PENNSYLVANIA

Amendments

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: allow the Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., to increase the diameter of a natural gas pipeline (S. 1310), S13924, S13925, S13935, S13936 [16DE]

Bills and resolutions

Benjamin Franklin National Memorial: provide financial assistance to rehabilitate and develop exhibit to commemorate 300th anniversary of birth (see S. 652), S2994 [17MR] (see H.R. 1645), H2100 [14AP]

Biotechnology Industry Organization: tribute (see H. Res. 421), H7613 [29JY]

Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge: establish (see H.R. 3281), H5912 [14JY]

Chesapeake Bay: enhance authorities of the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office to establish programs to enhance protection (see S. 1494), S8948 [26JY]

———establish a Forest Service program to expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to restore and protect forests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see S. 1493), S8948 [26JY]

———establish an EPA grants program to provide assistance for nutrient removal practices to States in the watershed (see S. 1491), S8948 [26JY]

———establish the Dept. of Education Chesapeake Bay Environmental Education and Training Grant Pilot Program (see S. 1492), S8948 [26JY]

———improve and reauthorize the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program (see H.R. 4126), H9102 [25OC]

———reauthorize the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program and develop and implement a plan for environmental restoration accountability and reporting requirements (see S. 1490), S8948 [26JY]

Congressman James Grove Fulton Memorial Post Office Building, Pittsburgh, PA: designate (see H.R. 3256), H5740 [12JY]

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 (see H.R. 3721), H7813 [8SE]

———allow the Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., to increase the diameter of a natural gas pipeline (see S. 1310), S7377 [24JN] (see H.R. 3124), H5434 (see H.R. 3124), H5479 [29JN]

Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating Camp Security in Springettsbury, PA, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 2722), H4141 [26MY]

Roads and highways: designate portions of Pennsylvania Route 60 and U.S. Routes 22 and 30 as part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways (see H.R. 929), H793 [17FE]

Steel Industry National Historic Site: establish (see S. 613), S2644 [14MR] (see H.R. 2867), H4400 [13JN]

William F. Clinger, Jr., Post Office Building, Warren, PA: designate (see H.R. 3549), H7558 [28JY]

Certificates of election

Senate: Arlen Specter, S3 [4JA]

Letters

Chesapeake Bay restoration legislation: Mike Waugh, Chesapeake Bay Commission, S8959 [26JY]

———Roy A. Hoagland, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, S8958 [26JY]

Oaths of office

Specter, Arlen: Senate, S4 [4JA]

Remarks in House

Abington Township, PA: America's Promise—The Alliance for Youth 100 Best Communities for Young People award recipient, E2193 [27OC]

Adult Literacy Lawrence County (organization): anniversary, E1777 [7SE]

American Association of University Women: anniversary of Beaver Valley, PA, branch, E313 [1MR]

Balmert, Stephen C.: Discover Card Tribute Award Scholarship recipient, E1596 [25JY]

Battisto, Joe: Monroe County, PA, Democratic Party Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E2196 [27OC]

Beaver, PA: anniversary of Beaver United Methodist Church, E1225 [14JN]

Beaver Falls, PA: anniversary of Central United Methodist Church, E1531 [19JY]

BEBASHI (organization): anniversary, E2308 [9NO]

Bedford (PA) Gazette: anniversary, E1860 [15SE]

Benjamin Franklin National Memorial: provide financial assistance to rehabilitate and develop exhibit to commemorate 300th anniversary of birth (S. 652), H12215 [18DE]

Berwyn, PA: anniversary of Conestoga High School, E348 [3MR]

Braga, Damian: Pocono Mountains Chamber of Commerce Chairman's Business Award recipient, E2246 [3NO]

Bucks County, PA: tribute to Council Rock-Newton Little League team, H9559 [3NO]

Chester County, PA: anniversary of Rotary Club of Paoli-Malvern-Berwyn, E88 [26JA]

———tribute to Uwchlan Ambulance Corps, E749 [22AP]

Coast Guard: require notification regarding obstructions to navigation, H8034, H8040, H8042 [15SE]

———require notification regarding obstructions to navigation (H.R. 1412), H5197-H5200 [27JN], E1377 [28JN]

Coatesville, PA: Westwood Fire Co., Emergency Medical Services recipient of Pennsylvania State Ambulance Service of the Year Award, E1797 [8SE]

