SARBANES, JOHN P. (a Representative from Maryland)
Amendments
Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), H9871 [4AU]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1429, Improving Head Start Act, H12814 [6NO]
Articles and editorials
One for the Middies, Baltimore (MD) Sun, H13511 [9NO]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
African Americans: apologize for enslavement and racial segregation (see H. Res. 194), H10435 [17SE]
Akron, OH: anniversary of Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens (see H. Con. Res. 143), H6578 [15JN]
American Battlefield Protection Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2933), H8122 [18JY]
American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 71), H1895 [16FE]
Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H8741 [26JY]
Animals: ensure that domestic dog and cat fur is prohibited from being imported, exported, manufactured, sold, or advertised in the U.S. and require the labeling of all fur products under the Fur Products Labeling Act (see H.R. 891), H16949 [19DE]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H1564 [13FE]
Armed Forces: allow active member to terminate or suspend certain service contracts entered into prior to notice of transfer or deployment and penalize violations of interest rate limits (see H.R. 3298), H13861 [13NO]
———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), H2487 [13MR]
———impose a temporary moratorium on the discharge of members for personality disorder (see H.R. 3167), H11729 [17OC]
———improve benefits and services for members, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans (see H.R. 1354), H3400 [16AP]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H3561 [18AP]
———reimburse tuition for programs of education interrupted by military service, defer student loans, and reduce interest rates during periods of military service (see H.R. 2910), H12739 [5NO]
———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), H11729 [17OC]
———tribute to 1st Brigade Combat Team/34th Infantry Division of the Minnesota National Guard (see H. Con. Res. 185), H9711 [3AU]
Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H15470 [13DE]
Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H7011 [22JN]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H2957 [22MR]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 2669), H6405 [13JN]
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]
Chesapeake Bay: improve and reauthorize the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program (see H.R. 16), H111 [5JA]
———reduce nutrient loads in the Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers in making changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management (see H.R. 1766), H3357 [29MR]
Children and youth: ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2851), H7070 [25JN]
———expand and improve the provision of pediatric dental services to medically underserved populations (see H.R. 2371), H9711 [3AU]
———provide disadvantaged children with dental services (see H.R. 1781), H4294 [1MY]
———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 3846), H12021 [24OC]
———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), H7776 [12JY]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H7340 [27JN]
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), H3081 [26MR]
———reduce Federal Government's contribution to global warming through efficiency in management and operations (see H.R. 2635), H6332 [12JN]
———reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 1590), H2742 [20MR]
Colleges and universities: make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (see H.R. 2669), H6405 [13JN]
———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]
———provide grants to improve remedial education, customize remediation to student career goals, and help students move from remediation to for-credit occupation program courses (see H.R. 4067), H14085 [15NO]
———provide grants to universities and colleges for development of student success services that will improve college persistence and prepare students for the workplace (see H.R. 3450), H9708 [3AU]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H14251 [5DE]
Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 2857), H7434 [28JN]
Consumer Product Safety Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3691), H11847 [22OC]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 3010), H11250 [3OC]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1592), H4209 [30AP]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H1272 [6FE]
Cyprus: support positive actions aimed at opening additional crossing points along the cease-fire line, thereby contributing to reunification efforts (see H. Res. 407), H5473 [17MY]
———support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 620), H9709 [3AU] (see H. Res. 627), H10697 [20SE]
———support U.N.-brokered agreement between Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat relative to reunification (see H. Res. 405), H5053 [15MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize conservation and energy programs and modify the operation and administration of these programs (see H.R. 1551), H6008 [5JN]
Dept. of Defense: carry out a pilot program to determine the feasibility and desirability of equipping turbojet aircraft in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet with a missile defense system (see H.R. 2274), H8835 (see H.R. 2274), H9053 [30JY]
Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 2323), H8821 [27JY]
———establish a partnership with National Park Service to provide educational opportunities for students and teachers (see H.R. 3463), H10157 [5SE]
———establish sustainability programs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3637), H12739 [5NO]
———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 4540), H16951 [19DE]
———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 1971), H3694 [19AP]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H3477 [17AP]
———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see H.R. 2063), H10756 [24SE]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 359), H3362 [29MR]
