H.R. 1598-A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Cosponsors added, [16MR], [29MR], [16MY], [22MY] H.R. 1603-A bill to require the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [2MR], [14MR], [29MR], [30MR], [6AP], [26AP], [21JN] H.R. 1606—A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication; to the Committee on House Administration. Reported (H. Rept. 109-389), [13MR] H.R. 1607-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [28FE] H.R. 1615-A bill to ensure that proper planning is undertaken to secure the preservation and recovery of the salmon and steelhead of the Columbia River basin and the maintenance of reasonably priced, reliable power, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to seek scientific analysis of Federal efforts to restore salmon and steelhead listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Resources; Transportation and Infrastructure. Cosponsors added, [1FE], [1MR], [13JY], [27JY], [28JY], [29SE] H.R. 1619-A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to protect consumers from usury and unreasonable fees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. Cosponsors added, [31JA], [23MY], [29SE] H.R. 1621-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into private tax collection contracts; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [28FE], [7MR], [14MR], [28MR], [6AP], [10MY], [10JY], [26SE], [29SE] H.R. 1631-A bill to provide for the financing of high-speed rail infrastructure, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; Ways and Means. Reported with amendment from the Committee on Ways and Means (H. Rept. 109-314, part 2), [3FE] H.R. 1632-A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit under the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [8FE], [16FE], [26AP], [2MY], [12JN], [19JN], [22JN], [29JN], [13JY], [19JY], [24JY], [26JY], [6SE], [14SE], [13NO], [15NO] H.R. 1633-A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to extend Federal Tort Claims Act coverage to all federally qualified community health centers; to the Committees on Energy and Commerce; the Judiciary. Cosponsors added, [9MR], [25AP], [19MY] H.R. 1634-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [2MR], [28MR], [26AP], [18MY], [6JN], [16JN], [29JN], [13JY], [19JY], [26JY], [7SE], [21SE], [29SE], [5DE] H.R. 1639—A bill to require pre- and post-deployment mental health screenings for members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services. Cosponsors added, [1MR], [9MR], [16MR], [4AP], [6AP] H.R. 1642-A bill to prohibit Federal agencies from obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Government Reform; Rules. Cosponsors added, [31JA], [1FE], [8FE], [15FE], [1MR], [29MR], [8DE] H.R. 1646-A bill to provide for the expedited and increased assignment of spectrum for public safety purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Com merce. Cosponsors added, [8FE] H.R. 1648-A bill to require Executive Order 12898 to remain in force until changed by law, to expand the definition of environmental justice, to direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Energy and Commerce; Resources. Cosponsors added, [9JN] H.R. 1649-A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require staff working with developmentally disabled individuals to call emergency services in the event of a life-threatening situation; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Cosponsors added, [7MR], [28JN], [19SE], [21SE] H.R. 1652-A bill to establish certain duties for pharmacies when pharmacists employed by the pharmacies refuse to fill valid prescriptions for drugs or devices on the basis of personal beliefs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Cosponsors added, [1FE], [8FE], [9MR], [5AP], [12MY], [15JN], [13JY], [28JY], [6SE], [14NO] H.R. 1655-A bill to establish an America Rx program to establish fairer pricing for prescription drugs for individuals without access to prescription drugs at discounted prices; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Cosponsors added, [16FE] H.R. 1657-A bill to ensure financial regulations do not harm economic competitiveness, nor deprive Americans of due process of law, by repealing provisions of Federal law that hold corporate chief executive officers criminally liable for the content and quality of their companies' financial report, even when the chief executive officers had no intention to engage in criminal behavior, and had taken all reasonable steps to assure the accuracy of the statement; to the Committee on Financial Services. Cosponsors added, [31JA] H.R. 1658-A bill to ensure that the courts interpret the Constitution in the manner that the Framers intended; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Cosponsors added, [17JY], [24JY], [25JY], [14SE] H.R. 1663-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements; to the Committee on Ways. and Means. Cosponsors added, [2MR], [29MR], [16JN], [13JY] H.R. 1668-A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every uninsured child in America has health insurance coverage, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce. Cosponsors added, [31JA], [24MY], [6SE] H.R. 1671—A bill to ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by making the antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as such laws apply to collective bargaining by labor organizations under the National Labor Relations Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Cosponsors added, [31JA], [7MR], [15MR], [25AP], [3MY], [24MY], [25MY], [6JN], [12JN], [22JN], [26JN], [27JN], [29JN], [10JY], [13JY], [19JY], [24JY], [6SE], [14SE], [25SE], [28SE], [29SE], [14NO], [5DE], [7DE] H.R. 1674-A bill to authorize and strengthen the tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to be carried out by the National Weather Service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science. Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 109-698), [28SE] Presented to the President (December 11, 2006) Approved [Public Law 109-424] (signed December 20, 2006) H.R. 1687-A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. Cosponsors added, [4AP], [25AP], [26AP], [6JN], [28JN], [27SE], [28SE], [29SE] H.R. 1688-A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain interstate conduct relating to exotic animals; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Cosponsors added, [19JN], [19JY], [24JY], [6SE], [19SE], [25SE], [28SE] H.R. 1689-A bill to modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Cosponsors added, [31JA], [21JN] H.R. 1690-A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to restrict the application of the windfall elimination provision to individuals whose combined monthly income from benefits under such title and other monthly periodic payments exceeds a minimum COLA-adjusted amount of $2,500 and to provide for a graduated implementation of such provision on amounts above such minimum amount; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [28FE], [8JN], [8DE] H.R. 1691-A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Appleton, Wisconsin, as the "John H. Bradley Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic"; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Passed Senate, [13MR] Presented to the President (March 17, 2006) Approved [Public Law 109-206] (signed March 23, 2006) H.R. 1694-A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to nonprofit community organizations for the development of open space on municipally owned vacant lots in urban areas; to the Committee on Financial Services. Cosponsors added, [13SE], [19SE] H.R. 1696—A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injuctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. Cosponsors added, [31JA], [8FE], [28FE], [1MR], [28MR], [25AP] Cosponsors removed, [13NO] H.R. 1697-A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. Cosponsors added, [27AP], [3MY], [16MY], [7JN], [27JN] H.R. 1704-A bill to reauthorize the grant program of the Department of Justice for reentry of offenders into the community, to establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Education and the Workforce. Cosponsors added, [1FE], [16FE], [28FE], [IMR], [5AP], [26AP], [3MY], [11MY], [9JN], [10JY], [18JY], [19JY], [29SE], [7DE] H.R. 1707-A bill to assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of rare felid and rare canid populations; to the Committee on Resources. Cosponsors added, [14FE], [2MR], [15MR], [25AP], [19MY], [6SE], [20SE] H.R. 1708-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the volume cap for private activity bonds shall not apply to bonds for facilities for the furnishing of water and sewage facilities; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [14FE], [15MR], [25AP], [19MY] H.R. 1709—A bill to 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; to the Committees on Energy and Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [1FE], [28FE], [4AP], [5AP], [27AP], [9MY], [10MY], [18MY], [24MY], [19JY], [24JY], [5DE] H.R. 1711—A bill to provide assistance to the State of New Mexico for the development of comprehensive State water plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources. Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [27SE] H.R. 1714-A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the windfall elimination. provision and protect the retirement of public servants; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [5AP] H.R. 1728-A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the French Colonial Heritage Area in the State of Missouri as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources. Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [28FE] Presented to the President (October 2, 2006) H.R. 1732-A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Liquid Crystal Device (LCD) panel assemblies for use in LCD projection type televisions; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [6AP], [6SE] H.R. 1733-A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on electron guns for high definition cathode ray tubes (CRTs); to the Committee on Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [6AP], [6SE] H.R. 1734-A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Liquid Crystal Device (LCD) panel assemblies for use in LCD direct view televisions; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [6AP], [6SE] H.R. 1736—A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the research credit, to increase the rates of the alternative incremental credit, and to provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [1FE] H.R. 1741-A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot program to improve access to health care for rural veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Cosponsors added, [12SE] H.R. 1742-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce. Cosponsors added, [3JA], [9MY] H.R. 1748-A bill to require labor organizations to guarantee members the opportunity