DAVIS, DANNY K. (a Representative from Illinois)
Amendments
Federal employees: ensure that at least two-thirds of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 5781), H5605 [19JN]
Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H758 [7FE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act, H7280 [29JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
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 Battlefield Protection Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2933), H3777 [13MY]
AmeriCorps Week: observance (see H. Res. 1173), H3110 [6MY]
Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 6598), H7854 [8SE]
Armed Forces: anniversary of integration (see H. Con. Res. 297), H4322 [20MY]
———commend military support groups for efforts to support servicemen and their families (see H. Res. 1200), H7854 [8SE]
———ensure fair treatment of members discharged early due to being the only surviving child in a family in which an immediate family member was killed, MIA, or disabled in the line of duty (see H.R. 5825), H2854 [29AP]
———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H2150 [9AP]
———honor the sacrifice of mothers who have deployed to theaters of combat on behalf of the U.S. (see H. Res. 992), H1222 [4MR]
———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), H4454 [21MY]
———mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (see H.R. 3229), H1973 [2AP]
———require congressional authorization prior to any use of military force against Iran (see H.R. 3119), H390 [22JA]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1153), H4062 [15MY]
ATF: authorize additional resources to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms smuggled into Mexico for use by drug traffickers (see H.R. 5869), H3778 [13MY]
Bangladesh: elections (see H. Res. 1402), H7788 [31JY]
Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 3609), H558 [29JA]
Belarus Democracy Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5970), H3108 [6MY]
Bhutto, Benazir: condemn assassination and reaffirm U.S. commitment to assist the people of Pakistan in combating terrorist activity and promoting a free and democratic Pakistan (see H. Res. 912), H24 [15JA]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: address continuing effects of the genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes (see H. Res. 679), H10845 [19NO]
Boy Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 5872), H2552 [22AP]
Brown, Monica L.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 320), H2443 [16AP]
Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 338), H3051 [5MY]
Burma: condemn undemocratic constitution and scheduled referendum (see H. Con. Res. 317), H2225 [10AP]
———express sympathy and pledge support to victims of cyclone (see H. Res. 1181), H3403 [8MY]
Bush, President: remove authority to waive certain provisions of defense authorization legislation (see H.R. 5167), H1772 [14MR]
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]
Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 6875), H8048 [11SE]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 364), H4831 [22MY]
Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see H. Res. 916), H24 [15JA]
Children and youth: assist foster children in developing or maintaining connections to family, community, support, health care, and school (see H.R. 6307), H5865 [23JN]
———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]
———increase enforcement of laws, improve reporting of Federal data, and strengthen parental involvement in school-based reduction efforts relative to underage drinking (see H.R. 4453), H3404 [8MY]
———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), H2443 [16AP]
———provide disadvantaged children with dental services (see H.R. 1781), H4832 [22MY]
———provide States with incentives, flexibility, and resources to develop child welfare services that focus on improving circumstances of children (see H.R. 4207), H2854 [29AP]
———recognize importance of the School Breakfast Program and its overall positive effect on low-income children and encourage States to strengthen school breakfast programs (see H. Res. 1013), H1220 [4MR]
Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election (see H. Res. 1529), H10844 [19NO]
Civil rights: 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]
Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H1074 [26FE]
Community organizers: honor for promoting equality (see H. Res. 1521), H10642 [29SE]
Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 5563), H1539 [11MR]
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]
Constellation (U.S.S.): recognize historical significance as a reminder of the participation of the U.S. in the transatlantic slave trade and of the efforts of the U.S. to end the slave trade (see H. Res. 1159), H2852 [29AP]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1767), H3109 [6MY]
Continental Congress: anniversary of meeting in Nassau Hall, Princeton, NJ (see H. Con. Res. 351), H6728 [17JY]
Correctional institutions: improve reintegration of youth offenders into the families and communities to which they are returning (see H.R. 5178), H556 [29JA]
Courts: enhance retirement benefits of administrative law judges (see H.R. 6706), H7785 [31JY]
———provide an alternate procedure for the prosecution of certain criminal contempts referred for prosecution by the House of Representatives (see H.R. 6508), H7629 [30JY]
