CONYERS, JOHN, JR. (a Representative from Michigan)
Amendments
Dept. of Justice: require sex offenders to register online identifiers with the National Sex Offender Registry in order to protect users of social networking websites (S. 431), H10240 [27SE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act, H2123 [9AP]
———H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act, H7280 [29JY]
Articles and editorials
How Aid Can Work, Jeffrey D. Sachs, New York Review of Books (publication), E1050
Phone Companies Cut FBI, Wiretaps Due to Unpaid Bills, CNN.com (Internet site), H891 [13FE]
Prison Nation, New York (NY) Times, H1855 [1AP]
Time To Vote Contempt, New York (NY) Times, H950 [14FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
African Americans: honor inventors, past and present, for their leadership, courage, and significant contributions to our national competitiveness (see H. Res. 966), H813 [7FE]
Aguilar, Luis A.: tribute (see H. Res. 954), H557 [29JA]
Alonzo Woodruff Post Office Building, Ionia, MI: designate (see H.R. 5479), H1031 [25FE]
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]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 1280), H8276 [16SE]
Arizona State University: tribute to softball team (see H. Res. 1323), H6343 [9JY]
Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1246), H8477 [18SE]
———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H2760 [24AP]
———minimize use of stop-loss orders to retain members who have completed their contractural obligations and eliminate use of stop-loss orders for members who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H. Res. 1177), H3886 [14MY]
———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), H7308 [29JY]
———provide for payment of interest on claims paid by the U.S. in connection with the correction of military records when a military corrections board sets aside a conviction by court-martial (see H.R. 5130), H1702 [13MR]
———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 530), H1771 [14MR]
———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]
———urge collective judgment of both Congress and the President regarding the use of military force (see H. Res. 163), H1889 [1AP]
Arms control: promote the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 68), H3051 [5MY]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1153), H3021 [1MY]
Black Music Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 372), H5407 [12JN]
Budget: require that Federal children's programs be separately displayed and analyzed (see H.R. 7229), H10642 [29SE]
Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 338), H4454 [21MY]
Bush, President: remove authority to waive certain provisions of defense authorization legislation (see H.R. 5167), H555 [29JA]
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), H8477 [18SE]
Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 6875), H8048 [11SE]
Caribbean nations: urge continued humanitarian assistance to countries affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and Tropical Storms Fay and Hanna (see H. Con. Res. 438), H10300 [27SE]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5111 [9JN]
Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 706), H558 [29JA]
Challenger (space shuttle): anniversary of crash (see H. Res. 943), H479 [28JA]
Chavez, Cesar E.: establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 76), H623 [6FE]
Children and youth: assist foster children in developing or maintaining connections to family, community, support, health care, and school (see H.R. 6307), H6010 [24JN]
———authorize additional appropriations for summer youth employment activities (see H.R. 6332), H5796 [20JN]
———ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2851), H3403 [8MY]
———improve outcomes for vulnerable children by investing in families, improving accountability in the child welfare system, and finding safe, stable, and permanent homes for foster children (see H.R. 5466), H1539 [11MR]
———making supplemental appropriations for summer youth employment activities (see H.R. 5444), H993 [14FE]
———promote adoption of children with special needs (see H.R. 4091), H1342 [5MR]
———repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments (see H.R. 1386), H622 [6FE]
———support the We Don't Serve Teens campaign (see H. Res. 1042), H7956 [9SE]
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]
———restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights under civil rights statutes (see H.R. 5129), H455 [23JA]
Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H622 [6FE]
Commodity Exchange Act: provide for regulation of energy derivatives (see H.R. 6341), H6230 [8JY]
Congressional Review Act: improve (see H.R. 5593), H1538 [11MR] (see H.R. 6858), H8018 [10SE]
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: require the consent of both automobile dealers and consumers to enter into automobile sales and lease contracts with binding arbitration clauses (see H.R. 5312), H812 [7FE]
Copyrights: amend vessel hull design protection laws to clarify distinction between hull and deck and provide factors for protection of a revised design and guidance for assessment of similarity (see H.R. 6531), H6726 [17JY]
———limit remedies in cases in which the copyright owner cannot be located (see H.R. 5889), H2758 [24AP]
———provide for agreements for the reproduction and performance of sound recordings by webcasters (see H.R. 7084), H9973 [25SE]
Courts: create a civil action to provide judicial remedies to carry out certain treaty obligations under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and an optional protocol (see H.R. 6481), H7308 [29JY]
———prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments (see H.R. 6146), H4830 [22MY]
———provide an alternate procedure for the prosecution of certain criminal contempts referred for prosecution by the House of Representatives (see H.R. 6508), H6673 [16JY]
———provide emergency authority to delay or toll judicial proceedings in U.S. district and circuit courts (see H.R. 6344), H5864 [23JN]
———provide for service of process over foreign nationals in cases involving defective products causing injury in the U.S. (see H.R. 5913), H2852 [29AP]
———regulate certain deferred prosecution agreements in Federal criminal cases (see H.R. 6492), H6576 [15JY]
Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H1032 [25FE]
Crime: ensure sex offenders who travel between States must register with appropriate State and local authorities (see H.R. 5475), H1155 [27FE]
———prevent, promote awareness of, and educate the public on mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting senior citizens (see H.R. 6954), H8476 [18SE]
Declaration of Principles for a Long-Term Relationship of Cooperation and Friendship Between Iraq and the U.S.: disapprove any emerging formal agreement unless approved by Congress (see H.R. 5128), H623 [6FE]
Dept. of Commerce: appoint administrative patent judges and administrative trademark judges in consultation with the Patent and Trademark Office (see H.R. 6362), H6088 [25JN]
———create an Office of Domestic Product Promotion (see H.R. 6573), H6824 [22JY]
Dept. of Defense: phase out the use of private military contractors (see H.R. 4102), H3404 [8MY]
Dept. of Education: create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 3439), H6674 [16JY]
———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 3021), H3109 [6MY]
Dept. of Energy: establish a program of energy assistance grants to local educational agencies (see H.R. 4310), H6577 [15JY]
Dept. of HHS: make grants to improve access to dependable, affordable automobiles by low-income families (see H.R. 3599), H871 [12FE]
———provide for national collection of data on stillbirths in a standardized manner (see H.R. 5979), H6343 [9JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to immigration detainees in custody (see H.R. 5950), H3886 [14MY]
Dept. of Justice: 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), H1221 [4MR]
———making supplemental appropriations for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 5180), H3050 [5MY]
———promptly and thoroughly investigate complaints of violations of the Voting Rights Act, the National Voter Registration Act, and the Help America Vote Act (see H. Con. Res. 424), H9084 [23SE]
———reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program (see H.R. 5057), H349 [17JA]
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: install a second cockpit voice recorder and digital flight data recorder that utilizes combination deployable recorder technology in certain commercial aircraft (see H.R. 4336), H622 [6FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a study on suicides among veterans (see H.R. 4204), H3404 [8MY]
———improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (see H.R. 4089), H4322 [20MY]
———modernize disability benefits claims processing system to ensure accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans and their families and survivors (see H.R. 5892), H7308 [29JY]
———provide dental care to veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 5595), H2948 [30AP]
Developing countries: prevent speculation and profiteering in the defaulted debt of certain poor countries (see H.R. 6796), H7807 [1AU]
Disabled: help individuals with functional impairments to pay for services and supports needed to maximize independence and choices about community participation, education, and employment (see H.R. 3001), H6230 [8JY]
———increase the level of earnings under which no individual who is blind is determined to have demonstrated an ability to engage in substantial gainful activity for purposes of determining disability (see H.R. 3834), H7956 [9SE]
Discrimination: prohibit in Federal assisted health care services and research programs on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability status (see H.R. 4849), H4322 [20MY]
Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 1032), H3050 [5MY]
———establish national screening program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and allow States to provide medical assistance for individuals with colorectal cancer or colorectal polyps (see H.R. 1738), H6229 [8JY]
———identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H.R. 1188), H6342 [9JY]
———improve and enhance research and programs on cancer survivorship (see H.R. 4450), H7308 [29JY]
———increase Alzheimer's disease research funding and promote public awareness and risk reduction relative to Alzheimer's disease with particular emphasis in Hispanic populations (see H.R. 6203), H6089 [25JN]
———support international health and education grant programs related to autism spectrum disorders (see H. Res. 1472), H8577 [22SE]
Drugs: eliminate certain increased penalties and minimum mandatory penalties for cocaine offenses, and use resulting savings for drug treatment and diversion programs for cocaine users (see H.R. 5035), H348 [17JA]
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), H4833 [22MY]
———require the SEC to issue rules on short selling of securities, establish FDIC net worth certificate program, and increase maximum amount of depository insurance (see H.R. 7240), H10699 [2OC]
Education: improve early education (see H.R. 3289), H6230 [8JY]
———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]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: promote environmental education (see H.R. 3036), H6230 [8JY]
Employment: establish a living wage and a policy providing jobs for everyone in the U.S. and its territories (see H.R. 1050), H3108 [6MY]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H8397 [17SE]
———provide effective career training and technical education programs, address barriers resulting from family responsibilities, and encourage entrance into nontraditional occupations (see H.R. 5774), H6674 [16JY]
EPA: provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront brownfields (see H.R. 5469), H4454 [21MY]
Executive Office of the President: provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege (see H.R. 5607), H1700 [13MR]
Fair Housing Act: commemorate anniversaries of enactment and later enactment of amending legislation (see H. Res. 1095), H2267 [14AP]
Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 6029), H6577 [15JY]
FBI: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 410), H8049 [11SE]
FDA: create a three-tiered approval system for drugs, biological products, and devices that is responsive to the needs of seriously ill patients (see H.R. 6270), H5407 [12JN]
Federal employees: provide lump-sum payments to certain employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave (see H.R. 5573), H6230 [8JY]
