McCOLLUM, BETTY (a Representative from Minnesota)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3043, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H12348 [31OC]
Jo Ann Davis funeral attendees, H11493 [12OC]
National Council on the Arts, H8125 [19JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see H.R. 1964), H3694 [19AP]
Afghanistan: condemn terrorist bombing and express condolences to the people of Afghanistan and the members of Wolesi Jirga (see H. Res. 811), H13861 [13NO]
Africa: improve health care capacity and retention of health professionals in sub-Saharan Africa to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS and other diseases and reduce maternal and child mortality (see H.R. 3812), H11490 [10OC]
———respond to and prevent acts of rape and sexual violence against women and girls in regions of Sudan, Chad, and the Central African Republic (see H. Res. 726), H11490 [10OC]
African Americans: apologize for enslavement and racial segregation (see H. Res. 194), H4417 [2MY]
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]
Air pollution: provide a reduction in the aggregate greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy consumed by vehicles and aircraft (see H.R. 2215), H7657 [11JY]
America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 122), H4177 [25AP]
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), H10902 [25SE] (see H.R. 3327), H10757 [24SE]
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), H11548 [15OC]
———ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 1280), H3400 [16AP]
———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), H2341 [8MR]
———establish competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see H.R. 1232), H3185 [27MR]
———strengthen polar bear conservation efforts (see H.R. 2327), H6439 (see H.R. 2327), H6477 [14JN]
———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1464), H3562 [18AP]
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), H10757 [24SE]
———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]
———ensure dignity in care for members recovering from injuries (see H.R. 1268), H5532 [21MY]
———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2702), H10757 [24SE]
———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), H1668 [14FE] (see H.R. 1347), H2242 [6MR]
———improve benefits and services for members, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans (see H.R. 1354), H2242 [6MR]
———issue postage stamp in commemoration of those who distinguished themselves by their service in the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (see H. Con. Res. 3), H6440 (see H. Con. Res. 3), H6477 [14JN]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H1790 [15FE]
———provide relief for certain members of the 1st Brigade Combat Team/34th Infantry Division of the Minnesota National Guard (see H.R. 3741), H11249 [3OC]
———provide support and assistance for families of National Guard and Reserve members undergoing deployment (see H.R. 1541), H3562 [18AP]
———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 3990), H12155 [29OC]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H10076 [4SE]
———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran (see H.R. 3119), H11250 [3OC] (see H.J. Res. 14), H2122 [1MR] (see H. Con. Res. 33), H572 [16JA]
———require continuation of pay to members who are retired or separated from service due to combat-related injuries of certain bonuses that they were entitled to before retirement or separation (see H.R. 3793), H13523 [9NO]
———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 2189), H4552 [7MY]
———require States to charge in-State tuition rates to members and their dependents who are domiciled or stationed on active duty in that State (see H.R. 3780), H11492 [10OC]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1222), H2822 [21MR]
———tribute to 1st Battalion, 133d Infantry of the Iowa National Guard (see H. Res. 568), H8617 [25JY]
———tribute to 1st Brigade Combat Team/34th Infantry Division of the Minnesota National Guard (see H. Con. Res. 185), H7783 [13JY]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1707), H4967 [14MY]
Army Reserve: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 70), H15468 [13DE]
Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1022), H10902 [25SE]
Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H14249 [5DE]
———commend democracy efforts and call for release by Burmese Government (see H. Con. Res. 200), H10370 [14SE]
Bangladesh: express sympathy and pledge urgent support for the victims of Cyclone Sidr (see H. Res. 842), H14156 [4DE]
Birds: provide financial resources for the conservation programs of countries whose activities directly or indirectly affect cranes (see H.R. 1771), H3357 [29MR]
BLM: establish the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 2016), H7490 [10JY]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 230), H11848 [22OC]
Brooks, Sylvia K.: tribute (see H. Res. 510), H7011 [22JN]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H11395 [9OC]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 2669), H7071 [25JN]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 44), H7012 [22JN]
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]
———report on programs that authorize or require gathering of information on U.S. persons established pursuant to the ``all necessary and appropriate force'' clause in the Authorization for Use of Military Force (see H.R. 2211), H6182 [7JN]
Business and industry: require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see H.R. 1776), H4629 [8MY]
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), H5929 [24MY]
Carson, Rachel: tribute (see H. Res. 450), H5927 [24MY]
Chavez, Cesar E.: establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 76), H759 [18JA]
Children and youth: ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2851), H8293 [23JY]
———establish a grant program to provide vision care (see H.R. 507), H7656 [11JY]
———establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see H.R. 2188), H9276 [31JY]
———expand and improve the provision of pediatric dental services to medically underserved populations (see H.R. 2371), H5533 [21MY]
———make grants to carry out activities to prevent teen pregnancy in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities (see H.R. 468), H9656 [2AU]
———provide disadvantaged children with dental services (see H.R. 1781), H4417 [2MY]
———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see H.R. 1386), H3477 [17AP]
———revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 2511), H14250 [5DE]
Children's Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H12022 [24OC]
Chisholm, Shirley: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 9), H253 [9JA]
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), H2121 [1MR]
———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), H6578 [15JN]
Civil War—U.S.: tribute to Edward D. Cohota and Joseph L. Pierce and other veterans of Asian descent (see H. Res. 415), H5472 [17MY]
Clean Air Act: require all gasoline sold for use in motor vehicles to contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (see H.R. 349), H1211 [5FE]
Climate: address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments (see H. Con. Res. 104), H3562 [18AP]
———conduct research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 620), H834 [22JA]
