McCARTHY, CAROLYN (a Representative from New York)
Appointments
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors, H5693 [23MY]
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), H3778 [23AP]
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]
Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see H. Con. Res. 238), H11728 [17OC]
Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 661), H941 [24JA]
American Association for Cancer Research: anniversary (see H. Res. 448), H11029 [27SE]
Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H8741 [26JY]
Animal Welfare Act: prohibit dog fighting ventures (see H.R. 3219), H10435 [17SE]
Animals: conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items or products containing bear viscera (see H.R. 3029), H7775 [12JY]
———ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 1280), H2119 [1MR]
———ensure that domestic dog and cat fur is prohibited from being imported, exported, manufactured, sold, or advertised in the U.S. and require the labeling of all fur products under the Fur Products Labeling Act (see H.R. 891), H11321 [5OC]
———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1464), H10076 [4SE]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H1564 [13FE]
Armed Forces: allow active member to terminate or suspend certain service contracts entered into prior to notice of transfer or deployment and penalize violations of interest rate limits (see H.R. 3298), H9657 [2AU]
———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2702), H7071 [25JN]
———extend period during which certain deployed members may receive reimbursement for privately purchased helmet pads that provide better protection than military-issued pads (see H.R. 588), H789 [19JA]
———identify members exposed to depleted uranium during military service and provide health testing of such members (see H.R. 207), H945 [24JA]
———improve benefits and services for members, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans (see H.R. 1354), H2242 [6MR]
———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]
———increase basic pay (see H. Con. Res. 162), H6112 [6JN]
———issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 2303), H4966 [14MY]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H3561 [18AP]
———provide for certain members of the Selected Reserve to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1211), H1967 [27FE]
———require continuation of pay to members who are retired or separated from service due to combat-related injuries of certain bonuses that they were entitled to before retirement or separation (see H.R. 3793), H14085 [15NO]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1222), H2672 [19MR]
———transfer contact information for a member who is being medically separated or retired to the State department or agency for veterans affairs where the veteran intends to reside (see H.R. 3191), H13861 [13NO]
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]
Blair, Tony: tribute (see H. Res. 416), H5472 [17MY]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 230), H11490 [10OC]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H7340 [27JN]
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]
———urge full cooperation by former political appointees, current Administration officials, and friends and associates with congressional investigations (see H. Res. 689), H11027 [27SE]
Business and industry: allow for regulation of electronic energy commodity trading conducted by large traders and prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation in the trading of energy commodities (see H.R. 4066), H14158 [4DE]
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]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 148), H4966 [14MY]
Champlain Quadricentennial Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 1520), H2570 [14MR]
Children and youth: ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2851), H7070 [25JN]
———make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members (see H.R. 1004), H6577 [15JN]
———prohibit preexisting condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 2842), H7983 [17JY]
———promote youth financial education (see H.R. 4335), H14493 (see H.R. 4335), H15207 [6DE]
———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see H.R. 1386), H5054 [15MY]
Children's Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H12104 [25OC]
Chisholm, Shirley: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 9), H344 [10JA]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H2241 [6MR]
Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H5725 [23MY]
Climate: conduct research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 620), H1055 [30JA]
Colleges and universities: disclose fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 592), H789 [19JA]
———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1275), H7852 [16JY]
———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 642), H5472 [17MY]
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]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H4052 [24AP]
Community development corporations: recognize importance (see H. Res. 71), H5473 [17MY]
Computers: establish a public awareness campaign regarding Internet safety (see H.R. 3461), H12385 [31OC]
Consumer Product Safety Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3691), H11026 [27SE]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3372), H9705 [3AU]
———establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 2596), H6405 [13JN]
Contracts: improve Federal agency awards and oversight of contracts and assistance and strengthen accountability of Government-wide suspension and debarment system (see H.R. 3033), H10435 [17SE]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 101), H988 [29JA]
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: strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 871), H11548 [15OC]
CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 428), H9710 [3AU]
———establish a consumer product safety standard for each durable infant or toddler product (see H.R. 1698), H3080 [26MR]
———establish a swimming pool safety grant program to encourage States to improve their pool and spa safety laws and to educate the public about pool and spa safety (see H.R. 1721), H4487 [3MY]
———issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 814), H1210 [5FE]
———require certain manufacturers to provide consumer product registration forms to facilitate recalls of durable infant or toddler products (see H.R. 1699), H6008 [5JN]