Congressman James Grove Fulton Memorial Post Office Building, Pittsburgh, PA: designate (H.R. 3256), H9061, H9062 [25OC]

Consular Corps Association: anniversary, E803 [27AP]

Corps of Engineers: Delaware River preservation funding, H5814 [14JY]

Crispin Valves (business): anniversary, E1749 [6SE]

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]

———allow the Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., to increase the diameter of a natural gas pipeline (S. 1310), H12215 [18DE]

DelGrosso, Paula: Blair County Advisory Council to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission John Riley Human Relations Award recipient, E2093 [17OC]

D'Eliseo, Ron: Pittston (PA) Sunday Dispatch Greater Pittston Person of the Year award recipient, E448 [16MR]

Dept. of Defense: recommendation to close Willow Grove, PA, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, H9302, H9304 [27OC]

Dillman, Robert J.: Pocono Mountains Chamber of Commerce Businessperson of the Year award recipient, E2245 [3NO]

Downington, PA: anniversary of East Brandywine Fire Co., Station 49, E1796 [8SE]

Downingtown, PA: anniversary of Chamber of Commerce, E741 [22AP]

East Deer, PA: tribute to disaster response team responding to train derailment, E309 [1MR]

Ellwood City, PA: anniversary of United Fund, E2012 [6OC]

Exton, PA: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 65, E81 [26JA]

Flood control projects: funding, H5869 [14JY]

F&M Trust Co.: anniversary, E2510 [13DE]

Freedman, Wes: B'nai B'rith Amos Lodge No. 136 Man of the Year award recipient, E2371 [16NO]

Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (organization): anniversary of Lackawanna County, PA, chapter, E461 [17MR]

Gallo, Richard: National Federation of Independent Business Pennsylvania Small Business Champion of the Year award recipient, E1268 [17JN]

Gladwyne, PA: anniversary of Lower Merion Conservancy, E1995 [29SE]

Greenwald, David and Carol: Seligman J. Strauss Lodge No. 139 of B'Nai B'rith Community Service Award recipients, E446 [16MR]

Harmony, PA: anniversary of Harmony Museum, E1527 [19JY]

———tribute to Seneca Valley High School girls' volleyball team, E57 [25JA]

Harris, Martha: Alexander Hamilton Friends Association Citizenship Achievement Award recipient, E1406 [30JN]

J.J. Kennedy, Inc.: anniversary, E1908 [21SE]

Johnstown, PA: anniversary of Cambria City Mission, E1849 [14SE]

Jones, Kristopher: Luzerne County, PA, Great Valley Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award recipient, E1029 [20MY]

Kerrigan, Michael, Jr.: Quiet Man Society Michael F. King Jr. Armed Forces Veteran's Award recipient, E445 [16MR]

Kerrigan, Michael, Sr.: Quiet Man Society Michael F. King Jr. Armed Forces Veteran's Award recipient, E445 [16MR]

Kilroy, Lindsay: Pennsylvania's 14th Congressional District high school art competition ``An Artistic Discovery'' winner, E964 [13MY]

Koster, Elizabeth: Pocono Mountains Chamber of Commerce Athena Award recipient, E2247 [3NO]

Law enforcement officers: tribute to officers killed in the line of duty, E2487 [8DE]

Lawler, Patty: Lackawanna County, PA, Federation of Democratic Women Woman of the Year award recipient, E621 [12AP]

Lawrence County Builders Association: anniversary, E1776 [7SE]

Leetsdale, PA: Quaker Valley High School inclusion in Newsweek (publication) list of nation's top high schools, E1228 [14JN]

Marchetti, Lino: Italian American Association of Luzerne County, PA, Person of the Year award recipient, E2048 [7OC]

Mattioli, Joseph and Rose: Pocono Mountain Chamber of Commerce Frank Schoelch Community Commitment Award recipient, E2251 [3NO]

Mazzoni, Paul: Columbus Day Association of Lackawanna County, PA, Man of the Year award recipient, E2049 [7OC]

McCandless Township, PA: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 329, E1910 [21SE]

McCandless Township Sanitary Authority: anniversary, E2333 [10NO]

Mercer County, PA: anniversary of Head Start Program, E2286 [7NO]

———anniversary of POW/MIA ceremony, E189 [9FE]

Miller, Betty: Pittston (PA) Sunday Dispatch Joseph F. Saporito Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E454 [16MR]

