UDALL, MARK (a Representative from Colorado)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H6605 [10JY], H7094 [17JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), H7132 [18JY]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1527), H4014, H4015 [13MY], H4160 [15MY]

Analyses

Environmental Justice Act (H.R. 2200), E1032 [21MY]

Freedom To Establish State High (FRESH) Air Quality Act (H.R. 3133), E1818 [17SE]

Urban Sprawl and Smart Growth Study Act (H.R. 748), E218 [13FE]

Articles and editorials

Antiquities Act Merited Supreme Court's Approval, Grand Junction (CO) Daily Sentinel, E1998 [8OC]

Arie Taylor 1927-2003—Role Model for All, Denver (CO) Post, E1955 [2OC]

Ashcroft's Plea Ploy, Denver (CO) Post, E1953 [2OC]

Baker Named ``Outstanding'' Town Manager, Scott Condon, Aspen (CO) Times, E1808 [16SE]

Boulder Lawyer a True Friend of the Environment, Claire Martin, Denver (CO) Post, E1806 [16SE]

Breck Fire Chief Retires After 27 Years, Jane Stebbins, Breckenridge (CO) Summit Daily News, E646 [2AP]

Colorado Science Jobs on the Line, M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Denver (CO) Rocky Mountain News, H7357 [23JY]

Colorado Wins Four Preservation Awards—Honors Recognize Statewide Efforts on Historic Sites, J. Sebastian Sinisi, Denver (CO) Post, E2002 [8OC]

CU Professor Scoops the Genius Grant, Sarah-Jane Wilton, Boulder (CO) Colorado Daily, E2004 [8OC]

Don't Drop Sunset of Patriot Act, Denver (CO) Rocky Mountain News, E776 [12AP]

Experiment Through Mines, Students, Crew Together, Dave Curtin, Denver (CO) Post, H307 [5FE]

Faltering Energy Bill, Ken Bossong, SolarAccess.com (Internet site), E2146 [28OC]

Feds To Cut Research Dollars, Sarah-Jane Wilton, H7357 [23JY]

Fire Precautions Save Homes—Fire Resistant Materials, Thinned Trees Credited, Mary Butler, Boulder (CO) Daily Camera, E2244 [5NO]

Flag Amendment Should Die, Denver (CO) Post, H4831 [3JN]

Fool's Gold in Alaska, Amory B. Lovins and L. Hunter Lovins, Foreign Affairs (publication), H3253 [10AP]

Former EPA and Museum Official John Welles Dies, Erika Gonzalez, Denver (CO) Rocky Mountain News, E156 [6FE]

Hot Work, Low Temperature, T.R. Reid, Washington (DC) Post, E2005 [8OC]

Jim Williams To Leave KYSL, Jane Stebbins, Summit County (CO) Daily News, E1819 [17SE]

Keep Patriot Act Temporary, Denver (CO) Post, E808 [30AP]

Local Environmental Green Star Program Recognized by State, Matt Zalaznick, Vail (CO) Daily, E2144 [28OC]

Meadows Are Open Forever, Harry Williamson, Winter Park (CO) Manifest, E2315 [19NO]

Real Desecration—``Flag Protection Amendment'' Assails American Values, Boulder (CO) Daily Camera, H4831 [3JN]

Science Community Faces Cuts, Kate Larsen, Boulder (CO) Camera, H7357 [23JY]

Super IGA Now Rules Local Land Use in Boulder, Richard Valenty, Boulder (CO) Colorado Daily, E2320 [19NO]

U.S. Can't Just Throw Away the Key, Denver (CO) Rocky Mountain News, E810 [30AP]

What Problem Is Ashcroft Solving? Denver (CO) Rocky Mountain News, E1881 [24SE]

Wyoming Lives Uneasily With Big Game and Big Equipment, Ted Kerasote, Writers on the Range (publication), E704 [8AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits and vegetables and other specialty crops by enhancing competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 3242), H10458 [5NO]

———ensure the humane slaughter of nonambulatory livestock (see H.R. 2519), H5661 [19JN]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (see H. Res. 42), H9738 [20OC]

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 979), H1461 [27FE]

Animal Welfare Act: improve care and treatment standards for certain dogs (see H.R. 3484), H11133 [7NO]

———strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 1532), H9377 [8OC]

Animals: coordinate and strengthen research and monitoring, and promote public outreach, education, and awareness of chronic wasting disease (see H.R. 2430), H5266 [11JN]

———encourage research on the causes of chronic wasting disease and methods to control its spread, monitor the incidence of the disease, and support State efforts to control the disease (see H.R. 2057), H5664 [19JN]

———prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal lands (see H.R. 1472), H3572 [30AP]

Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decision making, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (see H.R. 2416), H5265 [11JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H699 [13FE]

