MILLER, GEORGE (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (H.R. 3685), H13243 [7NO]

OSHA: issue a standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl (H.R. 2693), H10928 [26SE]

Appointments

Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H3 [4JA]

Conferee: H.R. 1429, Improving Head Start Act, H12814 [6NO]

———H.R. 1585, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H14182 [5DE]

———H.R. 2272, 21st Century Competitiveness Act, H9231 [31JY]

Juanita Millender-McDonald funeral attendees, H4212 [1MY]

Articles and editorials

Fund Water Recycling, Contra Costa (CA) Times, E539 [14MR]

Labor—Wage Hike Drives Locals To Seek Jobs, Gemma Q. Casas, Marianas Variety (publication), E2249 [25OC]

Sala's Choice—Nancy Pelosi Carries on a Powerful Legacy, Harold Meyerson, Washington (DC) Post, E200 [29JA]

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), H4417 [2MY]

Afghanistan: condemn terrorist bombing and express condolences to the people of Afghanistan and the members of Wolesi Jirga (see H. Res. 811), H13523 [9NO]

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), H3477 [17AP]

———ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 661), H941 [24JA]

———promote the humane treatment of farm animals (see H.R. 1726), H3562 [18AP]

Air pollution: provide a reduction in the aggregate greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy consumed by vehicles and aircraft (see H.R. 2215), H4628 [8MY]

———reduce emissions of ozone depleting substances in order to protect the climate and stratospheric ozone layer (see H.R. 3448), H10320 [7SE]

America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 122), H10435 [17SE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H8741 [26JY]

Animal Welfare Act: prohibit dog fighting ventures (see H.R. 3219), H9711 [3AU]

Animals: conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items or products containing bear viscera (see H.R. 3029), H7775 [12JY]

———ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 1280), H2119 [1MR]

———ensure that domestic dog and cat fur is prohibited from being imported, exported, manufactured, sold, or advertised in the U.S. and require the labeling of all fur products under the Fur Products Labeling Act (see H.R. 891), H1343 [7FE]

———promote public safety and improve the welfare of captive big cats (see H.R. 1947), H3693 [19AP]

———restore prohibition on commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 249), H2957 [22MR]

———strengthen polar bear conservation efforts (see H.R. 2327), H5725 [23MY]

———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1464), H3364 [29MR]

———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 2964), H7489 [10JY]

Arab League: urge acknowledgment of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and increase efforts to stop such genocide (see H. Con. Res. 7), H1055 [30JA]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H1564 [13FE]

Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1246), H2038 [28FE]

———give advance notice of the results of any Dept. of Defense review of the circumstances surrounding the death of a member by friendly fire to the primary next of kin before public release of the review (see H.R. 1670), H4754 [9MY]

———permit members of the Selected Reserves and Reserve components to re-enter their military service and receive Reserve Education Assistance Program benefits if they previously earned such benefit (see H.R. 3099), H10077 [4SE]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H887 [23JA]

———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 3990), H13861 [13NO]

———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran (see H. Con. Res. 33), H760 [18JA]

———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]

Atanacio Haro-Marin Post Office, Baldwin Park, CA: designate (see H.R. 625), H1153 [31JA]

Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H15470 [13DE]

Aviation: improve air carrier passenger services (see H.R. 1303), H2120 [1MR]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 3609), H11029 [27SE]

Beatrice E. Watson Post Office Building, Fontana, CA: designate (see H.R. 3569), H11729 [17OC]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 198), H1968 [27FE]

BLM: establish the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 2016), H10940 [26SE]

Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H14250 [5DE]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: waive annual renewal requirement for import sanctions, impose import sanctions on Burmese gemstones, and expand visa ban, blocking of assets, and other prohibited activities (see H.R. 3890), H14158 [4DE]

Bush, President: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 106), H1154 [31JA]

Business and industry: permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions (see H.R. 4301), H14492 (see H.R. 4301), H15206 [6DE]

Cal Ripken Way, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 3218), H8820 [27JY]

California: provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance for agricultural producers, manufacturers, and workers and appropriate funds for Pacific salmon emergency disaster assistance (see H.R. 925), H1413 [8FE]

———tribute to first responders and support victims of wildfires (see H. Res. 778), H12237 [30OC]

California Wine Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 213), H10510 [18SE]

Canada: urge end to commercial hunt for seals (see H. Res. 427), H6957 [21JN]

Caribbean nations: authorize assistance to fund educational development and exchange programs (see H.R. 176), H5532 [21MY]

Carlson, Robert: tribute (see H. Res. 841), H15209 [6DE]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 706), H986 [29JA]

Children and youth: ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2851), H8293 [23JY]