———enact a mandatory national program to slow, stop and reverse emissions of greenhouse gases (see H. Con. Res. 96), H3696 [19AP]
———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]
Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 494), H6660 [18JN]
Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 629), H835 [22JA]
———disclose fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 592), H789 [19JA]
———make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (see H.R. 2669), H7071 [25JN]
Colombia: recognize Year of the Rights of Internally Displaced Persons and support efforts to ensure that internally displaced people receive assistance and protection they need to rebuild their lives successfully (see H. Res. 426), H5621 [22MY]
Colorado Rockies (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 816), H15209 [6DE]
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), H7433 [28JN]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H3364 [29MR]
Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty: express that the Senate should initiate bipartisan process to give its advice and consent to ratification (see H. Res. 882), H15738 [17DE]
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]
Congressional Commission on Civic Service: establish (see H.R. 1819), H3477 [17AP]
Consumer Product Safety Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3691), H11729 [17OC]
Consumers: protect from certain practices in connection with the origination of consumer credit transactions secured by the consumer's principal dwelling (see H.R. 3081), H8120 [18JY]
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), H10157 [5SE]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 3010), H13523 [9NO]
———require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts (see H.R. 369), H341 [10JA]
———require certain departments and agencies to provide to Congress copies and descriptions of contracts and task orders in excess of a certain amount for work to be performed in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 897), H5724 [23MY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 101), H944 [24JA]
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1187), H3081 [26MR]
Corps of Engineers: operate and maintain dispersal barriers to prevent spread of aquatic invasive species into the Great Lakes (see H.R. 553), H6181 [7JN]
Courts: restore habeas corpus for those detained by the U.S. and repeal prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims (see H.R. 1416), H2957 [22MR]
CPSC: 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), H10320 [7SE]
Credit cards: prohibit universal defaults on accounts (see H.R. 2146), H4485 [3MY]
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), H343 [10JA]
``Crime, Violence, and Development—Trends, Costs, and Policy Options in the Caribbean'': recognize contribution of U.N. and World Bank Group report to understanding crime and violence levels in the Caribbean region (see H. Res. 865), H15317 [11DE]
Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 2819), H6955 [21JN]
———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 654), H1272 [6FE]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H9656 [2AU]
Deficit Reduction Act: amend (see H.R. 3940), H11933 [23OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide financial assistance for the construction, improvement, and rehabilitation of farmers markets (see H.R. 293), H122 [5JA]
———reauthorize conservation and energy programs and modify the operation and administration of these programs (see H.R. 1551), H3477 [17AP]
———reauthorize the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (see H.R. 1616), H2820 [21MR]
———support beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 2348), H5291 [16MY]
Dept. of Defense: require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see H.R. 2064), H6828 [20JN]
Dept. of Education: address conflicts of interest associated with use of advisory committees and technical assistance providers in the administration of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (see H.R. 3718), H11777 [18OC]
———establish a partnership with National Park Service to provide educational opportunities for students and teachers (see H.R. 3463), H10017 [4AU]
———establish a Student Aid Reward Program to ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible (see H.R. 1010), H1969 [27FE]
———establish an Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning (see H.R. 3419), H9707 [3AU]
———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 171), H116 [5JA]
———permanently extend waiver authority under the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act (see H.R. 3566), H10757 [24SE]
Dept. of Energy: reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program (see H.R. 1933), H8187 [19JY]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H3477 [17AP]
———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see H.R. 2063), H4417 [2MY]
———develop an antimicrobial resistance research strategic plan (see H.R. 3697), H14158 [4DE]
———provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see H.R. 1132), H2166 [5MR]
———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 3430), H15470 [13DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish national emergency centers on military installations (see H.R. 1796), H4754 [9MY]
———implement Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and other registered traveler programs (see H.R. 1061), H3017 [23MR]
———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), H7491 [10JY]
Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 174), H7202 [26JN]
Dept. of Justice: clarify that territories and Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants for confronting the use of methamphetamine (see H.R. 545), H988 [29JA]
———establish a grant program to facilitate the creation of methamphetamine precursor electronic logbook systems (see H.R. 2747), H6576 [15JN]
———express no confidence in performance of Attorney General Gonzales and urge the President to request his resignation (see H. Res. 417), H5623 [22MY]
———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation (see H.R. 1593), H3400 [16AP]
———require sex offenders to register online identifiers with the National Sex Offender Registry in order to protect users of social networking websites (see H.R. 719), H8742 [26JY]
Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (see H.R. 808), H1565 [13FE]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 359), H3476 [17AP]
———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]
———promote efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (see H.R. 2381), H5471 [17MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (see H.R. 2895), H8122 [18JY]
———repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 695), H3476 [17AP]
Dept. of Transportation: limit authority to grant authority to motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border (see H.R. 1773), H4051 [24AP]
———require congressional approval of certain large loans (see H.R. 1181), H1895 [16FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: change the length of the obligated period of service on active duty required for receiving certain educational benefits (see H.R. 3882), H11728 [17OC]
