SMITH, CHRISTOPHER H. (a Representative from New Jersey)
Addresses
Revolution, Rebirth, Freedom—Hungary 1956: Istvan Gereben, E217
Amendments
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), H7949 [17JY]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3074), H8277, H8295 [23JY]
Appointments
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, H2599 [15MR]
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, H2719 [20MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 618), H834 [22JA]
Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 661), H941 [24JA]
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), H9711 [3AU] (see H.R. 3327), H9654 [2AU]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 1280), H2119 [1MR]
———ensure that domestic dog and cat fur is prohibited from being imported, exported, manufactured, sold, or advertised in the U.S. and require the labeling of all fur products under the Fur Products Labeling Act (see H.R. 891), H1343 [7FE]
———strengthen polar bear conservation efforts (see H.R. 2327), 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), H3778 [23AP]
Archdiocese of New York: anniversary (see H. Res. 345), H4629 [8MY]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H2571 [14MR]
Argentina: anniversary of Argentine Israelite Mutual Association bombing in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 188), H8293 [23JY]
Arlington National Cemetery: authorize placement of an American braille tactile flag honoring blind civilians, military personnel, and veterans (see H.R. 4169), H13859 [13NO]
Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2702), H10940 [26SE]
———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]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H4753 [9MY]
———prohibit the unauthorized use of names and images of members (see H.R. 269), H835 [22JA]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H943 [24JA]
———transfer contact information for a member who is being medically separated or retired to the State department or agency for veterans affairs where the veteran intends to reside (see H.R. 3191), H8741 [26JY]
Army Reserve: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 70), H15468 [13DE]
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), H10697 [20SE]
Bangladesh: investigate prosecution of U.N. Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Sigma Huda, for extortion, condemn ill treatment of human rights defenders, and support democratic reforms (see H. Res. 761), H11935 [23OC]
Birnbaum, Jacob: tribute (see H. Res. 137), H4754 [9MY]
Boise, ID: congratulate for being chosen to host 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games (see H. Res. 380), H6332 [12JN]
Border Patrol: request congressional pardon for agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose A. Compean (see H.R. 563), H759 [18JA]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 230), H11490 [10OC]
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: waive annual renewal requirement for import sanctions, impose import sanctions on Burmese gemstones, and expand visa ban, blocking of assets, and other prohibited activities (see H.R. 3890), H11775 [18OC]
Bush, President: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 106), H1154 [31JA]
Canada: urge end to commercial hunt for seals (see H. Res. 427), H6957 [21JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: provide that the great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center shall be known as Emancipation Hall (see H.R. 3315), H9653 [2AU]
———require the Architect of the Capitol to permit the acknowledgment of God on flag certificates (see H.R. 3779), H11729 [17OC]
Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Military Eye Injuries: establish (see H.R. 3558), H11071 [1OC]
Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide vision care (see H.R. 507), H6007 [5JN]
———establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 2134), H4484 [3MY]
———require recipients of universal service support for schools and libraries to protect minors from commercial social networking websites and chat rooms (see H.R. 1120), H7203 [26JN]
China, People's Republic of: call for release from custody Huseyin Celil and the children of Rebiya Kadeer and refrain from further cultural and religious suppression against Uyghur people (see H. Res. 497), H7435 [28JN]
———condemn discrimination, harassment, imprisonment, torture, and execution of its prisoners of conscience (see H. Res. 821), H14158 [4DE]
———urge U.S. to boycott Summer Olympics unless China stops serious human rights abuses and stops supporting other Governments which practice such abuses (see H. Res. 610), H9708 [3AU]
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 237), H12385 [31OC]
Climate: conduct research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 620), H14250 [5DE]
Coastal zones: authorize acquisition of coastal and estuarine areas to improve conservation, enhance ecological values and functions, and benefit the environment and economies of such areas (see H.R. 1907), H4417 [2MY]
Colleges and universities: establish a pilot program to provide grants to eligible institutions to establish pregnant and parenting student services offices (see H.R. 1088), H10076 [4SE]
Colombia: recognize contributions of, combat racial discrimination against, and ensure proper execution of assistance programs designated for Afro-Colombians (see H. Res. 618), H10077 [4SE]
———recognize Year of the Rights of Internally Displaced Persons and support efforts to ensure that internally displaced people receive assistance and protection they need to rebuild their lives successfully (see H. Res. 426), H5621 [22MY]
