HASTINGS, ALCEE L. (a Representative from Florida)

Addresses

Women in the Law: Anu Ambikaipalan, E1543 [23JY]

Amendments

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), H7312 [29JY]

Developing countries: provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the U.S. and international financial institutions by low-income countries (H.R. 2634), H2389 [16AP]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H763 [7FE]

Articles and editorials

Holding Medvedev to His Words, Jackson Diehl, Washington (DC) Post, E308 [5MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: develop strategy to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, reduce violence, and move toward sustainable peace in regions of Chad, Central African Republic, and Sudan (see H. Res. 1011), H2225 [10AP]

Agriculture: provide emergency financial assistance to producers and first handlers of fresh tomatoes for losses incurred as a result of the FDA public health advisory regarding tomatoes (see H.R. 6581), H7308 [29JY]

Alcoholic beverages: observe anniversary of State-based regulation and recognize State officials, public health community, and industry members for creating a successful regulatory and distribution system (see H. Con. Res. 341), H4151 [19MY]

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), H818 [8FE] (see H. Res. 996), H1031 [25FE]

AmeriCorps Week: observance (see H. Res. 1173), H3110 [6MY]

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), H10132 [26SE]

Armed Forces: anniversary of integration (see H. Con. Res. 297), H994 [14FE]

———commend military support groups for efforts to support servicemen and their families (see H. Res. 1200), H6473 [14JY]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H2760 [24AP]

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

———mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (see H.R. 3229), H2012 [3AP]

———require payment of monthly special pay to members whose active duty service is extended by a stop-loss order or similiar mechanism (see H.R. 6205), H5043 [5JN]

Army SPC Daniel Agami Post Office Building, Coconut Creek, FL: designate (see H.R. 6338), H5796 [20JN]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1153), H2855 [29AP]

Belarus Democracy Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5970), H3108 [6MY]

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

Bruce W. Carter Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 4918), H5482 [17JN]

Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 338), H2948 [30AP]

Business and industry: require disclosure of payments to foreign governments for the extraction of natural resources and allow shareholders more appropriately to determine associated risks (see H.R. 6066), H4059 [15MY]

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), H4831 [22MY]

CeeCee Ross Lyles Post Office Building, Fort Pierce, FL: designate (see H.R. 6772), H7854 [8SE]

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

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

———connect foster youth to the workforce through internship programs and encourage employers to increase employment opportunities for foster youth (see H. Res. 1332), H7309 [29JY]

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

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election (see H. Res. 1529), H10844 [19NO]

Civil Liberties Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1357), H6727 [17JY]

Civil rights: anniversary of the deaths of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, MS (see H. Res. 1293), H5797 [20JN]

———authorize a Library of Congress/National Museum of African American History and Culture project to collect video and audio recordings of testimonials of civil rights movement participants (see H.R. 998), H2070 [8AP]

———restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see H.R. 5129), H455 [23JA] (see H.R. 5896), H2758 [24AP]

Cody Grater Post Office Building, Brooksville, FL: designate (see H.R. 5168), H555 [29JA]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see H.R. 1185), H2853 [29AP]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see H.R. 1185), H2853 [29AP]

Congressional Club: anniversary (see H. Res. 1026), H1974 [2AP]

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

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 3010), H1772 [14MR]

Courts: enhance retirement benefits of administrative law judges (see H.R. 6706), H7785 [31JY]

———modify the prohibition on recognition of certain rights relative to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names (see H.R. 1306), H4322 [20MY]

Credit: permit deferrals on certain home mortgage foreclosures to take remedial action and require home mortgage servicers to provide notice of any upcoming reset of interest rates (see H.R. 6076), H4833 [22MY]

———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H811 [7FE]

Credit cards: prohibit issuers from taking unfair advantage of college students and their parents (see H.R. 3347), H5482 [17JN]

Cuba: anniversary of downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets (see H. Res. 995), H1031 [25FE]

