GORDON, BART (a Representative from Tennessee)

Amendments

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 250), H8207 [21SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, H4136 [26MY]

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

———S. 1281, NASA appropriations, H10991 [18NO]

Articles and editorials

Learning To Lose? Our Education System Isn't Ready for a World of Competition, Norman R. Augustine, Washington (DC) Post, E2443 [6DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (see H.J. Res. 66), H8389 [27SE]

Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of certain privately-held land to make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States and tribal governments (see H.R. 1351), H1847 [6AP]

America Recycles Day: support goal and mission (see H. Con. Res. 289), H9962 [7NO]

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

American Society of Mechanical Engineers: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 46), H412 [8FE]

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), H4487 [14JN]

Armed Forces: authorize use of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill to pay Federal student loans (see H.R. 1759), H2649 [27AP]

———ensure equal treatment for members of Reserve components who perform inactive-duty training in determining entitlement for certain special pay categories (see H.R. 1371), H4401 [13JN]

———ensure that Reserve components are able to maintain adequate retention and recruitment levels by protecting the financial security of the families of activated members (see H.R. 838), H1025 [8MR]

———entitle educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate a certain amount of active duty service (see H.R. 772), H1265 [9MR]

———increase authorized weight allowances for the shipment of baggage and household effects of senior noncommissioned officers (see H.R. 1406), H3894 [24MY]

———increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H236 [26JA]

———increase death gratuity and other survivors' benefits (see H.R. 377), H1025 [8MR]

———payment of mental health counselors under TRICARE (see H.R. 1358), H1970 [13AP]

———provide for certain servicemembers to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 269), H1622 [16MR]

———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 887), H4187 [7JN] (see H.R. 923), H1622 [16MR] (see H.R. 2874), H4485 [14JN]

———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 783), H720 [16FE]

———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 333), H413 [8FE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H631 [15FE]

———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), H350 [2FE]

Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate research in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 2358), H3261 [12MY]

Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 2060), H3262 [12MY]

Bayh-Dole Act: anniversary of amendments to patent and trademark laws (see H. Con. Res. 319), H12049 [16DE]

Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H796 [17FE]

Birds: conduct a pilot program under which States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps (see H.R. 1494), H4802 [20JN]

Border Patrol: assure adequate funding for additional agents (see H.R. 780), H11109 [6DE]

Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H6381 [22JY]

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), H12168 [17DE]

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), H7566 [28JY]

Children and youth: establish a grant program to provide comprehensive eye examinations (see H.R. 2238), H3695 [19MY]

———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 1355), H3113 [10MY] (see H.R. 2423), H4297 [8JN]

———protect from exploitive child modeling (see H.R. 1142), H1780 [5AP]

———revise the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration program (see H.R. 1505), H2978 [4MY]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 10), H9103 [25OC]

Civil liberties: regulate information brokers and protect individual rights with respect to personally identifiable information (see H.R. 1080), H2103 [14AP]

Civil War—U.S.: establish a commission to commemorate sesquicentennial (see H.R. 687), H984 [3MR]

Climate: request documents from the President on the anticipated effects of climate change on coastal regions of the U.S. (see H. Res. 515), H9276 [26OC]

Colleges and universities: allow military service academies to include the offering of voluntary, nondenominational prayer as an element of their activities (see H.R. 3430), H9426 [28OC]

Computers: protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (see H.R. 29), H286 [1FE]

Conner, Garlin M.: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 605), H4296 [8JN]

Contracts: increase the minimum Government-wide goal for procurement contracts awarded to small businesses (see H.R. 2742), H7950 [14SE]

———require the provision of a written prompt payment policy to each subcontractor under a Federal contract and a clause outlining the provisions of such policy in each subcontract (see H.R. 2740), H7950 [14SE]

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H4356 [9JN]

Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H5963 [18JY]

———limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party (see H.R. 1229), H1369 [10MR]

———provide protections of habeas corpus for certain incapacitated individuals whose life is in jeopardy (see H.R. 1151), H1847 [6AP]

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), H10038 [8NO]

———provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (see H.R. 32), H1896 [12AP]

Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances (see H.R. 2617), H4072 [25MY]

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

———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1814), H3556 [18MY]

Davis-Bacon Act: reinstate application of the wage requirements to Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3763), H8249 [21SE]

