SCOTT, DAVID (a Representative from Georgia)
Appointments
Charlie Norwood funeral attendees, H1782 [15FE]
Juanita Millender-McDonald funeral attendees, H4212 [1MY]
NATO Parliamentary Assembly, H958 [29JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: condemn terrorist bombing and express condolences to the people of Afghanistan and the members of Wolesi Jirga (see H. Res. 811), H13861 [13NO]
Africa: respond to and prevent acts of rape and sexual violence against women and girls in regions of Sudan, Chad, and the Central African Republic (see H. Res. 726), H11549 [15OC]
African Americans: apologize for enslavement and racial segregation (see H. Res. 194), H4417 [2MY]
———recognize contributions of the Negro Baseball League and players (see H. Res. 162), H1970 [27FE]
Agriculture: reauthorize and provide additional funding for essential agricultural research, extension, education, and related programs and establish National Institutes for Food and Agriculture (see H.R. 2398), H5530 [21MY]
American Battlefield Protection Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2933), H11316 [4OC]
American Red Cross: amend congressional charter to modernize governance structure and to enhance ability of the board of governors to support critical mission (see H.R. 1681), H3079 [26MR]
Anaheim Ducks (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 471), H7657 [11JY]
Animals: 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), H2957 [22MR]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 799), H1208 [5FE]
Arab League: urge acknowledgment of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and increase efforts to stop such genocide (see H. Con. Res. 7), H3364 [29MR]
Armed Forces: mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (see H.R. 3229), H11777 [18OC]
———provide for certain members of the Selected Reserve to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1211), H6008 [5JN]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H1345 [7FE]
———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 530), H9276 [31JY]
———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), H14158 [4DE]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1222), H2672 [19MR]
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]
———commend democracy efforts and call for release by Burmese Government (see H. Con. Res. 200), H10757 [24SE]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 198), H1968 [27FE]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 230), H11848 [22OC]
Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H2302 [7MR]
Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 563), H9469 (see H. Res. 563), H9546 [1AU]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H344 [10JA]
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), H3562 [18AP]
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]
CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 1398), H2339 [8MR]
Charleston, SC: honor and express condolences to families of firefighters killed in warehouse fire (see H. Con. Res. 172), H7341 [27JN]
Charlie Norwood Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Augusta, GA: designate (see H.R. 1808), H3359 [29MR]
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: require child care providers to provide parents information on whether such providers carry current liability insurance (see H.R. 1473), H11847 [22OC]
Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide vision care (see H.R. 507), H3777 [23AP]
———promote youth financial education (see H.R. 4335), H14493 (see H.R. 4335), H15207 [6DE]
———provide disadvantaged children with dental services (see H.R. 1781), H5473 [17MY]
———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 3846), H12238 [30OC]
Children's Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H12022 [24OC]
China, Republic of: continue to make defense articles and services available in order to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability (see H. Res. 676), H10901 [25SE]
Chisholm, Shirley: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 9), H760 [18JA]
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), H2302 [7MR]
———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H7340 [27JN]
Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H16834 [18DE]
Colombia: recognize contributions of, combat racial discrimination against, and ensure proper execution of assistance programs designated for Afro-Colombians (see H. Res. 618), H11848 [22OC]
Committee on Financial Services (House): require annual testimony by the SEC, Financial Accounting Standards Board, and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, on promoting transparency in financial reporting (see H.R. 755), H1150 [31JA]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H8122 [18JY]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1767), H4629 [8MY]
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), H4629 [8MY]
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), H13412 [8NO]
Credit Repair Organizations Act: clarify applicability of certain provisions to credit monitoring services (see H.R. 2885), H7339 [27JN]
Crime: increase and enhance resources and penalties relative to the investigation and prosecution of violent gangs and expand and improve gang prevention programs (see H.R. 3547), H10757 [24SE]
———increase and enhance resources and penalties relative to the investigation and prosecution of violent gangs and expand and improve gang prevention programs, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3547), H12239 [30OC]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H435 [11JA]
