LOEBSACK, DAVID (a Representative from Iowa)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1429, Improving Head Start Act, H12814 [6NO]
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]
African Americans: apologize for enslavement and racial segregation (see H. Res. 194), H6828 [20JN]
Air Force: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 207), H10319 [7SE]
Akron, OH: anniversary of Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens (see H. Con. Res. 143), H6578 [15JN]
American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 74), H10696 [20SE]
Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H8741 [26JY]
Arab League: urge acknowledgment of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and increase efforts to stop such genocide (see H. Con. Res. 7), H3364 [29MR]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H4051 [24AP]
Armed Forces: allow active member to terminate or suspend certain service contracts entered into prior to notice of transfer or deployment and penalize violations of interest rate limits (see H.R. 3298), H10246 [6SE]
———allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or review by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3174), H9657 [2AU]
———encourage courts with fiduciary responsibility for a child of a member who receives a death gratuity to consider the member's intent regarding the distribution of funds on behalf of the child (see H. Con. Res. 175), H7202 [26JN]
———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), H3777 [23AP]
———extend time limit for use of education assistance by members of the Selected Reserve and members of the Reserve component supporting contingency operations and certain other operations (see H.R. 1330), H4176 [25AP]
———improve mental health care for wounded members (see H.R. 2612), H6179 [7JN]
———increase basic pay (see H. Con. Res. 162), H6736 [19JN]
———permit members of the Selected Reserves and Reserve components to re-enter their military service and receive Reserve Education Assistance Program benefits if they previously earned such benefit (see H.R. 3099), H10077 [4SE]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H4176 [25AP]
———prohibit use of funds for an escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (see H.R. 353), H1416 [8FE]
———provide alternative retired pay and disability compensation rates for members with a combat-related disability, with such rates based on the average monthly salary for high school graduates (see H.R. 1732), H4967 [14MY]
———provide for payment of death gratuity relative to members without a surviving spouse who are survived by a minor child (see H.R. 1115), H1892 [16FE]
———provide support and assistance for families of National Guard and Reserve members undergoing deployment (see H.R. 1541), H2619 [15MR]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H5724 [23MY]
———reimburse tuition for programs of education interrupted by military service, defer student loans, and reduce interest rates during periods of military service (see H.R. 2910), H9657 [2AU]
———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), H13523 [9NO]
———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 3159), H8396 [24JY]
———tribute to 1st Battalion, 133d Infantry of the Iowa National Guard (see H. Res. 568), H8617 [25JY]
———tribute to 1st Brigade Combat Team/34th Infantry Division of the Minnesota National Guard (see H. Con. Res. 185), H9277 [31JY]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1707), H4967 [14MY]
Army Reserve: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 70), H15468 [13DE]
Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H15738 [17DE]
Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 3609), H13205 [6NO]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H10076 [4SE]
Cal Ripken Way, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 3218), H8820 [27JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: provide that the great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center shall be known as Emancipation Hall (see H.R. 3315), H9653 [2AU]
Children and youth: increase the effectiveness of international child abduction remedies (see H.R. 2518), H5924 [24MY]
Children's Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H11935 [23OC]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H3777 [23AP]
Clean Air Act: promote and assure quality of biodiesel fuel (see H.R. 3781), H12739 [5NO]
Climate: address security risks posed by global climate change (see H.R. 1961), H4967 [14MY]
———reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 1590), H11250 [3OC]
Colleges and universities: provide grants to improve remedial education, customize remediation to student career goals, and help students move from remediation to for-credit occupation program courses (see H.R. 4067), H12455 [1NO]
———provide grants to universities and colleges for development of student success services that will improve college persistence and prepare students for the workplace (see H.R. 3450), H9708 [3AU]
Communications Act: reform universal service provisions (see H.R. 2054), H5928 [24MY]
Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 2857), H12455 [1NO]
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]
Consumer Product Safety Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3691), H14158 [4DE]
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), H5054 [15MY]
Courts: restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror (see H.R. 2826), H7010 [22JN]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1592), H2743 [20MR]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H10320 [7SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: enhance fair and open competition in the production and sale of agricultual commodities (see H.R. 2135), H4484 [3MY]
———reauthorize the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (see H.R. 1616), H3364 [29MR]
Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 1554), H3400 [16AP]
Dept. of Education: allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of positive behavior supports and other early intervening services (see H.R. 3407), H9706 [3AU]