Dept. of Education: make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 3021), H3186 [7MY]

Dept. of Justice: 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), H4061 [15MY]

———make annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children (see H.R. 5464), H994 [14FE]

———promptly and thoroughly investigate complaints of violations of the Voting Rights Act, the National Voter Registration Act, and the Help America Vote Act (see H. Con. Res. 424), H10643 [29SE]

———require Bureau of Prisons provision of secure storage areas in prison facilities for employees authorized to carry a firearm (see H.R. 5674), H3020 [1MY]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such existing leases or relinquish such leases (see H.R. 6251), H6177 [26JN]

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

Dept. of Transportation: establish a Flexibility Incentive Grant Pilot Program to provide incentives to States and counties to establish new sources of revenue for transit projects and services (see H.R. 1606), H6229 [8JY]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 1032), H4321 [20MY]

———establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma (see H.R. 3005), H2853 [29AP]

———increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (see H. Res. 353), H4151 [19MY]

———support international health and education grant programs related to autism spectrum disorders (see H. Res. 1472), H8577 [22SE]

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

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]

Education: recognize achievements of high school valedictorians, promote importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and reward academic excellence of all high school students (see H. Res. 1229), H5409 [12JN]

———strengthen communities through English literacy, civic education, and immigrant integration programs (see H.R. 6617), H8477 [18SE]

Employment: provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 5873), H2948 [30AP]

EPA: establish a working group to assist Federal agencies develop criteria for identifying disproportionately high and adverse health or environmental effects on minority and low-income populations (see H.R. 5132), H559 [29JA]

Europe: commend countries that passed laws for the restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to pass such laws (see H. Con. Res. 371), H5328 [11JN]

Everglades National Park: adjust boundaries (see H.R. 5708), H2011 [3AP]

———provide for resolution of several land ownership and related issues relative to parcels of land (see H.R. 6728), H7854 [8SE]

Executive Office of the President: provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege (see H.R. 5607), H7058 [23JY]

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

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 (see H.R. 7233), H10642 [29SE]

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

FBI: establish the Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force (see H.R. 6853), H8276 [16SE]

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]

Federal Workforce Investment Act: establish a program to provide grants to States for incumbent worker training (see H.R. 6797), H8397 [17SE]

Firefighter Cancer Support Network (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 1172), H3018 [1MY]

Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain federally contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see H.R. 4280), H7789 [31JY]

Florida Atlantic University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 927), H295 [16JA]

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

———extend food labeling requirements to enable customers to make informed choices about nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants (see H.R. 3895), H8050 [11SE]

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

Foreign policy: support efforts to advance U.S. international diplomacy and engagement in order to restore U.S. credibility abroad (see H. Res. 1410), H7808 [1AU]

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), H2554 [22AP]

Georgia, Republic of: authorize humanitarian assistance (see H.R. 6911), H8275 [16SE]

———condemn statements and actions of Russia that undermine territorial integrity (see H. Res. 1166), H2853 [29AP]

Germany: anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass (see H. Res. 1435), H8127 [15SE]

Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 370), H5214 [10JN] (see H. Res. 900), H1032 [25FE]

Gulf Coast Recovery Authority: establish (see H.R. 4048), H8578 [22SE]

Haiti: commemorate soldiers that fought for American independence in ``Siege of Savannah'' and for Haiti's independence and renunciation of slavery (see H. Res. 909), H25 [15JA]

———provide for professional exchanges with Haiti (see H.R. 6255), H5406 [12JN]

———recognize goals and ideals of Flag Day (see H. Res. 1204), H4151 [19MY]

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

Hayes, Isaac L., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1425), H8049 [11SE]

Health: establish a registry to ensure that certain individuals who may have been exposed to formaldehyde have an opportunity to register and receive medical treatment (see H.R. 5897), H10331 [28SE]

———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 882), H4975 [4JN]

