MOORE, DENNIS (a Representative from Kansas)
Appointments
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, H6582 [18JN]
Paul E. Gillmor funeral attendees, H10368 [14SE]
Articles and editorials
GM Aura Is ``Car of the Year'', Randolph Heaster, Kansas City (MO) Star, E132
Olathe Boy Places Second in National Geography Bee, Arley Hoskin, Olathe (KS) News, E1173
Simons—Welch Has Run KBI With Integrity and Professionalism, Dolph C. Simons Jr., Lawrence (KS) Journal-World, E163
Three-Peat Not on Georgraphy Whiz's Map—Indian Trail Student Placed Fourth in National Geographic Bee Last Year, Martha Zirschky, Kansas City (MO) Star, E1173
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: promote empowerment of women (see H.R. 947), H1414 [8FE]
African Americans: recognize contributions of the Negro Baseball League and players (see H. Res. 162), H1668 [14FE]
Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 661), H988 [29JA]
Akron, OH: anniversary of Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens (see H. Con. Res. 143), H6578 [15JN]
America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 122), H7777 [12JY]
American Association for Cancer Research: anniversary (see H. Res. 448), H11029 [27SE]
American Battlefield Protection Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2933), H7432 [28JN]
Anaheim Ducks (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 471), H7657 [11JY]
Animal Welfare Act: prohibit dog fighting ventures (see H.R. 3219), H10363 [10SE]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 1280), H12238 [30OC]
———establish competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see H.R. 1232), H11491 [10OC]
———promote public safety and improve the welfare of captive big cats (see H.R. 1947), H3693 [19AP]
———strengthen polar bear conservation efforts (see H.R. 2327), H6439 (see H.R. 2327), H6477 [14JN]
———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 2964), H11777 [18OC]
Arab League: urge acknowledgment of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and increase efforts to stop such genocide (see H. Con. Res. 7), H3364 [29MR]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H1564 [13FE]
Armed Forces: allow active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 2417), H5531 [21MY]
———award a military service medal to members who were exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of participation in a test of atomic weapons (see H.R. 3471), H10076 [4SE]
———extend period during which certain deployed members may receive reimbursement for privately purchased helmet pads that provide better protection than military-issued pads (see H.R. 588), H1668 [14FE] (see H.R. 1347), H2242 [6MR]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H1417 [8FE]
———provide alternative retired pay and disability compensation rates for members with a combat-related disability, with such rates based on the average monthly salary for high school graduates (see H.R. 1732), H12238 [30OC]
———provide for payment of death gratuity relative to members without a surviving spouse who are survived by a minor child (see H.R. 1115), H2122 [1MR]
———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 3990), H12155 [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), H16835 [18DE]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1222), H2672 [19MR]
———tribute to 1st Battalion, 133d Infantry of the Iowa National Guard (see H. Res. 568), H8617 [25JY]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1707), H3183 [27MR]
Army Reserve: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 70), H15468 [13DE]
Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H14249 [5DE]
Aviation: improve air carrier passenger services (see H.R. 1303), H4487 [3MY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 45), H6331 [12JN]
———extend discretionary spending caps and pay-as-you-go for direct spending (see H.R. 2685), H6330 [12JN]
———extend pay-as-you-go requirement (see H.R. 2686), H6330 [12JN]
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]
———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, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 106), H2487 [13MR]
———urge full cooperation by former political appointees, current Administration officials, and friends and associates with congressional investigations (see H. Res. 689), H11027 [27SE]
Campus Fire Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 95), H7983 [17JY]
Canada: urge end to commercial hunt for seals (see H. Res. 427), H7071 [25JN]
Carson, Rachel: tribute (see H. Res. 450), H5927 [24MY]
Charles, Ray: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2781), H7783 [13JY]
Children and youth: ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2851), H8293 [23JY]
———establish a grant program to provide vision care (see H.R. 507), H11028 [27SE]
———establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see H.R. 2188), H5725 [23MY]
———help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips (see H.R. 4265), H15470 [13DE]
———improve health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the creation of a National Court Teams Resource Center (see H.R. 1082), H1789 [15FE]
———make grants to carry out activities to prevent teen pregnancy in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities (see H.R. 468), H835 [22JA]
———update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and protect Federal investment in national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1363), H2822 [21MR]
