SHAYS, CHRISTOPHER (a Representative from Connecticut)
Addresses
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Karen Stevenson, E29
Harmony of Civilizations and Prosperity for All: Joseph V. Reed, E2417
Wilton, CT, Memorial Day Parade: Zach Alessi-Friedlander, E1238
Amendments
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), H6237 [11JN], H6432 [14JN]
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), H6830 [20JN], H6841, H6856 [21JN]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2643), H7072 [25JN], H7105 [26JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), H7941, H7943, H7985 [17JY]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3074), H8295 [23JY], H8313 [24JY]
Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (H.R. 3355), H13206 [6NO], H13359 [8NO]
FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), H10681 [20SE]
Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), H9840 [4AU]
Appointments
U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors, H8605 [25JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see H.R. 1964), H3694 [19AP]
Afghanistan: promote empowerment of women (see H.R. 947), H6007 [5JN]
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), H11490 [10OC]
Agriculture: continue and expand upon efforts to ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and other specialty crops and enhance competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 1600), H2743 [20MR]
———ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 661), H941 [24JA]
———promote the humane treatment of farm animals (see H.R. 1726), H3277 [28MR]
Air pollution: provide a reduction in the aggregate greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy consumed by vehicles and aircraft (see H.R. 2215), H4754 [9MY]
Ali, Muhammad: tribute (see H. Res. 58), H515 [12JA]
``America'': anniversary of first use of name (see H. Res. 287), H6009 [5JN]
America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 122), H3724 [20AP]
American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 160), H11028 [27SE]
American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 71), H2672 [19MR]
Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H8741 [26JY]
Amistad (Freedom Schooner): tribute to transatlantic voyage to commemorate the bicentennial of the abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade in the United Kingdom (see H. Res. 522), H7340 [27JN]
Animal Welfare Act: increase penalties for violations and prohibit use of animals for marketing medical devices (see H.R. 2193), H4629 [8MY]
———prohibit dog fighting ventures (see H.R. 3219), H9711 [3AU] (see H.R. 3327), H9654 [2AU]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 1280), H2119 [1MR]
———ensure that domestic dog and cat fur is prohibited from being imported, exported, manufactured, sold, or advertised in the U.S. and require the labeling of all fur products under the Fur Products Labeling Act (see H.R. 891), H1343 [7FE]
———strengthen polar bear conservation efforts (see H.R. 2327), H6009 [5JN]
———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1464), H4914 [10MY]
Appropriations: establish legislative line item veto (see H.R. 689), H943 [24JA]
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]
Archdiocese of New York: anniversary (see H. Res. 345), H8187 [19JY]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H1564 [13FE]
Armed Forces: create a standard soldier patient tracking system (see H.R. 1579), H2742 [20MR]
———enhance national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and enhancement of National Guard Bureau functions (see H.R. 718), H1565 [13FE]
———enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1246), H2038 [28FE]
———improve benefits and services for members, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans (see H.R. 1354), H2242 [6MR]
———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]
———reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members and their families and partners (see H.R. 3990), H12155 [29OC]
———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 3159), H8618 [25JY]
———transfer contact information for a member who is being medically separated or retired to the State department or agency for veterans affairs where the veteran intends to reside (see H.R. 3191), H8741 [26JY]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1707), H3477 [17AP]
Army Reserve: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 70), H15468 [13DE]
Aviation: improve air carrier passenger services (see H.R. 1303), H3185 [27MR]
Bangladesh: urge the dropping of all pending charges against journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury (see H. Res. 64), H572 [16JA]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 198), H1968 [27FE]
Blair, Tony: tribute (see H. Res. 416), H5472 [17MY]
BLM: establish the National Landscape Conservation System (see H.R. 2016), H13412 [8NO]
Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 782), H12237 [30OC]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 230), H11729 [17OC]
Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H8742 [26JY]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H2957 [22MR]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H119 [5JA]
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]
Canada: urge end to commercial hunt for seals (see H. Res. 427), H5621 [22MY]
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]
Carson, Rachel: tribute (see H. Res. 450), H5927 [24MY]
Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide vision care (see H.R. 507), H4553 [7MY]
———require recipients of universal service support for schools and libraries to protect minors from commercial social networking websites and chat rooms (see H.R. 1120), H1892 [16FE]
———update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and protect Federal investment in national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1363), H2243 [6MR]
Children's Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H12156 [29OC]
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 237), H12385 [31OC]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H7433 [28JN]
Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H5473 [17MY]
Climate: conduct research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 620), H834 [22JA] (see H.R. 4226), H15318 [11DE]
———reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 1590), H2742 [20MR]
Coastal zones: authorize acquisition of coastal and estuarine areas to improve conservation, enhance ecological values and functions, and benefit the environment and economies of such areas (see H.R. 1907), H11028 [27SE]
Colombia: recognize contributions of, combat racial discrimination against, and ensure proper execution of assistance programs designated for Afro-Colombians (see H. Res. 618), H11395 [9OC]
Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1507), H2486 [13MR]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino: establish (see H.R. 512), H1211 [5FE]
Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 2857), H12455 [1NO]
Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty: express that the Senate should initiate bipartisan process to give its advice and consent to ratification (see H. Res. 882), H15738 [17DE]
Congress: establish Office of Public Integrity (see H.R. 422), H434 [11JA]
———pledge faithful support to members of the Armed Forces serving in harm's way (see H.R. 511), H1153 [31JA]
———prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transaction by Members and employees (see H.R. 2341), H6236 [11JN]
