BONIOR, DAVID E. (a Representative from Michigan)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Air pollution: reduce emissions of fossil-fuel-generated carbon dioxide to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 117), H8024 [16OC]
Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 5268), H6304 [17SE]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 4039), H1088 [20MR]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3464), H8023 [16OC]
———prohibit use of polar bears in circuses (see H.R. 3932), H832 [12MR]
Armed Forces: provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H2100 [2MY]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H3721 [19JN]
———require congressional authority to authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 109), H6304 [17SE]
———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H3775 [20JN]
———waive Medicare part B penalty for military retirees who enroll in TRICARE program (see H.R. 997), H36 [23JA]
Bankruptcy: extend the priority provided to claims for compensation and benefits of all employees (see H.R. 3415), H1674 [25AP]
Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 437), H3292 [6JN]
Business and industry: enhance regulation of public auditors, improve corporate governance and overhaul corporate disclosure made pursuant to the securities laws (see H.R. 3818), H1091 [20MR]
Campanella, Roy: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 127), H8054 [4NO]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H2608 [16MY]
———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6419 [19SE]
China, People's Republic of: human rights violations in Tibet (see H. Res. 410), H4767 [16JY]
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 197), H3563 [13JN]
Civil Air Patrol: make volunteer members eligible for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 3681), H1091 [20MR]
Clothing industry: provide access to information about sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4768), H2607 [16MY]
Collective bargaining: repeal ability of the President to intervene in strikes and lock-outs (see H.R. 5644), H8035 [21OC]
Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 3974), H2945 [22MY]
Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see H.R. 1323), H1289 [15AP]
Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 2531), H833 [12MR]
Contracts: require Federal agencies to follow certain procedures relative to the bundling of procurement contract requirements (see H.R. 1324), H1154 [9AP]
Corporations: prohibit from making loans to their officers, directors, and principal shareholders (see H.R. 5048), H4575 [12JY]
———promote responsibility (see H.R. 5160), H4930 [18JY]
———review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal subsidies (see H.R. 4630), H2018 [1MY]
Crime: make grants to train sexual assault nurse examiners and other personnel handling sexual assault cases, establish minimum standards for forensic evidence collection, and carry out crime scene DNA analysis (see H.R. 2874), H2608 [16MY]
———prosecute persons who alter or destroy evidence in certain investigations or who defraud investors, prohibit certain debts from being discharged in bankruptcy, and protect whistleblowers from retaliation (see H.R. 4098), H1202 [10AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: clarify authority to establish performance standards for the reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry processed by establishments receiving inspection services (see H.R. 3956), H906 [13MR]
Dept. of Defense: disclose information on projects that included testing of biological or chemical agents involving potential exposure of Armed Forces members to toxic agents (see H.R. 5060), H5998 [26JY]
———provide for congressional review of regulations relative to military tribunals (see H.R. 4046), H4605 [15JY]
Dept. of HHS: make grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment efforts under State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4764), H4606 [15JY]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2608 [16MY]
Dept. of HUD: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see H.R. 1433), H1289 [15AP]
Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 2459), H4350 [8JY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 2966), H907 [13MR]
Dept. of Transportation: funding for purchase of recycled materials for certain surface transportation programs (see H.R. 530), H8023 [16OC]
———require use of recycled materials in Federal-aid highway construction projects (see H.R. 529), H8023 [16OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for substitution of parties in claims for benefits when the applicant for such benefits dies while the claim is pending (see H.R. 3733), H688 [5MR]
———improve judicial review of administrative decisions (see H.R. 4018), H2735 [21MY]
———provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H7172 [7OC]
———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 4972), H3774 [20JN]
———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 3183), H4931 [18JY]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H2019 [1MY]
Detroit Red Wings (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 452), H3774 [20JN]
Diseases: expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 4963), H4069 [26JN]
———increase public awareness of Scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 320), H1156 [9AP]
Drugs: distribution chain of prescription drugs (see H.R. 68), H1620 [24AP]
Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 4579), H1619 [24AP]
Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 3912), H3292 [6JN]
———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4582), H2101 [2MY]
———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H8051 [31OC]
———provide grants for training of realtime court reporters and closed captioners to meet the requirements for closed captioning set forth in the Telecommunications Act (see H.R. 2527), H3037 [23MY]
Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 954), H1201 [10AP]
EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 4611), H6229 [11SE]
ERISA: improve Dept. of Labor enforcement of requirements relating to participation, vesting, benefit accrual, and funding (see H.R. 4778), H2946 [22MY]
———provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see H.R. 3657), H104 [29JA]
Families and domestic relations: provide coverage of domestic violence screening and treatment under Maternal and Child Health Program, Medicaid, and Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 4032), H1675 [25AP]