China, Republic of: lift restrictions on U.S. visits by elected officials and strengthen foreign policy dialogue (see H. Con. Res. 136), H7341 [27JN]
Civil rights: authorize a Library of Congress/National Museum of African American History and Culture project to collect video and audio recordings of testimonials of civil rights movement participants (see H.R. 998), H1897 [16FE]
———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H2241 [6MR]
Clean Air Act: promote and assure quality of biodiesel fuel (see H.R. 3781), H15470 [13DE]
Climate: conduct research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 620), H6404 [13JN]
Colleges and universities: disclose fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 592), H2671 [19MR]
———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 642), H7982 [17JY]
Colorado Rockies (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 816), H15415 [12DE]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino: establish (see H.R. 512), H670 [17JA]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H8122 [18JY]
Computers: protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (see H.R. 964), H4416 [2MY]
Congressional Award Program: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 120), H5533 [21MY]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 1673), H3477 [17AP]
Constitution—U.S.: anniversary of signing (see H. Res. 646), H10940 [26SE]
Consumer Product Safety Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3691), H11491 [10OC]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1767), H3696 [19AP]
Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 2596), H7434 [28JN]
———require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2412), H12104 [25OC]
Contracts: require potential Federal contractors to certify they owe no Federal tax debt (see H.R. 1986), H4176 [25AP]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 101), H944 [24JA]
Courts: prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 2183), H6828 [20JN]
CPSC: establish a swimming pool safety grant program to encourage States to improve their pool and spa safety laws and to educate the public about pool and spa safety (see H.R. 1721), H3183 [27MR]
———require certain manufacturers to provide consumer product registration forms to facilitate recalls of durable infant or toddler products (see H.R. 1699), H6008 [5JN]
Credit Repair Organizations Act: clarify applicability of certain provisions to credit monitoring services (see H.R. 2885), H8618 [25JY]
Crime: prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 2711), H6437 (see H.R. 2711), H6474 [14JN]
———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), H435 [11JA]
Cuba: facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 2819), H6955 [21JN]
———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 654), H1272 [6FE]
Dailard, Cynthia Boles: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 39), H1273 [6FE]
Dams: establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 1098), H3185 [27MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (see H.R. 1616), H2820 [21MR]
———reopen filing of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs (see H.R. 558), H758 [18JA]
Dept. of Defense: require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see H.R. 2064), H10157 [5SE]
Dept. of Education: establish and maintain public website with a database of available scholarships, fellowships, and financial assistance programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (see H.R. 1051), H1969 [27FE]
———promote availability and use of the Federal student financial aid Internet site (see H.R. 1522), H4629 [8MY]
———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 1971), H4051 [24AP]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H7656 [11JY]
———award grants to urban communities to provide violence-prevention education, mentoring, counseling, and mental health services to children and adolescents in such communities (see H.R. 854), H1271 [6FE]
———establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1440), H5293 [16MY]
———provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see H.R. 1132), H2303 [7MR]
Dept. of Justice: establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and improve investigation and prosecution of predators (see H.R. 3845), H11638 [16OC]
———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]
———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation (see H.R. 1593), H3400 [16AP]
———require sex offenders to register online identifiers with the National Sex Offender Registry in order to protect users of social networking websites (see H.R. 719), H8742 [26JY]
———safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 2941), H7432 [28JN]
Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 1430), H6111 [6JN]
———increase maximum amount of an award available under the rewards program for information leading to the capture of Osama bin Laden (see H.R. 3826), H11729 [17OC]
Dept. of the Interior: designate certain public lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 1975), H3723 [20AP]
———establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 3114), H8185 [19JY]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 346), H2621 [15MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 695), H3081 [26MR]
Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see H.R. 1216), H3477 [17AP]