Congressional Budget Act: set a cap on allocated funds for earmarks (see H.R. 3738), H13205 [6NO]
Congressional Commission on Civic Service: establish (see H.R. 1819), H3359 [29MR]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 1673), H3017 [23MR]
Consumer Product Safety Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3691), H11847 [22OC]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3372), H9705 [3AU]
———establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 2596), H6110 [6JN]
Contracts: require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts (see H.R. 369), H341 [10JA]
———require certain departments and agencies to provide to Congress copies and descriptions of contracts and task orders in excess of a certain amount for work to be performed in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 897), H1417 [8FE]
Corp. for National and Community Service: establish Summer of Service grant programs (see H.R. 1880), H3474 [17AP]
Corporal Stephen R. Bixler Post Office, Suffield, CT: designate (see H.R. 3325), H9654 [2AU]
Courts: prevent inappropriate litigation against the U.S. (see H.R. 2250), H8187 [19JY]
Crime: allow prosecution of genocide in appropriate circumstances (see H.R. 2489), H13205 [6NO]
———enhance penalties for marketing controlled substances to minors (see H.R. 2425), H6009 [5JN]
———impose surcharges on unpaid judgements owed to the U.S. and victims of crime, provide offsets on amounts collected by the Dept. of Justice for Federal agencies, and increase assessments imposed on convicted persons (see H.R. 2878), H7339 [27JN]
———prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 2711), H11491 [10OC]
———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1592), H2743 [20MR]
———require that recommended national protocol for sexual assault medical forensic examinations include a recommendation that rape victims be offered information about emergency contraceptives (see H.R. 3318), H9654 [2AU]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H253 [9JA]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 654), H1272 [6FE]
Dailard, Cynthia Boles: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 39), H3401 [16AP]
Death on the High Seas Act: limit application to maritime accidents (see H.R. 2989), H10511 [18SE]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H9468 (see H.R. 1154), H9545 [1AU]
Dept. of Agriculture: extend and enhance farm, nutrition, and community development programs (see H.R. 2144), H4484 [3MY]
———reauthorize conservation and energy programs and modify the operation and administration of these programs (see H.R. 1551), H2620 [15MR]
———reform commodity programs, increase nutrition, conservation, and energy programs, and reduce the national budget deficit (see H.R. 2720), H6438 (see H.R. 2720), H6475 [14JN]
Dept. of Defense: create an ombudsman office to provide assistance to and answer questions from medical holdover patients and their families (see H.R. 1580), H2742 [20MR]
———require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see H.R. 2064), H4204 [26AP]
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), H4051 [24AP]
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), H4967 [14MY]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H2822 [21MR]
———conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3334), H11250 [3OC]
———establish a grant program for individuals whose health has been directly impacted as a result of the terrorist attacks on New York, NY, and the Pentagon (see H.R. 1414), H3364 [29MR]
———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 3825), H14085 [15NO]
———establish program to medically monitor individuals exposed to toxins in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in New York, NY, and provide medical treatment for such individuals (see H. Res. 128), H1272 [6FE]
———provide for child care workforce development initiatives (see H.R. 3870), H13412 [8NO]
———provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see H.R. 1132), H2039 [28FE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: allow filing of orphan petitions by individuals for at least two years after approval of advanced processing application (see H.R. 628), H1153 [31JA]
———enhance procurement-related activities (see H.R. 803), H1209 [5FE]
———establish the Science and Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office (see H.R. 884), H1343 [7FE]
———implement Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and other registered traveler programs (see H.R. 1061), H3476 [17AP]
———improve programs related to trained detection canines (see H.R. 659), H1272 [6FE]
———make full and efficient use of open source information to develop and disseminate open source homeland security information products (see H.R. 3815), H11490 [10OC]
———provide improved and up-to-date communications equipment for the New York City Fire Dept. (see H.R. 3199), H8742 [26JY]
———streamline anti-terrorism technology designation and procurement processes (see H.R. 599), H834 [22JA]
———strengthen efforts to develop nuclear forensics capabilities to permit attribution of the source of nuclear material (see H.R. 2631), H6180 [7JN]
Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 644), H886 [23JA]
———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 3524), H10366 [11SE]
Dept. of Justice: allow the denial of transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists (see H.R. 2074), H4488 [3MY]
———develop a national strategy to eliminate illegal operations of certain international drug gangs (see H.R. 367), H7070 [25JN]
———establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and improve investigation and prosecution of predators (see H.R. 3845), H11638 [16OC]
———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation (see H.R. 1593), H3400 [16AP]
Dept. of the Interior: designate certain public lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 1975), H3723 [20AP]
———establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 3114), H8185 [19JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: enter into agreement with the Free File Alliance to provide free electronic filing of individual income tax returns (see H.R. 3457), H10697 [20SE]
———establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (see H.R. 2895), H7430 [28JN]
———extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 2761), H6660 [18JN]
———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]
Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see H.R. 1216), H3477 [17AP]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (see H.R. 4104), H13413 [8NO]
Detroit Tigers (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 488), H6439 (see H. Res. 488), H6476 [14JN]
Developing countries: increase U.S. financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women (see H.R. 2965), H12104 [25OC]
———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 2266), H4912 [10MY]
———provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems (see H.R. 2185), H4552 [7MY]
Disabled: protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident (see H.R. 3995), H14085 [15NO]
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: amend relative to emergency child care services (see H.R. 2479), H7340 [27JN]
Disasters: provide construction, architectural, and engineering entities with qualified immunity from liability for negligence when providing volunteer services or equipment in response to a declared emergency or disaster (see H.R. 2067), H4204 [26AP]
