JACKSON LEE, SHEILA (a Representative from Texas)
Amendments
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2830), H2729 [24AP]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), H7311 [29JY], H7755 [31JY]
Economy: provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), H500 [29JA]
NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6063), H5371, H5391 [12JN]
Transportation: promote increased use of public transportation and alternative fuels in providing public transportation (H.R. 6052), H6130 [26JN]
Articles and editorials
Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA) Dies, H857 [12FE]
Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Lawmaker, Dies at 58, Dennis Hevesi, New York (NY) Times, H7842 [8SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: develop strategy to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, reduce violence, and move toward sustainable peace in regions of Chad, Central African Republic, and Sudan (see H. Res. 1011), H1703 [13MR]
Aguilar, Luis A.: tribute (see H. Res. 954), H557 [29JA]
Alcoholic beverages: recognize importance of the U.S. wine industry to the American economy (see H. Con. Res. 429), H9974 [25SE]
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: anniversary (see H. Res. 1088), H6408 [10JY]
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]
American Heart Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 972), H870 [12FE]
American Red Cross: commend emergency communications services provided to military servicemembers and their families (see H. Res. 937), H3051 [5MY]
American Revolution: anniversary of the Treaty of Paris of 1783 (see H. Res. 1063), H2152 [9AP]
Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 6598), H7809 [1AU]
———require collection of data on animal cruelty crimes (see H.R. 6597), H7809 [1AU]
Antarctic Treaty: anniversary of signing (see H. Con. Res. 345), H6178 [26JN]
Antitrust policy: amend laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems (see H.R. 5546), H2854 [29AP]
Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H2150 [9AP]
———honor service and achievements of women members and female veterans (see H. Res. 1054), H1771 [14MR]
———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 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), H8397 [17SE]
———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), H2487 [17AP]
———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), H1539 [11MR]
———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]
Azorean Refugee Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1401), H7956 [9SE] (see H. Res. 1438), H8127 [15SE]
Bangladesh: elections (see H. Res. 1402), H7788 [31JY]
Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 3652), H295 [16JA]
Bhutan: commemorate participation in the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and commend commitment to conducting parliamentary elections (see H. Res. 1307), H6408 [10JY]
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]
Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 942), H479 [28JA]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: address continuing effects of the genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes (see H. Res. 679), H10845 [19NO]
Budget: require that Federal children's programs be separately displayed and analyzed (see H.R. 7229), H10642 [29SE]
Bulgaria: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 1383), H7307 [29JY]
Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 338), H3051 [5MY]
Burma: condemn undemocratic constitution and scheduled referendum (see H. Con. Res. 317), H2071 [8AP]
Bush, President: impeach (see H. Res. 1258), H8478 [18SE]
———remove authority to waive certain provisions of defense authorization legislation (see H.R. 5167), H555 [29JA]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., anniversary celebration (see H. Con. Res. 335), H2759 [24AP]
Caribbean nations: urge continued humanitarian assistance to countries affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and Tropical Storms Fay and Hanna (see H. Con. Res. 438), H10300 [27SE]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 364), H4831 [22MY]
Cesar E. Chavez Post Office, San Diego, CA: designate (see H.R. 706), H621 [6FE]
Challenger (space shuttle): anniversary of crash (see H. Res. 943), H479 [28JA]
Child Protection and Safety Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5760), H4833 [22MY]
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 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]
———ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2851), H1445 [10MR]
———establish and implement concussion management guidelines for student athletes (see H.R. 7274), H10844 [19NO]
———establish as a national priority the prevention of mental disorders and substance abuse among children, youth, and young adults, and the promotion of mental health and wellness (see H. Res. 1217), H5046 [5JN]
———establish kinship navigator programs and kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see H.R. 2188), H2553 [22AP]
———make grants to carry out activities to prevent teen pregnancy in racial or ethnic minority or immigrant communities (see H.R. 468), H9085 [23SE]
———making supplemental appropriations for summer youth employment activities (see H.R. 5444), H993 [14FE]
China, People's Republic of: call for end to human rights abuses of citizens, cease repression of Tibetan and Uyghur people, and end support for Governments of Sudan and Burma (see H. Res. 1370), H7309 [29JY]
———end crackdown in Tibet and enter dialogue with the Dalai Lama to negotiate solution respecting distinctive Tibetan language, culture, religious identity, and fundamental freedoms (see H. Res. 1077), H2071 [8AP]
———express sympathy and pledge support to victims of earthquake (see H. Res. 1195), H3885 [14MY]
Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election (see H. Res. 1529), H10844 [19NO]
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]
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 302), H1446 [10MR]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H1074 [26FE]
Commodity Exchange Act: provide for regulation of energy derivatives (see H.R. 6341), H6010 [24JN]
Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 4328), H25 [15JA]
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: condemn sexual violence and call on the international community to take immediate actions to respond to the violence (see H. Res. 1227), H5111 [9JN]
———condemn violence in eastern region and recognize threat such violence poses to the overall peace of the Great Lakes region (see H. Res. 795), H1188 [3MR]
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]
Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see H.R. 2596), H10856 [20NO]
Corporal Alfred Mac Wilson Post Office, Odessa, TX: designate (see H.R. 6437), H6229 [8JY]
Correctional institutions: improve reintegration of youth offenders into the families and communities to which they are returning (see H.R. 5178), H556 [29JA]
———provide for the redress of prison abuses (see H.R. 4109), H1822 [31MR]
Courts: prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments (see H.R. 6146), H4830 [22MY]
Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H1618 [12MR]
Crime: prohibit use of interstate commerce for suicide promotion (see H.R. 940), H7853 [8SE]
Denver, CO: tribute to East High School for winning the We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition (see H. Res. 1261), H6473 [14JY]
Dept. of Defense: develop a comprehensive strategy to increase the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and rape cases in the military (see H. Con. Res. 397), H9975 [25SE]
———develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 1554), H7853 [8SE]
Dept. of Education: establish discretionary school construction grant program for local educational agencies affected by base closures and realignments (see H.R. 6293), H7854 [8SE]
Dept. of Energy: exchange light crude oil in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for heavy crude oil and use proceeds to fund renewable energy and carbon capture and storage research (see H.R. 6067), H4322 [20MY]
Dept. of HHS: conduct demonstration project for administering influenza vaccine to elementary and middle school students in qualified low-income schools (see H.R. 4251), H1184 [28FE]
———establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see H.R. 2552), H4322 [20MY]
———provide for national collection of data on stillbirths in a standardized manner (see H.R. 5979), H4322 [20MY]
———reauthorize Healthy Start Program (see H.R. 3267), H4832 [22MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a study on how airports can transition to uniform, standards-based, and interoperable biometric identifier systems for airport workers with access to secure areas (see H.R. 5982), H3185 [7MY]
———develop policies, procedures, and programs for the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework relative to sharing of certain homeland security, terrorism, and weapons information (see H.R. 6193), H5043 [5JN]
———enhance information security (see H.R. 5983), H3404 [8MY]
———establish an Office of National School Preparedness and Response (see H.R. 5766), H2223 [10AP]
———establish Community Preparedness Division (see H.R. 5890), H2758 [24AP]
———establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to immigration detainees in custody (see H.R. 5950), H4878 [3JN]
———issue a rule on border security searches of electronic devices (see H.R. 6869), H8478 [18SE]
———make full and efficient use of open source information to develop and disseminate open source homeland security information products (see H.R. 3815), H5044 [5JN]
———make permanent the E-Verify Program (see H.R. 6008), H4061 [15MY]
———tribute to employees, partners at all levels of government, and other emergency response providers for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (see H. Res. 1429), H8049 [11SE]
Dept. of Justice: establish a State grant program to establish ``Silver Alert'' notification systems to locate missing individuals suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other dementia-related illnesses (see H.R. 5898), H5730 [19JN]
———extend authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 6045), H3776 [13MY]