———limit authority to grant authority to motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond U.S. municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border (see H.R. 1773), H4914 [10MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: change the length of the obligated period of service on active duty required for receiving certain educational benefits (see H.R. 3882), H13205 [6NO]
———conduct a study on suicides among veterans (see H.R. 4204), H14081 [15NO]
———develop and implement a comprehensive program to reduce incidence of suicide among veterans (see H.R. 327), H251 [9JA]
———enter into contracts with community health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans in highly rural areas (see H.R. 315), H344 [10JA]
———establish an ombudsman (see H.R. 2192), H5473 [17MY]
———establish Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (see H.R. 2818), H8821 [27JY]
———recodify certain educational assistance programs for members of the Reserve components (see H.R. 1102), H2744 [20MR]
———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1927), H3560 [18AP]
———terminate administrative freeze on the enrollment into the health care system of veterans in the lowest priority category for enrollment (referred to as ``Priority 8'') (see H.R. 463), H514 [12JA]
Developing countries: increase U.S. financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women (see H.R. 2965), H15209 [6DE]
———protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 3175), H11548 [15OC]
Diamond-Blackfan Anemia: expand and intensify research (see H. Res. 524), H10902 [25SE]
Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: extend authority for establishment of memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 995), H1471 [12FE]
Disasters: extend tax relief to residents and businesses of an area where a major disaster has been declared due to severe storms and flooding (see H.R. 3444), H9708 [3AU]
———extend tax relief to residents and businesses of an area where a major disaster has been declared due to severe storms and tornadoes (see H.R. 2935), H7432 [28JN]
Discrimination: condemn existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urge States to adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue (see H. Res. 118), H1472 [12FE]
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), H3562 [18AP]
———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H6405 [13JN]
———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), H4914 [10MY]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H1788 [15FE]
———improve screening and treatment of cancers and provide survivorship services (see H.R. 2353), H5291 [16MY]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H2119 [1MR]
———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (see H. Res. 470), H10757 [24SE]
———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]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 471), H2821 [21MR]
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), H6662 [18JN]
———ensure Pell Grant eligibility for any student whose parent or guardian died as a result of military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 567), H759 [18JA]
———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 1828), H5532 [21MY]
———establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see H.R. 2111), H7983 [17JY]
———establish an adolescent literacy program (see H.R. 2289), H10320 [7SE]
———expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (see H.R. 2343), H6009 [5JN]
———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1228), H2166 [5MR]
———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 2017), H7983 [17JY]
———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2373), H5470 [17MY]
———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 916), H1413 [8FE]
———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 2668), H14084 [15NO]
———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]
———simplify Federal student financial aid process (see H.R. 1608), H4629 [8MY]
Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 729), H2957 [22MR]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: ensure that participants in the Troops to Teachers program may teach at a range of eligible schools (see H.R. 711), H1055 [30JA]
———reauthorize programs to enhance education through technology (see H.R. 2449), H8121 [18JY]
———strengthen mentoring programs (see H.R. 2611), H8121 [18JY]
Ellis Island Immigration Museum: designate the Bob Hope Memorial Library (see H.R. 759), H1345 [7FE]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H4050 [24AP]
FAA: restore mission to promote civil aeronautics (see H.R. 1106), H1790 [15FE]
FBI: establish an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit (see H.R. 923), H1413 [8FE]
———improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 2640), H6234 [11JN]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H1790 [15FE]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1073), H2122 [1MR]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: prohibit marketing of authorized generic drugs (see H.R. 806), H1209 [5FE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2421), H5620 [22MY]
Financial institutions: provide exception from requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal informations with affiliates (see H.R. 1967), H4967 [14MY]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 273), H3184 [27MR]
Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3663), H13523 [9NO]
Floods: express sympathy and pledge support for victims of thunderstorms that caused severe flooding in eastern Kansas (see H. Res. 544), H7776 [12JY]
Flores, Patrick: tribute (see H. Res. 145), H7071 [25JN]
Food industry: authorize interstate distribution of State inspected meat and poultry if State inspection requirements meet Federal standards and reimburse State agencies for costs of such inspections (see H.R. 1760), H8121 [18JY]
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]
Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 1225), H4967 [14MY]
———provide contraceptives in developing countries in order to prevent unintended pregnancies, abortions, and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 2367), H5470 [17MY]
Foreign policy: condemn use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world and find remedies to end this practice (see H. Con. Res. 75), H7852 [16JY]
Foreign trade: address impact of globalization, reauthorize trade adjustment assistance, and extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers, communities, firms, and farmers (see H.R. 3801), H11489 [10OC]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2516), H5924 [24MY]
Fort Pierce, FL: recognize the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum as the official museum of Navy SEALS and their predecessors (see H.R. 2779), H10434 [17SE]
Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 136), H2122 [1MR]
Gonzales, Attorney General: require Committee on the Judiciary (House) investigation on potential impeachment for high crimes and misdemeanors (see H. Res. 589), H9276 [31JY]
Gore, Albert, Jr.: tribute for Academy Award-winning documentary, ``An Inconvenient Truth'' (see H. Res. 197), H2303 [7MR]
Haiti: urge multilateral financial institutions to immediately cancel debts (see H. Res. 241), H5725 [23MY]
Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend (see H.R. 454), H1969 [27FE]
Hampton, Lionel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H7777 [12JY]
Health: 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]
———make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 971), H2437 [12MR]
———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (see H.R. 493), H988 [29JA]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]
———provide innovation in health care through State initiatives that expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system (see H.R. 506), H6439 (see H.R. 506), H6476 [14JN]
———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 477), H790 [19JA]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H1209 [5FE]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: tribute (see H. Res. 687), H11027 [27SE]
Homeless Assistance Act: consolidate housing assistance programs for homeless persons (see H.R. 840), H12021 [24OC]
Horne, Lena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 167), H7784 [13JY]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 464), H514 [12JA]
House Ethics Commission: establish (see H.R. 1754), H3357 [29MR]
House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 543), H1897 [16FE]
House Rules: require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 504), H6827 [20JN]
———strengthen budget process (see H. Res. 484), H6331 [12JN]
Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2139), H6439 (see H.R. 2139), H6477 [14JN]
———require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 4202), H14081 [15NO]
———require that weather radios be installed in all manufactured homes manufactured or sold in the U.S. (see H.R. 2787), H6827 [20JN]
Human rights: encourage abolition of modern-day slavery (see H. Res. 55), H2437 [12MR]
Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 1938), H5473 [17MY]
Hunt, Lamar: tribute (see H. Res. 53), H1055 [30JA]
Hunting and trapping: recognize hunters for their continued commitment to safety (see H. Con. Res. 193), H8742 [26JY]
Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1843), H3361 [29MR]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 821), H2401 [9MR]
Inspector General Act: enhance independence of Inspectors General and create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (see H.R. 928), H8293 [23JY]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 758), H1150 [31JA]
International Day of U.N. Peacekeepers: observance (see H. Res. 489), H10321 [7SE]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H670 [17JA]
Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 1514), H8186 [19JY]
Iran: enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H4629 [8MY]
Iraq: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 714), H987 [29JA]
———implement Iraq Study Group recommendations (see H.R. 2574), H6007 [5JN]
———provide assistance to Iraqi nationals who supported the U.S. (see H.R. 3824), H11778 [18OC]
———provide for Operation Iraqi Freedom cost accountability (see H. Res. 97), H944 [24JA]
———require clear accounting of combat efficiency of security forces (see H.R. 2156), H4485 [3MY]
Johnson, Shawn: tribute (see H. Res. 684), H11395 [9OC]
Jordan: commend continued commitment to holding elections and broadening political participation (see H. Res. 575), H8742 [26JY]
Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway, Los Angeles County, CA: designate (see H.R. 4131), H13521 [9NO]
