LEE, BARBARA (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1646 [13MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4774 [22MY]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (H.R. 3524), H323 [17JA]

Articles and editorials

Stewart R. Mott, 70, Offbeat Philanthropist, Dies, Douglas Martin, New York (NY) Times, E1536 [23JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: develop strategy to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, reduce violence, and move toward sustainable peace in regions of Chad, Central African Republic, and Sudan (see H. Res. 1011), H1974 [2AP]

African Americans: honor inventors, past and present, for their leadership, courage, and significant contributions to our national competitiveness (see H. Res. 966), H813 [7FE]

Agriculture: prohibit open-air cultivation or use of human food or animal feed as host plant and establish tracking system to regulate genetically engineered pharmaceutical and industrial crops (see H.R. 6635), H7306 [29JY]

———promote the humane treatment of farm animals (see H.R. 1726), H1074 [26FE]

———protect farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals and ensure fairness in dealings with certain biotech companies (see H.R. 6637), H7306 [29JY]

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: anniversary (see H. Res. 1088), H6230 [8JY]

AMA: recognize contributions of African-American doctors on the occasion of apology to the National Medical Association for racial prejudices and wrongdoings (see H. Con. Res. 403), H7787 [31JY]

Animals: conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items or products containing bear viscera (see H.R. 5534), H2071 [8AP]

———ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 1280), H5215 [10JN]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 6598), H7956 [9SE]

———require collection of data on animal cruelty crimes (see H.R. 6597), H7790 [31JY]

———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 2964), H1445 [10MR]

Armed Forces: establish a Federal employees program to authorize use of leave by caregivers for family members of certain individuals performing military service (see H.R. 6326), H6230 [8JY]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H2150 [9AP]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the U.S. Army and direct proceeds from sales of such coins to the establishment of the National Museum of the U.S. Army (see H.R. 5714), H10300 [27SE]

———mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (see H.R. 3229), H1973 [2AP]

———require payment of monthly special pay to members whose active duty service is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism (see H.R. 6205), H6230 [8JY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1153), H3021 [1MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 3609), H2151 [9AP]

———improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 3652), H622 [6FE]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 942), H479 [28JA]

Black Music Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 372), H5407 [12JN]

Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 338), H2852 [29AP]

Burma: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of cyclone (see H. Res. 1181), H3778 [13MY]

Bush, President: impeach (see H. Res. 1258), H5329 [11JN] (see H. Res. 1345), H6675 [16JY]

———remove authority to waive certain provisions of defense authorization legislation (see H.R. 5167), H555 [29JA]

Business and industry: require disclosure of payments to foreign governments for the extraction of natural resources and allow shareholders more appropriately to determine associated risks (see H.R. 6066), H6177 [26JN]

California: designate the John Krebs Wilderness and add certain land to the Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness (see H.R. 3022), H3403 [8MY]

Capital punishment: constitutional amendment to prohibit (see H.J. Res. 80), H2554 [22AP]

Chi Mui Post Office Building, San Gabriel, CA: designate (see H.R. 5477), H1772 [14MR]

Children and youth: authorize additional appropriations for summer youth employment activities (see H.R. 6332), H5796 [20JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for summer youth employment activities (see H.R. 5444), H993 [14FE]

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 3846), H1822 [31MR]

———recognize importance of the School Breakfast Program and its overall positive effect on low-income children and encourage States to strengthen school breakfast programs (see H. Res. 1013), H1220 [4MR]

China, People's Republic of: end crackdown in Tibet and enter dialogue with the Dalai Lama to negotiate solution respecting distinctive Tibetan language, culture, religious identity, and fundamental freedoms (see H. Res. 1077), H2071 [8AP]

———express sympathy and pledge support to victims of earthquake (see H. Res. 1195), H3885 [14MY]

———praise relief efforts assisting earthquake victims and recognize Government for allowing such efforts to proceed and for allowing open media coverage (see H. Res. 1347), H6577 [15JY]

Civil Liberties Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1357), H7166 [24JY]

Civil rights: anniversary of the deaths of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, MS (see H. Res. 1293), H5865 [23JN]

———restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see H.R. 5129), H455 [23JA]

Coal: require new coal-fired electric generating units to use state-of-the-art control technology to capture and permanently sequester carbon dioxide emissions (see H.R. 5575), H4833 [22MY]

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), H5865 [23JN]

Commission on Women's Business Ownership: establish (see H.R. 5672), H2152 [9AP]

Communications Act: permit universal service support to schools to be used for enhanced emergency notification services (see H.R. 5806), H2760 [24AP]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: condemn sexual violence and call on the international community to take immediate actions to respond to the violence (see H. Res. 1227), H6826 [22JY]

Conservation of energy: impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow a tax credit for purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and provide grants to reduce mass transit fees (see H.R. 6000), H3402 [8MY]

Constellation (U.S.S.): recognize historical significance as a reminder of the participation of the U.S. in the transatlantic slave trade and of the efforts of the U.S. to end the slave trade (see H. Res. 1159), H2852 [29AP]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 3010), H1074 [26FE]

Coronado National Forest: expand Pajarita Wilderness and designate Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness (see H.R. 3287), H2853 [29AP]

