WOOLSEY, LYNN C. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4747 [22MY]

Articles and editorials

Liberal Freedom Fighter, Wall Street Journal, E1468 [15JY]

Sensible Path on Iran, Zbigniew Brzezinski and William E. Odom, Washington (DC) Post, H4859 [3JN], E1141 [4JN]

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), H1890 [1AP]

Air pollution: reduce air pollution from marine vessels (see H.R. 2548), H1445 [10MR]

American Heart Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 972), H870 [12FE]

Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 6598), H7790 [31JY]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 5852), H6825 [22JY]

———promote public safety and improve the welfare of captive big cats (see H.R. 1947), H349 [17JA]

———require collection of data on animal cruelty crimes (see H.R. 6597), H8128 [15SE]

Antarctic Treaty: anniversary of signing (see H. Con. Res. 345), H6178 [26JN]

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), H9085 [23SE]

———authorize extended benefits for autistic dependents of certain retirees (see H.R. 6930), H8396 [17SE]

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

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the U.S. Army and direct proceeds from sales of such coins to the establishment of the National Museum of the U.S. Army (see H.R. 5714), H10132 [26SE]

———require payment of monthly special pay to members whose active duty service is extended by a stop-loss order or similiar mechanism (see H.R. 6205), H5043 [5JN]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1153), H4062 [15MY]

Bicycles: recognize importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation (see H. Con. Res. 305), H1703 [13MR]

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

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

———remove authority to waive certain provisions of defense authorization legislation (see H.R. 5167), H1155 [27FE]

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), H8050 [11SE]

———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]

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

Challenger (space shuttle): anniversary of crash (see H. Res. 943), H559 [29JA]

Chi Mui Post Office Building, San Gabriel, CA: designate (see H.R. 5477), H1889 [1AP]

Children and youth: 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), H1221 [4MR]

———provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental disorders as they transition to adulthood (see H.R. 6375), H8019 [10SE]

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]

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

Civil liberties: require videotaping of intelligence-gathering interrogations and other pertinent actions involving a detainee or prisoner under the control of U.S. Armed Forces or intelligence operatives (see H.R. 4660), H295 [16JA]

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

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

Coast Guard: issue regulations requiring pilots of certain vessels to carry and utilize a portable electronic device equipped for navigational purposes (see H.R. 5428), H1032 [25FE]

Community organizers: honor for promoting equality (see H. Res. 1521), H10642 [29SE]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 5563), H1445 [10MR]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: condemn sexual violence and call on the international community to take immediate actions to respond to the violence (see H. Res. 1227), H5111 [9JN]

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]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 3010), H390 [22JA]

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), H5329 [11JN]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H1032 [25FE]

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

Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Program: establish (see H.R. 6475), H7629 [30JY]

Davis-Bacon Act: improve enforcement (see H.R. 4851), H7165 [24JY]

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 Defense: conduct a demonstration project regarding access to mental health services by members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 6968), H8476 [18SE]

———develop a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military (see H. Con. Res. 397), H8276 [16SE]

———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]

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

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3334), H8019 [10SE]

———provide for child care workforce development initiatives (see H.R. 3870), H2854 [29AP]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 5876), H2657 [23AP]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 3430), H390 [22JA]

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

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]

Dept. of Labor: issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust (see H.R. 5522), H1539 [11MR]

———prohibit issuance, administration, or enforcement of any rule, regulation, or requirement derived from a proposal submitted to OMB on occupational health risk assessments (see H.R. 6660), H7627 [30JY]

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

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

Dept. of Transportation: establish a Flexibility Incentive Grant Pilot Program to provide incentives to States and counties to establish new sources of revenue for transit projects and services (see H.R. 1606), H6342 [9JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve basic educational assistance program (see H.R. 5684), H6577 [15JY]

———improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (see H.R. 4089), H1221 [4MR]

———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), H6343 [9JY]

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

———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), H6577 [15JY]

d'Harnoncourt, Anne: tribute (see H. Res. 1348), H6734 [21JY]

Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see H.R. 1553), H349 [17JA]

———authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 1032), H349 [17JA]

———improve and enhance research and programs on cancer survivorship (see H.R. 4450), H7629 [30JY]

———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H6342 [9JY]

Drugs: allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 5842), H4061 [15MY]

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]

Education: coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 6104), H5215 [10JN]

———ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families (see H.R. 5715), H2069 [8AP]

———improve early education (see H.R. 3289), H2658 [23AP]

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), H7059 [23JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 4926), H1702 [13MR]

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), H3109 [6MY]

———provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 5873), H2552 [22AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 6029), H3886 [14MY]

———permit leave for victims, and immediate family members of victims, of violent crime and domestic violence to attend court proceedings relating to such crimes (see H.R. 5845), H2486 [17AP]

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

Federal employees: 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. 5718), H2069 [8AP] (see H.R. 5781), H2265 [14AP]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 4838), H457 [23JA]

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

Federal Workforce Investment Act: establish a program to provide grants to States for incumbent worker training (see H.R. 6797), H8397 [17SE]

Firefighter Cancer Support Network (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 1172), H4062 [15MY]

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]

Fish and fishing: establish a Federal grant program to provide increased health care coverage to and access for uninsured and underinsured workers and families in the commercial fishing industry (see H.R. 5404), H2760 [24AP]

Food: acknowledge existence of global food crisis (see H. Con. Res. 344), H5409 [12JN]

———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 6636), H8019 [10SE]

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

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), H1417 [6MR]

———support efforts to advance U.S. international diplomacy and engagement in order to restore U.S. credibility abroad (see H. Res. 1410), H7956 [9SE]

Foreign Service: prescribe certain qualifications to be eligible to serve as an ambassador (see H.R. 6742), H7956 [9SE]

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

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

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

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 6548), H8128 [15SE]

———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), H558 [29JA]

Gulf Coast Recovery Authority: establish (see H.R. 4048), H5482 [17JN]

Haiti: eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 522), H4061 [15MY]

———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]

Hazardous substances: ban sodium fluoroacetate (Compound 1080), collect and destroy remaining stocks, compensate for any turned in for destruction, and prohibit Government use of certain predator control devices (see H.R. 4775), H6089 [25JN]

———phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see H.R. 5580), H4878 [3JN]

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]

———improve emergency medical services for children (see H.R. 2464), H349 [17JA]

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

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

Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2123), H7789 [31JY]

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

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

Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 4202), H7165 [24JY]

Human rights: express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 1169), H6408 [10JY]

———increase global stability and security by reducing number of individuals who are de jure or de facto stateless and at risk of being trafficked (see H.R. 6520), H6673 [16JY]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1691), H1418 [6MR]

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

Immigration: 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), H4061 [15MY]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 351), H2266 [14AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 821), H5729 [19JN]

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

Insurance: impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans (see H.R. 6528), H7956 [9SE]

———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), H295 [16JA]

International Whaling Commission: end commercial, coastal, and community-based whaling and strengthen whale conservation efforts (see H. Con. Res. 350), H5111 [9JN]

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), H6825 [22JY]

———develop a policy to address critical needs of Iraqi refugees (see H.R. 6328), H6577 [15JY]

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

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

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

———provide for congressional consultation relative to certain long-term agreements and ensure that such agreements are in the form of a treaty to which the Senate has given advice and consent (see H.R. 4959), H622 [6FE]

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

———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), H6342 [9JY]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 214), H6408 [10JY]

Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway, Los Angeles County, CA: designate (see H.R. 4131), H871 [12FE]

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]

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

Mandela, Nelson: tribute (see H. Res. 1090), H5865 [23JN]

Marshall, Thurgood: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 381), H6230 [8JY]

Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute (see H. Res. 259), H872 [12FE]

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

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H7853 [8SE]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H1703 [13MR]

———require States to provide hair prostheses for individuals diagnosed with alopecia areata (see H.R. 5936), H7956 [9SE]

Medicare: delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see H.R. 6873), H9974 [25SE]

———impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H295 [16JA]

———improve prescription drug program (see H.R. 3025), H1539 [11MR]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 154), H456 [23JA]