Kansas City Animal Health Corridor: recognize region (see H. Res. 829), H14083 [15NO]
Kansas State University: anniversary of College of Agriculture Dept. of Agronomy (see H. Res. 124), H1210 [5FE]
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]
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), H1153 [31JA]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 244), H12384 [31OC]
Lyndon Baines Johnson Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 584), H1272 [6FE]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 61), H515 [12JA]
Medicaid: ensure beneficiary access to generic drugs by setting pharmacy reimbursement based on retail acquisition cost and to promote use of generic drugs (see H.R. 3140), H8396 [24JY]
———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), H11171 [2OC]
———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1279), H5472 [17MY]
———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H12454 [1NO]
Medicare: expedite application and qualification process of low-income individuals obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 1536), H2619 [15MR]
———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 1459), H2399 [9MR]
———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 4206), H14158 [4DE]
———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1193), H6181 [7JN]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 2122), H7777 [12JY]
———provide a moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 1293), H4293 [1MY]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H5927 [24MY]
———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 864), H6956 [21JN]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H5292 [16MY]
———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), H3081 [26MR]
———restore certain treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment (see H.R. 621), H14157 [4DE]
———waive part B premiums for certain military retirees (see H.R. 1223), H2672 [19MR]
Members of Congress: deny congressional retirement benefits if such individual is convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 476), H790 [19JA]
Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 687), H1565 [13FE]
———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), H987 [29JA]
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments: anniversary (see H. Res. 808), H13412 [8NO]
Middle East: express grave concern for Iran and Syria's continued and systematic violations of U.N. resolutions relative to Lebanon (see H. Res. 690), H13297 [7NO]
———require the President to seek to institute a regional diplomatic plan (see H.R. 3797), H14158 [4DE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]
Missing Children's Assistance Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 2517), H8743 [26JY]
Money: reform certain requirements for reporting cash transactions (see H.R. 323), H251 [9JA]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2694), H16834 [18DE]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 44), H944 [24JA]
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 Anthem Project: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 486), H6662 [18JN]
National Cancer Research Month: designate (see H. Res. 448), H11029 [27SE]
National Children and Families Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 62), H1970 [27FE]
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), H4210 [30AP]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 264), H3364 [29MR]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 119), H1152 [31JA]
National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 223), H2302 [7MR]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 590), H9276 [31JY]
National Eosinophil Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 296), H4554 [7MY]
National Fire Fighter Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 695), H12022 [24OC]
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 Foreign Language Coordination Council: establish (see H.R. 747), H1149 [31JA]
National Foster Parents Day: support (see H. Res. 179), H1896 [16FE]
National Health Information Technology Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 149), H5291 [16MY]
National Hunting and Fishing Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 634), H10156 [5SE]
National Hurricane Research Initiative: establish (see H.R. 2407), H14084 [15NO]
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]
National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 584), H10757 [24SE]
National Men's Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 138), H7983 [17JY]
National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 29), H123 [5JA]
National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1731), H3401 [16AP]
National Pet Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 142), H4486 [3MY]
National security: ensure while promoting foreign investment and job creation, reform examination process for such investments, and establish Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (see H.R. 556), H758 [18JA]
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H3401 [16AP]
National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 30), H435 [11JA]
———establish (see H. Res. 852), H14494 (see H. Res. 852), H15208 [6DE]
National Suffragists Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 105), H3361 [29MR]
