MUSGRAVE, MARILYN N. (a Representative from Colorado)

Amendments

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), H3376 [17MY]

Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8312 [22SE]

Articles and editorials

Milestone for Democracy, Bob Schaffer, Denver (CO) Post, E176 [8FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed relative to pain experienced by the unborn child (see H.R. 356), H195 [25JA]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 552), H984 [3MR]

Animals: establish a competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand the workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see H.R. 2206), H5963 [18JY]

Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security discretionary spending (see H.R. 3903, 3904, 3906), H8735 [6OC]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H1025 [8MR]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 685), H521 [9FE]

BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 2337), H3332 [16MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 58), H5801 [13JY]

———facilitate Presidential leadership and congressional accountability regarding reduction of other spending to offset costs of responding to recent natural disasters (see H.R. 3966), H8643 [29SE]

———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 2290), H3197 [11MY]

———require the CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use dynamic economic modeling in addition to static economic modeling in budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see H.R. 2842), H4355 [9JN]

———simplify annual concurrent resolutions on the budget and budget for emergencies (see H.R. 845), H1696 [17MR]

Chen Shui-bian: U.S. visit (see H. Con. Res. 237), H7950 [14SE]

Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 3011), H4895 [21JN]

———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1355), H1780 [5AP]

———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1505), H2551 [26AP]

China, Republic of: oppose proposed People's Republic of China anti-secession law and reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 76), H1697 [17MR]

———resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 69), H1697 [17MR]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see H.R. 1804), H4143 [26MY]

———restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 698), H8986 [19OC]

Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see H.R. 239), H1696 [17MR]

Colorado: designate certain National Forest System lands in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and certain lands in the Royal Gorge Resource Area of the BLM as wilderness (see H.R. 4235), H11110 [6DE]

———provide environmental assistance to communities for water supply and treatment projects (see H.R. 3521), H7557 [28JY]

———provide for an additional place of holding district court (see H.R. 706), H522 [9FE]

Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see H.R. 2470), H5604 [30JN]

Computers: develop and deploy technologies to defeat Internet jamming (see H.R. 2216), H4656 [16JN]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2458), H3555 [18MY]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 4008), H8733 [6OC]

Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (see H.R. 516), H413 [8FE]

———base decisions on U.S. Constitution and laws, not laws of any foreign country, international law, or agreement not made under U.S. authority (see H.R. 1658), H3262 [12MY]

———clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H3434 [17MY]

———ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws (see H. Res. 97), H630 [15FE]

———infringement by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on parental rights in Fields v. Palmdale School District (see H. Res. 547), H10157 [10NO]

———provide greater fairness in legal fees payable in civil diversity litigation after an offer of settlement (see H.R. 2393), H3434 [17MY]

———provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see H.R. 1151), H1023 [8MR]

Crime: combat unlawful commercial sex activities by targeting demand, prohibit operation of sex tours, and protect children and assist State and local law enforcement relative to such activities (see H.R. 2012), H5963 [18JY]

———improve prosecution of individuals falsely claiming receipt of military medals, awards, and honors (see H.R. 3352), H8847 [17OC]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 748), H581 [10FE]

Dallas, TX: eliminate certain restrictions on air transportation to and from Love Field (see H.R. 2646), H4356 [9JN]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 4643), H12289 [18DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit closure or relocation of county or local Farm Service Agency office pending completion of the next omnibus agriculture law (see H.R. 3974), H8847 [17OC]

Dept. of Education: establish a Family Education Reimbursement Account Program to assist hurricane displaced students (see H.R. 4097), H9042 [20OC]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 457), H283 [1FE]

———make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 216), H1778 [5AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for coordination and use of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (see H.R. 4267), H10144 [9NO]

Dept. of State: make information on funding provided to non-governmental organizations available to the public (see H.R. 4306), H10156 [10NO]

Dept. of the Interior: develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 1370), H1691 [17MR]

———make full payment to each unit of general local government in which entitlement land is located (see H.R. 1469), H3436 [17MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a pilot program to improve access to health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 1741), H2394 [20AP]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Colorado Springs, CO, area (see H.R. 1159), H9047 [24OC]

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: issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 42), H1026 [8MR]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H1780 [5AP]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 314), H9276 [26OC] (see H.R. 3889), H9103 [25OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H790 [17FE]

———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 305), H1696 [17MR]

Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (see H.R. 3824), H8389 [27SE]

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), H3262 [12MY]

Families and domestic relations: support responsible fatherhood, promote marriage, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 318), H4486 [14JN]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H9361 [27OC]

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 1079), H981 [3MR]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 1642), H2649 [27AP]

———require agencies to review all major rules within 10 years after issuance (see H.R. 3143), H5600 [30JN]