———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), H2948 [30AP]
———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 Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 6503), H7308 [29JY]
———require Bureau of Prisons provision of secure storage areas in prison facilities for employees authorized to carry a firearm (see H.R. 5674), H3020 [1MY]
Dept. of the 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 Veterans Affairs: establish a presumption of service connection of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 5454), H5111 [9JN]
———permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see H.R. 6625), H7306 [29JY]
———provide a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans buried in State cemeteries (see H.R. 4141), H4322 [20MY]
———provide dental care to veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 5595), H4322 [20MY]
———reimburse veterans receiving emergency treatment in non-departmental facilities for such treatment until such veterans are transferred to departmental facilities (see H.R. 3819), H622 [6FE]
———require forgiveness of certain debts of veterans who die from service-connected disabilities incurred on active duty in a combat zone (see H.R. 5148), H1032 [25FE]
Detroit Red Wings (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 1246), H5216 [10JN]
Developing countries: increase U.S. financial and programmatic contributions to promote economic opportunities for women (see H.R. 2965), H1889 [1AP]
Disabled: 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), H5329 [11JN]
Diseases: catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 3544), H4454 [21MY]
———establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma (see H.R. 3005), H943 [13FE]
———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 2210), H5044 [5JN]
Drugs: allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 5842), H5045 [5JN]
———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]
———improve safety (see H.R. 5839), H4061 [15MY]
———mandate early access by patients to new drugs under clinical investigation for a serious or immediately life-threatening condition for which no comparable or satisfactory drug or other therapy is available (see H.R. 6047), H4454 [21MY]
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]
———require compliance by defense-related agencies with all environmental laws (see H.R. 3366), H1445 [10MR]
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), H3051 [5MY]
———help families keep their homes by restructuring loans and modifying mortgages, and protect taxpayers by regulating dividend payments by certain financial institutions (see H.R. 7307), H10856 [20NO]
Education: coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 6104), H5215 [10JN]
———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 (see H.R. 2343), H5111 [9JN]
———increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (see H.R. 3979), H5111 [9JN]
———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]
———recognize roles and contributions of teachers to building and enhancing civic, cultural, and economic well being (see H. Res. 1130), H2552 [22AP]
Election Assistance Commission: establish a Vote by Mail grant program (see H.R. 1667), H1889 [1AP]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 3257), H4975 [4JN]
———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 4926), H295 [16JA]
———establish grants to increase student attendance (see H.R. 6402), H6174 [26JN]
Employment: establish a living wage and a policy providing jobs for everyone in the U.S. and its territories (see H.R. 1050), H2355 [15AP]
———provide effective career training and technical education programs, address barriers resulting from family responsibilities, and encourage entrance into nontraditional occupations (see H.R. 5774), H2224 [10AP]
Europe: commend countries that passed laws for the restitution of, or compensation for, property illegally confiscated by Nazi or Communist regimes, and encourage other countries to pass such laws (see H. Con. Res. 371), H5409 [12JN]
Ewings, Arbella Perkins: tribute (see H. Res. 1099), H2224 [10AP]
Fair Housing Act: commemorate anniversaries of enactment and later enactment of amending legislation (see H. Res. 1095), H2267 [14AP]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow employees to take additional leave, parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities and clarify leave may be used for medical needs or to assist elderly relatives (see H.R. 7233), H10642 [29SE]
FCC: disapprove rule on broadcast media ownership (see H.J. Res. 79), H8050 [11SE]
———implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 2802), H2012 [3AP]
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: establish certain protections for preference eligibles selected for involuntary geographic reassignment (see H.R. 728), H1973 [2AP]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 4838), H350 [17JA]
———provide lump-sum payments to certain employees who retire with a substantial amount of unused sick leave (see H.R. 5573), H2071 [8AP]
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: establish the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System (see H.R. 4183), H5730 [19JN]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1079), H2225 [10AP]
Firefighter Cancer Support Network (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 1172), H3018 [1MY]
Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3663), H995 [14FE]
Flag Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1219), H4976 [4JN]
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), H7790 [31JY]
Foreign Service: extend comparability pay adjustments to employees serving overseas and authorize a death gratuity payable to surviving dependents of employees who die as a result of injuries sustained while on duty (see H.R. 3202), H2658 [23AP]
———permit members rest and recuperation travel to U.S. territories (see H.R. 3658), H1822 [31MR]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 7090), H9973 [25SE]
Freedom of speech: restore first amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing legislation banning certain tax-exempt organizations from participating in political campaigns (see H.R. 2275), H7853 [8SE]
Georgia, Republic of: condemn statements and actions of Russia that undermine territorial integrity (see H. Res. 1166), H3021 [1MY]
Global Entrepreneurship Week: designate (see H. Res. 1017), H7630 [30JY]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H. Res. 1024), H1540 [11MR]
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), H558 [29JA]
Gulf Coast Recovery Authority: establish (see H.R. 4048), H5044 [5JN]
Haiti: commemorate soldiers that fought for American independence in ``Siege of Savannah'' and for Haiti's independence and renunciation of slavery (see H. Res. 909), H296 [16JA]
———provide for professional exchanges with Haiti (see H.R. 6255), H5406 [12JN]
———recognize goals and ideals of Flag Day (see H. Res. 1204), H5216 [10JN]
Hazardous substances: phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see H.R. 5580), H1889 [1AP]
Health: ensure health care for women and health care for all in national health care reform (see H. Con. Res. 400), H9085 [23SE]
———establish a health and education grant program related to autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5446), H2071 [8AP]
———improve vaccine safety research (see H.R. 1973), H1822 [31MR]
———increase availability of vaccines (see H.R. 4993), H7853 [8SE]
———national policy to increase Federal commitment prioritizing disease prevention and public health (see H. Res. 1381), H8276 [16SE]
———promote the national recommendation of physical activity to kids, families, and communities across the U.S. (see H.R. 2045), H1155 [27FE]
———provide individuals access to their health information, ensure privacy and security in development of health information infrastructure, and impose penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information (see H.R. 5442), H2553 [22AP]
———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), H4833 [22MY]
———support further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome and hydrocephalus (see H. Con. Res. 163), H350 [17JA]
———understand and comprehensively address inmate oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 3187), H4061 [15MY]
———understand and comprehensively address oral health problems associated with methamphetamine use (see H.R. 3186), H3885 [14MY]
Health care facilities: assure that a nonemergency department physician is available to hospital patients 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week in all non-Federal hospitals with a certain number of beds (see H.R. 5739), H5730 [19JN]
———require that agreements to arbitrate nursing home disputes be made after the dispute has arisen (see H.R. 6126), H6089 [25JN]
Health care professionals: establish a graduate degree loan repayment program for nurses who become nursing school faculty members (see H.R. 6652), H7956 [9SE]
———increase number of dentists serving health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 6613), H7164 [24JY]
———provide relief for the shortage of nurses (see H.R. 5924), H4878 [3JN]
———reduce amount of paperwork and improve payment policies for health care services and prevent fraud and abuse through health care provider education (see H.R. 6102), H4878 [3JN]
Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 5157), H555 [29JA]
Honore, Russell L.: tribute (see H. Res. 944), H479 [28JA]
Houston, TX: commend Wings Over Houston Airshow for contribution to the appreciation, understanding, and future of the Armed Forces, the city of Houston, TX, and Ellington Field (see H. Res. 1518), H10331 [28SE]
———tribute to Texas Air National Guard 147th Fighter Wing (see H. Res. 1250), H5044 [5JN]
Howe, Gordie: tribute (see H. Res. 1064), H7854 [8SE]
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]
Immigration: allow athletes admitted as nonimmigrants to renew their period of authorized admission in 5-year increments (see H.R. 5060), H349 [17JA]
———eliminate the per country level for employment-based immigrants and end the spill-over of unused immigrant visa numbers between employment-based and family-sponsored categories (see H.R. 5921), H3778 [13MY]
———recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future (see H.R. 5882), H3778 [13MY]
