MEEK, KENDRICK B. (a Representative from Florida)
Appointments
Juanita Millender-McDonald funeral attendees, H4212 [1MY]
Julia Carson funeral attendees, H16953 [28DE]
NATO Parliamentary Assembly, H958 [29JA]
Articles and editorials
Military—A Dangerous Patch, Newsweek (publication), E2155
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: respond to and prevent acts of rape and sexual violence against women and girls in regions of Sudan, Chad, and the Central African Republic (see H. Res. 726), H11549 [15OC]
African Americans: apologize for enslavement and racial segregation (see H. Res. 194), H4629 [8MY]
———recognize contributions of the Negro Baseball League and players (see H. Res. 162), H1668 [14FE]
Ali, Muhammad: tribute (see H. Res. 58), H515 [12JA]
``America'': anniversary of first use of name (see H. Res. 287), H3696 [19AP]
Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H11250 [3OC]
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]
Armed Forces: allow active member to terminate or suspend certain service contracts entered into prior to notice of transfer or deployment and penalize violations of interest rate limits (see H.R. 3298), H9657 [2AU]
———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), H4416 [2MY]
———mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (see H.R. 3229), H15215 [10DE]
———reimburse tuition for programs of education interrupted by military service, defer student loans, and reduce interest rates during periods of military service (see H.R. 2910), H12156 [29OC]
———require continuation of pay to members who are retired or separated from service due to combat-related injuries of certain bonuses that they were entitled to before retirement or separation (see H.R. 3793), H13523 [9NO]
———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 3159), H8396 [24JY]
———tribute to 1st Battalion, 133d Infantry of the Iowa National Guard (see H. Res. 568), H8617 [25JY]
———tribute to Marines of Company M (``Mike Company'') of the 3d Battalion, 7th Regiment, 1st Marine Division (see H. Res. 541), H7984 [17JY]
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]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 198), H1968 [27FE]
Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 782), H12740 [5NO]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 230), H11848 [22OC]
Brooks, Sylvia K.: tribute (see H. Res. 510), H7011 [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), H6957 [21JN]
C. Clyde Atkins U.S. Courthouse, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 2671), H6330 [12JN]
Campus Fire Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 95), H1970 [27FE]
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), H6828 [20JN]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 148), H4966 [14MY]
Charles H. Hendix Post Office Building, Cantonment, FL: designate (see H.R. 3518), H10362 [10SE]
Charleston, SC: honor and express condolences to families of firefighters killed in warehouse fire (see H. Con. Res. 172), H7341 [27JN]
Chief Warrant Officer Aaron Weaver Post Office Building, Inverness, FL: designate (see H.R. 3530), H10369 [14SE]
Children and youth: promote youth financial education (see H.R. 4335), H14493 (see H.R. 4335), H15207 [6DE]
Children's Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H11935 [23OC]
Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 622), H1272 [6FE]
———issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 9), H1969 [27FE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H7203 [26JN]
Coastal zones: protect marine resources from petroleum exploration, development, and production in U.S. maritime exclusive economic zones that are contiguous to a foreign exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 1679), H6181 [7JN]
Colleges and universities: increase limitations on Federal insurance for bonds issued by designated bonding authority for historically Black colleges and universities capital financing (see H.R. 4154), H13858 [13NO]
———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), H10076 [4SE]
———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 642), H1969 [27FE]
Collier County, FL: authorize ecosystem restoration projects for the Indian River Lagoon and the Picayune Strand (see H.R. 617), H834 [22JA]
Colombia: recognize contributions of, combat racial discrimination against, and ensure proper execution of assistance programs designated for Afro-Colombians (see H. Res. 618), H11640 [16OC]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino: establish (see H.R. 512), H1211 [5FE]
Contracts: prohibit delinquent Federal debtors from being eligible to enter into Federal contracts (see H.R. 1870), H4629 [8MY]
Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1306), H2672 [19MR]
CPSC: increase civil penalties for certain violations relating to children's products containing lead (see H.R. 4850), H16946 [19DE]