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), H6177 [26JN]
———provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H811 [7FE]
Crime: combat, deter, and punish individuals and enterprises engaged in organized crime involving theft and interstate fencing of stolen retail merchandise (see H.R. 6491), H7629 [30JY]
———provide better protection against cyberbullying (see H.R. 6123), H6674 [16JY]
DEA: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 369), H5482 [17JN]
Dept. of Education: award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see H.R. 4449), H4877 [3JN]
———create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 3439), H558 [29JA]
———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: provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (see H.R. 3197), H871 [12FE]
———Weatherization Assistance Program funding (see H.R. 6605), H7630 [30JY]
Dept. of HHS: establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 3825), H1221 [4MR]
———reauthorize Healthy Start Program (see H.R. 3267), H2760 [24AP] (see H.R. 3267), H4877 [3JN]
———reauthorize the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 2915), H7789 [31JY]
———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 5876), H2657 [23AP]
Dept. of HUD: facilitate use of HOPE VI grant amounts by certain public housing agencies that have suffered project delays due to catastrophes or emergencies (see H.R. 6347), H6177 [26JN]
Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 6045), H7058 [23JY]
———making supplemental appropriations for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (see H.R. 5180), H1703 [13MR]
———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), H622 [6FE]
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 the Interior: determine feasibility of designating the study area as the Black Metropolis District National Heritage Area in Chicago, IL (see H.R. 5505), H1221 [4MR]
———establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 3114), H1031 [25FE]
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: study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 5734), H10845 [19NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a presumption of service connection of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 5454), H3885 [14MY]
Dink, Hrant: condemn murder of Turkish journalist (see H. Res. 102), H1032 [25FE]
Disabled: 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), H814 [7FE]
———protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident (see H.R. 3995), H5730 [19JN]
Disasters: provide assistance to local educational agencies in areas of Midwestern States adversely affected by storms and severe flooding (see H.R. 6733), H7786 [31JY]
Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 1032), H2947 [30AP]
———improve and enhance research and programs on cancer survivorship (see H.R. 4450), H8477 [18SE]
———provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 5265), H6342 [9JY]
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), 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]
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), H1539 [11MR]
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]
———improve early education (see H.R. 3289), H2553 [22AP]
———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]
Egypt: protect human rights and freedoms of religion, speech, and the press, prevent imposition of restrictions on peaceful activism, and call for release of Ayman Nour and other political prisoners (see H. Res. 1303), H6009 [24JN]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 3257), H3050 [5MY]
———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 4926), H4454 [21MY]
ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H2151 [9AP]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 2792), H1445 [10MR]
FCC: prescribe rules regulating inmate telephone service rates (see H.R. 555), H943 [13FE]
———require auction of spectrum for a free and open access broadband service (see H.R. 5846), H5045 [5JN]
Federal employees: ensure that at least two-thirds of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 5718), H2069 [8AP] (see H.R. 5781), H2265 [14AP]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 4838), H1539 [11MR]
———provide for automatic enrollment of new participants in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 6500), H6576 [15JY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 6381), H6173 [26JN]
FEMA: 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), H3109 [6MY]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1079), H2152 [9AP]
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), H2355 [15AP]
Georgia, Republic of: condemn statements and actions of Russia that undermine territorial integrity (see H. Res. 1166), H2853 [29AP]
Global Entrepreneurship Week: designate (see H. Res. 1017), H4322 [20MY]
Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 370), H5214 [10JN] (see H. Res. 900), H1539 [11MR]
Graham, Billy: tribute (see H. Res. 1358), H8579 [22SE]
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), H4832 [22MY]
Haiti: provide for professional exchanges with Haiti (see H.R. 6255), H5406 [12JN]
Hazardous substances: phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see H.R. 5580), H6825 [22JY]
