SMITH, LAMAR (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Lobbyists: require registered lobbyists to file quarterly reports on contributions bundled for certain recipients (H.R. 2317), H5757 [24MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1, Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act, H7878 [17JY]

———H.R. 1585, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H14182 [5DE]

Articles and editorials

Smith's Decision on Shield Law Crucial, H11595 [16OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see H.R. 3442), H9708 [3AU]

Administrative Conference of the U.S.: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3564), H10757 [24SE]

Antitrust Modernization Commission: extend term and make a technical correction (see H.R. 742), H1149 [31JA]

Armed Forces: mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (see H.R. 3229), H11777 [18OC]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H4416 [2MY]

———provide alternative retired pay and disability compensation rates for members with a combat-related disability, with such rates based on the average monthly salary for high school graduates (see H.R. 1732), H3278 [28MR]

Army PFC Juan Alonso Covarrubias Post Office Building, Waco, TX: designate (see H.R. 3720), H15209 [6DE]

Army Reserve: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 70), H15468 [13DE]

Biggio, Craig: tribute (see H. Res. 501), H6957 [21JN]

Blair, Tony: tribute (see H. Res. 416), H6112 [6JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H119 [5JA]

Capital punishment: modify Federal law (see H.R. 851), H1271 [6FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: ensure the Pledge of Allegiance and ``In God We Trust'' are displayed in the Capitol Visitor Center and allow other exhibits and materials to include religious references (see H.R. 3908), H11847 [22OC]

Charlie Norwood Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Augusta, GA: designate (see H.R. 1808), H3359 [29MR]

Chavez, Hugo: condemn move toward nationalized energy industry in Venezuela (see H. Res. 560), H8185 [19JY]

Children and youth: prevent misrepresentation of their ages by on-line predators as a means for the enticement of children (see H.R. 4005), H12237 [30OC]

Coins: require inscription ``In God We Trust'' to appear on the face of $1 coins honoring each of the Presidents of the U.S. (see H.R. 2510), H5923 [24MY]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 176), H1895 [16FE]

Computers: discourage spyware (see H.R. 1525), H2570 [14MR]

Congress: pledge faithful support to members of the Armed Forces serving in harm's way (see H.R. 511), H1344 [7FE]

Contracts: enact certain laws relative to public contracts (see H.R. 4779), H16832 [18DE]

Correctional institutions: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1943), H3693 [19AP]

Courts: adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (see H.R. 3753), H16835 [18DE]

———ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws (see H. Res. 372), H4486 [3MY]

———extend authority to redact certain sensitive information in financial disclosure statements filed by judicial officers or employees (see H.R. 1130), H1893 [16FE]

———limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party (see H.R. 4041), H12453 [1NO]

———protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members (see H.R. 660), H6404 [13JN]

———provide for restoration of judicial survivors' annuities for certain widows and widowers whose benefits were terminated on account of remarriage upon dissolution of the remarriage (see H.R. 3086), H12739 [5NO]

Crime: amend laws relative to certain crimes affecting national security (see H.R. 3806), H11489 [10OC]

———enable increased Federal prosecution of identity theft crimes, allow restitution to victims of identity theft, and require notice of security breaches to law enforcement (see H.R. 4175), H13958 [14NO]

———improve and consolidate the law relating to restitution in criminal cases (see H.R. 845), H1271 [6FE]

———improve criminal law relating to terrorism (see H.R. 855), H1271 [6FE]

———increase penalties for engaging in fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency funds (see H.R. 846), H1271 [6FE]

———provide adequate penalties for crimes committed against, and provide appropriate security for, judges and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2325), H5053 [15MY]

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H344 [10JA]

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H2122 [1MR]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: prevent attachment of provisions to legislation funding implementation of recommendations that provoke threats of Presidential veto (see H. Con. Res. 98), H2956 [22MR]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction and family housing projects (see H.R. 22), H343 [10JA]

———recognize important contributions of military ground robotics and continue funding and development for unmanned ground vehicles (see H. Con. Res. 113), H6828 [20JN]

Dept. of Education: promote availability and use of the Federal student financial aid Internet site (see H.R. 1522), H3185 [27MR]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H4204 [26AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a National Bio and Agrodefense Facility (see H.R. 1717), H6111 [6JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish a National White Collar Crime Center grants program (see H.R. 2797), H6827 [20JN]

———establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 923), H6404 [13JN]

———modify practices relative to attorney-client privilege (see H.R. 3013), H7774 [12JY]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation (see H.R. 1593), H2743 [20MR]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation (H.R. 1593), corrections in engrossment (see H. Con. Res. 270), H15738 [17DE]

———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding (see H.R. 3494), H10318 [7SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (see H.R. 4104), H13523 [9NO]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1399), H4914 [10MY]