———national policy to increase Federal commitment prioritizing disease prevention and public health (see H. Res. 1381), H8397 [17SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 6444), H6341 [9JY]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 6680), H7854 [8SE]

Heston, Charlton: tribute (see H. Res. 1091), H2225 [10AP]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 5157), H814 [7FE]

Human rights: defeat campaign by some members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference to divert the U.N. Durban Review Conference from a review of problems in their own and other countries (see H. Res. 1361), H6824 [22JY]

———express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 1169), H3018 [1MY]

———increase global stability and security by reducing number of individuals who are de jure or de facto stateless and at risk of being trafficked (see H.R. 6520), H6673 [16JY]

India: condemn terrorist attacks in Mumbai, urge Pakistan to investigate possible connection to groups based in Pakistan, and bolster U.S. counterterrorism cooperation with India (see H. Res. 1532), H10867 [9DE]

Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is (see H. Res. 1008), H1222 [4MR]

———respond to threat posed to international peace, stability in the Middle East, and the vital national security interests of the U.S. by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons and regional hegemony (see H. Con. Res. 362), H4976 [4JN]

Iraq: develop a policy to address critical needs of Iraqi refugees (see H.R. 6328), H6089 [25JN]

———express that any funding provided to Iraq for reconstruction, training for Iraqi security forces, and fuel for U.S. operations in Iraq should be provided in the form of loans (see H. Res. 1111), H2488 [17AP]

———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), H6825 [22JY]

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

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2152 [9AP]

Joint Action Plan Between Brazil and the U.S. To Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality: support values and goals (see H. Res. 1254), H6090 [25JN]

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

Julia M. Carson Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: designate (see H.R. 5472), H1188 [3MR]

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

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

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

Local Initiatives Support Corp.: funding (see H.R. 6892), H8127 [15SE]

Malaria Awareness Day: observance (see H. Res. 389), H4062 [15MY]

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

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

Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute (see H. Res. 259), H25 [15JA]

Medicaid: provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H1889 [1AP]

Medicare: delay and reform the competitive acquisition program for purchase of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see H.R. 6252), H5865 [23JN]

———exempt negative pressure wound therapy pumps and related supplies and accessories from the competitive acquisition program until the clinical comparability of such products can be validated (see H.R. 4935), H5215 [10JN]

———extend physician payment rates (see H.R. 6129), H4829 [22MY]

Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 6654), H7627 [30JY]

Michael Bilirakis Dept. of Veterans Affairs Spinal Cord Injury Center, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 4264), H622 [6FE]

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

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 3333), H5580 [18JN]

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

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

National Black Arts Festival: anniversary (see H. Res. 1286), H6010 [24JN]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 280), H390 [22JA]

National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 1124), H2855 [29AP]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1296), H6674 [16JY]

National GEAR UP Day: designate (see H. Res. 1311), H6231 [8JY]

National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 1086), H2948 [30AP]

National Park Service: establish a National Park Centennial Fund (see H.R. 3094), H4877 [3JN]

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

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

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

National Train Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1085), H3021 [1MY]

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 7159), H10131 [26SE]

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

National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1021), H1342 [5MR]

Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H6577 [15JY]

NATO: support Membership Action Plan with Georgia and Ukraine (see H. Res. 997), H1155 [27FE]

Olympic games: tribute to U.S. equestrian team for participation (see H. Res. 1468), H8477 [18SE]

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H623 [6FE]

———condemn use of television programming by Hamas to indoctrinate hatred, violence, and anti-Semitism toward Israel in young Palestinian children (see H. Res. 1069), H5798 [20JN]

Palmer, Arnold: tribute (see H. Res. 1152), H3187 [7MY]

Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 5535), H6577 [15JY]

Pepper, Claude: tribute (see H. Res. 1116), H2443 [16AP]

Postal Service: modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 6217), H6577 [15JY]

———provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H390 [22JA]

