STARK, FORTNEY PETE (a Representative from California)
Amendments
FEMA: restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program and make available multiperil coverage for damage from windstorms and floods (H.R. 3121), H10990 [27SE]
Appointments
Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H3 [4JA]
Conferee: H.R. 1585, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H14182 [5DE]
Articles and editorials
First—Do Less Harm, Paul Krugman, New York (NY) Times, E67
Medicare ``Unfair'' Advantage, Dave Durenberger, E713
Minimum Wage, Maximum Myth, Steven Pearlstein, Washington (DC) Post, H296
Negotiating Lower Drug Prices, New York (NY) Times, H460 [12JA]
When Even the Powerful Can't Speak the Truth, E2316 [5NO]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see H.R. 1964), H3694 [19AP]
Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 661), H941 [24JA]
———promote the humane treatment of farm animals (see H.R. 1726), H3562 [18AP]
Air pollution: reduce emissions of ozone depleting substances in order to protect the climate and stratospheric ozone layer (see H.R. 3448), H10320 [7SE]
American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 74), H10434 [17SE]
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, 3327), H11729 [17OC]
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), H1343 [7FE]
———promote public safety and improve the welfare of captive big cats (see H.R. 1947), H3693 [19AP]
———strengthen polar bear conservation efforts (see H.R. 2327), H5725 [23MY]
———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1464), H3562 [18AP]
———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 2964), H11777 [18OC]
Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 209), H3279 [28MR]
Arab League: urge acknowledgment of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and increase efforts to stop such genocide (see H. Con. Res. 7), H573 [16JA]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H1564 [13FE]
Armed Forces: allow active duty personnel to withdraw an election not to participate in the program of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 2417), H7434 [28JN]
———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), H10077 [4SE]
———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]
———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2702), H7434 [28JN]
———extend period during which certain deployed members may receive reimbursement for privately purchased helmet pads that provide better protection than military-issued pads (see H.R. 588), H789 [19JA] (see H.R. 1347), H2242 [6MR]
———honor all Americans serving and condemn attack by broadcaster Rush H. Limbaugh III, on the integrity and professionalism of some of those Americans (see H. Con. Res. 221), H11070 [1OC]
———honor all members and civilian personnel serving in harm's way and pledge to debate policy decisions regarding the war in Iraq without attacking the integrity of any person (see H. Res. 706), H11171 [2OC]
———improve benefits and services for members, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans (see H.R. 1354), H2242 [6MR]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 23), H343 [10JA]
———prohibit funding for any covert action in Iran, or to carry out any military action in the absence of imminent threat, in accordance with international law and requirements for congressional authorization (see H.R. 770), H2302 [7MR]
———recognize performance in Iraq, begin redeployment of National Guard units, and ensure protection of the States (see H.R. 2539), H10245 [6SE]
———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran (see H.R. 3119), H11548 [15OC] (see H.J. Res. 14), H2401 [9MR] (see H. Con. Res. 33), H572 [16JA]
———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 2189), H4552 [7MY]
———urge collective judgment of both Congress and the President regarding the use of military force (see H. Res. 163), H12740 [5NO]
Arms control: promote the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 68), H572 [16JA]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1707), H3183 [27MR]
Atanacio Haro-Marin Post Office, Baldwin Park, CA: designate (see H.R. 625), H1417 [8FE]
Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H14249 [5DE]
Aviation: improve air carrier passenger services (see H.R. 1303), H2166 [5MR]
Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 3609), H11549 [15OC]
Beatrice E. Watson Post Office Building, Fontana, CA: designate (see H.R. 3569), H11491 [10OC]
Budget: reallocate certain defense and energy programs funds to other domestic priorities (see H.R. 1702), H3080 [26MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 2669), H7071 [25JN]
Bush, President: censure (see H. Res. 530), H10435 [17SE]
———censure relative to the war in Iraq (see H. Res. 625), H10364 [10SE]
———censure relative to undermining the rule of law and separation of powers and disregarding statutes (see H. Res. 626), H10364 [10SE]
———ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 106), H1154 [31JA]
Business and industry: permit employees to request, and ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions (see H.R. 4301), H16835 [18DE]
California: authorize Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program projects (see H.R. 1526), H2570 [14MR]
———designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers and establish the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest (see H.R. 860), H16834 [18DE]
———tribute to first responders and support victims of wildfires (see H. Res. 778), H12237 [30OC]
California Wine Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 213), H10510 [18SE]
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]
Carlson, Robert: tribute (see H. Res. 841), H15318 [11DE]
Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 706), H986 [29JA]
Cheney, Vice President: censure relative to the war in Iraq (see H. Res. 625), H10364 [10SE]
Children and youth: create conditions, structures, and supports needed to ensure permanency for unaccompanied youth (see H.R. 3409), H9706 [3AU]
———ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2851), H7070 [25JN]
———establish a grant program to provide vision care (see H.R. 507), H790 [19JA]
———establish demonstration projects to provide at-home infant care benefits (see H.R. 1438), H3279 [28MR]
———establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see H.R. 2188), H9276 [31JY]
———improve health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the creation of a National Court Teams Resource Center (see H.R. 1082), H2244 [6MR]
