McDERMOTT, JIM (a Representative from Washington)
Addresses
Vietnamese Conflict: Senator George McGovern (1970), H2932 [22MR]
Amendments
Appropriations: making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), H2932 [22MR]
Appointments
Juanita Millender-McDonald funeral attendees, H4212 [1MY]
Articles and editorials
Big Oil In, Stability Out Under New Iraqi Law, Antonia Juhasz and Raed Jarrar, Asia Times (publication), H2013 [28FE]
Blood and Oil—How the West Will Profit From Iraq's Most Precious Commodity, Independent (British publication), H396-H398 [11JA]
Bombshell That Nobody Heard, Tom Englehardt, Asia Times (publication), H2616-H2618 [15MR]
Bush Authorizes New Covert Action Against Iran, Brian Ross and Richard Esposito, ABCNews.com (Internet site), H5685 [23MY]
Experts Doubt Drop in Violence in Iraq—Military Statistics Called Into Question, Karen DeYoung, Washington (DC) Post, H10200 [6SE]
Impeach Cheney—The Vice President Has Run Utterly Amok and Must Be Stopped, Bruce Fein, Slate.com (Internet site), H7413 [28JN]
Iran—No, Not Again, Seattle (WA) Post-Intelligencer, H7959 [17JY]
Iraq Death Toll Rivals Rwanda Genocide, Cambodian Killing Fields, Joshua Holland, Alternet.org (Internet site), H10601 [19SE]
Iraqis Fear War's Long-Term Cost to Kids, James Palmer, USA Today, H3446 [17AP]
Middle East Racing to Nuclear Power—Shiite Iran's Ambitions Have Spurred 13 Sunni States To Declare Atomic Energy Aims This Year, Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor, H13200 [6NO]
Military Equipment—Missing in Action, Dawn Kopecki, Business Week (publication), H1235 [6FE]
Mr. Comey's Tale—A Standoff at a Hospital Bedside Speaks Volumes About Attorney General Gonzales, Washington (DC) Post, H5515 [21MY]
Pentagon Red Tape Keeps Medical Records From Doctors of the Wounded, Al Kamen, Washington (DC) Post, H1861 [16FE]
70% of Iraqi Schoolchildren Show Symptoms of Trauma, James Palmer, USA Today, H3446 [17AP]
Soldiers in Iraq View Troop Surge as a Lost Cause, Tom Lasseter, McClatchy Newspapers (news service), H1236 [6FE]
Terrorist Walks—Luis Posada Carriles Has Boasted of Bombing Havana Hotels, Yet American Justice Lets Him Go Free, Los Angeles (CA) Times, H4470 [3MY]
They'll Break the Bad News on 9/11, Frank Rich, New York (NY) Times, H7055 [25JN]
Three U.S. Reasons To Attack Iran, Michael T. Klare, Asia Times (publication), H2095 [1MR]
US's Iraq Oil Grab Is a Done Deal, Pepe Escobar, Asia Times (publication), H2013 [28FE]
Vice President Cheney's Tour of Arab Countries, London (England) Al-Quds Al-Arabi, H5043 [15MY]
Victory Is Not an Option—The Mission Can't Be Accomplished—It's Time for a New Strategy, William E. Odom, Washington (DC) Post, H1507 [13FE]
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), H13523 [9NO]
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), H2571 [14MR]
———recognize contributions of the Negro Baseball League and players (see H. Res. 162), H1668 [14FE]
Agriculture: continue and expand upon efforts to ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and other specialty crops and enhance competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 1600), H2743 [20MR]
———ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 661), H941 [24JA]
———expand economic opportunites for farmers and ranchers, improve access to healthy food in underserved areas, provide access to locally grown food, and strengthen rural-urban linkages (see H.R. 2364), H6009 [5JN]
Air pollution: provide a reduction in the aggregate greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy consumed by vehicles and aircraft (see H.R. 2215), H5293 [16MY]
America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 122), H3724 [20AP]
Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H8741 [26JY]
Animals: 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), H10320 [7SE]
———strengthen polar bear conservation efforts (see H.R. 2327), H10626 [19SE]
———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1464), H7433 [28JN]
Arab League: urge acknowledgment of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and increase efforts to stop such genocide (see H. Con. Res. 7), H3364 [29MR]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H1564 [13FE]
Armed Forces: allow active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 2417), H5531 [21MY]
———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), H11029 [27SE]
———enhance national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and enhancement of National Guard Bureau functions (see H.R. 718), H1211 [5FE]
———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]
———expedite the prompt return of the remains of deceased members to their loved ones for burial (see H.R. 691), H2121 [1MR]
———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] (see H.R. 1347), H2242 [6MR]
———honor all Americans serving and condemn attack by broadcaster Rush H. Limbaugh III, on the integrity and professionalism of some of those Americans (see H. Con. Res. 221), H11172 [2OC]
———honor all members and civilian personnel serving in harm's way and pledge to debate policy decisions regarding the war in Iraq without attacking the integrity of any person (see H. Res. 706), H11171 [2OC]
———identify members exposed to depleted uranium during military service and provide health testing of such members (see H.R. 207), H886 [23JA]
———impose a temporary moratorium on the discharge of members for personality disorder (see H.R. 3167), H8821 [27JY]
———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), H7203 [26JN]
———issue postage stamp in commemoration of remembrance of the victims and in honor of the veterans of the peacekeeping mission in Beirut, Lebanon (see H. Res. 887), H16834 [18DE]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H1211 [5FE]
———prohibit use of funds for an escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (see H.R. 353), H344 [10JA]
———provide for certain members of the Selected Reserve to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1211), H2401 [9MR]
———recognize dedication and honorable service of military nurses (see H. Con. Res. 90), H2436 [12MR]
———reduce post traumatic stress disorder and other combat-related stress disorders among military personnel (see H.R. 3256), H10626 [19SE]
———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 3990), H12155 [29OC]
———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran (see H.R. 3119), H12238 [30OC] (see H.J. Res. 14), H1565 [13FE]
———require continuation of pay to members who are retired or separated from service due to combat-related injuries of certain bonuses that they were entitled to before retirement or separation (see H.R. 3793), H13205 [6NO]
———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 2189), H4552 [7MY]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1222), H3777 [23AP]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1707), H3183 [27MR]
Army Reserve: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 70), H15468 [13DE]
Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H14249 [5DE]
Bangladesh: express sympathy and pledge urgent support for the victims of Cyclone Sidr (see H. Res. 842), H14156 [4DE]
Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 3609), H13205 [6NO]
BLM: establish the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 2016), H5533 [21MY]
———provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 790), H3363 [29MR] (see H.R. 1620), H3185 [27MR]
Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H8834 (see H.R. 1000), H9053 [30JY]
Brown, James: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 27), H988 [29JA]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H11395 [9OC]
Budget: reallocate certain defense and energy programs funds to other domestic priorities (see H.R. 1702), H3080 [26MR]
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: require certain large Government contractors to disclose the names and salaries of their most highly compensated officers (see H.R. 3928), H11933 [23OC]
Campus Fire Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 95), H1791 [15FE]
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 nations: authorize assistance to fund educational development and exchange programs (see H.R. 176), H3476 [17AP]
Carriles, Luis Posada: prosecution on immigration charges (see H. Res. 425), H5929 [24MY]
Chavez, Cesar E.: establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 76), H759 [18JA]
Cheney, Vice President: impeach (see H. Res. 333), H7491 [10JY]
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]
———improve mental health and substance abuse services for juveniles by establishing new grant programs for increased training, technical assistance, and coordination of service providers (see H.R. 3411), H9706 [3AU]
———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]
———update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and protect Federal investment in national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1363), H3081 [26MR]
Children's Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H12104 [25OC]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 622), H1055 [30JA]
———issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 9), H119 [5JA]
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 237), H13205 [6NO]
Civil rights: authorize a Library of Congress/National Museum of African American History and Culture project to collect video and audio recordings of testimonials of civil rights movement participants (see H.R. 998), H1897 [16FE]
———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H3363 [29MR]
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: clarify national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants to ensure that no major stationary sources are exempt from maximum achievable control technology standards (see H.R. 942), H1791 [15FE]
———promote and assure quality of biodiesel fuel (see H.R. 3781), H12385 [31OC]
Climate: address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments (see H. Con. Res. 104), H5622 [22MY]
———address security risks posed by global climate change (see H.R. 1961), H3694 [19AP]
———enact a mandatory national program to slow, stop and reverse emissions of greenhouse gases (see H. Con. Res. 96), H2821 [21MR]
———reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 1590), H2742 [20MR]
Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 629), H835 [22JA]
———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), H7776 [12JY]
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), H15415 [12DE]
Commission on Economic Indicators: establish (see H.R. 1150), H1893 [16FE]
Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see H.R. 1185), H2122 [1MR]
Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see H.R. 1185), H2122 [1MR]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino: establish (see H.R. 512), H1211 [5FE]
Community development corporations: recognize importance (see H. Res. 71), H1791 [15FE]
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]
Congressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-Day Slavery: establish (see H.R. 2522), H6578 [15JN]
Constitution—U.S.: anniversary of signing (see H. Res. 646), H10940 [26SE]
Consumer Product Safety Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3691), H13960 [14NO]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3372), H9705 [3AU]
Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1009), H1563 [13FE]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 101), H988 [29JA]
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1187), H4753 [9MY]
Corp. for National and Community Service: establish Summer of Service grant programs (see H.R. 1880), H3474 [17AP]
Correctional institutions: authorize grants for programs that provide support services to exonerees (see H.R. 4063), H13205 [6NO]
Credit cards: prohibit universal defaults on accounts (see H.R. 2146), H5293 [16MY]
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), H344 [10JA]
Cuba: allow U.S. nationals and permanent residents to visit family members in Cuba (see H.R. 757), H1345 [7FE]
———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), H8187 [19JY]
———lift trade embargo (see H.R. 624), H2744 [20MR]
———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 654), H1272 [6FE]
———prohibit use of funds to implement certain regulations that restrict travel to Cuba for educational activities (see H.R. 177), H116 [5JA]
Dailard, Cynthia Boles: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 39), H3401 [16AP]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H2166 [5MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: authorize a competitive grant program for the Puget Sound area to provide comprehensive conservation planning to address water quality (see H.R. 3184), H8741 [26JY]
———reauthorize conservation and energy programs and modify the operation and administration of these programs (see H.R. 1551), H2620 [15MR]
———reauthorize the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (see H.R. 1616), H2820 [21MR]
———reform commodity programs, increase nutrition, conservation, and energy programs, and reduce the national budget deficit (see H.R. 2720), H6438 (see H.R. 2720), H6475 [14JN]
———Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (see H.R. 292), H122 [5JA]
Dept. of Defense: close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 2212), H5473 [17MY]
———require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see H.R. 2064), H6828 [20JN]
Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 1092), H2244 [6MR]
———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 171), H2165 [5MR]
———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 1971), H4915 [10MY]
Dept. of Energy: establish research, development, demonstration, and commercial application programs for marine renewable energy technologies (see H.R. 2313), H5293 [16MY]
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), H4203 [26AP]
———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), H6236 [11JN]
———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 1634), H5725 [23MY]
———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 1072), H2244 [6MR]
———provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see H.R. 1132), H2039 [28FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: implement Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and other registered traveler programs (see H.R. 1061), H2437 [12MR]
———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), H5531 [21MY]
Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 174), H3695 [19AP]
Dept. of Justice: 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), H5725 [23MY]
———provide funds to northern border States to reimburse county and municipal governments for costs associated with certain criminal activities (see H.R. 1291), H4051 [24AP]
———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation (see H.R. 1593), H3400 [16AP]
Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (see H.R. 808), H1209 [5FE]
Dept. of State: establish the Global Service Fellowship Program (see H.R. 3698), H11027 [27SE]
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), H3362 [29MR]
———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), H8185 [19JY]
———permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in California (see H.R. 2758), H8187 [19JY]
———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), H10363 [10SE]
———provide for the licensing of Internet gambling facilities by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (see H.R. 2046), H5928 [24MY]
———repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 695), H1791 [15FE]
Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see H.R. 1216), H7011 [22JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award a grant to a private, nonprofit entity to establish, publicize, and operate a national toll-free suicide prevention telephone hotline targeted to and staffed by veterans (see H.R. 2219), H5533 [21MY]
———carry out a pilot program to provide mental health services to certain veterans who served in Afghanistan and Iraq (see H.R. 4231), H14082 [15NO]
———change the length of the obligated period of service on active duty required for receiving certain educational benefits (see H.R. 3882), H13960 [14NO]
———conduct a study on suicides among veterans (see H.R. 4204), H14158 [4DE]
———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), H8397 [24JY]
———improve outreach programs (see H.R. 67), H5472 [17MY]
———provide certain improvements in the treatment of individuals with traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 2199), H5533 [21MY]
———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), H4967 [14MY]
———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1927), H5533 [21MY]
———screen certain veterans for symptoms of traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 1944), H4294 [1MY]
Developing countries: 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 assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 2266), H4912 [10MY]
———provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the U.S. and international financial institutions by low-income countries (see H.R. 2634), H10320 [7SE]
Disabled: enhance early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (see H.R. 1198), H1967 [27FE]
———increase the level of earnings under which no individual who is blind is determined to have demonstrated an ability to engage in substantial gainful activity for purposes of determining disability (see H.R. 3834), H12740 [5NO]
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), H1970 [27FE]
Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see H.R. 1553), H7656 [11JY]
———authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 1032), H2122 [1MR]
———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), H6440 (see H. Res. 335), H6477 [14JN]
———eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1532), H7433 [28JN]
———enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see H.R. 1192), H4051 [24AP]
———establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority or underserved populations (see H.R. 1030), H1564 [13FE]
———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), H6331 [12JN]
———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 1113), H4487 [3MY]
———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), H2822 [21MR]
———make permanent the authority of the Postal Service to issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1236), H3185 [27MR]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H2119 [1MR]
Drugs: accelerate efforts to develop vaccines for diseases primarily affecting developing countries (see H.R. 1391), H3400 [16AP]
Dutch-American Friendship Day: establish (see H. Res. 89), H1565 [13FE]
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), H3695 [19AP]
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]
———establish requirements for lenders and institutions of higher education in order to protect students and other borrowers receiving educational loans (see H.R. 890), H1343 [7FE]
———improve high school graduation rate of foster youth (see H. Res. 733), H11491 [10OC]
———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 2017), H4050 [24AP]
———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]
Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 729), H1211 [5FE]
Electronic Fund Transfer Act: provide similar protections for consumers as apply under the Truth in Lending Act (see H.R. 2911), H7431 [28JN]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 627), H13204 [6NO]
Employment: 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), H6331 [12JN]
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), H15317 [11DE]
Ethiopia: encourage and facilitate the consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and economic freedom (see H.R. 2003), H7783 [13JY]
Explosives: limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions (see H.R. 1755), H10363 [10SE]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H7070 [25JN]
Families and domestic relations: 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]
Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H7657 [11JY]
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), H15414 [12DE]
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), H4915 [10MY]
———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H1790 [15FE]
Federal employees: affirm protection from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and repudiate any assertion to the contrary (see H.R. 2232), H4751 [9MY]
———amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1073), H11070 [1OC]
———establish certain protections for preference eligibles selected for involuntary geographic reassignment (see H.R. 728), H2121 [1MR]
———increase amount of additional compensation payable to an employee who is disabled and requires the services of an attendant (see H.R. 1948), H3693 [19AP]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 4838), H16945 [19DE]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H2621 [15MR]
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]
Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H11070 [1OC]
Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3663), H11071 [1OC]
Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 1148), H1893 [16FE]
Food Stamp Act: strengthen (see H.R. 2129), H5293 [16MY]
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), H7434 [28JN]
Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 1225), H5054 [15MY]
Foreign policy: build operational readiness in civilian agencies to carry out stabilization and reconstruction activities in countries or regions in transition from conflict or civil strife (see H.R. 1084), H16834 [18DE]
———condemn use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world and find remedies to end this practice (see H. Con. Res. 75), H6182 [7JN]
———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]
Foreign trade: reauthorize trade adjustment assistance and extend to service workers and firms (see H.R. 3920), H11846 [22OC]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2516), H5924 [24MY]
Forests: provide a tax exemption for forest conservation bonds (see H.R. 3456), H13205 [6NO]
Fry, Varian: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 89), H2400 [9MR]
FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2478), H5922 [24MY]