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.R. 3585), H11029 [27SE] (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), H7777 [12JY]
———require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H16951 [19DE]
New Milford, CT: anniversary (see H. Res. 528), H8188 [19JY]
NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see H.R. 1644), H8187 [19JY]
No Child Left Behind Act: improve method of determining adequate yearly progress (see H.R. 2166), H4485 [3MY]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Albert Gore, Jr., and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for peace (see H. Res. 735), H11778 [18OC]
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. 804), H13204 [6NO] (see H. Res. 819), H13859 [13NO]
Northern Ireland: reaffirm support for continued implementation of the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for peaceful settlement of the conflict (see H. Res. 222), H2341 [8MR]
NSF: authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (see H.R. 362), H2121 [1MR]
———establish a laboratory science pilot program (see H.R. 524), H2341 [8MR]
Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H3184 [27MR]
Omaha, NE: express condolences to victims and those affected by shootings at Westroads Mall and extend thanks to first responders (see H. Res. 856), H15316 [11DE]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program (see H.R. 1700), H4294 [1MY]
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 257), H4205 [26AP]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H434 [11JA]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 291), H4177 [25AP]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 380), H342 [10JA]
Political campaigns: clarify disclosure requirements of identifying information within certain campaign communications (see H.R. 894), H1897 [16FE]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H4295 [1MY]
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]
———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 670), H942 [24JA]
———support the ``25 x 25 Initiative'' which envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch lands will provide at least 25 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. by the year 2025 (see H. Con. Res. 25), H343 [10JA]
Product safety: establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and reauthorize and modernize the CPSC (see H.R. 4040), H14158 [4DE]
Project GRAD USA (organization): authorize (see H.R. 887), H2436 [12MR]
Public buildings: install energy-efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs in construction, alteration, and maintenance (see H.R. 1705), H3183 [27MR]
Public Health Service Act: revise and expand the drug discount program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 2606), H11934 [23OC]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 980), H1897 [16FE]
Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 900), H6956 [21JN]
Rachel Carson Post Office Building, Springdale, PA: designate (see H.R. 1434), H3081 [26MR]
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), H5533 [21MY]
Richards, Ann: tribute (see H. Res. 42), H1417 [8FE]
Robinson, Jackie: tribute (see H. Res. 308), H4210 [30AP]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 3132), H10077 [4SE]
SBA: expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (see H.R. 2284), H4913 [10MY]
Schools: improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see H.R. 2928), H10077 [4SE]
———recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 121), H3778 [23AP]
SEC: improve disclosure of fees and expenses of open-end investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act (see H.R. 3225), H8834 (see H.R. 3225), H9052 [30JY]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: make payments to local governments in which entitlement land is located and provide transitional payments to entities previously entitled to payments (see H.R. 3058), H15209 [6DE]
———reauthorize (see H.R. 17), H2436 [12MR]
Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 3654), H11029 [27SE]
Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation: establish (see H.R. 1469), H3724 [20AP]
Social Security: 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]
———extend State Children's Health Insurance Program, streamline enrollment under that program and Medicaid, and provide a healthy savings tax credit for purchase of children's health coverage (see H.R. 2147), H6439 (see H.R. 2147), H6477 [14JN]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H113 [5JA]
Special Envoy for Middle East Peace: appoint (see H. Res. 143), H6957 [21JN]
States: establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 3224), H9469 (see H.R. 3224), H9546 [1AU]
Stax Records: anniversary (see H. Res. 154), H5533 [21MY]
Sudan: identify companies that conduct business operations in Sudan and prohibit U.S. Government contracts with such companies (see H.R. 180), H8821 [27JY]
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: clarify the minimum distribution to certain States and Indian tribes (see H.R. 4025), H12383 [31OC]
Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 3934), H11933 [23OC]
Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for qualified equity investments in certain small businesses (see H.R. 578), H788 [19JA]
———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 a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 2329), H5622 [22MY]
———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1524), H5532 [21MY]
