FAMILIES AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Addresses

Indiana Right to Life Oratory Contest: Laura Wegmann, E1469 [15JY]

State of the Union: President Bush, H472-H476 [28JA]

Tribute to Richard and Jean DeWine: Mike DeWine, S10829-S10831 [9DE]

Amendments

Adoption: recognize and honor birthparents who carry out an adoption plan (H. Con. Res. 239), H10118 [26SE]

Crime: protect children from online predators, enhance efforts to eliminate child pornography, and help parents protect children from inappropriate material (S. 1965), S4836, S4839 [22MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform the single family housing loan guarantee program (S. 2008), S1713 [6MR]

Dept. of HHS: require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (H.R. 5876), H5956, H5959 [24JN]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (H.R. 5876), consideration (H. Res. 1276), H5738 [20JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans (S. 1315), S3263, S3264, S3265, S3266 [22AP], S3288, S3297, S3309, S3310, S3322 [23AP], S3353, S3410 [24AP]

Economy: provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), S552, S553, S554 [31JA], S656, S662, S663, S670 [5FE], S744, S745, S746, S747, S748, S749 [6FE], S773, S797, S800 [7FE], H500 [29JA], H784 [7FE]

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 (H.R. 5781), H5605 [19JN]

———ensure that at least two-thirds of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 5781), consideration (H. Res. 1277), H5591 [19JN]

Health: increase provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions (S. 1810), S9326, S9341, S9342 [23SE]

LIHEAP: funding (S. 3186), S7792 [30JY]

National Work and Family Month: designate (H. Res. 1440), H10196 [27SE]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: authorize appropriations (S. 2982), S9541, S9548 [25SE]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, create energy tax incentives, and provide disaster relief (S. 3335), S7792 [30JY]

Technology: develop the next generation of parental control technology (S. 602), S10199, S10340 [1OC], H10808 [3OC]

Women: reduce maternal mortality (S. Res. 616), S10423, S10491 [2OC]

Articles and editorials

Bailout Hide and Seek, H8132 [16SE]

Boeing May Be the Ticket for Relief Supplies; China Quake—New Jets Are Scheduled for Delivery, and Oregon Agencies Hope Their Aid Can Hitch a Ride, H4212 [20MY]

China's 1-Child Policy Causes Extra Pain, H4211 [20MY]

Congress vs. You, H2892 [30AP], H2954 [1MY], H4932 [4JN], H5291 [11JN]

Hopeless in Africa? Doing Something About It, E59 [22JA]

Keeping New Mothers Alive—In Haiti and Rwanda, Reducing Tragedy in Childbirth, E908 [14MY]

Letters From Vermont, S5745 [18JN]

Lowering the Drinking Age Is Not a Good Idea, S8938 [17SE]

Lucy's Mom Was There, S4275 [15MY]

Many Turned Away From Free Dental Care Clinic, H2250 [14AP]

Mildred Loving, Who Fought Ban on Mixed Marriage Dies at 68, E831 [6MY]

One-Child Policy Adds to the Grief of China Quake, H4211 [20MY]

Parents' Losses Compounded by China's One-Child Policy, H4212 [20MY]

U.S. State Department—Domestic Violence, a Scourge in Caribbean—Women Suffer at Men's Hands in Almost Every Country, E531 [8AP]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion (see H.R. 5032), H348 [17JA]

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see S. Con. Res. 104), S9658 [26SE] (see H. Con. Res. 439), H10331 [28SE]

American Red Cross: commend emergency communications services provided to military servicemembers and their families (see H. Res. 937), H456 [23JA]

Armed Forces: authorize extended benefits for autistic dependents of certain retirees (see S. 3621), S9657 [26SE] (see H.R. 6930), H8396 [17SE]

———authorize taxpayers to designate a portion of tax payments to a National Military Family Relief Fund to assist families of members who are serving in, or have served in, Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 5941), H3017 [1MY]

———commend military support groups for efforts to support servicemen and their families (see H. Res. 1200), H3885 [14MY]

———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), H4830 [22MY]

———eliminate requirement for dependents to reside with members to be eligible for TRICARE Prime Remote (see H.R. 5832), H2485 [17AP]

———ensure fair treatment of members discharged early due to being the only surviving child in a family in which an immediate family member was killed, MIA, or disabled in the line of duty (see S. 2874), S3080 [16AP] (see H.R. 5825), H2442 [16AP] (see H.R. 6580), H7057 [23JY]

———establish a Federal employees program to authorize use of leave by caregivers for family members of certain individuals performing military service (see S. 3163), S5832 [19JN] (see H.R. 6326), H5729 [19JN]

———extend special survivor indemnity allowance to survivors of certain members who die on active duty (see H.R. 5441), H992 [14FE]

———extend to members with dependents the second basic housing allowance for National Guard, Reserve, and retired members without dependents who are mobilized in support of a contingency operation (see S. 2930), S3507 [29AP]

———guarantee residency of spouses of military personnel (see H.R. 6070), H4060 [15MY]

———honor the sacrifice of mothers who have deployed to theaters of combat on behalf of the U.S. (see H. Res. 992), H994 [14FE]

———improve certain death and survivor benefits (see H.R. 6774), H7805 [1AU]

———increase rate for hostile fire pay, imminent danger pay, hazardous duty pay, family separation allowance, and other special and incentive pays (see H.R. 6686), H7784 [31JY]

———protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members deployed in support of a contingency operation (see H.R. 6048), H3884 [14MY]

———provide a special displacement allowance for members without dependents and provide for an annual percentage increase in the amount of the family separation allowance (see S. 3057), S4792 [22MY]

———provide additional respite care for spouses of members who deploy overseas (see S. 3657), S10176 [30SE]

———provide enhanced education and employment opportunities for military spouses (see S. 2599), S733 [6FE]

———provide for presentation of a U.S. flag to the children of members who die in service (see S. 2882), S3144 [17AP]

———provide travel and transportation allowances for family members of members of the uniformed services with serious inpatient psychiatric conditions (see S. 2689), S1521 [4MR]

———transport remains of members who died in a combat theater when such remains are recovered (see H.R. 6423), H6175 [26JN]

———tribute to families of servicemembers (see H. Con. Res. 295), H942 [13FE]

Bankruptcy: provide protection for medical debt homeowners, restore protections for caregivers to ill or disabled family members, and exempt from means testing debtors whose financial problems were caused by medical problems (see H.R. 5138), H479 [28JA]

Budget: require that Federal children's programs be separately displayed and analyzed (see S. 3277), S6868 [16JY] (see H.R. 7229), H10642 [29SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda for a ceremony honoring the service and sacrifice of our troops and their families in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and throughout the world (see H. Con. Res. 313), H1445 [10MR]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: improve access to high quality early learning and child care for low income children and working families (see S. 2980), S3790 [6MY] (see H.R. 7001), H9083 [23SE]

———provide safe and affordable child care for low income children and working families (see S. 3620), S9657 [26SE]

Children and youth: assist foster children in developing or maintaining connections to family, community, support, health care, and school (see H.R. 6307), H5728 [19JN]

———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]

———call upon the courts to uphold the fundamental and constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children (see S. Res. 572), S4621 [21MY] (see H. Res. 1076), H2011 [3AP]

———connect foster youth to the workforce through internship programs and encourage employers to increase employment opportunities for foster youth (see S. Res. 630), S7629 [29JY] (see H. Res. 1332), H6406 [10JY]

———create conditions, structures, and supports needed to ensure permanency for unaccompanied youth (see S. 2560), S394 [28JA]

———establish an adoption process improvement pilot program (see H.R. 6459), H6405 [10JY]

———extend adoption incentives program, authorize States to establish a relative guardianship program, and promote adoption of children with special needs (see S. 3038), S4487 [20MY]

———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]

———prohibit States from charging child support recipients for the collection of child support (see S. 3706), S10659 [19NO] (see H.R. 7280), H10844 [19NO]

———provide States with incentives, flexibility, and resources to develop child welfare services that focus on improving circumstances of children (see S. 2900), S3257 [22AP]

———require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 5968), H3050 [5MY]

———support former foster care youth, recognize organizations and individuals that assist former foster care youth, and review foster care youth transition programs (see H. Res. 1208), H4151 [19MY]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals born in the U.S. to those with one parent that is a U.S. citizen, a lawful permanent resident, or an active member of the U.S. military (see S.J. Res. 31), S2817 [9AP]

Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S) (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 562), S4106 [13MY]

Congressional Club: anniversary (see S. Res. 555), S3975 [8MY] (see S. Res. 578), S4793 [22MY] (see H. Res. 1026), H1417 [6MR]

Constitutional amendments: definition of marriage (see S.J. Res. 43), S6158 [25JN] (see H.J. Res. 89), H4831 [22MY]

———parental rights (see H.J. Res. 97), H6176 [26JN]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 3068), S4793 [22MY]

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

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 2543), S94 [22JA]

———protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled premises (see H.R. 6927), H8396 [17SE]

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

Dept. of Defense: develop a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military (see S. Con. Res. 97), S8275 [10SE] (see H. Con. Res. 397), H7307 [29JY]

Dept. of Education: provide for nondiscrimination by eligible lenders in the Federal Family Education Loan Program (see S. 3141), S5697 [17JN]

———provide for nondiscrimination by eligible lenders in the Federal Student Loan Program (see H.R. 6698), H7784 [31JY]

Dept. of Energy: Weatherization Assistance Program funding (see S. 3323), S7278 [24JY] (see H.R. 6538), H6726 [17JY] (see H.R. 6605), H7163 [24JY]

Dept. of HHS: enhance public health activities relative to stillbirth and sudden unexpected infant death (see S. 3142), S5697 [17JN]

———provide for national collection of data on stillbirths in a standardized manner (see H.R. 5979), H3108 [6MY]

———provide services for birthparents who have placed a child for adoption (see H.R. 5640), H1770 [14MR]

———reauthorize and extend the fetal alcohol syndrome prevention and services program (see H.R. 6215), H5110 [9JN]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 5876), H2657 [23AP] (see H.R. 6358), H6009 [24JN]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (H.R. 5876), consideration (see H. Res. 1276), H5480 [17JN]

———Social Services Block Grant Program funding (see H.R. 5133), H456 [23JA]

Dept. of HUD: reform provisions requiring ``one-strike'' eviction from public and federally assisted housing (see H.R. 6785), H7806 [1AU]

———require the Real Estate Assessment Center to improve inspections of public housing and federally assisted multifamily housing (see H.R. 6803), H7807 [1AU]

Dept. of Justice: award grants to eligible entities to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, adolescents, teachers, families, and community leaders (see H.R. 5637), H1701 [13MR]

———establish a Federal Polygamy Task Force and authorize assistance for victims of polygamy (see S. 3313), S7148 [23JY]

———establish a State grant program to establish ``Silver Alert'' notification systems to locate missing individuals suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other dementia-related illnesses (see H.R. 5898), H2758 [24AP]

———reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 6503), H6576 [15JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize burial in a national cemetery of a parent of a deceased veteran when there is no eligible spouse or dependent of the veteran (see H.R. 6989), H8577 [22SE]

