SCOTT, ROBERT C. ``BOBBY'' (a Representative from Virginia)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), H5278 [16MY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), H8105, H8111 [18JY]
Appointments
Jo Ann Davis funeral attendees, H11493 [12OC]
Juanita Millender-McDonald funeral attendees, H4212 [1MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
African Americans: apologize for enslavement and racial segregation (see H. Res. 194), H3401 [16AP]
———recognize contributions of the Negro Baseball League and players (see H. Res. 162), H1668 [14FE]
Ali, Muhammad: tribute (see H. Res. 58), H515 [12JA]
American Association for Cancer Research: anniversary (see H. Res. 448), H11029 [27SE]
American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 71), H3185 [27MR]
Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H8741 [26JY]
Anaheim Ducks (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 471), H7657 [11JY]
Arab League: urge acknowledgment of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and increase efforts to stop such genocide (see H. Con. Res. 7), H3364 [29MR]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H1564 [13FE]
Armed Forces: allow active 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), H10320 [7SE]
———allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or review by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3174), H10757 [24SE]
———issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 2303), H6578 [15JN]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H1417 [8FE]
———provide alternative retired pay and disability compensation rates for members with a combat-related disability, with such rates based on the average monthly salary for high school graduates (see H.R. 1732), H8121 [18JY]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H1153 [31JA]
———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), H14085 [15NO]
———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 2189), H4552 [7MY]
———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]
Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 3609), H15738 [17DE]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 198), H1968 [27FE]
Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H2302 [7MR]
Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 563), H11729 [17OC]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 2669), H6828 [20JN]
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), H7434 [28JN]
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), H5532 [21MY]
Charleston, SC: honor and express condolences to families of firefighters killed in warehouse fire (see H. Con. Res. 172), H7341 [27JN]
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]
———establish a grant program to provide vision care (see H.R. 507), H3777 [23AP]
———make grants to carry out activities to prevent teen pregnancy in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities (see H.R. 468), H4416 [2MY]
———make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members (see H.R. 1004), H1471 [12FE]
———promote youth financial education (see H.R. 4335), H14493 (see H.R. 4335), H15207 [6DE]
Children's Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H11935 [23OC]
Chisholm, Shirley: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 9), H1055 [30JA]
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), H2121 [1MR]
———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H7203 [26JN]
Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H10363 [10SE]
Civil War—U.S.: tribute to Edward D. Cohota and Joseph L. Pierce and other veterans of Asian descent (see H. Res. 415), H5533 [21MY]
Climate: reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 1590), H2742 [20MR]
Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 494), H6660 [18JN]
Colleges and universities: ensure textbooks and supplemental materials are available and affordable (see H.R. 3512), H10362 [10SE]
———expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 451), H514 [12JA]
———increase limitations on Federal insurance for bonds issued by designated bonding authority for historically Black colleges and universities capital financing (see H.R. 4154), H13858 [13NO]
———make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (see H.R. 2669), H6828 [20JN]
———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 642), H2243 [6MR]
———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]
Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H13296 [7NO]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H8122 [18JY]
Congressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-Day Slavery: establish (see H.R. 2522), H5925 [24MY]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 3010), H15317 [11DE]
Correctional institutions: authorize grants for programs that provide support services to exonerees (see H.R. 4063), H12454 [1NO]
———provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1943), H3693 [19AP]
Courts: extend authority to redact certain sensitive information in financial disclosure statements filed by judicial officers or employees (see H.R. 1130), H1893 [16FE]
———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (see H.R. 660), H941 [24JA]
———restore habeas corpus for those detained by the U.S. and repeal prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims (see H.R. 1416), H6661 [18JN]
———restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror (see H.R. 2826), H10696 [20SE]
Credit: ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures and protect underage consumers (see H.R. 1461), H6181 [7JN]
Credit cards: prohibit universal defaults on accounts (see H.R. 2146), H5293 [16MY]
Crime: enable increased Federal prosecution of identity theft crimes, allow restitution to victims of identity theft, and require notice of security breaches to law enforcement (see H.R. 4175), H13958 [14NO]