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]
———expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting (see H.R. 5549), H4975 [4JN]
———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 882), H4975 [4JN]
———improve oral health care for low-income individuals under the Maternal and Child Health Program and Medicaid and provide a tax credit to dentists for services provided to low-income individuals (see H.R. 2472), H4832 [22MY]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 583), H1539 [11MR]
———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 6680), H7628 [30JY]
———promote the national recommendation of physical activity to kids, families, and communities across the U.S. (see H.R. 2045), H1155 [27FE]
———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 3750), H2948 [30AP]
———reauthorize poison center national toll-free number, media campaign, and grant program to provide assistance for poison prevention, sustain poison center funding, and enhance public health (see H.R. 5669), H4878 [3JN]
———require group and individual insurer coverage of individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 2676), H2151 [9AP]
Health care professionals: provide for a loan repayment program for faculty members at programs of general dentistry or pediatric dentistry to alleviate faculty shortages (see H.R. 6551), H8477 [18SE]
———provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1134), H4061 [15MY]
———provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health (see H.R. 3404), H5215 [10JN]
———provide relief for the shortage of nurses (see H.R. 5924), H4878 [3JN]
Higher Education Act: improve participation in higher education of, and increase opportunities in employment for, residents of rural areas (see H.R. 4139), H25 [15JA]
———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]
Hostelling International USA (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 249), H814 [7FE]
Housing: provide needed housing reform (see H.R. 5857), H3187 [7MY]
Human rights: 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), H7630 [30JY]
Immigration: improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 371), H1155 [27FE]
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]
Inglewood, CA: anniversary (see H. Res. 962), H1032 [25FE]
International Day of Non-Violence: observance (see H. Res. 653), H2152 [9AP]
Iowa State University: anniversary (see H. Res. 924), H1075 [26FE]
Iran: release religious prisoners, continue U.N. oversight of religious freedoms, and support democracy and human rights efforts (see H. Res. 1310), H7630 [30JY]
———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), H4878 [3JN]
———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, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Con. Res. 362), H7630 [30JY]
Iraq: ensure that any agreement containing a U.S. security commitment or arrangement is concluded as a treaty or is approved by Congress (see H.R. 6846), H8019 [10SE]
———provide for recovery and stability (see H.R. 5488), H2225 [10AP]
———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), H7790 [31JY]
Iron and steel industry: require certain Federal agencies to use iron and steel produced in the U.S. in carrying out projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work (see H.R. 5935), H5329 [11JN]
Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2444 [16AP]
Jacob M. Lowell Post Office Building, New Lenox, IL: designate (see H.R. 6681), H7628 [30JY]
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), H5110 [9JN]
Jordan, Louis: tribute (see H. Res. 1242), H5043 [5JN]
Kenneth James Gray Post Office Building, West Frankford, IL: designate (see H.R. 6061), H3885 [14MY]
Kenya: call for a peaceful resolution to current electoral crisis (see H. Con. Res. 283), H623 [6FE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: anniversary of assassination (see H. Res. 1061), H1821 [31MR]
Labor-Management Relations Act: repeal limitation regarding requirements for labor organization membership as a condition of employment (see H.R. 6477), H6406 [10JY]
Liberia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 6655), H7627 [30JY]
LIHEAP: funding (see H.R. 6427), H6728 [17JY]
Lincoln, Abraham: observe anniversary of birth and recognize the role the Declaration of Independence played in belief development (see H. Con. Res. 281), H456 [23JA]
Lloyd, Earl: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 286), H557 [29JA]
Local Radio Freedom Act: support (see H. Con. Res. 244), H1188 [3MR]
Mandela, Nelson: tribute (see H. Res. 1090), H3051 [5MY]
Manufactured Housing Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1010), H4976 [4JN]
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), H2152 [9AP]
———include all public clinics for the distribution of pediatric vaccines (see H.R. 4990), H6089 [25JN]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H1445 [10MR]
———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H2487 [17AP]
———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H7808 [1AU]
———temporarily delay application of proposed changes to payment rules for case management and targeted case management services (see H.R. 5173), H1342 [5MR]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1552), H3403 [8MY]
———continue ability of hospitals to supply a needed workforce of nurses and allied health professionals by preserving funding for hospital operated nursing and allied health education programs (see H.R. 5174), H1155 [27FE]