———clarify conditions under which veterans and their surviving spouses and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see S. 3167), S5832 [19JN]

———expand authority to provide counseling for family members of veterans receiving non-service-connected treatment (see H.R. 6439), H6229 [8JY]

———expand availability of health care by adjusting the income level for certain priority veterans (see H.R. 6471), H6406 [10JY] (see H.R. 7167), H10131 [26SE]

———modernize disability benefits claims processing system to ensure accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans and their families and survivors (see S. 3419), S8034 [1AU] (see H.R. 5892), H2758 [24AP] (see H.R. 6236), H5327 [11JN]

———provide a dental insurance plan for certain veterans and their survivors and dependents (see S. 3178), S5962 [23JN] (see H.R. 6277), H5481 [17JN]

———provide a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans buried in State cemeteries (see S. 2934), S3507 [29AP]

———provide comprehensive health care to children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see S. 3332), S7279 [24JY] (see H.R. 5729), H2069 [8AP]

———remove certain limitations on the transfer of entitlement to basic educational assistance under Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 2575), S492 [30JA] (see H.R. 5229), H620 [6FE]

———require pilot program on the use of community-based organizations to ensure that veterans receive the care and benefits they need (see S. 2796), S2345 [2AP]

Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 538), S3442 [28AP]

Diseases: recognize importance of autism awareness, increase funding for research into causes and treatment of autism, and improve training and support for individuals with autism and their caretakers (see H. Con. Res. 303), H1031 [25FE]

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), H994 [14FE]

———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), H870 [12FE]

———improve and expand the Social Security system as the social safety net to meet the needs of the current economy and labor market and improve skills of the U.S. workforce (see H. Con. Res. 420), H8477 [18SE]

———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]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), consideration—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 941), H478 [28JA] (see H. Res. 955), H620 [6FE]

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), H2552 [22AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow employees to take additional leave, parental leave for educational and extracurricular activities and clarify leave may be used for medical needs or to assist elderly relatives (see H.R. 7233), H10642 [29SE]

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

———permit a family member of a wounded veteran to take leave after a lesser period of service with an employer (see H.R. 5090), H389 [22JA]

———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), H2486 [17AP]

Fathers: recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 1243), H5044 [5JN]

Father's Day: observance (see H. Res. 1274), H5407 [12JN]

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

———ensure that at least two-thirds of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 5781), consideration (see H. Res. 1277), H5480 [17JN]

———increase maximum age up to which an individual may be afforded health coverage as a dependent child under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 5550), H1417 [6MR]

———provide for 4 weeks of paid parental leave (see S. 3140), S5657 [16JN]

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), H2758 [24AP]

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]

Financial institutions: authorize a grant program to provide for expanded access to mainstream financial institutions (see S. 3410), S7905 [31JY]

Food: require semiannual indexing of mandatory Federal food assistance programs (see S. 3614), S9657 [26SE]

Foster parents: recognize contributions (see H. Res. 1185), H3403 [8MY]

Gold Star Wives of America, Inc.: remove restriction on the federally chartered corporation, and directors and operators of the corporation, attempting to influence legislation (see H.R. 6118), H4453 [21MY]

Health: improve palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions (see H.R. 5192), H556 [29JA]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 5955), H3018 [1MY]

Health care professionals: require pilot programs on respite care and on training and certification for family caregiver personal care attendants for veterans and Armed Forces members with traumatic brain injury (see S. 2921), S3442 [28AP]

House of Representatives: establish a program under which employing offices may agree to reimburse employees for child care expenses (see H.R. 5598), H1618 [12MR]

Housing: aid families and neighborhoods facing home foreclosure and address the subprime mortgage crisis (see S. 2734), S1741 [7MR]

———protect property and security of homeowners facing foreclosure proceedings (see S. 2888), S3144 [17AP]

Immigration: adjust status of immediate family members of aliens who served in the U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq or Afghanistan (see S. 3453), S8131 [8SE]

———allow, and establish conditions for, temporary admission of nonimmigrant aliens to the U.S. to receive medical treatment (see H.R. 6519), H6673 [16JY]

———eliminate the per country level for employment-based immigrants and end the spill-over of unused immigrant visa numbers between employment-based and family-sponsored categories (see H.R. 5921), H2852 [29AP]

———provide relief for surviving spouses and children (see S. 3369), S7780 [30JY] (see H.R. 6034), H3776 [13MY]

———recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future (see H.R. 5882), H2657 [23AP]

———recapture family-sponsored and employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and prevent losses of such visas in the future (see S. 3414), S7905 [31JY]

Immigration and Nationality Act: promote family unity (see S. 3514), S9025 [18SE] (see H.R. 6938), H8475 [18SE]

———protect the well-being of soldiers and their families (see H.R. 6020), H3403 [8MY]

Insurance: make a stillborn child an insurable dependent for purposes of the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program (see S. 2946), S3594 [30AP]

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), H1220 [4MR]

Lawyers and attorneys: establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney network to represent domestic violence victims (see H.R. 6088), H4320 [20MY]

LIHEAP: funding (see S. 3186), S6019 [24JN] (see S. 3279), S6937 [17JY] (see S. 3323), S7278 [24JY] (see H.R. 6427), H6176 [26JN] (see H.R. 6538), H6726 [17JY]

Long-Term Care Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 431), H9974 [25SE]

Marriage: eliminate any Federal policy on the definition of marriage (see H.R. 6115), H4453 [21MY]

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

Memorial Day: encourage the wearing of a red poppy to honor past and current members of the Armed Forces and their families (see H. Con. Res. 349), H3885 [14MY]

Military Kids Day: designate (see S. Res. 565), S4182 [14MY]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see S. 2883), S3144 [17AP]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1113), H2443 [16AP]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 675), S9204 [22SE] (see H. Res. 1432), H8127 [15SE]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 675), S9204 [22SE] (see H. Res. 1432), H8127 [15SE]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 694), S10004 [27SE]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (see H. Res. 1097), H2224 [10AP]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (see S. Res. 531), S3402 [24AP] (see H. Res. 1162), H2853 [29AP]

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence: anniversary (see H. Res. 1397), H7788 [31JY]

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

National Health Care Decisions Day: support goals and ideals (see S.J. Res. 29), S1999 [12MR] (see S. Con. Res. 73), S2436 [3AP] (see H.J. Res. 77), H1618 [12MR] (see H. Con. Res. 323), H2069 [8AP]

National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 558), S4028 [12MY]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 602), S6158 [25JN] (see H. Res. 1392), H7629 [30JY]

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

National Missing Children's Day: observance (see H. Res. 1142), H2658 [23AP]

National Month of the Military Child: observance (see S. Res. 500), S2436 [3AP]

National Night Out: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1324), H6229 [8JY]

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

National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 646), S8036 [1AU] (see H. Res. 1375), H7164 [24JY]

National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 488), S2134 [13MR]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 518), S3080 [16AP] (see H. Res. 1226), H4831 [22MY]

National Step Up for Kids Day: support goals (see H. Res. 1430), H8049 [11SE]

National Support the Troops and Their Families Day: designate (see S. Res. 473), S1597 [5MR]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 710), S10743 [20NO]

National Work and Family Month: designate (see H. Res. 1440), H8275 [16SE]

Ordway, CO: express support and sympathy to victims of fire (see H. Res. 1163), H2853 [29AP]

Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (see S. 3530), S9204 [22SE] (see H.R. 6950), H8475 [18SE] (see H.R. 7198), H10330 [28SE]

Pink Prayer Day: designate (see H. Res. 1412), H7808 [1AU]

Power resources: increase energy assistance for low-income persons and extend energy tax incentives (see S. 3349), S7573 [28JY]

———provide emergency energy assistance (see S. 3292), S6972 [21JY]

Public safety officers: provide enhanced benefits to survivors of Federal officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 7263), H10827 [3OC]

Public welfare programs: allow children in foster care to be placed with their parents in residential family treatment centers that provide safe environments for treating addiction and promoting healthy parenting (see S. 3173), S5941 [20JN]

———connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, and improve incentives for adoption (see H.R. 6893), H8127 [15SE]

———ensure State support and retention of foster parents and award grants to improve foster care, kinship care, and adoptive parents (see S. 3492), S8855 [16SE]

———expand educational opportunities for recipients of benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 3417), S7905 [31JY]

———extend and expand the number of States qualifying for supplemental grants under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2820), S2435 [3AP]

———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]

———provide emergency assistance for families receiving aid under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and for low-income working families (see S. 2968), S3699 [1MY]

———require States to implement a drug testing program for and recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 3361), S7629 [29JY]

———require States to implement a drug testing program for applicants and recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 3540), S9280 [23SE]

Radio: tribute to ``Focus on the Family'' radio program for induction into National Radio Hall of Fame (see S. Res. 641), S7905 [31JY]

Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 465), S1419 [29FE]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: authorize appropriations (see S. 2982), S3790 [6MY] (see H.R. 5524), H1219 [4MR]

Senior citizens: authorize additional appropriations for the family caregiver support program and for the National Clearinghouse for Long-term Care Information (see H.R. 7020), H9084 [23SE]

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

———encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. and authorize grants to organizations to find missing adults (see S. 3579), S9492 [25SE]

Social Security: disapprove final rule imposing crowd-out strategies on States that expand income eligibility level for children under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S.J. Res. 44), S6937 [17JY]

———establish a trust fund with proceeds from Internet gambling taxes to provide opportunities to individuals who are, or were, in foster care and individuals in declining sectors of the economy (see H.R. 6501), H6576 [15JY]

———expand coverage options under the State Children's Health Insurance Program through premium assistance (see H.R. 6963), H8476 [18SE]

———extend funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 6788), H7806 [1AU]

———provide grants for school-based mentoring programs of at-risk teenage girls to prevent and reduce teen pregnancy and provide student loan forgiveness for mentors participating in such programs (see H.R. 5810), H2355 [15AP]

———provide monthly benefits for certain uninsured children living without parents (see H.R. 6607), H7164 [24JY]

———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program and limit income eligibility expansions under that program until the lowest income eligible individuals are enrolled (see S. 2936), S3507 [29AP]

———report on access to primary care and efforts to avoid displacement of private coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program and urge use of surveys to measure physician access (see H.R. 6506), H6673 [16JY]

———require States to help alien children in the child welfare system apply for all forms of immigration relief (see H.R. 6649), H7307 [29JY]

Taxation: allow a credit for birthmothers whose children are adopted (see H.R. 6014), H3403 [8MY]

———allow a deduction for children attending elementary and secondary schools and base the amount of such deduction on percentages of the State average per pupil public education spending (see H.R. 6737), H7786 [31JY]

———allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance and a credit for individuals who care for those with long-term care needs (see H.R. 7095), H9973 [25SE]

———allow personal exemption deduction for a stillborn child (see H.R. 6554), H6727 [17JY]

———establish disability savings accounts (see S. 2741), S1876 [11MR]