Credit: ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures and protect underage consumers (see H.R. 1461), H4293 [1MY]
Dan Miller Post Office Building, Bradenton, FL: designate (see H.R. 4342), H15215 [10DE]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H2166 [5MR]
Dept. of Education: improve and enhance the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) (see H.R. 3317), H10626 [19SE]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H4553 [7MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: streamline anti-terrorism technology designation and procurement processes (see H.R. 599), H834 [22JA]
Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 3524), H11250 [3OC]
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), H5623 [22MY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the Stranahan House in Broward County, FL (see H.R. 3120), H8185 [19JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: enter into agreement with the Free File Alliance to provide free electronic filing of individual income tax returns (see H.R. 3457), H11640 [16OC]
———repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 695), H4293 [1MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: screen certain veterans for symptoms of traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 1944), H3693 [19AP]
Developing countries: 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]
———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), H12104 [25OC]
Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 3355), H10077 [4SE]
Diseases: expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 1113), H6577 [15JN]
———make permanent the authority of the Postal Service to issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1236), H4629 [8MY]
———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]
Douglas, Marjory Stoneman: tribute (see H. Res. 807), H13296 [7NO]
Education: improve high school graduation rate of foster youth (see H. Res. 733), H11640 [16OC]
———provide additional student loan forgiveness to teachers of foreign languages (see H.R. 1718), H6331 [12JN]
———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2373), H7777 [12JY]
———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 916), H3476 [17AP]
———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 2668), H7203 [26JN]
———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]
Elections: provide for interregional primary elections and caucuses for the selection of delegates to political party Presidential nominating conventions (see H.R. 3487), H10245 [6SE]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H10939 [26SE]
———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1542), H11028 [27SE]
Ethiopia: encourage and facilitate the consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and economic freedom (see H.R. 2003), H7783 [13JY]
Everglades National Park: anniversary (see H. Res. 845), H14250 [5DE]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H6956 [21JN]
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), H3778 [23AP]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2792), H11028 [27SE]
———clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H15738 [17DE]
Favre, Brett: tribute (see H. Res. 697), H11070 [1OC]
FBI: establish an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit (see H.R. 923), H1413 [8FE]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H12103 [25OC]
Federal agencies and departments: direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office (see H.R. 4652), H15467 [13DE]
Federal employees: affirm protection from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and repudiate any assertion to the contrary (see H.R. 2232), H11028 [27SE]
———establish certain protections for preference eligibles selected for involuntary geographic reassignment (see H.R. 728), H2165 [5MR]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H6828 [20JN]
Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 1537), H4416 [2MY]
———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), H3399 [16AP]
Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 183), H3562 [18AP]
Florida A&M University: tribute to Marching 100 Band (see H. Res. 255), H2671 [19MR]
Food Stamp Act: strengthen (see H.R. 2129), H5725 [23MY]
Foreign aid: limit funding to establish a permanent military base agreement with Iraq or exercise U.S. control over Iraqi oil resources (see H.R. 2929), H8187 [19JY]
Foreign trade: extend certain trade preferences to least-developed countries (see H.R. 3905), H11776 [18OC]
———provide that exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is a countervailable export subsidy and clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency (see H.R. 782), H1151 [31JA]
———reauthorize trade adjustment assistance and extend to service workers and firms (see H.R. 3920), H11846 [22OC]
FTC: establish Office of Internet Safety and Public Awareness (see H.R. 1008), H1563 [13FE]
