SHEA-PORTER, CAROL (a Representative from New Hampshire)
Amendments
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), H8111 [18JY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1429, Improving Head Start Act, H12814 [6NO]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see H.R. 1964), H3778 [23AP]
Afghanistan: promote empowerment of women (see H.R. 947), H1414 [8FE]
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]
African Americans: apologize for enslavement and racial segregation (see H. Res. 194), H11492 [10OC]
Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 661), H941 [24JA]
Air Force: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 207), H10319 [7SE]
Air pollution: reduce emissions of ozone depleting substances in order to protect the climate and stratospheric ozone layer (see H.R. 3448), H11395 [9OC]
Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H8741 [26JY]
Animal Welfare Act: prohibit dog fighting ventures (see H.R. 3219), H8820 [27JY]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 1280), H3400 [16AP]
———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), H11394 [9OC]
———strengthen polar bear conservation efforts (see H.R. 2327), H9468 (see H.R. 2327), H9545 [1AU]
Arab League: urge acknowledgment of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and increase efforts to stop such genocide (see H. Con. Res. 7), H3778 [23AP]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H3080 [26MR]
Armed Forces: allow active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 2417), H11491 [10OC]
———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), H10246 [6SE]
———allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or review by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3174), H9277 [31JY]
———commend volunteers and other individuals who provide support to families and children of deployed members (see H. Con. Res. 181), H8835 (see H. Con. Res. 181), H9054 [30JY]
———enhance national defense through empowerment of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and enhancement of National Guard Bureau functions (see H.R. 718), H2341 [8MR]
———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2702), H11491 [10OC]
———extend period during which certain deployed members may receive reimbursement for privately purchased helmet pads that provide better protection than military-issued pads (see H.R. 1347), H3081 [26MR]
———extend time limit for use of education assistance by members of the Selected Reserve and members of the Reserve component supporting contingency operations and certain other operations (see H.R. 1330), H2822 [21MR]
———improve benefits and services for members, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans (see H.R. 1354), H2242 [6MR]
———increase basic pay (see H. Con. Res. 162), H6405 [13JN]
———issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 2303), H4966 [14MY]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H2957 [22MR]
———provide for payment of Combat-Related Special Compensation to certain members retired for disability who were awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 243), H2400 [9MR]
———reduce post traumatic stress disorder and other combat-related stress disorders among military personnel (see H.R. 3256), H12104 [25OC]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service for members of the Ready Reserve in active Federal status or on active duty for significant periods (see H.R. 1428), H3279 [28MR]
———remove members from street patrol duty in Iraq (see H. Res. 140), H7434 [28JN]
———repeal authorization of use against Iraq and implement a plan for withdrawal (see H.R. 3938), H12456 [1NO]
———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran (see H.R. 3119), H12238 [30OC] (see H.J. Res. 14), H1897 [16FE]
———require continuation of pay to members who are retired or separated from service due to combat-related injuries of certain bonuses that they were entitled to before retirement or separation (see H.R. 3793), H11729 [17OC]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1222), H2672 [19MR]
———revive previous authority on the use of the Armed Forces and the militia to address interference with State or Federal law (see H.R. 869), H4553 [7MY]
———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 3159), H8396 [24JY]
———tribute to 1st Battalion, 133d Infantry of the Iowa National Guard (see H. Res. 568), H8617 [25JY]
———tribute to 1st Brigade Combat Team/34th Infantry Division of the Minnesota National Guard (see H. Con. Res. 185), H9711 [3AU]
———tribute to soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and civilians that comprise the special operations forces community (see H. Res. 305), H3475 [17AP]
Atomic Energy Act: improve and strengthen the safety inspection process of nuclear facilities (see H.R. 3491), H10245 [6SE]
Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H14249 [5DE]
Aviation: improve air carrier passenger services (see H.R. 1303), H2822 [21MR]
Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 3972), H12103 [25OC] (see H.R. 4044), H12453 [1NO]
Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 782), H12237 [30OC]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 230), H11848 [22OC]
Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H11729 [17OC]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H10076 [4SE]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 2669), H6828 [20JN]
Bush, President: censure relative to the war in Iraq (see H. Res. 625), H10017 [4AU]
———censure relative to undermining the rule of law and separation of powers and disregarding statutes (see H. Res. 626), H10017 [4AU]
Business and industry: require certain large Government contractors to disclose the names and salaries of their most highly compensated officers (see H.R. 3928), H12021 [24OC]
———require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see H.R. 1776), H5928 [24MY]
