GORDON, BART (a Representative from Tennessee)

Amendments

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 (H.R. 3598), H5455 [9JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3550, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, H3747 [3JN]

———H.R. 4200, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H7701 [28SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm and ranch land to voluntarily make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States (see H.R. 3482), H831 [3MR]

———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), H3016 [13MY]

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 3388), H2658 [5MY]

———establish separate campaign medals to recognize service by members in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H.R. 3104), H244 [28JA]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 5055), H6997 [9SE]

———provide compensation to members of the reserve components who suffer discrepancies between their military and nonmilitary compensation as a result of being called to active duty for a certain period (see H.R. 1345), H575 [24FE]

———reimburse members who participated in the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for travel expenses incurred by or on behalf of such members before the program was expanded to include domestic travel (see H.R. 3731), H304 [3FE]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 1323), H7329 [21SE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3474), H128 [27JA]

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), H752 [2MR]

Aviation: provide for recruiting, training, and deputizing persons for the Federal flight deck officer program (see H.R. 4126), H5471 [9JY]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (see H.R. 5167), H7863 [29SE]

Ben Atchley Post Office Building, Knoxville, TN: designate (see H.R. 3769), H392 [4FE]

Birds: conduct a pilot program under which States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps (see H.R. 4685), H7575 [23SE]

———mint coins celebrating recovery and restoration of the American bald eagle and noting the importance of the designation of the American bald eagle as an endangered species (see H.R. 4116), H2406 [27AP]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see H. Res. 722, 722), H6756 [7SE]

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), H1740 [30MR]

———implement steps to secure the manufacturing economic base, protect jobs, and help grow the domestic manufacturing sector (see H.R. 4177), H3606 [1JN]

———permit biomedical research corporations to engage in certain equity financings without incurring limitations on net operating loss carryforwards and certain built-in losses (see H.R. 2968), H3781 [3JN]

———require employees at call centers who initiate or receive telephone calls to disclose physical location of such employees (see H.R. 3816), H2658 [5MY]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County as a wild or scenic river (see H.R. 1501), H2373 [22AP]

Center for Scientific and Technical Assessment: establish (see H.R. 4670), H4893 [23JN]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2173), H7575 [23SE]

———improve certain nutritional programs (see H.R. 2626), H575 [24FE]

China, People's Republic of: require Dept. of the Treasury report on exchange rate policies and impose additional tariffs on products based on the rate of currency exchange manipulation (see H.R. 4986), H8859 [7OC]

Civil Air Patrol: make volunteer members eligible for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 732), H1011 [10MR]

Civil rights: anniversary of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS (see H. Con. Res. 450), H4171 [15JN]

Civil War—U.S.: establish a commission to commemorate sesquicentennial (see H.R. 2449), H1116 [16MR]

Columbia (space shuttle): anniversary of accident costing the lives of the crew (see H. Res. 507), H244 [28JA]

Commission for Assisting Democratic Parliaments: establish (see H. Res. 543), H872 [4MR]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 103), H435 [10FE]

Computers: prohibit misappropriation of databases while ensuring consumer access to factual information (see H.R. 3872), H752 [2MR]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 3941), H1070 [11MR]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 48), H6128 [20JY]

———provide reliable officers, technology, education, community prosecutors, and training in our neighborhoods (see H.R. 5277), H8858 [7OC]

Crockett, David: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 3526), H1791 [31MR]

Dallas, TX: modify restrictions on the provisions of air transportation to and from Love Field (see H.R. 5187), H7944 [30SE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership (see H.R. 4656), H7329 [21SE]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 3476), H1072 [11MR]

Dept. of Education: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 4585), H6707 [22JY]

Dept. of Energy: carry out a program of research and development to advance high-end computing (see H.R. 4516), H5195 [6JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 4493), H3719 [2JN]

Dept. of HUD: insure zero-downpayment mortgages for one-unit residences (see H.R. 3755), H2549 [4MY]

Dept. of Justice: make grants to improve ability of State and local governments to prevent abduction of children by family members (see H.R. 3965), H5654 [13JY]