Courts: provide an alternate procedure for the prosecution of certain criminal contempts referred for prosecution by the House of Representatives (see H.R. 6508), H7629 [30JY]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 2320), H1418 [6MR]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H5329 [11JN]

Credit cards: impose a cap on interest rates charged on consumer accounts (see H.R. 5988), H3186 [7MY]

Crime: reduce and prevent teen dating violence (see H.R. 7208), H10828 [3OC]

Cuba: facilitate provision of humanitarian relief (see H.R. 6962), H9975 [25SE]

———lift restrictions on gift parcels and humanitarian donations to facilitate hurricane relief efforts (see H.R. 6913), H9085 [23SE]

Dept. of Commerce: create an Office of Domestic Product Promotion (see H.R. 6573), H8128 [15SE]

Dept. of Defense: phase out the use of private military contractors (see H.R. 4102), H8019 [10SE]

Dept. of Education: make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 3021), H3403 [8MY]

———make grants for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy improvements at public school facilities (see H.R. 5401), H3050 [5MY]

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), H25 [15JA]

———establish a Multiple Sclerosis National Surveillance System (see H.R. 5874), H4151 [19MY]

———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), H3777 [13MY]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 3430), H1772 [14MR]

Dept. of HUD: make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs (see H.R. 5818), H3020 [1MY]

———reform provisions requiring ``one-strike'' eviction from public and federally assisted housing (see H.R. 6785), H7806 [1AU]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to eligible entities to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, adolescents, teachers, families, and community leaders (see H.R. 5637), H2152 [9AP]

———establish a State grant program to establish ``Silver Alert'' notification systems to locate missing individuals suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other dementia-related illnesses (see H.R. 5898), H6177 [26JN]

———extend authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 6045), H4061 [15MY]

———promptly and thoroughly investigate complaints of violations of the Voting Rights Act, the National Voter Registration Act, and the Help America Vote Act (see H. Con. Res. 424), H9084 [23SE]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil or gas leases on certain tracts in the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf until it is determined whether to list the polar bear as a threatened or endangered species (see H.R. 5058), H558 [29JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program emblematic of prominent civil rights leaders and important events advancing civil rights (see H.R. 6701), H7809 [1AU]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a Flexibility Incentive Grant Pilot Program to provide incentives to States and counties to establish new sources of revenue for transit projects and services (see H.R. 1606), H5481 [17JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve home loan guaranty programs (see H.R. 4884), H2225 [10AP]

Developing countries: prevent speculation and profiteering in the defaulted debt of certain poor countries (see H.R. 6796), H7807 [1AU]

———protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 3175), H1822 [31MR]

Diddley, Bo: tribute (see H. Res. 1251), H5110 [9JN]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 1032), H390 [22JA]

———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), H1418 [6MR]

———improve and enhance research and programs on cancer survivorship (see H.R. 4450), H5408 [12JN]

———increase Alzheimer's disease research funding and promote public awareness and risk reduction relative to Alzheimer's disease with particular emphasis in Hispanic populations (see H.R. 6203), H5043 [5JN]

———provide for prostate cancer imaging research and education (see H.R. 3563), H5482 [17JN]

———support efforts to raise awareness, improve education, and encourage research of inflammatory breast cancer (see H. Res. 1300), H6343 [9JY]

Drugs: allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 5842), H6089 [25JN]

———eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use (see H.R. 5843), H6089 [25JN]

Dunham, Katherine: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H5581 [18JN]

Earth Hour: support (see H. Res. 1105), H2266 [14AP]

Ecology and environment: reduce global greenhouse gas emissions through creation of a domestic carbon market and international trade measures, and direct revenues to public interests (see H.R. 6316), H5728 [19JN]

———require compliance by defense-related agencies with all environmental laws (see H.R. 3366), H2658 [23AP]

Economy: provide stimulus through emergency community development block grant assistance for the redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed homes (see H.R. 5678), H3186 [7MY]

Education: coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 6104), H4452 [21MY]

———develop a broad pool of citizens who are functionally literate in science, mathematics, and technology and a national science education policy (see H. Con. Res. 366), H4877 [3JN]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1228), H6229 [8JY]

———improve early education (see H.R. 3289), H5111 [9JN]

———recognize achievements of high school valedictorians, promote importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and reward academic excellence of all high school students (see H. Res. 1229), H4831 [22MY]

———strengthen communities through English literacy, civic education, and immigrant integration programs (see H.R. 6617), H8019 [10SE]

Electric power: spur rapid and sustainable growth in renewable electricity generation in the U.S. through priority interconnection, renewable energy payments (see H.R. 6401), H6728 [17JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 4926), H3404 [8MY]

———promote environmental education (see H.R. 3036), H1618 [12MR]

Employment: provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 5873), H7308 [29JY]

EPA: study presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in U.S. drinking water supplies (see H.R. 6820), H8128 [15SE]

Explosives: limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions (see H.R. 1755), H10700 [2OC]

Fair Housing Act: commemorate anniversaries of enactment and later enactment of amending legislation (see H. Res. 1095), H2151 [9AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 6029), H8019 [10SE]

FCC: disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (see H.J. Res. 79), H5482 [17JN]

———implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 2802), H3885 [14MY]

———prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 6209), H7956 [9SE]