———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see H.R. 3865), H1032 [25FE]

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

———require prescription drug plans using formularies to cover all drugs in certain specified therapeutic categories and establish protective requirements for coverage determinations on such drugs (see H.R. 3061), H1539 [11MR]

———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims and prohibit inclusion of pharmacy information (see H.R. 1474), H5044 [5JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: preserve access to health care (see H.R. 7241), H10845 [19NO]

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

Middle East: condemn restrictions on freedom of the press and expression and concurrent and widespread presence of anti-Semitic material, Holocaust denial, and incitement to violence in the Arab media (see H. Res. 1127), H2948 [30AP]

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3014), H3020 [1MY]

Minority AIDS Initiative: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 426), H9975 [25SE]

Mondavi, Robert G.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 365), H4831 [22MY]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H4832 [22MY]

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

National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 1124), H3021 [1MY]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (see H. Res. 1162), H3110 [6MY]

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), H7789 [31JY]

———authorize development of research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 5809), H7789 [31JY]

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

National Labor Relations Act: apply protections to teaching and research assistants (see H.R. 5838), H2854 [29AP]

National Link Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1046), H1702 [13MR]

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

National Missing Children's Day: observance (see H. Res. 1142), H2658 [23AP]

National New Deal Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 360), H5215 [10JN]

National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 369), H3187 [7MY]

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

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

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

National Wear Red Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 972), H870 [12FE]

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

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), H295 [16JA]

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

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 6594), H8050 [11SE]

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

Nuclear energy: oppose civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Russia (see H.J. Res. 85), H5865 [23JN]

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

Olympic games: 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), H5798 [20JN]

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), H7058 [23JY]

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

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), H1032 [25FE]

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

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

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

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), H7956 [9SE]

Public Radio Recognition Month: designate (see H. Res. 1002), H2488 [17AP]

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

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 5632), H4975 [4JN]

REAL ID Act: repeal provisions on State requirements for security of identification cards and driver's licenses and reinstitute negotiated rulemaking and guidelines for such documents (see H.R. 1117), H1417 [6MR]

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

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), H7165 [24JY]

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

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

———restrict nuclear cooperation (see H.R. 6298), H5579 [18JN]

Senior citizens: improve elderly suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 4897), H1702 [13MR]

Sewage disposal: ensure that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw sewage (see H.R. 2452), H1074 [26FE]

Social Security: extend moratorium on implementation of a rule on Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program and finalization of graduate medical education rule (see H.R. 3533), H295 [16JA]

———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), H5408 [12JN]

———prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 6600), H7790 [31JY]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 5447), H1221 [4MR]

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), H9086 [23SE]

———urge international community to provide the U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur region with tactical and utility helicopters (see H. Res. 1245), H5216 [10JN]

Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 5823), H10845 [19NO]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H7789 [31JY]

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

———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see H.R. 5700), H2152 [9AP]

———provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 6407), H8019 [10SE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 211), H7629 [30JY]

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

Transportation: implement a safe and complete streets program to improve safety of nonmotorized transportation, including bicycle and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 5951), H4833 [22MY]

Treaties and agreements: make bills implementing trade agreements subject to a point of order unless certain conditions are met (see H.R. 6148), H4830 [22MY]

———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]

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

U.N.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 380), H6343 [9JY]

———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), H7166 [24JY]

U.S. Public Service Academy: establish (see H.R. 1671), H6674 [16JY]

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

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

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. 333), H6727 [17JY]

———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), H6230 [8JY]

Voting: prevent voter caging (see H.R. 5038), H1702 [13MR]

———prohibit election officials from requiring an individual to provide photo identification as a condition for voting in a Federal election (see H.R. 4026), H5329 [11JN]

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

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

Women: determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products and collect and analyze data on toxic shock syndrome (see H.R. 5181), H556 [29JA]

———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), H7058 [23JY]

———reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H2152 [9AP]

———strengthen U.S. advocacy for women's rights by establishing a Dept. of State Office of International Women's Rights and a U.S. Commission on International Women's Rights (see H.R. 3728), H2356 [15AP]

