KUCINICH, DENNIS J. (a Representative from Ohio)

Articles and editorials

Afghanistan, Chris Hedges, H5600 [14MY]

Could a Gasoline Embargo Bend Tehran?, David G. Herbert, National Journal, H14929 [15DE]

Politics of Escalation, Tom Hayden and Joseph Gerson, Nation (publication), H5599 [14MY]

Timothy Elliott, 63, Fixed Up Old Homes on the West Side, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, E1602 [26JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see H. Res. 707), H9343 [8SE]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify appropriate standard of proof (see H.R. 3721), H11167 [8OC]

Agriculture: ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory cattle (see H.R. 4356), H15499 [16DE]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2648), H6904 [16JN]

American Dental Association: anniversary (see H. Res. 204), H5000 [29AP]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: provide enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act (see H.R. 2182), H4999 [29AP]

Animals: conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items or products containing bear viscera (see H.R. 3480), H9277 [31JY]

———improve management and long-term health of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see H.R. 1018), H5308 [6MY]

———prohibit certain conduct relative to the use of horses for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H323 [14JA]

———prohibit conducting of invasive research on great apes (see H.R. 1326), H3706 [19MR]

———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 80), H2602 [23FE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H9280 [31JY]

Arizona: withdraw Tusayan Ranger District and BLM-managed Federal land in the vicinity of Kanab Creek and in House Rock Valley from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 644), H13520 [3DE]

Armed Forces: enhance readiness by replacing current ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy concerning homosexuality with a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 1283), H2924 [3MR]

———prohibit increase of members serving in Afghanistan (see H.R. 3699), H10455 [1OC]

———provide vouchers for postal benefits for personal correspondence and small parcels to members serving or hospitalized overseas, and make such vouchers transferable (see H.R. 707), H780 [28JA]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 2567), H6009 [21MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 200), H603 [27JA]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 83), H2603 [23FE]

Business and industry: establish congressional review of Presidential decisions on ITC recommendations for relief for businesses jeopardized by a surge of Chinese imports (see H.R. 471), H11167 [8OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acquire a statue of ``The Unknown Slave'' for display in Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 3127), H9282 [31JY]

———design and place an educational display in the Capitol Visitor Center to explain the significance of the naming of Emancipation Hall (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5581 [13MY]

Children and youth: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 1064), H2926 [3MR]

———recognize importance of the School Breakfast Program and its overall positive effect on low-income children and encourage States to strengthen school breakfast programs (see H. Res. 210), H3106 [9MR]

———update the national school nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold outside of school meals to conform to current nutrition science (see H.R. 1324), H3053 [5MR]

China: recognize plight of Tibetan people on anniversary of the Dalai Lama being forced into exile and call for an effort to bring about a durable and peaceful solution to the Tibet issue (see H. Res. 226), H3104 [9MR]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 36), H6016 [21MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 12), H28 [6JA]

Clothing industry: improve accuracy of fur products labeling (see H.R. 2480), H5790 [19MY]

Community service: reauthorize and reform national service laws (see H.R. 1388), H3402 [12MR]

Congress: prohibit securities and commodities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting of securities transaction by Members and employees (see H.R. 682), H8009 [10JY]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1020), H5892 [20MY]

———require companies submitting offers to the Government for Federal contracts to include subcontracting agreements with the offers (see H.R. 4134), H14446 [9DE]

Controlled Substances Act: exclude industrial hemp from the definition of marijuana (see H.R. 1866), H7741 [7JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 22), H1521 [12FE]

Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network: establish (see H.R. 3426), H11384 [14OC]

Corporal Joseph A. Tomci Post Office Building, Stow, OH: designate (see H.R. 3788), H11297 [13OC]

Correctional institutions: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1429), H3438 [16MR]

Courts: provide in personam jurisdiction in actions against contractors performing contracts abroad relative to seriously injured individuals working for the U.S. in connection with contractor activities (see H.R. 2349), H5483 [12MY]

———strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions (see H.R. 610), H1045 [4FE]

Credit: exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled (see H.R. 3421), H9491 [14SE]

———protect consumers from usury (see H.R. 1640), H5308 [6MY]

Credit cards: establish a national usury rate for consumer accounts under open end consumer credit plans (see H.R. 4300), H14826 [11DE]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see H.R. 1913), H4520 [2AP]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 2272), H5306 [6MY]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 874), H4129 [30MR]

Czechoslovakia: recognize anniversary of the Velvet Revolution that overthrew communist rule and reaffirm bonds of friendship and cooperation between the U.S. and the Slovak and Czech Republics (see H. Con. Res. 212), H12971 [7NO]

Czisny, Alissa: tribute (see H. Res. 467), H6077 [2JN]

de Veuster, Damien: canonization (see H. Res. 786), H10408 [30SE]

Defense of Marriage Act: repeal and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage (see H.R. 3567), H9548 [15SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: repeal denial of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility of ex-offenders (see H.R. 329), H6076 [2JN]

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. 28), H5668 [14MY]

———submit a report to Congress outlining the exit strategy for U.S. forces from Afghanistan (see H.R. 2404), H5663 [14MY]