to vote on contracts prior to work stoppage; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. Cosponsors added, [11MY] H.R. 1749-A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to affirm that a permit is not required in certain circumstances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc ture. Cosponsors added, [8FE], [15FE], [2MR], [22MY] H.R. 1751-A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Passed Senate amended, [6DE] H.R. 1764—A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to States to establish statewide screening programs for children who are 5 to 7 years of age to prevent reading failure; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. Cosponsors added, [8MR] H.R. 1767—A bill to encourage savings, promote financial literacy, and expand opportunities for young adults by establishing KIDS Accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [28JY] H.R. 1772-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, in either coin or bar form, in the same manner as equities and mutual funds for purposes of the maximum capital gains rate for individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [25MY] H.R. 1773—A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Cosponsors added, [18MY] H.R. 1789—A bill to educate health professionals concerning substance use disorders and addiction; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Cosponsors added, [5AP] H.R. 1791-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of tax on distilled spirits to its pre-1985 level; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [11MY] H.R. 1792-A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2006 through 2010 for nutrition services for older individuals; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. Cosponsors added, [28MR], [5AP], [26AP], [18MY], [26JN], [13JY] H.R. 1796-A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the route of the Mississippi River from its headwaters in the State of Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico for study for potential addition to the National Trails System as a national scenic trail, national historic trail, or both, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources. Cosponsors added, [26AP] Reported (H. Rept. 109-622), [6SE] H.R. 1798—A bill to amend the Outer Continental H.R. 1806—A bill to require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Cosponsors added, [16FE], [2MR], [7MR], [17MY], [18MY], [12JY] H.R. 1807-A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit discrimination regarding exposure to hazardous substances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Cosponsors added, [8FE], [16MR], [24MY], [26SE] H.R. 1814-A bill to allow travel between the United States and Cuba; to the Committee on International Relations. Cosponsors added, [9MR] H.R. 1815-A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2006, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services. Presented to the President (January 3, 2006) Approved [Public Law 109-163] (signed January 6, 2006) H.R. 1816-A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to protect employer rights; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. Cosponsors added, [14FE], [18MY], [23MY], [7JN], [8JN], [13JN] H.R. 1823—A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the provisions governing nonimmigrant status for spouses and children of permanent resident aliens awaiting the availability of an immigrant visa, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Cosponsors added, [31JA], [2MR], [14MR], [5AP], [5DE] H.R. 1836-A bill to designate the information center at Canaveral National Seashore as the "T.C. Wilder, Jr., Canaveral National Seashore Information Center"; to the Committee on Resources. Cosponsors added, [6SE] H.R. 1849-A bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations; to the Committees on Energy and Commerce; Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [1FE], [7FE], [14FE], [30MR], [5AP], [26AP], [3MY], [8JN], [16JN], [20JN], [11JY], [27JY], [25SE], [14NO], [5DE] H.R. 1850-A bill to provide for fire safety standards for cigarettes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Cosponsors added, [1FE], [5AP], [3MY] H.R. 1861—A bill to direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue regulations concerning the safety and labeling of certain furniture and electronic appliances; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Cosponsors added, [31JA], [27AP] H.R. 1869-A bill to improve the conduct of strategic communication by the Federal Government; to the Committee on International Relations. H.R. 1871-A bill to provide liability protection to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations flying for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such organizations; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Cosponsors added, [1FE], [15MR] Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 109–394), [15MR] Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [17JY] H.R. 1872-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the purchase of qualified health insurance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [28MR], [2MY], [23MY], [27JY] H.R. 1876—A bill to establish a national demonstration project to improve intervention programs for the most disadvantaged children and youth, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. Cosponsors added, [12JN], [28JN], [26JY] H.R. 