KILPATRICK, CAROLYN C. (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1634 [13MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Alonzo Woodruff Post Office Building, Ionia, MI: designate (see H.R. 5479), H1031 [25FE]

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), H944 [13FE]

Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 6598), H10132 [26SE]

Armed Forces: delay any presumption of death in connection with the kidnapping in Iraq or Afghanistan of a retired member to ensure the continued payment of the member's retired pay (see H.R. 6140), H5215 [10JN]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H2487 [17AP]

———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]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 3609), H1702 [13MR]

———improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 3652), H10828 [3OC]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 942), H479 [28JA]

Brown, Monica L.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 320), H2443 [16AP]

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

Bush, President: remove authority to waive certain provisions of defense authorization legislation (see H.R. 5167), H555 [29JA]

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

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 364), H6826 [22JY]

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]

———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]

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), H1155 [27FE]

Conservation of energy: impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow a tax credit for purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and provide grants to reduce mass transit fees (see H.R. 6000), H3402 [8MY]

Constellation (U.S.S.): recognize historical significance as a reminder of the participation of the U.S. in the transatlantic slave trade and of the efforts of the U.S. to end the slave trade (see H. Res. 1159), H5216 [10JN]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 3010), H6230 [8JY]

Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H4975 [4JN]

Dept. of Education: 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 Homeland Security: establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to immigration detainees in custody (see H.R. 5950), H4833 [22MY]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 6045), H5797 [20JN]

———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), H10643 [29SE]

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), H622 [6FE]

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: 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), H7308 [29JY]

Detroit Red Wings (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 1246), H5044 [5JN]

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

Economy: encourage recipients of rebate checks from the economic stimulus package to purchase American-made goods and services from American-owned companies (see H. Res. 977), H3404 [8MY]

Education: 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]

Employment: 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), H2225 [10AP]

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

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2169), H2151 [9AP]

———remediate sediment contamination in areas of concern (see H.R. 6460), H6728 [17JY]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1079), H2488 [17AP]

Focus—HOPE (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 327), H2355 [15AP]

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

Food stamps: repeal denial of eligibility of ex-offenders (see H.R. 5802), H2554 [22AP]

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), H6408 [10JY]

General Motors Corp.: anniversary (see H. Res. 1445), H8276 [16SE]

Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 370), H5214 [10JN] (see H. Res. 900), H5045 [5JN]

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

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact: grant congressional consent and approval (see H.R. 6577), H7165 [24JY]

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 (see H.R. 5036), H558 [29JA]

Gulf Coast Recovery Authority: establish (see H.R. 4048), H7853 [8SE]

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]

———eligibility of nationals for temporary protected status (see H.R. 522), H3885 [14MY]

Health: 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]

Health care professionals: increase number of dentists serving health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 6613), H7164 [24JY]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 5157), H1772 [14MR]

Honore, Russell L.: tribute (see H. Res. 944), H479 [28JA]

Housing: support goal of increased and sustainable homeownership and recognize importance of homeownership programs, fair lending laws, and fair housing laws in achieving that goal (see H. Con. Res. 392), H6727 [17JY]

Howe, Gordie: tribute (see H. Res. 1064), H7854 [8SE]

Human rights: 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), H6673 [16JY]

Inglewood, CA: anniversary (see H. Res. 962), H996 [14FE]

Insurance: 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), H2760 [24AP]

Iraq: recognize impact of financial costs of war on U.S. economy and move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities (see H. Res. 1019), H5329 [11JN]

———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), H5329 [11JN]

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

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

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

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), H2554 [22AP]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H5408 [12JN]

———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H7853 [8SE]

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

Medicare: provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 1665), H1539 [11MR]

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

Minnesota: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 923), H2488 [17AP]

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

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

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 280), H295 [16JA]

National Day of the Cowboy: designate (see H. Res. 984), H1772 [14MR]

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

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

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1157), H8477 [18SE]

———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 715), H2487 [17AP]

National Letter Carriers Appreciation Day: establish (see H. Res. 49), H1822 [31MR]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 908), H390 [22JA]

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

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

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 672), H5111 [9JN]

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), H390 [22JA]

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

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

National Wear Red Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 972), H944 [13FE]

National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 331), H2486 [17AP]

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

Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (see H.R. 6950), H8475 [18SE]

Postal Service: provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H6825 [22JY]

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

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 1073), H2225 [10AP]

Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act: define environmental intervention blood lead level and establish additional requirements for certain lead hazard screens (see H.R. 6309), H6343 [9JY]

Rodriguez, Juan A. (Chi-Chi): tribute (see H. Res. 1029), H1417 [6MR]

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), H352 [18JA]

School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 978), H996 [14FE]

Sendler, Irena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 361), H5215 [10JN]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2032), H5328 [11JN]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1453), H9086 [23SE]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 5447), H2071 [8AP]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 3934), H2070 [8AP]

Taxation: establish a Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive tax payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 1921), H479 [28JA]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H2760 [24AP]

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]

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]

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

University of Kansas: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 948), H1342 [5MR]

University of Maryland: anniversary of School of Medicine (see H. Res. 870), H6230 [8JY]

Voting: prevent voter caging (see H.R. 5038), H348 [17JA]

———prohibit election officials from requiring an individual to provide photo identification as a condition for voting in a Federal election (see H.R. 4026), H3777 [13MY]

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

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

Women: issue semipostal to afford a convenient means by which the public may contribute towards acquisition of works of art to honor female pioneers in Government service (see H.R. 996), H7058 [23JY]

———reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H3021 [1MY]

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

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

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

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

Senior citizens: attract and retain trained health care professionals and direct care workers dedicated to providing quality care to the growing population of older Americans (see H.R. 6337), H5796 [20JN]

Letters

Tribute to Stephanie Tubbs Jones: Carolina Barco, Ambassador of Colombia, H7839 [8SE]

———Mary A. Melchor, Black Women Lawyers' Association of Greater Chicago, Inc., H7838 [8SE]

———Nabi Sensoy, Ambassador of Turkey, H7838 [8SE]

———Welile Nhlapo, Ambassador of South Africa, H7838 [8SE]

Poems

``Things Which Matter,'' Albert C. Caswell, E2240 [3OC]

Remarks

Black Music Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 372), E1377 [26JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1635 [13MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1338), E1682 [1AU]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1635 [13MR]

Detroit Red Wings (hockey team): tribute, H4980 [5JN]

Economy: authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers (H.R. 7321), H10913 [10DE]

———proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10379, H10397 [29SE], H10784 [3OC]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: reform, H6049 [25JN]

———restrict off-reservation gaming, H6049 [25JN]

Jones, Stephanie Tubbs: tribute (H. Res. 1415), H7836, H7837, H7838 [8SE]

Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), Senate amendments, H10784 [3OC]

Mining and mineral resources: establish improved mandatory standards to protect miners during emergencies (H.R. 2768), H52 [16JA]

Native Americans: provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community (H.R. 2176), H6049 [25JN]

Taxation: provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, H10379, H10397 [29SE]

Votes: position on missed, H1432 [10MR], H3047 [5MY], H5844 [23JN], H6448 [14JY], H7705 [31JY], H7804 [1AU], E431 [14MR], E1673 [1AU]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1443 [10MR], H3183 [7MY], H5862 [23JN], H6470 [14JY], H7777 [31JY], H7849 [8SE]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to Stephanie Tubbs Jones: Black Women Lawyers' Association of Greater Chicago, Inc., H7838 [8SE]

Tributes

Jones, Stephanie Tubbs, E2240 [3OC]

Rangel, Representative, E1673 [1AU]