Dept. of Education: establish the Grants for College Access and Completion Program (see H.R. 3259), H11791 [26OC]

———provide grants to support professional development and extracurricular activities to improve international education and foreign language in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3359), H11516 [20OC]

Dept. of Energy: increase amount of direct loans provided to improve facilities for advanced technology vehicles manufacturing (see H.R. 2150), H4914 [28AP]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 4123), H13352 [19NO]

———establish a grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social workers and other professionals who work with at-risk populations (see H.R. 1490), H3400 [12MR]

———establish permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders (see H.R. 1362), H3438 [16MR]

———provide services for birthparents who have placed a child for adoption (see H.R. 1505), H6415 [9JN]

———require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs (see H.R. 911), H1079 [9FE]

———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see H.R. 444), H196 [13JA]

Dept. of HUD: authorize grants and assistance to local governments and others to design and implement policies and programs that address widespread property vacancy and abandonment (see H.R. 932), H6266 [4JN]

———provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see H.R. 3734), H11714 [22OC]

Dept. of Justice: acquire data on crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender (see H.R. 823), H5096 [4MY]

Dept. of Labor: make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents in distressed communities (see H.R. 4268), H14742 [10DE]

———prevent employee exposure to imminent dangers (see H.R. 2199), H5060 [30AP]

Dept. of State: authorize the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative focusing on peace and nonviolence in global conflict resolution (see H.R. 3328), H9443 [10SE]

———establish and maintain existing libraries and resource centers at U.S. diplomatic and consular missions to provide information about U.S. culture, society, and history (see H.R. 909), H1044 [4FE]

Dept. of the Interior: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 980), H1246 [11FE]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 24), H3706 [19MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: allocate Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for relief of homeowners and neighborhoods (see H.R. 3068), H8586 [22JY]

———extend certain economic recovery payments that benefit senior citizens (see H.R. 3810), H12142 [29OC]

———prohibit recipients of Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance from using such funds for lobbying or political contributions, and improve corporate governance (see H.R. 1095), H5667 [14MY]

———provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see H.R. 1242), H11167 [8OC]

———provide Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for a voluntary employees' beneficiary association for former Delphi Corp., employees (see H.R. 3455), H9276 [31JY]

———restrict use of Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for domestic purposes (see H.R. 1761), H5169 [5MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (see H.R. 1550), H4397 [1AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 2254), H9281 [31JY]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (see H.R. 11), H27 [6JA]

Diseases: address the lack of adequate housing as a barrier to effective HIV prevention, treatment, and care, and commit to providing adequate funding for developing housing as a response to the AIDS pandemic (see H. Con. Res. 137), H6075 [2JN]

———catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes (see H.R. 1402), H6155 [3JN]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 3286), H14827 [11DE]

———increase awareness of and research on autoimmune diseases (see H.R. 2084), H9342 [8SE]

———increase awareness of risks of breast cancer in young women and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer (see H.R. 1740), H10520 [6OC]

———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 4140), H14877 [14DE]

———support research and public awareness activities relative to inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 2275), H8586 [22JY]

Drugs: address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 3245), H8873 [27JY]

———allow for medicinal use of marijuana in accordance with State laws (see H.R. 2835), H8026 [13JY]

———eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use (see H.R. 2943), H7741 [7JY]

———provide an affirmative defense for medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the States (see H.R. 3939), H11868 [27OC]

———target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine (see H.R. 265), H5096 [4MY]

Ecology and environment: eliminate obstacles to proliferation of technologies and services that science has proven are necessary to address the most pressing environmental problems (see H. Res. 628), H8008 [10JY]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I: U.S. visit (see H. Res. 838), H11714 [22OC]

Education: encourage and support parent, family, and community involvement in schools, provide needed services and supports to children, and ensure that schools are centers of communities (see H.R. 3343), H9550 [15SE]

———encourage teaching of U.S. Constitution to high school students in their senior year (see H. Res. 686), H9207 [30JY]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 1240), H5097 [4MY]

———improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for high school graduation rates (see H.R. 1569), H6973 [17JN]

———improve early education (see H.R. 702), H601 [27JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H1606 [13FE]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1585), H7837 [8JY]

Employment: allow Americans to earn paid sick time to address their own health needs and the health needs of their families (see H.R. 2460), H5711 [18MY]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 3017), H7249 [24JN]

———provide paid sick leave to employees who are recommended by their employer or public health authorities to stay home when they have symptoms of a contagious disease that may put others at risk (see H.R. 3991), H13002 [16NO]

EPA: establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure (see H.R. 4202), H14877 [14DE]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H5169 [5MY]

Explosives: limit use of cluster munitions (see H.R. 981), H3338 [11MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees (see H.R. 2570), H7741 [7JY]

———strengthen child labor provisions (see H.R. 3564), H15503 [16DE]

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing medical, child care, and educational assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 3047), H7445 [25JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow employees to take 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. 824), H5096 [4MY]

———eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 389), H160 [9JA]

