KENNEDY, PATRICK J. (a Representative from Rhode Island)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4752 [22MY]
Appointments
Committee To Escort Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern Into the House Chamber, H2860 [30AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see H.R. 1964), H479 [28JA]
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]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see H.R. 6949), H8475 [18SE]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 1280), H7853 [8SE]
Armed Forces: commend military support groups for efforts to support servicemen and their families (see H. Res. 1200), H6473 [14JY]
———ensure fair treatment of members discharged early due to being the only surviving child in a family in which an immediate family member was killed, MIA, or disabled in the line of duty (see H.R. 5825), H2442 [16AP]
———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 5740), H2150 [9AP]
———guarantee residency of spouses of military personnel (see H.R. 6070), H4060 [15MY]
———mint coins in commemoration of the establishment of the U.S. Army and direct proceeds from sales of such coins to the establishment of the National Museum of the U.S. Army (see H.R. 5714), H10300 [27SE]
———mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (see H.R. 3229), H2487 [17AP]
Azorean Refugee Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1401), H7788 [31JY] (see H. Res. 1438), H8127 [15SE]
Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see H.R. 3652), H7853 [8SE]
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]
Boston Celtics (basketball team): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 376), H6734 [21JY]
Boy Scouts: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 5872), H2552 [22AP]
Bureau of Reclamation: assess irrigation infrastructure of the Rio Grande Pueblos in New Mexico and provide grants and enter into agreements to repair or reconstruct such infrastructure (see H.R. 6024), H4833 [22MY]
Bush, President: remove authority to waive certain provisions of defense authorization legislation (see H.R. 5167), H555 [29JA]
Capital punishment: abolish under Federal law (see H.R. 6875), H8048 [11SE]
Children and youth: 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), H8020 [10SE]
China, Republic of: elections (see H. Con. Res. 278), H457 [23JA]
Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 2040), H25 [15JA]
Coastal Zone Management Act: establish a grant program to ensure coastal access for commercial and recreational fishermen and other water-dependent businesses (see H.R. 3223), H4832 [22MY]
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 302), H1031 [25FE]
Conservation of energy: impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas, allow a tax credit for purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and provide grants to reduce mass transit fees (see H.R. 6000), H3402 [8MY]
Courts: provide an alternate procedure for the prosecution of certain criminal contempts referred for prosecution by the House of Representatives (see H.R. 6508), H7059 [23JY]
Credit: provide for enhanced disclosure under an open end credit plan (see H.R. 5244), H1032 [25FE]
Crime: prevent hate crimes and provide support services for victims of hate crimes (see H.R. 6776), H7806 [1AU]
Dept. of Education: establish discretionary school construction grant program for local educational agencies affected by base closures and realignments (see H.R. 6293), H6407 [10JY]
———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 3021), H3186 [7MY]
Dept. of Energy: suspend acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 6022), H3778 [13MY]
———suspend filling of Strategic Petroleum Reserve for one year or until price of oil drops below a certain level in order to increase supply and reduce costs (see H.R. 5473), H2659 [23AP]
Dept. of HHS: provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H8578 [22SE]
———reauthorize and extend the fetal alcohol syndrome prevention and services program (see H.R. 6215), H6407 [10JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: require a report on Federal efforts to secure borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 5552), H1417 [6MR]
Dept. of Justice: extend authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 6045), H7789 [31JY]
———provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs (see H.R. 6120), H4453 [21MY]
———reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program (see H.R. 5057), H622 [6FE]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program emblematic of prominent civil rights leaders and important events advancing civil rights (see H.R. 6701), H7809 [1AU]
Dept. of Transportation: study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation (see H.R. 5734), H6473 [14JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand and improve health care services available to veterans for substance use disorders (see H.R. 5554), H2659 [23AP]
———modernize disability benefits claims processing system to ensure accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans and their families and survivors (see H.R. 5892), H3187 [7MY]
Developing countries: provide assistance to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers (see H.R. 2266), H1074 [26FE]
Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 1032), H6177 [26JN]
———improve and enhance research and programs on cancer survivorship (see H.R. 4450), H7058 [23JY]
———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 28), H2554 [22AP]
———prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 2210), H4322 [20MY]
