McDERMOTT, JIM (a Representative from Washington)

Addresses

What I Can Do: Philmon Haile, E1169 [9JN]

Amendments

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 2857), H1383 [6MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4748 [22MY]

Articles and editorials

Bailout Hide and Seek, New York (NY) Times, H8132 [16SE]

Deal, Deal, Deal With Iran, Gareth Porter, Asia Times (publication), H5779 [20JN]

Dutch Intel—U.S. To Strike Iran in Coming Weeks, Jerusalem (Israel) Post, H7989 [10SE]

Health Care System I Want Is in France, Mary Cline, ABCNEWS.com (Internet site), H2534 [22AP]

Injustice Undone—Soldier Honored More Than 20 Years After Death, Meg Kissinger, Milwaukee (WI) Sentinel, H433 [23JA]

Israel Reaches Strategic Decision Not To Let Iran Go Nuclear, Jerusalem (Israel) Post, H7989 [10SE]

Lessons on Iraq From a Founding Father, Brian O'Malley, Washington (DC) Post, H1190 [4MR]

Lifespan Shorter in Parts of U.S.—Obesity, Smoking Cited; State Not Immune to Trend, Tom Paulson, Seattle (WA) Post-Intelligencer, H2533 [22AP]

Somber Task of Honoring the Fallen, Hal Bernton, Seattle (WA) Times, H2766 [29AP]

What the Family Would Let You See, the Pentagon Obstructs, Dana Milbank, Washington (DC) Post, H2767 [29AP]

Why America Needs a Little Less Laissez-Faire, Representative Frank, Financial Times (British publication), E92 [29JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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), H2659 [23AP]

Antarctic regions: encourage support of a recovery mission for the human remains of crew killed in the George One crash on Thurston Island (see H. Con. Res. 301), H1418 [6MR]

Armed Forces: allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or review by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3174), H6089 [25JN]

———allow members to sue the U.S. for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care (see H.R. 6093), H5045 [5JN]

———commend military support groups for efforts to support servicemen and their families (see H. Res. 1200), H6343 [9JY]

———ensure fair treatment of members discharged early due to being the only surviving child in a family in which an immediate family member was killed, MIA, or disabled in the line of duty (see H.R. 5825), H2854 [29AP]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H2487 [17AP]

———guarantee residency of spouses of military personnel (see H.R. 6070), H4060 [15MY]

———lift restrictions on certain benefits for military technicians and repeal prohibition against overtime pay for National Guard technicians (see H.R. 6438), H7629 [30JY]

———minimize use of stop-loss orders to retain members who have completed their contractural obligations and eliminate use of stop-loss orders for members who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H. Res. 1177), H3108 [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), H6825 [22JY]

———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), H2487 [17AP]

———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]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H6734 [21JY]

———restore and enhance the capabilities and readiness of U.S. forces (see H. Res. 834), H295 [16JA]

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

Aviation: establish an appeal and redress process for individuals wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight (see H.R. 4179), H4832 [22MY]

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

Broadcasting Board of Governors: prohibit cessation, degradation, or limitation of broadcasting activities (see H.R. 3598), H390 [22JA]

Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 338), H2948 [30AP]

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

———express sympathy and pledge support to victims of cyclone (see H. Res. 1181), H3403 [8MY]

Bush, President: impeach (see H. Res. 1258), H7956 [9SE]

Business and industry: require employers to keep records on non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees (see H.R. 6111), H4453 [21MY]

Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 930), H457 [23JA]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 706), H1221 [4MR]

Children and youth: connect foster youth to the workforce through internship programs and encourage employers to increase employment opportunities for foster youth (see H. Res. 1332), H6406 [10JY]

———establish as a national priority the prevention of mental disorders and substance abuse among children, youth, and young adults, and the promotion of mental health and wellness (see H. Res. 1217), H8020 [10SE]

———provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental disorders as they transition to adulthood (see H.R. 6375), H6825 [22JY]

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 3846), H6674 [16JY]

———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: authorize assistance to small- and medium-sized U.S. businesses to promote exports (see H.R. 3273), H5797 [20JN]

———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), H2011 [3AP]

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

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), H5797 [20JN]

———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), H2267 [14AP]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 302), H1418 [6MR]

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]

Correctional institutions: provide for the redress of prison abuses (see H.R. 4109), H3404 [8MY]

Courts: adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (see H.R. 3753), H622 [6FE]

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), H5482 [17JN]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H943 [13FE]