Discrimination: condemn existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urge States to adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue (see H. Res. 118), H1970 [27FE]
Diseases: establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H4965 [14MY]
———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), H3183 [27MR]
———establish national screening program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and allow States to provide medical assistance for individuals with colorectal cancer or colorectal polyps (see H.R. 1738), H11395 [9OC]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H1788 [15FE]
———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see H.R. 1881), H3562 [18AP]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H5054 [15MY]
———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 81), H12740 [5NO]
District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 328), H1969 [27FE] (see H.R. 1433), H2398 [9MR]
Drugs: target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 4545), H15465 [13DE]
Dutch-American Friendship Day: establish (see H. Res. 89), H2122 [1MR]
Education: acknowledge importance of understanding U.S. history and recognizing the need to foster civic responsibility in all citizens (see H. Res. 641), H10364 [10SE]
———celebrate accomplishments of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and recognize need to further the goal of educational opportunities for women and girls (see H. Res. 406), H6662 [18JN]
———establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see H.R. 2111), H6181 [7JN]
———establish an accurate and reliable graduation rate for measuring student academic achievement (see H.R. 2862), H12238 [30OC]
———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1228), H2672 [19MR]
———protect students and teachers (see H.R. 3291), H9467 (see H.R. 3291), H9544 [1AU]
———provide additional student loan forgiveness to teachers of foreign languages (see H.R. 1718), H3183 [27MR]
———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 51), H760 [18JA]
Eightmile River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 986), H1470 [12FE]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1224), H5622 [22MY]
———establish a volunteer teacher advisory committee (see H.R. 2896), H10435 [17SE]
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: strike provision relative to modification of reporting frequency (see H.R. 1055), H1791 [15FE]
Employment: increase family and medical leave for family members of servicemembers with combat-related injuries (see H.R. 3481), H11029 [27SE]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity (see H.R. 3686), H11026 [27SE]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 3685), H11026 [27SE]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H4050 [24AP]
English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H2121 [1MR]
Ethiopia: anniversary (see H. Res. 550), H8835 (see H. Res. 550), H9054 [30JY]
Executive departments: reform operations (see H.R. 984), H1565 [13FE]
FAA: exempt certain local restrictions from review under the airport noise and access restriction review program (see H.R. 2328), H5053 [15MY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2792), H7012 [22JN]
———clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H15469 [13DE]
FBI: improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 297), H1668 [14FE] (see H.R. 2640), H6234 [11JN]
———reduce backlog in processing requests made by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to the National Name Check Program (see H.R. 3828), H11547 [15OC]
FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 2905), H9469 (see H.R. 2905), H9545 [1AU]
Federal Election Administration: establish (see H.R. 421), H434 [11JA]
Federal employees: affirm protection from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and repudiate any assertion to the contrary (see H.R. 2232), H4751 [9MY]
———amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1073), H5532 [21MY]
———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 985), H1565 [13FE]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 4838), H16945 [19DE]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H2957 [22MR]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2169), H4485 [3MY]
———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2421), H5620 [22MY]
Financial institutions: 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), H114 [5JA]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 273), H3184 [27MR]
Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, sale, or purchase of certain armor-piercing, ``cop-killer'' handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 1784), H3778 [23AP]
———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 96), H113 [5JA]
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), H14158 [4DE]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 619), H834 [22JA]
———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2092), H16950 [19DE]
Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 1225), H2037 [28FE]
———provide contraceptives in developing countries in order to prevent unintended pregnancies, abortions, and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 2367), H5470 [17MY]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (see H.R. 3138), H8395 [24JY]
Foreign policy: prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 1352), H11934 [23OC]
Foreign trade: extend trade promotion authority (see H.R. 1042), H7776 [12JY]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2516), H5924 [24MY]
FTC: revise ``do-not-call'' registry regulations to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls (see H.R. 248), H120 [5JA]
Government regulations: provide that only certain forms of identification of individuals may be accepted by the Federal Government and by financial institutions (see H.R. 1314), H6439 (see H.R. 1314), H6476 [14JN]
Greece: extend condolences for loss of life and destruction caused by raging fires (see H. Res. 629), H10076 [4SE]
Guatemala: express sympathy to families of women and girls murdered and encourage the Guatemalan Government to bring an end to these crimes (see H. Res. 100), H1273 [6FE]
Health: establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity and eating disorders (see H.R. 2677), H6736 [19JN]
———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]
———facilitate development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS and other diseases (see H.R. 1420), H2340 [8MR]
———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 882), H10902 [25SE]
———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 2580), H6109 [6JN]
———improve vaccine safety research (see H.R. 1973), H12739 [5NO]
———make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 971), H1472 [12FE]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 583), H2121 [1MR]
———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (see H.R. 493), H571 [16JA]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]
———provide State grants for developing trauma care systems (see H.R. 727), H1417 [8FE]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1653), H2956 [22MR]
———reduce childhood obesity (see H.R. 1163), H7340 [27JN]
———require the FDA to disclose benefits of foods and dietary supplements and ensure the FTC bears the burden of proof in false advertising cases involving dietary supplements (see H.R. 2117), H4415 [2MY]
Health care facilities: extend Federal Tort Claims Act coverage to all federally qualified community health centers (see H.R. 2270), H4913 [10MY]