———improve mental health and substance abuse services for juveniles by establishing new grant programs for increased training, technical assistance, and coordination of service providers (see H.R. 3411), H9706 [3AU]
———make grants to carry out activities to prevent teen pregnancy in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities (see H.R. 468), H1153 [31JA]
———make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members (see H.R. 1004), H8618 [25JY]
———prohibit preexisting condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 2842), H7983 [17JY]
———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see H.R. 1386), H2301 [7MR]
———update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and protect Federal investment in national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1363), H2437 [12MR]
China, People's Republic of: 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), H13297 [7NO]
China, Republic of: support membership in the U.N. and other international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 250), H16951 [19DE]
Chisholm, Shirley: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 9), H2122 [1MR]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H3363 [29MR]
Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H16950 [19DE]
Climate: address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments (see H. Con. Res. 104), H4417 [2MY]
———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), H1055 [30JA]
———enact a mandatory national program to slow, stop and reverse emissions of greenhouse gases (see H. Con. Res. 96), H2821 [21MR]
———reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 1590), H2742 [20MR]
Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 494), H6660 [18JN]
Coastal zones: 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), H5293 [16MY]
Colleges and universities: make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (see H.R. 2669), H7071 [25JN]
Colombia: recognize contributions of, combat racial discrimination against, and ensure proper execution of assistance programs designated for Afro-Colombians (see H. Res. 618), H10157 [5SE]
———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), H5929 [24MY]
Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1507), H2486 [13MR]
Commission on Wartime Contracting: establish (see H.R. 3706), H13205 [6NO]
Commission To Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino: establish (see H.R. 512), H1211 [5FE]
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: condemn violence in eastern region and recognize threat such violence poses to the overall peace of the Great Lakes region (see H. Res. 795), H15318 [11DE]
Congressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-Day Slavery: establish (see H.R. 2522), H7340 [27JN]
Consumer Product Safety Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3691), H11935 [23OC]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3372), H10902 [25SE]
———establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 2596), H8618 [25JY]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 3010), H12021 [24OC]
———require accountability for contractors and contract personnel under Federal contracts (see H.R. 2740), H7203 [26JN]
———require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts (see H.R. 369), H6828 [20JN]
———require certain departments and agencies to provide to Congress copies and descriptions of contracts and task orders in excess of a certain amount for work to be performed in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 897), H1343 [7FE]
Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1009), H1563 [13FE]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 101), H944 [24JA]
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1187), H2122 [1MR]
Correctional institutions: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1943), H5533 [21MY]
———reduce the spread of sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 178), H3278 [28MR]
Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 58), H12156 [29OC]
Courts: restore habeas corpus for those detained by the U.S. and repeal prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims (see H.R. 1416), H3018 [23MR]
Crime: allow prosecution of genocide in appropriate circumstances (see H.R. 2489), H10320 [7SE]
———impose surcharges on unpaid judgements owed to the U.S. and victims of crime, provide offsets on amounts collected by the Dept. of Justice for Federal agencies, and increase assessments imposed on convicted persons (see H.R. 2878), H12238 [30OC]
———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1592), H2743 [20MR]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H515 [12JA]
Cuba: allow U.S. nationals and permanent residents to visit family members in Cuba (see H.R. 757), H3363 [29MR]
———facilitate export of U.S. agricultural products, remove impediments to export of medical devices and medicines, allow travel by U.S. citizens, and establish an agricultural export promotion program (see H.R. 2819), H6955 [21JN]
———lift trade embargo (see H.R. 217), H2243 [6MR] (see H.R. 624), H2039 [28FE]
———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 654), H2039 [28FE]
Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 126), H3777 [23AP]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H10320 [7SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: augment State and local efforts to prevent the establishment or spread of plant pests that endanger agriculture, environment, and the economy (see H.R. 667), H1272 [6FE]
———make grants to community-based organizations and local redevelopment agencies operating in low-income areas to promote increased access to healthy foods (see H.R. 45), H987 [29JA]
———reauthorize the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (see H.R. 1616), H2820 [21MR]
Dept. of Defense: close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (see H.R. 2212), H6009 [5JN]
———phase out the use of private military contractors (see H.R. 4102), H13295 [7NO]
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]
———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 171), H3278 [28MR]
———promote availability and use of the Federal student financial aid Internet site (see H.R. 1522), H3696 [19AP]
———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 1971), H4210 [30AP]
Dept. of Energy: establish an Energy and Environment Block Grant Program (see H.R. 2447), H10017 [4AU]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H3477 [17AP]
———award grants to urban communities to provide violence-prevention education, mentoring, counseling, and mental health services to children and adolescents in such communities (see H.R. 854), H1271 [6FE]
———conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3334), H16834 [18DE]
———conduct research on indicators of child well-being (see H.R. 2477), H11729 [17OC]
———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 3825), H14085 [15NO]
———provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see H.R. 1132), H2487 [13MR]
———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 3430), H9707 [3AU]
Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for ceremonies on or near Independence Day to administer oaths of allegiance to legal immigrants whose applications for citizenship have been approved (see H.R. 2405), H6828 [20JN]
———specify that the most populous urban areas are eligible for Urban Area Security Initiative grants (see H.R. 296), H1211 [5FE]
Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see H.R. 174), H6404 [13JN]
Dept. of Justice: reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation (see H.R. 1593), H3400 [16AP]
Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (see H.R. 808), H6404 [13JN]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 359), H1153 [31JA]
———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), H3723 [20AP]
———permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in California (see H.R. 2758), H7434 [28JN]
———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 777), H6735 [19JN]
———provide for administration of Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 3111), H10511 [18SE]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (see H.R. 2895), H10696 [20SE]
———modify regulations to provide that certain Federal subsidies shall not be considered grants relative to a building or its operation under the low-income housing tax credit (see H.R. 3260), H10435 [17SE]
———repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 695), H943 [24JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop and implement a comprehensive program to reduce incidence of suicide among veterans (see H.R. 327), H251 [9JA]
Developing countries: increase U.S. financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women (see H.R. 2965), H16950 [19DE]
———protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 3175), H9469 (see H.R. 3175), H9546 [1AU]
———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 2266), H7783 [13JY]
———provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the U.S. and international financial institutions by low-income countries (see H.R. 2634), H7434 [28JN]
Dink, Hrant: condemn murder of Turkish journalist (see H. Res. 102), H987 [29JA]
Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1727), H3562 [18AP]
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: amend relative to emergency child care services (see H.R. 2479), H7340 [27JN]
Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 1032), H2122 [1MR]
———authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 1031), H2821 [21MR]
———establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority or underserved populations (see H.R. 1030), H1564 [13FE]
———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H4965 [14MY]
———establish comprehensive and integrated HIV prevention strategy emphasizing the needs of women and girls in countries for which assistance is provided to combat HIV/AIDS (see H.R. 1713), H4967 [14MY]
———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 1113), H5927 [24MY]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H1788 [15FE]
———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 1560), H6008 [5JN]
———increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see H.R. 1567), H4417 [2MY]
———make permanent the authority of the Postal Service to issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1236), H3400 [16AP]
———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 2210), H5055 [15MY]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H2166 [5MR]
———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 81), H12156 [29OC]
Drugs: target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 4545), H16951 [19DE]
Ecology and environment: authorize Federal agencies and legislative branch offices to purchase greenhouse gas offsets and renewable energy credits (see H.R. 823), H3724 [20AP]
———codify executive order addressing environmental justice in minority and low-income populations and implement EPA and GAO recommendations on environmental justice (see H.R. 1103), H16834 [18DE]
———require compliance by defense-related agencies with all environmental laws (see H.R. 3366), H11316 [4OC]
Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 4060), H12454 [1NO]
———assist States in making voluntary high quality full-day prekindergarten programs available and economically affordable for families of all children (see H.R. 2859), H9711 [3AU]
———celebrate accomplishments of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and recognize need to further the goal of educational opportunities for women and girls (see H. Res. 406), H5053 [15MY]
———ensure Pell Grant eligibility for any student whose parent or guardian died as a result of military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 567), H15414 [12DE]
———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see H.R. 1779), H4294 [1MY]
———improve early education (see H.R. 3289), H15317 [11DE]
———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see H.R. 2204), H4627 [8MY]
———provide for a statewide early childhood education professional development and career system (see H.R. 3966), H12740 [5NO]
———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]
———strengthen the compact between States, Federal Government, and institutions of higher learning to address the rising cost of college tuition (see H.R. 2690), H6330 [12JN]
Elections: prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns (see H.R. 101), H760 [18JA]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (see H.R. 3036), H13296 [7NO]
Employment: increase family and medical leave for family members of servicemembers with combat-related injuries (see H.R. 3481), H10697 [20SE]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H7203 [26JN]
———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1542), H3185 [27MR]
EPA: require large publicly traded companies and significant emitters of greenhouse gases to report their emissions (see H.R. 2651), H12739 [5NO]
ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H2164 [5MR]
Ethiopia: encourage and facilitate the consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and economic freedom (see H.R. 2003), H7490 [10JY]