———award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 2323), H8821 [27JY]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H5054 [15MY]
———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H11172 [2OC]
———reauthorize the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 2915), H7431 [28JN]
Dept. of Justice: express no confidence in performance of Attorney General Gonzales and urge the President to request his resignation (see H. Res. 417), H5623 [22MY]
———safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 2941), H9711 [3AU]
Dept. of the Interior: promote efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 2381), H5471 [17MY]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 346), H10017 [4AU]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award a grant to a private, nonprofit entity to establish, publicize, and operate a national toll-free suicide prevention telephone hotline targeted to and staffed by veterans (see H.R. 2219), H4628 [8MY]
———change the length of the obligated period of service on active duty required for receiving certain educational benefits (see H.R. 3882), H11728 [17OC]
———conduct a study on suicides among veterans (see H.R. 4204), H14081 [15NO]
———develop and implement a comprehensive program to reduce incidence of suicide among veterans (see H.R. 327), H251 [9JA]
———establish Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (see H.R. 2818), H8397 [24JY]
———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1927), H5533 [21MY]
———require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 1470), H3696 [19AP]
Developing countries: provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the U.S. and international financial institutions by low-income countries (see H.R. 2634), H11847 [22OC]
Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (see H.R. 2831), H7010 [22JN]
Diseases: establish 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), H4967 [14MY]
———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 1113), H7011 [22JN]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H4293 [1MY]
———improve screening and treatment of cancers and provide survivorship services (see H.R. 2353), H5291 [16MY]
———increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see H.R. 1567), H4967 [14MY]
———make permanent the authority of the Postal Service to issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1236), H3400 [16AP]
———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 2210), H11639 [16OC]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H4293 [1MY]
Ecology and environment: authorize Federal agencies and legislative branch offices to purchase greenhouse gas offsets and renewable energy credits (see H.R. 823), H10363 [10SE]
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]
———improve early education (see H.R. 3289), H10077 [4SE]
———provide grants for core curriculum development (see H.R. 3606), H10625 [19SE]
———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 627), H835 [22JA]
———establish an instructional level assessment pilot program (see H.R. 4100), H13204 [6NO]
Employment: increase family and medical leave for family members of servicemembers with combat-related injuries (see H.R. 3481), H11250 [3OC]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H4050 [24AP]
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: extend and increase the authority for the ombudsman under such compensation program (see H.R. 2255), H9468 (see H.R. 2255), H9545 [1AU]
ERISA: require Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity for certain retired airline pilots (see H.R. 2103), H4415 [2MY]
FAA: reform Essential Air Service Program (see H.R. 3004), H8293 [23JY]
———relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H7340 [27JN]
Fair Labor Standards Act: increase penalties for violations of child labor laws (see H.R. 2637), H6332 [12JN]
Favre, Brett: tribute (see H. Res. 697), H11070 [1OC]
FDA: provide for the licensing of comparable biological products to allow for lower-cost, generic versions of biotech drugs (see H.R. 1038), H4176 [25AP]
———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H4416 [2MY]
FDIC: establish industrial bank holding company regulation (see H.R. 698), H3017 [23MR]
Federal aid programs: provide a comprehensive regional approach to economic and infrastructure development in the most severely distressed regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 3246), H9275 [31JY]
Floods: express sympathy and pledge support for victims of thunderstorms that caused severe flooding in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin (see H. Res. 657), H10434 [17SE]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 619), H5724 [23MY]
Foreign policy: condemn use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world and find remedies to end this practice (see H. Con. Res. 75), H5055 [15MY]
Foreign trade: prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H8293 [23JY]
Gore, Albert, Jr.: tribute for Academy Award-winning documentary, ``An Inconvenient Truth'' (see H. Res. 197), H4177 [25AP]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H4553 [7MY]
Head Start Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1429), H2398 [9MR]
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), H3561 [18AP]
———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), H5532 [21MY]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H942 [24JA]
———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (see H.R. 493), H1565 [13FE]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]
Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2123), H13205 [6NO]
Help America Vote Act: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 281), H5292 [16MY]
———require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H1209 [5FE]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: tribute (see H. Res. 687), H11027 [27SE]
Higher Education Act: amend and extend (see H.R. 4137), H16835 [18DE]