———develop and implement a comprehensive program to reduce incidence of suicide among veterans (see H.R. 327), H251 [9JA]
———establish Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (see H.R. 2818), H10940 [26SE]
———establish traumatic brain injury centers (see H.R. 2179), H4915 [10MY]
———repeal offset from surviving spouse annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation and annuity authority for certain dependents (see H.R. 1589), H6828 [20JN]
———screen certain veterans for symptoms of traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 1944), H4967 [14MY]
———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]
Developing countries: increase U.S. financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women (see H.R. 2965), H16950 [19DE]
———increase U.S. participation in health programs that alleviate disease and premature death and strengthen health care systems (see H. Con. Res. 247), H13204 [6NO]
———provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems (see H.R. 2185), H4552 [7MY]
Diamond-Blackfan Anemia: expand and intensify research (see H. Res. 524), H10902 [25SE]
Dink, Hrant: condemn murder of Turkish journalist (see H. Res. 102), H987 [29JA]
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), H6111 [6JN]
———enhance early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (see H.R. 1198), H1967 [27FE]
Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (see H.R. 2831), H7010 [22JN]
Diseases: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 1031), H2122 [1MR]
———eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1532), H3018 [23MR]
———establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority or underserved populations (see H.R. 1030), H2401 [9MR]
———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), H3477 [17AP]
———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 1113), H6577 [15JN]
———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), H3477 [17AP]
———make permanent the authority of the Postal Service to issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1236), H9468 (see H.R. 1236), H9545 [1AU]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H3185 [27MR]
———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]
Drugs: improve safety and oversight (see H.R. 1561), H4967 [14MY]
Ecology and environment: codify executive order addressing environmental justice in minority and low-income populations and implement EPA and GAO recommendations on environmental justice (see H.R. 1103), H6577 [15JN]
Education: authorize appropriations for basic research and research infrastructure in science and engineering, and for support of graduate fellowships (see H.R. 363), H945 [24JA]
———celebrate accomplishments of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and recognize need to further the goal of educational opportunities for women and girls (see H. Res. 406), H5053 [15MY]
———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1228), H7852 [16JY]
———improve early education (see H.R. 3289), H10077 [4SE]
———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see H.R. 2204), H4627 [8MY]
———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 2017), H6828 [20JN]
———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]
———simplify Federal student financial aid process (see H.R. 1608), H5725 [23MY]
———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]
———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 51), H343 [10JA]
Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 729), H4753 [9MY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 627), H835 [22JA] (see H.R. 684), H943 [24JA]
———reauthorize programs to enhance education through technology (see H.R. 2449), H8835 (see H.R. 2449), H9053 [30JY]
———strengthen mentoring programs (see H.R. 2611), H6179 [7JN]
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: strike provision relative to modification of reporting frequency (see H.R. 1055), H1668 [14FE]
Employment: increase family and medical leave for family members of servicemembers with combat-related injuries (see H.R. 3481), H11777 [18OC]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H4050 [24AP]
———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]
Ethiopia: encourage and facilitate the consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and economic freedom (see H.R. 2003), H7783 [13JY]
Executive departments: reform operations (see H.R. 984), H1565 [13FE]
Explosives: limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions (see H.R. 1755), H3357 [29MR]
Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), 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), H7490 [10JY]
———provide for the licensing of comparable biological products to allow for lower-cost, generic versions of biotech drugs (see H.R. 1038), H3777 [23AP]
———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), H1417 [8FE]
Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 985), H1565 [13FE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 962), H6828 [20JN]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 725), H11549 [15OC]
———clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2169), H4485 [3MY]
———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2421), H5620 [22MY]
———require concurrence of all bordering States when a permit for the discharge of pollutants into one of the Great Lakes is issued (see H.R. 3360), H15414 [12DE]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 273), H3184 [27MR]
Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3663), H12456 [1NO]
Floods: express sympathy and pledge support for victims of thunderstorms that caused severe flooding in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin (see H. Res. 657), H10434 [17SE]
Flores, Patrick: tribute (see H. Res. 145), H1416 [8FE]
Food: extend food labeling requirements to enable customers to make informed choices about nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants (see H.R. 3895), H11776 [18OC]
Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 1148), H1893 [16FE]
Food Stamp Act: strengthen (see H.R. 2129), H5928 [24MY]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 619), H834 [22JA]
———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2092), H9711 [3AU]
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), H5470 [17MY]
Foreign policy: condemn use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world and find remedies to end this practice (see H. Con. Res. 75), H6332 [12JN]
———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), H7434 [28JN]
———prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 1352), H2242 [6MR]
———recognize that violence poses an increasingly serious threat to peace and stability in Central America and support expanded cooperation to combat crime and violence (see H. Res. 564), H8619 [25JY]
Foreign trade: prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H10626 [19SE]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2516), H5924 [24MY]
FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2478), H5922 [24MY]
Garang de Mabior, John: tribute (see H. Res. 98), H1565 [13FE]
Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 136), H1669 [14FE]
Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 605), H10370 [14SE]
Gonzales, Attorney General: require Committee on the Judiciary (House) investigation on potential impeachment for high crimes and misdemeanors (see H. Res. 589), H9276 [31JY]