Garvey, Marcus M.: pardon (see H. Con. Res. 24), H988 [29JA]
Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 136), H2244 [6MR]
Gore, Albert, Jr.: tribute for Academy Award-winning documentary, ``An Inconvenient Truth'' (see H. Res. 197), H2244 [6MR]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H4553 [7MY]
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), H1970 [27FE]
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1187), H4753 [9MY]
Haiti: urge multilateral financial institutions to immediately cancel debts (see H. Res. 241), H6736 [19JN]
Hamer, Fannie Lou Townsend: tribute (see H. Res. 221), H2341 [8MR]
Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1091), H14250 [5DE]
Hazardous substances: reduce health risk posed by asbestos-containing products (see H.R. 3339), H9655 [2AU]
Health: establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 3507), H10319 [7SE]
———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), H2340 [8MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H942 [24JA]
———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (see H.R. 493), H988 [29JA]
———prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services and require the identification of the license of certain health care providers (see H.R. 2260), H4912 [10MY]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]
———provide State grants for developing trauma care systems (see H.R. 727), H1417 [8FE]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1653), H2956 [22MR]
———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 477), H1472 [12FE]
Health care professionals: increase number of primary care physicians serving health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 410), H516 [12JA]
Help America Vote Act: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 281), H121 [5JA]
———require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H1345 [7FE]
Higher Education Act: expand definition of independent student to include homeless youth (see H.R. 601), H3363 [29MR]
Hinduism: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Diwali festival (see H. Res. 113), H1154 [31JA]
———recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 245), H2571 [14MR] (see H. Res. 745), H11548 [15OC] (see H. Res. 747), H11639 [16OC]
History: commemorate anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade (see H. Res. 272), H3080 [26MR]
Homeless Assistance Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 561), H8185 [19JY]
Horne, Lena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 167), H7784 [13JY]
Horticulture: extend laws governing importation of plants to plants illegally harvested outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1497), H3018 [23MR]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 464), H514 [12JA]
Houston Dynamo (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 867), H15470 [13DE]
Huerta, Dolores: tribute (see H. Res. 37), H836 [22JA]
Human rights: encourage abolition of modern-day slavery (see H. Res. 55), H1273 [6FE]
———modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 4114), H13411 [8NO]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1691), H6331 [12JN]
Hurricanes: 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]
Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail: designate (see H.R. 450), H5472 [17MY]
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), H2119 [1MR]
———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 2221), H4628 [8MY]
———provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a U.S. citizen child should not be ordered removed from the U.S. (see H.R. 213), H789 [19JA]
Immigration and Nationality Act: provide citizenship for certain children of U.S. servicemen born overseas during the Vietnam and Korean Wars (see H.R. 4007), H15414 [12DE]
———remove provisions rendering individuals having HIV inadmissible to the U.S. (see H.R. 3337), H9655 [2AU]
Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 1328), H2241 [6MR]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 627, 821), H13204 [6NO]
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), H2436 [12MR]
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]
———provide coverage of screening mammography for women over 40 and for women at high risk for breast cancer if diagnostic mammography is covered (see H.R. 2708), H7203 [26JN]
———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]
International Day of U.N. Peacekeepers: observance (see H. Res. 489), H7071 [25JN]
International Geophysical Year: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 76), H3364 [29MR]
International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 149), H1416 [8FE]
Iran: clarify that the use of force against Iran is not authorized by the Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq, any resolution previously adopted, or any other provision of law (see H.J. Res. 64), H15738 [17DE]
Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq (see H.R. 787), H2121 [1MR]
———prohibit an increase in the number of private security contractors (see H.R. 3695), H11026 [27SE]
———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), H7852 [16JY]
IRS: repeal authority to use private debt collection companies, delay implementation of withholding taxes on Government contractors, and revise tax rules on expatriation (see H.R. 3056), H7981 [17JY]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: anniversary of launching of the Poor People's Campaign and organization of the Poor People's Army (see H. Con. Res. 161), H5926 [24MY]
Ku Klux Klan (organization): condemn recent actions (see H. Res. 693), H11778 [18OC]
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 800), H1208 [5FE]
Lane Evans Post Office Building, Rock Island, IL: designate (see H.R. 521), H945 [24JA]
Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 678), H942 [24JA]
Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 365), H1211 [5FE]
Lea, Tom: tribute (see H. Res. 519), H7202 [26JN]
Lesotho: commend enactment of law improving the status of married women and encourage efforts toward gender equity (see H. Res. 294), H6828 [20JN]
Liechtenstein: support U.S. efforts to strengthen relationship and recognize anniversary of independence (see H. Res. 233), H2437 [12MR]
Little Rock, AR: anniversary of desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H. Res. 668), H10696 [20SE]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 804), H1209 [5FE]
Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 3639), H10755 [24SE]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 61), H515 [12JA]
Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute (see H. Res. 259), H3018 [23MR]
Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (see H.R. 2066), H4204 [26AP]
———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), H1563 [13FE]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H9654 [2AU]
———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H12454 [1NO]
———waive requirement for proof of citizenship during first year of life for children born in the U.S. to Medicaid-eligible mothers (see H.R. 210), H1153 [31JA]
Medicare: establish a hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1078), H6439 (see H.R. 1078), H6476 [14JN]
———establish a prospective payment system for covered services provided by federally qualified health centers and expand such services to account for certain other expansions (see H.R. 2897), H7430 [28JN]
