ELLISON, KEITH (a Representative from Minnesota)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 661), H2355 [15AP]

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

Antitrust policy: amend laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems (see H.R. 5546), H1974 [2AP]

———provide expanded coverage and eliminate certain exemptions relative to railroads (see H.R. 1650), H1188 [3MR]

Armed Forces: distribute to members, upon their discharge or release from active duty, information on a compact disk that lists and explains the health, education, and other benefits for which veterans are eligible (see H.R. 2721), H5797 [20JN]

———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit in determining eligibility for early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 4930), H2659 [23AP]

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

———extend time limit for use of education assistance by members of the Selected Reserve and members of the Reserve component supporting contingency operations and certain other operations (see H.R. 1330), H25 [15JA]

———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), H10132 [26SE]

———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]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H1821 [31MR]

———provide for transitional health care for members separated from active duty who agree to serve in the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve (see H.R. 5609), H1700 [13MR]

———recognize service of members and support wounded warriors (see H. Res. 1020), H2012 [3AP]

———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran (see H. Con. Res. 33), H1974 [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), H6343 [9JY]

Arms control: promote the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 68), H2554 [22AP]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1153), H2855 [29AP]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 3652), H10828 [3OC]

Bhutto, Benazir: condemn assassination and reaffirm U.S. commitment to assist the people of Pakistan in combating terrorist activity and promoting a free and democratic Pakistan (see H. Res. 912), H24 [15JA]

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

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

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H3108 [6MY]

Budget: require that Federal children's programs be separately displayed and analyzed (see H.R. 7229), H10642 [29SE]

Bush, President: impeach (see H. Res. 1258), H8276 [16SE]

———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), H7058 [23JY]

Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 6875), H8048 [11SE]

CFTC: cooperate with United Kingdom Financial Services Authority to establish position limits on oil futures traded on the International Exchange similar to those on the New York Mercantile Exchange (see H. Res. 1289), H6473 [14JY]

Children and youth: authorize a program to provide grants to youth-serving organizations that carry out child-parent visitation programs for children with incarcerated parents (see H.R. 5654), H1771 [14MR]

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

———improve outcomes for vulnerable children by investing in families, improving accountability in the child welfare system, and finding safe, stable, and permanent homes for foster children (see H.R. 5466), H2012 [3AP]

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

———provide States with incentives, flexibility, and resources to develop child welfare services that focus on improving circumstances of children (see H.R. 4207), H295 [16JA]

———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]

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

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

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H25 [15JA]

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), H5482 [17JN]

Colleges and universities: limit excessive fluctuations in tuition to help students and families plan for college costs (see H.R. 4149), H622 [6FE]

Congressional Club: anniversary (see H. Res. 1026), H1974 [2AP]

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]

Construction industries: promote and enhance local building code enforcement administration by establishing a competitive matching grant program (see H.R. 4461), H6010 [24JN]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2412), H3109 [6MY]

Correctional institutions: improve reintegration of youth offenders into the families and communities to which they are returning (see H.R. 5178), H623 [6FE]

Courts: permit expungement of records of certain nonviolent criminal offenses (see H.R. 623), H2553 [22AP]

———provide for service of process over foreign nationals in cases involving defective products causing injury in the U.S. (see H.R. 5913), H4833 [22MY]

Credit: permit deferrals on certain home mortgage foreclosures to take remedial action and require home mortgage servicers to provide notice of any upcoming reset of interest rates (see H.R. 6076), H4878 [3JN]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H811 [7FE]

Crime: provide penalties for displaying nooses in public with intent to harass or intimidate a person because of that person's race, color, religion, or national origin (see H.R. 6777), H7806 [1AU]

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), H1822 [31MR]

Dept. of Defense: enhance suicide prevention programs (see H.R. 5223), H2151 [9AP]

———implement a pain care initiative (see H.R. 5465), H1032 [25FE]

———provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for certain periods before the implementation of the program (see H.R. 6723), H7786 [31JY]