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

Crime: prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 2711), H3109 [6MY]

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

Daniel, Margaret Truman: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1032 [25FE]

Dept. of Defense: enhance suicide prevention programs (see H.R. 5223), H871 [12FE]

———grant accredited members of the media access to military ceremonies and memorial services for soldiers who have died on active duty, and when remains of soldiers arrive at military installations (see H.R. 6662), H8019 [10SE]

———phase out the use of private military contractors (see H.R. 4102), H622 [6FE]

———prohibit domestic propaganda not otherwise specifically authorized by law and investigate possible violations to annual ban (see H.R. 6398), H6230 [8JY]

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), H1445 [10MR]

———establish an Office of Specialized Instructional Support Services and provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning (see H.R. 3419), H2487 [17AP]

———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 HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 2552), H2853 [29AP]

———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), H7789 [31JY]

———reauthorize Healthy Start Program (see H.R. 3267), H5111 [9JN]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 5876), H3109 [6MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to immigration detainees in custody (see H.R. 5950), H4322 [20MY]

Dept. of HUD: extend existing and expiring agreements under the Moving to Work program (see H.R. 6099), H6230 [8JY]

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), H4061 [15MY]

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), H480 [28JA]

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 presumption of service connection for veterans with certain cancers who served in Vietnam and were exposed to certain herbicide agents (see H.R. 6798), H7807 [1AU]

———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), H3187 [7MY]

———permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see H.R. 6625), H7306 [29JY]

Developing countries: increase U.S. financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women (see H.R. 2965), H1341 [5MR]

———protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 3175), H1188 [3MR]

Diseases: establish a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry and authorize research on acquired bone marrow failure diseases (see H.R. 6884), H8049 [11SE]

———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), H25 [15JA]

———express that availability of adequate housing is an essential component of an effective strategy to prevent and treat HIV (see H. Con. Res. 427), H10643 [29SE]

———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H1032 [25FE]

———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 81), H7308 [29JY]

Drugs: allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 5842), H5045 [5JN]

———eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 460), H349 [17JA]

———eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use (see H.R. 5843), H5045 [5JN]

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), H995 [14FE]

Economy: encourage recipients of rebate checks from the economic stimulus package to invest in renewable energy and energy-efficient products and services (see H. Res. 987), H2225 [10AP]

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

———expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (see H.R. 2343), H5111 [9JN]

———improve early education (see H.R. 3289), H5215 [10JN]

———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]

———recognize roles and contributions of teachers to building and enhancing civic, cultural, and economic well being (see H. Res. 1130), H2552 [22AP]

———strengthen communities through English literacy, civic education, and immigrant integration programs (see H.R. 6617), H9974 [25SE]

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), H8128 [15SE]

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), H6174 [26JN]

Employment: provide effective career training and technical education programs, address barriers resulting from family responsibilities, and encourage entrance into nontraditional occupations (see H.R. 5774), H4454 [21MY]

———provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 5873), H9974 [25SE]

———treat certain domestically controlled foreign persons performing services under contract with the U.S. Government as American employers for purposes of certain employment taxes and benefits (see H.R. 5602), H1700 [13MR]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: prohibit certain discriminatory uses of consumer reports and consumer information in connection with certain personal lines of insurance (see H.R. 5633), H2443 [16AP]

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 employees to take additional leave, parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities and clarify leave may be used for medical needs or to assist elderly relatives (see H.R. 7233), H10642 [29SE]

FCC: disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (see H.J. Res. 79), H7956 [9SE]

———implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 2802), H814 [7FE]

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), H3778 [13MY]

Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 96), H4832 [22MY]

Food: 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), H2223 [10AP]

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

Food industry: require that food that contains product from a cloned animal be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 992), H25 [15JA]

Food stamps: repeal denial of eligibility of ex-offenders (see H.R. 5802), H6825 [22JY]

Foreign aid: modernize foreign assistance strategy to promote national and global security, democracy, and economic opportunity (see H. Res. 1268), H8276 [16SE]

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), H6674 [16JY]

———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]

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), H3885 [14MY]

———permit members rest and recuperation travel to U.S. territories (see H.R. 3658), H2356 [15AP]

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

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]

Graham, Billy: tribute (see H. Res. 1358), H6733 [21JY]

Grand Coulee Dam: anniversary (see H. Res. 1374), H7164 [24JY]

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]

