MOORE, GWEN (a Representative from Wisconsin)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3222), H9469, H9470, H9546 [1AU]
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), H6736 [19JN], H6880 [21JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), H7984 [17JY], H8111 [18JY]
Appointments
Juanita Millender-McDonald funeral attendees, H4212 [1MY]
Julia Carson funeral attendees, H16953 [28DE]
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), H3778 [23AP]
Africa: improve health care capacity and retention of health professionals in sub-Saharan Africa to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS and other diseases and reduce maternal and child mortality (see H.R. 3812), H11490 [10OC]
———respond to and prevent acts of rape and sexual violence against women and girls in regions of Sudan, Chad, and the Central African Republic (see H. Res. 726), H11549 [15OC]
African Americans: apologize for enslavement and racial segregation (see H. Res. 194), H4629 [8MY]
———recognize contributions of the Negro Baseball League and players (see H. Res. 162), H1897 [16FE]
Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see H. Con. Res. 238), H11728 [17OC]
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), H6111 [6JN]
———ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 661), H3400 [16AP]
Ali, Muhammad: tribute (see H. Res. 58), H515 [12JA]
Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H9657 [2AU]
Animal Welfare Act: prohibit dog fighting ventures (see H.R. 3219), H10435 [17SE] (see H.R. 3327), H11029 [27SE]
Animals: ensure that domestic dog and cat fur is prohibited from being imported, exported, manufactured, sold, or advertised in the U.S. and require the labeling of all fur products under the Fur Products Labeling Act (see H.R. 891), H1969 [27FE]
———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]
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: 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]
———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2702), H10434 [17SE]
———issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 2303), H10363 [10SE]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 23), H343 [10JA]
———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 1439), H3400 [16AP]
———require continuation of pay to members who are retired or separated from service due to combat-related injuries of certain bonuses that they were entitled to before retirement or separation (see H.R. 3793), H13523 [9NO]
———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]
Barton College: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 329), H4915 [10MY]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 198), H1968 [27FE]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 230), H11549 [15OC]
Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H7776 [12JY]
Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 563), H9469 (see H. Res. 563), H9546 [1AU]
Budget: reallocate certain defense and energy programs funds to other domestic priorities (see H.R. 1702), H3696 [19AP]
Bush, President: urge full cooperation by former political appointees, current Administration officials, and friends and associates with congressional investigations (see H. Res. 689), H11027 [27SE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: provide that the great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center shall be known as Emancipation Hall (see H.R. 3315), H9653 [2AU]
Caribbean nations: authorize assistance to fund educational development and exchange programs (see H.R. 176), H6828 [20JN]
Charleston, SC: honor and express condolences to families of firefighters killed in warehouse fire (see H. Con. Res. 172), H7341 [27JN]
Cheney, Vice President: impeach (see H. Res. 333), H16951 [19DE]
Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide vision care (see H.R. 507), H11028 [27SE]
———promote youth financial education (see H.R. 4335), H14493 (see H.R. 4335), H15207 [6DE]
———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 3846), H12156 [29OC]
———provide for pass through of all child support collected on behalf of families receiving assistance under the temporary assistance for needy families program (see H.R. 896), H1343 [7FE]
———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see H.R. 1386), H2822 [21MR]
———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), H7656 [11JY]
Chisholm, Shirley: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 9), H119 [5JA]
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), H7203 [26JN]
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), H1417 [8FE]
———reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 1590), H2742 [20MR]
Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 494), H6957 [21JN]
Colleges and universities: 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), H6828 [20JN]
Colombia: recognize contributions of, combat racial discrimination against, and ensure proper execution of assistance programs designated for Afro-Colombians (see H. Res. 618), H10757 [24SE]
———recognize Year of the Rights of Internally Displaced Persons and support efforts to ensure that internally displaced people receive assistance and protection they need to rebuild their lives successfully (see H. Res. 426), H5621 [22MY]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino: establish (see H.R. 512), H1153 [31JA]
Community Reinvestment Act: allow financial institution support of a financial literacy program to be taken into account in assessing the institution's record of meeting the community's credit needs (see H.R. 2840), H11250 [3OC]
Computers: establish a public awareness campaign regarding Internet safety (see H.R. 3461), H10017 [4AU]
Consumer Product Safety Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3691), H13205 [6NO]
Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 2596), H6405 [13JN]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 101), H944 [24JA]
Correctional institutions: authorize grants for programs that provide support services to exonerees (see H.R. 4063), H12454 [1NO]
Courts: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 623), H1565 [13FE]
