SCHAKOWSKY, JANICE D. (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4783 [22MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4040, Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act, H3856 [14MY]

Articles and editorials

By Any Calculus, War's Cost Cruel—Politics, Money, Blood—All Show a Painful Bottom Line, David Greising, Chicago (IL) Tribune, E527 [8AP]

5 Years After—Flowers, Ruins; Iraq's Torn Social Fabric May Be the Hardest Item To Mend as the Country Makes Fitful Progress, Liz Sly, Chicago (IL) Tribune, E527 [8AP]

Keeping New Mothers Alive—In Haiti and Rwanda, Reducing Tragedy in Childbirth, Paul Farmer and Ophelia Dahl, Washington (DC) Post, E908 [14MY]

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), H1540 [11MR]

AMA: recognize contributions of African-American doctors on the occasion of apology to the National Medical Association for racial prejudices and wrongdoings (see H. Con. Res. 403), H7787 [31JY]

America Saves Week: support (see H. Res. 957), H1002 [19FE] (see H. Res. 996), H1031 [25FE]

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

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

Animals: conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items or products containing bear viscera (see H.R. 5534), H1539 [11MR]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 6598), H7163 [24JY]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 5852), H6577 [15JY]

———require collection of data on animal cruelty crimes (see H.R. 6597), H7790 [31JY]

Armed Forces: allow active member to terminate or suspend certain service contracts entered into prior to notice of transfer or deployment and penalize violations of interest rate limits (see H.R. 3298), H457 [23JA]

———allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or review by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3174), H6577 [15JY]

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

———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), H6407 [10JY]

———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), H1771 [14MR]

———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), H4454 [21MY]

———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), H7308 [29JY]

———provide injured members information concerning benefits (see H.R. 5831), H3050 [5MY]

———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), H3021 [1MY]

Bangladesh: elections (see H. Res. 1402), H7788 [31JY]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 3652), H3404 [8MY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: address continuing effects of the genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes (see H. Res. 679), H996 [14FE]

Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1000), H2760 [24AP]

Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 338), H5482 [17JN]

Burma: condemn undemocratic constitution and scheduled referendum (see H. Con. Res. 317), H2267 [14AP]

———express sympathy and pledge support to victims of cyclone (see H. Res. 1181), H3408 [12MY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 93), H6408 [10JY]

Bush, President: remove authority to waive certain provisions of defense authorization legislation (see H.R. 5167), H871 [12FE]

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

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 364), H4878 [3JN]

Challenger (space shuttle): anniversary of crash (see H. Res. 943), H479 [28JA]

Chavez, Cesar E.: establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 76), H623 [6FE]

Children and youth: authorize additional appropriations for summer youth employment activities (see H.R. 6332), H5796 [20JN]

———establish as a national priority the prevention of mental disorders and substance abuse among children, youth, and young adults, and the promotion of mental health and wellness (see H. Res. 1217), H6090 [25JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for summer youth employment activities (see H.R. 5444), H3885 [14MY]

———provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental disorders as they transition to adulthood (see H.R. 6375), H10331 [28SE]

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

Civil rights: anniversary of the deaths of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, MS (see H. Res. 1293), H5865 [23JN]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H1031 [25FE]

Coal: require new coal-fired electric generating units to use state-of-the-art control technology to capture and permanently sequester carbon dioxide emissions (see H.R. 5575), H5111 [9JN]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 302), H1446 [10MR]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see H.R. 1185), H6229 [8JY]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see H.R. 1185), H6229 [8JY]

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

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), H5483 [17JN]

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]

Continental Congress: anniversary of meeting in Nassau Hall, Princeton, NJ (see H. Con. Res. 351), H6728 [17JY]

Correctional institutions: authorize grants for programs that provide support services to exonerees (see H.R. 4063), H1221 [4MR]

———provide for the redress of prison abuses (see H.R. 4109), H6674 [16JY]

