DeLAURO, ROSA L. (a Representative from Connecticut)

Amendments

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

Appointments

Committee To Escort the President, H472 [28JA]

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

———S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013, H3857 [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), H2948 [30AP]

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]

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

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), H2487 [17AP]

———ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 1280), H8128 [15SE]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 6598), H8578 [22SE]

———require collection of data on animal cruelty crimes (see H.R. 6597), H10700 [2OC]

Armed Forces: 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]

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

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

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

———improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 3652), H7853 [8SE]

Burma: condemn undemocratic constitution and scheduled referendum (see H. Con. Res. 317), H2487 [17AP]

———express sympathy and pledge support to victims of cyclone (see H. Res. 1181), H3778 [13MY]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act: approve renewal of import restrictions (see H.J. Res. 93), H5409 [12JN]

CFTC: curb role of excessive speculation in contract markets involving energy futures or swaps and eliminate excessive speculation or other activity causing major energy market disturbances (see H.R. 6377), H6173 [26JN]

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

Children and youth: authorize a program to provide grants to youth-serving organizations that carry out child-parent visitation programs for children with incarcerated parents (see H.R. 5654), H1771 [14MR]

———establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see H.R. 2188), H2070 [8AP]

———improve outcomes for vulnerable children by investing in families, improving accountability in the child welfare system, and finding safe, stable, and permanent homes for foster children (see H.R. 5466), H994 [14FE]

———provide States with incentives, flexibility, and resources to develop child welfare services that focus on improving circumstances of children (see H.R. 4207), H814 [7FE]

———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]

———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see H.R. 1386), H479 [28JA]

———support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (see H. Res. 1042), H8050 [11SE]

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

Commodity Exchange Act: provide for regulation of energy derivatives (see H.R. 6341), H5796 [20JN]

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), H6826 [22JY]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H871 [12FE]

Cuba: facilitate provision of humanitarian relief (see H.R. 6962), H8476 [18SE]

———lift restrictions on gift parcels and humanitarian donations to facilitate hurricane relief efforts (see H.R. 6913), H8478 [18SE]

Dept. of Defense: develop a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military (see H. Con. Res. 397), H10643 [29SE]

———ensure that personal protective equipment undergoes survivability testing before full-scale production (see H.R. 5875), H2657 [23AP]

———prohibit domestic propaganda not otherwise specifically authorized by law and investigate possible violations to annual ban (see H.R. 6398), H6174 [26JN]

Dept. of Education: create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 3439), 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 Energy: 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), H2760 [24AP]

Dept. of HHS: require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 5876), H4833 [22MY]

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

———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), H10828 [3OC]

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

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

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

———permit transfer of funds to restore the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 6532), H6726 [17JY]

Disabled: help individuals with functional impairments to pay for services and supports needed to maximize independence and choices about community participation, education, and employment (see H.R. 3001), H2070 [8AP]

Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see H.R. 1553), H3777 [13MY]

———enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see H.R. 1192), H10132 [26SE]

———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see H.R. 1881), H10132 [26SE]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H2266 [14AP]

Ecology and environment: reduce global greenhouse gas emissions through creation of a domestic carbon market and international trade measures, and direct revenues to public interests (see H.R. 6316), H5728 [19JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 471), H2355 [15AP]

Economy: provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (see H.R. 5140), H479 [28JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 4926), H25 [15JA]

———strengthen mentoring programs (see H.R. 2611), H2658 [23AP]

Employment: provide effective career training and technical education programs, address barriers resulting from family responsibilities, and encourage entrance into nontraditional occupations (see H.R. 5774), H2224 [10AP]

———provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 5873), H10132 [26SE]

———treat certain domestically controlled foreign persons performing services under contract with the U.S. Government as American employers for purposes of certain employment taxes and benefits (see H.R. 5602), H2071 [8AP]

Families and domestic relations: recognize contributions of foster parents (see H. Res. 1185), H3886 [14MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 6029), H6825 [22JY]

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 6209), H6089 [25JN]

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), H1445 [10MR] (see H.R. 5718), H2069 [8AP] (see H.R. 5781), H2265 [14AP]

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]

Food: acknowledge existence of global food crisis (see H. Con. Res. 344), H3186 [7MY]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see H.R. 619), H1702 [13MR]

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

Gallatin Report on Roads and Canals: anniversary (see H. Res. 936), H1075 [26FE]

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 6404), H6175 [26JN]

Grant, Johnny: tribute (see H. Res. 1458), H8396 [17SE]

GSA: convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to house a National Women's History Museum (see H.R. 6548), H6726 [17JY]

Hazardous substances: phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see H.R. 5580), H7854 [8SE]

———require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 4936), H350 [17JA]

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

———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 882), H456 [23JA]

———national policy to increase Federal commitment prioritizing disease prevention and public health (see H. Res. 1381), H8128 [15SE]

———provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (see H.R. 1237), H1539 [11MR]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1653), H943 [13FE]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 5157), H1188 [3MR]

