SCOTT, ROBERT C. ``BOBBY'' (a Representative from Virginia)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act, H2123 [9AP]

———H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act, H7280 [29JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abingdon, VA: anniversary of Barter Theatre (see H. Con. Res. 416), H8275 [16SE]

African Americans: honor inventors, past and present, for their leadership, courage, and significant contributions to our national competitiveness (see H. Res. 966), H813 [7FE]

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: anniversary (see H. Res. 1088), H6408 [10JY]

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]

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

Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1246), H8049 [11SE]

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

———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the U.S. Army and direct proceeds from sales of such coins to the establishment of the National Museum of the U.S. Army (see H.R. 5714), 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), H1973 [2AP]

———provide for payment of interest on claims paid by the U.S. in connection with the correction of military records when a military corrections board sets aside a conviction by court-martial (see H.R. 5130), H1702 [13MR]

———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), H5581 [18JN]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1153), H2759 [24AP]

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H2487 [17AP]

Budget: require that Federal children's programs be separately displayed and analyzed (see H.R. 7229), H10642 [29SE]

Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 338), H4975 [4JN]

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

Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Res. 645), H6578 [15JY]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5329 [11JN]

Celebrate Safe Communities Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 411), H8397 [17SE]

Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act: provide for continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network (see H.R. 5540), H1341 [5MR]

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

———making supplemental appropriations for summer youth employment activities (see H.R. 5444), H993 [14FE]

———recognize importance of the School Breakfast Program and its overall positive effect on low-income children and encourage States to strengthen school breakfast programs (see H. Res. 1013), H1220 [4MR]

———update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and protect Federal investment in national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 1363), H2487 [17AP]

China, People's Republic of: express sympathy and pledge support to victims of earthquake (see H. Res. 1195), H4151 [19MY]

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

Civil Liberties Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1357), H6727 [17JY]

Civil rights: anniversary of the deaths of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, MS (see H. Res. 1293), H5797 [20JN]

———restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see H.R. 5129), H6407 [10JY]

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

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

Congresswoman Jo Ann S. Davis Post Office, Gloucester, VA: designate (see H.R. 5489), H1073 [26FE]

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]

Construction industries: promote and enhance local building code enforcement administration by establishing a competitive matching grant program (see H.R. 4461), H3885 [14MY]

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

Corporal Bradley T. Arms Post Office Building, Charlottesville, VA: designate (see H.R. 5631), H1701 [13MR]

Correctional institutions: improve reintegration of youth offenders into the families and communities to which they are returning (see H.R. 5178), H556 [29JA]

Courts: provide for service of process over foreign nationals in cases involving defective products causing injury in the U.S. (see H.R. 5913), H4151 [19MY]

Crime: prevent, promote awareness of, and educate the public on mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting senior citizens (see H.R. 6954), H8476 [18SE]

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: anniversary (see H. Res. 968), H813 [7FE]

Dept. of Education: establish grant program to increase effectiveness of substitute teaching (see H.R. 3345), H622 [6FE]

———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 HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3334), H3404 [8MY]

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

Dept. of Justice: authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 3546), H4832 [22MY]

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

———make annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children (see H.R. 5464), H994 [14FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 5180), H995 [14FE]

———promptly and thoroughly investigate complaints of violations of the Voting Rights Act, the National Voter Registration Act, and the Help America Vote Act (see H. Con. Res. 424), H9084 [23SE]

———reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program (see H.R. 5057), H622 [6FE]

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 the Interior: establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 3114), H1031 [25FE]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see H.R. 6625), H7306 [29JY]

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), H814 [7FE]

Diseases: establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma (see H.R. 3005), H943 [13FE]

———establish national screening program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and allow States to provide medical assistance for individuals with colorectal cancer or colorectal polyps (see H.R. 1738), H3885 [14MY]

———improve and enhance research and programs on cancer survivorship (see H.R. 4450), H943 [13FE]

———increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (see H. Res. 353), H2554 [22AP]

———provide activities to increase the awareness and knowledge of health care providers and women relative to ovarian and cervical cancer (see H.R. 2468), H8276 [16SE]

Dunham, Katherine: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H6010 [24JN]

Economy: require the SEC to issue rules on short selling of securities, establish FDIC net worth certificate program, and increase maximum amount of depository insurance (see H.R. 7240), H10699 [2OC]

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

———expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (see H.R. 2343), H2947 [30AP]

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

———provide grants for expanded learning time schools and programs (see H.R. 3642), H943 [13FE]

———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]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 4926), H1032 [25FE]

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

Family Foreclosure Rescue Corp.: establish (see H.R. 4135), H10700 [2OC]

