McCOLLUM, BETTY (a Representative from Minnesota)

Addresses

U.S Postal Service Minnesota Statehood Commemorative Stamp Ceremony: by, E960 [19MY]

Amendments

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5501), H1936 [2AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

American Pharmacists Month: designate (see H. Res. 1437), H9086 [23SE]

American Red Cross: commend emergency communications services provided to military servicemembers and their families (see H. Res. 937), H4322 [20MY]

Amtrak: reauthorize (see H.R. 6003), H4322 [20MY]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 6949), H8475 [18SE]

Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 6598), H8019 [10SE]

Antitrust policy: amend laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems (see H.R. 5546), H2071 [8AP]

Armed Forces: award a military service medal to members who were exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of participation in a test of atomic weapons (see H.R. 3471), H3020 [1MY]

———commend military support groups for efforts to support servicemen and their families (see H. Res. 1200), H6473 [14JY]

———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), H3778 [13MY]

———ensure that Reserve members who have served on active duty or performed certain active service receive credit in determining eligibility for early receipt of non-regular service retired pay (see H.R. 4930), H871 [12FE]

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

———honor service and achievements of women members and female veterans (see H. Res. 1054), H1822 [31MR]

———honor the sacrifice of mothers who have deployed to theaters of combat on behalf of the U.S. (see H. Res. 992), H2948 [30AP]

———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), H3404 [8MY]

———transfer contact information for a member who is being medically separated or retired to the State department or agency for veterans affairs where the veteran intends to reside (see H.R. 3191), H3020 [1MY]

Army: tribute to 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), known as the Screaming Eagles (see H. Res. 1080), H2948 [30AP]

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

Aviation: establish prohibitions against voice communications using a mobile communications device on commercial airline flights (see H.R. 5788), H4322 [20MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 3609), H1772 [14MR]

———exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 4044), H3020 [1MY]

———improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 3652), H1032 [25FE]

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

Bicycles: recognize importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation (see H. Con. Res. 305), H3404 [8MY]

Boston Celtics (basketball team): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 376), H6473 [14JY]

Boy Scouts: express condolences to victims and those affected by tornado at Boy Scout camp in Iowa and gratitude to law enforcement and emergency responders conducting rescue operations (see H. Res. 1283), H5580 [18JN]

Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H25 [15JA]

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

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

Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 930), H480 [28JA]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 916), H24 [15JA]

Children and youth: promote youth financial education (see H.R. 4335), H871 [12FE]

———update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and protect Federal investment in national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1363), H6229 [8JY]

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

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

Civil Liberties Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1357), H7309 [29JY]

Construction industries: promote and enhance local building code enforcement administration by establishing a competitive matching grant program (see H.R. 4461), H2854 [29AP]

Correctional institutions: require facilities holding Federal prisoners under a Federal contract to make certain information available to the public (see H.R. 1889), H1074 [26FE]

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

Dept. of Defense: develop a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military (see H. Con. Res. 397), H9975 [25SE]

———enhance suicide prevention programs (see H.R. 5223), H3020 [1MY]

———implement a pain care initiative (see H.R. 5465), H2854 [29AP]

———make a grant to the National D-Day Museum Foundation for facilities and programs of America's National World War II Museum (see H.R. 2923), H8578 [22SE]

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

Dept. of Education: create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 3439), H1889 [1AP]

———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: reauthorize Healthy Start Program (see H.R. 3267), H5865 [23JN]

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), H7854 [8SE]

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

Dept. of Justice: establish a pilot program to promote fairness in the criminal justice system through identifying and eliminating unjustified disparities in the administration of justice (see H.R. 6518), H7854 [8SE]

———extend authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 6045), H3776 [13MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 5180), H1418 [6MR]

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 (see H.R. 6251), H5482 [17JN]

———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), H622 [6FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: enter into agreement with the Free File Alliance to provide free electronic filing of individual income tax returns (see H.R. 3457), H4151 [19MY]

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

Dept. of Transportation: study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 5734), H3050 [5MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a study on suicides among veterans (see H.R. 4204), H295 [16JA]

———establish a pain care initiative in health care facilities (see H.R. 6122), H4453 [21MY]

———expand and improve health care services available to veterans for substance use disorders (see H.R. 5554), H2948 [30AP]

———improve basic educational assistance program (see H.R. 5684), H2948 [30AP]

———improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (see H.R. 4089), H1618 [12MR]

———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), H6473 [14JY]

———provide dental care to veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 5595), H3050 [5MY]

———reimburse veterans receiving emergency treatment in non-departmental facilities for such treatment until such veterans are transferred to departmental facilities (see H.R. 3819), H2948 [30AP]

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

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), H1772 [14MR]

———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), H1973 [2AP]

———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see H.R. 1881), H4454 [21MY]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 2210), H4322 [20MY]

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

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]

———encourage recipients of rebate checks from the economic stimulus package to purchase American-made goods and services from American-owned companies (see H. Res. 977), H3051 [5MY]

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

———provide grants to States to ensure students exit middle grades prepared for success in a high school with a rigorous curriculum that prepares students for postsecondary education and the workplace (see H.R. 3406), H3109 [6MY]

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

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), H5045 [5JN]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: correct definition of willful noncompliance relative to violations involving the printing of an expiration date on certain credit and debit card receipts before a certain date (see H.R. 4008), H943 [13FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 6029), H7789 [31JY]

FCC: disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (see H.J. Res. 79), H6674 [16JY]

FDA: implement safeguards in direct-to-consumer advertising following FDA approval of prescription drugs and medical devices (see H.R. 6151), H8019 [10SE]

Federal agencies and departments: direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office (see H.R. 4652), H3020 [1MY]

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. 3799), H1822 [31MR] (see H.R. 5718), H2069 [8AP] (see H.R. 5781), H2265 [14AP]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 4838), H943 [13FE]

———provide lump-sum payments to certain employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave (see H.R. 5573), H7789 [31JY]

Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council: establish (see H.R. 3892), H1822 [31MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: remediate sediment contamination in areas of concern (see H.R. 6460), H6728 [17JY]

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), H4975 [4JN]

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

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1079), H2152 [9AP]

Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 96), H5797 [20JN]

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

Four Immortal Chaplains Day: designate (see H. Res. 1319), H10976 [10DE]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 6404), H6674 [16JY]

Gulf Coast Recovery Authority: establish (see H.R. 4048), H10845 [19NO]

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

———phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see H.R. 5580), H5581 [18JN]

———reduce health risk posed by asbestos-containing products (see H.R. 6903), H8127 [15SE]

Health: ensure health care for women and health care for all in national health care reform (see H. Con. Res. 400), H7787 [31JY]

———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 882), H4975 [4JN]

———national policy to increase Federal commitment prioritizing disease prevention and public health (see H. Res. 1381), H8478 [18SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 6444), H8019 [10SE]

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

Higher Education Act: authorize a program to prepare teachers for digital age learners (see H.R. 5848), H2486 [17AP]

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 245), H10133 [26SE]

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

Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 2221), H1031 [25FE]

India: condemn recent religious violence and call to stop the violence and address its root causes (see H. Con. Res. 434), H10857 [20NO]

———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]

Insurance: provide additional limitations on pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 2833), H6230 [8JY]

International Year of Sanitation: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 318), H1974 [2AP]

Iraq: 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), H24 [15JA]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2152 [9AP]

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

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: anniversary of assassination (see H. Res. 1061), H1821 [31MR]

Lawyers and attorneys: establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney network to represent domestic violence victims (see H.R. 6088), H7854 [8SE]

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

LIHEAP: funding (see H.R. 6427), H6728 [17JY]

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

Marshall, Thurgood: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 381), H6178 [26JN]

Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute (see H. Res. 259), H1974 [2AP]

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

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

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

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H7058 [23JY]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H2947 [30AP]

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

Medicare: deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3932), H6407 [10JY]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1193), H5408 [12JN]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 154), H7307 [29JY]

———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see H.R. 3865), H2151 [9AP]

———reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2922), H5044 [5JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: reduce cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 5604), H1700 [13MR]

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

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

Middle East: recognize non-governmental organizations working to bring just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Res. 1369), H7166 [24JY]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 5854), H4151 [19MY]

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3333), H5580 [18JN]

Minority AIDS Initiative: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10133 [26SE]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H3186 [7MY]

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]

MRSA Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 988), H7309 [29JY]

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

National Academy of Sciences: evaluate certain Federal regulations for potential harmful impacts on public health and the environment and direct Federal agencies to reverse those harmful impacts (see H.R. 5881), H3020 [1MY]

