SCHAFFER, BOB (a Representative from Colorado)

Addresses

27 Years of Roe v. Wade: by, H1793-H1795 [5AP]

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1583 [29MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4221 [12JN], H4270, H4275 [13JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H632 [1MR]

———provide that the inferior courts do not have jurisdiction to hear partial-birth abortion-related cases (see H.R. 3691), H1077 [15MR]

Agriculture: provide tax and regulatory relief for farmers and improve competitiveness of U.S. commodities and products in global markets (see H.R. 4885), H6598 [19JY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 3590), H8469 [28SE]

Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H1958 [6AP]

Armed Forces: improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 4124), H2412 [2MY]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1182), H1406 [23MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H1764 [4AP]

Aviation: clarify that State attorneys general may enforce consumer protection laws relative to air transportation (see H.R. 5270), H7996 [22SE]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds to discriminate against the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of organizational, associational, or constitutional beliefs (see H.R. 5306), H8200 [26SE]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 384), H7503 [12SE]

Budget: ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 3695), H1120 [16MR]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 4292), H2655 [8MY]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]

———elections (see H. Con. Res. 272), H921 [9MR]

———high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 401), H7651 [14SE]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 441), H12022 [6DE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6471 [18JY]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 3113), H5169 [26JN]

———require schools and libraries to install and use Internet filtering or blocking technology to be eligible to receive or retain universal service assistance (see H.R. 896), H2606 [4MY]

Congressional Research Service: make certain publications and congressional documents available to the public on the Internet (see H.R. 4582), H5843 [11JY]

Council on Environmental Quality: abolish (see H.R. 5366), H9635 [10OC]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2239 [12AP]

———product liability reform (see H.R. 1577), H511 [16FE]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 64), H1589 [29MR]

———establish a Federal Internet Crimes Against Children Computer Training Facility (see H.R. 3871), H2607 [4MY]

———mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see H.R. 4076), H2607 [4MY]

Dept. of Defense: protect citizen soldiers (see H.R. 4669), H6471 [18JY]

Dept. of Energy: extend public comment period on proposed rules on clothes washers, air conditioners, and heat pumps (see H.R. 5613), H11879 [13NO]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (see H.R. 2780), H574 [29FE]

Dept. of Labor: application of occupational safety and health regulations to home offices relative to promotion of telework opportunities (see H.R. 4098), H1476 [28MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: instruct the IMF to oppose loans to countries restricting oil production to the detriment of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 4102), H9011 [5OC]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 4511), H9011 [5OC]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H4036 [7JN]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (see H. Res. 576), H8201 [26SE]

Education: importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H1164 [21MR]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2655 [8MY]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H8062 [25SE]

Executive Office of the President: express disapproval regarding Presidential circumvention of congressional legislative authority to set public policy (see H. Res. 463), H2607 [4MY]

FAA: limit age restrictions for the issuance or renewal of certain airman certificates (see H.R. 4352), H7723 [18SE]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H4818 [21JN]

———recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (see H. Con. Res. 76), H219 [7FE]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H455 [15FE]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H1285 [22MR]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]

———restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (see H.R. 3677), H7373 [11SE]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 4467), H3813 [24MY]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H3412 [18MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H5657 [29JN]

Fire prevention: development of a strategy by Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place natural resources at a high risk of catastrophic wildfire (see H. Con. Res. 406), H7996 [22SE]

Firearms: applicability of domestic violence-related possession prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such prohibitions (see H.R. 59), H1119 [16MR]

———prohibit funding to give or withhold a preference to a seller of firearms or ammunition relative to an agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols (see H.R. 4257), H3649 [23MY]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1032), H342 [10FE]

Foreign policy: defend fundamental human rights to family, conscience, and life in international negotiations (see H. Res. 521), H4485 [14JN]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 4079), H1405 [23MR]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Health: limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 5344), H8468 [28SE]

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see H.R. 4152), H2341 [13AP]