Poverty: express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (see H. Con. Res. 198), H25 [15JA]

Power resources: prevent excessive speculation in derivatives markets for certain energy commodities by limiting participation to those capable of producing or taking delivery of the commodities (see H.R. 6264), H5797 [20JN]

Pran, Dith: tribute (see H. Res. 1109), H2444 [16AP]

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

Rivers: provide for a National Research Council study to asssess water management, needs, and conservation of the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama (see H.R. 6294), H6177 [26JN]

Saudi Arabia: disapprove issuance of a letter of offer relative to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and defense services to Saudi Arabia (see H.J. Res. 76), H24 [15JA]

Seeds of Peace (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 337), H2852 [29AP]

Sendler, Irena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 361), H4831 [22MY]

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

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2032), H6342 [9JY]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 5447), H9085 [23SE]

Special Olympics: anniversary (see H. Res. 1279), H5865 [23JN]

Sudan: codify existing sanctions until certain conditions relative to a just and lasting peace are met (see H.R. 6416), H6175 [26JN]

Taxation: extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H7956 [9SE]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1576), H1074 [26FE]

———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 3622), H2854 [29AP]

———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see H.R. 5700), H4322 [20MY]

———provide for a permanent exclusion from gross income for employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 3418), H1418 [6MR]

———provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance (see H.R. 1850), H1221 [4MR]

———provide relief in the case of federally declared disasters (see H.R. 6640), H8477 [18SE]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 5267), H5111 [9JN]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H1183 [28FE]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1333), H6406 [10JY]

Tebow, Timothy: tribute (see H. Res. 901), H6826 [22JY]

Thailand: anniversary of relations with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 290), H813 [7FE]

Transportation Security Administration: provide certain personnel management requirements (see H.R. 3212), H8477 [18SE]

Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see H.R. 6180), H5329 [11JN]

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

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 332), H2948 [30AP]

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

Voting: promote participation of absent overseas voters in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 4173), H814 [7FE]

West Virginia University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 938), H456 [23JA]

Wildlife: prevent introducton and establishment of nonnative invasive wildlife species that negatively impact the economy, environment, or human or animal health (see H.R. 6311), H5728 [19JN]

William `Bill' Clay Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 5395), H1221 [4MR]

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

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

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

World War II: honor heroic service and sacrifice of U.S. soldiers detained at the Nazi camp at Berga, Germany (see H. Res. 883), H25 [15JA]

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

BLM: establish the National Landscape Conservation System (H.R. 2016), consideration (see H. Res. 1084), H2068 [8AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), consideration (see H. Res. 1213), H4320 [20MY]

Election Assistance Commission: make grants to States to carry out election administration improvement plans (see H.R. 7281), H10844 [19NO]

Foreign policy: express that the policy known as the ``Stimson Doctrine'' of not recognizing territorial changes effected by force should continue to be the guiding foreign policy of the U.S. in diplomatic discourse (see H. Con. Res. 430), H9974 [25SE]

Georgia, Republic of: authorize assistance to facilitate trade, reconstruction efforts, and economic recovery due to destruction of critical infrastructure and disruption of domestic commerce during war with Russia (see H.R. 6851), H7955 [9SE]

House of Representatives: establish a commission to make recommendations on the appropriate size of membership of the House and the method by which Representatives are elected (see H.R. 6396), H6174 [26JN]

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

Hurricanes: anniversary of Okeechobee Hurricane (see H. Res. 1376), H7164 [24JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5959), consideration (see H. Res. 1343), H6576 [15JY]

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD): recognize value as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights (see H. Res. 1055), H1771 [14MR]

Iraq: assist refugees and the internally displaced population by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, increasing border security, and easing resettlement (see H.R. 6496), H6576 [15JY]

———urge government to recognize Israel's right to exist and to establish diplomatic relations with Israel (see H. Res. 1249), H5044 [5JN]