Human rights: combat international violence against women and girls' (see H.R. 5927), H2947 [30AP]

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

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), H871 [12FE]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1655), H5797 [20JN]

Iraq: 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), H1701 [13MR]

———request dedication of $1 billion in surplus oil revenues to address needs of Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons (see H. Res. 1205), H4060 [15MY]

———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]

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

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

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

———improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (see H.R. 2066), H8019 [10SE]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H8019 [10SE]

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

———require State plans to continue to cover non-emergency transportation to medically necessary services (see H.R. 7122), H10130 [26SE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1552), H7789 [31JY]

———delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see H.R. 6873), H8128 [15SE]

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

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1078), H6825 [22JY]

———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 4206), H4975 [4JN]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1926), H6825 [22JY]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 154), H4453 [21MY]

———protect beneficiaries' access to home health services (see H.R. 3865), H8019 [10SE]

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H1772 [14MR]

———require continued application of budget neutrality on a national basis in calculation of the urban hospital wage floor (see H.R. 6966), H8476 [18SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: promote use of advance directives (see H.R. 5702), H2011 [3AP]

Mental health: integrate services with physical health services, improve access to underserved areas, and provide grants to recruit mental health professionals (see H.R. 5176), H7165 [24JY]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1134), H3051 [5MY]

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

National Celiac Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 70), H4878 [3JN]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 328), H2487 [17AP]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: require disclosure of information on the fair market value and safety of damaged motor vehicles (see H.R. 1029), H6177 [26JN]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 715), H10699 [2OC]

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

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 908), H25 [15JA]

National New Deal Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 360), H7308 [29JY]

National Night Out: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1324), H6578 [15JY]

National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1328), H10700 [2OC]

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 672), H5581 [18JN]

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

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

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

National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 393), H6824 [22JY]

National Summer Learning Day: designate (see H. Res. 1320), H6578 [15JY]

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

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

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

National Workplace Wellness Week: recognize (see H. Con. Res. 405), H9975 [25SE]

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H7308 [29JY]

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), H1702 [13MR] (see H.R. 6594), H7854 [8SE]

Olympic games: tribute to U.S. women's gymnastics team (see H. Res. 1428), H8277 [16SE]

———urge President Bush to not attend the Opening Ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Games until China uses its influence with Sudan relative to genocide, peacekeeping forces, and arms sales (see H. Res. 1093), H2267 [14AP]

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

Pittsfield, MA: recognize as home to the earliest known reference to the word ``baseball'' and as the birthplace of college baseball (see H. Res. 1050), H1702 [13MR]

Pope Benedict XVI: U.S. visit (see H. Res. 838), H2071 [8AP]

Postal Service: modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 6217), H6825 [22JY]

———provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H1221 [4MR]

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

Product safety: provide for infant crib safety (see H.R. 5692), H2010 [3AP]

———require manufacturers to demonstrate sufficient means to cover, for certain products distributed in commerce, costs of potential recalls (see H.R. 5069), H349 [17JA]

Public utilities: ensure that the mission and functions of regional transmission organizations and independent system operators include keeping energy costs as low as reasonably possible for consumers (see H.R. 5547), H7809 [1AU]

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]

Roosevelt, Theodore: observe anniversary of Conference of Governors on the conservation of natural resources and recognize the need for a similar undertaking today (see H. Res. 935), H1075 [26FE]

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

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: authorize the use of grant funds for gang prevention (see H.R. 3438), H7308 [29JY]

———include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 3132), H622 [6FE]

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]

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

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), H2947 [30AP]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2032), H4322 [20MY]

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), H6825 [22JY]

———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 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), H7854 [8SE]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 5447), H2554 [22AP]

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

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

Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1110), H7955 [9SE]

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 5823), H9974 [25SE]

———establish infrastructure foundation for the hydrogen economy (see H.R. 5746), H2150 [9AP]

———extend and expand benefits for businesses operating in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or renewal communities (see H.R. 2578), H1031 [25FE]

———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), H10643 [29SE]

———modify rules relative to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees (see H.R. 5804), H2355 [15AP]

———provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards (see H.R. 6407), H6230 [8JY]

———provide benefits for military personnel (see H.R. 6081), H4064 [16MY]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1333), H8050 [11SE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 211), H7307 [29JY]

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

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]

U.S. Commission on Rebuilding America for the 21st Century: establish (see H.R. 5976), H3108 [6MY]

Ukraine: anniversary of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H. Res. 1314), H8579 [22SE]

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

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 5461), H1221 [4MR]

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

Workers Memorial Day: observance (see H. Res. 1154), H2855 [29AP]

World Glaucoma Day: observance (see H. Res. 981), H1184 [28FE]

World Refugee Day: observance (see H. Res. 1290), H6473 [14JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

CWO Richard R. Lee Post Office Building, Wallingford, CT: designate (see H.R. 6834), H7853 [8SE]

FDA: implement safeguards in direct-to-consumer advertising following FDA approval of prescription drugs and medical devices (see H.R. 6151), H4830 [22MY]