Committee on Earmark Reform (Joint, Select): establish (see H. Con. Res. 263), H14083 [15NO]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H5055 [15MY]
Congressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-Day Slavery: establish (see H.R. 2522), H5925 [24MY]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 1673), H3017 [23MR]
Congressional-Executive Commission on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: establish (see H.R. 4223), H14082 [15NO]
Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 4133), H13522 [9NO]
Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 699), H2121 [1MR]
———restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 4157), H13858 [13NO]
Crime: prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 2711), H6437 (see H.R. 2711), H6474 [14JN]
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1063), H1787 [15FE]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H253 [9JA]
Criveanu, Theodor: Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority Righteous Among the Nations honoree for efforts to save Romanian Jews during the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 256), H13859 [13NO]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H2401 [9MR]
Dennis P. Collins Post Office Building, Bayonne, NJ: designate (see H.R. 3307), H9467 (see H.R. 3307), H9544 [1AU]
Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (see H.R. 1616), H2820 [21MR]
Dept. of Defense: limit cost growth associated with major defense base closure and realignments (see H.R. 3254), H9275 [31JY]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H3477 [17AP]
———establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 1440), H6184 [8JN]
———establish program to medically monitor individuals exposed to toxins in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in New York, NY, and provide medical treatment for such individuals (see H. Res. 128), H1272 [6FE]
———make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 223), H4753 [9MY]
———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H15469 [13DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: make grants to first responders (see H.R. 130), H115 [5JA]
Dept. of Justice: develop a national strategy to eliminate illegal operations of certain international drug gangs (see H.R. 367), H7070 [25JN]
———provide grants for organizations to find missing adults (see H.R. 423), H988 [29JA]
Dept. of State: develop strategies for foreign democracy promotion, train employees on and create incentives for such promotion, and require Foreign Service members to do more to reach out to foreign audiences (see H.R. 982), H1470 [12FE]
Dept. of the Interior: designate certain public lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 1975), H10696 [20SE]
———make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain veterans (see H.R. 652), H941 [24JA]
———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 944), H1414 [8FE]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 346), H2621 [15MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (see H.R. 2895), H7430 [28JN]
———repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 695), H5472 [17MY]
Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside motor vehicles (see H.R. 1216), H7011 [22JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: change the length of the obligated period of service on active duty required for receiving certain educational benefits (see H.R. 3882), H13296 [7NO]
———expand the capability to provide for the medical care needs of veterans in southern New Jersey (see H.R. 3338), H9655 [2AU]
———screen certain veterans for symptoms of traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 1944), H3693 [19AP]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (see H.R. 4104), H13413 [8NO]
Disabled: enhance early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (see H.R. 1198), H1967 [27FE]
Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 1032), H10320 [7SE]
———enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see H.R. 1192), H11548 [15OC]
———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H4965 [14MY]
———extend preventive-health and research programs for prostate cancer (see H.R. 2729), H6438 (see H.R. 2729), H6475 [14JN]
———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 1560), H2670 [19MR]
———improve screening and treatment of cancers and provide survivorship services (see H.R. 2353), H6735 [19JN]
———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see H.R. 1881), H3474 [17AP]
———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 28), H14158 [4DE]
———issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease research (see H. Res. 543), H7776 [12JY]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H2487 [13MR]
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]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 471), H1416 [8FE]
Education: reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 2668), H14084 [15NO]
———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 51), H343 [10JA]
Employment: direct the Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Labor to conduct a joint study on fields of employment for which the greatest need for employees exists in various geographic areas (see H.R. 3646), H15414 [12DE]
Estonia: support sovereignty, condemn violence, vandalism, and attacks on embassies, and encourage dialogue with Russia to resolve crisis peacefully (see H. Res. 397), H4914 [10MY]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H9468 (see H.R. 1125), H9545 [1AU]
FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 2905), H9657 [2AU]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H1790 [15FE]
———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 63), H672 [17JA]
FDIC: establish industrial bank holding company regulation (see H.R. 698), H986 [29JA]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1073), H3363 [29MR]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H2621 [15MR]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 881), H2401 [9MR]
Federal Power Act: amend provisions relative to National Interest Transmission Corridors (see H.R. 829), H6007 [5JN]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2421), H5620 [22MY]
———modify provisions relative to beach monitoring (see H.R. 2537), H10245 [6SE]
———reauthorize programs to improve the quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 723), H1053 [30JA]
FEMA: designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System (see H.R. 129), H115 [5JA]
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), H1416 [8FE]
Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3663), H16835 [18DE]
Floyd Spence National Cemetery, Fort Jackson, SC: designate (see H.R. 4171), H13859 [13NO]
Food: promote U.S. emergency and non-emergency food and other assistance programs and agricultural export programs (see H.R. 2844), H7341 [27JN]
Foreign policy: end use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world (see H.R. 3028), H7775 [12JY]
———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]
Foreign trade: prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1910), H3559 [18AP] (see H.R. 1992), H3776 [23AP]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2516), H5924 [24MY]
France: congratulate Nicolas Sarkozy on election as President (see H. Res. 379), H5623 [22MY]
Frank J. Guarini Post Office Building, Jersey City, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2467), H6009 [5JN]
GAO: address certain questions relative to the closing of Fort Monmouth, NJ, and the transfer of personnel, functions, and activities to Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD (see H.R. 3108), H8185 [19JY]
Garang de Mabior, John: tribute (see H. Res. 98), H1669 [14FE]
Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 605), H10697 [20SE]
Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1091), H11639 [16OC]
Health: improve vaccine safety research (see H.R. 1973), H3694 [19AP]
———intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 2807), H7341 [27JN]
———prohibit Federal funding or other assistance for mandatory human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programs (see H.R. 1153), H3018 [23MR]
Health care facilities: tribute to pregnancy resource centers (see H. Res. 232), H4754 [9MY]
Health care professionals: expand the nurse student loan program, establish grant programs to address the nursing shortage, and provide for a nurse faculty pilot project (see H.R. 4001), H15414 [12DE]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: tribute (see H. Res. 687), H11027 [27SE]
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]
House of Representatives: provide for correction of events relative to vote on motion to recommit H.R. 3161, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (see H. Res. 622), H10017 [4AU]
Human rights: express concern over use of human shields in violation of international humanitarian law and the law of war, including Hezbollah's embedding of its forces among civilians during the conflict with Israel (see H. Res. 125), H1210 [5FE]
Hyde, Henry J.: tribute (see H. Res. 843), H14156 [4DE]
Immigration: prohibit issuance of State driver's licenses or other government-issued photo identification to illegal aliens (see H.R. 4176), H14085 [15NO]
Immigration and Nationality Act: provide citizenship for certain children of U.S. servicemen born overseas during the Vietnam and Korean Wars (see H.R. 4007), H12237 [30OC]
India: address ongoing problem of untouchability (see H. Con. Res. 139), H5622 [22MY]
Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1076), H15208 [6DE]
———require disclosure of Holocaust-era policies by insurers and establish a Federal cause of action for claims arising out of a covered policy (see H.R. 1746), H4294 [1MY]
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), H11640 [16OC]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H670 [17JA]
Iran: condemn persecution of labor rights advocates (see H. Con. Res. 203), H10435 [17SE]
———encourage divestiture of current investments, prohibit future investments, and require disclosure to investors of information on such investments (see H.R. 1357), H2243 [6MR]
———enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H2339 [8MR]
———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (see H.R. 2880), H7339 [27JN]
Iraq: implement Iraq Study Group recommendations (see H.R. 2574), H6007 [5JN] (see H. Con. Res. 45), H1472 [12FE]
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), H1152 [31JA]
———recognize security alliance with the U.S. and express appreciation for role in enhancing stability in the Asia-Pacific region and its efforts in the global war against terrorism (see H. Res. 508), H8122 [18JY]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: continue restrictions unless the President certifies that the North Korean Government has met certain benchmarks (see H.R. 3650), H10900 [25SE]
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]