———nullify certain regulations, restore prior regulations, and direct the Dept. of Labor to revise certain additional regulations (see H.R. 2161), H4998 [29AP]

FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (see H.R. 3995), H13267 [18NO]

FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 1147), H8960 [28JY]

FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1256), H3642 [18MR]

Federal employees: ensure that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 626), H484 [22JA]

———make unused sick leave creditable under the Federal Employees' Retirement System (see H.R. 958), H2836 [25FE]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2517), H5890 [20MY]

———provide coverage of acupuncturist services under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 646), H485 [22JA]

Federal firefighters: provide for more accurate computation of retirement benefits (see H.R. 3186), H9282 [31JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve ability to file State product liability lawsuits relative to defective medical devices (see H.R. 1346), H3054 [5MR]

———preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1549), H3525 [17MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1310), H2979 [4MR]

FEMA: waive the cost-share requirement under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant program for certain grants (see H.R. 2759), H9282 [31JY]

Financial institutions: enhance availability of services, update community reinvestment requirements, and ensure such requirements keep pace as service providers become affiliates (see H.R. 1479), H5582 [13MY]

———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H32 [6JA] (see H.R. 111), H71 [7JA]

Fish and fishing: improve conservation of sharks (see H.R. 81), H2602 [23FE]

Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3381), H9055 [29JY]

Foreign aid: provide, on an annual basis, an amount equal to at least 1 percent of U.S. gross domestic product for nonmilitary foreign assistance programs (see H. Con. Res. 63), H3338 [11MR]

Foreign policy: condemn use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world and find remedies to end this practice (see H. Con. Res. 20), H2926 [3MR]

———ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 252), H5401 [7MY]

———establish and support an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace (see H.R. 1605), H5097 [4MY]

Forest Service: protect certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3692), H10455 [1OC]

FRS: reform manner in which GAO audits the FRS Board of Governors and the manner in which such audits are reported (see H.R. 1207), H6619 [11JN]

Global Family Day and One Day of Peace and Sharing: observance (see H. Con. Res. 221), H14827 [11DE]

Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (see H.R. 500), H323 [14JA]

Guam War Claims Review Commission: implement recommendations (see H.R. 44), H2602 [23FE]

Haiti: make nationals eligible for temporary protected status (see H.R. 144), H2886 [2MR]

Hate Crime Statistics Act: include crimes against the homeless (see H.R. 3419), H9205 [30JY]

Hazardous substances: enhance public awareness of potential health effects posed by mercury (see H. Res. 648), H8100 [14JY]

———phase out use of mercury in manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda (see H.R. 2190), H7146 [23JN]

Health: ensure victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services (see H.R. 2231), H7146 [23JN]

———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 2816), H6538 [10JN]

———expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions, and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 463), H194 [13JA]

———improve access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see H.R. 1188), H2834 [25FE]

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H2835 [25FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H525 [26JA]

———permit Federal funding for syringe exchange programs to reduce transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis (see H.R. 179), H34 [6JA]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 1551), H3525 [17MR]

———support efforts to reduce infant mortality (see H. Res. 260), H6156 [3JN]

Health care professionals: increase number of primary care physicians and primary care providers and improve patient access to primary care services (see H.R. 2350), H5483 [12MY]

Higher Education Act: amend (see H.R. 3221), H8184 [15JY]

———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 3295), H8585 [22JY]

Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 798), H11740 [23OC]

History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star-Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2097), H8009 [10JY]

Hopewell Culture National Historical Park: modify boundary (see H.R. 283), H70 [7JA]

House of Representatives: establish select committee to review national security laws, policies, and practices (see H. Res. 383), H9343 [8SE]

———require any conference committee or other meetings held to determine health care legislation be conducted publicly (see H. Res. 847), H11582 [21OC]

Housing: protect property and security of homeowners facing foreclosure proceedings (see H.R. 1231), H4583 [21AP]

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. 416), H5486 [12MY]

———modify certain provisions of law relative to torture (see H.R. 893), H5400 [7MY]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 3710), H13550 [7DE]

Immigration: allow U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 1024), H1517 [12FE]

———provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a U.S. citizen child should not be ordered removed from the U.S. (see H.R. 182), H1248 [11FE]

———reform (see H.R. 4321), H14981 [15DE]

———require reports on the effectiveness and impacts of the implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (see H.R. 2670), H6075 [2JN]

Immigration and Nationality Act: promote family unity (see H.R. 2709), H6263 [4JN]

Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti: establish (see H.R. 331), H89 [8JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1102), H1606 [13FE]

Insurance: cover screening mammography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for women over 40 and for women at high risk for breast cancer if diagnostic mammography is covered (see H.R. 995), H1247 [11FE]

———establish standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage, improve transparency and accountability, and establish Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight (see H.R. 2427), H8303 [16JY]

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1619), H3703 [19MR]

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see H.R. 1558), H9342 [8SE]

———require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1691), H3834 [24MR]

Iran: negotiate an ``Incidents at Sea Agreement'' (see H. Con. Res. 94), H7741 [7JY]

Iraq: assist refugees and the internally displaced population by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, increasing border security, and easing resettlement (see H.R. 578), H3145 [10MR]

