SIRES, ALBIO (a Representative from New Jersey)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Adult Education and Family Literacy Act: establish integrated English literacy and civics education programs (see H.R. 2214), H4754 [9MY]
Africa: improve health care capacity and retention of health professionals in sub-Saharan Africa to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS and other diseases and reduce maternal and child mortality (see H.R. 3812), H15738 [17DE]
———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), H11848 [22OC]
Agriculture: assist socially disadvantaged farmers, create research, conservation, and market viability incentives, improve worker conditions, provide healthier food, and address hunger and poverty (see H.R. 2401), H5530 [21MY]
Akron, OH: anniversary of Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens (see H. Con. Res. 143), H6578 [15JN]
America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 122), H10626 [19SE]
American Red Cross: amend congressional charter to modernize governance structure and to enhance ability of the board of governors to support critical mission (see H.R. 1681), H3079 [26MR]
Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H9657 [2AU]
Animal Welfare Act: prohibit dog fighting ventures (see H.R. 3219), H10077 [4SE]
Animals: ensure that domestic dog and cat fur is prohibited from being imported, exported, manufactured, sold, or advertised in the U.S. and require the labeling of all fur products under the Fur Products Labeling Act (see H.R. 891), H3777 [23AP]
———promote public safety and improve the welfare of captive big cats (see H.R. 1947), H6008 [5JN]
———strengthen polar bear conservation efforts (see H.R. 2327), H5929 [24MY]
Arab League: urge acknowledgment of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and increase efforts to stop such genocide (see H. Con. Res. 7), H3364 [29MR]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H1564 [13FE]
Armed Forces: 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), H3400 [16AP]
———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2702), H7434 [28JN]
———impose a temporary moratorium on the discharge of members for personality disorder (see H.R. 3167), H11028 [27SE]
———improve diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in members and former members and expand Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs telehealth and telemental health programs (see H.R. 3051), H7851 [16JY]
———permit members of the Selected Reserves and Reserve components to re-enter their military service and receive Reserve Education Assistance Program benefits if they previously earned such benefit (see H.R. 3099), H10077 [4SE]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H6235 [11JN]
———reimburse tuition for programs of education interrupted by military service, defer student loans, and reduce interest rates during periods of military service (see H.R. 2910), H9711 [3AU]
———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 530), H6439 (see H.R. 530), H6476 [14JN]
———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran (see H. Con. Res. 33), H12385 [31OC]
———require continuation of pay to members who are retired or separated from service due to combat-related injuries of certain bonuses that they were entitled to before retirement or separation (see H.R. 3793), H14085 [15NO]
Assault weapons: reauthorize ban on production of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1022), H6111 [6JN]
Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H14249 [5DE]
———commend democracy efforts and call for release by Burmese Government (see H. Con. Res. 200), H10902 [25SE]
Bangladesh: express sympathy and pledge urgent support for the victims of Cyclone Sidr (see H. Res. 842), H14251 [5DE]
Berkeley College: anniversary (see H. Res. 342), H4204 [26AP]
Brazil: recognize relationship with the U.S., commend reduction of dependence on oil, and recognize importance of U.S.-Brazil Memorandum of Understanding on biofuels cooperation (see H. Res. 651), H10511 [18SE]
Brooks, Sylvia K.: tribute (see H. Res. 510), H7011 [22JN]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H7983 [17JY]
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]
Business and industry: require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see H.R. 1776), H5054 [15MY]
Cal Ripken Way, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 3218), H8820 [27JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: call for continuation of congressional staff-led tours (see H. Res. 815), H16835 [18DE]
Caribbean Community (CARICOM): recognize and welcome delegation of Presidents, Prime Ministers, and Foreign Ministers to Washington, DC, and commend for holding the Conference on the Caribbean (see H. Res. 418), H5531 [21MY]
Caribbean nations: authorize assistance to fund educational development and exchange programs (see H.R. 176), H4914 [10MY]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 148), H4966 [14MY]
Charleston, SC: honor and express condolences to families of firefighters killed in warehouse fire (see H. Con. Res. 172), H7341 [27JN]
Chavez, Cesar E.: establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 76), H759 [18JA]
Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide vision care (see H.R. 507), H4293 [1MY]
———help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips (see H.R. 4265), H14156 [4DE]
———promote adoption of children with special needs (see H.R. 4091), H15209 [6DE]
———promote youth financial education (see H.R. 4335), H14493 (see H.R. 4335), H15207 [6DE]
———support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (see H. Res. 700), H13861 [13NO]
———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), H3477 [17AP]
