AFGHANISTAN, TRANSITIONAL ISLAMIC STATE OF

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), S4378, S4415 [19MY], S4496, S4504, S4505, S4506, S4527 [20MY], S4627, S4664, S4700, S4701, S4702, S4703 [21MY], S4810, S4815, S4823, S4831 [22MY], S6170 [25JN], S6298, S6299 [26JN], H3905, H3912, H3917, H3920 [15MY], H5622, H5646 [19JN]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1197), H3901 [15MY]

Announcements

Moment of silence to honor U.S. troops killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H4935 [4JN], H6294 [9JY], H7894 [9SE], H10830 [19NO], H10907 [10DE]

Appointments

Commission on Wartime Contracting, S5947 [20JN], H5777 [20JN]

Articles and editorials

Budget Mess, E237 [26FE]

Independence Day, S7437 [25JY]

Lame-Duck Budget, E237 [26FE]

9 Funerals for 9 Warriors, E1736 [9SE]

Saddam's Dangerous Friends—What a Pentagon Review of 600,000 Iraqi Documents Tells Us, S3182-S3184 [21AP]

Somber Task of Honoring the Fallen, H2766 [29AP]

What the Family Would Let You See, the Pentagon Obstructs, H2767 [29AP]

Bills and resolutions

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for war on terror, international affairs, and national defense matters (see H.R. 6026), H3776 [13MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), consideration (H. Res. 1284)—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 1281), H5579 [18JN]

Armed Forces: authorize taxpayers to designate a portion of tax payments to a National Military Family Relief Fund to assist families of members who are serving in, or have served in, Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 5941), H3017 [1MY]

———commend service in Iraq, require congressional approval of any long-term strategic U.S.-Iraq agreement, provide for redeployment from Iraq, and provide health care for returning members (see H. Con. Res. 319), H1771 [14MR]

———delay any presumption of death in connection with the kidnapping in Iraq or Afghanistan of a retired member to ensure the continued payment of the member's retired pay (see H.R. 6140), H4830 [22MY]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits available to veterans and members and enhance counseling and other benefits available to survivors of veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see S. 2963), S3698 [1MY] (see S. 3008), S4028 [12MY] (see H.R. 6268), H5407 [12JN]

———minimize use of stop-loss orders to retain members who have completed their contractural obligations and eliminate use of stop-loss orders for members who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H. Res. 1177), H3108 [6MY]

———pay one-time bonus to members who serve in a combat zone in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 6760), H7787 [31JY]

———provide for equity in the award of certain military decorations and citations (see S. 3423), S8035 [1AU]

———recognize exceptional sacrifice of Army National Guard 69th Infantry Regiment in support of Global War on Terrorism (see H. Res. 991), H994 [14FE]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. Res. 501), S2436 [3AP]

Brown, Monica L.: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 91), S5753 [18JN] (see H. Con. Res. 320), H1821 [31MR]

California: tribute to Armed Forces members from the Inland Empire region for service in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Res. 1215), H4321 [20MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda for a ceremony honoring the service and sacrifice of our troops and their families in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and throughout the world (see H. Con. Res. 313), H1445 [10MR]

Committee on War and Reconstruction Contracting (Senate, Special): establish (see S. Res. 437), S492 [30JA]

Dept. of Defense: provide benefits under the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program for certain periods before the implementation of the program (see S. 3310), S7148 [23JY] (see H.R. 6723), H7786 [31JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot program to provide education and training to emergency response providers and community leaders on the mental health of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans (see H.R. 6998), H9083 [23SE]

———carry out pilot program to provide outreach and training to certain college and university mental health centers on the mental health of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans (see H.R. 6765), H7787 [31JY]

———expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. 2799), S2346 [2AP]

Foreign aid: allocation (see S. 3531), S9204 [22SE]

House Rules: observe a moment of silence in the House of Representatives on the first legislative day of each month for those killed or wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H. Res. 1183), H3403 [8MY]

