TOWNS, EDOLPHUS (a Representative from New York)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1585, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H14182 [5DE]
Articles and editorials
Badal and Family Are Sacha Sauda Premis—Cult Spokesman, Panthic Weekly (publication), E1132
Delhi Clumsily Bugged Tony Blair's Room During 2001 Visit, Rashmee Roshan Lall, Times of India (Indian publication), E2053
Former Punjab DGP S.S. Virk Arrested, Rediff.com (Internet site), E2055
Former Punjab DGP S.S. Virk Arrested, Times of India (Indian publication), E2055
Gill Should Not Testify Before Major Commission, E2212
``He Heard Our Fears and Prayers,'' Bible League (Internet site), E97
Kanishka Tragedy—Operation Silence, Vikram Jit Singh, Tehelka (Indian publication), E1999
Mistaken Identity or Fake Encounter? Chandigarh (India) Tribune, E2002
Plainview Scholar, Leader Mourned After Hit-and-Run Death, WNBC.COM (Internet site), E766
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]
African Americans: apologize for enslavement and racial segregation (see H. Res. 194), H3562 [18AP]
———recognize contributions of the Negro Baseball League and players (see H. Res. 162), H1668 [14FE]
Agriculture: continue and expand upon efforts to ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and other specialty crops and enhance competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 1600), H2957 [22MR]
Ali, Muhammad: tribute (see H. Res. 58), H515 [12JA]
America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 122), H10435 [17SE]
American Association for Cancer Research: anniversary (see H. Res. 448), H11071 [1OC]
American Battlefield Protection Act: establish battlefield acquisition grant program to acquire and protect nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 160), H10156 [5SE]
———reauthorize (see H.R. 2933), H11028 [27SE]
American Institute in Taiwan: require Senate confirmation of director (see H.R. 1390), H12021 [24OC]
Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H8741 [26JY]
Animals: establish competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see H.R. 1232), H5054 [15MY]
Arab League: urge acknowledgment of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and increase efforts to stop such genocide (see H. Con. Res. 7), H3364 [29MR]
Archdiocese of New York: anniversary (see H. Res. 345), H4629 [8MY]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H10901 [25SE]
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), H5531 [21MY]
———condemn personal attacks on the honor, integrity and patriotism of those with distinguished military service (see H. Res. 686), H14158 [4DE]
———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), H11172 [2OC]
———issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 2303), H13296 [7NO]
———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 1439), H2399 [9MR]
———reimburse tuition for programs of education interrupted by military service, defer student loans, and reduce interest rates during periods of military service (see H.R. 2910), H11028 [27SE]
———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran (see H.R. 3119), H12238 [30OC] (see H.J. Res. 14), H2122 [1MR]
———require continuation of pay to members who are retired or separated from service due to combat-related injuries of certain bonuses that they were entitled to before retirement or separation (see H.R. 3793), H11549 [15OC]
———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 2189), H4552 [7MY]
Army Reserve: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 70), H15468 [13DE]
Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H14249 [5DE]
———commend democracy efforts and call for release by Burmese Government (see H. Con. Res. 200), H10757 [24SE]
Aviation: improve air carrier passenger services (see H.R. 1303), H15469 [13DE]
Barton College: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 329), H4915 [10MY]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 198), H1968 [27FE]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 230), H11549 [15OC]
Bridges: authorize a State that has a structurally deficient bridge to obligate funds made available to carry out a high priority project for any project or activity eligible for Federal highway assistance funds (see H.R. 3941), H11934 [23OC]
Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H8742 [26JY]
Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 563), H9469 (see H. Res. 563), H9546 [1AU]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H3477 [17AP]
Bush, President: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 106), H1154 [31JA]
Business and industry: require certain large Government contractors to disclose the names and salaries of their most highly compensated officers (see H.R. 3928), H12385 [31OC]
Campus Fire Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 95), H6009 [5JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: call for continuation of congressional staff-led tours (see H. Res. 815), H13861 [13NO]
———provide that the great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center shall be known as Emancipation Hall (see H.R. 3315), H9653 [2AU]
Caribbean nations: authorize assistance to fund educational development and exchange programs (see H.R. 176), H3476 [17AP]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 148), H4966 [14MY]
Champlain Quadricentennial Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 1520), H2570 [14MR]
Charleston, SC: honor and express condolences to families of firefighters killed in warehouse fire (see H. Con. Res. 172), H7341 [27JN]
Cheney, Vice President: impeach (see H. Res. 333), H11029 [27SE]
Children and youth: create conditions, structures, and supports needed to ensure permanency for unaccompanied youth (see H.R. 3409), H14158 [4DE]
———establish an educational mentoring pilot program for at-risk youth through community partnerships that provide life, social, academic, and vocational skills (see H.R. 3168), H9469 (see H.R. 3168), H9546 [1AU]
———make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members (see H.R. 1004), H4914 [10MY]
———promote youth financial education (see H.R. 4335), H14493 (see H.R. 4335), H15207 [6DE]
———provide disadvantaged children with dental services (see H.R. 1781), H3358 [29MR]
———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 3846), H11847 [22OC]
———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), H9710 [3AU]
China, Republic of: lift restrictions on U.S. visits by elected officials and strengthen foreign policy dialogue (see H. Con. Res. 136), H4292 [1MY]
———resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 73), H1895 [16FE]
Chisholm, Shirley: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 9), H119 [5JA]
Civil rights: authorize a Library of Congress/National Museum of African American History and Culture project to collect video and audio recordings of testimonials of civil rights movement participants (see H.R. 998), H1969 [27FE]
———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H6439 (see H.R. 1338), H6476 [14JN]
Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H6181 [7JN]
Clarence L. Irving, Sr., Post Office Building, Jamaica, NY: designate (see H.R. 4826), H16833 [18DE]
Climate: reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 1590), H2742 [20MR]
Clinton, William J.: tribute (see H. Res. 494), H6660 [18JN]
Colleges and universities: disclose fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 592), H1668 [14FE]
———ensure textbooks and supplemental materials are available and affordable (see H.R. 3512), H11729 [17OC]
———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1275), H10626 [19SE]
Colombia: recognize contributions of, combat racial discrimination against, and ensure proper execution of assistance programs designated for Afro-Colombians (see H. Res. 618), H11729 [17OC]
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 To Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of the American Latino: establish (see H.R. 512), H670 [17JA]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H12740 [5NO]
Communications Act: amend and increase consumer freedom of choice in the video marketplace (see H.R. 4307), H14492 (see H.R. 4307), H15206 [6DE]