———expand and improve the provision of pediatric dental services to medically underserved populations (see H.R. 2371), H5533 [21MY]

———make grants to carry out activities to prevent teen pregnancy in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities (see H.R. 468), H8742 [26JY]

———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]

———provide disadvantaged children with dental services (see H.R. 1781), H5473 [17MY]

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 3846), H11847 [22OC]

Children's Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H12239 [30OC]

Civil liberties: require videotaping of intelligence-gathering interrogations and other pertinent actions involving a detainee or prisoner under the control of U.S. Armed Forces or intelligence operatives (see H.R. 4660), H16951 [19DE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H2241 [6MR]

Climate: reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 1590), H2742 [20MR]

Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 494), H6660 [18JN]

Coastal zones: authorize acquisition of coastal and estuarine areas to improve conservation, enhance ecological values and functions, and benefit the environment and economies of such areas (see H.R. 1907), H4914 [10MY]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 451), H5621 [22MY]

———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), H5927 [24MY]

Collins, Francis: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4576), H15466 [13DE]

Colorado Rockies (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 816), H15415 [12DE]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1507), H2486 [13MR]

Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent: establish (see H.R. 662), H5472 [17MY]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino: establish (see H.R. 512), H1211 [5FE]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 2857), H7201 [26JN]

Consumer Product Safety Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3691), H11847 [22OC]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3372), H9705 [3AU]

———establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 2596), H8187 [19JY]

Contracts: require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts (see H.R. 369), H835 [22JA]

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), H1212 [5FE]

Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network: establish (see H.R. 3643), H14158 [4DE]

Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see H.R. 2033), H10320 [7SE]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1187), H2122 [1MR]

Courts: restore habeas corpus for those detained by the U.S. and repeal prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims (see H.R. 1416), H2745 [20MR]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 2320), H5053 [15MY]

Credit: ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures and protect underage consumers (see H.R. 1461), H6008 [5JN]

Credit cards: prohibit issuers from taking unfair advantage of college students and their parents (see H.R. 3347), H14085 [15NO]

Crime: prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 2711), H6437 (see H.R. 2711), H6474 [14JN]

———prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 400), H3185 [27MR]

———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: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 624), H1272 [6FE]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 654), H1565 [13FE]

Dailard, Cynthia Boles: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 39), H3401 [16AP]

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H9656 [2AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: augment State and local efforts to prevent the establishment or spread of plant pests that endanger agriculture, environment, and the economy (see H.R. 667), H942 [24JA]

———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]

Dept. of Education: address conflicts of interest associated with use of advisory committees and technical assistance providers in the administration of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (see H.R. 3718), H11170 [2OC]

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 3021), H7775 [12JY]

———make permanent waiver authority relative to student financial assistance during war or other military operation or national emergency (see H.R. 3625), H10695 [20SE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H4293 [1MY]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 174), H3777 [23AP]

Dept. of Justice: acquire data on crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender (see H.R. 1164), H1894 [16FE]

———clarify that territories and Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants for confronting the use of methamphetamine (see H.R. 545), H988 [29JA]

———express no confidence in performance of Attorney General Gonzales and urge the President to request his resignation (see H. Res. 417), H5623 [22MY]

———require State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funds awarded to States and political subdivisions be distributed within 120 days of the annual application period (see H.R. 3836), H11548 [15OC]

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), H672 [17JA]

———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), H7434 [28JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (see H.R. 2895), H10077 [4SE]

Developing countries: increase U.S. financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women (see H.R. 2965), H13412 [8NO]

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 2266), H5622 [22MY]

———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), H7657 [11JY]

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), H8743 [26JY]

———authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 1032), H14250 [5DE]

———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), H11317 [4OC]

———catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 3544), H11071 [1OC]

———eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1532), H4753 [9MY]

———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H7852 [16JY]

———establish comprehensive and integrated HIV prevention strategy emphasizing the needs of women and girls in countries for which assistance is provided to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1713), H3477 [17AP]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H1788 [15FE]

———identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H.R. 1188), H11171 [2OC]

———improve screening and treatment of cancers and provide survivorship services (see H.R. 2353), H6009 [5JN]

———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see H.R. 1881), H6439 (see H.R. 1881), H6476 [14JN]

———increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see H.R. 1567), H4553 [7MY]

———make permanent the authority of the Postal Service to issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1236), H2571 [14MR]

———provide additional research into the chronic neurological condition hydrocephalus (see H. Con. Res. 74), H1970 [27FE]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H2119 [1MR]

Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 460), H988 [29JA]

———improve safety and oversight (see H.R. 1561), H5054 [15MY]

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), H5927 [24MY]