———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), H1054 [30JA]
Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 620), H16951 [19DE]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H9656 [2AU]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide a mechanism for the determination of claims of claimants who met the class criteria in a civil action relative to racial discrimination but who were denied that determination (see H.R. 3073), H8120 [18JY]
Dept. of Education: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 701), H1565 [13FE]
———continue to waive certain regulatory requirements relative to the use of aid funds for restarting school operations after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 1262), H2118 [1MR]
———establish an Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning (see H.R. 3419), H9707 [3AU]
———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 171), H2571 [14MR]
———promote availability and use of the Federal student financial aid Internet site (see H.R. 1522), H11491 [10OC]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H3778 [23AP]
———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]
———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 1072), H5054 [15MY]
———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 3430), H10077 [4SE]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 923), H1413 [8FE]
———limit terms of U.S. attorneys appointed on an interim basis (see H.R. 580), H788 [19JA]
———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation (see H.R. 1593), H2743 [20MR]
Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (see H.R. 808), H1209 [5FE]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (see H.R. 2895), H10077 [4SE]
———provide for the licensing of Internet gambling facilities by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (see H.R. 2046), H10320 [7SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to provide mental health services to certain veterans who served in Afghanistan and Iraq (see H.R. 4231), H14082 [15NO]
———conduct a study on suicides among veterans (see H.R. 4204), H14081 [15NO]
———establish an ombudsman (see H.R. 2192), H5473 [17MY]
———improve outreach programs (see H.R. 67), H4753 [9MY]
———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1927), H5533 [21MY]
Diamond-Blackfan Anemia: expand and intensify research (see H. Res. 524), H10902 [25SE]
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), H7071 [25JN]
———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), H2303 [7MR]
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), H8397 [24JY]
———authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 1032), H2122 [1MR]
———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), H5054 [15MY]
———establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority or underserved populations (see H.R. 1030), H2821 [21MR]
———establish comprehensive and integrated HIV prevention strategy emphasizing the needs of women and girls in countries for which assistance is provided to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1713), H5472 [17MY]
———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), H4293 [1MY]
———make permanent the authority of the Postal Service to issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1236), H3400 [16AP]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H3185 [27MR]
———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]
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]
———create and implement rigorous and voluntary content standards in math and science for elementary and secondary students and assess student proficiency against such standards (see H.R. 325), H8397 [24JY]
———establish an adolescent literacy program (see H.R. 2289), H7657 [11JY]
———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 recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see H.R. 2204), H4627 [8MY]
———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 2017), H8397 [24JY]
———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2373), H5470 [17MY]
———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 916), H1413 [8FE]
———provide grants to States to ensure students exit middle grades prepared for success in a high school with a rigorous curriculum that prepares students for postsecondary education and the workplace (see H.R. 3406), H9706 [3AU]
———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]
Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see H.R. 1281), H2119 [1MR]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 627), H835 [22JA]
———ensure that participants in the Troops to Teachers program may teach at a range of eligible schools (see H.R. 711), H7490 [10JY]
———promote environmental education (see H.R. 3036), H12238 [30OC]
———reauthorize programs to enhance education through technology (see H.R. 2449), H10077 [4SE]
———require use of science assessments in the calculation of adequate yearly progress (see H.R. 35), H8397 [24JY]
———strengthen mentoring programs (see H.R. 2611), H10245 [6SE]
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), H4629 [8MY]
ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H14157 [4DE]
Ethiopia: anniversary (see H. Res. 550), H8619 [25JY]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H8186 [19JY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H6576 [15JN]
FBI: establish an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit (see H.R. 923), H1413 [8FE]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H15317 [11DE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2169), H9468 (see H.R. 2169), H9545 [1AU]
———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2421), H5620 [22MY]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 273), H3184 [27MR]
Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 183), H1896 [16FE]