Community Reinvestment Act: allow financial institution support of a financial literacy program to be taken into account in assessing the institution's record of meeting the community's credit needs (see H.R. 2840), H11070 [1OC]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 1673), H15208 [6DE]
Congressional-Executive Commission on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: establish (see H.R. 4223), H14082 [15NO]
Consumer Product Safety Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3691), H11071 [1OC]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1767), H3696 [19AP]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3372), H10902 [25SE]
Contracts: improve Federal agency awards and oversight of contracts and assistance and strengthen accountability of Government-wide suspension and debarment system (see H.R. 3033), H7775 [12JY]
———reform acquisition practices of the Federal Government (see H.R. 1362), H2401 [9MR]
———require accountability for personnel performing private security functions under Federal contracts (see H.R. 369), H672 [17JA]
———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), H13204 [6NO]
———require potential Federal contractors or grantees to certify they owe no Federal tax debt (see H.R. 4881), H16947 [19DE]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 101), H2303 [7MR]
Copyrights: provide protection for fashion design (see H.R. 2033), H10320 [7SE]
Corp. for National and Community Service: establish Summer of Service grant programs (see H.R. 1880), H3474 [17AP]
Corporations: improve efficiency of complying with internal auditing control requirements in order to maintain U.S. capital market global competitiveness (see H.R. 1508), H2486 [13MR]
Correctional institutions: authorize grants for programs that provide support services to exonerees (see H.R. 4063), H12454 [1NO]
———provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1943), H3725 [20AP]
Credit unions: clarify congressional intent for provision of affordable financial services in underserved areas (see H.R. 3113), H9657 [2AU]
Crime: strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H435 [11JA]
``Crime, Violence, and Development—Trends, Costs, and Policy Options in the Caribbean'': recognize contribution of U.N. and World Bank Group report to understanding crime and violence levels in the Caribbean region (see H. Res. 865), H15317 [11DE]
Cuba: 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. 624), H1565 [13FE]
———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 654), H1417 [8FE]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H2166 [5MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: 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), H112 [5JA]
Dept. of Education: make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 171), H3777 [23AP]
———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 1971), H5293 [16MY]
Dept. of HHS: authorize a grant to a qualified youth-serving organization for recruiting and preparing students for careers and volunteer opportunities as health care professionals (see H.R. 3618), H15738 [17DE]
———authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H4553 [7MY]
———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), H10510 [18SE]
———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see H.R. 2063), H8821 [27JY]
———develop an antimicrobial resistance research strategic plan (see H.R. 3697), H13412 [8NO]
———establish a grant program for individuals whose health has been directly impacted as a result of the terrorist attacks on New York, NY, and the Pentagon (see H.R. 1414), H2340 [8MR]
———establish comprehensive prevention, education, research, and medical management program to reduce liver cirrhosis and liver cancer caused by chronic hepatitis B infection (see H.R. 3944), H11934 [23OC]
———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 3825), H11778 [18OC]
———establish program to medically monitor individuals exposed to toxins in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in New York, NY, and provide medical treatment for such individuals (see H. Res. 128), H1272 [6FE]
———establish the School-Based Health Clinic Program (see H.R. 4230), H15318 [11DE]
———provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see H.R. 1132), H2487 [13MR]
———reauthorize the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 2915), H14157 [4DE]
———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 3430), H14250 [5DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish the Science and Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office (see H.R. 884), H1897 [16FE]
Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 2926), H8122 [18JY]
———provide financial assistance for the development and reuse of brownfields (see H.R. 43), H987 [29JA]
Dept. of Justice: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 923), H1413 [8FE]
———express no confidence in performance of Attorney General Gonzales and urge the President to request his resignation (see H. Res. 417), H5623 [22MY]
———reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and improve reentry planning and implementation (see H.R. 1593), H3400 [16AP]
———require sex offenders to register online identifiers with the National Sex Offender Registry in order to protect users of social networking websites (see H.R. 719), H3695 [19AP]
Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (see H.R. 808), H1209 [5FE]
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]
Dept. of the Treasury: provide for the licensing of Internet gambling facilities by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (see H.R. 2046), H5473 [17MY]
———repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 695), H2165 [5MR]
Dept. of Transportation: make a grant for the establishment and operation of an ethanol anti-idling power unit research program (see H.R. 2619), H6828 [20JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a study on suicides among veterans (see H.R. 4204), H14081 [15NO]
Developing countries: 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), H14250 [5DE]
Diamond-Blackfan Anemia: expand and intensify research (see H. Res. 524), H10902 [25SE]
Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act: authorize appropriations to fully enforce and implement such Act and its amendments (see H.R. 2718), H14084 [15NO]
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), H6111 [6JN]
Discrimination: condemn existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urge States to adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue (see H. Res. 118), H1472 [12FE]
Diseases: call for the declaration of lung cancer as a public health priority and the implementation of a comprehensive interagency program to reduce lung cancer mortality (see H. Res. 335), H12238 [30OC]
———establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma (see H.R. 3005), H8821 [27JY]
———establish an Advisory Committee on Gestational Diabetes and provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 1544), H5622 [22MY]
———establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H4965 [14MY]
———establish national screening program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and allow States to provide medical assistance for individuals with colorectal cancer or colorectal polyps (see H.R. 1738), H5725 [23MY]
———expand research, prevention, and awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 1113), H5622 [22MY]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H8186 [19JY]
———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see H.R. 1881), H14250 [5DE]
———increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see H.R. 1567), H8835 (see H.R. 1567), H9053 [30JY]
———increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (see H. Res. 353), H4292 [1MY]
———make permanent the authority of the Postal Service to issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1236), H3185 [27MR]
———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 2210), H5725 [23MY]
———provide activities to increase the awareness and knowledge of health care providers and women relative to ovarian and cervical cancer (see H.R. 2468), H10320 [7SE]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H2119 [1MR]
———support prevention and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 2241), H13296 [7NO]
———urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men (see H. Res. 288), H3362 [29MR]
———urge health care providers to engage in certain treatment regimen such as clinical practice recommendations and body weight measurements to prevent, detect, and treat diabetes (see H. Res. 830), H14083 [15NO]
Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 460), H11934 [23OC]
———target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 4545), H15465 [13DE]
E. Arthur Gray Post Office Building, Port Jervis, NY: designate (see H.R. 3196), H11250 [3OC]
Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 4060), H12454 [1NO]
———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]
———improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for graduation rates (see H.R. 2955), H7489 [10JY]
———improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see H.R. 1623), H2820 [21MR]
———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 2373), H5470 [17MY]
———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]
———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 51), H343 [10JA]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a program to improve the health and education of children through grants to expand school breakfast programs (see H.R. 3978), H12103 [25OC]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H10626 [19SE]
EPA: require large publicly traded companies and significant emitters of greenhouse gases to report their emissions (see H.R. 2651), H11847 [22OC]
Ethiopia: encourage and facilitate the consolidation of security, human rights, democracy, and economic freedom (see H.R. 2003), H7783 [13JY]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H6331 [12JN]
———suspend authority to eliminate, consolidate, deconsolidate, colocate, or plan for such activities relative to air traffic control facilities and services (see H.R. 2443), H6661 [18JN]
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]
FBI: establish an Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit (see H.R. 923), H1413 [8FE]
———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: prescribe rules regulating inmate telephone service rates (see H.R. 555), H758 [18JA]
———require issuance of a final order relative to usage of white spaces of the broadband spectrum (see H.R. 1597), H3364 [29MR]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H2571 [14MR]
———revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices and enhance postmarket authorities relative to the safety of drugs (see H.R. 2900), H7430 [28JN]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1073), H2122 [1MR]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 4838), H16945 [19DE]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H7203 [26JN]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2421), H5620 [22MY]
———require concurrence of all bordering States when a permit for the discharge of pollutants into one of the Great Lakes is issued (see H.R. 3360), H14250 [5DE]
Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 1537), H7011 [22JN]
———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H2165 [5MR]
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]
Flag—U.S.: authorize the Governor of a State, territory, or possession to order the National flag be flown at half-staff following an active duty death of an Armed Forces member from the Governor's jurisdiction (see H.R. 692), H1272 [6FE]
———provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers (see H.R. 146), H1968 [27FE]
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), H8187 [19JY]
Foreign policy: prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 1352), H11934 [23OC]
———prohibit use of funds for training and equipping the Iraqi Security Forces (see H.R. 3134), H11495 [12OC]
Foreign trade: prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H15469 [13DE]
Gambling: clarify applicability of certain laws to games of skill and establish certain requirements with respect to such games (see H.R. 2610), H8618 [25JY]
Garang de Mabior, John: tribute (see H. Res. 98), H944 [24JA]
Girl Scouts: anniversary (see H. Res. 136), H2166 [5MR]
Gore, Albert, Jr.: tribute for Academy Award-winning documentary, ``An Inconvenient Truth'' (see H. Res. 197), H2166 [5MR]
Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 900), H16949 [19DE]
Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1595), H4553 [7MY]
Haiti: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 522), H4176 [25AP]
———urge multilateral financial institutions to immediately cancel debts (see H. Res. 241), H7657 [11JY]
Hamilton, Alexander: tribute (see H. Res. 54), H435 [11JA]
Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1091), H16949 [19DE]
Health: enhance adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care (see H.R. 3800), H12238 [30OC]
———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), H10901 [25SE]
———facilitate development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS and other diseases (see H.R. 1420), H8293 [23JY]
———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 882), H4553 [7MY]
———improve emergency medical services for children (see H.R. 2464), H11934 [23OC]
———improve oral health care for low-income individuals under the Maternal and Child Health Program and Medicaid and provide a tax credit to dentists for services provided to low-income individuals (see H.R. 2472), H7340 [27JN]
———improve pain care research, education, access, and outreach (see H.R. 2994), H15209 [6DE]
———improve prevention, detection, and treatment of community and healthcare-associated infections (CHAI), with a focus on antibiotic-resistant bacteria (see H.R. 4214), H14081 [15NO]
———make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 971), H2671 [19MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H942 [24JA]
———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (see H.R. 493), H945 [24JA]
———promote preventive health care (see H.R. 853), H3400 [16AP]
———promote the national recommendation of physical activity to kids, families, and communities across the U.S. (see H.R. 2045), H11934 [23OC]
———provide for approval of similar biological products (see H.R. 1956), H4294 [1MY]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]
———provide grants to promote positive health behaviors in women and children (see H.R. 1968), H6181 [7JN]
———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), H1055 [30JA]
———provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (see H.R. 1237), H15469 [13DE]
———provide State grants for developing trauma care systems (see H.R. 727), H1897 [16FE]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1653), H12739 [5NO]
———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]
———set standards for medical diagnostic equipment and establish program to promote good health, disease prevention, and wellness and to prevent secondary conditions for individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 3294), H9467 (see H.R. 3294), H9544 [1AU]
———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 477), H1969 [27FE]
———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), H6112 [6JN]
Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2123), H4483 [3MY]
Health care professionals: increase number of primary care physicians serving health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 410), H3081 [26MR]
———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1134), H14157 [4DE]
———provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health (see H.R. 3404), H9706 [3AU]
Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 811), H1209 [5FE]
Hillary, Barbara: tribute to first African American woman to reach the North Pole (see H. Res. 466), H6110 [6JN]
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]
History: commemorate anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade (see H. Res. 272), H3696 [19AP]
Horticulture: extend laws governing importation of plants to plants illegally harvested outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1497), H14157 [4DE]
House Rules: require poverty impact statements for certain legislation (see H.R. 352), H573 [16JA]
Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 3587), H10625 [19SE]