Federal Election Campaign Act: exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication (see H.R. 1606), H2395 [20AP]

Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H2476 [25AP]

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

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: affirm that a permit is not required in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1749), H8089 [15SE]

FEMA: require reimbursement of any amounts borrowed for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 4453), H11219 [7DE]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 2061), H4656 [16JN]

———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), H2394 [20AP]

———reform the Federal deposit insurance system (see H.R. 1185), H2150 [19AP]

Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 1243), H1369 [10MR]

———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H627 [15FE]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 47), H286 [1FE]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1384), H1692 [17MR]

Fish and fishing: reauthorize the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin endangered fish recovery implementation programs (see H.R. 3153), H5600 [30JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H413 [8FE]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment protecting religious freedom (see H.J. Res. 57), H5602 [30JN]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H.J. Res. 61), H6936 [27JY]

Government: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 1449), H1694 [17MR]

Government regulations: eliminate effect on constitutionally protected expression of religion by State and local officials resulting from threat of potential litigants seeking damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 2679), H8089 [15SE]

Gulf Deregulation Commission: establish (see H.R. 4631), H12167 [17DE]

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 collection and maintenance of human cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and research and authorize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program (see H.R. 2520), H3767 [23MY]

House of Representatives: display the Ten Commandments if the Supreme Court rules that their public display by State and local governments violates the establishment clause of the first amendment to the Constitution (see H. Res. 214), H3263 [12MY]

Hurricanes: ensure that emergency appropriation funds for hurricane assistance relief are used only for individuals in affected areas (see H.R. 4081), H9696 [4NO]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3137), H5599 [30JN]

———provide for true enforcement and border security (see H.R. 4313), H11328 [8DE]

———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 793), H1779 [5AP]

———simplify the process for admitting temporary alien agricultural workers and increase access to such workers (see H.R. 3857), H8340 [22SE]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 2355), H3261 [12MY]

———recognize the need to move the Nation's current health care delivery system toward a defined contribution system (see H. Res. 215), H9044 [20OC]

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers: provide for continued oversight of the Internet domain name system and ensure physical location within the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 268), H10039 [8NO]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H3769 [23MY]

Iraq: recognize importance and credibility of an independent Iraqi judiciary in the formation of a new and democratic Iraq (see H. Res. 534), H9695 [4NO]

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), H1417 [14MR]

Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 588), H584 [10FE]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see H. Res. 137), H984 [3MR]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 500), H285 [1FE]

———require labor organizations to guarantee members the opportunity to vote on contracts prior to work stoppage (see H.R. 1748), H4188 [7JN]

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: enhance the notification of democratic rights of union members (see H.R. 1073, 1074), H980 [3MR]

———provide for civil monetary penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 1075), H981 [3MR]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 136), H2550 [26AP]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H1696 [17MR]

Medicare: coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 964), H7564 [28JY]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 872), H5963 [18JY]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H5603 [30JN]

Members of Congress: reduce rate of pay and eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 4047), H8919 [18OC]

Mental health: prohibit use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program (see H.R. 181), H2880 [3MY]

———protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school (see H.R. 1790), H2979 [4MY]

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. 23), H8734 [6OC]

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see H.R. 596), H413 [8FE]

National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 2088), H3263 [12MY]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure that certain prevailing parties receive attorneys' fees (see H.R. 1247), H1697 [17MR]

———ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 874), H791 [17FE]

———prevent government agencies from requiring or prohibiting construction industry employers to enter into agreements with labor organizations (see H.R. 1248), H1697 [17MR]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 1816), H2739 [28AP]

National Review (publication): anniversary (see H. Res. 551), H10157 [10NO]

National security: improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (see H.R. 418), H235 [26JA]

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

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (see H.R. 740), H1622 [16MR]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (see H.R. 739), H1622 [16MR]

———provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Commission relative to an issued order (see H.R. 741), H1622 [16MR]

OSHA: provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (see H.R. 742), H1622 [16MR]

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), H11504 [13DE]

Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11505 [13DE]

Peace Corps: remove as an option for service under the National Call to Service military recruitment program (see H.R. 3709), H10227 [15NO]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. (see H.R. 3836), H8162 [20SE]

Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H413 [8FE]

Public lands: provide consistent enforcement authority by Federal agencies for violations of regulations governing public lands and clarify purpose of fines collected for violations (see H.R. 975), H795 [17FE]

Reagan, Ronald: redesign the fifty dollar bill in commemoration (see H.R. 766), H1622 [16MR]

Real estate: prohibit economic development assistance to States or localities that use eminent domain to obtain property for private commercial development or fail to pay relocation costs to displaced persons (see H.R. 3405), H7566 [28JY]

———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 4128), H9426 [28OC]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S: designate (see H.R. 2112), H8735 [6OC]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1357), H1780 [5AP]