———promote transparency in adoption of new media ownership rules and establish independent panel to recommend how to increase representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership (see H.R. 4835), H457 [23JA]

———require auction of spectrum for a free and open access broadband service (see H.R. 5846), H5408 [12JN]

FDA: amend or repeal monographs and expand authority to regulate drug advertising (see H.R. 4083), H1446 [10MR]

———implement safeguards in direct-to-consumer advertising following FDA approval of prescription drugs and medical devices (see H.R. 6151), H7629 [30JY]

Federal employees: require health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 2892), H2356 [15AP]

Federal Financing Bank: clarify authority to purchase certain loans guaranteed under the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 5914), H3020 [1MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: 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), H1418 [6MR]

FHA: create a voluntary program that provides mortgage refinancing assistance to allow families to stay in their homes, protect neighborhoods, and help stabilize the housing market (see H.R. 5830), H2485 [17AP]

———revise requirements for seller-financed downpayments for certain insured mortgages for single-family housing and authorize risk-based insurance premiums for certain mortgagors under such mortgages (see H.R. 6694), H8128 [15SE]

Firefighters: commending firefighters from California and throughout the U.S. for their courageous actions and sacrifices in fighting the California wildfires (see H. Res. 1322), H6229 [8JY]

Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see H.R. 5741), H6230 [8JY]

Food: acknowledge existence of global food crisis (see H. Con. Res. 344), H3186 [7MY]

———prohibit use of nonambulatory livestock for human food and require the publishing of names of retailers and school districts that have purchased meat, poultry, or egg products subject to voluntary recall (see H.R. 5762), H7854 [8SE]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 6636), H7306 [29JY]

Food industry: improve safety of meat and poultry products through enhanced traceability (see H.R. 3485), H1418 [6MR]

———require that food that contains product from a cloned animal be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 992), H479 [28JA]

Foreign aid: modernize foreign assistance strategy to promote national and global security, democracy, and economic opportunity (see H. Res. 1268), H6826 [22JY]

Foreign policy: express that a Global Marshall Plan holds the potential to demonstrate the commitment of the U.S. to peace and prosperity (see H. Res. 1078), H3110 [6MY]

———support efforts to advance U.S. international diplomacy and engagement in order to restore U.S. credibility abroad (see H. Res. 1410), H7808 [1AU]

Foreign Service: extend comparability pay adjustments to employees serving overseas and authorize a death gratuity payable to surviving dependents of employees who die as a result of injuries sustained while on duty (see H.R. 3202), H4454 [21MY]

———prescribe certain qualifications to be eligible to serve as an ambassador (see H.R. 6742), H7786 [31JY]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 7090), H9973 [25SE]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting deceptive advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 2478), H6734 [21JY]

Gerald R. Ford Post Office Building, Rancho Mirage, CA: designate (see H.R. 6085), H4320 [20MY]

Germany: anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass (see H. Res. 1435), H8127 [15SE]

Gordon N. Chan Post Office Building, San Jose, CA: designate (see H.R. 6558), H6733 [21JY]

Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 370), H5214 [10JN] (see H. Res. 900), H1032 [25FE]

Government regulations: delay implementation of agency rules adopted within the final 90 days of the final term a President serves (see H.R. 7296), H10867 [9DE]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 6548), H7308 [29JY]

———reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for 2008 general elections and for costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting results (see H.R. 5036), H1822 [31MR]

Gulf Coast Recovery Authority: establish (see H.R. 4048), H5111 [9JN]

Haiti: commemorate soldiers that fought for American independence in ``Siege of Savannah'' and for Haiti's independence and renunciation of slavery (see H. Res. 909), H623 [6FE]

———recognize goals and ideals of Flag Day (see H. Res. 1204), H4151 [19MY]

Harold D. McCraw, Sr., Post Office Building, Richmond, CA: designate (see H.R. 6286), H5865 [23JN]

Hayes, Isaac L., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1425), H8049 [11SE]

Hazardous substances: ban sodium fluoroacetate (Compound 1080), collect and destroy remaining stocks, compensate for any turned in for destruction, and prohibit Government use of certain predator control devices (see H.R. 4775), H4151 [19MY]

———express concern over current Federal policy allowing exportation of toxic electronic waste to developing nations and encourage U.S. banning of such activities (see H. Res. 1395), H8128 [15SE]

———phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see H.R. 5580), H2760 [24AP]

———reduce exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances (see H.R. 6100), H5408 [12JN]

Health: address the costly obesity epidemic by identifying opportunities to increase access to and promotion of nutrition, physical activity, and health care in legislation (see H. Res. 1244), H7790 [31JY]

———establish a registry to ensure that certain individuals who may have been exposed to formaldehyde have an opportunity to register and receive medical treatment (see H.R. 5897), H10331 [28SE]

———national policy to increase Federal commitment prioritizing disease prevention and public health (see H. Res. 1381), H8397 [17SE]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 6680), H7628 [30JY]

———reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain poison center funding, and enhance public health (see H.R. 5669), H2854 [29AP]

———require Federal agencies to support health impact assessments and take other actions to improve health and the environmental quality of communities (see H.R. 398), H4321 [20MY]

Health care facilities: require that agreements to arbitrate nursing home disputes be made after the dispute has arisen (see H.R. 6126), H8276 [16SE]