Dept. of Education: create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 3439), H7853 [8SE]

———establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see H.R. 642), H8578 [22SE]

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 3021), H3109 [6MY]

Dept. of Energy: suspend filling of Strategic Petroleum Reserve for one year or until price of oil drops below a certain level in order to increase supply and reduce costs (see H.R. 5473), H3109 [6MY]

———Weatherization Assistance Program funding (see H.R. 6605), H7630 [30JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 2552), H2553 [22AP]

———reauthorize Healthy Start Program (see H.R. 3267), H2853 [29AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a survey to determine the level of compliance with national consensus standards and any barriers to achieving compliance with such standards (see H.R. 5686), H1973 [2AP]

Dept. of HUD: make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs (see H.R. 5818), H2441 [16AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish a pilot program to promote fairness in the criminal justice system through identifying and eliminating unjustified disparities in the administration of justice (see H.R. 6518), H10642 [29SE]

———making supplemental appropriations for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 5180), H871 [12FE]

———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]

———reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program (see H.R. 5057), H622 [6FE]

Dept. of the Interior: designate certain public lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 1975), H456 [23JA]

———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), H8578 [22SE]

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: study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 5734), H2356 [15AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a pain care initiative in health care facilities (see H.R. 6122), H4453 [21MY]

———improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (see H.R. 4089), H2854 [29AP]

———improve disability compensation evaluation procedure for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and the diagnosis and treatment of such disorders (see H.R. 5448), H2760 [24AP]

———improve treatment and services provided to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders (see H.R. 4053), H2659 [23AP]

———modernize disability benefits claims processing system to ensure accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans and their families and survivors (see H.R. 5892), H5215 [10JN]

———permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see H.R. 6625), H8019 [10SE]

———reimburse veterans receiving emergency treatment in non-departmental facilities for such treatment until such veterans are transferred to departmental facilities (see H.R. 3819), H457 [23JA]

———remove certain limitations on the transfer of entitlement to basic educational assistance under Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 5229), H620 [6FE]

———repeal offset from surviving spouse annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation and annuity authority for certain dependents (see H.R. 1589), H2224 [10AP]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1927), H2224 [10AP]

Developing countries: increase U.S. financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women (see H.R. 2965), H995 [14FE]

Disabled: increase the level of earnings under which no individual who is blind is determined to have demonstrated an ability to engage in substantial gainful activity for purposes of determining disability (see H.R. 3834), H6728 [17JY]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 1032), H1221 [4MR]

———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H871 [12FE]

Drugs: eliminate certain increased penalties and minimum mandatory penalties for cocaine offenses, and use resulting savings for drug treatment and diversion programs for cocaine users (see H.R. 5035), H348 [17JA]

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]

Economy: provide stimulus through emergency community development block grant assistance for the redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed homes (see H.R. 5678), H2948 [30AP]

Education: assist States in making voluntary high quality full-day prekindergarten programs available and economically affordable for families of all children (see H.R. 2859), H3050 [5MY]

———ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families (see H.R. 5715), H2225 [10AP]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1228), H1221 [4MR]

———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]

———require State academic assessments of student achievement in U.S. history and civics (see H.R. 6525), H6825 [22JY]

———strengthen communities through English literacy, civic education, and immigrant integration programs (see H.R. 6617), H7164 [24JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 3257), H2853 [29AP]

———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 4926), H3404 [8MY]

Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (see H.R. 6795), H7807 [1AU]

Employment: direct the Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Labor to conduct a joint study on fields of employment for which the greatest need for employees exists in various geographic areas (see H.R. 3646), H457 [23JA]

———establish a living wage and a policy providing jobs for everyone in the U.S. and its territories (see H.R. 1050), H2355 [15AP]

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

Families and domestic relations: support former foster care youth, recognize organizations and individuals that assist former foster care youth, and review foster care youth transition programs (see H. Res. 1208), H4322 [20MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2792), H1445 [10MR]

———eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 6029), H3776 [13MY]

FCC: disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (see H.J. Res. 79), H5045 [5JN]

———establish broadband policy and conduct public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services (see H.R. 5353), H3020 [1MY]

Federal employees: affirm protection from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and repudiate any assertion to the contrary (see H.R. 2232), H1973 [2AP]

———ensure that at least two-thirds of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 3799), H1221 [4MR] (see H.R. 5718), H2069 [8AP] (see H.R. 5781), H2265 [14AP]

———provide lump-sum payments to certain employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave (see H.R. 5573), H2071 [8AP]

Federal Employees' Compensation Act: cover services provided to injured workers by physician assistants and nurse practitioners (see H.R. 4651), H814 [7FE]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H1618 [12MR]

FEMA: provide funding for Emergency Food and Shelter Program for housing-related assistance needed to prevent homelessness of families in connection with foreclosures on their residences (see H.R. 5894), H2948 [30AP]

Food industry: require that food that contains product from a cloned animal be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 992), H1445 [10MR]

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

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

Foreign policy: build operational readiness in civilian agencies to carry out stabilization and reconstruction activities in countries or regions in transition from conflict or civil strife (see H.R. 1084), H813 [7FE]

———end use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world (see H.R. 2620), H622 [6FE]

———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), H1822 [31MR]

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

GSA: 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), H352 [18JA]

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

Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see H.R. 2216), H7789 [31JY]

Hazardous substances: phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see H.R. 5580), H1538 [11MR]

Health: establish a health and education grant program related to autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5446), H2071 [8AP]

———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]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 6680), H7790 [31JY]

Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2123), H6674 [16JY]

Health care professionals: establish recruitment and retention programs for public health workers and eliminate critical workforce shortages in Federal, State, local, and tribal public health agencies (see H.R. 5496), H1539 [11MR]

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

History: authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America's Treasures Program (see H.R. 3981), H1539 [11MR]

Horticulture: extend laws governing importation of plants to plants illegally harvested outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1497), H1973 [2AP]

Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls (see H.R. 5927), H10867 [9DE]

———express concern relative to human rights crisis of Laotian and Hmong people in Laos and Thailand (see H. Res. 1273), H6728 [17JY]

———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]

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove provisions rendering individuals having HIV inadmissible to the U.S. (see H.R. 3337), H1445 [10MR]

Insurance: prohibit discrimination in group health coverage and individual health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5449), H993 [14FE]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1076), H4877 [3JN]

———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), H814 [7FE]

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD): recognize value as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights (see H. Res. 1055), H2152 [9AP]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H456 [23JA]

Iraq: establish a fund to support international efforts for political reconciliation (see H.R. 5925), H5482 [17JN]

———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), H1539 [11MR]

———reassert congressional role relative to security commitments, defer long-term commitments to the next Administration and Congress, and maintain legal authority and immunity of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 5626), H2152 [9AP]

———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), H1772 [14MR]

———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), H6408 [10JY]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2356 [15AP]

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), H1821 [31MR]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2852), H2853 [29AP]

Labor-Management Relations Act: repeal limitation regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment (see H.R. 6477), H6406 [10JY]

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

Lloyd, Earl: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 286), H557 [29JA]

Local Initiatives Support Corp.: funding (see H.R. 6892), H8127 [15SE]

Mai, Mukhtar: tribute (see H. Res. 538), H1703 [13MR]

Mandela, Nelson: tribute (see H. Res. 1090), H4833 [22MY]

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

Mayor William `Bill' Sandberg Post Office Building, North St. Paul, MN: designate (see H.R. 6229), H5214 [10JN]

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

———impose a moratorium on certain payment restrictions (see H.R. 4355), H1973 [2AP]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H1418 [6MR]

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

———impose minimum nurse staffing in participating hospitals (see H.R. 4138), H2225 [10AP]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designating certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 4218), H1618 [12MR]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1193), H1702 [13MR]