Irish-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 254), H4584 [21AP]

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. 595), H1045 [4FE]

Jackson, Michael: tribute (see H. Res. 600), H7948 [9JY]

James, LeBron: National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player award recipient (see H. Res. 422), H5399 [7MY]

Johnson, Jim: tribute (see H. Res. 693), H9808 [22SE]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 1409), H3144 [10MR]

Lithuania: anniversary (see H. Res. 285), H3835 [24MR]

LSC: meet special needs of eligible clients, provide for technology grants, and improve corporate practices (see H.R. 3764), H12198 [2NO]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 73), H443 [21JA]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1616), H6076 [2JN]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 1670), H3748 [23MR]

———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 398), H2632 [24FE]

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. 2279), H5306 [6MY]

———eliminate in-home restriction for coverage of mobility devices for individuals with long-term needs (see H.R. 3184), H8024 [13JY]

———expedite application and qualification process of low-income individuals obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 2700), H6263 [4JN]

———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see H.R. 1708), H4735 [23AP]

———provide coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 646), H485 [22JA]

———provide coverage of substitute adult day care services (see H.R. 3043), H13629 (see H.R. 3043), H14372 [8DE]

———reimburse certain midwife services (see H.R. 1101), H6076 [2JN]

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 1932), H6076 [2JN]

———increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 1361), H8009 [10JY]

Miami University: anniversary (see H. Res. 128), H1081 [9FE]

Middle East: commend efforts to teach the history of both Israelis and Palestinians to students in Israel and the West Bank to foster mutual understanding, respect, and tolerance (see H. Res. 511), H6265 [4JN]

Mitchell, George J.: support appointment as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace (see H. Res. 130), H3707 [19MR]

Motor vehicles: prohibit certain restraints of competition adversely affecting automobile dealers (see H.R. 3450), H9276 [31JY]

———restore economic rights of automobile dealers (see H.R. 2750), H6305 [8JN] (see H.R. 2796), H6537 [10JN]

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 14), H2632 [24FE]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 35), H1080 [9FE]

NASA: award Congressional Gold Medal to Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn (see H.R. 2245), H7837 [8JY]

National Academy of Sciences: evaluate certain Federal regulations for potential harmful impacts on public health and the environment and direct Federal agencies to reverse those harmful impacts (see H.R. 585), H381 [15JA]

National Aerospace Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 167), H9282 [31JY]

National Archives and Records Administration: make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records (see H.R. 2256), H6415 [9JN]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 62), H2835 [25FE]

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 90), H7742 [7JY]

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. 1816), H5169 [5MY]

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 996), H15508 [23DE]

National Commission on Presidential War Powers and Civil Liberties: establish (see H.R. 104), H6076 [2JN]

National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws: establish (see H.R. 635), H7740 [7JY]

National Community Gardening Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 649), H9492 [14SE]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 92), H7706 [26JN]

National Healthy Schools Day: designate (see H. Res. 370), H5097 [4MY]

National Link Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 191), H2835 [25FE]

Native Americans: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 31), H163 [9JA]

New York, NY: anniversary of Stonewall gay-rights riots (see H. Res. 433), H7707 [26JN]

———extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack (see H.R. 847), H2980 [4MR]

New York Yankees (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 893), H12456 [5NO]

Newman, Paul: tribute (see H. Res. 18), H163 [9JA]

Nobel Prize: recognition of President Obama for peace (see H. Res. 864), H13002 [16NO]

Nowruz: observance of Iranian New Year (see H. Res. 267), H3705 [19MR]

Nuclear weapons: recognize nonproliferation options for nuclear understanding to keep everyone safe (NO NUKES) (see H. Res. 333), H7251 [24JN]

Palmer, Arnold: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1243), H4397 [1AP]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 406), H5169 [5MY]

Peace Corps: issue semipostal stamp (see H.R. 336), H89 [8JA]

Pell, Claiborne: tribute (see H. Res. 50), H195 [13JA]

Pensions: allow time for pensions to fund benefit obligations due to economic circumstances in the financial markets (see H.R. 3936), H13355 [19NO]

Poland: recognize anniversary of Soviet and Nazi invasion, strengthen NATO and European Union alliances, and honor historic ties with the U.S. (see H. Res. 715), H9900 [23SE]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1826), H5169 [5MY]

Postal Service: allow payment of share of contributions for annuitants' health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (see H.R. 22), H1248 [11FE]

———modify procedures for closure or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 658), H8809 [24JY]

Poverty: express that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to meet the needs of the impoverished, disadvantaged, or otherwise in poverty (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4581 [21AP]

———provide for an improved method to measure poverty to enable a better assessment of the effects of certain programs (see H.R. 2909), H7741 [7JY]

Presidential Commission To Study the Culture and Glorification of Violence in America: establish (see H.R. 2924), H6972 [17JN]

Product safety: ban use of bisphenol A in food and beverage containers (see H.R. 1523), H6076 [2JN]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1925), H4915 [28AP]