Cheney, Vice President: censure relative to the war in Iraq (see H. Res. 625), H10017 [4AU]
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: require child care providers to provide parents information on whether such providers carry current liability insurance (see H.R. 1473), H11847 [22OC]
Children and youth: create conditions, structures, and supports needed to ensure permanency for unaccompanied youth (see H.R. 3409), H11847 [22OC]
———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), H945 [24JA]
———expand and improve the provision of pediatric dental services to medically underserved populations (see H.R. 2371), H7983 [17JY]
———extend grant program for drug-endangered children (see H.R. 1199), H3363 [29MR]
———provide disadvantaged children with dental services (see H.R. 1781), H3696 [19AP]
———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]
———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), H11491 [10OC]
Chisholm, Shirley: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 9), H988 [29JA]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H3777 [23AP]
Climate: reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 1590), H2742 [20MR]
Colleges and universities: disclose fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 592), H789 [19JA]
———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]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H8122 [18JY]
Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 2857), H12455 [1NO]
Consumer Product Safety Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3691), H11729 [17OC]
Contracts: 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), H1343 [7FE]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 101), H1212 [5FE]
Courts: preserve right of habeas corpus (see H.R. 1189), H6235 [11JN]
———restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror (see H.R. 2826), H7010 [22JN]
Credit cards: prohibit universal defaults on accounts (see H.R. 2146), H5293 [16MY]
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1592), H2743 [20MR]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H672 [17JA]
Dams: establish a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 1098), H3777 [23AP]
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), H3477 [17AP]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit sale of parts for F-14 fighter aircraft (see H.R. 1441), H3185 [27MR]
Dept. of Education: create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 3439), H11316 [4OC]
———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]
———establish sustainability programs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3637), H12739 [5NO]
Dept. of Energy: establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (see H.R. 364), H6828 [20JN]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H5927 [24MY]
———award grants to urban communities to provide violence-prevention education, mentoring, counseling, and mental health services to children and adolescents in such communities (see H.R. 854), H1271 [6FE]
———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see H.R. 2063), H10756 [24SE]
———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), H4485 [3MY]
———prepare concise written materials for use by school personnel to help identify students with a high potential to commit aggressive and harmful behavior (see H.R. 2576), H9276 [31JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: implement Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and other registered traveler programs (see H.R. 1061), H6181 [7JN]
Dept. of Justice: authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 3546), H10433 [17SE]
———express no confidence in performance of Attorney General Gonzales and urge the President to request his resignation (see H. Res. 417), H5623 [22MY]
Dept. of State: respond to a critical shortage of passport processing personnel (see H.R. 2960), H7489 [10JY]
Dept. of the Interior: 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: establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (see H.R. 2895), H11172 [2OC]
———repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 695), H3185 [27MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award a grant to a private, nonprofit entity to establish, publicize, and operate a national toll-free suicide prevention telephone hotline targeted to and staffed by veterans (see H.R. 2219), H5533 [21MY]
———condition payment of bonuses to certain officers pending reduction in unresolved disability compensation claims (see H.R. 2292), H5055 [15MY]
———establish a Hospital Quality Report Card Initiative to report on health care quality in hospitals (see H.R. 1448), H7490 [10JY]
———establish Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (see H.R. 2818), H8397 [24JY]
———expand eligibility for vocational rehabilitation benefits (see H.R. 2239), H5293 [16MY]
———improve outreach programs (see H.R. 67), H4753 [9MY]
———provide certain improvements in the treatment of individuals with traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 2199), H5533 [21MY]
———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1927), H3560 [18AP]
———require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see H.R. 1470), H5532 [21MY]
Diamond-Blackfan Anemia: expand and intensify research (see H. Res. 524), H10902 [25SE]
Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 446), H988 [29JA]
———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), H13205 [6NO]
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), H7010 [22JN]
Diseases: establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H5293 [16MY]
———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 1113), H8742 [26JY]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H12103 [25OC]
———improve screening and treatment of cancers and provide survivorship services (see H.R. 2353), H7012 [22JN]