———increase availability of vaccines (see H.R. 4993), H10700 [2OC]

———national policy to increase Federal commitment prioritizing disease prevention and public health (see H. Res. 1381), H8276 [16SE]

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

———promote adoption of health information technology (see H.R. 6898), H8127 [15SE]

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), H1221 [4MR]

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

Immigration: authorize certain aliens who have earned a master's or higher degree from a U.S. college or university in science, technology, engineering, or math to be admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 6039), H3776 [13MY]

———provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a U.S. citizen child should not be ordered removed from the U.S. (see H.R. 1176), H2151 [9AP]

———provide for safe and humane policies and procedures pertaining to the arrest, detention, and processing of aliens in immigration enforcement operations (see H.R. 3980), H995 [14FE]

Immigration and Nationality Act: restore certain provisions relative to the definition of aggravated felony (see H.R. 4022), H1221 [4MR]

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]

International Year of Sanitation: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 318), H1822 [31MR]

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), H622 [6FE]

———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), H8128 [15SE]

———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]

———express the need for a more comprehensive diplomatic initiative by the U.S., Iraq, and the international community (see H. Con. Res. 321), H2659 [23AP]

———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), H390 [22JA]

———provide for recovery and stability (see H.R. 5488), H2356 [15AP]

———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), H2487 [17AP]

———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]

———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]

———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), H7790 [31JY]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2659 [23AP]

Jordan, Louis: tribute (see H. Res. 1242), H5043 [5JN]

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

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 4611), H622 [6FE]

Malaria Awareness Day: observance (see H. Res. 389), H2760 [24AP]

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

Medicaid: establish independent foster care adolescents as a mandatory category of individuals for coverage under State programs (see H.R. 1376), H4975 [4JN]

———extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H1889 [1AP]

———include all public clinics for the distribution of pediatric vaccines (see H.R. 4990), H10700 [2OC]

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

———temporarily delay application of proposed changes to payment rules for case management and targeted case management services (see H.R. 5173), H814 [7FE]

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

———improve the provision of items and services to beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 5953), H3018 [1MY]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received a kidney transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 3282), H480 [28JA]

———provide coverage for consultations regarding orders for life sustaining treatment and provide grants for development and expansion of programs for such orders (see H.R. 7181), H10299 [27SE]

———provide coverage for the shingles vaccine (see H.R. 5877), H2657 [23AP]

———provide coverage of federally recommended vaccines (see H.R. 4992), H10700 [2OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: promote use of advance directives (see H.R. 5702), H2011 [3AP]

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 687), H1031 [25FE]

———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]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 5854), H3020 [1MY]

Mondavi, Robert G.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 365), H5216 [10JN]

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 Archives and Records Administration: make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records (see H.R. 6056), H3884 [14MY]

National Black Arts Festival: anniversary (see H. Res. 1286), H6090 [25JN]

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

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1539 [11MR]

National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 1124), H2855 [29AP]

National Celiac Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1974 [2AP]

National Child Protection Act: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 5606), H2854 [29AP]

National Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 858), H1032 [25FE]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 299), H1446 [10MR]

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 Guard Youth Challenge Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1202), H4322 [20MY]

National Information and Referral Services Day: designate (see H. Res. 985), H1822 [31MR]

National Internet Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1260), H5581 [18JN]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 908), H25 [15JA]

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

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

National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1328), H6473 [14JY]

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

National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1379), H7309 [29JY]

National Prader-Willi Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1386), H7956 [9SE]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 672), H5045 [5JN]

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

National Scleroderma Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1232), H6178 [26JN]

National security: establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters (see H.R. 3189), H814 [7FE]

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

National Trails System Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1443), H8275 [16SE]

———provide for a study of the Cascadia Marine Trail (see H.R. 6740), H7786 [31JY]

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 331), H2854 [29AP]

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H5730 [19JN]

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), H4833 [22MY]

Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail: anniversary (see H. Res. 1443), H8275 [16SE]

Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail: designate (see H.R. 5926), H2947 [30AP]

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 5535), H3404 [8MY]

Postal Service: provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H1032 [25FE]

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), H6825 [22JY]

———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]

Pran, Dith: tribute (see H. Res. 1109), H2444 [16AP]

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

Project HOPE (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 1484), H9085 [23SE]

Public lands: secure and conserve Federal public lands and natural resources along the international land borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 2593), H1184 [28FE]

Public Radio Recognition Month: designate (see H. Res. 1002), H1074 [26FE]

