NORTON, ELEANOR HOLMES (a Delegate from the District of Columbia)

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: anniversary (see H. Res. 1088), H6578 [15JY]

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

America Saves Week: support (see H. Res. 957), H621 [6FE] (see H. Res. 996), H1031 [25FE]

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

American Pharmacists Month: designate (see H. Res. 1437), H8478 [18SE]

Amtrak: reauthorize (see H.R. 6003), H3402 [8MY]

Animals: ensure that domestic dog and cat fur is prohibited from being imported, exported, manufactured, sold, or advertised in the U.S. and require the labeling of all fur products under the Fur Products Labeling Act (see H.R. 891), H349 [17JA]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 6598), H9974 [25SE]

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 (see H.R. 5825), H2442 [16AP]

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

———honor service and achievements of women members and female veterans (see H. Res. 1054), H1771 [14MR]

———honor the sacrifice of mothers who have deployed to theaters of combat on behalf of the U.S. (see H. Res. 992), H1222 [4MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (see H.R. 3229), H1973 [2AP]

———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran (see H.R. 3119), H6177 [26JN]

———require pre- and post-deployment mental health screening for military personnel (see H.R. 2189), H622 [6FE]

Bicycles: recognize importance of bicycling in transportation and recreation (see H. Con. Res. 305), H1974 [2AP]

Brown, Monica L.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 320), H1974 [2AP]

Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 338), H3051 [5MY]

Burma: condemn undemocratic constitution and scheduled referendum (see H. Con. Res. 317), H2225 [10AP]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 311), H1417 [6MR]

Caribbean nations: urge continued humanitarian assistance to countries affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and Tropical Storms Fay and Hanna (see H. Con. Res. 438), H10300 [27SE]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5111 [9JN]

Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act: provide for continuing authorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network (see H.R. 5540), H2012 [3AP]

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

———establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see H.R. 2188), H3403 [8MY]

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

———provide disadvantaged children with dental services (see H.R. 1781), H6010 [24JN]

China, People's Republic of: end crackdown in Tibet and enter dialogue with the Dalai Lama to negotiate solution respecting distinctive Tibetan language, culture, religious identity, and fundamental freedoms (see H. Res. 1077), H2011 [3AP]

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

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H1074 [26FE]

Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 302), H1539 [11MR]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see H.R. 1185), H3885 [14MY]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see H.R. 1185), H3885 [14MY]

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

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

Dept. of HHS: establish demonstration programs on regionalized systems for emergency care and support emergency medical research (see H.R. 3173), H1618 [12MR]

———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H995 [14FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop policies, procedures, and programs for the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework relative to sharing of certain homeland security, terrorism, and weapons information (see H.R. 6193), H5043 [5JN]

———establish an Office of National School Preparedness and Response (see H.R. 5766), H6010 [24JN]

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

———reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program (see H.R. 5057), H2266 [14AP]

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

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

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

Disasters: enhance disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation capabilities (see H.R. 6658), H7627 [30JY]

Diseases: enhance public and health professional awareness and understanding of lupus and strengthen research efforts to identify the causes and cure of lupus (see H.R. 1192), H5044 [5JN]

———improve and enhance research and programs on cancer survivorship (see H.R. 4450), H3777 [13MY]

———issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer's disease research (see H. Res. 543), H5111 [9JN]

———provide for prostate cancer imaging research and education (see H.R. 3563), H5730 [19JN]

———support efforts to raise awareness, improve education, and encourage research of inflammatory breast cancer (see H. Res. 1300), H6578 [15JY]

District of Columbia: implement increase of funds made available for the compensation of attorneys representing indigent defendants (see H.R. 5551), H1417 [6MR]

Drugs: allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 5842), H6230 [8JY]

———eliminate certain increased penalties and minimum mandatory penalties for cocaine offenses, and use resulting savings for drug treatment and diversion programs for cocaine users (see H.R. 5035), H348 [17JA]

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

Elections: provide additional leave to Federal employees to serve as poll workers and direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States for poll worker recruitment and training (see H.R. 6339), H5796 [20JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 4926), H457 [23JA]

Families and domestic relations: 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]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand (see H.R. 1369), H1618 [12MR]

FCC: disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (see H.J. Res. 79), H6177 [26JN]

———prescribe rules regulating inmate telephone service rates (see H.R. 555), H4975 [4JN]

Federal employees: 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]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 6381), H6173 [26JN]

FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system of the U.S. (see H.R. 6038), H3776 [13MY]

———reauthorize Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program (see H.R. 6109), H4453 [21MY]

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

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

GAO: reform (see H.R. 5683), H1973 [2AP]

Global Entrepreneurship Week: designate (see H. Res. 1017), H6178 [26JN]

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

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

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

Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see H.R. 2216), H8397 [17SE]

Health: authorize a demonstration project for integrated health systems to expand access to primary and preventive care for the medically underserved (see H.R. 5544), H4151 [19MY]

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

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 6680), H7628 [30JY]

———support further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus (see H. Con. Res. 163), H1342 [5MR]

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

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

Housing: establish a commission to perform an examination of current foreclosure and mortgage lending crisis and make recommendations to address such problems (see H.R. 3666), H7789 [31JY]

———establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 3587), H7629 [30JY]

Human rights: increase global stability and security by reducing number of individuals who are de jure or de facto stateless and at risk of being trafficked (see H.R. 6520), H7059 [23JY]

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

Inglewood, CA: anniversary (see H. Res. 962), H1188 [3MR]

Insurance: provide coverage of screening mammography for women over 40 and for women at high risk for breast cancer if diagnostic mammography is covered (see H.R. 2708), H456 [23JA]

Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy for the purpose of easing tensions and normalizing relations between the U.S. and Iran (see H.R. 5056), H349 [17JA]

Iraq: provide for congressional consultation relative to certain long-term agreements and ensure that such agreements are in the form of a treaty to which the Senate has given advice and consent (see H.R. 4959), H622 [6FE]

———provide for recovery and stability (see H.R. 5488), H5045 [5JN]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 214), H6090 [25JN]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1552), H3403 [8MY]

———eliminate disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a uniform set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 5901), H2854 [29AP]

———permit a physician assistant to order or provide post-hospital extended care services, home health services, and hospice care (see H.R. 1178), H1702 [13MR]

———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 1665), H4832 [22MY]

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

Middle East: require the President to seek to institute a regional diplomatic plan (see H.R. 3797), H25 [15JA]

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

Motor vehicles: determine the maximum feasible fuel economy level achievable for cars and light trucks for a year based on certain gasoline price level projections (see H.R. 6643), H10700 [2OC]

MRSA Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 988), H7309 [29JY]

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

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

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

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

National Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 858), H1032 [25FE]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 299), H4062 [15MY]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 328), H2355 [15AP]

National Golf Day: designate (see H. Res. 1115), H2443 [16AP]

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

National New Deal Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 360), H7790 [31JY]

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

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 671), H7956 [9SE]

National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1328), H7956 [9SE]

National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1379), H7309 [29JY]

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

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

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

National security: enhance security and protect against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (see H.R. 5577), H1538 [11MR]

National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 393), H8397 [17SE]

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

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

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

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

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H2760 [24AP]

Olympic games: tribute to U.S. women's gymnastics team (see H. Res. 1428), H8129 [15SE]

Palladio, Andrea: anniversary of birth (see H. Con. Res. 407), H7809 [1AU]

Phelps, Michael: tribute for participation in Olympic games (see H. Res. 1418), H7853 [8SE]

Pran, Dith: tribute (see H. Res. 1109), H2659 [23AP]

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

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

Public lands: secure and conserve Federal public lands and natural resources along the international land borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 2593), H2070 [8AP]

Public Radio Recognition Month: designate (see H. Res. 1002), H1074 [26FE]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 1073), H2152 [9AP]

Reverend Earl Abel Post Office Building, Kansas City, MO: designate (see H.R. 6198), H8128 [15SE]

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

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

Saudi Arabia: disapprove issuance of a letter of offer relative to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and defense services to Saudi Arabia (see H.J. Res. 76), H390 [22JA]

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

Smithsonian Institution: carry out certain construction projects (see H.R. 6627), H7306 [29JY]

Social Security: ensure certain disability determinations on the basis of SSA hearings are made on a timely basis and monitor number of disability determinations under reconsideration (see H.R. 6485), H6825 [22JY]

———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2357), H3186 [7MY]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 5447), H1221 [4MR]

Surface Transportation Board: consider impact of certain railroad transactions on local communities (see H.R. 6707), H8276 [16SE]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 3934), H1822 [31MR]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 5784), H2265 [14AP]

———exclude combat zone compensation of Armed Forces members from employment taxes (see H.R. 1085), H2443 [16AP]

———exclude from income amounts received from certain unlawful discrimination claims and allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards from such claims (see H.R. 1540), H5481 [17JN]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H1183 [28FE]

———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H813 [7FE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 211), H1188 [3MR]

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

Theodore Roosevelt Scholarship Foundation: establish to encourage outstanding graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in the Federal Government (see H.R. 6160), H4830 [22MY]

Thomas Jefferson Census Bureau Headquarters Building, Suitland, MD: designate (see H.R. 5599), H1618 [12MR]

Tourist trade: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3232), H5215 [10JN]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (see H. Con. Res. 309), H1220 [4MR]

———authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (see H. Con. Res. 308), H1220 [4MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop and construct a facility on the campus of St. Elizabeths Hospital to serve as headquarters for the Coast Guard (see H.R. 7291), H10844 [19NO]

Dept. of the Interior: enter into a long-term ground lease for the operation and maintenance of Rock Creek, Langston, and East Potomac golf courses (see H.R. 5773), H2224 [10AP]

District of Columbia: exercise authority over Public Charter School Board in same manner authority is exercised over other District government entities (see H.R. 6322), H5729 [19JN]

———permit nonjudicial employees of the court system and other court-related services to include service prior to conversion to Federal status in determining retirement eligibility (see H.R. 5600), H1618 [12MR]

———revise firearms laws as necessary to comply with District of Columbia v. Heller Supreme Court decision while protecting law enforcement and security interests (see H.R. 6842), H7955 [9SE]