FDA: establish authority for the imposition of civil penalties for certain direct-to-consumer advertisements (see H.R. 4833), H3775 [20JN]
———require labeling containing information applicable to pediatric patients (see H.R. 4730), H4425 [9JY]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal contracts: require each bidder for a construction contract to identify the subcontractors that the contractor intends to use to prevent the practice known as bid shopping (see H.R. 1859), H3562 [13JN]
Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 3915), H1620 [24AP]
———improve prevailing rate pay systems for wage grade Federal employees (see H.R. 1262), H1338 [16AP]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the development of products for rare diseases (see H.R. 4014), H1620 [24AP]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over certain wetlands (see H.R. 5194), H6374 [18SE]
———improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 5079), H4424 [9JY]
Financial institutions: prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans and expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities (see H.R. 1055), H781 [7MR]
Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H1484 [18AP]
Food Stamp Act: improve nutrition assistance for working families and the elderly (see H.R. 2142), H5998 [26JY]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5279), H5995 [26JY]
Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (see H. Con. Res. 382), H3038 [23MY]
Harwell, Ernie: tribute (see H. Res. 565), H7019 [3OC]
Hazardous substances: protect human health from toxic mold (see H.R. 5040), H4324 [27JN]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 3897), H1284 [11AP]
———authorize grants to carry out organ recovery rate improvement programs in eligible hospitals (see H.R. 953), H1003 [19MR]
———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H2945 [22MY]
———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (see H.R. 3431), H105 [29JA]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H1155 [9AP]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H4605 [15JY]
———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal health care choices (see H.R. 1683), H1090 [20MR]
Health care facilities: increase availability of language-assistance services for patients of migrant health centers (see H.R. 4134), H1199 [10AP]
Health care professionals: provide programs to improve nurse retention, the nursing workplace, and the quality of care (see H.R. 4654), H2946 [22MY]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Housing: simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers (see H.R. 858), H781 [7MR]
Immigration: change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4575), H3038 [23MY]
———establish nonimmigrant classes for border commuter students (see H.R. 4967), H6304 [17SE]
———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 3894), H779 [7MR]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 3781), H655 [4MR]
Iraq: support U.N. efforts to assure Iraq's compliance with Security Council resolutions and advance peace and security in the Persian Gulf region (see H. Con. Res. 473), H6927 [1OC]
Iron and steel industry: remedy certain injurious effects of steel imports by protecting benefits of steelworkers and retirees and strengthening the U.S. steel industry (see H.R. 4646), H2099 [2MY]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]
Johnson, Henry: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3890), H2101 [2MY]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: treatment of refugees detained in the People's Republic of China and returned to face torture, imprisonment, and execution (see H. Con. Res. 213), H2946 [22MY]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H561 [26FE]
Medicare: coverage for qualified World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 594), H105 [29JA]
———coverage for rehabilitation services provided by State vocational rehabilitation agencies to older, blind individuals (see H.R. 2674), H367 [13FE]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H. Con. Res. 328), H366 [13FE]
———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4000), H2164 [7MY]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1522), H231 [8FE]
———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 3710), H834 [12MR]
———provide for continuous open enrollment and disenrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 3267), H1090 [20MR]
———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 3236), H79 [24JA]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 4939), H6304 [17SE]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 3834), H2608 [16MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: conduct studies on comparative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of prescription drugs that account for high levels of expenditures or use by individuals (see H.R. 4832), H3775 [20JN]
———require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 4715), H3454 [11JN]
Mental health: provide assistance to train teachers of children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 4728), H2512 [15MY]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1156 [9AP]
Middle East: condemn hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians and encourage peace initiatives (see H. Res. 394), H2165 [7MY]
Minorities: reduce the impact of predatory lending on minorities (see H.R. 1053), H781 [7MR]
National Better Hearing and Speech Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 358), H1675 [25AP]
National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3814), H1155 [9AP]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H4350 [8JY]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 390), H1770 [30AP]
National Farmers Union: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 462), H6130 [9SE]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 4709), H3038 [23MY]
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: establish (see H. Con. Res. 429), H4069 [26JN]
NATO: recommend integration of Slovak Republic (see H. Res. 253), H2735 [21MY]
New York, NY: tribute to Harlem Little League All-Stars baseball team (see H. Con. Res. 468), H6420 [19SE]
NIH: establish Office of Rare Diseases (see H.R. 4013), H1620 [24AP]
Northeastern North Carolina Heritage Area: feasibility study (see H.R. 5274), H6251 [12SE]
Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H2101 [2MY]