Immigration and Nationality Act: protect the well-being of soldiers and their families (see H.R. 6020), H4833 [22MY]
Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 351), H1889 [1AP]
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), H10976 [10DE]
Inglewood, CA: anniversary (see H. Res. 962), H996 [14FE]
Insurance: require coverage of certain reconstructive surgery (see H.R. 2820), H622 [6FE]
International Whaling Commission: end commercial, coastal, and community-based whaling and strengthen whale conservation efforts (see H. Con. Res. 350), H5409 [12JN]
International Year of Sanitation: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 318), H1771 [14MR]
Iran: condemn persecution of Baha'is (see H. Res. 1008), H4151 [19MY]
———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), H7165 [24JY]
Iraq: establish a fund to support international efforts for political reconciliation (see H.R. 5925), H3020 [1MY]
———express that any funding provided to Iraq for reconstruction, training for Iraqi security forces, and fuel for U.S. operations in Iraq should be provided in the form of loans (see H. Res. 1111), H2554 [22AP]
———make technical corrections to legislation providing special immigrant status for certain Iraqis (see H.R. 5837), H2485 [17AP]
———provide for congressional consultation relative to certain long-term agreements and ensure that such agreements are in the form of a treaty to which the Senate has given advice and consent (see H.R. 4959), H480 [28JA]
———provide for recovery and stability (see H.R. 5488), H1974 [2AP]
———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), H2071 [8AP]
———require congressional approval to maintain a U.S. military presence and accept the principle of setting a timetable for redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Res. 1329), H6406 [10JY]
———require the safe, complete, and fully-funded redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces and contractor security forces and prohibit establishment of any enduring or permanent U.S. military bases (see H.R. 5507), H2854 [29AP]
———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]
———urge government to recognize Israel's right to exist and to establish diplomatic relations with Israel (see H. Res. 1249), H5216 [10JN]
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), H5408 [12JN]
Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2152 [9AP]
Joint Action Plan Between Brazil and the U.S. To Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality: support values and goals (see H. Res. 1254), H6230 [8JY]
Jordan: express sense regarding Jordanian institutions (see H. Con. Res. 276), H3051 [5MY]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see H. Res. 1237), H4974 [4JN]
Kenya: call for a peaceful resolution to current electoral crisis (see H. Con. Res. 283), H623 [6FE]
Lawyers and attorneys: establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney network to represent domestic violence victims (see H.R. 6088), H4833 [22MY]
Lee Myung-bak: congratulate on election as President of the Republic of Korea (see H. Res. 947), H557 [29JA]
LIHEAP: funding (see H.R. 6427), H7308 [29JY]
Mai, Mukhtar: tribute (see H. Res. 538), H1703 [13MR]
Malaria Awareness Day: observance (see H. Res. 389), H2760 [24AP]
Mandela, Nelson: tribute (see H. Res. 1090), H3051 [5MY]
Marshall, Thurgood: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 381), H6009 [24JN]
Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2554 [22AP]
———include all public clinics for the distribution of pediatric vaccines (see H.R. 4990), H2553 [22AP]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H7853 [8SE]
———permit States to exclude earned income in determining eligibility for medical assistance for individuals with extremely high prescription drug costs (see H.R. 5748), H4322 [20MY]
———provide a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 5268), H6010 [24JN]
———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 4054), H1539 [11MR]
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), H2854 [29AP]
———establish Independence at Home Chronic Care Coordination Demonstration Project (see H.R. 7114), H10975 [10DE]
———exempt complex rehabilitation and assistive technology products from competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 2231), H5044 [5JN]
———modify physician reimbursement policies to ensure a future physician workforce (see H.R. 5545), H2554 [22AP]
———permit physical therapy services to be furnished to individuals under the care of a dentist (see H.R. 5590), H2854 [29AP]
———provide coverage of federally recommended vaccines (see H.R. 4992), H7853 [8SE]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 748), H4832 [22MY]
———replace the prescription drug benefit with a revised and simplified program for all beneficiaries (see H.R. 6800), H7807 [1AU]
Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 6654), H7627 [30JY]
———integrate services with physical health services, improve access to underserved areas, and provide grants to recruit mental health professionals (see H.R. 5176), H2356 [15AP]
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]
Motor vehicles: protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2694), H4877 [3JN]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 289), H812 [7FE]
NASA: anniversary (see H. Res. 1315), H6176 [26JN]
National Archives and Records Administration: make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records (see H.R. 6056), H5329 [11JN]
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), H352 [18JA]
National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 1124), H3051 [5MY]
National Child Protection Act: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see H.R. 5606), H2443 [16AP]
National Commission on Entitlement Solvency: establish (see H.R. 3724), H622 [6FE]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1053), H1822 [31MR]
National Day of the Cowboy: designate (see H. Res. 984), H1772 [14MR]
National Estate Planning Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 732), H6178 [26JN] (see H. Res. 1499), H9974 [25SE]
National Healthy Schools Day: designate (see H. Res. 1056), H4976 [4JN]
National Heat Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 296), H4151 [19MY]
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), H621 [6FE]
National Internet Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1260), H5214 [10JN]
National Missing Children's Day: observance (see H. Res. 1142), H2658 [23AP]
National New Deal Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 360), H7790 [31JY]
National Night Out: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1324), H6578 [15JY]
National Nurses Week: recognize (see H. Res. 1086), H2855 [29AP]
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 369), H3187 [7MY]
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 671), H7956 [9SE]
National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1328), H8128 [15SE]
National Preparedness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1429), H8049 [11SE]
National Public Health Week: observance (see H. Res. 1081), H2016 [4AP]
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1149), H2855 [29AP]
National security: enhance safety of U.S. ports of entry (see H.R. 5662), H3020 [1MY]
———enhance security and protect against terrorist attacks at chemical facilities (see H.R. 5577), H1538 [11MR]
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 330), H2486 [17AP]
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), H6824 [22JY]
National Train Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1085), H3021 [1MY]
National Wear Red Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 972), H870 [12FE]
National Women's Health Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 331), H2659 [23AP]
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), H1155 [27FE]
———require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (see H.R. 4544), H6473 [14JY]
NATO: congratulate Albania and Croatia on being invited to begin accession talks and express support for continuing to enlarge the alliance (see H. Res. 1266), H6578 [15JY]
———support Membership Action Plan with Georgia and Ukraine (see H. Res. 997), H1540 [11MR]
Neufeld, Peter J.: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5193), H556 [29JA]
New York, NY: extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 6594), H7854 [8SE]
Nuclear weapons: reduce number and accessibility and prevent proliferation, and direct a portion of the resulting savings towards child survival, hunger and universal education (see H. Res. 1045), H6090 [25JN]
Olympic games: tribute to U.S. women's gymnastics team (see H. Res. 1428), H8049 [11SE]
———urge President Bush to not attend the Opening Ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Games until China uses its influence with Sudan relative to genocide, peacekeeping forces, and arms sales (see H. Res. 1093), H2150 [9AP]
Pakistan: condemn dismissal of the Supreme Court and call for reinstatement (see H. Res. 1044), H1703 [13MR]
Palladio, Andrea: anniversary of birth (see H. Con. Res. 407), H8397 [17SE]
Patents: create an exception from infringement for certain component parts used to repair another article of manufacture (see H.R. 5638), H2554 [22AP]
Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 5535), H7629 [30JY]
Philippines: authorize assistance to provide benefits to certain Filipino World War II veterans (see H.R. 6645), H8050 [11SE]
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]
———provide a comprehensive plan for greater energy independence (see H.R. 6709), H7956 [9SE]
———regulate certain transactions involving energy commodities and strengthen enforcement authorities of FERC under Natural Gas Act and Federal Power Act (see H.R. 6330), H6090 [25JN]
Pran, Dith: tribute (see H. Res. 1109), H2444 [16AP]
President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 36, 36), H8019 [10SE]
Primary Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 896), H1221 [4MR]
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), H2010 [3AP]
Project HOPE (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 1484), H9085 [23SE]
Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 1073), H2152 [9AP]
Radio: provide parity in performance rights to artists for use of their sound recordings (see H.R. 4789), H6089 [25JN]
Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 1377), H7630 [30JY]
Religion: support spirit of peace and desire for unity displayed in the letter from leading Muslim scholars, and in the Pope Benedict XVI response (see H. Con. Res. 374), H7165 [24JY]
Ride, Sally K.: anniversary of the first U.S. woman in space (see H. Res. 1313), H6231 [8JY]
Rio Grande American Canal, El Paso, TX: redesignate as the Travis C. Johnson Canal (see H.R. 6041), H3776 [13MY]
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]
Safety: express importance of swimming lessons and recognize danger of drowning among minority children (see H. Res. 1446), H8398 [17SE]
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]
Scheck, Barry C.: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5193), H556 [29JA]
Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see H.R. 3654), H4454 [21MY]
Seeds of Peace (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 337), H2852 [29AP]
Sendler, Irena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 361), H5215 [10JN]
Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (see H.R. 6064), H4059 [15MY]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1453), H8579 [22SE]
Social Security: establish Personal Social Security Savings Program (see H.R. 4181), H4975 [4JN]
———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), H6473 [14JY]
Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 5447), H1822 [31MR]
Somalia: support humanitarian assistance, protection of civilians, and accountability for abuses and urge progress toward the establishment of a viable government of national unity (see H. Res. 1424), H8019 [10SE]
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), H2854 [29AP]
Southern Africa Enterprise Development Fund: conduct public offerings or private placements for purposes of soliciting and accepting venture capital (see H.R. 7164), H10131 [26SE]
Sri Lanka: support transition to sustainable peace, protect civil society and media, facilitate access of humanitarian operations, and retain democratic principles (see H. Res. 1338), H8050 [11SE]
Student Conservation Association: tribute (see H. Res. 820), H1075 [26FE]
Sudan: codify existing sanctions until certain conditions relative to a just and lasting peace are met (see H.R. 6416), H6175 [26JN]
———establish a program to assist Sudanese refugees in the U.S. known as the ``Lost Boys and Lost Girls of Sudan'' to voluntarily return to southern Sudan to assist in reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3054), H2151 [9AP]
———urge international community to provide the U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur region with tactical and utility helicopters (see H. Res. 1245), H5216 [10JN]
Tariff: provide duty-free treatment of certain goods from designated Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan (see H.R. 6387), H6174 [26JN]
Taxation: allow a deduction for long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria and flexible spending plans, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs (see H.R. 5559), H4322 [20MY]
———allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on certain motor vehicle purchases (see H.R. 7273), H10856 [20NO]
———allow veterans a deduction for certain travel expenses to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical centers for examinations or treatments relating to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 5737), H4322 [20MY]
———establish a Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive tax payments of taxpayers conscientiously opposed to war, ensure that such revenue is used for non-military purposes, and improve revenue collection (see H.R. 1921), H5481 [17JN]
———establish financial security accounts for the care of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 2370), H5797 [20JN]
———improve ability of medical professionals to practice medicine and provide quality care to patients by providing a tax deduction for patient bad debt (see H.R. 6101), H4878 [3JN]
———modify treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction (see H.R. 3622), H2854 [29AP]
———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school personnel (see H.R. 1060), H5408 [12JN]
———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 1059), H4151 [19MY]
———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 5267), H811 [7FE]
———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H2151 [9AP]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H995 [14FE]
Territories: honor contributions of individuals from the territories of the U.S. by including such contributions in the teaching of U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 2), H2760 [24AP]
Terrorism: condemn attacks in Casablanca, Morocco, and Algiers, Algeria (see H. Res. 889), H390 [22JA]
Texas: tribute to wine and winegrape industry (see H. Con. Res. 216), H2659 [23AP]
Texas Military Veterans Post Office, Humble, TX: designate (see H.R. 5517), H1183 [28FE]
Theodore Roosevelt Scholarship Foundation: establish to encourage outstanding graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in the Federal Government (see H.R. 6160), H4975 [4JN]
Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 5689), H2010 [3AP]
———reduce youth usage of tobacco products and enhance State efforts to eliminate retail sales of tobacco products to minors (see H.R. 5513), H6010 [24JN]
Tourist trade: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3232), H6089 [25JN]
Transportation: implement a safe and complete streets program to improve safety of nonmotorized transportation, including bicycle and pedestrian safety (see H.R. 5951), H6674 [16JY]
Tubman, Harriet: designate national day of remembrance (see H. Con. Res. 310), H1341 [5MR]
U.N.: support the U.N. African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and call upon member States and the international community to contribute resources necessary to ensure its success (see H. Res. 1351), H6826 [22JY]
U.S. Commission To Monitor Slavery and Its Eradication in Sudan: establish (see H.R. 3844), H6230 [8JY]
U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5501), H1154 [27FE]
U.S. Sentencing Commission: make certain changes in sentencing guidelines as they affect certain human trafficking offenses (see H.R. 5652), H8397 [17SE]
Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 332), H2854 [29AP]
University of Maryland: anniversary of School of Medicine (see H. Res. 870), H6408 [10JY]
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]
———honor sacrifices and contributions made by disabled American veterans (see H. Con. Res. 336), H4322 [20MY]
———presume service-connection for diseases associated with exposure to biological, chemical, or other toxic agents as part of Project 112/Shipboard Hazard and Defense (see H.R. 5954), H4322 [20MY]
———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 760), H5328 [11JN]
Voting: require States to implement procedures to track ballots transmitted by mail (see H.R. 1646), H2070 [8AP]
Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (see H.R. 7180), H10299 [27SE]
White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 5461), H1074 [26FE]
White House Conference on Food and Nutrition: convene (see H.R. 6127), H5408 [12JN]
William `Bill' Clay Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 5395), H870 [12FE]
Women: determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products and collect and analyze data on toxic shock syndrome (see H.R. 5181), H556 [29JA]
———issue semipostal to afford a convenient means by which the public may contribute towards acquisition of works of art to honor female pioneers in Government service (see H.R. 996), H7058 [23JY]
———reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H1446 [10MR]
Workforce Investment Act: establish financial literacy education programs for newly naturalized U.S. citizens (see H.R. 6403), H7854 [8SE]
World Glaucoma Day: observance (see H. Res. 981), H1342 [5MR]
World Refugee Day: observance (see H. Res. 1290), H5797 [20JN]
Zimbabwe: condemn postelection violence and call for a peaceful resolution to the current political crisis (see H. Res. 1230), H4832 [22MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Brown, Monica L.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 320), H1821 [31MR]
Crime: prevent hate crimes and provide support services for victims of hate crimes (see H.R. 6776), H7806 [1AU]
———provide penalties for displaying nooses in public with intent to harass or intimidate a person because of that person's race, color, religion, or national origin (see H.R. 6777), H7806 [1AU]
Dept. of HUD: reform provisions requiring ``one-strike'' eviction from public and federally assisted housing (see H.R. 6785), H7806 [1AU]
Dept. of Transportation: impose sanctions and penalties on employers whose employee is convicted of driving an over-the-road bus under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance (see H.R. 7204), H10330 [28SE]
Economy: proposed Government bailout of automobile industry (see H.R. 7297), H10856 [20NO]
FERC: provide for enforcement of criminal penalties relative to electric reliability standards (see H.R. 7230), H10642 [29SE]
Food: acknowledge existence of global food crisis (see H. Con. Res. 344), H3186 [7MY]
Foreign countries: take certain measures against countries that fail to satisfy certain judgments entered against them in U.S. courts (see H.R. 7205), H10330 [28SE]
Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 370), H5214 [10JN]
House of Representatives: grant authority to bring civil action to enforce, secure a declatory judgement, or prevent a refusal or failure to comply with any House-issued subpoena (see H.R. 5230), H620 [6FE]
Human rights: increase global stability and security by reducing number of individuals who are de jure or de facto stateless and at risk of being trafficked (see H.R. 6520), H6673 [16JY]
Iran: release religious prisoners, continue U.N. oversight of religious freedoms, and support democracy and human rights efforts (see H. Res. 1310), H6176 [26JN]
Johnson, Lyndon B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 353), H4064 [16MY] (see H. Con. Res. 354), H4150 [19MY]
Lawyers and attorneys: address waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine (see H.R. 6610), H7164 [24JY]