———establish financial security accounts for the care of family members with disabilities (see S. 2743), S1876 [11MR]

———expand and improve the dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 5655), H1771 [14MR]

———expand Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home schooling expenses (see S. 3243), S6560 [10JY]

———expand Coverdell education savings accounts to allow home schooling expenses, adjust contributions for inflation, and make expansion of such accounts permanent (see S. 3244), S6560 [10JY]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, create energy tax incentives, and provide disaster relief (see S. 3335), S7279 [24JY]

———include senior citizens and disabled veterans in the provision of recovery rebates to individuals (see H.R. 5316), H812 [7FE]

———increase child tax credit and provide for advancement payment thereof (see H.R. 5150), H479 [28JA]

———increase maximum reduction in estate tax value for farmland and other special use property and restore and increase estate tax deduction for family-owned businesses (see H.R. 6289), H5579 [18JN]

———make capital gains and dividends rate permanent and provide estate tax relief and reform (see S. 3049), S4792 [22MY]

———provide a credit for certain caregivers, expand dependent care credit, and increase exclusion limitation for dependent care assistance (see H.R. 6390), H6174 [26JN]

———provide a credit for long-term care insurance premiums and taxpayers with long-term care needs (see H.R. 6237), H5327 [11JN]

———provide a credit for taxpayers with long-term care needs (see H.R. 6448), H6342 [9JY]

———provide a nonrefundable credit for long-term care insurance premiums (see S. 3365), S7780 [30JY]

———provide a refundable credit against income tax to assist individuals with high residential energy costs (see S. 3561), S9415 [24SE] (see H.R. 6321), H5729 [19JN] (see H.R. 6784), H7806 [1AU]

———provide a refundable credit against income tax to help individuals with high energy costs (see H.R. 6648), H7307 [29JY]

———provide an economic stimulus for individuals (see H.R. 5142), H479 [28JA]

———provide deduction for itemizers and nonitemizers for home schooling expenses (see S. 3076), S4969 [3JN]

———provide income tax relief for families (see S. 3079), S5039 [4JN]

———provide middle class tax relief while closing tax loopholes (see H.R. 6595), H7163 [24JY]

———provide permanent tax incentives for economic growth (see S. 2592), S658 [5FE]

———provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (see S. 2856), S3025 [15AP]

———reform estate and gift tax (see H.R. 6499), H6576 [15JY]

———repeal phasedown of the credit percentage for the dependent care credit (see H.R. 7237), H10642 [29SE]

———restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (see S. 2792), S2295 [1AP]

———S corporation reform (see S. 3063), S4793 [22MY]

Transportation: authorize programs and activities to support transportation and housing options that will assist families in reducing transportation costs (see H.R. 6495), H6576 [15JY]

U.N.: direct U.S. funding to the U.N. Population Fund for essential women's health services (see S. 2682), S1419 [29FE]

U.S. Housing Act: exclude assistance payments under certain post-foster care guardianship assistance programs from consideration as income (see H.R. 5645), H1770 [14MR]

Veterans: health care funding through reductions in LSC and Title X family planning programs funding (see H.R. 6712), H7785 [31JY]

———increase rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 2617), S815 [8FE]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 5826), H2442 [16AP]

Week of the Young Child: designate (see S. Res. 517), S3080 [16AP]

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see S. 2771), S2133 [13MR] (see H.R. 5461), H993 [14FE]

Women: assist throughout pregnancy by providing services that will alleviate financial, social, emotional, and other difficulties that may otherwise lead to abortion (see H.R. 7091), H9973 [25SE]

———reduce maternal mortality (see S. Res. 616), S6972 [21JY] (see H. Res. 1022), H1341 [5MR]

———support legislation promoting improved health care and access to health care (see S. Res. 638), S7905 [31JY]

Workforce Investment Act: implement Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development plans, integrate programs and resources, and provide supplementary grant assistance and additional activities (see S. 2744), S1876 [11MR]

Booklets

``Collapse of the Middle Class—Letters From Vermont and America'', S5438-S5441 [10JN]

———(excerpt), S5570 [12JN]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans (S. 1315), motion to proceed, S3169 [17AP], S3225 [22AP]

Economy: provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), S656 [5FE], S725 [6FE]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), motion to proceed, S530 [31JA], S581 [4FE]

LIHEAP: funding (S. 3186), motion to proceed, S7131 [23JY], S7508 [26JY]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, create energy tax incentives, and provide disaster relief (S. 3335), motion to proceed, S7554 [28JY], S7722 [30JY]

E-mails

Promote energy independence and security: several Idaho citizens, S5824, S5825 [19JN]

Excerpts

Law relative to transfer of entitlement to educational assistance to eligible dependents of Armed Forces members with critical military skills who agree to reenlist, S4140 [14MY]

Explanations

Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act (S. 3023), E2051-E2062 [27SE]

Letters

Dept. of HHS Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Program funding: several health organizations, S1970 [12MR]

Disability Savings Act: Katherine Beh Neas, Easter Seals, Inc., S1882 [11MR]

Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H7576 [30JY]

———Representative Dingell, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H7576, H7577 [30JY]

———Representative Rahall, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H7577 [30JY]

———Representative Rangel, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H7576 [30JY]

Fostering Connections to Success Act: Candy Hill, Catholic Charities USA (organization), H5931 [24JN]

———Karen Rousey, Baby Fold (organization), H5931 [24JN]

———Lisa M. Carr and Lisa Hassenstab, Lutheran Services in America (organization), H5930 [24JN]

———Nathan Monell and Misty Stenslie, Foster Care Alumni of America (organization), H5928 [24JN]

Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act: Conference of Chief Justices and Conference of State Court Administrators, H8316 [17SE]

———Ruth Kagi, National Conference of State Legislatures, H8316 [17SE]

———several organizations, H8315 [17SE]

GAO feasibility study on providing an insurance benefit to Federal employees which affords partial or total wage replacement with respect to periods of qualified leave: Ralph Dawn, GAO, H5606 [19JN]

Improving Access to Mainstream Financial Institutions Act: Dan Mica, Credit Union National Association, Inc., S9638 [26SE]

———Dennis K. Tanimoto, Hawaii Credit Union League, S7970 [31JY]

———Fred R. Becker, Jr., National Association of Federal Credit Unions, S7970 [31JY]

———Larissa Meinecke, Hawai'i Alliance for Community-Based Economic Development, S7971 [31JY]

———Robin Puanani Danner, Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, S7970 [31JY]

Increase food stamp benefits: several Representatives, H922 [13FE]

LIHEAP funding: Coalition of Northeastern Governors, S5810 [19JN]

———David P. Sloane, AARP, S958 [13FE]

———James H. Douglas and Jon Corzine, National Governors Association, S958 [13FE]

———Pete Hershberger, National Conference of State Legislatures, S958 [13FE]

Mother's Day Centennial Commemorative Coin Act: Representative Frank, Committee on Financial Services (House), H5172 [10JN]

———Representative Rangel, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5172 [10JN]

Protect child custody arrangements for parents who are Armed Forces members deployed in support of a contingency operation: Heather A. Watkins, H4203 [20MY]

———V. Eva Slusher, H4204 [20MY]

Provide stimulus for economic recovery: John Gay, National Restaurant Association, S105 [22JA]

———John J. Sweeney, AFL-CIO, S24 [22JA]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S104 [22JA]

———Senator Specter, S104, S105 [22JA]

Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act: several Senators, S649 [5FE]

Reduce maternal mortality: Representative Berman, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H4126 [19MY]

———Representative Dingell, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H4126 [19MY]

Repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation: Military Coalition, S8240 [10SE]

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) funding: Senator Kohl, Committee on Appropriations (Senate), S2097 [13MR]

Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal Act: Bill Frist, H8702 [23SE], E2120 [28SE]

Transfer of entitlement to educational assistance to eligible dependents of Armed Forces members with critical military skills who agree to reenlist: Michael L. Dominguez, Dept. of Defense, S4471 [20MY]

Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer Act: Jennifer Granholm and M. Jodi Rell, National Governors Association, S7465 [25JY]

Lists

E-mails addressing the impact of economic conditions on the middle class, S2780-S2782 [9AP], S3002, S3003 [15AP]

Organizations supporting Dept. of HHS Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Program funding, S1970 [12MR]

Organizations supporting H.R. 6307, Fostering Connections to Success Act, H5930 [24JN]

Organizations supporting S. 3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act, S7714 [30JY]

Take Your Daughter and Son to Work Day participants, S5445 [10JN]

Messages

Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance: President Bush, S8142 [8SE]

State of the Union: President Bush, S390-S394 [28JA]

Motions

Dept. of HHS: require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (H.R. 5876), H5961 [24JN]

Economy: provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), S656 [5FE], H786 [7FE]

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 (H.R. 5781), H5608 [19JN]

LIHEAP: funding (S. 3186), S7131 [23JY]

Mother's Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1113), H3131 [7MY]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, create energy tax incentives, and provide disaster relief (S. 3335), S7554 [28JY]

Poems

``Art of a Good Marriage,'' Wilfred A. Peterson, E85 [28JA]

``Little Chap Who Follows Me'', S5653 [16JN]

``One Less Angel Will Cry,'' Julie Rich, E64 [23JA]

Press releases

And the Emmy Award Goes to—The US Family Health Plan and the National Military Family Association: Michelle Joyner, National Military Family Association, and Susan Oakland, Marion Montgomery, Inc., E2359 [10DE]

Proclamations

Harold and Diane Keesee Recipients of Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award: Representative Space, E301 [5MR]

Pro Muskingum Family and Children First (organization) Recipient of Ohio Dept. of Education Asset Builder Award: Representative Space, E302 [5MR]

Tribute to Ernest L. and Lena M. Todd: Representative Space, E349 [11MR]

Remarks in House

Adoption: recognize and honor birthparents who carry out an adoption plan (H. Con. Res. 239), H10118 [26SE]

Agriculture: hunger and nutrition programs funding, H1976 [3AP], E1033 [22MY]

Aimar, Allen and Amber: tribute to birth of child, E1789 [15SE]

Alabama: anniversary of Children's Trust Fund of Alabama, E937 [15MY]

Alexander, Shane and Kara: tribute to birth of child, H2167 [10AP]

American Red Cross: commend emergency communications services provided to military servicemembers and their families (H. Res. 937), H7869, H7870 [9SE]

Armed Forces: commend military support groups for efforts to support servicemen and their families (H. Res. 1200), H8062-H8065 [15SE]

———ensure fair treatment of members discharged early due to being the only surviving child in a family in which an immediate family member was killed, MIA, or disabled in the line of duty (H.R. 6580), H7276-H7280 [29JY]

———guarantee residency of spouses of military personnel, H7250, H7251 [29JY]

———impact of the duration of military deployments on members and their families, H2938-H2945 [30AP]

———increase coverage in health plans for autistic child services, H4786 [22MY]

———protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members deployed in support of a contingency operation (H.R. 6048), H4202-H4206 [20MY], E1002 [21MY]

———require States to charge in-State tuition rates to members and their dependents who are domiciled or stationed on active duty in that State, H753, H755 [7FE]

