ROTHMAN, STEVEN R. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Articles and editorials

NFL Giving $200G To Help Replace Turf at Cochrane Stadium, Ken Thorbourne, Jersey City (NJ) Jersey Journal, E1539 [23JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abbas, Mahmoud: urge Palestinian Authority President to abrogate anti-Israel articles in the Fatah Constitution (see H. Res. 758), H6090 [25JN]

Africa: improve health care capacity and retention of health professionals in sub-Saharan Africa to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS and other diseases and reduce maternal and child mortality (see H.R. 3812), H25 [15JA]

Agriculture: promote the humane treatment of farm animals (see H.R. 1726), H1341 [5MR]

Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 6949), H10845 [19NO]

Animals: conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items or products containing bear viscera (see H.R. 3029), H456 [23JA] (see H.R. 5534), H2554 [22AP]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 6598), H10845 [19NO]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 5852), H4878 [3JN]

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

———commend military support groups for efforts to support servicemen and their families (see H. Res. 1200), H7059 [23JY]

———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), H480 [28JA]

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

———honor the sacrifice of mothers who have deployed to theaters of combat on behalf of the U.S. (see H. Res. 992), H1222 [4MR]

———issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 2303), H1341 [5MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the U.S. Army and direct proceeds from sales of such coins to the establishment of the National Museum of the U.S. Army (see H.R. 5714), H10300 [27SE]

———mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (see H.R. 3229), H2487 [17AP]

———require payment of monthly special pay to members whose active duty service is extended by a stop-loss order or similar mechanism (see H.R. 6205), H8128 [15SE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1222), H25 [15JA]

———tribute to the 28th Infantry Division (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7308 [29JY]

Aviation: establish prohibitions against voice communications using a mobile communications device on commercial airline flights (see H.R. 5788), H6230 [8JY]

———prohibit conducting auctions, implementing congestion pricing, limiting airport operations, or charging certain use fees at airports (see H.R. 6299), H6177 [26JN]

Bangladesh: elections (see H. Res. 1402), H7854 [8SE]

Bishop Ralph E. Brower Post Office Building, Jersey City, NJ: designate (see H.R. 5506), H3404 [8MY]

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

Border Patrol: impose requirements on searches of laptop computers and other similar devices (see H.R. 6702), H10700 [2OC]

Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H813 [7FE]

Burma: condemn undemocratic constitution and scheduled referendum (see H. Con. Res. 317), H2071 [8AP]

Business and industry: allow for regulation of electronic energy commodity trading conducted by large traders and prevent price manipulation and excessive speculation in the trading of energy commodities (see H.R. 4066), H480 [28JA]

———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), H7789 [31JY]

Children and youth: ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2851), H2853 [29AP]

———expand and improve the provision of pediatric dental services to medically underserved populations (see H.R. 2371), H2853 [29AP]

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 3846), H1221 [4MR]

———support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (see H. Res. 1042), H7854 [8SE]

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

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see H.R. 1185), H3885 [14MY]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see H.R. 1185), H3885 [14MY]

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]

Constellation (U.S.S.): recognize historical significance as a reminder of the participation of the U.S. in the transatlantic slave trade and of the efforts of the U.S. to end the slave trade (see H. Res. 1159), H2852 [29AP]

Continental Congress: anniversary of meeting in Nassau Hall, Princeton, NJ (see H. Con. Res. 351), H4060 [15MY]

Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network: establish (see H.R. 3643), H1074 [26FE]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H2070 [8AP]

Dept. of Commerce: prescribe regulations to reduce the incidence of vessels colliding with North Atlantic right whales by limiting the speed of vessels (see H.R. 5536), H3109 [6MY]

Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 4449), H4454 [21MY]

———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]

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

Dept. of HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3334), H10845 [19NO]

———establish a grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social workers and other professionals who work with at-risk populations (see H.R. 2165), H3403 [8MY]

———establish Offices of Women's Health (see H.R. 1072), H4832 [22MY]

———provide for national collection of data on stillbirths in a standardized manner (see H.R. 5979), H5329 [11JN]

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), H10856 [20NO]

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

———require Bureau of Prisons provision of secure storage areas in prison facilities for employees authorized to carry a firearm (see H.R. 5674), H5111 [9JN]

Dept. of Labor: issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust (see H.R. 5522), H2071 [8AP]

Dept. of State: establish the Global Service Fellowship Program (see H.R. 3698), H818 [8FE]