———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]
———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1193), H2122 [1MR]
———improve prescription drug program (see H.R. 3025), H7775 [12JY]
———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 154), H4753 [9MY]
———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), H7983 [17JY]
———provide coverage of kidney disease education services (see H.R. 1245), H2038 [28FE]
———provide exception to limit on reciprocal billing arrangements between two physicians during the period when one is ordered to active duty in a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3007), H7655 [11JY]
———remove prescription drug benefit late enrollment penalty and extend the initial enrollment period (see H.R. 1521), H4914 [10MY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H2121 [1MR]
———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), H5293 [16MY]
———waive part B premiums for certain military retirees (see H.R. 1223), H3777 [23AP]
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), H4554 [7MY]
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), H5621 [22MY]
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments: anniversary (see H. Res. 808), H13412 [8NO]
Mexico: express sympathy and pledge urgent support for the victims of flooding in southern Mexico (see H. Res. 812), H13523 [9NO]
Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 566), H945 [24JA]
Minidoka Internment National Monument: adjust boundary to include the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial (see H.R. 161), H116 [5JA]
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), H10076 [4SE]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3014), H15414 [12DE]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 1506), H2822 [21MR]
———promote development and use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 589), H1211 [5FE]
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 Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 273), H16948 [19DE]
National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 833), H14083 [15NO]
National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 833), H14083 [15NO]
National AmeriCorps Week: observance (see H. Res. 385), H4968 [14MY]
National Archives and Records Administration: establish a servitude and emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction archival research database and provide grants to establish similar State and local databases (see H.R. 390), H342 [10JA]
National Autoimmune Diseases Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 258), H3364 [29MR]
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 Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 186), H2122 [1MR]
National Commission on Children and Disasters: establish (see H.R. 3495), H10697 [20SE]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1), H109 [5JA]
National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 85), H4488 [3MY]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 590), H9276 [31JY]
National Foster Parents Day: support (see H. Res. 179), H1896 [16FE]
National Health Information Technology Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 149), H5291 [16MY]
National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 3896), H16835 [18DE]
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), H4416 [2MY]
National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System: establish (see H.R. 2342), H5290 [16MY]
National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 72), H1895 [16FE]
National Mall Liberty Fund D.C., Inc.: authorize a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor slaves and others that fought for independence during the American Revolution (see H.R. 1693), H6439 (see H.R. 1693), H6476 [14JN]
National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 29), H516 [12JA]
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 369), H4554 [7MY]
National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 554), H7982 [17JY]
National Resource Center on Children and Disasters: establish (see H.R. 3495), H10697 [20SE]
National Seafood Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 125), H4915 [10MY]
National security: require all young persons to perform military or civilian service, allow induction to uniformed services during wartime, and make permanent favorable tax treatment of combat pay (see H.R. 393), H2400 [9MR]
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), H6008 [5JN]
Native American Heritage Day: designate (see H.R. 3585), H11491 [10OC]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H253 [9JA]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H7777 [12JY]
NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see H.R. 1644), H4754 [9MY]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Albert Gore, Jr., and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for peace (see H. Res. 735), H12740 [5NO]
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]
North Aleutian Basin Planning Area: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing (see H.R. 1957), H5473 [17MY]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2049), H4203 [26AP]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: reform Trade Advisory Committee system to ensure that a broad range of views are represented and accommodated in developing U.S. trade policy (see H.R. 3204), H10626 [19SE]
Oregon State University: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 515), H7983 [17JY]
Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (see H.R. 1764), H3357 [29MR]
Pacific Northwest: tribute to local and State first responders and citizens facing severe winter storms (see H. Res. 851), H14494 (see H. Res. 851), H15208 [6DE]
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 257), H3364 [29MR]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H434 [11JA]
Pehle, John: tribute (see H. Res. 226), H2437 [12MR]
Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1614), H5725 [23MY]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H3478 [17AP]
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), H11640 [16OC]
Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 26), H988 [29JA]
Power resources: ensure the U.S. leads in developing and manufacturing new energy technologies, grow the economy, create highly trained and skilled jobs, eliminate overdependence on foreign oil, and address global warming (see H.R. 2809), H7657 [11JY]
———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]
Presidents of the U.S: regulate judicial use of Presidential signing statements in the interpretation of Acts of Congress (see H.R. 3045), H11639 [16OC]
Public buildings: install energy-efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs in construction, alteration, and maintenance (see H.R. 1705), H6236 [11JN]
Public housing: exempt residents of 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), H672 [17JA]
———repeal requirements for residents to engage in community service and complete economic self-sufficiency programs (see H.R. 458), H2039 [28FE]
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), H2571 [14MR]
Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 307), H3696 [19AP]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 969), H2121 [1MR]
Puerto Rico: provide residents who participate in cafeteria plans under Puerto Rican tax laws an exclusion from employment taxes comparable to exclusion that applies to cafeteria plans under U.S. laws (see H.R. 2238), H6405 [13JN]