Explosives: limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions (see H.R. 1755), H11028 [27SE]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H2244 [6MR]
Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing medical, child care, and educational assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 2392), H5471 [17MY]
———increase public awareness of child abuse and neglect and continue to work with States to reduce incidences of abuse and neglect (see H. Res. 299), H3778 [23AP]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2792), H8618 [25JY]
———clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H10434 [17SE]
FBI: reduce backlog in processing requests made by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to the National Name Check Program (see H.R. 3828), H11547 [15OC]
FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 2802), H10320 [7SE]
FDA: provide authority to order recalls of contaminated human and pet food, establish a notification system for such contamination, and improve regulation of human and pet food supply (see H.R. 2108), H4554 [7MY]
———provide for the licensing of comparable biological products to allow for lower-cost, generic versions of biotech drugs (see H.R. 1038), H1897 [16FE]
———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H1790 [15FE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 962), H1969 [27FE]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2169), H4485 [3MY]
———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2421), H5620 [22MY]
Firearms: implement a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and a record of sale system for those firearms (see H.R. 2666), H8187 [19JY]
Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3663), H14158 [4DE]
Food industry: provide restrictions on use of carbon monoxide in meat, poultry, and seafood (see H.R. 3115), H11395 [9OC]
Food Stamp Act: strengthen (see H.R. 2129), H5622 [22MY]
Foreign aid: limit funding to establish a permanent military base agreement with Iraq or exercise U.S. control over Iraqi oil resources (see H.R. 2929), H7657 [11JY]
———prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 619), H834 [22JA]
Foreign policy: condemn use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world and find remedies to end this practice (see H. Con. Res. 75), H3401 [16AP]
———denounce practices of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, honor killings, and other gender-based persecutions, and encourage participation, protection, recognition, and independence of women (see H. Res. 32), H8122 [18JY]
———end use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world (see H.R. 2620), H13205 [6NO]
———prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 1352), H3363 [29MR]
———prohibit use of funds for training and equipping the Iraqi Security Forces (see H.R. 3134), H10077 [4SE]
Foreign trade: prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H10370 [14SE]
———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]
Fry, Varian: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 89), H7203 [26JN]
Gallo, Ernest: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 88), H2487 [13MR]
Gonzales, Attorney General: censure relative to undermining the rule of law and separation of powers and disregarding statutes (see H. Res. 626), H10364 [10SE]
———express no confidence in performance of duties and urge the President to request his resignation (see H. Res. 417), H5531 [21MY]
Gore, Albert, Jr.: tribute for Academy Award-winning documentary, ``An Inconvenient Truth'' (see H. Res. 197), H3081 [26MR]
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1187), H2122 [1MR]
Haiti: urge multilateral financial institutions to immediately cancel debts (see H. Res. 241), H4968 [14MY]
Hazardous substances: assess and reduce levels of lead found in child-occupied facilities (see H.R. 3085), H11491 [10OC]
Head Start Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1429), H2957 [22MR]
Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H4176 [25AP]
———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 819), H1210 [5FE]
———facilitate development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS and other diseases (see H.R. 1420), H2571 [14MR]
———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (see H.R. 493), H571 [16JA]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]
———provide innovation in health care through State initiatives that expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system (see H.R. 506), H670 [17JA]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1653), H3185 [27MR]
———require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV/AIDS screening (see H.R. 822), H1210 [5FE]
———support further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus (see H. Con. Res. 163), H12021 [24OC]
Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2123), H4483 [3MY]
Help America Vote Act: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 281), H3017 [23MR]
———require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H1209 [5FE]
Higher Education Act: expand definition of independent student to include homeless youth (see H.R. 601), H3363 [29MR]
Hinduism: issue postage stamp in commemoration of the Diwali festival (see H. Res. 113), H1565 [13FE]
———recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 245), H3696 [19AP] (see H. Res. 747), H11729 [17OC]
Hispanic Heritage Foundation: tribute for recognizing the next generation of Latino role models for their academic achievements and community service (see H. Con. Res. 197), H11071 [1OC]
Homeless: establish task force to examine homelessness and make recommendations to alleviate causes and effects (see H.R. 3385), H13523 [9NO]
Homeless Assistance Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 561), H8185 [19JY]
———consolidate housing assistance programs for homeless persons (see H.R. 840), H1791 [15FE]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 464), H514 [12JA]
House Ethics Commission: establish (see H.R. 1754), H6181 [7JN]
House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 2248), H4752 [9MY]
Housing: authorize incremental vouchers for section 8 tenant-based rental assistance to help meet the housing needs of low-income families (see H.R. 201), H1668 [14FE]
Human rights: encourage abolition of modern-day slavery (see H. Res. 55), H2437 [12MR]
Immigration: improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 371), H9710 [3AU]
———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 2221), H4628 [8MY]
———provide status for H-1B nonimmigrants who have postgraduate degrees and whose employers make scholarship payments to institutions of higher education for undergraduate and postgraduate education (see H.R. 1758), H3357 [29MR]