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

Public utilities: establish a grant program to assist retail power providers with the establishment and operation of energy conservation programs using targeted residential tree-planting (see H.R. 5867), H4878 [3JN]

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]

Puerto Rico: provide for NSF and NASA utilization of the Arecibo Observatory (see H.R. 3737), H6674 [16JY]

Puget Sound: provide assistance for programs and activities to protect water quality (see H.R. 6364), H6088 [25JN]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3929), H7956 [9SE]

SBA: establish the Office of Environment, Energy, and Climate Change and the Climate Change Center and Clearinghouse (see H.R. 5402), H870 [12FE]

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

Sendler, Irena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 361), H5482 [17JN]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 6064), H4059 [15MY]

Ships and vessels: recognize role played by Landing Ship Tanks (LST) in conflicts since World War II and the Navy and Coast Guard veterans who served on such ships (see H. Res. 1316), H6231 [8JY]

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

Social Security: prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 6600), H7163 [24JY]

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

Sudan: 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), H10300 [27SE]

Tariff: digital-to-analog converter boxes (see H.R. 5635), H8397 [17SE]

Taxation: 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]

———encourage retirement savings by modifying requirements of employer-established individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 5160), H6177 [26JN]

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

———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 549), H621 [6FE]

———make permanent the rate reduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 6896), H8127 [15SE]

———modify penalty on the understatement of taxpayer's liability by tax return preparers (see H.R. 4318), H622 [6FE]

———provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 6407), H6175 [26JN]

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

———provide benefits for military personnel (see H.R. 6081), H4064 [16MY]

———provide for proper application of the limitations on built-in losses following an ownership change of a bank (see H.R. 7300), H10856 [20NO]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (see H.R. 6049), H3884 [14MY]

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

———provide incentives to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the domestic energy supply (see H.R. 3416), H6825 [22JY]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 6275), H5481 [17JN] (see H.R. 7005), H9083 [23SE]

———provide relief in the case of federally declared disasters (see H.R. 7006), H9083 [23SE]

———provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax preparation (see H.R. 5716), H6734 [21JY]

———remove cell phones from list of eligible depreciable property (see H.R. 5450), H1889 [1AP]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H1889 [1AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H5729 [19JN]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1333), H8397 [17SE]

Theodore Roosevelt Scholarship Foundation: establish to encourage outstanding graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in the Federal Government (see H.R. 6160), H4830 [22MY]

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), H1973 [2AP]

Transportation: authorize programs and activities to support transportation and housing options that will assist families in reducing transportation costs (see H.R. 6495), H9085 [23SE]

Truth in Lending Act: extend protections to overdraft protection programs, require consent and enhance information on overdraft protection, and prohibit manipulation to generate overdraft protection fees (see H.R. 946), H995 [14FE]

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

———ensure members meet obligations to women agreed to in resolution on women, peace, and security, and implement international law protecting rights of women and girls during and after conflicts (see H. Res. 146), H623 [6FE]

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]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H. Res. 1314), H6176 [26JN]

University of Maryland: anniversary of School of Medicine (see H. Res. 870), H6230 [8JY]

Veterans: 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), H6825 [22JY]

———honor sacrifices and contributions made by disabled American veterans (see H. Con. Res. 336), H3021 [1MY]

———presume service-connection for diseases associated with exposure to biological, chemical, or other toxic agents as part of Project 112/Shipboard Hazard and Defense (see H.R. 5954), H4151 [19MY]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 3329), H4322 [20MY]

Voting: prevent voter caging (see H.R. 5038), H622 [6FE]

———prohibit States from refusing to accept balloting materials solely because the materials do not meet certain requirements not clearly necessary to prevent election fraud (see H.R. 4237), H1221 [4MR]

———promote participation of absent overseas voters in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 4173), H943 [13FE]

———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]

Washington: expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness and protect the watershed of the Pratt River (see H.R. 4113), H5215 [10JN]

Water: enhance ability of drinking water utilities to develop and implement climate change adaptation programs and policies (see H.R. 6297), H7789 [31JY]

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

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 6127), H5408 [12JN]

Women: issue semipostal to afford a convenient means by which the public may contribute towards acquisition of works of art to honor female pioneers in Government service (see H.R. 996), H6472 [14JY]

———reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H2761 [24AP]

World Glaucoma Day: observance (see H. Res. 981), H1032 [25FE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

