LoBIONDO, FRANK A. (a Representative from New Jersey)
Amendments
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2643), H7072 [25JN], H7139 [26JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), H7941 [17JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 661), H941 [24JA]
Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H11777 [18OC]
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), H3185 [27MR]
———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), H1343 [7FE]
———restore prohibition on commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 249), H1565 [13FE]
———strengthen polar bear conservation efforts (see H.R. 2327), H5053 [15MY]
Archdiocese of New York: anniversary (see H. Res. 345), H4629 [8MY]
Armed Forces: enhance national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and enhancement of National Guard Bureau functions (see H.R. 718), H1211 [5FE]
———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2702), H10434 [17SE]
———improve diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in members and former members and expand Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs telehealth and telemental health programs (see H.R. 3051), H7851 [16JY]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq and urge the President to consider options and alternatives for success (see H. Con. Res. 65), H1897 [16FE]
———prohibit the unauthorized use of names and images of members (see H.R. 269), H4487 [3MY]
———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 1439), H4051 [24AP]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H943 [24JA]
———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), H11935 [23OC]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1222), H11171 [2OC]
———tribute to 1st Battalion, 133d Infantry of the Iowa National Guard (see H. Res. 568), H8617 [25JY]
———tribute to Marines of Company M (``Mike Company'') of the 3d Battalion, 7th Regiment, 1st Marine Division (see H. Res. 541), H7776 [12JY]
Army Reserve: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 70), H15468 [13DE]
BLM: establish the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 2016), H10511 [18SE]
Border Patrol: request congressional pardon for agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose A. Compean (see H.R. 563), H759 [18JA]
———request Presidential pardon for agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose A. Compean (see H. Con. Res. 37), H8398 [24JY]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H11250 [3OC]
Budget: commit 4 percent of gross domestic product to a base defense budget (see H.J. Res. 67), H14494 (see H.J. Res. 67), H15208 [6DE]
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]
Capitol Building and Grounds: provide that the great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center shall be known as Emancipation Hall (see H.R. 3315), H9653 [2AU]
———require the Architect of the Capitol to permit the acknowledgment of God on flag certificates (see H.R. 3779), H11495 [12OC]
Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Military Eye Injuries: establish (see H.R. 3558), H10626 [19SE]
Charleston, SC: honor and express condolences to families of firefighters killed in warehouse fire (see H. Con. Res. 172), H7341 [27JN]
Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide vision care (see H.R. 507), H7011 [22JN]
———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), H8821 [27JY]
Climate: reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 1590), H2742 [20MR]
Coast Guard: tribute to efforts relative to the seizure of cocaine at sea (see H. Res. 866), H15470 [13DE]
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), H4967 [14MY]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H5929 [24MY]
Congress: pledge faithful support to members of the Armed Forces serving in harm's way (see H.R. 511), H2400 [9MR]
Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see H.R. 1890), H3474 [17AP]
———require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a Federal contract to make certain information available to the public (see H.R. 1889), H3474 [17AP]
Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 699), H3081 [26MR]
CPSC: issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of certain furniture and electronic appliances (see H.R. 4266), H16835 [18DE]
Crime: strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H344 [10JA]
Dams: establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 1098), H4753 [9MY]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H9468 (see H.R. 1154), H9545 [1AU]
Dennis P. Collins Post Office Building, Bayonne, NJ: designate (see H.R. 3307), H9467 (see H.R. 3307), H9544 [1AU]
Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize conservation and energy programs and modify the operation and administration of these programs (see H.R. 1551), H2620 [15MR]
Dept. of Defense: carry out a pilot program to determine the feasibility and desirability of equipping turbojet aircraft in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet with a missile defense system (see H.R. 2274), H6405 [13JN]
———tribute to U.S. Transportation Command (see H. Res. 640), H10627 [19SE]
Dept. of Education: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 701), H986 [29JA]
———promote availability and use of the Federal student financial aid Internet site (see H.R. 1522), H3400 [16AP]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H4553 [7MY]
———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see H.R. 2063), H4554 [7MY]
———establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1440), H3778 [23AP]
———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H7340 [27JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: make grants to first responders (see H.R. 130), H115 [5JA]
Dept. of State: designate the Quds Force, a unit of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, as a foreign terrorist organization (see H.R. 1324), H2487 [13MR]
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), H10510 [18SE]
———make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain veterans (see H.R. 652), H941 [24JA]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 346), H8186 [19JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 695), H3476 [17AP]
Dept. of Transportation: 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), H3724 [20AP]
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), H13296 [7NO]
———establish enhanced process for funding veterans health care programs and standards for access to health care (see H.R. 1041), H1667 [14FE]
———establish Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (see H.R. 2818), H8618 [25JY]