———increase payments for physicians' services (see H.R. 5445), H2356 [15AP]

———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see H.R. 3865), H2487 [17AP]

———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see H.R. 2567), H2070 [8AP]

———provide for guaranteed issue of supplemental policies for disabled and renal disease beneficiaries upon initial enrollment (see H.R. 1282), H2760 [24AP]

———reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2922), H1418 [6MR]

———repeal competitive bidding demonstration project for clinical laboratory services (see H.R. 3453), H1772 [14MR]

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

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

Middle East: recognize non-governmental organizations working to bring just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Res. 1369), H8579 [22SE]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: provide penalties and enforcement for intentionally taking protected avian species (see H.R. 4093), H1973 [2AP]

Minnesota: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 923), H295 [16JA]

Minority AIDS Initiative: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10300 [27SE]

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

National Advocacy Center: funding (see H.R. 6083), H5581 [18JN]

National Affordable Housing Act: improve program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities (see H.R. 5772), H5045 [5JN]

National Black Arts Festival: anniversary (see H. Res. 1286), H6231 [8JY]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 280), H352 [18JA]

National Brain Cancer Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 424), H2012 [3AP]

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

National Child Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1296), H6674 [16JY]

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence: anniversary (see H. Res. 1397), H8277 [16SE]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 328), H2355 [15AP]

National Estate Planning Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 732), H6178 [26JN] (see H. Res. 1499), H9974 [25SE]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of multidisciplinary research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 5808), H2355 [15AP]

———authorize development of research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 5809), H2355 [15AP]

National Internet Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1260), H5214 [10JN]

National Kidney Cancer Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 123), H1446 [10MR]

National New Deal Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 360), H6230 [8JY]

National Night Out: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1324), H6343 [9JY]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 1086), H2225 [10AP]

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

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 330), H2486 [17AP]

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

National Teacher Day: establish (see H. Res. 952), H557 [29JA]

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), H1342 [5MR]

National Work and Family Month: designate (see H. Res. 1440), H8275 [16SE]

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H8019 [10SE]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 3543), H1973 [2AP]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H1539 [11MR]

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 5535), H6577 [15JY]

Pensions: allow employees of a commercial passenger airline carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan (see H.R. 4061), H3109 [6MY]

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see H.R. 6074), H4060 [15MY]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 380), H479 [28JA]

Postal Service: modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 6217), H6577 [15JY]

———provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H558 [29JA]

Power resources: encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing and other buildings, and create sustainable communities (see H.R. 6078), H4060 [15MY]

———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), H7308 [29JY]

Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 896), H1619 [12MR]

Product safety: establish a comprehensive process to inform consumers about food and product recalls (see H.R. 5636), H2152 [9AP]

Public Health Service Act: revise and expand the drug discount program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 2606), H7058 [23JY]

Public lands: secure and conserve Federal public lands and natural resources along the international land borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 2593), H1539 [11MR]

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]

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), H1539 [11MR]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 1377), H7630 [30JY]

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), H5729 [19JN]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 5524), H2225 [10AP]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 3132), H1445 [10MR]

Seeds of Peace (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 337), H2852 [29AP]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 6064), H4975 [4JN]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2032), H558 [29JA]

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

Social Security: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for benefits (see H.R. 1953), H558 [29JA]

———nullify effectiveness of a guidance letter proposing rules relative to the Federal-State financial partnerships under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5998), H3402 [8MY]

———prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 6399), H6728 [17JY]

———provide equitable access for foster care and adoption services for Indian children in tribal areas (see H.R. 4688), H1184 [28FE]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 5447), H1822 [31MR]

SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 5110), H455 [23JA]

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

Sudan: urge international community to provide the U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur region with tactical and utility helicopters (see H. Res. 1245), H5111 [9JN]

Taxation: allow a credit to vehicle fleet operators for purchasing tires made from recycled rubber (see H.R. 5103), H455 [23JA]