Armed Forces: exempt certain members from requirement to pay subsistence charges while hospitalized (see H.R. 2998), H9131 [1OC]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 742), H9687 [17OC]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 1323), H3453 [29AP]

———require Presidential report to Congress detailing possible consequences of using military force against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 24), H2515 [31MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 58), H3683 [6MY] (see H.R. 3474), H12312 [21NO]

———restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 693), H1467 [27FE]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1258), H1900 [13MR]

Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 586), H1812 [12MR]

———improve airport security by using biometric security badges (see H.R. 115), H323 [5FE]

———improve training requirements for and require certification of cabin crew members (see H.R. 1889), H4131 [14MY]

Basilone, John: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 218), H5366 [12JN]

Blackwell, Lucien E.: tribute (see H. Res. 169), H2586 [1AP]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 1005), H1463 [27FE]

Briggs, Harry and Eliza: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (see H.R. 3598), H12307 [21NO]

Charities: nullify contracting exemption provisions of Executive order on the participation of faith-based organizations in the provision of social services (see H.R. 2605), H6707 [14JY]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Res. 112), H1813 [12MR]

Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 362, 412), H1954 [18MR]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to recognize U.S. efforts to reunite missing children with their families and to honor the victims of abduction and murder (see H. Con. Res. 192), H5175 [10JN]

China, People's Republic of: condemn relative to individuals being held as prisoners of conscience for their involvement in efforts to end the occupation of Tibet (see H. Res. 157), H9983 [28OC]

———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 304), H11703 [20NO]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1688), H7020 [16JY]

Colleges and universities: expand and enhance post-baccalaureate opportunities at Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 2238), H4735 [22MY]

———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1684), H9131 [1OC]

Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1097), H2587 [1AP]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H2311 [25MR]

———tribute to debris collection efforts (see H. Res. 222), H4012 [13MY]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 1812), H5046 [5JN]

———require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2727), H10457 [5NO]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 21), H324 [5FE]

Corporations: review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable Federal subsidies (see H.R. 2153), H4254 [19MY]

Corrie, Rachel: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 111), H4206 [15MY]

Crime: establish penalties for aggravated identity theft (see H.R. 858), H1903 [13MR]

———prevent identity fraud (see H.R. 2035), H3856 [8MY]

De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: acquire and manage lands in Puerto Rico to protect critical aquifers, watersheds, and the tropical forests of the Karst Region (see H.R. 2488), H5467 [17JN]

———authorize former Federal employees receiving voluntary separation payments to accept subsequent Federal employment related to fighting forest fires (see H.R. 366), H7787 [25JY]

———establish and enforce performance standards and sanitation requirements for reduction of pathogens in meat and poultry (see H.R. 2203), H4788 [2JN]

———establish the National Drought Council (see H.R. 2871), H7616 [24JY]

———exchange certain lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado (see H.R. 2766), H7085 [17JY]

———organic food standards relative to livestock and dairy production (see H.R. 955), H1460 [27FE]

———support research on control and suppression of plant species tamarisk in the Colorado River watershed (see H.R. 695), H706 [13FE]

Dept. of Defense: provide for congressional review of regulations relative to military tribunals (see H.R. 2428), H5266 [11JN]

Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 34), H268 [31JA]

———establish a pilot program and a development and demonstration program for clean fuel school buses (see H.R. 1461), H2470 [27MR]

Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 445), H324 [5FE]

Dept. of Justice: extend authorization for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program (see H.R. 1708), H3454 [29AP]

Dept. of Peace: establish (see H.R. 1673), H2938 [8AP]

Dept. of State: establish position of Iraqi Reconstruction Coordinator (see H. Res. 404), H9614 [16OC]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of the San Gabriel River Watershed (see H.R. 519), H268 [31JA]

———implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see H.R. 1130), H1679 [6MR]

———provide assistance through States to eligible weed management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds (see H.R. 119), H323 [5FE]

———study the suitability and feasibility of designating the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, in Greensboro, NC, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 1869), H3452 [29AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize construction, leasing, or modification of major medical facilities at the site of the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, CO (see H.R. 116), H56 [7JA]

———dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see H.R. 709), H391 [11FE]

———place certain low-income veterans in a higher health-care priority category (see H.R. 2816), H11392 (see H.R. 2816), H11516 [18NO]

———require congressional notification prior to implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative (see H.R. 2808), H7225 [21JY]

Developing countries: establish Millennium Challenge Account to increase support for certain countries, assess impact and effectiveness of U.S. economic assistance, and authorize expansion of the Peace Corps (see H.R. 2441), H6707 [14JY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1385), H4529 [21MY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 247), H9132 [1OC]

———prohibit interference by certain education grant recipients with a student's treatment of his or her diabetes (see H.R. 3178), H10457 [5NO]

Domestic violence: research health impact and prevention and provide training and Federal coverage for health care professionals to identify and treat families experiencing family violence (see H.R. 1267), H5046 [5JN]