National Autoimmune Diseases Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 258), H3778 [13MY]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 280), H390 [22JA]

National Celiac Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 70), H2760 [24AP]

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

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 367), H5216 [10JN]

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

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: require disclosure of information on the fair market value and safety of damaged motor vehicles (see H.R. 1029), H8276 [16SE]

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

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

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

———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 715), H10699 [2OC]

National Letter Carriers Appreciation Day: establish (see H. Res. 49), H2855 [29AP]

National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 134), H2760 [24AP]

National New Deal Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 360), H6178 [26JN]

National Night Out: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1324), H6674 [16JY]

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

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

National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1379), H8276 [16SE]

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

National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 932), H349 [17JA]

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

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

National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 393), H7165 [24JY]

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), H2659 [23AP]

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

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H6407 [10JY]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 3543), H622 [6FE]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to include trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior National Forest and Chippewa National Forest (see H.R. 4291), H995 [14FE]

Northern Illinois University: express condolences to those affected by shooting incident (see H. Res. 1007), H1183 [28FE]

Office of Congressional Ethics: establish (see H. Res. 895), H1418 [6MR]

Olympic games: tribute to U.S. women's gymnastics team (see H. Res. 1428), H8049 [11SE]

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), H7308 [29JY]

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 5535), H1341 [5MR]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1132), H2855 [29AP]

Phelps, Michael: tribute for participation in Olympic games (see H. Res. 1418), H7853 [8SE]

Postal Service: provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H390 [22JA]

Power resources: ensure the U.S. leads in developing and manufacturing new energy technologies, grow the economy, create highly trained and skilled jobs, eliminate overdependence on foreign oil, and address global warming (see H.R. 2809), H6728 [17JY]

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

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), H1155 [27FE]

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

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

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

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

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 1377), H7790 [31JY]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3929), H10300 [27SE]

Russert, Timothy J., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1275), H5481 [17JN]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 3132), H3109 [6MY]

School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 978), H870 [12FE]

Sendler, Irena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 361), H4831 [22MY]

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

SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 5110), H995 [14FE]

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

Student Conservation Association: tribute (see H. Res. 820), H872 [12FE]

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

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

———exclude combat zone compensation of Armed Forces members from employment taxes (see H.R. 1085), H2443 [16AP]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H5865 [23JN]

———increase standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to equal the rate for business purposes (see H.R. 2020), H6727 [17JY]

———limit deductibility of excessive rates of executive compensation (see H.R. 3876), H9085 [23SE]

———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 3622), H1155 [27FE]

———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 1023), H3403 [8MY]

Telephones: restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see H.R. 5793), H4151 [19MY]

Transportation: establish Green Transportation Infrastructure Research and Technology Transfer Centers (see H.R. 5161), H7308 [29JY]

Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see H.R. 6180), H6089 [25JN]

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

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

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: integrate food security and nutrition activities into prevention, care, treatment, and support activities (see H.R. 4914), H25 [15JA]

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

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (see H.R. 4934), H995 [14FE]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 332), H5215 [10JN]

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

Vietnam Veterans Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1231), H4832 [22MY]

Voting: prevent voter caging (see H.R. 5038), H1618 [12MR]

———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 Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 6127), H5408 [12JN]

Wildlife: prevent introducton and establishment of nonnative invasive wildlife species that negatively impact the economy, environment, or human or animal health (see H.R. 6311), H5728 [19JN]

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

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), H7629 [30JY]

———reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H1341 [5MR]

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

World Hepatitis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1192), H5329 [11JN]

World Refugee Day: observance (see H. Res. 1290), H6578 [15JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to POW at Bataan (see H.R. 5315), H4151 [19MY]

Zimbabwe: call on Government to postpone run-off Presidential election and encourage African organizations to impose sanctions until a fair and free run-off election is conducted (see H. Res. 1301), H6178 [26JN]

———condemn decision to hold run-off Presidential election (see H. Res. 1337), H6473 [14JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Capital punishment: constitutional amendment to prohibit (see H.J. Res. 80), H2442 [16AP]

Dept. of Education: award grants to improve after-school interdisciplinary education programs (see H.R. 6928), H8396 [17SE]

Education: require State academic assessments of student achievement in U.S. history and civics (see H.R. 6525), H6673 [16JY]