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), H4074 [25MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership (see H.R. 1491), H1844 [6AP]

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), H4296 [8JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H4141 [26MY]

———provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (see H.R. 4350), H11880 [15DE]

Dept. of HHS: establish programs to address the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1175), H1780 [5AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the U.S. (see H.R. 4312), H11110 [6DE]

Dept. of HUD: maintain Community Development Block Grant Program administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H2395 [20AP]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 820), H11220 [7DE]

Dept. of Transportation: report to Congress on proposed changes to policies that prohibit foreign interests from exercising control over economic and security decisions of U.S. airlines (see H.R. 4542), H12051 [16DE]

———require installation of second cockpit voice recorder and digital flight data recorder system in commercial passenger aircraft utilizing combination deployable recorder technology (see H.R. 3336), H6106 [19JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate for the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 4025), H11110 [6DE]

———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), H1847 [6AP]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs (see H.R. 1973), H7673 [6SE]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure State and local emergency preparedness operational plans address the needs of individuals with pets or service animals during a disaster or emergency (see H.R. 3858), H8648 [3OC]

Discovery (space shuttle): tribute to crew (see H. Res. 441), H7949 [14SE]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of genetic information relative to insurance and employment (see H.R. 1227), H1369 [10MR]

Diseases: address fertility issues facing cancer survivors (see H. Con. Res. 174), H8342 [22SE]

———enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see H.R. 944), H794 [17FE]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 42), H6652 [26JY]

———support bone marrow failure disease research (see H. Con. Res. 179), H7674 [6SE]

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

Drugs: lift the patient limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical practitioners in group practices (see H.R. 869), H1417 [14MR]

———respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H1696 [17MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H6107 [19JY]

———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), H524 [9FE]

Education: provide access and equity in higher education (see H.R. 1293), H1506 [15MR]

———provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 198), H1696 [17MR]

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), H3695 [19MY]

———require Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity for certain retired airline pilots (see H.R. 2926), H5638 [11JY]

European Union: urge addition of Hezbollah (terrorist organization) to list of terrorist organizations (see H. Res. 101), H1417 [14MR]

Families and domestic relations: expand tax incentives for adoption and increase adoptive incentive payments (see H.R. 1561), H7673 [6SE]

———regulate international marriage broker activity in the U.S. and provide certain protections for individuals who utilize the services of international marriage brokers (see H.R. 3657), H11036 [18NO]

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

Federal Election Campaign Act: exclude communications over the Internet from the definition of public communication (see H.R. 4194), H10910 [17NO]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1002), H1897 [12AP]

———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 40), H3696 [19MY]

———increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 633), H410 [8FE]

———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: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H1690 [17MR]

Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 2061), H5177 [24JN]

———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H74 [4JA]

———provide an exemption from certain requirements under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (see H.R. 2387), H4144 [26MY]

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

———technical correction to Federal preemption law, relative to State or local laws, concerning the markings and identification of imitation or toy firearms (see H.R. 1566), H7673 [6SE]

Firefighters: reduce fatalities and injuries, make safety an national priority, and support national initiative focusing on firefighter safety (see H. Con. Res. 180), H4803 [20JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 5, 10), H1780 [5AP]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by humanitarian emergencies a priority (see H.R. 1413), H8919 [18OC]

Foreign trade: application of countervailing duties to nonmarket economy countries (see H.R. 1216), H3331 [16MY]

———require President to take necessary steps to create a more balanced trade relationship with countries with whom the trade deficit exceeds a certain amount for three consecutive years (see H.R. 4405), H11033 [18NO]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment protecting religious freedom (see H.J. Res. 57), H7744 [7SE]

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports (see H.R. 1422), H1780 [5AP]

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (see H.R. 839), H717 [16FE]

———require notification to Congress of certain contracts, and prohibit unauthorized expenditure of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes (see H.R. 373), H1847 [6AP]

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1712), H4356 [9JN]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 2567), H8248 [21SE]

Health: conduct vaccine awareness campaign, ensure sufficient vaccine supply, prepare for pandemic or epidemic, and encourage vaccine production capacity relative to influenza (see H.R. 813), H1779 [5AP]

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (see H.R. 2072), H2975 [4MY]