1898-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [14FE], [9MY], [7JN], [9JN], [15JN], [19JN], [20JN], [22JN], [26JN], [29JN], [10JY], [11JY], [13JY], [18JY], [24JY], [25JY], [28JY], [6SE] H.R. 1902-A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families; to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; Government Reform; House Administration. Cosponsors added, [30MR], [6JN], [22JN], [28JY], [21SE], [27SE] H.R. 1932-A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to standardize the grade specified by law for the senior dental officer of the Air Force with that of the senior dental officer of the Army; to the Committee on Armed Services. Cosponsors added, [2MY] H.R. 1933—A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to eligible schools to assist such schools to discontinue use of a derogatory or discriminatory name or depiction as a team name, mascot, or nickname, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. Cosponsors added, [10MY] H.R. 1936-A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Flonicamid; to the Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 1940-A bill to provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Cosponsors added, [19JY], [27JY] H.R. 1946-A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand and improve coverage of mental health services under the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce. Cosponsors added, [6AP], [27JY] H.R. 1950-A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Cosponsors added, [2MR], [16MR], [13NO] H.R. 1951-A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States; to the Committee on Financial Services. Cosponsors added, [1FE], [8FE], [14FE], [28FE], [2MR], [7MR], [9MR], [14MR], [16MR], [28MR], [29MR], [30MR], [4AP], [5AP], [6AP], [25AP], [2MY], [3MY], [4MY], [16MY], [19MY], [24MY], [22JN], [28JN], [12JY], [13JY], [17JY], [19JY], [24JY], [28JY], [6SE], [12SE], [19SE], [21SE], [25SE], [27SE], [29SE] H.R. 1953-A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the Old Mint at San Francisco, otherwise known as the "Granite Lady", and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. Passed Senate, [25MY] Presented to the President (June 8, 2006) Approved [Public Law 109-230] (signed June 15, 2006) H.R. 1954-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for the transportation of food for charitable purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [27JN] H.R. 1955-A bill to establish a national health program administered by the Office of Personnel Management to offer health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Education and the Workforce; the Budget. Cosponsors added, [28FE], [1MY], [9MY], [11JY] H.R. 1956-A bill to regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce; and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Cosponsors added, [1MR] Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 109-575), [17JY] H.R. 1957—A bill to provide for the fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims arising out of asbestos or silica exposure, to ensure that individuals who suffer impairment, now or in the future, from illnesses caused by exposure to asbestos or silica receive compensation for their injuries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Cosponsors added, [28FE], [21SE] H.R. 1975—A bill to designate additional National Forest System lands in the State of Virginia as wilderness, to establish the Seng Mountain and Bear Creek Scenic Areas, to provide for the development of trail plans for the wilderness areas and scenic areas, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Agriculture; Resources. Cosponsors added, [29JN] H.R. 1986-A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to assist the Department of Homeland Security in the performance of border protection functions; to the Committees on Armed Services; Homeland Security. Cosponsors added, [22JN] H.R. 1994-A bill to protect home buyers from predatory lending practices; to the Committee on Financial Services. Cosponsors added, [26AP], [27AP], [11MY], [19SE] H.R. 1996—A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide for debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect critical coral reef habitats; to the Committee on International Relations. Cosponsors added, [14JN], [29JN], [10JY], [18JY] H.R. 1998-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the disposition of unused benefits in health flexible spending arrangements; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [8MR], [24MY] H.R. 2000-A bill to establish the Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program, the Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, and a program of child care provider health benefits coverage, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; Energy and Com merce. Cosponsors added, [29MR], [11MY] H.R. 2007-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the $25,000 offset for individuals under the passive loss rules to apply to investments in wind energy facilities; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [28JY] H.R. 2014-A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide payments to Medicare ambulance suppliers of the full cost or furnishing such services, to provide payments to rural ambulance providers and suppliers to account for the cost of serving areas with low population density, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [8FE], [16FE], [2MR], [30MR], [11MY], [18MY], [25MY], [29JN], [21SE], [27SE], [28SE], [15NO], [5DE] H.R. 2017-A