———make permanent the authority of the Postal Service to issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1236), H3400 [16AP]
———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 2210), H6957 [21JN]
———provide activities to increase the awareness and knowledge of health care providers and women relative to ovarian and cervical cancer (see H.R. 2468), H5723 [23MY]
———provide additional research into the chronic neurological condition hydrocephalus (see H. Con. Res. 74), H1895 [16FE]
Drugs: accelerate efforts to develop vaccines for diseases primarily affecting developing countries (see H.R. 1391), H5472 [17MY]
Ecology and environment: authorize Federal agencies and legislative branch offices to purchase greenhouse gas offsets and renewable energy credits (see H.R. 823), H10363 [10SE]
Education: celebrate accomplishments of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and recognize need to further the goal of educational opportunities for women and girls (see H. Res. 406), H5053 [15MY]
———ensure Pell Grant eligibility for any student whose parent or guardian died as a result of military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 567), H1272 [6FE]
———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]
———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 1779), H3358 [29MR]
———improve early education (see H.R. 3289), H10077 [4SE]
———increase maximum amount of Pell Grant (see H.R. 722), H1472 [12FE]
———provide additional student loan forgiveness to teachers of foreign languages (see H.R. 1718), H3279 [28MR]
———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: ensure that participants in the Troops to Teachers program may teach at a range of eligible schools (see H.R. 711), H4966 [14MY]
———establish a program to improve the health and education of children through grants to expand school breakfast programs (see H.R. 3978), H12103 [25OC]
———promote environmental education (see H.R. 3036), H10511 [18SE]
Employment: increase family and medical leave for family members of servicemembers with combat-related injuries (see H.R. 3481), H11250 [3OC]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H4417 [2MY]
ERISA: require Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity for certain retired airline pilots (see H.R. 2103), H4415 [2MY]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H2244 [6MR]
Fair Labor Standards Act: increase penalties for violations of child labor laws (see H.R. 2637), H6236 [11JN]
Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H6576 [15JN]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H3400 [16AP]
Federal aid programs: provide a comprehensive regional approach to economic and infrastructure development in the most severely distressed regions in the U.S. (see H.R. 3246), H9275 [31JY]
Federal employees: authorize presentation of flags at funerals of civilian Federal employees engaged in support of military operations who have died in combat zones in the course of their duties (see H.R. 312), H760 [18JA]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: increase penalties relative to counterfeit drugs (see H.R. 780), H1273 [6FE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 725), H11640 [16OC]
———clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2169), H11395 [9OC]
———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2421), H5620 [22MY]
———modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (see H.R. 2537), H9276 [31JY]
———require concurrence of all bordering States when a permit for the discharge of pollutants into one of the Great Lakes is issued (see H.R. 3360), H13205 [6NO]
FEMA: restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 1682), H6331 [12JN]
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), H10320 [7SE]
Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3663), H11549 [15OC]
Food: ensure the safety of imported seafood and seafood products (see H.R. 3077), H8835 (see H.R. 3077), H9053 [30JY]
Foreign trade: prevent extension of fast-track authority during the 110th Congress (see H. Res. 587), H11317 [4OC]
———prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H11491 [10OC]
———provide that exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is a countervailable export subsidy and clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency (see H.R. 782), H1273 [6FE]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2516), H5924 [24MY]
Gonzales, Attorney General: censure relative to undermining the rule of law and separation of powers and disregarding statutes (see H. Res. 626), H10017 [4AU]
Harriett F. Woods Post Office Building, University City, MO: designate (see H.R. 1617), H3562 [18AP]
Head Start Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1429), H2398 [9MR]
Health: establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity and eating disorders (see H.R. 2677), H9468 (see H.R. 2677), H9545 [1AU]
———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), H1969 [27FE]
———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 882), H2302 [7MR]
———improve emergency medical services for children (see H.R. 2464), H11491 [10OC]
———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), H5622 [22MY]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 583), H4753 [9MY]
———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (see H.R. 493), H1272 [6FE]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]
Health care professionals: authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students (see H.R. 772), H8821 [27JY]
Higher Education Act: amend and extend (see H.R. 4137), H14158 [4DE]
Hinduism: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Diwali festival (see H. Res. 113), H1212 [5FE]
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]
Houston, TX: commend Wings Over Houston Airshow for contribution to the appreciation, understanding, and future of the Armed Forces, the city of Houston, TX, and Ellington Field (see H. Res. 691), H11027 [27SE]
Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 4114), H13411 [8NO]
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]
Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1843), H15208 [6DE]
Insects: authorize resources for sustained research and analysis for colony collapse disorder affecting beehives or bee colonies (see H.R. 1709), H7983 [17JY]
Insurance: provide additional limitations on pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 2833), H10018 [4AU]
———provide coverage of screening mammography for women over 40 and for women at high risk for breast cancer if diagnostic mammography is covered (see H.R. 2708), H9276 [31JY]
International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 59), H15414 [12DE]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H1153 [31JA]
Iran: enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H9276 [31JY]
Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq (see H. Res. 41), H1212 [5FE]
———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (see H.J. Res. 18), H836 [22JA]
———require the Dept. of Defense to commence reduction of the number of U.S. forces to a limited presence by a certain date (see H.R. 2956), H7777 [12JY]
———set a deliberate timetable for redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 960), H1415 [8FE]
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), H4968 [14MY]
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: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 365), H1211 [5FE]
LIHEAP: provide additional appropriations for home heating aid (see H.R. 4275), H14156 [4DE]
Mayfield, Britt (Max): tribute (see H. Res. 72), H1273 [6FE]
Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute (see H. Res. 259), H3478 [17AP]
Medicaid: ensure beneficiary access to generic drugs by setting pharmacy reimbursement based on retail acquisition cost and to promote use of generic drugs (see H.R. 3140), H9277 [31JY]
———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), H12384 [31OC]
Medicare: coverage of certain medical mobility devices approved as class III medical devices (see H.R. 2520), H5924 [24MY]
———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1845), H8121 [18JY]
———expedite application and qualification process of low-income individuals obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 1536), H4754 [9MY]
———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 1459), H8121 [18JY]
———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (see H.R. 2860), H8187 [19JY]
———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see H.R. 3865), H12104 [25OC]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 2122), H9276 [31JY]
———provide a moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 1293), H6828 [20JN]
———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4), H110 [5JA]
———restore certain treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment (see H.R. 621), H4293 [1MY]
———waive part B premiums for certain military retirees (see H.R. 1223), H2672 [19MR]
Members of Congress: prohibit use of representational allowance to provide any vehicle which does not use alternative fuels (see H.R. 277), H886 [23JA]
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), H6181 [7JN]
———provide for research on, and services for, individuals with postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 20), H4628 [8MY]
———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]
Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 130), H5293 [16MY]
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), H2436 [12MR]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]
Mining and mineral resources: establish improved mandatory standards to protect and enhance the health of miners (see H.R. 2769), H8397 [24JY]
———establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies (see H.R. 2768), H8397 [24JY]
———modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 2262), H10076 [4SE]
Missing Children's Assistance Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 2517), H8743 [26JY]
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), H1344 [7FE]
National AmeriCorps Week: observance (see H. Res. 385), H4968 [14MY]
National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 112), H4177 [25AP]
National Commission on Detainee Treatment: establish (see H.R. 3244), H9275 [31JY]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1), H109 [5JA]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 119), H3562 [18AP]
National Foster Parents Day: support (see H. Res. 179), H2745 [20MR]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1157), H4416 [2MY]
National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1731), H3401 [16AP]
National Physical Education and Sports Week: observance (see H. Res. 371), H4486 [3MY]
National Women's Friendship Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 205), H10626 [19SE]
Native Americans: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H13205 [6NO]
New Milford, CT: anniversary (see H. Res. 528), H8122 [18JY]
New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 3543), H10433 [17SE]
NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see H.R. 1644), H10510 [18SE]
NOAA: establish a coordinated national ocean exploration program and a national undersea research program (see H.R. 1834), H6439 (see H.R. 1834), H6476 [14JN]
———establish an integrated Federal ocean and coastal mapping plan for the Great Lakes and coastal state waters, the territorial sea, the exclusive economic zone, and the Continental Shelf (see H.R. 2400), H6440 (see H.R. 2400), H6477 [14JN]
Nord, Nancy A.: express no confidence in performance of duties as Acting CPSC Chair and urge the President to request her resignation (see H. Res. 803), H13523 [9NO] (see H. Res. 819), H13859 [13NO]