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 Labor-Management Partnership Council: establish (see H.R. 3892), H1618 [12MR]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: remediate sediment contamination in areas of concern (see H.R. 6460), H6825 [22JY]
Firearms: require background checks for employees of a licensed firearms business authorized to possess or transfer firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 6676), H7628 [30JY]
———require certain semiautomatic pistols manufactured, imported, or sold by Federal firearms licensees to be capable of microstamping ammunition (see H.R. 5266), H811 [7FE]
Firefighters: assist volunteer fire companies in coping with the precipitous rise in fuel prices (see H.R. 6461), H7308 [29JY]
Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3663), H295 [16JA]
Food stamps: repeal denial of eligibility of ex-offenders (see H.R. 5802), H3020 [1MY]
Foreign aid: modernize foreign assistance strategy to promote national and global security, democracy, and economic opportunity (see H. Res. 1268), H6826 [22JY]
Foreign policy: express that a Global Marshall Plan holds the potential to demonstrate the commitment of the U.S. to peace and prosperity (see H. Res. 1078), H3110 [6MY]
———require any agreement, other than a treaty, that obligates the use of U.S Armed Forces or financial resources be approved by Congress (see H. Res. 1028), H3110 [6MY]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 7090), H9973 [25SE]
Free Comic Book Day: observance (see H. Res. 374), H3051 [5MY]
GAO: provide additional authorities (see H.R. 6388), H6174 [26JN]
Garvey, Marcus M.: pardon (see H. Con. Res. 24), H6408 [10JY]
General Motors Corp.: anniversary (see H. Res. 1445), H8276 [16SE]
Gerald R. Ford Post Office Building, Rancho Mirage, CA: designate (see H.R. 6085), H5045 [5JN]
Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 370), H5214 [10JN] (see H. Res. 900), H1032 [25FE]
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact: grant congressional consent and approval (see H.R. 6577), H7057 [23JY]
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), H348 [17JA]
Gulf Coast Recovery Authority: establish (see H.R. 4048), H7853 [8SE]
Haiti: provide for professional exchanges with Haiti (see H.R. 6255), H5406 [12JN]
Hayes, Isaac L., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1425), H8049 [11SE]
Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 4936), H622 [6FE]
Health: encourage use of electronic health records and provide a secure framework in which such records are made available for a national information technology infrastructure (see H.R. 2991), H3403 [8MY]
———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]
———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 grants to promote positive health behaviors in women and children (see H.R. 1968), H3109 [6MY]
Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 2123), H7789 [31JY]
———require that agreements to arbitrate nursing home disputes be made after the dispute has arisen (see H.R. 6126), H4829 [22MY]
Health care professionals: establish recruitment and retention programs for public health workers and eliminate critical workforce shortages in Federal, State, local, and tribal public health agencies (see H.R. 5496), H3050 [5MY]
Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 5157), H555 [29JA]
Howe, Gordie: tribute (see H. Res. 1064), H1974 [2AP]
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), H8579 [22SE]
———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]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1691), H8276 [16SE]
Immigration: authorize certain aliens who have earned a master's or higher degree from a U.S. college or university in science, technology, engineering, or math to be admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 6039), H3776 [13MY]
———reform (see H.R. 1645), H2947 [30AP]
Immigration and Nationality Act: protect the well-being of soldiers and their families (see H.R. 6020), H3403 [8MY]
———provide citizenship for certain children of U.S. servicemen born overseas during the Vietnam and Korean Wars (see H.R. 4007), H5215 [10JN]
Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 351), H1889 [1AP]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit prevailing party in actions or proceedings brought to enforce the Act to be awarded expert witness fees and certain other expenses (see H.R. 4188), H4975 [4JN]
Insurance: prohibit discrimination in group health coverage and individual health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5449), H993 [14FE]
———require disclosure of Holocaust-era policies by insurers and establish a Federal cause of action for claims arising out of a covered policy (see H.R. 1746), H3777 [13MY]
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), H6826 [22JY]
International Day of Non-Violence: observance (see H. Res. 653), H3404 [8MY]
Iran: appoint a high-level U.S. representative or special envoy for the purpose of easing tensions and normalizing relations between the U.S. and Iran (see H.R. 5056), H390 [22JA]
———clarify that the use of force against Iran is not authorized by the Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq, any resolution previously adopted, or any other provision of law (see H.J. Res. 64), H3778 [13MY]
Iraq: make technical corrections to legislation providing special immigrant status for certain Iraqis (see H.R. 5837), H2485 [17AP]
———prohibit certain activities relative to petroleum resources (see H.R. 6710), H7785 [31JY]
———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), H3777 [13MY]
———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), H3110 [6MY]
———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]
———respect sovereignty, redeploy U.S. Armed Forces if asked, and submit a plan for redeployment of U.S. forces and contractors (see H. Res. 1326), H6408 [10JY]
Johnson, Lyndon B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 353), H4064 [16MY] (see H. Con. Res. 354), H4150 [19MY]
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), H6230 [8JY]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 1237), H4974 [4JN]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: anniversary of assassination (see H. Res. 1061), H1821 [31MR]