Public Lands Corps Act: provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, train new land managers, and promote public service (see H.R. 1612), H6973 [17JN]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 413), H7740 [7JY]

Public Service Recognition Week: observance (see H. Res. 299), H4735 [23AP]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 2499), H6077 [2JN]

Radioactive substances: prohibit importation of certain low-level radioactive waste into the U.S. (see H.R. 515), H324 [14JA]

REAL ID Act: repeal provisions on State requirements for security of identification cards and driver's licenses and reinstitute negotiated rulemaking and guidelines for such documents (see H.R. 3471), H9277 [31JY]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (see H. Res. 441), H7147 [23JN]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1618), H3703 [19MR]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: authorize the use of grant funds for gang prevention (see H.R. 1589), H8708 [23JY]

———include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 2262), H7837 [8JY]

Safe Drinking Water Act: repeal exemption for hydraulic fracturing (see H.R. 2766), H6904 [16JN]

Schools: direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters only if the student's parent provides written request for the release (see H.R. 1091), H2926 [3MR]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 2006), H9281 [31JY]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2365), H5484 [12MY]

Sisters of the Sacred Hearts: recognize anniversary of arrival in Hawaii and commend the education of youth in Hawaii, California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New Mexico (see H. Con. Res. 81), H4251 [31MR]

Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 2829), H6904 [16JN]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 235), H69 [7JA]

———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 678), H13386 [1DE]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 795), H919 [3FE]

Taxation: allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 147), H8302 [16JY]

———deny refinery expensing to owners of refineries permitted to increase the discharge of pollutants into the Great Lakes (see H.R. 53), H30 [6JA]

———exempt certain shipping from harbor maintenance tax (see H.R. 528), H6266 [4JN] (see H.R. 3486), H9277 [31JY]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see H.R. 2625), H7741 [7JY]

———impose a tax on certain compensation received from certain companies receiving Federal bailout funds (see H.R. 1801), H4129 [30MR]

———make equitable the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 891), H2603 [23FE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 211), H3401 [12MR]

Tiller, George: condemn murder, express condolences to family, and reject intolerance and the use of violence as a response to a difference in beliefs (see H. Res. 505), H6265 [4JN]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 305), H2603 [23FE]

Transportation Security Administration: enhance personnel system (see H.R. 1881), H5582 [13MY]

Treaties and agreements: review existing trade agreements, renegotiate such agreements based on the reviews, set terms for future agreements, and strengthen congressional trade policymaking (see H.R. 3012), H7248 [24JN]

Truth in Lending Act: establish fair and transparent practices related to marketing and provision of overdraft coverage programs at depository institutions (see H.R. 3904), H12045 [28OC]

U.N.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 146), H6306 [8JN]

U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy: reauthorize (see H.R. 2131), H4839 [27AP]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: honor sacrifice of Stephen T. Johns, acknowledge relationship between African Americans and Jewish Americans, and encourage cooperation to combat hate-related violence (see H. Con. Res. 154), H7251 [24JN]

U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness: reform (see H.R. 2141), H4914 [28AP]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3548), H9671 [16SE]

———temporarily extend certain unemployment benefits and make available further additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3404), H9671 [16SE]

University of Southern California: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 153), H1159 [10FE]

Wachira, Daniel: relief (see H. Res. 254), H4584 [21AP]

Water Protection and Reinvestment Fund: establish (see H.R. 3202), H10070 [29SE]

White House Conference on Children and Youth: convene (see H.R. 618), H442 [21JA]

Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 720), H9280 [31JY]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 61), H8810 [24JY]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers, provide performance standards for breast pumps, and provide tax incentives to encourage breastfeeding (see H.R. 2819), H9282 [31JY]

———recognize the disparate impact of climate change on women and the efforts of women globally to address climate change (see H. Con. Res. 98), H4523 [2AP]

———strengthen U.S. advocacy for women's rights by establishing a Dept. of State Office of International Women's Rights and a U.S. Commission on International Women's Rights (see H.R. 606), H5096 [4MY]

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP): award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2014), H6015 [21MY]

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act: minimize adverse effects of employment dislocation (see H.R. 3042), H9282 [31JY]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442d Regimental Combat Team, U.S. Army (see H.R. 347), H4524 [2AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: develop an industrial policy to meet the needs of a stronger economy and national security (see H. Res. 444), H5666 [14MY]

Climate: adopt a target of atmospheric carbon dioxide by which to evaluate domestic and international climate change policies and ensure the flexibility of such policies (see H. Res. 865), H11739 [23OC]

Courts: enhance retirement benefits of administrative law judges (see H.R. 2850), H6743 [12JN]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 808), H920 [3FE]

Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 555), H380 [15JA]

GAO: authorize reviews of any credit facility established by the FRS Board of Governors or any Federal reserve bank during the current financial crisis (see H.R. 2424), H5665 [14MY]

Israel: call on both sides to implement immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza and allow unrestricted humanitarian access (see H. Res. 66), H382 [15JA]

Pulaski, Casimir: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 26), H2886 [2MR]

Taxation: deny any deduction for advertising and marketing directed at children to promote the consumption of food at fast food restaurants or food of poor nutritional quality (see H.R. 4310), H14980 [15DE]