———protect enrollees in managed care plans and other health coverage (see H.R. 2259), H4297 [8JN]

———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 583), H8734 [6OC]

———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 810), H628 [15FE]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 898), H792 [17FE]

Health care facilities: provide loans and grants for fire sprinkler retrofitting in nursing facilities (see H.R. 4491), H11327 [8DE]

Health care professionals: authorize capitation grants to increase the number of nursing faculty and students (see H.R. 3569), H8248 [21SE]

Help America Vote Act: require a voter-verified permanent record or hardcopy (see H.R. 550), H1779 [5AP]

High-Performance Computing Act: amend (see H.R. 28), H412 [8FE]

Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 125), H1845 [6AP]

House Democracy Assistance Commission: establish (see H. Res. 135), H1372 [10MR]

House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 2642), H6652 [26JY]

House Rules: amend procedures of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) (see H. Res. 131), H1417 [14MR]

Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H9103 [25OC]

Hurricanes: establish an independent commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to Hurricane Katrina and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future (see H.R. 3764), H7948 [14SE]

Immigration: establish a Border Patrol Auxiliary (see H.R. 3704), H10227 [15NO]

———permit aliens who are independent living assistants to adjust status to provide in-home living and home support services to disabled adults (see H.R. 1374), H1691 [17MR]

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

———remove discretion of Dept. of Homeland Security relative to expedited removal and prohibit issuance of residential mortgages to illegal aliens (see H.R. 4032), H11110 [6DE]

Independent Commission on the Investigation of Detainee Abuses: establish (see H.R. 3003), H4895 [21JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1107), H1372 [10MR] (see H.R. 3145), H11220 [7DE]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 1849), H8163 [20SE]

———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H5362 [28JN]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H524 [9FE]

Iron and steel industry: maintain and expand the steel import licensing and monitoring program (see H.R. 1068), H9103 [25OC]

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

Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 1696), H2473 [21AP]

Law enforcement: provide for designation and funding of high intensity methamphetamine abuse and trafficking areas (see H.R. 1055), H1847 [6AP]

Law enforcement officers: issue commemorative postage stamp for officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 85), H1780 [5AP]

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

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H848 [1MR]

Medicaid: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 215), H7566 [28JY]

———include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 699), H1779 [5AP]

———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 1443), H1694 [17MR]

———provide temporary disaster relief in response to Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3698), H7862 [13SE]

Medicare: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 213), H7566 [28JY]

———clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see H.R. 1016), H846 [1MR]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 1447), H4722 [17JN]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1582), H2739 [28AP]

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

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H9696 [4NO]

———improve access to diabetes self-management training by designated certified diabetes educators (see H.R. 3612), H12050 [16DE]

———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 2350), H9641 [3NO]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H2648 [27AP]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 1632), H2739 [28AP]

———make improvements to payments to ambulance providers in rural areas (see H.R. 2525), H4144 [26MY]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H413 [8FE]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H11655 [14DE]

———reform the physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment update system (see H.R. 2356), H4297 [8JN]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see H.R. 916), H1622 [16MR]

———require Medicare Advantage organizations to pay for critical access hospital services and rural health clinic services at a greater percentage than regular Medicare payment rates (see H.R. 880), H1896 [12AP]

———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see H.R. 11), H2102 [14AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: eliminate coverage of drugs when used for treatment of erectile dysfunction (see H.R. 3543), H7558 [28JY]

———prohibit coverage of sex-enhancing drugs for individuals convicted of a sex offense (see H.R. 2626), H4561 [15JN]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H7613 [29JY]

———establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see H.R. 823), H4143 [26MY]

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

Mexico: convey sympathy to families of young women murdered in Chihuahua and encourage increased U.S. involvement in bringing an end to these crimes (see H. Con. Res. 90), H10158 [10NO]

———disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Res. 20), H1417 [14MR]

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 144), H3114 [10MY]

Mining and mineral resources: reauthorize collection of reclamation fees, revise abandoned mine reclamation program, promote remining, and authorize Office of Surface Mining to collect black lung excise tax (see H.R. 2721), H4141 [26MY]

National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H7566 [28JY]

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

National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 15), H4656 [16JN]

National Center on Liver Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 1108), H9362 [27OC]

National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 457), H8736 [6OC]

