CLARKE, YVETTE D. (a Representative from New York)

Articles and editorials

Eye Rent Spike, Shutdowns, Frank Lombardi, New York (NY) Daily News, E1156 [5JN]

Groups Team Up To Promote Homeownership in Underserved Brooklyn Communities, Brooklyn (NY) Daily Eagle, E463 [1AP]

Housing Cuts Are Proposed To Help Close Budget Gap, Manny Fernandez, New York (NY) Times, E1156 [5JN]

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]

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: anniversary (see H. Res. 1088), H2069 [8AP]

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]

Animals: conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items or products containing bear viscera (see H.R. 5534), H2760 [24AP]

———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), H558 [29JA]

Apple Crunch: support goals and ideals of healthy food choice event (see H. Res. 1143), H4151 [19MY]

Armed Forces: establish a mortgage foreclosure counseling program for members returning from service abroad (see H.R. 5824), H3050 [5MY]

———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H3187 [7MY]

———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), H1973 [2AP]

———recognize exceptional sacrifice of Army National Guard 69th Infantry Regiment in support of Global War on Terrorism (see H. Res. 991), H1342 [5MR]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1707), H1822 [31MR]

Bangladesh: elections (see H. Res. 1402), H7788 [31JY]

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

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

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

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H3108 [6MY]

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

Business and industry: require employers to keep records on non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees (see H.R. 6111), H4453 [21MY]

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]

Charles L. Brieant, Jr., Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, White Plains, NY: designate (see H.R. 6340), H5796 [20JN]

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]

———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]

China, Republic of: elections (see H. Con. Res. 278), H814 [7FE]

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

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H25 [15JA]

Commission on Women's Business Ownership: establish (see H.R. 5672), H2071 [8AP]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 5563), H1539 [11MR]

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: condemn sexual violence and call on the international community to take immediate actions to respond to the violence (see H. Res. 1227), H6826 [22JY]

———condemn violence in eastern region and recognize threat such violence poses to the overall peace of the Great Lakes region (see H. Res. 795), H480 [28JA]

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

Correctional institutions: authorize grants for programs that provide support services to exonerees (see H.R. 4063), H4454 [21MY]

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

Cpl. John P. Sigsbee Post Office, Waterville, NY: designate (see H.R. 5975), H3108 [6MY]

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), H4878 [3JN]

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

Crime: applaud organizations that engage in the prevention of domestic violence and provide outreach and support services for victims (see H. Res. 1394), H7788 [31JY]

———prevent hate crimes and provide support services for victims of hate crimes (see H.R. 6776), H7806 [1AU]

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 HHS: conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases (see H.R. 3334), H2443 [16AP]

———reauthorize Healthy Start Program (see H.R. 3267), H2853 [29AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a survey to determine the level of compliance with national consensus standards and any barriers to achieving compliance with such standards (see H.R. 5686), H1973 [2AP]

———establish an Office of National School Preparedness and Response (see H.R. 5766), H2223 [10AP]

———limit number of Urban Areas Security Initiative grants awarded and clarify the risk assessment formula used to determine such grants (see H.R. 6748), H8478 [18SE]

Dept. of HUD: improve Operating Fund for public housing (see H.R. 5829), H2659 [23AP]

———make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs (see H.R. 5818), H2487 [17AP]

Dept. of Labor: issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust (see H.R. 5522), H2071 [8AP]

———prohibit issuance, administration, or enforcement of any rule, regulation, or requirement derived from a proposal submitted to OMB on occupational health risk assessments (see H.R. 6660), H7627 [30JY]

Dept. of Peace and Nonviolence: establish (see H.R. 808), H1539 [11MR]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit oil or gas leases on certain tracts in the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf until it is determined whether to list the polar bear as a threatened or endangered species (see H.R. 5058), H622 [6FE]

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

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 (see H.R. 2634), H622 [6FE]

d'Harnoncourt, Anne: tribute (see H. Res. 1348), H6734 [21JY]

Diseases: establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority or underserved populations (see H.R. 1030), H10132 [26SE]