FBI: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 396), H7164 [24JY] (see H. Con. Res. 410), H8049 [11SE]

Federal employees: provide lump-sum payments to certain employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave (see H.R. 5573), H2760 [24AP]

———require health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 2892), H5044 [5JN]

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]

Filipino American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1523), H10699 [2OC]

Food stamps: repeal denial of eligibility of ex-offenders (see H.R. 5802), H4833 [22MY]

Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 370), H5214 [10JN]

Government regulations: delay implementation of agency rules adopted within the final 90 days of the final term a President serves (see H.R. 7296), H10867 [9DE]

Gulf Coast Recovery Authority: establish (see H.R. 4048), H3777 [13MY]

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]

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

———establish a registry to ensure that certain individuals who may have been exposed to formaldehyde have an opportunity to register and receive medical treatment (see H.R. 5897), H10331 [28SE]

———make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 971), H4453 [21MY]

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

———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), H1446 [10MR]

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

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1843), H8128 [15SE]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 2221), H8049 [11SE]

Inglewood, CA: anniversary (see H. Res. 962), H1418 [6MR]

Insurance: provide coverage of screening mammography for women over 40 and for women at high risk for breast cancer if diagnostic mammography is covered (see H.R. 2708), H1155 [27FE]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H2487 [17AP]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2554 [22AP]

James Madison University: anniversary (see H. Res. 1051), H1771 [14MR]

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

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

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

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

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

Lloyd, Earl: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 286), H557 [29JA]

Louisa Swain Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 378), H8050 [11SE]

Mandela, Nelson: tribute (see H. Res. 1090), H3051 [5MY]

Marshall, Thurgood: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 381), H6009 [24JN]

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

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H7956 [9SE]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H7809 [1AU]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H479 [28JA]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H1032 [25FE]

———temporarily delay application of proposed changes to payment rules for case management and targeted case management services (see H.R. 5173), H1188 [3MR]

Medicare: 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), H8276 [16SE]

———establish Medicare Chronic Care Practice Research Network to develop and apply improved practices in care management for beneficiaries with multiple, chronic conditions (see H.R. 4327), H295 [16JA]

———impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H5111 [9JN]

———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]

———restore certain treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment (see H.R. 621), H1973 [2AP]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1134), H2855 [29AP]

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

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

NASA: anniversary (see H. Res. 1315), H6231 [8JY]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 280), H559 [29JA]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1296), H6674 [16JY]

National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 892), H943 [13FE]

National GEAR UP Day: designate (see H. Res. 1311), H6408 [10JY]

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 Night Out: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1324), H6473 [14JY]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 1086), H2855 [29AP]

National Public Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 1081), H2152 [9AP]

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

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

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 Train Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1085), H3021 [1MY]

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H6728 [17JY]

Nautilus (U.S.S.): anniversary of crossing the North Pole (see H. Res. 1067), H1889 [1AP]

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

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

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

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

Political action committees: prohibit conversion of leadership political action committee funds to personal use (see H.R. 1565), H1889 [1AP]

Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H2659 [23AP]

———provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H2487 [17AP]

Poverty: express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (see H. Con. Res. 198), H390 [22JA]

Presidents of the U.S.: provide penalties for counterfeiting of tickets for a Presidential inaugural ceremony (see H.R. 7332), H10975 [10DE]

Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 896), H1822 [31MR]

Private First Class David H. Sharrett II Post Office Building, Oakton, VA: designate (see H.R. 5483), H1539 [11MR]

Public Health Service Act: revise and expand the drug discount program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 2606), H1155 [27FE]

Rappahannock River: designate portion as John W. Warner Rapids (see H.R. 7031), H9084 [23SE]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 5524), H2225 [10AP]

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

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 1783), H2553 [22AP]

———protect seniors from elder abuse by improving prosecution, law enforcement, and assistance to victims (see H.R. 5352), H2659 [23AP]

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

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), H8128 [15SE]

———prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 6399), H6825 [22JY]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 3934), H4877 [3JN]

Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H8019 [10SE]

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

———increase child care credit and credit for establishing workplace child care and provide incentives for students to earn child care-related degrees and to work in child care facilities (see H.R. 2021), H622 [6FE]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 5267), H811 [7FE]

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

Territories: honor contributions of individuals from the territories of the U.S. by including such contributions in the teaching of U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 2), H3404 [8MY]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat forced labor (see H.R. 7311), H10867 [9DE]

Transportation Security Administration: provide certain personnel management requirements (see H.R. 3212), H1418 [6MR]

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

U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (see H.R. 4847), H1221 [4MR]

