LYNCH, STEPHEN F. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
Amendments
Transportation: improve rail and surface transportation security (H.R. 1401), H3137 [27MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: respond to and prevent acts of rape and sexual violence against women and girls in regions of Sudan, Chad, and the Central African Republic (see H. Res. 726), H11490 [10OC]
Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H9657 [2AU]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 1280), H11070 [1OC]
———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), H6007 [5JN]
———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1464), H8186 [19JY]
Arab League: urge acknowledgment of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and increase efforts to stop such genocide (see H. Con. Res. 7), H3778 [23AP]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H1564 [13FE]
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]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 23), H343 [10JA]
———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]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H7656 [11JY]
———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), H13205 [6NO]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1222), H2672 [19MR]
———tribute to 1st Battalion, 133d Infantry of the Iowa National Guard (see H. Res. 568), H8617 [25JY]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1707), H3183 [27MR]
Army Reserve: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 70), H15468 [13DE]
Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H14249 [5DE]
Border Patrol: request Presidential commute of sentences for agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose A. Compean to time served (see H. Con. Res. 267), H15318 [11DE]
Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 782), H12237 [30OC]
Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H1471 [12FE]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H11395 [9OC]
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]
Business and industry: require certain large Government contractors to disclose the names and salaries of their most highly compensated officers (see H.R. 3928), H11933 [23OC]
Children and youth: 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), H11934 [23OC]
Civil rights: authorize a Library of Congress/National Museum of African American History and Culture project to collect video and audio recordings of testimonials of civil rights movement participants (see H.R. 998), H1897 [16FE]
———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H7340 [27JN]
Climate: conduct research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 620), H1272 [6FE]
———reduce Federal Government's contribution to global warming through efficiency in management and operations (see H.R. 2635), H6332 [12JN]
———reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 1590), H2742 [20MR]
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]
Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1507), H2486 [13MR]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino: establish (see H.R. 512), H670 [17JA]
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: condemn violence in eastern region and recognize threat such violence poses to the overall peace of the Great Lakes region (see H. Res. 795), H12739 [5NO]
Consumer Product Safety Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3691), H12238 [30OC]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 3010), H12021 [24OC]
Courts: restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror (see H.R. 2826), H10696 [20SE]
Credit: ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures and protect underage consumers (see H.R. 1461), H6008 [5JN]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1592), H2743 [20MR]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H515 [12JA]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 654), H6439 (see H.R. 654), H6476 [14JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize conservation and energy programs and modify the operation and administration of these programs (see H.R. 1551), H2620 [15MR]
———reauthorize the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (see H.R. 1616), H3185 [27MR]
Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 1092), H1789 [15FE]
———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 1971), H10370 [14SE]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H5927 [24MY]
Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 2926), H7431 [28JN]
———expand supply of affordable housing with supportive services for the elderly (see H.R. 2930), H10696 [20SE]
———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 3524), H10902 [25SE]
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]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (see H.R. 2895), H7430 [28JN]
———extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 2761), H6660 [18JN]
———identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (see H.R. 2942), H9657 [2AU]
———repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 695), H1791 [15FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an ombudsman (see H.R. 2192), H5473 [17MY]
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), H12739 [5NO]
Diamond-Blackfan Anemia: expand and intensify research (see H. Res. 524), H10902 [25SE]
Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1727), H7203 [26JN]
———protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident (see H.R. 3995), H13205 [6NO]
Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 3355), H10626 [19SE]
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), H7656 [11JY]
———authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 1032), H2122 [1MR]
———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H10077 [4SE]
———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 1113), H8742 [26JY]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H2303 [7MR]
———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), H1895 [16FE]
———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), H3400 [16AP]
———urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men (see H. Res. 288), H3362 [29MR]
Education: provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 916), H1413 [8FE]
———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 627), H835 [22JA]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H4205 [26AP]
———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1542), H2620 [15MR]
ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H2164 [5MR]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H10157 [5SE]
FDA: provide authority to order recalls of contaminated human and pet food, establish a notification system for such contamination, and improve regulation of human and pet food supply (see H.R. 2108), H10076 [4SE]
———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H1790 [15FE]
FDIC: establish industrial bank holding company regulation (see H.R. 698), H2621 [15MR]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H5054 [15MY]
Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council: establish (see H.R. 3892), H11776 [18OC]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2169), H11395 [9OC]
———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2421), H5620 [22MY]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 273), H3184 [27MR]
Food Stamp Act: strengthen (see H.R. 2129), H5928 [24MY]
Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 1229), H9656 [2AU]
———prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H4294 [1MY]
———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), H1897 [16FE]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2516), H5924 [24MY]
Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 136), H2122 [1MR]
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), H4294 [1MY]
Haiti: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 522), H11394 [9OC]
Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend (see H.R. 454), H514 [12JA]
Health: facilitate development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS and other diseases (see H.R. 1420), H5928 [24MY]
———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 882), H5532 [21MY]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 583), H3777 [23AP]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H11394 [9OC]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]
———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 477), H887 [23JA]
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), H13205 [6NO]
Homeless Assistance Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 561), H8185 [19JY]
———consolidate housing assistance programs for homeless persons (see H.R. 840), H1791 [15FE]
Hunt, Lamar: tribute (see H. Res. 53), H2745 [20MR]
Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1843), H13959 [14NO]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 627), H835 [22JA] (see H.R. 821), H14157 [4DE]
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]
International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 59), H15414 [12DE]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H670 [17JA]
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]
———call for immediate and unconditional release of British marines and sailors (see H. Res. 267), H3080 [26MR]
———condemn persecution of labor rights advocates (see H. Con. Res. 203), H10435 [17SE]
———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]
Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq (see H. Res. 41), H573 [16JA]
———prevent withholding of information on corruption within the Iraqi Government (see H. Res. 734), H11494 [12OC]
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), H6009 [5JN]
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]
Lane Evans Post Office Building, Rock Island, IL: designate (see H.R. 521), H988 [29JA]
Lewis, Jerry: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3035), H9277 [31JY]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1941), H3693 [19AP]
Marine Corps: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 246), H13861 [13NO]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 61), H515 [12JA]
Max Volterra Post Office Building, Attleboro, MA: designate (see H.R. 3952), H12020 [24OC]
Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 440), H513 [12JA]
Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H14157 [4DE]
———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H16950 [19DE]
Medicare: ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1845), H5473 [17MY]
———ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals (see H.R. 3057), H12455 [1NO]
———expedite application and qualification process of low-income individuals obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 1536), H2619 [15MR]
———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 1459), H4914 [10MY]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1926), H5622 [22MY]
———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see H.R. 3865), H13861 [13NO]
———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 1665), H7777 [12JY]
———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4), H110 [5JA]
———restore certain treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment (see H.R. 621), H5472 [17MY]
———waive part B premiums for certain military retirees (see H.R. 1223), H2672 [19MR]
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), H6235 [11JN]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]
Minorities: recognize and take active measures to increase the low presence of minorities and women in upper level positions of management in the financial services industry (see H. Con. Res. 140), H4486 [3MY]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 1506), H2822 [21MR]
National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 186), H2039 [28FE]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1), H109 [5JA]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 119), H1273 [6FE]
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), H1969 [27FE]
National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 72), H1895 [16FE]
National Minority Donor Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 555), H8398 [24JY]
National Organ and Tissue Donor Registry Resource Center: establish and authorize grants for State registries (see H.R. 3635), H11777 [18OC]
National security: ensure while promoting foreign investment and job creation, reform examination process for such investments, and establish Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (see H.R. 556), H758 [18JA]
National Suffragists Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 105), H3361 [29MR]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H343 [10JA]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H13860 [13NO]
New Milford, CT: anniversary (see H. Res. 528), H7983 [17JY]
New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 3543), H10433 [17SE]
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. 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), H5293 [16MY]
———provide for criminal liability for willful safety standard violations resulting in the death of contract employees (see H.R. 2435), H5621 [22MY]
Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 2808), H6955 [21JN]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H8398 [24JY]
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]
———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 1252), H2038 [28FE]
Presidents of the U.S: regulate judicial use of Presidential signing statements in the interpretation of Acts of Congress (see H.R. 3045), H11639 [16OC]
Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1919), H3560 [18AP]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 980), H6735 [19JN]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 969), H8186 [19JY]
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), H8122 [18JY]
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), H6181 [7JN]
Richards, Ann: tribute (see H. Res. 42), H1417 [8FE]
Roads and highways: inspect highway tunnels (see H.R. 409), H434 [11JA]
Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student's parent provides written consent for the release (see H.R. 1346), H4553 [7MY]
———improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see H.R. 2928), H14157 [4DE]
Securities Exchange Act: provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation (see H.R. 1257), H2303 [7MR]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2032), H12384 [31OC]
Senior Executive Service: provide for greater diversity within and improve policy direction and oversight (see H.R. 3774), H11394 [9OC]
Sewage disposal: authorize appropriations for sewer overflow control grants (see H.R. 569), H1272 [6FE]
Sharp, Waitstill and Martha: tribute (see H. Res. 52), H435 [11JA]
Social Security: extend moratorium on implementation of a rule on Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program and finalization of graduate medical education rule (see H.R. 3533), H14158 [4DE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H944 [24JA]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H7012 [22JN]
