SMITH, ADAM (a Representative from Washington)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), H5256 [16MY]
Appointments
Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H3374 [30MR]
Conferee: H.R. 1585, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H14182 [5DE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
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), H11490 [10OC]
———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), H12156 [29OC]
African Americans: recognize contributions of the Negro Baseball League and players (see H. Res. 162), H1668 [14FE]
Agriculture: continue and expand upon efforts to ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and other specialty crops and enhance competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 1600), H3018 [23MR]
Air Force: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 207), H10319 [7SE]
America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 122), 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), H3017 [23MR]
Armed Forces: allow active member to terminate or suspend certain service contracts entered into prior to notice of transfer or deployment and penalize violations of interest rate limits (see H.R. 3298), H16834 [18DE]
———enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1246), H2038 [28FE]
———impose a temporary moratorium on the discharge of members for personality disorder (see H.R. 3167), H8835 (see H.R. 3167), H9053 [30JY]
———improve mental health care for wounded members (see H.R. 2612), H7783 [13JY]
———recognize dedication and honorable service of military nurses (see H. Con. Res. 90), H2436 [12MR]
———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), H7433 [28JN]
———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran (see H.J. Res. 14), H3081 [26MR]
———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), H12104 [25OC]
———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 soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and civilians that comprise the special operations forces community (see H. Res. 305), H3475 [17AP]
Army Reserve: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 70), H15468 [13DE]
Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H14249 [5DE]
Biggio, Craig: tribute (see H. Res. 501), H7012 [22JN]
Boise, ID: congratulate for being chosen to host 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games (see H. Res. 380), H6332 [12JN]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 230), H11848 [22OC]
Capitol Building and Grounds: call for continuation of congressional staff-led tours (see H. Res. 815), H13861 [13NO]
Children and youth: establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see H.R. 2188), H8618 [25JY]
Chisholm, Shirley: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 9), H119 [5JA]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H4293 [1MY]
Civil War—U.S.: tribute to Edward D. Cohota and Joseph L. Pierce and other veterans of Asian descent (see H. Res. 415), H11549 [15OC]
Climate: address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments (see H. Con. Res. 104), H4176 [25AP]
———address security risks posed by global climate change (see H.R. 1961), H4205 [26AP]
———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), H1211 [5FE]
———enact a mandatory national program to slow, stop and reverse emissions of greenhouse gases (see H. Con. Res. 96), H6182 [7JN]
———reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 1590), H2742 [20MR]
Colleges and universities: establish a demonstration loan program for nontraditional students (see H.R. 3378), H10435 [17SE]
———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), H10076 [4SE]
Colorado Rockies (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 816), H15209 [6DE]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 101), H3279 [28MR]
Courts: restore right of habeas corpus for detainees held in the war on terror (see H.R. 2826), H7010 [22JN]
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), H435 [11JA]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 654), H11639 [16OC]
Dailard, Cynthia Boles: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 39), H2341 [8MR]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H10320 [7SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: authorize a competitive grant program for the Puget Sound area to provide comprehensive conservation planning to address water quality (see H.R. 3184), H8741 [26JY]
———reauthorize conservation and energy programs and modify the operation and administration of these programs (see H.R. 1551), H2620 [15MR]
———reform commodity programs, increase nutrition, conservation, and energy programs, and reduce the national budget deficit (see H.R. 2720), H6438 (see H.R. 2720), H6475 [14JN]
Dept. of Defense: require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see H.R. 2064), H5725 [23MY]
———tribute to U.S. Transportation Command (see H. Res. 640), H10627 [19SE]
Dept. of Education: establish and maintain public website with a database of available scholarships, fellowships, and financial assistance programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (see H.R. 1051), H1667 [14FE]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H4293 [1MY]
———make grants to community health coalitions to assist in the development of integrated health care delivery (see H.R. 3561), H10509 [18SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: allow filing of orphan petitions by individuals for at least two years after approval of advanced processing application (see H.R. 628), H835 [22JA]
———implement Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and other registered traveler programs (see H.R. 1061), H2437 [12MR]
———make full and efficient use of open source information to develop and disseminate open source homeland security information products (see H.R. 3815), H12104 [25OC]