Health care professionals: provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1134), H7656 [11JY]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H1209 [5FE]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: tribute (see H. Res. 687), H11027 [27SE]
Higher Education Act: expand definition of independent student to include homeless youth (see H.R. 601), H8821 [27JY]
History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2894), H13860 [13NO]
Homeless: authorize a pilot program within the Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD to prevent at-risk veterans and veteran families from falling into homelessness (see H.R. 4161), H15209 [6DE]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 464), H514 [12JA]
House of Representatives: clarify that Members are not immune from having their offices searched during an ongoing criminal investigation (see H. Res. 88), H886 [23JA]
House Rules: require all committees post recorded votes on their web sites within 48 hours (see H. Res. 231), H2400 [9MR]
———require lists of earmarks be made available to the general public on the Internet (see H. Res. 169), H1790 [15FE]
Housing: modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (see H.R. 1752), H3356 [29MR]
Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 4114), H13411 [8NO]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1691), H3079 [26MR]
Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 1940), H4488 [3MY]
———double maximum penalties for illegal aliens who commit certain crimes (see H.R. 3851), H14250 [5DE]
———enforce existing immigration laws and improve border security (see H. Res. 499), H7435 [28JN]
———prohibit issuance of State driver's licenses or other government-issued photo identification to illegal aliens (see H.R. 4176), H13958 [14NO] (see H. Res. 800), H13204 [6NO]
———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 2221), H4628 [8MY]
———provide nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who died in terrorist attacks on the U.S. an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 1071), H11548 [15OC]
———reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 938), H11491 [10OC]
———require State and local law enforcement to determine immigration status of persons arrested for a felony, report such persons to Dept. of Homeland Security, and require detention pending removal (see H.R. 4201), H14081 [15NO]
———strengthen enforcement of laws and gain operational control over U.S. borders (see H.R. 2954), H7489 [10JY]
———withhold a portion of Federal highway construction and maintenance funds from States that issue driver's licenses to illegal immigrants (see H.R. 4160), H13859 [13NO]
Indianapolis Colts (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 130), H1345 [7FE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 821), H1472 [12FE]
Inspector General Act: enhance independence of Inspectors General and create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (see H.R. 928), H9276 [31JY]
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]
———remove month limitation on period of COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 2047), H4203 [26AP]
———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), H14157 [4DE]
———streamline regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance (see H.R. 1065), H1788 [15FE]
International Day of U.N. Peacekeepers: observance (see H. Res. 489), H7071 [25JN]
International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 59), H15414 [12DE]
Interstate commerce: limit civil actions brought against persons whose only role with regard to a certain product is as a lawful seller of the product (see H.R. 989), H3695 [19AP]
———prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H670 [17JA]
Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 1514), H3279 [28MR]
———provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 2519), H5924 [24MY]
Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (see H.R. 2347), H5291 [16MY]
———end World Bank disbursements until the International Atomic Energy Agency certifies compliance with certain U.N. Security Council resolutions and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (see H. Con. Res. 235), H11639 [16OC]
———enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H3400 [16AP]
Iranian Americans: condemn bigotry, violence, and discrimination against (see H. Res. 476), H6235 [11JN]
Iraq: implement Iraq Study Group recommendations (see H.R. 2574), H6007 [5JN] (see H. Con. Res. 45), H1669 [14FE]
———provide special immigrant status for certain Iraqis and assist Iraqi refugees (see H.R. 2265), H4912 [10MY]
———require President to report on extent of progress of Iraqi cooperation with U.S. stability efforts, achieving security for its citizens, and denying terrorists a sanctuary (see H.R. 1062), H1787 [15FE]
———require the President of the U.S. and senior diplomatic and military officials to develop a plan for the redeployment of U.S. forces (see H.R. 3087), H8835 (see H.R. 3087), H9053 [30JY]
———submit to the Iraqi Government a draft bilateral status-of-forces agreement (see H. Con. Res. 97), H6332 [12JN]
Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 895), H1343 [7FE]
Jamestown, VA: anniversary of settlement (see H. Con. Res. 117), H3696 [19AP]
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), H3778 [23AP]
Jordan: commend continued commitment to holding elections and broadening political participation (see H. Res. 575), H8742 [26JY]
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: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 768), H4753 [9MY]
Law enforcement: improve efforts to reduce gang activity and violent crime (see H.R. 880), H2302 [7MR]
———prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 4611), H15466 [13DE]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 4901), H16947 [19DE]
Lewis, Jerry: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3035), H8743 [26JY]
Lobbying Disclosure Act: require additional reporting by lobbying firms (see H.R. 2093), H4291 [1MY]
Lyme Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 337), H4175 [25AP]
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]
Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute (see H. Res. 259), H3081 [26MR]
Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (see H.R. 2066), H4204 [26AP]
———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H3279 [28MR]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H9654 [2AU]
———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1279), H9710 [3AU]
———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H12454 [1NO]
Medicare: ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1845), H5293 [16MY]
———expand number of beneficiaries eligible for coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2805), H10902 [25SE]
———impose minimum nurse staffing in participating hospitals (see H.R. 4138), H15470 [13DE]
———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 1190), H8121 [18JY]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 2122), H11729 [17OC]
———provide a moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 1293), H2120 [1MR]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H5927 [24MY]
———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 2567), H7777 [12JY]
———reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2922), H10435 [17SE]
———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims and prohibit inclusion of pharmacy information (see H.R. 1474), H10696 [20SE]