Montgomery County, PA: tribute to Family Services of Montgomery County Senior Companion Program, E2152 [20OC]

Murrysville, PA: tribute to Franklin Regional High School football team, E2549 [15DE]

Musto, Raphael J.: Italian American Association of Luzerne County, PA, Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E2050 [7OC]

Nanticoke, PA: tribute to Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Bravo Battery, First Battalion, 109th Field Artillery Division, E96 [26JA]

National Guard: tribute to Army National Guard 109th Field Artillery Alpha Battery Forward of the First Battalion, E1561 [21JY]

———tribute to Army National Guard 109th Field Artillery Bravo Battery Forward of the First Battalion, E1559 [21JY]

———tribute to Army National Guard 109th Field Artillery Headquarters Battery Forward of the First Battalion, E1562 [21JY]

Neffs, PA: anniversary of Union United Church of Christ, E2279 [4NO]

New Castle, PA: anniversary of St. Luke A.M.E. Zion Church, E56 [25JA]

———anniversary of Wimodausis Club of New Castle, E191 [9FE]

New Kensington, PA: opening of Joslin Diabetic Clinic, E1228 [14JN]

New Wilmington, PA: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 733, E53 [25JA]

Niclaus, Chuck: Pocono Mountains Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award recipient, E2245 [3NO]

Northern Cambria, PA: tribute to Northern Cambria High School girls' volleyball team, E2440 [6DE]

O'Hara Township, PA: anniversary of the Parkview Volunteer Fire Dept., E1774 [7SE]

Paoli, PA: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 1, E1279 [17JN]

Penn Detroit Diesel Allison, Inc.: tribute to new Pittsburgh facility, E2488 [8DE]

Pennsylvania American Water (business): Partnership for Safe Water Directors Award recipient, E2281 [7NO]

Pennsylvania State University: anniversary of Fayette Campus, E1848 [14SE]

Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia International Airport runway expansion funding, H5554 [30JN]

———tribute to Christa Lewis Memorial Arboretum, E2120 [18OC]

———tribute to Philadelphia Mural Arts Program for new mural honoring South Philadelphia musicians, E2074 [7OC]

Philadlephia Eagles (football team): tribute, H598 [15FE]

Pileggi, Hannah: National Society of the Colonial Dames of America National Essay contest honoree, E1226 [14JN]

Pine Forge, PA: anniversary of Pine Forge Athletic Association, E818 [28AP]

Plum, PA: anniversary of Plum Borough Senior Community Center, E1224 [14JN]

Polish National Alliance: anniversary, E1329 [24JN]

PPL Electric Utilities Corp.: tribute to response of employees to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H8896 [18OC]

Rogers Brothers Corp.: anniversary, E1001 [17MY]

Ruggery, Donald, Sr.: St. Francis University Small Business Development Center Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1369 [27JN]

Sakey, Warren: National Society of the Colonial Dames of America National Essay contest honoree, E1226 [14JN]

Scranton, PA: anniversary of UNICO National, Inc., chapter, E1255 [17JN]

Semanchik, Thomas J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1230 [14JN]

Society of Automotive Engineers International: anniversary, E687 [19AP]

Somerset County, PA: tribute, E1569 [21JY]

Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team International: tribute, E1772 [7SE]

St. Barnabas, PA: anniversary of Village at St. Barnabas (retirement community), E1526 [19JY]

Steamtown National Historic Site: anniversary, E1420 [1JY]

Stroudsburg, PA: anniversary of Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 1106, E1493 [15JY]

Susquehanna River: watershed cleanup funding, H4222 [8JN]

Thomas Jefferson University: tribute to hospital, E1830 [13SE]

Trappe, PA: anniversary of Augustus Lutheran Church, E1991 [29SE]

Truesdale, Matthew: Alexander Hamilton Friends Association Citizenship Achievement Award recipient, E1422 [1JY]

Ufberg, Margery A.: United Hebrew Institute Shofar Award recipient, E1327 [24JN]

Victims Service Center of Montgomery County, Inc.: anniversary, E1155 [8JN]

Weaver, Johanna: Pocono Mountains Chamber of Commerce Humanitarian of the Year award recipient, E2248 [3NO]

West Deer, PA: anniversary of West Deer Volunteer Fire Dept., E1911 [21SE]