———tribute to families of servicemembers (H. Con. Res. 295), H6422-H6424 [14JY], E1467 [15JY], E1507 [21JY]

———tribute to mothers of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, H6201 [8JY]

Army: anniversary of Residential Communities Initiative, E82 [28JA]

Asian Pacific Americans: provide assistance for family reunification, E917 [14MY]

Baltimore, MD: anniversary of Hunting Hills Swim Club, E1206 [11JN]

———tribute to wedding of Allison C. McLeod and Nathaniel L. Sandstrom, E1637 [31JY]

Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.: tribute to California East Bay chapter #101, E121 [6FE]

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

Brooklyn, MI: anniversary of Walker Tavern Farmer's Picnic, E1367 [26JN]

Brooklyn, NY: tribute to community coalition efforts to retain affordable housing by submitting bid to purchase Starrett City apartment complex, E406 [13MR]

Brunswick, OH: inclusion in Family Circle (publication) list of ``10 Best Towns for Families'', H7142 [24JY]

Burt, Travis R., and Elizabeth Hatchell: tribute to birth of child, E487 [2AP]

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, H7062 [24JY], H7864 [9SE], H7995-H7998, H8000 [10SE], H8022 [11SE], H8131, H8141 [16SE], H8281, H8383-H8388 [17SE], H8402 [18SE], H8581, H8582, H8584 [23SE], H9090 [24SE], H9873, H9874 [25SE], H9977 [26SE], H10313, H10314 [28SE]

California: express support and sympathy to victims of Summit Fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains, E1114 [3JN]

Callahan, Paul and Jenni: tribute to birth of child, E2198 [2OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda for a ceremony honoring the service and sacrifice of our troops and their families in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and throughout the world (H. Con. Res. 313), H1432 [10MR]

Caribbean nations: prevalence of domestic violence, E531 [8AP]

Charities: encourage partnership between private and charitable organizations within the faith-based initiative in order to improve quality of life, H4055 [15MY]

Chicago, IL: anniversary of Metropolitan Family Services, E82 [28JA]

Child Advocacy Center of Genesee County (organization): tribute, E2276 [19NO]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: funding, H2256-H2263 [14AP], H2358 [16AP], E618 [15AP]

Children and youth: assist foster children in developing or maintaining connections to family, community, support, health care, and school (H.R. 6307), H5921-H5932 [24JN], E1377 [26JN], E1494 [17JY], E1774 [11SE]

———connect foster youth to the workforce through internship programs and encourage employers to increase employment opportunities for foster youth (H. Res. 1332), H7271, H7272 [29JY], H7709 [31JY], E1644 [1AU]

———create conditions, structures, and supports needed to ensure permanency for unaccompanied youth (H.R. 3409), H5072 [9JN]

———establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children, H8315 [17SE]

———establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (H.R. 2188), E1494 [17JY], E1774 [11SE]

———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, E849 [7MY]

———make grants to carry out activities to prevent teen pregnancy in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities (H.R. 468), E2119 [28SE]

———permit educational agencies and institutions to disclose information to parents of students who may pose a significant risk to their own safety or well-being or to the safety or well-being of others, H646 [7FE], H7666 [31JY]

———support former foster care youth, recognize organizations and individuals that assist former foster care youth, and review foster care youth transition programs (H. Res. 1208), H4173-H4175 [20MY], E1083 [23MY]

———tribute to public child welfare agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private entities providing services for foster children (H. Res. 789), H3717-H3719 [13MY]

Christian Family Services, Inc.: tribute to Loving Choices Pregnancy Centers of Northwest Arkansas, E2090 [27SE]

Colleges and universities: allow parents access to academic, disciplinary, and other records of dependent children, H634 [7FE]

Columbus, GA: tribute to Stork Medical, LLC, and Community Blood Services (business) for partnership providing cord blood storage to Armed Forces members, E1076 [23MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 110th Congress, H435 [23JA]

Congressional Club: anniversary, E1128 [3JN]

———anniversary (H. Res. 1026), H4086-H4089 [19MY], H4402 [21MY], E327 [6MR], E972, E977 [20MY], E1001 [21MY], E1013, E1027 [22MY], E1094 [23MY], E1223 [12JN]

Connecticut State Dental Association: tribute to Connecticut Mission of Mercy free dental clinics, H2249 [14AP]

Constitutional amendments: definition of marriage, H4052, H4055 [15MY]

Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (H.R. 4133), H6325 [9JY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: coordinate recruiting and assignment procedures to allow senior citizens and their grandchildren to share volunteer opportunities and/or be assigned to the same geographic areas, H1386 [6MR]

———give priority to veterans for services, promote services for military families, and report efforts to increase the number of veterans serving in national service positions, H1381, H1382 [6MR]

Creech, Zeke and Bess: tribute to birth of child, E1499 [17JY]

Crime: condemn Muslim practice of ``honor killing'' in order to protect religious beliefs, H6 [15JA], H6386 [10JY], H7864 [9SE]

———protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct resulting in gender-motivated crimes on employer-controlled premises (H.R. 6927), E1823 [17SE]

Dallas, TX: tribute to mothers in the Dallas area who passed away recently, E813 [5MY]

Daniel Memorial (organization): anniversary of child service agency, E1468 [15JY]

Darkness to Light (organization): National Crime Prevention Association Crime Prevention Program of the Year award recipient, E752 [29AP]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H28, H29 [16JA], H1831 [1AP], H1957, H1961 [2AP], H2275 [15AP], H2413-H2420 [16AP], H2455 [17AP], H2587, H2588 [23AP], H3012 [1MY], H4158 [20MY], H5785 [20JN], H5939 [24JN], H6014 [25JN], H6234 [9JY], H6662 [16JY], H7148 [24JY], H8585 [23SE]

DePriest, Robert and Donna: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipients, E2246 [3OC]

Dept. of Defense: anniversary of Army Family Action Plan, E1742 [9SE]

———develop a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military (H. Con. Res. 397), E1589 [29JY]

Dept. of Education: allow children who have lost a military parent or guardian in Iraq or Afghanistan to receive the maximum Pell Grant award, H766, H767 [7FE]

Dept. of Energy: Weatherization Assistance Program funding (H.R. 6538), H6830 [23JY]

———Weatherization Assistance Program funding (H.R. 6605), H7609 [30JY]

Dept. of HHS: improve residential treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women and programs to reduce substance abuse among nonviolent offenders, H8680 [23SE]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (H.R. 5876), H5949-H5962 [24JN], E1347 [25JN]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (H.R. 5876), consideration (H. Res. 1276), H5734-H5739 [20JN]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (H.R. 5876), motion to recommit, H5961 [24JN]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (H.R. 6358), H6075-H6080 [25JN]

———require parental consent before dispensing prescription drugs at residential programs, H5961 [24JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants for organizations to find missing adults, H8082 [15SE]

———provide grants to States and local governments for voluntary electronic monitoring services to help locate missing elderly individuals, H8083 [15SE]

———reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (H.R. 6503), H8097, H8098 [15SE], H8368 [17SE], E2231 [3OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans (S. 1315), H2736, H2737 [24AP], H5153 [10JN], H5966, H5967 [24JN], H7759 [31JY], H8401 [18SE], H8487-H8491 [22SE]

———modernize disability benefits claims processing system to ensure accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans and their families and survivors (H.R. 5892), H7256-H7263 [29JY], H7650 [31JY], E1635 [31JY]

———provide a dental insurance plan for certain veterans and their survivors and dependents (H.R. 6277), E1237 [17JN]

———provide comprehensive health care to children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (H.R. 5729), H4197, H4198 [20MY]

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 (H.R. 1553), H5296-H5300 [11JN], E1245 [17JN]

———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (H.R. 1881), H4121 [19MY]

Domestic policy: national objectives priority assignments, H283-H289 [16JA]

Economy: encourage recipients of rebate checks from the economic stimulus package to purchase American-made goods and services from American-owned companies (H. Res. 977), H5276, H5279 [11JN]

———establish a payroll tax holiday, H353 [22JA]

———extend certain tax relief provisions, H1612 [12MR], H1636, H1640, H1643, H1676 [13MR], H2273 [15AP], H2360 [16AP], H2954 [1MY], H5669 [19JN]

———impact of economic conditions on the middle class, H6234 [9JY], H7996 [10SE], H10702 [3OC]

———impact of tax cuts, H284 [16JA], H929, H935 [13FE], H2543-H2549 [22AP]

———provide stimulus for economic recovery, H374, H375 [22JA], H392, H393, H394, H432, H435-H441 [23JA], H2074 [9AP], H2324 [15AP], H2867 [30AP], H7863 [9SE], H8280 [17SE], H9300 [24SE], H10053, H10054, H10055, H10056 [26SE], H10948 [10DE]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), H459, H460 [28JA], H483, H484, H485-H509, H537, H538 [29JA], H626, H627, H784, H798, H799 [7FE], H874, H875, H935-H937 [13FE], H1319 [5MR], H1421 [10MR], H1807, H1808 [31MR], H1957, H1960 [2AP], H2273 [15AP], H2867 [30AP], H2990, H2991 [1MY], E120, E122 [6FE], E148 [7FE], E177, E182 [13FE], E211 [19FE]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), concur in Senate amendment, H786-H793 [7FE]

Education: California Appellate Court ruling on constitutional right of parents to homeschool their children, H1946 [2AP], E509 [4AP]

———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 (H.R. 2343), E1325 [24JN]

———permit loan limit increases for undergraduate students and families, H2462 [17AP]

———temporarily classify medical bill payments as extenuating circumstances which shall not interfere with the ability to receive Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) loans for tuition, H2465, H2466 [17AP]

Employment: allow the families of National Guard and Army Reserve members to use the Family and Medical Leave Act for leave purposes during the deployment and return of troops, H1959 [2AP]

———improve the lives of working families by providing medical, child care, and educational assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (H.R. 2392), H5599 [19JN]

———provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (H.R. 5873), E678 [22AP]

Etheridge, David and Casey: tribute to birth of child, E16 [15JA]

Familia Unida Living with Multiple Sclerosis (organization): tribute, E2208 [2OC]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow employees to take additional leave, parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities and clarify leave may be used for medical needs or to assist elderly relatives (H.R. 7233), E2164 [30SE]

———allow use by families of National Guard and Army Reserve members during the deployment and return of troops, H2942 [30AP]

———clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (H.R. 2744), H4096-H4098 [19MY], E1007 [21MY], E1033 [22MY]

Family Services Inc.: anniversary, E177 [13FE]

Fathers: recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (H. Res. 1243), H5075-H5077 [9JN], E1207 [11JN]

Father's Day: observance, E1216, E1226 [12JN]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H.R. 1108), H7546-H7577 [30JY], H7636 [31JY], E1663, E1699 [1AU]

Federal aid programs: impact of increasing food costs on school meal programs, H6237 [9JY]

Federal Drug Agents Foundation: tribute, E1517 [22JY]