Medicare/Medicaid: require background checks for nursing facility caregivers and disaster and emergency evacuation plans for long-term care facilities (see H.R. 1476), H2436 [12MR]
Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 687), H2039 [28FE]
———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), H3080 [26MR]
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments: anniversary (see H. Res. 808), H13412 [8NO]
Middle East: call for release of Israeli soldiers held captive by Hamas and Hezbollah (see H. Res. 107), H1345 [7FE]
Middle East Investment Initiative (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 503), H6827 [20JN]
Minimum wage: increase and provide an alternative as an incentive to an employer to provide health care and child care benefits (see H.R. 239), H344 [10JA]
———level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]
Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 2262), H8397 [24JY]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3333), H9654 [2AU]
Money: reform certain requirements for reporting cash transactions (see H.R. 323), H251 [9JA]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 1506), H2485 [13MR]
———require higher standards of automobile fuel efficiency with the goal of reducing the amount of oil used for fuel by automobiles (see H.R. 656), H941 [24JA]
Music and dance: recognize the African American spiritual as a national treasure (see H. Res. 120), H1152 [31JA]
National AmeriCorps Week: observance (see H. Res. 385), H4752 [9MY]
National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator Awareness Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 215), H11317 [4OC]
National Celiac Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 70), H4176 [25AP]
National Center for Learning Science and Technology Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 3631), H12104 [25OC]
National Children and Families Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 62), H1970 [27FE]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1), H343 [10JA]
National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 85), H6009 [5JN]
National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness: observance (see H. Con. Res. 102), H3364 [29MR]
National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 223), H4205 [26AP]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 590), H9276 [31JY]
National Eosinophil Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 296), H4295 [1MY]
National Health Information Technology Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 149), H5291 [16MY]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3368), H11321 [5OC]
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), H1969 [27FE]
National Kidney Cancer Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 123), H7852 [16JY]
National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 584), H9277 [31JY]
National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1731), H3401 [16AP]
National Peripheral Arterial Disease Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 433), H7778 [12JY]
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), H1211 [5FE]
National Teen Driver Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 165), H6110 [6JN]
National Telework Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 224), H11640 [16OC]
National Volunteer Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 293), H3478 [17AP]
Native Americans: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H11028 [27SE]
New England National Scenic Trail: designate (see H.R. 1528), H11028 [27SE]
New Milford, CT: anniversary (see H. Res. 528), H7433 [28JN]
New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 1638), H2955 [22MR] (see H.R. 3543), H10433 [17SE]
News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 2102), H4754 [9MY]
NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see H.R. 1644), H8743 [26JY]
No Child Left Behind Act: improve (see H.R. 2087), H5473 [17MY]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Albert Gore, Jr., and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for peace (see H. Res. 735), H11549 [15OC]
NRC: conduct an independent safety assessment of the Indian Point Nuclear Powerplant, Buchanan, NY (see H.R. 994), H1471 [12FE]
NSF: authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (see H.R. 362), H3399 [16AP]
Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H2121 [1MR]
Ohio: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of flooding and commend persons and organizations working to restore affected areas (see H. Res. 728), H11848 [22OC]
Omaha, NE: express condolences to victims and those affected by shootings at Westroads Mall and extend thanks to first responders (see H. Res. 856), H15316 [11DE]
Our Military Kids, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 313), H3475 [17AP]
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 257), H3478 [17AP]
Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 108), H3361 [29MR]
Patents: limit damages and other remedies relative to tax planning methods (see H.R. 2365), H7012 [22JN]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H6181 [7JN]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 291), H4052 [24AP]
Petroleum: prohibit anticompetitive provisions in gasoline dealer franchise agreements that dictate the wholesale source of gasoline (see H.R. 2283), H4913 [10MY]
———prohibit price gouging in the sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil (see H.R. 2335), H5622 [22MY]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 380), H342 [10JA]
Political campaigns: clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (see H.R. 420), H434 [11JA]
———reform system of public financing of Presidential elections (see H.R. 776), H1151 [31JA] (see H.R. 4294), H14250 [5DE]
———require disclosure of certain information by persons conducting phone banks during campaigns for Federal office (see H.R. 1298), H2120 [1MR]
Postal Service: recognize and honor military personnel serving overseas (see H. Res. 784), H12385 [31OC]
Poverty: develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce and eliminate global poverty (see H.R. 1302), H3018 [23MR]
Power resources: ensure the U.S. leads in developing and manufacturing new energy technologies, grow the economy, create highly trained and skilled jobs, eliminate overdependence on foreign oil, and address global warming (see H.R. 2809), H6955 [21JN]
———express need for a nationwide diversified energy portfolio (see H. Con. Res. 153), H5621 [22MY]
———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), H672 [17JA]
———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 670), H1969 [27FE]
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), H2121 [1MR]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 969), H1415 [8FE]
Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 900), H5292 [16MY]
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]
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), H4754 [9MY]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3929), H11933 [23OC]
———support goals and ideals of a world day of remembrance for road crash victims (see H. Con. Res. 87), H4554 [7MY]
Robinson, Jackie: tribute (see H. Res. 308), H4177 [25AP]
Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 901), H1343 [7FE]
———provide parental choice for those students that attend schools that are in need of improvement and have been identified for restructuring (see H.R. 1486), H2485 [13MR]
Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 473), H672 [17JA] (see H.R. 3654), H11317 [4OC]
Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (see H.R. 2452), H12021 [24OC]
Ships and vessels: express importance of protecting cruise ship passengers against crimes on the high seas and ensure perpetrators of such crimes are brought to justice (see H. Res. 652), H10433 [17SE]
Small business: establish Small Business Health Plans, provide tax relief, correct first-time paperwork violations without penalty, protect from frivolous lawsuits, and improve access to Federal contracts (see H.R. 1012), H1791 [15FE]
Social Security: issue cards with enhanced security features and allow issuance to illegal aliens, and provide that earnings by illegal aliens shall not be credited for coverage under certain programs (see H.R. 4073), H14251 [5DE]
———provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability (see H.R. 2943), H7432 [28JN]
———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3269), H9469 (see H.R. 3269), H9546 [1AU]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H944 [24JA]
Space policy: honor the anniversary of the dawn of the Space Age and the ensuing 50 years of productive and peaceful space activities (see H. Con. Res. 225), H11640 [16OC]
———mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H6661 [18JN]
States: support acquisition of hybrid motor vehicles to satisfy certain fleet requirements (see H.R. 3226), H8834 (see H.R. 3226), H9052 [30JY]
Sudan: encourage the People's Republic of China use of influence and economic leverage to stop genocide and violence in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 422), H6009 [5JN]
———identify companies that conduct business operations in Sudan and prohibit U.S. Government contracts with such companies (see H.R. 180), H3362 [29MR]
Tariff: cyclopropylaminonicotinic acid (see H.R. 4677), H15468 [13DE]
Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 2329), H5053 [15MY]
———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1524), H3018 [23MR]
———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 self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 3660), H13960 [14NO]
———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1419), H7433 [28JN]
———equalize income exclusion of employer-provided parking and transit benefits and provide a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 1475), H2435 [12MR]
———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 943), H1414 [8FE]
———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see H.R. 2205), H4627 [8MY]
———exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see H.R. 1540), H11847 [22OC]
———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 3016), H7775 [12JY]
———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1748), H5622 [22MY]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H5472 [17MY]
———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 197), H2165 [5MR]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H11934 [23OC]
———extend the new market tax credit (see H.R. 2075), H4294 [1MY]
———improve and extend certain energy-related tax incentives (see H.R. 1385), H3363 [29MR]
———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 549), H2436 [12MR]
———increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see H.R. 2021), H4050 [24AP]
———increase standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to equal the rate for business purposes (see H.R. 2020), H4050 [24AP]
———make individual income tax rates for capital gains permanent (see H.R. 3170), H8397 [24JY]
———make permanent the qualified tuition deduction (see H.R. 686), H1417 [8FE]
———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 1043), H2122 [1MR]
———permanently extend the research credit and strengthen the alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 2138), H8187 [19JY]
———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 2287), H5055 [15MY]
———provide a refundable tax credit for education and training expenses relating to autism spectrum disorders to increase the number of teachers with such expertise (see H.R. 2390), H7491 [10JY]
———provide an exemption from the harbor maintenance tax for certain commercial cargo loaded or unloaded at U.S. ports (see H.R. 1499), H4967 [14MY] (see H.R. 1701), H3080 [26MR]
———provide permanent relief for sales tax deduction, child credit, repeal of estate tax, and deduction for higher education expenses (see H.R. 411), H790 [19JA]
———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 1366), H2300 [7MR]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 192), H3476 [17AP] (see H.R. 2158), H5725 [23MY]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 1023), H5054 [15MY]
———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H3278 [28MR]
———treat expenses for certain meal replacement and dietary supplement products that qualify for FDA-approved health claims as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1107), H1790 [15FE]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 211), H1054 [30JA]
Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 1687), H3079 [26MR]
Terrorism: improve and expedite assessment and determination of current and emerging chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats, and facilitate assessment and acquisition of countermeasures (see H.R. 1089), H1789 [15FE]
Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 741), H1149 [31JA]
Tongass National Forest: provide additional protections for lands (see H.R. 3757), H11549 [15OC]
Transatlantic Slave Trade 200th Anniversary Commission: establish (see H.R. 3432), H10902 [25SE]
Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see H.R. 734), H3476 [17AP]
Treaties and agreements: sanction countries that withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (see H. Con. Res. 228), H11315 [4OC]
Turkey: condemn Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) for ongoing terrorist attacks (see H. Res. 796), H14085 [15NO]
———observance of Republic Day (see H. Res. 769), H12104 [25OC]
U.N.: provide a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund for the prevention, remedy, and repair of obstetric fistula (see H.R. 2114), H4415 [2MY]
U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad: support efforts to preserve religious and cultural sites and condemn Lithuanian Government for allowing construction on a Jewish cemetery (see H. Con. Res. 255), H13960 [14NO]
U.S. Housing Act: reform housing choice voucher program under section 8 (see H.R. 1851), H3361 [29MR]
U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 1671), H3017 [23MR]
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), H7490 [10JY]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H1153 [31JA]
———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 3329), H14250 [5DE]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: condemn actions resulting in damage (see H. Res. 680), H10901 [25SE]
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 1286), H13204 [6NO]
Wichita State University: tribute to women's bowling team (see H. Res. 472), H10697 [20SE]
Wildlife: protect, conserve, and restore native fish, wildlife, and their natural habitats on Federal lands through grants to control, mitigate, and eradicate harmful nonnative species (see H.R. 767), H1150 [31JA]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H3184 [27MR]
———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1014), H1969 [27FE]
———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 2236), H4751 [9MY]