Radio: nullify Copyright Royalty Board decision increasing royalty rates for webcasters and reform the royalty rate-setting standard that applies to commercial Internet radio royalty arbitrations (see H.R. 2060), H4294 [1MY]
Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 635), H10321 [7SE]
Robinson, Jackie: tribute (see H. Res. 308), H4177 [25AP]
Rutgers University: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 300), H3475 [17AP]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 3132), H11028 [27SE]
Santiago E. Campos U.S. Courthouse, Santa Fe, NM: designate (see H.R. 544), H672 [17JA]
Saudi Arabia: note the absence of human rights as a topic in U.S.-Saudi strategic dialogue and urge the President to include this subject in working level discussions with Saudi counterparts (see H. Con. Res. 202), H11029 [27SE]
Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student's parent provides written consent for the release (see H.R. 1346), H2242 [6MR]
———improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see H.R. 2928), H13412 [8NO]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 17), H515 [12JA]
Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation: establish (see H.R. 1469), H3018 [23MR]
Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Res. 227), H14158 [4DE]
Sharp, Waitstill and Martha: tribute (see H. Res. 52), H435 [11JA]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 210), H10626 [19SE]
Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 886), H1669 [14FE]
Social Security: ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1111), H1892 [16FE] (see H.R. 2357), H5470 [17MY]
———ensure foster children are able to use program and SSI benefits to address their needs and improve their lives (see H.R. 1104), H1790 [15FE]
———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), H10902 [25SE]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1380), H3081 [26MR]
———permit States to expand coverage for certain older children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2581), H7203 [26JN]
SSI: eliminate the unfair and disadvantageous treatment of cash military compensation other than basic pay (see H.R. 337), H252 [9JA]
States: support acquisition of hybrid motor vehicles to satisfy certain fleet requirements (see H.R. 3226), H8834 (see H.R. 3226), H9052 [30JY]
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), H987 [29JA]
Supreme Court: anniversary of Loving v. Virginia decision legalizing interracial marriage in the U.S. (see H. Res. 431), H6112 [6JN]
Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 129), H4294 [1MY]
Tariff: clarify drawback provisions for exported merchandise (see H.R. 3443), H9708 [3AU]
———footwear (see H.R. 3934), H11933 [23OC]
Taxation: allow a married couple who operates an unincorporated business as co-owners to file separate self-employment tax returns (see H.R. 868), H1342 [7FE]
———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), H3477 [17AP]
———allow deduction for qualified timber gains and modernize certain provisions applicable to timber real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1937), H3693 [19AP]
———allow deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (see H.R. 3314), H12021 [24OC]
———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), H10363 [10SE]
———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), H6735 [19JN]
———apply the energy credit to combined heat and power system property (see H.R. 2001), H3776 [23AP]
———clarify that personal service corporations may continue to use the cash method of accounting (see H.R. 3770), H11315 [4OC]
———clarify treatment of indebtedness incurred by a partnership in acquiring securities and commodities (see H.R. 3501), H10319 [7SE]
———consolidate the current education tax incentives into one credit against income tax for higher education expenses (see H.R. 2458), H5723 [23MY]
———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 2345), H5290 [16MY]
———disallow the tax credit for renewable diesel in the case of fuel coproduced with petroleum, natural gas, or coal feedstocks (see H.R. 2361), H5470 [17MY]
———equalize income exclusion of employer-provided parking and transit benefits and provide a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 1475), H2435 [12MR]
———establish a Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive tax payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 1921), H3560 [18AP]
———exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income (see H.R. 3648), H10900 [25SE]
———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see H.R. 2205), H7852 [16JY]
———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), H4176 [25AP]
———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), H11495 [12OC]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H9710 [3AU]
———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 197), H515 [12JA]
———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 2234), H5928 [24MY]
———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 550), H1211 [5FE]
———extend the new market tax credit (see H.R. 2075), H4209 [30AP]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1498), H2485 [13MR]
———increase alternative minimum tax refundable credit amount for individuals with long-term unused credits for prior year minimum tax liability (see H.R. 3861), H12740 [5NO]
———increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see H.R. 2021), H4050 [24AP]
———make geothermal heat pump systems eligible for the energy credit and the residential energy efficient property credit (see H.R. 2990), H9711 [3AU]
———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 60), H112 [5JA]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1576), H2671 [19MR]
———modify alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit (see H.R. 2039), H4294 [1MY]
———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1043), H7852 [16JY]
———permanently extend deduction for contributions of food inventory by all corporations (see H.R. 3976), H12103 [25OC]
———permanently extend the research credit and strengthen the alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 2138), H4484 [3MY]
———permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see H.R. 1509), H2486 [13MR]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 3160), H8396 [24JY]
———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), H4293 [1MY]
———provide credits for the installation of wind energy property, including by rural homeowners, farmers, ranchers, and small businesses (see H.R. 1772), H3357 [29MR]
———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (see H.R. 2776), H6734 [19JN]
———provide relief for small businesses (see H.R. 976), H1472 [12FE]
———reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (see H.R. 2069), H4204 [26AP]
———require broker reporting of customer's basis in securities transactions (see H.R. 878), H1669 [14FE]
———simplify certain rules applicable to real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1147), H4914 [10MY]
———treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income (see H.R. 2834), H7010 [22JN]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 211), H117 [5JA]
———require accurate and reasonable disclosure of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards and services (see H.R. 3402), H13296 [7NO]