———preserve affordable housing opportunities for low-income families (see H.R. 44), H112 [5JA]
Hudson-Fulton 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 1520), H2570 [14MR]
Hunt, Lamar: tribute (see H. Res. 53), H1472 [12FE]
Hurricanes: acknowledge the progress made and yet to be made to rebuild the Gulf Coast region after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H. Res. 551), H7852 [16JY]
———express sympathy and support for the people and governments of the countries of Central America, the Caribbean, and Mexico which have suffered from Hurricanes Felix, Dean, and Henriette (see H. Res. 642), H10435 [17SE]
———waive the non-Federal share of the cost of certain disaster assistance provided in connection with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 1144), H1893 [16FE]
Immigration: improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 371), H4914 [10MY]
———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 2221), H4754 [9MY]
———provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a U.S. citizen child should not be ordered removed from the U.S. (see H.R. 213), H1054 [30JA] (see H.R. 1176), H1894 [16FE]
———provide lawful permanent resident status to the immediate family members of military service personnel serving in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 3687), H11549 [15OC]
———reform (see H.R. 750), H11250 [3OC]
Immigration and Nationality Act: remove provisions rendering individuals having HIV inadmissible to the U.S. (see H.R. 3337), H10435 [17SE]
India: encourage national government and State governments of Jammu and Kashmir to remedy situation of the Kashmiri Pandits and ensure their physical, political, and economic security (see H. Con. Res. 55), H1210 [5FE]
Indianapolis Colts (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 130), H1345 [7FE]
Inspector General Act: enhance independence of Inspectors General and create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (see H.R. 928), H9276 [31JY]
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]
———provide coverage of screening mammography for women over 40 and for women at high risk for breast cancer if diagnostic mammography is covered (see H.R. 2708), H6661 [18JN]
———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1655), H6828 [20JN]
International relations: call on People's Republic of China to respect human rights of refugees from Democratic People's Republic of Korea (see H. Con. Res. 234), H11848 [22OC]
International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Res. 149), H2166 [5MR]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H3724 [20AP]
Iran: end World Bank disbursements until the International Atomic Energy Agency certifies compliance with certain U.N. Security Council resolutions and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (see H. Con. Res. 235), H12104 [25OC]
———enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H2672 [19MR]
Iraq: protect members of the Armed Forces and provide for their withdrawal (see H.R. 455), H1211 [5FE]
———provide special immigrant status for certain Iraqis and assist Iraqi refugees (see H.R. 2265), H10940 [26SE]
———require U.S. military disengagement and provide U.S. assistance for reconstruction and reconciliation (see H.R. 508), H1211 [5FE]
Irving, Barrington A.: tribute to the youngest and first person of African descent to fly solo around the world (see H. Res. 661), H11729 [17OC]
Israel: support upgrade in relationship with NATO to that of leading member of NATO's Mediterranean dialogue and to a member of NATO's Partnership for Peace (see H. Res. 235), H3081 [26MR]
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), H1669 [14FE]
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]
Korea, Republic of: recognize strong alliance with the U.S. and express appreciation for efforts in the global war on terrorism (see H. Res. 295), H3375 [30MR]
Ku Klux Klan (organization): condemn recent actions (see H. Res. 693), H11395 [9OC]
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 800), H1208 [5FE]
Lane Evans Post Office Building, Rock Island, IL: designate (see H.R. 521), H988 [29JA]
Law enforcement: issuance of special postage stamps to fund gang prevention programs (see H.R. 1070), H11316 [4OC]
———provide Federal coordination and assistance in preventing gang violence (see H.R. 1069), H4293 [1MY]
Lewis, Jerry: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3035), H8187 [19JY]
Little Rock, AR: anniversary of desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H. Res. 668), H10758 [24SE]
Lyndon Baines Johnson Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 584), H789 [19JA]
Malaysia: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 518), H8743 [26JY]
Marine Corps: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 246), H13861 [13NO]
Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (see H.R. 2066), H4204 [26AP]
———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H11028 [27SE]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H9654 [2AU]
———provide a screening and treatment program for prostate cancer in the same manner as is provided for breast and cervical cancer (see H.R. 2131), H4484 [3MY]
———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1279), H10434 [17SE]
———require staff working with developmentally disabled individuals to call emergency services in the event of a life-threatening situation (see H.R. 2379), H5471 [17MY]
———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), H2744 [20MR]
Medicare: cover supplies associated with insulin injection, home needle removal, decontamination, and disposal devices, and disposal of needles and syringes through a sharps-by-mail or similar program (see H.R. 3251), H15209 [6DE]
———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), H11317 [4OC]
———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1845), H15209 [6DE]
———expedite application and qualification process of low-income individuals obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 1536), H2619 [15MR]
———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 1459), H4487 [3MY]
———impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H15209 [6DE]
———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1193), H4967 [14MY]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1926), H3560 [18AP]
———improve payments under the clinical laboratory fee schedule (see H.R. 1321), H14084 [15NO]
———include screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4879), H16947 [19DE]
———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see H.R. 3865), H13861 [13NO]
———provide a moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 1293), H5054 [15MY]
———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 1665), H5532 [21MY]
———provide coverage of annual preventive physical examinations (see H.R. 4288), H14249 [5DE]
———provide health care benefits to all Americans (see H.R. 2034), H4175 [25AP]
———repeal competitive bidding demonstration project for clinical laboratory services (see H.R. 3453), H15414 [12DE]
———require public reporting of health care-associated infections data and establish pilot program for incentives to hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to eliminate the rate of occurrence (see H.R. 1174), H15208 [6DE]
———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4), H343 [10JA]
Medicare/Medicaid: limit monthly amount of prescription drug cost-sharing for full-benefit dual eligible individuals and other lowest-income individuals under the prescription drug program (see H.R. 932), H1413 [8FE]
Members of Congress: display within the Capitol Visitor Center an exhibit depicting the contributions of African Americans who served in Congress during Reconstruction and Post Reconstruction Eras (see H.R. 47), H435 [11JA]
Mental health: provide for research on, and services for, individuals with postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 20), H3695 [19AP]
———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1367), H2300 [7MR] (see H.R. 1424), H2397 [9MR]
Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H7656 [11JY]
Mexico: express sympathy and pledge urgent support for the victims of flooding in southern Mexico (see H. Res. 812), H13523 [9NO]
Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 566), H836 [22JA]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3014), H7774 [12JY]