Courts: enhance retirement benefits of administrative law judges (see H.R. 6706), H7785 [31JY]

———provide an alternate procedure for the prosecution of certain criminal contempts referred for prosecution by the House of Representatives (see H.R. 6508), H7956 [9SE]

Credit: permit deferrals on certain home mortgage foreclosures to take remedial action and require home mortgage servicers to provide notice of any upcoming reset of interest rates (see H.R. 6076), H5482 [17JN]

———protect consumers from usury and unreasonable fees (see H.R. 6977), H10643 [29SE]

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

Credit cards: prohibit issuers from taking unfair advantage of college students and their parents (see H.R. 3347), H622 [6FE]

Crime: reduce and prevent teen dating violence (see H.R. 7208), H10330 [28SE]

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

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]

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

Dept. of Education: allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of positive behavior supports and other early intervening services (see H.R. 3407), H7308 [29JY]

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 3021), H3186 [7MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish a program of energy assistance grants to local educational agencies (see H.R. 4310), H6734 [21JY]

———suspend acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 6022), H3778 [13MY]

———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), H2356 [15AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish a Multiple Sclerosis National Surveillance System (see H.R. 5874), H5111 [9JN]

———prohibit implementation or enforcement of proposed rule limiting patients' access to basic reproductive health care services and information (see H.R. 7310), H10867 [9DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish an Office of National School Preparedness and Response (see H.R. 5766), H2223 [10AP]

———issue a rule on border security searches of electronic devices (see H.R. 6869), H8578 [22SE]

Dept. of Justice: 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), H1032 [25FE]

———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), H10300 [27SE]

———reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 6503), H7308 [29JY]

Dept. of the Interior: determine feasibility of designating the study area as the Black Metropolis District National Heritage Area in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 5505), H1539 [11MR]

———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), H871 [12FE]

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), H7854 [8SE]

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: establish a presumption of service connection for veterans with certain cancers who served in Vietnam and were exposed to certain herbicide agents (see H.R. 6798), H8128 [15SE]

———establish Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (see H.R. 2818), H2266 [14AP]

———improve home loan guaranty programs (see H.R. 4884), H2070 [8AP]

———modernize disability benefits claims processing system to ensure accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans and their families and survivors (see H.R. 5892), H3187 [7MY]

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

Developing countries: prevent speculation and profiteering in the defaulted debt of certain poor countries (see H.R. 6796), H7956 [9SE]

Disability Pride Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1355), H6826 [22JY]

Disabled: ensure individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet protocol-based communications and video programming technologies (see H.R. 6320), H7308 [29JY]

———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), H1188 [3MR]

Disasters: provide assistance to local educational agencies in areas of Midwestern States adversely affected by storms and severe flooding (see H.R. 6733), H7786 [31JY]

Diseases: catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 3544), H3777 [13MY]

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

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

———improve and enhance research and programs on cancer survivorship (see H.R. 4450), H5730 [19JN]

———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H3050 [5MY]

———support efforts to raise awareness, improve education, and encourage research of inflammatory breast cancer (see H. Res. 1300), H7956 [9SE]

Drugs: eliminate certain increased penalties and minimum mandatory penalties for cocaine offenses, and use resulting savings for drug treatment and diversion programs for cocaine users (see H.R. 5035), H995 [14FE]

———establish a Drug-Free Workplace Information Clearinghouse and authorize programs to prevent and improve treatment of methamphetamine addiction (see H.R. 3749), H6734 [21JY]

Dunham, Katherine: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H5581 [18JN]

Ecology and environment: require compliance by defense-related agencies with all environmental laws (see H.R. 3366), H2658 [23AP]

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), H2152 [9AP]

———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), H1032 [25FE]

Education: coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 6104), H7854 [8SE]

———improve early education (see H.R. 3289), H5580 [18JN]

———recognize roles and contributions of teachers to building and enhancing civic, cultural, and economic well being (see H. Res. 1130), H2761 [24AP]