———submit report outlining steps taken and plans made to end Turkey's blockade of Armenia (see H.R. 6079), H6728 [17JY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish production incentive fee for lands leased for oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring and use fees for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects (see H.R. 6256), H5730 [19JN]

———prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 777), H6229 [8JY]

———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), H1032 [25FE]

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), H10845 [19NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award a grant to a private, nonprofit entity to establish, publicize, and operate a national toll-free suicide prevention telephone hotline targeted to and staffed by veterans (see H.R. 2219), H2151 [9AP]

———establish a pain care initiative in health care facilities (see H.R. 6122), H7854 [8SE]

———establish a pilot program for providing legal services to assist servicemembers and veterans in obtaining health care, benefits, and services (see H.R. 6414), H6175 [26JN]

———establish a program to provide readjustment and mental health services to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (see H.R. 2689), H1418 [6MR]

———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H.R. 4107), H4877 [3JN]

———improve home loan guaranty programs (see H.R. 4884), H4322 [20MY]

———provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 6032), H5329 [11JN]

Developing countries: protect girls through prevention of child marriage (see H.R. 3175), H818 [8FE]

———provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 2266), H818 [8FE]

———provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the U.S. and international financial institutions by low-income countries (see H.R. 2634), H2070 [8AP]

Disabled: increase the level of earnings under which no individual who is blind is determined to have demonstrated an ability to engage in substantial gainful activity for purposes of determining disability (see H.R. 3834), H10845 [19NO]

Diseases: identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H.R. 1188), H1821 [31MR]

———improve and enhance research and programs on cancer survivorship (see H.R. 4450), H1822 [31MR]

———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 2210), H295 [16JA]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H349 [17JA]

———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H2070 [8AP]

———support international health and education grant programs related to autism spectrum disorders (see H. Res. 1472), H9975 [25SE]

Drugs: allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 5842), H5329 [11JN]

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), H6177 [26JN]

Economy: 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), H5045 [5JN]

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

———establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see H.R. 2111), H3109 [6MY]

———recognize achievements of high school valedictorians, promote importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and reward academic excellence of all high school students (see H. Res. 1229), H4831 [22MY]

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), H8579 [22SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 3257), H25 [15JA]

Engineering: establish eligibility of individuals for a loan forgiveness program for professional engineers to provide incentives for current engineers or students pursuing engineering or science degrees (see H.R. 3634), H2854 [29AP]

FCC: disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (see H.J. Res. 79), H3886 [14MY]

———prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 6209), H7809 [1AU]

FDA: provide for the licensing of comparable biological products to allow for lower-cost, generic versions of biotech drugs (see H.R. 1038), H7955 [9SE]

Federal employees: increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1256), H1772 [14MR]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 4838), H1822 [31MR]

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

———require health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 2892), H25 [15JA]

Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H1821 [31MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 6381), H6173 [26JN]

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 962), H10845 [19NO]

FHA: revise requirements for seller-financed downpayments for certain insured mortgages for single-family housing and authorize risk-based insurance premiums for certain mortgagors under such mortgages (see H.R. 6694), H8128 [15SE]

Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 96), H6407 [10JY]

———require background checks for employees of a licensed firearms business authorized to possess or transfer firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 6676), H7628 [30JY]

Food: prohibit use of nonambulatory livestock for human food and require the publishing of names of retailers and school districts that have purchased meat, poultry, or egg products subject to voluntary recall (see H.R. 5762), H2223 [10AP]

Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 1148), H4453 [21MY]

Foreign aid: modernize foreign assistance strategy to promote national and global security, democracy, and economic opportunity (see H. Res. 1268), H10643 [29SE]

Foreign trade: prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H814 [7FE]

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

Frank Sinatra Day: designate (see H. Res. 1144), H3187 [7MY]

Gambling: clarify applicability of certain laws to games of skill and establish certain requirements with respect to such games (see H.R. 2610), H4322 [20MY]

Georgia, Republic of: condemn statements and actions of Russia that undermine territorial integrity (see H. Res. 1166), H2853 [29AP]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 6548), H10856 [20NO]

———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), H348 [17JA]

Hamas: condemn as a foreign terrorist organization responsible for the murders of U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 1110), H2855 [29AP]

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), H5215 [10JN]

———reduce exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances (see H.R. 6100), H7789 [31JY]

———require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 4936), H390 [22JA]

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

———establish a health and education grant program related to autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5446), H2854 [29AP]