———recognize and take active measures to increase the low presence of minorities and women in upper level positions of management in the financial services industry (see H. Con. Res. 140), H4486 [3MY]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and promote the domestic development and production of advanced technology vehicles (see H.R. 2927), H7431 [28JN]
———provide for a program of research, development, and demonstration on natural gas vehicles (see H.R. 2877), H7338 [27JN]
Music and dance: recognize the African American spiritual as a national treasure (see H. Res. 120), H1152 [31JA]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 44), H944 [24JA]
National Academy of Sciences: provide for a study to identify the proper response to the growth of Internet gambling (see H.R. 2140), H4484 [3MY]
National Association for College Admission Counseling: anniversary (see H. Res. 212), H10157 [5SE]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 35), H759 [18JA]
National Cancer Institute: make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer (see H.R. 3689), H15215 [10DE]
National Cancer Research Month: designate (see H. Res. 448), H11071 [1OC]
National Clean Beaches Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 186), H7071 [25JN]
National Football League: congratulate Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy on becoming the first African-American head coaches to qualify for the Super Bowl (see H. Res. 90), H988 [29JA]
National Hepatitis B Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 366), H4416 [2MY]
National High School Mock Trial Championship, Inc.: call on Board of Directors to accommodate students of all religious faiths (see H. Res. 25), H4915 [10MY]
National HIV Testing Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 169), H7203 [26JN]
National Hurricane Research Initiative: establish (see H.R. 2407), H7657 [11JY]
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), H4553 [7MY]
National Mall Liberty Fund D.C., Inc.: authorize a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor slaves and others that fought for independence during the American Revolution (see H.R. 1693), H7011 [22JN]
National Minority Donor Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 555), H9469 (see H. Res. 555), H9546 [1AU]
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 134), H9469 (see H. Con. Res. 134), H9546 [1AU]
National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (see H. Res. 537), H15209 [6DE]
National Organ and Tissue Donor Registry Resource Center: establish and authorize grants for State registries (see H.R. 3635), H13523 [9NO]
National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 554), H7982 [17JY]
National Suffragists Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 105), H3361 [29MR]
National Telework Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 224), H15209 [6DE]
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act: provide additional staff and oversight of funds to carry out the Act (see H.R. 1239), H2037 [28FE]
Native American Heritage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 62), H13859 [13NO]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H253 [9JA]
———reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H13860 [13NO]
———sever U.S. Government relations with the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma until tribal citizenship of Cherokee Freedmen is restored and tribal obligations with the U.S. Government are fulfilled (see H.R. 2824), H6956 [21JN]
New Milford, CT: anniversary (see H. Res. 528), H8122 [18JY]
New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 1638), H3185 [27MR] (see H.R. 3543), H10433 [17SE]
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 (see H.R. 2102), H5473 [17MY]
1901 Missouri African American Expulsion Commission: establish (see H.R. 2030), H4754 [9MY]
NIST: increase efforts in support of healthcare information enterprise integration (see H.R. 2406), H12021 [24OC]
Nuclear energy: enhance management and disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste and ensure expansion of clean nuclear power to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance domestic energy security (see H.R. 3358), H9704 [3AU]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2049), H14157 [4DE]
Ocean Isle Beach, NC: offer condolences to victims of house fire which killed University of South Carolina and Clemson University students (see H. Res. 777), H12237 [30OC] (see H. Res. 787), H12384 [31OC]
Pakistan: call for end to state of emergency (see H. Res. 810), H13412 [8NO]
Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 108), H3361 [29MR]
Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H4628 [8MY]
Percy Sutton Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 954), H5532 [21MY]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H6332 [12JN]
Poverty: express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (see H. Con. Res. 198), H15738 [17DE]
———improve lives of persons living in extreme poverty (see H. Con. Res. 19), H435 [11JA]
Power resources: reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 670), H942 [24JA]
———strengthen national security and reduce dependence on foreign oil through new vehicle technology and efficiency, use of alternative fuels, and improving rail and public transit usage (see H.R. 1300), H2120 [1MR]
Presidents of the U.S.: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (see H.R. 1255), H2166 [5MR]
———require information on contributors to Presidential library fundraising organizations (see H.R. 1254), H2166 [5MR]
———regulate judicial use of Presidential signing statements in the interpretation of Acts of Congress (see H.R. 3045), H12238 [30OC]
Product safety: establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and reauthorize and modernize the CPSC (see H.R. 4040), H12453 [1NO]
———require third-party verification of compliance of children's products with consumer product safety standards promulgated by the CPSC (see H.R. 3477), H10156 [5SE]
Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 266), H3080 [26MR]
Public documents: enhance citizen access to Government information and services by establishing plain language as the standard style for Government documents issued to the public (see H.R. 3548), H14085 [15NO]
Public housing: ensure that operating and capital assistance is provided for certain previously assisted public housing dwelling units (see H.R. 1235), H2437 [12MR]
Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1919), H3560 [18AP]
Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 307), H3696 [19AP]
Puerto Rico: recognize right to call a Constitutional Convention to exercise right of self-determination and establish mechanism for congressional consideration of such decision (see H.R. 1230), H2401 [9MR]
Racial relations: express that hanging of nooses is a horrible act when used for intimidation and which under certain circumstances can be investigated and prosecuted as a criminal act (see H. Res. 826), H13959 [14NO]
Railroads: ensure competition, enable rail customers to obtain reliable rail service, and provide those customers with a reasonable process for challenging rate and service disputes (see H.R. 2125), H6008 [5JN]
Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 635), H10511 [18SE]
Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act: define environmental intervention blood lead level (see H.R. 3397), H11250 [3OC]
Richards, Ann: tribute (see H. Res. 42), H1417 [8FE]
Roads and highways: support goals and ideals of a world day of remembrance for road crash victims (see H. Con. Res. 87), H4554 [7MY]
Robert Merrill Postal Station, New Rochelle, NY: designate (see H.R. 2778), H6734 [19JN]
Robinson, Eddie: tribute (see H. Res. 362), H5055 [15MY]
Rutgers University: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 300), H3475 [17AP]
Schools: express that secondary schools should consider starting school after 9 o'clock in the morning (see H. Con. Res. 227), H11729 [17OC]
———improve safety of elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher learning (see H.R. 2352), H5291 [16MY]