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]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (see H.R. 3773), H11393 [9OC]
Foreign trade: prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H8618 [25JY]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2516), H5924 [24MY]
Garang de Mabior, John: tribute (see H. Res. 98), H944 [24JA]
Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 136), H1897 [16FE]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H3081 [26MR]
Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1091), H10320 [7SE]
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), H1210 [5FE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H942 [24JA]
———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (see H.R. 493), H1472 [12FE]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H343 [10JA]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1653), H5928 [24MY]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H1209 [5FE]
Higher Education Act: amend and extend (see H.R. 4137), H14158 [4DE]
———provide a temporary waiver for undergraduate historically Black colleges and universities located in an area affected by a Gulf hurricane disaster (see H.R. 3946), H11934 [23OC]
Hillary, Barbara: tribute to first African American woman to reach the North Pole (see H. Res. 466), H6110 [6JN]
Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 5), H988 [29JA]
Hispanic Heritage Foundation: tribute for recognizing the next generation of Latino role models for their academic achievements and community service (see H. Con. Res. 197), H11071 [1OC]
History: commemorate anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade (see H. Res. 272), H3401 [16AP]
Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 4114), H13411 [8NO]
Hunt, Lamar: tribute (see H. Res. 53), H1345 [7FE]
Hurricanes: provide grants to recruit and retain teachers, principals, and other school leaders in public schools, and help higher education in areas impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 1372), H2301 [7MR]
———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: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see H.R. 1287), H2119 [1MR]
India: address ongoing problem of untouchability (see H. Con. Res. 139), H4292 [1MY]
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: 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]
———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), H4914 [10MY]
International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 149), H1416 [8FE]
Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 1514), H10939 [26SE]
Iran: enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H7656 [11JY]
James River: recognize as ``America's Founding River'' (see H. Res. 16), H887 [23JA]
Jamestown, VA: anniversary of settlement (see H. Con. Res. 117), H3561 [18AP]
Jordan: commend continued commitment to holding elections and broadening political participation (see H. Res. 575), H8742 [26JY]
Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 319), H123 [5JA]
Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway, Los Angeles County, CA: designate (see H.R. 4131), H13521 [9NO]
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]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: anniversary of launching of the Poor People's Campaign and organization of the Poor People's Army (see H. Con. Res. 161), H5926 [24MY]
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 800), H1208 [5FE]
Languages: strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 678), H942 [24JA]
Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 4611), H15466 [13DE]
Lewis, Jerry: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3035), H8122 [18JY]
Little Rock, AR: anniversary of desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H. Res. 668), H10696 [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), H7491 [10JY]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 61), H515 [12JA]
Medicare: deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 2065), H4915 [10MY]
———ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals (see H.R. 3057), H8743 [26JY]
———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1078), H5054 [15MY]
———expedite application and qualification process of low-income individuals obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 1536), H2619 [15MR]
———improve prescription drug program (see H.R. 3025), H7775 [12JY]
———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4), H110 [5JA]
———waive part B premiums for certain military retirees (see H.R. 1223), 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), H3777 [23AP]
———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), H7340 [27JN]
Military Commissions Act: improve and enhance due process and appellate procedures (see H.R. 1415), H6661 [18JN]
Military Spouse Legacy Association, Inc.: establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor military spouses throughout history (see H.R. 3026), H9469 (see H.R. 3026), H9545 [1AU]
Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 566), H1211 [5FE]
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), H9654 [2AU]
———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: mint coins in commemoration of the Model T Ford and the anniversary of the birthplace of the assembly line in Highland Park, MI (see H.R. 1619), H12739 [5NO]
Music and dance: recognize the African American spiritual as a national treasure (see H. Res. 120), H1152 [31JA]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 44), H944 [24JA]
NASA: anniversary of Langley Research Center (see H. Con. Res. 222), H11171 [2OC]
National Academy of Sciences: provide for a study to identify the proper response to the growth of Internet gambling (see H.R. 2140), H12455 [1NO]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 35), H1211 [5FE]