Credit: reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (see H.R. 3915), H11846 [22OC]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1592), H2743 [20MR]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H435 [11JA]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 654), H2039 [28FE]
Dailard, Cynthia Boles: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 39), H1472 [12FE]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H6404 [13JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize conservation and energy programs and modify the operation and administration of these programs (see H.R. 1551), H2620 [15MR]
———reauthorize the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (see H.R. 1616), H2820 [21MR]
———reform commodity programs, increase nutrition, conservation, and energy programs, and reduce the national budget deficit (see H.R. 2720), H7341 [27JN]
Dept. of Education: establish a Student Aid Reward Program to ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible (see H.R. 1010), H4628 [8MY]
———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 3021), H10626 [19SE]
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), H6181 [7JN]
———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 3430), H9707 [3AU]
Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 2926), H7431 [28JN]
———authorize grants to assist cities with a vacant housing problem (see H.R. 3498), H11321 [5OC]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 923), H1413 [8FE]
———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation (see H.R. 1593), H3400 [16AP]
———safeguard the Crime Victims Fund (see H.R. 2941), H7432 [28JN]
Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (see H.R. 808), H1209 [5FE]
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), H886 [23JA]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (see H.R. 2895), H9657 [2AU]
———provide grants to States, local governments, and nonprofit organizations for education programs on predatory lending and establish a toll-free number for complaints (see H.R. 3133), H11250 [3OC]
———repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 695), H943 [24JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish an ombudsman (see H.R. 2192), H4915 [10MY]
Developing countries: increase U.S. participation in health programs that alleviate disease and premature death and strengthen health care systems (see H. Con. Res. 247), H13204 [6NO]
———provide 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]
Diamond-Blackfan Anemia: expand and intensify research (see H. Res. 524), H10902 [25SE]
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), H10076 [4SE]
———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), H12238 [30OC]
———eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1532), H4205 [26AP]
———enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see H.R. 1192), H9710 [3AU]
———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 1113), H3724 [20AP]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H4293 [1MY]
———increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (see H. Res. 353), H6957 [21JN]
———make permanent the authority of the Postal Service to issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1236), H3400 [16AP]
———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 2210), H11639 [16OC]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H3400 [16AP]
———urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men (see H. Res. 288), H3362 [29MR]
Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 460), H1565 [13FE]
———target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 4545), H15738 [17DE]
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), H3363 [29MR]
Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 4060), H12454 [1NO]
———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]
———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 1779), H15414 [12DE]
———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see H.R. 2204), H10245 [6SE]
———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2373), H9711 [3AU]
———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 51), H343 [10JA]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 627), H835 [22JA]
Employment: increase family and medical leave for family members of servicemembers with combat-related injuries (see H.R. 3481), H10697 [20SE]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H7657 [11JY]
———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1542), H10245 [6SE]
Ethiopia: anniversary (see H. Res. 550), H8743 [26JY]
———encourage and facilitate the consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and economic freedom (see H.R. 2003), H7783 [13JY]
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]
Favre, Brett: tribute (see H. Res. 697), H11070 [1OC]
FBI: establish an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit (see H.R. 923), H1413 [8FE]
FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 2802), H15317 [11DE]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H15317 [11DE]
FDIC: establish industrial bank holding company regulation (see H.R. 698), H2821 [21MR]
Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 4838), H16945 [19DE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 962), H10434 [17SE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 725), H11549 [15OC]
———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2421), H5620 [22MY]
Financial institutions: preserve and expand minority depository institutions (see H.R. 4043), H12453 [1NO]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 273), H3184 [27MR]
Floods: express sympathy and pledge support for victims of thunderstorms that caused severe flooding in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin (see H. Res. 657), H10434 [17SE]
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), H3357 [29MR]
Food Stamp Act: strengthen (see H.R. 2129), H6008 [5JN]
Foreign aid: limit funding to establish a permanent military base agreement with Iraq or exercise U.S. control over Iraqi oil resources (see H.R. 2929), H8187 [19JY]
———prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 619), H945 [24JA]
