UPTON, FRED (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1482, H1510 [15MR]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (H.R. 310), H662 [16FE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, H5809 [14JY]

Articles and editorials

Stem Cell Debate, David A. Shaywitz, Wall Street Journal, H3834 [24MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: establish a voluntary program for country of origin labeling of meat (see H.R. 2068), H6381 [22JY]

———provide producers on a farm with greater flexibility in selecting the crops to be planted on the base acres of the farm (see H.R. 2045), H8986 [19OC]

American Academy of Pediatrics: anniversary (see H. Res. 452), H8162 [20SE]

Amo Houghton Bypass: designate a segment of Interstate 86 near Corning, NY (see H.R. 795), H798 [17FE]

Arlington National Cemetery: establish a memorial for 40 fallen American servicemen who perished in the air crash during World War II at Bakers Creek, Australia (see H. Con. Res. 106), H2881 [3MY]

Armed Forces: establish a combat badge for helicopter medical evacuation ambulance (Medevac) pilots and crews (see H.R. 1308), H3262 [12MY]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H413 [8FE]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 390), H7566 [28JY]

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

Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts: support activities (see H.R. 1337), H2880 [3MY]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H6107 [19JY]

Budget: reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 2290), H4985 [22JN]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (see H.R. 250), H3060 [9MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance by Committee on the Library (Joint) of a bust of Sojourner Truth and display of the bust in the Capitol rotunda (see H.R. 4510), H11880 [15DE]

Cargo transportation: coordinate cargo theft crime data collection and make improvements relating to cargo theft prevention (see H.R. 785), H1372 [10MR]

China, People's Republic of: authorize appropriate action if negotiations regarding China's undervalued currency and currency manipulations are not successful (see H.R. 1575), H2395 [20AP]

———clarify actionability of exchange-rate manipulation under countervailing duty provisions and product-specific safeguard mechanisms of U.S. trade laws (see H.R. 1498), H5435 (see H.R. 1498), H5480 [29JN]

———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. 3004), H4895 [21JN]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see H.R. 1804), H2979 [4MY]

Clean Air Act: authorize critical use exemption amounts for methyl bromide as identified by the Dept. of State (see H.R. 1257), H2395 [20AP]

Community Services Block Grant Act: provide for quality improvements (see H.R. 341), H719 [16FE]

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]

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

———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 554), H984 [3MR]

Credit: establish requirements on the terms of consumer credit extended to an Armed Forces member or the dependent of a member (see H.R. 97), H3769 [23MY]

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]

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

———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H3262 [12MY]

Dallas, TX: eliminate certain restrictions on air transportation to and from Love Field (see H.R. 2646), H4723 [17JN]

———eliminate certain restrictions on air transportation to and from Love Field, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2646), H4803 [20JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership (see H.R. 1491), H1897 [12AP]

———issue regulations requiring testing for steroids and other performance-enhancing substances for certain sports associations engaged in interstate commerce (see H.R. 1862), H2550 [26AP] (see H.R. 3084), H5361 [28JN]

Dept. of HHS: encourage dissemination, security, confidentiality, and usefulness of health information technology (see H.R. 4157), H9361 [27OC]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 3888), H8735 [6OC]

Dept. of Justice: require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see H. Con. Res. 77), H797 [17FE]

Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 1219), H1970 [13AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of maritime sites in Michigan (see H.R. 3532), H7862 [13SE]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H9362 [27OC]

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H8847 [17OC]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H3262 [12MY]

———improve Parkinson's disease research (see H.R. 3550), H9103 [25OC]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 42), H10146 [9NO]

———promote awareness, prevention, early detection, and effective treatment of viral hepatitis (see H. Con. Res. 130), H1895 [12AP]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H3695 [19MY]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H2550 [26AP]

Education: strengthen and expand scientific and technological education capabilities of associate-degree-granting colleges through partnerships with bachelor-degree-granting institutions (see H.R. 226), H4722 [17JN]

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), H5435 (see H.R. 997), H5479 [29JN]

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to medical device user fees (see H.R. 3423), H6431 [25JY]

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: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 2317), H3436 [17MY]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H3435 [17MY]

FTC: investigate publication of video game ``Grand Theft Auto—San Andreas'' to determine whether publisher intentionally deceived the Entertainment Software Ratings Board to avoid an adults-only rating (see H. Res. 376), H6381 [22JY]

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

Great Lakes: improve program coordination (see H.R. 2129), H3052 [5MY]

———prohibit issuance of Federal or State permit or lease for new oil and gas slant, directional, or offshore drilling (see H.R. 2930), H4723 [17JN]

———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]

Gulf Coast States: encourage the adoption of comprehensive, modern, and uniform statewide building codes by Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama (see H. Con. Res. 285), H10039 [8NO]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 2567), H3892 [24MY]

Health: improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see H.R. 3205), H6381 [22JY]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H352 [2FE]

