WATERS, MAXINE (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of HUD: make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs (H.R. 5818), H3166 [7MY]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (H.R. 3524), H316 [17JA]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act, H2123 [9AP]

———H.R. 3121, Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act, H6378 [10JY]

———H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act, H7280 [29JY]

———S. 2062, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act reauthorization, H6688 [17JY]

Articles and editorials

Wallets Open Up on Wall Street, Brad Mullins, Wall Street Journal, H6560 [15JY]

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), H1703 [13MR]

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: anniversary (see H. Res. 1088), H6408 [10JY]

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]

Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H3109 [6MY]

———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]

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

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

Burma: condemn undemocratic constitution and scheduled referendum (see H. Con. Res. 317), H2225 [10AP]

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]

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

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), H5329 [11JN]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 706), H1183 [28FE]

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]

———ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2851), H6010 [24JN]

———expand and improve the provision of pediatric dental services to medically underserved populations (see H.R. 2371), H4151 [19MY]

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

———provide disadvantaged children with dental services (see H.R. 1781), H4322 [20MY]

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 3846), H457 [23JA]

China, People's Republic of: call for end to human rights abuses of citizens, cease repression of Tibetan and Uyghur people, and end support for Governments of Sudan and Burma (see H. Res. 1370), H7309 [29JY]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H1155 [27FE]

Correctional institutions: provide for the redress of prison abuses (see H.R. 4109), H4877 [3JN]

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

Cuba: lift restrictions on gift parcels and humanitarian donations to facilitate hurricane relief efforts (see H.R. 6913), H10300 [27SE]

Daniel, Margaret Truman: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1221 [4MR]

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 HHS: establish the School-Based Health Clinic Program (see H.R. 4230), H1702 [13MR]

Dept. of Justice: 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), H7308 [29JY]

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

———provide grants for organizations to find missing adults (see H.R. 423), H7629 [30JY]

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), H7785 [31JY]

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), H8050 [11SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve home loan guaranty programs (see H.R. 4884), H5329 [11JN]

Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 2266), H7307 [29JY]

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

———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]

———increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (see H. Res. 353), H5730 [19JN]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H6342 [9JY]

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]

Dunham, Katherine: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H6230 [8JY]

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]

Education: improve early education (see H.R. 3289), H3186 [7MY]

Egypt: protect human rights and freedoms of religion, speech, and the press, prevent imposition of restrictions on peaceful activism, and call for release of Ayman Nour and other political prisoners (see H. Res. 1303), H6009 [24JN]

Employment: provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1542), H7629 [30JY]

Fair Housing Act: commemorate anniversaries of enactment and later enactment of amending legislation (see H. Res. 1095), H2267 [14AP]

FCC: disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (see H.J. Res. 79), H2012 [3AP]

Federal employees: provide lump-sum payments to certain employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave (see H.R. 5573), H1822 [31MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2169), H2266 [14AP]

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), H7784 [31JY]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1079), H2444 [16AP]

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), H6343 [9JY]

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

Food stamps: repeal denial of eligibility of ex-offenders (see H.R. 5802), H2554 [22AP]

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]

Garvey, Marcus M.: pardon (see H. Con. Res. 24), H7308 [29JY]

Gerald R. Ford Post Office Building, Rancho Mirage, CA: designate (see H.R. 6085), H5045 [5JN]

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

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

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

Health: 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), H9974 [25SE]

———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 3186), H3777 [13MY]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 5157), H814 [7FE]

Homeless Assistance Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 7221), H10641 [29SE]

Housing: facilitate preservation of certain affordable housing dwelling units (see H.R. 5937), H3017 [1MY]

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), H6824 [22JY]

———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, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 1361), H7309 [29JY]

Immigration: reform (see H.R. 1645), H5215 [10JN]

Insurance: provide parity under group health plans and insurance coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetic devices and components and benefits for other medical and surgical services (see H.R. 5615), H5581 [18JN]

International Religious Freedom Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1140), H2761 [24AP]

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: 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), H6576 [15JY]

———develop a policy to address critical needs of Iraqi refugees (see H.R. 6328), H6089 [25JN]

———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), H8128 [15SE]