Law enforcement: issuance of special postage stamps to fund gang prevention programs (see H.R. 1070), H621 [6FE]
Liberia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 6655), H7627 [30JY]
Library of Congress: reauthorize sound recording and film preservation programs (see H.R. 5893), H4975 [4JN]
LIHEAP: funding (see H.R. 6427), H6728 [17JY]
Lloyd, Earl: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 286), H557 [29JA]
Local Initiatives Support Corp.: funding (see H.R. 6892), H8127 [15SE]
Mandela, Nelson: tribute (see H. Res. 1090), H3051 [5MY]
Marshall, Thurgood: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 381), H6009 [24JN]
Medicaid: establish independent foster care adolescents as a mandatory category of individuals for coverage under State programs (see H.R. 1376), H6727 [17JY]
———include all public clinics for the distribution of pediatric vaccines (see H.R. 4990), H6342 [9JY]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H8397 [17SE]
———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H3885 [14MY]
———require coverage of professional services of optometrists that are otherwise covered when furnished by a physician (see H.R. 1983), H3050 [5MY]
———require drug manufacturers to pay rebates to State prescription drug discount programs as a condition of participation in a rebate agreement for outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 3309), H3050 [5MY]
Medicare: eliminate disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a uniform set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 5901), H5797 [20JN]
———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see H.R. 4206), H1618 [12MR]
———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 154), H3108 [6MY]
———provide coverage of screening tests for human papillomavirus (HPV) (see H.R. 4055), H3109 [6MY]
———replace the prescription drug benefit with a revised and simplified program for all beneficiaries (see H.R. 6800), H7807 [1AU]
———require physician utilization of electronic prescription drug program (see H.R. 4296), H6230 [8JY]
———standardize marketing requirements under Medicare Advantage and prescription drug programs and provide for State certification prior to waiver of licensure requirements under prescription drug program (see H.R. 4790), H3050 [5MY]
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]
Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1134), H2761 [24AP]
Middle East: recognize non-governmental organizations working to bring just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Res. 1369), H7166 [24JY]
Minnesota: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 923), H2488 [17AP]
Minority AIDS Initiative: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10133 [26SE]
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), H3109 [6MY]
National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1191), H3886 [14MY]
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), H814 [7FE]
National GEAR UP Day: designate (see H. Res. 1311), H6578 [15JY]
National Healthy Schools Day: designate (see H. Res. 1056), H7790 [31JY]
National Heat Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 296), H5045 [5JN]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of multidisciplinary research centers focusing on women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 5808), H2355 [15AP]
———authorize development of research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 5809), H2355 [15AP]
———provide funding for the study and prevention of breast cancer in younger women (see H.R. 715), H1618 [12MR]
National New Deal Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 360), H6178 [26JN]
National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 1086), H3051 [5MY]
National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 932), H349 [17JA]
National security: establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters (see H.R. 3189), H2356 [15AP]
National STD Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1131), H2553 [22AP]
National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 331), H3020 [1MY]
Native Americans: require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H3777 [13MY]
New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 3543), H2070 [8AP]
New York Giants (football team): tribute (see H. Res. 960), H815 [7FE]
No Child Left Behind Act: reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see H.R. 2864), H4322 [20MY]
Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation (No FEAR) Act: amend and strengthen accountability features (see H.R. 6780), H7806 [1AU]
Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 5535), H6577 [15JY]
Postal Service: modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 6217), H6825 [22JY]
———provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H1618 [12MR]
Power resources: regulate certain transactions involving energy commodities and strengthen enforcement authorities of FERC under Natural Gas Act and Federal Power Act (see H.R. 6330), H5796 [20JN]
Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 896), H3404 [8MY]
Product safety: establish a comprehensive process to inform consumers about food and product recalls (see H.R. 5636), H6407 [10JY]
Public lands: secure and conserve Federal public lands and natural resources along the international land borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 2593), H2760 [24AP]
Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 1073), H2225 [10AP]
Public welfare programs: increase limit on vocational education training to be counted as work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 6657), H7627 [30JY]
Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 5632), H7789 [31JY]
Rodriguez, Juan A. (Chi-Chi): tribute (see H. Res. 1029), H1417 [6MR]
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 5524), H2225 [10AP]
Saudi Arabia: disapprove issuance of a letter of offer relative to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and defense services to Saudi Arabia (see H.J. Res. 76), H352 [18JA]
Schools: improve safety of elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher learning (see H.R. 2352), H2553 [22AP]
Seeds of Peace (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 337), H3051 [5MY]
Seiberling, John F.: tribute (see H. Res. 1470), H8477 [18SE]
Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 1783), H2553 [22AP]
———protect seniors from elder abuse by improving prosecution, law enforcement, and assistance to victims (see H.R. 5352), H2659 [23AP]
Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism (SMART) Security Platform for the 21st Century: call for adoption (see H. Res. 227), H3051 [5MY]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1453), H8579 [22SE]
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 H.R. 5510), H6230 [8JY]
———protect cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) (see H.R. 4807), H3186 [7MY]
———provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under certain programs (see H.R. 5605), H3050 [5MY]
Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 5447), H1618 [12MR]
South Africa: exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events and provide relief for certain members relative to admissability (see H.R. 5690), H2071 [8AP]
Special Envoy for Middle East Peace: appoint (see H. Res. 143), H6578 [15JY]
SSA: require the President to transmit the annual budget without revisions to Congress (see H.R. 5110), H3109 [6MY]
Sudan: urge international community to provide the U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur region with tactical and utility helicopters (see H. Res. 1245), H6090 [25JN]
Supreme Court: extend authority of the U.S. Supreme Court Police to protect court officials off the Supreme Court Grounds (see H.R. 6855), H8018 [10SE]
Taxation: allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on certain motor vehicle purchases (see H.R. 7273), H10856 [20NO]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H8477 [18SE]
———extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes (see H.R. 3636), H3050 [5MY]
———provide relief for children of members of the Armed Forces who die as a result of service in a combat zone (see H.R. 3961), H3885 [14MY]
———provide taxpayer protection and assistance relative to tax preparation (see H.R. 5716), H2854 [29AP]
Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorize appropriations and enhance measures to combat forced labor (see H.R. 7311), H10867 [9DE]
Transportation Security Administration: provide certain personnel management requirements (see H.R. 3212), H1702 [13MR]
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), H4973 [4JN]
Tubman, Harriet: designate national day of remembrance (see H. Con. Res. 310), H1341 [5MR]
Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 373), H10300 [27SE]
Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (see H.R. 4934), H622 [6FE]
Veterans: encourage model programs to support veteran student success in postsecondary education by coordinating services to address the academic, financial, physical, and social needs of veteran students (see H.R. 5143), H1221 [4MR]
Voting: prohibit challenges to eligibility to register or vote on grounds that an individual resides in a home subject to foreclosure or that the jurisdiction was adversely affected by a disaster (see H.R. 7147), H10131 [26SE]
William `Bill' Clay Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 5395), H870 [12FE]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1801), H7629 [30JY]
Zimbabwe: call on Government to postpone run-off Presidential election and encourage African organizations to impose sanctions until a fair and free run-off election is conducted (see H. Res. 1301), H6473 [14JY]
———commend efforts of those who sought to block an international arms transfer relative to campaign of violence and intimidation against political opposition members (see H. Res. 1270), H5581 [18JN]
———condemn decision to hold run-off Presidential election (see H. Res. 1337), H6407 [10JY]
———condemn postelection violence and call for a peaceful resolution to the current political crisis (see H. Res. 1230), H4832 [22MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 6598), H7163 [24JY]
———require collection of data on animal cruelty crimes (see H.R. 6597), H7163 [24JY]
Antitrust policy: amend laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems (see H.R. 5546), H1416 [6MR]
Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 7328), H10975 [10DE]
Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorize initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce subpoenas issued to Harriet E. Miers and Joshua B. Bolten (see H. Res. 980), H942 [13FE]
———hold inquiry on potential impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous (see H. Res. 1448), H8396 [17SE]
Copyrights: amend laws relative to works connected to certain funding agreements (see H.R. 6845), H7955 [9SE]
Detroit Red Wings (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 1246), H5044 [5JN]
Diddley, Bo: tribute (see H. Res. 1251), H5110 [9JN]
FBI: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 396), H7164 [24JY]
Focus—HOPE (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 327), H2355 [15AP]
Health care professionals: increase number of dentists serving health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 6613), H7164 [24JY]
House of Representatives: recommend the finding of Harriet E. Miers and Joshua B. Bolten in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on the Judiciary (House) (see H. Res. 979), H942 [13FE]
Lawyers and attorneys: establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney network to represent domestic violence victims (see H.R. 6088), H4320 [20MY]
Protect America Act: extend (see H.R. 5104), H455 [23JA] (see H.R. 5349), H869 [12FE]
Telecommunications: ensure competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet (see H.R. 5994), H3402 [8MY]
U.S. Parole Commission: provide for continued performance of functions (see H.R. 6509), H6673 [16JY]
Vice Presidents of the U.S.: provide Secret Service protection to former Vice Presidents (see H.R. 5938), H3017 [1MY]
Voting: prevent voter caging (see H.R. 5038), H348 [17JA]
———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 7136), H10130 [26SE]
Factsheets
Agriprocessors, Inc., immigration raids, E1082
Letters
African National Congress exemption from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events and provide relief for certain members relative to admissability: Representative Berman, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H3079 [6MY]
———by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3079 [6MY]