West Pittsburg, PA: anniversary of West Pittsburg United Methodist Church, E1225 [14JN]

West View, PA: anniversary, E685 [19AP]

Wilkes-Barre, PA: anniversary of Fine Arts Fiesta, E1012 [19MY]

———anniversary of Knights of Columbus Council 302, E141 [2FE]

———anniversary of St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church, E2056 [7OC]

William F. Clinger, Jr., Post Office Building, Warren, PA: designate (H.R. 3549), H8874-H8876 [18OC]

Wilson, Alyssa: Alexander Hamilton Friends Association Citizenship Achievement Award recipient, E1388 [28JN]

Zelienople, PA: anniversary of Passavant Retirement Community, E58 [25JA], E1907 [21SE]

Remarks in Senate

Benjamin Franklin National Memorial: provide financial assistance to rehabilitate and develop exhibit to commemorate 300th anniversary of birth (S. 652), S3006 [17MR], S13045 [16NO]

Chesapeake Bay: enhance authorities of the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office to establish programs to enhance protection (S. 1494), S8951-S8953 [26JY]

———establish a Forest Service program to expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to restore and protect forests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed (S. 1493), S8951-S8953 [26JY]

———establish an EPA grants program to provide assistance for nutrient removal practices to States in the watershed (S. 1491), S8951-S8953 [26JY]

———establish the Dept. of Education Chesapeake Bay Environmental Education and Training Grant Pilot Program (S. 1492), S8951-S8953 [26JY]

———reauthorize the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program and develop and implement a plan for environmental restoration accountability and reporting requirements (S. 1490), S8951-S8953 [26JY]

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: allow the Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., to increase the diameter of a natural gas pipeline (S. 1310), S13935 [16DE]

Easton, PA: tribute to Easton High School marching band, S430 [25JA]

Great Lakes Commission: anniversary, S9724 [7SE]

Highlands Stewardship Area: funding, S7592 [29JN]

Just Born, Inc.: tribute, S4255 [26AP]

Philadelphia, PA: marine cargo terminal construction funding, S3971-S3973 [20AP]

———reignition of eternal flame at Revolutionary War Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, S12558 [9NO]

Philadelphia Eagles (football team): tribute, S1001 [7FE], S1341 [14FE]

Pittsburgh Steelers (football team): tribute, S1341 [14FE]

Roads and highways: reform formula used to allocate Federal highway funds to States by considering interstate truck traffic and weather statistics, S5052 [12MY]

Specter, Senator: get well wishes, S1484 [16FE]

Steel Industry National Historic Site: establish (S. 613), S2648 [14MR]

Reports filed

Benjamin Franklin National Memorial Commemoration Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 652) (S. Rept. 109-147), S11558 [19OC]

Congressman James Grove Fulton Memorial Post Office Building, Pittsburgh, PA: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3256), S13785 [16DE]

Delaware River Protection Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1412) (H. Rept. 109-137), H4654 [16JN]

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Natural Gas Pipeline Enlargement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1310) (S. Rept. 109-194), S13450 [12DE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3124) (H. Rept. 109-334), H11332 [12DE]

Texts of

H.R. 1412, Delaware River Protection Act, H5197 [27JN]

H.R. 3256, Congressman James Grove Fulton Memorial Post Office Building, Pittsburgh, PA, H9061 [25OC]

H.R. 3549, William F. Clinger, Jr., Post Office Building, Warren PA, H8874 [18OC]

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

S. 652, Benjamin Franklin National Memorial Commemoration Act, S13045 [16NO], H12215 [18DE]

S. 1310, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Natural Gas Pipeline Enlargement Act, S13935 [16DE], H12215 [18DE]

S. 1490, Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Environmental Accountability Act, S8953 [26JY]

S. 1491, Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Removal Assistance Act, S8954 [26JY]

S. 1492, Chesapeake Bay Environmental Education Pilot Program Act, S8955 [26JY]

S. 1493, Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forestry Program Act, S8956 [26JY]

S. 1494, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Monitoring, Education, Training, and Restoration Act, S8957 [26JY]

Tributes

Brady, Representative Robert A., E2311 [9NO]

Hoeffel, Joseph M., E2128 [19OC]

Murtha, Representative, S13292 [18NO], S14133, S14175 [20DE], H10911, H10912 [18NO], E1196 [9JN]

Specter, Senator, S1001 [7FE], S11863 [26OC]