Law enforcement: grant immunity from civil liability to any person who voluntarily notifies appropriate security personnel of suspicious activity believed to threaten transportation security (see H.R. 2291), H5928 [24MY]
———provide liability protection to individuals who report suspicious behavior to law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1640), H4754 [9MY]
Lea, Tom: tribute (see H. Res. 519), H7202 [26JN]
Lebanon: express concern for democratic institutions and support for administration of justice upon those responsible for the assassination of Lebanese public figures opposing Syrian control (see H. Res. 548), H9277 [31JY]
Lewis, Jerry: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3035), H8835 (see H.R. 3035), H9053 [30JY]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1941), H4488 [3MY]
Liechtenstein: support U.S. efforts to strengthen relationship and recognize anniversary of independence (see H. Res. 233), H5533 [21MY]
Litvinenko, Alexander: express that fatal radiation poisoning raises significant concerns about potential involvement of the Russian Government and about security and proliferation of radioactive materials (see H. Con. Res. 154), H11549 [15OC]
Malaria Awareness Day: observance (see H. Res. 389), H4753 [9MY]
Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute (see H. Res. 259), H3018 [23MR]
Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H5928 [24MY]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H9654 [2AU]
———provide a screening and treatment program for prostate cancer in the same manner as is provided for breast and cervical cancer (see H.R. 2131), H4915 [10MY]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H4967 [14MY]
———require staff working with developmentally disabled individuals to call emergency services in the event of a life-threatening situation (see H.R. 2379), H5471 [17MY]
Medicare: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 1459), H2399 [9MR]
———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefit programs (see H.R. 205), H117 [5JA]
———improve access of beneficiaries to immune globulins (see H.R. 2914), H7431 [28JN]
———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see H.R. 3865), H13412 [8NO]
———provide a moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 1293), H14157 [4DE]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H4293 [1MY]
———provide exception to limit on reciprocal billing arrangements between two physicians during the period when one is ordered to active duty in a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3007), H7655 [11JY]
———repeal competitive bidding demonstration project for clinical laboratory services (see H.R. 3453), H11491 [10OC]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H4204 [26AP]
———require public reporting of health care-associated infections data and establish pilot program for incentives to hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to eliminate the rate of occurrence (see H.R. 1174), H11491 [10OC]
———restore certain treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment (see H.R. 621), H3185 [27MR]
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]
Military Spouse Legacy Association, Inc.: establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor military spouses throughout history (see H.R. 3026), H9277 [31JY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 1506), H2485 [13MR]
National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 617), H10077 [4SE]
National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 91), H2486 [13MR]
National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator Awareness Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 215), H11495 [12OC]
National Celiac Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 70), H10757 [24SE]
National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 186), H2166 [5MR]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 119), H3778 [23AP]
National Fire Fighter Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 695), H12385 [31OC]
National Guard Youth Challenge Program: exclude certain non-defense funds from the matching requirements (see H.R. 1034), H1564 [13FE]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3368), H11549 [15OC]
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), H3081 [26MR]
National Men's Health Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 138), H6828 [20JN]
National Pet Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 142), H4915 [10MY]
National Teen Driver Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 165), H6110 [6JN]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H5472 [17MY]
Natural gas: oppose efforts by major natural gas exporting countries to establish a cartel or other mechanism to manipulate the supply or prices of natural gas in the world market (see H. Res. 500), H7203 [26JN]
Navy: anniversary of sailing of ``Great White Fleet'' (see H. Con. Res. 261), H14251 [5DE]
New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1815), H3359 [29MR]
New Jersey/New York Clean Ocean Zone: designate and regulate various activities to restore, protect, and preserve natural, chemical, physical, and biological integrity, and economic potentialities (see H.R. 2854), H7491 [10JY]
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), H10433 [17SE]
NIH: provide for the issuance of bonds to benefit NIH (see H.R. 3434), H15414 [12DE]
Northern Ireland: support new power-sharing Government (see H. Res. 482), H6331 [12JN]
Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H7490 [10JY]