World War II: ensure that U.S. courts provide a forum for claims brought against any railroad arising from the deportation of individuals to Nazi concentration camps (see H.R. 3713), H11070 [1OC]
———tribute to Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program for efforts to preserve, protect, and restore artistic and cultural treasures in Allied-occupied countries (see H. Con. Res. 48), H3401 [16AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: limit length of deployment of members of the military to Iraq (see H.R. 3178), H8617 [25JY]
Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance: establish (see H.R. 3644), H10755 [24SE]
Congressional Research Service: make certain information available to the public through the Internet site (see H.R. 2545), H5925 [24MY]
Connecticut: authorize land acquisition for development of visitor and administrative facilities at Weir Farm National Historic Site (see H.R. 1836), H3360 [29MR]
Dept. of Defense: create a program of patient navigators for wounded members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1577), H2742 [20MR]
———establish and monitor medical holdover performance standards (see H.R. 1578), H2742 [20MR]
Federal Election Campaign Act: clarify regulations on expenditures by political party committees relative to certain candidate requests (see H.R. 2598), H6110 [6JN]
Homeless Assistance Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 561), H8185 [19JY]
Iraq: encourage Iraqis to vote to approve or disapprove continued deployment of U.S. Armed Forces and commence redeployment if the vote is to disapprove continued deployment (see H. Con. Res. 110), H3362 [29MR]
———require President to develop a plan containing dates for the commencement and completion of a phased redeployment of U.S. forces (see H.R. 1837), H3360 [29MR]
National Pet Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 142), H4486 [3MY]
Power resources: improve energy efficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 1945), H3693 [19AP]
Social Security: waive recent work requirement for eligibility for disability benefits for individuals with terminal illnesses (see H.R. 2944), H7432 [28JN]
Taxation: allow an above-the-line deduction for contributions to the Armed Forces Relief Trust (see H.R. 4337), H14493 (see H.R. 4337), H15208 [6DE]
———limit extent to which States may tax compensation earned by nonresident telecommuters (see H.R. 1360), H2243 [6MR]
Letters
Science and Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office: Ronald K. Noble, Interpol, H4651 [9MY]
Remarks
African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 50), E1600
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), H8720 [26JY], E1679
———promote the humane treatment of farm animals, E1679
AID: Iraq Community Action Program funding, H6857, H6858 [21JN]
America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (H. Con. Res. 122), H13548 [13NO]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 52), H10944 [27SE]
———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H15719 [17DE]
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), consideration (H. Res. 261), H2870 [22MR]
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), motion to instruct conferees, H3669 [19AP]
———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, H5901 [24MY]
Arab League: urge acknowledgment of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and increase efforts to stop such genocide (H. Con. Res. 7), H4064
Archdiocese of New York: anniversary (H. Res. 345), H8243, H8244 [23JY]
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1637, H1643, H1644 [14FE], H1824 [16FE]
———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3159), consideration (H. Res. 601), H9553 [2AU]
Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 465), E1600
Aviation: improve cargo screening on passenger planes, H197 [9JA]
BIA: Office of Federal Acknowledgement funding, H7105 [26JN]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E29
Canada: urge end to commercial hunt for seals (H. Res. 427), H8877
Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance: establish, H13361, H13362 [8NO]
Congress: accomplishments of the 110th Congress, H4561 [8MY]
Contracts: require accountability for contractors and contract personnel under Federal contracts (H.R. 2740), H11216, H11217, H11218 [3OC]
Corp. for National and Community Service: AmeriCorps funding, H7943 [17JY], H8050, H8051 [18JY]
Credit: reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (H.R. 3915), H13989
Crime: allow prosecution of genocide in appropriate circumstances (S. 888), H14204 [5DE]
———prohibit profiteering and fraud relative to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts (H.R. 400), H11362
———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1592), H4435 [3MY]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (H.R. 137), H3035
Dept. of Agriculture: reform commodity programs, increase nutrition, conservation, and energy programs, and programs that benefit socially disadvantaged farmers, H8720 [26JY]
Dept. of Defense: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 4156), H13939
Dept. of Education: TRIO programs funding through reductions in Corp. for National and Community Service funding, H7947 [17JY]
Dept. of Energy: Weatherization Assistance Program funding, H9840, H9841 [4AU]
Dept. of HHS: establish program to medically monitor individuals exposed to toxins in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in New York, NY, and provide medical treatment for such individuals (H. Res. 128), H4747, H4749 [9MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1684), consideration (H. Res. 382), H4651 [9MY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), H6433 [14JN]
———establish the Science and Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office, H4651 [9MY]
———establish the Science and Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office (H.R. 884), H1914
———promote information and education exchange with friendly nations to promote sharing of homeland security best practices and technologies, H6433 [14JN]
Dept. of HUD: brownfields redevelopment funding, H8313, H8314 [24JY]
———facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (H.R. 644), H1909
Dept. of Justice: establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and improve investigation and prosecution of predators (H.R. 3845), H13589
———prohibit funding to enforce court decision on granting asylum to certain nationals of the People's Republic of China who are subject to forced sterilization policies, H8639 [26JY]
———prohibit funding to enforce penalties against electioneering communications organizations, H8635, H8636 [26JY]
———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation (H.R. 1593), H13582
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), H6840, H6841, H6857, H6858, H6865 [21JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2764), Senate amendment, H15719 [17DE]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2643), H7105, H7134, H7182 [26JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (H.R. 2895), H11421 [10OC]
———extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 2761), Senate amendment, H16752
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), H7941, H7943, H7947 [17JY], H8050, H8051, H8080 [18JY], H8155 [19JY]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3074), H8312, H8313, H8314, H8346 [24JY]
Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (H.R. 3355), H13361, H13362 [8NO]
Diseases: establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (H.R. 2295), H11516