———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 81), H10845 [19NO]
Ecology and environment: reduce global greenhouse gas emissions through creation of a domestic carbon market and international trade measures, and direct revenues to public interests (see H.R. 6316), H5728 [19JN]
Economy: encourage recipients of rebate checks from the economic stimulus package to invest in renewable energy and energy-efficient products and services (see H. Res. 987), H2225 [10AP]
Education: coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives (see H.R. 6104), H7854 [8SE]
———ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families (see H.R. 5715), H2225 [10AP]
———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), H2356 [15AP]
———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1228), H6010 [24JN]
Egypt: protect human rights and freedoms of religion, speech, and the press, prevent imposition of restrictions on peaceful activism, and call for release of Ayman Nour and other political prisoners (see H. Res. 1303), H7059 [23JY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 4926), H295 [16JA]
EPA: provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront brownfields (see H.R. 5469), H994 [14FE]
Families and domestic relations: recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 1243), H5044 [5JN]
Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H1618 [12MR]
Farenholt (U.S.S.): recognize crew for valor and bravery in the South Pacific during service in World War II (see H. Res. 1248), H5044 [5JN]
FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see H.R. 6209), H6089 [25JN]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H4832 [22MY]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1079), H2267 [14AP]
Fire prevention: provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (see H.R. 5541), H2443 [16AP]
Firearms: require background checks for employees of a licensed firearms business authorized to possess or transfer firearms or ammunition (see H.R. 6676), H7628 [30JY]
———require certain semiautomatic pistols manufactured, imported, or sold by Federal firearms licensees to be capable of microstamping ammunition (see H.R. 5266), H2854 [29AP]
Fish and fishing: establish a Federal grant program to provide increased health care coverage to and access for uninsured and underinsured workers and families in the commercial fishing industry (see H.R. 5404), H942 [13FE]
———extend authorized time period for rebuilding of certain overfished fisheries (see H.R. 5425), H942 [13FE]
Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3663), H390 [22JA]
Food industry: require that food that contains product from a cloned animal be labeled accordingly (see H.R. 992), H295 [16JA]
Foreign trade: prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H1822 [31MR]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 7090), H9973 [25SE]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H. Res. 1024), H1417 [6MR]
Health: establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity and eating disorders (see H.R. 2677), H2012 [3AP]
———improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 882), H5580 [18JN]
———national policy to increase Federal commitment prioritizing disease prevention and public health (see H. Res. 1381), H8397 [17SE]
———provide for expansion of Federal programs to prevent and manage vision loss (see H.R. 3750), H4877 [3JN]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1653), H1221 [4MR]
———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), H623 [6FE]
Health care professionals: provide for a loan repayment program for faculty members at programs of general dentistry or pediatric dentistry to alleviate faculty shortages (see H.R. 6551), H6727 [17JY]
History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2894), H1702 [13MR]
Immigration: authorize certain aliens who have earned a master's or higher degree from a U.S. college or university in science, technology, engineering, or math to be admitted for permanent residence (see H.R. 6039), H3776 [13MY]
———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1843), H1772 [14MR]
India: condemn terrorist attacks in Mumbai, urge Pakistan to investigate possible connection to groups based in Pakistan, and bolster U.S. counterterrorism cooperation with India (see H. Res. 1532), H10867 [9DE]
Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 1655), H8276 [16SE]
International Whaling Commission: end commercial, coastal, and community-based whaling and strengthen whale conservation efforts (see H. Con. Res. 350), H4976 [4JN]
Iran: 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), H5409 [12JN]
Israel: recognize independence anniversary and reaffirm bonds of close friendship and cooperation with the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 322), H2554 [22AP]
Johnson, Lyndon B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 353), H4064 [16MY] (see H. Con. Res. 354), H4150 [19MY]
Liberia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 6655), H7627 [30JY]
Local Initiatives Support Corp.: funding (see H.R. 6892), H8127 [15SE]
Medicaid: ensure individuals eligible for medical assistance continue to have access to prescription drugs (see H.R. 3700), H2225 [10AP]
———extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain regulations (see H.R. 5613), H2071 [8AP]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 3326), H7853 [8SE]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1621), H25 [15JA]
———temporarily delay application of proposed changes to payment rules for case management and targeted case management services (see H.R. 5173), H814 [7FE]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1552), H3403 [8MY]