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), H3079 [26MR]
Tongass National Forest: provide additional protections for lands (see H.R. 3757), H11315 [4OC]
Transportation Security Administration: provide certain personnel management requirements (see H.R. 3212), H9711 [3AU]
Tutu, Desmond M.: tribute (see H. Res. 34), H8122 [18JY]
U.N.: 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), H6661 [18JN]
———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), H6236 [11JN]
U.S. attorneys: recognize past and present contributions (see H. Res. 247), H5533 [21MY]
U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 1671), H3017 [23MR]
U.S. Sentencing Commission: assure appropriate enhancements of those involved in receiving stolen grave markers of veterans (see H.R. 3480), H10244 [6SE]
Uganda: call on Ugandan Government and the Lord's Resistance Army to recommit to a political solution and recommence vital peace talks and urge U.S. and international support for the peace process (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5622 [22MY]
Valenti, Jack: tribute (see H. Res. 361), H5929 [24MY]
Veterans: clarify availability of emergency medical care for veterans in non-Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities (see H.R. 4146), H13522 [9NO]
———extend period of eligibility after discharge or release for health care for combat service in the Persian Gulf Conflict or future hostilities (see H.R. 612), H5621 [22MY]
———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), H2165 [5MR]
———improve health care for veterans who live in rural areas (see H.R. 2005), H6111 [6JN]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H2957 [22MR]
———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 760), H2121 [1MR]
Vietnamese Conflict: provide compensation to Federal employees or defense contractors who suffered disability or death due to exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 972), H2401 [9MR]
Virginia: include additional counties as part of Appalachian region (see H.R. 329), H2744 [20MR]
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]
Warner Robins, GA: tribute to Warner Robins American Little League baseball team (see H. Res. 630), H10940 [26SE]
Washington: commend support for the needs of veterans and encourage residents of other States pursue creative ways to show their own support for veterans (see H. Res. 790), H12455 [1NO]
Water: require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 1747), H15414 [12DE]
Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 189), H2822 [21MR]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H3184 [27MR]
———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1014), H1969 [27FE]
———promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 2395), H5530 [21MY]
Wonder, Stevie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1566), H8618 [25JY]
World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 265), H14156 [4DE]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1801), H3477 [17AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Ahmed, Mohuiddin A.K.M.: relief (see H.R. 2181), H4487 [3MY]
Children and youth: repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see H.R. 1386), H2301 [7MR]
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]
Congressional Commission on Civic Service: establish (see H.R. 1819), H3359 [29MR]
Dept. of Defense: provide VA medical personnel with access to electronic medical records for soldiers injured in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 1128), H1892 [16FE]
Dept. of the Treasury: modify regulations to provide that certain Federal subsidies shall not be considered grants relative to a building or its operation under the low-income housing tax credit (see H.R. 3260), H9275 [31JY]
Families and domestic relations: increase public awareness of child abuse and neglect and continue to work with States to reduce incidences of abuse and neglect (see H. Res. 299), H3475 [17AP]
Foreign trade: extend certain trade preferences to least-developed countries (see H.R. 3905), H11776 [18OC]
———prohibit the revocation of waivers of the competitive need limitation under the Generalized System of Preferences program unless certain conditions are met (see H.R. 3427), H9707 [3AU]
Health: national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H1967 [27FE]
India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 607), H9655 [2AU]
International Day of Non-Violence: observance (see H. Res. 653), H10434 [17SE]
National Homeless Youth Awareness Month: observance (see H. Res. 527), H7433 [28JN]
Native Americans: Federal recognition of Duwamish Tribe (see H.R. 949), H1414 [8FE]
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), H6179 [7JN]
Social Security: provide for wage insurance for dislocated workers (see H.R. 2202), H4627 [8MY]
Tariff: returned property (see H.R. 4674), H15468 [13DE]
———U.S. Government property returned to the U.S. (see H.R. 4675), H15468 [13DE]
Taxation: extend deduction for State and local sales taxes (see H.R. 3680), H11026 [27SE]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H3360 [29MR]
———improve and extend certain energy-related tax incentives (see H.R. 1385), H2301 [7MR]
———modify rules relative to clean energy renewable bonds (see H.R. 1821), H3360 [29MR]
———provide that oil and gas companies will not be eligible for effective rate reductions enacted for domestic manufacturers (see H.R. 453), H514 [12JA]
———regulate Internet gambling (see H.R. 2607), H6179 [7JN]
———suspend 5-year period relative to exclusion of gain on the sale of a principal residence while serving in the Peace Corps (see H.R. 3764), H11315 [4OC]
U.S.-India Interparliamentary Exchange Group: establish (see H.R. 3730), H11171 [2OC]
Unemployment: provide for special transfers of funds to States to promote certain improvements in State unemployment compensation laws (see H.R. 2233), H4751 [9MY]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H10019 [4SE]
Examples
Disabled volunteers in various AmeriCorps programs, H12757 [6NO]
Letters
SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act: Michael J. Astrue, SSA, H7565 [11JY]
Lists
Internet sites which contain video, photographs, or written accounts of the attack on U.S. Army Camp Falcon in Iraq, H4917 [14MY]
Motions
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), H728 [18JA]
Poems
``AMT Relief,'' by, H16893 [19DE]
``Humpty Dumpty,'' by, H4528 [7MY]
Press releases
Delaware Man Honored With President's Volunteer Service Award at National Disability Inclusion and National Service Conference: USA Freedom Corps, H12757 [6NO]
Remembering Walt: HistoryLink (organization), E2047
Remarks
Ammann, Arthur J.: Wheaton College Alumnus of the Year for Distinguished Service to Society award recipient, E919
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend authorities (H.R. 1830), H7272 [27JN]
Appropriations: making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), H2931 [22MR]
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), conference report, H4160 [25AP]
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), veto, H4217 [1MY], H4528 [7MY]
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 2206), Senate amendment, H5912 [24MY]
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1507 [13FE]
———prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, H12744 [6NO]
———prohibit use of funds for an escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq, H1235-H1237 [6FE]