———improve pain care research, education, access, and outreach (see H.R. 2994), H295 [16JA]

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

Health care professionals: provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health (see H.R. 3404), H622 [6FE]

House of Representatives: establish the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (see H. Res. 1451), H8579 [22SE]

Human rights: modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 4114), H5329 [11JN]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1691), H25 [15JA]

Immigration: provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a U.S. citizen child should not be ordered removed from the U.S. (see H.R. 1176), H6473 [14JY]

———reform (see H.R. 1645), H1445 [10MR]

India: condemn terrorist attacks in Mumbai, urge Pakistan to investigate possible connection to groups based in Pakistan, and bolster U.S. counterterrorism cooperation with India (see H. Res. 1532), H10867 [9DE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (see H.R. 4188), H4832 [22MY]

International Commission of the International Tracing Service: express gratitude to member states on ratifying agreement to amend accords granting access to Holocaust and other World War II archives (see H. Res. 854), H295 [16JA]

International Whaling Commission: end commercial, coastal, and community-based whaling and strengthen whale conservation efforts (see H. Con. Res. 350), H3885 [14MY]

International Year of Sanitation: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2071 [8AP]

Iran: respond to threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the U.S. by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony (see H. Con. Res. 362), H4976 [4JN]

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), H7809 [1AU]

———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]

———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), H5730 [19JN]

———urge government to recognize Israel's right to exist and to establish diplomatic relations with Israel (see H. Res. 1249), H5216 [10JN]

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

———support right to self defense in face of imminent nuclear or military threat from Syria (see H. Res. 674), H2855 [29AP]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 353), H4064 [16MY] (see H. Con. Res. 354), H4150 [19MY]

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

Long Path Trail: study system of trails and potential trails running from Fort Lee, NJ, to the Adirondacks in New York for addition to National Trails System (see H.R. 6200), H5043 [5JN]

Medicaid: ensure individuals eligible for medical assistance continue to have access to prescription drugs (see H.R. 3700), H25 [15JA]

———extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2554 [22AP]

———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), H6577 [15JY]

Medicare: delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see H.R. 6873), H10132 [26SE]

———improve payments under the clinical laboratory fee schedule (see H.R. 1321), H7058 [23JY]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 154), H10845 [19NO]

———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see H.R. 3865), H2553 [22AP]

———require continued application of budget neutrality on a national basis in calculation of the urban hospital wage floor (see H.R. 6966), H8578 [22SE]

———waive part B premiums for certain military retirees (see H.R. 1223), H25 [15JA]

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

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 2073), H295 [16JA]

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), H7166 [24JY]

———require the President to seek to institute a regional diplomatic plan (see H.R. 3797), H5215 [10JN]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: provide penalties and enforcement for intentionally taking protected avian species (see H.R. 4093), H4151 [19MY]

Military Officers Association of America: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 5854), H6010 [24JN]

Missing Children's Assistance Act: extend applicability to individuals determined to have a mental capacity less than 18 years of age (see H.R. 271), H2266 [14AP]

Money: prohibit the Dept. of the Treasury and the FRS from proposing, prescribing, or implementing any regulation relative to monetary transactions (see H.R. 5767), H4833 [22MY]

Morristown National Historical Park: authorize expansion (see H.R. 3573), H7308 [29JY]

National Advocacy Center: funding (see H.R. 6083), H4150 [19MY]

National Affordable Housing Act: improve program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities (see H.R. 5772), H6343 [9JY]

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1191), H4062 [15MY]

National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 1124), H3051 [5MY]

National Child Protection Act: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 5606), H4151 [19MY]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 299), H4322 [20MY]

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

National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 917), H872 [12FE]

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

National Facial Protection Month: support (see H. Res. 1062), H2855 [29AP]

National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 892), H1418 [6MR]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 715), H2947 [30AP]

National Link Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1046), H6578 [15JY]

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

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 671), H6728 [17JY]

National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1328), H10845 [19NO]

National Park Service: establish a National Park Centennial Fund (see H.R. 3094), H6342 [9JY]

National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 5662), H3020 [1MY]

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

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

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

NATO: support Membership Action Plan with Georgia and Ukraine (see H. Res. 997), H1540 [11MR]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 6594), H7854 [8SE]

No Child Left Behind Act: reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see H.R. 2864), H2224 [10AP]

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

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see H.R. 2049), H4322 [20MY]

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]

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H815 [7FE]