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 (H.R. 5718), E541 [8AP]

———ensure that at least two-thirds of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 5781), H5585, H5595-H5611 [19JN], E1305, E1306 [20JN], E1344 [25JN]

———ensure that at least two-thirds of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 5781), consideration (H. Res. 1277), H5586-H5594 [19JN]

———ensure that at least two-thirds of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 5781), motion to recommit, H5608, H5609 [19JN]

———increase maximum age up to which an individual may be afforded health coverage as a dependent child under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (H.R. 5550), E328 [6MR]

———prohibit Federal employees not compliant with a court-ordered child support arrangement from receiving paid parental leave, H5608, H5609 [19JN]

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, H3134, H3135, H3140 [7MY], H3198, H3199, H3303 [8MY]

———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 (H.R. 5830), H3123 [7MY]

Food: address domestic and international food security crisis, H2831 [29AP], E759 [29AP]

Food Stamp Act: ensure judicial enforcement of provisions, H4651 [22MY]

Food stamps: increase benefits, H538 [29JA], H922 [13FE]

Foster parents: recognize contributions (H. Res. 1185), H4171-H4173 [20MY], E1007 [21MY]

GAO: submit to Congress a report on feasibility and desirability of providing an insurance benefit to Federal employees which affords partial or total wage replacement with respect to periods of qualified leave, H5605, H5606 [19JN]

Gold Star Wives of America, Inc.: remove restriction on the federally chartered corporation, and directors and operators of the corporation, attempting to influence legislation (H.R. 6118), E1039 [22MY]

Health: increase provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions (S. 1810), H9918-H9920 [25SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H10-H16 [15JA], H561 [6FE]

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

Hewlett, Alex and Angela: tribute to birth of child, H7137 [24JY]

Homosexuality: California Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriages, H4052 [15MY]

Horejsi, John: Fairfax County, VA, Federation of Citizens Associations Fairfax County Citizen of the Year award recipient, E307 [5MR]

House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H5735, H5736 [20JN]

Housing: aid families and neighborhoods facing home foreclosure and address the subprime mortgage crisis, H2284 [15AP], H2633 [23AP], H8402 [18SE], H10798, H10799 [3OC]

———payment of administrative fee to public housing agencies to cover costs of family self-sufficiency programs in connection with the Dept. of HUD housing choice voucher program (H.R. 3018), H8703-H8705 [23SE], H9938 [25SE]

Hugo, MN: express support and sympathy to victims of tornado, H5175 [10JN]

Hurricanes: urge individuals to prepare for hurricane season, H5221 [11JN]

Immigration: clarify citizenship status of children born in the U.S. to parents who are illegal immigrants, H4050 [15MY]

———reform, H7635 [31JY]

Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (H.R. 1514), H1808 [31MR]

Iraq: impact of financial costs of war on U.S. domestic priorities, H1317, H1320 [5MR], H6327 [9JY]

Isakson, Senator: tribute to participation in the Thanks Mom & Dad Fund celebration, E1287 [19JN]

Johnson County, KS: inclusion in Forbes (publication) ``Best Places to Raise a Family'' list, E1682 [1AU]

Kansas: tribute to State legislation streamlining school transfer process for children of military personnel, E766 [29AP]

Kaplan, Andrew and Danleigh: tribute to birth of twins, E1597, E1615 [30JY]

Kenya: tribute to the United Orphanage and Academy, E59 [22JA]

Lake County, CA: tribute to Team DUI, E2270 [19NO]

Lawyers and attorneys: establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney network to represent domestic violence victims (H.R. 6088), E976 [20MY]

Lewisville, TX: tribute to Child Advocacy Center, E1926 [25SE]

Lifetrack Resources (organization): anniversary, E1891 [24SE]

LIHEAP: funding, H265 [16JA], H607, H611 [6FE], H1581 [12MR], H3890 [15MY], H4327 [21MY], H6581 [16JY], H6827, H6828, H6829 [23JY], H7609 [30JY], H9228 [24SE], E947 [15MY]

———funding (H.R. 6538), H6830 [23JY]

Livingston Township, NJ: tribute to support efforts of military families, E1010 [21MY]

Louisville, KY: tribute to Home of the Innocents (health care facility), E1140 [4JN]

March for Life: commend marchers and recognize the right to life, H378-H387 [22JA]

McGrain, Michael and Jacqueline: tribute to birth of child, E669 [22AP]

MegaSkills Education Center (organization): anniversary, E1668 [1AU]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (H.R. 2268), H5170-H5172 [10JN]

———observance, E877 [8MY]

———support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1113), H3041, H3042 [5MY], E849 [7MY]

Mount Kemble Home, Inc.: anniversary, E1269 [18JN]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1432), H8319-H8324 [17SE], H8454 [18SE]

National Adoption Month: observance, E2329 [20NO]

———support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1432), H8319-H8324 [17SE], H8454 [18SE]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (H. Res. 1097), H2241-H2243 [14AP], E611 [15AP]

National Childcare Provider Appreciation Day: observance, E862 [8MY]

National Crittenton Foundation: anniversary, H2323 [15AP], E598, E600 [14AP], E629 [16AP], E644, E645, E646, E650, E651 [17AP]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H10686 [2OC], E2175 [30SE]

National Estate Planning Awareness Week: designate (H. Res. 1499), H10211 [27SE]

National Foster Care Month: observance, E1013 [22MY]

National Grandparents Day: observance, E1774 [11SE]

National Health Care Decisions Day: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 323), H2425 [16AP], H2501, H2502 [22AP], E704 [23AP]

National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1392), H10209 [27SE]

National Link Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1046), E406 [13MR]

National Military Family Association: Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Public Service Emmy Award recipient, E2359 [10DE]

National Missing Children's Day: observance (H. Res. 1142), H4094 [19MY], E980 [20MY]

National Missing Persons Day: establish (H. Res. 303), H775 [7FE]

National Month of the Military Child: observance, H2938-H2940 [30AP]

———observance (H. Res. 265), H2020-H2022 [8AP], E549 [9AP]

National Night Out: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1324), H7235-H7237 [29JY], H7707, H7776 [31JY], E1649, E1701 [1AU]

National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1375), H10214 [27SE]

National Siblings Day: support goals, E324 [6MR]

National Step Up for Kids Day: support goals (H. Res. 1430), H10115 [26SE]

National Work and Family Month: designate (H. Res. 1440), H10195 [27SE], E2097 [28SE]

Nickelodeon (television network): tribute to ``The Naked Brothers Band'' show, H1977 [3AP]

North Carolina: express support and sympathy to victims of tornado, E2290 [20NO]

North Highlands, CA: tribute to Child Abuse Prevention Center honorees, E874 [8MY]

Obama, Senator: views on abortion, H1976 [3AP]

Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (H.R. 6950), H8700-H8703 [23SE], E1849 [18SE], E2120 [28SE]

———establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (H.R. 7198), H10629 [29SE], E2209 [2OC]

Otto, Tim and Catherine: tribute to birth of child, E16 [15JA]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H6335 [9JY], H6356 [10JY], H7153, H7154 [24JY]

Philips, Sunny and Jay: tribute to birth of child, E1691 [1AU]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: tribute to Sex Ed Week of Action campaign, E2088 [27SE], E2221 [3OC]

Poe, Kurt and Suzy: tribute to birth of child, H3860 [14MY]

Postal Service: authorize free mail privileges for family members of military personnel serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, H4755 [22MY]

Public welfare programs: allow funds provided to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to be used for alternative-to-abortion services (H.R. 4852), H387 [22JA]

———connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, and improve incentives for adoption (H.R. 6893), H8304-H8319, H8320 [17SE], E1820 [17SE], E2047 [27SE], E2230 [3OC]

———provide for pass through of all child support collected on behalf of families receiving assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, H4994 [5JN]

Reed, Michelle: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, E2234 [3OC]

Republican Party: evaluation of economic policies, H8142, H8144 [16SE]

———national agenda, H1961 [2AP]

Rich, Julie: March for Life Education and Defense Fund poetry contest participant, E64 [23JA]

Roma, TX: tribute to Mujes de Ecelencia (organization) women's health care outreach program, E701 [23AP]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: authorize appropriations (H.R. 5524), H5069-H5073 [9JN], E384 [13MR]

———authorize appropriations (S. 2982), H10113 [26SE]

San Francisco, CA: tribute to Marines' Memorial Association, E121 [6FE]

San Mateo County, CA: anniversary of Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse (CORA) (organization), E1188 [10JN]

Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (H.R. 6064), H8078-H8083 [15SE], H8368 [17SE], E2217 [3OC]

Sesame Workshop (organization): tribute to release of DVDs designed to help families cope with military deployments, H2939 [30AP]

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]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program, H2249 [14AP], H6495 [15JY]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), H6332 [9JY]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), veto, H267 [16JA], H378 [22JA], H391, H392, H394, H395-H407, H434, H436, H439, H440 [23JA], H2865 [30AP], E83, E84 [28JA]

———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3864), H396 [23JA]

———require States to help alien children in the child welfare system apply for all forms of immigration relief (H.R. 6649), E1603 [30JY]

Solomon, Toby: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, E2107 [28SE]

SSI: eliminate the unfair and disadvantageous treatment of cash military compensation other than basic pay, H4170 [20MY]

Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) of Northern Virginia (organization): anniversary, E1606 [30JY]

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

———anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H974 [14FE], E67 [23JA], E77, E78 [28JA], E128 [6FE], E182 [13FE]

Taxation: earned income tax credit, E175 [13FE]

———enhance taxpayer protections and outreach, H2310 [15AP]

———include senior citizens and disabled veterans in the provision of recovery rebates to individuals, H791 [7FE]

———make certain tax benefits permanent law (H.R. 2734), H2303 [15AP], H2365, H2371 [16AP], H2543, H2546, H2548, H2549 [22AP]

———make permanent law the treatment of tax-exempt combat pay as earned income for purposes of the earned income credit (H.R. 3529), H4395 [21MY]

———provide a refundable credit against income tax to assist individuals with high residential energy costs (H.R. 6321), H7792 [1AU]

———provide an economic stimulus for individuals, H5669 [19JN]

———provide middle class tax relief while closing tax loopholes (H.R. 6595), H7063 [24JY], E1624 [30JY]

———provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system, H1610 [12MR], H2323 [15AP]

———provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system (H.R. 1040), H1441-H1443 [10MR], H2325 [15AP]

———rates, H612, H613 [6FE], H932 [13FE], H1059-H1065 [26FE], H1224 [5MR], H1555, H1556, H1566, H1568, H1571, H1577-H1584, H1587-H1596, H1612, H1616 [12MR], H1624, H1636-H1638, H1640, H1642, H1650, H1652, H1658 [13MR], H1892, H1949-H1955 [2AP], H2273 [15AP], H2360, H2364 [16AP], H2543-H2549 [22AP], H4341-H4344 [21MY], H4990-H4998 [5JN], E619 [15AP]

———repeal sunset on marriage penalty relief and prevent reductions of child tax credit, H1128 [27FE]