———reform (see H.R. 1645), H3562 [18AP]
———reform admission policy relative to L-1 intra-company transferee nonimmigrants (see H.R. 2504), H5923 [24MY]
Immigration and Nationality Act: remove provisions rendering individuals having HIV inadmissible to the U.S. (see H.R. 3337), H13296 [7NO]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 821), H4209 [30AP]
———permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (see H.R. 4188), H15414 [12DE]
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), H6736 [19JN]
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies: identify constraints encountered by nursing schools in admitting and graduating a sufficient number of nurses to meet health care needs (see H.R. 677), H988 [29JA]
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), H1150 [31JA]
Intelligence services: reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (see H.R. 11), H253 [9JA]
International Day of U.N. Peacekeepers: observance (see H. Res. 489), H7491 [10JY]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H1055 [30JA]
Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq (see H.R. 663), H1055 [30JA] (see H.R. 787), H1417 [8FE] (see H. Res. 41), H253 [9JA]
———establish a sunset for the authorization for use of military force against Iraq (see H.R. 2605), H10157 [5SE]
———prevent establishment of a permanent U.S. military presence and halt attempts to control the flow of Iraqi oil (see H. Con. Res. 46), H987 [29JA]
———protect members of the Armed Forces and provide for their withdrawal (see H.R. 455), H1344 [7FE]
———provide for Operation Iraqi Freedom cost accountability (see H. Res. 97), H2244 [6MR]
———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (see H.J. Res. 18), H672 [17JA]
———provide for the safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 746), H1149 [31JA]
———provide special immigrant status for certain Iraqis and assist Iraqi refugees (see H.R. 2265), H14084 [15NO]
———require U.S. military disengagement and provide U.S. assistance for reconstruction and reconciliation (see H.R. 508), H760 [18JA]
———set a deliberate timetable for redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 960), H2401 [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), H2039 [28FE]
Jordan: commend continued commitment to holding elections and broadening political participation (see H. Res. 575), H10077 [4SE]
Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway, Los Angeles County, CA: designate (see H.R. 4131), H13521 [9NO]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: anniversary of launching of the Poor People's Campaign and organization of the Poor People's Army (see H. Con. Res. 161), H5926 [24MY]
Ku Klux Klan (organization): condemn recent actions (see H. Res. 693), H11317 [4OC]
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 800), H1208 [5FE]
Law enforcement officers: ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 3440), H10320 [7SE]
Lieutenant Todd Jason Bryant Post Office, Riverside, CA: designate (see H.R. 988), H2744 [20MR]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 804), H1209 [5FE]
Macedonia: stop utilization of materials that violate agreement with Greece regarding ``hostile activities or propaganda'' and work to find a mutually-acceptable official name for the former Yugoslav republic (see H. Res. 356), H11071 [1OC]
McCarthy, Leo T.: tribute (see H. Res. 180), H1896 [16FE]
Medicaid: amend rules governing citizenship documentation requirements for children born in the U.S. (see H.R. 1238), H2621 [15MR]
———establish independent foster care adolescents as a mandatory category of individuals for coverage under State programs (see H.R. 1376), H7776 [12JY]
———expand access to contraceptive services for low-income women and men (see H.R. 2523), H8187 [19JY]
———require drug manufacturers to pay rebates to State prescription drug discount programs as a condition of participation in a rebate agreement for outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 3309), H9468 (see H.R. 3309), H9544 [1AU]
———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H12454 [1NO]
———waive requirement for proof of citizenship during first year of life for children born in the U.S. to Medicaid-eligible mothers (see H.R. 210), H2121 [1MR]
Medicare: expedite application and qualification process of low-income individuals obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 1536), H2619 [15MR]
———improve prescription drug program (see H.R. 3025), H7775 [12JY]
———include provider payments in the Federal Payment Levy Program and the Treasury Offset Program in order to collect tax debt and other outstanding Federal debt from delinquent providers (see H.R. 4287), H15318 [11DE]
———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]
———provide health care benefits to all Americans (see H.R. 2034), H4175 [25AP]
———require prescription drug plans using formularies to cover all drugs in certain specified therapeutic categories and establish protective requirements for coverage determinations on such drugs (see H.R. 3061), H7981 [17JY]
———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4), H110 [5JA]
Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 687), H943 [24JA]
———extend parity in the application of certain limits to mental health benefits (see H.R. 4848), H16946 [19DE]
———provide for research on, and services for, individuals with postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 20), H4204 [26AP]
———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1367), H2300 [7MR] (see H.R. 1424), H2397 [9MR]
Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 130), H5293 [16MY]
Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H3080 [26MR]
Middle East: require the President to seek to institute a regional diplomatic plan (see H.R. 3797), H15738 [17DE]
Military Commissions Act: improve and enhance due process and appellate procedures (see H.R. 1415), H3018 [23MR]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]
Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 2262), H6735 [19JN]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3014), H10435 [17SE] (see H.R. 3333), H9654 [2AU]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 1506), H2822 [21MR]
———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2694), H8743 [26JY]
Muir Woods National Monument: anniversary (see H. Res. 868), H15470 [13DE]
National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 91), H2486 [13MR]
National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 112), H4294 [1MY]