———repeal offset from surviving spouse annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation and annuity authority for certain dependents (see H.R. 1589), H12103 [25OC]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (see H.R. 4104), H13413 [8NO]
Dink, Hrant: condemn murder of Turkish journalist (see H. Res. 102), H987 [29JA]
Disabled: enhance early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (see H.R. 1198), H10939 [26SE]
Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: extend authority for establishment of memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 995), H1471 [12FE]
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), H10157 [5SE]
———call for the declaration of lung cancer as a public health priority and the implementation of a comprehensive interagency program to reduce lung cancer mortality (see H. Res. 335), H10370 [14SE]
———enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see H.R. 1192), H13412 [8NO]
———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H5473 [17MY]
———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), H11548 [15OC]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H8618 [25JY]
———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 1560), H3081 [26MR]
———identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H.R. 1188), H14157 [4DE]
———improve screening and treatment of cancers and provide survivorship services (see H.R. 2353), H8821 [27JY]
———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see H.R. 1881), H7011 [22JN]
———make permanent the authority of the Postal Service to issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1236), H10434 [17SE]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H2119 [1MR]
———provide for prostate cancer imaging research and education (see H.R. 3563), H10757 [24SE]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2380), H5471 [17MY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend (see H.R. 648), H13296 [7NO]
———amend certain accountability provisions (see H.R. 2946), H12739 [5NO]
———promote environmental education (see H.R. 3036), H10511 [18SE]
Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H11639 [16OC]
FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 2905), H9469 (see H.R. 2905), H9545 [1AU]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H1790 [15FE]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1073), H3476 [17AP]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2421), H5620 [22MY]
———reauthorize programs to improve the quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 723), H1053 [30JA]
FEMA: designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System (see H.R. 129), H115 [5JA]
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), H5532 [21MY]
———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]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 12), H3401 [16AP]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (see H.R. 3138), H9277 [31JY]
Foreign trade: prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H15469 [13DE]
———provide that exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is a countervailable export subsidy and clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency (see H.R. 782), H2121 [1MR]
Frank J. Guarini Post Office Building, Jersey City, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2467), H5723 [23MY]
Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 605), H10246 [6SE]
Government regulations: provide that only certain forms of identification of individuals may be accepted by the Federal Government and by financial institutions (see H.R. 1314), H2401 [9MR]
Health: make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 971), H2121 [1MR]
———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (see H.R. 493), H571 [16JA]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H2121 [1MR]
History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2894), H13860 [13NO]
House Rules: require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures (see H. Res. 786), H13205 [6NO]
Immigration: prohibit issuance of State driver's licenses or other government-issued photo identification to illegal aliens (see H.R. 4176), H13958 [14NO] (see H. Res. 800), H13204 [6NO]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 821), H5927 [24MY]
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), H6181 [7JN]
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), H1150 [31JA]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H1153 [31JA]
Iran: call for immediate and unconditional release of British marines and sailors (see H. Res. 267), H3080 [26MR]
———encourage divestiture of current investments, prohibit future investments, and require disclosure to investors of information on such investments (see H.R. 1357), H3279 [28MR]
———end World Bank disbursements until the International Atomic Energy Agency certifies compliance with certain U.N. Security Council resolutions and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (see H. Con. Res. 235), H12156 [29OC]
———enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H2672 [19MR]
———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2880), H13205 [6NO]
Japan: recognize security alliance with the U.S. and express appreciation for role in enhancing stability in the Asia-Pacific region and its efforts in the global war against terrorism (see H. Res. 508), H8122 [18JY]
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 800), H1208 [5FE]
Law enforcement: grant immunity from civil liability to any person who voluntarily notifies appropriate security personnel of suspicious activity believed to threaten transportation security (see H.R. 2291), H8187 [19JY]
———improve maritime law enforcement (see H.R. 1811), H3359 [29MR]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 4901), H16947 [19DE]
———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 688), H943 [24JA]
Lea, Tom: tribute (see H. Res. 519), H7202 [26JN]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 244), H14251 [5DE]
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), H10902 [25SE]
Medicaid: ensure beneficiary access to generic drugs by setting pharmacy reimbursement based on retail acquisition cost and to promote use of generic drugs (see H.R. 3140), H8396 [24JY]
———ensure individuals eligible for medical assistance continue to have access to prescription drugs (see H.R. 3700), H13960 [14NO]
———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H8121 [18JY]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H9654 [2AU]