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]
Motor vehicles: establish national standards for State safety inspections (see H.R. 7210), H10330 [28SE]
NASA: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 6455), H6405 [10JY]
Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation (No FEAR) Act: amend and strengthen accountability features (see H.R. 6780), H7806 [1AU]
Transportation Security Administration: enhance security against terrorist attacks and other security threats to rail and mass transit lines (see H. Res. 1150), H2759 [24AP]
Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 6778), H7806 [1AU]
Voting Rights Act: revise short title of reauthorization legislation to include Cesar E. Chavez, Barbara C. Jordan, William C. Velasquez, and Hector P. Garcia (see H.R. 6250), H5406 [12JN]
Letters
NASA appropriations legislation amendments creating greater diversity in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) workforce: House Diversity and Innovation Caucus, H5393 [12JN]
Lists
Landmark laws of the Lyndon B. Johnson administration, H4118 [19MY]
Poems
``Phenomenal Woman,'' Maya Angelou, E681
Remarks
Administrative Conference of the U.S.: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3564), Senate amendment, H6427
Africa: anniversary of bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (H. Res. 1461), H8645
———develop strategy to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, reduce violence, and move toward sustainable peace in regions of Chad, Central African Republic, and Sudan (H. Res. 1011), H3028
African Americans: apologize for enslavement and racial segregation (H. Res. 194), E1646
Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and India Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: approve (H.R. 7081), H10101, H10102
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), veto, H4409 [21MY]
Aguilar, Luis A.: tribute (H. Res. 954), H822
Alcoholic beverages: observe anniversary of State-based regulation and recognize State officials, public health community, and industry members for creating a successful regulatory and distribution system (H. Con. Res. 415), H8379
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: anniversary, H10
American GI Forum (organization): anniversary (H. Res. 1291), H5977 [24JN]
American Red Cross: commend emergency communications services provided to military servicemembers and their families (H. Res. 937), H7869, H7870 [9SE]
Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (H.R. 3195), H6071
———restore intent and protections (S. 3406), H8296
Appropriations: making continuing, H9226 [24SE]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investments, and economic and energy assistance (H.R. 7110), H10054 [26SE]
———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, H3950, H3951
———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1197), H3897 [15MY]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1284), H5616 [19JN]
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), H3951
Armed Forces: anniversary of integration, H6808
———commend military support groups for efforts to support servicemen and their families (H. Res. 1200), H8064
———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001, H3950 [15MY]
———express that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces both at home and abroad (H. Res. 953), H1609
———honor service and achievements of women members and female veterans (H. Res. 1054), H4283 [20MY], E1002
———protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members deployed in support of a contingency operation (H.R. 6048), E1002
———recognize performance in achieving military objectives in Iraq and encourage issuance of a Presidential proclamation to observe a national day commemorating military success in Iraq (H.R. 4020), H2234
———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H4824 [22MY]
Arms Export Control Act: reform administration (H.R. 5916), H3746
Aviation: establish an appeal and redress process for individuals wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight (H.R. 4179), H5495 [18JN]
———prohibit advanced notice to certain individuals, including security screeners, of covert testing of security screening procedures (H.R. 5909), H5502
Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (H.R. 4044), H5804
———exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (S. 3197), E2226
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 (H. Res. 912), H33 [16JA]
Black History Month: observance (H. Res. 942), H569
Black Music Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 372), H5835
Boy Scouts: express condolences to victims and those affected by tornado at Boy Scout camp in Iowa, H5395 [12JN]
———express condolences to victims and those affected by tornado at Boy Scout camp in Iowa and gratitude to law enforcement and emergency responders conducting rescue operations (H. Res. 1283), H5989 [24JN]
Brown, Monica L.: tribute (H. Con. Res. 320), H1792, H1797
Budget: comparison between congressional and Bush administration proposals, H1558
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), H1585 [12MR], H1640, H1643
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013 (H. Con. Res. 312), consideration (H. Res. 1036), H1558
Burma: condemn undemocratic constitution and scheduled referendum (H. Con. Res. 317), H3033
———express sympathy and pledge support to victims of cyclone (H. Res. 1181), H3735
Bush, President: remove authority to waive certain provisions of defense authorization legislation (H.R. 5167), H8102
Business and industry: evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and ensure protection of Social Security beneficiaries (H.R. 6633), H7591, H7595
———require certain Government contractors and other entities receiving most of their revenue from Federal sources to disclose names and salaries of their most highly compensated officers, H3952
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 308), H2886
———permit use of rotunda for a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of integration of the Armed Forces (H. Con. Res. 377), H6808
Career and Technical Education Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 930), H1009
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: observance (H. Con. Res. 364), H6780
Challenger (space shuttle): anniversary of crash (H. Res. 943), H572
Chavez, Cesar E.: establish an honorary legal public holiday (H. Res. 76), H1877 [1AP]
Children and youth: connect foster youth to the workforce through internship programs and encourage employers to increase employment opportunities for foster youth (H. Res. 1332), E1644
———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, E849
———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), H1259
———tribute to public child welfare agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private entities providing services for foster children (H. Res. 789), H3719
China, People's Republic of: end crackdown in Tibet and enter dialogue with the Dalai Lama to negotiate solution respecting distinctive Tibetan language, culture, religious identity, and fundamental freedoms (H. Res. 1077), H2049 [8AP]
———express sympathy and pledge support to victims of earthquake, H3753 [13MY]
———express sympathy and pledge support to victims of earthquake (H. Res. 1195), H4213
Civil rights: anniversary of the deaths of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, MS (H. Res. 1293), H5811
———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1338), consideration (H. Res. 1388), H7640 [31JY]
Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (H.R. 2040), H1844
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2830), H2671, H2729, H2730, H2742 [24AP], E734
———establish a partnership with minority serving institutions to promote the development of minorities in mid-level and senior management civilian positions, H2671 [24AP]
———increase oversight and efficiency of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential Program, H2671 [24AP]
———tribute to efforts relative to the seizure of cocaine at sea (H. Res. 866), H370
Colorado: express condolences to victims and community impacted by church shootings (H. Res. 886), H2230
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (H. Con. Res. 302), E468
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), H957 [14FE]
———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), H957 [14FE]
Commodity Exchange Act: bring greater transparency and accountability to commodity markets (H.R. 6604), H8427
———provide for regulation of energy derivatives (H.R. 6341), H5850 [23JN]
Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 2857), H1356
———reauthorize and reform national service laws (H.R. 5563), H1498
Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1640, H1643
Congressional Progressive Caucus: budget priorities, H1653, H1656 [13MR]
Congressional Review Act: improve (H.R. 5593), H5065
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 (H. Res. 1159), H7874, H7875 [9SE]
Constitution—U.S.: anniversary of signing (H. Res. 1356), H8335
Construction industries: promote and enhance local building code enforcement administration by establishing a competitive matching grant program (H.R. 4461), H6269
Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices, H6 [15JA]
Contracts: require disclosure by Federal contractors of certain violations relative to the award or performance of Federal contracts, H3952
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 (H.R. 6531), H6741
Courts: grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies in certain civil actions involving Presidentially authorized surveillance, H904
———provide emergency authority to delay or toll judicial proceedings in U.S. district and circuit courts (H.R. 6344), H5815
Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (H.R. 5244), E1918
Crime: provide grants for improved mental health treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses (H.R. 3992), H430 [23JA]
``Crime, Violence, and Development—Trends, Costs, and Policy Options in the Caribbean'': recognize contribution of U.N. and World Bank Group report to understanding crime and violence levels in the Caribbean region (H. Res. 865), H2080
Daniel, Margaret Truman: tribute (H. Con. Res. 292), H1243
Democratic Party: national agenda, H7859 [9SE]