Cinco de Mayo: observance (see H. Res. 347), H4292 [1MY]
Civil rights: authorize a Library of Congress/National Museum of African American History and Culture project to collect video and audio recordings of testimonials of civil rights movement participants (see H.R. 998), H2302 [7MR]
———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H7340 [27JN]
Climate: address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments (see H. Con. Res. 104), H4176 [25AP]
———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), H1344 [7FE]
———reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 1590), H2742 [20MR]
Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 494), H6660 [18JN]
Coastal zones: protect marine resources from petroleum exploration, development, and production in U.S. maritime exclusive economic zones that are contiguous to a foreign exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 1679), H3079 [26MR]
Colleges and universities: disclose fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 592), H2671 [19MR]
———establish a demonstration loan program for nontraditional students (see H.R. 3378), H11777 [18OC]
———expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 451), H514 [12JA]
———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1275), H13959 [14NO]
———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 642), H6577 [15JN]
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), H4416 [2MY]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino: establish (see H.R. 512), H670 [17JA]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H8398 [24JY]
Congress: 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), H11028 [27SE]
Consumer Product Safety Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3691), H14250 [5DE]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 101), H1154 [31JA]
Courts: modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1306), H7340 [27JN]
———strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 871), H14250 [5DE]
Credit unions: clarify congressional intent for provision of affordable financial services in underserved areas (see H.R. 3113), H9657 [2AU]
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), H515 [12JA]
``Crime, Violence, and Development—Trends, Costs, and Policy Options in the Caribbean'': recognize contribution of U.N. and World Bank Group report to understanding crime and violence levels in the Caribbean region (see H. Res. 865), H15317 [11DE]
Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 627), H10017 [4AU]
———support U.N.-brokered agreement between Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat relative to reunification (see H. Res. 405), H10697 [20SE]
Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 126), H12740 [5NO]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H9656 [2AU]
Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize conservation and energy programs and modify the operation and administration of these programs (see H.R. 1551), H2620 [15MR]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit sale of parts for F-14 fighter aircraft (see H.R. 1441), H3185 [27MR]
Dept. of Education: establish a Student Aid Reward Program to ensure that student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible (see H.R. 1010), H3017 [23MR]
———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]
———extend the same level of increased flexibility to all rural local educational agencies under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (see H.R. 1166), H14084 [15NO]
———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 1971), H4051 [24AP]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H3477 [17AP]
———authorize grants to carry out projects to provide education on preventing teen pregnancies (see H.R. 2097), H6661 [18JN]
———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), H15317 [11DE]
———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]
———provide for child care workforce development initiatives (see H.R. 3870), H15414 [12DE]
———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H14250 [5DE]
———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 3430), H9707 [3AU]
Dept. of Homeland Security: make grants to first responders (see H.R. 130), H760 [18JA]
———prohibit from prescribing regulations that preempt more stringent State regulations governing chemical facility security (see H.R. 1633), H2821 [21MR]
———provide for ceremonies on or near Independence Day to administer oaths of allegiance to legal immigrants whose applications for citizenship have been approved (see H.R. 2405), H13860 [13NO]
Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 2926), H7431 [28JN]
———expand supply of affordable housing with supportive services for the elderly (see H.R. 2930), H10370 [14SE]
———provide financial assistance for the development and reuse of brownfields (see H.R. 43), H944 [24JA]
———reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 174), H6404 [13JN]
Dept. of Justice: authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 3546), H12021 [24OC]
———express no confidence in performance of Attorney General Gonzales and urge the President to request his resignation (see H. Res. 417), H5623 [22MY]
———provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs (see H.R. 4134), H13522 [9NO]
———provide grants for Internet safety education programs (see H.R. 3577), H11549 [15OC]
Dept. of Labor: provide special reporting and disclosure rules for individual retirement account plans and establish an Advisory Council on Improving Employer-Employee Retirement Practices (see H.R. 3185), H16950 [19DE]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 359), H516 [12JA]
———permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in California (see H.R. 2758), H9469 (see H.R. 2758), H9545 [1AU]