``Crime, Violence, and Development—Trends, Costs, and Policy Options in the Caribbean'': recognize contribution of U.N. and World Bank Group report to understanding crime and violence levels in the Caribbean region (see H. Res. 865), H15317 [11DE]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H9656 [2AU]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide financial assistance for the construction, improvement, and rehabilitation of farmers markets (see H.R. 293), H6577 [15JN]
———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: making appropriations for military construction and family housing projects (see H.R. 22), H835 [22JA]
Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 1092), H1789 [15FE]
———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 1971), H7203 [26JN]
Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 1838), H7656 [11JY]
———provide grants for research, development, and demonstration projects on cellulosic ethanol and construct infrastructure to enable retail gas stations to dispense cellulosic ethanol (see H.R. 395), H945 [24JA]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H7433 [28JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a National Bio and Agrodefense Facility (see H.R. 1717), H3724 [20AP]
Dept. of Justice: authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 3546), H10433 [17SE]
———establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 923), H1413 [8FE]
Dept. of State: improve performance of the defense trade controls functions (see H.R. 4246), H16950 [19DE]
———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), H6008 [5JN]
———study the suitability and feasibility of designating Green McAdoo School in Clinton, TN, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 2695), H14250 [5DE]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 346), H3476 [17AP]
Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 2761), H6660 [18JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop and implement a comprehensive program to reduce incidence of suicide among veterans (see H.R. 327), H251 [9JA]
Diseases: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 1031), H14250 [5DE]
———catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 3544), H14158 [4DE]
———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 1113), H6577 [15JN]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H1788 [15FE]
———increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see H.R. 1567), H6828 [20JN]
———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), H7340 [27JN]
———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 2210), H14157 [4DE]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H3363 [29MR]
———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: target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 4545), H15465 [13DE]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2380), H6578 [15JN]
Education: 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), H3360 [29MR]
———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1228), H7203 [26JN]
———improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for graduation rates (see H.R. 2955), H11639 [16OC]
———improve the quality of classroom learning by empowering States to develop performance-based assessments that measure higher order thinking skills (see H.R. 2846), H14084 [15NO]
———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2373), H11639 [16OC]
———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 627), H1790 [15FE]
Endangered Species Act: suspend provisions during periods of drought relative to agencies that manage Federal river basins that are located in regions affected by the drought (see H.R. 3847), H11638 [16OC]
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]
Eurasia Foundation: authorize grants (see H.R. 2949), H10320 [7SE]
FAA: suspend authority to eliminate, consolidate, deconsolidate, colocate, or plan for such activities relative to air traffic control facilities and services (see H.R. 2443), H10434 [17SE]
Families and domestic relations: recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 474), H6235 [11JN]
———support responsible fatherhood, promote marriage, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 268), H5294 [16MY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H13960 [14NO]
FBI: establish an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit (see H.R. 923), H1413 [8FE]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H5054 [15MY]
Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 1869), H4294 [1MY]
———preserve and expand minority depository institutions (see H.R. 4043), H13297 [7NO]
———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H343 [10JA]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 273), H3184 [27MR]
Firefighters: provide loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4152), H15318 [11DE]
Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3663), H16950 [19DE]
Florida A&M University: tribute to Marching 100 Band (see H. Res. 255), H3364 [29MR]
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), H7852 [16JY]
Foreign policy: denounce practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, honor killings, and other gender-based persecutions, and encourage participation, protection, recognition, and independence of women (see H. Res. 32), H8835 (see H. Res. 32), H9054 [30JY]
Foreign Service: extend comparability pay adjustments to employees serving overseas and authorize a death gratuity payable to surviving dependents of employees who die as a result of injuries sustained while on duty (see H.R. 3202), H8820 [27JY]
———reform compensation system and authorize a death gratuity payable to surviving dependents of employees who die as a result of injuries sustained while on duty (see H.R. 3203), H8820 [27JY]
Foreign trade: prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H11250 [3OC]
———provide for export controls of certain items relating to civil aircraft (see H.R. 3633), H10755 [24SE]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2516), H5924 [24MY]