African Growth and Opportunity Act: amend relative to lesser developed countries (see H.R. 5059), H349 [17JA]

Armed Forces: provide for payment of interest on claims paid by the U.S. in connection with the correction of military records when a military corrections board sets aside a conviction by court-martial (see H.R. 5130), H456 [23JA]

Children and youth: assist foster children in developing or maintaining connections to family, community, support, health care, and school (see H.R. 6307), H5728 [19JN]

———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), H994 [14FE]

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

Economy: improve and expand the Social Security system as the social safety net to meet the needs of the current economy and labor market and improve skills of the U.S. workforce (see H. Con. Res. 420), H8477 [18SE]

Families and domestic relations: recognize contributions of foster parents (see H. Res. 1185), H3403 [8MY]

India: establish a commission to study methods for improving and promoting bilateral renewable energy cooperation between the U.S. and India (see H.R. 5705), H2011 [3AP]

Jacob Lawrence Post Office Building, Seattle, WA: designate (see H.R. 6187), H4974 [4JN]

Poverty: provide for an improved method to measure poverty to enable a better assessment of the effects of certain programs (see H.R. 6941), H8475 [18SE]

Public welfare programs: connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, and improve incentives for adoption (see H.R. 6893), H8127 [15SE]

Social Security: establish a trust fund with proceeds from Internet gambling taxes to provide opportunities to individuals who are, or were, in foster care and individuals in declining sectors of the economy (see H.R. 6501), H6576 [15JY]

———increase Social Services Block Grant funding to provide gasoline subsidies to certain low-income individuals (see H.R. 6561), H6824 [22JY]

Tariff: gaiters of textile materials (see H.R. 5147), H479 [28JA]

———steel leaf spring leaves (see H.R. 4996), H294 [16JA]

———suspension system stabilizer bars (see H.R. 4997), H294 [16JA]

Taxation: modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 5804), H2355 [15AP]

———reform estate and gift tax (see H.R. 6499), H6576 [15JY]

———regulate and tax Internet gambling (see H.R. 5523), H1219 [4MR]

———repeal certain shipping investment withdrawal rules and provide an incentive to reinvest foreign shipping earnings in the U.S. (see H.R. 6374), H6089 [25JN]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: amend (see H.R. 5237), H621 [6FE]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (see H.R. 4934), H23 [15JA] (see H.R. 5749), H2150 [9AP] (see H.R. 6867), H8018 [10SE]

Letters

Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: Donald L. Carcieri and Brad Henry, National Governors Association, H5271 [11JN]

Illinois unemployment compensation laws: Joseph P. Mueller, Illinois Dept. of Employment Security, H5354 [12JN]

Oregon unemployment compensation laws: Tom Byerley, Oregon Employment Dept., H5335 [12JN]

Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act: Thomas Prevost, Credit Suisse Securities LLC, H4390 [21MY]

Trade policy and legislation: Thomas G. Wenski, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, H1132 [27FE]

Unemployment benefits extension: Donald L. Carcieri and Brad Henry, National Governors Association, H3946 [15MY]

———Phillip Frye and Steve Conway, National Conference of State Legislatures, H3946 [15MY]

Lists

Armed Forces members from Washington killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H2766 [29AP]

Armed Forces members killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H2766 [29AP]

Remarks

Air Force: awarding of contract to Airbus S.A.S. to build military air refueling tankers, H1399 [6MR]

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, H3946 [15MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), Senate amendments, H5670 [19JN]

Armed Forces: provide for payment of interest on claims paid by the U.S. in connection with the correction of military records when a military corrections board sets aside a conviction by court-martial (H.R. 5130), H432 [23JA]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H2766 [29AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1584 [12MR]

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, H8131 [16SE], H8582 [23SE]

———impeach (H. Res. 1345), H7865 [9SE]

Children and youth: assist foster children in developing or maintaining connections to family, community, support, health care, and school (H.R. 6307), H5921, H5927, H5931 [24JN]

China, People's Republic of: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of earthquake, E905 [13MY]

Civil rights: anniversary of the deaths of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, MS (H. Res. 1293), H5809 [23JN]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 2857), H1385 [6MR]

Congressional Commission on Civil Service: establish, H1385 [6MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4775 [22MY]

Dept. of HHS: require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (H.R. 5876), H5952 [24JN]

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), H6580 [16JY]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): establish an earned import allowance program (H.R. 6560), H7272, H7274, H7276 [29JY]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H8545 [22SE], H8582 [23SE], H9978 [26SE], H10817 [3OC]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), H494 [29JA]