———establish a fund to support international efforts for political reconciliation (see H.R. 5925), H3778 [13MY]

———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), H871 [12FE]

———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), H1342 [5MR]

———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]

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), H7630 [30JY]

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

Latvia: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 1405), H10133 [26SE]

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

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

Marshall, Thurgood: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 381), H6090 [25JN]

Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2225 [10AP]

———impose a moratorium on certain payment restrictions (see H.R. 4355), H558 [29JA]

———improve requirements for items and services furnished in or through an educational program or setting to children, including children with developmental, physical, or mental health needs (see H.R. 1017), H558 [29JA]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H6577 [15JY]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H871 [12FE]

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), H8050 [11SE]

———expand number of beneficiaries eligible for coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2805), H5408 [12JN]

———impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H4877 [3JN]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 4206), H7308 [29JY]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 154), H5729 [19JN]

———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), H5044 [5JN]

Mondavi, Robert G.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 365), H5329 [11JN]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H3109 [6MY]

Motor vehicles: prohibit collection of certain tolls on existing high occupancy vehicles (see H.R. 6002), H5581 [18JN]

National Affordable Housing Act: improve program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities (see H.R. 5772), H5797 [20JN]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1191), H3886 [14MY]

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

National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 1124), H3110 [6MY]

National Consumer Protection Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 973), H1184 [28FE]

National Heat Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 296), H6178 [26JN]

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

National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Res. 1271), H5407 [12JN]

National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 134), H4061 [15MY]

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

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

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

Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation (No FEAR) Act: amend and strengthen accountability features (see H.R. 6780), H7806 [1AU]

Olympic games: prohibit Federal officials and employees from attending the 2008 Summer Games opening ceremonies due to human rights violations by and certain international policies of China (see H.R. 5668), H2152 [9AP]

———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), H2267 [14AP]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H1445 [10MR]

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 5535), H7629 [30JY]

Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 896), H1822 [31MR]

Public lands: secure and conserve Federal public lands and natural resources along the international land borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 2593), H2224 [10AP]

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]

Real estate: require State and local compliance with constitutional mandates and prevent abuses of power relative to eminent domain (see H. Res. 1264), H5328 [11JN]

Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act: define environmental intervention blood lead level (see H.R. 3397), H3404 [8MY]

Roads and highways: 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]

Rodriguez, Juan A. (Chi-Chi): tribute (see H. Res. 1029), H1540 [11MR]

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), H4831 [22MY]

Senior citizens: attract and retain trained health care professionals and direct care workers dedicated to providing quality care to the growing population of older Americans (see H.R. 6337), H7789 [31JY]

———encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 6064), H6577 [15JY]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Res. 227), H8128 [15SE]

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), H5329 [11JN]

Social Security: increase Social Services Block Grant funding to provide gasoline subsidies to certain low-income individuals (see H.R. 6561), H10828 [3OC]

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), H10133 [26SE]

———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), H2356 [15AP]

———urge international community to provide the U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur region with tactical and utility helicopters (see H. Res. 1245), H5483 [17JN]

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

———limit application of tax-exempt bond financing to property of certain newly included counties in the Gulf Opportunity Zone (see H.R. 6722), H7785 [31JY]

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

Tourist trade: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3232), H3885 [14MY]

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

U.S. Housing Act: repeal certain provisions relative to public housing disaster funds (see H.R. 6276), H5481 [17JN]

University of Maryland: anniversary of School of Medicine (see H. Res. 870), H7809 [1AU]

Veterans: provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 3329), H3777 [13MY]

Voting: 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), H3109 [6MY]

William `Bill' Clay Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 5395), H870 [12FE]

Women: reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H3110 [6MY]

World Refugee Day: observance (see H. Res. 1290), H6178 [26JN]

Youth Impact Program: tribute (see H. Res. 1413), H7808 [1AU]

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

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

Dept. of Defense: amend reporting requirements for military and political stability in Iraq in order to provide additional information on the number of combatants and non-combatants killed (see H.R. 7215), H10331 [28SE]

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: 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 Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 6503), H6576 [15JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist veterans suffering from combat stress by increasing the number of mental health professionals through the Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 7214), H10331 [28SE]