Garang de Mabior, John: tribute (see H. Res. 98), H944 [24JA]
Guatemala: express sympathy to families of women and girls murdered and encourage the Guatemalan Government to bring an end to these crimes (see H. Res. 100), H4294 [1MY]
Haiti: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 522), H671 [17JA]
———urge multilateral financial institutions to immediately cancel debts (see H. Res. 241), H5533 [21MY]
Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]
———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 3750), H15470 [13DE]
———provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (see H.R. 1237), H13204 [6NO]
Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2123), H10157 [5SE]
Health care professionals: increase number of primary care physicians serving health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 410), H3185 [27MR]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H1209 [5FE]
History: commemorate anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade (see H. Res. 272), H3696 [19AP]
Homeless Assistance Act: consolidate housing assistance programs for homeless persons (see H.R. 840), H4293 [1MY]
House Rules: require lists of earmarks be made available to the general public on the Internet (see H. Res. 169), H1790 [15FE]
Hurricanes: acknowledge the progress made and yet to be made to rebuild the Gulf Coast region after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H. Res. 551), H7852 [16JY]
———waive the non-Federal share of the cost of certain disaster assistance provided in connection with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 1144), H1893 [16FE]
Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 2221), H10940 [26SE]
———reform (see H.R. 750), H11250 [3OC] (see H.R. 1645), H3477 [17AP]
Indianapolis Colts (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 130), H1345 [7FE]
Insurance: require disclosure of Holocaust-era policies by insurers and establish a Federal cause of action for claims arising out of a covered policy (see H.R. 1746), H4294 [1MY]
Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 1514), H6008 [5JN]
Iran: encourage divestiture of current investments, prohibit future investments, and require disclosure to investors of information on such investments (see H.R. 1357), H10434 [17SE]
———enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H3400 [16AP]
Iraq: provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (see H.J. Res. 18), H672 [17JA]
———recognize performance of U.S. Armed Forces, repeal authorization of use, submit redeployment plan, establish Coordinator for Iraq Stabilization, and place conditions on funding (see H.R. 1460), H6404 [13JN]
———require the Dept. of Defense to commence reduction of the number of U.S. forces to a limited presence by a certain date (see H.R. 2956), H7777 [12JY]
———require the President of the U.S. and senior diplomatic and military officials to develop a plan for the redeployment of U.S. forces (see H.R. 3087), H8120 [18JY]
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]
Irving, Barrington A.: tribute to the youngest and first person of African descent to fly solo around the world (see H. Res. 661), H10510 [18SE]
Jean, Wyclef: congratulate for being named the ``Roving Ambassador'' for Haiti (see H. Res. 234), H2822 [21MR]
Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway, Los Angeles County, CA: designate (see H.R. 4131), H13521 [9NO]
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]
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 800), H1208 [5FE]
Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 4611), H15466 [13DE]
———provide Federal coordination and assistance in preventing gang violence (see H.R. 1069), H3185 [27MR]
Leonard W. Herman Post Office, Boca Raton, FL: designate (see H.R. 1722), H3183 [27MR]
Lewis, Jerry: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3035), H9277 [31JY]
Marine Corps: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 246), H13861 [13NO]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 61), H515 [12JA]
Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 440), H513 [12JA]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1552), H11548 [15OC]
———amend the application of secondary payer rules to workers' compensation settlement agreements and set-asides under such agreements (see H.R. 2549), H11028 [27SE]
———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), H5928 [24MY]
———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1193), H6181 [7JN]
———improve payments under the clinical laboratory fee schedule (see H.R. 1321), H14084 [15NO]
———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 1190), H4293 [1MY]
———provide a moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 1293), H15414 [12DE]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H12103 [25OC]
———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), H11395 [9OC]