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 task force to identify and disseminate evidence-based educational strategies and best practices to improve the quality of learning for individuals with autism in grades K-12 (see H.R. 2609), H9711 [3AU]

———improve early education (see H.R. 3289), H9467 (see H.R. 3289), H9544 [1AU]

———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 2017), H4050 [24AP]

———recognize a National Classified School Employee of the Year annually (see H. Res. 376), H4553 [7MY]

———strengthen the compact between States, Federal Government, and institutions of higher learning to address the rising cost of college tuition (see H.R. 2690), H6330 [12JN]

Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see H.R. 1281), H2119 [1MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 627), H835 [22JA]

Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: strike provision relative to modification of reporting frequency (see H.R. 1055), H1668 [14FE]

Employment: increase family and medical leave for family members of servicemembers with combat-related injuries (see H.R. 3481), H10245 [6SE]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity (see H.R. 3686), H11026 [27SE]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 3685), H11026 [27SE]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H5725 [23MY]

———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1542), H2620 [15MR]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H2164 [5MR]

Executive departments: reform operations (see H.R. 984), H2121 [1MR]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H4553 [7MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: increase penalties for violations of child labor laws (see H.R. 2637), H6184 [8JN]

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), H6576 [15JN]

FDA: amend or repeal monographs and expand authority to regulate drug advertising (see H.R. 4083), H15209 [6DE]

———improve ability to ensure drug safety (see H.R. 788), H6331 [12JN]

———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]

FDIC: establish industrial bank holding company regulation (see H.R. 698), H986 [29JA]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 985), H2121 [1MR]

———ensure that at least two-thirds of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 3799), H11489 [10OC]

Federal Employees' Compensation Act: cover services provided to injured workers by physician assistants and nurse practitioners (see H.R. 4651), H15738 [17DE]

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council: establish a telephone number that consumers with complaints or inquiries could call and be routed to the appropriate Federal or State banking agency (see H.R. 4332), H15414 [12DE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the safety of food and drugs imported into the U.S. (see H.R. 3610), H12021 [24OC]

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 962), H1969 [27FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: 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]

———modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (see H.R. 2537), H10757 [24SE]

FEMA: make grants to communities to be used for outreach efforts to encourage participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 921), H1413 [8FE]

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), H3400 [16AP]

———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), H343 [10JA]

Fish and fishing: encourage elimination of harmful fishing subsidies that contribute to overcapacity in commercial fishing fleets worldwide and lead to overfishing of global fish stocks (see H. Con. Res. 94), H6009 [5JN]

Food: extend food labeling requirements to enable customers to make informed choices about nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants (see H.R. 3895), H11776 [18OC]

Food industry: provide restrictions on use of carbon monoxide in meat, poultry, and seafood (see H.R. 3115), H10246 [6SE]

Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 1148), H1893 [16FE]

Food Stamp Act: strengthen (see H.R. 2129), H6236 [11JN]

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), H3400 [16AP]

Foreign policy: denounce practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, honor killings, and other gender-based persecutions, and encourage participation, protection, recognition, and independence of women (see H. Res. 32), H8293 [23JY]

———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: prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H4294 [1MY]

———provide that exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is a countervailable export subsidy and clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency (see H.R. 782), H3400 [16AP]

———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]

FTC: establish Office of Internet Safety and Public Awareness (see H.R. 1008), H1563 [13FE]

Gallo, Ernest: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 88), H2400 [9MR]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H3081 [26MR]

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), H1565 [13FE]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1187), H2122 [1MR]

Hazardous substances: ban sodium fluoroacetate (Compound 1080), collect and destroy remaining stocks, compensate for any turned in for destruction, and prohibit Government use of certain predator control devices (see H.R. 4775), H16832 [18DE]

———reduce health risk posed by asbestos-containing products (see H.R. 3339), H9655 [2AU]

Head Start Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1429), H2398 [9MR]

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), H7433 [28JN]

———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), H571 [16JA]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]

———require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV/AIDS screening (see H.R. 822), H1417 [8FE]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 477), H887 [23JA]

Help America Vote Act: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 281), H3362 [29MR]

———require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H1209 [5FE]

Hinduism: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Diwali festival (see H. Res. 113), H1212 [5FE]

———recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 245), H11395 [9OC] (see H. Res. 747), H11729 [17OC]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2894), H13205 [6NO]

Homeless Assistance Act: consolidate housing assistance programs for homeless persons (see H.R. 840), H8821 [27JY]

Horticulture: extend laws governing importation of plants to plants illegally harvested outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1497), H3477 [17AP]

Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 464), H514 [12JA]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 2248), H4752 [9MY]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute (see H. Res. 37), H1153 [31JA]