Securities: eliminate exemption from State regulation for certain securities designated by national securities exchanges (see H.R. 2868), H7201 [26JN]
Ships and vessels: express importance of protecting cruise ship passengers against crimes on the high seas and ensure perpetrators of such crimes are brought to justice (see H. Res. 652), H10433 [17SE]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 210), H10626 [19SE]
Small business: expand opportunities for investments in small business (see H.R. 3567), H10757 [24SE]
Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas: establish (see H.R. 3692), H11549 [15OC]
Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 368), H3081 [26MR]
———combine coverage of children and pregnant woman under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program into a new All Healthy Children Program (see H.R. 1688), H5054 [15MY]
———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1111), H1892 [16FE]
———establish AmeriCare program to assure health insurance coverage to all residents (see H.R. 1841), H3360 [29MR]
———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3963), H12104 [25OC]
———extend moratorium on implementation of a rule on Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program and finalization of graduate medical education rule (see H.R. 3533), H10626 [19SE]
———prohibit States from requiring eligiblity determinations for children benefits under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program more than once a year (see H.R. 2512), H5924 [24MY]
———provide grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 593), H789 [19JA]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H2121 [1MR]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H7434 [28JN]
Stax Records: anniversary (see H. Res. 154), H5294 [16MY]
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), H6009 [5JN]
———identify companies that conduct business operations in Sudan and prohibit U.S. Government contracts with such companies (see H.R. 180), H8834 (see H.R. 180), H9053 [30JY]
———prohibit importation of gum arabic from Sudan (see H.R. 3464), H15470 [13DE]
Surgeon General: ensure independence from political interference (see H.R. 3447), H9708 [3AU]
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), H2821 [21MR]
Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 3934), H11933 [23OC]
———stick and golf umbrellas (see H.R. 2866), H14157 [4DE]
Taxation: allow an additional credit for adoption of an older child (see H.R. 4313), H14492 (see H.R. 4313), H15207 [6DE]
———allow certain local tax debt to be collected through the reduction of Federal tax refunds (see H.R. 1865), H3473 [17AP]
———allow designation of tax payments to provide Head Start funding, reduce the national debt, and provide college funding for children of Iraq war veterans instead of supporting the war in Iraq (see H.R. 3125), H8743 [26JY]
———allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 898), H1897 [16FE]
———allow expensing of broadband Internet access expenditures (see H.R. 1818), H4754 [9MY]
———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1110), H3018 [23MR]
———establish a Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive tax payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 1921), H14084 [15NO]
———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 943), H3279 [28MR]
———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 1876), H10370 [14SE]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 2470), H15414 [12DE]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H9710 [3AU]
———extend election to include combat pay as earned income for purposes of the earned income credit and the use of qualified mortgage bonds to finance certain residences for veterans (see H.R. 3629), H11491 [10OC]
———increase and extend the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (see H.R. 539), H1417 [8FE]
———increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see H.R. 2021), H8618 [25JY]
———increase credit for biodiesel used as fuel (see H.R. 927), H6404 [13JN]
———make permanent the deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1813), H4554 [7MY]
———make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 743), H8293 [23JY]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1576), H11028 [27SE]
———provide a credit for new qualified plug-in hybrid motor vehicles (see H.R. 1331), H2241 [6MR]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 643), H1790 [15FE]
———provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 3418), H10077 [4SE]
———provide for a tax deferral on gain from the sale of certain telecommunications businesses or tax incentives to promote ownership diversity (see H.R. 600), H834 [22JA]
———provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance (see H.R. 1850), H3361 [29MR]
———provide incentives to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the domestic energy supply (see H.R. 3416), H10940 [26SE]
———provide incentives to small businesses (see H.R. 46), H4292 [1MY]
———reduce rates on distilled spirits (see H.R. 2488), H5923 [24MY]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1194), H3363 [29MR]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 1023), H4176 [25AP]
———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H3364 [29MR]
———treatment of payments made by employers to charities in exchange for forgone employee leave in the case of leave-based donation programs with respect to the California wildfires (see H.R. 4017), H12383 [31OC]
Technology: strengthen requirements for ensuring the effectiveness of information security controls over information resources that support Federal operations and assets (see H.R. 4791), H16832 [18DE]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 211), H117 [5JA]
———prohibit deceptive altering or disguising of caller identification on outbound telephone calls (see H.R. 251), H435 [11JA]
———require accurate and reasonable disclosure of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards and services (see H.R. 3402), H9706 [3AU]
Television: establish a Federal interagency task force to improve public awareness among older individuals and their families and caregivers about the impending digital television transition (see H.R. 3862), H14158 [4DE]
———further inform consumers about the transition to digital television (see H.R. 2566), H10696 [20SE]
———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), H3079 [26MR]
Terrorism: compensate relatives of U.S. citizens killed as a result of the bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa (see H.R. 2828), H8821 [27JY]
Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 741), H5054 [15MY]
Tongass National Forest: provide additional protections for lands (see H.R. 3757), H11315 [4OC]
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), H10370 [14SE]
Transatlantic Slave Trade 200th Anniversary Commission: establish (see H.R. 3432), H10435 [17SE]
Transportation: authorize Federal Railroad Safety Administration and prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases (see H.R. 2095), H6008 [5JN]
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), H6236 [11JN]
U.N. Emergency Peace Service: create in order to facilitate intervention in the early stages of humanitarian crises (see H. Res. 213), H10626 [19SE]
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), H253 [9JA]
U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad: support efforts to preserve religious and cultural sites and condemn Lithuanian Government for allowing construction on a Jewish cemetery (see H. Con. Res. 255), H14251 [5DE]
U.S. Marshals Service: establish a short term State witness protection program to provide assistance to State and local district attorneys to protect their witnesses in major violent crime cases (see H.R. 933), H1414 [8FE]
U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 1671), H10939 [26SE]
University of Texas at Austin: anniversary of the Sam Rayburn Library and Museum (see H. Res. 709), H13297 [7NO]
University of Wyoming: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 384), H6440 (see H. Res. 384), H6477 [14JN]
Valenti, Jack: tribute (see H. Res. 361), H4292 [1MY]
Veterans: health care funding (see H.R. 2514), H11548 [15OC]
———improve services for rural veterans (see H.R. 3008), H10757 [24SE]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: condemn actions resulting in damage (see H. Res. 680), H11029 [27SE]