———improve screening and treatment of cancers and provide survivorship services (see H.R. 2353), H558 [29JA]

———provide activities to increase the awareness and knowledge of health care providers and women relative to ovarian and cervical cancer (see H.R. 2468), H9085 [23SE]

Dunham, Katherine: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H6010 [24JN]

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]

Economy: encourage recipients of rebate checks from the economic stimulus package to purchase American-made goods and services from American-owned companies (see H. Res. 977), H2659 [23AP]

Education: coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 6104), H4452 [21MY]

———ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families (see H.R. 5715), H2225 [10AP]

———establish dual-language education programs in low-income communities (see H.R. 3842), H1618 [12MR]

———improve early education (see H.R. 3289), H1772 [14MR]

———provide grants for expanded learning time schools and programs (see H.R. 3642), H5215 [10JN]

———recognize achievements of high school valedictorians, promote importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and reward academic excellence of all high school students (see H. Res. 1229), H4831 [22MY]

Employment: provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see H.R. 1542), H1618 [12MR]

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

Federal agencies and departments: direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office (see H.R. 4652), H2443 [16AP]

Federal Employees' Compensation Act: cover services provided to injured workers by physician assistants and nurse practitioners (see H.R. 4651), H4322 [20MY]

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), H6825 [22JY]

Financial institutions: advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth and modify credit union regulatory standards and burdens (see H.R. 5519), H2659 [23AP]

Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1079), H2225 [10AP]

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

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

Girl Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 6404), H6175 [26JN]

Global Entrepreneurship Week: designate (see H. Res. 1017), H3778 [13MY]

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

GSA: reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for 2008 general elections and for costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting results (see H.R. 5036), H622 [6FE]

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]

Health: ensure health care for women and health care for all in national health care reform (see H. Con. Res. 400), H9085 [23SE]

———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), H9974 [25SE]

———make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 971), H4877 [3JN]

———national policy to increase Federal commitment prioritizing disease prevention and public health (see H. Res. 1381), H8276 [16SE]

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

———provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (see H.R. 1237), H1702 [13MR]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1653), H9085 [23SE]

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

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

Inglewood, CA: anniversary (see H. Res. 962), H1155 [27FE]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 758), H1031 [25FE]

———prohibit discrimination in group health coverage and individual health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5449), H993 [14FE]

Iraq: establish a fund to support international efforts for political reconciliation (see H.R. 5925), H6230 [8JY]

———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), H2659 [23AP]

———express the need for a more comprehensive diplomatic initiative by the U.S., Iraq, and the international community (see H. Con. Res. 321), H3408 [12MY]

———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), H2659 [23AP]

———require congressional approval to maintain a U.S. military presence and accept the principle of setting a timetable for redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Res. 1329), H6406 [10JY]

———require the safe, complete, and fully-funded redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces and contractor security forces and prohibit establishment of any enduring or permanent U.S. military bases (see H.R. 5507), H1154 [27FE]

———urge government to recognize Israel's right to exist and to establish diplomatic relations with Israel (see H. Res. 1249), H5111 [9JN]

Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2554 [22AP]

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

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

Kenneth Peter Zebrowski Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 6199), H5730 [19JN]

Kenya: call for a peaceful resolution to current electoral crisis (see H. Con. Res. 283), H623 [6FE]

Labor-Management Relations Act: repeal limitation regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment (see H.R. 6477), H7854 [8SE]

Lloyd, Earl: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 286), H995 [14FE]

Local government: permit purchase from the Dept. of the Treasury of certain mortgages held by persons who are not less than 120 days in default in repaying the mortgage debts (see H.R. 7113), H10331 [28SE]

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]

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), H2070 [8AP]

———provide coverage of drugs prescribed for certain NIH research study child participants (see H.R. 5468), H1772 [14MR]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H3019 [1MY]

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

Medicare: ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6826), H7808 [1AU]

———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1078), H9974 [25SE]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designating certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 4218), H1618 [12MR]

———include screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 4879), H2854 [29AP]