Foreign aid: modernize foreign assistance strategy to promote national and global security, democracy, and economic opportunity (see H. Res. 1268), H5328 [11JN]

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

Taxation: extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 6409), H6175 [26JN]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H6735 [22JY]

Letters

Add Malawi, Swaziland and Lesotho to list of focus countries in global fight against HIV/AIDS: Hawa O. Ndilowe, Ephraim M.M. Hope, and Mabasia N. Mohobane, H1936 [2AP]

Emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: Wesley E. Davey, E956 [16MY]

Letter to constituents: William Sandberg, H8326 [17SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H10859 [9DE]

Remarks

African Americans: apologize for enslavement and racial segregation (H. Res. 194), E1692 [1AU]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), conference report, E957 [16MY]

Appletime Childcare Center Inc.: tribute to Trike-a-Thon, E1856 [22SE]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investments, and economic and energy assistance (H.R. 7110), E2117 [28SE]

———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, E953, E956 [16MY]

Books for Africa (organization): anniversary, E1743 [9SE], E1780 [15SE]

Bridges: improve safety of Federal-aid highway bridges, strengthen inspection standards and processes, and increase investment in the reconstruction of structurally deficient bridges (H.R. 3999), H7021 [23JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1680 [13MR]

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, H8584 [23SE]

CeeCee Ross Lyles Post Office Building, Fort Pierce, FL: designate (H.R. 6772), H8331 [17SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1338), E1698 [1AU]

Colorado: express condolences to victims and community impacted by church shootings (H. Res. 886), E680 [22AP]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorize initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce subpoenas issued to Harriet E. Miers and Joshua B. Bolten (H. Res. 980), adoption (H. Res. 982), E259 [27FE]

Commodity Exchange Act: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (H.R. 6604), E1645 [1AU]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 5563), E407 [13MR]

Congresswoman Jo Ann S. Davis Post Office, Gloucester, VA: designate (H.R. 5489), E637 [16AP]

Constitution—U.S.: anniversary of signing (H. Res. 1356), H8332, H8333, H8335 [17SE]

Courts: grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, E491 [3AP], E1448 [14JY]

Dept. of Energy: suspend acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (H.R. 6022), E955 [16MY]

Dept. of HUD: make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs (H.R. 5818), E988 [21MY]

Dept. of Labor: issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust (H.R. 5522), E847 [7MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct an expeditious environmentally responsible program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserves in Alaska (H.R. 6515), E1520 [22JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: advertise in the national media to promote awareness of veterans' benefits (H.R. 3681), E1056 [23MY]

———authorize major medical facility projects and leases (H.R. 5856), E1056 [23MY]

———expand and improve health care services available to veterans for substance use disorders (H.R. 5554), E1056 [23MY]

———reimburse veterans receiving emergency treatment in non-departmental facilities for such treatment until such veterans are transferred to departmental facilities (H.R. 3819), E1056 [23MY]

Disability Pride Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1355), E1701 [1AU]

Diseases: provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (H.R. 5265), E1972 [25SE]

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), H8261 [16SE]

Earth Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1117), E713 [24AP]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H8584 [23SE], E2307 [20NO]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), E148 [7FE]

Education: reduce and prevent sale and use of fraudulent degrees in order to protect the integrity of valid higher education degrees that are used for Federal purposes, H655 [7FE], H7646 [31JY]

———require State academic assessments of student achievement in U.S. history and civics (H.R. 6525), E1565 [25JY]

Election Assistance Commission: make grants to State and local administers of the Federal election for carrying out a program to make backup paper ballots available (H.R. 5803), E1521 [22JY]

Food: acknowledge existence of global food crisis (H. Con. Res. 344), H7868 [9SE]

Foreign countries: importance of foreign aid, E885 [12MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: amend relative to electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants (S. 1927), E491 [3AP]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), E491 [3AP]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), E1448 [14JY]

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact: grant congressional consent and approval (S.J. Res. 45), E1968 [25SE]

Health: prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (H.R. 493), Senate amendment, E849 [7MY]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H655 [7FE]

———amend and extend (H.R. 4137), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1389), H7646 [31JY]

House of Representatives: recommend the finding of Harriet E. Miers and Joshua B. Bolten in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 979), adoption (H. Res. 982), E259 [27FE]

Housing: provide needed housing reform, E988 [21MY], E1564 [25JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1896), E1701 [1AU]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2082), veto, E494 [3AP]