Northern Border Economic Development Commission: establish (see H.R. 1548), H3279 [28MR]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2049), H4203 [26AP]
———provide for coverage of employees of State and local governments (see H.R. 1517), H2570 [14MR]
Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H7011 [22JN]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program (see H.R. 1700), H4553 [7MY]
Oregon State University: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 515), H7983 [17JY]
OSHA: issue a standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl (see H.R. 2693), H6403 [13JN]
Our Military Kids, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 313), H3475 [17AP]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H3476 [17AP]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 380), H6661 [18JN]
Political campaigns: clarify disclosure requirements of identifying information within certain campaign communications (see H.R. 894), H7656 [11JY]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H4554 [7MY]
Poverty: express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (see H. Con. Res. 198), H12021 [24OC]
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]
———protect consumers from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 1252), H4487 [3MY]
———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 670), H5472 [17MY]
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), H13413 [8NO]
Public buildings: install energy-efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs in construction, alteration, and maintenance (see H.R. 1705), H3477 [17AP]
Public documents: enhance citizen access to Government information and services by establishing plain language as the standard style for Government documents issued to the public (see H.R. 3548), H12021 [24OC]
Public Health Service Act: revise and expand the drug discount program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 2606), H7983 [17JY]
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), H7340 [27JN]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 980), H5292 [16MY]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 969), H2671 [19MR]
Puerto Rico: recognize service of the 65th Infantry Borinqueneers during the Korean War and all Puerto Ricans serving in the Armed Forces (see H. Res. 443), H8187 [19JY]
Pulaski, Casimir: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 39), H3185 [27MR]
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), H4294 [1MY]
REAL ID Act: repeal provisions on State requirements for security of identification cards and driver's licenses and reinstitute negotiated rulemaking and guidelines for such documents (see H.R. 1117), H3081 [26MR]
Rutgers University: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 300), H3562 [18AP]
Science: prohibit patenting of human genetic material (see H.R. 977), H7070 [25JN]
Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 1783), H4554 [7MY]
Sewage disposal: authorize appropriations for sewer overflow control grants (see H.R. 569), H1272 [6FE]
Ships and vessels: require exchange of ballast water or alternative ballast water management methods prior to entry into any port within the Great Lakes (see H.R. 801), H1209 [5FE]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 210), H10626 [19SE]
Social Security: eliminate waiting period for certain disability benefits in the cases of individuals with disabling burn injuries (see H.R. 685), H2400 [9MR]
———extend State Children's Health Insurance Program, streamline enrollment under that program and Medicaid, and provide a healthy savings tax credit for purchase of children's health coverage (see H.R. 2147), H4485 [3MY]
———provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability (see H.R. 2943), H13296 [7NO]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H4292 [1MY]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H7434 [28JN]
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), H4553 [7MY]
———recognize and commend efforts of the U.S. public and advocacy groups to raise awareness about and help end the worsening humanitarian crisis and genocide in Darfur (see H. Res. 573), H11251 [3OC]
Taxation: allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 3660), H11172 [2OC]
———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]
———expand availability and repeal sunset on increase of dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 1871), H3473 [17AP]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H5922 [24MY]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H7011 [22JN]
———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 197), H1153 [31JA]
———extend rule treating combat pay as earned income for the earned income credit and increase standard deduction for persons in uniformed services on active duty for a certain period (see H.R. 3808), H11847 [22OC]
———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 550), H1897 [16FE]
———improve and extend certain energy-related tax incentives (see H.R. 1385), H3477 [17AP]
———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 549), H3476 [17AP] (see H.R. 3605), H10757 [24SE]
———make permanent law the treatment of tax-exempt combat pay as earned income for purposes of the earned income credit (see H.R. 3529), H10369 [14SE]
———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 418), H5472 [17MY]
———provide a credit for residential biomass fuel property expenditures (see H.R. 3107), H8185 [19JY]
———provide a credit for the conversion of hybrid motor vehicles to plug-in hybrid motor vehicles (see H.R. 2966), H9277 [31JY]
———provide an additional standard deduction for real property taxes for nonitemizers (see H.R. 4029), H12383 [31OC]
———provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 3418), H11316 [4OC]
———require broker reporting of customer's basis in securities transactions (see H.R. 878), H1669 [14FE]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 211), H3399 [16AP]
———prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (see H.R. 251), H886 [23JA]
Terrorism: prevent nuclear terrorism (see H.R. 2891), H7339 [27JN]
Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 741), H5724 [23MY]
Tongass National Forest: provide additional protections for lands (see H.R. 3757), H11549 [15OC]
Traumatic Brain Injury Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1418), H11777 [18OC]
U.S. Sentencing Commission: assure appropriate enhancements of those involved in receiving stolen grave markers of veterans (see H.R. 3480), H11491 [10OC]
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. 333), H3362 [29MR]
———extend period of eligibility after discharge or release for health care for combat service in the Persian Gulf Conflict or future hostilities (see H.R. 612), H3476 [17AP]
———health care funding (see H.R. 2514), H5924 [24MY]
———improve health care for veterans who live in rural areas (see H.R. 2005), H6111 [6JN]
———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor disabled veterans (see H. Con. Res. 176), H7339 [27JN]
———provide additional educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill to veterans pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (see H.R. 3040), H11495 [12OC]
———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 760), H11548 [15OC]
———recognize service of U.S. Merchant Marine veterans (see H. Res. 413), H5533 [21MY]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: anniversary of construction and dedication (see H. Res. 326), H4177 [25AP]
Water: establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 260), H1416 [8FE]
Waterways: provide additional protection to estuaries of national significance (see H.R. 1564), H2671 [19MR]
Whistleblowing: streamline administration of whistleblower protections for private sector employees (see H.R. 4047), H12454 [1NO]
Winton, Nicholas: tribute (see H. Res. 583), H9469 (see H. Res. 583), H9546 [1AU]
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), H4293 [1MY]
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (see H.R. 3796), H11489 [10OC]
World War II: honor the service and sacrifice of glider pilots (see H. Con. Res. 42), H2401 [9MR] (see H. Con. Res. 93), H2620 [15MR]
Wright, Martha Coffin: tribute (see H. Res. 588), H10321 [7SE]
York: recognize and honor role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition (see H. Res. 151), H4488 [3MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: condemn personal attacks on the honor, integrity and patriotism of those with distinguished military service (see H. Res. 686), H11027 [27SE]
Biomass Research and Development Act: include heating fuel produced from biomass in the definition of biobased fuel (see H.R. 3101), H8184 [19JY]
Courts: ensure that if a defendant dies after being convicted of a Federal offense, his conviction will not be vacated (see H.R. 4111), H13296 [7NO]
Crime: make restitution mandatory for Federal crimes and simplify and streamline restitution procedures (see H.R. 4110), H13296 [7NO]
Dept. of Education: establish the Bringing Success to Scale program (see H.R. 3611), H10695 [20SE]
———suspend implementation of an absolute priority issued relative to Upward Bound program (see H.R. 2700), H6403 [13JN]
Makem, Tommy: tribute (see H. Res. 768), H11934 [23OC]
Marine Corps: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 246), H13204 [6NO]
Medicare: provide a wage index floor for hospitals and home health agencies located in certain areas (see H.R. 2741), H6576 [15JN]
National Volunteer Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 293), H3362 [29MR]
Presidents of the U.S: regulate judicial use of Presidential signing statements in the interpretation of Acts of Congress (see H.R. 3045), H7851 [16JY]
Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 266), H3080 [26MR]
Saudi Arabia: urge to overturn the sentence against rape victim known as the ``Qatif Girl'' (see H. Res. 857), H15317 [11DE]
Social Security: prohibit the solicitation and display of Social Security account numbers (see H.R. 3271), H9466 (see H.R. 3271), H9543 [1AU]
World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 266), H3080 [26MR]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H2403 [12MR]
Remarks
Afghanistan: strengthen U.S. efforts to defeat the Taliban and terrorist networks, H2477 [13MR]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 52), H10942 [27SE]
———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), H2871 [22MR]
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), veto, H4215 [1MY], H4299 [2MY]
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 2206), H5730 [24MY]
Armed Forces: improve management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members receiving medical care in an outpatient status (H.R. 1538), H3209 [28MR]
———increase basic pay (H. Con. Res. 162), H12746, H12751 [6NO]
———increase percentage of basic pay raise for members and further narrow the pay gap between military and private sector pay scales, H5539 [22MY]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1478, H1555 [13FE], H1672 [15FE]
———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 (H.R. 3793), H15494 [17DE]
———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3159), H9572 [2AU]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), H7540 [11JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (H. Con. Res. 99), H3189 [28MR]
Climate: global warming research funding, H6666 [19JN]
Colleges and universities: make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (H.R. 2669), H7540 [11JY]
Democratic Party: national agenda, H784 [19JA]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), H5142 [16MY], H5539 [22MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), motion to instruct conferees, E2524
———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 4156), H13935 [14NO]