Drugs: use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 2233), H4978 [4JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 1057), H1514 [4MR]

Education: establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics (see H.R. 1078), H5267 [11JN]

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 490), H1902 [13MR]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 1751), H3303 [10AP]

———oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H. Res. 137), H3355 [11AP]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 236), H5663 [19JN]

———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 2198), H6271 [7JY]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see H.R. 365), H170 [27JA]

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 3509), H11391 (see H.R. 3509), H11514 [18NO]

Emancipation Proclamation: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 36), H462 [12FE]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 3285), H9376 [8OC]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: provide benefits to Dept. of Energy contractors exposed to toxic substances, expand coverage to certain individuals, and reform claimant assistance (see H.R. 1758), H3303 [10AP]

EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 1245), H1811 [12MR]

———reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 475), H12921 [8DE]

Families and domestic relations: improve collection of child support arrears in interstate cases (see H.R. 2300), H7787 [25JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to care for a domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent with a serious health condition (see H.R. 1430), H5267 [11JN]

FCC: encourage more extensive review and public comment before revising media ownership rules (see H. Res. 218), H4740 [22MY]

———invalidate ruling on media ownership rules (see H.R. 2462), H5665 [19JN]

———treat private land use rules as State or local regulations for purposes of certain Federal regulations (see H.R. 1478), H8382 [17SE]

Federal aid programs: simplify Federal student financial aid process (see H.R. 2956), H9812 [21OC]

Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3426), H10236 [30OC]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 1829), H4205 [15MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 738), H6869 [15JY]

———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 962), H3637 [1MY]

Financial institutions: prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H55 [7JA]

———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 522), H392 [11FE]

———repeal prohibition on payment of interest on demand deposits (see H.R. 859), H2473 [27MR]

Fire prevention: allow Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to enter into agreements with Federal agencies to acquire goods and services relative to improving or using the wildfire fighting capability of those agencies (see H.R. 1061), H3683 [6MY]

Firefighters: establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program (see H.R. 1118), H4012 [13MY]

———expedite process by which military aircraft may be used to fight wildfires (see H.R. 575), H463 [12FE]

———provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see H.R. 977), H2473 [27MR]

———provide portal-to-portal compensation for wildland firefighters (see H.R. 2963), H7784 [25JY]

Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 1945), H3636 [1MY]

———protect certain areas of the seafloor by establishing a maximum diameter size limit on rockhopper, roller, and all other groundgear used on bottom trawls (see H.R. 1690), H3051 [9AP]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations (see H.R. 1157), H1680 [6MR]

Forest Service: carry out a demonstration program to assess potential water savings through control of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive plants (see H.R. 2707), H7455 [23JY]

———protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2369), H5044 [5JN]

Forests: establish institutes to conduct research on the prevention of, and restoration from, wildfires in forest and woodland ecosystems (see H.R. 460), H242 [29JA]

———establish institutes to demonstrate and promote use of adaptive ecosystem management to reduce the risk of wildfires, and restore the health of fire-adapted forest and woodland ecosystems of the interior West (see H.R. 2696), H7020 [16JY]

FTC: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 414), H6869 [15JY]

———regulation of unfair or deceptive practices by sports agents in the signing of contracts with student athletes (see H.R. 361), H324 [5FE]

Government: enhance security and efficiency of immigration, visa, border patrol, and naturalization functions (see H.R. 1464), H2470 [27MR]

Health: recognize health risks associated with childhood obesity and encouraging parents to promote healthy weight and increased physical activity to their children (see H. Con. Res. 76), H3572 [30AP]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H3353 [11AP]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H12311 [21NO]

Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 2711), H6603 [10JY]

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H12922 [8DE]

Hirschfeld, Al: tribute (see H. Res. 46), H275 [4FE]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives (see H.R. 2090), H4529 [21MY]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1800), H3352 [11AP]

Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 2435), H5266 [11JN]

Independent Commission on Intelligence About Iraq: establish (see H.R. 2625), H7787 [25JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1094), H3858 [8MY]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 1910), H5089 [9JN]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 1749), H3303 [10AP]

Intelligence services: improve administration and oversight of foreign intelligence surveillance (see H.R. 2429), H5266 [11JN]

International Religious Freedom Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 423), H11393 (see H. Res. 423), H11516 [18NO]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 57), H1747 [11MR]

Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 857), H5089 [9JN]

Iraq: provide for recovery, restitution, and protection of cultural heritage (see H.R. 2009), H4132 [14MY]

———require transparency, increased competition in contracting, and the increased use of Iraqi contractors for post-conflict reconstruction (see H.R. 3275), H9688 [17OC]

IRS: discourage payment of Federal tax collection services through a commission or as a percentage of taxes collected (see H. Con. Res. 213), H5088 [9JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1209), H4788 [2JN]

———mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 589), H706 [13FE]