Credit unions: clarify congressional intent for provision of affordable financial services in underserved areas (see H.R. 3113), H10370 [14SE]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1592), H4209 [30AP]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H435 [11JA]
Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 620), H16951 [19DE]
Dailard, Cynthia Boles: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 39), H2341 [8MR]
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), H7434 [28JN]
Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 1092), H3476 [17AP]
———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 171), H116 [5JA]
———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 1971), H5293 [16MY]
Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 1838), H3360 [29MR]
Dept. of HHS: establish a grant program for individuals whose health has been directly impacted as a result of the terrorist attacks on New York, NY, and the Pentagon (see H.R. 1414), H3364 [29MR]
———establish a grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social workers and other professionals who work with at-risk populations (see H.R. 2165), H4485 [3MY]
———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 3825), H11778 [18OC]
———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 1072), H2244 [6MR]
———establish program to medically monitor individuals exposed to toxins in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in New York, NY, and provide medical treatment for such individuals (see H. Res. 128), H5055 [15MY]
———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H13412 [8NO]
Dept. of Homeland Security: address vulnerabilities in aviation security by carrying out a pilot program to screen airport workers with access to secure and sterile areas of airports (see H.R. 1413), H3081 [26MR]
———allow filing of orphan petitions by individuals for at least two years after approval of advanced processing application (see H.R. 628), H1153 [31JA]
———provide for ceremonies on or near Independence Day to administer oaths of allegiance to legal immigrants whose applications for citizenship have been approved (see H.R. 2405), H11777 [18OC]
Dept. of HUD: establish a program to provide financial assistance to certain homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making home mortgage payments from their call to active military duty (see H.R. 2599), H10077 [4SE]
Dept. of Justice: eliminate matching requirement for certain bulletproof armor vest purchases under the matching grant program for bulletproof armor vests (see H.R. 3711), H11250 [3OC]
———establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 923), H1413 [8FE]
———express no confidence in performance of Attorney General Gonzales and urge the President to request his resignation (see H. Res. 417), H5623 [22MY]
———provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs (see H.R. 4134), H13522 [9NO]
———provide grants for Internet safety education programs (see H.R. 3577), H10510 [18SE]
———provide grants for organizations to find missing adults (see H.R. 423), H988 [29JA]
Dept. of the Interior: designate certain public lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 1975), H3723 [20AP]
———establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 3114), H10902 [25SE]
———evaluate significance of the 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse and study suitability and feasibility of inclusion as part of Women's Rights National Historical Park (see H.R. 3810), H11935 [23OC]
———provide for administration of Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 3111), H8185 [19JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (see H.R. 2895), H10077 [4SE]
———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), H7491 [10JY]
———provide for the licensing of Internet gambling facilities by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (see H.R. 2046), H5622 [22MY]
———repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 695), H2165 [5MR]
Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see H.R. 1216), H3081 [26MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: condition payment of bonuses to certain officers pending reduction in unresolved disability compensation claims (see H.R. 2292), H5622 [22MY]
———conduct a pilot program to reduce the backlog of pending claims for benefits (see H.R. 1435), H4914 [10MY]
———develop and implement a comprehensive program to reduce incidence of suicide among veterans (see H.R. 327), H251 [9JA]
———establish an ombudsman (see H.R. 2192), H5473 [17MY]
———establish Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (see H.R. 2818), H8618 [25JY]
———improve outreach programs (see H.R. 67), H5054 [15MY]
———increase number of benefits claims representatives and ensure at least two claims representatives at each medical center to reduce claims backlog (see H.R. 2257), H11729 [17OC]
———terminate administrative freeze on the enrollment into the health care system of veterans in the lowest priority category for enrollment (referred to as ``Priority 8'') (see H.R. 463), H514 [12JA]
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), H10939 [26SE]
———enhance early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (see H.R. 1198), H1967 [27FE]
Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 3355), H10077 [4SE]
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]
———condemn existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urge States to adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue (see H. Res. 118), H1897 [16FE]
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), H12103 [25OC]
———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), H12238 [30OC]
———establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma (see H.R. 3005), H10320 [7SE]
———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H4965 [14MY]
———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), H6008 [5JN]
———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), H6404 [13JN]
———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 1113), H8186 [19JY]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H1788 [15FE]
———increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see H.R. 1567), H10076 [4SE]
———increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (see H. Res. 353), H5294 [16MY]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H3279 [28MR]
———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]
E. Arthur Gray Post Office Building, Port Jervis, NY: designate (see H.R. 3196), H11250 [3OC]