———treatment of injured soldiers and living conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, H2250 [7MR], H2562 [14MR]
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding for Upward Bound program evaluation, E1585
———suspend implementation of an absolute priority issued relative to Upward Bound program (H.R. 2700), E1585
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1684), H4694 [9MY]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2643), H7142 [26JN]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H12746 [6NO]
———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2642), H6336 [13JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), E1585
———making appropriations (H.R. 3043), conference report, H12746 [6NO]
Education: authorize appropriations for basic research and research infrastructure in science and engineering, and for support of graduate fellowships (H.R. 363), E1003
———reduce student loan interest rates (H.R. 5), H579 [17JA]
Employment: protect volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel responding to national emergencies from termination or demotion in their places of employment, H4694 [9MY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2641), H6666 [19JN]
Government: improve congressional oversight of programs to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, H2562 [14MR]
Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 3), H349 [11JA], H3565 [19AP]
House of Representatives: importance of bipartisanship, H9663 [3AU]
———regularity of events surrounding vote on motion to recommit H.R. 3161, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H9663 [3AU]
House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H9663 [3AU]
Hurricanes: congressional oversight of assistance to individuals and States affected by Hurricane Katrina, H2562 [14MR]
Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H259 [10JA], H4215 [1MY], H10604, H10608, H10609 [19SE]
———call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq, H10440 [18SE], H10604, H10608, H10609 [19SE], H11852 [23OC]
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H2749 [21MR], H15322 [12DE]
———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces, H13935 [14NO]
———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), H7686, H7768, H7772 [12JY]
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 (H.R. 800), H2083 [1MR]
Makem, Tommy: tribute (H. Res. 768), H15239, H15240 [11DE]
Marine Corps: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 246), H15490, H15491 [17DE]
Medicare: require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 4), H467 [12JA]
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), H8886 [30JY]
National Guard: ensure provision of the necessary resources to respond to national domestic disasters, H3282 [29MR]
———support (H. Res. 542), H15492 [17DE]
———tribute, H3282 [29MR]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (H.R. 1157), E1098
National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB, H2083 [1MR]
National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H2477 [13MR], H2626 [19MR]
National Volunteer Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 293), H3432, H3434 [17AP]
National Wildlife Refuge System: staffing funding, H7142 [26JN]
NIST: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1868), E1003
NSF: authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (H.R. 362), E1003
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1867), E1003
OSHA: issue a standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl (H.R. 2693), H10926 [26SE]
Pelosi, Speaker: request for non-stop flights on military aircraft to home district, H1377 [8FE]
Petraeus, David H.: commend military service and leadership and condemn efforts of certain persons questioning his honesty, integrity, and service, H10942 [27SE]
Power resources: facilitate development of markets for alternative fuels and ultra low sulfur diesel fuel through research, development, and demonstration and data collection (H.R. 547), H1377 [8FE]
———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, H14162 [5DE], H16744 [18DE]
———invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 846), H14263 [6DE]
Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 266), H3028, H3029 [26MR]
Puerto Rico: recognize service of the 65th Infantry Borinqueneers during the Korean War and all Puerto Ricans serving in the Armed Forces (H. Res. 443), H10484, H10485 [18SE]
Shipping industry: require all containers shipped to the U.S. be scanned for nuclear and radiological weapons before loading on the vessel for shipment, H2477 [13MR]
Social Security: extend and improve children's health insurance program and improve beneficiary protections under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3162), H9189 [31JY]
———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), veto, H15388 [12DE]
———extend provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 2499), H16841 [19DE]
———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, H11206 [3OC], H11741 [18OC]
Taxation: provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), veto, H11206 [3OC], H11741 [18OC]
U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation (H.R. 3688), consideration (H. Res. 801), H13256 [7NO]
Veterans: health care funding, H6336 [13JN]
———recognize service of U.S. Merchant Marine veterans (H. Res. 413), H5546 [22MY]
VFW Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 663), H10763 [25SE]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: anniversary of construction and dedication (H. Res. 326), H10482 [18SE]
Votes: position on missed, H17
World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 266), H3028, H3029 [26MR]
World War II: tribute to 303d Bombardment Group (Heavy) (H. Res. 604), H10486, H10487 [18SE]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H12019 [24OC], H12153 [29OC]
Special order: granted, H3182 [27MR]