Frank G. Lumpkin, Jr., Post Office Building, Columbus, GA: designate (see H.R. 2309), H4966 [14MY]
Garang de Mabior, John: tribute (see H. Res. 98), H944 [24JA]
Georgia: tribute to firefighters and other public servants who responded to wildfires (see H. Res. 828), H14083 [15NO]
Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 136), H2122 [1MR]
Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 900), H16949 [19DE]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H4553 [7MY]
Health: authorize medical simulation enhancement programs (see H.R. 4321), H16950 [19DE]
———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), H1273 [6FE]
———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 882), H6007 [5JN]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 583), H3363 [29MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H10696 [20SE]
———prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services and require the identification of the license of certain health care providers (see H.R. 2260), H4968 [14MY]
———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), H1416 [8FE]
———provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (see H.R. 1237), H14250 [5DE]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1653), H4417 [2MY]
Health care professionals: increase number of primary care physicians serving health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 410), H516 [12JA]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H1209 [5FE]
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), H3478 [17AP]
Homeless Assistance Act: consolidate housing assistance programs for homeless persons (see H.R. 840), H6331 [12JN]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 464), H573 [16JA]
Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2139), H6405 [13JN]
Hunt, Lamar: tribute (see H. Res. 53), H2745 [20MR]
Hurricanes: acknowledge the progress made and yet to be made to rebuild the Gulf Coast region after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H. Res. 551), H7852 [16JY]
———waive the non-Federal share of the cost of certain disaster assistance provided in connection with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 1144), H1893 [16FE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 627), H1790 (see H.R. 821), H1791 [15FE]
Indonesia: commend democratic elections in Aceh and express support for further democratic development and implementation of the Helsinki Memorandum of Understanding (see H. Res. 238), H8822 [27JY]
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]
———provide coverage of screening mammography for women over 40 and for women at high risk for breast cancer if diagnostic mammography is covered (see H.R. 2708), H6404 [13JN]
———streamline regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance (see H.R. 1065), H1788 [15FE]
Iran: call for immediate and unconditional release of British marines and sailors (see H. Res. 267), H3080 [26MR]
———enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H3279 [28MR]
———express concern about threatening behavior of current regime and activities of terrorist organizations sponsored by that regime in Latin America (see H. Res. 435), H5724 [23MY]
Iraq: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 714), H1211 [5FE]
———provide for Operation Iraqi Freedom cost accountability (see H. Res. 97), H944 [24JA]
Irving, Barrington A.: tribute to the youngest and first person of African descent to fly solo around the world (see H. Res. 661), H11729 [17OC]
Jamaal RaShard Addison Post Office Building, Lithonia, GA: designate (see H.R. 4203), H15318 [11DE]
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), H2745 [20MR]
———recognize security alliance with the U.S. and express appreciation for role in enhancing stability in the Asia-Pacific region and its efforts in the global war against terrorism (see H. Res. 508), H8835 (see H. Res. 508), H9054 [30JY]
John Sidney `Sid' Flowers Post Office Building, Hinesville, GA: designate (see H.R. 3470), H11729 [17OC]
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), H1897 [16FE]
Lebanon: express concern for democratic institutions and support for administration of justice upon those responsible for the assassination of Lebanese public figures opposing Syrian control (see H. Res. 548), H9469 (see H. Res. 548), H9546 [1AU]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 244), H16835 [18DE]
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), H6008 [5JN]
———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]
Medicare: ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1845), H11172 [2OC]
———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), H7433 [28JN]
———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1193), H7011 [22JN]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1926), H5293 [16MY]
———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 1190), H5532 [21MY]
———provide a moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 1293), H5622 [22MY]
———provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 1866), H4967 [14MY]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H5927 [24MY]
———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4), H110 [5JA]
———restore certain treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment (see H.R. 621), H7776 [12JY]
———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 2053), H4967 [14MY]
———waive part B premiums for certain military retirees (see H.R. 1223), H2672 [19MR]
Members of Congress: display within the Capitol Visitor Center an exhibit depicting the contributions of African Americans who served in Congress during Reconstruction and Post Reconstruction Eras (see H.R. 47), H435 [11JA]