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

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

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

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), H5111 [9JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: establish a Federal employees program to authorize use of leave by caregivers for family members of certain individuals performing military service (see H.R. 6326), H5729 [19JN]

Education: authorize grants to local educational agencies to develop and implement coordinated services programs (see H.R. 6504), H6576 [15JY]

Iraq: establish a fund to support international efforts for political reconciliation (see H.R. 5925), H2852 [29AP]

———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]

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

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

Remarks

Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and India Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: approve (H.R. 7081), H10097 [26SE]

AID: provide grants to food processing plant in Iraq to create jobs and stimulate the economy, H4962 [4JN]

American Eagle Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1247), H5547 [18JN]

Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (H.R. 3195), H6063 [25JN]

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, H3755 [13MY], H3941 [15MY], H4285 [20MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1284), H5620 [19JN]

Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001, H3755 [13MY], H4285 [20MY]

———tribute to mothers of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, H6201 [8JY]

Azerbaijan: tribute to human rights efforts, E2177 [30SE]

Bangladesh: elections (H. Res. 1402), H8637 [23SE], E1918 [25SE]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H540 [29JA]

———evaluation of administration relative to assessment of Iraq war and reconstruction efforts, H2740 [24AP]

———results of trip to the Middle East, H540 [29JA]

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 (H.R. 6111), E1049 [23MY]

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 (H. Res. 1370), H7344 [30JY]

———end crackdown in Tibet and enter dialogue with the Dalai Lama to negotiate solution respecting distinctive Tibetan language, culture, religious identity, and fundamental freedoms (H. Res. 1077), E562 [9AP]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1338), H7683 [31JY]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: condemn sexual violence and call on the international community to take immediate actions to respond to the violence (H. Res. 1227), E2018 [26SE]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (H.R. 1187), H1777 [31MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4776 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 3021), H4940 [4JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (H.R. 3546), E1345 [25JN]

Dept. of Labor: issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust (H.R. 5522), H2911 [30AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve treatment and services provided to Iraq war veterans relative to post-traumatic stress disorder, major depression, and suicide prevention, H2632 [23AP]

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), H2382 [16AP]

District of Columbia: revise firearms laws as necessary to comply with District of Columbia v. Heller Supreme Court decision while protecting law enforcement and security interests (H.R. 6842), H8263 [16SE]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10363 [29SE]

Education: ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families (H.R. 5715), H2460 [17AP]

———recognize a National Classified School Employee of the Year annually (H. Res. 376), E845 [7MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (H.R. 3036), H8434 [18SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: increase penalties for violations of child labor laws, H2975 [1MY]

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing medical, child care, and educational assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (H.R. 2392), H5599 [19JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (H.R. 2744), E1007 [21MY]

Federal employees: ensure that at least two-thirds of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 5781), H5599 [19JN]

Fire prevention: provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (H.R. 5541), E1467 [15JY]

Firefighters: commending firefighters for their courageous actions and sacrifices in fighting the California wildfires, E2256 [19NO]

———commending firefighters from California and throughout the U.S. for their courageous actions and sacrifices in fighting the California wildfires (H. Res. 1322), E1495 [17JY]

Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.: tribute, E2011 [26SE]

Food: acknowledge existence of global food crisis (H. Con. Res. 344), E1756 [10SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), E169 [12FE]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), E1344 [25JN]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H8104 [15SE]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (H.R. 1187), H1777 [31MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H5183 [10JN]

———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (H.R. 493), Senate amendment, H2975 [1MY]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), E183 [13FE]

———amend and extend (H.R. 4137), conference report, H7664 [31JY]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (H.R. 758), H8665 [23SE]

Intelligence services: application of waterboarding interrogation techniques to individuals under U.S. custody or physical control, H5844 [23JN]

———establish techniques used in U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, H5844 [23JN]

International Whaling Commission: end commercial, coastal, and community-based whaling and strengthen whale conservation efforts (H. Con. Res. 350), H5547 [18JN]

Iran: resolve crisis regarding the nuclear program diplomatically, H6314 [9JY]