Dept. of Justice: clarify that territories and Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants for confronting the use of methamphetamine (see H.R. 545), H1272 [6FE]
———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 the Treasury: provide for the licensing of Internet gambling facilities by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (see H.R. 2046), H14157 [4DE]
Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see H.R. 1216), H10363 [10SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (see H.R. 2818), H15469 [13DE]
———repeal offset from surviving spouse annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation and annuity authority for certain dependents (see H.R. 1589), H11395 [9OC]
———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1927), H7490 [10JY]
Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (see H.R. 1532), H4553 [7MY]
———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H5473 [17MY]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H5054 [15MY]
———increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see H.R. 1567), H2671 [19MR]
———make permanent the authority of the Postal Service to issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1236), H5054 [15MY]
Drugs: accelerate efforts to develop vaccines for diseases primarily affecting developing countries (see H.R. 1391), H8293 [23JY]
Ecology and environment: 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: improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1228), H7656 [11JY]
———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]
Elections: prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns (see H.R. 101), H344 [10JA]
Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 729), H1054 [30JA]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 3257), H10157 [5SE]
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act: strike provision relative to modification of reporting frequency (see H.R. 1055), H6181 [7JN]
Employment: increase family and medical leave for family members of servicemembers with combat-related injuries (see H.R. 3481), H10757 [24SE]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H6181 [7JN]
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), H14157 [4DE]
Ethiopia: encourage and facilitate the consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and economic freedom (see H.R. 2003), H7983 [17JY]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H10696 [20SE]
Families and domestic relations: support responsible fatherhood, promote marriage, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 268), H3279 [28MR]
Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H8618 [25JY]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H4293 [1MY]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H5927 [24MY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2169), H4485 [3MY]
———modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (see H.R. 2537), H10434 [17SE]
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), H2486 [13MR]
Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3663), H16835 [18DE]
Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 619), H5724 [23MY]
Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 1225), H4176 [25AP]
Foreign trade: extend certain trade preferences to least-developed countries (see H.R. 3905), H11776 [18OC]
———provide for export controls of certain items relating to civil aircraft (see H.R. 3633), H10755 [24SE]
———reauthorize trade adjustment assistance and extend to service workers and firms (see H.R. 3920), H11846 [22OC]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2516), H5924 [24MY]
Fort Pierce, FL: recognize the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum as the official museum of Navy SEALS and their predecessors (see H.R. 2779), H10434 [17SE]
Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 605), H10757 [24SE]
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), H4294 [1MY]
Health: encourage use of electronic health records and provide a secure framework in which such records are made available for a national information technology infrastructure (see H.R. 2991), H7655 [11JY]
———establish a program to provide financial incentives for the establishment of interactive personal health records (see H.R. 1368), H2301 [7MR]
———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), H4753 [9MY]
———facilitate development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS and other diseases (see H.R. 1420), H4553 [7MY]
———provide for approval of similar biological products (see H.R. 1956), H5473 [17MY]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1653), H3696 [19AP]
Help America Vote Act: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 281), H3362 [29MR]
———require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H1209 [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]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 464), H12238 [30OC]
House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 543), H4176 [25AP]
House Rules: require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 504), H6957 [21JN]
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]
Immigration: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see H.R. 1287), H5927 [24MY]
———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 2221), 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), H8835 (see H. Res. 238), H9054 [30JY]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 758), H6235 [11JN]
Iran: enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H7490 [10JY]
Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq (see H. Res. 41), H516 [12JA]
———provide special immigrant status for certain Iraqis and assist Iraqi refugees (see H.R. 2265), H7983 [17JY]