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H7576 [30JY]
Library of Congress sound recording and film preservation programs reauthorization: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4900 [4JN]
Merida Initiative To Combat Illicit Narcotics and Reduce Organized Crime Authorization Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5138 [10JN]
Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H7925, H7926 [9SE]
Proposed Government bailout of automobile industry: by, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H10913 [10DE]
Suspend immigration enforcement in the event of a emergency: several civil rights organizations, E1082
Motions
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), H1729 [14MR]
Protect America Act: extend (H.R. 5349), H906 [13FE]
Remarks
African Americans: apologize for enslavement and racial segregation (H. Res. 194), H7224 [29JY]
Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and India Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: approve (H.R. 7081), H10103
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), conference report, H3820
Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (H.R. 3195), H6068 [25JN]
Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (H.R. 6598), E1551
———require collection of data on animal cruelty crimes (H.R. 6597), E1559
Antitrust policy: amend laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems (H.R. 5546), E318
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), Senate amendment, E954
———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), Senate amendments, H5701
Armed Forces: allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or review by the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (H.R. 3174), H10263 [27SE]
———anniversary of integration (H. Con. Res. 297), H6425
Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (H.R. 4044), H5801, H5802, H5803 [23JN]
———exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (S. 3197), H10648, H10649 [2OC]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1645
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (S. Con. Res. 70), conference report, H4998
Children and youth: ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (H.R. 2851), E1668
Civil Liberties Act: anniversary (H. Res. 1357), H7227, H7228 [29JY]
Civil rights: anniversary of the deaths of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, MS (H. Res. 1293), H5807, H5808 [23JN]
———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1338), H7688
———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1338), corrections in engrossment, H7705 [31JY]
Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorize initiation or intervention in judicial proceedings to enforce subpoenas issued to Harriet E. Miers and Joshua B. Bolten (H. Res. 980), adoption (H. Res. 982), H950, H954, H956 [14FE]
Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1645
Congressional Progressive Caucus: budget priorities, H1657, H1658 [13MR]
Copyrights: amend laws relative to works connected to certain funding agreements (H.R. 6845), E1753
Courts: grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, H1750 [14MR], H5755, H5768 [20JN]
———prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments (H.R. 6146), H10258 [27SE]
———provide emergency authority to delay or toll judicial proceedings in U.S. district and circuit courts (H.R. 6344), H5811, H5813, H5814 [23JN]
Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, H3002 [1MY]
Crime: provide grants for improved mental health treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses (H.R. 3992), H427
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), veto, E46
Dept. of Education: make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (H.R. 3021), H4945
Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and establish school-based food allergy management grants (H.R. 2063), E546
———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (S. 1858), E546
———expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (S. 845), E546
Dept. of Homeland Security: suspend immigration enforcement in the event of a emergency and provide for evacuation, transportation, and health care needs, E1081
Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (H.R. 3524), H310
Dept. of Justice: authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (H.R. 3546), H5805, H5806 [23JN]
———establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and improve investigation and prosecution of predators (S. 1738), H10241, H10248 [27SE]
———extend authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (H.R. 6045), H9884 [25SE]
———extend pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks (S. 3605), H10241 [27SE]
———reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program (H.R. 5057), Senate amendment, H10255 [27SE]
———require sex offenders to register online identifiers with the National Sex Offender Registry in order to protect users of social networking websites (S. 431), H10238 [27SE]
———tribute to U.S. Marshall Service Fugitive Safe Surrender program, E2169
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 (H.R. 6251), H5814 [23JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand and improve health care services available to veterans for substance use disorders (H.R. 5554), H4195
Detroit Red Wings (hockey team): tribute (H. Res. 1246), H5025 [5JN]
Disabled: enhance early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (H.R. 1198), E546
Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (H.R. 2831), E702
Earth Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1117), E704
Economy: authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers (H.R. 7321), H10926
———proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10401
Education: ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families (H.R. 5715), E680
———make permanent the favorable treatment of need-based educational aid under antitrust laws (H.R. 1777), H2924 [30AP]
Equal Pay Day: observance, E702
Fair Housing Act: commemorate anniversaries of enactment and later enactment of amending legislation (H. Res. 1095), H2280, H2281 [15AP]
FBI: establish a liaison with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed Forces (S. 2840), H10257 [27SE]