———allow deduction for qualified timber gains and modernize certain provisions applicable to timber real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1937), H16834 [18DE]
———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]
———allow Indian tribal governments to transfer the credit for electricity produced from renewable resources (see H.R. 1954), H5054 [15MY]
———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1419), H8186 [19JY]
———disallow the tax credit for renewable diesel in the case of fuel coproduced with petroleum, natural gas, or coal feedstocks (see H.R. 2361), H7434 [28JN]
———establish financial security accounts for the care of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 2370), H16950 [19DE]
———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 943), H3476 [17AP]
———exclude military basic housing allowance from income for purposes of the low-income housing credit and qualified residential rental projects (see H.R. 1481), H5293 [16MY]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H5922 [24MY]
———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 610), H834 [22JA]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H3364 [29MR]
———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 197), H1472 [12FE]
———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 2234), H14157 [4DE]
———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 550), H3081 [26MR]
———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 549), H1272 [6FE]
———increase and extend certain renewable energy and energy efficiency incentives (see H.R. 3807), H11489 [10OC]
———make permanent certain tax incentives for ethanol and biodiesel used as a fuel (see H.R. 196), H515 [12JA]
———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1304), H4293 [1MY]
———make permanent the deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1813), H4417 [2MY]
———make permanent the qualified tuition deduction (see H.R. 686), H943 [24JA]
———modify alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit (see H.R. 2039), H6181 [7JN]
———modify the income threshold used to calculate the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2126), H7983 [17JY]
———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1043), H2122 [1MR]
———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 3622), H11321 [5OC]
———permanently extend the research credit and strengthen the alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 2138), H7071 [25JN]
———provide a credit for new qualified plug-in hybrid motor vehicles (see H.R. 1331), H2241 [6MR]
———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 2287), H4913 [10MY]
———provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 1422), H12455 [1NO]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 1888), H3474 [17AP]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 643), H1472 [12FE]
———provide credits for the installation of wind energy property, including by rural homeowners, farmers, ranchers, and small businesses (see H.R. 1772), H11495 [12OC]
———provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 3418), H14250 [5DE]
———provide relief for small businesses (see H.R. 976), H1472 [12FE]
———reduce recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (see H.R. 3874), H14085 [15NO]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 1023), H10157 [5SE]
———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H3401 [16AP]
Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 1687), H10076 [4SE]
Tornadoes: express condolences to victims in Greensburg, KS, and gratitude to law enforcement and emergency responders conducting search and rescue operations (see H. Res. 400), H4966 [14MY]
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), H11495 [12OC]
Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see H.R. 734), H2671 [19MR]
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), H1970 [27FE]
U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 1671), H7983 [17JY]
Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 278), H3476 [17AP]
Valenti, Jack: tribute (see H. Res. 361), H4488 [3MY]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H2121 [1MR] (see H.R. 333), H987 [29JA]
Voitier, Doris: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in Courage Award recipient (see H. Res. 251), H4629 [8MY]
Warner Robins, GA: tribute to Warner Robins American Little League baseball team (see H. Res. 630), H10757 [24SE]
Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (see H. Res. 189), H1896 [16FE]
Wichita State University: tribute to women's bowling team (see H. Res. 472), H10157 [5SE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H3184 [27MR]
———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1014), H3400 [16AP]
———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]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Construction industries: promote and enhance local building code enforcement administration by establishing a competitive matching grant program (see H.R. 4461), H15412 [12DE]
CPSC: issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 814), H1210 [5FE]
Dept. of HHS: establish a grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social workers and other professionals who work with at-risk populations (see H.R. 2165), H4485 [3MY]
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission: provide for certain administrative and support services (see H.R. 2094), H4291 [1MY]