———simplify Internal Revenue Code and make tax system fairer and more fiscally responsible, H927 [13FE], H1440 [10MR]

Taylor, Heath P. and Julie Hartley: tribute to birth of child, E869 [8MY]

Technology: develop the next generation of parental control technology (S. 602), H10807 [3OC]

Texas: child custody hearings for children removed from polygamist community, H2453 [17AP]

———express support and sympathy to victims of Hurricane Ike, H8142 [16SE]

———provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Ike, H9226 [24SE]

Transportation: authorize programs and activities to support transportation and housing options that will assist families in reducing transportation costs (H.R. 6495), H6475 [15JY], E1459 [15JY]

U.N.: U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund relative to family planning activities in the People's Republic of China, E1451 [14JY]

U.S. Council of Mayors: adoption of immigration-related resolutions, E1435 [10JY]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: prohibit use of funds for any organization or program which supports or participates in the management of coerced abortions or involuntary sterilization, H7116 [24JY]

University of Idaho: tribute to Operation Education for providing educational assistance to severely and permanently wounded veterans and their spouses, E1035 [22MY]

US Family Health Plan (organization): Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Public Service Emmy Award recipient, E2359 [10DE]

Veterans: increase rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 2617), H7907-H7909 [9SE], E1777 [11SE]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 5826), H4198, H4199 [20MY], H7908 [9SE], E1002 [21MY], E1056 [23MY]

Week of the Young Child: observance, H2256-H2263 [14AP], H2327 [15AP]

West Virginia: Army National Guard recipient of Army Chief of Staff Communities of Excellence Award recipient, E1042 [22MY]

Winiarski, Warren and Barbara: Napa County, CA, Grandparents of the Year award recipients, E1824 [17SE]

Women: reduce maternal mortality (H. Res. 1022), H3781, H3783 [14MY], H4124-H4127 [19MY], H4433 [21MY]

———reduce maternal mortality rates among African American women in the U.S., H3780 [14MY]

Remarks in Senate

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (S. Con. Res. 104), S9606 [26SE]

Agriculture: hunger and nutrition programs funding, S5437 [10JN], S7742 [30JY]

Alcoholic beverages: minimum drinking age, S8938 [17SE]

Armed Forces: ensure fair treatment of members discharged early due to being the only surviving child in a family in which an immediate family member was killed, MIA, or disabled in the line of duty (H.R. 6580), S8004, S8005 [1AU]

———extend to members with dependents the second basic housing allowance for National Guard, Reserve, and retired members without dependents who are mobilized in support of a contingency operation (S. 2930), S3585 [30AP]

———provide a special displacement allowance for members without dependents and provide for an annual percentage increase in the amount of the family separation allowance (S. 3057), S4797 [22MY]

———provide for a comprehensive research effort on the physical and mental health and other readjustment needs of members and veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, S7010 [22JY]

———provide for presentation of a U.S. flag to the children of members who die in service (S. 2882), S3154 [17AP]

———provide travel and transportation allowances for family members of members of the uniformed services with serious inpatient psychiatric conditions (S. 2689), S1594 [5MR]

———transfer of entitlement to educational assistance to eligible dependents of members, S5730 [18JN], S5813, S5814 [19JN]

———transfer of entitlement to educational assistance to eligible dependents of members with critical military skills who agree to reenlist, S4140-S4143 [14MY], S4471 [20MY]

Army: anniversary of Residential Communities Initiative, S1198 [26FE]

Boise, ID: express support and sympathy to victims of fire, S9271 [23SE]

Budget: provide for a point of order against legislation that increases gas prices, S2071 [13MR]

———provide for a point of order against legislation that increases income tax rates, S1459 [3MR], S1960, S1962, S1988 [12MR], S2053 [13MR]

———use projected surplus to provide tax relief to middle class families, small businesses, homeowners, hurricane disaster victims, and military personnel, S1840-S1846, S1854, S1864-S1867 [11MR], S1916, S1985 [12MR], S2037, S2040, S2095 [13MR], S4608 [21MY]

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, S5584 [12JN], S7563 [28JY], S7986 [1AU], S8364-S8367 [11SE], S8512 [15SE], S8809, S8821, S8829-S8836 [16SE], S8907-S8910 [17SE], S8966, S8999-S9001 [18SE], S9189 [22SE], S9368 [24SE], S9463 [25SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda for a ceremony honoring the service and sacrifice of our troops and their families in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and throughout the world (H. Con. Res. 313), S1839 [11MR]

Champlain Housing Trust (organization): U.N. World Habitat Award recipient, S7774 [30JY]

Cheyenne River Youth Project (organization): anniversary, S7773 [30JY]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: improve access to high quality early learning and child care for low income children and working families (S. 2980), S3794 [6MY]

———provide safe and affordable child care for low income children and working families (S. 3620), S9685 [26SE]

Children and youth: connect foster youth to the workforce through internship programs and encourage employers to increase employment opportunities for foster youth (S. Res. 630), S7638 [29JY]

———establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (S. 661), S4175 [14MY]

———extend adoption incentives program, authorize States to establish a relative guardianship program, and promote adoption of children with special needs (S. 3038), S9262 [23SE]

———extend grant program for drug-endangered children, S7888 [31JY]

———extend grant program for drug-endangered children (H.R. 1199), S9350 [24SE]

———extend grant program for drug-endangered children (H.R. 1199), unanimous-consent request, S9228 [23SE]

———extend grant program for drug-endangered children (S. 1210), S9188 [22SE]

———prohibit States from charging child support recipients for the collection of child support (S. 3706), S10670 [19NO]

Children's Home Society of Idaho: anniversary, S2635 [7AP]

Clarke, Rick and Kathy: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipients, S8851 [16SE]

Colorado: honor and express condolences to families of firefighters killed in fires, S3066 [16AP]

Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S) (organization): anniversary (S. Res. 562), S4120 [13MY]

Congressional Club: anniversary (S. Res. 578), S4847 [22MY]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (S. 3068), S4804 [22MY]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 2543), S107 [22JA]

———protect children from online predators, enhance efforts to eliminate child pornography, and help parents protect children from inappropriate material (S. 1965), S4837, S4838 [22MY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S16, S18 [22JA], S1492-S1495, S1509 [4MR], S3339, S3344-S3347 [24AP], S4047 [13MY], S5640 [16JN], S5724-S5730 [18JN], S7985, S7987 [1AU]

Dept. of Defense: provide for travel expenses of survivors to attend memorial service of Armed Forces members who die on active duty, S8830 [16SE]

Dept. of Energy: Weatherization Assistance Program funding, S5190 [5JN], S7247 [24JY]

Dept. of HHS: Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Program funding, S1970-S1972 [12MR]

———proposed regulation to change the definition of abortion, S7141 [23JY]

———reauthorize Adoption Incentive Program, S4174 [14MY], S4781, S4782 [22MY]

———reauthorize and extend the fetal alcohol syndrome prevention and services program (S. 2141), S2813 [9AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish a Federal Polygamy Task Force and authorize assistance for victims of polygamy (S. 3313), S7156 [23JY]

———increase local law enforcement funding to enforce prohibition against taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, S2069, S2070 [13MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans and their surviving spouses and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (S. 3167), S5837 [19JN]

———enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans (S. 1315), S1038, S1043 [14FE], S3288-S3299 [23AP], S3337, S3343, S3347-S3355, S3376, S3377 [24AP], S3435-S3437 [28AP], S4889 [2JN], S7808 [31JY], S8996 [18SE]

———enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans (S. 1315), motion to proceed, S3169 [17AP], S3171 [18AP], S3178-S3181 [21AP], S3213-S3216, S3221-S3226, S3232, S3236, S3238-S3242, S3244-S3248 [22AP]

———enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans (S. 1315), unanimous-consent request, S3226, S3248, S3249 [22AP], S8996 [18SE], S9388, S9389 [24SE]

———provide a dental insurance plan for certain veterans and their survivors and dependents (S. 3178), S5964 [23JN]

———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, S8241, S8244, S8245, S8264 [10SE]

———require pilot program on the use of community-based organizations to ensure that veterans receive the care and benefits they need (S. 2796), S2356 [2AP]

Desormeaux Family Foundation, Inc.: tribute to Life Banquet, S781 [7FE]

Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (S. Res. 538), S3453 [28AP]

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 (H.R. 1553), S6857, S6858, S6860 [16JY], S6931 [17JY]

———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 (S. 911), S1111, S1112 [25FE]

———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (S. 937), S7619 [29JY]

Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, S8367 [11SE]

Duffield, Steven and Cara: tribute to birth of child, S10937 [11DE]

Dunford, Jeff and Amy: Congressional Coalition on Adoption West Virginia Angels in Adoption nominees, S8274 [10SE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs, S1858 [11MR]

Economy: extend certain tax relief provisions, S1439 [3MR], S1550 [5MR], S2072, S2073 [13MR], S3003 [15AP], S4251-S4253, S4255, S4264 [15MY]

———impact of economic conditions on the middle class, S2780-S2782 [9AP], S3002 [15AP], S3685-S3688 [1MY], S4095-S4097 [13MY], S5569 [12JN], S5727, S5728, S5745 [18JN], S6526, S6527 [10JY], S8934-S8938 [17SE], S9611 [26SE]

———impact of tax cuts, S634 [5FE], S3012 [15AP], S5559 [12JN]

———national objectives priority assignments, S5385, S5387 [9JN]

———provide stimulus for economic recovery, S23-S25, S34-S36, S39-S41, S45, S48-S52 [22JA], S159-S161, S193, S202 [23JA], S270-S275 [24JA], S305, S310, S322-S326 [25JA], S374 [28JA], S403, S417-S420, S434-S440 [29JA], S1441 [3MR], S1586-S1590 [5MR], S2097 [13MR], S8810 [16SE], S9167 [18SE], S10536, S10542-S10544 [17NO]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), S408 [29JA], S460-S470, S474, S478-S480, S483 [30JA], S507, S509, S511-S526, S530, S532-S535 [31JA], S562, S581-S596 [4FE], S656, S672 [5FE], S679-S685, S688, S700-S702, S715-S725 [6FE], S754-S759, S762-S773 [7FE], S1183-S1185 [26FE], S1219, S1220, S1243 [27FE], S1735 [7MR], S3684 [1MY]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), motion to proceed, S454 [29JA], S530 [31JA], S580 [4FE], S613-S620, S622-S636, S648-S650, S655 [5FE]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), unanimous-consent agreement, S457 [29JA], S656 [5FE], S762 [7FE]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), unanimous-consent request, S623, S624, S656 [5FE], S762, S763 [7FE]

Father's Day: observance, S5590 [12JN], S5652 [16JN]

Federal employees: provide for 4 weeks of paid parental leave (S. 3140), S5662 [16JN]

Financial institutions: authorize a grant program to provide for expanded access to mainstream financial institutions (S. 3410), S7968 [31JY], S9638 [26SE]

Flag—U.S.: encourage display on Father's Day (H.R. 2356), S4288 [15MY]