National Cancer Research Month: designate (see H. Res. 448), H11029 [27SE]
National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 186), H6957 [21JN]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1), H109 [5JA]
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), H4487 [3MY]
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 Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 134), H9469 (see H. Con. Res. 134), H9546 [1AU]
National security: establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters (see H.R. 3189), H8741 [26JY]
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act: provide additional staff and oversight of funds to carry out the Act (see H.R. 1239), H2037 [28FE]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H343 [10JA]
———Federal recognition of the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see H.R. 1294), H2120 [1MR]
Navy: anniversary of sailing of ``Great White Fleet'' (see H. Con. Res. 261), H14083 [15NO]
NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see H.R. 1644), H8821 [27JY]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Albert Gore, Jr., and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for peace (see H. Res. 735), H11640 [16OC]
NSF: establish a laboratory science pilot program (see H.R. 524), H2341 [8MR]
———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), H943 [24JA]
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), H12456 [1NO]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program (see H.R. 1700), H3080 [26MR]
Operation Smile Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 208), H2121 [1MR]
Our Military Kids, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 313), H4417 [2MY]
Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 108), H3361 [29MR]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H434 [11JA]
Political campaigns: reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see H.R. 776), H1897 [16FE]
POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former POW to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 156), H6661 [18JN]
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), H12453 [1NO]
Public buildings: require restroom gender parity in Federal buildings (see H.R. 693), H7490 [10JY]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 980), H6735 [19JN]
Puerto Rico: recognize right to call a Constitutional Convention to exercise right of self-determination and establish mechanism for congressional consideration of such decision (see H.R. 1230), H4629 [8MY]
———recognize service of the 65th Infantry Borinqueneers during the Korean War and all Puerto Ricans serving in the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 443), H10321 [7SE]
Racial relations: express that hanging of nooses is a horrible act when used for intimidation and which under certain circumstances can be investigated and prosecuted as a criminal act (see H. Res. 826), H13959 [14NO]
Ritcheson, David R.: tribute (see H. Res. 535), H7655 [11JY]
Roads and highways: support goals and ideals of a world day of remembrance for road crash victims (see H. Con. Res. 87), H4554 [7MY]
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), H7431 [28JN]
———improve safety of elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher learning (see H.R. 2352), H5291 [16MY]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 210), H10626 [19SE]
Social Security: extend moratorium on implementation of a rule on Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program and finalization of graduate medical education rule (see H.R. 3533), H11847 [22OC]
———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]
———provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability (see H.R. 2943), H14157 [4DE]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H113 [5JA]
Sudan: identify companies that conduct business operations in Sudan and prohibit U.S. Government contracts with such companies (see H.R. 180), H8821 [27JY]
Taxation: allow designation of tax payments to provide Head Start funding, reduce the national debt, and provide college funding for children of Iraq war veterans instead of supporting the war in Iraq (see H.R. 3125), H8821 [27JY]
———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]
———exclude from gross income payments from the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund to victims of Virginia Tech University campus shootings (see H.R. 4118), H13411 [8NO]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H5922 [24MY]
———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 2234), H8187 [19JY]
———increase and extend the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (see H.R. 539), H1153 [31JA]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1576), H10320 [7SE]
———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 418), H1416 [8FE]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 643), H4204 [26AP]
Technology: recognize the contribution of modeling and simulation technology to the security and prosperity of the U.S. and recognize modeling and simulation as a National Critical Technology (see H. Res. 487), H7853 [16JY]
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), H9711 [3AU]
Transatlantic Slave Trade 200th Anniversary Commission: establish (see H.R. 3432), H10511 [18SE]
Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (see H.R. 2095), H10320 [7SE]
U.S. attorneys: recognize past and present contributions (see H. Res. 247), H3186 [27MR]
U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 1671), H8618 [25JY]
Valenti, Jack: tribute (see H. Res. 361), H5929 [24MY]
Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 784), H1345 [7FE]
———expand and make permanent the benefit for governmental markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries (see H.R. 358), H9710 [3AU]
———health care funding (see H.R. 2514), H5924 [24MY]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H1344 [7FE]