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 913), H2880 [3MY]

Small business: analyze potential impacts of rules proposed by certain agencies (see H.R. 682), H2150 [19AP]

———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H413 [8FE]

———improve affordability of health insurance coverage for small employers (see H.R. 490), H1509 [15MR]

Social Security: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H719 [16FE]

Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H286 [1FE]

Sports: provide immunity for nonprofit athletic organizations in lawsuits arising from claims of ordinary negligence relative to the passage or adoption of rules for athletic competitions and practices (see H.R. 1176), H1897 [12AP]

States: limit acquisition by the U.S. of land located in States in which 25 percent or more of the land is already owned by the U.S. (see H.R. 1235), H1369 [10MR]

———revise laws and regulations to enable individuals and small businesses to obtain health insurance through the combination of a health savings account and a high-deductible health plan (see H. Res. 371), H9642 [3NO]

Sudan: impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, protect civilians and humanitarian operations, and support peace in Darfur (see H.R. 3127), H11110 [6DE]

Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (see H. Res. 340), H5435 (see H. Res. 340), H5480 [29JN]

———encourage finding the use of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools to be consistent with the Constitution (see H. Con. Res. 245), H8249 [21SE]

Surface Transportation Board: authorizing appropriations to enhance railroad competition (see H.R. 2047), H3332 [16MY]

Tariff: natural cork (see H.R. 1944), H2647 [27AP]

Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 37), H1622 [16MR]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 765), H1696 [17MR]

———allow full deduction of medical costs, not compensated by insurance or otherwise, for residents in Hurricane Katrina disaster area (see H.R. 4034), H9696 [4NO]

———allow individuals to defer recognition of reinvested capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 196), H2880 [3MY]

———allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040S without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1581), H2473 [21AP]

———allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (see H.R. 404), H234 [26JA]

———apply child tax credit to a child born within 9 months after the close of the taxable year and to a child who is stillborn or dies in utero during the taxable year (see H.R. 3441), H9472 [1NO]

———establish a commission on tax reform (see H.R. 41), H196 [25JA]

———exclude from gross income employer contributions to college tuition plans and education savings accounts (see H.R. 3585), H8089 [15SE]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 625), H410 [8FE]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 403), H234 [26JA]

———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 1345), H4486 [14JN]

———extend alternative minimum tax relief and index such relief for inflation (see H.R. 4096), H9696 [4NO]

———extend higher exemption amounts under the alternative minimum tax for individuals and adjust the exemption amounts and phaseout thresholds in the alternative minimum tax for inflation (see H.R. 1599), H4297 [8JN]

———increase benefits for parents who stay at home with their children (see H.R. 3080), H5252 [27JN]

———make child tax credit permanent and allow for adjustments for inflation (see H.R. 3317), H9641 [3NO]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H2150 [19AP]

———make permanent the increase in expensing of certain depreciable business assets (see H.R. 1388), H2103 [14AP]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 1684, 1685), H2148 [19AP]

———make permanent the shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1663), H4722 [17JN]

———make reduction in individual capital gains tax rates permanent and further reduce and simplify such rates and reduce corporate capital gains rate (see H.R. 1500), H2395 [20AP]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H2393 [20AP]

———provide a checkoff for a World Trade Center Memorial Fund (see H.R. 1095), H2394 [20AP]

———provide a credit dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and allowed against the Federal income tax for charitable contributions to certain education investment organizations (see H.R. 4400), H11033 [18NO]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H2395 [20AP]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 1241), H2395 [20AP]

———provide for deductibility of medical expenses by individuals (see H.R. 4625), H12167 [17DE]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 406), H234 [26JA]

———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. 976), H795 [17FE]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H73 [4JA]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H2646 [27AP]

———treat gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, in either coin or bar form, in the same manner as equities and mutual funds for purposes of the maximum capital gains rate for individuals (see H.R. 1772), H9641 [3NO]

———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 66), H73 [4JA]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1998), H5604 [30JN]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 1092), H1510 [15MR]

University of Denver: tribute to men's hockey team (see H. Res. 237), H2550 [26AP]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H7743 [7SE]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H7565 [28JY]

Zimbabwe: condemn government operation under which homes, businesses, religious structures, and other buildings were demolished in an attempt to restore order (see H. Res. 409), H8090 [15SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abortion: require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 2971), H4721 [17JN]

Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act: designate a new management entity, make certain technical and conforming amendments, and enhance private property protections (see H.R. 4539), H11653 [14DE]

Colorado: authorize construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit (see H.R. 2555), H3768 [23MY]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (see H.R. 3443), H6650 [26JY]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 3753), H7860 [13SE]

Roads and highways: extend a certain high priority corridor in Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1253), H1370 [10MR]