Food: address domestic and international food security crisis, S3416 [28AP], S3469 [29AP]

———require semiannual indexing of mandatory Federal food assistance programs (S. 3614), S9680 [26SE]

Food Stamp Act: ensure judicial enforcement of provisions, S4747 [22MY]

Food stamps: increase benefits, S523 [31JA], S683 [6FE], S763 [7FE], S4157 [14MY], S4749-S4755 [22MY], S5436 [10JN]

Fort A.P. Hill, VA: Army Chief of Staff Communities of Excellence Award recipient, S4027 [12MY]

Health: increase provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions, S7888 [31JY]

———increase provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions (S. 1810), S1267 [27FE], S3370, S3373 [24AP], S8983, S8984 [18SE], S9341 [23SE]

———increase provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions (S. 1810), unanimous-consent request, S8984 [18SE], S9227 [23SE]

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system, S4126, S4127 [14MY]

———prevent the use of genetic information from unborn children and children in the process of being adopted, S3370 [24AP]

Housing: aid families and neighborhoods facing home foreclosure and address the subprime mortgage crisis, S2325 [2AP], S9582 [26SE], S10252 [1OC]

———aid families and neighborhoods facing home foreclosure and address the subprime mortgage crisis (S. 2734), S1743, S1781 [7MR], S1785 [10MR], S2254, S2278 [1AP], S2385 [3AP], S5781 [19JN]

———protect property and security of homeowners facing foreclosure proceedings, S5804 [19JN]

———protect property and security of homeowners facing foreclosure proceedings (S. 2888), S3160 [17AP]

Immigration: recapture family-sponsored and employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and prevent losses of such visas in the future (S. 3414), S9007, S9008 [18SE]

———recapture family-sponsored and employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and prevent losses of such visas in the future (S. 3414), unanimous-consent request, S9008 [18SE]

Iraq: impact of financial costs of war on U.S. domestic priorities, S1239 [27FE], S1729 [7MR]

IRS: tax collection enforcement, S1554 [5MR]

Kentucky: express support and sympathy to victims of Hurricane Ike, S8898 [17SE]

LIHEAP: funding, S59, S60 [22JA], S562, S581-S588, S590, S593, S594 [4FE], S619, S628, S637 [5FE], S679, S702, S720, S721 [6FE], S762 [7FE], S957-S960 [13FE], S1010-S1013, S1082 [14FE], S1935, S1962 [12MR], S2046, S2047, S2057 [13MR], S4578, S4587 [21MY], S5190 [5JN], S5789, S5809 [19JN], S5976 [24JN], S7247 [24JY], S9896, S9897 [27SE]

———funding (S. 3186), S6006 [24JN], S6097 [25JN], S6212 [26JN], S6535 [10JY], S6818-S6821 [16JY], S6879, S6885, S6886, S6924-S6927 [17JY], S6951 [21JY]

———funding (S. 3186), motion to proceed, S7126, S7131 [23JY], S7233, S7246-S7249, S7256, S7258-S7262 [24JY], S7458, S7462-S7466, S7472 [25JY], S7490, S7496-S7498, S7506-S7509, S7511, S7518, S7521 [26JY], S7566 [28JY]

———funding (S. 3186), unanimous-consent request, S6632 [14JY], S6879, S6880 [17JY], S7825, S7826 [31JY]

———funding (S. 3279), S7008 [22JY]

Mental health: ensure new mothers and their families are educated about postpartum depression, screened for symptoms, provided with essential services, and increase NIH research, S7888 [31JY]

———ensure new mothers and their families are educated about postpartum depression, screened for symptoms, provided with essential services, and increase NIH research (S. 1375), unanimous-consent request, S9228 [23SE], S9380, S9381 [24SE]

Military Kids Day: designate (S. Res. 565), S4202 [14MY]

Military Order of the Purple Heart: extend eligibility for associate membership to the spouse and siblings of Purple Heart recipients (H.R. 1119), S2981 [14AP]

Millar, Mark: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Angels in Adoption Award recipient, S8851 [16SE]

Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (S. 2883), S3154 [17AP]

———observance, S4004 [12MY]

National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 675), S9179 [22SE], S10303 [1OC]

National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 675), S9179 [22SE], S10303 [1OC]

National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 694), S10020, S10021, S10022 [27SE]

National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (S. Res. 531), S3393 [24AP]

———support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 112), S3727 [1MY]

National Crittenton Foundation: anniversary, S2815 [9AP], S3141 [17AP]

National Foster Care Month: observance, S4174, S4175 [14MY], S4781, S4782 [22MY]

National Health Care Decisions Day: support goals and ideals (S. Con. Res. 73), S2588 [3AP]

———support goals and ideals (S.J. Res. 29), S2008 [12MR]

National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 558), S4045 [12MY], S5436, S5437 [10JN]

National Month of the Military Child: observance (S. Res. 500), S2634 [7AP]

National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 646), S9179 [22SE]

National Safe Place Week: designate (S. Res. 488), S2188 [13MR]

National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 518), S3083 [16AP], S3210 [21AP]

National Support the Troops and Their Families Day: designate (S. Res. 473), S1654 [5MR]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: designate (S. Res. 710), S10957 [11DE]

———observance, S1199 [26FE]

Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (H.R. 7198), S10396 [1OC]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, S6679-S6684 [15JY]

Power resources: increase energy assistance for low-income persons and extend energy tax incentives (S. 3349), S7575 [28JY]

———provide emergency energy assistance (S. 3292), S6974 [21JY]

Public welfare programs: allow children in foster care to be placed with their parents in residential family treatment centers that provide safe environments for treating addiction and promoting healthy parenting (S. 3173), S5941 [20JN]

———connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, and improve incentives for adoption (H.R. 6893), S9218 [22SE], S9482 [25SE]

———ensure State support and retention of foster parents and award grants to improve foster care, kinship care, and adoptive parents (S. 3492), S10302 [1OC]

———extend and expand the number of States qualifying for supplemental grants under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, S6228 [26JN]

———extend and expand the number of States qualifying for supplemental grants under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 2820), S2448, S2449 [3AP]

Read Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 465), S1436 [29FE]

Reid, Senator: report on trip home, S15 [22JA]

Republican Party: national agenda, S5730-S5733 [18JN]

Richmond, VA: Defense Supply Center Richmond recipient of Army Chief of Staff Communities of Excellence Award recipient, S4027 [12MY]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: authorize appropriations, S6951 [21JY], S7888 [31JY]

———authorize appropriations (S. 2982), S3795 [6MY], S9548-S9551 [25SE], S9993 [27SE]

———authorize appropriations (S. 2982), unanimous-consent request, S9230 [23SE]

Senate: national objectives priority assignments, S434 [29JA]

Smith, Marilyn J.: National Network To End Domestic Violence (organization) Diane Reese Award recipient, S5939 [20JN]

Social Security: codify the unborn child rule allowing States to provide prenatal care to unborn children and their mothers under the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S1989 [12MR], S2082, S2084 [13MR]

———disapprove final rule imposing crowd-out strategies on States that expand income eligibility level for children under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S.J. Res. 44), S6942-S6944 [17JY]

———expand Federal benefit eligibility for children in foster care who have attained a certain age (S. 1512), S4174 [14MY]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S3462 [29AP]

———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), veto, S197 [23JA]

———facilitate coverage of pregnant women under the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S2082 [13MR]

Take Your Daughter and Son to Work Day: observance, S3392 [24AP], S5445 [10JN]

Taxation: earned income tax credit pay exception, S1832 [11MR]

———establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for reducing the income threshold used to calculate the refundable portion of the child tax credit with no inflation adjustment, S2093 [13MR]

———establish disability savings accounts (S. 2741), S1878 [11MR]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, create energy tax incentives, and provide disaster relief (S. 3335), S7433 [24JY], S7485 [25JY], S8263 [10SE], S8392 [11SE], S8520 [15SE], S8964 [18SE]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, create energy tax incentives, and provide disaster relief (S. 3335), motion to proceed, S7554 [28JY], S7585, S7586, S7593, S7594, S7611, S7616-S7619 [29JY], S7711-S7717, S7720-S7729, S7734-S7738, S7744, S7748, S7749, S7755-S7761 [30JY], S7881 [31JY], S7988 [1AU]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, create energy tax incentives, and provide disaster relief (S. 3335), unanimous-consent request, S7761 [30JY], S7824, S7825 [31JY]

———include senior citizens and disabled veterans in the provision of recovery rebates to individuals, S509, S511, S532-S535 [31JA], S580-S585, S589, S593, S596 [4FE], S616, S619, S627, S631, S633, S635 [5FE], S679-S681, S716-S725 [6FE], S755, S767-S769, S771, S772 [7FE]

———increase rate for top income tax brackets to provide funding for education and low-income individuals and families, S1950, S1952 [12MR], S2056, S2091 [13MR]

———increase tax rate on high income individuals, S10234-S10236, S10291 [1OC]

———lower income tax rates, provide estate tax relief, permanently extend certain education-related tax deductions and dividend and capital gain tax rate reductions, and protect retirement income, S1855 [11MR], S2041, S2093 [13MR]

———prohibit illegal aliens from collecting rebates under an economic stimulus plan, S521, S523 [31JA], S680, S716, S722 [6FE]

———provide estate tax relief and reform, S1806-S1808 [10MR], S1923-S1929, S1943-S1946 [12MR], S2044, S2075, S2076, S2093 [13MR]

———provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system, S2959 [14AP]

———rates, S616-S618 [5FE], S764, S768 [7FE], S1409 [29FE], S1459 [3MR], S1492-S1495, S1509 [4MR], S1550, S1553, S1563 [5MR], S1698 [6MR], S1795, S1805 [10MR], S1852 [11MR], S1915, S1917, S1952, S1984, S2031 [12MR], S2101 [13MR], S2986-S2990, S3000, S3003 [15AP], S3054 [16AP], S4248-S4251, S4263 [15MY], S4599-S4606 [21MY], S5007 [4JN], S5503 [11JN], S5559 [12JN], S5730, S5731 [18JN], S8356-S8361 [11SE], S8474 [12SE], S8966, S8981 [18SE]

———repeal alternative minimum tax on middle-income individuals, S1921 [12MR], S2042 [13MR]

———repeal Internal Revenue Code and replace with a flat tax, S2969 [14AP]

———S corporation reform (S. 3063), S4803 [22MY]

———simplify Internal Revenue Code and make tax system fairer and more fiscally responsible, S2996 [15AP]

———simplify Internal Revenue Code and make tax system fairer and more fiscally responsible (S. 1111), S2957 [14AP]

Technology: develop the next generation of parental control technology (S. 602), S10199 [1OC], S10601 [17NO]

Texas: express support and sympathy to victims of Hurricane Ike, S8510 [15SE], S8902, S8906 [17SE], S8964 [18SE]

———provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Ike, S8987 [18SE]

Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S8142 [8SE]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: prohibit use of funds for any organization or program which supports or participates in the management of coerced abortions or involuntary sterilization, S6643 [14JY], S6682, S6685 [15JY]