———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6826), H7808 [1AU]
———establish budget neutral demonstration projects to study and improve the quality and cost effectiveness of cancer care services provided to beneficiaries (see H.R. 6725), H7786 [31JY]
———improve access of beneficiaries to immune globulins (see H.R. 2914), H3777 [13MY]
———increase inpatient hospital payments to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 615), H2443 [16AP]
———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 1665), H6407 [10JY]
———provide equity in the calculation of disproportionate share hospital payments for hospitals in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 616), H2443 [16AP]
———repeal competitive bidding demonstration project for clinical laboratory services (see H.R. 3453), H2070 [8AP]
Medicare/Medicaid: reduce cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 5604), H1700 [13MR]
Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1134), H2658 [23AP]
Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H3403 [8MY]
National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1191), H5216 [10JN]
National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1106), H2761 [24AP]
National Brain Cancer Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 424), H1619 [12MR]
National Brain Tumor Awareness Month: establish (see H. Res. 1124), H2659 [23AP]
National Cancer Institute: make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer (see H.R. 3689), H390 [22JA]
National Consumer Protection Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 973), H1222 [4MR]
National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 299), H2267 [14AP]
National Day of the Cowboy: designate (see H. Res. 984), H2488 [17AP]
National GEAR UP Day: designate (see H. Res. 1311), H6408 [10JY]
National Healthy Schools Day: designate (see H. Res. 1056), H7790 [31JY]
National Learn and Serve Challenge: support goals (see H. Res. 1463), H8579 [22SE]
National Month of the Military Child: observance (see H. Res. 265), H1155 [27FE]
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 671), H8128 [15SE]
National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1328), H6674 [16JY]
National Scleroderma Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1232), H4832 [22MY]
National Summer Learning Day: designate (see H. Res. 1320), H6578 [15JY]
National Teacher Day: establish (see H. Res. 952), H557 [29JA]
National Wear Red Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 972), H870 [12FE]
No Child Left Behind Act: reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see H.R. 2864), H4877 [3JN]
Palestinians: condemn ongoing rocket attacks on Israeli civilians (see H. Res. 951), H1342 [5MR]
Peace Corps: provide continued funding and increase readjustment allowance for returning volunteers (see H.R. 5535), H3404 [8MY]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1132), H2855 [29AP]
Pittsfield, MA: recognize as home to the earliest known reference to the word ``baseball'' and as the birthplace of college baseball (see H. Res. 1050), H1702 [13MR]
Postal Service: provide for the protection and integrity of mail (see H.R. 4236), H2266 [14AP]
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]
Public Radio Recognition Month: designate (see H. Res. 1002), H1074 [26FE]
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]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1453), H8579 [22SE]
Social Security: ensure certain disability determinations on the basis of SSA hearings are made on a timely basis and monitor number of disability determinations under reconsideration (see H.R. 6485), H7854 [8SE]
———nullify effectiveness of a guidance letter proposing rules relative to the Federal-State financial partnerships under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5998), H5408 [12JN]
Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 5447), H2225 [10AP]
Special Olympics: anniversary (see H. Res. 1279), H6230 [8JY]
States: permit California and other States to effectively control greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles (see H.R. 5560), H1417 [6MR]
Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1110), H2151 [9AP]
———establish financial security accounts for the care of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 2370), H3109 [6MY]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 1820), H7956 [9SE]
———permanently extend the research credit and strengthen the alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 2138), H2224 [10AP]
———provide a credit for algae derived fuels (see H.R. 6943), H8475 [18SE]
———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see H.R. 5700), H2010 [3AP]
———treat automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 1742), H2151 [9AP]
Tay-Sachs Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1333), H6406 [10JY]
Tobacco products: deter smuggling into the U.S. (see H.R. 5689), H2010 [3AP]
Turkey: urge respect for the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Res. 373), H457 [23JA]
Unemployment: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program (see H.R. 4934), H457 [23JA]
University of Maryland: anniversary of School of Medicine (see H. Res. 870), H6408 [10JY]
Veterans: honor sacrifices and contributions made by disabled American veterans (see H. Con. Res. 336), H5045 [5JN]
Vietnamese Conflict: amend presumptions of exposure for veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 6562), H8128 [15SE]
White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 5461), H993 [14FE]