———recognize performance of U.S. Armed Forces, repeal authorization of use, submit redeployment plan, establish Coordinator for Iraq Stabilization, and place conditions on funding (see H.R. 1460), H2399 [9MR]
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), H4629 [8MY]
Jordan: commend continued commitment to holding elections and broadening political participation (see H. Res. 575), H8742 [26JY]
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 800), H1208 [5FE]
Lane Evans Post Office Building, Rock Island, IL: designate (see H.R. 521), H988 [29JA]
Marine Corps: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 246), H13861 [13NO]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 61), H515 [12JA]
Medicaid: restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H12454 [1NO]
Medicare: improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1193), H11028 [27SE]
———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 1665), H10434 [17SE]
———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 864), H7982 [17JY]
Members of Congress: deny congressional retirement benefits if such individual is convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 476), H790 [19JA]
Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1367), H2300 [7MR] (see H.R. 1424), H2397 [9MR]
Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H7852 [16JY]
Middle East: require the President to seek to institute a regional diplomatic plan (see H.R. 3797), H15738 [17DE]
Military Order of the Purple Heart: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 49), H8187 [19JY]
Minidoka Internment National Monument: adjust boundary to include the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial (see H.R. 161), H1211 [5FE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 1506), H3081 [26MR]
———promote development and use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 589), H1344 [7FE]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1), H109 [5JA]
National Health Information Technology Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 149), H5291 [16MY]
National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 182), H11549 [15OC]
National Seafood Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 125), H4915 [10MY]
National security: ensure while promoting foreign investment and job creation, reform examination process for such investments, and establish Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (see H.R. 556), H1417 [8FE]
Native American Heritage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 62), H13859 [13NO]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H344 [10JA]
New Milford, CT: anniversary (see H. Res. 528), H8122 [18JY]
NIST: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1868), H4209 [30AP]
NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see H.R. 1644), H8187 [19JY]
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: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1867), H4209 [30AP]
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]
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 257), H3364 [29MR]
Patents: reform (see H.R. 1908), H5725 [23MY]
Patriotism: prescribe that members of the Armed Forces and veterans out of uniform may render the military salute during hoisting, lowering, or passing of flag (see H.R. 3380), H10757 [24SE]
Power resources: ensure the U.S. leads in developing and manufacturing new energy technologies, grow the economy, create highly trained and skilled jobs, eliminate overdependence on foreign oil, and address global warming (see H.R. 2809), H6955 [21JN]
———establish an energy efficiency and renewable energy worker training program (see H.R. 2847), H8743 [26JY]
———invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (see H.R. 6), H513 [12JA]
———strengthen national security and reduce dependence on foreign oil through new vehicle technology and efficiency, use of alternative fuels, and improving rail and public transit usage (see H.R. 1300), H2120 [1MR]
Public buildings: install energy-efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs in construction, alteration, and maintenance (see H.R. 1705), H3183 [27MR]
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 Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 307), H3475 [17AP]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 969), H2671 [19MR]
Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 900), H1343 [7FE]
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), H5928 [24MY]
Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 886), H1669 [14FE]
Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 368), H15414 [12DE]
———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), H10757 [24SE]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 726), H10510 [18SE]
Special Envoy for Middle East Peace: appoint (see H. Res. 143), H3725 [20AP]
Sudan: identify companies that conduct business operations in Sudan and prohibit U.S. Government contracts with such companies (see H.R. 180), H8834 (see H.R. 180), H9053 [30JY]
Surplus Government property: direct Federal agencies to donate excess and surplus Federal electronic equipment to qualifying small towns, counties, schools, nonprofit organizations, and libraries (see H.R. 752), H3777 [23AP]
Taxation: allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 721), H1053 [30JA]
———allow deduction for qualified timber gains and modernize certain provisions applicable to timber real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1937), H4205 [26AP]
———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), H6008 [5JN]
———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), H11316 [4OC]
———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 197), H4051 [24AP]
———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 550), H4487 [3MY]