———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 777), H5292 [16MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (see H.R. 2895), H10696 [20SE]
———extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 2761), H6660 [18JN]
———repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 695), H943 [24JA]
Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see H.R. 1216), H10320 [7SE]
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), H4628 [8MY]
———change the length of the obligated period of service on active duty required for receiving certain educational benefits (see H.R. 3882), H12104 [25OC]
———establish a program to provide readjustment and mental health services to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (see H.R. 2689), H6330 [12JN]
———establish Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (see H.R. 2818), H8397 [24JY]
———provide mental health services in languages other than English, as needed, for veterans and family members with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 542), H9656 [2AU]
Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 3175), H14250 [5DE]
Diamond-Blackfan Anemia: expand and intensify research (see H. Res. 524), H10902 [25SE]
Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 3355), H10077 [4SE]
Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (see H.R. 2831), H7777 [12JY]
———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: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see H.R. 1553), H7340 [27JN]
———catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 3544), H11071 [1OC]
———eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1532), H5472 [17MY]
———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H4965 [14MY]
———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), H10939 [26SE]
———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 1113), H7776 [12JY]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H2744 [20MR]
———identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H.R. 1188), H2822 [21MR]
———improve screening and treatment of cancers and provide survivorship services (see H.R. 2353), H6009 [5JN]
———increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see H.R. 1567), H7656 [11JY]
———make permanent the authority of the Postal Service to issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1236), H2571 [14MR]
———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 2210), H5473 [17MY]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H15208 [6DE]
———urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men (see H. Res. 288), H3362 [29MR]
Ecology and environment: authorize Federal agencies and legislative branch offices to purchase greenhouse gas offsets and renewable energy credits (see H.R. 823), H14157 [4DE]
———declare U.S. policy on international climate cooperation and authorize assistance to promote clean and efficient energy technologies in foreign countries (see H.R. 2420), H5620 [22MY]
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), H15414 [12DE]
———establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see H.R. 2111), H5293 [16MY]
———improve the quality of classroom learning by empowering States to develop performance-based assessments that measure higher order thinking skills (see H.R. 2846), H14084 [15NO]
———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 2017), H4050 [24AP]
———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 2668), H14084 [15NO]
———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]
Elections: prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections (see H.R. 1281), H2119 [1MR]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend (see H.R. 648), H14084 [15NO]
———amend certain accountability and assessment provisions (see H.R. 1711), H14084 [15NO]
———amend certain accountability provisions (see H.R. 2946), H14084 [15NO]
———clarify certain Federal requirements (see H.R. 1169), H14084 [15NO]
———promote environmental education (see H.R. 3036), H10511 [18SE]
———reauthorize programs to enhance education through technology (see H.R. 2449), H6578 [15JN]
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: strike provision relative to modification of reporting frequency (see H.R. 1055), H1668 [14FE]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H4050 [24AP]
ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H10076 [4SE]
Ethiopia: anniversary (see H. Res. 550), H8743 [26JY]
———encourage and facilitate the consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and economic freedom (see H.R. 2003), H7783 [13JY]
Eurasia Foundation: authorize grants (see H.R. 2949), H8821 [27JY]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H6331 [12JN]
Fair Labor Standards Act: increase penalties for violations of child labor laws (see H.R. 2674), H14084 [15NO]
FBI: improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 297), H6111 [6JN]
FDIC: establish industrial bank holding company regulation (see H.R. 698), H4416 [2MY]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1073), H10902 [25SE]
———ensure that at least two-thirds of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 3158), H11028 [27SE]
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]
FEMA: designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System (see H.R. 129), H760 [18JA]
Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 1537), H4629 [8MY]
———enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 1869), H4294 [1MY]
———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), H3399 [16AP]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 273), H3184 [27MR]
Finucane, Patrick: urge full and impartial inquiry into murder of human rights lawyer by British-loyalist paramilitaries (see H. Con. Res. 20), H836 [22JA]
Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3663), H15209 [6DE]
Food industry: provide restrictions on use of carbon monoxide in meat, poultry, and seafood (see H.R. 3115), H10246 [6SE]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 619), H945 [24JA]
———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2092), H8121 [18JY]
Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 1225), H4967 [14MY]
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), H2242 [6MR]
———recognize that violence poses an increasingly serious threat to peace and stability in Central America and support expanded cooperation to combat crime and violence (see H. Res. 564), H8619 [25JY]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2516), H5924 [24MY]
Garang de Mabior, John: tribute (see H. Res. 98), H1565 [13FE]
Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 136), H2122 [1MR]
Greece: urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (see H.R. 2526), H7777 [12JY]
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), H3478 [17AP]
Haiti: urge multilateral financial institutions to immediately cancel debts (see H. Res. 241), H4417 [2MY]
Head Start Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1429), H2957 [22MR]
Health: expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 819), H1210 [5FE]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]
———provide grants to promote positive health behaviors in women and children (see H.R. 1968), H5293 [16MY]
———provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (see H.R. 1237), H5532 [21MY]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H3476 [17AP]
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), H3724 [20AP]
Hispanic Americans: recognize service, courage, and patriotism of those who served and continue to serve in the Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 253), H13522 [9NO]
Hispanic Heritage Foundation: tribute for recognizing the next generation of Latino role models for their academic achievements and community service (see H. Con. Res. 197), H11071 [1OC]
Homeless Assistance Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 561), H8185 [19JY]
———consolidate housing assistance programs for homeless persons (see H.R. 840), H1565 [13FE]
Horticulture: extend laws governing importation of plants to plants illegally harvested outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1497), H15317 [11DE]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 464), H514 [12JA]
House Democracy Assistance Commission: establish (see H. Res. 24), H344 [10JA]
House Ethics Commission: establish (see H.R. 1754), H5473 [17MY]
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. 1852), H4488 [3MY]
———modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2139), H6578 [15JN]
Houston Dynamo (soccer team): tribute (see H. Res. 867), H15470 [13DE]
Huerta, Dolores: tribute (see H. Res. 37), H672 [17JA]
Hunt, Lamar: tribute (see H. Res. 53), H3364 [29MR]
Hunting and trapping: recognize hunters for their continued commitment to safety (see H. Con. Res. 193), H9657 [2AU]
Hurricanes: acknowledge the progress made and yet to be made to rebuild the Gulf Coast region after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H. Res. 551), H7852 [16JY]
———express sympathy and support for the people and governments of the countries of Central America, the Caribbean, and Mexico which have suffered from Hurricanes Felix, Dean, and Henriette (see H. Res. 642), H10903 [25SE]
Immigration: disapprove rule requiring certain lawful permanent residents to apply for a new Permanent Resident Card (see H.J. Res. 51), H11029 [27SE]
———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 2221), H5293 [16MY]
———provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a U.S. citizen child should not be ordered removed from the U.S. (see H.R. 1176), H3724 [20AP]
———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), H2122 [1MR]
———reform (see H.R. 1645), H2956 [22MR]
———waive inadmissability based on misrepresentation for an immediate relative of certain Armed Forces members and extend nonimmigrant visa program for spouses and children of such members (see H.R. 1745), H5928 [24MY]
Indonesia: commend democratic elections in Aceh and express support for further democratic development and implementation of the Helsinki Memorandum of Understanding (see H. Res. 238), H8822 [27JY]
Insurance: streamline regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance (see H.R. 1065), H2039 [28FE]
International relations: call on People's Republic of China to respect human rights of refugees from Democratic People's Republic of Korea (see H. Con. Res. 234), H11935 [23OC]
International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 149), H1416 [8FE]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H1055 [30JA]
Iran: call for immediate and unconditional release of British marines and sailors (see H. Res. 267), H3080 [26MR]
———enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H3279 [28MR]
———express concern about threatening behavior of current regime and activities of terrorist organizations sponsored by that regime in Latin America (see H. Res. 435), H5724 [23MY]
Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq (see H.R. 787), H2243 [6MR]
———provide for Operation Iraqi Freedom cost accountability (see H. Res. 97), H2244 [6MR]
Israel: support right to self defense in face of imminent nuclear or military threat from Syria (see H. Res. 674), H10903 [25SE]
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), H2039 [28FE]
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]
Law enforcement: issuance of special postage stamps to fund gang prevention programs (see H.R. 1070), H13412 [8NO]