Medicare: waive Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act requirements relative to action on legislation in response to a funding warning (see H. Res. 1368), H7057 [23JY]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6063), consideration (see H. Res. 1257), H5213 [10JN]

Native Americans: provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community (H.R. 2176), consideration (see H. Res. 1298), H6009 [24JN]

Presidential Commission To Study the Culture and Glorification of Violence in America: establish (see H.R. 6808), H7807 [1AU]

Protect America Act: extend (H.R. 5349), consideration (see H. Res. 976), H868 [12FE]

Social Security: remove inmate limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children's Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 5698), H2010 [3AP]

Taxation: allow a nonrefundable income tax credit for gasoline and diesel fuel used in highway vehicles for nonbusiness purposes (see H.R. 6222), H5213 [10JN]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5501), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 1362), H6823 [22JY]

Letters

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly: by, E1557 [25JY]

Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act: Catherine M. Bishop, National Housing Law Project (organization), H1043 [26FE]

———Saul N. Ramirez, Jr., National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, H1042 [26FE]

———several democratic grassroots resident organizations, H1041 [26FE]

———Sunia Zaterman, Council of Large Public Housing Authorities, H1042 [26FE]

———Timothy G. Kaiser, Public Housing Authorities Directors Association, H1043 [26FE]

Waive Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act requirements relative to action on legislation in response to a funding warning: Barbara B. Kennelly, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, H7125 [24JY]

Motions

Africa: develop strategy to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, reduce violence, and move toward sustainable peace in regions of Chad, Central African Republic, and Sudan (H. Res. 1011), H3047 [5MY]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), H3063, H3092 [6MY]

Burma: condemn undemocratic constitution and scheduled referendum (H. Con. Res. 317), H3087 [6MY]

Dept. of HUD: make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs (H.R. 5818), consideration (H. Res. 1174), H3150 [7MY]

El Dorado, AR: tribute to El Dorado High School recipients of the Murphy Oil Corp., El Dorado Promise scholarship (H. Res. 1155), H3102 [6MY]

Foreign Service: permit members rest and recuperation travel to U.S. territories (H.R. 3658), H3086 [6MY]

Higher Education Act: extend programs (S. 2929), H3091 [6MY]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1168), H3100 [6MY]

National Crime Victim Law Institute: funding (S. 3641), H10671 [2OC]

National Teacher Day: establish (H. Res. 952), H3045 [5MY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: conduct a national intelligence assessment on national security and energy security issues relative to escalating energy costs (H.R. 6545), H7012 [23JY]

Pran, Dith: tribute (H. Res. 1109), H3089 [6MY]

Rangel, Representative: censure (H. Res. 1396), H7675 [31JY]

Press releases

Medicare Trigger Ignores Real Problem-Skyrocketing Health Care Costs: AARP, H7125 [24JY]

Remarks

African Americans: apologize for enslavement and racial segregation (H. Res. 194), H7227 [29JY]

Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1189), H3793 [14MY]

Armed Forces: anniversary of integration (H. Con. Res. 297), E1490 [17JY]

Australia: tribute to Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Program, E309 [5MR]

Belarus: call for release of U.S. citizen Emanuel Zeltser, E936 [15MY]

———human rights violations, E8 [15JA]

Black History Month: observance (H. Res. 942), H569 [6FE]

BLM: establish the National Landscape Conservation System (H.R. 2016), consideration (H. Res. 1084), H2093, H2096 [9AP]

Caribbean nations: provide assistance to combat HIV/AIDS, H1901 [2AP]

CeeCee Ross Lyles Post Office Building, Fort Pierce, FL: designate (H.R. 6772), H8332 [17SE]

Children and youth: establish an educational mentoring pilot program for at-risk youth through community partnerships that provide life, social, academic, and vocational skills, H764 [7FE]

Chronicle of Current Events (publication): anniversary, E791 [1MY]