Horowitz, Michael: tribute for efforts to raise awareness about the human rights situation in Sudan (see H. Res. 421), H1285 [22MR]

House of Representatives: allow en bloc offsetting amendments to appropriation bills in order to reduce spending and the public debt (see H.R. 5580), H11206 [26OC]

Hungary: anniversary of foundation as a state (see H. Con. Res. 297), H4036 [7JN]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement officers: ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 3694), H1285 [22MR]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H455 [15FE]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H1588 [29MR]

———waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5654 [29JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4149), H2341 [13AP]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H1957 [6AP]

———facilitate use of private contracts (see H.R. 2867), H8200 [26SE]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 5200), H8201 [26SE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H9635 [10OC]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H1284 [22MR]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H6720 [20JY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10257 [18OC]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H3050 [15MY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4121), H1587 [29MR]

———require input from stakeholders, State and local governments, and the Congress prior to designation of any national monument (see H. Con. Res. 254), H510 [16FE]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 310), H2339 [13AP]

National Guard: provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 5342), H8468 [28SE]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H1284 [22MR]

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 389), H8062 [25SE]

National Trails System Act: require compensation of property owners when certain railbanked trails are developed for public use (see H.R. 4086), H1405 [23MR]

New York: reintroduce the Eastern Timber Wolf to the Catskill Mountains and authorize the Dept. of the Interior to acquire lands through the BLM to facilitate the reintroduction (see H.R. 4496), H3412 [18MY]

NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see H.R. 997), H5955 [12JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3530, 3539), H511 [16FE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H455 [15FE]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H2967 [11MY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7003 [25JY]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H758 [8MR]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 4747), H10473 [19OC]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H998 [14MR]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H2607 [4MY]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Public Health Service: permit family planning projects to offer adoption services (see H.R. 2485), H3925 [6JN]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Reclamation Safety of Dams Act: increase authorization of appropriations (see H.R. 3595), H6355 [17JY]

Research: requirements for disclosures relative to transfers of human fetal tissue (see H.R. 3980), H1076 [15MR]

Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 5264), H7991 [21SE]

Roosevelt National Forest: redesignate Big South Trail in the Comanche Peak Wilderness Area as the Jaryd Atadero Legacy Trail (see H.R. 3817), H3049 [15MY]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5436 [28JN]

Schools: guarantee payment of loans made by lending institutions for public charter school capital projects (see H.R. 4032), H1119 [16MR]

———support of State and local initiatives to address the problem of school violence (see H. Res. 399), H343 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3813 [24MY]

Social Security: guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 5373), H9011 [5OC]

———improve the payment system for representation of claimants (see H.R. 4633), H12045 [7DE]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 5028), H7871 [19SE]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 4310), H3869 [25MY]

———modify reporting requirements (see H.R. 3578), H757 [8MR]

———provide for personalized retirement security through personal retirement savings accounts and increase individual control over retirement income (see H.R. 4839), H5955 [12JY]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 2906), H5656 [29JN]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see H.R. 5423), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H255 [8FE]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H4121 [8JN]

———allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 935), H7871 [19SE]

———allow tax-free rollovers of amounts in one qualified State tuition program to another qualified State tuition program for the same beneficiary (see H.R. 3674), H509 [16FE]

———clarify the child credit allowance, the personal exemptions deduction, and the earned income credit for missing children (see H.R. 5117), H7280 [6SE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———establish a commission to review and make recommendations to Congress on reform and simplification of the Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 5027), H9011 [5OC]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214), H1957 [6AP]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2239 [12AP]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 5265), H8406 [27SE]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H8736 [3OC]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 4112), H1587 [29MR]

———prohibit the use of Presidential Election Campaign Fund for Presidential nominating conventions (see H.R. 5146), H8617 [2OC]

———provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see H.R. 4902), H7282 [6SE]

———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3517), H5241 [27JN]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3844), H5436 [28JN]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H342 [10FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2967 [11MY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 7), H757 [8MR]