National Cyber Security Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H8734 [6OC] (see H. Res. 491), H8846 [17OC]

National Foreign Language Coordination Council: establish to develop and implement a foreign language strategy (see H.R. 4196), H9962 [7NO]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H6381 [22JY]

National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Res. 312), H4985 [22JN]

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), H8248 [21SE]

National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1124), H1780 [5AP]

National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 4005), H9641 [3NO]

National Tartan Day: support establishment (see H. Res. 41), H524 [9FE]

Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 21), H942 [2MR]

Navy: require naval forces to include a certain number of operational aircraft carriers (see H.R. 304), H1417 [14MR]

NIST: establish a Katrina Assistance Program through the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (see H.R. 3826), H8161 [20SE]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding (see H.R. 2694), H4140 [26MY]

———modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 224), H942 [2MR]

NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program (see H.R. 1674), H2978 [4MY]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Roy J. Glauber, John L. Hall, and Theodor W. Hansch for physics and Yves Chauvin, Robert H. Grubbs, and Richard R. Schrock for chemistry (see H. Res. 541), H10038 [8NO]

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 276), H7744 [7SE]

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), H9641 [3NO]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 692), H942 [2MR]

Poverty: affirm commitment and leadership of the U.S. to improve the lives of the world's people living in extreme poverty and conditions of misery (see H. Con. Res. 172), H6108 [19JY]

Power resources: provide for local control of siting of windmills (see H.R. 2938), H4654 [16JN]

———reduce growth of energy use and limit impact of growing energy use on the economy, environment, and national security through reductions in energy demand (see H.R. 3263), H5800 [13JY]

Privacy: strengthen the authority of the Federal Government to protect individuals from certain acts and practices in the sale and purchase of Social Security numbers and Social Security account numbers (see H.R. 1078), H2103 [14AP]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1204), H2551 [26AP]

Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 1249), H1697 [17MR]

Public utilities: improve reliability of electric transmission system (see H.R. 878), H791 [17FE]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 691), H1371 [10MR]

———preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H1847 [6AP]

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), H7744 [7SE]

Romania: improve standard of care of children, resolve pending intercountry adoption cases, and remove barriers to the adoption of orphaned and abandoned children (see H. Res. 578), H11655 [14DE]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: tribute (see H. Res. 197), H1970 [13AP]

Rotary International: anniversary (see H. Res. 55), H720 [16FE]

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1404), H1692 [17MR]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 284), H11109 [6DE]

Safety: establish a permanent grant program to improve public safety communications and the interoperability of emergency communications equipment (see H.R. 1323), H1508 [15MR]

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

Science: improve proficiency testing of clinical laboratories (see H.R. 4268), H11880 [15DE]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 3601), H7560 [28JY]

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), H410 [8FE]

———permit qualifying States to use unspent State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for Medicaid expenditures (see H.R. 4150), H9275 [26OC]

———provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H286 [1FE]

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

Space policy: anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope (see H. Res. 251), H2738 [28AP]

———mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H196 [25JA]

Sudan: impose sanctions against perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Darfur (see H.R. 1424), H3695 [19MY]

———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), H9641 [3NO]

Taxation: allow a credit for owning certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 652), H411 [8FE]

———allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued to finance certain energy projects (see H.R. 2794), H5638 [11JY]

———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), H7565 [28JY]

———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H1509 [15MR]

———allow an investment tax credit for the purchase of trucks with new diesel engine technologies (see H.R. 3301), H8735 [6OC]

———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), H3262 [12MY]

———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), H1847 [6AP]

———authorize States, localities, the District of Columbia, territories, and possessions of the U.S. to provide certain tax incentives to any person for economic development purposes (see H.R. 2471), H6652 [26JY]

———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), H629 [15FE]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 625), H1264 [9MR]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1634), H5915 [14JY]

———extend incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 2498), H5741 [12JY]

———increase the deduction for host families of foreign exchange and other students (see H.R. 1504), H5604 [30JN]

———limit applicability of updates to the allowance for State and other taxes in the tables used in the Federal Needs Analysis Methodology (see H.R. 114), H197 [25JA]

———maintain current mortgage interest deduction (see H. Con. Res. 272), H9473 [1NO]

———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 930), H1265 [9MR]