Rocky Mountain National Park: adjust boundaries (see H.R. 774), H583 [10FE]

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: convey certain property to be held in trust (see H.R. 481), H284 [1FE]

Taxation: extend deduction for increased expensing for small business (see H.R. 1678), H2148 [19AP]

———provide increased expensing for certain property in the Gulf Opportunity Zone (see H.R. 4305), H10156 [10NO]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 1014), H846 [1MR]

Remarks

Arizona: authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to exchange certain land with the Yavapai Ranch Limited Partnership (S. 161), H10172, H10175 [15NO]

Baye, Paul: Air Force Outstanding Scientist of the Year award recipient, E1670 [29JY]

Berry, Cardon and Joyce: Kiowa County, CO, 4-H Club Meritorious Service Award recipients, E2550 [15DE]

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: allow certain commercial vehicles to use Route 209 and allow the National Park Service to continue to collect fees from those vehicles (H.R. 3721), H10171 [15NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 2360), H3376 [17MY]

———Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness funding, H3376 [17MY]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain buildings and lands of the Yakima Project in Washington to the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District (H.R. 1564), H10167, H10168 [15NO]

———convey certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (H.R. 3443), H11445 [13DE]

———participate in design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling project and assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California (H.R. 177), H8868, H8869 [18OC]

———permit continued occupancy and use of certain lands and improvements within Rocky Mountain National Park (S. 584), H10991 [18NO]

———study suitability and feasibility of designating Castle Nugent Farms as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 318), H10176 [15NO]

———study suitability and feasibility of including certain sites in Williamson County, TN, relating to the Battle of Franklin in the National Park System (H.R. 1972), H10168, H10169 [15NO]

Eads, CO: Economic Development Council of Colorado Small Community of the Year award recipient, E1220 [14JN]

Ellis Island Immigration Museum: designate the Bob Hope Memorial Library (H.R. 323), H10177 [15NO]

FBI: entertainment office funding, H4459 [14JN]

Fort Collins, CO: anniversary of VFW Post 1781, E435 [14MR]

Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (H.J. Res. 61), E1950, E1952 [27SE]

Greeley, CO: 137th Space Warning Squadron recipient of National Guard Association of the U.S. Distinguished Mission Support Plaque, E2266 [3NO]

Head Start Program: permit certain for-profit entities which demonstrate a higher level of service at a lower cost to retain certain administration savings as profit, H8312 [22SE]

———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8312 [22SE]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3832 [24MY]

New Mexico: designate the Ojito Wilderness Study Area as wilderness and take certain land into trust for the Pueblo of Zia (S. 156), H8871, H8872 [18OC]

Prairie Horizons Trail: tribute, E1547 [20JY]

Riverside County, CA: transfer certain BLM lands to be held in trust for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians (H.R. 3507), H10169, H10170 [15NO]

Rocky Mountain National Park: adjust boundaries (S. 55), H8869, H8870 [18OC]

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: convey certain property to be held in trust (H.R. 481), H5201 [27JN]

Schiavo, Terri: relief of parents, Robert and Mary Schindler (S. 686), H1717 [20MR]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4459 [14JN]

Smith, Robert (Sonny): Babe Ruth League, Inc., Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, E2549 [15DE]

Tahoe National Forest: carry out certain land exchanges involving small parcels of land (H.R. 3981), H10171, H10172 [15NO]

Votes: position on missed, H9011 [20OC], E1899 [20SE]

Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area: adjust boundary and extend Dept. of the Interior authority to provide assistance (H.R. 326), H10178, H10179 [15NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1352 [10MR]

Tributes

Allard, Jean, E530 [5AP]

Bowman, Ralph and Eva, H1332 [10MR]

Butler, Joshua, E1841 [14SE]

Cardoza, Dominick, E2013 [6OC]

Christensen, Jeff, E2011 [6OC]

Freemyer, Maxine, E1612 [27JY]

Henry, Rick, E996 [17MY]

Hobbs, Bob (Pete), E2013 [6OC]

Hochevar, Luke A., E1648 [27JY]

King, Melbourne D., E2551 [15DE]

Lutters, Derrick, E1219 [14JN]

Lutters, Marian, E1950 [27SE]

MacKenzie, Tyler R., E2284 [7NO]

Mair, Andrew J., E523 [5AP]

Mares, Kyler P., E38 [6JA]

McMillen, Claire, E885 [5MY]

Parker, Vernon, E1305 [21JN]

Rehn, JoAnn, E1952 [27SE]

Rutter, William R., E1318 [23JN]

Somervell, Willis (Slim), E528 [5AP]

VanMeveren, Stuart, E39 [6JA]

Wolaver, Warren and Fern, E526 [5AP]

Wunsch, William, E34 [6JA]

Zerlentes, Becky, E888 [5MY]