Veterans: increase rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 2617), S819 [8FE], S7795-S7797 [30JY]

Week of the Young Child: designate (S. Res. 517), S3103 [16AP]

———observance, S3138, S3139 [17AP], S3173 [18AP]

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (S. 2771), S2151 [13MR]

Women: reduce maternal mortality (S. Res. 616), S10423 [2OC]

———support legislation promoting improved health care and access to health care (S. Res. 638), S7975 [31JY]

Women Escaping a Violent Environment (WEAVE), Inc.: anniversary, S203 [23JA]

Reports filed

Child Safe Viewing Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 602) (S. Rept. 110-268), S1467 [3MR]

Conquer Childhood Cancer Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1553) (H. Rept. 110-706), H5213 [10JN]

Consideration of H.R. 5781, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1277) (H. Rept. 110-718), H5480 [17JN]

Consideration of H.R. 5876, Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1276) (H. Rept. 110-717), H5480 [17JN]

Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6503) (H. Rept. 110-846), H8126 [15SE]

Drug Endangered Children Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1210), S4791 [22MY]

Education Begins at Home Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 2343) (H. Rept. 110-818), H7805 [1AU]

Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1108) (H. Rept. 110-762), H6725 [17JY]

Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 5781) (H. Rept. 110-624), H3401 [8MY], H5480 [17JN]

FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 5830) (H. Rept. 110-619), H3049 [5MY]

Improved Adoption Incentives and Relative Guardianship Support Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3038) (S. Rept. 110-467), S8853 [16SE]

National Domestic Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1515), S7628 [29JY]

National Silver Alert Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6064) (H. Rept. 110-825), H7852 [8SE]

Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1810), S3206 [21AP]

Preservation of Records of Servitude, Emancipation, and Post-Civil War Reconstruction Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 390), S9279 [23SE]

Protect the Well-Being of Immigrant Soldiers and Their Families: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6020) (H. Rept. 110-912), H10827 [3OC]

Relief for Surviving Immigrant Spouses and Children: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6034) (H. Rept. 110-911), H10827 [3OC]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2982), S4791 [22MY]

Same-Day Consideration of Consideration of H.R. 5140, Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 941) (H. Rept. 110-520), H478 [28JA]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 955) (H. Rept. 110-522), H620 [6FE]

September 11 Family Humanitarian Relief and Patriotism Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1071) (H. Rept. 110-909), H10827 [3OC]

Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 5876) (H. Rept. 110-669), H4828 [22MY]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 5826) (H. Rept. 110-643), H4059 [15MY]

———Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 2617) (S. Rept. 110-430), S7278 [24JY]

Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 5892) (H. Rept. 110-789), H7305 [29JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Children and youth: tribute to public child welfare agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private entities providing services for foster children (H. Res. 789), H3719 [13MY]

Statements

Candlelight Vigil—Remembering Friends, Family and All Those Lost and Hurt in the Terrorist Attacks in Mumbai, India: Asian American Commission of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, E2350 [9DE]

Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: Congressional Black Caucus, H7572 [30JY]

Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act: Executive Office of the President, S7988 [1AU]

LIHEAP Funding: Southern Governors' Association, S958 [13FE]

NIH/LIHEAP/Mentoring Amendment to the Budget Resolution: Senator Specter, S1936 [12MR]

Pennsylvania Economic Snapshot: Committee on Economics (Joint), S324 [25JA]

Unless U Have Walked in Our Shoes: Brock DeAngelo, E1859 [22SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 239, recognize and honor birthparents who carry out an adoption plan, H10118 [26SE]

H. Con. Res. 295, tribute to families of servicemembers, H6423 [14JY]

H. Con. Res. 313, use of Capitol rotunda for a ceremony honoring the service and sacrifice of our troops and their families in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and throughout the world, H1432 [10MR]

H. Con. Res. 323, support goals and ideals of National Health Care Decisions Day, H2501 [22AP]

H. Res. 265, National Month of the Military Child, H2020 [8AP]

H. Res. 789, tribute to public child welfare agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private entities providing services for foster children, H3717 [13MY]

H. Res. 937, commend American Red Cross emergency communications services provided to military servicemembers and their families, H7869 [9SE]

H. Res. 977, encourage recipients of rebate checks from the economic stimulus package to purchase American-made goods and services from American-owned companies, H5276 [11JN]

H. Res. 1022, reduce maternal mortality, H4124 [19MY]

H. Res. 1026, Congressional Club anniversary, H4086 [19MY]

H. Res. 1097, National Child Abuse Prevention Month, H2241 [14AP]

H. Res. 1113, support goals and ideals of Mother's Day, H3041 [5MY]

H. Res. 1142, National Missing Children's Day, H4094 [19MY]

H. Res. 1185, recognize contributions of foster parents, H4171 [20MY]

H. Res. 1200, commend military support groups for efforts to support servicemen and their families, H8062 [15SE]

H. Res. 1208, support former foster care youth, recognize organizations and individuals that assist former foster care youth, and review foster care youth transition programs, H4173 [20MY]

H. Res. 1243, recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children, H5075 [9JN]

H. Res. 1276, consideration of H.R. 5876, Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act, H5734 [20JN]

H. Res. 1277, consideration of H.R. 5781, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act, H5587 [19JN]

H. Res. 1324, support goals and ideals of National Night Out, H7235 [29JY]

H. Res. 1332, connect foster youth to the workforce through internship programs and encourage employers to increase employment opportunities for foster youth, H7271 [29JY]

H. Res. 1375, support goals and ideals of National Runaway Prevention Month, H10214 [27SE]

H. Res. 1392, support goals and ideals of National Life Insurance Awareness Month, H10209 [27SE]

H. Res. 1430, support goals of National Step Up for Kids Day, H10115 [26SE]

H. Res. 1432, support goals and ideals of National Adoption Month and National Adoption Day, H8319 [17SE]

H. Res. 1440, National Work and Family Month, H10195 [27SE]

H. Res. 1499, National Estate Planning Awareness Week, H10211 [27SE]

H.R. 1108, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, H7546-H7568 [30JY]

H.R. 1553, Conquer Childhood Cancer Act, H5296 [11JN]

H.R. 2268, Mother's Day Centennial Commemorative Coin Act, H5170 [10JN]

H.R. 2744, Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act, H4096 [19MY]

H.R. 3018, Family Self-Sufficiency Act, H8703 [23SE]

H.R. 5140, Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act, H485-H487 [29JA]

H.R. 5524, Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act, H5069-H5071 [9JN]

H.R. 5729, Spina Bifida Health Care Program Expansion Act, H4197 [20MY]

H.R. 5781, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act, H5595, H5596 [19JN]

H.R. 5826, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, H4198 [20MY]

H.R. 5892, Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act, H7256-H7261 [29JY]

H.R. 6048, protect child custody arrangements for parents who are Armed Forces members deployed in support of a contingency operation, H4202 [20MY]

H.R. 6064, National Silver Alert Act, H8078-H8080 [15SE]

H.R. 6307, Fostering Connections to Success Act, H5921-H5927 [24JN]

H.R. 6358, Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act, H6075-H6078 [25JN]

H.R. 6503, Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program reauthorization, H8097 [15SE]

H.R. 6580, ensure fair treatment of Armed Forces members discharged early due to being the only surviving child in a family in which an immediate family member was killed, MIA, or disabled in the line of duty, H7276-H7278 [29JY]

H.R. 6893, Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act, H8304-H8313 [17SE]

H.R. 6950, Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal Act, H8700 [23SE]

H.R. 7198, Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal Act, H10629 [29SE]

S. 602, Child Safe Viewing Act, S10199 [1OC], S10601 [17NO], H10807 [3OC]

S. 1315, Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act, S3288-S3296 [23AP], S3355-S3363 [24AP], H8487-H8490 [22SE]

S. 1810, Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act, S9342 [23SE], H9918 [25SE]

S. 1965, Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act, S4837, S4839 [22MY]

S. 2617, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S7795 [30JY], H7907 [9SE]

S. 2741, Disability Savings Act, S1879-S1882 [11MR]

S. 2771, White House Conference on Children and Youth in 2010 Act, S2151-S2153 [13MR]

S. 2982, Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act, H10113-H10115 [26SE]

S. 2982, Runaway and Homeless Youth Protection Act, S3796-S3798 [6MY]

S. 3173, Keeping Families Safe Act, S5941 [20JN]

S. 3313, Victims of Polygamy Assistance Act, S7156 [23JY]

S. 3410, Improving Access to Mainstream Financial Institutions Act, S7969 [31JY]

S. 3614, National Hunger Relief Act, S9681 [26SE]

S. Con. Res. 73, support goals and ideals of National Health Care Decisions Day, S2485, S2588 [3AP]

S. Con. Res. 97, Dept. of Defense development of a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military, S8280 [10SE]

S. Con. Res. 104, support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event, S9606, S9722 [26SE]

S. Res. 465, Read Across America Day, S1433, S1436 [29FE]

S. Res. 473, express that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of the Armed Forces both at home and abroad and designate National Support the Troops and Their Families Day, S1599, S1654 [5MR]

S. Res. 488, National Safe Place Week, S2166, S2189 [13MR]

S. Res. 500, National Month of the Military Child, S2450 [3AP]

S. Res. 517, Week of the Young Child, S3082, S3103 [16AP]

S. Res. 518, National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week, S3082 [16AP], S3210 [21AP]

S. Res. 531, National Child Care Worthy Wage Day, S3408 [24AP]

S. Res. 538, Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans, S3448, S3453 [28AP]

S. Res. 555, Congressional Club anniversary, S3980 [8MY]

S. Res. 558, National Hunger Awareness Day, S4032, S4045 [12MY]

S. Res. 562, Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) (organization) anniversary, S4114, S4121 [13MY]

S. Res. 565, Military Kids Day, S4186, S4202 [14MY]

S. Res. 572, call upon the courts to uphold the fundamental and constitutional right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children, S4626 [21MY]

S. Res. 578, Congressional Club anniversary, S4809, S4847 [22MY]

S. Res. 602, support goals and ideals of National Life Insurance Awareness Month, S6170 [25JN]

S. Res. 616, reduce maternal mortality, S6976 [21JY], S10423 [2OC]

S. Res. 630, connect foster youth to the workforce through internship programs and encourage employers to increase employment opportunities for foster youth, S7638 [29JY]

S. Res. 638, support legislation promoting improved health care and access to health care for women, S7975 [31JY]

S. Res. 641, tribute to ``Focus on the Family'' radio program for induction into National Radio Hall of Fame, S7977 [31JY]

S. Res. 646, support goals and ideals of National Runaway Prevention Month, S8049 [1AU], S9180 [22SE]

S. Res. 675, support goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month, S9185, S9215 [22SE]

S. Res. 694, National Character Counts Week, S10010, S10021 [27SE]

S. Res. 710, National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week, S10751 [20NO], S10958 [11DE]

S.J. Res. 29, support goals and ideals of National Health Care Decisions Day, S2008 [12MR]

S.J. Res. 44, disapprove final rule imposing crowd-out strategies on States that expand income eligibility level for children under the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S6943 [17JY]