KNOLLENBERG, JOE (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5376, H5387, H5399 [29JN], H5526 [30JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1268, supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief, H2520 [26AP]

———H.R. 3057, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H9330 [27OC]

———H.R. 3058, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations, H9988 [8NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

American Jewish History Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 315), H11654 [14DE]

Armenia: ensure U.S. foreign policy reflects understanding of issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in records relative to the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 316), H4486 [14JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 685), H1265 [9MR]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (see H.R. 4200), H9554 [2NO]

Diseases: support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 179), H9103 [25OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H1025 [8MR]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H845 [1MR]

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2965), H4721 [17JN]

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), H74 [4JA]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H798 [17FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H195 [25JA]

Gagetown Veterans Memorial Post Office, Gagetown, MI: designate (see H.R. 3368), H8514 [28SE]

Great Lakes: recognize and affirm efforts of Great Lakes Governors and Premiers to standardize decisions on water withdrawal and urge that management authority remain vested with the Governors and Premiers (see H. Con. Res. 140), H2648 [27AP]

GSA: provide a site for construction of a national health museum (see H.R. 3630), H9103 [25OC]

Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 534), H349 [2FE]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H1025 [8MR]

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H11655 [14DE]

Indian Americans: recognize and honor contributions to economic innovation and society (see H. Res. 227), H2472 [21AP]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H1696 [17MR]

Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 181), H4722 [17JN]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H984 [3MR]

Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: clarify exemption for recreational vessel support employees (see H.R. 940), H1265 [9MR]

Mackinaw (vessel): convey Coast Guard cutter, upon decommissioning, to the City and County of Cheboygan, MI, for purposes of a museum (see H.R. 1448), H3199 [11MY]

McKiddy, Gary L.: waive certain time limitations to allow the award of the Medal of Honor for actions performed during the Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 561), H351 [2FE]

National Captioning Institute: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 38), H285 [1FE]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H7565 [28JY]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H797 [17FE]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 184), H1897 [12AP]

Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate (see H.R. 4386), H10909 [17NO]

Outer Continental Shelf: terminate effect of laws prohibiting spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities (see H.R. 4318), H12290 [18DE]

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11111 [6DE]

Parks, Rosa: direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (see H.R. 4145), H10039 [8NO]

Rosa Parks Federal Building, Detroit, MI: designate (see H.R. 2967), H4721 [17JN]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H1025 [8MR]

Solid waste: authorize States to restrict receipt of foreign municipal solid waste (see H.R. 593), H352 [2FE]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H797 [17FE]

Tariff Act: repeal dumping and subsidy offset (see H.R. 1121), H8089 [15SE]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H4143 [26MY]

———exclude from gross income a portion of lifetime income payments from annuities and similiar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death (see H.R. 819), H3056 [5MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 1241), H1369 [10MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H8735 [6OC]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 1517), H6107 [19JY]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (see H.R. 310), H354 [2FE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H8342 [22SE]

Ukraine: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 562), H351 [2FE]

University of Michigan: tribute to women's softball team (see H. Res. 366), H6206 [20JY]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H1417 [14MR]

World War II: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see H. Con. Res. 26), H413 [8FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (see H.R. 32), H72 [4JA]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3058), H5175 [24JN]

Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. assistance to develop any rail connections or railway-related connections through certain cities in Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia, and Turkey that exclude cities in Armenia (see H.R. 3361), H6204 [20JY]

Iron and steel industry: urge the Dept. of Commerce and ITC to consider the impact of steel antidumping or countervailing duties on steel-consuming manufacturers and the economy when conducting sunset reviews (see H. Res. 84), H584 [10FE]

Tariff Act: allow U.S. manufacturers that use products subject to countervailing or antidumping duty proceedings or use domestic like products to participate in those proceedings (see H.R. 4217), H9640 [3NO]

Conference reports

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3058), H10790-H10892 [17NO]

Letters

Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act: several organizations, E19 [4JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H3698 [23MY]

Remarks

AID: tribute to Cooperative Development Program funding for the World Council of Credit Unions, E1742 [29JY]

Amtrak: funding, H5391, H5396 [29JN], H9987 [8NO]

———restore funding to certain routes, H5404, H5405 [29JN]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1448 [15MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E842 [3MY]

Birmingham, MI: opening of Michigan chapter of Justice for Children (organization), E1077 [24MY]

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. 250), H8202 [21SE]

Council of Economic Advisers: prohibit funding to produce a President's economic report regarding a certain average cost of developing and introducing a new prescription drug to the market, H5525 [30JN]

Courts: Federal court system funding through reductions in the GSA Federal Buildings Fund funding, H5451 [29JN]

Crime: provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (H.R. 32), H3701 [23MY], E19 [4JA]

Dept. of Commerce: Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program funding, H4552 [15JN]

Dept. of HHS: Community Services Block Grant Program funding, H5387 [29JN]

Dept. of HUD: Brownfields Economic Development Initiative funding, H5420 [29JN]

———Community Development Block Grant Program funding, H5381 [29JN]

———Community Development Block Grant Program section 108 loan guarantee program funding through reductions in Office of National Drug Control Policy funding, H5444 [29JN]