Mental health: provide for research on, and services for, individuals with postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 20), H4175 [25AP]
———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1367), H2300 [7MR] (see H.R. 1424), H2397 [9MR]
Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H7070 [25JN]
Mexico: express sympathy and pledge urgent support for the victims of flooding in southern Mexico (see H. Res. 812), H13412 [8NO]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3014), H7774 [12JY] (see H.R. 3333), H10697 [20SE]
———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), H4205 [26AP]
———increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and promote the domestic development and production of advanced technology vehicles (see H.R. 2927), H10320 [7SE]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 44), H944 [24JA]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1), H109 [5JA]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: require disclosure of information on the fair market value and safety of damaged motor vehicles (see H.R. 1029), H9656 [2AU]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 135), H1897 [16FE]
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]
———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 715), H987 [29JA]
National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 584), H9712 [3AU]
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 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]
———improve delivery of counterterrorism financing training and technical assistance by providing for greater interagency coordination and cooperation (see H.R. 1993), H3776 [23AP]
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act: provide additional staff and oversight of funds to carry out the Act (see H.R. 1239), H5927 [24MY]
National Watermelon Month: designate (see H. Res. 578), H15318 [11DE]
National Youth Sports Week: establish (see H. Res. 442), H6578 [15JN]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H253 [9JA]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H15317 [11DE]
NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see H.R. 1644), H11028 [27SE]
Nord, Nancy A.: express no confidence in performance of duties as Acting CPSC Chair and urge the President to request her resignation (see H. Res. 803), H13523 [9NO] (see H. Res. 819), H13859 [13NO]
NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see H.R. 694), H1897 [16FE]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: improve grant program for secure schools (see H.R. 1097), H1897 [16FE]
Pakistan: call for end to state of emergency (see H. Res. 810), H14158 [4DE]
Political action committees: prohibit from making payments to a candidate's spouse and require report on disbursements made to immediate family members (see H.R. 2630), H6405 [13JN]
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]
———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]
———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), H945 [24JA]
Public buildings: require restroom gender parity in Federal buildings (see H.R. 693), H1668 [14FE]
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), H2821 [21MR]
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), H6578 [15JN]
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), H14157 [4DE]
———improve safety of elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher learning (see H.R. 2352), H5291 [16MY]
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), H10902 [25SE]
———reauthorize (see H.R. 17), H1416 [8FE]
Securities Exchange Act: provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation (see H.R. 1257), H2118 [1MR]
Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation: establish (see H.R. 1469), H3081 [26MR]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 210), H10626 [19SE]
Small business: improve small business lending and improve cooperation between the National Credit Union Administration and the SBA (see H.R. 1849), H7203 [26JN]
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), H11640 [16OC]
———prohibit States from requiring eligiblity determinations for children benefits under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program more than once a year (see H.R. 2512), H5924 [24MY]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H515 [12JA]
———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding to reduce shortfalls in State allotments (see H.R. 1489), H2485 [13MR]
SouthEast Crescent Authority: establish (see H.R. 66), H3080 [26MR]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H7012 [22JN]
Sudan: identify companies that conduct business operations in Sudan and prohibit U.S. Government contracts with such companies (see H.R. 180), H1968 [27FE]
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), H3777 [23AP]
Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for qualified equity investments in certain small businesses (see H.R. 578), H14084 [15NO]
———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 721), H1417 [8FE]
———allow deduction for qualified timber gains and modernize certain provisions applicable to timber real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1937), H3693 [19AP]
———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), H3018 [23MR]
———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve for compensation paid during active military duty (see H.R. 1213), H1968 [27FE]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H5922 [24MY]
———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1304), H2401 [9MR]
———make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 743), H11250 [3OC]
———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1043), H6235 [11JN]
———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 3622), H11777 [18OC]