———make permanent the 15-year depreciation recovery period for restaurant property improvements and extend to new restaurant construction (see H.R. 920), H942 [2MR]

———make permanent the deduction of State and local general sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 519), H348 [2FE]

———modify the rehabilitation credit and the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 659), H1847 [6AP]

———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]

———permit tax-free distribution from governmental retirement plans for payment of health and long-term care insurance premiums for public safety officers (see H.R. 2177), H3054 [5MY]

———provide a credit for energy-efficient appliances (see H.R. 1421), H4073 [25MY]

———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H4561 [15JN]

———provide a nonrefundable personal credit to individuals who donate certain life-saving organs (see H.R. 2474), H7949 [14SE]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 1241), H1847 [6AP]

———provide capital gains tax treatment for certain self-created musical works (see H.R. 2594), H3893 [24MY]

———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 1548), H3769 [23MY]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 3908), H8386 [27SE]

———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 excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H4188 [7JN]

———restore, make permanent, and increase amount of exclusion from gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 897), H792 [17FE]

———treat expenses for certain meal replacement and dietary supplement products that qualify for FDA-approved health claims as medical care expenses (see H.R. 1545), H4722 [17JN]

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

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H3056 [5MY]

———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H5741 [12JY]

Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act: make teacher loan forgiveness provisions permanent (see H.R. 670), H1025 [8MR]

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), H413 [8FE]

Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H1779 [5AP]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 972), H10038 [8NO]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H12050 [16DE]

U.N.: withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 1092), H981 [3MR]

U.S. Boxing Commission: establish (see H.R. 468), H1779 [5AP]

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), H4401 [13JN]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1774), H2470 [21AP]

Veterans: change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 968), H7861 [13SE]

———enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 805), H628 [15FE]

———expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 1366), H4401 [13JN]

———extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to disabled veterans and their dependents and authorize space-available travel on military aircraft for such veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1188), H11504 [13DE]

———health care funding (see H.R. 515), H348 [2FE]

———improve benefits for former POW (see H.R. 1598), H2104 [14AP]

———improve treatment of post-deployment mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, for veterans and members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1588), H5435 (see H.R. 1588), H5480 [29JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H2734 [28AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H848 [1MR] (see H.R. 2076), H5177 [24JN]

———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), H7565 [28JY]

Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 173), H8348 [26SE]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1088), H1622 [16MR]

Women: establish programs to increase awareness and knowledge of women and health care providers with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 1245), H4296 [8JN]

———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), H4723 [17JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Energy: establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (see H.R. 4435), H11108 [6DE]

Education: authorize appropriations for basic research and research infrastructure in science and engineering, and for support of graduate fellowships (see H.R. 4596), H12048 [16DE]

Health: improve access to emergency medical services through medical liability reform and additional Medicare payments (see H.R. 3875), H8341 [22SE]

Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 798), H627 [15FE]

Medicare: provide for cost-based reimbursement for ambulance services furnished by, or under arrangements with, a critical access hospital (see H.R. 4269), H10144 [9NO]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3250), H5740 [12JY]

NSF: authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (see H.R. 4434), H11108 [6DE]

Public buildings: advance the deadline for energy use metering in Federal buildings (see H.R. 4593), H12048 [16DE]

———clarify that buildings administered by the Architect of the Capitol are covered by certain Federal energy management and efficiency standards requirements (see H.R. 4595), H12048 [16DE]

———require certain reports relative to energy efficiency design performance of new Federal buildings (see H.R. 4594), H12048 [16DE]

Taxation: make geothermal heat pump systems eligible for the energy credit (see H.R. 3164), H5600 [30JN]

Telecommunications: promote and enhance public safety and encourage rapid deployment of IP-enabled voice services for emergency response networks (see H.R. 2418), H3554 [18MY]

Bills and resolutions relative to

House of Representatives: dismiss election contest relative to the office of Representative from the Sixth Congressional District of Tennessee (see H. Res. 239), H2648 [27AP]

Remarks

Alpine, TN: anniversary of Grace Baptist Church, E1037 [20MY]

Business and industry: coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 250), consideration (H. Res. 451), H8184, H8185, H8186, H8188 [21SE]

———coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development, strengthen manufacturing innovation and education programs, and expand outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H.R. 250), H8198, H8201, H8207, H8208 [21SE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Manufacturing and Technology Administration, H8210 [21SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (H.R. 4435), E2443 [6DE]