Dolph S. Briscoe, Jr., Post Office Building, Uvalde, TX: designate (see H.R. 2688), H6330 [12JN]

Drugs: increase penalties for drug trafficking offenses relative to distribution of heroin, marijuana and methamphetamine and distribution to and use of children (see H.R. 1118), H1892 [16FE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2380), H5929 [24MY]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 471), H3695 [19AP]

Education: make permanent the favorable treatment of need-based educational aid under antitrust laws (see H.R. 1777), H3358 [29MR]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H2822 [21MR]

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]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend appropriations and spending programs (see H.R. 4193), H14080 [15NO]

FBI: establish an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit (see H.R. 923), H6404 [13JN]

———improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 2640), H6234 [11JN]

FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 2905), H7430 [28JN]

Feulner, Edwin J.: tribute (see H. Res. 250), H3081 [26MR]

Firearms: modify State and Federal regulations to allow current and former law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms across State lines (see H.R. 2726), H6438 (see H.R. 2726), H6475 [14JN]

Flores, Patrick: tribute (see H. Res. 145), H1416 [8FE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (see H.R. 3138), H8395 [24JY]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 605), H10757 [24SE]

Government regulations: provide that only certain forms of identification of individuals may be accepted by the Federal Government and by financial institutions (see H.R. 1314), H2341 [8MR]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 2580), H6109 [6JN]

———prohibit Federal funding or other assistance for mandatory human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programs (see H.R. 1153), H2671 [19MR]

Health care professionals: alleviate critical shortages of physicians in the fields of family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, emergency medicine, general surgery, and obstetrics-gynecology (see H.R. 2584), H6182 [7JN]

———establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs (see H.R. 2583), H6182 [7JN]

House Rules: require all committees post recorded votes on their web sites within 48 hours (see H. Res. 231), H4629 [8MY]

———require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures (see H. Res. 786), H13205 [6NO]

Hyde, Henry J.: tribute (see H. Res. 843), H15209 [6DE]

Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 1940), H8187 [19JY]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3494), H10318 [7SE]

———prohibit issuance of State driver's licenses or other government-issued photo identification to illegal aliens (see H.R. 4176), H13958 [14NO]

———provide that States and local political subdivisions are not preempted from immigration-related laws and ordinances that do not directly conflict with Federal immigration laws (see H. Con. Res. 204), H10511 [18SE]

———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 4088), H13203 [6NO]

———strengthen enforcement of laws and gain operational control over U.S. borders (see H.R. 2954), H7489 [10JY]

———support State and local government actions to discourage illegal immigration and enact legislation to ease the burden on State and local governments for taking such actions (see H. Con. Res. 83), H10435 [17SE]

Intellectual property: enhance remedies for violations of laws (see H.R. 4279), H14249 [5DE]

Iran: enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H4967 [14MY]

Iraq: require President to report on extent of progress of Iraqi cooperation with U.S. stability efforts, achieving security for its citizens, and denying terrorists a sanctuary (see H.R. 1062), H1787 [15FE]

Johnson, Claudia Taylor (Lady Bird): tribute (see H. Res. 553), H7982 [17JY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 697), H4176 [25AP]

Law enforcement: improve efforts to reduce gang activity and violent crime (see H.R. 880), H1342 [7FE]

Lea, Tom: tribute (see H. Res. 519), H7202 [26JN]

Lino Perez, Jr., Post Office, Rio Grande City, TX: designate (see H.R. 437), H1211 [5FE]

Little Rock, AR: anniversary of desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H. Res. 668), H10696 [20SE]

Marine Corps Corporal Steven P. Gill Post Office Building, Round Rock, TX: designate (see H.R. 3974), H12103 [25OC]

Marine Gunnery Sgt. John D. Fry Post Office Building, Lorena, TX: designate (see H.R. 3721), H16950 [19DE]

Master Sergeant Kenneth N. Mack Post Office Building, Fort Worth, TX: designate (see H.R. 3988), H12155 [29OC]

Medicare: disapprove rule relative to coverage of the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in the treatment of anemia in cancer patients (see H.J. Res. 54), H14085 [15NO]

———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 1459), H7656 [11JY]

———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 1823), H3477 [17AP]

———modify physician reimbursement policies to ensure a future physician workforce (see H.R. 2585), H6182 [7JN]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 3059), H7981 [17JY]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 866), H1472 [12FE]

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), H758 [18JA]

National Veterans History Project Week: designate (see H. Res. 770), H12156 [29OC]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H1152 [31JA]

———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H14157 [4DE]

Natural gas: end prohibition on production of offshore supplies and dedicate portions of royalties to environmental restoration, renewable energy and carbon sequestration research, and weatherization and energy assistance (see H.R. 2784), H11777 [18OC]