FCIC: allow approved insurance companies to consult with each other and the FCIC during periodic renegotiations for the standard reinsurance agreement, H3820
Food: acknowledge existence of global food crisis, H4318
———acknowledge existence of global food crisis (H. Con. Res. 344), H7868
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), H887, H891, H901 [13FE]
———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), Senate amendment, H1720, H1742, H1744, H1746, H1747, H1750 [14MR]
———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), H5743, H5755, H5768 [20JN]
———prohibit reverse targeting and protect rights of persons inside the U.S. communicating with people abroad who are under surveillance, H5755 [20JN]
Haiti: commemorate soldiers that fought for American independence in ``Siege of Savannah'' and for Haiti's independence and renunciation of slavery (H. Res. 909), H837
———increase efforts to combat hunger, H4318
———U.S. policy, H4318
Health: improve emergency medical services for children (H.R. 2464), E546
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H8463, H8466, H8467 [18SE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H3002, H3004 [1MY], E546
———provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations (H.R. 1237), E546
Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H651
House of Representatives: recommend the finding of Harriet E. Miers and Joshua B. Bolten in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas issued by the Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 979), adoption (H. Res. 982), H950, H954, H956 [14FE]
Immigration: eliminate sunset in the special immigrant nonminister religious worker visa program (H.R. 5570), H2284, H2285, H2287 [15AP]
———expedite adjudication of employer petitions for aliens of extraordinary artistic ability (H.R. 1312), H1857, H1858 [1AP]
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: restrict off-reservation gaming, H6047, H6055 [25JN]
Intellectual property: enhance remedies for violations of laws (H.R. 4279), H3067, H3074 [6MY]
———enhance remedies for violations of laws (S. 3325), H10229, H10236 [27SE]
Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq, E954
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: anniversary of assassination (H. Res. 1061), H1860, H1861 [1AP]
Lawyers and attorneys: establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney network to represent domestic violence victims (H.R. 6088), E976
Library of Congress: reauthorize sound recording and film preservation programs (H.R. 5893), H4900
Libya: resolve pending claims of Pan Am Flight 103 victims' families and other victims of Libyan terrorist attacks (S. 3370), H7705 [31JY]
Lincoln, Abraham: observe anniversary of birth and recognize the role the Declaration of Independence played in belief development (H. Con. Res. 281), H845
Mackinac Island State Park Commission: anniversary of Historical Preservation and Museum Program (H. Con. Res. 325), E1040
Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (H.R. 5613), E709
Medicare/Medicaid: extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (H.R. 6331), H5915
———extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (H.R. 6331), veto, H6529
Mental health: extend parity in the application of certain limits to mental health benefits (H.R. 4848), H588
———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), H588
———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), Senate amendments, H10788
Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1134), E922
National Advocacy Center: funding (H.R. 6083), H7232 [29JY]
National Crime Victim Law Institute: funding (S. 3641), H10653 [2OC]
National Criminal Justice Month: establish (H. Res. 945), H1854, H1855, H1856 [1AP]
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: establish (H. Con. Res. 134), E1047
Native Americans: provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community (H.R. 2176), H6047, H6055 [25JN]
———provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community (H.R. 2176), consideration (H. Res. 1298), H6018 [25JN]
Petroleum: nationalize U.S. oil industry, H5806 [23JN]
———year-end profits of oil companies, H5815 [23JN]
Point of order, H905 [13FE], H6049 [25JN], H10238 [27SE]
Poverty: express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (H. Con. Res. 198), H1657 [13MR]
Power resources: national energy policy, H5814 [23JN]
Product safety: establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and reauthorize and modernize the CPSC (H.R. 4040), conference report, E1670
Protect America Act: extend (H.R. 5104), H510, H512, H515 [29JA]
———extend (H.R. 5349), H887, H890, H891, H901 [13FE]
———extend (H.R. 5349), motion to recommit, H905 [13FE]
Ships and vessels: make the embarkment and operation of stateless submersible or semi-submersible vessels subject to Federal prosecution (S. 3598), H10251, H10252 [27SE]
Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), veto, H406
South Africa: exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events and provide relief for certain members relative to admissability (H.R. 5690), H3078, H3079 [6MY]
Supreme Court: extend authority of the U.S. Supreme Court Police to protect court officials off the Supreme Court Grounds and change the title of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice (S. 3296), H10254 [27SE]
———impact of judicial activism, H6068 [25JN]
Taxation: provide benefits for military personnel (H.R. 6081), H4171
———provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, H10401
———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), H4393
———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (H.R. 6275), H6040
Telecommunications: ensure competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet (H.R. 5994), E859
Texas Southern University: tribute to establishment of Andrew L. Jefferson Endowment for Trial Advocacy at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law (H. Res. 31), H5456
Traumatic Brain Injury Act: reauthorize (S. 793), E546
U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5501), E1002
U.S. Parole Commission: provide for continued performance of functions (H.R. 6509), E1478
Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 5749), H5275
Votes: position on missed, H1206
Voting: prevent voter caging (H.R. 5038), E43