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

Economy: provide stimulus through emergency community development block grant assistance for the redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed homes (see H.R. 5678), H1972 [2AP]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: prohibit use of consumer reports and consumer information in making any determination involving personal lines of insurance with respect to a consumer (see H.R. 6062), H4059 [15MY]

FDIC: establish a systematic mortgage modification program (see H.R. 7326), H10975 [10DE]

Inglewood, CA: anniversary (see H. Res. 962), H621 [6FE]

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

———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]

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

News media: recognize and honor important work of journalists covering war in Iraq (see H. Res. 1519), H10331 [28SE]

Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: require mortgagees for mortgages in default to engage in reasonable loss mitigation activities (see H.R. 5679), H1972 [2AP]

U.S. Housing Act: exclude assistance payments under certain post-foster care guardianship assistance programs from consideration as income (see H.R. 5645), H1770 [14MR]

Remarks

Aviation: expand passenger facility fee eligibility for noise compatibility projects (S. 996), H8337 [17SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1639, H1652 [13MR]

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

Congressional Progressive Caucus: budget priorities, H1652 [13MR]

Dept. of HUD: direct States to prioritize allocation of foreclosed housing assistance funds to neighborhoods with high concentrations of vacant properties, H3174 [7MY]

———direct that funding for loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs be administered through the Office of Community Planning and Development, H3167 [7MY]

———improve Operating Fund for public housing (H.R. 3521), H1050 [26FE]

———improve Operating Fund for public housing (H.R. 3521), motion to recommit, H1055, H1056 [26FE]

———increase oversight of program to make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs in order to prevent fraud and abuse, H3157 [7MY]

———make direct allocations to qualifying cities and counties, make definition of operating costs consistent with Dept. of HUD programs, and cap purchase price of foreclosed properties, H3167 [7MY]

———make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs (H.R. 5818), H3154, H3157, H3160, H3162, H3166, H3167, H3174 [7MY]

———prohibit local public housing authorities from restricting gun ownership, H1055, H1056 [26FE]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (H.R. 3524), H302, H318, H319 [17JA]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (H.R. 3524), corrections in engrossment, H334 [17JA]

———restore confidence in Government-sponsored enterprises, H6559, H6560 [15JY]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (H.R. 6503), H8098 [15SE]

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), H2376 [16AP]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10376, H10377 [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), H492 [29JA]

Fair Housing Act: commemorate anniversaries of enactment and later enactment of amending legislation (H. Res. 1095), H2282 [15AP]

FEMA: ensure that all trailers or mobile homes purchased meet safety standards, H1057 [26FE]

Financial institutions: advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, modify credit union regulatory standards and burdens, and improve productivity for insured depository institutions (H.R. 6312), E1347 [25JN]

———handling of foreclosure crisis, H6557, H6558, H6559, H6560 [15JY]

Haiti: U.S. policy, H8110 [15SE]

Homeless Assistance Act: reauthorize (H.R. 7221), H10668, H10670 [2OC]

Housing: modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers, H6995 [23JY]

———modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (H.R. 1852), H492 [29JA]

———provide needed housing reform, H3302 [8MY], H6844, H6995, H7006 [23JY], E1630 [31JY]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, H6995 [23JY]

Iran: U.S. policy, H2341, H2344, H2345, H2347 [15AP]

Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq, H927 [13FE]

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]

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1363), H6844 [23JY]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendment, H6995, H7006 [23JY], E1630 [31JY]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendments, H3302 [8MY]

Taxation: provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, H10376, H10377 [29SE]

U.S. Housing Act: repeal certain provisions relative to public housing disaster funds (H.R. 6276), H5533 [18JN]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5501), H1918, H1920 [2AP]

———reauthorize (H.R. 5501), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1362), H7068 [24JY]

Votes: correction, H1514 [11MR]

———position on missed, H2596 [23AP]

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail: designate (H.R. 1286), corrections in engrossment, H6378 [10JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H10295 [27SE]

South Africa: Order of the Companions of O.R. Tambo Silver Award recipient, E801 [1MY]

Special order: granted, H940 [13FE], H1072 [26FE], H1971 [2AP]

Tributes

Allen, Tina, H8103 [15SE]

Woolsey, Representative, H927 [13FE]