———delay and reform the competitive acquisition program for purchase of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see H.R. 6252), H5865 [23JN]
———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), H8050 [11SE]
———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see H.R. 1078), H2853 [29AP]
———establish a prospective payment system for covered services provided by federally qualified health centers and expand such services to account for certain other expansions (see H.R. 2897), H2224 [10AP]
———impose moratorium on use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program (see H.R. 4105), H1032 [25FE]
———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), H6407 [10JY]
———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 1665), H3885 [14MY]
———provide coverage of kidney disease education services (see H.R. 1245), H2487 [17AP]
———reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2922), H814 [7FE]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H2151 [9AP]
———replace the prescription drug benefit with a revised and simplified program for all beneficiaries (see H.R. 6800), H7807 [1AU]
———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 2053), H6177 [26JN]
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 (see H.R. 6212), H5110 [9JN]
Mental health: encourage State and local governments to use certain block grant funds to provide housing and financial counseling for individuals before their release from inpatient or residential institutions (see H.R. 6572), H6824 [22JY]
———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 2073), H2151 [9AP]
———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), H2658 [23AP]
Middle East: recognize non-governmental organizations working to bring just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Res. 1369), H7058 [23JY]
Minnesota: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 923), H2488 [17AP]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 289), H812 [7FE]
National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1191), H3886 [14MY]
National Black Arts Festival: anniversary (see H. Res. 1286), H6231 [8JY]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 280), H295 [16JA]
National Brain Cancer Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 424), H1619 [12MR]
National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1539 [11MR]
National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 1124), H2659 [23AP]
National Celiac Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 70), H4878 [3JN]
National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1359), H6733 [21JY]
National Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 858), H390 [22JA]
National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 299), H5482 [17JN]
National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 917), H24 [15JA]
National GEAR UP Day: designate (see H. Res. 1311), H6231 [8JY]
National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 367), H4976 [4JN]
National Healthy Schools Day: designate (see H. Res. 1056), H4976 [4JN]
National Homeownership Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1010), H4976 [4JN]
National Information and Referral Services Day: designate (see H. Res. 985), H1703 [13MR]
National Labor Relations Act: apply protections to teaching and research assistants (see H.R. 5838), H4833 [22MY]
National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 908), H25 [15JA]
National New Deal Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 360), H5215 [10JN]
National Night Out: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1324), H6473 [14JY]
National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 1086), H2554 [22AP]
National Organ and Tissue Donor Registry Resource Center: establish and authorize grants for State registries (see H.R. 3635), H871 [12FE]
National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1328), H8128 [15SE]
National Public Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 1081), H2016 [4AP]
National Runaway Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1375), H8478 [18SE]
National School Counseling Week: designate (see H. Res. 932), H349 [17JA]
National Scleroderma Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1232), H4832 [22MY]
National STD Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1131), H2553 [22AP]
National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 393), H7854 [8SE]
National Summer Learning Day: designate (see H. Res. 1320), H6229 [8JY]
National Teacher Day: establish (see H. Res. 952), H557 [29JA]
National Train Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1085), H3021 [1MY]
National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 331), H2948 [30AP]
National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1021), H1342 [5MR]
Native Americans: acknowledge history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the U.S. regarding Indian Tribes and offer apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 68), H1221 [4MR]
NATO: support Membership Action Plan with Georgia and Ukraine (see H. Res. 997), H1890 [1AP]
Neufeld, Peter J.: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5193), H871 [12FE]
Northern Illinois University: express condolences to those affected by shooting incident (see H. Res. 1007), H1183 [28FE]
Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H1032 [25FE]
Pharmaceuticals: improve regulation of Internet pharmacies (see H.R. 6353), H6177 [26JN]
Phelps, Michael: tribute for participation in Olympic games (see H. Res. 1418), H7853 [8SE]
Pope Benedict XVI: U.S. visit (see H. Res. 838), H2071 [8AP]
Postal Service: allow to pay its share of contributions for annuitants' health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (see H.R. 7313), H10867 [9DE]
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), H3051 [5MY]
Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 896), H1155 [27FE]
Product safety: establish a comprehensive process to inform consumers about food and product recalls (see H.R. 5636), H2152 [9AP]
———provide for infant crib safety (see H.R. 5692), H2659 [23AP]
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]
Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act: define environmental intervention blood lead level (see H.R. 3397), H3404 [8MY]
Roosevelt, Theodore: tribute (see H. Res. 1352), H7630 [30JY]
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 5524), H1219 [4MR]
Russert, Timothy J., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 1275), H5481 [17JN]
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]
SBA: establish the Office of Environment, Energy, and Climate Change and the Climate Change Center and Clearinghouse (see H.R. 5402), H870 [12FE]
Scheck, Barry C.: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5193), H871 [12FE]
School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 978), H1032 [25FE]
Sendler, Irena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 361), H4831 [22MY]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2032), H2553 [22AP]
———improve elderly suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 4897), H1184 [28FE]
Serbia: congratulate and support the people on the formation of a new coalition government (see H. Res. 1442), H8275 [16SE]
Shimkus, Representative: tribute (see H. Res. 1223), H4831 [22MY]
Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 368), H1188 [3MR]
———ensure certain disability determinations on the basis of SSA hearings are made on a timely basis and monitor number of disability determinations under reconsideration (see H.R. 6485), H7854 [8SE]
———provide for direct payment of attorney fees and costs to attorney representing prevailing party in certain Social Security Disability Insurance and SSI claims (see H.R. 5833), H2554 [22AP]
Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 5447), H1188 [3MR]
Surveyors: recognize contribution to society (see H. Con. Res. 223), H943 [13FE]
Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 3934), H995 [14FE]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of a principal residence by a first-time homebuyer (see H.R. 5643), H1770 [14MR]
———allow bonds guaranteed by Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds (see H.R. 2091), H2224 [10AP]
———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1748), H4832 [22MY]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H7956 [9SE]
———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 3622), H2854 [29AP]
———promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes (see H.R. 3396), H6177 [26JN]
———provide a heating oil tax credit for middle income households (see H.R. 6605), H7630 [30JY]
———provide a refundable credit against income tax to assist individuals with high residential energy costs (see H.R. 6321), H6177 [26JN]
———provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see H.R. 6214), H5482 [17JN]
———provide temporary housing related tax relief for individuals (see H.R. 5962), H3050 [5MY]
———reduce recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (see H.R. 3874), H5797 [20JN]
———reform estate and gift tax (see H.R. 6499), H6825 [22JY]
———treat certain amounts paid for exercise equipment and physical fitness programs as amounts paid for medical care (see H.R. 245), H5044 [5JN]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H5044 [5JN]
Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 5689), H2010 [3AP]
———make cigarettes and certain other tobacco products nonmailable (see H.R. 5912), H2852 [29AP]
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]
Truth in Lending Act: prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks (see H.R. 6248), H6473 [14JY]
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), H3778 [13MY]
Ukraine: anniversary of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H. Res. 1314), H8128 [15SE]
University of Maryland: anniversary of School of Medicine (see H. Res. 870), H7809 [1AU]
Veterans: honor sacrifices and contributions made by disabled American veterans (see H. Con. Res. 336), H4322 [20MY]
White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 5461), H993 [14FE]
William `Bill' Clay Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 5395), H870 [12FE]
Women: ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 757), H3778 [13MY]
———reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H2071 [8AP]
Workers Memorial Day: observance (see H. Res. 1141), H2658 [23AP] (see H. Res. 1154), H2759 [24AP]
World Hepatitis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1192), H4151 [19MY]
Yunus, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1801), H8397 [17SE]