Dept. of State: expand au pair exchange visitor programs to include the provision of in-home independent living services for adults with disabilities (see H.R. 3998), H1594 [25MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend Terrorism Insurance Program (see H.R. 4634), H5195 [6JY]

———extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 4772), H5402 [8JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: exclude monetary benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities from consideration as income for purposes of pension benefits (see H.R. 3947), H1071 [11MR]

Drugs: establish certain restrictions on drugs containing isotretinoin, including the drug marketed as Accutane (see H.R. 4598), H4286 [16JN]

Education: establish a national leadership initiative to promote and coordinate knowledge utilization in education (see H.R. 4043), H3605 [1JN]

———extend student loan forgiveness to school or public librarians in low income areas (see H.R. 2674), H3391 [19MY]

———provide access and assistance to increase college attendance and completion by part-time students (see H.R. 3968), H3605 [1JN]

———provide access and equity in higher education (see H.R. 4102), H6997 [9SE]

———recognize contributions of military-impacted schools, teachers, adminstration, and staff for their role in the education of military children (see H. Res. 598), H2406 [27AP]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 3450), H2373 [22AP]

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), H575 [24FE]

Extension Living Well Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 416), H2657 [5MY]

FAA: promote development of commercial human space flight industry (see H.R. 5382), H9999 [18NO]

———promote development of commercial space transportation and authorize appropriations for the Office of the Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation (see H.R. 3752), H303 [3FE]

Families and domestic relations: establish programs using public, private, and faith-based organizations to recruit and train foster and adoptive parents and provide support services to foster families (see H.R. 4431), H5654 [13JY]

FDA: conduct oversight of any entity engaged in the recovery, testing, or handling of human tissue or human tissue-based products (see H.R. 4151), H3873 [9JN]

———uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2699), H4894 [23JN]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 2442), H575 [24FE]

———require that employees with severe disabilities will not lose employment due to position conversion to a contractor (see H.R. 5276), H8858 [7OC]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 2260), H633 [25FE]

Financial institutions: commemorate anniversary of Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Co., and honor the contributions of minority-owned banks (see H. Con. Res. 394), H1594 [25MR]

Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 381), H701 [26FE]

Flag—U.S.: provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of deceased law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers (see H.R. 527), H89 [21JA]

———request that the flag flown over the Capitol should be lowered to half-mast one day each month in honor of U.S. citizens killed in military action (see H. Con. Res. 400), H3230 [18MY]

Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration of tercentenary of birth (see H.R. 3204), H3016 [13MY]

``God Bless America'': designate as the national hymn of the U.S. (see H.R. 99), H4391 (see H.R. 99), H4507 [17JN]

Greece: tribute to Government and people for successful completion of 2004 Summer Olympic games (see H. Res. 774), H7330 [21SE]

Haiti: establish a program to provide economic and infrastructure reconstruction assistance (see H.R. 4839), H8039 [4OC]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 1563), H244 [28JA]

Health: improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (see H.R. 4357), H2918 [12MY]

———increase supply of pancreatic islet cells for research and coordinate efforts and information on transplantation (see H.R. 3858), H1323 [18MR]

———modify the rules for redistribution and extended availability of funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4936), H7736 [28SE]

———promote improved nutrition for needy Americans by incorporating more fruits, vegetables, and juice products into Federal nutrition programs (see H.R. 2592), H927 [9MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 4628), H4646 [21JN]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 4682), H8409 [6OC]

———provide prostate cancer patients with meaningful access to information on treatment options (see H. Con. Res. 405), H3720 [2JN]

———provide State grants for developing trauma care systems (see H.R. 3999), H3821 [8JN]

Health care facilities: establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals (see H.R. 4316), H4392 (see H.R. 4316), H4507 [17JN]

Health care professionals: improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas by extending and increasing foreign country residency requirement waivers for foreign medical graduates (see H.R. 4156), H5331 [7JY]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 2239), H9050 [8OC]