———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2092), H9711 [3AU]
Foreign policy: condemn use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world and find remedies to end this practice (see H. Con. Res. 75), H3401 [16AP]
———denounce practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, honor killings, and other gender-based persecutions, and encourage participation, protection, recognition, and independence of women (see H. Res. 32), H7434 [28JN]
Foreign trade: prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H4554 [7MY]
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]
———prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2478), H5922 [24MY]
Garang de Mabior, John: tribute (see H. Res. 98), H944 [24JA]
Garvey, Marcus M.: pardon (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1565 [13FE]
Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (see H.R. 1350), H3400 [16AP]
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]
Haiti: urge multilateral financial institutions to immediately cancel debts (see H. Res. 241), H4754 [9MY]
Harriett F. Woods Post Office Building, University City, MO: designate (see H.R. 1617), H3562 [18AP]
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]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H942 [24JA]
———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), H670 [17JA]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H3476 [17AP]
Hillary, Barbara: tribute to first African American woman to reach the North Pole (see H. Res. 466), H6110 [6JN]
History: commemorate anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade (see H. Res. 272), H3364 [29MR]
———mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2894), H13860 [13NO]
Homeless Assistance Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 561), H8185 [19JY]
———consolidate housing assistance programs for homeless persons (see H.R. 840), H1969 [27FE]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 464), H3476 [17AP]
Housing: assist teachers and public safety officers in obtaining affordable housing (see H.R. 172), H886 [23JA]
———modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2139), H6439 (see H.R. 2139), H6477 [14JN]
Houston Dynamo (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 867), H15470 [13DE]
Hunt, Lamar: tribute (see H. Res. 53), H1345 [7FE]
Hurricanes: waive the non-Federal share of the cost of certain disaster assistance provided in connection with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 1144), H1893 [16FE]
Immigration: reform (see H.R. 750), H4416 [2MY]
Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to discretionary determinations waiving an alien's inadmissibility based on certain activities (see H.R. 2940), H14157 [4DE]
Indianapolis Colts (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 130), H1345 [7FE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 627), H835 [22JA]
Insurance: allow employees of federally-qualified health centers to obtain health coverage (see H.R. 1518), H9656 [2AU]
———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), H7340 [27JN]
———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1076), H11548 [15OC]
———streamline regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance (see H.R. 1065), H1788 [15FE]
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), H7202 [26JN]
Iraq: assist refugees and the internally displaced population by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, increasing border security, and easing resettlement (see H.R. 3674), H13960 [14NO]
———call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq (see H.R. 787), H2121 [1MR]
———prevent establishment of a permanent U.S. military presence and halt attempts to control the flow of Iraqi oil (see H. Con. Res. 46), H987 [29JA]
———provide for Operation Iraqi Freedom cost accountability (see H. Res. 97), H2039 [28FE]
———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (see H.J. Res. 18), H672 [17JA]
Johnson, Shawn: tribute (see H. Res. 684), H11251 [3OC]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 155), H5723 [23MY]
Kansas City, MO: recognize founding of Negro Leagues (see H. Con. Res. 114), H3696 [19AP]
La Follette, Robert M., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 2679), H6330 [12JN]
———mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2680), H6330 [12JN]
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]
Lewis, Jerry: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3035), H9277 [31JY]
LIHEAP: provide additional appropriations for home heating aid (see H.R. 4275), H14156 [4DE]
Malaria Awareness Day: observance (see H. Res. 389), H6828 [20JN]
Malaysia: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 518), H8743 [26JY]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 61), H515 [12JA]
Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H4553 [7MY]
———permit States to require certain individuals to present satisfactory documentary evidence of proof of citizenship or nationality for eligibility (see H.R. 1878), H7656 [11JY]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H7777 [12JY]
———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]
———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 4206), H14081 [15NO]
———improve prescription drug program (see H.R. 3025), H7775 [12JY]
———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), H9276 [31JY]
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: technical correction to residency program (see H.R. 2875), H7338 [27JN]
Medicare/Medicaid: limit monthly amount of prescription drug cost-sharing for full-benefit dual eligible individuals and other lowest-income individuals under the prescription drug program (see H.R. 932), H1413 [8FE]
Members of Congress: display within the Capitol Visitor Center an exhibit depicting the contributions of African Americans who served in Congress during Reconstruction and Post Reconstruction Eras (see H.R. 47), H435 [11JA]
Mental health: provide for research on, and services for, individuals with postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 20), H2165 [5MR]