———treatment of gold, silver, and platinum in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of maximum capital gains rates (see H.R. 4170), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H510 [16FE]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H10473 [19OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (see H.R. 3671), H509 [16FE]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H6719 [20JY]

Voting: prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 5642), H12021 [6DE]

Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (see H.R. 4196), H1851 [5AP]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2512 [3MY]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see H.R. 4132), H4036 [7JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: protect Social Security and provide for repayment of the Federal debt (see H.R. 4195), H1851 [5AP]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7280 [6SE]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (see H.R. 4389), H2606 [4MY]

Education: tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 409), H90 [31JA]

———tribute to home educators and home schooled students (see H. Res. 578), H7651 [14SE]

``In God We Trust'': encourage public display of national motto (see H. Res. 548), H5843 [11JY]

Loveland, CO: authorize contracts with the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District to use Federal facilities to deliver non-Federal water (see H.R. 4991), H7205 [27JY]

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 5371), H8735 [3OC]

Schools: promote the use of proven academic and classroom-management solutions for problems of behavior, attention, and learning in school children (see H. Res. 459), H1763 [4AP]

Letters

Investigate espionage activities of the People's Republic of China: by, E703 [11MY]

Involvement of private companies in the trafficking of fetal tissue and body parts: by, E316 [15MR]

National missile defense system: by, E764 [18MY]

Ports-to-Plains Corridor Project funding: Thomas E. Norton, Colorado Dept. of Transportation, E2096 [14NO]

Motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H11514 [29OC], H11546 [30OC], H11668 [31OC]

Petitions and memorials

Colorado: marriage tax penalty elimination by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, H314 [10FE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1793 [5AP]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1583, H1584 [29MR]

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E659 [4MY]

Boy Scouts: repeal Federal charter (H.R. 4892), H7362 [7SE], E1471 [13SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1064, H1067, H1070 [15MR], H11506, H11511 [29OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, H6605 [20JY]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H8442, H8443 [28SE], H8746 [4OC]

Business and industry: involvement of private companies in the trafficking of fetal tissue and body parts, E315 [15MR]

California: rescinding of personalized automobile license plate relative to perceived offensive connotation, H1081 [16MR]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (H.R. 1838), consideration (H. Res. 408), H109 [1FE]

———U.N. participation (H. Con. Res. 390), H8727 [3OC]

CIA: investigate espionage activities of the People's Republic of China, E703 [11MY]

Colorado: achievements in education through empowerment, E840 [25MY]

———Ports-to-Plains Corridor Project funding, E2095 [14NO]

———tribute to firefighters who fought the Bobcat Gulch and Hi Meadows fires, E1091 [23JN]

Congressional Rural Caucus: reestablishment to address issues impacting rural areas, H957 [14MR]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, E2085 [13NO]

Denver, CO: tribute to National Jewish Medical and Research Center for inclusion in U.S. News & World Report's (publication) ``America's Best Hospitals'' list, E1273 [19JY]

Dept. of Education: funding, H7893 [20SE]

———investigation and audit, H7061 [26JY], H7841 [19SE], H7938 [21SE], H8410 [28SE], H8767, H8769, H8771, H8773 [4OC]

———reform, H7358, H7359, H7360, H7361, H7362 [7SE]

———theft of Impact Aid Program funds, H7841 [19SE], H8767, H8769, H8771 [4OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4516 [15JN], E1094 [23JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4270, H4275 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H7893 [20SE], H11546 [30OC], H11668 [31OC]

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), E840 [25MY]

———charter schools funding, H3901 [6JN]

———effectiveness of core knowledge and charter schools, E1991 [28OC]

———national policy to improve system, H1001 [15MR], H3901, H3903, H3904, H3905, H3906, H3908 [6JN], H8206 [27SE], H8443 [28SE], H8768, H8769, H8770, H8771, H8772, H8773 [4OC], H9809, H9810, H9812, H9813, H9814, H9815 [11OC]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H7893 [20SE]