bill to amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations to provide assistance for domestic and foreign programs and centers for the treatment of victims of torture, and for other purposes; to the Committees on International Relations; Energy and Commerce. Presented to the President (January 3, 2006) Approved [Public Law 109-165] (signed January 10, 2006) H.R. 2034-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of the property for farming, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [28MR], [5AP], [6JN], [17JY], [24JY], [25JY], [6SE] H.R. 2035-A bill to direct the President to submit a report to Congress explaining the President's funding requests for certain homeland security programs authorized by Public Law 108-458 which implemented the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States; to the Committee on Homeland Security. Cosponsors added, [16MY] H.R. 2037—A bill to halt Saudi support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and to secure full Saudi cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations. Cosponsors added, [31JA], [4AP], [17MY], [18MY], [24MY], [6JN], [8JN], [13JN], [29JN], [10JY] H.R. 2039-A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to undertake a program to reduce the risks from and mitigate the effects of avalanches on recreational users of public land; to the Committees on Resources; Agriculture; Government Reform. Cosponsors added, [11JY], [29SE] H.R. 2043-A bill to establish the District of Columbia as a Congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Government Reform. Cosponsors added, [25AP] H.R. 2044-A bill to improve air cargo security; to the Committee on Homeland Security. Cosponsors added, [6AP] H.R. 2045-A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to provide producers on a farm with greater flexibility in selecting the crops to be planted on the base acres of the farm; to the Committee on Agriculture. Cosponsors added, [7MR] H.R. 2047-A bill to authorize appropriations for the Surface Transportation Board, to enhance rail transportation competition, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Cosponsors added, [31JA], [9MR], [14MR], [15MR], [3MY], [16MY], [18MY], [15JN], [13JY], [7SE], [29SE] H.R. 2048-A bill to protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair motor vehicles in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Cosponsors added, [1FE], [14FE], [28FE], [8MR], [14MR], [29MR], [5AP], [26AP], [2MY], [25MY], [6JN], [22JN] Cosponsors removed, [8JN], [13JN], [14JN], [14SE], [21SE] H.R. 2051-A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide continued entitlement to coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries under the Medicare Program that have received an organ transplant and whose entitlement to coverage would otherwise expire, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce; Education and the Workforce. Cosponsors added, [14FE], [9MY], [17MY], [11JY], [28JY], [6SE], [12SE], [14SE], [19SE], [27SE], [29SE], [13NO] H.R. 2052-A bill to establish the Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform. Cosponsors added, [31JA], [14FE], [15FE], [28MR], [25MY], [6JN], [12SE], [19SE] H.R. 2053-—A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Star-Spangled Banner Trail in the States of Maryland and Virginia and the District of Columbia as a National Historic Trail; to the Committee on Resources. Cosponsors added, [25MY], [6JN], [19SE] H.R. 2059-A bill to prohibit the commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in the coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone; to the Committee on Resources. Cosponsors added, [16MR] H.R. 2061-A bill to enhance the ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Financial Services; Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [25MY], [7JN], [13JN], [15JN] H.R. 2063-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit one-time, tax-free distributions from retirement plans to fund health savings accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [8FE], [14FE], [28FE] H.R. 2066-A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to establish a Federal Acquisition Service, to replace the General Supply Fund and the Information Technology Fund with an Acquisition Services Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform. Passed Senate amended, [6SE] Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendments, [25SE] Presented to the President (September 29, 2006) Approved [Public Law 109-313] (signed October 6, 2006) H.R. 2069—A bill to authorize the exchange of certain land in Grand and Uintah Counties, Utah, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources. Reported (H. Rept. 109-623), [6SE] Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [27SE] H.R. 2070-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas (and products thereof) and to allow an income tax credit for purchases of fuel-efficient passenger vehicles, and to allow grants for mass transit; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Transportation and Infrastructure. Cosponsors added, [9MR], [27AP], [2MY], [19MY] H.R. 2071-A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for FamilyCare coverage for parents of enrolled children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Cosponsors added, [8FE], [4AP], [2MY], [3MY], [9MY] H.R. 2072-A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide access to Medicare benefits for individuals ages 55 to 65, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable and advanceable credit against income tax for payment of such premiums, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce; Education and the Workforce. Cosponsors added, [14FE], [4MY], [9MY], [16MY], [6JN] H.R. 2073-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualified health pooling arrangements, to encourage the establishment and operation of these arrangements, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce; Education and the Workforce. Cosponsors added, [7MR], [13MR], [4MY], [19MY], [12SE] H.R. 2074—A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve transition assistance provided to members of the Armed Forces being discharged, released from active duty, or retired, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Armed Services; Veterans' Affairs. Cosponsors added, [8MY] H.R. 2076-A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit certain retired members of the uniformed services who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation; to the Committees on Armed Services; Veterans' Affairs. Cosponsors added, [1FE], [15FE], [25AP], [2MY], [9MY], [24MY], [19SE], [14NO] H.R. 2088-A bill to provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [31JA], [1FE], [5AP], [25AP], [3MY], [9MY], [16MY], [19MY], [25MY], [9JN], [15JN], [22JN], [29JN], [13JY], [20JY], [28JY], [7SE], [21SE], [28SE] H.R. 2089-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of private health insurance; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [7FE], [29MR], [11MY], [18MY], [14JN], [22JN] H.R. 2090-A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the deposit in the general fund of the Treasury of fees that are collected from manufacturers of drugs and devices under chapter VII of such Act, to terminate the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to negotiate with the manufacturers on particular uses of the fees, to establish a Center for Postmarket Drug Safety and Effectiveness, to establish additional authorities to ensure the safe and effective use of drugs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Cosponsors added, [20JY] H.R. 2101-A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and implement the READICall emergency alert system; to the Committees on Energy and Commerce; Homeland Security. Cosponsors added, [14FE], [16FE] H.R. 2103-A bill to authorize the Attorney General to provide grants for organizations to find missing adults; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Cosponsors added, [28MR], [21JN], [26JN], [28JN], [29JN], [13JY], [27JY], [13NO] H.R. 2107-A bill to amend Public Law 104-329 to modify authorities for the use of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Maintenance Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources. Passed Senate, [29SE] Presented to the President (October 2, 2006) Approved [Public Law 109-314] (signed October 6, 2006) H.R. 2110-A bill to provide for a study of options H.R. 2113-A bill to designate the facility of the Presented to the President (March 10, 2006) H.R. 2121-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [9MR], [4AP], [4MY], [22MY], [15JN], [28JN], [28JY], [14SE], [26SE] H.R. 2122-A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect breastfeeding by new mothers; to provide for a performance standard for breast pumps; and to provide tax incentives to encourage breastfeeding; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce; Education and the Workforce. Cosponsors added, [16FE], [5AP], [28JY] H.R. 2129—A bill to improve the coordination of programs for the Great Lakes; to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; Resources; Agriculture; Science. Cosponsors added, [14FE] H.R. 2131-A bill to improve benefits for members of the Armed Forces and veterans and for their dependents and survivors; to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs; Ways and Means; Armed Services. Cosponsors added, [6JN] H.R. 2134-A bill to establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of a National Museum of the American Latino Community in Washington, DC, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Resources; House Administration. Cosponsors added, [9MR], [4AP], [6AP], [1MY], [19MY], [21JN], [11JY] Reported from the Committee on Resources (H. Rept. 109-584, part 1), [20JY] Referral to the Committee on House Administration extended, [20JY] Reported with amendment from the Committee on House Administration (H. Rept. 109-584, part 2), [25SE] Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [27SE] H.R. 2177—A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit tax-free distributions from governmental retirement plans for premiums for health and long-term care insurance for public safety officers; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [14FE], [9MR], [15MR], [28MR], [6AP], [25AP], [27AP], [18MY], [8JN], [22JN], [29JN] H.R. 2178—A bill to provide for adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. Cosponsors added, [28FE], [6MR], [8MR], [27AP], [2MY], [3MY], [4MY], [10MY], [11MY], [17MY], [18MY], [23MY], [6JN], [9JN], [13JN], [26JN], [27JN], [29JN], [10JY], [11JY], [12SE] H.R. 2184-A bill to provide for a study by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to identify constraints encountered by schools of nursing in admitting and graduating the number of nurses sufficient to meet the health care needs of the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Com merce. Cosponsors