Gore, Albert, Jr.: tribute for Academy Award-winning documentary, ``An Inconvenient Truth'' (see H. Res. 197), H2122 [1MR]
Government: require acquisition of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 2112), H13412 [8NO]
Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (see H.R. 1350), H3185 [27MR]
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), H1154 [31JA]
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1187), H3081 [26MR]
Harriett F. Woods Post Office Building, University City, MO: designate (see H.R. 1617), H3562 [18AP]
Hazardous substances: prohibit, as a banned hazardous substance, certain household dishwashing detergent containing phosphorus (see H.R. 3331), H10757 [24SE]
———prohibit sale, distribution, or transfer of mercury, and prohibit the export of mercury (see H.R. 1534), H11028 [27SE]
Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H4294 [1MY]
———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), H5054 [15MY]
———improve emergency medical services for children (see H.R. 2464), H14157 [4DE]
———improve Federal nutrition programs (see H.R. 1344), H3778 [23AP]
———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), H7490 [10JY]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 583), H3185 [27MR]
———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (see H.R. 493), H571 [16JA]
———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]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1653), H3185 [27MR]
———require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV/AIDS screening (see H.R. 822), H2401 [9MR]
———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 477), H3081 [26MR]
Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2123), H10157 [5SE]
Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1134), H7433 [28JN]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H1209 [5FE]
Higher Education Act: amend and extend (see H.R. 4137), H15470 [13DE]
———expand teacher loan forgiveness provisions to include speech-language pathologists (see H.R. 1394), H3279 [28MR]
History: authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America's Treasures Program (see H.R. 3981), H12155 [29OC]
———commemorate anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade (see H. Res. 272), H3401 [16AP]
———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]
———consolidate housing assistance programs for homeless persons (see H.R. 840), H4914 [10MY]
Horticulture: extend laws governing importation of plants to plants illegally harvested outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1497), H3477 [17AP]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 464), H514 [12JA]
Hostelling International USA (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 249), H15470 [13DE]
House Democracy Assistance Commission: establish (see H. Res. 24), H573 [16JA]
House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 2248), H4752 [9MY]
Huerta, Dolores: tribute (see H. Res. 37), H16951 [19DE]
Human rights: encourage abolition of modern-day slavery (see H. Res. 55), H2487 [13MR]
———modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 4114), H13411 [8NO]
Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 1938), H6008 [5JN]
Hurricanes: express sympathy and support for the people and governments of the countries of Central America, the Caribbean, and Mexico which have suffered from Hurricanes Felix, Dean, and Henriette (see H. Res. 642), H10903 [25SE]
———waive the non-Federal share of the cost of certain disaster assistance provided in connection with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 1144), H2244 [6MR]
Hyde, Henry J.: tribute (see H. Res. 843), H14251 [5DE]
Immigration: reform (see H.R. 1645), H4487 [3MY]
Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to discretionary determinations waiving an alien's inadmissibility based on certain activities (see H.R. 2940), H7432 [28JN]
———remove provisions rendering individuals having HIV inadmissible to the U.S. (see H.R. 3337), H9655 [2AU]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 627), H835 [22JA] (see H.R. 821), H4914 [10MY]
Indonesia: commend democratic elections in Aceh and express support for further democratic development and implementation of the Helsinki Memorandum of Understanding (see H. Res. 238), H6736 [19JN]
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), H942 [24JA]
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 Day of U.N. Peacekeepers: observance (see H. Res. 489), H7071 [25JN]
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), H670 [17JA]
Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 1514), H8121 [18JY]
Iraq: assist refugees and the internally displaced population by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, increasing border security, and easing resettlement (see H.R. 3674), H11071 [1OC]
———call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq (see H. Res. 41), H253 [9JA]
———establish a sunset for the authorization for use of military force against Iraq (see H.R. 2605), H7012 [22JN]
———establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 714), H1153 [31JA]
———prevent withholding of information on corruption within the Iraqi Government (see H. Res. 734), H11494 [12OC]
———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (see H.J. Res. 18), H672 [17JA]
———provide special immigrant status for certain Iraqis and assist Iraqi refugees (see H.R. 2265), H5928 [24MY]
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), H2745 [20MR]
Johnson, Claudia Taylor (Lady Bird): tribute (see H. Res. 553), H7982 [17JY]
Jordan: commend continued commitment to holding elections and broadening political participation (see H. Res. 575), H8835 (see H. Res. 575), H9054 [30JY]
Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway, Los Angeles County, CA: designate (see H.R. 4131), H13521 [9NO]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 155), H5723 [23MY]
Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2852), H8293 [23JY]
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 800), H1208 [5FE]
Lafayette: tribute (see H. Res. 171), H4205 [26AP]
Lane Evans Post Office Building, Rock Island, IL: designate (see H.R. 521), H945 [24JA]
Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 678), H942 [24JA]
Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 4611), H15466 [13DE]
———provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 365), H1344 [7FE]
Lesotho: commend enactment of law improving the status of married women and encourage efforts toward gender equity (see H. Res. 294), H3362 [29MR]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1941), H4294 [1MY]
Malaria Awareness Day: observance (see H. Res. 389), H6828 [20JN]
Malaysia: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 518), H8822 [27JY]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 61), H515 [12JA]
Medicaid: ensure beneficiary access to generic drugs by setting pharmacy reimbursement based on retail acquisition cost and to promote use of generic drugs (see H.R. 3140), H11395 [9OC]
———improve requirements for items and services furnished in or through an educational program or setting to children, including children with developmental, physical, or mental health needs (see H.R. 1017), H12455 [1NO]