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]
———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]
———ensure Pell Grant eligibility for any student whose parent or guardian died as a result of military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 567), H759 [18JA]
———establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see H.R. 2111), H4415 [2MY]
———establish requirements for lenders and institutions of higher education in order to protect students and other borrowers receiving educational loans (see H.R. 890), H4628 [8MY]
———expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (see H.R. 2343), H7983 [17JY]
———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see H.R. 2204), H4627 [8MY]
———increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (see H.R. 3979), H12385 [31OC]
———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 2017), H4050 [24AP]
———provide for the use of longitudinal data systems (see H.R. 3253), H9275 [31JY]
———provide grants to States to ensure students exit middle grades prepared for success in a high school with a rigorous curriculum that prepares students for postsecondary education and the workplace (see H.R. 3406), H9706 [3AU]
———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 2668), H13205 [6NO]
———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]
———strengthen the compact between States, Federal Government, and institutions of higher learning to address the rising cost of college tuition (see H.R. 2690), H6330 [12JN]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend certain accountability provisions (see H.R. 2946), H7432 [28JN]
———reauthorize laws relative to public charter schools to improve academic achievement of all students (see H.R. 2904), H7430 [28JN]
Employment: increase family and medical leave for family members of servicemembers with combat-related injuries (see H.R. 3481), H10320 [7SE]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H10076 [4SE]
———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]
———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]
Executive departments: require agencies that serve food on their premises to donate excess food to nonprofit organizations to assist in battling hunger (see H.R. 4220), H15738 [17DE]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H6828 [20JN]
Families and domestic relations: enhance Federal efforts focused on increasing public awareness of risks and dangers associated with Shaken Baby Syndrome (see H.R. 2052), H5533 [21MY]
———improve the lives of working families by providing medical, child care, and educational assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 2392), H5471 [17MY]
———provide for mandatory revocation of passports of individuals who have a certain level of child support arrearages (see H.R. 491), H5472 [17MY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H6576 [15JN]
Favre, Brett: tribute (see H. Res. 697), H11070 [1OC]
FBI: establish an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit (see H.R. 923), H1413 [8FE]
———reduce backlog in processing requests made by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to the National Name Check Program (see H.R. 3828), H11547 [15OC]
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), H1790 [15FE]
FDIC: establish industrial bank holding company regulation (see H.R. 698), H3561 [18AP]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1073), H2122 [1MR]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H2621 [15MR]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 962), H9710 [3AU]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2421), H5620 [22MY]
———modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (see H.R. 2537), H6735 [19JN]
———reauthorize programs to improve the quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 723), H1897 [16FE]
Financial institutions: preserve and expand minority depository institutions (see H.R. 4043), H12453 [1NO]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 273), H3184 [27MR]
Finucane, Patrick: urge full and impartial inquiry into murder of human rights lawyer by British-loyalist paramilitaries (see H. Con. Res. 20), H672 [17JA]
Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ``cop-killer'' handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 1784), H3358 [29MR]
———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 96), H113 [5JA]
Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain federally contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see H.R. 4280), H14249 [5DE]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 12), H6009 [5JN]
Foreign Assistance Act: provide contraceptives in developing countries in order to prevent unintended pregnancies, abortions, and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 2367), H5929 [24MY]
Foreign policy: denounce practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, honor killings, and other gender-based persecutions, and encourage participation, protection, recognition, and independence of women (see H. Res. 32), H7012 [22JN]
Foreign trade: address impact of globalization, reauthorize trade adjustment assistance, and extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers, communities, firms, and farmers (see H.R. 3801), H11489 [10OC]
———prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H15317 [11DE]
———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), H6111 [6JN]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2516), H5924 [24MY]
Frank, Anne: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 37), H1895 [16FE]
FTC: establish Office of Internet Safety and Public Awareness (see H.R. 1008), H1563 [13FE]
———revise ``do-not-call'' registry regulations to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls (see H.R. 372), H5927 [24MY]
Gore, Albert, Jr.: tribute for Academy Award-winning documentary, ``An Inconvenient Truth'' (see H. Res. 197), H2341 [8MR]
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), H1791 [15FE]
Harriett F. Woods Post Office Building, University City, MO: designate (see H.R. 1617), H3562 [18AP]
Head Start Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1429), H2398 [9MR]
Health: encourage use of electronic health records and provide a secure framework in which such records are made available for a national information technology infrastructure (see H.R. 2991), H7655 [11JY]
———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 819), H1210 [5FE]