added, [28JN], [19SE], [20SE], [21SE], [26SE] H.R. 2188-A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the placement in a national cemetery of memorial markers for the purpose of commemorating servicemembers or other persons whose remains are interred in an American Battle Monuments Commission Cemetery; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Cosponsors added, [29MR] H.R. 2193—A bill to provide that service of the members of the organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs; Armed Services. Cosponsors added, [1FE], [7FE], [26AP] H.R. 2199-A bill to provide for compassionate payments with regard to individuals who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to the provision of a contaminated blood transfusion, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [23MY] H.R. 2206-A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand the workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Cosponsors added, [7FE], [28FE], [15MR], [4AP], [6AP], [4MY], [14JN], [29JN], [11JY] H.R. 2211-A bill to limit liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 for service station dealers with respect to the release or threatened release of recycled oil; to the Committees on Energy and Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure. Cosponsors added, [25SE] H.R. 2230-A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside of motor vehicles, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Cosponsors added, [1FE], [7FE], [7MR], [8MR], [4AP], [25AP], [2MY], [9MY], [14JN], [10JY], [27SE], [28SE], [5DE], [8DE] H.R. 2231-A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the development and operation of research centers regarding environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Cosponsors added, [1FE], [1MR], [16MR], [6AP], [25AP], [26AP], [2MY], [10MY], [17MY], [18MY], [25MY], [7JN], [15JN], [29JN], [13JY], [27JY], [13SE], [28SE], [15NO] H.R. 2233-A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the availability of benefits under an employer's nonqualified deferred compensation plans in the event that any of the employer's defined pension plans are subjected to a distress or PBGC termination in connection with bankruptcy reorganization or a conversion to a cash balance plan, to provide appropriate funding restrictions in connection with the maintenance of nonqualified deferred compensation plans, and to provide for appropriate disclosure with respect to nonqualified deferred compensation plans; to the Committees on Education and the Workforce; Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [31JA], [14FE] H.R. 2234-A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make health information technology grants, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [15FE], [6AP], [10MY] H.R. 2237-A bill to help protect the public against the threat of chemical attacks; to the Committees on Energy and Commerce; Homeland Security. Cosponsors added, [31JA], [14FE], [6JN] H.R. 2238-A bill to establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations and necessary follow up treatment to children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Cosponsors added, [31JA], [2MR], [30MR], [25AP], [3MY], [9MY], [10MY], [19MY], [13JN], [16JN], [13SE] H.R. 2239-A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the recognition period for built-in gains for subchapter S corporations; to the Committee on Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [18MY], [22JN], [27JN], [12JY], [25JY], [15SE], [28SE], [29SE], [13NO] H.R. 2250-A bill to require the Attorney General to investigate allegations of violations of Federal criminal law regarding elections not later than 30 days after receiving the allegation, to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish standards for the distribution of voter registration application forms and the handling of absentee ballots, to require individuals to produce photo identification as a condition of registering to vote or voting in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the Committees on House Administration; the Judiciary. Cosponsors added, [4AP] H.R. 2257-A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand coverage of bone mass measurements under part B of the Medicare Program to all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis; to the Committees on Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [9MR], [19MY], [13SE] H.R. 2290—A bill to reform Federal budget procedures, to impose spending safeguards, to combat waste, fraud, and abuse, to account for accurate Government agency costs, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the Budget; Rules; Ways and Means; Appropriations; Government Reform. Cosponsors added, [1MR] H.R. 2292—A bill to provide for public library construction and modernization; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. Cosponsors added, [28MR] H.R. 2295-A bill to prohibit a State from receiving Federal education funds unless the State has certain policies and procedures regarding the purchase or acquisition of library and classroom-based reference, instructional, and other print materials for use in elementary schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. Cosponsors added, [19MY] H.R. 2305-A bill to ensure that the incarceration of inmates is not provided by private contractors or vendors and that persons charged or convicted of an offense against the United States shall be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal, State, or