———condemn use of television programming by Hamas to indoctrinate hatred, violence, and anti-Semitism toward Israel in young Palestinian children (see H. Res. 1069), H2855 [29AP]

Palladio, Andrea: anniversary of birth (see H. Con. Res. 407), H7788 [31JY]

Palmer, Arnold: tribute (see H. Res. 1152), H3187 [7MY]

Postal Service: modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 6217), H5110 [9JN]

———provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H1822 [31MR]

Power resources: encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing and other buildings, and create sustainable communities (see H.R. 6078), H7308 [29JY]

———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]

Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 896), H3404 [8MY]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 6228), H8578 [22SE]

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

Refuse disposal: require refund value for certain beverage containers and provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 4238), H8578 [22SE]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: authorize the use of grant funds for gang prevention (see H.R. 3438), H10642 [29SE]

Santa Fe, NM: mint coins in commemoration of quadricentennial (see H.R. 4833), H5408 [12JN]

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]

Schools: improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see H.R. 2928), H480 [28JA]

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

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

Senior citizens: attract and retain trained health care professionals and direct care workers dedicated to providing quality care to the growing population of older Americans (see H.R. 6337), H10856 [20NO]

Social Security: ensure certain disability determinations on the basis of SSA hearings are made on a timely basis and monitor number of disability determinations under reconsideration (see H.R. 6485), H7308 [29JY]

———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), H4878 [3JN]

———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 6259), H10845 [19NO]

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

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see H.R. 1629), H1418 [6MR]

Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 5823), H7629 [30JY]

———establish financial security accounts for the care of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 2370), H2012 [3AP]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H4322 [20MY]

———increase standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to equal the rate for business purposes (see H.R. 2020), H6010 [24JN]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1576), H8019 [10SE]

———permanently extend the research credit and strengthen the alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 2138), H2760 [24AP]

———provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 1422), H1188 [3MR]

———repeal dollar limitation on contributions to funeral trusts (see H.R. 1264), H1341 [5MR]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1333), H6406 [10JY]

Technology: authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research and development (see H.R. 5940), H3017 [1MY]

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

Transportation: authorize programs and activities to support transportation and housing options that will assist families in reducing transportation costs (see H.R. 6495), H10700 [2OC]

Transportation Security Administration: provide certain personnel management requirements (see H.R. 3212), H1822 [31MR]

Traumatic Brain Injury Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1418), H622 [6FE]

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), H5111 [9JN]

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

Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 373), H4878 [3JN]

U.N.: provide support to the U.N. Population Fund to carry out activities to save women's lives, limit incidence of abortion and maternal mortality associated with unsafe abortion, and promote access to family planning (see H.R. 2604), H871 [12FE]

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

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H4975 [4JN]

———honor sacrifices and contributions made by disabled American veterans (see H. Con. Res. 336), H3187 [7MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 1436), H1221 [4MR]

Voting: prevent voter caging (see H.R. 5038), H5045 [5JN]

———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), H8128 [15SE]

Wildlife: establish a global animal information network for surveillance to combat the threat of emerging diseases that involve wild animals (see H.R. 1405), H5729 [19JN]

William `Bill' Clay Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 5395), H1221 [4MR]

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]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to POW at Bataan (see H.R. 5315), H5408 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 960), H621 [6FE]

Remarks

Bergen County, NJ: YWCA of Bergen County Rape Crisis Center observance of Denim Day, E762 [29AP]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1535 [23JY]

Dept. of HHS: require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (H.R. 5876), H5954 [24JN]

Hekemian, Robert S.: Bergen Community College Foundation Medallion Award of Merit for Corporate Responsibility and Philanthropy recipient, E2276 [19NO]

IRS: prohibit use of private debt collection companies, H2315, H2316 [15AP]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 322), H2520 [22AP]

Jersey City, NJ: Jersey City Fire Dept., recipient of Sec. of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, E2066 [27SE]

National Football League: tribute to grassroots youth programs, E1539 [23JY]

New York Giants (football team): tribute (H. Res. 960), H838 [12FE], E215 [21FE]

Schools: improve safety of elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher learning (H.R. 2352), H8084 [15SE]

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), H2315, H2316 [15AP]

Votes: position on missed, E513 [4AP], E603 [14AP], E625 [16AP], E1144 [4JN]

Williams, Kevin: Congressional Award Gold Medal recipient, E1302 [20JN]

Tributes

Allen, Kimberly, E1526 [22JY]