———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran, H5043 [15MY], H5336 [17MY], H11133 [2OC]
———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran (H. Con. Res. 33), H3551 [18AP]
———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran (H.J. Res. 14), H3551 [18AP]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E1009
Budget: deficit, H3262 [28MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (H. Con. Res. 99), H3262 [28MR]
Bush, President: evaluation of administration relative to war in Iraq, H4735 [9MY]
Carriles, Luis Posada: prosecution on immigration charges, H4470 [3MY]
Cheney, Vice President: attempts to exempt the Office of the Vice President from the Executive order that established a Government-wide system for safeguarding classified national security information, H7212 [27JN]
———impeach (H. Res. 333), H7413 [28JN]
Corp. for National and Community Service: tax treatment of compensation paid to disabled AmeriCorps volunteers, H12757 [6NO]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions, H737 [18JA]
Democratic Party: national agenda, H636 [17JA]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), H5250 [16MY]
———investigation into attack by insurgents on U.S. Army Camp Falcon in Iraq, H4917 [14MY]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 4156), H13945 [14NO]
———provide VA medical personnel with access to electronic medical records for soldiers injured in Iraq or Afghanistan (H.R. 1128), H1861 [16FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1684), technical corrections, H4735 [9MY]
Dept. of Justice: investigate firing of U.S. attorneys, H2751 [21MR], H5515 [21MY]
———investigate murder of Assistant U.S. Attorney Tom Wales, H5515 [21MY]
Education: reduce student loan interest rates (H.R. 5), H545 [16JA]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (H.R. 3685), H13389 [8NO]
Families and domestic relations: increase public awareness of child abuse and neglect and continue to work with States to reduce incidences of abuse and neglect (H. Res. 299), H3790 [24AP]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: modernize and streamline (S. 2248), H12348 [31OC]
Foreign trade: reauthorize trade adjustment assistance and extend to service workers and firms (H.R. 3920), H12288, H12328, H12333, H12334 [31OC]
Gandhi, Mohandas K.: U.N. resolution to honor birthday by designating International Day of Nonviolence, H11077 [2OC]
Gonzales, Attorney General: call for resignation, H5515 [21MY]
Head Start Program: allow faith-based and community-based organizations to participate in the Head Start program on the same basis as other organizations, H4334
———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), H4334
Health: national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (H.R. 1200), H3265 [28MR], H4035 [24AP]
———provide humanitarian support for Iraqis health care, H11176 [3OC]
Health Care Uninsured Awareness Week: observance, H4035 [24AP]
House of Representatives: legislative schedule, H2011 [28FE]
Iran: address ongoing nuclear efforts relative to threat to U.S. national security and to international peace and security, H13200 [6NO]
———conduct a U.S.-Iran war game to examine the possible consequences of a war with Iran, H13416 [9NO]
———prohibit funds authorized for Iraq and Afghanistan to be used for contingency operations in Iran, H5250 [16MY]
———U.S. policy, H2094 [1MR], H2616 [15MR], H5685 [23MY], H7959 [17JY]
Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H2012 [28FE], H4217 [1MY], H4735 [9MY], H5539 [22MY], H10199 [6SE]
———civilian death toll, H10600 [19SE]
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H3484 [18AP], H5983 [5JN], H7055 [25JN], H7634 [11JY], H8622 [26JY]
———prohibit U.S. control over oil infrastructure or reserves, H395 [11JA]
———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces, H13945 [14NO]
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), H2074
Medicare: require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 4), H461 [12JA]
Mental health: provide humanitarian support for Iraqi children in need of mental health care, H3445 [17AP]
Middle East: implement Iraq Study Group recommendation on direct diplomatic engagement with Iran and Syria relative to constructive policies in Iraq and Middle Eastern regional affairs, H1306 [7FE]
———role of Iran in Iraq war, H1306 [7FE]
National Foster Care Month: observance (H. Res. 263), H4982 [15MY]
National Homeless Youth Awareness Month: observance (H. Res. 527), H7566 [11JY]
Pelosi, Speaker: trip to Syria, H3446 [17AP]
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), H675, H690, H692, H697, H721 [18JA]
———invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), motion to recommit, H727 [18JA]
Public welfare programs: extend SSI for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants and collect unemployment compensation debts resulting from fraud (H.R. 2608), H7559, H7561, H7565 [11JY]
Seattle, WA: anniversary of Court Appointed Special Advocates program, E2305
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), H9402 [1AU]
———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, H11752
Taxation: exclude from gross income payments from the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund to victims of Virginia Tech University campus shootings (H.R. 4118), H14122 [4DE]
———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3996), H13451 [9NO]
———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3996), Senate amendment, H16892 [19DE]
———extend consumer based tax credits that encourage energy conservation, H9949 [4AU]
———provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), H12752, H12756 [6NO]
———provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), concur in Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 884), H16785 [18DE]
———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (H.R. 2776), H9936, H9937, H9940, H9941, H9942 [4AU]
———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (H.R. 2776), motion to recommit, H9949 [4AU]
———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax, H13451 [9NO]
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), veto, H11752
———regulate Internet gambling (H.R. 2607), H6166 [7JN]
U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation (H.R. 3688), H13308
``Voices in Wartime'': tribute, H6166 [7JN]
Votes: position on missed, H3528
War: address problem of orphans created by wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, H15727 [17DE]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H985 [29JA]
Special order: granted, H432 [11JA], H568 [16JA], H668 [17JA], H757 [18JA], H1270 [6FE], H1341 [7FE], H2036 [28FE], H2117 [1MR], H2338 [8MR], H2618 [15MR], H2819 [21MR], H2954 [22MR], H3276 [28MR], H3471 [17AP], H3557 [18AP], H4049 [24AP], H4173 [25AP], H4482 [3MY], H4749 [9MY], H4910 [10MY], H5051 [15MY], H5528 [21MY], H5618 [22MY], H5721 [23MY], H5920 [24MY], H6003 [5JN], H6178 [7JN], H7068 [25JN], H7429 [28JN], H7653 [11JY], H7980 [17JY], H10231 [6SE], H10622 [19SE], H11168 [2OC], H11488 [10OC], H13202 [6NO], H13294 [7NO], H13956 [14NO], H15462 [13DE]
Reports filed
In the Matter of Representative McDermott: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (H. Rept. 109-732), H108 [5JA]
Tables
SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act (H.R. 2608), H7565 [11JY]
Tributes
Cado, Kathy, E1692
Dean, Jamie, H10081 [5SE]
Hogness, John R., E1486
McDermott, Roseanna Wabel, E261
Metcalf, Jack, H2798 [21MR]
Skerritt, Tom, E1295