———permit physical therapy services to be furnished to individuals under the care of a dentist (see H.R. 5590), H2443 [16AP]

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H1702 [13MR]

———provide coverage for the shingles vaccine (see H.R. 5877), H2657 [23AP]

———provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see H.R. 3968), H1702 [13MR]

———provide for guaranteed issue of supplemental policies for disabled and renal disease beneficiaries upon initial enrollment (see H.R. 1282), H1772 [14MR]

———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims and prohibit inclusion of pharmacy information (see H.R. 1474), H5044 [5JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: preserve access to health care (see H.R. 7241), H10828 [3OC]

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]

———integrate services with physical health services, improve access to underserved areas, and provide grants to recruit mental health professionals (see H.R. 5176), H1772 [14MR]

Middle East: recognize non-governmental organizations working to bring just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Res. 1369), H7309 [29JY]

Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2694), H622 [6FE]

National Academy of Sciences: evaluate certain Federal regulations for potential harmful impacts on public health and the environment and direct Federal agencies to reverse those harmful impacts (see H.R. 5881), H3778 [13MY]

National Apple Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1143), H4151 [19MY]

National Black Arts Festival: anniversary (see H. Res. 1286), H6090 [25JN]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 280), H559 [29JA]

National Cancer Institute: make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer (see H.R. 3689), H390 [22JA]

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

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

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 715), H9085 [23SE]

National Internet Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1260), H5214 [10JN]

National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 134), H4061 [15MY]

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

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

National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1379), H8276 [16SE]

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

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

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

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

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), H3020 [1MY]

NeighborWorks America (organization): establish the Affordable Homeownership Preservation Fund (see H.R. 5487), H1031 [25FE]

New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 7174), H10299 [27SE]

New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 960), H621 [6FE]

Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation (No FEAR) Act: amend and strengthen accountability features (see H.R. 6780), H7806 [1AU]

Olympic games: prohibit the use of certain funds relative to the 2008 Summer Games in the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 5697), H2225 [10AP]

———urge President Bush to not attend the Opening Ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Games until China uses its influence with Sudan relative to genocide, peacekeeping forces, and arms sales (see H. Res. 1093), H2267 [14AP]

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

Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H996 [14FE]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H1771 [14MR]

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

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

———provide for continued availability of automated stamp vending machines at facilities serving underserved communities (see H.R. 5548), H2760 [24AP]

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]

Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 896), H3404 [8MY]

Public lands: secure and conserve Federal public lands and natural resources along the international land borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 2593), H2658 [23AP]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 1073), H2761 [24AP]

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

SBA: improve certain loan programs (see H.R. 7175), H10299 [27SE]

Schools: improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see H.R. 2928), H3020 [1MY]

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

———establish pilot programs that provide for emergency crisis response teams to combat elder abuse (see H.R. 6141), H5408 [12JN]

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

Social Security: ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2357), H2012 [3AP]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 5447), H3186 [7MY]

Stan Lundine Post Office Building, Jamestown, NY: designate (see H.R. 6226), H5214 [10JN]

States: permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles (see H.R. 5560), H1417 [6MR]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 3934), H2225 [10AP]

Taxation: allow a credit to vehicle fleet operators for purchasing tires made from recycled rubber (see H.R. 5103), H455 [23JA]

———allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 5823), H2854 [29AP]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H8128 [15SE]

———limit deductibility of excessive rates of executive compensation (see H.R. 3876), H9085 [23SE]

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

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1194), H3186 [7MY]

Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1333), H8020 [10SE]

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]

Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 5689), H2010 [3AP]

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]

Voting: prohibit election officials from requiring an individual to provide photo identification as a condition for voting in a Federal election (see H.R. 4026), H2948 [30AP]

White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 6127), H5797 [20JN]

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

Winona State University: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 1133), H3021 [1MY]

Women: reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H2152 [9AP]

Youth Impact Program: tribute (see H. Res. 1413), H8277 [16SE]

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

Caribbean nations: increase efforts under the Third Border Initiative (TBI) to deepen cooperation and collaboration (see H. Res. 1504), H9974 [25SE]