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

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 3257), H7308 [29JY]

———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 4926), H3404 [8MY]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity (see H.R. 3686), H1342 [5MR]

———provide effective career training and technical education programs, address barriers resulting from family responsibilities, and encourage entrance into nontraditional occupations (see H.R. 5774), H6089 [25JN]

———provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 5873), H7854 [8SE]

EPA: provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront brownfields (see H.R. 5469), H2071 [8AP]

———study presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in U.S. drinking water supplies (see H.R. 6820), H9085 [23SE]

Europe: commend countries that passed laws for the restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to pass such laws (see H. Con. Res. 371), H5482 [17JN]

Explosives: limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions (see H.R. 1755), H456 [23JA]

Fair Housing Act: commemorate anniversaries of enactment and later enactment of amending legislation (see H. Res. 1095), H2151 [9AP]

———prevent discrimination relating to the display of religious symbols (see H.R. 6932), H8478 [18SE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2792), H1445 [10MR]

———eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 6029), H3776 [13MY]

———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), H3187 [7MY]

FCC: disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (see H.J. Res. 79), H5482 [17JN]

———establish broadband policy and conduct public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services (see H.R. 5353), H3020 [1MY]

———prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 6209), H6343 [9JY]

———promote transparency in adoption of new media ownership rules and establish independent panel to recommend how to increase representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership (see H.R. 4835), H457 [23JA]

———provide a short term extension of analog television broadcasting authority to ensure continuation of essential public safety announcements and digital television transition information (see H.R. 7013), H10300 [27SE]

Federal agencies and departments: direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office (see H.R. 4652), H390 [22JA]

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), H1889 [1AP] (see H.R. 5718), H2069 [8AP] (see H.R. 5781), H2265 [14AP]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 1256), H7629 [30JY]

Federal Employees' Compensation Act: cover services provided to injured workers by physician assistants and nurse practitioners (see H.R. 4651), H1973 [2AP]

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]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: remediate sediment contamination in areas of concern (see H.R. 6460), H6825 [22JY]

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), H6825 [22JY]

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]

Fire prevention: establish a Federal fund to facilitate wildand fire suppression activities, encourage wildland fire suppression cost controls, and reduce wildfire risks (see H.R. 5648), H6577 [15JY]

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

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

Food industry: improve safety of meat and poultry products through enhanced traceability (see H.R. 3485), H6177 [26JN]

Food stamps: repeal denial of eligibility of ex-offenders (see H.R. 5802), H3109 [6MY]

Foreign aid: authorize assistance for ethnic and religious minorities in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus (see H.R. 5152), H871 [12FE]

———modernize foreign assistance strategy to promote national and global security, democracy, and economic opportunity (see H. Res. 1268), H6826 [22JY]

———provide assistance for developing countries to promote quality and universal basic education (see H.R. 2092), H7307 [29JY]

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), H6473 [14JY]

———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), H5329 [11JN]

———support efforts to advance U.S. international diplomacy and engagement in order to restore U.S. credibility abroad (see H. Res. 1410), H7808 [1AU]

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

Germany: anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass (see H. Res. 1435), H8127 [15SE]

Government: strengthen transparency and accountability in Federal spending (see H.R. 6411), H6473 [14JY]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 6548), H7308 [29JY]

———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]

Haiti: commemorate soldiers that fought for American independence in ``Siege of Savannah'' and for Haiti's independence and renunciation of slavery (see H. Res. 909), H25 [15JA]

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

———transfer real property of former U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince to Haitian Government (see H.R. 6335), H6728 [17JY]

Hazardous substances: reduce exposure of children, workers, and consumers to toxic chemical substances (see H.R. 6100), H9085 [23SE]

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

Health: address the costly obesity epidemic by identifying opportunities to increase access to and promotion of nutrition, physical activity, and health care in legislation (see H. Res. 1244), H7790 [31JY]