———permit display of memorials honoring fallen servicemembers in House Office Building hallways (see H. Res. 1378), H7164 [24JY]

Immigration: adjust status of immediate family members of aliens who served in the U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq or Afghanistan (see S. 3453), S8131 [8SE]

Tariff: provide duty-free treatment of certain goods from designated Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan (see S. 2776), S2133 [13MR] (see H.R. 6387), H6174 [26JN]

Citations

Brendan W. O'Connor awarded Distinguished Service Cross: Dept. of the Army, S10639 [19NO]

Soldier's Medal presentation to Brian L. Cremeans, E973 [20MY]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), S4475 [20MY]

Explanations

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and Other Domestic Needs, and Imposing Certain Iraq Policy Restrictions (H.R. 2642): House Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment, H3953-H4011 [15MY]

———House Amendment 2 to Senate Amendment, H4012 [15MY]

———House Amendment 3 to Senate Amendment, H4012-H4036 [15MY]

———House Amendment to Senate Amendment, H5671-H5699 [19JN]

———Senate Amendment to House Amendment 1, S4302-S4318 [19MY]

———Senate Amendment to House Amendment 2, S4318-S4337 [19MY], S6239-S6262 [26JN]

———Senate Amendment to House Amendment 3, S4337-S4372 [19MY]

Letters

Emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: Gordon England, Dept. of Defense, S4462 [20MY]

Status of war in Afghanistan: Senator Casey, S6188 [26JN]

Lists

Armed Forces members from Indiana's 6th Congressional District killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, E1084 [23MY]

Armed Forces members from Kansas' 4th Congressional District killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H843 [12FE]

Armed Forces members from Kansas killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H843 [12FE]

Armed Forces members from Pennsylvania killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S10823 [9DE], S10844 [10DE]

Armed Forces members from Washington killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H2766 [29AP]

Armed Forces members killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S1088 [15FE], S3438 [28AP], S6714 [15JY], S10711 [20NO], H2766 [29AP], H4823 [22MY]

Motions

Remarks in House

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for war on terror, international affairs, and national defense matters (H.R. 6026), H3901, H3952 [15MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), Senate amendment, H3755 [13MY], H3782, H3870-H3872 [14MY], H3890, H3905-H4046, H4047, H4048, H4051 [15MY], H4285 [20MY], H4327, H4328, H4444 [21MY], H4836 [3JN], E953, E954, E956 [16MY], E963 [19MY], E987, E989 [21MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), Senate amendments, H5584, H5622-H5705 [19JN], H6015 [25JN], E1293 [19JN], E1301, E1305, E1307 [20JN], E1388 [26JN]

———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), H3951 [15MY]

Armed Forces: establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001, H5670 [19JN]

———impact of the duration of military deployments on members and their families, H2938-H2945 [30AP]

———recognize exceptional sacrifice of Army National Guard 69th Infantry Regiment in support of Global War on Terrorism (H. Res. 991), H1606-H1608 [12MR]

———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan, H1960, H1961 [2AP]

———specify minimum time periods between deployment of units and members of the military to Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3159), H4445 [21MY]

———tribute to firefighters serving in the National Guard and Reserves in Iraq and Afghanistan, H1983 [3AP]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, H2075 [9AP], H2766 [29AP], H4823, H4824 [22MY], E755 [29AP]

———tribute to mothers of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, H6201 [8JY]

Army: provision of steel for manufacture of uparmored High Mobility Multipurposed Wheeled Vehicles (Humvees), H10121 [26SE]

Ashe County, NC: tribute to Armed Forces Tribute event, H8380 [17SE]

Brown, Monica L.: tribute (H. Con. Res. 320), H1792, H1797 [31MR], H5448 [17JN], H8064 [15SE], H9214 [24SE], E1002, E1003 [21MY]

Budget: comply with pay-as-you-go requirement, H3934, H3935 [15MY]