———allow a nonrefundable credit for mentoring and housing young adults (see H.R. 5660), H2267 [14AP]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 2329), H1889 [1AP]

———allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 6172), H4877 [3JN]

———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), H1221 [4MR]

———conform return preparer penalty standards, delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors, enhance taxpayer protections, and assist low-income taxpayers (see H.R. 5719), H2069 [8AP]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H1221 [4MR]

———provide a credit to employers for the cost of implementing wellness programs (see H.R. 3717), H2070 [8AP]

———provide a heating oil tax credit for middle income households (see H.R. 6605), H7630 [30JY]

———provide assistance for housing (see H.R. 5720), H2069 [8AP]

———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (see H.R. 5351), H869 [12FE]

———provide middle class tax relief while closing tax loopholes (see H.R. 6595), H7163 [24JY]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H2853 [29AP]

Territories: honor contributions of individuals from the territories of the U.S. by including such contributions in the teaching of U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 2), H3404 [8MY]

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

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), H4973 [4JN]

Truth in Lending Act: prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks (see H.R. 6248), H5328 [11JN]

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

U.N.: 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), H7309 [29JY]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (see H.R. 4934), H350 [17JA] (see H.R. 5749), H2267 [14AP] (see H.R. 6867), H10828 [3OC]

University of Kansas: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 1096), H2356 [15AP]

Veterans: clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 6732), H7786 [31JY]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H1539 [11MR]

Voting: prevent voter caging (see H.R. 5038), H348 [17JA]

———promote participation of absent overseas voters in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 4173), H3404 [8MY]

———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 818), H2553 [22AP]

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 5461), H993 [14FE]

Winona State University: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 1133), H2553 [22AP]

Women: ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 757), H6578 [15JY]

Workers Memorial Day: observance (see H. Res. 1141), H2658 [23AP] (see H. Res. 1154), H2759 [24AP]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: temporarily delay application of proposed changes to the Departmental Appeals Board (see H.R. 5763), H2223 [10AP]

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), H2011 [3AP]

Housing: protect the interests of bona fide tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property (see H.R. 5963), H3050 [5MY]

Iraq: 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]

Medicaid: disapprove rule on optional State plan case management services (see H.J. Res. 78), H1701 [13MR]

———extend the MinnesotaCare Medicaid demonstration project (see H.R. 6848), H7955 [9SE]

———temporarily delay application of proposed changes to payment rules for case management and targeted case management services (see H.R. 5173), H555 [29JA]

Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act: define environmental intervention blood lead level and establish additional requirements for certain lead hazard screens (see H.R. 6309), H5728 [19JN]

Somalia: support humanitarian assistance, protection of civilians, and accountability for abuses and urge progress toward the establishment of a viable government of national unity (see H. Res. 1424), H8019 [10SE]

Tariff: cellular plastic sheets for use in filters (see H.R. 5431), H942 [13FE]

———plastic fittings (see H.R. 5433), H942 [13FE]

———plastic mesh for use in filters (see H.R. 5432), H942 [13FE]

———porous hollow fibers (see H.R. 5430), H942 [13FE]

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]

———require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 5946), H3018 [1MY]

Poems

``I Am Each and Every One of You,'' Bryce Horbal, E1091 [23MY]

``Yesterday a Veteran Died,'' John Amiott, E1814 [17SE]

Remarks

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, H3871 [14MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H5322 [11JN]

Armed Forces: enhance protections for servicemembers relative to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, H5325 [11JN]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001, H5324, H5325 [11JN]

Bridges: improve safety of Federal-aid highway bridges, strengthen inspection standards and processes, and increase investment in the reconstruction of structurally deficient bridges (H.R. 3999), H7019 [23JY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H627 [7FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1622 [13MR]

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, H1622 [13MR], H3873, H3874, H3875, H3876 [14MY]

Courts: allow telecommunications companies dealing with civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance to use classified information in defense of claims against them, H1749 [14MR]

———grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, H1749 [14MR]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 5244), H8604, H8607, H8608 [23SE]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 5244), consideration (H. Res. 1476), H8594 [23SE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H278, H279, H280 [16JA], H3871, H3873, H3874, H3875, H3876 [14MY], H5326 [11JN], H6234 [9JY]

Dept. of HUD: make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs (H.R. 5818), H3113, H3159 [7MY]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (H.R. 3524), H308 [17JA]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such existing leases or relinquish such leases (H.R. 6251), H6015 [25JN]

Economy: impact of economic conditions on the middle class, H6234 [9JY]

———impact of subprime mortgage lending, H1969 [2AP]

———national objectives priority assignments, H278, H279, H280 [16JA], H1969 [2AP]

———proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10391 [29SE]

———provide stimulus for economic recovery, H2867 [30AP]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), H2867 [30AP]

Election Assistance Commission: make grants to State and local administers of the Federal election for carrying out a program to make backup paper ballots available (H.R. 5803), H6539 [15JY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), Senate amendment, H1749 [14MR]

Gulstad, Carleen: Minnesota Teacher of the Year award recipient, E830 [6MY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H627 [7FE]

Iran: U.S. policy, H2344, H2347 [15AP]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (H.R. 800), H3873 [14MY]

McCain, Senator: assessment of economic policies, H8587 [23SE]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), consideration (H. Res. 1014), H1268 [5MR]

Minneapolis, MN: anniversary of the I-35 bridge collapse, H7791 [1AU]

———moment of silence for victims of the I-35 bridge collapse, E1670 [1AU]

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (H. Res. 951), H1316 [5MR]

Power resources: national energy policy, H1147, H1148, H1149, H1151 [27FE], H5322, H5323 [11JN]

———promote alternative and renewable fuels, domestic energy production, conservation, and efficiency, and increase energy independence (H.R. 6566), H8143 [16SE]

———reduce oil dependency, expand access to Federal resources, revise relationship between energy industry and consumers, end tax subsidies, and facilitate energy efficiency (H.R. 6899), H8143 [16SE]

Refugees: condemn human rights violations of religious minorities in Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf and acknowledge impact of Arab-Israeli conflict on Middle East refugee situation (H. Res. 185), E508 [4AP]

Religion: support spirit of peace and desire for unity displayed in the letter from leading Muslim scholars, and in the Pope Benedict XVI response (H. Con. Res. 374), H8656 [23SE]

Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act: define environmental intervention blood lead level and establish additional requirements for certain lead hazard screens (H.R. 6309), H7280, H7281 [29JY]

Richfield, MN: anniversary, E1781 [15SE]

St. Louis Park, MN: inclusion in America's Promise Alliance list of 100 Best Communities for Young People, E203 [14FE]

Taxation: provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, H10391 [29SE]

———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (H.R. 5351), H1147, H1148, H1149, H1151 [27FE]

Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, E830 [6MY]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 5749), H5220, H5324 [11JN], H5489 [18JN]

———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 6867), H10813 [3OC]

Votes: position on missed, H1016 [25FE], H2115 [9AP], H5017 [5JN], H6140 [26JN], H9220 [24SE], E64 [23JA], E164 [12FE], E228 [25FE], E784 [30AP], E1139 [4JN], E1151 [5JN]

Voting: require each individual who desires to vote in an election for Federal office to provide a government-issued photo identification, H3756 [13MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1029 [25FE], H4874 [3JN], H5040 [5JN], H6470 [14JY], H7849 [8SE], H8122 [15SE], H10957 [10DE]

Special order: granted, H1339 [5MR], H2756 [24AP], H3774 [13MY], H4057 [15MY], H8015 [10SE]

Tributes

Anderson, Kirkland C., Sr., E564 [9AP]

Horbal, Koryne Kaneski, E1091 [23MY]

Krohn, Brian, E1087 [23MY]

Mohammed, W.D., E1780 [15SE]

Rapson, Ralph, E579 [10AP]