Health care professionals: increase number of dentists serving health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 6613), H7164 [24JY]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 5157), H555 [29JA]

Honore, Russell L.: tribute (see H. Res. 944), H479 [28JA]

House of Representatives: establish a program under which employing offices may agree to reimburse employees for child care expenses (see H.R. 5598), H2267 [14AP]

———establish the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (see H. Res. 1451), H8478 [18SE]

Housing: support goal of increased and sustainable homeownership and recognize importance of homeownership programs, fair lending laws, and fair housing laws in achieving that goal (see H. Con. Res. 392), H6826 [22JY]

Human rights: defeat campaign by some members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference to divert the U.N. Durban Review Conference from a review of problems in their own and other countries (see H. Res. 1361), H8579 [22SE]

———express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 1169), H3018 [1MY]

———increase global stability and security by reducing number of individuals who are de jure or de facto stateless and at risk of being trafficked (see H.R. 6520), H7165 [24JY]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1691), H5215 [10JN]

Ikeda, Daisaku: tribute (see H. Res. 844), H5045 [5JN]

India: condemn terrorist attacks in Mumbai, urge Pakistan to investigate possible connection to groups based in Pakistan, and bolster U.S. counterterrorism cooperation with India (see H. Res. 1532), H10867 [9DE]

Inglewood, CA: anniversary (see H. Res. 962), H1222 [4MR]

Insurance: provide additional limitations on pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 2833), H6342 [9JY]

———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), H6230 [8JY]

———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), H6825 [22JY]

International Day of Non-Violence: observance (see H. Res. 653), H2554 [22AP]

International Whaling Commission: end commercial, coastal, and community-based whaling and strengthen whale conservation efforts (see H. Con. Res. 350), H5329 [11JN]

International Year of Sanitation: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2071 [8AP]

Iraq: assist refugees and the internally displaced population by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, increasing border security, and easing resettlement (see H.R. 6496), H7629 [30JY]

———establish a fund to support international efforts for political reconciliation (see H.R. 5925), H4454 [21MY]

———prohibit certain activities relative to petroleum resources (see H.R. 6710), H7785 [31JY]

———provide for congressional consultation relative to certain long-term agreements and ensure that such agreements are in the form of a treaty to which the Senate has given advice and consent (see H.R. 4959), H480 [28JA]

———provide for recovery and stability (see H.R. 5488), H1073 [26FE]

———require congressional approval to maintain a U.S. military presence and accept the principle of setting a timetable for redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Res. 1329), H6406 [10JY]

———require the safe, complete, and fully-funded redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces and contractor security forces and prohibit establishment of any enduring or permanent U.S. military bases (see H.R. 5507), H1154 [27FE]

———respect sovereignty, redeploy U.S. Armed Forces if asked, and submit a plan for redeployment of U.S. forces and contractors (see H. Res. 1326), H6342 [9JY]

Jacob Lawrence Post Office Building, Seattle, WA: designate (see H.R. 6187), H5045 [5JN]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 214), H6090 [25JN]

Joint Action Plan Between Brazil and the U.S. To Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality: support values and goals (see H. Res. 1254), H6578 [15JY]

Jordan, Louis: tribute (see H. Res. 1242), H5216 [10JN]

Julia M. Carson Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: designate (see H.R. 5472), H1772 [14MR]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 1237), H4974 [4JN]

Kenya: call for a peaceful resolution to current electoral crisis (see H. Con. Res. 283), H623 [6FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: anniversary of assassination (see H. Res. 1061), H1890 [1AP]

Leo J. Ryan Post Office Building, San Mateo, CA: designate (see H.R. 6982), H9085 [23SE]

Liberia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 6655), H7627 [30JY]

Lloyd, Earl: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 286), H623 [6FE]

Mandela, Nelson: tribute (see H. Res. 1090), H3051 [5MY]

Marine resources: strengthen awareness of values of coral reefs and associated ecosystems, reduce threats to coral reefs, and implement strategies for conservation of such ecosystems (see H. Con. Res. 300), H4151 [19MY]

Marshall, Thurgood: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 381), H6009 [24JN]

Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2071 [8AP]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H4322 [20MY]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H3777 [13MY]

———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), H1445 [10MR]

———temporarily delay application of proposed changes to payment rules for case management and targeted case management services (see H.R. 5173), H1155 [27FE]

Medicare: eliminate disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a uniform set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 5901), H4322 [20MY]

———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6826), H7808 [1AU]

———impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H2854 [29AP]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1193), H5044 [5JN]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1926), H2553 [22AP]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 154), H4061 [15MY]

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H813 [7FE]

———provide coverage of screening tests for human papillomavirus (HPV) (see H.R. 4055), H1822 [31MR]

———replace the prescription drug benefit with a revised and simplified program for all beneficiaries (see H.R. 6800), H7807 [1AU]

———standardize marketing requirements under Medicare Advantage and prescription drug programs and provide for State certification prior to waiver of licensure requirements under prescription drug program (see H.R. 4790), H1188 [3MR]

Mental health: encourage State and local governments to use certain block grant funds to provide housing and financial counseling for individuals before their release from inpatient or residential institutions (see H.R. 6572), H6824 [22JY]

———increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 6654), H7627 [30JY]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1134), H2658 [23AP]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: provide penalties and enforcement for intentionally taking protected avian species (see H.R. 4093), H5215 [10JN]

Minnesota: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 923), H2488 [17AP]

Motor vehicles: determine the maximum feasible fuel economy level achievable for cars and light trucks for a year based on certain gasoline price level projections (see H.R. 6643), H7854 [8SE]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 289), H812 [7FE]

National Academy of Sciences: provide for a study of potential impacts of climate change on water resources and water quality (see H.R. 5770), H2224 [10AP]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1191), H4322 [20MY]

National Autoimmune Diseases Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 258), H4062 [15MY]

National Black Arts Festival: anniversary (see H. Res. 1286), H6010 [24JN]

National Brain Cancer Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 424), H2152 [9AP]

National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 1124), H2659 [23AP]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1359), H6733 [21JY]

National GEAR UP Day: designate (see H. Res. 1311), H6231 [8JY]

National Healthy Schools Day: designate (see H. Res. 1056), H1771 [14MR]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize and establish a National Marine Sanctuary System, strengthen and clarify management authorities, and reform sanctuary designation policies (see H.R. 6537), H6726 [17JY]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 1086), H2554 [22AP]

National Park Service: establish a National Park Centennial Fund (see H.R. 3094), H4877 [3JN]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 672), H5581 [18JN]

National Public Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 1081), H2016 [4AP]

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1149), H2855 [29AP]

National Scleroderma Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1232), H5798 [20JN]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 330), H2854 [29AP]

National STD Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1131), H2553 [22AP]

National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 393), H8578 [22SE]

National Telework Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 224), H1418 [6MR]

National Trails System Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1443), H10133 [26SE]

National Train Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1085), H3021 [1MY]

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 331), H3020 [1MY]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1021), H1220 [4MR]

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H6825 [22JY]

NATO: congratulate Albania and Croatia on being invited to begin accession talks and express support for continuing to enlarge the alliance (see H. Res. 1266), H6578 [15JY]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5756), H6825 [22JY]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 3543), H2760 [24AP] (see H.R. 6594), H7854 [8SE]

Norton, Mary T.: recognize contributions made toward passage of the Fair Labor Standards Act (see H. Con. Res. 382), H6089 [25JN]

Nuclear weapons: reduce number and accessibility and prevent proliferation, and direct a portion of the resulting savings towards child survival, hunger and universal education (see H. Res. 1045), H6090 [25JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2049), H3050 [5MY]

Olympic games: prohibit the use of certain funds relative to the 2008 Summer Games in the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 5697), H2010 [3AP]

———urge President Bush to not attend the Opening Ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Games until China uses its influence with Sudan relative to genocide, peacekeeping forces, and arms sales (see H. Res. 1093), H2150 [9AP]

Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (see H.R. 6950), H8475 [18SE]

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met (see H.R. 6057), H4878 [3JN]

Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail: anniversary (see H. Res. 1443), H10133 [26SE]

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 5535), H5730 [19JN]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1614), H9085 [23SE]

Postal Service: modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 6217), H6825 [22JY]

———provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H3109 [6MY]

Power resources: prevent excessive speculation in derivatives markets for certain energy commodities by limiting participation to those capable of producing or taking delivery of the commodities (see H.R. 6264), H5797 [20JN]

———regulate certain transactions involving energy commodities and strengthen enforcement authorities of FERC under Natural Gas Act and Federal Power Act (see H.R. 6330), H7165 [24JY]

Pran, Dith: tribute (see H. Res. 1109), H2488 [17AP]

Presidents of the U.S.: express that the President should not issue pardons to senior members of his administration during the final 90 days of his term of office (see H. Res. 1531), H10867 [9DE]

Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 896), H1446 [10MR]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 6228), H7809 [1AU]

———establish a comprehensive process to inform consumers about food and product recalls (see H.R. 5636), H5045 [5JN]

Public lands: secure and conserve Federal public lands and natural resources along the international land borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 2593), H2760 [24AP]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 1073), H2152 [9AP]

Public welfare programs: increase limit on vocational education training to be counted as work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 6657), H7627 [30JY]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 5632), H7165 [24JY]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 1377), H7854 [8SE]

Recycling: encourage State and local governments to establish plastic bag recycling programs (see H. Res. 1161), H4834 [22MY]

Religion: support spirit of peace and desire for unity displayed in the letter from leading Muslim scholars, and in the Pope Benedict XVI response (see H. Con. Res. 374), H7165 [24JY]

Riverside County, CA: designate certain lands as wilderness and certain river segments as wild and scenic, and adjust the boundaries of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument (see H.R. 3682), H2948 [30AP]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3929), H6177 [26JN]

———establish a national maximum speed limit of 60 miles per hour on highways, and 65 miles per hour on portions of the National Highway System located outside of an urbanized area (see H.R. 6458), H7308 [29JY]

Sabinoso Wilderness Area: establish (see H.R. 2632), H3050 [5MY]

San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex: establish (see H.R. 6479), H6674 [16JY]

Saudi Arabia: disapprove issuance of a letter of offer relative to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and defense services to Saudi Arabia (see H.J. Res. 76), H24 [15JA]

Sendler, Irena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 361), H5215 [10JN]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 6064), H5730 [19JN]

———ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 1783), H2070 [8AP]