———study suitability and feasibility of designating the site of the Battle of Camden in South Carolina, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 1674), H8187 [19JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 695), H988 [29JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (see H.R. 2818), H8187 [19JY]
Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (see H.R. 2831), H7777 [12JY]
Diseases: establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma (see H.R. 3005), H14157 [4DE]
———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H7071 [25JN]
———issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease research (see H. Res. 543), H13861 [13NO]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H10363 [10SE]
Education: celebrate accomplishments of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and recognize need to further the goal of educational opportunities for women and girls (see H. Res. 406), H5053 [15MY]
———establish requirements for lenders and institutions of higher education in order to protect students and other borrowers receiving educational loans (see H.R. 890), H4753 [9MY]
———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1228), H10245 [6SE]
———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see H.R. 2204), H4627 [8MY]
———provide grants for core curriculum development (see H.R. 3606), H10625 [19SE]
———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]
———simplify Federal student financial aid process (see H.R. 1608), H3018 [23MR]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 3257), H10435 [17SE]
———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 4926), H16948 [19DE]
———provide grants for school renovation (see H.R. 3902), H11776 [18OC]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H7657 [11JY]
ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H5724 [23MY]
———require Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity for certain retired airline pilots (see H.R. 2103), H4415 [2MY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H11639 [16OC]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H5054 [15MY]
Federal employees: improve teleworking in executive agencies by developing telework program that allows employees to telework at least 20 percent of hours worked in every 2 administrative workweeks (see H.R. 4106), H13296 [7NO]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H3363 [29MR]
Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council: establish (see H.R. 3892), H11776 [18OC]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2169), H14084 [15NO]
———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2421), H5620 [22MY]
Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 1537), H5532 [21MY]
———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H5292 [16MY]
Foreign trade: prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H8743 [26JY]
———reauthorize trade adjustment assistance and extend to service workers and firms (see H.R. 3920), H12104 [25OC]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2516), H8397 [24JY]
Fort Pierce, FL: recognize the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum as the official museum of Navy SEALS and their predecessors (see H.R. 2779), H10696 [20SE]
Greece: recognize and appreciate significance, heroism, and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commend the PanCretan Association of America (see H. Res. 148), H4968 [14MY]
———urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (see H.R. 2526), H5925 [24MY]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H. Res. 228), H2437 [12MR]
Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1091), H12739 [5NO]
Head Start Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1429), H2398 [9MR]
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), H4753 [9MY]
———improve prevention, detection, and treatment of community and healthcare-associated infections (CHAI), with a focus on antibiotic-resistant bacteria (see H.R. 4214), H14081 [15NO]
———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), H6181 [7JN]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H3476 [17AP]
Higher Education Act: amend and extend (see H.R. 4137), H14158 [4DE]
History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2894), H7777 [12JY]
Homeless Assistance Act: provide education for homeless children and youths (see H.R. 3205), H8820 [27JY]
House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 543), H13959 [14NO]
Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1843), H9710 [3AU]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 821), H10625 [19SE]
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies: identify constraints encountered by nursing schools in admitting and graduating a sufficient number of nurses to meet health care needs (see H.R. 677), H15317 [11DE]
Insurance: provide additional limitations on pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 2833), H10757 [24SE]
———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1655), H7340 [27JN]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H6828 [20JN]
Iran: enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H4293 [1MY]
Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Res. 121), H7491 [10JY]
Jews: recognize anniversaries of the Mass Movement for Soviet Jewish Freedom and the Freedom Sunday Rally for Soviet Jewry in Washington, DC (see H. Res. 759), H11848 [22OC]
Johns Hopkins University: tribute to men's lacrosse team (see H. Res. 536), H7778 [12JY]
Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 319), H2121 [1MR]
Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2852), H10902 [25SE]
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 and Clark National Historic Trail: extend (see H.R. 3616), H10695 [20SE]
Macedonia: stop utilization of materials that violate agreement with Greece regarding ``hostile activities or propaganda'' and work to find a mutually-acceptable official name for the former Yugoslav republic (see H. Res. 356), H4915 [10MY]
Medicare: coverage of certain medical mobility devices approved as class III medical devices (see H.R. 2520), H5924 [24MY]
———expedite application and qualification process of low-income individuals obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 1536), H2619 [15MR]
———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 2567), H11934 [23OC]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H14084 [15NO]
———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), H10076 [4SE]