Education: provide additional student loan forgiveness to teachers of foreign languages (see H.R. 1718), H3183 [27MR]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 684), H943 [24JA]
Families and domestic relations: provide for mandatory revocation of passports of individuals who have a certain level of child support arrearages (see H.R. 491), H571 [16JA]
Health: encourage use of electronic health records and provide a secure framework in which such records are made available for a national information technology infrastructure (see H.R. 2991), H7655 [11JY]
House Rules: require lists of earmarks be made available to the general public on the Internet (see H. Res. 169), H1790 [15FE]
Insurance: streamline regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance (see H.R. 1065), H1788 [15FE]
Private First Class Shane R. Austin Post Office, Gardner, KS: designate (see H.R. 3034), H7775 [12JY]
Social Security: ensure that trust fund receipts and disbursements are not included in a unified Federal budget and protect solvency by mandating that trust fund monies not be diverted to private accounts (see H.R. 1353), H2242 [6MR]
Taxation: restore estate tax and repeal carryover basis rule and increase estate tax unified credit (see H.R. 4172), H13958 [14NO]
Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H886 [23JA]
Letters
American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act: Representative Frank, Committee on Financial Services (House), H4974 [15MY]
———Representative Rangel, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H4974 [15MY]
Lists
Overland Park, KS, Volunteer Center of Johnson County Movers and Shakers Award recipients, E644
Remarks
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1647 [14FE]
Budget: deficit, H3245 [28MR], H12219 [30OC], H15287 [11DE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (H. Con. Res. 99), H3245 [28MR]
Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 1), E1694
CPSC: issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (H.R. 814), H11338
Credit: reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (H.R. 3915), H14011 [15NO]
———require escrows for certain mortgage loans, improve mortgage servicing, promote sustainable homeownership opportunities, and improve appraisal process, H14011 [15NO]
DAR: Prairie Rose, KS, chapter tribute to Constitution Week, E1826
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission: provide for certain administrative and support services (H.R. 2094), H11788
Eudora, KS: anniversary, E2009
Floods: express sympathy and pledge support for victims of thunderstorms that caused severe flooding in eastern Kansas (H. Res. 544), H10100
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (S. 1927), E1840
General Motors Corp.: Aura recipient of North American International Auto Show North American Car of the Year designation, E132
Health: encourage use of electronic health records and provide a secure framework in which such records are made available for a national information technology infrastructure (H.R. 2991), H7494 [11JY]
Hileman, Keil: DAR Outstanding Teacher of American History award recipient, E1179
House Rules: require lists of earmarks be made available to the general public on the Internet (H. Res. 169), E1694
Housing: limit growth of housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises' portfolios relative to safety and soundness of such enterprises, H5426 [17MY]
———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1427), H5426 [17MY]
Insurance: streamline regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance (H.R. 1065), H7030, H7032 [25JN]
Iraq: provide for Operation Iraqi Freedom cost accountability (H. Res. 97), H12219 [30OC]
Iyer, Suneil: National Geographic Bee runner-up, E1173
Kansas City, KS: anniversary of White Church Christian Church, E1119
———University of Kansas Hospital recipient of American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet designation, E9
Kansas City Chorale (musical group): tribute, E2585
Knopke, Jennifer: DAR Kansas Outstanding Junior Member award recipient, E1177
Lawrence, KS: tribute to Lawrence Community Nursery School, E761
Lenexa, KS: anniversary, E760
Medicare: require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 4), H451
National Foster Parents Day: support (H. Res. 179), H3730
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 289), H3737
NSF: National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program funding, H8670
Olathe, KS: tribute to Olathe Northwest High School robotics team, E1080
Overland Park, KS: anniversary of Shawnee Mission Unitarian Universalist Church, E765
———tribute to St. Thomas Aquinas High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1000
———Volunteer Center of Johnson County Movers and Shakers Award recipients, E644
Prairie Village, KS: anniversary of Congregation Ohev Sholom, E1945
Private First Class Shane R. Austin Post Office, Gardner, KS: designate (H.R. 3034), H8842
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), H8670
Taxation: rates, H3245 [28MR]
Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (H.R. 634), H4973, H4974, H4975 [15MY]
Votes: position on missed, E1824
Tributes
Barrett, Eugene, Jr., E1644
Berline, Victor, E2308
Carmack, Mona, E131
Cumming, Irene, E1121
Gibson, Ken, E660
Hawley, Steve, E663
Hund, Francis, E1554
Jones, Sherman, E443
Lewis, Hilary, E387
Welch, Larry, E163