———U.S. policy, H2470 [17AP], E1141 [4JN]

Iraq: address humanitarian crisis, H2247 [14AP], H7937 [9SE]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H1867 [1AP], H1994 [3AP], H2323 [15AP], H3001 [1MY], H4962 [4JN], H5460 [17JN], H5777 [20JN], H6451 [14JY], H7937 [9SE], H8104 [15SE]

———call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq, H8 [15JA], H338 [17JA], H376 [22JA], H923 [13FE], H1793 [31MR], H1943 [2AP], H2210 [10AP], H2323 [15AP], H2632 [23AP], H2740 [24AP], H3861 [14MY], H4048 [15MY], H4859 [3JN], H5175 [10JN], H5547 [18JN], H7937 [9SE]

———establish a fund to support international efforts for political reconciliation (H.R. 5925), H2831 [29AP], H6148 [26JN], H8546 [22SE]

———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, H4776 [22MY]

———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces, H1994 [3AP], H6451 [14JY]

———provide special immigrant status for certain Iraqis and assist Iraqi refugees, H2930 [30AP]

———redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and defense contractors from Iraq, H2930 [30AP], H7141 [24JY]

———redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and defense contractors from Iraq (H.R. 2451), H2210 [10AP]

———respect sovereignty, redeploy U.S. Armed Forces if asked, and submit a plan for redeployment of U.S. forces and contractors, H6712 [17JY], H7282 [29JY]

———restore and improve education system, H6551 [15JY]

Iraqi Student Project (organization): tribute, H3755 [13MY]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 322), H2526 [22AP]

Jones, Stephanie Tubbs: tribute (H. Res. 1415), H7835 [8SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: anniversary of assassination (H. Res. 1061), H1994 [3AP]

Lantos, Tom: tribute (H. Res. 975), E201 [14FE]

Larkspur, CA: anniversary, E266 [28FE]

Law enforcement: authorize security assistance and rule of law enhancement assistance and strengthen civilian institutions for Mexico and Central America (H.R. 6028), E1197 [11JN]

Lenz, Sy: Sonoma, CA, Honorary Mayor of the Year award recipient, E181 [13FE]

Mandela, Nelson: tribute (H. Res. 1090), H6510 [15JY], E1504 [17JY]

Marin County, CA: tribute to Human Rights Commission Martin Luther King, Jr., Humanitarian Award recipients, H376 [22JA]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, H8 [15JA]

Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute (H. Res. 259), H2239 [14AP]

Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (H.R. 5613), E706 [23AP]

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), E1401 [8JY]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), E338 [10MR]

Middle East: recognize non-governmental organizations working to bring just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians (H. Res. 1369), H8654 [23SE], E1914 [25SE]

Mining and mineral resources: establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies (H.R. 2768), H47 [16JA]

Mondavi, Robert G.: tribute (H. Con. Res. 365), E1376 [26JN]

Muir Woods National Monument: anniversary (H. Res. 868), H828 [12FE]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1288), E1646 [1AU]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (H. Res. 1097), H2241, H2242, H2243 [14AP]

National Homeownership Month: observance (H. Res. 1271), H5979 [24JN]

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1021), H1848 [1AP]

Nelson Family of Cos.: Sonoma Valley, CA, Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award recipient, E2156 [29SE]

OSHA: issue a standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl (H.R. 2693), H2911 [30AP]

Peace Corps: anniversary, E249 [27FE]

Petaluma, CA: anniversary, E520 [4AP]

———tribute to Two Rock Coast Guard Training Center Fire Dept., E253 [27FE]

Poverty: express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (H. Con. Res. 198), H363 [22JA]

Protect America Act: extend (H.R. 5104), E169 [12FE]

Rawls, Linda: Sonoma, CA, Cultural and Fine Arts Commission Sonoma Treasure Artist of the Year award recipient, E2297 [20NO]

Sebastopol, CA: anniversary of Analy High School, E953 [16MY]

Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (H. Res. 227), H7282 [29JY]

Sierra Club: anniversary of Redwood Chapter, E1666 [1AU]