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: limit sale, foreclosure, or seizure of property owned by a servicemember for one year following the servicemember's period of military service (see H.R. 4883), H2225 [10AP]

Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 6434), H6229 [8JY]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1453), H8579 [22SE]

Skaggs Island, CA: transfer Naval Security Group Activity from the Dept. of the Navy to the Dept. of the Interior for conversion into a national wildlife refuge (see H.R. 5844), H2486 [17AP]

Social Security: ensure certain disability determinations on the basis of SSA hearings are made on a timely basis and monitor number of disability determinations under reconsideration (see H.R. 6485), H7059 [23JY]

———provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under certain programs (see H.R. 5605), H1700 [13MR]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 5447), H993 [14FE]

South Africa: exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events and provide relief for certain members relative to admissability (see H.R. 5690), H2010 [3AP]

States: permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles (see H.R. 5560), H1417 [6MR]

Sudan: codify existing sanctions until certain conditions relative to a just and lasting peace are met (see H.R. 6416), H6175 [26JN]

———condemn ongoing sales of arms to belligerents and call for the cessation of such sales and expansion of U.N. embargo on arms sales to Sudan (see H. Res. 1462), H8579 [22SE]

———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), H2224 [10AP]

———urge international community to provide the U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur region with tactical and utility helicopters (see H. Res. 1245), H5409 [12JN]

Taxation: allow retail businesses a tax credit against income for a portion of the cost of recycling plastic carry-out bags and other types of plastic (see H.R. 6749), H8050 [11SE]

———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), H5044 [5JN]

———exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see H.R. 1540), H5044 [5JN]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H7956 [9SE]

———impose a tax on securities transactions (see H.R. 7125), H10130 [26SE]

———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 3622), H2854 [29AP]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1194), H6010 [24JN]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1333), H7956 [9SE]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 5689), H2010 [3AP]

Transportation: establish Green Transportation Infrastructure Research and Technology Transfer Centers (see H.R. 5161), H6230 [8JY]

———implement a safe and complete streets program to improve safety of nonmotorized transportation, including bicycle and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 5951), H4151 [19MY]

Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see H.R. 6180), H5111 [9JN]

Tubman, Harriet: designate national day of remembrance (see H. Con. Res. 310), H1341 [5MR]

Twain, Mark: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 7152), H10131 [26SE]

21st Century Civilian Energy Conservation Corps: establish (see H.R. 7050), H10132 [26SE]

U.N.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 380), H6009 [24JN]

———support the U.N. African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and call upon member States and the international community to contribute resources necessary to ensure its success (see H. Res. 1351), H6826 [22JY]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5501), H1154 [27FE]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (see H.R. 4934), H622 [6FE] (see H.R. 5749), H2659 [23AP]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 332), H2854 [29AP]

Voting: allow individuals permitted to cast a provisional ballot in Federal elections to re-register at the polling place and establish uniform standards for provisional ballots cast at incorrect polling places (see H.R. 5628), H1701 [13MR]

———prohibit challenges to eligibility to register or vote on grounds that an individual resides in a home subject to foreclosure or that the jurisdiction was adversely affected by a disaster (see H.R. 7147), H10131 [26SE]

West Virginia University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 938), H456 [23JA]

William `Bill' Clay Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 5395), H1418 [6MR]

Women: reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H2071 [8AP]

Workers Memorial Day: observance (see H. Res. 1154), H2759 [24AP]

World Hepatitis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1192), H3777 [13MY]

World Refugee Day: observance (see H. Res. 1290), H5797 [20JN]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 3423), H9974 [25SE]

Youth Impact Program: tribute (see H. Res. 1413), H8277 [16SE]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1801), H7629 [30JY]

Zimbabwe: commend efforts of those who sought to block an international arms transfer relative to campaign of violence and intimidation against political opposition members (see H. Res. 1270), H5581 [18JN]

———condemn postelection violence and call for a peaceful resolution to the current political crisis (see H. Res. 1230), H4832 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Caribbean nations: urge continued humanitarian assistance to countries affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and Tropical Storms Fay and Hanna (see H. Con. Res. 438), H10300 [27SE]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 364), H4831 [22MY]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election (see H. Res. 1529), H10844 [19NO]

Declaration of Principles for a Long-Term Relationship of Cooperation and Friendship Between Iraq and the U.S.: disapprove any emerging formal agreement unless approved by Congress (see H.R. 5128), H455 [23JA]

Dept. of HUD: establish grant programs to encourage energy-efficient economic development and green job training and creation in metropolitan areas and establish Metro Area Green Institute (see H.R. 6815), H7807 [1AU]

Diseases: develop comprehensive national HIV/AIDS strategy (see H. Con. Res. 413), H8127 [15SE]

Food stamps: repeal denial of eligibility of ex-offenders (see H.R. 5802), H2355 [15AP]

Foreign policy: require any agreement, other than a treaty, that obligates the use of U.S Armed Forces or financial resources be approved by Congress (see H. Res. 1028), H1417 [6MR]

Haiti: provide for professional exchanges with Haiti (see H.R. 6255), H5406 [12JN]

Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy for the purpose of easing tensions and normalizing relations between the U.S. and Iran (see H.R. 5056), H349 [17JA]