Letters

Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act: James B. Steinberg, Dept. of State, H14929 [15DE]

Humanitarian assistance to Philippine Government in aftermath of devastating tropical storms: Ali Abdussalam Treki, U.N., E2547 [15OC]

———by, E2547 [15OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1523 [13FE]

Poems

``Those Memories Should Not Be,'' Mary-Ann S. Stanky, E1066 [5MY]

Remarks

Afghanistan: develop a strategy for continued U.S. military presence, H13358 [1DE]

———human rights violations, H11136 [8OC]

———strategy for continued U.S. military presence, H13389 [2DE], H13470 [3DE], H13605 [8DE], H14376 [9DE]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2997), H7803 [8JY], E1695 [9JY]

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, H7150 [24JN]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of stimulus funding on job creation, H10488 [6OC]

Animals: improve management and long-term health of wild free-roaming horses and burros (H.R. 1018), E1953 [24JY]

Appropriations: making omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105), E536 [3MR]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, E2995 [14DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H512 [26JA], H531, H570 [27JA], H605, H741 [28JA]

———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1523, H1582 [13FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), H5585 [14MY], H6292 [8JN], H6316 [9JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), conference report, H6829 [16JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), consideration (H. Res. 434), H5599, H5601 [14MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 545), H6851 [16JN]

Army: use of Virtual Army Experience as a recruiting tool, H7242 [24JN]

Aviation: require inclusion on the no fly list certain detainees housed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, E1612 [26JN]

Avon, OH: tribute to Northeast Ohio Sierra Club for efforts to raise awareness about dangers of coal and its contributions to global warming, E1605 [26JN]

Bienia, Mitchell J.: Cleveland, OH, Society of Poles ``Good Joe'' Polish Heritage Award recipient, E735 [23MR]

Borkowski, Richard T.: Cuyahoga County, OH, Joint Veterans' Commission Veteran of the Year Award recipient, E190 [3FE]

Budget: deficit, H514 [26JA]

Business and industry: develop an industrial policy to meet the needs of a stronger economy and national security, H6126 [3JN]

———develop an industrial policy to meet the needs of a stronger economy and national security (H. Res. 444), H5690 [18MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 12), H130 [9JA]

Cleveland, OH: anniversary of Birchwood School, E1332 [8JN]

———anniversary of Csardas Dance Co., E2414 [1OC]

———anniversary of Greek Orthodox Church Hellenic Heritage Festival, E1237 [21MY]

———anniversary of West Park United Church of Christ, E1697 [9JY]

———tribute to John Adams High School class of 1969 reunion, E2416 [1OC]

———tribute to La Sagrada Familia Festival, E1625 [26JN]

———tribute to Thomas F. McCafferty Health Center, E1697 [9JY]

Cod (U.S.S.): anniversary, E2386 [29SE]

Cosby, William H., Jr.: Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Mark Twain Prize for Humor recipient, E2965 [11DE]

Credit: prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability (S. 896), E1210 [20MY]

Cregan, John J.: Retired Irish Police Society James P. Sweeney Man of the Year Award recipient, E667 [16MR]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, H11136 [8OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Organic Production and Marketing Data Initiative funding, H7803 [8JY]

———Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, E1695 [9JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), H7242 [24JN], E1624 [26JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647), conference report, H11136 [8OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3326), H9032 [29JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2892), E1612 [26JN]

———tribute to employees for efforts and contributions to protect and secure the Nation (H. Res. 195), H2938 [4MR]

Dept. of State: authorize appropriations (H.R. 2410), E1389 [12JN]

Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3081), E1747 [14JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: disapprove expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (H.J. Res. 3), H462, H465 [22JA]

———reform the Troubled Asset Relief Program and ensure accountability under such Program, H3378 [12MR]

———Troubled Asset Relief Program oversight, E1740 [13JY]

———use of Troubled Asset Relief Program funding intended to bailout financial institutions for mergers and acquisitions, H510 [26JA], H531 [27JA]

Dept. of Transportation: establish voucher program for consumers to trade in a high polluting vehicle and purchase a more fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 2751), H6316 [9JN], E1393 [12JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), E1730 [13JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3288), conference report, E2995 [14DE]

District of Columbia: tribute to Lithuania Embassy folk art exhibit, E1033 [30AP]

Economy: Government bailout of financial institutions, H510, H514 [26JA]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), Senate amendment, H14984 [16DE]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), E2979 [11DE]

———provide stimulus for economic recovery, H145 [9JA], H392 [21JA]

Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (H.R. 555), H514 [26JA]

———student financial aid programs, E2303 [17SE]

Federal aid programs: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, unemployment benefits, senior nutrition services, after-school meals, food bank assistance, and community service block grants funding, H513 [26JA]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), E1904 [23JY]

Forbes, George L.: NAACP Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1505 [19JN]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H13554 [8DE]

———promote policy of peace, H14746 [11DE]

Foreign Service: modernize (H.R. 2410), E1389 [12JN]