———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1367), H2300 [7MR] (see H.R. 1424), H2397 [9MR]
Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H7982 [17JY]
Milo C. Huempfner Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Green Bay, WI: designate (see H.R. 2408), H5531 [21MY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3014), H7774 [12JY]
———recognize and take active measures to increase the low presence of minorities and women in upper level positions of management in the financial services industry (see H. Con. Res. 140), H4486 [3MY]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 1506), H3400 [16AP]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 44), H1153 [31JA]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 35), H988 [29JA]
National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator Awareness Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 215), H12456 [1NO]
National Celiac Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 70), H5725 [23MY]
National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness: observance (see H. Con. Res. 102), H3778 [23AP]
National Guard Youth Challenge Program: exclude certain non-defense funds from the matching requirements (see H.R. 1034), H5724 [23MY]
National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc.: call on Board of Directors to accommodate students of all religious faiths (see H. Res. 25), H4915 [10MY]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: require disclosure of information on the fair market value and safety of damaged motor vehicles (see H.R. 1029), H1564 [13FE]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 135), H1344 [7FE]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1157), H4416 [2MY]
National Labor History Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 72), H1895 [16FE]
National Mall Liberty Fund D.C., Inc.: authorize a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor slaves and others that fought for independence during the American Revolution (see H.R. 1693), H7011 [22JN]
National Missing Persons Day: establish (see H. Res. 303), H8398 [24JY]
National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 554), H7982 [17JY]
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 Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act: provide additional staff and oversight of funds to carry out the Act (see H.R. 1239), H2037 [28FE]
National Women's Friendship Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 205), H10626 [19SE]
NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see H.R. 1644), H2956 [22MR]
No Child Left Behind Act: improve (see H.R. 2087), H9711 [3AU]
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), H13413 [8NO] (see H. Res. 819), H13859 [13NO]
North Aleutian Basin Planning Area: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing (see H.R. 1957), H6236 [11JN]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2049), H7657 [11JY]
Ocean Isle Beach, NC: offer condolences to victims of house fire which killed University of South Carolina and Clemson University students (see H. Res. 777), H12237 [30OC]
Pacific Northwest: tribute to local and State first responders and citizens facing severe winter storms (see H. Res. 851), H14494 (see H. Res. 851), H15208 [6DE]
Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 108), H3361 [29MR]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H672 [17JA]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H6236 [11JN]
Poverty: develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce and eliminate global poverty (see H.R. 1302), H4176 [25AP]
———express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (see H. Con. Res. 198), H14251 [5DE]
Power resources: promote energy independence and security (see H.R. 3220), H9657 [2AU]
Public buildings: require restroom gender parity in Federal buildings (see H.R. 693), H1668 [14FE]
Public housing: exempt residents who are determined by the VA to be permanently and totally disabled from the requirement to perform community service to be eligible for such housing (see H.R. 403), H835 [22JA]
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), H6735 [19JN]
Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 307), H3696 [19AP]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 969), H5054 [15MY]
Pulaski, Casimir: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 39), H2165 [5MR]
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), H6008 [5JN]
Real estate: require escrow accounts for the payment of property taxes and insurance for all subprime loans and expand the coverage of certain appraisal requirements (see H.R. 3535), H10369 [14SE]
———require escrows for certain mortgage loans, improve mortgage servicing, promote sustainable homeownership opportunities, and improve appraisal process (see H.R. 3837), H12456 [1NO]
Ritcheson, David R.: tribute (see H. Res. 535), H7655 [11JY]
SBA: establish Angel Investment Program (see H.R. 2803), H7203 [26JN]
———improve disaster relief programs (see H.R. 1361), H2243 [6MR]
———reauthorize procurement programs and activities (see H.R. 1873), H3724 [20AP]
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), H5532 [21MY]
Securities Exchange Act: provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation (see H.R. 1257), H2303 [7MR]
Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Res. 227), H3478 [17AP]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 210), H10626 [19SE]
Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see H.R. 4458), H15412 [12DE]
Social Security: combine coverage of children and pregnant woman under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program into a new All Healthy Children Program (see H.R. 1688), H5293 [16MY]
———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), H16950 [19DE]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H7012 [22JN]
Special Envoy for Middle East Peace: appoint (see H. Res. 143), H1415 [8FE]
Sudan: encourage the People's Republic of China use of influence and economic leverage to stop genocide and violence in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 422), H6009 [5JN]