———distribution formula for section 8 housing vouchers program renewal funding, H5429 [29JN]

———fair housing programs funding through reductions in administrative expenses, H5417 [29JN]

———HOPE VI Program funding for revitalization of severely distressed public housing, H5430 [29JN], H9987 [8NO]

———Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program funding, H5443 [29JN]

———lead hazard control grants funding, H5398 [29JN]

———prohibit funding for mortgage insurance for mortgages or loans made by a lender engaging in predatory lending, H5527 [30JN]

———section 8 housing vouchers program funding through reductions in Working Capital Fund, H5423 [29JN]

———Working Capital Fund funding, H5526 [30JN]

Dept. of Transportation: assist investigation to determine if criminal charges should be filed in work related deaths of four iron workers in Toledo, OH, H5387 [29JN]

———hybrid buses funding, H5381 [29JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H5514 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5376, H5381, H5382, H5383, H5386, H5387, H5388, H5391, H5396, H5398, H5399, H5400, H5404, H5405, H5417, H5420, H5422, H5423, H5429, H5430, H5443, H5444, H5450, H5451, H5459, H5461 [29JN], H5483, H5485, H5488, H5497, H5499, H5505, H5506, H5508, H5509, H5514, H5525, H5526, H5527, H5528, H5530, H5531, H5532, H5534, H5536 [30JN], H9987 [8NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), amendment process, H5440 [29JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), conference report, H10925, H10941, H10957 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), consideration (H. Res. 342), H5276 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), motion to instruct conferees, H9987 [8NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), unanimous-consent agreement, H5376 [29JN]

———prohibit corporations incorporated in certain foreign countries from being eligible for Federal contracts, H5506, H5508 [30JN]

———prohibit funding to implement revisions to OMB rules relative to competitive sourcing for Federal contracts, H5530, H5531 [30JN]

Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6907 [27JY]

FAA: air traffic control services funding through reductions in Surface Transportation Board administrative expenses funding, H5536 [30JN]

———Civil Aeromedical Institute study on flight attendant fatigue funding, H5383 [29JN]

———prohibit funding for competitive sourcing of flight service stations, H5497, H5499 [30JN]

———safety programs funding, H5399 [29JN]

———school soundproofing projects funding, H5534 [30JN]

Federal employees: repeal increased micropurchase threshold, H9987 [8NO]

Federal Transit Administration: impact of OMB accounting rules on treatment of split-funded programs, H5382 [29JN]

Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. assistance to develop any rail connections or railway-related connections through certain cities in Azerbaijan, Republic of Georgia, and Turkey that exclude cities in Armenia (H.R. 3361), E1546 [20JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5284 [28JN]

Government: include private contractors in ban on funding for publicity or propaganda designed to support or defeat legislation, H5485 [30JN]

GSA: eTravel Services funding, H5528 [30JN]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H9620 [3NO]

Iron and steel industry: urge the Dept. of Commerce and ITC to consider the impact of steel antidumping or countervailing duties on steel-consuming manufacturers and the economy when conducting sunset reviews (H. Res. 84), H526 [10FE], E215 [10FE], E1695 [29JY], E2261 [3NO]

IRS: enforce Privacy Act relative to personal information, H5509 [30JN]

———prevent from setting up tax preparation services within the agency, H10941 [18NO]

———tax law enforcement efforts funding, H5387 [29JN]

Israel: withdrawal from settlements in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, E1690 [29JY]

National Truck Equipment Association: tribute, E310 [1MR]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program funding, H5459 [29JN]

———National Youth and Anti-Drug Media Campaign funding through reductions in GSA Federal Buildings Fund funding, H5461 [29JN]

Point of order, H5386, H5400 [29JN], H5529, H5536 [30JN]

Public housing: prohibit funding to implement requirements for residents to engage in community service and complete economic self-sufficiency programs, H5532 [30JN]

Royal Oak, MI: anniversary of William Beaumont Hospital, E64 [25JA]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4552 [15JN]

Social Security: dedicate surpluses to personal accounts that can only be used to pay Social Security benefits, E1692 [29JY]

———privatization proposals, E1692 [29JY]

———reform, E1692 [29JY]

Supreme Court: prohibit funding to enforce Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property, H5505 [30JN]

———reduce salaries and expenses relative to New London, CT, eminent domain decision, H5450 [29JN]

Tariff Act: allow U.S. manufacturers that use products subject to countervailing or antidumping duty proceedings or use domestic like products to participate in those proceedings (H.R. 4217), E2261 [3NO]

Veterans: health care funding, H5386 [29JN]

Votes: position on missed, E534 [5AP], E1223 [14JN]

YouthBuild USA (organization): funding, H5387 [29JN]

Reports filed

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (House) (H.R. 3058) (H. Rept. 109-307), H10908 [17NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3058) (H. Rept. 109-153), H5175 [24JN]

Tables

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5541, H5553 [30JN]

Tributes

Ferguson, Hugh, E1116 [26MY]

Fisher, Max M., E579 [7AP]

Grimes, Sean, E609 [12AP]

Hamilton, George, E312 [1MR]

Parks, Rosa, E2213 [28OC]

Sandelman, Harold (Sandy), E2472 [7DE]

St. Clair, Chip, E1077 [24MY]