HOUSTON, TX

Bills and resolutions

Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 127), S125 [25JA] (see H.R. 2378), H4574 [24JN]

Depts. of Labor and Commerce: create a job training program and an economic stability program to stabilize the workforce and promote economic growth in the Johnson Space Center region (see H.R. 286), H201 [12JA]

George Thomas `Mickey' Leland Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 73), H35 [5JA]

Hazel Hainsworth Young Post Office: designate (see H.R. 78), H35 [5JA]

Houston (TX) Forward Times: anniversary (see H. Res. 160), H1725 [10MR]

NASA: establish site for Discovery (space shuttle) upon retirement (see H.R. 1590), H2910 [15AP]

———establish sites for retiring space shuttles in Texas, Virginia, California, and Florida (see H.R. 1536), H2854 [14AP]

Obituaries

Campos, Jesus T. (Jesse): Houston (TX) Chronicle, E1409 [26JY]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: tribute to 1st Battalion, 23d Marine Regiment (Lone Star Battalion), E1467 [1AU]

Children's Assessment Center: tribute, H8993 [15DE]

Corps of Engineers: Port of Houston dredging funding, E1293 [12JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: regulations governing religious displays and utterances at funerals at national cemeteries, H7382 [4NO]

Freedom of speech: allegations of violations at veterans cemetery, H4678 [7JY]

Houston Dynamo (soccer team): tribute to stadium groundbreaking, H571 [9FE]

Houston Health Dept.: prohibition on residents distributing food to the homeless without a permit, H233 [18JA]

Jeff Davis High School: anniversary, E1928 [25OC]

King, E.J. (Joe): University of Houston Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, E1949 [27OC]

King Street Patriots (organization): Conservation Political Action Conference Ronald Reagan Award recipient, H2251 [1AP]

Law enforcement: call for return to the U.S. of the operator of home day care facility to face criminal charges following a fire at such facility that killed and injured children, H1377 [28FE], H1428 [1MR], H1495 [2MR]

NASA: decision against placement of retired space shuttle at Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX, H2588 [12AP]

———reconsider decision to place retired space shuttle in New York, NY, H6521 [4OC]

North Forest Independent School District: Texas Education Agency decision to close, H7187 [1NO], H7876 [18NO]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: allegations of mishandling of Federal funding, H8974 [15DE]

University of Houston: tribute for hosting ESPN (televison network) ``College GameDay'', H7732 [17NO]

———tribute to football team, H7918 [29NO]

Young Scholars Academy for Excellence: tribute to students for yellow ribbons honoring troops returning from Iraq, H8981 [15DE]

Remarks in Senate

Davidson Institute for Talent Development: tribute to Davidson Fellow Scholarship award recipients, S6325-S6327 [6OC]

Statements

Health Effects of Air Pollution: Houston, TX, Mayor's Task Force, H2366 [6AP]