———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (H.R. 7136), E2114
Voting Rights Act: revise short title of reauthorization legislation to include Cesar E. Chavez, Barbara C. Jordan, William C. Velasquez, and Hector P. Garcia (S. 188), H5453
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1219 [4MR], H1339 [5MR], H5478 [17JN], H6403 [10JY], H6573 [15JY], H7849 [8SE], H8473 [18SE]
Special order: granted, H1153 [27FE]
Reports filed
A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5464) (H. Rept. 110-753), H6405 [10JY]
African National Congress Exemption From Treatment as a Terrorist Organization and Provide Relief for Certain Members Relative to Admissability: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5690) (H. Rept. 110-620), H3049 [5MY]
Allow Athletes Admitted as Nonimmigrants To Renew Their Period of Authorized Admission in 5-Year Increments: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5060) (H. Rept. 110-697), H5043 [5JN]
Americans With Disabilities Act Intent and Protections Restoration: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3195) (H. Rept. 110-730), H5864 [23JN]
Arts Require Timely Service (ARTS) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1312) (H. Rept. 110-540), H1416 [6MR]
Bay Mills Indian Community Land Claims Settlement Provision and Approval: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2176) (H. Rept. 110-541), H2015 [4AP]
Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2830) (H. Rept. 110-338), H2657 [23AP]
Community Pharmacy Fairness Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 971) (H. Rept. 110-898), H10330 [28SE]
Compensate States for Incarcerating Undocumented Aliens Charged With a Felony or Two or More Misdemeanors: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1512) (H. Rept. 110-618), H3049 [5MY]
Congressional Review Act Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5593) (H. Rept. 110-700), H5043 [5JN]
Credit Card Fair Fee Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5546) (H. Rept. 110-913), H10827 [3OC]
Death in Custody Reporting Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3971) (H. Rept. 110-512), H352 [18JA]
Dept. of Justice Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5057) (H. Rept. 110-757), H6472 [14JY]
Dept. of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) Authorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3546) (H. Rept. 110-729), H5864 [23JN]
Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6503) (H. Rept. 110-846), H8126 [15SE]
EB-5 Regional Center Program Extension: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5569) (H. Rept. 110-698), H5043 [5JN]
Extend Program To Waive the Foreign Country Residence Requirement Relative to International Medical Graduates: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5571) (H. Rept. 110-646), H4059 [15MY]
Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6126) (H. Rept. 110-894), H10129 [26SE]
Former Vice President Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5938) (H. Rept. 110-696), H5042 [5JN]
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact Congressional Consent and Approval: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6577) (H. Rept. 110-863), H8577 [22SE]
Justice for Victims of Torture and Terrorism Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5167) (H. Rept. 110-844), H8126 [15SE]
Let Our Veterans Rest in Peace Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3480) (H. Rept. 110-647), H4059 [15MY]
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3992) (H. Rept. 110-514), H389 [22JA]
National Advocacy Center Funding: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6083) (H. Rept. 110-784), H7305 [29JY]
National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4044) (H. Rept. 110-726), H5795 [20JN]
National Silver Alert Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6064) (H. Rept. 110-825), H7852 [8SE]
Need-Based Educational Aid Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1777) (H. Rept. 110-577), H2223 [10AP]
Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4081) (H. Rept. 110-836), H7955 [9SE]
Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6598) (H. Rept. 110-901), H10330 [28SE]
Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4279) (H. Rept. 110-617), H3049 [5MY]
Protect the Well-Being of Immigrant Soldiers and Their Families: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6020) (H. Rept. 110-912), H10827 [3OC]
Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1650) (H. Rept. 110-860), H8475 [18SE]
Recommend Finding of Karl Rove in Contempt of Congress for Refusal To Comply With Subpoena: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Rept. 110-847), H8126 [15SE]
Relief for Surviving Immigrant Spouses and Children: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6034) (H. Rept. 110-911), H10827 [3OC]
Relief of Corina de Chalup Turcinovic: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5030) (H. Rept. 110-743), H6228 [8JY]
Relief of Esther Karinge: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1485) (H. Rept. 110-741), H6228 [8JY]
Relief of Kumi Iizuka-Barcena: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5243) (H. Rept. 110-826), H7852 [8SE]
Relief of Mikael A.C. Figueroa Alvarez: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2575) (H. Rept. 110-827), H7852 [8SE]
Relief of Shigeru Yamada: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2760) (H. Rept. 110-742), H6228 [8JY]
Religious Worker Visa Extension Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5570) (H. Rept. 110-589), H2265 [14AP]
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Land Claims Settlement: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4115) (H. Rept. 110-542), H2015 [4AP]
School Safety Enhancements Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2352) (H. Rept. 110-821), H7805 [1AU]
Separate Nonimmigrant Classification for Fashion Models: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4080) (H. Rept. 110-699), H5043 [5JN]
September 11 Family Humanitarian Relief and Patriotism Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1071) (H. Rept. 110-909), H10827 [3OC]
Summaries
Investigation of firings of U.S. Attorneys, H956 [14FE]
Tributes
Cannon, Representative, H10652 [2OC]
Hotaling, Norma, E2323
King, Rachel, E1890
Love, Ed, E1789
Upshaw, Gene, E1768