Members of Congress: display within the Capitol Visitor Center an exhibit depicting the contributions of African Americans who served in Congress during Reconstruction and Post Reconstruction Eras (see H.R. 47), H435 [11JA]
Mental health: provide for research on, and services for, individuals with postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 20), H4175 [25AP]
———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1367), H2300 [7MR] (see H.R. 1424), H2397 [9MR]
Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H7982 [17JY]
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), H1344 [7FE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3014), H7774 [12JY] (see H.R. 3333), H9654 [2AU]
———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]
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 Academy of Sciences: provide for a study to identify the proper response to the growth of Internet gambling (see H.R. 2140), H4484 [3MY]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 35), H1211 [5FE]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1), H109 [5JA]
National Football League: congratulate Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy on becoming the first African-American head coaches to qualify for the Super Bowl (see H. Res. 90), H988 [29JA]
National Guard: support (see H. Res. 542), H13297 [7NO]
National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc.: call on Board of Directors to accommodate students of all religious faiths (see H. Res. 25), H4915 [10MY]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 135), H1344 [7FE]
National Hurricane Preparedness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 402), H5053 [15MY]
National Hurricane Research Initiative: establish (see H.R. 2407), H5531 [21MY]
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), H4553 [7MY]
———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 715), H10756 [24SE]
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), H4205 [26AP]
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 134), H9469 (see H. Con. Res. 134), H9546 [1AU]
National Night Out: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 539), H7656 [11JY]
National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 554), H7982 [17JY]
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act: provide additional staff and oversight of funds to carry out the Act (see H.R. 1239), H2037 [28FE]
Native American Heritage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 62), H13859 [13NO]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H344 [10JA]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H13205 [6NO]
Nord, Nancy A.: express no confidence in performance of duties as Acting CPSC Chair and urge the President to request her resignation (see H. Res. 803), H13523 [9NO] (see H. Res. 819), H13859 [13NO]
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]
Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 108), H3361 [29MR]
Pavlik, Kelly: tribute (see H. Res. 731), H12385 [31OC]
Poverty: develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce and eliminate global poverty (see H.R. 1302), H4487 [3MY]
———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), H15738 [17DE]
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]
Public buildings: require restroom gender parity in Federal buildings (see H.R. 693), H1668 [14FE]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 980), H3476 [17AP]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 969), H6404 [13JN]
Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 900), H1897 [16FE]
———recognize service of the 65th Infantry Borinqueneers during the Korean War and all Puerto Ricans serving in the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 443), H8187 [19JY]
Sergeant Dennis J. Flanagan Lecanto Post Office Building, Lecanto, FL: designate (see H.R. 1402), H2340 [8MR]
Sergeant Lea Robert Mills Brooksville Aviation Branch Post Office, Brooksville, FL: designate (see H.R. 514), H670 [17JA]
Small Business Act: improve assistance to socially and economically disadvantaged firms (see H.R. 1611), H3477 [17AP]
Social Security: 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), H5293 [16MY]
———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), H14158 [4DE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H10017 [4AU]
———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 2772), H6734 [19JN]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H6661 [18JN]
Sudan: encourage the People's Republic of China use of influence and economic leverage to stop genocide and violence in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 422), H6009 [5JN]
Taxation: allow a credit for clean renewable water supply bonds (see H.R. 3452), H15414 [12DE]
———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 bonds guaranteed by Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds (see H.R. 2091), H12103 [25OC]