———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), H1342 [7FE]
———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), H2039 [28FE]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 583), H3476 [17AP]
———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (see H.R. 493), H988 [29JA]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]
———provide innovation in health care through State initiatives that expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system (see H.R. 506), H1055 [30JA]
———provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (see H.R. 1237), H5724 [23MY]
Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2123), H4483 [3MY]
Health care professionals: expand the nurse student loan program, establish grant programs to address the nursing shortage, and provide for a nurse faculty pilot project (see H.R. 4001), H15414 [12DE]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H1209 [5FE]
Herbert, Donald J. (Mr. Wizard): tribute (see H. Res. 485), H6438 [14JN]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: tribute (see H. Res. 687), H11027 [27SE]
Higher Education Act: amend and extend (see H.R. 4137), H14158 [4DE]
Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 5), H988 [29JA]
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]
Homeless Assistance Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 561), H8185 [19JY]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 464), H4051 [24AP]
House Rules: require lists of earmarks be made available to the general public on the Internet (see H. Res. 169), H1790 [15FE]
Housing: require that weather radios be installed in all manufactured homes manufactured or sold in the U.S. (see H.R. 2787), H7341 [27JN]
Hudson-Fulton 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 1520), H2570 [14MR]
Hurricanes: provide grants to recruit and retain teachers, principals, and other school leaders in public schools, and help higher education in areas impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 1372), H2301 [7MR]
———waive the non-Federal share of the cost of certain disaster assistance provided in connection with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 1144), H1893 [16FE]
Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 1512), H2486 [13MR]
———exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see H.R. 1287), H3363 [29MR]
———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 2221), H10076 [4SE]
———reform (see H.R. 1645), H5054 [15MY]
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), H1472 [12FE]
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]
———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), H11250 [3OC]
———streamline regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance (see H.R. 1065), H1788 [15FE]
International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 149), H1416 [8FE]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H1153 [31JA]
Investments: regulate over-the-counter trading of energy derivatives (see H.R. 594), H945 [24JA]
Iran: enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H4629 [8MY]
Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 895), H7490 [10JY]
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), H2401 [9MR]
Johnson, Claudia Taylor (Lady Bird): tribute (see H. Res. 553), H7982 [17JY]
Korea, Republic of: recognize strong alliance with the U.S. and express appreciation for efforts in the global war on terrorism (see H. Res. 295), H3401 [16AP]
Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2852), H7434 [28JN]
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]
Lake Placid, NY: anniversary of Winter Olympic Games (see H. Res. 521), H7339 [27JN]
Law enforcement: issuance of special postage stamps to fund gang prevention programs (see H.R. 1070), H12384 [31OC]
———prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 4611), H15466 [13DE]
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. 3440), H10320 [7SE]
Lebanon: express concern for democratic institutions and support for administration of justice upon those responsible for the assassination of Lebanese public figures opposing Syrian control (see H. Res. 548), H8743 [26JY]
Lewis, Jerry: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3035), H8122 [18JY]
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), H6578 [15JN]
Marine Corps: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 246), H13413 [8NO]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 61), H515 [12JA]
Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 440), H2165 [5MR]
Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (see H.R. 2066), H6404 [13JN]
———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H5928 [24MY]
———provide a screening and treatment program for prostate cancer in the same manner as is provided for breast and cervical cancer (see H.R. 2131), H4484 [3MY]
———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), H9656 [2AU]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H11395 [9OC]
———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H12454 [1NO]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1552), H2620 [15MR]
———eliminate in-home restriction for coverage of mobility devices for individuals with long-term needs (see H.R. 1809), H7433 [28JN]
———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1845), H10696 [20SE]
———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 1459), H6008 [5JN]
———extend eligibility period for ``Welcome to Medicare'' physical examination and eliminate coinsurance for screening mammography and colorectal cancer screening tests (see H.R. 3042), H11028 [27SE]
———impose minimum nurse staffing in participating hospitals (see H.R. 4138), H13522 [9NO]
———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 4206), H14081 [15NO]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1926), H3560 [18AP]
———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 1190), H3476 [17AP]
———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), H7777 [12JY]
———provide comprehensive health benefits for the relief of individuals whose health was adversely affected by the 9/11 disaster (see H.R. 1247), H2038 [28FE]
———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 2567), H7071 [25JN]
———provide for guaranteed issue of supplemental policies for disabled and renal disease beneficiaries upon initial enrollment (see H.R. 1282), H12238 [30OC]
———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), H9710 [3AU]
———restore certain treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment (see H.R. 621), H1417 [8FE]