Lewis, Jerry: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3035), H8187 [19JY]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 244), H13523 [9NO]
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), H6578 [15JN]
Malaysia: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 518), H8743 [26JY]
Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 440), H513 [12JA]
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), H10696 [20SE]
———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H3185 [27MR]
———require coverage of professional services of optometrists that are otherwise covered when furnished by a physician (see H.R. 1983), H10510 [18SE]
———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H12454 [1NO]
Medicare: expedite application and qualification process of low-income individuals obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 1536), H2619 [15MR]
———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 1459), H3724 [20AP]
———extend eligibility period for ``Welcome to Medicare'' physical examination and eliminate coinsurance for screening mammography and colorectal cancer screening tests (see H.R. 3042), H11028 [27SE]
———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1193), H6181 [7JN]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1926), H3696 [19AP]
———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see H.R. 3865), H14085 [15NO]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H12103 [25OC]
———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4), H110 [5JA]
Members of Congress: deny congressional retirement benefits if such individual is convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 476), H790 [19JA]
Mental health: provide for research on, and services for, individuals with postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 20), H5292 [16MY]
———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]
Mexico: authorize assistance to improve security and promote economic development (see H.R. 502), H1472 [12FE]
———express sympathy and pledge urgent support for the victims of flooding in southern Mexico (see H. Res. 812), H13412 [8NO]
Middle East: express grave concern for Iran and Syria's continued and systematic violations of U.N. resolutions relative to Lebanon (see H. Res. 690), H13205 [6NO]
Military Order of the Purple Heart: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 49), H1565 [13FE]
Minimum wage: 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), H10902 [25SE]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3014), H7774 [12JY]
———recognize and take active measures to increase the low presence of minorities and women in upper level positions of management in the financial services industry (see H. Con. Res. 140), H4486 [3MY]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 1506), H3400 [16AP]
Music and dance: recognize the African American spiritual as a national treasure (see H. Res. 120), H1152 [31JA]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 44), H944 [24JA]
National Autoimmune Diseases Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 258), H4295 [1MY]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1), H109 [5JA]
National Community College Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 334), H4210 [30AP]
National Foster Parents Day: support (see H. Res. 179), H2822 [21MR]
National Infertility Awareness Week: support goals (see H. Res. 322), H11172 [2OC]
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 Mall Liberty Fund D.C., Inc.: authorize a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor slaves and others that fought for independence during the American Revolution (see H.R. 1693), H3080 [26MR]
National Men's Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 138), H7657 [11JY]
National Writing Project (organization): reauthorize (see H.R. 3357), H15414 [12DE]
Native American Heritage Day: designate (see H.R. 3585), H10624 [19SE] (see H.J. Res. 62), H13859 [13NO]
Native Americans: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H15317 [11DE]
New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1815), H3359 [29MR]
New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 1638), H3696 [19AP] (see H.R. 3543), H11395 [9OC]
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), H14084 [15NO]
———improve method of determining adequate yearly progress (see H.R. 2166), H14084 [15NO]
———modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 2070), H14084 [15NO]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Albert Gore, Jr., and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for peace (see H. Res. 735), H11778 [18OC]
Northern Ireland: reaffirm support for continued implementation of the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for peaceful settlement of the conflict (see H. Res. 222), H2302 [7MR]
NSF: establish a laboratory science pilot program (see H.R. 524), H1896 [16FE]
Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H6007 [5JN]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program (see H.R. 1700), H4294 [1MY]
Oregon State University: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 515), H7983 [17JY]
Pacific Islands: authorize appropriations to provide for South Pacific exchanges and Fulbright scholarships to students, and provide technical and other assistance through AID (see H.R. 3062), H8835 (see H.R. 3062), H9053 [30JY]
Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders: welcome to Washington, DC, and commend the East-West Center (organization) for hosting such conference (see H. Res. 355), H4292 [1MY]
Pacific Northwest: tribute to local and State first responders and citizens facing severe winter storms (see H. Res. 851), H14494 (see H. Res. 851), H15208 [6DE]
