DEATH AND DYING

Amendments

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

Articles and editorials

System of Neglect—As Tighter Immigration Policies Strain Federal Agencies, the Detainees in Their Care Often Pay a Heavy Cost, S5497-S5500 [11JN]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: delay any presumption of death in connection with the kidnapping in Iraq or Afghanistan of a retired member to ensure the continued payment of the member's retired pay (see H.R. 6140), H4830 [22MY]

———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]

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

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

———investigate suicides committed by members (see S. 2772), S2133 [13MR]

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

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

Cameron, David: tribute (see H. Res. 1366), H7058 [23JY]

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

———constitutional amendment to allow the death penalty, including when it is imposed for the rape of a child (see H.J. Res. 83), H3403 [8MY] (see H.J. Res. 96), H6176 [26JN]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit (see H.J. Res. 80), H2442 [16AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda to permit the last surviving veteran of World War I to lie in honor upon his death (see S. Con. Res. 100), S9204 [22SE]

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

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

Dept. of Defense: amend reporting requirements for military and political stability in Iraq in order to provide additional information on the number of combatants and non-combatants killed (see H.R. 7215), H10331 [28SE]

———enhance suicide prevention programs (see S. 2585), S543 [31JA] (see H.R. 5223), H620 [6FE]

———grant accredited members of the media access to military ceremonies and memorial services for soldiers who have died on active duty, and when remains of soldiers arrive at military installations (see H.R. 6662), H7628 [30JY]

———require an electronic database of information on the incidence of suicide among members of the Armed Forces (see S. 2780), S2133 [13MR]

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]

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

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]

———conduct a study on suicides among veterans (see S. 2899), S3257 [22AP]

———require forgiveness of certain debts of veterans who die from service-connected disabilities incurred on active duty in a combat zone (see S. 2536), S93 [22JA] (see S. 2550), S207 [23JA] (see H.R. 5148), H479 [28JA] (see H.R. 5155), H555 [29JA]

Duhulow, Aisha I.: condemn death by stoning of a 13-year-old girl in Somalia (see S. Res. 711), S10743 [20NO]

Education: increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other first responders (see H.R. 5516), H1183 [28FE]

Foreign Service: extend comparability pay adjustments to employees serving overseas and authorize a death gratuity payable to surviving dependents of employees who die as a result of injuries sustained while on duty (see S. 3426), S8035 [1AU]

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

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

Medicare: delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see S. 3484), S8479 [12SE] (see H.R. 6873), H8048 [11SE]

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see S. 2790), S2231 [31MR]

———provide a temporary moratorium on enforcement of the cap amount on payments for hospice care (see S. 2727), S1703 [6MR] (see H.R. 5542), H1416 [6MR]

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

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

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]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 537), S3442 [28AP]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1132), H2553 [22AP]

Public safety officers: provide adequate benefits to officers injured or killed in the line of duty (see S. 3397), S7904 [31JY]

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

Social Security: authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (see S. 2570), S445 [29JA] (see H.R. 5510), H1183 [28FE] (see H.R. 5812), H2355 [15AP]

Supreme Court: express that Kennedy v. Louisiana was erroneously decided and that the death penalty can be imposed for the rape of a child (see S. Res. 626), S7479 [25JY]

Taxation: allow charitable organizations to collect and disperse deductible contributions for certain individuals who are injured or killed in an effort to protect life or property (see H.R. 5930), H2947 [30AP]

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

———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]

———permanently extend estate tax relief (see S. 3284), S6937 [17JY]

Veterans: exclude those convicted of certain sex offenses from receiving burial-related benefits and funeral honors available to certain veterans, Armed Forces members, and related individuals (see H.R. 5564), H1445 [10MR]

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

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

Essays

Final Post on Experiences in Iraq: Andrew J. Olmsted, S196 [23JA]

Letters

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

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

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

Poems

``Unsung Hero,'' Albert C. Caswell, E959 [19MY]

``Up to the Lord, They Would Rise,'' Albert C. Caswell, E959 [19MY]

``Yesterday a Veteran Died,'' John Amiott, E1814 [17SE]

Remarks in House

Arlington National Cemetery: anniversary of Army 3d Infanty Regiment continuous guard detail at the Tomb of the Unknowns, E541 [8AP]

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), H7276-H7280 [29JY]

Cameron, David: tribute (H. Res. 1366), E1540 [23JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 308), H2885, H2886 [30AP]

Chicago, IL: public school students killed by gunfire, E620 [15AP]

Dept. of Defense: Authorized Provider Partnership Program funding, H4784 [22MY]

———conduct study to identify the mental health risks associated with individual military duties, E1114 [3JN]

———enhance suicide prevention programs, H4430, H4431 [21MY]

———grant accredited members of the media access to military ceremonies and memorial services for soldiers who have died on active duty, and when remains of soldiers arrive at military installations (H.R. 6662), H7932 [9SE]

Dept. of Justice: encourage States to report certain information regarding the deaths of persons in the custody of law enforcement agencies (H.R. 3971), H428-H431 [23JA], E2245 [3OC]

Flag—U.S.: request that the flag flown over the Capitol should be lowered to half-mast one day each month in honor of U.S. citizens killed in military action (H. Con. Res. 61), H8375-H8377 [17SE]

Hospice of Napa Valley, Inc.: anniversary, E2307 [20NO]

Litvinenko, Alexander: express that fatal radiation poisoning raises significant concerns about potential involvement of the Russian Government and about security and proliferation of radioactive materials (H. Con. Res. 154), H1839-H1841 [1AP]

Medicare: delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (H.R. 6873), E1774 [11SE]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (H.R. 154), E878 [8MY]

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

National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day: designate (H. Res. 892), H2823, H2824 [29AP], E828 [6MY]