Organ donors: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 4008), H1620 [24AP]
Pensions: application of catch-up contributions to the Federal Employees Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 3354), H1490 [22AP]
———prohibit knowing misrepresentations by fiduciaries of 401(k) plans which may induce participants to act contrary to their best interests and protect claims based on such misrepresentations (see H.R. 3623), H231 [8FE]
Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 111), H2100 [2MY]
Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 4614), H2512 [15MY]
Power resources: prohibit unethical acts, increase penalties for certain illegal acts, provide for audit trails and transparency in electric and natural gas markets, and expand FERC authority to order refunds of certain rates (see H.R. 5614), H8546 [12NO]
Public Health Service Act: amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see H.R. 4916), H6777 [26SE]
———establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see H.R. 4061), H1284 [11AP]
Public service: facilitate participation in community and military service (see H.R. 3465), H1284 [11AP]
Public welfare programs: address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 5344), H6129 [9SE]
———provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4669), H2235 [8MY]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4210), H2356 [9MY]
Refugees: eliminate sexual exploitation (see H. Con. Res. 349), H4606 [15JY]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H1674 [25AP]
SEC: permit certain funds assessed for securities laws violations to be used to compensate employees who are victims of excessive pension fund investments in employers stock (see H.R. 3634), H8023 [16OC]
Sewage disposal: combined sewer overflow control programs (see H. Con. Res. 403), H8054 [4NO]
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: expansion (see H.R. 5562), H8023 [16OC]
Small business: authorize grants and other assistance to promote the redevelopment of certain remediated sites (see H.R. 4586), H8041 [24OC]
———permit the collection of demographic information in connection with small business loan applications (see H.R. 3372), H2101 [2MY]
Social Security: improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2164 [7MY]
———improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3675), H737 [6MR]
———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 4780), H4498 [10JY]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 2638), H687 [5MR]
———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 1470), H3859 [24JN]
Task Force on Sealed Source Protection: establish to evaluate and make recommendations on security of sealed sources of radioactive materials (see H.R. 5023), H4932 [18JY]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for expenditures for renewable energy property (see H.R. 2179), H8023 [16OC]
———expand renewable resources production tax credit to include additional forms of renewable energy and expand investment tax credit to include equipment used to produce electricity from renewable resources (see H.R. 4668), H8023 [16OC]
———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H1490 [22AP]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from certain renewable resources to include cool roofing (see H.R. 2184), H8023 [16OC]
———make the additional tax on early distributions from certain pension plans inapplicable for public safety employees (see H.R. 4796), H2943 [22MY]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H3721 [19JN]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H4326 [27JN]
———prohibit treatment of certain games of chance as an unrelated trade or business expense (see H.R. 2237), H833 [12MR]
———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 1754), H367 [13FE]
———reinstate Superfund and oil spill excise taxes and extend leaking underground storage tank taxes (see H.R. 4060), H4350 [8JY]
———treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers relative to the business use of a personal vehicle (see H.R. 2350), H3775 [20JN]
Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend and expand (see H.R. 5089), H6419 [19SE]
Terrorism: compensate victims of bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa on the same basis as compensation is provided to victims of attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3375), H688 [5MR]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H367 [13FE]
Treaties and agreements: importance of Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see H. Res. 313), H4554 [11JY]
Ukraine: ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair parliamentary election process (see H. Res. 339), H562 [26FE]
Ukrainian Congress Committee of America: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 5289), H5995 [26JY]
Unemployment: modernize benefit system (see H.R. 4373), H1336 [16AP]
Veterans: improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 3430), H2608 [16MY]
———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 4904), H4932 [18JY]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
———prevent contributions to GI bill benefits from reducing Federal student financial assistance (see H.R. 745), H1201 [10AP]
———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1808), H2608 [16MY]
———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see H.R. 491), H105 [29JA]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H5454 [24JY]
Water: establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 5395), H6373 [18SE]
———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 5396), H6373 [18SE]
Water Resources Development Act: limit the non-Federal share of the cost of shore protection projects (see H.R. 3749), H1155 [9AP]
Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 5226), H6777 [26SE]
Women: determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons and similar products and collect and analyze data on toxic shock syndrome (see H.R. 360), H4350 [8JY]
———protect breastfeeding by new mothers, establish performance standard for breast pumps, and allow tax credit for enabling mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work (see H.R. 285), H2735 [21MY]
Wood: prohibit use of arsenic-treated wood in playground equipment, children's products, fences, walkways, decks, and other residential purposes (see H.R. 4707), H2355 [9MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