High-Performance Computing Act: amend (see H.R. 4218), H5195 [6JY]

Hire a Veteran Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 252), H3606 [1JN]

Housing: allow borrowers under the rural single family housing guaranteed loan program to finance the amount of the guarantee fee (see H.R. 4521), H7945 [30SE]

———clarify calculation of per-unit costs payable under expiring contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance that are renewed (see H.R. 4263), H3392 [19MY]

———establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 1357), H1116 [16MR]

———facilitate self-help housing homeownership opportunities (see H.R. 4363), H3873 [9JN]

Immigration and Nationality Act: improve process for verifying an individual's eligibility for employment (see H.R. 4306), H7329 [21SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3802), H1484 [24MR]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 319), H2816 [11MY]

———urge compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions on nuclear weapons program and call for international cooperation with such compliance (see H. Con. Res. 332), H37 [20JA]

Israel: support construction of security fence and condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 371), H2155 [2AP]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2680), H7329 [21SE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H2733 [10MY]

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 3619), H6706 [22JY]

Laos: address urgent need for freedom, democratic reform, and international monitoring of elections, human rights, and religious liberty (see H. Res. 402), H1741 [30MR]

Law enforcement: provide grants for law enforcement training and equipment to combat methamphetamine labs (see H.R. 3092), H1484 [24MR]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 461), H4765 [22JN]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 2959), H6756 [7SE]

Medicare: coverage of clinical pharmacist practitioner services (see H.R. 4724), H7138 [14SE]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see H.R. 1340), H1322 [18MR]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see H.R. 3194), H6899 [8SE]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 3707), H393 [4FE]

———provide coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (see H.R. 4626), H5331 [7JY]

———repeal reduction in payment for certain items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4491), H6756 [7SE]

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 3243), H2200 [20AP]

———recognize that prevention of suicide is a compelling national priority (see H. Con. Res. 456), H4391 (see H. Con. Res. 456), H4507 [17JN]

Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 3729), H1740 [30MR]

NASA: tribute to Hubble Space Telescope for extraordinary contributions to scientific research and education and reconsideration of future service missions (see H. Res. 550), H830 [3MR]

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 371), H2728 [6MY]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 5024), H8168 [5OC]

National Computer Security Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 502), H7864 [29SE]

National Day of the Horse: establish (see H. Con. Res. 507), H7944 [30SE]

National Marina Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 647), H5331 [7JY]

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 5358), H9184 [9OC]

National School Lunch Act: phase out reduced price lunches and breakfasts by phasing in an increase in the income eligibility guidelines for free lunches and breakfasts (see H.R. 3441), H1370 [23MR]

National Tartan Day: support establishment (see H. Res. 514), H831 [3MR]

Nguyen Van Ly, Thaddeus: call for release by Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 378), H2266 [21AP]

No Child Left Behind Act: modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 3049), H1370 [23MR]

NOAA: commend for dedication and hard work during Hurricanes Charley and Frances (see H. Con. Res. 488), H6997 [9SE]

Nonprofit organizations: provide assistance to high-risk nonprofit organizations to protect against foreign terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4108), H2728 [6MY]

NSF: establish a National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program (see H.R. 3980), H2266 [21AP]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 2323), H89 [21JA]

Postal Service: extend procedures for closing or consolidation of post offices to the relocation or construction of post offices (see H.R. 3432), H575 [24FE]

POW: payment of claims from the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 344), H516 [11FE]

Privacy: amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to create an explicit privilege to preserve medical privacy (see H.R. 5126), H7442 [22SE]

Professional Boxing Safety Act: amend (see H.R. 1281), H2199 [20AP]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 623), H3821 [8JN]

Public lands: extend authorization for certain national heritage areas (see H.R. 4492), H3719 [2JN]

———provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way (see H.R. 1639), H1740 [30MR]

Public safety officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 814), H1230 [17MR]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 4026), H2200 [20AP]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 4776), H6900 [8SE]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 4249), H6706 [22JY]