———authorize a demonstration project for integrated health systems to expand access to primary and preventive care for the medically underserved (see H.R. 5544), H2267 [14AP]

———encourage use of electronic health records and provide a secure framework in which such records are made available for a national information technology infrastructure (see H.R. 2991), H943 [13FE]

———ensure victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services (see H.R. 6569), H10642 [29SE]

———improve surveillance and reporting for diseases and conditions (see H.R. 6905), H10642 [29SE]

———increase availability of vaccines (see H.R. 4993), H8578 [22SE]

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

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 6680), H7790 [31JY]

———prohibit discrimination and acts of reprisal against persons who receive treatment for illnesses, injuries, and disabilities incurred in or aggravated by service in the uniformed services (see H.R. 7003), H9083 [23SE]

———provide for the establishment of pediatric research consortia (see H.R. 6089), H6177 [26JN]

———provide individuals access to their health information, ensure privacy and security in development of health information infrastructure, and impose penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information (see H.R. 5442), H3109 [6MY]

———require group and individual insurer coverage of individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 2676), H5580 [18JN]

———support further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus (see H. Con. Res. 163), H3109 [6MY]

Health care facilities: require that agreements to arbitrate nursing home disputes be made after the dispute has arisen (see H.R. 6126), H7956 [9SE]

Health care professionals: recognize and support work of community health workers (see H. Res. 1406), H7788 [31JY]

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

Homeless: strengthen and expand substance abuse and mental health services to persons experiencing homelessness (see H.R. 4129), H943 [13FE]

Hostelling International USA (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 249), H814 [7FE]

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

Human rights: defeat campaign by some members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference to divert the U.N. Durban Review Conference from a review of problems in their own and other countries (see H. Res. 1361), H7169 [28JY]

———express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 1169), H3018 [1MY]

———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), H9085 [23SE]

Immigration: improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 371), H1221 [4MR]

———provide relief for surviving spouses and children (see H.R. 6034), H3776 [13MY]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 351), H2355 [15AP]

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), H10976 [10DE]

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), H1822 [31MR]

Intelligence services: enhance transparency and accountability within the intelligence community for activities performed under Federal contracts (see H.R. 5973), H3108 [6MY]

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD): recognize value as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights (see H. Res. 1055), H7309 [29JY]

International Joint Commission, U.S. and Canada: adopt water level management plan for Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River that meets certain criteria (see H. Res. 1146), H3051 [5MY]

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

Investments: provide a corporate responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 2519), H6727 [17JY]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is (see H. Res. 1008), H3051 [5MY]

———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), H5482 [17JN]

Iraq: assist refugees and the internally displaced population by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, increasing border security, and easing resettlement (see H.R. 6496), H6576 [15JY]

———develop a policy to address critical needs of Iraqi refugees (see H.R. 6328), H6407 [10JY]

———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]

———establish a fund to support international efforts for political reconciliation (see H.R. 5925), H7058 [23JY]

———express the need for a more comprehensive diplomatic initiative by the U.S., Iraq, and the international community (see H. Con. Res. 321), H5797 [20JN]

———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), H295 [16JA]

———provide for recovery and stability (see H.R. 5488), H2151 [9AP]

———reassert congressional role relative to security commitments, defer long-term commitments to the next Administration and Congress, and maintain legal authority and immunity of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 5626), H2267 [14AP]

———request dedication of $1 billion in surplus oil revenues to address needs of Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons (see H. Res. 1205), H4878 [3JN]

———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]

———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), H2854 [29AP]

———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), H6408 [10JY]

———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]

Jacob M. Lowell Post Office Building, New Lenox, IL: designate (see H.R. 6681), H7628 [30JY]

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

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

Julia M. Carson Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: designate (see H.R. 5472), H1188 [3MR]