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]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (H.R. 2049), H2662 [24AP]

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]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, H3781 [14MY], H3889, H3904 [15MY], E930, E932 [15MY], E955 [16MY]

———support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1132), H4081-H4083 [19MY], H4402 [21MY], E982 [21MY]

Political campaigns: permit candidates for Federal office to designate an individual authorized to disburse funds from the candidate's campaign committees in the event of the death of the candidate (H.R. 3032), H6534, H6535 [15JY]

Polk County, FL: express condolences to victims of I-4 car crash, E104 [29JA]

Taxation: exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (H.R. 2205), H1808 [31MR]

Texas A&M University: tribute to Aggie Muster ``roll call of the absent'', E738 [24AP]

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]

Workers Memorial Day: observance (H. Res. 1154), H2662 [24AP], H2906, H2907 [30AP], E790 [1MY], E816 [5MY]

———tribute to York-Adams County, PA, Central Labor Council observance, E731 [24AP]

Remarks in Senate

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]

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 308), S3930 [7MY]

Children and youth: revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (S. 1514), S8243 [10SE]

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

Dept. of Defense: enhance suicide prevention programs, S8265 [10SE], S8339 [11SE]

———impact of extended deployments on suicide rates among active-duty soldiers, S528, S529 [31JA]

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

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: pilot program to establish, publicize, and operate a national toll-free suicide prevention telephone hotline for veterans, S7010 [22JY]

———require forgiveness of certain debts of veterans who die from service-connected disabilities incurred on active duty in a combat zone (S. 2536), S97 [22JA]

Duhulow, Aisha I.: condemn death by stoning of a 13-year-old girl in Somalia (S. Res. 711), S10772 [20NO]

Law enforcement officers: tribute to officers from Maryland that died in the line of duty, S4277 [15MY]

Medicare: delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (S. 3484), S8480 [12SE]

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (S. 2790), S2234 [31MR]

———execution of durable power of attorney to give doctors the authority to make appropriate end-of-life medical decisions, S3379 [24AP]

———provide a temporary moratorium on enforcement of the cap amount on payments for hospice care (S. 2727), S1676 [6MR]

National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day: designate (S. Res. 390), S1892 [11MR]

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]

Native Americans: improve mental health services, S43 [22JA]

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

Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, S3997 [12MY], S4073 [13MY], S4277 [15MY]

———observance (S. Res. 537), S3447 [28AP], S3984 [8MY]

Social Security: authorize waivers of certain waiting periods for benefits based on disability in cases in which such waiting period would cause undue hardship to terminally ill beneficiaries (S. 2570), S448 [29JA]

Supreme Court: express that Kennedy v. Louisiana was erroneously decided and that the death penalty can be imposed for the rape of a child (S. Res. 626), S10016 [27SE]

———express that Kennedy v. Louisiana was erroneously decided and that the death penalty can be imposed for the rape of a child (S. Res. 626), unanimous-consent request, S8990, S8991 [18SE]

Taxation: 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]

———permanently extend estate tax relief, S8981 [18SE]

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

Reports

Alternative Measures To Address Cracks in the Tomb of the Unknowns Monument: Depts. of the Army and Veterans Affairs, S8839 [16SE]

Reports filed

Death in Custody Reporting Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3971) (H. Rept. 110-512), H352 [18JA]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 3971), S9492 [25SE]

Federal Firefighters Fairness Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1924), S10323 [1OC]

———Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1924) (S. Rept. 110-520), S10578 [17NO]

Foreign Service Overseas Pay Equity Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 3426), S9280 [23SE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 537), S3975 [8MY]

Permit Candidates for Federal Office To Designate Individual Authorized To Disburse Funds From Campaign Committees in the Event of Death of Candidate: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 3032) (H. Rept. 110-602), H2551 [22AP]

Railroad Safety Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1889) (S. Rept. 110-270), S1467 [3MR]

Statements

Tribute to Bryan J. Tutten: Representative Mica, E1765 [11SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 61, request that the flag flown over the Capitol should be lowered to half-mast one day each month in honor of U.S. citizens killed in military action, H8375 [17SE]

H. Con. Res. 154, express that fatal radiation poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko raises significant concerns about potential involvement of the Russian Government and about security and proliferation of radioactive materials, H1839 [1AP]

H. Con. Res. 308, use of Capitol Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, H2885 [30AP]

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

H. Res. 892, National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day, H2823 [29AP]

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

H. Res. 1132, support goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial Day, H4081 [19MY]

H. Res. 1154, Workers Memorial Day, H2906 [30AP]

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

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

H.R. 3032, permit candidates for Federal office to designate an individual authorized to disburse funds from the candidate's campaign committees in the event of the death of the candidate, H6534 [15JY]

H.R. 3971, Death in Custody Reporting Act, H428 [23JA]

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. 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. 2790, Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act, S2234-S2236 [31MR]

S. Con. Res. 73, support goals and ideals of National Health Care Decisions Day, S2485, S2588 [3AP]

S. Con. Res. 100, use of Capitol rotunda to permit the last surviving veteran of World War I to lie in honor upon his death, S9216 [22SE]

S. Res. 390, National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day, S1892 [11MR]

S. Res. 537, Peace Officers Memorial Day, S3447 [28AP], S3985 [8MY]

S. Res. 562, Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) (organization) anniversary, S4114, S4121 [13MY]

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. 626, express that Kennedy v. Louisiana was erroneously decided by the Supreme Court and that the death penalty can be imposed for the rape of a child, S7481 [25JY]

S. Res. 711, condemn death by stoning of Aisha I. Duhulow, a 13-year-old girl in Somalia, S10752, S10772 [20NO]

S.J. Res. 29, support goals and ideals of National Health Care Decisions Day, S2008 [12MR]