———restore certain treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment (see H.R. 621), H7011 [22JN]
Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1367), H2300 [7MR] (see H.R. 1424), H2397 [9MR]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]
Mining and mineral resources: establish improved mandatory standards to protect and enhance the health of miners (see H.R. 2769), H6734 [19JN]
———establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies (see H.R. 2768), H6734 [19JN]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 1506), H4205 [26AP]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 44), H944 [24JA]
National AmeriCorps Week: observance (see H. Res. 385), H4968 [14MY]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1), H109 [5JA]
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), H6181 [7JN]
National Missing Persons Day: establish (see H. Res. 303), H8398 [24JY]
National Telework Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 224), H11171 [2OC]
National Volunteer Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 293), H3478 [17AP]
Native American Heritage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 62), H13859 [13NO]
Native Americans: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H12021 [24OC]
Natural gas: restore State and local participation in the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas terminals (see H.R. 2042), H4175 [25AP]
New Milford, CT: anniversary (see H. Res. 528), H7983 [17JY]
NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see H.R. 1644), H8821 [27JY]
Ocean Isle Beach, NC: offer condolences to victims of house fire which killed University of South Carolina and Clemson University students (see H. Res. 787), H12384 [31OC]
Olympic Games: support ideals and values of the Olympic Movement (see H. Res. 395), H6236 [11JN]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program (see H.R. 1700), H4553 [7MY]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H4052 [24AP]
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]
———strengthen national security and reduce dependence on foreign oil through new vehicle technology and efficiency, use of alternative fuels, and improving rail and public transit usage (see H.R. 1300), H2120 [1MR]
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), H15318 [11DE]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 980), H3185 [27MR]
Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 307), H3475 [17AP]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 969), H7490 [10JY]
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), H7657 [11JY]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 3132), H10018 [4AU]
Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 1783), H5622 [22MY]
Senior Executive Service: provide for greater diversity within and improve policy direction and oversight (see H.R. 3774), H11394 [9OC]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 210), H10626 [19SE]
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), H3477 [17AP]
———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), H4485 [3MY]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H3362 [29MR]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H6957 [21JN]
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), H4487 [3MY]
———double child tax credit for the first year, expand dependent care tax credit, and provide relief from the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2902), H7657 [11JY]
———increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see H.R. 2021), H4050 [24AP]
———provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (see H.R. 3918), H14158 [4DE]
———treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income (see H.R. 2834), H9711 [3AU]
Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 741), H3476 [17AP]
Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see H.R. 734), H5622 [22MY]
Turkey: allow certain claims of U.S. nationals against Turkey (see H.R. 1456), H2399 [9MR]
———urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 373), H4486 [3MY]
U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 1671), H7203 [26JN]
Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2514), H5924 [24MY]
———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 760), H6956 [21JN]
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: authorize additional Federal contributions for maintaining and improving the transit system (see H.R. 401), H433 [11JA]
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 1286), H11639 [16OC]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H9657 [2AU]
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (see H.R. 3796), H11935 [23OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Anne Arundel County, MD: provide for disposition of certain Federal property, a portion of which is currently used by the District of Columbia as the Oak Hill Juvenile Detention Facility (see H.R. 2098), H4291 [1MY]
Cal Ripken Way, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 3218), H8820 [27JY]
Dept. of Education: authorize grants to train school principals in instructional leadership skills and incorporate standards of instructional leadership into State-level principal certification (see H.R. 3441), H9708 [3AU]
Education: extend student loan repayment schedules for graduates who enter into public service (see H.R. 2661), H6235 [11JN]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (see H.R. 3036), H7775 [12JY]
Firefighters: provide loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4152), H13522 [9NO]
Greece: extend condolences for loss of life and destruction caused by raging fires (see H. Res. 629), H10076 [4SE]
International Day of U.N. Peacekeepers: observance (see H. Res. 489), H6577 [15JN]
National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 3733), H11171 [2OC]
Social Security: provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability (see H.R. 2943), H7432 [28JN]
Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 1389), H2301 [7MR]
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 1388), H2301 [7MR]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H6241 [12JN], H10367 [14SE]
Letters
Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act: Douglas Gansler, Maryland Attorney General, and Bill McCollum, Florida Attorney General, H11755 [18OC]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H8190 [23JY], H9713 [4AU], H10367 [14SE]