Olympic Games: support ideals and values of the Olympic Movement (see H. Res. 395), H5623 [22MY]
Operation Smile Inc.: anniversary (see H. Res. 208), H7071 [25JN]
Pakistan: protect human rights and restore rule of law (see H. Res. 840), H14156 [4DE]
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 257), H6112 [6JN]
Paterson Great Falls National Park: establish (see H.R. 189), H117 [5JA]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H4295 [1MY]
———provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H16950 [19DE]
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), H3363 [29MR]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 969), H10076 [4SE]
Public welfare programs: allow funds provided to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to be used for alternative-to-abortion services (see H.R. 4852), H16946 [19DE]
Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 900), H1343 [7FE]
Railroads: exclude solid waste disposal from the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board (see H.R. 1248), H4293 [1MY]
Red Ribbon Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 715), H11316 [4OC]
Research: derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not knowingly harm embryos (see H.R. 322), H1153 [31JA]
Russia: withdraw military forces, armaments, and ammunition stockpiles from Moldova (see H. Res. 457), H6332 [12JN]
Rutgers University: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 300), H3475 [17AP]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 2564), H6006 [5JN]
Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (see H.R. 2452), H6182 [7JN]
Sharp, Waitstill and Martha: tribute (see H. Res. 52), H760 [18JA]
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), H1211 [5FE]
———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 649), H988 [29JA]
———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: condemn attacks on African Union peacekeepers in Haskanita, Darfur region (see H. Res. 740), H11778 [18OC]
———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), H5532 [21MY]
———establish a program to assist Sudanese refugees in the U.S. known as the ``Lost Boys and Lost Girls of Sudan'' to voluntarily return to southern Sudan to assist in reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3054), H7852 [16JY]
———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]
Syria: strengthen sanctions, enhance multilateral commitment to address threatening policies, and establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government (see H.R. 2332), H11548 [15OC]
Taxation: 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), H3363 [29MR]
———establish financial security accounts for the care of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 2370), H14157 [4DE]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H10017 [4AU]
———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1748), H9468 (see H.R. 1748), H9545 [1AU]
———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 2234), H8187 [19JY]
———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 550), H3081 [26MR]
———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 549), H10363 [10SE]
———make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 743), H16949 [19DE]
———make permanent the qualified tuition deduction (see H.R. 686), H943 [24JA]
———provide and extend tax incentives for renewable energy and conservation (see H.R. 1596), H3279 [28MR]
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), H7777 [12JY]
Thomas Edison National Historical Park: establish as the successor to the Edison National Historic Site in New Jersey (see H.R. 2627), H6180 [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), H11321 [5OC]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat forced labor (see H.R. 3887), H11775 [18OC]
Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (see H.R. 2095), H6111 [6JN]
Turkey: condemn recent murders of Christian workers and express support for efforts to investigate and prosecute individuals responsible for the murders under charges of terrorism (see H. Res. 420), H5531 [21MY]
U.N.: object to funding of Durban Review Conference using regular budget (see H. Res. 879), H15738 [17DE]
———promote transparency, accountability, and reform (see H.R. 2712), H6437 (see H.R. 2712), H6474 [14JN]
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), H9277 [31JY]
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. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad: support efforts to preserve religious and cultural sites and condemn Lithuanian Government for allowing construction on a Jewish cemetery (see H. Con. Res. 255), H13960 [14NO]
U.S.-Poland Parliamentary Youth Exchange Program: establish (see H.R. 1636), H5532 [21MY]
Ukraine: elections (see H. Res. 713), H11315 [4OC]
United Kingdom: observe anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade and commend role of William Wilberforce in such abolition (see H. Res. 158), H1564 [13FE]
University and College Union: condemn recent vote by British trade union to boycott Israeli academia (see H. Res. 467), H7071 [25JN]
Venezuela: uphold human rights and civil liberties (see H. Con. Res. 50), H1472 [12FE]
Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 784), H1151 [31JA]
———expand and extend counseling and referral programs that minimize recidivism by reintegrating at-risk veterans into meaningful employment (see H.R. 3467), H11071 [1OC]
———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), H1153 [31JA]
———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor disabled veterans (see H. Con. Res. 176), H7339 [27JN]