Human rights: encourage abolition of modern-day slavery (see H. Res. 55), H1154 [31JA]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1691), H3279 [28MR]

———recognize hunters for their continued commitment to safety (see H. Con. Res. 193), H10018 [4AU]

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), H2303 [7MR]

———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]

India: address ongoing problem of untouchability (see H. Con. Res. 139), H4968 [14MY]

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), H835 [22JA]

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]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1076), H15414 [12DE]

———provide additional limitations on pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 2833), H7010 [22JN]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 149), H1416 [8FE]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H670 [17JA]

Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq (see H.R. 787), H1417 [8FE]

———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (see H.R. 3071), H7982 [17JY] (see H.J. Res. 18), H672 [17JA]

———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]

Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Res. 121), H1669 [14FE]

Jews: recognize anniversaries of the Mass Movement for Soviet Jewish Freedom and the Freedom Sunday Rally for Soviet Jewry in Washington, DC (see H. Res. 759), H12022 [24OC]

Johnson, Claudia Taylor (Lady Bird): tribute (see H. Res. 553), H7982 [17JY]

Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway, Los Angeles County, CA: designate (see H.R. 4131), H13521 [9NO]

Lane Evans Post Office Building, Rock Island, IL: designate (see H.R. 521), H988 [29JA]

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]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1941), H4629 [8MY]

Lieutenant Todd Jason Bryant Post Office, Riverside, CA: designate (see H.R. 988), H2744 [20MR]

Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 804), H1209 [5FE]

Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of the Port of Los Angeles (see H. Res. 822), H13860 [13NO]

Macedonia: stop utilization of materials that violate agreement with Greece regarding ``hostile activities or propaganda'' and work to find a mutually-acceptable official name for the former Yugoslav republic (see H. Res. 356), H6578 [15JN]

Marine mammals: establish a research program to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter (see H.R. 3639), H10755 [24SE]

Marisol Heredia Post Office Building, El Monte, CA: designate (see H.R. 4185), H13959 [14NO]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 61), H515 [12JA]

McCarthy, Leo T.: tribute (see H. Res. 180), H1896 [16FE]

Medicaid: 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]

Medicare: establish a hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1078), H11934 [23OC]

———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), H4967 [14MY]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 2122), H7434 [28JN]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 1665), H3017 [23MR]

———provide comprehensive health benefits for the relief of individuals whose health was adversely affected by the 9/11 disaster (see H.R. 1247), H2038 [28FE]

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H9656 [2AU]

———require public reporting of health care-associated infections data and establish pilot program for incentives to hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to eliminate the rate of occurrence (see H.R. 1174), H15208 [6DE]

———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4), H110 [5JA]

———waive part B premiums for certain military retirees (see H.R. 1223), H3777 [23AP]

Members of Congress: deny congressional retirement benefits if such individual is convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 476), H790 [19JA]

Mental health: provide for research on, and services for, individuals with postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 20), H4487 [3MY]

———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1367), H2300 [7MR] (see H.R. 1424), H2397 [9MR]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4754 [9MY]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H2571 [14MR]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: provide penalties and enforcement for intentionally taking protected avian species (see H.R. 4093), H15414 [12DE]

Military Commissions Act: improve and enhance due process and appellate procedures (see H.R. 1415), H2745 [20MR]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 2262), H5928 [24MY]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3014), H16834 [18DE]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 1506), H2485 [13MR]

———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2694), H6440 (see H.R. 2694), H6477 [14JN]

Muir Woods National Monument: anniversary (see H. Res. 868), H15470 [13DE]

Music and dance: recognize the African American spiritual as a national treasure (see H. Res. 120), H1212 [5FE]

National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 273), H16948 [19DE]

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), H12456 [1NO]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 112), H3475 [17AP]

National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 186), H5294 [16MY]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1), H109 [5JA]

National Community College Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 334), H4050 [24AP]

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), H4753 [9MY]

National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 72), H3018 [23MR]

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1731), H5725 [23MY]

National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 554), H10157 [5SE]

National Pet Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 142), H4554 [7MY]

Native American Heritage Day: designate (see H.R. 3585), H10624 [19SE] (see H.J. Res. 62), H13859 [13NO]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H253 [9JA]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 3543), H10433 [17SE]

NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see H.R. 1644), H2956 [22MR]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Albert Gore, Jr., and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for peace (see H. Res. 735), H11549 [15OC]

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), H13861 (see H. Res. 819), H13859 [13NO]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2049), H4203 [26AP]

———provide for coverage of employees of State and local governments (see H.R. 1517), H2570 [14MR]

Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H3184 [27MR]

OSHA: complete rulemaking on employer payment for personal protective equipment for workers (see H.R. 1327), H2241 [6MR]