National Commission on Children and Disasters: establish (see H.R. 3495), H10697 [20SE]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1), H109 [5JA]
National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness: observance (see H. Con. Res. 102), H3279 [28MR]
National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 74), H10434 [17SE]
National Foster Parents Day: support (see H. Res. 179), H3081 [26MR]
National Homeless Youth Awareness Month: observance (see H. Res. 527), H7433 [28JN]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1157), H4416 [2MY]
———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 715), H10156 [5SE]
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 134), H10511 [18SE]
National Resource Center on Children and Disasters: establish (see H.R. 3495), H10697 [20SE]
National School Lunch Act: permit simplified summer food programs to be carried out in all States and by all service institutions (see H.R. 1740), H4629 [8MY]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H886 [23JA]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H13860 [13NO]
NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see H.R. 1644), H2956 [22MR]
Nord, Nancy A.: express no confidence in performance of duties as Acting CPSC Chair and urge the President to request her resignation (see H. Res. 803), H13523 [9NO] (see H. Res. 804), H13204 [6NO] (see H. Res. 819), H13859 [13NO]
North Aleutian Basin Planning Area: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing (see H.R. 1957), H4629 [8MY]
NSF: establish a global warming education program (see H.R. 1728), H7011 [22JN]
Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H6007 [5JN]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: reform Trade Advisory Committee system to ensure that a broad range of views are represented and accommodated in developing U.S. trade policy (see H.R. 3204), H11935 [23OC]
Outer Continental Shelf: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 2918), H7431 [28JN]
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]
Pakistan: call for end to state of emergency (see H. Res. 810), H14158 [4DE]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 380), H790 [19JA]
———require prescription drug manufacturers, packers, and distributors to disclose certain gifts provided in connection with promotional or marketing activities (see H.R. 3023), H7775 [12JY]
Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1614), H6008 [5JN] (see H.R. 2817), H6955 [21JN]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H3478 [17AP]
Poverty: develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce and eliminate global poverty (see H.R. 1302), H3561 [18AP]
———express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (see H. Con. Res. 198), H14251 [5DE]
Power resources: improve energy efficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 1945), H4294 [1MY]
———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]
Public housing: repeal requirements for residents to engage in community service and complete economic self-sufficiency programs (see H.R. 458), H2039 [28FE]
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]
———secure and conserve Federal public lands and natural resources along the international land borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 2593), H7071 [25JN]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 980), H6577 [15JN]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 969), H3363 [29MR]
Public welfare programs: extend SSI for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants and collect unemployment compensation debts resulting from fraud (see H.R. 2608), H6179 [7JN]
Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 900), H3375 [30MR]
Rachel Carson Post Office Building, Springdale, PA: designate (see H.R. 1434), H3364 [29MR]
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), H4967 [14MY]
REAL ID Act: repeal provisions on State requirements for security of identification cards and driver's licenses and reinstitute negotiated rulemaking and guidelines for such documents (see H.R. 1117), H1892 [16FE]
Refuse disposal: require refund value for certain beverage containers and provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 4238), H14082 [15NO]
Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act: define environmental intervention blood lead level (see H.R. 3397), H11395 [9OC]
Ritcheson, David R.: tribute (see H. Res. 535), H7853 [16JY]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 3132), H9711 [3AU]
San Jose State University: anniversary (see H. Res. 365), H11848 [22OC]
Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student's parent provides written consent for the release (see H.R. 1346), H2242 [6MR]
Science: prohibit patenting of human genetic material (see H.R. 977), H2571 [14MR]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 17), H789 [19JA]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2032), H4629 [8MY]
Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 3046), H7851 [16JY]
———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1111), H1892 [16FE]
———extend and improve children's health insurance program and improve beneficiary protections under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3162), H8396 [24JY]
———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), H7434 [28JN]
Special Envoy for Middle East Peace: appoint (see H. Res. 143), H7341 [27JN]
Sudan: encourage the People's Republic of China use of influence and economic leverage to stop genocide and violence in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 422), H5726 [23MY]
———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), H572 [16JA]
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), H1897 [16FE]
Susan G. Komen for the Cure (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 129), H4915 [10MY]
Taxation: allow a married couple who operates an unincorporated business as co-owners to file separate self-employment tax returns (see H.R. 868), H1342 [7FE]
———allow deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases (see H.R. 3314), H11729 [17OC]
———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), H1892 [16FE]
———disallow benefits claimed to arise from corporate transactions without substantial economic substance (see H.R. 2345), H5290 [16MY]
———disallow the tax credit for renewable diesel in the case of fuel coproduced with petroleum, natural gas, or coal feedstocks (see H.R. 2361), H5470 [17MY]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 551), H2957 [22MR]
———equalize income exclusion of employer-provided parking and transit benefits and provide a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 1475), H3778 [23AP]