Burgess, Representative: report on congressional delegation trip to Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Kuwait, H1335-H1339 [5MR]

Bush, President: report on long-term costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, H4780, H4781 [22MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 110th Congress relative to the Armed Forces, H6348 [10JY]

———accomplishments of the 110th Congress, H4979 [5JN]

Cremeans, Brian L.: Soldier's Medal recipient, E973 [20MY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H7859 [9SE]

Dept. of Defense: funding, H608 [6FE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations, H2436 [16AP], H2736, H2737 [24AP], H2990, H2991 [1MY], H3023 [5MY], H3055 [6MY], H3111, H3112, H3113, H3116, H3125-H3128 [7MY], H3701 [13MY], E857 [8MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 4156), H4444 [21MY]

———require defense contractors to report and make public violent crimes committed against or by their employees, H4754 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: allow children who have lost a military parent or guardian in Iraq or Afghanistan to receive the maximum Pell Grant award, H766, H767 [7FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 4107), H4180 [20MY]

Drugs: reduce drug trafficking to eliminate financial support that traffickers provide to terrorist organizations, H6456 [14JY], H6477 [15JY]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, H339 [17JA], H1406, H1407 [6MR], H2435 [16AP], H2743-H2748, H2752-H2755 [24AP], H3000 [1MY], H4129-H4133 [19MY], H6013 [25JN], H6817 [22JY], H7865 [9SE], H8104 [15SE], E1359 [26JN]

———assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H439 [23JA], H2019 [8AP]

House Rules: observe a moment of silence in the House of Representatives on the first legislative day of each month for those killed or wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan (H. Res. 1183), H4861 [3JN], H6202 [8JY]

Iraq and Afghanistan Fallen Military Heroes of Louisville Memorial Post Office Building, Louisville, KY: designate (H.R. 4454), H1163, H1164 [28FE]

Karzai, Hamid: continue support, H1033 [26FE]

King, Representative Steve: report on trip to Iraq and Afghanistan, H8010-H8013 [10SE]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H3000 [1MY], H3938 [15MY]

News media: concerns over war coverage, E709 [23AP]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: require submission of a National Intelligence Estimate on production and sale of narcotics in support of international terrorism, H6622, H6623 [16JY]

Pence, Representative: report on congressional delegation trip to Iraq and Afghanistan, H1224 [5MR], H1402 [6MR]

Tariff: provide duty-free treatment of certain goods from designated Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan (H.R. 6387), E1384 [26JN]

Terrorism: tribute to members of Armed Forces, intelligence services, and first responders for role in war on terrorism, H8023 [11SE]

Veterans: improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces, H1293, H1297 [5MR]

Vets for Freedom (organization): tribute, H2018, H2019 [8AP]

Wilson, Representative Joe: report on congressional delegation trip to Iraq and Afghanistan, H1344 [6MR]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), House amendment, S4292-S4294 [19MY], S4426, S4427, S4444-S4469, S4471, S4473, S4475 [20MY], S4560-S4564, S4578-S4587, S4613 [21MY], S4709-S4742, S4756, S4767 [22MY], S6949 [21JY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), House amendment—unanimous-consent agreement, S4705 [21MY]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions (H.R. 2642), unanimous-consent agreement, S6223 [26JN]

Armed Forces: improve and enhance mental health benefits available to veterans and members and enhance counseling and other benefits available to survivors of veterans and members of the Armed Forces (S. 2963), S3715 [1MY]

———provide for a comprehensive research effort on the physical and mental health and other readjustment needs of members and veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, S7010 [22JY]

———tribute to members from Pennsylvania killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S10822 [9DE], S10844 [10DE]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S1087 [15FE], S3068-S3070 [16AP], S3438 [28AP], S5587 [12JN], S6714 [15JY], S10711-S10714 [20NO]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. Res. 501), S2395, S2401 [3AP]

———tribute to members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (S. Res. 501), unanimous-consent agreement, S2396 [3AP]