Dept. of Commerce: appoint administrative patent judges and administrative trademark judges in consultation with the Patent and Trademark Office (S. 3295), E1657
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 3001), H9214
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 4986), H335 [17JA]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4657
———develop comprehensive policy relative to the prevention of, and response to, sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Forces, H29 [16JA]
Dept. of Education: ensure States distribute all funds to historically Black colleges and Hispanic-serving institutions that they are intended to receive, H627 [7FE]
———extend authority to purchase guaranteed student loans (H.R. 6889), H8091
———historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities funding, H1356
———nationwide program to mitigate gang violence, H637
Dept. of Energy: exchange light crude oil in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for heavy crude oil and use proceeds to fund renewable energy and carbon capture and storage research (H.R. 6067), H4302 [20MY]
———provide grants for research, development, and demonstration projects on cellulosic ethanol and construct infrastructure to enable retail gas stations to dispense cellulosic ethanol (H.R. 395), H5850 [23JN]
———suspend acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (H.R. 6022), H3709
Dept. of HHS: require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (H.R. 5876), H5955
———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (H.R. 6358), H6079
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1488), H9226 [24SE]
———conduct a study on how airports can transition to uniform, standards-based, and interoperable biometric identifier systems for airport workers with access to secure areas (H.R. 5982), H5497 [18JN]
———enter into an agreement with the Air Force to use Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions (H.R. 1333), H5512
———establish the Office for Bombing Prevention to address terrorist explosive threats (H.R. 4749), H5510
———prepare assessment of enrollment site for transportation worker identification credentials (TWIC cards), H2729, H2730 [24AP], E734
———prohibit approval of chemical facility site security plans unless the facility meets or exceeds State or local security requirements (H.R. 1530), H2090
———tribute to employees for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (H. Res. 1038), H2090
Dept. of HUD: apply the one-to-one replacement requirement for dwelling units demolished under a HOPE VI grant only to units that are occupied prior to demolition, H323
———direct States to prioritize allocation of foreclosed housing assistance funds to neighborhoods with high concentrations of vacant properties, H3174 [7MY]
———eliminate requirement that HOPE VI Program funded projects comply with Davis-Bacon Act wage rate requirements, H323
———establish Office of Housing Counseling (H.R. 3019), H3128
———make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs (H.R. 5818), H3138, H3174 [7MY], H5979
———make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and grants to States for related costs (H.R. 5818), consideration (H. Res. 1174), H3128
———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (H.R. 3524), H311
———restore the set-aside for the HOPE VI Main Street grant program, H323
———safeguard rights of tenants of HOPE VI housing from eviction based on the criminal activities of others, H323
Dept. of Justice: authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (H.R. 3546), H5806
———authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) (S. 231), H6445
———encourage State collection of DNA from individuals arrested for or charged with murder or sex crimes, H6440, H6441
———encourage States to report certain information regarding the deaths of persons in the custody of law enforcement agencies (H.R. 3971), H429 [23JA], E2245
———evaluate integrity and security of DNA collection and storage practices and procedures at crime laboratories to ensure against tampering or contamination, H6439, H6441
———extend pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks (S. 3218), H6442
———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 (H.R. 5464), H6444
———provide grants to States and local governments for voluntary electronic monitoring services to help locate missing elderly individuals, H8083
———reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program (H.R. 5057), H6439, H6441
———reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program (H.R. 5057), Senate amendment, H10256
———reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (H.R. 6503), H8098
———require States receiving Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Byrne/JAG Grant Program) funding to collect data relative to racial distribution of criminal charges filed, H6446
Dept. of Labor: issue interim and final occupational safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible dust (H.R. 5522), H2913
Dept. of the Interior: conduct an expeditious environmentally responsible program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserves in Alaska (H.R. 6515), H6701 [17JY]
———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, H5847 [23JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: advertise in the national media to promote awareness of veterans' benefits (H.R. 3681), E1002
———allow veterans in highly rural areas to receive covered health services through outside providers (H.R. 1527), E1760
———authorize major medical facility projects and leases (H.R. 5856), E1002
———conduct a longitudinal study of vocational rehabilitation programs (H.R. 3889), E1002
———enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans (S. 1315), H8491
———establish position of Director of Physician Assistant Services within the Office of the Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Health (H.R. 2790), E1002
———expand and improve health care services available to veterans for substance use disorders (H.R. 5554), E1002
———increase number of medical centers specializing in post-traumatic stress disorder in underserved urban areas, H7756, H7757 [31JY]
———periodically update plans and specifications for specially adapted housing furnished to veterans (H.R. 5664), E1002
———provide assistance to the Paralympic Program of the U.S. Olympic Committee (H.R. 4255), E1651
———reimburse veterans receiving emergency treatment in non-departmental facilities for such treatment until such veterans are transferred to departmental facilities (H.R. 3819), E1002
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), H7756, H7757 [31JY]
Developing countries: provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the U.S. and international financial institutions by low-income countries (H.R. 2634), H2382, H2389 [16AP]
———provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the U.S. and international financial institutions by low-income countries (H.R. 2634), consideration (H. Res. 1103), H2372
Diddley, Bo: tribute (H. Res. 1251), H5067
Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (H.R. 1553), H5300 [11JN]
District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (H.R. 1905), H2333
———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), H8282
Economy: authorize financial assistance to eligible automobile manufacturers (H.R. 7321), consideration (H. Res. 1534), H10886 [10DE]
———create oversight board to issue criminal penalties and civil sanctions, H10381
———importance of job creation, H1585 [12MR]
———national objectives priority assignments, H29 [16JA], H1451 [11MR]
———proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10319 [28SE], H10380 [29SE], H10707, H10777
———provide stimulus for economic recovery, H375 [22JA], H394 [23JA], H10054, H10055 [26SE]
———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), H499, H537 [29JA]
———provide stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits (H.R. 5140), concur in Senate amendment, H790 [7FE]
Education: ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families (H.R. 5715), H2398
———ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families (H.R. 5715), consideration (H. Res. 1107), H2366
———ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families (H.R. 5715), corrections in engrossment, H2473 [17AP]
———make permanent the favorable treatment of need-based educational aid under antitrust laws (H.R. 1777), Senate amendment, H10265
———recognize achievements of high school valedictorians, promote importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and reward academic excellence of all high school students (H. Res. 1229), H5830
———recognize roles and contributions of teachers to building and enhancing civic, cultural, and economic well being (H. Res. 1130), H2903
———restore safeguards to student loan borrowers, H637
Fair Housing Act: commemorate anniversaries of enactment and later enactment of amending legislation (H. Res. 1095), H2283
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), consideration (H. Res. 1277), H5590 [19JN]
———provide that employees receiving their pay by electronic funds transfer are given the option of receiving their pay stubs electronically (H.R. 6073), E1664
FERC: provide for enforcement of criminal penalties relative to electric reliability standards (H.R. 7230), H10636 [29SE]
Financial institutions: eliminate regulatory burdens imposed on insured depository institutions and money services businesses and enhance availability of transaction accounts (H.R. 4049), H6777
———increase amount of deposits insured under the Federal deposit insurance system, H10798
———institute a moratorium on home mortgage foreclosure, H499 [29JA]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1079), H2819
Flag—U.S.: request that the flag flown over the Capitol should be lowered to half-mast one day each month in honor of U.S. citizens killed in military action (H. Con. Res. 61), H8376
———require flags flown on Federal buildings and property be made in the U.S. (H. Res. 1182), H6433
Food: acknowledge existence of global food crisis, H4315, H4317 [20MY]
———acknowledge existence of global food crisis (H. Con. Res. 344), H4316 [20MY], H7866, H7868 [9SE]
———address domestic and international food security crisis, H2831 [29AP]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), H889, H903