Remarks
American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 71), H3389
Anne Arundel Community College: tribute to course offering free counseling to military families, E2091
Anne Arundel County, MD: provide for disposition of certain Federal property, a portion of which is currently used by the District of Columbia as the Oak Hill Juvenile Detention Facility (H.R. 2098), E917
Appropriations: making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), H2750 [21MR], H2960 [23MR]
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), veto, H4298 [2MY]
Armed Forces: military equipment funding, H1277 [7FE]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1710 [15FE]
———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3159), H14069 [15NO]
Baltimore, MD: tribute to opening of the Southeast Anchor Library, E1431
Big Bend National Park: anniversary (H. Res. 483), H7446 [10JY]
Black History Month: observance, H2011 [28FE]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), H7532 [11JY]
Cal Ripken Way, Baltimore, MD: designate (H.R. 3218), H10106 [5SE]
California: authorize certain Rancho California Water District projects (H.R. 1725), H7444 [10JY]
Chaudhry, Mabrooka: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E2634
Colleges and universities: make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (H.R. 2669), H7532 [11JY]
Contracts: improve Federal contracting and procurement by eliminating fraud and abuse, improving competition, and enhancing administration of Federal contracting personnel, H2170 [6MR]
———reform acquisition practices of the Federal Government (H.R. 1362), H2582 [15MR]
Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H8175 [19JY]
———support U.N.-brokered agreement between Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat relative to reunification (H. Res. 405), H8175 [19JY], H11909 [23OC]
Democratic Party: national agenda, H786 [19JA]
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 (H.R. 359), H7438, H7439 [10JY]
———modify a certain land grant patent (H.R. 2121), H7440 [10JY]
———promote efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (H.R. 2381), H7447, H7448 [10JY]
———provide for a feasibility study of alternatives to augment the water supplies of the Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District and cities served by the District (H.R. 1337), H7443, H7444 [10JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: provide for the licensing of Internet gambling facilities by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (H.R. 2046), H11755 [18OC]
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 (H. Res. 406), E1388
———extend student loan repayment schedules for graduates who enter into public service (H.R. 2661), E1380
———reduce student loan interest rates (H.R. 5), H609 [17JA]
Eightmile River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 986), H7440, H7441, H7442 [10JY]
Federal employees: enhance the Federal Telework Program, H9872 [4AU]
Fort Meade, MD: tribute to participation in Dept. of Defense Army Communities of Excellence competition, E963
Greece: extend condolences for loss of life and destruction caused by raging fires (H. Res. 629), H10083 [5SE]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H2720 [20MR]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (H.R. 1595), H4561 [8MY]
Hargrove, Kiara Delle: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E2638
House of Representatives: implement ethics reform and improve oversight of lobbyist activities and travel guidelines, H36 [4JA]
House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 6), H36 [4JA]
International Day of U.N. Peacekeepers: observance (H. Res. 489), E1315
Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H7858 [17JY]
———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations, H12158 [30OC]
Jewish American Heritage Month: observance, H5728 [24MY]
Maryland Legal Services Corp.: tribute, E2538
Medicare: require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 4), H437 [12JA]
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), H257 [10JA]
National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (H.R. 3733), H11227 [3OC]
National Volunteer Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 293), H3434 [17AP]
New Mexico: provide assistance for development of comprehensive State water plans (H.R. 1904), H7445 [10JY]
Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), H9872 [4AU]
———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (H.R. 1252), H5627 [23MY]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (H.R. 980), H7997 [18JY]
Ripken, Cal E., Jr.: National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, H8815 [27JY]
Social Security: extend and improve children's health insurance program and improve beneficiary protections under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3162), H9714 [4AU], H10081 [5SE]
———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), H12158 [30OC]
———provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability (H.R. 2943), H7345 [28JN]
———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, H11231 [3OC]
Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission: establish (H.R. 1389), H2268 [7MR], H10715 [24SE]
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail: designate (H.R. 1388), H2268 [7MR], H8192 [23JY]
Taxation: provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), veto, H11231 [3OC]
Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, E1030
U.S. Naval Academy: tribute to football team, H13510 [9NO]
University of Wyoming: tribute to women's basketball team (H. Res. 384), H8216, H8217 [23JY]
Villa Julie College: anniversary, E2026
Votes: correction, E1458
Watson, Ann: Planned Parenthood of Maryland Volunteer of the Year award recipient, E2104
Women's History Month: observance, E704
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H2297 [7MR]
Special order: granted, H2741 [20MR], H3015 [23MR], H3355 [29MR], H5920 [24MY], H6003 [5JN], H7337 [27JN], H7429 [28JN], H8183 [19JY], H8818 [27JY], H10071 [4SE], H11248 [3OC], H11931 [23OC], H14079 [15NO]
Tributes
Aguillen, Dean, H14067 [15NO]
Ferguson, Helen Gale, E342
Mitchell, Parren J., H5983 [5JN]
Showers, Rebecca, H14069 [15NO]