———issue a standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl (see H.R. 2693), H6403 [13JN]

Outer Continental Shelf: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 2918), H7431 [28JN]

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]

Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission: make funds available for Pacific salmon emergency disaster assistance (see H.R. 234), H118 [5JA]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H434 [11JA]

Pavlik, Kelly: tribute (see H. Res. 731), H12385 [31OC]

Pension Protection Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 3361), H9704 [3AU]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 380), H1211 [5FE]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1614), H4417 [2MY]

Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H4205 [26AP]

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), H8833 (see H.R. 3220), H9052 (see H.R. 3221), H8834 (see H.R. 3221), H9052 [30JY]

———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 1252), H2038 [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), H2486 [13MR]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 969), H6404 [13JN]

Racial relations: express that hanging of nooses is a horrible act when used for intimidation and which under certain circumstances can be investigated and prosecuted as a criminal act (see H. Res. 826), H13959 [14NO]

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), H5054 [15MY]

REAL ID Act: repeal provisions on State requirements for security of identification cards and driver's licenses and reinstitute negotiated rulemaking and guidelines for such documents (see H.R. 1117), H4176 [25AP]

Richards, Ann: tribute (see H. Res. 42), H1417 [8FE]

Rutgers University: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 300), H3475 [17AP]

San Francisco, CA: honor those who have volunteered to assist in the cleanup of the oil spill in San Francisco Bay (see H. Res. 853), H15215 [10DE]

San Joaquin River: implement restoration settlement (see H.R. 24), H111 [5JA]

San Jose State University: anniversary (see H. Res. 365), H11848 [22OC]

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]

———recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 121), H3778 [23AP]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 17), H1416 [8FE]

Securities Exchange Act: provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation (see H.R. 1257), H2118 [1MR]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 1783), H3778 [23AP]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2032), H4294 [1MY]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Res. 227), H3364 [29MR]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 3046), H8398 [24JY]

———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (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]

———establish AmeriCare program to assure health insurance coverage to all residents (see H.R. 1841), H3360 [29MR]

———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), H11317 [4OC]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) (see H.R. 4807), H16833 [18DE]

———provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability (see H.R. 2943), H7432 [28JN]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H113 [5JA]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H6661 [18JN]

Sudan: condemn attacks on African Union peacekeepers in Haskanita, Darfur region (see H. Res. 740), H11640 [16OC]

———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), H435 [11JA]

Taxation: 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), H2487 [13MR]

———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 2345), H5290 [16MY]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 551), H7656 [11JY]

———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]

———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), H6577 [15JN]

———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 197), H5054 [15MY]

———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 2234), H4915 [10MY]

———include heavier vehicles in the limitations on the depreciation of certain luxury automobiles (see H.R. 2715), H6828 [20JN]

———increase and extend the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (see H.R. 539), H1472 [12FE]

———limit deductibility of excessive rates of executive compensation (see H.R. 3876), H15318 [11DE]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1576), H11934 [23OC]

———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 3160), H8396 [24JY]

———provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 1422), H3778 [23AP]

———provide incentives to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the domestic energy supply (see H.R. 3416), H10246 [6SE]

———restrict use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 2136), H4484 [3MY]

Technology: increase use and research of sustainable building design technology (see H.R. 1259), H2118 [1MR]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 211), H3185 [27MR]

Tongass National Forest: provide additional protections for lands (see H.R. 3757), H11315 [4OC]

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), H9274 [31JY]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat forced labor (see H.R. 3887), H11775 [18OC]

Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (see H.R. 2095), H8397 [24JY]

———provide for mass transportation services that provide temporary substitute highway traffic service as a result of an emergency (see H.R. 2783), H6735 [19JN]

Trinity River Restoration Fund: establish (see H.R. 2733), H6438 (see H.R. 2733), H6475 [14JN]

U.N.: ensure members meet obligations to women agreed to in resolution on women, peace, and security, and implement international law protecting rights of women and girls during and after conflicts (see H. Res. 146), H8293 [23JY]

Unemployment: provide for special transfers of funds to States to promote certain improvements in State unemployment compensation laws (see H.R. 2233), H5725 [23MY]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 333), H987 [29JA]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H1153 [31JA]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 760), H1472 [12FE]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: anniversary of construction and dedication (see H. Res. 326), H3724 [20AP]

Water: require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 1747), H3278 [28MR]

Whistleblowing: streamline administration of whistleblower protections for private sector employees (see H.R. 4047), H12454 [1NO]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H3184 [27MR]

———establish programs to reduce number of unplanned pregnancies, decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 1074), H1788 [15FE]

———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1014), H8293 [23JY]

———prohibit discrimination in insurance coverage to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (see H.R. 4014), H16835 [18DE]

———promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 2395), H5530 [21MY]

———provide job protection for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (see H.R. 4015), H16835 [18DE]

———provide unemployment insurance to those who are separated from their employment as a result of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (see H.R. 4016), H16835 [18DE]

World Water Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 196), H2437 [12MR]

Wright, Martha Coffin: tribute (see H. Res. 588), H11172 [2OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 2669), H6330 [12JN]

California: authorize Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program projects (see H.R. 1526), H2570 [14MR]

College Cost Reduction and Access Act: make certain technical corrections and transition amendments (see H.R. 4153), H13858 [13NO]

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]

———make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (H.R. 2669) (see H.R. 2669), H6330 [12JN]

Committee on Education and Labor (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 168), H1790 [15FE]

———grant authority to investigate deaths at Crandall Canyon mine near Huntington, UT (see H. Res. 836), H14156 [4DE]

Dept. of Education: establish a Student Aid Reward Program to ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible (see H.R. 1010), H1563 [13FE]

Dept. of Labor: provide special reporting and disclosure rules for individual retirement account plans and establish an Advisory Council on Improving Employer-Employee Retirement Practices (see H.R. 3185), H8741 [26JY]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for administration of Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 3111), H8185 [19JY]

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]

Education: eliminate tuition sensitivity provision in the Pell Grant program (see H.R. 990), H1470 [12FE]

———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 recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see H.R. 2204), H4627 [8MY]

———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]

———simplify Federal student financial aid process (see H.R. 1608), H2744 [20MR]

Employment: provide for labor recruiter accountability (see H.R. 1763), H3357 [29MR]

ERISA: require Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity for certain retired airline pilots (see H.R. 2103), H4415 [2MY]

Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3663), H10901 [25SE]

Freking, Christopher: relief (see H.R. 4101), H13204 [6NO]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (see H.R. 4137), H13522 [9NO]

———extend programs (see H.R. 2559), H6006 [5JN] (see H.R. 3122), H8292 [23JY] (see H.R. 3927), H11933 [23OC]

Hurricanes: provide grants to recruit and retain teachers, principals, and other school leaders in public schools, and help higher education in areas impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 1372), H2301 [7MR]

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]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]

Mining and mineral resources: establish improved mandatory standards to protect and enhance the health of miners (see H.R. 2769), H6734 [19JN]

———establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies (see H.R. 2768), H6734 [19JN]

National Writing Project (organization): reauthorize (see H.R. 3357), H9704 [3AU]

Selective Service System: amend laws relative to registration (see H.R. 4108), H13296 [7NO]

Vallejo County, CA: tribute to Mare Island Original 21ers on efforts to remedy racial discrimination in employment at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard (see H. Con. Res. 31), H515 [12JA]

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (see H.R. 3796), H11489 [10OC]

Conference reports

College Cost Reduction and Access Act (H.R. 2669), H10168-H10181 [6SE]

Letters

Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act: by, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H8846 [30JY]

Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act: by, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H8785 [27JY]

Iran Sanctions Enabling Act: by, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H8858 [30JY]

NSF science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers: by, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H3808 [24AP]

Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial Enhancement Act: Thomas C. Kiernan, National Parks Conservation Association, E1573 [19JY]

Remarks

Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H15522 [17DE]

———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), H2965 [23MR]

———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), veto, H4260 [1MY]

Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq, H231 [9JA], H348 [11JA]

———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1453 [12FE], H1817 [16FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), H7506, H7530, H7533, H7536, H7537, H7540, H7554 [11JY], H10038 [4SE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), conference report, H10259, H10266 [7SE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 637), H10256 [7SE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), motion to instruct conferees, H10039, H10040, H10042 [4SE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), motion to recommit, H7556, H7557 [11JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), conference report, H5365 [17MY]

California: authorize Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program projects (H.R. 1526), H8197 [23JY], E539 [14MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: implement Green the Capitol Initiative to reduce energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions, H14075, H14077 [15NO]

———make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (H.R. 2669), H7506, H7530, H7533, H7536, H7537, H7540, H7554 [11JY], H10038 [4SE]

———make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (H.R. 2669), conference report, H10259, H10266 [7SE]

———make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (H.R. 2669), motion to instruct conferees, H10039, H10040, H10042 [4SE]

Committee on Eduation and Labor (House): tribute to staff, E1856 [10SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), H5336 [17MY]

———prevent transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to locations within continental U.S., H10040 [4SE]

Dept. of Education: establish a Student Aid Reward Program to ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible (H.R. 1010), E339 [13FE]

———prohibit funding for publication or processing of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid in a language other than English, H8127 [19JY]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 878), H15522 [17DE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for administration of Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 3111), E1572 [19JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2643), H7091 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), H8110 [18JY], H8127 [19JY]