———establish a temporary surtax to offset the current costs of the Iraq war (see H.R. 3948), H11934 [23OC]
———exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income (see H.R. 3648), H10900 [25SE]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H5922 [24MY]
———increase and extend the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (see H.R. 539), H945 [24JA]
———limit deductibility of excessive rates of executive compensation (see H.R. 3876), H11847 [22OC]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 3160), H8396 [24JY]
———provide a credit for new qualified plug-in hybrid motor vehicles (see H.R. 1331), H3695 [19AP]
———provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 1422), H8835 (see H.R. 1422), H9053 [30JY]
———provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 3418), H9707 [3AU]
———provide incentives to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the domestic energy supply (see H.R. 3416), H10511 [18SE]
———provide relief for small businesses (see H.R. 976), H1472 [12FE]
———require broker reporting of customer's basis in securities transactions (see H.R. 878), H1791 [15FE]
———restrict use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation (see H.R. 2136), H4484 [3MY]
———simplify certain rules applicable to real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1147), H2122 [1MR]
———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H10902 [25SE]
———treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income (see H.R. 2834), H7010 [22JN]
Television: provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 1687), H10157 [5SE]
Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 741), H2039 [28FE]
Tongass National Forest: provide additional protections for lands (see H.R. 3757), H11315 [4OC]
Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (see H.R. 2095), H8835 (see H.R. 2095), H9053 [30JY]
———provide for mass transportation services that provide temporary substitute highway traffic service as a result of an emergency (see H.R. 2783), H6735 [19JN]
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), H10434 [17SE]
U.N. Emergency Peace Service: create in order to facilitate intervention in the early stages of humanitarian crises (see H. Res. 213), H14251 [5DE]
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), H3478 [17AP]
U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 1671), H7490 [10JY]
U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement: withdraw (see H.R. 4124), H13411 [8NO]
Unemployment: provide for special transfers of funds to States to promote certain improvements in State unemployment compensation laws (see H.R. 2233), H9276 [31JY]
Valenti, Jack: tribute (see H. Res. 361), H5929 [24MY]
Vanik, Charles A.: tribute (see H. Res. 669), H10696 [20SE]
Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2514), H5924 [24MY]
———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 760), H3476 [17AP]
Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H1564 [13FE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H3184 [27MR]
———improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 1014), H2122 [1MR]
World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 265), H14156 [4DE]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1801), H5532 [21MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of the Treasury: require production of paper currency in a manner which enables blind individuals to determine the denomination (see H.R. 1931), H3560 [18AP]
Medicare: expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1663), H3016 [23MR]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 2122), H4483 [3MY]
———provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program (see H.R. 2945), H7432 [28JN]
Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (see H.R. 1764), H3357 [29MR]
Social Security: ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2357), H5470 [17MY]
———ensure foster children are able to use program and SSI benefits to address their needs and improve their lives (see H.R. 1104), H1790 [15FE]
———establish AmeriCare program to assure health insurance coverage to all residents (see H.R. 1841), H3360 [29MR]
Taxation: deny deductions for certain direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs and require reports regarding such advertisements (see H.R. 2823), H6956 [21JN]
———reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (see H.R. 2069), H4204 [26AP]
———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1840), H3360 [29MR]
Bills and resolutions relative to
Political ethics: censure relative to floor statement impugning motives of President Bush and certain Members of Congress for continued support of war in Iraq (see H. Res. 767), H11934 [23OC]
Letters
Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act: Elena Rios, National Hispanic Medical Association, H9413 [1AU]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), H8779 [27JY]
Alameda County, CA: Alameda County Library recipient of President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities Coming Up Taller Award, E385
———anniversary of Hispanic Community Affairs Council Scholarship Awards Program, E613
Alameda Creek Alliance: anniversary, E1747
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 20), H1103
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), H2984
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), conference report, H4155
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 2206), Senate amendment, H5908
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq, E109
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1779
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2669), H7543
California: anniversary of League of Women Voters, Eden Area chapter, E615
———anniversary of League of Women Voters, Fremont, Newark and Union City chapter, E2162
———tribute to Freemont, CA, and Tri-City Elder Coalition Pathways to Positive Aging project, E1086
Colleges and universities: make college more affordable by lowering interest rates and increasing financial aid opportunities through reductions in student loan industry subsidies (H.R. 2669), H7543
Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1592), H4446
Dept. of Agriculture: reform commodity programs, increase nutrition, conservation, and energy programs, and programs that benefit socially disadvantaged farmers, H8779 [27JY]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2643), H7261
Dept. of the Treasury: require production of paper currency in a manner which enables blind individuals to determine the denomination (H.R. 1931), E775