Brown, Monica L.: tribute (S. Con. Res. 91), S5769 [18JN]

Commission on Wartime Contracting: establish, S424, S429 [29JA]

Committee on War and Reconstruction Contracting (Senate, Special): establish (S. Res. 437), S501 [30JA], S2216 [31MR], S2623 [7AP], S3002 [15AP], S3423 [28AP]

Contracts: promote accountability and prevent fraud in Federal contracting relative to war and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, S2213-S2216 [31MR], S2623 [7AP], S3002 [15AP]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S3004 [15AP]

Dept. of Defense: establish Special Investigator General for reconstruction projects, S54 [22JA]

———funding, S2101 [13MR]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations, S3216-S3218 [22AP], S3387 [24AP], S3770 [6MY], S3952, S3957 [8MY], S4005 [12MY]

Executive Office of the President: issue report to Congress on assessment of status of the war on terrorism, S8160, S8161 [9SE]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, S1225 [27FE], S3181-S3185 [21AP], S3420 [28AP], S4579 [21MY], S5363 [6JN], S6188-S6190 [26JN], S8252, S8254 [10SE], S8330, S8418 [11SE], S8469 [12SE], S9013 [18SE], S10799 [8DE]

———strengthen U.S. efforts to defeat the Taliban and terrorist networks and to develop long-term political stability and economic prosperity, S3420 [28AP]

Iraq and Afghanistan Fallen Military Heroes of Louisville Memorial Post Office Building, Louisville, KY: designate (H.R. 4454), S3270 [22AP]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, S4582 [21MY]

O'Connor, Brendan W.: Army Distinguished Service Cross recipient, S10638 [19NO]

Pakistan: increase oversight of coalition support funds, S6321 [27JN]

Petraeus, David H.: nomination to be General, U.S. Army, and assignment as Commander, U.S. Central Command, S6533-S6535 [10JY]

Reid, Senator: report on congressional delegation trip to Afghanistan, S8236-S8238 [10SE]

Veterans: improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces, S4583 [21MY]

World Refugee Day: observance, S5925 [20JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 2642, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and Domestic Needs, and Iraq Policy Restrictions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1197) (H. Rept. 110-636), H3884 [14MY]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 2642, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and Domestic Needs, and Iraq Policy Restrictions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1284) (H. Rept. 110-720), H5728 [19JN]

Iraq and Afghanistan Fallen Military Heroes of Louisville Memorial Post Office Building, Louisville, KY: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 4454), S2944 [10AP]

Same-Day Consideration of H. Res. 1284, Consideration of H.R. 2642, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1281) (H. Rept. 110-719), H5579 [18JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Summaries

Narrative To Accompany the Awarding of the Distinguished Service Cross to Sergeant First Class Brendan W. O'Connor, S10639 [19NO]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 313, use of Capitol rotunda for a ceremony honoring the service and sacrifice of our troops and their families in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and throughout the world, H1432 [10MR]

H. Res. 991, recognize exceptional sacrifice of Army National Guard 69th Infantry Regiment in support of Global War on Terrorism, H1606 [12MR]

H. Res. 1197, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 2642, emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions, H3891 [15MY]

H. Res. 1281, same-day consideration of H. Res. 1284, consideration of H.R. 2642, emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions, H5592 [19JN]

H. Res. 1284, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 2642, emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions, H5611 [19JN]

H.R. 2642, emergency supplemental appropriations for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic needs, and imposing certain Iraq policy restrictions, S4444-S4460 [20MY]

H.R. 4454, Iraq and Afghanistan Fallen Military Heroes of Louisville Memorial Post Office Building, Louisville, KY, H1163 [28FE]

S. Con. Res. 91, tribute to Monica L. Brown, S5768, S5769 [18JN]

S. Res. 437, Committee on War and Reconstruction Contracting (Senate, Special) establishment, S499-S501 [30JA]

S. Res. 501, tribute to Armed Forces members killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S2450-S2484 [3AP]