———waive part B premiums for certain military retirees (see H.R. 1223), H2672 [19MR]
Members of Congress: deny congressional retirement benefits if such individual is convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 476), H790 [19JA]
Mental health: provide for research on, and services for, individuals with postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 20), H3695 [19AP]
———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1367), H2300 [7MR] (see H.R. 1424), H2397 [9MR]
Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4754 [9MY]
Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H5927 [24MY]
Middle East: express grave concern for Iran and Syria's continued and systematic violations of U.N. resolutions relative to Lebanon (see H. Res. 690), H13297 [7NO]
Military Order of the Purple Heart: extend eligibility for associate membership to the spouse and siblings of Purple Heart recipients (see H.R. 1119), H1892 [16FE]
``Milwaukee Brides Walk'': commemorate and recognize all brides marches in protest of domestic violence (see H. Res. 649), H10369 [14SE]
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]
Money: reform certain requirements for reporting cash transactions (see H.R. 323), H251 [9JA]
Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H4913 [10MY]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 1506), H5928 [24MY]
Music and dance: recognize the African American spiritual as a national treasure (see H. Res. 120), H1212 [5FE]
National AmeriCorps Week: observance (see H. Res. 385), H4752 [9MY]
National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 91), H3186 [27MR]
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), H11026 [27SE]
National Cancer Research Month: designate (see H. Res. 448), H11029 [27SE]
National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 186), H2122 [1MR]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1), H109 [5JA]
National Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 858), H15317 [11DE]
National Consumer Protection Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 94), H1154 [31JA]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 264), H3364 [29MR]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 590), H9276 [31JY]
National Fire Fighter Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 695), H15215 [10DE]
National Foster Parents Day: support (see H. Res. 179), H2745 [20MR]
National Garden Month: encourage observance by schools through a curriculum that includes outdoor learning (see H. Res. 292), H3362 [29MR]
National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc.: call on Board of Directors to accommodate students of all religious faiths (see H. Res. 25), H1273 [6FE]
National Homeless Youth Awareness Month: observance (see H. Res. 527), H7657 [11JY]
National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Res. 477), H6235 [11JN]
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]
———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 715), H9276 [31JY]
National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 72), H3018 [23MR]
National Men's Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 138), H5293 [16MY]
National Missing Persons Day: establish (see H. Res. 303), H7012 [22JN]
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 369), H4915 [10MY]
National Physical Education and Sports Week: observance (see H. Res. 371), H4486 [3MY]
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), H988 [29JA]
National Suffragists Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 105), H3361 [29MR]
National Volunteer Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 293), H3478 [17AP]
National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 144), H4754 [9MY]
National Writing Project (organization): reauthorize (see H.R. 3357), H9704 [3AU]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H344 [10JA]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H12739 [5NO]
New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 1638), H4176 [25AP] (see H.R. 3543), H10433 [17SE]
Niagara Falls National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 713), H2401 [9MR]
NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see H.R. 1644), H4754 [9MY]
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. 804), H13204 [6NO] (see H. Res. 819), H13859 [13NO]
Northern Ireland: support new power-sharing Government (see H. Res. 482), H7491 [10JY]
NSF: establish a laboratory science pilot program (see H.R. 524), H2341 [8MR]
———provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see H.R. 694), H3017 [23MR]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2049), H11934 [23OC]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program (see H.R. 1700), H3562 [18AP]
Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (see H.R. 1764), H3357 [29MR]
OSHA: issue a standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl (see H.R. 2693), H6403 [13JN]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H434 [11JA]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 291), H3362 [29MR]
Percy Sutton Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 954), H5532 [21MY]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 380), H790 [19JA]
Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1614), H6008 [5JN]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H4417 [2MY]
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]
———promote energy independence and security (see H.R. 3220), H9657 [2AU]
———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 1252), H2038 [28FE]
———strengthen national security and reduce dependence on foreign oil through new vehicle technology and efficiency, use of alternative fuels, and improving rail and public transit usage (see H.R. 1300), H2120 [1MR]
Product safety: establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and reauthorize and modernize the CPSC (see H.R. 4040), H12453 [1NO]
Public buildings: install energy-efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs in construction, alteration, and maintenance (see H.R. 1705), H3477 [17AP]
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), H4416 [2MY]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 969), H5927 [24MY]
Puerto Rico: recognize right to call a Constitutional Convention to exercise right of self-determination and establish mechanism for congressional consideration of such decision (see H.R. 1230), H3695 [19AP]
Pulaski, Casimir: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 39), H2165 [5MR]