Zimbabwe: 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 postelection violence and call for a peaceful resolution to the current political crisis (see H. Res. 1230), H4832 [22MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Budget: require that Federal children's programs be separately displayed and analyzed (see H.R. 7229), H10642 [29SE]
Correctional institutions: restore former system of good time allowances toward service of Federal prison terms (see H.R. 7089), H9973 [25SE]
Disability Pride Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1355), H6727 [17JY]
District of Columbia: implement increase of funds made available for the compensation of attorneys representing indigent defendants (see H.R. 5551), H1417 [6MR]
Federal employees: increase maximum age up to which an individual may be afforded health coverage as a dependent child under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 5550), H1417 [6MR]
GAO: reform (see H.R. 5683), H1973 [2AP]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 1237), H4974 [4JN]
National Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 1225), H4831 [22MY]
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1149), H2759 [24AP]
Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 1073), H1973 [2AP]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1453), H8396 [17SE]
Letters
GAO feasibility study on providing an insurance benefit to Federal employees which affords partial or total wage replacement with respect to periods of qualified leave: Ralph Dawn, GAO, H5606 [19JN]
Poems
``Trees,'' Joyce Kilmer, H4842 [3JN]
Remarks
AIDS Awareness Month: observance, E2079
Alaska: anniversary of statehood (H. Res. 127), H5077 [9JN]
Alonzo Woodruff Post Office Building, Ionia, MI: designate (H.R. 5479), H2561, H2562 [23AP]
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: anniversary, H6549 [15JY], E1497
AmeriCorps Week: observance (H. Res. 1173), H3715, H3716 [13MY]
Apple Crunch: support goals and ideals of healthy food choice event (H. Res. 1143), H7220, H7221 [29JY]
Armed Forces: anniversary of integration, E1631
Army SPC Daniel Agami Post Office Building, Coconut Creek, FL: designate (H.R. 6338), H8328 [17SE]
Bankruptcy: make certain privately issued student loans dischargeable, H758, H759 [7FE]
Bishop Ralph E. Brower Post Office Building, Jersey City, NJ: designate (H.R. 5506), H6417 [14JY]
Borderline Personality Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1005), H1847 [1AP]
Buckley, William F., Jr.: tribute (H. Res. 1016), H2565, H2568 [23AP]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1643
Captain Jonathan D. Grassbaugh Post Office, East Hampstead, NH: designate (S. 2478), H1159 [28FE]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (H. Con. Res. 364), H6780 [22JY]
Chi Mui Post Office Building, San Gabriel, CA: designate (H.R. 5477), H4844, H4845, H4846 [3JN]
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: grants funding, H2262 [14AP]
Children and youth: assist foster children in developing or maintaining connections to family, community, support, health care, and school (H.R. 6307), E1494
———establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children, H8315 [17SE]
———establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (H.R. 2188), E1494
———recognize importance of the School Breakfast Program and its overall positive effect on low-income children and encourage States to strengthen school breakfast programs (H. Res. 1013), H1257, H1258 [5MR]
———tribute to public child welfare agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private entities providing services for foster children (H. Res. 789), H3717, H3718, H3719 [13MY]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1338), H7687
Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (H.R. 2040), H1843 [1AP]
Cody Grater Post Office Building, Brooksville, FL: designate (H.R. 5168), H1851 [1AP]
Colonel Ola Lee Mize Veterans Clinic, Gadsden, AL: designate (H.R. 5736), H8368 [17SE]
Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1643
Congressional Progressive Caucus: budget priorities, H1658
Corporal Alfred Mac Wilson Post Office, Odessa, TX: designate (H.R. 6437), H7222, H7224 [29JY]
Cpl. John P. Sigsbee Post Office, Waterville, NY: designate (H.R. 5975), H6196, H6197 [8JY]
Cyndi Taylor Krier Post Office Building, San Antonio, TX: designate (H.R. 4774), H1243 [5MR]
Daniel, Margaret Truman: tribute (H. Con. Res. 292), H1241, H1243 [5MR]
Dept. of Commerce: authorize sale or exchange certain NOAA property in Norfolk, VA (H.R. 5350), H8368 [17SE]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (H.R. 1343), H4895
———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (H.R. 5876), H5955
Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (H.R. 3524), H310 [17JA]
Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (H.R. 6503), H8368 [17SE]
Dept. of State: ensure that compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of the Secretary are those which were in effect on January 1, 2007 (S.J. Res. 46), H10944, H10945 [10DE]
Dept. of the Interior: carry out Jackson Gulch rehabiliation project in Colorado (H.R. 3437), H8368 [17SE]
———conduct a study on constructing a storage reservoir, outlet works, and delivery system for the Tule River Indian Tribe of California and to provide a water supply (H.R. 2535), H8368 [17SE]