———improve participation in higher education of, and increase opportunities in employment for, residents of rural areas (see H.R. 4139), H13522 [9NO]
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]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 464), H4176 [25AP]
House Ethics Commission: establish (see H.R. 1754), H5293 [16MY]
Houston, TX: commend Wings Over Houston Airshow for contribution to the appreciation, understanding, and future of the Armed Forces, the city of Houston, TX, and Ellington Field (see H. Res. 691), H11027 [27SE]
Hunting and trapping: recognize hunters for their continued commitment to safety (see H. Con. Res. 193), H10018 [4AU]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 627), H835 [22JA]
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), H4176 [25AP]
———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1076), H11548 [15OC]
———provide additional limitations on pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 2833), H10018 [4AU]
Iran: enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H7852 [16JY]
Iraq: provide for Operation Iraqi Freedom cost accountability (see H. Res. 97), H4968 [14MY]
———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (see H.J. Res. 18), H672 [17JA]
———recognize performance of U.S. Armed Forces, repeal authorization of use, submit redeployment plan, establish Coordinator for Iraq Stabilization, and place conditions on funding (see H.R. 1460), H13523 [9NO]
———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]
———require U.S. military disengagement and provide U.S. assistance for reconstruction and reconciliation (see H.R. 508), H945 [24JA]
———set a deliberate timetable for redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 960), H2437 [12MR]
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), H4968 [14MY]
Johnson, Shawn: tribute (see H. Res. 684), H10939 [26SE]
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: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 365), H987 [29JA]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 244), H13523 [9NO]
Major Scott Nisely Post Office, Marshalltown, IA: designate (see H.R. 2563), H6006 [5JN]
Marine Corps: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 246), H14158 [4DE]
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]
———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H5054 [15MY]
———limit required use of tamper-resistant prescription pads to class II narcotics (see H.R. 3090), H8618 [25JY]
———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), H4967 [14MY]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H12739 [5NO]
———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H12454 [1NO]
Medicare: ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1845), H8121 [18JY]
———expedite application and qualification process of low-income individuals obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 1536), H2619 [15MR]
———limit penalty for late enrollment under part B and exclude periods of COBRA and retiree coverage from such late enrollment penalty (see H.R. 2591), H6110 [6JN]
———provide a certain limit for the practice expense and the work expense geographic practice cost indices (GPCI) (see H.R. 2827), H7434 [28JN]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H4966 [14MY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H4204 [26AP]
———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4), H110 [5JA]
———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims and prohibit inclusion of pharmacy information (see H.R. 1474), H5293 [16MY]
———restore certain treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment (see H.R. 621), H8186 [19JY]
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: ensure proportional representation of rural interests (see H.R. 1730), H3277 [28MR]
Members of Congress: deny congressional retirement benefits if such individual is convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 476), H790 [19JA]
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), H7776 [12JY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]
Muir Woods National Monument: anniversary (see H. Res. 868), H15470 [13DE]
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 273), H16948 [19DE]
National AmeriCorps Week: observance (see H. Res. 385), H4968 [14MY]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1), H109 [5JA]
National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 74), H10696 [20SE]
National Fire Fighter Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 695), H12740 [5NO]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: require disclosure of information on the fair market value and safety of damaged motor vehicles (see H.R. 1029), H4293 [1MY]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 715), H4416 [2MY]
National objectives: promote energy efficient transportation and public buildings, encourage use of alternative fuel vehicles and renewable energy, and ensure sound water resource and natural disaster preparedness planning (see H.R. 2701), H7491 [10JY]
National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 554), H7982 [17JY]
National Suffragists Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 105), H3361 [29MR]
National Women's Friendship Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 205), H10626 [19SE]
National Writing Project (organization): reauthorize (see H.R. 3357), H10902 [25SE]
National Youth Sports Week: establish (see H. Res. 442), H6332 [12JN]
Neal Smith Federal Building, Des Moines, IA: designate (see H.R. 1045), H2039 [28FE]
New Milford, CT: anniversary (see H. Res. 528), H8122 [18JY]
NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see H.R. 1644), H10157 [5SE]
No Child Left Behind Act: reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see H.R. 2864), H12021 [24OC]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Albert Gore, Jr., and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for peace (see H. Res. 735), H11778 [18OC]