———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H3562 [18AP]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H11847 [22OC]
———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), H3724 [20AP]
———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), H3724 [20AP]
———eliminate in-home restriction for coverage of mobility devices for individuals with long-term needs (see H.R. 1809), H12021 [24OC]
———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1845), H11028 [27SE]
———ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals (see H.R. 3057), H8187 [19JY]
———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1663), H3778 [23AP]
———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), H2399 [9MR]
———extend increased payments for ground ambulance services (see H.R. 2164), H9657 [2AU]
———extend reasonable cost contracts (see H.R. 1990), H5473 [17MY]
———impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H14158 [4DE]
———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), H10510 [18SE]
———improve prescription drug program (see H.R. 3025), H7775 [12JY]
———permit a physician assistant to order or provide post-hospital extended care services, home health services, and hospice care (see H.R. 1178), H5724 [23MY]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 2122), H7434 [28JN]
———provide a moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 1293), H3363 [29MR]
———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 1665), H3696 [19AP]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H7011 [22JN]
———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 2567), H8187 [19JY]
———provide for guaranteed issue of supplemental policies for disabled and renal disease beneficiaries upon initial enrollment (see H.R. 1282), H3363 [29MR]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H2243 [6MR]
———require prescription drug plans using formularies to cover all drugs in certain specified therapeutic categories and establish protective requirements for coverage determinations on such drugs (see H.R. 3061), H7981 [17JY]
———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4), H110 [5JA]
———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims and prohibit inclusion of pharmacy information (see H.R. 1474), H3400 [16AP]
———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 2053), H5293 [16MY]
———waive part B premiums for certain military retirees (see H.R. 1223), H2822 [21MR]
Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1367), H2300 [7MR] (see H.R. 1424), H2397 [9MR]
Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4915 [10MY]
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), H3362 [29MR]
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments: anniversary (see H. Res. 808), H13412 [8NO]
Military Commissions Act: improve and enhance due process and appellate procedures (see H.R. 1415), H2957 [22MR]
Military Order of the Purple Heart: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 49), H1565 [13FE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]
Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 2262), H8397 [24JY]
Minneapolis, MN: authorize additional funds for emergency repairs and reconstruction of the I-35 bridge and waive limitation on emergency relief funds for those repairs and reconstruction (see H.R. 3311), H9653 [2AU]
———tribute to first responders and citizens of Minnesota for efforts in responding to I-35 bridge collapse (see H. Res. 606), H9655 [2AU]
Minnesota: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 898), H16949 [19DE]
Minnesota Air National Guard Historical Foundation, Inc.: convey an A-12 Blackbird spy plane (see H.R. 812), H1209 [5FE]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3014), H15414 [12DE]
———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]
Missing Children's Assistance Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 2517), H8743 [26JY]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 1506), H3400 [16AP]
Music and dance: recognize the African American spiritual as a national treasure (see H. Res. 120), H1152 [31JA]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 44), H944 [24JA]
National AmeriCorps Week: observance (see H. Res. 385), H4968 [14MY]
National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 91), H7203 [26JN]
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), H15470 [13DE]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1), H109 [5JA]
National Community College Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 334), H4295 [1MY]
National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness: observance (see H. Con. Res. 102), H5622 [22MY]
National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 223), H2571 [14MR]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 590), H10697 [20SE]
National Guard: establish the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program to facilitate community reintegration of veterans returning from active duty (see H.R. 2090), H4488 [3MY]
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), H3018 [23MR]
National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 29), H123 [5JA]
National Minority Donor Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 555), H8398 [24JY]
National Night Out: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 539), H7656 [11JY]
National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1731), H3401 [16AP]
National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 554), H7982 [17JY]
National Pet Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 142), H4629 [8MY]
National Suffragists Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 105), H3361 [29MR]
National Trails Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 401), H5473 [17MY]
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act: provide additional staff and oversight of funds to carry out the Act (see H.R. 1239), H5293 [16MY]
National Volunteer Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 293), H3478 [17AP]
National Women's Friendship Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 205), H10626 [19SE]
National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 144), H5293 [16MY]
National Zoo Keeper Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 509), H7491 [10JY]
Native American Heritage Day: designate (see H.R. 3585), H10624 [19SE] (see H.J. Res. 62), H13859 [13NO]
Native Americans: acknowledge history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the U.S. regarding Indian Tribes and offer apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 3), H6736 [19JN] (see H.J. Res. 68), H15316 [11DE]
———acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H572 [16JA]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H10246 [6SE]
NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see H.R. 1644), H7656 [11JY]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Albert Gore, Jr., and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for peace (see H. Res. 735), H11495 [12OC]
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]
North Aleutian Basin Planning Area: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing (see H.R. 1957), H4629 [8MY]
Northern Ireland: reaffirm support for continued implementation of the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for peaceful settlement of the conflict (see H. Res. 222), H2302 [7MR]
———support new power-sharing Government (see H. Res. 482), H7071 [25JN]