———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 409), H98, H100, H101, H102 [1FE]

———tribute to home educators and home schooled students (H. Res. 578), H8184, H8187 [26SE]

Forest Service: wildland fire management funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, E1094 [23JN]

Fuller Family: Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts Farming Conservationist Award recipient, E2104 [14NO]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education, H1583, H1584 [29MR]

———conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (H.R. 4079), E840 [25MY]

Government: waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, H8443 [28SE]

Hickman, Libbie: tribute for participation in Olympic games, E1671 [4OC]

House of Representatives: selection process for appointment of Chaplain, H100 [1FE]

``In God We Trust'': encourage public display of national motto (H. Res. 548), H5818 [11JY], H6748, H6749, H6750 [24JY]

———support national motto, H7582 [14SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H3903, H3904, H3905 [6JN], H9812, H9813, H9814, H9815 [11OC]

———funding through reductions in Job Corps, H4275 [13JN]

———funding through reductions in the Office of Education Research and Improvement, H4270 [13JN]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (H. Con. Res. 310), H2373 [2MY]

National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H4516 [15JN]

National security: national missile defense system, E764 [18MY]

National Western Stock Show: forum on biotechnology, international trade, and Federal farm policies, E464 [30MR]

New Jersey: State Senate opposition to Federal School-to-Work curriculum, E1047 [19JN], E1079 [22JN]

New York, NY: Brooklyn Museum of Art funding termination, H1081 [16MR]

Nicholson, Jim: Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Horatio Alger Award recipient, E707 [11MY]

Nuclear weapons: proliferation, E122 [10FE]

Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H5850 [12JY]

———economic impact of increasing oil prices, H5442 [29JN], H5850 [12JY]

Power resources: national energy policy, H5850 [12JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H1064, H1067, H1070 [15MR]

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: establish (S. 2950), E1921 [25OC]

Schools: improve implementation of breakfast and lunch programs, H4343 [14JN]

Sporleder, Sig: Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts Conservationist of the Year for Ranching award recipient, E2093 [14NO]

Taiwanese-American Heritage Week: observance, E659 [4MY]

Tampa, FL: tribute to Terrace Community Charter School, E761 [18MY]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H313 [10FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H3933 [7JN], H4143 [9JN]

———rates, H8442 [28SE]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 7), H1483 [29MR]

Tuttle, Dean: American Foundation for the Blind Migel Professional Award recipient, E1945 [26OC]

Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, E2150 [7DE]

Wagner, Marcia: Francis Gillespie Excellence Award recipient, E714 [11MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H87 [31JA], H370 [14FE], H916 [9MR], H3047 [15MY]

Special order: granted, H983 [14MR], H5082 [23JN], H5166 [26JN], H5841 [11JY], H7868 [19SE], H11525 [29OC]

Reports

Public Charter Schools and the Core Knowledge Movement: Lexington Institute, E1991 [28OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Federal School-to-Work curriculum: New Jersey State Senate, E1048 [19JN], E1079 [22JN]

Ports-to-Plains Corridor Project funding: Colorado Dept. of Transportation, E2096 [14NO]

Statements

Agriculture and International Trade: Larry Palser, Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee, E465 [30MR]

Educational Fascism in Minnesota: John H. Scribante, E1032 [15JN]

Federal Farm Policy: Dusty Tallman, Colorado Association of Wheat Growers, E467 [30MR]

———Lynn Shook, E466 [30MR]

Testimonies

Charter Schools: Kathryn Knox, Liberty Common School, Fort Collins, CO, H2373 [2MY]

Tributes

Alexander, Ben, E2169 [11DE]

Evans, John, E2168 [11DE]

Harper, Judson M., E1322 [26JY]

Johnson, Patti, E2167 [11DE]

Jordan, Charlie, E1017 [15JN]

Pilcher, Stan, E1019 [15JN]

Roy, Patrick, E1948 [26OC]

Scribante, John H., E1032 [15JN]

Williams, Althea, E1222 [13JY]