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

Kenneth James Gray Post Office Building, West Frankford, IL: designate (see H.R. 6061), H3885 [14MY]

Labor-Management Relations Act: repeal limitation regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment (see H.R. 6477), H6406 [10JY]

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

LIHEAP: funding (see H.R. 6427), H7059 [23JY]

Lincoln, Abraham: observe anniversary of birth and recognize the role the Declaration of Independence played in belief development (see H. Con. Res. 281), H456 [23JA]

Louisa Swain Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 378), H6728 [17JY]

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

Medicaid: establish a State plan option to provide an all-inclusive program of care for children medically fragile or with one or more chronic conditions that impedes their ability to function (see H.R. 7130), H10700 [2OC]

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

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

———temporarily delay application of proposed changes to payment rules for case management and targeted case management services (see H.R. 5173), H1221 [4MR]

Medicare: delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see H.R. 6873), H10642 [29SE]

———eliminate disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a uniform set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 5901), H7308 [29JY]

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

———ensure that home health agencies assign the most appropriate skilled service to make the initial assessment visit for home health services for beneficiaries requiring rehabilitation therapy (see H.R. 5704), H10700 [2OC]

———extend eligibility period for ``Welcome to Medicare'' physical examination and eliminate coinsurance for screening mammography and colorectal cancer screening tests (see H.R. 3042), H1074 [26FE]

———impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H480 [28JA]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designating certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 4218), H8050 [11SE]

———improve provision of telehealth services (see H.R. 6163), H7308 [29JY]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 154), H4061 [15MY]

———provide coverage of federally recommended vaccines (see H.R. 4992), H8578 [22SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve transparency of information on nursing and skilled nursing facilities and clarify and improve enforcement of requirements on such facilities (see H.R. 7128), H10130 [26SE]

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]

———provide grants for community-based mental health infrastructure improvements (see H.R. 4899), H8128 [15SE]

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

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

Motor vehicles: mint coins in commemoration of the Model T Ford and the anniversary of the birthplace of the assembly line in Highland Park, MI (see H.R. 1619), H5111 [9JN]

MRSA Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 988), H1075 [26FE]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 289), H871 [12FE]

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

National Archives and Records Administration: make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records (see H.R. 6056), H8050 [11SE]

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

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 280), H457 [23JA]

National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (see H.R. 6838), H10132 [26SE]

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

National Consumer Protection Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 973), H1222 [4MR]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 299), H2267 [14AP]

National Data Privacy Day: designate (see H. Res. 1411), H8128 [15SE]

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 Falls Prevention Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1478), H10300 [27SE]

National GEAR UP Day: designate (see H. Res. 1311), H6473 [14JY]

National Health Care Decisions Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 323), H2444 [16AP]

National Healthy Schools Day: designate (see H. Res. 1056), H7790 [31JY]

National Heat Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 296), H3109 [6MY]

National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 3896), H1445 [10MR]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of multidisciplinary research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 5808), H7809 [1AU]

———authorize development of research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 5809), H7809 [1AU]

National Internet Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1260), H5214 [10JN]

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

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

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 1086), H2554 [22AP]

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), H8128 [15SE]

National Parents Corps Program: establish (see H.R. 7225), H10641 [29SE]

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

National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1375), H9086 [23SE]

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

National Scleroderma Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1232), H4832 [22MY]

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), H8578 [22SE]

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), H3110 [6MY]

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), H457 [23JA]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 3543), H1539 [11MR] (see H.R. 6594), H8128 [15SE]

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

Norton, Mary T.: recognize contributions made toward passage of the Fair Labor Standards Act (see H. Con. Res. 382), H6230 [8JY]

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), H7309 [29JY]

Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H479 [28JA]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: establish veteran's treatment courts (see H.R. 7149), H10643 [29SE]

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), H4878 [3JN]

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H1032 [25FE]

———condemn use of television programming by Hamas to indoctrinate hatred, violence, and anti-Semitism toward Israel in young Palestinian children (see H. Res. 1069), H2071 [8AP]