———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), Senate amendment, H1695, H1696, H1697 [13MR], H1750, H1763 [14MR]
———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 3773), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1041), H1711 [14MR]
———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), H5763 [20JN]
———establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence (H.R. 6304), consideration (H. Res. 1285), H5740
———establish criterion to prevent electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists outside the U.S. without court-approved warrants, H516
———prohibit reverse targeting and protect rights of persons inside the U.S. communicating with people abroad who are under surveillance, H889, H904
Foreign policy: build operational readiness in civilian agencies to carry out stabilization and reconstruction activities in countries or regions in transition from conflict or civil strife (H.R. 1084), H1231
———prohibit recruitment and use of child soldiers, designate those who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, and allow deportation of persons involved with such activities (S. 2135), H7820, H7822 [8SE]
GAO: reform (H.R. 5683), H5083
Georgia, Republic of: provide support for areas damaged by conflict with Russia, H7812 [8SE]
Gospel Music Heritage Month: designate (H. Con. Res. 370), H5985, H5986 [24JN]
Haiti: commemorate soldiers that fought for American independence in ``Siege of Savannah'' and for Haiti's independence and renunciation of slavery (H. Res. 909), H836 [12FE]
———expedite complete and immediate cancellation of international debts, H2372
———increase efforts to combat hunger, H4315, H4317 [20MY]
———U.S. policy, H4315, H4317 [20MY]
Hayes, Isaac L., Jr.: tribute (H. Res. 1425), E1829
Health: national policy to increase Federal commitment prioritizing disease prevention and public health (H. Res. 1381), H8688
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H5181 [10JN], H7132 [24JY]
———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (H.R. 493), Senate amendment, E784
Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 4137), H627, H652
———amend and extend (H.R. 4137), consideration (H. Res. 956), H637
———amend and extend (H.R. 4137), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 1389), H7647 [31JY]
Honore, Russell L.: tribute (H. Res. 944), H1012
House of Representatives: establish the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (H. Res. 1451), H8643
———grant authority to bring civil action to enforce, secure a declatory judgement, or prevent a refusal or failure to comply with any House-issued subpoena (H.R. 5230), H958
———legislative program, H7823 [8SE]
———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), H957 [14FE]
———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), H957 [14FE]
———secret session, unanimous-consent agreement, H1695, H1696, H1697 [13MR]
House Rules: same-day consideration of resolutions allowing consideration of certain legislation (H. Res. 1503), H10054, H10055 [26SE]
Housing: aid families and neighborhoods facing home foreclosure and address the subprime mortgage crisis, H2284
———establish a commission to perform an examination of current foreclosure and mortgage lending crisis and make recommendations to address such problems (H.R. 3666), H3128
———provide needed housing reform, H3138, H3139, H3142, H3181 [7MY], H3294 [8MY], H6846, H7009
———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, H7009
Houston, TX: tribute to Homes for Hometown Heroes Program, H2246 [14AP]
Houston Dynamo (soccer team): tribute (H. Res. 867), H566
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 (H. Res. 1361), H8651, H8652 [23SE]
Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (H.R. 1512), E851
———eliminate sunset in the special immigrant nonminister religious worker visa program (H.R. 5570), H2286, H2287
———expedite adjudication of employer petitions for aliens of extraordinary artistic ability (H.R. 1312), H1859
———extend EB-5 regional center program (H.R. 5569), H5063
———extend program to waive the foreign country residence requirement relative to international medical graduates (H.R. 5571), H4114 [19MY]
———reform, H2742 [24AP]
———reform (H.R. 750), H2090
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 (H. Res. 1532), H10945 [10DE]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (H.R. 758), H8665
Intellectual property: enhance remedies for violations of laws (H.R. 4279), H3077
———enhance remedies for violations of laws (S. 3325), H10238
International Whaling Commission: end commercial, coastal, and community-based whaling and strengthen whale conservation efforts (H. Con. Res. 350), H5529
International Year of Sanitation: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 318), H5147 [10JN]
Iran: U.S. policy, H2345, H2347 [15AP], H6153 [26JN]
Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H1877 [1AP], H3060 [6MY]
———call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq, H3950, H4047 [15MY]
———declare that objectives of the authorization for use of military force resolution have been met, H4657 [22MY]
———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H9214
———make technical corrections to legislation providing special immigrant status for certain Iraqis (S. 2829), H4112 [19MY]
———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces, H4657
———require the safe, complete, and fully-funded redeployment of U.S. Armed Forces and contractor security forces and prohibit establishment of any enduring or permanent U.S. military bases, H5179 [10JN]
Israel: independence anniversary, H1994 [3AP]
———recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 322), H8655
Johnson, Lyndon B.: tribute (H. Con. Res. 354), H4117 [19MY]
Joint Action Plan Between Brazil and the U.S. To Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality: support values and goals (H. Res. 1254), H7876, H7877 [9SE]
Jones, Stephanie Tubbs: tribute (H. Res. 1415), H7832, H7841 [8SE]
Julia M. Carson Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: designate (H.R. 5472), H2085
Kenya: call for a peaceful resolution to current electoral crisis (H. Con. Res. 283), H579
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: anniversary of assassination, H1999 [3AP]
———anniversary of assassination (H. Res. 1061), H1863
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: promote respect for fundamental human rights (H.R. 5834), H3749
Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (S. 1692), H5445, H5447 [17JN]
Lantos, Tom: tribute (H. Res. 975), H857 [12FE]
Law enforcement: authorize security assistance and rule of law enhancement assistance and strengthen civilian institutions for Mexico and Central America (H.R. 6028), H5134 [10JN]
———increase evidentiary standard required to convict a person for a drug offense and require screening of law enforcement officers or others acting under color of law participating in drug task forces (H.R. 253), H5807
Law enforcement officers: establish an awards mechanism to honor exceptional acts of bravery in the line of duty by Federal law enforcement officers (S. 2565), H6739
Lawyers and attorneys: address waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine (S. 2450), H7817, H7819 [8SE]
Lloyd, Earl: tribute (H. Con. Res. 286), H1246
Marshall, Thurgood: tribute (H. Con. Res. 381), H6431
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, H6 [15JA]
Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute (H. Res. 259), H2240
Medicaid: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (H.R. 5613), E744
Medicare: limit exception to prohibition on physician referrals for certain physician-owned hospitals, H1267, H1303
———waive Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act requirements relative to action on legislation in response to a funding warning (H. Res. 1368), H7131
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. 6212), H5181 [10JN], H7132 [24JY]
———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), H5912
———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, H6530
Memorial Day: observance, H4824 [22MY]
Mental health: extend parity in the application of certain limits to mental health benefits (H.R. 4848), H587 [6FE]
———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), H1303
———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), Senate amendments, H10777
———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), consideration (H. Res. 1014), H1267 [5MR]
———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1525), H10707 [3OC]
Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1134), H3711
Middle East: recognize non-governmental organizations working to bring just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians (H. Res. 1369), H8655
———support the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, H2471 [17AP]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (H.R. 3014), H7132 [24JY]
Mother's Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1113), E849
NASA: anniversary (H. Res. 1315), H6260
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6063), H5370, H5391, H5392, H5393
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 6063), consideration (H. Res. 1257), H5293
———clarify that Outreach and Technology Assistance Program will include small, minority-owned, and women-owned businesses and give preference to small businesses owned by service-disabled veterans and HUBZone small businesses, H5371, H5391, H5392, H5393
———improve safety standards and oversight of International Space Station, H572
———mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (H.R. 6455), H6484, H6487 [15JY]
National Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1432), H8324
National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1432), H8324
National Bar Association: anniversary of convention, H7138 [24JY]
National Center for Campus Public Safety: establish and operate (H.R. 6838), E2224
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (H. Res. 1097), H2243
National Crime Victim Law Institute: funding (S. 3641), E2237
National Criminal Justice Month: establish (H. Res. 945), H1856
National Crittenton Foundation: anniversary, E650
National Health Care Decisions Day: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 323), E704
National Homeownership Month: observance (H. Res. 1271), H5979