NSF: authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (see H.R. 362), H945 [24JA]
———establish a global warming education program (see H.R. 1728), H3277 [28MR]
Ohio: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of flooding and commend persons and organizations working to restore affected areas (see H. Res. 728), H11848 [22OC]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program (see H.R. 1700), H4629 [8MY]
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), H3562 [18AP]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 380), H342 [10JA]
Political action committees: prohibit conversion of leadership political action committee funds to personal use (see H.R. 1565), H12156 [29OC]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H4417 [2MY]
Poverty: develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce and eliminate global poverty (see H.R. 1302), H3018 [23MR]
———express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (see H. Con. Res. 198), H15318 [11DE]
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]
———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 670), H942 [24JA]
———reduce dependence on foreign sources of oil by promoting plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and related advanced vehicle technologies (see H.R. 2079), H4209 [30AP]
———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]
———support the ``25 x 25 Initiative'' which envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch lands will provide at least 25 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. by the year 2025 (see H. Con. Res. 25), H343 [10JA]
Presidents of the U.S: regulate judicial use of Presidential signing statements in the interpretation of Acts of Congress (see H.R. 3045), H11250 [3OC]
Privacy: strengthen Federal authority to protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers (see H.R. 948), H8293 [23JY]
Public buildings: install energy-efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs in construction, alteration, and maintenance (see H.R. 1705), H3183 [27MR]
———require restroom gender parity in Federal buildings (see H.R. 693), H9276 [31JY]
Public housing: exempt residents who are determined by the VA to be permanently and totally disabled from the requirement to perform community service to be eligible for such housing (see H.R. 403), H1668 [14FE]
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), H2821 [21MR]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 969), H3017 [23MR]
Public welfare programs: extend SSI for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants and collect unemployment compensation debts resulting from fraud (see H.R. 2608), H7491 [10JY]
Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 900), H10370 [14SE]
Railroads: ensure competition, enable rail customers to obtain reliable rail service, and provide those customers with a reasonable process for challenging rate and service disputes (see H.R. 2125), H4754 [9MY]
Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 635), H10321 [7SE]
Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 1678), H3079 [26MR]
Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act: define environmental intervention blood lead level (see H.R. 3397), H11395 [9OC]
Richards, Ann: tribute (see H. Res. 42), H1417 [8FE]
Roads and highways: support goals and ideals of a world day of remembrance for road crash victims (see H. Con. Res. 87), H2341 [8MR]
SBA: expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (see H.R. 2284), H4913 [10MY]
Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 901), H1343 [7FE]
———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), H2242 [6MR]
———recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 121), H3778 [23AP]
Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation: establish (see H.R. 1469), H3018 [23MR]
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), H6236 [11JN]
Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (see H.R. 2452), H11548 [15OC]
Ships and vessels: require exchange of ballast water or alternative ballast water management methods prior to entry into any port within the Great Lakes (see H.R. 801), H1209 [5FE]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 210), H10626 [19SE]
Small business: establish a health benefits program (see H.R. 2132), H4484 [3MY]
Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see H.R. 3692), H11026 [27SE]
Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 368), H2165 [5MR]
———combine coverage of children and pregnant woman under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program into a new All Healthy Children Program (see H.R. 1688), H4487 [3MY]
———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 3046), H7851 [16JY]
———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1111), H1892 [16FE]
———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]
———protect cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) (see H.R. 4807), H16833 [18DE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H113 [5JA]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H6661 [18JN]
Special Envoy for Middle East Peace: appoint (see H. Res. 143), H1415 [8FE]
Sudan: encourage the People's Republic of China use of influence and economic leverage to stop genocide and violence in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 422), H6009 [5JN]
———identify companies that conduct business operations in Sudan and prohibit U.S. Government contracts with such companies (see H.R. 180), H2957 [22MR]
Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 2329), H5053 [15MY]
———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1524), H3696 [19AP]
———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), H3400 [16AP]
———allow Indian tribal governments to transfer the credit for electricity produced from renewable resources (see H.R. 1954), H5054 [15MY]
———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1419), H2745 [20MR]
———apply the energy credit to combined heat and power system property (see H.R. 2001), H3776 [23AP]
———equalize income exclusion of employer-provided parking and transit benefits and provide a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 1475), H5928 [24MY]
———establish a temporary surtax to offset the current costs of the Iraq war (see H.R. 3948), H11934 [23OC]
———exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see H.R. 1540), H7203 [26JN]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H5922 [24MY]
———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 197), H945 [24JA]
———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 2234), H7490 [10JY]
———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 550), H4487 [3MY]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1498), H3477 [17AP]
———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 3605), H10625 [19SE]
———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), H4050 [24AP]
———make permanent the deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1813), H8821 [27JY]
———make permanent the use of qualified mortgage bonds to finance residences for veterans without regard to the first-time homebuyer requirement (see H.R. 3742), H11729 [17OC]
———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1043), H1667 [14FE]
———provide a credit for residential biomass fuel property expenditures (see H.R. 3107), H9711 [3AU]
———provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 1422), H7656 [11JY]
———provide additional incentives for facilities producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 2691), H6331 [12JN]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 211), H117 [5JA]
Terrorism: compensate relatives of U.S. citizens killed as a result of the bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa (see H.R. 2828), H8187 [19JY]
Tongass National Forest: provide additional protections for lands (see H.R. 3757), H11315 [4OC]
Transatlantic Slave Trade 200th Anniversary Commission: establish (see H.R. 3432), H10511 [18SE]
Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (see H.R. 2095), H10076 [4SE]
Tutu, Desmond M.: tribute (see H. Res. 34), H8122 [18JY]
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), H2303 [7MR]
———provide a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund for the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 2114), H4415 [2MY]
———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), H6405 [13JN]
U.S. attorneys: recognize past and present contributions (see H. Res. 247), H4294 [1MY]
University of Central Arkansas: anniversary (see H. Res. 436), H6112 [6JN]
Valenti, Jack: tribute (see H. Res. 361), H4488 [3MY]
Veterans: 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. 333), H3362 [29MR]
———health care funding (see H.R. 2514), H5924 [24MY]
———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 797), H2039 [28FE]
———issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 4116), H13411 [8NO]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H1344 [7FE]
———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 3329), H10757 [24SE]
———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 760), H10076 [4SE]
Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H. Res. 237), H11172 [2OC]
VFW Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 663), H10625 [19SE]
Voitier, Doris: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in Courage Award recipient (see H. Res. 251), H4629 [8MY]
Voting: prohibit election officials from requiring an individual to provide photo identification as a condition for voting in a Federal election (see H.R. 4026), H12383 [31OC]
———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 2457), H5723 [23MY]
Water: establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 260), H4914 [10MY]
Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 189), H4205 [26AP]
Wildlife: establish a global animal information network for surveillance to combat the threat of emerging diseases that involve wild animals (see H.R. 1405), H2340 [8MR]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H3184 [27MR]
———establish programs to reduce number of unplanned pregnancies, decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 1074), H1788 [15FE]
———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1014), H1969 [27FE]
World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 265), H14156 [4DE]
World Water Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 196), H2122 [1MR]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1801), H3477 [17AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Broadcasting Board of Governors: prohibit cessation, degradation, or limitation of broadcasting activities (see H.R. 3598), H10625 [19SE]
Dept. of State: establish the Global Service Fellowship Program (see H.R. 3698), H11027 [27SE]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study on the proposed Mississippi River Trail (see H.R. 2482), H5922 [24MY]
Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 3175), H8617 [25JY]
———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 2266), H4912 [10MY]
Education: reduce and prevent sale and use of fraudulent degrees in order to protect the integrity of valid higher education degrees that are used for Federal purposes (see H.R. 773), H1151 [31JA]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: clarify certain Federal requirements (see H.R. 1169), H1894 [16FE]
Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 1225), H2037 [28FE]
Haglund, Joshua: urge resolution in murder case of U.S. citizen in Yerevan, Armenia, and fund scholarships at the University of Minnesota in his memory for study abroad and diversity training (see H.R. 1861), H3399 [16AP]
Hazardous substances: reduce health risk posed by asbestos-containing products (see H.R. 3339), H9655 [2AU]
Health: constitutional amendment on right to health care (see H.J. Res. 42), H4204 [26AP]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1896), H3474 [17AP]
National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 908), H16949 [19DE]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H2245 [7MR], H7343 [28JN]
Letters
Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act: Anthony Atala, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, E138
Lists
Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act letters of support, E1836
Remarks
African Americans: recognize contributions of the Negro Baseball League and players (H. Res. 162), E544
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 52), E2132
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), H2926 [22MR]
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), veto, E960
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 2206), E1064
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1771 [15FE]
———tribute to 1st Brigade Combat Team/34th Infantry Division of the Minnesota National Guard (H. Con. Res. 185), E2048
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), E1538
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), conference report, E1847
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (H. Con. Res. 99), E756
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1338), E922
Colleges and universities: make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (H.R. 2669), E1538
———make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (H.R. 2669), conference report, E1847
Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 1), E1785
Credit: reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (H.R. 3915), E2522
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 254), E1036
Dept. of Education: Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP) Program funding, H8036 [18JY]
———prohibit funding for the Carol White Physical Education Program, H8029 [18JY]
Dept. of HHS: provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (H.R. 1132), E749
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1684), E1097
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), H6864, H6893 [21JN]
Dept. of the Interior: promote efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (H.R. 2381), E1541
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2643), E1598
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, E2350
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), H7926 [17JY], H8029, H8036, H8082 [18JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3043), conference report, E2350
Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (H.R. 2266), H4764 [10MY]
Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (H.R. 2831), E1785
District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (H.R. 1905), E861