VFW Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 663), H10625 [19SE]
Vietnam: condemn human rights abuses and remove normal trade relations status unless political and religious prisoners are released and human rights reforms are made (see H. Res. 506), H6827 [20JN]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: condemn actions resulting in damage (see H. Res. 680), H10901 [25SE]
Winton, Nicholas: tribute (see H. Res. 583), H8835 (see H. Res. 583), H9054 [30JY]
Women: establish programs to decrease need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents (see H.R. 3192), H8741 [26JY]
———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1014), H11491 [10OC]
World Red Cross Red Crescent Day: observance (see H. Res. 378), H7341 [27JN]
World War II: tribute to 303d Bombardment Group (Heavy) (see H. Res. 604), H10246 [6SE]
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
Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see H.R. 3442), H9708 [3AU]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: address continuing effects of the genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes (see H. Res. 679), H10901 [25SE]
CERCLA: improve public notification and community relations concerning actions for the removal of environmental hazards (see H.R. 4196), H14081 [15NO]
China, People's Republic of: respond to forced abortion and coercive one-child policy and the resulting ``gendercide'' of girls in that country (see H. Con. Res. 220), H11027 [27SE]
Computers: promote freedom of expression on the Internet and protect U.S. businesses from coercion by foreign entities to participate in repression of such freedom (see H.R. 275), H121 [5JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish enhanced process for funding veterans health care programs and standards for access to health care (see H.R. 1041), H1667 [14FE]
Ethiopia: encourage and facilitate the consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and economic freedom (see H.R. 2228), H4751 [9MY]
Finucane, Patrick: urge full and impartial inquiry into murder of human rights lawyer by British-loyalist paramilitaries (see H. Con. Res. 20), H253 [9JA]
Foreign Service: extend comparability pay adjustments to employees serving overseas and authorize a death gratuity payable to surviving dependents of employees who die as a result of injuries sustained while on duty (see H.R. 3202), H8820 [27JY]
———reform compensation system and authorize a death gratuity payable to surviving dependents of employees who die as a result of injuries sustained while on duty (see H.R. 3203), H8820 [27JY]
Fort Monmouth, NJ: condition the transfer of personnel and functions pursuant to the base closure process (see H.R. 3097), H8184 [19JY]
Lyme Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 337), H4175 [25AP]
National security: preserve State authority to ensure security of chemical facilities (see H.R. 1574), H2671 [19MR]
Poland: provide assistance to Museum of the History of Polish Jews (see H.R. 3320), H9654 [2AU]
Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 1678), H3079 [26MR]
Russia: note disturbing pattern of killings of dozens of independent journalists over the last decade, and call on President Vladimir Putin to authorize cooperation with outside investigators in solving those murders (see H. Con. Res. 151), H5621 [22MY]
Taxation: provide a refundable tax credit for education and training expenses relating to autism spectrum disorders to increase the number of teachers with such expertise (see H.R. 2390), H5471 [17MY]
Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 741), H1149 [31JA]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 270), H121 [5JA]
U.S. Commission To Monitor Slavery and Its Eradication in Sudan: establish (see H.R. 3844), H11638 [16OC]
Vietnam: call for release of political prisoners and prisoners of conscience (see H. Res. 243), H2571 [14MR]
———promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 3096), H8184 [19JY]
Court documents
Dissemination of propaganda by Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: People's Court of Hanoi City, Vietnam, E1918
Declarations
Freedom and Democracy for Vietnam: several Vietnamese democracy activists, H4248 [1MY]
Lists
Recent advances in adult stem cell research and other alternatives to embryonic stem cell research, H6128-H6130 [7JN]
Remarks
Africa: access to safe food, E1563
———access to safe water, E1090
———allocation of foreign aid, E1516
Arab League: urge acknowledgment of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and increase efforts to stop such genocide (H. Con. Res. 7), H4059, H4063 [25AP]
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1524 [13FE]
Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 4286), E2641
———commend democracy efforts and call for release by Burmese Government (H. Con. Res. 200), H11111 [2OC]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of massacre at Srebrenica, E1500
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: waive annual renewal requirement for import sanctions, impose import sanctions on Burmese gemstones, and expand visa ban, blocking of assets, and other prohibited activities (H.R. 3890), H15239
China, People's Republic of: call for release from custody Huseyin Celil and the children of Rebiya Kadeer and refrain from further cultural and religious suppression against Uyghur people (H. Res. 497), H10394 [17SE]
Computers: promote freedom of expression on the Internet and protect U.S. businesses from coercion by foreign entities to participate in repression of such freedom (H.R. 275), E702