———require coverage of professional services of optometrists that are otherwise covered when furnished by a physician (see H.R. 1983), H7434 [28JN]
———require staff working with developmentally disabled individuals to call emergency services in the event of a life-threatening situation (see H.R. 2379), H5471 [17MY]
Medicare: disapprove rule relative to coverage of the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in the treatment of anemia in cancer patients (see H.J. Res. 54), H11495 [12OC]
———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 1459), H2399 [9MR]
———extend minimum wage index established by regulation for each all-urban State under inpatient hospital prospective payment system (see H.R. 2709), H6404 [13JN]
———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 1190), H4293 [1MY]
———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see H.R. 3865), H14158 [4DE]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 2122), H7434 [28JN]
———provide a moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 1293), H2120 [1MR]
———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 3282), H11549 [15OC]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H3017 [23MR]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H1345 [7FE]
———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims and prohibit inclusion of pharmacy information (see H.R. 1474), H4051 [24AP]
———waive part B premiums for certain military retirees (see H.R. 1223), H11171 [2OC]
Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 2934), H8835 (see H.R. 2934), H9053 [30JY]
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), H3476 [17AP]
———repeal requirements that applicants for merchant seamen licenses and certificates and merchant mariners' documents must take oaths (see H.R. 1605), H2743 [20MR]
Middle East: call for release of Israeli soldiers held captive by Hamas and Hezbollah (see H. Res. 107), H1472 [12FE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3333), H9654 [2AU]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 1506), H2485 [13MR]
———require higher standards of automobile fuel efficiency with the goal of reducing the amount of oil used for fuel by automobiles (see H.R. 656), H941 [24JA]
NAFTA: withdrawal (see H. Con. Res. 22), H7983 [17JY]
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 Boating Day: observance (see H. Res. 505), H6827 [20JN]
National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 91), H2486 [13MR]
National Cancer Institute: make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer (see H.R. 3689), H13960 [14NO]
National Cemetery Administration: permit employees, volunteers, and veterans' service organizations that perform funeral honors to recite 13 steps for folding an U.S. flag if requested by family of the deceased (see H. Res. 783), H12385 [31OC]
National Children and Families Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 62), H2039 [28FE]
National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 186), H2122 [1MR]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 264), H3017 [23MR]
National Eosinophil Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 296), H4488 [3MY]
National Guard: establish Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program to facilitate community reintegration of members returning from active duty (see H.R. 2090), H4291 [1MY]
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), H4176 [25AP]
———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 715), H10756 [24SE]
National Letter Carriers Appreciation Day: establish (see H. Res. 49), H4052 [24AP]
National Men's Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 138), H6236 [11JN]
National Safe Boating Week: recognize the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the National Safe Boating Council for promotion efforts (see H. Res. 386), H4752 [9MY]
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), H3278 [28MR]
National Youth Sports Week: establish (see H. Res. 442), H6332 [12JN]
Native Americans: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H12739 [5NO]
Navy: anniversary of sailing of ``Great White Fleet'' (see H. Con. Res. 261), H14251 [5DE]
Office of Veterans Identity Protection Claims: establish to reimburse persons for injuries suffered due to unauthorized use, disclosure, or dissemination of stolen identifying information (see H.R. 1307), H2672 [19MR]
Our Military Kids, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 313), H4177 [25AP]
Paterson Great Falls National Park: establish (see H.R. 189), H117 [5JA]
Patriotism: prescribe that members of the Armed Forces and veterans out of uniform may render the military salute during hoisting, lowering, or passing of flag (see H.R. 3380), H11549 [15OC]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 291), H4052 [24AP]
Political action committees: prohibit from making payments to a candidate's spouse and require report on disbursements made to immediate family members (see H.R. 2630), H6440 (see H.R. 2630), H6477 [14JN]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H3478 [17AP]
———prevent closure or consolidation of post offices (see H. Con. Res. 13), H6112 [6JN]
———recognize and honor military personnel serving overseas (see H. Res. 784), H13205 [6NO]
Power resources: reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 670), H942 [24JA]
Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1919), H3560 [18AP]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 980), H2341 [8MR]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 969), H8121 [18JY]
Railroads: exclude solid waste disposal from the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board (see H.R. 1248), H2122 [1MR]
Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3053), H11639 [16OC]
Russia: note disturbing pattern of killings of dozens of independent journalists over the last decade, and call on President Vladimir Putin to authorize cooperation with outside investigators in solving those murders (see H. Con. Res. 151), H5621 [22MY]
Rutgers University: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 300), H3475 [17AP]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 17), H10901 [25SE]
Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 1783), H11777 [18OC]
Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (see H.R. 2452), H5723 [23MY]
Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 368), H4966 [14MY]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H515 [12JA]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H6661 [18JN]
States: establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 3224), H9469 (see H.R. 3224), H9546 [1AU]