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

Petroleum: establish an interagency working group to identify factors that affect pricing of crude oil and refined petroleum products and make appropriate recommendations (see H.R. 6238), H5327 [11JN]

———make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (see H.R. 6074), H4151 [19MY]

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

Poverty: provide for an improved method to measure poverty to enable a better assessment of the effects of certain programs (see H.R. 6941), H10700 [2OC]

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), H6230 [8JY]

———regulate certain transactions involving energy commodities and strengthen enforcement authorities of FERC under Natural Gas Act and Federal Power Act (see H.R. 6330), H5796 [20JN]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 6228), H6473 [14JY]

Public lands: secure and conserve Federal public lands and natural resources along the international land borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 2593), H2356 [15AP]

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]

Puerto Rico: provide for NSF and NASA utilization of the Arecibo Observatory (see H.R. 3737), H7308 [29JY]

Recycling: encourage State and local governments to establish plastic bag recycling programs (see H. Res. 1161), H5045 [5JN]

Robertson, Alice M.: tribute (see H. Res. 1272), H8128 [15SE]

Rodriguez, Juan A. (Chi-Chi): tribute (see H. Res. 1029), H2225 [10AP]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 5524), H1219 [4MR]

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

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]

———halt support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and secure full cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents (see H.R. 2976), H2356 [15AP]

———restrict nuclear cooperation (see H.R. 6298), H6473 [14JY]

Seeds of Peace (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 337), H3021 [1MY]

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

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: limit sale, foreclosure, or seizure of property owned by a servicemember for one year following the servicemember's period of military service (see H.R. 4883), H2070 [8AP]

Shimkus, Representative: tribute (see H. Res. 1223), H4831 [22MY]

Ships and vessels: recognize role played by Landing Ship Tanks (LST) in conflicts since World War II and the Navy and Coast Guard veterans who served on such ships (see H. Res. 1316), H6473 [14JY]

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

Social Security: ensure payment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program for covered items and services furnished by school-based health clinics (see H.R. 2870), H10300 [27SE]

———increase Social Services Block Grant funding to provide gasoline subsidies to certain low-income individuals (see H.R. 6561), H8578 [22SE]

———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), H3402 [8MY]

———provide equitable access for foster care and adoption services for Indian children in tribal areas (see H.R. 4688), H4061 [15MY]

———provide for direct payment of attorney fees and costs to attorney representing prevailing party in certain Social Security Disability Insurance and SSI claims (see H.R. 5833), H6473 [14JY]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 5447), H2225 [10AP]

Sri Lanka: support transition to sustainable peace, protect civil society and media, facilitate access of humanitarian operations, and retain democratic principles (see H. Res. 1338), H8397 [17SE]

SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 5110), H455 [23JA]

Sudan: condemn ongoing sales of arms to belligerents and call for the cessation of such sales and expansion of U.N. embargo on arms sales to Sudan (see H. Res. 1462), H10300 [27SE]

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

Taxation: exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see H.R. 1540), H4151 [19MY]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H1221 [4MR]

———impose a tax on securities transactions (see H.R. 7125), H10300 [27SE]

———provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 6407), H10300 [27SE]

———provide benefits to individuals who have been wrongfully incarcerated (see H.R. 7021), H10643 [29SE]

———provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax preparation (see H.R. 5716), H3050 [5MY]

———require employers to notify their employees of availability of the earned income tax credit (see H.R. 6371), H6230 [8JY]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1333), H7956 [9SE]

Telecommunications: ensure broadcast station licenses are utilized to serve the public interest (see H.R. 4882), H622 [6FE]

Television: mandate satellite carriage of qualified noncommercial educational television stations (see H.R. 4221), H622 [6FE]

Terrorism: improve gathering of human intelligence through effective interrogation and detention of suspects and bring terrorists to justice through effective, constitutional prosecution (see H.R. 7056), H10300 [27SE]