———prohibit use of funds by the CIA or Dept. of Defense to provide covert or clandestine assistance for the purpose of overthrowing the Government of Iran (see H.R. 6951), H8475 [18SE]

Iraq: disapprove Agreement Between the U.S. and Iraq on the Withdrawal of U.S. Forces from Iraq and the Organization of Their Activities During Their Temporary Presence in Iraq (see H. Res. 1535), H10975 [10DE]

———ensure that any agreement containing a U.S. security commitment or arrangement is concluded as a treaty or is approved by Congress (see H.R. 6846), H7955 [9SE]

———recognize impact of financial costs of war on U.S. economy and move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities (see H. Res. 1019), H1220 [4MR]

Middle East: recognize non-governmental organizations working to bring just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Res. 1369), H7058 [23JY]

Morocco: commend for designating a National Women's Day (see H. Res. 1520), H10642 [29SE]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 419), H8396 [17SE]

National Academy of Sciences: evaluate certain Federal regulations for potential harmful impacts on public health and the environment and direct Federal agencies to reverse those harmful impacts (see H.R. 5881), H2657 [23AP]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 280), H295 [16JA]

National Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 363), H4831 [22MY]

National Childhood Brain Tumor Prevention Network: establish (see H.R. 7153), H10131 [26SE]

National HIV Testing Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 384), H6176 [26JN]

National New Deal Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 360), H4453 [21MY]

National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1379), H7164 [24JY]

Real estate: prohibit home equity conversion mortgage lenders from requiring seniors to purchase annuities with reverse mortgages proceeds and provide other consumer protections to reverse mortgage borrowers (see H.R. 5758), H2223 [10AP]

Letters

Iran Diplomatic Accountability Act: Jim Fine, Friends Committee on National Legislation, E1248 [17JN]

Recognize non-governmental organizations working to bring just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians: Donna Baranski-Walker, Rebuilding Alliance, H8654 [23SE]

———several religious organizations, H8654 [23SE]

Lists

Congressional staff who worked on H.R. 5501, U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act reauthorization, H7114 [24JY]

Remarks

Africa: improve health care capacity and retention of health professionals in sub-Saharan Africa to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS and other diseases and reduce maternal and child mortality, H1911 [2AP], H7114 [24JY]

African Americans: apologize for enslavement and racial segregation (H. Res. 194), E1610 [30JY]

———economic opportunities, H1806, H1809 [31MR]

Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and India Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: approve (H.R. 7081), H10096 [26SE]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), conference report, H3820 [14MY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), Senate amendment, H3941 [15MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1284), H5619 [19JN]

Army: require public disclosure of names of students and instructors at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, H4800 [22MY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H3782 [14MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 3609), H1807 [31MR]

Berkeley, CA: rescind funds appropriated for certain local entities and transfer such funds to the Marine Corps, E151 [7FE]

Black History Month: observance (H. Res. 942), E142 [7FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H4943 [4JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1569 [12MR], H1639, H1649, H1651, H1658 [13MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), conference report, H5001 [5JN]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (H. Con. Res. 364), H6778 [22JY]

Chavez, Cesar E.: establish an honorary legal public holiday (H. Res. 76), H1828 [1AP]

China, People's Republic of: end crackdown in Tibet and enter dialogue with the Dalai Lama to negotiate solution respecting distinctive Tibetan language, culture, religious identity, and fundamental freedoms (H. Res. 1077), H2051 [8AP]

———express sympathy and pledge support to victims of earthquake (H. Res. 1195), H4210 [20MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1338), H7685 [31JY], E690 [23AP]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2830), H2673 [24AP]

———establish a partnership with minority serving institutions to promote the development of minorities in mid-level and senior management civilian positions, H2673 [24AP]

———require marine pilots to carry portable electronic navigational devices, H2673 [24AP]

Committee on Foreign Affairs (House): tribute to staff, H1911 [2AP]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1639 [13MR]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: budget priorities, H1649, H1651, H1658 [13MR]

Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, H3006 [1MY]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 5244), E1943 [25SE]

Declaration of Principles for a Long-Term Relationship of Cooperation and Friendship Between Iraq and the U.S.: disapprove any emerging formal agreement unless approved by Congress (H.R. 5128), H926 [13FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), H9214 [24SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4774, H4800 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 3021), H4943 [4JN]

Dept. of HUD: make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs (H.R. 5818), H3160 [7MY]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (H.R. 3524), H323 [17JA]

———safeguard rights of tenants of HOPE VI housing from eviction based on the criminal activities of others, H323 [17JA]

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 (H.R. 2634), H2380, H2381 [16AP], E650 [17AP]

Diseases: 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, H1911 [2AP], H7114 [24JY]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10370 [29SE], H10772 [3OC]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), H504 [29JA], H1808 [31MR]

Fair Housing Act: commemorate anniversaries of enactment and later enactment of amending legislation (H. Res. 1095), H2283 [15AP]

Food: acknowledge existence of global food crisis, H4312 [20MY]

Foreign aid: limit funding to establish a permanent military base agreement with Iraq or exercise U.S. control over Iraqi oil resources (H.R. 2929), H926 [13FE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), Senate amendment, H1750 [14MR]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), H5765 [20JN]

Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (H. Con. Res. 370), E1346 [25JN]

Haiti: expedite complete and immediate cancellation of international debts, E650 [17AP]