National Internet Safety Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1260), H6311
National Missing Children's Day: observance (H. Res. 1142), H4094
National Night Out: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1324), H7776
National Nurses Week: recognize (H. Res. 1086), E847
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 330), H2900
National Women's History Month: observance, H1797
———support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1021), H1850
Northern Illinois University: express condolences to those affected by shooting incident (H. Res. 1007), H1257
Office of Congressional Ethics: establish (H. Res. 895), adoption (H. Res. 1031), H1531
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: conduct a national intelligence assessment on national security and energy security issues relative to escalating energy costs (H.R. 6545), H6801
Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (H.R. 6950), H8702
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: funding (H.R. 6469), H8670 [23SE]
Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H4304 [20MY], H5847 [23JN]
Paducah, KY: designate the Museum of the American Quilter's Society as the ``National Quilt Museum of the U.S.'' (H. Con. Res. 209), H829 [12FE]
Palestinians: condemn use of television programming by Hamas to indoctrinate hatred, violence, and anti-Semitism toward Israel in young Palestinian children (H. Res. 1069), H7870, H7871, H7873 [9SE]
Parliamentary inquiry, H3139 [7MY]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1132), H4082 [19MY]
Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H5358
———make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal (H.R. 6074), H4107 [19MY]
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), H362
Power resources: national energy policy, H4304 [20MY], H5358
———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1363), H6846 [23JY]
———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1175), H3138, H3139, H3142, H3181 [7MY]
———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendment, H7009
———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), Senate amendments, H3294 [8MY]
———reduce oil dependency, expand access to Federal resources, revise relationship between energy industry and consumers, end tax subsidies, and facilitate energy efficiency (H.R. 6899), H8225 [16SE]
POW/MIA: recognize courage and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces held as POW and call for a full accounting of Americans unaccounted for as a result of the Vietnamese Conflict (H. Res. 986), E1002
Protect America Act: extend (H.R. 5104), H516
———extend (H.R. 5349), H889, H903
Public documents: require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies and require certification and reports relating to Presidential records (H.R. 5811), H6301
Public Service Recognition Week: observance (H. Res. 1073), H2825
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), H8318
Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act: define environmental intervention blood lead level and establish additional requirements for certain lead hazard screens (H.R. 6309), E1654
Ride, Sally K.: anniversary of the first U.S. woman in space (H. Res. 1313), H6256
Russert, Timothy J., Jr.: tribute (H. Res. 1275), H5444 [17JN]
SBA: improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 5819), H2605
School Social Work Week: designate (H. Res. 978), H1007
Schools: improve safety of elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher learning (H.R. 2352), H8085
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), H572
SEC: enhance effectiveness of enforcement, corporation finance, trading and markets, investment management, and examination programs (H.R. 6513), E1756
Seeds of Peace (organization): anniversary (H. Con. Res. 337), H5147, H5150
Senior citizens: encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the U.S. (H.R. 6064), H8082
———protect seniors from elder abuse by improving prosecution, law enforcement, and assistance to victims (H.R. 5352), H8522
Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3963), veto, H394, H401 [23JA]
———prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (H.R. 6600), H10201
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), H3081 [6MY]
Space Foundation: anniversary (H. Res. 1312), E1441
Space policy: anniversary of Landsat spacecraft space-based Earth observations (H. Res. 891), E708
Special Olympics: anniversary (H. Res. 1279), E1649
Spottswood W. Robinson III and Robert R. Merhige, Jr., Federal Courthouse, Richmond, VA: designate (S. 2403), H7815 [8SE]
Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves to lower gasoline price levels, H6712 [17JY]
Supreme Court: extend authority of the U.S. Supreme Court Police to protect court officials off the Supreme Court Grounds (H.R. 6855), E1825
———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
Taxation: conform return preparer penalty standards, delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors, enhance taxpayer protections, and assist low-income taxpayers (H.R. 5719), H2317
———conform return preparer penalty standards, delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors, enhance taxpayer protections, and assist low-income taxpayers (H.R. 5719), consideration (H. Res. 1102), H2304
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 5270), H832 [12FE]
———extend funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (H.R. 6327), H5918 [24JN]
———provide benefits for military personnel (H.R. 6081), E1002
———provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), Senate amendment, H10380 [29SE]
———provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers (H.R. 3997), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1517), H10319 [28SE]
———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 6049), H4393
———provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring provisions, and provide individual income tax relief (H.R. 7060), H10006
———provide incentives for production of renewable energy and energy conservation (H.R. 5351), H5851, H5852, H5854 [23JN]
———provide relief in the case of federally declared disasters (H.R. 7006), H9317, H9318
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 1420), H8036
Texas: child custody hearings for children removed from polygamist community, H2453 [17AP]
———provide relief for the victims of Hurricane Ike, H9226 [24SE]
Texas Military Veterans Post Office, Humble, TX: designate (H.R. 5517), H2234
Texas Southern University: tribute to establishment of Andrew L. Jefferson Endowment for Trial Advocacy at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law (H. Res. 31), H5454, H5455 [17JN]
Texas Water Development Board: EPA Clean Water State Revolving Fund Performance and Innovation Award recipient (H. Res. 832), E87
Tobacco products: deter smuggling and ensure collection of all tobacco taxes (H.R. 4081), E1755
Transatlantic Slave Trade 200th Anniversary Commission: establish (H.R. 3432), Senate amendment, H372
Transportation: promote increased use of public transportation and alternative fuels in providing public transportation (H.R. 6052), H6129, H6146 [26JN]
———promote local community involvement in education and promotion of public transportation and in the planning, development and design of transportation routes, H6130, H6146 [26JN]
Transportation Security Administration: enhance security against terrorist attacks and other security threats to rail and mass transit lines (H. Res. 1150), H2742 [24AP], H5503, H5504 [18JN], E728
Tubman, Harriet: designate national day of remembrance (H. Con. Res. 310), H1846
U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad: support efforts to preserve religious and cultural sites and condemn Lithuanian Government for allowing construction on a Jewish cemetery (H. Con. Res. 255), H8631
U.S. Fire Administration: reauthorize (H.R. 4847), H1999 [3AP]
U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5501), H1914 [2AP]
———reauthorize (H.R. 5501), Senate amendment, H7118 [24JY]
U.S. Sentencing Commission: assure appropriate enhancements of those involved in receiving stolen grave markers of veterans (H.R. 3480), H4110 [19MY]
U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: ratification (H.R. 5724), waiver of fast-track authority (H. Res. 1092), H2185 [10AP]
Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program, H3952
———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 5749), H5221 [11JN], H5358
———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 5749), consideration (H. Res. 1265), H5340 [12JN]
———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (H.R. 6867), H10811 [3OC]
Universal Declaration of Human Rights: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 332), H5144 [10JN]
Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 5826), E1002
———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (H.R. 3329), H6278
Vice Presidents of the U.S.: provide Secret Service protection to former Vice Presidents (H.R. 5938), H5064
———provide Secret Service protection to former Vice Presidents (H.R. 5938), Senate amendments, H8078
Votes: position on missed, H334 [17JA], H1398, H1399 [6MR], H4047 [15MY], H5543
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), H5449, H5453 [17JN]
William `Bill' Clay Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (H.R. 5395), H2087
Workers Memorial Day: observance (H. Res. 1154), H2662 [24AP]
Zimbabwe: condemn postelection violence and call for a peaceful resolution to the current political crisis (H. Res. 1230), H5519
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1219 [4MR], H2549 [22AP], H8122 [15SE], H8473 [18SE]
Special order: granted, H20 [15JA], H346 [17JA], H1072 [26FE], H1769 [14MR], H1810 [31MR], H1886 [1AP], H2009 [3AP], H2484 [17AP], H2756 [24AP], H4318 [20MY], H4826 [22MY], H5211 [10JN], H5405 [12JN], H6172 [26JN], H7300 [29JY], H7777 [31JY], H10640 [29SE], H10823 [3OC]
Reports
Voices of Child Soldiers: Human Rights Watch (organization), H7822 [8SE]
Statements
Congressional Intent Regarding Rule 502 of the Federal Rules of Evidence: Judicial Conference of the U.S., H7818 [8SE]
Summaries
Foreclosure Prevention Act (H.R. 3221): Senate Amendments, H3138 [7MY]
Tributes
Angelou, Maya, E681
Costantino, Lou, Sr., H2471 [17AP]
Crump, John, H7282
DeBakey, Michael E., H6546 [15JY]
Pryce, Representative, H5300 [11JN]