Roads and highways: inspect highway tunnels (see H.R. 409), H672 [17JA]
Robert Merrill Postal Station, New Rochelle, NY: designate (see H.R. 2778), H7012 [22JN]
Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 901), H2243 [6MR]
———establish State infrastructure banks to improve financing of school construction and renovation (see H.R. 2573), H6007 [5JN]
Senior citizens: improve elderly suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 4897), H16947 [19DE]
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: provide nationwide subpoena authority for actions brought under such fund (see H.R. 3921), H12021 [24OC]
Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (see H.R. 2452), H5723 [23MY]
Social Security: disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 649), H941 [24JA]
———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 3046), H9469 (see H.R. 3046), H9545 [1AU]
———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2357), H5470 [17MY]
———ensure that trust fund receipts and disbursements are not included in a unified Federal budget and protect solvency by mandating that trust fund monies not be diverted to private accounts (see H.R. 1353), H2744 [20MR]
———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), H10757 [24SE]
———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), H4485 [3MY]
———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), H113 [5JA]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H7434 [28JN]
States: encourage employers and online dating sites to use sex offender registries for background checks (see H. Res. 572), H8822 [27JY]
Taxation: allow an additional credit for adoption of an older child (see H.R. 4313), H14492 (see H.R. 4313), H15207 [6DE]
———allow employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic payroll deposit individual retirement accounts and facilitate similar savings by the self-employed (see H.R. 2167), H5928 [24MY]
———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]
———application of installment sales treatment to property acquired for conservation purposes by a State or local government or certain tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 1135), H11548 [15OC]
———consolidate the current education tax incentives into one credit against income tax for higher education expenses (see H.R. 2458), H7491 [10JY]
———equalize income exclusion of employer-provided parking and transit benefits and provide a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 1475), H2435 [12MR]
———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 943), H1414 [8FE]
———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 1876), H5928 [24MY]
———exclude military basic housing allowance from income for purposes of the low-income housing credit and qualified residential rental projects (see H.R. 1481), H5293 [16MY]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H5922 [24MY]
———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 3016), H7775 [12JY]
———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 197), H2165 [5MR]
———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 2234), H12455 [1NO]
———increase and extend the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (see H.R. 539), H945 [24JA]
———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), H11934 [23OC]
———make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense (see H.R. 3389), H11549 [15OC]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1576), H10696 [20SE]
———modify rules relative to clean energy renewable bonds (see H.R. 1821), H3477 [17AP]
———modify tax credit to holders of clean renewable energy bonds (see H.R. 1965), H6008 [5JN]
———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1043), H3724 [20AP]
———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 418), H3476 [17AP]
———provide a credit for new qualified plug-in hybrid motor vehicles (see H.R. 1331), H2241 [6MR]
———provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 1422), H8835 (see H.R. 1422), H9053 [30JY]
———provide credits for the installation of wind energy property, including by rural homeowners, farmers, ranchers, and small businesses (see H.R. 1772), H11495 [12OC]
———provide for a carryforward of unused benefits in health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 3947), H11934 [23OC]
———provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 3418), H9707 [3AU]
———provide recruitment and retention incentives for volunteer emergency service workers (see H.R. 2160), H14157 [4DE]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1194), H7776 [12JY]
———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1840), H3696 [19AP]
———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H3401 [16AP]
Telephones: eliminate automatic removal of telephone numbers on the Federal ``do-not-call'' registry (see H.R. 3541), H10757 [24SE]
———facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 211), H672 [17JA]
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), H7490 [10JY]
Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 741), H4051 [24AP]
Tongass National Forest: provide additional protections for lands (see H.R. 3757), H11315 [4OC]
Treaties and agreements: urge International Commission of the International Tracing Service (ITS) to ratify Bonn Accords Treaty amendments to allow for open access to the Holocaust archives in Bad Arolsen, Germany (see H. Res. 240), H2486 [13MR]
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), H7491 [10JY]
———provide a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund for the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 2114), H5928 [24MY]
———provide support to the U.N. Population Fund to carry out activities to save women's lives, limit incidence of abortion and maternal mortality associated with unsafe abortion, and promote access to family planning (see H.R. 2604), H6184 [8JN]
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), H253 [9JA]
U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 1671), H6828 [20JN]
University and College Union: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Israeli academia (see H. Res. 467), H6110 [6JN]
Veterans: expand and make permanent the benefit for governmental markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries (see H.R. 358), H4966 [14MY]
———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), H3476 [17AP]
———health care funding (see H.R. 2514), H5924 [24MY]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H1153 [31JA]