Disability Pride Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1355), H7038, H7039 [23JY]
District of Columbia: implement increase of funds made available for the compensation of attorneys representing indigent defendants (H.R. 5551), H1852, H1853 [1AP], E320
———preserve existing Superior Court judgeships (S. 550), H1853, H1854 [1AP]
———restore right to keep and bear arms, H8267, H8271, H8272 [16SE]
———revise firearms laws as necessary to comply with District of Columbia v. Heller Supreme Court decision while protecting law enforcement and security interests (H.R. 6842), H8257, H8261, H8264, H8265, H8267, H8271, H8272 [16SE]
District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority: preserve independence (H.R. 5778), H5084, H5085 [9JN]
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Post Office, Portland, OR: designate (H.R. 1734), H4842, H4843 [3JN]
Dunham, Katherine: tribute (H. Res. 655), H7039, H7040 [23JY]
E. Arthur Gray Post Office Building, Port Jervis, NY: designate (H.R. 3196), H1423 [10MR]
Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H8551 [22SE], H10406
———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), H460 [28JA], H1421 [10MR]
———regulation of U.S. financial markets, H8551 [22SE]
Education: expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (H.R. 2343), E1325
———recognize roles and contributions of teachers to building and enhancing civic, cultural, and economic well being (H. Res. 1130), H2901, H2902 [30AP]
Employmnet: job training programs funding, H460 [28JA]
Families and domestic relations: recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (H. Res. 1243), H5076 [9JN]
FBI: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 410), H8368 [17SE]
Federal agencies and departments: require each agency to include a contact telephone number in its collection of information (H.R. 6113), H7218, H7220 [29JY]
Federal employees: ensure that at least two-thirds of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (H.R. 5781), H5595, H5597, H5603, H5605, H5606 [19JN]
———improve teleworking in executive agencies by developing telework program that allows employees to telework at least 20 percent of hours worked in every 2 administrative workweeks (H.R. 4106), H4848, H4850, H4851 [3JN]
———increase maximum age up to which an individual may be afforded health coverage as a dependent child under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (H.R. 5550), E328
———provide that employees receiving their pay by electronic funds transfer are given the option of receiving their pay stubs electronically (H.R. 6073), H7218 [29JY]
Felix Sparks Post Office Building, Lakewood, CO: designate (H.R. 4240), H460, H461 [28JA]
Firearms: gun control, H2558 [23AP]
Flag Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1219), H5432, H5433 [17JN]
GAO: reform (H.R. 5683), H5080, H5082, H5083 [9JN], E477
———reform (H.R. 5683), Senate amendment, H7881, H7883, H7884 [9SE]
———submit to Congress a report on feasibility and desirability of providing an insurance benefit to Federal employees which affords partial or total wage replacement with respect to periods of qualified leave, H5605, H5606 [19JN]
Hayes, Isaac L., Jr.: tribute (H. Res. 1425), H8368 [17SE]
Head Start Program: funding, H2262 [14AP]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H8466 [18SE]
Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H749, H758, H759 [7FE]
———amend and extend (H.R. 4137), conference report, H7662 [31JY]
Illinois: tribute to Walter Lutheran High School, Austin Polytechnical High School, and Richard T. Crane High School, H4836 [3JN]
Iraq and Afghanistan Fallen Military Heroes of Louisville Memorial Post Office Building, Louisville, KY: designate (H.R. 4454), H1163, H1164 [28FE]
Jacob M. Lowell Post Office Building, New Lenox, IL: designate (H.R. 6681), H8324 [17SE]
John Henry Wooten, Sr., Post Office Building, Goldsboro, NC: designate (H.R. 3803), H1162 [28FE]
John `Marty' Thiels Southpark Station, Alexandria, LA: designate (S. 2272), H1160 [28FE]
John P. Gallagher Post Office Building, Cleveland, OH: designate (H.R. 6150), H5437, H5438 [17JN]
Jones, Stephanie Tubbs: tribute (H. Res. 1415), H7839 [8SE]
Keith, Toby: tribute to commitment to Armed Forces members (H. Res. 1255), H8368 [17SE]
Kenneth James Gray Post Office Building, West Frankford, IL: designate (H.R. 6061), H6311, H6312 [9JY]
Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building, St. Charles, MO: designate (H.R. 6168), H7884 [9SE]
Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building, Chesterfield, MO: designate (H.R. 6208), H7221, H7222 [29JY]
Larry S. Pierce Post Office, Taft, CA: designate (S. 2110), H462 [28JA]
Library of Congress: reauthorize sound recording and film preservation programs (H.R. 5893), H4900 [4JN]
Lloyd, Earl: tribute (H. Con. Res. 286), H1244, H1245 [5MR]
Major Arthur Chin Post Office Building, Beaverton, OR: designate (H.R. 5220), H1246, H1247 [5MR]
Marine Gunnery Sgt. John D. Fry Post Office Building, Lorena, TX: designate (H.R. 3721), H2568, H2569 [23AP]
Marisol Heredia Post Office Building, El Monte, CA: designate (H.R. 4185), H2564 [23AP]
Marshall, Thurgood: tribute (H. Con. Res. 381), H6431 [14JY]
Mayor William `Bill' Sandberg Post Office Building, North St. Paul, MN: designate (H.R. 6229), H8325, H8326 [17SE]
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), E1352
Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), H1295 [5MR]
———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), Senate amendments, H10767 [3OC]
———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), consideration (H. Res. 1014), H1268 [5MR]
Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1134), H3711 [13MY]
Minnesota: anniversary of statehood (H. Res. 923), H4838, H4839 [3JN]
Minnie Cox Post Office Building, Indianola, MS: designate (H.R. 4010), H6418 [14JY]
National Adoption Month: observance, E2329
National Apple Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1143), H7220, H7221 [29JY]
National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1114), H4841, H4842 [3JN]
National Archives and Records Administration: promulgate regulations to prevent the over-classification of information (H.R. 6576), H7214, H7217, H7218 [29JY]
National Autism Awareness Month: observance, E574
National Black Arts Festival: anniversary (H. Res. 1286), H7037 [23JY]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E2198
National Capital Region: improve mutual aid agreements (S. 1245), H5085, H5086 [9JN]
National Child Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 1296), H7041, H7042 [23JY]
National GEAR UP Day: designate (H. Res. 1311), H6782 [22JY]
National Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia Awareness Day: designate (H. Res. 994), H2230 [14AP]
National Grandparents Day: observance, E1774
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: observance, E1828
National Men's Health Week: observance (H. Con. Res. 138), H4837, H4838 [3JN]
National 9-1-1 Education Month: designate (H. Res. 537), H1421, H1422 [10MR]
National Public Health Week: observance, E572
National Safety Month: designate (H. Res. 1225), H5069
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 1149), H2904, H2905, H2906 [30AP]
National Volunteer Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1119), H2903, H2904 [30AP]
National Women's History Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1021), H1848, H1849, H1851 [1AP]
Nevada: ratify and implement settlement of water rights claims of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation (H.R. 5293), H8368 [17SE]
Northern Illinois University: express condolences to those affected by shooting incident (H. Res. 1007), H1255, H1256 [5MR]
Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H5086 [9JN]
Private First Class David H. Sharrett II Post Office Building, Oakton, VA: designate (H.R. 5483), H2563, H2564 [23AP]
Public documents: require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies and require certification and reports relating to Presidential records (H.R. 5811), H6299 [9JY]
Public Radio Recognition Month: designate (H. Res. 1002), H5431, H5432 [17JN]
Public Service Recognition Week: observance (H. Res. 1073), E486
Public welfare programs: connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, and improve incentives for adoption (H.R. 6893), H8315 [17SE]
Republican Party: evaluation of economic policies, H8142 [16SE]
Rocky Marciano Post Office Building, Brockton, MA: designate (H.R. 5528), H2562, H2563 [23AP]
Rodriguez, Juan A. (Chi-Chi): tribute (H. Res. 1029), H5435, H5436 [17JN]
Russert, Timothy J., Jr.: tribute (H. Res. 1275), E1263
Schools: improve safety of elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher learning (H.R. 2352), H8368 [17SE]
Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (H.R. 6064), H8368 [17SE]
Senior Executive Service: provide for greater diversity within and improve policy direction and oversight (H.R. 3774), H4846, H4847, H4848 [3JN]
Sergeant Paul Saylor Post Office Building, Bremen, GA: designate (H.R. 6092), H6197 [8JY]
Sgt. Jason Harkins Post Office Building, Cleveland, GA: designate (H.R. 3936), H1161 [28FE]
Sgt. Michael M. Kashkoush Post Office Building, Chagrin Falls, OH: designate (H.R. 5400), H1247 [5MR]
Special Olympics: anniversary (H. Res. 1279), H7342
Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building, Ballwin, MO: designate (H.R. 6169), H7885 [9SE]
Steve W. Allee Carrier Annex, Lebanon, MO: designate (H.R. 4166), H1424 [10MR]
Supreme Court: extend authority of the U.S. Supreme Court Police to protect court officials off the Supreme Court Grounds (H.R. 6855), H8368 [17SE]
Taxation: provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, H10406
Texas Military Veterans Post Office, Humble, TX: designate (H.R. 5517), H2231 [14AP]
Tubman, Harriet: designate national day of remembrance (H. Con. Res. 310), H1844, H1845, H1847 [1AP]
University of Iowa: tribute to wrestling team (H. Res. 1100), H2896, H2897 [30AP]
University of Kansas: tribute to men's basketball team (H. Res. 1096), H2894, H2896 [30AP]
University of Nebraska at Omaha: anniversary (H. Res. 1372), H8368 [17SE]
Votes: position on missed, H7611 [30JY], E111
Week of the Young Child: observance, H2262 [14AP]
Workers Memorial Day: observance (H. Res. 1154), H2906, H2907 [30AP]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H387 [22JA], H3183 [7MY], H5862 [23JN]
Special order: granted, H4450 [21MY], H4874 [3JN], H4971 [4JN], H5040 [5JN], H6574 [15JY], H7300 [29JY], H7625 [30JY], H8015 [10SE]
Tributes
Allen, Cornelius, E1180
Barr, Stephen, E1157
Davis, Linda, E1300
Durnil, J. Michael, E931
Harris, Joshua, E1942
Stuppard, Charles L., E1172
Terkel, Louis (Studs), E2333
Tolliver, Mary E., E929
Walker, Lula, H7610