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. 803), H13523 [9NO] (see H. Res. 819), H13859 [13NO]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2049), H4203 [26AP]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program (see H.R. 1700), H4629 [8MY]
OSHA: issue a standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl (see H.R. 2693), H6736 [19JN]
Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 108), H4177 [25AP]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H4293 [1MY]
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), H6736 [19JN]
Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1614), H6331 [12JN]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H4052 [24AP]
Poverty: develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce and eliminate global poverty (see H.R. 1302), H5293 [16MY]
———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), H11640 [16OC]
Power resources: invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (see H.R. 6), H513 [12JA]
———support the ``25 x 25 Initiative'' which envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch lands will provide at least 25 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. by the year 2025 (see H. Con. Res. 25), H4205 [26AP]
Presidents of the U.S: regulate judicial use of Presidential signing statements in the interpretation of Acts of Congress (see H.R. 3045), H9469 (see H.R. 3045), H9545 [1AU]
Public buildings: install energy-efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs in construction, alteration, and maintenance (see H.R. 1705), H5054 [15MY]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 980), H3185 [27MR]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 969), H3017 [23MR]
Puerto Rico: recognize service of the 65th Infantry Borinqueneers during the Korean War and all Puerto Ricans serving in the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 443), H8187 [19JY]
Radio: nullify Copyright Royalty Board decision increasing royalty rates for webcasters and reform the royalty rate-setting standard that applies to commercial Internet radio royalty arbitrations (see H.R. 2060), H7340 [27JN]
Roads and highways: support goals and ideals of a world day of remembrance for road crash victims (see H. Con. Res. 87), H4554 [7MY]
Science: increase amount in certain funding agreements relating to patents and nonprofit organizations to be used for scientific research, development, and education (see H.R. 3141), H8396 [24JY]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 17), H1152 [31JA]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 210), H10626 [19SE]
Social Security: extend moratorium on implementation of a rule on Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program and finalization of graduate medical education rule (see H.R. 3533), H12739 [5NO]
———extend State Children's Health Insurance Program, streamline enrollment under that program and Medicaid, and provide a healthy savings tax credit for purchase of children's health coverage (see H.R. 2147), H4967 [14MY]
———provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability (see H.R. 2943), H7432 [28JN]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H4292 [1MY]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H6661 [18JN]
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]
———identify companies that conduct business operations in Sudan and prohibit U.S. Government contracts with such companies (see H.R. 180), H4966 [14MY]
Taxation: allow deduction for qualified timber gains and modernize certain provisions applicable to timber real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1937), H9710 [3AU]
———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), H6956 [21JN]
———disallow the tax credit for renewable diesel in the case of fuel coproduced with petroleum, natural gas, or coal feedstocks (see H.R. 2361), H5470 [17MY]
———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 943), H3400 [16AP]
———expand and modernize agricultural bond programs to assist young farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 3817), H13412 [8NO]
———expand availability and repeal sunset on increase of dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 1871), H3473 [17AP]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H5922 [24MY]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H5472 [17MY]
———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 197), H5054 [15MY]
———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 2234), H10076 [4SE]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1498), H11495 [12OC]
———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 549), H4204 [26AP]
———increase alternative minimum tax refundable credit amount for individuals with long-term unused credits for prior year minimum tax liability (see H.R. 3861), H12740 [5NO]
———increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see H.R. 2021), H11028 [27SE]
———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1043), H13412 [8NO]
———provide a credit for residential biomass fuel property expenditures (see H.R. 3107), H9711 [3AU]
———provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 1422), H4967 [14MY]
———provide credits for the installation of wind energy property, including by rural homeowners, farmers, ranchers, and small businesses (see H.R. 1772), H5293 [16MY]
———treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 2280), H11028 [27SE]
Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 1687), H7433 [28JN]
Terrorism: prevent nuclear terrorism (see H.R. 2891), H7339 [27JN]
Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (see H.R. 2095), H6008 [5JN]
U.N.: ensure members meet obligations to women agreed to in resolution on women, peace, and security, and implement international law protecting rights of women and girls during and after conflicts (see H. Res. 146), H5055 [15MY]
Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 278), H4966 [14MY]
Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2514), H5924 [24MY]
———make certain improvements in the provision of health care (see H.R. 2874), H7338 [27JN]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H4209 [30AP]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: anniversary of construction and dedication (see H. Res. 326), H3724 [20AP]
Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 324), H3694 [19AP]
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), H4176 [25AP]
World War II: honor the service and sacrifice of glider pilots (see H. Con. Res. 42), H2401 [9MR] (see H. Con. Res. 93), H2620 [15MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Education: establish a Secondary School Innovation Fund (see H.R. 3763), H11315 [4OC]
———establish an Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning (see H.R. 3419), H9707 [3AU]
Education: encourage and support parent, family, and community involvement in schools, provide needed services and supports to children, and ensure that schools are centers of communities (see H.R. 3762), H11315 [4OC]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide grants for school renovation (see H.R. 3902), H11776 [18OC]
James A. Leach Federal Building, Davenport, IA: designate (see H.R. 1505), H2485 [13MR]
Johnson, Zach: tribute (see H. Res. 312), H3475 [17AP]
Remarks
American Association for Cancer Research: anniversary (H. Res. 448), E2152
Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, E1634
———restore intent and protections (H.R. 3195), E1634
Armed Forces: encourage courts with fiduciary responsibility for a child of a member who receives a death gratuity to consider the member's intent regarding the distribution of funds on behalf of the child (H. Con. Res. 175), H8228
———increase basic pay (H. Con. Res. 162), H12752
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1710 [15FE]
———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3159), H9571 [2AU]
———tribute to 1st Battalion, 133d Infantry of the Iowa National Guard, H8404 [25JY]
Borlaug, Norman E.: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, E1548
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), H7531 [11JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), conference report, H10267
Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide vision care (H.R. 507), E2159
———extend grant program for drug-endangered children (H.R. 1199), H10728
Colleges and universities: make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (H.R. 2669), H7531 [11JY]
———make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (H.R. 2669), conference report, H10267
Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 1), H9208
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), conference report, H15349 [12DE]
Dept. of Education: establish an Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning (H.R. 3419), E1765
Dept. of Labor: report to Congress on administration of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program, H8023 [18JY]
Dept. of State: respond to a critical shortage of passport processing personnel (S. 966), H7807
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), H6891
Dept. of the Treasury: establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (H.R. 2895), E2151
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop and implement a comprehensive program to reduce incidence of suicide among veterans (H.R. 327), Senate amendment, H11871 [23OC]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H12810 [6NO]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), H8023 [18JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3043), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 794), H12810 [6NO]
Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (H.R. 2831), H8949
Education: reduce student loan interest rates (H.R. 5), H578 [17JA]
Federal Housing Finance Agency: establish Affordable Housing Fund, H5383
Foreign aid: modify global gag rule denying U.S. funds to overseas health clinics that use private monies to fund abortions to allow for the provision of contraceptives, H6891
Head Start Program: reauthorize (H.R. 1429), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 813), H13871 [14NO]
Health care professionals: tribute to nursing, E544
Housing: reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1427), H5383
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), consideration (H. Res. 533), H7671 [12JY]
James A. Leach Federal Building, Davenport, IA: designate (H.R. 1505), H5002 [15MY]
Johnson, Zach: tribute (H. Res. 312), E751
Medicaid: provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (H.R. 1621), E1634
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), H258 [10JA]
National AmeriCorps Week: observance (H. Res. 385), H4928 [14MY]
National Cancer Research Month: designate (H. Res. 448), E2152
Older Americans Act: reinstate certain provisions relating to the nutrition services incentive program (S. 1002), H3236, H3237
Political action committees: prohibit from making payments to a candidate's spouse and require report on disbursements made to immediate family members (H.R. 2630), H8234
Public lands: extend authorization for certain national heritage areas (H.R. 1483), E2283
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (H.R. 980), H7866
SBA: reauthorize veterans entrepreneurial development programs (H.R. 2366), H6624 [18JN]
Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area: funding, E2283
Small business: expand opportunities for investments in small business (H.R. 3567), H10997
Social Security: extend and improve children's health insurance program and improve beneficiary protections under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3162), H9482 [1AU]
———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, H10806 [25SE]
Taxation: provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 675), H10806 [25SE]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: anniversary of construction and dedication (H. Res. 326), E1925
Votes: position on missed, H489
World Red Cross Red Crescent Day: observance (H. Res. 378), H7805
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H11488 [10OC]
Subpoena Notices
District Court for Linn County, IA, H3529 [18AP]
Tributes
Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr., E802