Theodore Roosevelt Scholarship Foundation: establish to encourage outstanding graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in the Federal Government (see H.R. 6160), H4975 [4JN]

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), H7165 [24JY]

———establish Green Transportation Infrastructure Research and Technology Transfer Centers (see H.R. 5161), H9085 [23SE]

———promote increased use of public transportation and alternative fuels in providing public transportation (see H.R. 6052), H5111 [9JN]

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), H4973 [4JN]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (see H.R. 4934), H457 [23JA] (see H.R. 5749), H2554 [22AP]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 332), H3886 [14MY]

University of Maryland: anniversary of School of Medicine (see H. Res. 870), H6408 [10JY]

Veterans: honor sacrifices and contributions made by disabled American veterans (see H. Con. Res. 336), H4322 [20MY]

Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 5946), H6343 [9JY]

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

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 6127), H5482 [17JN]

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

———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]

World Glaucoma Day: observance (see H. Res. 981), H1822 [31MR]

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

World War II: honor heroic service and sacrifice of U.S. soldiers detained at the Nazi camp at Berga, Germany (see H. Res. 883), H6473 [14JY]

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), H6473 [14JY]

———condemn decision to hold run-off Presidential election (see H. Res. 1337), H6728 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: commemorate efforts and contributions of outstanding female veterans and the vital roles women play today as servicemembers (see H. Res. 1295), H5864 [23JN]

Colleges and universities: permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see H.R. 6704), H7785 [31JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a grant program to improve mental and behavioral health services on college campuses and develop a campaign to educate campus communities about mental health (see H.R. 6948), H8475 [18SE]

———increase planning and funding for health promotion programs (see H.R. 5835), H2485 [17AP]

Hazardous substances: phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see H.R. 5580), H1538 [11MR]

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

Health care facilities: assure that a nonemergency department physician is available to hospital patients 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week in all non-Federal hospitals with a certain number of beds (see H.R. 5739), H2150 [9AP]

National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 1124), H2552 [22AP]

Power resources: provide energy price relief and hold oil companies and other entities accountable for their actions with regard to high energy prices (see H.R. 6653), H7627 [30JY]

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

Letters

Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act: Gail Shearer, Consumers Union, E364 [12MR]

———Karen F. Flippo, National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities, E365 [12MR]

———Leona Stucky-Abbott, Listening Sage Associates, E365 [12MR]

———Robert J. Fletcher, National Association for the Dually Diagnosed, E365 [12MR]

Remarks

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 (H. Res. 1011), E836 [7MY]

America's Second Harvest (organization): American Red Cross Ernest P. Bicknell Disaster Response Excellence Award recipient, E910 [14MY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investments, and economic and energy assistance (H.R. 7110), E2167 [30SE]

———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 amendment (H. Res. 1197), H3895 [15MY]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (H.R. 4044), E1345 [25JN]

———exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (S. 3197), H10650 [2OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, E208 [15FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), E461 [1AP]

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, H1894 [2AP], E208 [15FE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1338), H7688 [31JY]

Colleges and universities: permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (H.R. 6704), E1673 [1AU]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (H. Con. Res. 302), H1789 [31MR]

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), E225 [25FE]

Courts: allow telecommunications companies dealing with civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance to use classified information in defense of claims against them, H1750 [14MR]

———grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, H1750 [14MR], E1316 [23JN]

CPSC: require certain manufacturers to provide consumer product registration forms to facilitate recalls of durable infant or toddler products, H7583 [30JY]

Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1572 [25JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), H9211 [24SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4786, H4797 [22MY]

———ensure that private security contractors are not authorized to perform inherently governmental functions in an area of combat operations, H4786 [22MY]

———phase out the use of private military contractors (H.R. 4102), H2168 [10AP], H8139 [16SE]