Law enforcement: eliminate backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and offenders and expand and improve the use of DNA collection and analysis in criminal investigations (see H.R. 3214), H9129 [1OC]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 466), H4131 [14MY]

Marine Corps: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 3277), H12311 [21NO]

Marshall, John: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2768), H8083 [9SE]

Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 328), H2271 [20MR]

———increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage to help States finance increases in enrollment (see H.R. 816), H701 [13FE]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1811), H3353 [11AP]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2032), H3856 [8MY]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 1225), H2473 [27MR]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1288), H4205 [15MY]

———determination of payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 883), H1955 [18MR]

———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. 1377), H5929 [25JN]

———promote access to health care services in rural areas (see H.R. 830), H1682 [6MR]

———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see H.R. 745), H1746 [11MR]

———reform payment method for covered drugs, drug administration services, and chemotherapy support services (see H.R. 1622), H7329 [22JY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 1125), H3453 [29AP]

———standardize payment amounts for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 1580), H2819 [3AP]

Mendez, Gonzalo and Felicitas: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 200), H4738 [22MY]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 953), H1682 [6MR]

Middle East: recognize importance of fighting terrorism and embracing efforts to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace (see H. Res. 479), H12920 [8DE]

———support vision of Israelis and Palestinians who are working together to conceive pragmatic, serious plans for achieving peace (see H. Res. 462), H12923 [8DE]

Mining and mineral resources: modify requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 2141), H4204 [15MY]

Mississippi River: designate route for study of potential addition to the National Scenic Trails System (see H.R. 897), H7454 [23JY]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8175 [10SE]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 13), H245 [29JA]

NASA: establish an independent committee to oversee the space shuttle return-to-flight plans (see H.R. 3219), H9982 [28OC]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 1102), H1640 [5MR]

National Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force: establish (see H.R. 2431), H5266 [11JN]

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: long-term health monitoring of firefighters in disaster areas (see H.R. 3431), H10339 [4NO]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1746), H3302 [10AP]

National security: authorize appropriations for border and transportation security personnel and technology (see H.R. 1096), H3637 [1MY]

———establish a task force to assess State and local capabilities in dealing with terrorism and make grants to such jurisdictions to achieve those capabilities (see H.R. 3158), H8904 [24SE]

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 280), H9132 [1OC]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 898), H1682 [6MR]

———clarify citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (see H.R. 731), H460 [12FE]

———eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 2983), H9377 [8OC]

———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 2440), H5266 [11JN]

Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 125), H323 [5FE]

Peace Corps: promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and nonviolent coexistence among peoples of diverse cultures and systems of government (see H.R. 250), H135 [8JA]

Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (see H. Con. Res. 80), H1681 [6MR]

Pearson, Levi: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Pensions: protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (see H.R. 1677), H2938 [8AP]

Presidential Records Act: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionality based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (see H.R. 1493), H3572 [30AP]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H1641 [5MR]

———increase penalties for illegal campfires on public, national park, and national forest lands that results in damage and specify uses for collected fines (see H.R. 1038), H1464 [27FE]

———provide consistent enforcement authority by Federal agencies that respond to violations of regulations governing public lands, and clarify the purpose of fines collected for violations (see H.R. 3247), H9214 [2OC]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H4368 [20MY]

———ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 919), H1394 [26FE]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 1294), H1902 [13MR]

Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 1723), H3301 [10AP]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 713), H10457 [5NO]

Refugees: treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1813), H5929 [25JN]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8905 [24SE]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: preserve profile on the dime because of his innumerable contributions to and lasting impact on the Nation (see H. Con. Res. 343), H12923 [8DE]

SBA: expand and improve assistance provided by small business development centers to Native Americans (see H.R. 1166), H1681 [6MR]

Seeds of Peace (organization): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 288), H11360 [17NO]

Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 1021), H1463 [27FE]

Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 822), H7225 [21JY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 2205), H5815 [24JN]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 887), H1396 [26FE]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 173), H392 [11FE]

Space policy: establish a commission to investigate incidents in the human space flight program that result in loss of crew (see H.R. 2450), H5365 [12JN]

———restore a vision for the human space flight program by instituting a series of incremental goals to facilitate scientific exploration of the universe (see H.R. 3057), H8174 [10SE]

Sportsmen: tribute to sportsmen and their contributions to society, traditions and values, and the economic benefits associated with outdoor sporting activities (see H. Res. 362), H8082 [9SE]

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 1828), H4205 [15MY]

Taxation: accelerate increase in refundability of the child tax credit (see H.R. 2325), H5089 [9JN]

———allow a deduction for certain distributions from a controlled foreign corporation to encourage personnel and economic investments by companies (see H.R. 1162), H3053 [9AP]

———allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1336), H7618 [24JY]

———allow an income tax credit to holders of bonds issued to finance land and water reclamation of abandoned mine land areas (see H.R. 419), H218 [28JA]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1231), H1903 [13MR]