GAO: require appeals of personnel actions involving officers and employees to be considered by the Office of Special Counsel and the Merit Systems Protection Board (see H.R. 6822), H7808 [1AU]

George Washington University: commend for hosting Science Olympiad National Tournament (see H. Res. 1101), H2224 [10AP]

GSA: provide for the redevelopment of the Old Post Office Building in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 5001), H294 [16JA]

Smithsonian Institution: prohibit charging of any fee for admission to any permanent exhibit in any museum or facility (see H.R. 5424), H942 [13FE]

Voting: permit local jurisdictions within a State to conduct early voting in Federal elections (see H.R. 6077), H4060 [15MY]

Letters

District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act: Edward W. Brooke III, H5164 [10JN]

Remarks

Amtrak: reauthorize (H.R. 6003), H5248 [11JN]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investments, and economic and energy assistance (H.R. 7110), consideration (H. Res. 1507), H10061 [26SE]

Army PFC Juan Alonso Covarrubias Post Office Building, Waco, TX: designate (H.R. 3720), H358 [22JA]

Black History Month: observance, E225 [25FE]

———observance (H. Res. 942), H568 [6FE]

Brooke, Edward W., III: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1000), H568, H595 [6FE]

———award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 682), H5163 [10JN]

Charles L. Brieant, Jr., Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, White Plains, NY: designate (H.R. 6340), H7174 [29JY]

Civil rights: anniversary of the deaths of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, MS (H. Res. 1293), H5810 [23JN]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1338), H7686 [31JY]

Dept. of HHS: require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (H.R. 5876), H5951 [24JN]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (H.R. 3524), H310 [17JA]

District of Columbia: anniversary of St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church, E895 [13MY]

———establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (H.R. 1905), H2329-H2333 [15AP], H5163 [10JN]

———exercise authority over Public Charter School Board in same manner authority is exercised over other District government entities (H.R. 6322), E1284 [19JN]

———implement increase of funds made available for the compensation of attorneys representing indigent defendants (H.R. 5551), H1853 [1AP]

———permit nonjudicial employees of the court system and other court-related services to include service prior to conversion to Federal status in determining retirement eligibility (H.R. 5600), E375 [12MR]

———preserve existing Superior Court judgeships (S. 550), H1853 [1AP]

———Providence Hospital doctors inclusion in Washingtonian (publication) list of the region's best doctors, E889 [13MY]

———restore right to keep and bear arms, H8269, H8270 [16SE]

———revise firearms laws as necessary to comply with District of Columbia v. Heller Supreme Court decision while protecting law enforcement and security interests (H.R. 6842), H8259, H8260, H8269, H8270 [16SE]

———revise firearms laws as necessary to comply with District of Columbia v. Heller Supreme Court decision while protecting law enforcement and security interests (H.R. 6842), consideration (H. Res. 1434), H8170, H8174 [16SE]

———tribute to Black Pride Festival, E941 [15MY]

———tribute to Eastern High School Class of 1957, 1958, and 1959 reunions, E2202 [2OC]

Federal Protective Service: prohibit award of contracts under the contract security guard program to a business owned, controlled or operated by someone convicted of a felony (H.R. 3068), Senate amendment, H10140, H10141 [27SE]

FEMA: reauthorize Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program (H.R. 6109), H5816 [23JN]

GAO: require appeals of personnel actions involving officers and employees to be considered by the Office of Special Counsel and the Merit Systems Protection Board (H.R. 6822), E1696 [1AU]

Green, Darrell: Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, E705 [23AP]

GSA: provide for the redevelopment of the Old Post Office Building in the District of Columbia (H.R. 5001), H5818 [23JN], E30 [16JA]

Judge Richard B. Allsbrook Post Office, Roanoke Rapids, NC: designate (H.R. 4211), H364 [22JA]

Master Sergeant Kenneth N. Mack Post Office Building, Fort Worth, TX: designate (H.R. 3988), H357, H358 [22JA]

Monk, Art: Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, E705 [23AP]

National Crittenton Foundation: anniversary, E598 [14AP]

Poverty: express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (H. Con. Res. 198), H359, H362 [22JA]

Power resources: national energy policy, H6125 [26JN]

Russert, Timothy J., Jr.: tribute (H. Res. 1275), H5443 [17JN]

Smithsonian Institution: prohibit charging of any fee for admission to any permanent exhibit in any museum or facility (H.R. 5424), E184 [13FE]

Transportation: promote increased use of public transportation and alternative fuels in providing public transportation (H.R. 6052), H6125 [26JN]

Votes: position on missed, H5261 [11JN], H6140 [26JN], H6626 [16JY]

Voting: permit local jurisdictions within a State to conduct early voting in Federal elections (H.R. 6077), E936 [15MY]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: require local jurisdictions to establish a reliable source of funding for Metro operating and maintenance costs prior to receiving Federal funding, H5248 [11JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H346 [17JA], H617 [6FE], H7055 [23JY]

Tributes

Davis, Ray, E806 [1MY]

Gentile, Joseph C., E220 [25FE]

Woodson, Carter G., E225 [25FE]