International Year of Sanitation: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 318), E1283 [19JN]

Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq, E953 [16MY]

Jones, Stephanie Tubbs: tribute (H. Res. 1415), E1748 [10SE]

Julia M. Carson Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: designate (H.R. 5472), E573 [10AP]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (H. Res. 1237), E1319 [23JN]

Lantos, Tom: tribute (H. Res. 975), H860 [12FE]

Lifetrack Resources (organization): anniversary, E1891 [24SE]

Mayor William `Bill' Sandberg Post Office Building, North St. Paul, MN: designate (H.R. 6229), H8325 [17SE], E1222 [12JN]

Mendota, MN: tribute, E883 [12MY]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), E368 [12MR]

———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), Senate amendments, E2296, E2307 [20NO]

———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 6983), E2036 [27SE]

Mickey Mantle Post Office Building, Commerce, OK: designate (S. 171), H8329, H8330, H8331 [17SE]

Minnesota: anniversary of statehood, E883 [12MY], E960 [19MY]

NASA: anniversary (H. Res. 1315), E1444 [10JY]

National American Indian Heritage Month: observance, E2331 [20NO]

National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day: designate (H. Res. 892), E828 [6MY]

National Letter Carriers Appreciation Day: establish (H. Res. 49), E879 [8MY]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 908), H417, H419 [23JA]

National Nurses Week: recognize (H. Res. 1086), E999 [21MY]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 330), E823 [6MY]

Native Americans: acknowledge history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the U.S. regarding Indian Tribes and offer apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the U.S. (H.J. Res. 3), E960 [19MY]

Office of Congressional Ethics: establish (H. Res. 895), adoption (H. Res. 1031), H1528 [11MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, H8335 [17SE]

Pheasants Forever Inc.: anniversary, E25 [16JA]

Power resources: promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendment, E1564 [25JY]

———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendments, E988 [21MY]

———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), H8330 [17SE], E1978 [25SE]

Product safety: establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and reauthorize and modernize the CPSC (H.R. 4040), conference report, E1663 [1AU]

Public Radio Recognition Month: designate (H. Res. 1002), E1318 [23JN]

Sierra Club: anniversary of North Star chapter in Minnesota, E2269 [19NO]

St. Paul, MN: anniversary of Bethesda Hospital, E736 [24AP]

———anniversary of Mancini's Char House and Lounge, E2303 [20NO]

———tribute to St. Paul Central High School girls' basketball team, E720 [24AP]

———tribute to St. Paul Central High School Science Bowl team, E884 [12MY]

Standing Bear (Ponca Native American Chief): tribute (H. Res. 1043), E884 [12MY]

Taxation: conform return preparer penalty standards, delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors, enhance taxpayer protections, and assist low-income taxpayers (H.R. 5719), E717 [24AP]

———provide benefits for military personnel (H.R. 6081), E1077 [23MY]

———provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), E2307 [20NO]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), H4394 [21MY]

———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (H.R. 5351), E355 [11MR]

Tilsner Carton Co.: anniversary, E719 [24AP]

Tubman, Harriet: designate national day of remembrance (H. Con. Res. 310), H1846 [1AP]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: add Malawi, Swaziland and Lesotho to list of focus countries in global fight against HIV/AIDS, H1936 [2AP]

———reauthorize (H.R. 5501), H1936 [2AP]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 5749), H5275 [11JN]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 332), E1272 [18JN]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 5826), E1056 [23MY]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (H.R. 3329), E1442 [10JY]

Veterans Day: observance, E2313 [20NO]

VocalEssence (organization): anniversary, E2089 [27SE]

Votes: correction, H1394 [6MR]

———position on missed, E575 [10AP], E1153 [5JN]

Women: reduce maternal mortality (H. Res. 1022), H3781 [14MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3337 [8MY], H4874 [3JN]

Statements

InterAction Annual Forum: by, E885 [12MY]

Tributes

Bartlett, Teri, E2279 [19NO]

Carson, Julia, E3 [3JA]

Fairbanks, Jacob J., E795 [1MY]

Gioia, Dana, E1827 [17SE]

Olson, Mary, E1889 [24SE]

Ramstad, Representative, E2097 [28SE]

Rundell, Gregory B., E576 [10AP]

Sandberg, William, E725 [24AP]