———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 284), H1812 [12MR]

———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (see H.R. 286), H3637 [1MY]

———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. 991), H1462 [27FE]

———expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 714), H460 [12FE]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1818), H7170 [18JY]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain designated beneficiaries of employee's (see H.R. 935), H7454 [23JY]

———extend replacement period for livestock sold due to drought, flood, or other weather-related conditions (see H.R. 377), H324 [5FE]

———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1052), H4978 [4JN]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 570), H1682 [6MR]

———improve tax equity for military personnel (see H.R. 662), H1396 [26FE]

———increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students (see H.R. 869), H5664 [19JN]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 463), H2939 [8AP]

———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 737), H461 [12FE]

———provide a credit for expenditures for the maintenance of railroad tracks of certain railroads (see H.R. 876), H12921 [8DE]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1634), H2821 [3AP]

———provide for employer liability for Social Security taxes on unreported tips paid to an employee after the IRS establishes the amount of tips received (see H.R. 2034), H5175 [10JN]

———repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 798), H1746 [11MR]

———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 262), H7787 [25JY]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1155), H3453 [29AP]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1177), H2822 [3AP]

Telecommunications: equitably distribute universal service support throughout rural areas (see H.R. 1582), H3572 [30AP]

Television: preserve localism, promote diversity in programming, encourage competition, and prevent excessive concentration of ownership of broadcast stations (see H.R. 2052), H5664 [19JN]

Terrorism: detain U.S. citizens or residents that are members of or cooperated with al-Qaeda in terrorist acts against the U.S. (see H.R. 1029), H2473 [27MR]

U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 1196), H3683 [6MY]

U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution: reauthorize (see H.R. 421), H218 [28JA]

U.S.-Adriatic Charter: ratification (see H. Con. Res. 209), H5367 [12JN]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 17), H52 [7JA] (see H.R. 1652), H3572 [30AP]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1796), H3352 [11AP]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for an open season under that plan (see H.R. 548), H2822 [3AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2703 [2AP]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1787), H3684 [6MY]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 20), H2939 [8AP]

Wildlife: prohibit interstate and foreign commerce of certain wild animals for use as pets (see H.R. 1006), H3683 [6MY]

———protect, conserve, and restore native fish, wildlife, and their natural habitats on Federal lands through grants to control, mitigate, and eradicate harmful nonnative species (see H.R. 2310), H4876 [3JN]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 37), H1811 [12MR]

Women's United Soccer Association: tribute (see H. Res. 373), H9131 [1OC]

World War II: support Japanese-American, German-American, and Italian-American communities in increasing public awareness of events surrounding restriction and internment (see H. Res. 56), H393 [11FE]

YMCA: clarify tax status of retirement fund (see H.R. 1185), H3975 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: assist small farms with modernization to increase profitability and competitiveness in ways that provide environmental benefits (see H.R. 1293), H1901 [13MR]

Business and industry: establish position of Under Sec. of Commerce for Manufacturing and Technology and manufacturing research and implementation program, and promote manufacturing education (see H.R. 2908), H7781 [25JY]

Colorado: management as open space of certain lands in and adjacent to the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests (see H.R. 750), H462 [12FE]

———preserve land held in trust as open space and exempt such land from the requirement that they generate income for the common schools (see H.R. 639), H322 [5FE]

Dept. of Defense: clarify authority to respond to environmental emergencies (see H.R. 638), H322 [5FE]

Dept. of Energy: develop and implement a strategy for research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of distributed power hybrid energy systems (see H.R. 1041), H1464 [27FE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program (see H.R. 749), H462 [12FE]

———facilitate acquisition of certain mineral rights (see H.R. 2653), H6263 [26JN] (see H.R. 3303), H9477 [15OC]

———reform management of Indian trust funds and assets (see H.R. 2981), H7785 [25JY]

Ecology and environment: promote and coordinate global change research (see H.R. 1578), H2703 [2AP]

Education: permit Federal laboratories to aid surrounding communities in improving their efforts in science education (see H.R. 641), H322 [5FE]

EPA: allow States, Indian tribes, municipalities, and air pollution control agencies discretion as to whether or not to implement new source review revisions (see H.R. 3133), H8381 [17SE]

Fire prevention: authorize collaborative forest restoration and wildland mitigation projects on public and private lands, and improve implementation of the National Fire Plan (see H.R. 1042), H1464 [27FE]

Government: require Federal agencies to develop and implement policies and practices that promote environmental justice (see H.R. 2200), H4528 [21MY]

Insurance: grant State high risk pool insurance programs reductions in prices charged for prescription drugs under Public Health Service Act prescription drug pricing agreements (see H.R. 1291), H1901 [13MR]

Mining and mineral resources: reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 504), H244 [29JA]