Compact of Free Association: amend (S. 2739), E788 [1MY]

Czech Republic: condemn remarks made by local Czech official on the integration of the Roma people, E751 [29AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), consideration (H. Res. 1213), H4337, H4340 [21MY]

Dept. of HUD: improve Operating Fund for public housing (H.R. 3521), consideration (H. Res. 974), H1037, H1038, H1040 [26FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Energy, and Forest Service: authorize certain programs (S. 2739), E788 [1MY]

Developing countries: provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the U.S. and international financial institutions by low-income countries (H.R. 2634), H2389 [16AP]

Douglas, Marjory Stoneman: tribute (H. Res. 807), H1198 [4MR]

Durando, Rosa (Cissie): Florida Governor's Point of Light Award recipient, E514 [4AP]

Election Assistance Commission: make grants to States to carry out election administration improvement plans (H.R. 7281), E2265 [19NO]

Everglades National Park: anniversary (H. Res. 845), H1196 [4MR]

FEMA: restore financial solvency of National Flood Insurance Program and make available multiperil coverage for damage from windstorms and floods (H.R. 3121), motion to instruct conferees, H6359 [10JY]

Florida: designate the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and the surrounding Federal land as an Outstanding Natural Area and as a unit of the National Landscape Conservation System (H.R. 1922), E693 [23AP]

———Florida International University and Florida Atlantic University ranked in Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education (publication) Top 100 colleges for Hispanic Americans, E1279 [19JN]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), H1040 [26FE]

———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), Senate amendment, H1694 [13MR]

Foreign policy: recognize persons of African descent in Europe (H. Res. 1496), E1950 [25SE]

Fort Lauderdale, FL: tribute to Dillard High School boys' basketball team, E674 [22AP]

Georgia, Republic of: authorize assistance to facilitate trade, reconstruction efforts, and economic recovery due to destruction of critical infrastructure and disruption of domestic commerce during war with Russia (H.R. 6851), E1733 [9SE]

Haiti: commemorate soldiers that fought for American independence in ``Siege of Savannah'' and for Haiti's independence and renunciation of slavery (H. Res. 909), E294 [4MR]

———expedite complete and immediate cancellation of international debts, H2389 [16AP]

———support sustainable development and socioeconomic stability, E1293 [19JN]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H764 [7FE]

House of Representatives: establish a commission to make recommendations on the appropriate size of membership of the House and the method by which Representatives are elected (H.R. 6396), E1371 [26JN]

———secret session, unanimous-consent agreement, H1694 [13MR]

Housing: support goal of increased and sustainable homeownership and recognize importance of homeownership programs, fair lending laws, and fair housing laws in achieving that goal (H. Con. Res. 392), E1498 [17JY]

Hurricanes: anniversary of Okeechobee Hurricane (H. Res. 1376), H9367 [24SE]

Insects: authorize resources for sustained research and analysis for colony collapse disorder affecting beehives or bee colonies, H3793 [14MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5959), consideration (H. Res. 1343), H6582, H6583 [16JY]

International Commission of the International Tracing Service: express gratitude to member states on ratifying agreement to amend accords granting access to Holocaust and other World War II archives (H. Res. 854), H1460 [11MR]

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD): recognize value as a cornerstone of global efforts to combat racial discrimination and uphold human rights (H. Res. 1055), E434 [14MR]

International relations: economic conditions in Russia and States of the former Soviet Union, E2313 [20NO]

Iraq: assist refugees and the internally displaced population by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, increasing border security, and easing resettlement (H.R. 6496), E1485 [16JY]

———provide special immigrant status for certain Iraqis and assist Iraqi refugees, E1385 [26JN]

———urge government to recognize Israel's right to exist and to establish diplomatic relations with Israel (H. Res. 1249), E1163 [5JN]

Jones, Stephanie Tubbs: tribute (H. Res. 1415), E1735 [9SE]