———include heavier vehicles in the limitations on the depreciation of certain luxury automobiles (see H.R. 2715), H6957 [21JN]
———increase and extend certain renewable energy and energy efficiency incentives (see H.R. 3807), H11489 [10OC]
———increase and extend the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (see H.R. 539), H1424 [9FE]
———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 60), H112 [5JA]
———make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 743), H6577 [15JN]
———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 3622), H12021 [24OC]
———permanently extend the research credit and strengthen the alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 2138), H7657 [11JY]
———provide a credit for new qualified plug-in hybrid motor vehicles (see H.R. 1331), H4051 [24AP]
———provide credit rate parity for all renewable resources under the electricity production credit (see H.R. 1924), H10157 [5SE]
Terrorism: condemn attacks in Casablanca, Morocco, and Algiers, Algeria (see H. Res. 310), H3475 [17AP]
———prevent nuclear terrorism (see H.R. 2891), H7339 [27JN]
Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 741), H6181 [7JN]
Tourist trade: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3232), H12739 [5NO]
U.N.: provide support to the U.N. Population Fund to carry out activities to save women's lives, limit incidence of abortion and maternal mortality associated with unsafe abortion, and promote access to family planning (see H.R. 2604), H10077 [4SE]
U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy: reauthorize (see H.R. 1003), H1565 [13FE]
Uganda: call on Ugandan Government and the Lord's Resistance Army to recommit to a political solution and recommence vital peace talks and urge U.S. and international support for the peace process (see H. Con. Res. 80), H4294 [1MY]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H7433 [28JN]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H1153 [31JA]
———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 760), H3363 [29MR]
VFW Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 663), H10625 [19SE]
Washington: commend support for the needs of veterans and encourage residents of other States pursue creative ways to show their own support for veterans (see H. Res. 790), H12455 [1NO]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H3184 [27MR]
———establish programs to reduce number of unplanned pregnancies, decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 1074), H1788 [15FE]
World Diabetes Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 211), H12456 [1NO]
World Intellectual Property Day: support goals (see H. Res. 314), H3476 [17AP]
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]
World Water Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 196), H2487 [13MR]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1801), H6181 [7JN]
Zimbabwe: condemn recent violence against peaceful opposition party activists and members of civil society (see H. Con. Res. 100), H3080 [26MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: improve certain compensation, health care, and education benefits for individuals who serve on active duty in a Reserve component of the uniformed services (see H.R. 4247), H14083 [15NO]
———increase military forces in Afghanistan and responsibly redeploy forces from Iraq (see H. Res. 911), H16949 [19DE]
Foreign trade: address impact of globalization, reauthorize trade adjustment assistance, and extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers, communities, firms, and farmers (see H.R. 3801), H11489 [10OC]
Medicaid: provide a demonstration project for chronic disease management (see H.R. 2043), H4175 [25AP]
Poverty: develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce and eliminate global poverty (see H.R. 1302), H2120 [1MR]
Technology: increase use and research of sustainable building design technology (see H.R. 1259), H2118 [1MR]
Remarks
Afghanistan Freedom Support Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2446), H6050 [6JN]
Air Force: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 207), H10493
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1750, H1753, H1759, H1761 [15FE]
———Special Operations Forces funding, H5134 [16MY]
———tribute to soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and civilians that comprise the special operations forces community (H. Res. 305), H3494, H3495, H3498, H3499
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), H5134 [16MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), conference report, H15345 [12DE]
Foreign trade: reauthorize trade adjustment assistance and extend to service workers and firms (H.R. 3920), H12291 [31OC]
Fort Lewis, WA: tribute to Army 3d Brigade-2d Infantry Division, H11851 [23OC]
Hurricanes: 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 (H. Res. 642), H10781, H10782 [25SE]
Iraq: redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and defense contractors from Iraq (H.R. 2237), E1051
———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), H7679 [12JY]
McChord AFB, WA: tribute, H10493
Pacific Northwest: tribute to local and State first responders and citizens facing severe winter storms (H. Res. 851), H15479
PATH (organization): anniversary, E2267
Poverty: develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce and eliminate global poverty (H.R. 1302), H10778, H10779, H10781 [25SE], E2009
Trade Act: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (H.R. 3375), H10799, H10800 [25SE]
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 (H. Res. 557), H10782, H10783 [25SE]
U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation (H.R. 3688), H13286 [7NO]
Votes: correction, E1628
———position on missed, E2619
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