———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), H1892 [16FE]
———establish financial security accounts for the care of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 2370), H5470 [17MY]
———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 943), H3279 [28MR]
———exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income (see H.R. 3648), H10900 [25SE]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H5922 [24MY]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H7011 [22JN]
———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), H11316 [4OC]
———extend rule treating combat pay as earned income for the earned income credit and increase standard deduction for persons in uniformed services on active duty for a certain period (see H.R. 3808), H11489 [10OC]
———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1304), H2120 [1MR]
———make permanent the deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1813), H7656 [11JY]
———make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 743), H6181 [7JN]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1576), H11171 [2OC]
———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1043), H3561 [18AP]
———permanently extend the research credit and strengthen the alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 2138), H7071 [25JN]
———permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income (see H.R. 1509), H6331 [12JN]
———permit the consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 1810), H3401 [16AP]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 3160), H8396 [24JY]
———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 2287), H7983 [17JY]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 643), H1969 [27FE]
———provide relief for small businesses (see H.R. 976), H1472 [12FE]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1194), H3476 [17AP]
———simplify certain rules applicable to real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1147), H6181 [7JN]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H15469 [13DE]
Tourist trade: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3232), H11847 [22OC]
Transatlantic Slave Trade 200th Anniversary Commission: establish (see H.R. 3432), H10511 [18SE]
Treaties and agreements: urge International Commission of the International Tracing Service (ITS) to ratify Bonn Accords Treaty amendments to allow for open access to the Holocaust archives in Bad Arolsen, Germany (see H. Res. 240), H2486 [13MR]
University of Florida: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 298), H3399 [16AP]
Valenti, Jack: tribute (see H. Res. 361), H5929 [24MY]
Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2514), H11548 [15OC]
———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor disabled veterans (see H. Con. Res. 176), H7339 [27JN]
———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 760), H5622 [22MY]
Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H1564 [13FE]
———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]
Winton, Nicholas: tribute (see H. Res. 583), H8820 [27JY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H3184 [27MR]
Wonder, Stevie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1566), H2671 [19MR]
World Diabetes Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 211), H12238 [30OC]
World War II: tribute to 303d Bombardment Group (Heavy) (see H. Res. 604), H10363 [10SE]
York: recognize and honor role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition (see H. Res. 151), H4488 [3MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance: establish (see H.R. 537), H671 [17JA]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit disposal of surplus military items designated as Identification Friend or Foe items (see H.R. 3855), H11638 [16OC] (see H.R. 4097), H13203 [6NO]
Diaz-Balart, Rafael J.: tribute to dedication of Rafael Diaz-Balart Hall at the Florida International University College of Law (see H. Res. 131), H1272 [6FE]
Diseases: 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), H1967 [27FE]
Haiti: commemorate soldiers that fought for American independence in ``Siege of Savannah'' and for Haiti's independence and renunciation of slavery (see H. Res. 909), H16949 [19DE]
Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend (see H.R. 454), H514 [12JA]
Medicare: increase caps on graduate medical education positions for States with a shortage of residents (see H.R. 1093), H1789 [15FE]
———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 1823), H3360 [29MR]
Taxation: modify application of the tonnage tax on vessels operating in the dual U.S. domestic and foreign trades (see H.R. 2816), H6955 [21JN]
———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 3622), H10695 [20SE]
———provide credit rate parity for all renewable resources under the electricity production credit (see H.R. 1924), H3560 [18AP]