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), H8118
Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (H.R. 2831), H8949
Eapen, Jacob: National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations Ellis Island Medal of Honor award recipient, E1201
Education: reduce student loan interest rates (H.R. 5), H625
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity, H13238
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (H.R. 3685), H13238
Families and domestic relations: increase public awareness of child abuse and neglect and continue to work with States to reduce incidences of abuse and neglect (H. Res. 299), H3791
FEMA: require written notification to property owners affected by a proposed change in flood elevations under the National Flood Insurance Program, H10990 [27SE]
———restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program and make available multiperil coverage for damage from windstorms and floods (H.R. 3121), H10990 [27SE]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), H14058
Head Start Program: reauthorize (H.R. 1429), H4335
Health: prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (H.R. 493), H4101
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 3), H385
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (S. 5), H6138
Iraq: develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, E109
———redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and defense contractors from Iraq (H.R. 2237), H4804
———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), H7715
———require the President of the U.S. and senior diplomatic and military officials to develop a plan for the redeployment of U.S. forces (H.R. 3087), H11122
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), H2077
Medicare: expand and improve coverage of mental health services (H.R. 1663), E632
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (H.R. 2122), E961
———provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program (H.R. 2945), E1450
———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 4), H459, H461, H463, H464, H465, H467, H468, H470, H475 [12JA], E67
Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (H.R. 687), E181
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), H295
Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (H.R. 2262), H12409
National Commission on Children and Disasters: establish (H.R. 3495), H12781
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (H.R. 1), H211
National Foster Care Month: observance (H. Res. 263), H4984
National Foster Parents Day: support (H. Res. 179), H3730
National Grandparents Day: observance, E1820
National Resource Center on Children and Disasters: establish (H.R. 3495), H12781
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), H11599
NIH: dystonia research funding, E870
Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (H.R. 1764), E725
Peace Action (organization): anniversary, E782
Power resources: invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), H723
———invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), Senate amendment, H14439
Public welfare programs: extend SSI for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants and collect unemployment compensation debts resulting from fraud (H.R. 2608), H7565
San Leandro, CA: anniversary of Alta Mira Club, E1889
Social Security: ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (H.R. 2357), E1089
———ensure foster children are able to use program and SSI benefits to address their needs and improve their lives (H.R. 1104), E364
———establish AmeriCare program to assure health insurance coverage to all residents (H.R. 1841), E717
———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), H9400, H9401, H9402, H9406, H9408, H9409, H9413, H9474, H9485, H9486 [1AU], H10872 [25SE]
———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), H12073 [25OC]
———extend provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 2499), H16849, H16853 [19DE]
———extend transitional medical assistance (TMA), the abstinence education program, and certain other Medicare and Medicaid support programs (H.R. 3668), H10934 [26SE]
———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, H10872 [25SE], H11205, H11206 [3OC], H11736, H11743, H11745 [18OC]
Stark, Representative: censure relative to floor statement impugning motives of President Bush and certain Members of Congress for continued support of war in Iraq (H. Res. 767), H11854 [23OC]
Taxation: deny deductions for certain direct-to-consumer advertisements of prescription drugs and require reports regarding such advertisements (H.R. 2823), E1375
———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3996), H13448 [9NO]
———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (H.R. 2776), H9943
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), Senate amendments, H10872 [25SE]
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), veto, H11205, H11206 [3OC], H11736, H11743, H11745 [18OC]
———reduce carbon dioxide emissions by imposing a tax on primary fossil fuels based on their carbon content (H.R. 2069), E882
———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (H.R. 1840), E721
U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement: implementation (H.R. 3688), H13292
Vanik, Charles A.: tribute (H. Res. 669), E1972
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: taking down of words, H11745 [18OC]
Political ethics: censure relative to floor statement impugning motives of President Bush and certain Members of Congress for continued support of war in Iraq, E2316 [5NO]
———censure relative to floor statement impugning motives of President Bush and certain Members of Congress for continued support of war in Iraq (H. Res. 767), H11853, H11854 [23OC], E2214 [23OC], E2224 [24OC]
Rulings of the Chair
Congressional Record: taking down of words, H11745 [18OC]
Summaries
AmeriCare Health Care Act (H.R. 1841), E718
MediKids Health Insurance Act (H.R. 2357), E1089
Texts of
H. Res. 767, censure relative to floor statement impugning motives of President Bush and certain Members of Congress for continued support of war in Iraq, H11853 [23OC]
Tributes
Armas, Jesus, E1141
Boga, John, E1927
Chan, Allen, E1751
Curtis, Thomas, E590
Durenberger, Dave, E713
Glassberg, Arnie C., E741
Hawkins, Augustus F., H13875 [14NO]
Higgins, Andrew, E1328
Kessler, Mike, E2329
Lewis, Al, E1940
Loomes, Pat, E1255
Millender-McDonald, Juanita, H3742 [23AP]
Moose, Claude, E525
Passama, Gregg, E1749
Plummer, Charles, E191
Qayoumi, Mohammed H., E1233
Richardson, Representative, H10044 [4SE]
Smith, David W., E240
Webster-Giddings, Allison D., E1419