Paterson Great Falls National Park: establish (see H.R. 189), H117 [5JA]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H672 [17JA]
Phoenix Mercury (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 654), H10697 [20SE]
Poverty: develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce and eliminate global poverty (see H.R. 1302), H3185 [27MR]
———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), H15738 [17DE]
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]
———provide for the energy independence of the U.S. (see H.R. 1133), H3777 [23AP]
———strengthen national security and reduce dependence on foreign oil through new vehicle technology and efficiency, use of alternative fuels, and improving rail and public transit usage (see H.R. 1300), H2120 [1MR]
Presidents of the U.S: regulate judicial use of Presidential signing statements in the interpretation of Acts of Congress (see H.R. 3045), H9469 (see H.R. 3045), H9545 [1AU]
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), H15414 [12DE]
Project GRAD USA (organization): authorize (see H.R. 887), H12238 [30OC]
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), H2486 [13MR]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 969), H5927 [24MY]
Puerto Rico: recognize right to call a Constitutional Convention to exercise right of self-determination and establish mechanism for congressional consideration of such decision (see H.R. 1230), H2037 [28FE]
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), H5054 [15MY]
Railroads: ensure competition, enable rail customers to obtain reliable rail service, and provide those customers with a reasonable process for challenging rate and service disputes (see H.R. 2125), H6111 [6JN]
———exclude solid waste disposal from the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board (see H.R. 1248), H4487 [3MY]
Richards, Ann: tribute (see H. Res. 42), H1417 [8FE]
Rutgers University: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 300), H3475 [17AP]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 3132), H8835 (see H.R. 3132), H9053 [30JY]
Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student's parent provides written consent for the release (see H.R. 1346), H2822 [21MR]
———improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see H.R. 2928), H14157 [4DE]
———improve safety of elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher learning (see H.R. 2352), H5291 [16MY]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: make payments to local governments in which entitlement land is located and provide transitional payments to entities previously entitled to payments (see H.R. 3058), H10511 [18SE]
———reauthorize (see H.R. 17), H789 [19JA]
Securities Exchange Act: provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation (see H.R. 1257), H2118 [1MR]
Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Foundation: establish (see H.R. 1469), H3185 [27MR]
Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 1783), H5622 [22MY]
Sewage disposal: authorize appropriations for sewer overflow control grants (see H.R. 569), H1153 [31JA]
———ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (see H.R. 2452), H10940 [26SE]
Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see H.R. 3692), H11026 [27SE]
Social Security: ensure foster children are able to use program and SSI benefits to address their needs and improve their lives (see H.R. 1104), H6008 [5JN]
———extend moratorium on implementation of a rule on Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program and finalization of graduate medical education rule (see H.R. 3533), H13523 [9NO]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H113 [5JA]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H6661 [18JN]
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), H5623 [22MY]
———identify companies that conduct business operations in Sudan and prohibit U.S. Government contracts with such companies (see H.R. 180), H3561 [18AP]
Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 3934), H15414 [12DE]
Taxation: allow designation of tax payments to provide Head Start funding, reduce the national debt, and provide college funding for children of Iraq war veterans instead of supporting the war in Iraq (see H.R. 3125), H8821 [27JY]
———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1110), H3018 [23MR]
———allow solar and geothermal investment credit for public utility property (see H.R. 1977), H6236 [11JN]
———equalize income exclusion of employer-provided parking and transit benefits and provide a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 1475), H5472 [17MY]
———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 discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 1876), H10756 [24SE]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H14084 [15NO]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H6181 [7JN]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H5054 [15MY]
———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 549), H14084 [15NO]
———increase and extend the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (see H.R. 539), H945 [24JA]
———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), H11934 [23OC]
———make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 743), H11729 [17OC]
———provide a credit for new qualified plug-in hybrid motor vehicles (see H.R. 1331), H5927 [24MY]
———provide a credit for residential biomass fuel property expenditures (see H.R. 3107), H9711 [3AU]
———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 2287), H14084 [15NO]
———provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 1422), H6181 [7JN]