Julia M. Carson Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: designate (H.R. 5472), H2086 [9AP]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (H. Res. 1237), E1293 [19JN]

Medicare: waive Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act requirements relative to action on legislation in response to a funding warning (H. Res. 1368), H7122, H7124, H7130, H7132 [24JY]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6063), consideration (H. Res. 1257), H5287, H5292, H5293 [11JN]

National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act: provide additional staff and oversight of funds to carry out the Act (H.R. 1239), E788 [1MY]

Native Americans: provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community (H.R. 2176), consideration (H. Res. 1298), H6016, H6017, H6020 [25JN]

———settle certain land claims of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (H.R. 4115), H6016 [25JN]

NATO: congratulate Albania and Croatia on being invited to begin accession talks and express support for continuing to enlarge the alliance (H. Res. 1266), E1644 [1AU]

Northern Mariana Islands: further implement Act approving covenant (S. 2739), E788 [1MY]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: convening of Parliamentary Assembly, E1557 [25JY]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H5292, H5293 [11JN], H6359 [10JY]

Physicians for Human Rights (organization): release of report documenting medical evidence of torture by U.S. personnel, E1605 [30JY]

Ponomarev, Lev: criminal charges filed in Russia against human rights activist, E308 [5MR]

Power resources: national energy policy, H5292, H5293 [11JN], H6020 [25JN], H6359 [10JY]

———reduce oil dependency, expand access to Federal resources, revise relationship between energy industry and consumers, end tax subsidies, and facilitate energy efficiency (H.R. 6899), E1826 [17SE]

Presidential Commission To Study the Culture and Glorification of Violence in America: establish (H.R. 6808), E1686 [1AU]

Sendler, Irena: tribute (H. Con. Res. 361), E1598 [30JY]

Social Security: remove inmate limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children's Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (H.R. 5698), E507 [4AP]

Sodertalje, Sweden: tribute for providing assistance to Iraqi refugees, E636 [16AP]

Taxation: allow a nonrefundable income tax credit for gasoline and diesel fuel used in highway vehicles for nonbusiness purposes (H.R. 6222), E1189 [10JN]

Turkey: condemn bombings in Istanbul, E1610 [30JY]

U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5501), consideration (H. Res. 1065), H1901 [2AP]

———reauthorize (H.R. 5501), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1362), H7065, H7068, H7069 [24JY]

World Refugee Day: observance, E1385 [26JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2016, National Landscape Conservation System Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1084) (H. Rept. 110-573), H2068 [8AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2176, Bay Mills Indian Community Land Claims Settlement Provision and Approval: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1298) (H. Rept. 110-732), H6009 [24JN]

Consideration of H.R. 5349, Protect America Act Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 976) (H. Rept. 110-525), H868 [12FE]

Consideration of H.R. 5658, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1213) (H. Rept. 110-661), H4320 [20MY]

Consideration of H.R. 5959, Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1343) (H. Rept. 110-759), H6576 [15JY]

Consideration of H.R. 6063, NASA Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1257) (H. Rept. 110-707), H5213 [10JN]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 5501, U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1362) (H. Rept. 110-766), H6823 [22JY]

Waive Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act Requirements Relative to Action on Legislation in Response to a Medicare Funding Warning: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1368) (H. Rept. 110-769), H7057 [23JY]

Testimonies

Develop a Humane and Worldwide Iraqi Refugee Policy: Anders Lago, Mayor of Sodertalje, Sweden, E636 [16AP]

Tributes

Ambikaipalan, Anu, E1543 [23JY]

Geremek, Bronislaw, E1508 [21JY]

Hand, Robert A., E1715 [8SE]

Kelly, Katherine, E1183 [10JN]

Larkins, E. Pat, E1381 [26JN]

Schad, Leah Galante, E242 [26FE]

Thompson, Blaze, E464 [1AP]

Thompson, Don, E464 [1AP]

Yancey, Dalton, E699 [23AP]