U.S. Parole Commission: provide for continued performance of functions (see H.R. 6509), H6673 [16JY]

University of Mary Washington: anniversary (see H. Res. 1387), H7307 [29JY]

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

Vice Presidents of the U.S.: provide Secret Service protection to former Vice Presidents (see H.R. 5938), H3017 [1MY]

Virginia: express sympathy and support to citizens of Suffolk, Brunswick, and Colonial Heights for damage caused by tornadoes (see H. Res. 1178), H3186 [7MY]

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

———prohibit challenges to eligibility to register or vote on grounds that an individual resides in a home subject to foreclosure or that the jurisdiction was adversely affected by a disaster (see H.R. 7147), H10131 [26SE]

Water Resources Development Act: modify the Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration and protection program by expanding the Corps of Engineers' role in cleanup (see H.R. 6550), H6726 [17JY]

West Virginia University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 938), H456 [23JA]

William `Bill' Clay Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 5395), H1418 [6MR]

Women: reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H1822 [31MR]

Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1801), H7629 [30JY]

Zimbabwe: condemn postelection violence and call for a peaceful resolution to the current political crisis (see H. Res. 1230), H4832 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: provide for more effective enforcement of prohibition on interstate shipment of stolen property (see H.R. 6713), H7785 [31JY]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize sale or exchange certain NOAA property in Norfolk, VA (see H.R. 5350), H869 [12FE]

Dept. of HHS: carry out a demonstration grants program to provide for certain patient coordination, outreach, and assistance services to reduce barriers to health care and improve outcomes (see H.R. 7079), H9972 [25SE]

Dept. of Justice: encourage States to report certain information regarding the deaths of persons in the custody of law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 7227), H10641 [29SE]

———rescind guidelines on crimes, racketeering, and terrorism investigation adopted by Attorney General Ashcroft in 2002 and revert to those adopted by Attorney General Levi in 1976 (see H. Res. 1211), H4321 [20MY]

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), H348 [17JA]

National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (see H.R. 6838), H7853 [8SE]

Letters

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act: Michael Festa, Thomas Stickrath, Sharon Keller, and Pat Colloton, Council of State Governments Justice Center, H427 [23JA]

Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act: Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H7925, H7926 [9SE]

———Representative Dingell, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H7925 [9SE]

———Representative Oberstar, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H7925 [9SE]

———Representative Rahall, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H7925 [9SE]

———Representative Waxman, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H7926 [9SE]

Motions

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), H1626 [13MR]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H6736 [22JY]

Remarks

Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (H.R. 3195), H6070 [25JN]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), Senate amendment, H3940 [15MY]

Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001, H3940 [15MY]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H3780 [14MY]

Budget: comparison between congressional and Bush administration proposals, H1557 [12MR]

———deficit, H1673 [13MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1637, H1638, H1640, H1642, H1643, H1673, H1674 [13MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), consideration (H. Res. 1036), H1557 [12MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), conference report, H4992 [5JN]

Bush, President: remove authority to waive certain provisions of defense authorization legislation (H.R. 5167), H8098, H8100 [15SE]

Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act: provide for continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network (H.R. 5540), H5005 [5JN]

Children and youth: establish an educational mentoring pilot program for at-risk youth through community partnerships that provide life, social, academic, and vocational skills, H765 [7FE]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 2857), H1356 [6MR]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1637, H1638, H1640, H1642, H1643 [13MR]

Copyrights: amend vessel hull design protection laws to clarify distinction between hull and deck and provide factors for protection of a revised design and guidance for assessment of similarity (H.R. 6531), H6740 [22JY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: give existing Retired Senior Volunteer Program grantees priority consideration for future grants, H1356 [6MR]

Courts: allow telecommunications companies dealing with civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance to use classified information in defense of claims against them, H1746 [14MR]

———grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, H1746 [14MR]

Crime: enable increased Federal prosecution of identity theft crimes and allow restitution to victims of identity theft, H8076, H8078 [15SE]

———provide grants for improved mental health treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses (H.R. 3992), H424, H426, H428 [23JA]

———provide grants for improved mental health treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses (S. 2304), H10631 [29SE]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize sale or exchange certain NOAA property in Norfolk, VA (H.R. 5350), H8055 [15SE], E167 [12FE]

Dept. of HHS: carry out a demonstration grants program to provide for certain patient coordination, outreach, and assistance services to reduce barriers to health care and improve outcomes (H.R. 7079), E2044 [27SE]

Dept. of HUD: establish Office of Housing Counseling (H.R. 3019), H8354, H8357 [17SE]

Dept. of Justice: encourage States to report certain information regarding the deaths of persons in the custody of law enforcement agencies (H.R. 3971), H428, H431 [23JA]