Monuments and memorials: establish a national database to identify, locate, and catalogue memorials and permanent tributes to U.S. veterans (see H.R. 2201), H4528 [21MY]

Motor vehicles: increase fines for improper use of vehicles that result in damage to public lands or national forests (see H.R. 751), H462 [12FE]

———require increased safety testing of 15-passenger vans and ensure compliance with applicable motor vehicle safety standards if vans are used as schoolbuses (see H.R. 1641), H2821 [3AP]

National Environmental Policy Act: require Council on Environmental Quality study on urban sprawl and smart growth and include urban sprawl in environmental reviews by Federal agencies (see H.R. 748), H462 [12FE]

Power resources: assure that certain Federal oil and gas development will occur in ways that protect water resources and surface owner rights (see H.R. 3698), H12919 [8DE]

Public lands: provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way (see H.R. 1639), H2821 [3AP]

Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 640), H322 [5FE]

SBA: raise awareness about telework among small business employers and encourage such employers to offer telework options to employees (see H.R. 2788), H7085 [17JY]

Science: celebrate anniversary of International Geophysical Year (IGY) and support an International Geophysical Year-2 (IGY-2) in 2007-08 (see H. Con. Res. 189), H4528 [21MY]

Taxation: allow a married couple who operates an unincorporated business as co-owners to file separate returns for purposes of the self-employment tax (see H.R. 1640), H2821 [3AP]

Urban areas: encourage development and integrated use by public and private sectors of remote sensing and other geospatial information to assist in management of community growth (see H.R. 1292), H1901 [13MR]

Factsheets

Colorado Northern Front Range Mountain Backdrop Protection Study Act (H.R. 750), E215 [13FE]

Distributed Power Hybrid Energy Act (H.R. 991), E329 [27FE]

Family Farm and Ranch Innovation Act (H.R. 1293), E460 [13MR]

Responsible Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement and Response (ROVER) Act (H.R. 751), E222 [13FE]

Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Act (H.R. 640), E162 [6FE]

Outlines

Rocky Flats Minerals Acquisition Act (H.R. 2653), E1396 [27JN], E2045 [15OC]

Remarks

Agriculture: assist small farms with modernization to increase profitability and competitiveness in ways that provide environmental benefits (H.R. 1293), E459 [13MR]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2673), H6621 [14JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2673), conference report, H12836 [8DE]

Appropriations: legislative process, H666 [13FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 2), conference report, H666 [13FE]

———making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H666 [13FE], H12836 [8DE]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), H9668 [17OC]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 3289), conference report, E2214 [4NO]

———making supplemental appropriations for the war in Iraq and homeland security (H.R. 1559), H2732 [3AP]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3252, H3254 [10AP]

Armed Forces: support members engaging in military action in Iraq and President Bush for his efforts as Commander in Chief (H. Con. Res. 104), E573 [25MR]

———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H1445 [27FE]

Baker, Tom: University of Colorado Leo C. Riethmayer Award recipient, E1808 [16SE]

Bayaud Industries (nonprofit organization): tribute, E1423 [8JY]

Boulder County, CO: tribute to Coordinated Comprehensive Development Plan Intergovernmental Agreement, E2320 [19NO]

Business and industry: establish position of Under Sec. of Commerce for Manufacturing and Technology and manufacturing research and implementation program, and promote manufacturing education (H.R. 2908), E1626 [25JY]

Colorado: management as open space of certain lands in and adjacent to the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests (H.R. 750), E214 [13FE]

———preserve land held in trust as open space and exempt such land from the requirement that they generate income for the common schools (H.R. 639), E166 [6FE]

———Regional Transportation District recipient of American Public Transportation Association Best Transit Agency award, E2148 [28OC], E2215 [4NO]

———revise the boundary of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (S. 677), H10308 [4NO]

———tribute to National Trust for Historic Preservation award recipients, E2001 [8OC]

Colorado Public Interest Research Group (CoPIRG): anniversary, E2049 [15OC]

Columbia (space shuttle): tribute to crew (H. Res. 51), H306 [5FE]

Cuba: condemn human rights violations, encourage release of political prisoners, and support free elections (H. Res. 179), H2894 [8AP]

Denver, CO: anniversary of Oxford Hotel, E1809 [16SE], E1870 [23SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: exchange certain lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado (H.R. 2766), H10306 [4NO]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), H4602 [22MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1588), conference report, E2329 [19NO], E2354 [20NO]

———clarify authority to respond to environmental emergencies (H.R. 638), E158 [6FE]

Dept. of Energy: develop and implement a strategy for research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of distributed power hybrid energy systems (H.R. 1041), E335 [27FE]

———increase renewable energy programs funding through reductions in Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H7132, H7134, H7135 [18JY]

Dept. of HHS: promulgate regulations for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H.R. 2427), H7607 [24JY]

Dept. of Justice: order instructing U.S. attorneys to limit use of plea bargains and pursue toughest charges with maximum sentences, E1881 [24SE]