FRS: increase quality and public accessibility of research on effects of monetary policy on distribution of wealth and the proportion of newly created monetary resources directed into various sectors of the economy, H200 [14JA], H496 [26JA]

Gandhi, Mohandas K.: anniversary of birth (H. Res. 603), E2540 [15OC]

Government: prohibit from awarding contracts, grants, or other agreements to, providing any other Federal funds to, or engaging in activities that promote certain indicted organizations, E2397 [29SE]

Hawk, Donna L.: West Side Catholic Center, Cleveland, OH, Walk in Faith recipient, E2861 [2DE]

Health: allow States to implement single-payer health care plans, H4753 [27AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H5083 [4MY], H5448 [12MY], H7949 [10JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8103 [15JY], H8711 [24JY], H8908 [28JY], H9253 [31JY], H11557 [21OC], H11983 [28OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12047 [29OC], H12213 [3NO], H12291 [4NO], H12367 [5NO], H12903 [7NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H513 [26JA], H879 [3FE], H2609 [24FE], H9253 [31JY], H9304 [8SE], H10411 [1OC]

Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3221), E2303 [17SE]

———amend (H.R. 3221), motion to recommit, E2397 [29SE]

Housing: aid families and neighborhoods facing home foreclosure, H1161 [11FE]

Hungary: condemn awarding of national radio licenses to politically-connected companies and encourage respect for rule of law, fair treatment of foreign investors, and maintenance of a free and independent press (H. Res. 915), H13563, H13564, H13565, H13566 [8DE]

Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (H.R. 1327), H11193 [13OC], E2554 [15OC]

———condemn persecution of Baha'is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights (H. Res. 175), H11550 [21OC]

———expand economic sanctions against Iran to include importation of refined petroleum (H.R. 2194), H14928, H14930, H14933, H14934, H14936, H14937 [15DE]

———prevent proliferation and acquisition of nuclear weapons, H14933, H14934, H14936 [15DE]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H11136 [8OC]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces, H6417 [10JN]

Israel: address humanitarian crisis resulting from conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, H39 [7JA], H73 [8JA], H93, H101 [9JA], H169 [13JA], H327 [15JA]

———support right of self-defense against terrorism in the Gaza Strip, encourage certain actions by Hamas, protect innocent civilians, and promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process (H. Res. 34), H93, H101 [9JA]

Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: anniversary of first Presidential campaign, H13072 [18NO]

John P. Gallagher Post Office Building, Cleveland, OH: designate, E672 [16MR]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2918), E1548 [24JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2918), conference report, E2433 [1OC]

Lithuania: anniversary (H. Res. 285), E1931 [24JY]

Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), H13306 [19NO]

Middle East: direct the President to transmit a report to Congress on anti-American incitement to violence (H.R. 2278), E3022 [17DE]

———support the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, H445 [22JA]

Motor vehicles: restore economic rights of automobile dealers, E1904 [23JY]

NAACP: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 35), E272 [13FE]

NASA: allow a federally funded research and development center to apply for Dept. of Defense grants, E1624 [26JN]

National Aerospace Day: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 167), E2241 [10SE]

National Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 688), E2341 [23SE]

Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI): anniversary, E1188 [18MY]

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary of the Kent State University Psi Gamma chapter, E873 [2AP]

Pakistan: authorize democratic, economic, social development, and security assistance (H.R. 1886), E1487 [18JN]

———express condolences to friends and families of victims of bombing of U.N. World Food Program offices (H. Res. 823), H11552 [21OC]

———military funding, E2995 [14DE]

———U.S. policy, E2564 [15OC]

Pan-Icarian Brotherhood of America (organization): tribute to convention, E1529 [23JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, H13563, H13566 [8DE]

Pearl Road Auto Parts and Wrecking (business): construction of wind turbine to generate energy for business operations, E1190 [18MY]

Philippines: express condolences to the citizens and support for Philippine Government in aftermath of devastating tropical storms (H. Res. 800), E2547 [15OC]

Pilla, Anthony M.: Notre Dame College Medal recipient, E1337 [8JN]

Polish Constitution Day: observance, E1045 [4MY]

Postal Service: allow payment of share of contributions for annuitants' health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (H.R. 22), H9505 [15SE]

Power resources: create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), H7114 [23JN], H7150 [24JN], H7656 [26JN]

———create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy (H.R. 2454), consideration (H. Res. 587), H7459 [26JN]

———national energy policy, H7449 [26JN]

Presidents of the U.S.: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (H.R. 35), H43 [7JA]

Pulaski, Casimir: confer honorary citizenship (H.J. Res. 26), H10546 [7OC]

Religion: honor historical contributions of Catholic sisters (H. Res. 441), E2337 [23SE]

SBA: enhance the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program (H.R. 2965), E1687 [9JY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2847), E1516 [19JN]

Sevastos, Gust: Cleveland, OH, American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association Socratic Award recipient, E1036 [30AP]

Simone, James: Cleveland, OH, Police Service Award recipient, E2529 [14OC]

Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H259 [14JA]

Taxation: rates, H741 [28JA]

Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Res. 722), H9384 [9SE]