———modify practices relative to attorney-client privilege (H.R. 3013), E2135 [28SE]

———reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (H.R. 6503), H8097 [15SE]

———rescind guidelines on crimes, racketeering, and terrorism investigation adopted by Attorney General Ashcroft in 2002 and revert to those adopted by Attorney General Levi in 1976 (H. Res. 1211), E989 [21MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans (S. 1315), H8401 [18SE]

———permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (H.R. 6625), H8375 [17SE]

———provide benefits to certain Filipino World War II veterans, H8401 [18SE]

Economy: extend certain tax relief provisions, H1640 [13MR]

———proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10779 [3OC]

———require the SEC to issue rules on short selling of securities, establish FDIC net worth certificate program, and increase maximum amount of depository insurance (H.R. 7240), H10779 [3OC]

Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls, E1318 [23JN]

Family Foreclosure Rescue Corp.: establish (H.R. 4135), H10780 [3OC]

FBI: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 410), H8086, H8087 [15SE]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), Senate amendment, H1746 [14MR]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), H5759 [20JN]

Foreign policy: prohibit recruitment and use of child soldiers, designate those who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, and allow deportation of persons involved with such activities (S. 2135), H7821 [8SE]

Hampton, VA: tribute to Phoebus High School football team, E2384 [10DE]

Hayes, Isaac L., Jr.: tribute (H. Res. 1425), H8088, H8089 [15SE]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H649, H765 [7FE]

———amend and extend (H.R. 4137), conference report, H7667 [31JY]

Immigration: extend program to waive the foreign country residence requirement relative to international medical graduates (H.R. 5571), H4113 [19MY]

Iraq: make technical corrections to legislation providing special immigrant status for certain Iraqis (S. 2829), H4111, H4113 [19MY]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: tribute (H. Con. Res. 354), H4115, H4116 [19MY]

Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway, Los Angeles County, CA: designate (H.R. 4131), H10631 [29SE]

Law enforcement officers: establish an awards mechanism to honor exceptional acts of bravery in the line of duty by Federal law enforcement officers (S. 2565), H6736, H6739 [22JY]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), Senate amendments, H10779 [3OC]

NAACP: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 289), H912 [13FE]

NASA: air transportation system initiative funding, E1264 [18JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6063), E1264 [18JN]

National Public Health Week: observance (H. Res. 1081), H2045 [8AP]

National Stalking Awareness Month: establish (H. Res. 852), H422, H424 [23JA]

Newport News, VA: tribute to Heritage High School girls' basketball team, E1123 [3JN]

Office of Congressional Ethics: establish (H. Res. 895), adoption (H. Res. 1031), H1527 [11MR]

Petroleum: make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (H.R. 6074), H4104, H4105, H4107, H4109 [19MY]

Postal Service: modify authority relative to air transportation contracts (S. 3536), H10631 [29SE]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: provide that claims of the U.S. to certain documents shall be treated as waived and relinquished in certain circumstances (H.R. 6669), H10631 [29SE]

Schools: improve safety of elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher learning (H.R. 2352), H8083, H8084, H8085 [15SE]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (H.R. 6064), H8078, H8080, H8082 [15SE]

Ships and vessels: make the embarkment and operation of stateless submersible or semi-submersible vessels subject to Federal prosecution (S. 3598), H10631 [29SE]

Social Security: combine coverage of children and pregnant woman under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program into a new All Healthy Children Program (H.R. 1688), H2045 [8AP]

———prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (H.R. 6600), H10631 [29SE]

Spottswood W. Robinson III and Robert R. Merhige, Jr., Federal Courthouse, Richmond, VA: designate (S. 2403), H7814 [8SE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Loving v. Virginia decision legalizing interracial marriage in the U.S., E1213 [12JN]

———extend authority of the U.S. Supreme Court Police to protect court officials off the Supreme Court Grounds (H.R. 6855), H8085, H8086 [15SE]

———extend authority of the U.S. Supreme Court Police to protect court officials off the Supreme Court Grounds and change the title of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice (S. 3296), H10631 [29SE]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling and ensure collection of all tobacco taxes (H.R. 4081), H7918, H7924, H7927 [9SE]

TVA: anniversary (H. Res. 1224), H10631 [29SE]

Vice Presidents of the U.S.: provide Secret Service protection to former Vice Presidents (H.R. 5938), Senate amendments, H8075, H8076, H8078 [15SE]

Votes: position on missed, H7826 [8SE], H7988 [10SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5405 [12JN]

Tributes

Daniels, Annie B., E1652 [1AU]