Diseases: provide additional research into the chronic neurological condition hydrocephalus (H. Con. Res. 74), H1930 [27FE]

Economy: increase minimum wage, improve access to health care coverage for employees of small businesses, and provide small business tax incentives, H305 [10JA]

———invest in innovation through research and development, and to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 2272), conference report, H9592 [2AU]

Education: apply income cap to student loan interest rate reduction eligibility, H629 [17JA]

———eliminate tuition sensitivity provision in the Pell Grant program (H.R. 990), H1919, H1920 [27FE], E326 [12FE]

———establish requirements for lenders and institutions of higher education in order to protect students and other borrowers receiving educational loans (H.R. 890), H4634, H4637, H4638, H4641 [9MY], E290 [7FE]

———exempt elected public officials and registered lobbyists from student loan forgiveness programs, H7556, H7557 [11JY]

———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (H.R. 2204), E987 [8MY]

———increase maximum amount of Pell Grant, H7554 [11JY]

———reduce student loan interest rates (H.R. 5), H597, H598, H601, H610, H611, H612, H622 [17JA], E101 [12JA]

———reduce student loan interest rates (H.R. 5), motion to recommit, H629 [17JA]

Employment: exempt faith-based organizations and schools from sexual orientation-based hiring requirements and define marriage as under the Defense of Marriage Act, H13243 [7NO]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of marital status, H13246 [7NO]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (H.R. 3685), H13228, H13232, H13235, H13243, H13246 [7NO]

———provide for labor recruiter accountability (H.R. 1763), E710 [30MR]

ERISA: 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 (H.R. 2103), E929 [2MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to employees whose spouse, child, or parent is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in support of a contingency operation, H5336 [17MY]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H1982 [28FE]

Foreign trade: reauthorize trade adjustment assistance and extend to service workers and firms (H.R. 3920), H12281, H12287, H12332 [31OC]

Head Start Program: allow certain States to coordinate Head Start and State-run early-childhood development programs, H4357 [2MY]

———allow faith-based and community-based organizations to participate in the Head Start program on the same basis as other organizations, H4334 [2MY]

———allow grantees to negotiate a funded enrollment level if program funding does not keep pace with inflation, H4365 [2MY]

———amend criteria for resource allocation for technical assistance and training to include consideration of barriers in rural areas to professional development, parent involvement, home visits and health screening, H4370 [2MY]

———create a partnership with historically Black colleges and universities to increase the number of African-American Head Start teachers, H4354 [2MY]

———honor contributions of faith-based and community-based organizations and preserve eligibility to participate in Head Start Program, H4367 [2MY]

———move up deadline for half of Head Start teachers to have a bachelor's or advanced degree in childhood education, H4362 [2MY]

———provide hiring protections for faith-based organizations providing Head Start services, H4377 [2MY]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), H4326, H4334, H4354, H4357, H4361, H4362, H4365, H4366, H4367, H4370 [2MY], H12800 [6NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), conference report, H13880 [14NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), corrections in engrossment, H4379 [2MY]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), motion to instruct conferees, H12801, H12802 [6NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), motion to recommit, H4377 [2MY]

———require administering States or agencies to describe the type of assessment used to determine the rate of progress made by students with limited English proficiency, H4366 [2MY]

———restrict wages and compensation for individuals employed by Head Start agencies, H12801, H12802 [6NO]

———revise Early Head Start Program training and technical assistance system, H4361 [2MY]

Health: prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (H.R. 493), H4083, H4094, H4100, H4101 [25AP]

Housing: limit growth of housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises' portfolios relative to safety and soundness of such enterprises, H5425 [17MY]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H231 [9JA], H403 [11JA], H4633 [9MY]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H403 [11JA]

———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), H7699 [12JY]

Labor unions: create a ``do-not-contact'' list for employees to avoid union solicitation, H2081 [1MR]

———discourage the practice of sending a union employee to a non-union company with the purpose of organizing a union, H2080 [1MR]

———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), H2055, H2065, H2080, H2081, H2086 [1MR], E260 [5FE]

Medicare: require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 4), H442 [12JA]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), H262, H264, H266, H273, H276, H283, H288, H289 [10JA], E32 [5JA]

———level (H.R. 2), motion to recommit, H305, H307 [10JA]

———maintain current levels for employers who provide employers with health care benefits, H307 [10JA]

Mining and mineral resources: establish improved mandatory standards to protect and enhance the health of miners (H.R. 2769), E1347 [20JN]

———establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies (H.R. 2768), E1347 [20JN]

———modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 2262), H12406 [1NO]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB, H2086 [1MR], H8110 [18JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: modify covenant (H.R. 3079), H15225 [11DE]

———positive impact of wage increases, E2249 [25OC]

NSF: authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (H.R. 362), H3814 [24AP]

OSHA: allow National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to establish a recommended exposure limit to diacetyl based on scientific evidence before issuance of final standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl, H10927, H10929, H10930, H10931 [26SE]

———issue a standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl (H.R. 2693), H10920, H10922, H10927, H10929, H10930, H10931 [26SE]

———issue a standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl only if the chemical is still in use and clarify the purpose of studies of potential substitutes for diacetyl is to study health effects of such substitutes, H10929 [26SE]

Pakistan: suspension of constitution and declaration of state of emergency, H12457 [5NO], H12742 [6NO]

Point of order, H305 [10JA]

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, H14141 [4DE]

———invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), H708 [18JA], H14454 [6DE]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), H9724 [4AU]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (H.R. 980), H7863 [17JY]

Securities Exchange Act: provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation (H.R. 1257), H3542, H3543 [18AP]

———require disclosure of activities and money expended to influence shareholder votes on executive compensation, H3542, H3543 [18AP]

Selective Service System: amend laws relative to registration (H.R. 4108), H15249, H15250 [11DE]

Sudan: authorize State and local governments to divest assets in companies that conduct business operations in Sudan and prohibit U.S. Government contracts with such companies (S. 2271), H16755 [18DE]

———encourage the People's Republic of China use of influence and economic leverage to stop genocide and violence in the Darfur region (H. Res. 422), H5960 [5JN]

Vallejo, CA: tribute to Mare Island Original 21ers on efforts to remedy racial discrimination in employment at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, E13 [5JA]

———tribute to Mare Island Original 21ers on efforts to remedy racial discrimination in employment at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard (H. Con. Res. 31), H536, H538 [16JA]

Votes: correction, E1476 [10JY]

———position on missed, E561 [15MR], E574 [19MR]

Water: application of Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage provisions to the non-Federal portions of projects funded through State water pollution control revolving funds, H2359 [9MR]

———authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H.R. 720), H2359 [9MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H250 [9JA], H335 [10JA], H432 [11JA], H510 [12JA], H568 [16JA], H668 [17JA], H757 [18JA], H787 [19JA], H833 [22JA], H885 [23JA], H939 [24JA], H985 [29JA], H1053 [30JA], H1148 [31JA], H1207 [5FE], H1270 [6FE], H1341 [7FE], H1411 [8FE], H1469 [12FE], H8290 [23JY], H12154 [29OC], H14490 [6DE]

Reports filed

College Cost Reduction Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 2669) (H. Rept. 110-210), H7069 [25JN]

College Cost Reduction and Access Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2669) (H. Rept. 110-317), H10244 [6SE]

College Opportunity and Affordability Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 4137) (H. Rept. 110-500), H16945 [19DE]

Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 3796) (H. Rept. 110-410), H12102 [25OC]

Employee Free Choice Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 800) (H. Rept. 110-23), H1891 [16FE]

Employment Non-Discrimination Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 3685) (H. Rept. 110-406), H11846 [22OC]

Fair Pay Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 2831) (H. Rept. 110-237), H8119 [18JY]

Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 2857) (H. Rept. 110-420), H12453 [1NO]

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 493) (H. Rept. 110-28), H2164 [5MR]

Green Jobs Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 2847) (H. Rept. 110-262), H8819 [27JY]

Improving Head Start Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 1429) (H. Rept. 110-67), H3016 [23MR]

Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 1424) (H. Rept. 110-374), H11547 [15OC]

Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 2693) (H. Rept. 110-239), H8119 [18JY]

Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 980) (H. Rept. 110-232), H7783 [13JY]

Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response (S-MINER) Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 2768) (H. Rept. 110-457), H14080 [15NO]

Rules

Committee on Education and Labor (House), H1419-H1423 [9FE]

Statements

Hundreds of Economists Say—Raise the Minimum Wage: Several Economists, H266-H269 [10JA]

Tributes

Anschutz, Edward K., E2069 [4OC]

Burton, Matt, E1655 [31JY]

Burton, Phil, E200 [29JA]

Burton, Sala, E200 [29JA]

Cardinet, George H., Jr., E201 [29JA]

Clarke, Henry L., E144 [18JA]

Collier, Jennifer, E1662 [31JY]

Cook, Sandra, E2430 [15NO]

Desmond, Scott, E1655 [31JY]

Harris, Fred L., E661 [28MR]

Hawkins, Augustus F., H13827 [13NO], H13875 [14NO]

Peterson, Dale D., E1555 [18JY]

Wiley, Ron, E1655 [31JY]