———regulation of U.S. financial markets, H8545 [22SE]

Fallon, William J.: resignation as Commander of U.S. Central Command, H1623 [13MR]

Families and domestic relations: recognize contributions of foster parents (H. Res. 1185), H4171, H4172 [20MY]

———support former foster care youth, recognize organizations and individuals that assist former foster care youth, and review foster care youth transition programs (H. Res. 1208), H4174 [20MY]

Foreign trade: extend certain trade preference programs (H.R. 5264), H1132 [27FE]

Fraternal Order of Eagles: anniversary, E1869 [24SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H2533 [22AP], H6550 [15JY]

Housing: provide needed housing reform, H3199 [8MY]

Iran: U.S. policy, H1623 [13MR], H5778 [20JN], H7989 [10SE]

Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq, H6315 [9JY]

———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, H4775 [22MY]

Journal: question of approval, H1621 [13MR]

Medicare: limit exception to prohibition on physician referrals for certain physician-owned hospitals, H1305 [5MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (H.R. 6331), H5909 [24JN]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), H1305 [5MR]

———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), Senate amendments, H10817 [3OC]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1432), H8319, H8320, H8323 [17SE]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1432), H8319, H8320, H8323 [17SE]

National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials: tribute to Housing America Campaign, E1407 [8JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H5871 [24JN]

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (H. Res. 951), H1239 [5MR]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H7960 [10SE]

———gasoline price levels, H2865 [30AP], H4159 [20MY], H5586 [19JN]

———year-end profits of oil companies, H4159 [20MY]

Power resources: national energy policy, H5586 [19JN], H5871 [24JN]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendments, H3199 [8MY]

———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), H8323 [17SE]

Public welfare programs: connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, and improve incentives for adoption (H.R. 6893), H8304, H8313, H8317, H8320 [17SE]

———extend SSI for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants and collect unemployment compensation debts resulting from fraud (H.R. 2608), Senate amendments, H8298, H8300, H8304 [17SE]

Snow, Samuel: receipt of honorable discharge papers and apology from Army for court-martial during World War II, E1661 [1AU]

Social Security: increase Social Services Block Grant funding to provide gasoline subsidies to certain low-income individuals (H.R. 6561), H7333 [30JY]

Taxation: impose windfall profit tax on oil companies, H4159 [20MY]

———provide benefits for military personnel (H.R. 6081), H4168 [20MY]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), H4387, H4390 [21MY]

———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (H.R. 5351), H1103 [27FE]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: amend (H.R. 5237), E124 [6FE]

———reauthorize (H.R. 5501), H1913 [2AP]

———reauthorize (H.R. 5501), Senate amendment, H7115 [24JY]

Unemployment: modify requirements to qualify for emergency benefits, target benefits to States with high unemployment rates and subsidize transportation expenses for individuals returning to work, H5360 [12JN]

———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program, H494 [29JA], H3946 [15MY], H5670 [19JN]

———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 5749), H5221, H5270, H5271, H5273, H5274, H5275 [11JN], H5351, H5353, H5357 [12JN]

———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 5749), consideration (H. Res. 1265), H5335, H5337 [12JN]

———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 5749), motion to recommit, H5360 [12JN]

———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 6867), H10809, H10813 [3OC]

Votes: position on missed, H3798 [14MY], H6102 [26JN], E552 [9AP], E1207 [11JN]

Walden, Margarete: Student Conservation Association and Mazda North American Operations (business) Conservation in Action multimedia contest award recipient, E764 [29AP]

Washington (DC) Post: tribute for opinion editorial ``Lessons on Iraq From a Founding Father,'' by Brian O'Malley, H1189 [4MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5108 [9JN]

Special order: granted, H454 [23JA], H2549 [22AP], H4057 [15MY], H5793 [20JN], H5863 [23JN], H6339 [9JY], H6574 [15JY], H7625 [30JY], H8015 [10SE], H9969 [25SE], H10823 [3OC]

Tribute, H5669 [19JN]

Treaties

Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1930, H6315-H6317 [9JY]

Tributes

Gates, William H., Sr., E1885 [24SE]

Gustafson, Kathryn, E508 [4AP]

Jones, Stephanie Tubbs, H8314 [17SE]

Porte, Thierry, E100 [29JA]

Townsell, Booker, H432 [23JA]

Weller, Representative, H8314 [17SE]