Economy: invest in innovation through research and development, and to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 2272), conference report, E1784
Education: establish requirements for lenders and institutions of higher education in order to protect students and other borrowers receiving educational loans (H.R. 890), E1033
———reduce student loan interest rates (H.R. 5), E182
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (H.R. 3685), E2446
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (H.R. 2015), E2446
FDA: revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and enhance postmarket authorities relative to the safety of drugs (H.R. 2900), E1536
———revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and enhance postmarket authorities relative to the safety of drugs (H.R. 3580), E1983
Ford, Gerald R.: tribute (H. Res. 15), E91
Foreign aid: abstinence and fidelity programs funding to assist in HIV/AIDS prevention, H6864 [21JN]
———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H6893 [21JN]
———limit funding to establish a permanent military base agreement with Iraq or exercise U.S. control over Iraqi oil resources (H.R. 2929), E1767
———modify global gag rule denying U.S. funds to overseas health clinics that use private monies to fund abortions to allow for the provision of contraceptives, H6893 [21JN]
Foreign trade: reauthorize trade adjustment assistance and extend to service workers and firms (H.R. 3920), E2402
Forest Service: International Programs funding, E1598
Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (H.R. 2316), consideration (H. Res. 437), E1232
Head Start Program: reauthorize (H.R. 1429), E1040
———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), conference report, H13882
Health: prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (H.R. 493), E925
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 3), E138
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (S. 5), E1324
Homeless Assistance Act: anniversary (H. Res. 561), E1637
Housing: assist in provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 1227), E643
———modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (H.R. 1852), E1936
———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1427), E1170
Hyde, Henry J.: tribute (H. Res. 843), E2523
International Women's Day: support goals (H. Res. 149), E555
Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq, E2132
———require the Dept. of Defense to commence reduction of the number of U.S. forces to a limited presence by a certain date (H.R. 2956), E1535
IRS: repeal authority to use private debt collection companies, delay implementation of withholding taxes on Government contractors, and revise tax rules on expatriation (H.R. 3056), E2154
James A. Leach Federal Building, Davenport, IA: designate (H.R. 1505), E1060
Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (H. Res. 121), E1768
King Abdullah II (Jordan): address to joint meeting of Congress, H2245 [7MR]
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), E470
Liberia: extend designation under the Immigration and Nationality Act so that Liberians can continue to be eligible for temporary protected status (H.R. 3123), E1767
Lobbyists: require registered lobbyists to file quarterly reports on contributions bundled for certain recipients (H.R. 2317), consideration (H. Res. 437), E1232
Maplewood, MN: anniversary, E1594
Medicare: require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 4), E140
Mendota Heights, MN: anniversary of Mendota Elementary School, E448
Millender-McDonald, Juanita: tribute (H. Res. 328), E882
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), H292
Minneapolis, MN: authorize additional funds for emergency repairs and reconstruction of the I-35 bridge and waive limitation on emergency relief funds for those repairs and reconstruction (H.R. 3311), H9677 [3AU]
———express sympathy and pledge support for victims of the I-35 bridge collapse, H9529 [1AU]
———Minneapolis VA Medical Center recipient of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Robert W. Carey Performance Excellence Award, E2311
———tribute to first responders and citizens of Minnesota for efforts in responding to I-35 bridge collapse (H. Res. 606), H10109 [5SE]
Minnesota: anniversary of Minnesota Public Radio, E173
———tribute to the staff and volunteers of the Friends of the Orphans Minnesota Region, E538
———tribute to World War II memorial dedication, E1325
Minnesota State Arts Board: National Endowment for the Arts National Accessibility Leadership Award recipient, E2524
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (H.R. 1), E87
———implement recommendations (H.R. 1), conference report, E1769
National Homeless Youth Awareness Month: observance (H. Res. 527), E1537
National Suffragists Day: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 105), E1034
NIST: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1868), E1002
Northern Ireland: support new power-sharing Government (H. Res. 482), E1766
NSF: authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (H.R. 362), E1003
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1867), E1003
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program (H.R. 1700), E1096
OSHA: issue a standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl (H.R. 2693), E1998
Petraeus, David H.: commend military service and leadership and condemn efforts of certain persons questioning his honesty, integrity, and service, E2132
Power resources: invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), E190
———invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), Senate amendment, E2552
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (H.R. 980), E1599
Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (H.R. 1678), E1039
Securities Exchange Act: provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation (H.R. 1257), E862
Shoreview, MN: anniversary, E1595
Social Security: extend and improve children's health insurance program and improve beneficiary protections under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3162), E1836
———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, E2001
St. Paul, MN: anniversary of Mount Zion Temple, E927
———anniversary of Science Museum of Minnesota, E2018
———anniversary of St. Paul Public Library and Schubert Club, E1981
———anniversary of West Side Community Health Services, E1935
———anniversary of YWCA, E1050
———Minnesota Digital Public Media Archive funding, H8082 [18JY]
———tribute to St. Paul Central High School girls' basketball team, E769
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3996), E2443
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), Senate amendments, E2001
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), veto, E2132
U.S. Housing Act: reform housing choice voucher program under section 8 (H.R. 1851), E1576
U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation (H.R. 3688), H13309
Vadnais Heights, MN: anniversary, E1597
Votes: position on missed, E773
Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 1495), conference report, H9529 [1AU]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H787 [19JA], H2338 [8MR], H10431 [17SE], H13520 [9NO]
Special order: granted, H4910 [10MY]
Testimonies
Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act: Peter Morton, E138
Tributes
Mancini, Nick, E1230
Wosika, James, E191