Voitier, Doris: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in Courage Award recipient (see H. Res. 251), H4629 [8MY]
Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H6236 [11JN]
———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 2457), H5723 [23MY]
Wallace S. Hartsfield Post Office Building, Kansas City, MO: designate (see H.R. 3572), H11250 [3OC]
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), H4293 [1MY]
Women's World Cup: tribute to U.S. women's soccer team (see H. Res. 754), H11728 [17OC]
Wonder, Stevie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1566), H2671 [19MR]
World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 265), H14156 [4DE]
World Diabetes Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 211), H12238 [30OC]
World Intellectual Property Day: support goals (see H. Res. 314), H3696 [19AP]
World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 266), H3080 [26MR]
World War II: tribute to 303d Bombardment Group (Heavy) (see H. Res. 604), H10363 [10SE]
York: recognize and honor role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition (see H. Res. 151), H4488 [3MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Brooklyn, NY: tribute to East New York Transit Technical High School boys' basketball team (see H. Res. 279), H3184 [27MR]
———tribute to Thomas Jefferson High School girls' basketball team (see H. Res. 280), H3184 [27MR]
Children and youth: increase enforcement of laws, improve reporting of Federal data, and strengthen parental involvement in school-based reduction efforts relative to underage drinking (see H.R. 4194), H14080 [15NO] (see H.R. 4453), H15316 [11DE]
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 572), H759 [18JA]
Computers: protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (see H.R. 964), H1415 [8FE]
Conrad Duberstein U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 430), H434 [11JA]
Contracts: authorize use of Federal supply schedules for the acquisition of law enforcement, security, and certain other related items by State and local governments (see H.R. 3179), H8617 [25JY]
———prohibit delinquent Federal debtors from being eligible to enter into Federal contracts (see H.R. 1870), H3473 [17AP]
CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 428), H434 [11JA]
Dept. of Education: provide assistance to public school districts for prevention of drug resistant infections (see H.R. 4352), H15314 [11DE]
Dept. of HHS: conduct demonstration project for administering influenza vaccine to elementary and middle school students in qualified low-income schools (see H.R. 4251), H14155 [4DE]
———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 2552), H5926 [24MY]
———establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 789), H1152 [31JA]
———reauthorize Healthy Start Program (see H.R. 3267), H9276 [31JY]
Federal employees: authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental illnesses (see H.R. 425), H434 [11JA]
Florida A&M University: tribute to Marching 100 Band (see H. Res. 255), H2671 [19MR]
Health: require group and individual health insurance plans that provide coverage for prostate cancer treatment also provide coverage for reconstructive prosthetic urology surgery (see H.R. 1903), H3475 [17AP]
Hugh L. Carey U.S. Courthouse, Brooklyn, NY: designate (see H.R. 429), H434 [11JA]
Medicaid: require States that provide prescription drug coverage to cover drugs that treat obesity (see H.R. 426), H434 [11JA]
Medicare: coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 820), H1210 [5FE]
———ensure adequate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 3011), H7774 [12JY]
———ensure more appropriate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals by excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers from the manufacturer's average sales price (see H.R. 2770), H6734 [19JN]
———improve access to physical medicine and rehabilitation services (see H.R. 1846), H3361 [29MR]
———permit a physician assistant to order or provide post-hospital extended care services, home health services, and hospice care (see H.R. 1178), H1894 [16FE]
———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 864), H1271 [6FE]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2694), H6403 [13JN]
NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see H.R. 694), H943 [24JA]
Public buildings: require restroom gender parity in Federal buildings (see H.R. 693), H943 [24JA]
Puerto Rico: eligibility of residents for the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 431), H434 [11JA]
Social Security: assure coverage of legal immigrant children and pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 427), H434 [11JA]
———ensure payment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program for covered items and services furnished by school-based health clinics (see H.R. 2870), H7201 [26JN]
Taxation: provide a credit for medical research relative to developing qualified infectious disease products (see H.R. 4200), H14081 [15NO]
———treat expenses for certain meal replacement and dietary supplement products that qualify for FDA-approved health claims as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1107), H1790 [15FE]
Excerpts
``Gandhi— Behind the Mask of Divinity,'' G.B. Singh, E51
Letters
Air India flight 182 bombing: Awatar Singh Sekhon, International Journal of Sikh Affairs, E1125
———Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E1131
Authorship of the Dasam Granth: Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E73
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services policy excluding compounded inhalation medications from Medicare beneficiaries: Arthur I. Jacknowitz, West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, E2627
Civil liberties violations of Sikhs: Awatar Singh Sekhon, Sikh Educational Trust (organization), E2004
———Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E77
Congratulations to the Khalsa Panth on the Parkash Devas of Guru Nanak: Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E2407
Election of Paraksh Singh Badal as Punjab Chief Minister: Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E432
Eliminate Transportation Security Administration policy requiring Sikhs to remove their turbans at airport security checkpoints: Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E1905
Indian policeman caught at Akal Takht Sahib with revolver: Council of Khalistan, E1127
Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act, E1995
———several sports associations, E1684
Issue of arrest warrants for Sukhpreet Singh Udhoke, Simranjit Singh Mann, and associates: Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E1675
Sikhs commemorate Golden Temple attack: Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E1128
South Asia—Interests, Permanent Allies, World Peace And the Role of the United States in the Region: Awatar Singh Sekhon, E438
U.N. invitation to Sonia Gandhi to speak on nonviolence: Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E1907
Urge FDA compliance with Federal court ruling relative to compounded medications prepared for individual patients: Claiborne E. Reeder, E2310
Vaisakhi Day Message to the Sikh Nation: Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E763
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H8401 [25JY]
Press releases
Akali Dal Wins Punjab Elections—Must Put Interests of Sikh Nation First—Khalistan Is the Only Solution: Council of Khalistan, E435
Arrest Warrant for Udhoke Must Be Withdrawn—Blatant Violation of Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Press: Council of Khalistan, E1440
Council of Khalistan Condemns Promotion of Sectarian Violence by India: Council of Khalistan, E1130
Council of Khalistan Deplores Anti-Sikh Behavior of Paraksh Singh Badal: Council of Khalistan, E1132
Dr. Aulakh's Visit to Europe Very Successful: Council of Khalistan, E2583
Dr. Gurcharan Singh, Advisor to Council of Khalistan, Killed in Hit-and-Run Traffic Accident: Council of Khalistan, E766
Former DGP Virk Arrested for Corruption: Council of Khalistan, E2054
New Year's Message: Council of Khalistan, E48
Pakistan Recognizes Anand Marriage Act: Council of Khalistan, E2581