ERISA: require certain pension plan administrators to provide reports to fully and accurately disclose the financial health of the plan sponsor and promote diversification of investment of their plan assets (see H.R. 3642), H103 [29JA]
McKiddy, Gary Lee: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions performed during the Vietnam Conflict (see H.R. 5271), H5994 [26JY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4799), H2943 [22MY]
Native Americans: settle certain land claims of Bay Mills Indian Community (see H.R. 5459), H6692 [25SE]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), E401
———continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), motion to instruct conferees, H1374 [17AP]
———Farmers' Market Nutrition Programs funding, E401
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), conference report, H5975 [26JY]
———extend and expand (H.R. 3009), consideration of Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 450), H3957 [26JN]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7199 [8OC]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1606 [24AP]
Bellomo, Anthony J.: Ministry and Liturgy (publication) Liturgical Artist of the Year award recipient, E609
Blocker, Jerry L.: Metro Detroit, MI, Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1193
Bush, President: disapproving the action taken under the Trade Act in response to the surge of steel imports (H.J. Res. 84), disposition (H. Res. 414), H2177
Business and industry: enhance penalties for accounting and auditing improprieties at publicly traded companies (H.R. 5118), H4692
———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), conference report, H5471 [25JY]
Carolina Hurricanes (hockey team): tribute, H3675 [19JN]
Chaldean Federation of America: tribute to High School and College Commencement Ceremony, E1188
China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (H. Con. Res. 188), E1468
Chinese New Year: observance, E203
Citizens of Macomb Behind All Teens (COMBAT) (organization): tribute, E1122
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 781), E544
Customs Service: inspection of trash coming into Michigan from Canada, E1340
Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1287
Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen limitations on commodity payments and benefits and use resulting savings to improve certain programs, H1374 [17AP]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), E1340
Detroit, MI: airport worker wage levels at Midfield Terminal, H611 [27FE]
———anniversary of Fellowship Chapel, E977
———tribute to Perfecting Church, E967
Detroit Red Wings (hockey team): tribute, H3675 [19JN]
———tribute (H. Res. 452), H4596
Education: anniversary of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, E1126
Eid ul-Adha: observance of Muslim holiday, E205
Equal Pay Day: observance, E544
ERISA: require certain pension plan administrators to provide reports to fully and accurately disclose the financial health of the plan sponsor and promote diversification of investment of their plan assets (H.R. 3642), E106
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, E413
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary, E273
Hamtramck, MI: tribute to firefighters' St. Florian celebration, E870
Harrison Township, MI: anniversary, E976
House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H9117 [22NO]
———tribute to personal staff, H9117 [22NO]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (H.R. 1542), consideration (H. Res. 350), H569 [27FE]
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Day of Action: observance, E753
International relations: U.S. policy, H9119 [22NO]
International Visitors Council of Metropolitan Detroit: anniversary, E875
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), H2084 [2MY]
Kehetian, Mitch: Metro Detroit, MI, Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1191
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement: tribute for awarding scholarships to disadvantaged students, E1186
LaCroix, Clarence: addition of name to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, E788
Lithuania: independence anniversary, E207
Lorenz, Jeanne B.: Michigan Women's Commission Governor's Unsung Heroine Award recipient, E333
Matthews, Joachim: addition of name to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, E787
McKiddy, Gary: award Medal of Honor, H3542 [13JN]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), H4178 [27JN]
Memorial Day: observance, E869
Michigan: observance of Philippine Independence Day, E1195
———tribute to nursing homes in the 10th Congressional District, E790
———vandalization of district office, H5605 [25JY]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: designate (H. Con. Res. 390), E727
National Nursing Home Week: observance, E790
Oakland County, MI: tribute to Mar Addai Chaldean Church Festival, E1185
Pensions: provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans, promote investment advice, and prohibit certain insider trades of securities (H.R. 3762), H1261 [11AP]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2546 [16MY]
Ray Township, MI: anniversary, E1260
River Rouge, MI: anniversary of the Battle of the Overpass at the Ford Motor Co., industrial complex, E996
Solid waste: State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste, E1340
Southfield, MI: tribute to Philippine American Community Center of Michigan and renaming of Northland Park Ct. as Philippine St., E607
St. Patrick's Day: observance, E350
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities, H3957 [26JN]
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, H3957 [26JN], H5975 [26JY]
Triangle Foundation: tribute, E49
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H9120 [22NO]
Votes: position on missed, H5800
Walker, Chet: National Basketball Association Hall of Fame nominee, E835
World Sabbath Day: observance, E51
Wyandotte, MI: tribute to Downriver Italian-American Club St. Joseph's Day celebration, E605
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H632 [27FE], H1617 [24AP], H3560 [13JN]
Tribute, H9115, H9116, H9121 [22NO]
Tributes
Aguilar, Rose M., E330
Andros, George, E845
Fleming, Martin, E1100
Hanus, Bernard E., E1275
Hildreth, D. Charles, E872
Jackson Lee, Representative, H9121 [22NO]
Jones, Jessie D., E331
Jones, Sterling L., E874
Laster, Charles M., E1259
Napier, Wilfred, E1258
Pelosi, Representative, E117
Pointer, Arthur J., E871
Polakowski, William, E1276
Sprewer, Stanley, E47
Strobel, Eugene C., E606
Taylor, Tiffany, E1122