———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 2116), H4415 [2MY]
———provide relief for children of members of the Armed Forces who die as a result of service in a combat zone (see H.R. 3961), H12021 [24OC]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 1023), H1563 [13FE]
Poems
``Taylor Made,'' Albert C. Caswell, E2472
Remarks
Appropriations: legislative process, H16935 [19DE]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 20), H981 [29JA], H1140, H1141 [31JA], H1954 [27FE]
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks, H2549, H2550 [14MR], H2610 [15MR]
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), H2724, H2725, H2726, H2727, H2729, H2730 [20MR], H2928, H2949 [22MR], H3011, H3013, H3015 [23MR], H3073 [26MR], H3269, H3270, H3271, H3272, H3275 [28MR], H3345, H3347 [29MR]
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), veto, H4271, H4272, H4273, H4275, H4276 [1MY], H7056 [25JN]
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 2206), H5047, H5050 [15MY], H5694, H5695 [23MY], H6103 [6JN], H6394 [13JN]
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq, H327, H329 [10JA]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1774 [15FE], H1952, H1958 [27FE], H7056 [25JN]
———recognize performance, repeal authorization of use, and require congressional reauthorization to continue deployment relative to Iraq war (H.R. 930), H7061 [25JN]
———repeal authorization of use against Iraq and implement a plan for withdrawal (H.R. 413), H7061 [25JN]
———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq, H6100 [6JN], H6659 [18JN]
Budget: allocation of funds, H1316, H1317, H1318, H1320, H1321 [7FE], H2392 [9MR]
———deficit, H3690 [19AP], H6656, H6657 [18JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), H7650 [11JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (H. Con. Res. 99), H3269, H3272, H3273, H3274 [28MR], H3343 [29MR]
Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H978, H980 [29JA], H2547 [14MR]
———evaluation of administration relative to war in Iraq, H11998 [24OC]
———State of the Union Message, H978 [29JA]
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), H7650 [11JY]
Committees of the House: importance of oversight hearings in exercising constitutional prerogatives of the legislative branch, H2725 [20MR]
Congress: accomplishments of the 110th Congress, H324 [10JA], H2391 [9MR], H2547 [14MR], H3270 [28MR], H3343 [29MR], H3689 [19AP], H6653 [18JN], H7060 [25JN], H8609 [25JY], H11713 [17OC], H16821 [18DE], H16933, H16938 [19DE], H11767 [18OC]
———provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, H16820, H16822, H16823 [18DE]
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.: tribute to legislative conference, H11056 [1OC]
Contracts: reform acquisition practices of the Federal Government (H.R. 1362), H2552 [14MR], H2608 [15MR]
Democratic Party: national agenda, H245, H246, H247, H248, H249 [9JA], H324 [10JA], H505, H510 [12JA], H649, H650, H651, H652, H653, H654, H655 [17JA], H870, H872, H873, H874, H875 [23JA], H923, H924, H926, H927, H929 [24JA], H978, H980, H981, H984 [29JA], H1140, H1141 [31JA], H1318, H1320, H1321 [7FE], H2106 [1MR], H2608 [15MR], H6104, H6105 [6JN], H6395, H6402 [13JN], H6653 [18JN], H7652, H7653 [11JY], H11241 [3OC], H11997, H12001 [24OC], H16821, H16822, H16825 [18DE]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3222), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 806), H13316 [8NO]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 4156), H13951 [14NO]
———prohibit disposal of surplus military items designated as Identification Friend or Foe items (H.R. 3855), E2155
———treatment of injured soldiers and living conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, H2107, H2110 [1MR], H2395 [9MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), H6398, H6399, H6401 [13JN]
———streamline anti-terrorism technology designation and procurement processes (H.R. 599), H856 [23JA]
Dept. of Justice: investigate firing of U.S. attorneys, H2609 [15MR]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2642), H7057 [25JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), veto, H13951, H13952 [14NO]
Diaz, Manuel: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Outstanding American by Choice Award recipient, E270
Diaz-Balart, Rafael J.: tribute to dedication of Rafael Diaz-Balart Hall at the Florida International University College of Law (H. Res. 131), H1304, H1305, H1306 [7FE]
Domestic policy: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts in Iraq relative to cost and public debt, H8609, H8610 [25JY]
Education: reduce student loan interest rates (H.R. 5), H649, H650 [17JA]
Federal-State relations: State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, H1317 [7FE]
Foreign trade: enforce U.S. safety regulations on imported products, H12374, H12375 [31OC]