———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 760), H1150 [31JA]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: anniversary of construction and dedication (see H. Res. 326), H5473 [17MY]
Virginia: designate additional National Forest System lands as wilderness, establish the Seng Mountain and Bear Creek Scenic Areas, and develop trail plans for wilderness and scenic areas (see H.R. 1011), H1563 [13FE]
Virginia State University: anniversary (see H. Res. 182), H1896 [16FE]
Virginia Tech University: express condolences to victims and the university community impacted by campus shootings (see H. Res. 306), H3475 [17AP]
Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H10697 [20SE]
———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]
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library: authorize a grant for contributions toward establishment (see H.R. 1664), H3185 [27MR]
World Diabetes Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 211), H12238 [30OC]
World War II: recognize anniversary of Executive order authorizing internment of Japanese-, German-, and Italian-American communities and increase awareness of events surrounding such internment (see H. Res. 122), H1152 [31JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2702), H6403 [13JN]
Children and youth: establish a meaningful opportunity for parole for each child offender sentenced to life in prison (see H.R. 4300), H14492 (see H.R. 4300), H15206 [6DE]
———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 3846), H11638 [16OC]
Correctional institutions: award credit toward the service of a sentence to prisoners who participate in designated educational, vocational, treatment, assigned work, or other developmental programs (see H.R. 4283), H14249 [5DE]
———provide for the redress of prison abuses (see H.R. 4109), H13296 [7NO]
Crime: provide grants for improved mental health treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses (see H.R. 3992), H12236 [30OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide mechanism for determination of claims by claimants who met the class criteria in a racial discrimination civil action but were denied that determination (see H.R. 899), H1343 [7FE]
Dept. of Education: provide grants to encourage and enhance the study of modeling and simulation at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 4165), H13859 [13NO]
Dept. of Justice: encourage States to report certain information regarding the deaths of persons in the custody of law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 2908), H7431 [28JN] (see H.R. 3971), H12103 [25OC]
———establish a National White Collar Crime Center grants program (see H.R. 2797), H6827 [20JN]
———modify practices relative to attorney-client privilege (see H.R. 3013), H7774 [12JY]
Education: improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for graduation rates (see H.R. 2955), H7489 [10JY]
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), H3079 [26MR]
Tariff: combination single slot toaster and toaster ovens (see H.R. 4770), H15738 [17DE]
———counter mounting electric can openers (see H.R. 4763), H15738 [17DE]
———electric juice extractors (see H.R. 4766, 4767), H15738 [17DE]
———electric knives (see H.R. 4771), H15738 [17DE]
———handheld electric can openers (see H.R. 4772), H15738 [17DE]
———ice shavers (see H.R. 4769), H15738 [17DE]
———open top, electric indoor grills (see H.R. 4765), H15738 [17DE]
———sandwich toaster grills (see H.R. 4768), H15738 [17DE]
———self contained, carafe-less automatic drip coffeemaker (see H.R. 4764), H15738 [17DE]
———self contained, carafe-less automatic drip coffeemaker with electronic clock (see H.R. 4762), H15737 [17DE]
Telephones: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (see H.R. 740), H1149 [31JA]
Veterans: correct inequity in eligibility for military retired pay based on nonregular service for certain members of Reserve components completing their service before 1966 (see H.R. 737), H1054 [30JA]
Letters
Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act: Representative Collin C. Peterson, Committee on Agriculture (House), H3032 [26MR]
———Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3032 [26MR]
Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act: William H. Neukom, ABA, H13564 [13NO]
Nomination of Leslie H. Southwick to be circuit judge: by, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, S13290 [24OC]
Poems
``We Are Virginia Tech,'' Nikki Giovanni, H3486 [18AP]
Remarks
African Americans: health care disparities, H7826 [16JY]
Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (H.R. 2702), E1287
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1822 [16FE]
Aviation: provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes (H.R. 1615), H5552 [22MY]
Bells for Peace, Inc.: tribute to restoration of Belgian Friendship Building and Vann Memorial Tower at Virginia Union University, E919
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), conference report, H10269
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), consideration (H. Res. 531), H7500 [11JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (H. Con. Res. 99), H3242, H3254 [28MR], H3293, H3298 [29MR]
Children and youth: extend grant program for drug-endangered children (H.R. 1199), H10727, H10728, H10729 [24SE]
Colleges and universities: increase limitations on Federal insurance for bonds issued by designated bonding authority for historically Black colleges and universities capital financing (H.R. 4154), H13826 [13NO]
———make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (H.R. 2669), conference report, H10269
———make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (H.R. 2669), consideration (H. Res. 531), H7500 [11JY]
Computers: discourage spyware (H.R. 1525), H5550 [22MY]
Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H3293, H3298 [29MR]
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.: tribute to legislative conference, H11056 [1OC]
Contracts: require accountability for contractors and contract personnel under Federal contracts (H.R. 2740), H11217, H11223 [3OC]
Crime: allow prosecution of genocide in appropriate circumstances (S. 888), H14204 [5DE]
———establish guidelines and incentives for States to establish arsonist registries and require the Dept. of Justice to establish a national arsonist registry and notification program (H.R. 1759), H14198 [5DE]
———prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (H.R. 400), H11356, H11357, H11360, H11361 [9OC]
———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1592), H4434 [3MY]
———provide support for victims and victims' families in missing person and unidentified human remains cases (H. Res. 340), H10729, H10730 [24SE]
———require juveniles who are charged and convicted as adults for arson offenses to register in State and national arsonist registries, H14198 [5DE]
———restore fairness relative to bail bond forfeitures (H.R. 2286), H7034 [25JN]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (H.R. 137), H3031 [26MR]
Davis, Jo Ann: tribute (H. Res. 717), H11364, H11372 [9OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), H5279 [16MY]
———use of modeling, analysis, and simulation technology in defense, homeland security, and disaster preparedness planning, H5279 [16MY]
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding for the Random Student Drug Testing Program, H8105 [18JY]
———provide grants to encourage and enhance the study of modeling and simulation at institutions of higher education (H.R. 4165), E2407
———Upward Bound program funding, H7500 [11JY]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (H.R. 923), H6742, H6744 [20JN]
———modify practices relative to attorney-client privilege (H.R. 3013), H13562, H13563, H13564 [13NO]
———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation (H.R. 1593), H8281, H8282 [23JY], H13577 [13NO]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), H8105 [18JY]
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 (H.R. 2831), H8947 [30JY]
Education: funding, H6723 [19JN]
———improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for graduation rates (H.R. 2955), E1479
———increase maximum amount of Pell Grant, H7500 [11JY]
FBI: clarify role in investigations of fatalities resulting from the ``potentially unlawful'' use of force and secure additional assistance from other Federal agencies relative to personnel, resources, and security, H11223 [3OC]
———establish an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit (H.R. 923), H6742, H6744 [20JN]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (S. 1927), H9960 [4AU]
———amend to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance (H.R. 3356), H9691 [3AU]
———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), H11665 [17OC], H14053 [15NO]
Grand Valley State University: tribute to football team (H. Res. 62), H580 [17JA]
Head Start Program: allow faith-based and community-based organizations to participate in the Head Start program on the same basis as other organizations, H4331 [2MY]
———provide hiring protections for faith-based organizations providing Head Start services, H4377 [2MY]
———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), H4331, H4333 [2MY]
———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), motion to recommit, H4377 [2MY]
Insight Enterprises, Inc., Peninsula Center for Independent Living (organization): tribute, E2112
Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H409 [11JA]
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H409 [11JA]
Jamestown, VA: anniversary of settlement (H. Con. Res. 117), H4610 [8MY]
Millender-McDonald, Juanita: tribute (H. Res. 328), H3752
NAACP: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 44), H1435
NASA: anniversary of Langley Research Center (H. Con. Res. 222), E2167
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 119), H3737, H3738 [23AP]
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 289), H3735 [23AP]
Native Americans: Federal recognition of the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (H.R. 1294), H4606 [8MY]
Navy: anniversary of sailing of ``Great White Fleet'' (H. Con. Res. 261), H15251
NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (H.R. 694), H10023
Operation Smile Inc.: anniversary (H. Res. 208), H7801
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 (H.R. 1688), H7827 [16JY]
———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, H11751
———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding, H7827 [16JY]
Taxation: provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), veto, H11751
———rates, H3242 [28MR]
Technology: recognize the contribution of modeling and simulation technology to the security and prosperity of the U.S. and recognize modeling and simulation as a National Critical Technology (H. Res. 487), H7810
Telephones: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (H.R. 740), H2792 [21MR]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat forced labor (H.R. 3887), H14117 [4DE]
Virginia: designate additional National Forest System lands as wilderness, establish the Seng Mountain and Bear Creek Scenic Areas, and develop trail plans for wilderness and scenic areas (H.R. 1011), H11904 [23OC]
Virginia State University: anniversary (H. Res. 182), H2197 [6MR]
Virginia Tech University: express condolences to victims and the university community impacted by campus shootings (H. Res. 306), H3486, H3489, H3490, H3492 [18AP]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H3276 [28MR], H3775 [23AP], H6733 [19JN], H8831, H9049 [30JY], H15462 [13DE]
Tributes
Carruth, Samuel L., E2075
Christian, Mary T., E68
Drinan, Robert F., H1184 [5FE]
Hill, Oliver W., E921