———identify companies that conduct business operations in Sudan and prohibit U.S. Government contracts with such companies (see H.R. 180), H1272 [6FE]
———recognize and commend efforts of the U.S. public and advocacy groups to raise awareness about and help end the worsening humanitarian crisis and genocide in Darfur (see H. Res. 573), H10370 [14SE]
Surplus Government property: direct Federal agencies to donate excess and surplus Federal electronic equipment to qualifying small towns, counties, schools, nonprofit organizations, and libraries (see H.R. 752), H2821 [21MR]
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), H3400 [16AP]
———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 1876), H10510 [18SE]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H10017 [4AU]
———modify the earned income tax credit for single, childless workers (see H.R. 2951), H11639 [16OC]
———provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance (see H.R. 1850), H3361 [29MR]
Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 741), H3476 [17AP]
Transatlantic Slave Trade 200th Anniversary Commission: establish (see H.R. 3432), H10626 [19SE]
Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (see H.R. 2095), H8121 [18JY]
Tutu, Desmond M.: tribute (see H. Res. 34), H7012 [22JN]
U.S. attorneys: recognize past and present contributions (see H. Res. 247), H4294 [1MY]
U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad: support efforts to preserve religious and cultural sites and condemn Lithuanian Government for allowing construction on a Jewish cemetery (see H. Con. Res. 255), H14251 [5DE]
Uganda: call on Ugandan Government and the Lord's Resistance Army to recommit to a political solution and recommence vital peace talks and urge U.S. and international support for the peace process (see H. Con. Res. 80), H2745 [20MR]
Ukraine: elections (see H. Res. 713), H11315 [4OC]
Valenti, Jack: tribute (see H. Res. 361), H5929 [24MY]
Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2514), H12238 [30OC]
———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 797), H2671 [19MR]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H1153 [31JA]
———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 3329), H15317 [11DE]
Voting: prohibit election officials from requiring an individual to provide photo identification as a condition for voting in a Federal election (see H.R. 4026), H12383 [31OC]
———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 2457), H5723 [23MY]
Warner Robins, GA: tribute to Warner Robins American Little League baseball team (see H. Res. 630), H10757 [24SE]
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]
———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 Diabetes Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 211), H12238 [30OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of HHS: make grants to improve access to dependable, affordable automobiles by low-income families (see H.R. 3599), H10625 [19SE]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a program to improve the health and education of children through grants to expand school breakfast programs (see H.R. 3978), H12103 [25OC]
``Milwaukee Brides Walk'': commemorate and recognize all brides marches in protest of domestic violence (see H. Res. 649), H10369 [14SE]
National security: improve delivery of counterterrorism financing training and technical assistance by providing for greater interagency coordination and cooperation (see H.R. 1993), H3776 [23AP]
Small Business Act: enhance section 8(a) program (see H.R. 2532), H5925 [24MY]
Small Business Investment Act: reauthorize and expand the New Markets Venture Capital Program (see H.R. 1719), H3183 [27MR]
Letters
Dept. of Education Upward Bound program evaluation: David Ward, American Council on Education, H8112 [18JY]
———Jeffrey R. Botkin, University of Utah, H8112 [18JY]
Memorandums
Dept. of Education Upward Bound Program Evaluation: Keith Jones, H8112 [18JY]
———Rebecca S. Rump, H8111 [18JY]
Remarks
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1638 [14FE]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (H. Con. Res. 99), H3249 [28MR]
Castillo-Uribe, Lourdes: Milwaukee, WI, Public School System Principal of the Year award recipient, E2208
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), E1098
———expand national missile defense system integration with Israel, E1098
———making appropriations (H.R. 3222), H9980
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding for Upward Bound program evaluation, H8111 [18JY]
Dept. of Justice: reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation (H.R. 1593), H13579 [13NO]
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), H6880, H6881 [21JN]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H12811 [6NO]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), H8111 [18JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3043), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 794), H12811 [6NO]
Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (H.R. 1281), H7047
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (H.R. 3685), H13234 [7NO]
Iran: enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (H.R. 1400), E1989
Iran Sanctions Act: expand and clarify the entities against which sanctions may be imposed (H.R. 957), E1989
Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H10248 [7SE]
Julian, Percy L.: tribute (H. Con. Res. 34), E245
Liberia: repeal congressional notification requirement for foreign assistance, H6880, H6881 [21JN]
Milwaukee, WI: anniversary of 440th Airlift Wing, E1244
National Teacher Day: observance, E988
Payan, Andrea: Milken Family Foundation Milken Educator Award recipient, E988
SBA: update and expand procurement programs (H.R. 3867), H12176
Veterans: improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces, H9980
Votes: position on missed, H3708
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H2396 [9MR]
Tributes
Brooks, Beechie, E1580
Carmen, Sam, E1252
Flores, Salomon H., E2538
Halloran, Ann, E2318
Hickman, Hazelle (Von), E771
Jackson, Gwen T., E629
Leigh-Gold, Mildred, E1186
Reneau, Andrew R., E1134
Ryan, Jim, E2361
Swigart, Frances, E1406
Topping, Nick, E1189
Wallace, Gerald, E1360