———restriction of plea bargaining in Federal criminal cases, E1953 [2OC]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1950), E1510 [18JY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program (H.R. 749), E219 [13FE]

———establish the Office of Trust Reform Implementation and Oversight to manage and reform Indian trust funds and assets (S. 175), E1621 [25JY]

———facilitate acquisition of certain mineral rights (H.R. 2653), E1396 [27JN], E2045 [15OC]

———reform management of Indian trust funds and assets (H.R. 2981), E1621 [25JY]

———settlement of claims relative to Indian trust funds, H10202 [30OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2691), H7094, H7095, H7099, H7100 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2691), conference report, H10202 [30OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2799), H7251 [22JY], H7357 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2660), H6517 [10JY]

Depts. of Transportation and the Treasury, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2989), E1803 [16SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2861), H7667 [25JY]

Diseases: provide benefits for certain individuals sustaining injury as a result of smallpox vaccination (H.R. 1463), H2491 [31MR]

Eagle County, CO: tribute to Eagle Valley Alliance for Sustainability Green Star Program, E2144 [28OC]

Ecology and environment: promote and coordinate global change research (H.R. 1578), E643 [2AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H5500 [18JN]

Education: permit Federal laboratories to aid surrounding communities in improving their efforts in science education (H.R. 641), E159 [6FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2754), H7132, H7134, H7135 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2754), conference report, E2345 [20NO]

EPA: allow States, Indian tribes, municipalities, and air pollution control agencies discretion as to whether or not to implement new source review revisions (H.R. 3133), E1817 [17SE]

FBI: definition of ``financial institution'' relative to authority to subpoena financial records in terrorism or espionage investigations, E2399 [22NO]

Fire prevention: authorize collaborative forest restoration and wildland mitigation projects on public and private lands, and improve implementation of the National Fire Plan (H.R. 1042), E325 [27FE]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), H4315, H4319 [20MY], E2243 [5NO]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), conference report, H12169 [21NO]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), consideration (H. Res. 239), H4281 [20MY]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (H.R. 1036), H2976 [9AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 4), H4831 [3JN]

Georgetown, CO: National Trust for Historic Preservation Dozen Distinctive Destination designation, E1397 [27JN]

Government: require Federal agencies to develop and implement policies and practices that promote environmental justice (H.R. 2200), E1032 [21MY], E1082 [23MY]

Grand County, CO: tribute to Middle Park Land Trust and Denver Water Dept., for conservation easement efforts, E2315 [19NO]

Health: expand health care access and choice of coverage through association health plans, H5620 [19JN]

———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 5), H1859 [13MR]

Idaho Springs, CO: tribute to Idaho Springs Volunteer Fire Dept., E1555 [22JY]

Immigration: extend basic pilot employment verification system (H.R. 2359), H9896 [28OC]

———extend basic pilot employment verification system (S. 1685), E2367 [21NO], E2389 [22NO]

———indefinite detention of individuals seeking asylum, E810 [30AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1350), H3475 [30AP]

Insurance: grant State high risk pool insurance programs reductions in prices charged for prescription drugs under Public Health Service Act prescription drug pricing agreements (H.R. 1291), E453 [13MR]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2417), conference report, E2399 [22NO]

Investments: improve transparency relative to fees and costs that mutual fund investors incur and improve corporate governance of mutual funds (H.R. 2420), H11545 [19NO]

Jin, Deborah S.: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation MacArthur Fellow award recipient, E2004 [8OC]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), H6112 [26JN]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), conference report, H12272 [21NO]

Mining and mineral resources: reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (H.R. 504), E154 [6FE]

Monuments and memorials: establish a national database to identify, locate, and catalogue memorials and permanent tributes to U.S. veterans (H.R. 2201), E1030 [21MY]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, H3234 [10AP]

———increase fines for improper use of vehicles that result in damage to public lands or national forests (H.R. 751), E222 [13FE]

———require increased safety testing of 15-passenger vans and ensure compliance with applicable motor vehicle safety standards if vans are used as schoolbuses, H4161, H4162 [15MY]

———require increased safety testing of 15-passenger vans and ensure compliance with applicable motor vehicle safety standards if vans are used as schoolbuses (H.R. 1641), H3687 [7MY], E675 [3AP]

NASA: funding, H7667 [25JY]

National Environmental Policy Act: require Council on Environmental Quality study on urban sprawl and smart growth and include urban sprawl in environmental reviews by Federal agencies (H.R. 748), E216 [13FE]

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes: Parkinson's disease research funding, H6517 [10JY]

National Peace Corps Day: observance, E399 [7MR]

National security: homeland security funding, H3410 [29AP]

Native Americans: provide a Federal land exchange for the environmental, educational, and cultural benefit of the general public and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (H.R. 1409), H8421 [23SE]