———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]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: anniversary of construction and dedication (see H. Res. 326), H3724 [20AP]
Whistleblowing: streamline administration of whistleblower protections for private sector employees (see H.R. 4047), H12454 [1NO]
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), H1897 [16FE]
———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 2236), H4751 [9MY]
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (see H.R. 3796), H11489 [10OC]
World Red Cross Red Crescent Day: observance (see H. Res. 378), H6440 (see H. Res. 378), H6477 [14JN]
World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 3423), H10902 [25SE]
———tribute to Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program for efforts to preserve, protect, and restore artistic and cultural treasures in Allied-occupied countries (see H. Con. Res. 48), H3401 [16AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1022), H1563 [13FE]
———reinstate ban on possession or transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1859), H3399 [16AP]
Children and youth: construction and renovation of child care facilities (see H.R. 1894), H3474 [17AP]
Civil liberties: require reasonable religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 1431), H2398 [9MR]
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), H1471 [12FE]
Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 2857), H7201 [26JN]
Dept. of Education: create a pilot program to increase the number of graduate educated nurse faculty to meet the future need for qualified nurses (see H.R. 2384), H5471 [17MY]
———provide for study and report on the marketing of foods and beverages in middle and high schools (see H.R. 3110), H8185 [19JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: award competitive grants to units of local government for innovative programs that address expenses incurred in responding to the needs of undocumented immigrants (see H.R. 1962), H3694 [19AP]
———make grants to address homeland security preparedness shortcomings of municipal and county governments (see H.R. 1715), H3183 [27MR]
Dept. of Justice: conduct a feasibility study on expansion of the National Incident-Based Reporting System to identify crime data relative to elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 355), H252 [9JA]
Dept. of State: respond to a critical shortage of passport processing personnel (see H.R. 2845), H7069 [25JN]
Diamond-Blackfan Anemia: expand and intensify research (see H. Res. 524), H7340 [27JN]
Diseases: improve asthma management, education, and research (see H.R. 3904), H11776 [18OC]
Education: conduct 1 or more higher education and career readiness demonstration projects for rural, low-income students (see H.R. 3661), H10901 [25SE]
———expand loan forgiveness programs for teachers and nurses (see H.R. 2621), H6180 [7JN]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a volunteer teacher advisory committee (see H.R. 2896), H7430 [28JN]
ERISA: ensure employees are not improperly disqualified from pension and welfare benefits based on status misclassification or reclassification (see H.R. 2657), H6234 [11JN]
———require de novo review of claims determinations made by employee benefit plans (see H.R. 2622), H6180 [7JN]
FBI: improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 297), H122 [5JA] (see H.R. 2640), H6234 [11JN]
———include in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System persons who may be prevented from boarding an aircraft (see H.R. 1167), H1894 [16FE]
Firearms: improve tracking of stolen firearms and firearms used in a crime, allow more frequent inspections of gun dealers, and enhance penalties for gun trafficking (see H.R. 1895), H3474 [17AP]
———prohibit the sale of a firearm to a person who has been convicted of a felony in a foreign court (see H.R. 1168), H1894 [16FE]
Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 136), H1344 [7FE]
Health: provide for a program of screenings and education relative to children with sudden cardiac arrhythmia syndromes (see H.R. 2887), H7339 [27JN]
Health care professionals: authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students (see H.R. 3597), H10625 [19SE]
Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1655), H2956 [22MR]
Medicare: provide a moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 1293), H2120 [1MR]
———repeal reduction in payment for therapeutic shoes and inserts for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 2888), H7339 [27JN]
National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 762), H11847 [22OC]
National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 112), H3475 [17AP]
National Infertility Awareness Week: support goals (see H. Res. 322), H3694 [19AP]
Northern Ireland: honor anniversary of first integrated school and further encourage desegregation of schools and teacher training colleges (see H. Res. 692), H11028 [27SE]
———reaffirm support for continued implementation of the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for peaceful settlement of the conflict (see H. Res. 222), H2302 [7MR]
Project GRAD USA (organization): authorize (see H.R. 887), H1343 [7FE]
Schools: improve safety (see H.R. 354), H252 [9JA]
Tariff: 2-hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (see H.R. 4515), H15413 [12DE]
Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 2329), H5053 [15MY]
———allow unused amounts in a health flexible spending arrangement to be carried over to the next plan year (see H.R. 298), H122 [5JA]
———provide a 100 percent deduction for expenses related to identity theft (see H.R. 1860), H3399 [16AP]
World War II: honor the service and sacrifice of glider pilots (see H. Con. Res. 42), H886 [23JA] (see H. Con. Res. 93), H2620 [15MR]
Motions
FBI: improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (H.R. 2640), H16926 [19DE]
Remarks
Adelphi University: tribute to Adelphi New York Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Program, E665
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), H8782
Appropriations: making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks, H2643 [19MR]
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), H2996
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), veto, H4558 [8MY]
Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (H.R. 2702), H12712 [5NO]
———improve management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members receiving medical care in an outpatient status (H.R. 1538), H3209 [28MR]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1576 [14FE]