———require videotaping of intelligence-gathering interrogations and other pertinent actions involving a detainee or prisoner under the control of U.S. Armed Forces, H4797 [22MY]

Dept. of State: renewal of contract with Blackwater Worldwide (company), H2456 [17AP]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (H.R. 1532), E1980 [25SE]

Economy: importance of job creation, E407 [13MR]

———proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10396 [29SE], H10782 [3OC]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1108), H7575 [30JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (H.R. 6381), E1387 [26JN]

Food: acknowledge existence of global food crisis, H4314 [20MY]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), Senate amendment, H1750 [14MR]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), E1316 [23JN]

———prohibit reverse targeting and protect rights of persons inside the U.S. communicating with people abroad who are under surveillance, E1316 [23JN]

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact: grant congressional consent and approval (S.J. Res. 45), E2085 [27SE]

GSA: 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 (H.R. 5036), H2297 [15AP]

Haiti: increase efforts to combat hunger, H4314 [20MY]

———U.S. policy, H4314 [20MY]

Health: ensure health care for women and health care for all in national health care reform (H. Con. Res. 400), E1697 [1AU]

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

———pregnancy-related deaths, E908 [14MY]

———reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain poison center funding, and enhance public health (H.R. 5669), H4898 [4JN]

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), E225 [25FE]

Illinois: provide relief for victims of flooding, E1816 [17SE]

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), E1980 [25SE]

Intelligence services: application of waterboarding interrogation techniques to individuals under U.S. custody or physical control, H1507 [11MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2082), veto, H1507 [11MR]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5959), H6604 [16JY]

———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, H1507 [11MR]

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 (H. Res. 854), H1461 [11MR]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, E527 [8AP]

———investigation into private security contractors, H8139 [16SE]

———prohibit private security contractors from combat areas, H9211 [24SE]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 322), E708 [23AP]

Jones, Stephanie Tubbs: tribute (H. Res. 1415), H7832 [8SE]

King, Representative Steve: condemn comments about middle name and heritage of Senator Obama, H1433 [10MR]

Lantos, Tom: tribute (H. Res. 975), E222 [25FE]

Loyola University Chicago: tribute to participation in EPA P3—People, Prosperity, and the Planet Student Design Competition for Sustainability, E697 [23AP]

McCarter, John W.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 25), E323 [6MR]

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), H5910 [24JN]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), H1289 [5MR]

———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), Senate amendments, H10782 [3OC]

National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: establish (H. Res. 1124), H4123, H4124 [19MY]

National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 369), H4127, H4128 [19MY]

NATO: congratulate Albania and Croatia on being invited to begin accession talks and express support for continuing to enlarge the alliance (H. Res. 1266), H7339 [30JY]

Northern Illinois University: express condolences to those affected by shooting incident (H. Res. 1007), E315 [6MR]

Power resources: provide energy price relief and hold oil companies and other entities accountable for their actions with regard to high energy prices (H.R. 6653), E1691 [1AU]

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, H7582, H7583 [30JY]

Protect America Act: extend (H.R. 5104), H515 [29JA]

Sendler, Irena: tribute (H. Con. Res. 361), H7337 [30JY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, E67 [23JA]

Taxation: provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, H10396 [29SE]

Telephones: require accurate and reasonable disclosure of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone calling cards and services (H.R. 3402), E2113 [28SE]

Television: make digital television transition and public safety funds available sooner to low-power rural stations and translators (S. 2607), H6308 [9JY]

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

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

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (H.R. 1014), E1980 [25SE]

———reduce maternal mortality (H. Res. 1022), H4124, H4125 [19MY]

Statements

Tributes to James Yoo: Representative Schakowsky's Staff, E529 [8AP]

Tributes

Bitton, Albert, E250 [27FE]

Combs, Richard L., E1887 [24SE]

LaHood, Representative, E2091 [27SE]

Wilson, Wanda, E1615 [30JY]

Yoo, James, E529 [8AP]