———increase efforts to combat hunger, H4312 [20MY]

———U.S. policy, H4312 [20MY], H8111 [15SE]

Housing: provide needed housing reform, H3304 [8MY], H6846 [23JY]

Human rights: defeat campaign by some members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference to divert the U.N. Durban Review Conference from a review of problems in their own and other countries (H. Res. 1361), H8650, H8651 [23SE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove provisions rendering individuals having HIV inadmissible to the U.S., H7114 [24JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5959), E1490 [17JY]

———prohibit covert activities to undermine or overthrow member nations of the U.N., E1490 [17JY]

Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy for the purpose of easing tensions and normalizing relations between the U.S. and Iran (H.R. 5056), H2342 [15AP], E1248 [17JN]

———U.S. policy, H2342, H2347 [15AP]

Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq, H926 [13FE], H5619 [19JN]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H5220 [11JN]

———impact of financial costs of war on U.S. domestic priorities, H1806 [31MR], H2075 [9AP]

———provide for congressional consultation relative to certain long-term agreements and ensure that such agreements are in the form of a treaty to which the Senate has given advice and consent, H4774 [22MY]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 322), E699 [23AP]

Jones, Stephanie Tubbs: tribute (H. Res. 1415), E1779 [15SE]

Julia M. Carson Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: designate (H.R. 5472), H2086 [9AP]

Lantos, Tom: tribute (H. Res. 975), H855 [12FE]

Lebanon: support democratically elected Government and condemn attacks by Hezbollah forces (H. Res. 1194), E1092 [23MY]

Mandela, Nelson: tribute (H. Res. 1090), H6508 [15JY]

Marshall, Thurgood: tribute (H. Con. Res. 381), H6431 [14JY]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), Senate amendments, H10772 [3OC]

———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 6983), E1915 [25SE]

Middle East: recognize non-governmental organizations working to bring just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians (H. Res. 1369), H8653 [23SE]

NAACP: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 289), E202 [14FE]

Oakland, CA: anniversary of Chabot Space and Science Center, E1938 [25SE]

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (H. Res. 951), E336 [10MR]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H5220 [11JN], H5849, H5851, H5852 [23JN]

———year-end profits of oil companies, H5849 [23JN]

Poverty: express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (H. Con. Res. 198), H360 [22JA], H504 [29JA]

Power resources: national energy policy, H5849, H5851, H5852 [23JN]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1363), H6846 [23JY]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendments, H3304 [8MY]

Real estate: prohibit home equity conversion mortgage lenders from requiring seniors to purchase annuities with reverse mortgages proceeds and provide other consumer protections to reverse mortgage borrowers, H3304 [8MY]

South Africa: exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events and provide relief for certain members relative to admissability (H.R. 5690), H3082 [6MY]

———exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events and provide relief for certain members relative to admissability (H.R. 5690), Senate amendment, H6171 [26JN]

Taxation: provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, H10370 [29SE]

———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (H.R. 5351), H5849, H5852 [23JN]

———rates, H1658 [13MR]

Terrorism: prevent homegrown terrorism (H.R. 1955), E312 [5MR]

U.S. Health Service: establish (H.R. 3000), H3006 [1MY]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5501), H1910, H1911, H1938 [2AP], H3114 [7MY]

———reauthorize (H.R. 5501), Senate amendment, H7113, H7114 [24JY]

———strengthen health systems of African nations by encouraging collaborations between U.S. and African postsecondary educational institutions, H1938 [2AP]

Votes: correction, E312 [5MR]

———position on missed, H2115 [9AP], H2989 [1MY], H4858 [3JN], H7825 [8SE], H7930 [9SE], H7988 [10SE], E1517 [22JY], E1783 [15SE]

World AIDS Orphans Day: observance, H3114 [7MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H810 [7FE], H940 [13FE], H8122 [15SE], H10957 [10DE]

Statements

From Poverty to Prosperity: Center for American Progress Task Force on Poverty, H361 [22JA]

Tributes

Bass, Will G., Jr., E1717 [8SE]

Belcher, Charles, E1710 [8SE]

Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite, E720 [24AP]

Chang, Henry, Jr., E2322 [20NO]

Christensen, Representative, E1387 [26JN]

Dellums, Willa, E1712 [8SE]

Dickerson, Carl, E1776 [11SE]

Elliott, Henry W., Sr., E2275 [19NO]

Griffin, Richard, E1709 [8SE]

Hardy, Pinkie Parker, E538 [8AP], E649 [17AP]

Hayes, Isaac L., Jr., E1706 [8SE]

Hilliard, Asa G., III, E119 [6FE]

Jones, Stephanie Tubbs, H8106 [15SE]

Leonard, Alvin R., E1338 [25JN]

Markarian, Hayganoush, E480 [2AP]

Maynard, Nancy Hicks, E2252 [19NO]

Mott, Stewart R., E1536 [23JY]

O'Dell, Jack H., E1757 [10SE]

Roveda, John G., E1670 [1AU]

Seale, Thelma Traylor, E219 [25FE]

Simon, Austin, E1175 [9JN]

Smith, J. Alfred, Sr., E2251 [19NO]

Williams, Earl, E117 [6FE]

Woolsey, Representative, H926 [13FE]