Credit: recognize disparities associated with predatory lending abuses in minority communities and ensure nondiscriminatory mortgage practices (see H. Con. Res. 391), H6727 [17JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: secure domestic sources of radiological materials that could be used to make a radiological dispersion device against access by terrorists (see H.R. 5624), H1701 [13MR]

———tribute to employees, partners at all levels of government, and other emergency response providers for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (see H. Res. 1429), H8049 [11SE]

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

Ecology and environment: enhance environmental justice education in middle and high schools that serve disadvantaged students (see H.R. 5902), H2759 [24AP]

Haiti: recognize goals and ideals of Flag Day (see H. Res. 1204), H4060 [15MY]

National Preparedness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1429), H8049 [11SE]

NeighborWorks America (organization): provide funding for mortgage foreclosure mitigation activities (see H.R. 5796), H2354 [15AP]

Small business: establish mentorship program to help minority and women-owned small businesses build capacity and access to contracts in the construction industry (see H.R. 7087), H9973 [25SE]

U.S.-Bahamas Proliferation Security Initiative Shipboarding Agreement: recognize (see H. Res. 1505), H9974 [25SE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1033 [26FE]

Press releases

U.S. Rep. Clarke's Caribbean Crime Resolution Passes House of Representatives, E1254 [18JN]

Remarks

Armed Forces: issuing of conduct waivers to inductees with criminal records for service, H2632 [23AP]

Aviation: establish an appeal and redress process for individuals wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight (H.R. 4179), H5493 [18JN]

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

Budget: allocation of funds, H938 [13FE]

Bush, President: evaluation of economic policies, H938 [13FE]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (H. Con. Res. 364), H6779 [22JY]

Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: funding, H2259, H2260, H2261, H2262 [14AP]

``Crime, Violence, and Development—Trends, Costs, and Policy Options in the Caribbean'': recognize contribution of U.N. and World Bank Group report to understanding crime and violence levels in the Caribbean region (H. Res. 865), H2080 [9AP]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H1957, H1961 [2AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: tribute to employees, partners at all levels of government, and other emergency response providers for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (H. Res. 1429), H10275 [27SE], E1769 [11SE]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (H.R. 3524), E79 [28JA]

Ecology and environment: enhance environmental justice education in middle and high schools that serve disadvantaged students, H8438 [18SE]

Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H8550, H8552 [22SE]

———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), H936, H937 [13FE], H1957, H1960 [2AP]

———regulation of U.S. financial markets, H8550, H8552 [22SE]

Education: make student financial aid programs available to students with minor drug convictions, H2632 [23AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (H.R. 3036), H8438 [18SE]

Financial institutions: importance of credit unions, E675 [22AP]

Food: acknowledge existence of global food crisis, H4311, H4313, H4314, H4317 [20MY]

Haiti: increase efforts to combat hunger, H4311, H4313, H4314, H4317 [20MY]

———U.S. policy, H4311, H4313, H4314, H4317 [20MY], H8107, H8110, H8111, H8112 [15SE]

Head Start Program: funding, H2259, H2260, H2261, H2262 [14AP]

Housing: facilitate preservation of certain affordable housing dwelling units (H.R. 5937), H3095 [6MY]

———provide needed housing reform, H1875 [1AP]

Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq, H1960 [2AP]

Israel: express condolences to families of shooting victims in the Mercaz Harav Yeshiva library in Jerusalem, E340 [10MR]

Jones, Stephanie Tubbs: tribute (H. Res. 1415), H7839 [8SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: anniversary of assassination (H. Res. 1061), E506 [4AP]

National Preparedness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1429), H10275 [27SE], E1769 [11SE]

New York City Housing Authority: budget deficit, E1156 [5JN]

State of New York Mortgage Agency: tribute to partnership with NeighborWorks America (organization) to promote home ownership in underserved neighborhoods, E462 [1AP]

Veterans: benefits funding, H1958 [2AP]

Week of the Young Child: observance, H2259, H2260, H2261, H2262 [14AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1886 [1AP], H2653 [23AP]