Winona State University: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 1133), H2553 [22AP]
Women: reduce maternal mortality (see H. Res. 1022), H3021 [1MY]
World Glaucoma Day: observance (see H. Res. 981), H2071 [8AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
American Sail Training Association: tribute (see H. Res. 1469), H8477 [18SE]
Armed Forces: implement Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program to expand and improve mental health care and reintegration programs for National Guard and Reserves members (see H.R. 6075), H4060 [15MY]
Dept. of HHS: implement a National Neurotechnology Initiative (see H.R. 5989), H3186 [7MY]
Diseases: increase awareness of and research on autoimmune diseases (see H.R. 7078), H9972 [25SE]
Health: expand and accelerate genomics research and initiatives to improve the accuracy of disease diagnosis, increase drug safety, and identify novel treatments (see H.R. 6498), H6576 [15JY]
Human rights: express concern relative to human rights crisis of Laotian and Hmong people in Laos and Thailand (see H. Res. 1273), H5407 [12JN]
Immigration: exempt from numerical limitations any alien who has received a doctorate from an institution of higher education within a certain time period preceeding petition for special immigrant status (see H.R. 5634), H1701 [13MR]
Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 6983), H8577 [22SE]
National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 367), H4877 [3JN]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: establish veteran's treatment courts (see H.R. 7149), H10131 [26SE]
School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 978), H870 [12FE]
Letters
Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act: Betty Ford, Betty Ford Center, E362
———Jerry Reed, Suicide Prevention Action Network USA, E363
———Linda Rosenberg, National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, E362
———Michael M. Miller, American Society of Addiction Medicine, E362
———Susan H. Connors, Brain Injury Association of America, E362
National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System establishment: Representative Gordon, Committee on Science and Technology (House), H1780 [31MR]
———Representative Rahall, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H1780 [31MR]
Remarks
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investments, and economic and energy assistance (H.R. 7110), H10085
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), H31 [16JA]
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: observance (H. Con. Res. 302), H1788 [31MR]
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (H.R. 1187), H1775, H1777, H1778 [31MR]
Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1568
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5658), H4754 [22MY]
———study feasibility and efficacy of providing a behavioral health care provider locator and appointment assistance service to members of the Reserve component of the Armed Forces, H4754 [22MY]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such existing leases or relinquish such leases, H6799 [22JY]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), H7717 [31JY]
Economy: proposed Government bailout of financial institutions, H10776 [3OC]
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (H.R. 1187), H1775, H1777, H1778 [31MR]
Health: prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (H.R. 493), Senate amendment, H2979
Kenya: call for a peaceful resolution to current electoral crisis (H. Con. Res. 283), H579 [6FE]
Law enforcement: authorize security assistance and rule of law enhancement assistance and strengthen civilian institutions for Mexico and Central America (H.R. 6028), E1243
Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute (H. Res. 259), H2240
Medicare: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits, E1401
Medicare/Medicaid: extend expiring provisions to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, enhance low-income benefit programs, and maintain access to care in rural areas (H.R. 6331), H5909 [24JN], E1401
Mental health: extend parity in the application of certain limits to mental health benefits (H.R. 4848), H585 [6FE]
———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), H585 [6FE], H1286, H1292 [5MR], H8621 [23SE]
———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 1424), Senate amendments, H10776 [3OC]
———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (H.R. 6983), H8620, H8621 [23SE]
Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1134), E916
National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System: establish (H.R. 2342), H1778, H1780, H1781 [31MR]
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), H6799, H6800 [22JY]
Petroleum: year-end profits of oil companies, H6799 [22JY]
School Social Work Week: designate (H. Res. 978), H1007
Special Olympics: anniversary, E1506
Strategic Petroleum Reserve: authorize draw down of oil reserves to lower gasoline price levels, H6800 [22JY]
Taunton River: designate portions as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 415), H6633 [16JY]
Transportation: promote increased use of public transportation and alternative fuels in providing public transportation (H.R. 6052), H6128 [26JN]
Votes: position on missed, H1574
Washington: commend support for the needs of veterans and encourage residents of other States to pursue creative ways to show their own support for veterans (H. Res. 790), H915 [13FE]
Statements
Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act: Rosalynn Carter, Carter Center, Inc., H8620 [23SE]
Tributes
Dacosta, Jacqueline Monteiro, H298 [17JA], E66
Ruhle, Phil, Sr., E1695