———provide incentives to encourage investment in the expansion of freight rail infrastructure capacity and to enhance modal tax equity (see H.R. 2116), H14157 [4DE]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 1023), H4914 [10MY]
———require broker reporting of customer's basis in securities transactions (see H.R. 878), H1342 [7FE]
———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H7490 [10JY]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H8743 [26JY]
Telephones: require accurate and reasonable disclosure of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards and services (see H.R. 3402), H13523 [9NO]
Terrorism: compensate relatives of U.S. citizens killed as a result of the bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa (see H.R. 2828), H8821 [27JY]
Thomas Alva Edison Commemorative Coin Act: provide a new effective date for the applicability of certain provisions relative to the Edison Memorial Tower (see H.R. 188), H117 [5JA]
Thomas Edison National Historical Park: establish as the successor to the Edison National Historic Site in New Jersey (see H.R. 2627), H6180 [7JN]
Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 741), H4416 [2MY]
Tongass National Forest: provide additional protections for lands (see H.R. 3757), H11315 [4OC]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat forced labor (see H.R. 3887), H11935 [23OC]
Transatlantic Slave Trade 200th Anniversary Commission: establish (see H.R. 3432), H10626 [19SE]
Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (see H.R. 2095), H5533 [21MY]
Transportation Security Administration: provide certain personnel management requirements (see H.R. 3212), H11028 [27SE]
Treaty of Rome: anniversary (see H. Res. 230), H2487 [13MR]
Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 373), H11935 [23OC]
U.N. Human Rights Council: condemn for ignoring several human rights abuses in various countries while including Israel as the only country permanently on the Council's agenda (see H. Res. 557), H8185 [19JY]
U.N. Security Council: charge Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with violating the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide because of his call for the destruction of Israel (see H. Con. Res. 21), H887 [23JA]
U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 1671), H16834 [18DE]
Ukraine: urge parties of current political crisis to act responsibly and use dialogue to resolve crisis and ensure a free and transparent democratic system (see H. Con. Res. 115), H5622 [22MY]
University and College Union: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Israeli academia (see H. Res. 467), H6110 [6JN]
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), H11548 [15OC]
———improve health care for veterans who live in rural areas (see H.R. 2005), H6111 [6JN]
———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 3329), H11935 [23OC]
———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 760), H15414 [12DE]
Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 2457), H5723 [23MY]
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), H11316 [4OC]
———prohibit discrimination in insurance coverage to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (see H.R. 4014), H16835 [18DE]
———provide job protection for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (see H.R. 4015), H16835 [18DE]
———provide unemployment insurance to those who are separated from their employment as a result of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (see H.R. 4016), H16835 [18DE]
Wright, Martha Coffin: tribute (see H. Res. 588), H10321 [7SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Cyprus: support removal of Turkish occupation troops (see H. Res. 620), H9709 [3AU]
Dennis P. Collins Post Office Building, Bayonne, NJ: designate (see H.R. 3307), H9467 (see H.R. 3307), H9544 [1AU]
Dept. of HUD: establish a program to provide financial assistance to certain homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making home mortgage payments from their call to active military duty (see H.R. 2599), H6110 [6JN]
———improve Operating Fund for public housing (see H.R. 3521), H10362 [10SE]
Financial institutions: prevent misrepresentation about deposit insurance coverage (see H.R. 2547), H5926 [24MY]
Frank J. Guarini Post Office Building, Jersey City, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2467), H5723 [23MY]
Iraq: require the Iraqi Government to match the amount of U.S. assistance awarded for reconstruction (see H.R. 1325), H2165 [5MR]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H3278 [28MR]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H6739 [20JN], H7079 [26JN], H8123 [19JY], H12157 [30OC], H13525 [13NO]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H2823 [22MR], H4631 [9MY], H9547 [2AU], H11937 [24OC]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), H8755 [27JY]
Appropriations: making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), veto, H4299 [2MY], H4632 [9MY]
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq, H1278 [7FE]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1569 [14FE], H1713 [15FE]
Bayonne, NJ: tribute to Bayonne St. Patrick's Day Parade honorees, E509
Budget: allocation of funds, H1981 [28FE]
———balance, H2444 [13MR]
———deficit, H1981 [28FE]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), conference report, H10515 [19SE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2012 (H. Con. Res. 99), H3189 [28MR]
Carteret, NJ: anniversary of Knights of Columbus Father Carey Council 1280, E2069
Castro, George A., II: Hispanic Law Enforcement Association of Union County, Inc., honoree, E2075
Cheney, Vice President: attempts to exempt the Office of the Vice President from the Executive order that established a Government-wide system for safeguarding classified national security information, H7344 [28JN]