Schools: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see H. Con. Res. 380), H1323 [18MR]

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4350), H2917 [12MY]

Space policy: anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing (see H. Res. 723), H5983 [19JY]

———extend the liability indemnification regime for the commercial space transportation industry (see H.R. 5245), H9051 [8OC]

———tribute to NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Cornell University for conducting the Mars Exploration Rover mission, and recognition of importance of space exploration (see H. Res. 490), H35 [20JA]

Sudan: condemn attacks against civilians in the Darfur region (see H. Con. Res. 403), H2729 [6MY]

———declare genocide in Darfur (see H. Con. Res. 467), H5471 [9JY]

———provide assistance for the crisis in the Darfur region and for the development of a comprehensive peace plan (see H.R. 5061), H7329 [21SE]

Taxation: allow a recovery period for depreciation of motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 2900), H2483 [28AP]

———allow a tax credit for certain education and training expenses (see H.R. 4392), H3781 [3JN]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 3103), H128 [27JA]

———establish a Federal income tax credit for production of energy from geothermal energy resources (see H.R. 4094), H7864 [29SE]

———expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 714), H575 [24FE]

———make allowance of the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes permanent (see H.R. 5384), H9999 [18NO]

———provide capital gains tax treatment for certain self-created musical works (see H.R. 3776), H392 [4FE]

———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), H6756 [7SE]

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (see H.R. 4502), H6756 [7SE]

———repeal the medicine and drugs limitation on the deduction for medical care (see H.R. 3596), H1230 [17MR]

———treatment of certain mobile machinery (see H.R. 3246), H575 [24FE]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2950), H927 [9MR]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H2199 [20AP]

———treatment of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see H.R. 4849), H8859 [7OC]

Telecommunications: clarify prohibition on junk fax transmissions (see H.R. 4600), H4286 [16JN]

———increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (see H.R. 3717), H88 [21JA]

———protect privacy rights of subscribers to wireless communication services (see H.R. 3558), H5793 [14JY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 3111), H5150 [25JN]

Tobacco products: terminate Federal tobacco quota and price support programs and compensate tobacco quota holders and active tobacco producers adversely affected by termination of such programs (see H.R. 4033), H1592 [25MR]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 4284), H6998 [9SE]

U.S. Boxing Administration: establish (see H.R. 1281), H2199 [20AP]

U.S.-Thailand Free Trade Agreement: limit Thailand's access to U.S. automobile market to prevent backdoor access by third-country automobile producers to the U.S. market (see H. Con. Res. 366), H1230 [17MR]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 1919), H927 [9MR] (see H.R. 2511), H700 [26FE]

———authorize certain disabled veterans and their dependents to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see H.R. 1918), H575 [24FE]

———enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 2217), H633 [25FE]

———improve benefits for former POWs (see H.R. 348), H927 [9MR]

———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses and provide for a one-year open season under that plan (see H.R. 3763), H927 [9MR]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2823), H37 [20JA]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 677), H7443 [22SE]

Victims of Crime Fund: ensure that amounts are fully obligated (see H.R. 944), H575 [24FE]

Water: conservation of freshwater resources (see H. Con. Res. 468), H7138 [14SE]

Women: increase awareness and education about heart disease among women (see H. Res. 522), H434 [10FE]

———reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (see H.R. 3350), H1740 [30MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see H.R. 4557), H3963 [14JN] (see H.R. 4799), H5470 [9JY]

Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 4636), H4765 [22JN]

Taxation: allow certain agricultural employers a credit against income tax for a portion of wages paid to nonimmigrant H-2A workers (see H.R. 4821), H5653 [13JY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4766), H5593 [13JY]

Arc-Diversified (nonprofit organization): Dept. of Agriculture Javits Wagner O'Day Contractor of the Year award recipient, E1166 [18JN]

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 (H.R. 3598), H5441, H5448, H5452, H5455, H5457, H5461 [9JY]

Children and youth: support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (S. 2634), H6871 [8SE]

Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center: establish (H.J. Res. 57), H8101, H8103 [5OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit Federal funding for buyout of tobacco producers or quota holders, H5593 [13JY]

Dept. of Commerce: increase funding and permit flexibility in determining Federal cost-share of Manufacturing Extension Partnership centers, H5455, H5457 [9JY]

———prohibit use of funds for general re-competition of Manufacturing Extension Partnership centers, H5452 [9JY]

———require independent study on effects of outsourcing of jobs to other countries, H5461 [9JY]

FAA: licenses application authority and reciprocal waivers of claims for commercial space transportation aircraft, H839 [4MR]

———promote development of commercial space transportation and authorize appropriations for the Office of the Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation (H.R. 3752), H836, H839 [4MR]

Green Chemistry Research and Development Program: implement (H.R. 3970), H2207 [21AP]

Hendersonville, TN: anniversary of Bible Baptist Church, E1167 [18JN]

K&A Crylics, Inc.: anniversary, E341 [11MR]

Livingston, TN: tribute to Livingston Academy girls' basketball team, E428 [23MR]

Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award: allow nonprofit organizations to be eligible (H.R. 3389), H761 [3MR]

Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act (H.R. 3598): consideration (H. Res. 706), H5337, H5340, H5341 [8JY]

Middle Tennessee State University: anniversary of Homer Pittard Campus School, E56 [27JA]

Murfreesboro, TN: anniversary of Belle Aire Baptist Church, E286 [3MR]

NASA: establish an awards program in honor of Charles (Pete) Conrad that recognizes amateur discoveries of asteroids with near-Earth orbit trajectories (H.R. 912), H759 [3MR]

———make certain workforce authorities available (S. 610), H133, H136, H143 [28JA]

———require budget requests to include a statement demonstrating that amounts requested for the previous year were equal to or less than reductions in specific item budget requests made for that same year, H143 [28JA]

National Telecommunications Cooperative Association: anniversary, E93 [3FE]

NIST: Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding, H5441 [9JY]

NOAA: commend for dedication and hard work during Hurricanes Charley and Frances (H. Con. Res. 488), H7373 [22SE]

Normandy, TN: anniversary of Normandy United Methodist Church, E1992 [16NO]

NSF: establish the Congressional Medal for Outstanding Contributions in Math and Science Education program (H.R. 4030), H2210 [21AP]

Rutherford County, TN: anniversary of Chamber of Commerce, E33 [21JA]

Science: celebrate anniversary of International Geophysical Year (IGY) and support an International Geophysical Year-2 (IGY-2) in 2007-08 (H. Con. Res. 189), H1414 [24MR]

Shelbyville, TN: tribute to Shelbyville Central High School girls' basketball team, E427 [23MR]

Space policy: tribute to NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Cornell University for conducting the Mars Exploration Rover mission, and recognition of importance of space exploration (H. Res. 490), H49 [21JA]

Wilson County, TN: anniversary of Lebanon-Wilson County Chamber of Commerce, E66 [28JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H61 [21JA]

Tributes

Beeler, Mark, E1241 [25JN]

Clayton, Grace, E1293 [7JY]

Cox, Annie, E1996 [16NO]

Hassan, Emil, E393 [17MR]

Hicks, Jason, E1260 [25JN]

Hooper, Gene, E1940 [11OC]

Huddleston, Christine, E1658 [21SE]

Leslie, Eldon, E1 [20JA]

Lovell, Jay, E1282 [25JN]

Malone, J. Deotha, E1262 [25JN]

Masin, Cary, E360 [11MR]

McDonald, Terese, E2078 [20NO]

Palder, Luke, E1475 [22JY]

Pomeroy, William, E1477 [22JY]

Preston, Frances Williams, E637 [22AP]

Pruitte, Robert, E824 [12MY]

Rumler, Paul, E1294 [7JY]

Sanford, Tommy, E2 [20JA]

Smith, Steve, E1095 [14JN]

Victory, Lee, E1660 [21SE]

Webb, Mike, E786 [7MY]

Winhold, Donald A., E1066 [8JN]