Sudan: encourage the People's Republic of China use of influence and economic leverage to stop genocide and violence in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 422), H6009 [5JN]
Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to address threatening policies, and establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government (see H.R. 2332), H12104 [25OC]
Tariff: clarify classification of fiberboard core and laminate boards and panels (see H.R. 3392), H9706 [3AU]
Taxation: allow deduction of State and local income and property taxes against the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2318), H5053 [15MY]
———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), H3018 [23MR]
———allow solar and geothermal investment credit for public utility property (see H.R. 1977), H6236 [11JN]
———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 943), H3081 [26MR]
———expand and extend incentives for alternative fuel vehicles and refueling property and repeal certain oil and gas production incentives (see H.R. 86), H515 [12JA]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H5922 [24MY]
———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 197), H1416 [8FE]
———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 550), H5054 [15MY]
———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 549), H2957 [22MR]
———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2682), H6330 [12JN]
———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1304), H2672 [19MR]
———make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 743), H10076 [4SE]
———make permanent the qualified tuition deduction (see H.R. 686), H1417 [8FE]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1576), H10320 [7SE]
———permit interest on federally guaranteed water, wastewater, and essential community facilities loans to be tax exempt in order to improve such facilities in rural areas (see H.R. 1959), H11847 [22OC]
———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 2287), H12739 [5NO]
———provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 1422), H8121 [18JY]
———provide and extend tax incentives for renewable energy and conservation (see H.R. 1596), H10902 [25SE]
———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1112), H1892 [16FE]
———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 1366), H5472 [17MY]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 1023), H10157 [5SE]
———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H3278 [28MR]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H7777 [12JY]
Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 741), H4416 [2MY]
Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (see H.R. 2095), H6008 [5JN]
Traumatic Brain Injury Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1418), H6235 [11JN]
Turkey: allow certain claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey (see H.R. 1456), H2399 [9MR]
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), H8835 (see H. Res. 557), H9054 [30JY]
U.N. Security Council: charge Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with violating the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide because of his call for the destruction of Israel (see H. Con. Res. 21), H887 [23JA]
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), H13960 [14NO]
University and College Union: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Israeli academia (see H. Res. 467), H7071 [25JN]
Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 784), H1151 [31JA]
———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), H945 [24JA]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H2744 [20MR]
Vietnam: call for release of political prisoners and prisoners of conscience (see H. Res. 243), H3562 [18AP]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: condemn actions resulting in damage (see H. Res. 680), H10901 [25SE]
Water pollution: reduce water pollution from recreational vessels (see H.R. 2550), H14157 [4DE]
Wildlife: protect, conserve, and restore native fish, wildlife, and their natural habitats on Federal lands through grants to control, mitigate, and eradicate harmful nonnative species (see H.R. 767), H11070 [1OC]
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), H13204 [6NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Coastal zones: ensure the continuation and improvement of coastal restoration (see H.R. 1504), H2485 [13MR]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 944), H1414 [8FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the capability to provide for the medical care needs of veterans in southern New Jersey (see H.R. 3338), H9655 [2AU]
Diseases: extend preventive-health and research programs for prostate cancer (see H.R. 2729), H6438 (see H.R. 2729), H6475 [14JN]
Hazardous substances: address risks of exposure of children to mercury from mercury-contaminated industrial sites (see H.R. 2813), H6955 [21JN]
Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute (see H. Res. 259), H2821 [21MR]
New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1815), H3359 [29MR]
Tariff: liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries relating to high-density laminate panels (see H.R. 4520, 4521, 4522), H15413 (see H.R. 4523), H15414 [12DE]
Remarks
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: long-term testing of children exposed to mercury-contaminated industrial sites funding, H7139 [26JN]
Animals: prohibit funding for importation of polar bears and polar bear parts, H7240 [27JN]
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1613 [14FE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), H5149
———improve military base security for Armed Service members and their families, H5149 [16MY]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2643), H7139 [26JN], H7240 [27JN]
Diseases: call for the declaration of lung cancer as a public health priority and the implementation of a comprehensive interagency program to reduce lung cancer mortality (H. Res. 335), E2411
Hazardous substances: address risks of exposure of children to mercury from mercury-contaminated industrial sites (H.R. 2813), E1383
Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute (H. Res. 259), E607
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 264), H4525
New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route: funding, H11962
———reauthorize appropriations (H.R. 1815), E711
Public lands: extend authorization for certain national heritage areas (H.R. 1483), H11962
Votes: position on missed, H1860
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1787 [15FE]
Tributes
Cassell, Patricia, E1146
Kravitz, Pinky, E1598