RAW Planning To Assassinate Sikh Leaders: Council of Khalistan, E2585
Sikhs Remember Delhi Massacres With Very Successful Demonstration: Council of Khalistan, E2405
Simranjit Singh Mann Must Be Released: Council of Khalistan, E1443
Vaisakhi Day Celebrated With Parades, Events: Council of Khalistan, E760
Remarks
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq, H1348 [8FE]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1641, H1642 [14FE]
Aulakh, Gurmit Singh: trip by Council of Khalistan President to European headquarters of India's Research and Analysis Wing, E2583
Brooklyn, NY: tribute to Thomas Jefferson High School girls' basketball team, H3154 [27MR]
Budget: prohibit Inspectors General direct submission of budget requests independent of their agency and authorize Inspectors General to notify Congress if agency budget request inhibits job performance, H11196 [3OC]
Computers: protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (H.R. 964), H6035 [6JN]
Contracts: authorize use of Federal supply schedules for the acquisition of law enforcement, security, and certain other related items by State and local governments (H.R. 3179), H15488
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency: appoint a committee of Inspectors General to review the qualifications of nominees prior to holding confirmation hearings, H11198 [3OC]
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: tribute to Brooklyn, NY, Alumnae Chapter, E93
Dept. of Justice: provide Inspector General with authority to investigate allegations of certain wrongdoing by attorneys in the Dept., H11195 [3OC]
Dept. of the Treasury: provide for the licensing of Internet gambling facilities by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (H.R. 2046), E1683
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2641), H6713
FDA: urge compliance with Federal court ruling relative to compounded medications prepared for individual patients, E2310
Federal agencies and departments: provide an Internet link to the Office of the Inspector General, require each Inspector General to post reports and audits online, and ensure anonymity of persons reporting fraud or abuse, H11199 [3OC]
———require inclusion of address and phone number on any agency stationery, H8235 [23JY]
Gandhi, Mohandas K.: revelations in recent biography, E51
Gill, K.P.S.: request to testify in the Indian Major Commission Air India bombings investigation, E2212
Government: require establishment of customer service standards for Federal agencies (H.R. 404), H8234, H8235, H8236 [23JY]
Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, E787
India: alleged plan to assassinate Sikh leaders in the U.S., E2585
———civil liberties violations of Sikhs, E48
———condemn new line of bedspreads called the ``Nazi Collection'', E2211
———human rights violations, E2004
———human rights violations of Christians, E96
———planting of listening devices in Tony Blair's hotel room during visit, E2053
———Sikh involvement in the Air India bombings, E1125
———Sikh observance of anniversary of birth of Guru Nanak, E2406
Inspector General Act: enhance independence of Inspectors General and create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (H.R. 928), H11188, H11191, H11195, H11196, H11197, H11198, H11199 [3OC]
———establish criteria for selection and removal of an Inspector General, maintain effective policies, and provide transparency in Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency investigations, H11197 [3OC]
Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (H. Res. 121), E875
Jerusalem Day: observance, E1212
Kazakhstan: candidacy to chair the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, E2491
Kennedy, Sarah V., E2480
Korea International Trade Association: delegation visit to D.C., E525
Mann, Simranjit Singh: arrest in India for protesting a statue in honor of Beant Singh, E1443
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 2), E88
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 35), H1162, H1163, H1164, H1165 [5FE]
National Consumer Protection Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 94), H1161 [5FE]
New York, NY: anniversary of Ninth Tabernacle Church, E1809
———tribute to Order of Eastern Star Fidelity Chapter No. 54, E2530
———tribute to Transit Technical High School boys' basketball team, H3154 [27MR]
NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (H.R. 694), E1813
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: modify free trade agreements relative to Internet gambling, E1986
Pakistan: recognition of Sikh marriages under the Anand Marriage Act, E2581
Power resources: loan guarantees for new energy projects designed to reduce carbon emissions funding, H6713
Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 266), H3168 [27MR]
Social Security: extend and improve children's health insurance program and improve beneficiary protections under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3162), H9495
———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, H11175 [3OC]
Taxation: provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), veto, H11175 [3OC]
Terrorism: investigation of 1985 Air India bombing, E1999
Transportation Security Administration: eliminate policy requiring Sikhs to remove their turbans at airport security checkpoints, E1905
U.N.: invitation of Sonia Gandhi to speak on nonviolence, E1906
U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: ratification, E1438
U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification, E1508
Vaisakhi Day: observance, E760
Valenti, Jack: tribute (H. Res. 361), H4261 [1MY]
Virginia Tech University: express condolences to victims and the university community impacted by campus shootings, E790
Virk, S.S.: arrest in India on corruption charges, E2054
World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 266), H3168 [27MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H3182 [27MR], H3775 [23AP], H4289 [1MY], H7773 [12JY], H8831, H9049 [30JY]
Transcripts
Indian Jews Outraged Over ``The Nazi Collection`` Line of Bedspreads: Fox News Channel, E2211
Tributes
Adams, Andrea R., E2644
Ajlouny, Paul, E2479
Alabi, Olanike T., E670
Audige, Claudette, E645
Baker, Maggie, E2495
Belfort, Dady, E2629
Bell, Aaron S., E2483
Best, Wilma, E2527
Blake, Elias, Jr., E1474
Blanding, Jesse L., E2478
Bond, Kevin, E848
Bonnett, Leary E., E2624
Brandon, Harlon, E1311
Brathwaite, M. Jwahir, E666
Brown, Aurora, E641
Bryant, Kevin C., E1310
Caccamo, Joan, E1543
Camilien, Louis D., E1356
Carlton, Larry, E1309
Carr, Elizabeth Shell, E2291
Clark, Kim Williams, E2503
Cook, Suzan Johnson, H8401 [25JY]
Crumpe, Myra L., E2527
DosReis, Keith, Jr., E1308
Evans, Therman E., E1811
Flowers, Earnest, E1306
Forbes, Hazel Baldwin, E2180
Freeland, James P., E2502
Gibbs, Rosa, E1272
Gist, Jonathan, E1355
Gonzalez, Anna, E2637
Graham, Yvonne J., E2482
Grant, Marc, E1355
Green, Agnes E., E639
Green, Elijah T., E2481
Griffin, Arlee, Jr., E1312
Hanton, Ay'Tasha T., E645
Harris, Petrucci E., E672
Headley, DeCosta, E2481
Henry, Nia E., E1401
Hills, Krystianni, E2532
Howard, William, E1306
Hughes, Everette, E1304
Jackson, Wanda A., E2531
James, Bob, E1302
James-DelRosario, Melinda, E642
Jennels, Sherine Brown, E680
Johnson, Marcus, E1301
Jones, William B., E2480
Keaton, Clarence, E1216
Kornegay, Ladonna P., E2532
Librescu, Liviu, E790
Lounds, Pearline, E2530
Madison-Reid, Debra, E2648
Markowitz, Marty, E2501
Martin, Anthony F., E1472
Mason, Harvey, E1357
McDonald, Joyce, E643
Michalski, Christopher, E2489
Miranda, Ida R., E1357
Modell Family, E2633
Mosley, Leona Williamson, E1405
Mulzac, John, E668
Nanak, Guru, E2213
Nelson, Douglas M., E1358
Nuefville-Gray, Shernet, E2641
Pegues, Corey, E1359
Peterside, Chamberlain S., E1360
Pettus, Perry, E2499
Pointer, Deborah Battle, E644
Powell, Alba M., E2531
Reed-Barnett, Gail, E1361
Reid, Ken, E2648
Richburg, Rush G., E2498
Roberts, Lillian, E639
Rosario, Angel, E1362
Saunders, Anthony, E2483
Simmons, Albert J., Jr., E2528
Simpson, Analeitha E., E1403
Singh, Gurcharan, E766
Smith, Darnell P., E1402
Smith, Sonia P., E676
Swinson, Eugenia, E643
Toomer, Christine, E2529
Torres, Oswald, E1214
Turner, William, E2497
Watson, William A., Jr., E2494
Whitney, W. Ruth, E2483
Wilson, Aida T., E646
Woods, Sylvia Pressley, H15393