LaHOOD, RAY (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H229 [26JA]

Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H3 [4JA]

Conferee: H.R. 2360, Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations, H8406 [28SE]

———H.R. 2744, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H9011 [20OC]

———H.R. 2862, science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, H9497 [2NO]

———H.R. 2985, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H6463 [26JY]

Gallaudet University Board of Trustees, H1327 [10MR]

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), H350 [2FE]

Agriculture: 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), H4561 [15JN]

America's Blood Centers (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 220), H4074 [25MY]

Amo Houghton Bypass: designate a segment of Interstate 86 near Corning, NY (see H.R. 795), H586 [14FE]

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H197 [25JA]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 923), H7861 [13SE] (see H.R. 2874), H8810 [7OC]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H583 [10FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H413 [8FE]

———revise age and service requirements for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service and improve health care for reservists and their families by making TRICARE benefits permanent (see H.R. 558), H2550 [26AP]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1217), H1368 [10MR]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H984 [3MR]

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

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

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 3373), H11036 [18NO]

Chicago White Sox (baseball team): tribute (see H. Con. Res. 281), H9362 [27OC]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H4723 [17JN]

———establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 3011), H7950 [14SE]

———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1505), H5176 [24JN]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see H.R. 2637), H4073 [25MY]

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

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), H10157 [10NO]

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

Cuba: clarify allowable payment terms for sales of agricultural commodities and products (see H.R. 1339), H1970 [13AP]

———facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 719), H1969 [13AP]

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1814), H2548 [26AP]

———temporarily suspend restrictions on remittances, gifts, and family travel to allow Cuban Americans to assist relatives in the aftermath of Hurricane Dennis (see H. Con. Res. 206), H6381 [22JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: prepare an annual report specifying the number of non-Federal employees of the Farm Service Agency needed to handle the workload generated by programs administered by the Agency (see H.R. 2209), H5435 (see H.R. 2209), H5480 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 999), H10038 [8NO]

Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools (see H.R. 4063), H9044 [20OC]

———establish programs to address the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1175), H1510 [15MR]

———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), H1025 [8MR]

———reauthorize Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (see H.R. 1246), H3695 [19MY]

Dept. of HUD: require all recipients of Homeless Assistance Act funds to protect personally identifying information of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 2695), H4561 [15JN]

Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H412 [8FE]

Dept. of Transportation: include tax treatment of gasohol when computing estimated tax payments attributed to highway users (see H.R. 113), H413 [8FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve the Veterans Beneficiary Travel Program (see H.R. 3147), H9641 [3NO]

———repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid as dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 808), H2472 [21AP]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H9276 [26OC]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H3199 [11MY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H3055 [5MY]

———support goal of eliminating suffering and death due to cancer (see H. Con. Res. 210), H7815 [8SE]

Downers Grove, IL: tribute to Downers Grove North High School football team (see H. Res. 26), H720 [16FE]

Drugs: provide incentives to companies to invest in research and development of antibiotic drugs, antivirals, diagnostic tests, and vaccines that may be used to identify, treat, or prevent an infectious disease (see H.R. 3154), H5600 [30JN]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H1969 [13AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H8735 [6OC]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H790 [17FE]

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

Egypt: condemn terrorist bombings in Sharm el-Sheik and express condolences to the families of the victims (see H. Res. 384), H6650 [26JY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 4408), H11034 [18NO]

———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), H942 [2MR]

ERISA: impose a moratorium on terminations of certain plans in cases in which reorganization of contributing sponsors is sought in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings (see H.R. 2327), H4487 [14JN]

Families and domestic relations: require certain family planning projects and programs provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see H.R. 69), H524 [9FE]

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

———provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1376), H1691 [17MR]

———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 1079), H1779 [5AP]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H4656 [16JN]

———clarify disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices and require a statement of nondisclosure policies (see H.R. 1317), H1508 [15MR]

———provide assistant U.S. attorneys the same retirement benefits as are afforded to Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 3183), H5601 [30JN]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: affirm that a permit is not required in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1749), H4656 [16JN]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 2061), H3556 [18MY]

———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), H286 [1FE]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H4187 [7JN]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 47), H5638 [11JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H1372 [10MR]

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), H7673 [6SE]

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

Hariri, Rafik: tribute (see H. Res. 91), H587 [14FE]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 2567), H6328 [21JY]

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. 5), H6432 [25JY] (see H.R. 534), H349 [2FE]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H942 [2MR]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H4187 [7JN]

