award recipient, E981
Women: tribute to female political leaders, H994 [30JA]
World War II: tribute to war brides, E653
World Water Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 196), H3424 [17AP]
Zimbabwe: condemn recent violence against peaceful opposition party activists and members of civil society (H. Con. Res. 100), H3426, H3427 [17AP]
Reports filed
Advance Democratic Values, Address Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance (ADVANCE) Democracy Act: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 982) (H. Rept. 110-119), H4415 [2MY]
Afghanistan Freedom and Security Support Act: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 2446) (H. Rept. 110-170), H6006 [5JN]
American National Red Cross Governance Modernization Act: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 1681) (H. Rept. 110-87), H3399 [16AP]
Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 3890) (H. Rept. 110-418), H12383 [31OC]
Food Security and Agricultural Development Act: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 2844) (H. Rept. 110-257), H8292 [23JY]
Global Online Freedom Act: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 275) (H. Rept. 110-481), H15214 [10DE]
International Climate Cooperation Re-Engagement Act: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 2420) (H. Rept. 110-215), H7429 [28JN]
International Nuclear Fuel for Peace and Nonproliferation Act: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 885) (H. Rept. 110-196), H6660 [18JN]
Iran Counter-Proliferation Act: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 1400) (H. Rept. 110-294), H9653 [2AU]
Iran Sanctions Act Expansion and Clarification of the Entities Against Which Sanctions May Be Imposed: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 957) (H. Rept. 110-163), H5619 [22MY]
OPIC Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 2798) (H. Rept. 110-241), H8184 [19JY]
Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation Act: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 1469) (H. Rept. 110-138), H4751 [9MY]
Stop Tuberculosis (TB) Now Act: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 1567) (H. Rept. 110-381), H11547 [15OC]
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]
U.S.-Caribbean Educational Exchange Act: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 176) (H. Rept. 110-254), H8291 [23JY]
Victims of Torture Treatment Programs Funding: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 1678) (H. Rept. 110-103), H3723 [20AP]
Resolutions by organizations
Tibetan-Chinese relations: Canadian Parliament House of Commons, E599
———Canadian Parliament Senate, E599
Statements
International Day of Commemoration for the Victims of the Holocaust: Ban Ki-Moon, U.N., E233
Legacy of Raoul Wallenberg—Hero of the Holocaust: Gunnar Lund, E1181
Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue 63d Meeting of Delegations From the U.S. and the European Parliament, E2230
Subpoena Notices
Superior Court of the District of Columbia, H14089 [4DE]
Tables
Peace Corps volunteers from California's 12th Congressional District, E436
Testimonies
Morocco, Progress Toward Equality: Charles Dahan, Federation of the Moroccan Jewry, E1581
Tributes
Billington, James H., E1946
Drinan, Robert F., H1186
Ellis, Larry W. and Vanderler, E1582
Greenebaum, William A., II, E164
Hoffman, Shulamit, E819
Johnson, Samuel, Jr., E1881
Kovacs, Violetta, E345
Librescu, Liviu, E809
Mangini, Victor, E371
Niederauer, George H., E348
Papan, Louis J., E950
Sanader, Ivo, E1589
Simonson, Joy Rosenheim, E1775
Torney, George, E814
Vasquez, Daniel de Jesus Ochoa, E2046
Von Habsburg, Otto, E2373
Wallace, Sandra, E735
Wallenberg, Raoul, E1180
Walsh, Bill, E1702
Wan Ko Yee, E1832
Winton, Nicholas, E1594