District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (H.R. 1433), H2859
———establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (H.R. 1905), H3590
Education: tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 51), H797
Eightmile River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 986), H8957
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (H.R. 3685), H13235 [7NO]
FAA: authorizing appropriations for aviation safety and capacity improvement and to provide stable cost-based funding for the national aviation system (H.R. 2881), H10681 [20SE]
———prohibit funding for implementation of NY/NJ/PA Metropolitan Airspace Redesign Project, H8346 [24JY]
Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (H.R. 985), H2524, H2526 [14MR]
Foreign aid: abstinence and fidelity programs funding to assist in HIV/AIDS prevention, H6865 [21JN]
Foreign countries: report on congressional delegation trip to Iraq, Turkey, Jordan, and Kuwait, H16812 [18DE]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (S. 1927), H10896 [25SE]
Forest Service: forest and rangeland research funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H7134 [26JN]
GAO: require report assessing the possibility of using market-based strategies for air congestion reduction, H10681 [20SE]
Hawaii: prohibit funding for Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant Program, H8312 [24JY]
Health: prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (H.R. 493), H4101
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 3), H361 [11JA]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (S. 5), H6139
Hire a Veteran Week: designate (H. Con. Res. 5), H1013
Homeless Assistance Act: anniversary (H. Res. 561), H8218, H8219 [23JY]
House of Representatives: impact of partisanship, H10899 [25SE]
Inspector General Act: enhance independence of Inspectors General and create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (H.R. 928), H11190 [3OC]
Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (H.R. 2347), H8859 [30JY]
———enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (H.R. 1400), H10770 [25SE]
Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H6091 [6JN], H10049, H10050, H10054 [4SE], H10897-H10899 [25SE]
———call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq, H3669 [19AP]
———implement Iraq Study Group recommendations, H1824 [16FE], H6840 [21JN], H9553 [2AU]
———implement Iraq Study Group recommendations (H.R. 2574), H6091, H6092, H6093, H6094 [6JN]
———prevent withholding of information on corruption within the Iraqi Government (H. Res. 734), consideration (H. Res. 741), H11560 [16OC]
———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces, H13939
———redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and defense contractors from Iraq (H.R. 2237), H4802 [10MY]
———reestablish Iraq Study Group, H6841 [21JN]
———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), H7685 [12JY]
———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), consideration (H. Res. 533), H7669 [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), H11120 [2OC]
———submit to the Iraqi Government a draft bilateral status-of-forces agreement (H. Con. Res. 97), H6091 [6JN]
Lea, Tom: tribute (H. Res. 519), H8242 [23JY]
Medicare: require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 4), H483
Memorial Day: observance, E1238
Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (H.R. 23), H8887
Middle East: call for release of Israeli soldiers held captive by Hamas and Hezbollah (H. Res. 107), H2447
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), H295
Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 2262), H12409
Moses and Aaron Foundation: tribute, E1625
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, H14436
National AmeriCorps Week: observance (H. Res. 385), H4929
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (H.R. 1), H197 [9JA]
———implement recommendations (H.R. 1), conference report, H8805 [27JY]
National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism: establish, H11860 [23OC]
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H7182 [26JN]
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. (H.R. 556), H1992
———ensure while promoting foreign investment and job creation, reform examination process for such investments, and establish Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (H.R. 556), Senate amendment, H7461
National Volunteer Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 293), H3433 [17AP]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (H.R. 65), H6156 [7JN]
———acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (H.R. 65), consideration (H. Res. 465), H6147, H6148 [7JN]
———Federal recognition of the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (H.R. 1294), H4561 [8MY]
———Federal recognition of the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (H.R. 1294), consideration (H. Res. 377), H4564, H4565 [8MY]
News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (H.R. 2102), H11599
NIH: funding, H8080 [18JY]
NLRB: funding, H7941 [17JY]
Petraeus, David H.: commend military service and leadership and condemn efforts of certain persons questioning his honesty, integrity, and service, H10944 [27SE]
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, H8155 [19JY]
Power resources: invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), H722
———invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), Senate amendment, H14436
———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), H9840, H9841, H9851 [4AU]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (H.R. 980), H7865
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities, H9851 [4AU]
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 (H. Res. 826), H14200 [5DE]
Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting Federal condemnation of land, H8957
Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 50), E1600
Richards, Ann: tribute (H. Res. 42), H1915, H1917 [27FE]
Russia: anniversary of launch of Sputnik satellite, H11128 [2OC]
Save the Children (organization): anniversary, E1824
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), H8635, H8636, H8639 [26JY]
Scipio A. Jones Post Office Building, Little Rock, AR: designate (H.R. 433), H1159 [5FE]
Sergeant Henry Ybarra III Post Office Building, Austin, TX: designate (H.R. 577), H1157 [5FE]
Sergeant Lea Robert Mills Brooksville Aviation Branch Post Office, Brooksville, FL: designate (H.R. 514), H1158 [5FE]
Sikorsky Fallen Heroes Committee (organization): tribute, E2416
Sudan: identify companies that conduct business operations in Sudan and prohibit U.S. Government contracts with such companies (H.R. 180), H8850 [30JY]
Taxation: extend moratorium on certain taxes relating to the Internet and electronic commerce (H.R. 3678), H11573
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 643), H10338 [10SE]
———prevent homegrown terrorism (H.R. 1955), H11860 [23OC]
Transportation Security Administration: extend certain employee rights and protections to airport screeners, H2524 [14MR]
Trumbull, CT: tribute to Trumbull High School Golden Eagle Marching Band, E1736
Valenti, Jack: tribute (H. Res. 361), H7020 [25JN]
Virginia Tech University: express condolences to victims and the university community impacted by campus shootings (H. Res. 306), E800
Votes: position on missed, H960
Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: establish (H. Res. 189), H7023 [25JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H4550 [7MY], H4749 [9MY], H11168 [2OC], H16830 [18DE]
Tributes