Housing: combat unfair and deceptive practices in the high-cost mortgage market, strengthen civil remedies, promote uniform lending and appraisal standards, and establish licensing standards for mortgage brokers (see H.R. 1295), H2473 [21AP]

Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H4561 [15JN]

Immigration: adjust status of certain foreign agricultural workers, reform H-2A worker program, provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, and extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers (see H.R. 884), H791 [17FE]

———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3137), H5638 [11JY]

———improve border security (see H.R. 2330), H6936 [27JY]

Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H4561 [15JN]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H5603 [30JN]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 1068), H980 [3MR]

Jacob L. Frazier Post Office Building, St. Charles, IL: designate (see H.R. 3767), H7948 [14SE]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see H. Res. 137), H1372 [10MR]

John F. Whiteside Joliet Post Office Building, Joliet, IL: designate (see H.R. 2113), H3052 [5MY]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 136), H584 [10FE]

Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H942 [2MR]

Lebanon: elections (see H. Res. 348), H5603 [30JN]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H719 [16FE]

Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H2103 [14AP]

———provide funding to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 1264), H2739 [28AP]

———provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1426), H1897 [12AP]

———recognize importance of prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers (see H. Con. Res. 231), H9044 [20OC]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see H.R. 1333), H2473 [21AP]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 1447), H2739 [28AP]

———extend and improve protections for sole community hospitals (see H.R. 2961), H8847 [17OC]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H4723 [17JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H1896 [12AP]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H11035 [18NO]

———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 1402), H7564 [28JY]

Motor vehicles: allow an operator of a commercial motor vehicle breaks in a daily tour of duty (see H.R. 623), H848 [1MR]

———protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, and repair their motor vehicles (see H.R. 2048), H5915 [14JY]

———require higher standards of automobile fuel efficiency to reduce the amount of oil used for fuel by automobiles in the U.S. by 10 percent beginning in 2016 (see H.R. 3762), H7947 [14SE]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H11036 [18NO]

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 1108), H5176 [24JN]

National Guard Youth Challenge Program: increase maximum Federal share of costs for State programs (see H.R. 669), H942 [2MR]

National Health Center Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H4656 [16JN]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 2231), H6107 [19JY]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 46), H354 [2FE]

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1124), H1696 [17MR]

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), H2472 [21AP]

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), H11220 [7DE]

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

Poland: urge designation as a program country under the visa waiver program if certain requirements are satisfied (see H.R. 635), H6205 [20JY]

Postal Service: reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H1895 [12AP]

Power resources: expand production and use of renewable fuel and increase energy independence (see H.R. 1608), H1968 [13AP] (see H.R. 3081), H5361 [28JN]

Public lands: preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals to public lands where there is a historical tradition of such use (see H.R. 586), H4802 [20JN]

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H7814 [8SE]

Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 2017), H3331 [16MY]

Religion: condemn bigotry and religious intolerance and recognize that holy books of every religion should be treated with dignity and respect (see H. Res. 288), H4297 [8JN]

Robert T. Ferguson Post Office Building, Flora, IL: designate (see H.R. 1287), H1780 [5AP]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S: designate (see H.R. 2112), H8919 [18OC]

Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H942 [2MR]

Rotary International: anniversary (see H. Res. 55), H287 [1FE] (see H. Res. 142), H1024 [8MR]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 284), H524 [9FE]

San Francisco, CA: mint coins in commemoration of the San Francisco Old Mint (see H.R. 1953), H7564 [28JY]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1357), H1897 [12AP]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 525), H524 [9FE]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 615), H584 [10FE]

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H287 [1FE]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H412 [8FE]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 147), H236 [26JA]

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

Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (see H. Res. 340), H5604 [30JN]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 765), H3056 [5MY]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H2978 [4MY]

———allow an investment tax credit for the purchase of trucks with new diesel engine technologies (see H.R. 3301), H8248 [21SE]

———allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan and for hiring their dependents and dependents of deceased personnel (see H.R. 1352), H3556 [18MY]

———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), H8846 [17OC]

———allow individuals to designate refunds to provide catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 1098), H982 [3MR]

———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses (see H.R. 2968), H4721 [17JN]

———clarify calculation of the reserve allowance for medical benefits of plans sponsored by bona fide associations (see H.R. 3599), H11655 [14DE]

———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), H8342 [22SE]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1634), H2739 [28AP]

———extend incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 2498), H4723 [17JN]

———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H984 [3MR]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 986), H6381 [22JY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H7613 [29JY]

———provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see H.R. 947), H794 [17FE]

———provide a refundable tax credit to public safety volunteers (see H.R. 934), H3056 [5MY]