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), H5261
———require background checks on civilians entering military facilities and installations, H5261
Dept. of HHS: National Cord Blood Stem Cell Program funding, H7949 [17JY]
Dept. of State: country reports on human rights practices, E702
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), H6865, H6883, H6885, H6891, H6895, H6896, H6898 [21JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), H7949 [17JY]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3074), H8277, H8278 [23JY]
Diseases: improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (H.R. 1881), E804
———increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis, E694
———require that a portion of AIDS prevention funding be expended on abstinence and fidelity programs, E849
Ethiopia: encourage and facilitate the consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and economic freedom (H.R. 2003), H11101 [2OC], E2083
Europe: anniversary of Charter 77 democracy movement in Czechoslovakia, E404
Finucane, Patrick: urge full and impartial inquiry into murder of human rights lawyer by British-loyalist paramilitaries (H. Con. Res. 20), H1001 [30JA]
Foreign aid: abstinence and fidelity programs funding to assist in HIV/AIDS prevention, H6865 [21JN]
———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H6891, H6895, H6896, H6898 [21JN]
———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, H6883, H6885, H6895, H6896, H6898 [21JN]
Germany: commend actions that prevented a terrorist attack against locations in Germany, including sites frequented by Americans (H. Res. 639), H10400 [17SE]
Guinea: democracy efforts, E690
Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 3), H358 [11JA]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (S. 5), H6128 [7JN]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (S. 5), consideration (H. Res. 464), H6121 [7JN]
Human rights: encourage abolition of modern-day slavery, H4240 [1MY]
Hungary: anniversary of Hungarian Revolution, E217
Hyde, Henry J.: tribute (H. Res. 843), H14147 [4DE]
Indonesia: commend democratic elections in Aceh and express support for further democratic development and implementation of the Helsinki Memorandum of Understanding (H. Res. 238), H10392 [17SE]
Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (H. Res. 121), H8875
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), H2067
Malaysia: independence anniversary (H. Res. 518), H10396 [17SE]
Millennium Challenge Corp.: tribute, E1458
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (H.R. 1), H179 [9JA]
National security: preserve State authority to ensure security of chemical facilities (H.R. 1574), E599
OPIC: extend authorities (H.R. 3527), H10384 [17SE]
Peace Corps: provide authority to provide separation pay for host country resident personal services contractors of the Peace Corps (H.R. 3528), H10385 [17SE]
Poland: provide assistance to Museum of the History of Polish Jews (H.R. 3320), H13541, H13542 [13NO]
Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), H9739
Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (H.R. 1678), H4066 [25AP]
Russia: note disturbing pattern of killings of dozens of independent journalists over the last decade, and call on President Vladimir Putin to authorize cooperation with outside investigators in solving those murders (H. Con. Res. 151), H6612 [18JN]
Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2560), H6039 [6JN]
———prohibit the cloning of humans (H.R. 2564), H6039 [6JN]
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), consideration (H. Res. 594), H9297 [1AU]
———extend State Children's Health Insurance Program coverage to low-income pregnant women and their unborn children, H9297 [1AU]
Spina Bifida Awareness Month: observance, E2291
Sudan: authorize State and local governments to divest assets in companies that conduct business operations in Sudan and prohibit U.S. Government contracts with such companies (S. 2271), H16758 [18DE]
———condemn attacks on African Union peacekeepers in Haskanita, Darfur region (H. Res. 740), H12120
———encourage the People's Republic of China use of influence and economic leverage to stop genocide and violence in the Darfur region (H. Res. 422), H5959 [5JN]
———identify companies that conduct business operations in Sudan and prohibit U.S. Government contracts with such companies (H.R. 180), H8853
———impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, protect civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in Darfur, E851
Surface Transportation Board: increase regulation of solid waste transfer stations along railroad lines, H8277, H8278 [23JY]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat forced labor (H.R. 3887), H14118 [4DE]
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 (H. Con. Res. 80), H6609 [18JN]
United Kingdom: observe anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade and commend role of William Wilberforce in such abolition (H. Res. 158), H4240 [1MY]
Vietnam: call for release of political prisoners and prisoners of conscience (H. Res. 243), H4247, H4251 [1MY], E702
———promote freedom and democracy (H.R. 3096), H10388, H10390 [17SE], E1918
Winton, Nicholas: tribute (H. Res. 583), H10398 [17SE]
World Refugee Day: observance, E1397
Zimbabwe: condemn recent violence against peaceful opposition party activists and members of civil society (H. Con. Res. 100), H3428 [17AP]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H3721 [20AP]
Tributes
Havel, Vaclav, E404
Patriarch Teoctist: tribute, E1718
Pote, Harold, E2053