Sonoma, CA: anniversary of Sonoma City Hall, E1722 [8SE]

Sonoma County Medical Association: anniversary, E2158 [29SE]

Stinson, Elizabeth: ACLU of Sonoma County, CA, Jack Green Civil Liberties Award recipient, E450 [31MR]

Taxation: provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, H10363 [29SE]

Transportation: promote increased use of public transportation and alternative fuels in providing public transportation (H.R. 6052), H6126 [26JN]

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 (H. Res. 1351), E1655 [1AU]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5501), H1913 [2AP]

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

Veterans: tribute to ``Winter Soldier'' event, H4048 [15MY]

Votes: position on missed, E144 [7FE], E178 [13FE], E255, E256 [27FE], E271 [28FE], E293 [4MR], E328, E332 [6MR], E335 [10MR], E351 [11MR], E378 [12MR], E386 [13MR], E445, E454 [31MR], E556 [9AP], E679 [22AP], E836 [7MY], E1123 [3JN], E1352 [25JN], E1467 [15JY], E1936 [25SE]

War Powers Act: release of report on the roles of Congress and the President relative to declaring war, H6314 [9JY]

Workers Memorial Day: observance (H. Res. 1154), E816 [5MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H617 [6FE], H1029 [25FE], H1219 [4MR], H1443 [10MR]

Special order: granted, H20 [15JA], H290 [16JA], H346 [17JA], H387 [22JA], H454 [23JA], H552 [29JA], H617 [6FE], H810 [7FE], H867 [12FE], H940 [13FE], H983 [14FE], H1810 [31MR], H1886 [1AP], H1971 [2AP], H2009 [3AP], H2066 [8AP], H2147 [9AP], H2219 [10AP], H2263 [14AP], H2352 [15AP], H2440 [16AP], H2484 [17AP], H2549 [22AP], H2653 [23AP], H2756 [24AP], H2850 [29AP], H2945 [30AP], H3016 [1MY], H3183 [7MY], H3337 [8MY], H3774 [13MY], H3882 [14MY], H4057 [15MY], H4133 [19MY], H4318 [20MY], H4450 [21MY], H4826 [22MY], H4874 [3JN], H4971 [4JN], H5040 [5JN], H5108 [9JN], H5211 [10JN], H5326 [11JN], H5405 [12JN], H5478 [17JN], H5578 [18JN], H5727 [19JN], H5793 [20JN], H5863 [23JN], H6007 [24JN], H6087 [25JN], H6172 [26JN], H6224 [8JY], H6339 [9JY], H6403 [10JY], H6470 [14JY], H6574 [15JY], H6672 [16JY], H6724 [17JY], H6822 [22JY], H7055 [23JY], H7161 [24JY], H7300 [29JY], H7625 [30JY], H7777 [31JY], H7849 [8SE], H7953 [9SE], H8015 [10SE], H8122 [15SE], H8394 [17SE], H8473 [18SE], H8566 [22SE], H8718 [23SE], H9969 [25SE], H10125 [26SE], H10696 [2OC], H10823 [3OC]

Tribute, H926, H927 [13FE]

Tributes

Anderson, Noemi, E2295 [20NO]

Blanchard, Bob, E1249 [17JN]

Bundesen, Elaine, E1078 [23MY]

Burton, Nanci, E823 [6MY]

Friedman, Benny, E1719 [8SE]

Grossi, Ralph, E1825 [17SE]

Isaak, Mary, E179 [13FE]

Jehn, Bob, E1491 [17JY]

Losh, Vernon A., II, E2301 [20NO]

Markarian, Hayganoush, E480 [2AP]

Mendoza, Doris (Scotty), E2269 [19NO]

Mendoza, Joe, E2254 [19NO]

Moore, Harry J., E1122 [3JN]

Mott, Stewart R., E1468 [15JY]

Odom, William E., H4859 [3JN]

Olson, Dean S., E2167 [30SE]

Smith, Tim, E2164 [30SE]

Swenson, Adrienne, E324 [6MR]

Taverna, Mary, E464 [1AP]