Navy: anniversary of sailing of ``Great White Fleet'' (see H. Con. Res. 261), H14251 [5DE]

Patent and Trademark Office: funding (see H.R. 2336), H5290 [16MY]

Patents: reform (see H.R. 1908), H3559 [18AP]

Power resources: enhance research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of solar energy technologies (see H.R. 2774), H9657 [2AU]

———provide research, development, and demonstration on energy technologies to ensure a continued supply and efficient use of affordable, reliable, and clean energy (see H.R. 2483), H5922 [24MY]

———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 670), H2165 [5MR]

Puerto Rico: provide for NSF and NASA utilization of the Arecibo Observatory (see H.R. 3737), H11729 [17OC]

Real estate: prohibit economic development assistance to States or localities that use eminent domain to obtain property for private commercial development or fail to pay relocation costs to displaced persons (see H.R. 926), H1413 [8FE]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3053), H7851 [16JY]

Robstown, TX: anniversary (see H. Res. 785), H12237 [30OC]

Science: provide grants and loan guarantees for the development and construction of science parks to promote the clustering of innovation through high technology activities (see H.R. 4250), H14083 [15NO]

Sergeant Henry Ybarra III Post Office Building, Austin, TX: designate (see H.R. 577), H788 [19JA]

Shipping industry: improve codification of U.S. Code title relative to shipping (see H.R. 3387), H9705 [3AU]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 241), H5621 [22MY]

Social Security: extend funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3584), H10624 [19SE]

———reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, expand child health care insurance coverage through tax fairness, and provide for a health care Federalism initiative (see H.R. 3888), H11775 [18OC]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 2772), H11847 [22OC]

Space policy: complete the codification of U.S. Code title relative to National and Commercial Space Programs (see H.R. 4780), H16832 [18DE]

———mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H7434 [28JN]

Special days and holidays: recognize importance of Christmas and the Christian faith (see H. Res. 847), H14494 (see H. Res. 847), H15208 [6DE]

Staff Sergeant Marvin ``Rex'' Young Post Office Building, Odessa, TX: designate (see H.R. 1425), H2398 [9MR]

Taxation: allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 721), H1273 [6FE]

———allow deduction for qualified timber gains and modernize certain provisions applicable to timber real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1937), H6008 [5JN]

———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), H4487 [3MY]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1419), H8742 [26JY]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 551), H6181 [7JN]

———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 550), H5054 [15MY]

———index certain assets for purposes of determining gain or loss (see H.R. 1261), H5054 [15MY]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes (see H.R. 60), H4628 [8MY]

———make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 743), H5292 [16MY]

———permanently extend the research credit and strengthen the alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 2138), H8821 [27JY]

———provide a credit for new qualified plug-in hybrid motor vehicles (see H.R. 1331), H2241 [6MR]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1112), H2122 [1MR]

———provide special disposition rules for unused benefits in flexible spending arrangements of individuals called to active duty (see H.R. 4368), H16950 [19DE]

———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals and replace it with an alternative tax individuals may choose (see H.R. 3818), H11778 [18OC]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1586), H3081 [26MR]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 1023), H10696 [20SE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 510), H670 [17JA]

Texas: tribute to wine and winegrape industry (see H. Con. Res. 216), H10696 [20SE]

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), H9274 [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), H1153 [31JA]

University of Texas at Austin: anniversary of the Sam Rayburn Library and Museum (see H. Res. 709), H11395 [9OC]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H3279 [28MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: condemn actions resulting in damage (see H. Res. 680), H10901 [25SE]

World Intellectual Property Day: support goals (see H. Res. 314), H3476 [17AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Computers: better assure cyber-security (see H.R. 836), H1270 [6FE]

Courts: provide for only prospective effect of certain amendments to the Federal sentencing guidelines relating to cocaine base sentencing (see H.R. 4842), H16946 [19DE]

Crime: protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet (see H.R. 837), H1270 [6FE]

Cyndi Taylor Krier Post Office Building, San Antonio, TX: designate (see H.R. 4774), H16832 [18DE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a photovoltaic demonstration program (see H.R. 2890), H7339 [27JN]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 1326), H2165 [5MR]

Immigration: enforce existing immigration laws and improve border security (see H. Res. 499), H6735 [19JN]

Law enforcement: control violent crime (see H.R. 3156), H8396 [24JY]

Power resources: reduce dependence on foreign sources of oil by promoting plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and related advanced vehicle technologies (see H.R. 2079), H4209 [30AP]

San Antonio Spurs (basketball team): tribute (see H. Res. 490), H6577 [15JN]

Letters

Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4691 [9MY]

Motions

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1592), H4449 [3MY]

District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (H.R. 1433), H2860 [22MR]

———establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (H.R. 1905), H3591 [19AP]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), H14059 [15NO]

Lobbyists: require registered lobbyists to file quarterly reports on contributions bundled for certain recipients (H.R. 2317), H5753 [24MY]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (H.R. 2102), H11601 [16OC]

Remarks

Antitrust Modernization Commission: extend term and make a technical correction (H.R. 742), H1297 [7FE]

Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1568 [14FE], H1727 [15FE]

Congress: provide greater transparency in the legislative process (S. 1), H9204, H9206 [31JY]

Correctional institutions: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (H.R. 1943), H10795 [25SE]

Courts: establish a pilot program in certain U.S. district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges (H.R. 34), H1431 [12FE]

———extend authority to redact certain sensitive information in financial disclosure statements filed by judicial officers or employees (H.R. 1130), H2788 [21MR]

Crime: include senior citizens and current and former members of the military as protected groups under Federal hate crime legislation, H4450 [3MY]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1592), H4433 [3MY]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1592), motion to recommit, H4450 [3MY]

Dept. of Justice: clarify that territories and Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants for confronting the use of methamphetamine (H.R. 545), H2789 [21MR]

———establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (H.R. 923), H6743 [20JN]

———limit terms of U.S. attorneys appointed on an interim basis (H.R. 580), H3041 [26MR]

———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation (H.R. 1593), H13581 [13NO]

District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (H.R. 1433), H2840, H2842, H2850 [22MR]

———establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (H.R. 1433), motion to recommit, H2861 [22MR]

———establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (H.R. 1905), H3578 [19AP]

———establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (H.R. 1905), motion to recommit, H3591 [19AP]

———restore right to keep and bear arms, H2861 [22MR]

District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act: require expedited judicial review of constitutionality, H3591 [19AP]

Education: make permanent the favorable treatment of need-based educational aid under antitrust laws (H.R. 1777), E711 [30MR]

FBI: establish an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit (H.R. 923), H6743 [20JN]

———improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (H.R. 2640), H6342, H6343 [13JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected illegal aliens within the U.S. without court-approved warrants, H14059 [15NO]

———amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (S. 1927), H9954 [4AU]

———amend to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance (H.R. 3356), H9687 [3AU]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), H11663 [17OC], H14046 [15NO]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), motion to recommit, H14059 [15NO]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (H.R. 1309), H2504 [14MR]

———strengthen (H.R. 1326), E460 [5MR]

———strengthen (S. 2488), H16791 [18DE]

Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (H.R. 2316), H5759, H5767 [24MY]

House of Representatives: inform Members, officers, or employees the beginning and ending dates of any post-employment restrictions on lobbying contacts, H5767 [24MY]

Hyde, Henry J.: tribute (H. Res. 843), E2487 [4DE]

Immigration: implementation of an automated entry-and-exit system, H195 [9JA]

———improve homeland security by strengthening the security of the visa waiver program, H8792 [27JY]

Lobbyists: require disclosure of bundled contributions to political action committees, H5754 [24MY]

———require registered lobbyists to file quarterly reports on contributions bundled for certain recipients (H.R. 2317), H5750, H5753 [24MY]

———require registered lobbyists to file quarterly reports on contributions bundled for certain recipients (H.R. 2317), motion to recommit, H5754 [24MY]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (H. Res. 61), H530 [16JA]

Members of Congress: permit Members to omit personally identifiable information not required to be disclosed on the reports posted on the Internet by the Clerk of the House, H5767 [24MY]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), H293 [10JA]

NAACP: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 44), H1433 [12FE]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (H.R. 1), H195 [9JA]

———implement recommendations (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 567), H8792 [27JY]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (H.R. 2102), H11589, H11591, H11592, H11593, H11597, H11600 [16OC]

———maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (H.R. 2102), motion to recommit, H11601 [16OC]

———permit courts to consider the extent of any harm to national security caused by disclosure of information by the news media, H11601 [16OC]

Patents: prohibit a post-grant review from being instituted based upon the best mode requirement of patent law, H10303 [7SE]

———reform (H.R. 1908), H10271, H10303 [7SE]

San Antonio Spurs (basketball team): tribute, E1314 [15JN]

Taxation: extend moratorium on certain taxes relating to the Internet and electronic commerce (H.R. 3678), H11568 [16OC], H12161 [30OC]

Telephones: prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (H.R. 740), H2791 [21MR]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat forced labor (H.R. 3887), H14122 [4DE]

Votes: position on missed, H10308 [7SE]

Statements

District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act: Executive Office of the President, H2842 [22MR]

Freedom of Information Act: Executive Office of the President, H2504 [14MR]

Tributes

Andreas, Daletta, E440 [1MR]

Wright, Phlemon T. (P.T.), E1609 [24JY]