local governments; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Cosponsors added, [2MR], [17MY], [18MY] H.R. 2306-A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs for outreach to veterans and their family members, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Cosponsors added, [17MY], [18MY] H.R. 2317-A bill to modernize credit union net worth standards, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modify and ease credit union regulatory standards and burdens, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. Cosponsors added, [1FE], [28FE], [2MR], [7MR], [16MR], [5AP], [6AP], [2MY], [18MY], [14JN], [13JY], [19SE], [5DE] H.R. 2322-A bill to designate the Federal building located at 320 North Main Street in McAllen, Texas, as the "Kika de la Garza Federal Building"; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Rules suspended. Passed House, [27SE] Presented to the President (October 5, 2006) H.R. 2323-A bill to establish a program of research and other activities to provide for the recovery of the southern sea otter; to the Committee on Resources. Cosponsors added, [10MY], [19JY] H.R. 2328-A bill to establish a grant program to provide follow-up treatment for children identified to have a vision disorder; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Cosponsors added, [31JA], [2MR], [8MR], [4AP], [6AP], [25AP], [26AP], [22MY], [19JY] H.R. 2330-A bill to improve border security and immigration; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Homeland Security; International Relations; Energy and Commerce; Education and the Workforce. Cosponsors added, [9MR] H.R. 2331-A bill to restore and strengthen the laws that provide for an open and transparent Federal Government; to the Committees on Government Reform; Homeland Security. Cosponsors added, [15FE] H.R. 2332-A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to clarify Federal authority relating to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of the trails in the System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources. Cosponsors added, [15MR] H.R. 2334-A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities for the GREAT project to reclaim, reuse, and treat impaired waters water in the area of Oxnard, California; to the Committee on Resources. Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 109-625), [6SE] Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [20SE] H.R. 2340-A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend loan forgiveness for certain loans to Head Start teachers; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. Cosponsors added, [26AP] H.R. 2341-A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater within and outside of the service area of the City of Austin Water and Wastewater Utility, Texas; to the Committee on Resources. Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [25AP] H.R. 2343-A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure. Cosponsors added, [9MY], [7SE] H.R. 2345-A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to increase criminal penalties for the sale or trade of prescription drugs knowingly caused to be adulterated or misbranded, to modify requirements for maintaining records of the chainof-custody of prescription drugs, to establish recall authority regarding drugs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Cosponsors added, [14FE], [2MR], [26JY] H.R. 2346-A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 105 NW Railroad Avenue in Hammond, Louisiana, as the "John J. Hainkel Post Office Building"; to the Committee on Government Reform. Passed Senate, [3MR] Presented to the President (March 10, 2006) Approved [Public Law 109-186] (signed March 20, 2006) H.R. 2348-A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide civil liability for illegal manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances for the harm caused by the use of those controlled substances; to the Committees on Energy and Commerce; the Judiciary Cosponsors added, [15FE], [1MR], [7MR], [29JN] H.R. 2350-A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for improvements in access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Energy and Commerce. Cosponsors added, [25AP], [27AP], [4MY], [23MY], [25MY] H.R. 2351—A bill to provide for the safety and security of United States railroads, passengers, workers, and communities, and to establish an assistance program for families of passengers involved in rail accidents; to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; Homeland Security. Cosponsors added, [28MR], [28JY] H.R. 2353-A bill to make technical corrections to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources. Cosponsors added, [14MR], [25AP] H.R. 2355-A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Cosponsors added, [8FE] Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 109-378), [16FE] H.R. 2356—A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform the Medicare physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) payment update system; to the Committees on Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means. Cosponsors added, [2MR], [15MR], [19JY], [6SE], [14SE], [20SE] H.R. 2357-A bill to protect American workers and responders by ensuring the continued commercial availability of respirators and to establish rules governing product liability actions against manufacturers and sellers of respirators; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Energy and Commerce. |