Tiller, George: condemn murder, express condolences to family, and reject intolerance and the use of violence as a response to a difference in beliefs (H. Res. 505), E1395 [12JN]

U.N.: condemn Human Rights Council report alleging Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity relative to operations in the Gaza Strip (H. Res. 867), H12237 [3NO]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (H.R. 3548), H9774 [22SE]

———provide for emergency unemployment compensation program, H512 [26JA]

———rates, H14882 [15DE]

Vegan Earth Day: observance, E1505 [19JN]

Vietnam: anniversary of the fall of Saigon to Communist forces, E1032 [30AP]

Vietnamese Community in Greater Cleveland, Inc.: observance of Vietnamese New Year, E155 [27JA]

Votes: correction, H9131 [30JY]

War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H12459 [6NO], H14448 [10DE]

———reiterate that Congress has the sole and exclusive power to declare war, H13605 [8DE]

———reiterate that Congress has the sole and exclusive power to declare war and require congressional approval to maintain a U.S. military presence in Afghanistan and continue operations in Pakistan, H14739 [10DE]

Weisberg, Mort: Jewish National Fund (organization) Tree of Life Award recipient, E2412 [1OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H158 [9JA], H378 [15JA], H9272 [31JY], H13625 [8DE], H14741 [10DE]

Statements

Iranian Nuclear Aspirations: Mohamed ElBaradei, International Atomic Energy Agency, H14936 [15DE]

IRPSA Hurts Iranian People, Undermines International Unity on Iran: National Iranian American Council, H14930 [15DE]

Making Sense of it All—An Examination of USPS's Station and Branch Optimization Initiative and Delivery Route Adjustments: by, E2132 [31JY]

Tables

Summary of concerns regarding H.R. 2194, Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act: Americans for Peace Now (organization), H14931 [15DE]

Tributes

Barnes, Rocco M., E2389 [29SE]

Benda, Reda, E234 [10FE]

Benjamin, Adam F., E2413 [1OC]

Burke, Charles, E2967 [11DE]

Campbell, Edward J. (Sonny), E2233 [10SE]

Cargle, Sidney J., Sr., E2230 [10SE]

Certner, Rob, E1118 [12MY]

Claybrook, Joan, E1335 [8JN]

Davis, Brad A., E1034 [30AP]

Dettelbach, Cynthia, E1118 [12MY]

DiEgidio, Leo A. (Lal), E3063 [19DE]

Dingell, Representative, E231 [10FE]

Doyle, Michael T., E1622 [26JN]

Elliott, Timothy M., E1602 [26JN]

Elsner, Jean, E2990 [14DE]

Emani, Vijaya, E875 [2AP]

Fabrizi, Jason J., E1989 [24JY]

Fallon, David F., E1106 [7MY]

Fingerhut, Alice, E1118 [12MY]

Frazier, David O., E1777 [15JY]

Green, Mareyjoyce, E596 [9MR]

Gunlicks, Kendal, E1048 [4MY]

Haase, Stan, E2388 [29SE]

Hagan, Ada M., E2988 [14DE]

Hawk, Donna L., E2779 [17NO]

Henry, Ted, E1209 [20MY]

Holley, Charles H. (Buddy), E186 [3FE]

Hughes, Lena T., E2725 [5NO]

Jacobs, Richard E., E1333 [8JN]

Jones, Larry A., Jr., E234 [10FE]

Joyce, Terry, Sr. (Kelly), E2724 [5NO]

Kellogg, Franklyn, E1235 [21MY]

Khan, Irene, E2889 [3DE]

King, Henry T., Jr., E1232 [21MY]

Kovacik, Stephen J., III, E2989 [14DE]

Kucinich, Virginia, H8963 [29JY]

Larkin, Brent, E1231 [21MY]

Leno, Jay, E1280 [2JN]

Longo, Thomas, E2391 [29SE]

McCarthy, William J., E2548 [15OC]

McFarland, Matthew R., E2392 [29SE]

McMahon, Edward P.L., Jr., E1532 [23JN]

Miller, Idell (Scotty), E2989 [14DE]

Mulhall, John T., Sr. (Jack), E2781 [17NO]

Pallotta, Marjorie H. Knoll, E1870 [21JY]

Pehotsky, Dennis, E232 [10FE]

Pintz, Gertrude, E123 [22JA], E149 [27JA]

Prensky, Henry D., E733 [23MR]

Psenicka, Ellen, E1390 [12JN], E1507 [19JN]

Rae, Thomas, E1619 [26JN]

Richardson, Jiles P. (Big Bopper), E186 [3FE]

Ryan, Sean, E681 [17MR]

Shadyac, Richard C., Sr., E2560 [15OC]

Skala, Nicholas M., E2229 [10SE]

Somogyi, Ferenc, E1991 [24JY]

Trivisonno, Linda, E2233 [10SE]

Valens, Ritchie, E186 [3FE]

Walters, Charles, E122 [22JA]

Walters, Richard A., Jr., E2417 [1OC]

Warren, Ken, E1633 [26JN]

Wolpaw, Frances, E2416 [1OC]

Zaremba, Kenneth E., E1149 [14MY]