———provide a small agri-biodiesel producer credit and improve the small ethanol producer credit (see H.R. 36), H2738 [28AP]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H2649 [27AP]

———provide for the deductibility of medical expenses (see H.R. 66), H2394 [20AP]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 3908), H11220 [7DE]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1186), H4356 [9JN]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H413 [8FE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H3695 [19MY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 179), H524 [9FE] (see H.R. 1517), H2103 [14AP]

———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H8089 [15SE]

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

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H5604 [30JN]

Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act: make teacher loan forgiveness provisions permanent (see H.R. 670), H848 [1MR]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H4296 [8JN]

Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 3427), H8648 [3OC]

Trucking industry: hours of service requirements for commercial drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 572), H351 [2FE]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see H.R. 2533), H5801 [13JY]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H2648 [27AP]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 1366), H2551 [26AP]

———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), H2550 [26AP]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H10910 [17NO]

———revise eligibility criteria for presumption of service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during military service (see H.R. 2962), H9696 [4NO]

Violence Against Women Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2876), H5177 [24JN]

Water pollution: prohibit a publicly-owned treatment works from diverting flows to bypass any portion of its treatment facility (see H.R. 1126), H983 [3MR]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H7564 [28JY]

World War II: preserve historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained (see H.R. 1492), H3113 [10MY]

———recognize contributions of the Marine Corps and other units of the Armed Forces on the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima (see H. Res. 119), H797 [17FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1192), H1263 [9MR]

Coins: redesign the reverse side of the penny in commemoration of the anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln (see H.R. 767), H583 [10FE]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: disapprove recommendations (see H.J. Res. 65), H8162 [20SE]

Federal employees: establish uniform appointment process and term of service for Architect of the Capitol, Comptroller General, and Librarian of Congress and prohibit salary from exceeding that of a Member of Congress (see H.R. 4446), H11109 [6DE]

House of Representatives: prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked mail (see H.R. 3121), H5434 (see H.R. 3121), H5479 [29JN]

J.M. Dietrich Northeast Annex, Springfield, IL: designate (see H.R. 2630), H4072 [25MY]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H4295 [8JN]

Tariff: carbamic acid (see H.R. 3016), H4896 [21JN]

———carfentazone ethyl (see H.R. 3119), H5434 (see H.R. 3119), H5479 [29JN]

———carfentrazone (see H.R. 2809), H4295 [8JN]

———cores used in remanufacture (see H.R. 3120), H5434 (see H.R. 3120), H5479 [29JN]

———sulfentrazone (see H.R. 3801), H8087 [15SE]

———3-(ethylsulfonyl)-2-pyridinesulfonamide (see H.R. 2810), H4295 [8JN]

———2 benzylthio-3-ethyl sulfonyl pyridine (see H.R. 3015), H4896 [21JN]

———2 benzylthio-nicotinic acid (see H.R. 3914), H8387 [27SE]

———2 benzylthio-3-ethyl sulfonyl pyridine (see H.R. 3346), H6106 [19JY]

Taxation: provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards (see H.R. 4464), H11219 [7DE]

Conference reports

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H.R. 2744), H9204-H9240 [26OC]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H199 [26JA], H289 [2FE], H851 [2MR], H11223 [8DE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2744), consideration (H. Res. 303), H4207 [8JN]

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

Capitol Police: prohibit transfer of horse mounted unit to U.S. Park Police, H4956 [22JN]

Capitol Visitors Center: funding, H7029 [28JY]

Corps of Engineers: enhance navigation capacity improvements and ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System, H5815 [14JY]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: disapprove recommendations (H.J. Res. 65), H8104 [20SE], H9290, H9292, H9302 [27OC]

Disabled: tribute to Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program services for the blind and disabled, E583 [7AP]

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

Hariri, Rafik: tribute (H. Res. 91), H670 [16FE]

House of Representatives: require States to hold special elections to fill vacancies in the House not later than 45 days after the vacancy is announced in extraordinary circumstances, H4944 [22JN]

Illinois: agricultural research laboratories funding, H4207 [8JN]

J.M. Dietrich Northeast Annex, Springfield, IL: designate (H.R. 2630), H5759 [13JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2985), H4940, H4944, H4956 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2985), conference report, H7029, H7030 [28JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H4987 [23JN]

St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing: anniversary, E1759 [6SE]

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]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4350 [9JN]

Tributes

Datz, Michael, E1158 [8JN]

Hariri, Rafik, H591 [15FE]

Klyber, Charles, E2619 [19DE]

McCartin, Muftiah, H10109 [9NO]