———permanently extend the research credit and strengthen the alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 2138), H5473 [17MY]
———provide credit to certain agriculture-related businesses for cost of protecting certain chemicals (see H.R. 1814), H3359 [29MR]
———provide incentives to small businesses (see H.R. 46), H4292 [1MY]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1194), H4967 [14MY]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H4914 [10MY]
Terrorism: compensate relatives of U.S. citizens killed as a result of the bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa (see H.R. 2828), H8821 [27JY]
———condemn attacks in Casablanca, Morocco, and Algiers, Algeria (see H. Res. 310), H11395 [9OC]
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]
Transatlantic Slave Trade 200th Anniversary Commission: establish (see H.R. 3432), H10626 [19SE]
Tutu, Desmond M.: tribute (see H. Res. 34), H8835 (see H. Res. 34), H9054 [30JY]
Twenty-First Century Water Commission: establish (see H.R. 135), H8121 [18JY]
U.S. attorneys: recognize past and present contributions (see H. Res. 247), H4294 [1MY]
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), H4051 [24AP]
United Parcel Service of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 375), H4486 [3MY]
Valenti, Jack: tribute (see H. Res. 361), H5929 [24MY]
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), H3081 [26MR]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H1153 [31JA]
Veterans Memorial Post Office, Three Rivers, TX: designate (see H.R. 915), H1412 [8FE]
Wallace S. Hartsfield Post Office Building, Kansas City, MO: designate (see H.R. 3572), H10902 [25SE]
Walter Carl Jordan, Jr., Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Albany, GA: designate (see H.R. 2899), H7430 [28JN]
Warner Robins, GA: tribute to Warner Robins American Little League baseball team (see H. Res. 630), H10076 [4SE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H3184 [27MR]
Zimbabwe: condemn recent violence against peaceful opposition party activists and members of civil society (see H. Con. Res. 100), H3080 [26MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Coins: allow exception from $1 coin dispensing capability requirement for certain vending machines (see H.R. 3703), H11027 [27SE]
Dept. of the Treasury: 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), H8292 [23JY]
Education: provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 916), H1413 [8FE]
Flag—U.S.: encourage display on Father's Day (see H.R. 2356), H5470 [17MY]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H1899 [27FE]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), H8695, H8729 [26JY], H8773 [27JY]
———continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), consideration (H. Res. 574), H8682 [26JY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3161), H9628, H9629 [2AU]
Appropriations: making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), H2721 [20MR], H2925 [22MR], H2973, H2981
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), conference report, H4150 [25AP]
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 2206), Senate amendment, H5899 [24MY]
Armed Forces: ensure that members have complete personal armored protection necessary for their duties, H2475 [13MR]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq, H821 [22JA]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1516 [13FE]
———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3159), H9572 [2AU]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E2194
Budget: allocation of funds, H1260, H1263 [6FE], H1945, H1948 [27FE]
———deficit, H235, H237, H238 [9JA], H1942, H1943, H1946, H1948 [27FE], H5592 [22MY]
———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H235 [9JA]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (H. Con. Res. 99), H3245, H3248, H3256 [28MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (S. Con. Res. 21), motion to instruct conferees, H4587, H4589, H4590 [8MY]
Cobb County, GA: anniversary, E2614
Coins: allow exception from $1 coin dispensing capability requirement for certain vending machines (H.R. 3703), H13544 [13NO]
Committee on Financial Services (House): require annual testimony by the SEC, Financial Accounting Standards Board, and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, on promoting transparency in financial reporting (H.R. 755), H1903, H1904 [27FE]
Congress: provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, H235 [9JA]
Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H3266 [28MR]
Contracts: promote accountability and prevent fraud in Federal contracting relative to reconstruction efforts in Iraq, H2474 [13MR]
Credit: impose liability on lenders that purchase, repackage and sell mortgages, H13980 [15NO]
———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), H13980, H14014 [15NO]
———reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide minimum standards for mortgage loans (H.R. 3915), consideration (H. Res. 825), H13965, H13968 [15NO]
———treatment of prime loans under proposed regulations, H14014 [15NO]
DAR: Jonesboro, GA, Augustin Clayton chapter tribute to Constitution Week, E1863
Democratic Party: national agenda, H235, H237, H238 [9JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate requirement that funded renewable energy projects comply with Davis-Bacon Act wage rate requirements, H9628, H9629 [2AU]
———reform Federal crop insurance program, H8773 [27JY]
Dept. of HUD: continue insuring home equity conversion mortgages under a certain section of the National Housing Act (H.R. 391), H534, H535 [16JA]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (H.R. 2895), H11419 [10OC]
———establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (H.R. 2895), technical corrections, H11446 [10OC]
———extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 4299), H15362 [12DE]
———extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 4299), consideration (H. Res. 862), H15337 [12DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: quality of health care administered at health care facilities, H2473, H2476 [13MR]
Douglasville, GA: tribute to Chestnut Log Middle School reading team, E1406
Economy: extend certain tax relief provisions, H4587, H4589, H4590 [8MY]
Education: provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (H.R. 916), H4979 [15MY]
Farm Credit System: expand scope of operations, H8729 [26JY]
Federal Housing Finance Agency: disclose financial costs to consumers whose mortgages are purchased by housing Government-sponsored enterprises, H5453 [17MY]
———limit contributions to Affordable Housing Fund when the Government has an on-budget and an off-budget surplus, H5434 [17MY]
———oppose establishment of Affordable Housing Fund, H5420 [17MY]
———prohibit Government-sponsored enterprises from acquiring primary residential mortgages granted to any person who does not have a Social Security number, H5462 [17MY]
———require proof of lawful U.S. residency status relative to eligibility for assistance under the Affordable Housing Fund, H5449 [17MY]
———set cap on total funding allocated to the Affordable Housing Fund, H5466 [17MY]
———suspend Affordable Housing Fund allocations that contribute to increases in mortgage rates to homebuyers, H5424 [17MY]
Flag—U.S.: encourage display on Father's Day (H.R. 2356), H6190 [11JN]
GAO: determine the effect of allocations to Affordable Housing Fund on availability and affordability of credit for home buyers, H5430, H5431 [17MY]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H1260 [6FE]
Housing: assist in provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 1227), H2707 [20MR]
———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1427), H5420, H5424, H5430, H5431, H5434, H5438, H5439, H5440, H5449, H5453, H5462, H5466 [17MY], H11419 [10OC]
———require housing Government-sponsored enterprises to only hold mortgages and mortgage-backed securities that exclusively support affordable housing, H5438, H5439, H5440 [17MY]
———require victims of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, or Wilma who receive rental assistance complete a work-related requirement as a condition for relief, H2707 [20MR]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (H.R. 758), E2194
Iraq: establish reporting requirements for funds made available for military operations or reconstruction efforts (H.R. 714), H1944, H1948 [27FE]
———improve congressional oversight of Iraq war and reconstruction efforts, H821 [22JA]
———provide a strategy for stabilizing Iraq and withdrawing U.S. troops, H10423 [17SE]
———provide for Operation Iraqi Freedom cost accountability (H. Res. 97), H1030, H1032, H1033 [30JA], H1261, H1263 [6FE], H2473, H2474, H2475, H2476, H2477, H2478 [13MR], H5032, H5036 [15MY], H5592 [22MY]
———require the Dept. of Defense to commence reduction of the number of U.S. forces to a limited presence by a certain date (H.R. 2956), H7684, H7699 [12JY]
———require the President of the U.S. and senior diplomatic and military officials to develop a plan for the redeployment of U.S. forces (H.R. 3087), H11121 [2OC]
Jonesboro, GA: tribute to Jonesboro High School mock trial team, E1148
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (H. Res. 61), H522 [16JA]
Millender-McDonald, Juanita: tribute (H. Res. 328), H3750 [23AP]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 264), H4524, H4525 [7MY]
National Disability Employment Awareness Month: observance, E2050
National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H2477, H2478 [13MR]
NATO: Parlimentary Assembly annual meeting, H1947 [27FE]
Norwood, Charlie: tribute (H. Res. 159), H1615 [14FE]
Point of order, H9262 [31JY]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply, H7968, H7969, H7970, H7972, H7973 [17JY]
———increase the production and use of ethanol, H7969 [17JY]
———national energy policy, H7968, H7969, H7970, H7972, H7973 [17JY]
Public debt: debt held by foreigners, H235 [9JA], H1261 [6FE], H1943, H1944 [27FE], H3248 [28MR]
Securities: make various technical and clerical amendments to securities laws (H.R. 3505), H14180, H14181 [5DE]
Securities Exchange Act: limit shareholders advisory votes on executive compensation packages to those that exceed average compensation for comparable positions within the same industry, H3544 [18AP]
———provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation (H.R. 1257), H3531, H3544, H3550 [18AP]
———require shareholders casting an advisory vote on executive compensation to disclose their vote to pension fund beneficiaries, H3550 [18AP]
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), H9485 [1AU]
———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), veto, H15388 [12DE]
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3996), H13455 [9NO]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax, H8682 [26JY]
———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (H.R. 4351), H15375 [12DE]
Thomas Alva Edison Commemorative Coin Act: provide a new effective date for the applicability of certain provisions relative to the Edison Memorial Tower (H.R. 188), H532, H533 [16JA]
U.S. Housing Act: implement work requirement for adults in a household receiving section 8 vouchers for at least 7 years, H7754, H7755 [12JY]
———reform housing choice voucher program under section 8 (H.R. 1851), H7754, H7755 [12JY]
Veterans: health care funding, E2338
Veterans Day: observance, E2338
War: reiterate that Congress has the sole and exclusive power to declare war, H2472 [13MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H2741 [20MR]
Tributes
Davenport, Carolyn L., E1590
Dowdy, Lewis C., E829
Kidd, Maggie K.B., E2366