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

Food Safety Administration: establish (see H.R. 7143), H10130 [26SE]

Iraq: provide for congressional consultation relative to certain long-term agreements and ensure that such agreements are in the form of a treaty to which the Senate has given advice and consent (see H.R. 4959), H24 [15JA]

Medicare: expand coverage of paramedic intercept services (see H.R. 6082), H4064 [16MY]

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

Olympic games: recognize progress made by participating countries to increase participation of women and advocate for improved opportunities for women to participate in sports (see H. Res. 1409), H7808 [1AU]

Essays

American Diabetes Month: Sophie Baum, E2205 [2OC]

Remarks

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1189), H3794 [14MY]

———continue certain programs (H.R. 6124), veto, E1332 [24JN]

Air Force: awarding of contract to Airbus S.A.S. to build military air refueling tankers, H5417 [17JN], E562 [9AP]

American Diabetes Month: observance, E2204 [2OC]

Amtrak: expand commuter rail between New Haven, CT, and Springfield, MA, H5259 [11JN]

———reauthorize (H.R. 6003), H5259 [11JN]

Ansonia, CT: anniversary of Holy Rosary Church, E2300 [20NO]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investments, and economic and energy assistance (H.R. 7110), H10082 [26SE]

———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, H3945 [15MY]

Beckerman, David A.: Connecticut Anti-Defamation League Greater New Haven Torch of Liberty Award recipient, E1006 [21MY]

Bridges . . . A Community Support System, Inc.: anniversary, E601 [14AP]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1569, H1570, H1571 [12MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), conference report, H4994 [5JN]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: tribute to Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN) program, E2135 [28SE]

CFTC: curb role of excessive speculation in contract markets involving energy futures or swaps and eliminate excessive speculation or other activity causing major energy market disturbances (H.R. 6377), H6107 [26JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1338), H2558 [23AP], H7681 [31JY]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1338), consideration (H. Res. 1388), H7640 [31JY]

Commodity Exchange Act: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (H.R. 6604), H7526 [30JY], H8424 [18SE]

CWO Richard R. Lee Post Office Building, Wallingford, CT: designate (H.R. 6834), E1751 [10SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4775, H4785, H4801, H4804 [22MY]

———conduct demonstration project to assess the feasibility and efficacy of providing face-to-face post-deployment mental health screenings between Armed Forces members and a mental health provider, H4785 [22MY]

———prohibit contractors from using foreign shell companies incorporated outside the U.S. or Canada to perform the work of the contract, H4801 [22MY]

———prohibit domestic propaganda and conduct a study on violations of previous propaganda prohibitions, H4804 [22MY]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10391 [29SE]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), H494 [29JA], E182 [13FE]

Education: funding, H1570 [12MR]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1108), E1663 [1AU]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H775 [7FE]

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

Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq, H3945 [15MY]

———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, H3945 [15MY], H4775 [22MY]

Lewis, Edward H.: Greater New Haven, CT, NAACP Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E603 [14AP]

New England National Scenic Trail: designate (H.R. 1528), H528 [29JA]

New Haven, CT: anniversary of American Red Cross chapter, E1244 [17JN]

———anniversary of Christian Community Action (organization), E606 [14AP]

———tribute to U.S. Tap Dance Team for participation in the World Tap Dance Championships, E599 [14AP]

Norton, Mary T.: recognize contributions made toward passage of the Fair Labor Standards Act (H. Con. Res. 382), E1352 [25JN]

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, E1645 [1AU]

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (organization): tribute, E753 [29AP]

SBA: improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 5819), H2616 [23AP]

———require that primary business operations of applicants be in the U.S. under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, H2616 [23AP]

Sister's Journey (organization): anniversary, E2273 [19NO]

Society of St. Trofimena: anniversary, E1400 [8JY]

Special Olympics: anniversary, E1499 [17JY]

Taxation: conform return preparer penalty standards, delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors, enhance taxpayer protections, and assist low-income taxpayers (H.R. 5719), consideration (H. Res. 1102), H2301 [15AP]

———provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, H10391 [29SE]

———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 7060), H10003 [26SE]

Teach for America, Inc.: funding, H775 [7FE]

Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 6867), H10810 [3OC]

Votes: position on missed, E749 [29AP]

West Haven, CT: anniversary of Head Start Program, E2387 [3JA]

West Haven Italian-American Civic Association: anniversary, E1781 [15SE]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women (H.R. 1014), E2135 [28SE]

Tributes

Cogorno, Rob, E229 [25FE]

Cunningham, John W., E602 [14AP]

DeSorbo, Angelo, E1716 [8SE]

Donofrio, Nick, E1655 [1AU]

Dyson, William R., E2266 [19NO]

Grubbs, Bonita, E2256 [19NO]

Johnson, William S., E600 [14AP]

Leeney, Robert J., E601 [14AP]

Ortiz, Francisco, E900 [13MY]

Riccio, Anthony, E1612 [30JY]

Thorpe, Linda Darnell, E1225 [12JN]