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), H5726 [23MY]
———identify companies that conduct business operations in Sudan and prohibit U.S. Government contracts with such companies (see H.R. 180), H2400 [9MR]
———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), H10435 [17SE]
Taunton River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 415), H10370 [14SE]
Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 2329), 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), H7776 [12JY]
———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1419), H11548 [15OC]
———equalize income exclusion of employer-provided parking and transit benefits and provide a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 1475), H2435 [12MR]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H5922 [24MY]
———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1748), H10076 [4SE]
———increase and extend the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (see H.R. 539), H1969 [27FE]
———provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 1422), H11639 [16OC]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 643), H6577 [15JN]
———restrict use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 2136), H4484 [3MY]
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), H6332 [12JN]
Truth in Lending Act: extend protections to overdraft protection programs, require consent and enhance information on overdraft protection, and prohibit manipulation to generate overdraft protection fees (see H.R. 946), H10696 [20SE]
U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 1671), H10320 [7SE]
U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement: withdraw (see H.R. 4124), H13411 [8NO]
University of Central Arkansas: anniversary (see H. Res. 436), H6112 [6JN]
Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 784), H7656 [11JY]
———correct inequity in eligibility for military retired pay based on nonregular service for certain members of Reserve components completing their service before 1966 (see H.R. 737), H1054 [30JA]
———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 3329), H14250 [5DE]
———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 760), H3476 [17AP]
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]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 530), H671 [17JA]
Children and youth: increase the availability and affordability of quality child care by creating incentives for older individuals to join the child care workforce (see H.R. 532), H671 [17JA]
Commission on Iraqi Transition: establish (see H.R. 533), H671 [17JA]
Controlled Substances Act: add human growth hormone to schedule III (see H.R. 4911), H16948 [19DE]
Defense Contract Audit Agency: review contracts relating to reconstruction or troop support in Iraq involving contractors or Federal employees that have been indicted or convicted for improprieties (see H.R. 528), H671 [17JA]
Dept. of the Treasury: reauthorize the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (see H.R. 2440), H5621 [22MY]
Diseases: issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of, and additional research relating to scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 268), H14494 (see H. Con. Res. 268), H15208 [6DE]
Insurance: coverage of hearing aids under group and individual health plans and the Federal employees' health benefits program (see H.R. 536), H671 [17JA]
Ladd, Paul and Jennifer: relief (see H.R. 3354), H9656 [2AU]
National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 1743), H3278 [28MR]
Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction: implement recommendations to ensure that the Dept. of Defense accounts for all small weapons procured by the Iraqi Security Forces (see H.R. 529), H671 [17JA]
Postal Service: provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H14082 [15NO]
Railroads: establish rail worker emergency training program (see H.R. 535), H671 [17JA]
Ramez Damaa, Naaman: relief (see H.R. 3632), H10696 [20SE]
Rollinson, Xenia A.: relief (see H.R. 4340), H14494 (see H.R. 4340), H15208 [6DE]
Senior citizens: establish grant program to provide financial and retirement education programs to reduce financial abuse and fraud among mid-life and older individuals (see H.R. 531), H671 [17JA]
Transportation: increase rail and public transportation security (see H.R. 534), H671 [17JA]
Veterans: allow community reinvestment credit for investments and other financial support for veterans to purchase residential homes or other housing opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 1960), H3694 [19AP]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H5727 [24MY]
Remarks
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1700 [15FE]
Boston, MA: anniversary of Boston Higashi School, E725
Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (H. Res. 782), H12767, H12768, H12769 [6NO]
Contracts: reform acquisition practices of the Federal Government (H.R. 1362), H2583 [15MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct survey of transportation workers relative to efficacy and adequacy of security training programs and report findings to Congress, H3137, H3138 [27MR]
Dept. of HUD: expand supply of affordable housing with supportive services for the elderly (H.R. 2930), H14180 [5DE]
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), H6872 [21JN]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H12746 [6NO]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), conference report, H12746 [6NO]
Foreign policy: allocation of counterterrorism assistance, H6872 [21JN]
Iraq: prevent withholding of information on corruption within the Iraqi Government (H. Res. 734), H11581 [16OC]
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (H.R. 800), H2071
Lino Perez, Jr., Post Office, Rio Grande City, TX: designate (H.R. 437), H1441, H1442 [12FE]
Medicare: require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 4), H474 [12JA]
Miguel Angel Garcia Mendez Post Office Building, Mayaguez, PR: designate (H.R. 414), H1442 [12FE]
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), H286 [10JA]
Ocean Isle Beach, NC: offer condolences to victims of house fire which killed University of South Carolina and Clemson University students (H. Res. 787), H12764 [6NO]
Ohio: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of flooding and commend persons and organizations working to restore affected areas (H. Res. 728), H12766 [6NO]
Scipio A. Jones Post Office Building, Little Rock, AR: designate (H.R. 433), H1158, H1159 [5FE]
Sergeant Henry Ybarra III Post Office Building, Austin, TX: designate (H.R. 577), H1156 [5FE]
Sergeant Lea Robert Mills Brooksville Aviation Branch Post Office, Brooksville, FL: designate (H.R. 514), H1158 [5FE]
Transportation: improve rail and surface transportation security (H.R. 1401), H3137, H3138 [27MR]
Treaties and agreements: application of fast-track authority to trade agreements relative to impact on employment and the economy, H3064 [26MR]
U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, H3064 [26MR]
U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation (H.R. 3688), H13279 [7NO]
———ratification, H3064 [26MR]
Votes: correction, H13311
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H10361 [10SE], H10431 [17SE], H11546 [15OC]
Tributes
Carter, Joseph (Duke), E255
Dart, Joseph A., E1043
Kelly, Dana J., E915
McGinness, John A., E78
Powers, Robert, E684
Teahan, Kathleen M., E113