Help America Vote Act: require voting systems to provide a verifiable paper record of each vote cast and ensure the security of electronic data (see H.R. 278), H413 [8FE]

Homeless: establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see H.R. 1471), H1970 [13AP]

House of Representatives: constitutional amendment on basing apportionment on number of persons in each State who are U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 53), H4561 [15JN]

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H7565 [28JY]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3137), H8388 [27SE]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H793 [17FE]

———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), H5177 [24JN]

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), H1851 [8AP]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 1068), H8248 [21SE]

———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), H798 [17FE]

Israel: support accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (see H. Res. 38), H413 [8FE]

Kansas City, MO: designate the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum as America's National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (see H. Con. Res. 277), H10910 [17NO]

Klebnikov, Paul: condemn murder of U.S. journalist in Russia and the murder of other members of the media (see H. Res. 499), H9963 [7NO]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H798 [17FE]

Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: clarify exemption for recreational vessel support employees (see H.R. 940), H794 [17FE]

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]

Marshall, Thurgood: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 657), H8162 [20SE]

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), H798 [17FE]

Medicare: establish a floor for physician payment rates (see H.R. 4078), H9641 [3NO]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 415), H798 [17FE]

———provide for value-based purchasing in payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3617), H7611 [29JY]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 872), H719 [16FE]

Members of Congress: deny congressional retirement benefits to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4535), H11653 [14DE]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H6328 [21JY]

Miller, Arthur: tribute (see H. Res. 216), H2102 [14AP]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Con. Res. 273), H9102 [25OC]

National Arson Awareness Week: support goals (see H. Res. 252), H2738 [28AP]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1509 [15MR]

National Cyber Security Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 491), H8846 [17OC]

National Drug Court Month: establish (see H. Res. 246), H4562 [15JN]

National Health Center Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H5638 [11JY]

National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 178), H4486 [14JN]

National Manufacturing Week: support goals (see H. Res. 16), H984 [3MR]

National Safe Boating Week: recognize the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the National Safe Boating Council for promotion efforts (see H. Res. 243), H3199 [11MY]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 2332), H3260 [12MY]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see H.R. 581), H1847 [6AP] (see H.R. 3323), H7566 [28JY]

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1591), H2978 [4MY]

Nuclear energy: express concern regarding nuclear proliferation with respect to proposed full civilian nuclear cooperation with India (see H. Con. Res. 318), H11879 [15DE]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see H. Res. 357), H6381 [22JY]

Office of Special Inspector General for Hurricane Katrina Recovery: establish (see H.R. 3737), H7950 [14SE]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish Chief Trade Prosecutor to ensure compliance with trade agreements and to protect U.S. manufacturers against unfair trade practices (see H.R. 4186), H10910 [17NO]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 184), H1851 [8AP]

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

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), H9473 [1NO]

———issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 4343), H10501 (see H. Con. Res. 292), H10503 [16NO]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (see H.R. 1640), H2100 [14AP]

Privacy: protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information and require data breach notification (see H.R. 4127), H9102 [25OC]

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

Rotary International: anniversary (see H. Res. 55), H414 [8FE]

Russia: issue a clear and unambiguous statement of admission and condemnation of the illegal occupation and annexation by the Soviet Union from 1940-1991 of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 128), H4487 [14JN]

———protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 230), H9642 [3NO]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users: allow Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama to designate the projects for which certain highway and transit funds may be obligated (see H.R. 3869), H8514 [28SE]

School Bus Safety Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 498), H10158 [10NO]

Sewage disposal: authorize appropriations for sewer overflow control grants (see H.R. 624), H1779 [5AP]

Social Security: provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H2550 [26AP]

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

———authorize States to restrict receipt of foreign municipal solid waste and implement the Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste Between the U.S. and Canada (see H.R. 2491), H3693 [19MY]

Space policy: establish interagency aerospace revitalization task force to develop national strategy for aerospace workforce cultivation, training, and recruitment (see H.R. 758), H848 [1MR]

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

Syria: strengthen sanctions, establish a program to support a transition to a democratically elected Government, and restore sovereignty and democratic rule in Lebanon (see H.R. 1141), H10157 [10NO]

Tariff: impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates (see H.R. 521), H4486 [14JN]

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]

Taxation: allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs (see H.R. 2682), H8248 [21SE]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 1120), H2738 [28AP]

———allow employers a tax credit for hiring military service personnel who served in a combat zone or hazardous duty area (see H.R. 1635), H2880 [3MY]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 994), H2150 [19AP]

———exclude certain truck tractors from Federal excise tax imposed on heavy trucks and trailers sold at retail (see H.R. 1049), H1847 [6AP]

———guarantee tax-exempt bonds for the purpose of rebuilding the Gulf Coast from the impacts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 3947), H8986 [19OC]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H3262 [12MY]

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

———permanently extend certain bonus depreciation (see H.R. 2320), H5604 [30JN]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H4985 [22JN]