Chicago, IL: congratulate for being chosen U.S. representative in competition to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games and encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee (H. Con. Res. 118), H4255 [1MY]
———congratulate for being chosen U.S. representative in competition to host 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games and encourage selection by the International Olympic Committee (S. Con. Res. 28), H4766 [10MY]
Cinco de Mayo: observance (H. Res. 347), H4253 [1MY]
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), conference report, H10515 [19SE]
Congress: accomplishments of the 110th Congress, H762 [19JA]
Connelly, Phillip: Friends of Brian Boru (organization) Man of the Year Award recipient, E545
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), H14012 [15NO]
———require lenders offer borrowers the option of a mortgage without a pre-payment penalty, H14012 [15NO]
Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, E2501
———democracy assistance programs funding, H6834 [21JN]
———remove banking restrictions to allow agricultural purchases from U.S. producers, H8755 [27JY]
Cyprus: support U.N.-brokered agreement between Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat relative to reunification (H. Res. 405), H11351
Dennis P. Collins Post Office Building, Bayonne, NJ: designate (H.R. 3307), H12197
Dept. of Defense: treatment of injured soldiers and living conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, H2171 [6MR]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), H6498
———prohibit funding to overturn New Jersey chemical security plants and facilities safety regulations, H6498
Dept. of HUD: Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H1347 [8FE]
Dept. of Justice: investigate firing of U.S. attorneys, H3086 [27MR]
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), H6833, H6834, H6887 [21JN]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2643), H7101 [26JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 2761), H10530 [19SE]
———extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 4299), H15363 [12DE]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H12743 [6NO]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), conference report, H12743 [6NO]
Education: reduce student loan interest rates (H.R. 5), H628
Federal Housing Finance Agency: establish Affordable Housing Fund, H5380 [17MY]
Financial institutions: prevent misrepresentation about deposit insurance coverage (H.R. 2547), H7788, H7789 [16JY]
Foreign aid: modify global gag rule denying U.S. funds to overseas health clinics that use private monies to fund abortions to allow for the provision of contraceptives, H6887 [21JN]
Frank J. Guarini Post Office Building, Jersey City, NJ: designate (H.R. 2467), H10326 [10SE]
Guatemala: express sympathy to families of women and girls murdered and encourage the Guatemalan Government to bring an end to these crimes (H. Res. 100), H4242, H4243 [1MY]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H843 [23JA], H993 [30JA]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 3), H388
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (S. 5), H3484 [18AP]
House of Representatives: implement ethics reform and improve oversight of lobbyist activities and travel guidelines, H37
House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 6), H37
Housing: establish Affordable Housing Trust Fund, H10455
———modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (H.R. 1852), H10455
———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 1427), H5380 [17MY]
Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H2823 [22MR], H6665 [19JN], H7858 [17JY], H10081 [5SE]
Medicare: require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 4), H485
Members of Congress: deny congressional retirement benefits if such individual is convicted of certain offenses (H.R. 476), H814
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), H269 [10JA]
Music and dance: recognize the African American spiritual as a national treasure (H. Res. 120), H1289 [7FE]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (H.R. 1), H219
National Park Service: make necessary safety improvements to the Statue of Liberty and fully reopen the Statue to the public, H7101 [26JN]
New Jersey: anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr., Parade and Scholarship Committee, E2253
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program (H.R. 1700), H4972 [15MY]
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), H724
———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, H15321 [12DE]
Securities Exchange Act: provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation (H.R. 1257), H3535 [18AP]
Social Security: extend and improve children's health insurance program and improve beneficiary protections under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3162), H9548 [2AU]
———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, H10944 [27SE], H11552 [16OC], H11938 [24OC]
———State Children's Health Insurance Program funding, H4056 [25AP]
Taxation: provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), Senate amendments, H10944 [27SE]
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), veto, H11552 [16OC], H11938 [24OC]
Thomas Alva Edison Commemorative Coin Act: provide a new effective date for the applicability of certain provisions relative to the Edison Memorial Tower (H.R. 188), H533 [16JA]
Vietnam: call for release of political prisoners and prisoners of conscience (H. Res. 243), H4246, H4247 [1MY]
Votes: position on missed, E1079
Tributes
Burrows, Robert J., E1343
Del Boccio, Richard, E410
Ramos, Ruben, Jr., E1395
Shugert, Peter, E802
Simunovich, Joseph, E558