Budget: allocation of funds, H1452 [12FE]
Dept. of Defense: treatment of injured soldiers and living conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, H2142 [5MR]
Dept. of Education: establish and maintain public website with a database of available scholarships, fellowships, and financial assistance programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (H.R. 1051), H6018 [6JN]
Dept. of HHS: modify program for the sanctuary system for surplus chimpanzees by terminating authority for removal of chimpanzees from the system for research purposes (S. 1916), H16922 [19DE]
Dept. of Justice: conduct a feasibility study on expansion of the National Incident-Based Reporting System to identify crime data relative to elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 355), H313 [10JA]
Dept. of State: respond to a critical shortage of passport processing personnel (S. 966), H7807
Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 2761), H10542
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2642), H6336 [13JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), H8170
Diamond-Blackfan Anemia: expand and intensify research (H. Res. 524), H11525 [15OC]
Education: reduce student loan interest rates (H.R. 5), H605 [17JA]
FAA: extend certain employee rights and protections to air traffic controllers, H2643 [19MR]
FBI: improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (H.R. 297), H637 [17JA], H965 [29JA]
———improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (H.R. 2640), H6342 [13JN], H12351 [31OC], H16923, H16927 [19DE]
FEMA: restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program and make available multiperil coverage for damage from windstorms and floods (H.R. 3121), E1987
Firearms: gun control, H14452 [6DE]
———permit access to certain information in the Firearms Trace System, H7494 [11JY]
Foreign trade: reauthorize trade adjustment assistance and extend to service workers and firms (H.R. 3920), H12330 [31OC]
———reauthorize trade adjustment assistance and extend to service workers and firms (H.R. 3920), corrections in engrossments, H12348 [31OC]
Girl Scouts: anniversary (H. Res. 136), H2413 [12MR]
Health: encourage school-based programs to reduce and prevent childhood obesity and improve nutritional choices, H8782
Higher Education Act: technical corrections (S. 2371), H14184, H14185 [5DE]
Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H2643 [19MR]
IRS: clarify term of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue (S. 2436), H16917 [19DE]
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), E463
Medicare: provide a moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services (H.R. 1293), H10738 [24SE]
Mental health: address mental health needs of individuals that were directly impacted as a result of the terrorist attacks, H10130 [5SE]
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), H277 [10JA]
Missing Children's Assistance Act: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2517), H14185, H14187, H14189 [5DE]
National Bible Week: observance, H12712 [5NO]
National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 762), H11806, H11807, H11808 [22OC]
National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 344), H4230, H4231, H4232 [1MY]
National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 112), H4227, H4228 [1MY]
National Community College Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 334), H4224 [1MY]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 590), H10791, H10793 [25SE]
National Garden Month: encourage observance by schools through a curriculum that includes outdoor learning (H. Res. 292), H4079 [25AP]
National Volunteer Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 293), H3434
Northern Ireland: reaffirm support for continued implementation of the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for peaceful settlement of the conflict (H. Res. 222), H2456 [13MR]
Omaha, NE: express condolences to victims and those affected by shootings at Westroads Mall and extend thanks to first responders, H14452 [6DE]
Patents: reform (H.R. 1908), H10283
Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H5019 [15MY]
Power resources: protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (H.R. 1252), H5019 [15MY]
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), H7494 [11JY]
Taxation: make technical corrections to the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 4839), H16917 [19DE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, H10130 [5SE]
Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (H.R. 2095), H11676 [17OC]
United Parcel Service of America, Inc.: anniversary (H. Res. 375), H7813
University of Florida: tribute to men's basketball team (H. Res. 298), H4228, H4229 [1MY]
Veterans: health care funding, H6336 [13JN]
Votes: position on missed, H5344
Wichita State University: tribute to women's bowling team (H. Res. 472), H11808, H11809 [22OC]
World Blood Donor Day: observance, E1294
World War II: honor the service and sacrifice of glider pilots (H. Con. Res. 42), H2267 [7MR], H2678, H2679 [20MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H2297 [7MR]
Special order: granted, H250 [9JA], H335 [10JA], H432 [11JA], H568 [16JA], H668 [17JA], H757 [18JA], H787 [19JA], H833 [22JA], H939 [24JA], H985 [29JA], H1148 [31JA], H1270 [6FE], H1411 [8FE], H1469 [12FE], H2036 [28FE], H2117 [1MR], H2163 [5MR], H2239 [6MR], H2434 [12MR], H2483 [13MR], H2569 [14MR], H2618 [15MR], H2669 [19MR], H2741 [20MR], H2819 [21MR], H2954 [22MR], H3078 [26MR], H3182 [27MR], H3276 [28MR], H3355 [29MR], H3471 [17AP], H3557 [18AP], H3691 [19AP], H4173 [25AP], H4200 [26AP], H4289 [1MY], H4413 [2MY], H4550 [7MY], H4625 [8MY], H4749 [9MY], H4910 [10MY], H4954 [14MY], H5051 [15MY], H6003 [5JN], H6107 [6JN], H7486 [10JY], H7653 [11JY], H7773 [12JY], H7849 [16JY], H7980 [17JY], H8183 [19JY], H8290 [23JY], H8394 [24JY], H8615 [25JY], H8818 [27JY], H8831, H9049 [30JY], H9465, H9541 [1AU], H10154 [5SE], H10231 [6SE], H10753 [24SE], H10899 [25SE], H10938 [26SE], H11025 [27SE], H12154 [29OC], H12235 [30OC], H12382 [31OC], H12737 [5NO], H13202 [6NO], H13294 [7NO], H13408 [8NO], H13520 [9NO], H13846 [13NO], H13956 [14NO], H14079 [15NO], H14490 [6DE], H16830 [18DE], H16940 [19DE]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S15968 [19DE]
Tributes
Armstrong, Wilbur, E1294
Israel, David K., E667
Kern, Susan K., E177
McNelis, Joanne, E1490
O'Connell, Jack, E1273
Ratner, Rob, E948
Walsh, Dorothy, E1192