New Mexico: protect archeological sites in the Galisteo Basin (H.R. 506), H10311 [4NO]

NIST: funding, H7251 [22JY]

NOAA: funding, H7251 [22JY]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1527), H4161, H4162 [15MY]

Peace Corps: promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and nonviolent coexistence among peoples of diverse cultures and systems of government (H.R. 250), E399 [7MR]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (H. Res. 132), E573 [25MR]

Power resources: assure that certain Federal oil and gas development will occur in ways that protect water resources and surface owner rights (H.R. 3698), E2533 [8DE]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 1644), E704 [8AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H3234, H3252, H3254 [10AP], H3326 [11AP], E2146 [28OC]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, E2342 [20NO]

Public lands: forest-thinning projects on Federal lands, E2243 [5NO]

———provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way, H7094, H7095, H7099, H7100 [17JY], H10202 [30OC]

———provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way (H.R. 1639), E671 [3AP]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (H.R. 1294), E461 [13MR]

Roads and highways: extend certain Highway Trust Fund highway, safety, and transit programs pending reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 3087), H8829 [24SE]

Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 640), E162 [6FE]

SBA: raise awareness about telework among small business employers and encourage such employers to offer telework options to employees (H.R. 2788), E1514 [18JY]

Schnidt, Rita Z.: Jefferson County, CO, Democrats (organization) Eleanor Roosevelt Award recipient, E1995 [8OC]

Science: celebrate anniversary of International Geophysical Year (IGY) and support an International Geophysical Year-2 (IGY-2) in 2007-08 (H. Con. Res. 189), E1031 [21MY]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), H5620 [19JN]

Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), H1548 [5MR]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, H1548 [5MR]

Supreme Court: decision not to hear case on Presidential authority to extend or establish national monuments under the Antiquities Act, E1998 [8OC]

Taxation: allow a married couple who operates an unincorporated business as co-owners to file separate returns for purposes of the self-employment tax (H.R. 1640), E673 [3AP]

———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 (H.R. 991), E329 [27FE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3932 [9MY]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), conference report, H4725 [22MY]

———rates, H3410 [29AP]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend (S. 23), E107 [29JA]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: reauthorize, H8829 [24SE]

U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution: reauthorize (H.R. 421), H11590 [19NO]

Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (H.R. 2185), consideration (H. Res. 248), E1091 [2JN]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend, E808 [30AP]

———make certain provisions permanent, E776 [12AP]

Urban areas: encourage development and integrated use by public and private sectors of remote sensing and other geospatial information to assist in management of community growth (H.R. 1292), E457 [13MR]

Veterans: health care funding, H7667 [25JY]

Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (organization): anniversary, E624 [31MR]

Votes: position on missed, H4556 [22MY], H5794 [24JN], E573 [25MR], E1033 [21MY], E1815 [17SE]

Winter Park, CO: tribute to National Sports Center for the Disabled, E1883 [24SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1451 [27FE]

Reports

Allow a Married Couple Who Operates an Unincorporated Business as Co-owners To File Separate Tax Returns for Purposes of the Self-Employment Tax: Nina E. Olsen, National Taxpayers Advocate, E674 [3AP]

Summaries

Cooperative Landscape Conservation Act (H.R. 749), E220 [13FE]

Dept. of the Interior Management Reform of Indian Trust Funds and Assets (H.R. 2981), E1622 [25JY]

Forest Restoration and Fire Risk Reduction Act (H.R. 1042), E326 [27FE]

Provide a Means of Resolving Claims Regarding the Continued Existence of Public Lands Rights-of-Way (H.R. 1639), E671 [3AP]

Western Waters and Surface Owners Protection Act (H.R. 3698), E2533 [8DE]

Tables

Renewable energy 2004 budget and appropriations, H7132 [18JY]

Tributes

Carlson, LeRoy, E2366 [21NO]

Chu, Raymond, E1821 [17SE]

Corson, Dan, E2044 [15OC]

Dougherty, Dennis, E2327 [19NO]

Downey, Hugh and Marty, E612 [27MR]

Finegan, Cole, E1907 [25SE]

Green, Frances M. (Kelley), E1806 [16SE]

Havlick, Spencer, E2046 [15OC], E2352 [20NO]

Jones, Carolyn, E1096 [2JN]

Middleton, Don, E1095 [2JN]

Mock, Don, E2350 [20NO]

Moles, John, E646 [2AP]

Morzel, Lisa, E2048 [15OC]

Murie, Margaret (Mardy), E2197 [31OC]

Poinsatte, Francoise, E2047 [15OC]

Raitano, Florine, E152 [6FE]

Slocum, Thomas, E570 [25MR]

Stovall, Hank, E2394 [22NO]

Taylor, Arie P., E1954 [2OC]

Webb, Wellington E., E1816 [17SE]

Welles, John, E156 [6FE]

Williams, Jim, E1819 [17SE]