———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 1421), H1970 [13AP]

———provide a credit for the transportation of food for charitable purposes (see H.R. 1954), H3199 [11MY]

———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), H1369 [10MR]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H8089 [15SE]

———provide incentives for the production of motor vehicles powered by alternative fuels (see H.R. 626), H1851 [8AP]

———regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 1956), H2979 [4MY]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H3331 [16MY]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H983 [3MR]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H1897 [12AP]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H5963 [18JY]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H792 [17FE]

University of Michigan: tribute to women's softball team (see H. Res. 366), H6106 [19JY]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (see H.R. 366), H1622 [16MR]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1088), H981 [3MR]

Water: establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 1592), H3056 [5MY]

White House Fellows Program: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 269), H9043 [20OC]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Healthy Start Program (see H.R. 3131), H5599 [30JN]

FTC: investigate publication of video game ``Grand Theft Auto—San Andreas'' to determine whether publisher intentionally deceived the Entertainment Software Ratings Board to avoid an adults-only rating (see H. Res. 376), H6381 [22JY]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1582), H1895 [12AP]

Parlak, Ibrahim: relief (see H.R. 4523), H11504 [13DE]

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), H193 [25JA]

Women: 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. 2861), H4355 [9JN]

Letters

FTC investigation of publication of video game ``Grand Theft Auto—San Andreas'' to determine whether publisher intentionally deceived the Entertainment Software Ratings Board to avoid an adults-only rating: several Members of Congress, H6402 [25JY]

Proclamations

John. D. Dingell Day: Jennifer Granholm, Governor of Michigan, H11472 [13DE]

Remarks

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268), H1482, H1483 [15MR]

Barton, Representative: medical report, H11923 [16DE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4241), H10629 [17NO]

Corps of Engineers: Benton Harbor, MI, dredging project funding, H5815 [14JY]

Dawning, Paula: American Association of School Administrators Superintendent of the Year Award recipient for Michigan, E2372 [16NO]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize Healthy Start Program (H.R. 3131), E1421 [1JY]

Dingell, Representative: anniversary of service in the House of Representatives (H. Res. 594), H11472 [13DE]

Disabled: tribute to Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program services for the blind and disabled, E1331 [24JN]

Embassies: security, construction, and maintenance funding, H1482, H1483 [15MR]

EPA: revise fuel economy test procedures and provide consumers with more accurate information about fuel economy, H2346 [20AP]

FTC: investigate publication of video game ``Grand Theft Auto—San Andreas'' to determine whether publisher intentionally deceived the Entertainment Software Ratings Board to avoid an adults-only rating (H. Res. 376), H6401, H6403 [25JY]

Habitat for Humanity International: tribute to Jimmy Carter Work Project, E1328 [24JN]

Health: provide for embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 810), H3833 [24MY]

Immigration: strengthen enforcement of immigration laws and enhance border security (H.R. 4437), consideration (H. Res. 610), H11675 [15DE]

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. (H. Con. Res. 268), H10332, H10333, H10335 [16NO]

Kalamazoo, MI: anniversary of Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra League, E2283 [7NO]

———Bronson Methodist Hospital recipient of NIST Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, E2463 [7DE]

———tribute to Army Reserve, 415th Civil Affairs Battalion, E184 [8FE]

———tribute to Kalamazoo Public Schools Kalamazoo Promise scholarship program, E2436 [18NO]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (H.R. 1582), E626 [12AP]

Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, H2342 [20AP]

National Eye Donor Month: observance, E513 [17MR]

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 444), H9709, H9712, H9713 [7NO]

Petroleum: expedite construction of new refinery capacity in the U.S. and provide reliable and affordable energy (H.R. 3893), H8765 [7OC]

———protection from liability of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) producers for groundwater contamination, H2424 [21AP]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2197, H2342, H2346 [20AP], H2424 [21AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H6953 [28JY]

Telecommunications: clarify prohibition on junk fax transmissions (S. 714), H5262, H5264, H5265 [28JN]

———increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material (H.R. 310), H655, H658, H659, H662 [16FE]

Television: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur, H10629 [17NO]

Time: extend duration of daylight savings time, H2197 [20AP], H6953 [28JY]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2864), H5815 [14JY]

Women: reduce preterm labor, delivery, and risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity (H.R. 2861), E1185 [9JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H11500 [13DE]

Statements

Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act: Executive Office of the President, H656 [16FE]

Tributes

Alford, Carolyn, E1327 [24JN]

Hillegonds, Paul, E2270 [3NO]

Johns, Elisha, E1130 [26MY]

Mayhak, Helen, E185 [8FE]

Ravenscroft, Thurl A., E1182 [9JN]

Richardson, William C., E2466 [7DE]

Taylor, S. Martin, E905 [5MY]

Van Der Berg, Jay, E1062 [23MY]

Williams, Carolyn H., E40 [6JA]