———reauthorize trade adjustment assistance and extend to service workers and firms (H.R. 3920), H12331, H12375 [31OC]
Haitian-American Nurses Association: tribute to Scholarship and Awards Gala, E826
Halliburton Co.: decision to relocate to the United Arab Emirates, H3270 [28MR]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H874 [23JA]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (S. 5), H6106 [6JN]
Hollywood, FL: tribute to South Florida Holocaust Documentation and Education Center, E341
Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, E789
House of Representatives: impact of partisanship, H505, H510 [12JA], H650, H651, H654 [17JA], H870, H872, H875 [23JA], H1140 [31JA], H1320, H1321 [7FE], H6395, H6397 [13JN]
———importance of bipartisanship, H7056, H7057, H7060, H7062 [25JN], H12375, H12376 [31OC]
Housing: assist in provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 1227), H2610 [15MR]
Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H327, H329 [10JA], H978, H980 [29JA], H2393-H2396 [9MR], H2549, H2550 [14MR], H5694, H5695, H5697 [23MY], H6102 [6JN], H6394, H6397 [13JN], H7056, H7057, H7059, H7062 [25JN], H7647, H7648 [11JY]
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H7061 [25JN]
———disapprove granting of amnesty to persons known to have attacked, wounded, or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces (H. Con. Res. 15), H7061 [25JN]
———impact of financial costs of war on U.S. domestic priorities, H7648 [11JY]
———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces, H13951 [14NO]
———provide for withdrawal of Armed Forces and authorize assistance for Iraq (H.R. 645), H7061 [25JN]
———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), H7647, H7652 [11JY], H7701 [12JY]
———require U.S. military disengagement and provide U.S. assistance for reconstruction and reconciliation, H923, H925, H926, H927 [24JA]
———set a deliberate timetable for redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces, H6397, H6401 [13JN]
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), H11461
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, H505 [12JA], E99
———observance (H. Res. 61), H529
Miami-Dade County, FL: tribute to Miami-Dade County Public Schools for HIV/AIDS awareness efforts, E17
Minimum wage: apply to American Samoa, H509, H510 [12JA]
———level (H.R. 2), H290
NASA: funding, H11996 [24OC]
National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H1953, H1958 [27FE]
Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H5699 [23MY]
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), H652, H653 [17JA], H699 [18JA]
Public debt: debt held by foreigners, H2392 [9MR], H3273 [28MR], H3347 [29MR], H3690 [19AP], H11766 [18OC]
Republican Party: national agenda, H1140 [31JA]
Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), H11997, H12001 [24OC]
———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, H11242, H11243, H11246 [3OC], H11307, H11309, H11310, H11311, H11312, H11313 [4OC], H11471, H11474 [10OC], H11716, H11717, H11719 [17OC], H11764 [18OC], H11997 [24OC]
———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding, H7644, H7645, H7646, H7647 [11JY]
Taxation: exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income (H.R. 3648), E2082
———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (H.R. 3622), E1940
———provide relief for children of members of the Armed Forces who die as a result of service in a combat zone (H.R. 3961), E2228
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), veto, H11242, H11243, H11246 [3OC], H11307, H11309, H11310, H11311, H11312, H11313 [4OC], H11471, H11474 [10OC], H11716, H11717, H11719 [17OC], H11764 [18OC], H11997 [24OC]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (H.R. 1023), E343
U.S. attorneys: preserve independence, H3075 [26MR]
University of Florida: tribute to football team, H245 [9JA]
Veterans: health care funding, H1954 [27FE], H2106, H2110 [1MR]
———health care funding (H.R. 1382), H2395 [9MR]
Votes: position on missed, H306
Votes in House: record-breaking number of rollcall votes, H11764 [18OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H11389 [9OC], H14079 [15NO], H14151 [4DE], H14246 [5DE]
Tribute, H11051 [1OC]
Tributes
Adams, Naomi A., E782
Adams, Nelson, E1683
Barham, Alice R., E1254
Cheever, James P., E2289
Ferguson, William, E138
Hamlett, Joyce, H16914 [19DE], E2635
Manuel, Ada, E1651
Marquess-Barry, Richard L., E2177
Morin, James A., E831
Myers, Kenneth, E1663
Pavlik, Kelly, H11247 [3OC]
Pelosi, Speaker, H6100 [6JN]
Pinkston, Marty R., E16
Ramsey, Gifford C., E140
Rolle, Annette, E1350
Russo, Marianne Heinemann, H14069 [15NO]
Scarlett, Marvin J., E1158
Scarlett-Golden, Yvonne, E15
Slater, Mary L., E2134
Smith, Sally L., H14232 [5DE]
Smith, Thirlee, Jr., E359
Smith, Thirlee, Sr., E1196
Sokol, Allison and Jerry, E2118
Solomon, Ben, E2573
Taylor, Sean, E2472
Walford, Carolyn Closs, E323
Wellstone, Paul D., H11995 [24OC]
Wright, Karl S., E559