Discovery (space shuttle): tribute to crew (H. Res. 441), H8126 [20SE]

Drugs: provide grants to States to combat methamphetamine abuse, H10073 [9NO]

Education: authorize appropriations for basic research and research infrastructure in science and engineering, and for support of graduate fellowships (H.R. 4596), E2577 [17DE]

Firearms: prohibit use of funds to export .50 caliber sniper rifles to nongovernmental entities, H4593 [16JN]

Government: protect scientific integrity in Federal research and policymaking (H.R. 839), E260 [16FE]

Halladay, Jette: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education Tennessee Professor of the Year recipient, E2376 [16NO]

Hartsville, TN: anniversary of Citizens Bank, E1988 [29SE]

Hurricanes: making emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3645), H7642 [2SE]

LaVergne, TN: tribute to LaVergne High School marching band, E2269 [3NO]

Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (H.R. 798), H11464, H11465 [13DE]

Lebanon, TN: anniversary of Hurricane Baptist Church, E1040 [20MY]

Murfreesboro, TN: tribute to Adventures in Murphry's Burrow (television program), E2508 [13DE]

———tribute to Murfreesboro Fire Dept., E1223 [14JN]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3070), H6336, H6339, H6344, H6360, H6362, H6365 [22JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3250), E1476 [13JY]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1281), conference report, H12130, H12134, H12135 [17DE]

———clarify ownership of intellectual property rights of prize competition participants, H6339 [22JY]

———historically Black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions funding under NASA education programs, H6362 [22JY]

———submit plan to protect whistleblowers who expose potentially catastrophic risks to health or safety, H6365 [22JY]

———submit report on Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, H6360 [22JY]

NIST: Advanced Technology Program funding, H8184, H8186, H8198, H8201 [21SE]

———establish a Katrina Assistance Program through the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program, H8207 [21SE]

———submit a three year programmatic and operational plan for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program, H8207 [21SE]

NSF: authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (H.R. 4434), E2443 [6DE]

———ensure minority-serving colleges and universities have access to the Advanced Technological Education Program, H8208 [21SE]

Oakley, Millard: Volunteer State Community College Friend of the Year award recipient, E1039 [20MY]

Portland, TN: anniversary, E816 [28AP]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2198 [20AP]

———enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H6964 [28JY]

Public buildings: clarify that buildings administered by the Architect of the Capitol are covered by certain Federal energy management and efficiency standards requirements (H.R. 4595), E2580 [17DE]

———require certain reports relative to energy efficiency design performance of new Federal buildings (H.R. 4594), E2580 [17DE]

Science: require certain risk assessments to human health or the environment by transportation projects adhere to sound and objective scientific practices, H1309 [10MR]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4552 [15JN], H4593 [16JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), conference report, H10073 [9NO]

Shelbyville, TN: anniversary of Bright Temple Church of God in Christ, E2591 [17DE]

Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1309 [10MR]

Trousdale County, TN: tribute to Trousdale County High School football team, E2526 [14DE]

Watertown, TN: anniversary, E2528 [14DE]

Woodbury, TN: anniversary of Lions Club, E705 [19AP]

———anniversary of Woodbury Church of Christ, E397 [9MR]

Remarks in House relative to

House of Representatives: dismiss election contest relative to the office of Representative from the Sixth Congressional District of Tennessee (H. Res. 239), H2576 [27AP]

Special order: granted, H7643 [2SE]

Reports filed

Dismiss Election Contest Relative to the Office of Representative From the Sixth Congressional District of Tennessee: Committee on House Administration (House) (H. Res. 239) (H. Rept. 109-57), H2645 [27AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 239, dismiss election contest relative to the office of Representative from the Sixth Congressional District of Tennessee, H2577 [27AP]

Tributes

Anderson, Joey, E1652 [27JY]

Beaty, Seth, E1417 [1JY]

Bragg, Kevin, E1614 [27JY]

Carneal, Billy Paul, E726 [21AP], E744 [22AP]

Clark, Tony, E2512 [13DE]

Ford, Eleanor, E1097 [25MY]

Gibson, Robert (Hoot), E1145 [7JN]

Gordon, Richard, E2494 [8DE]

Holyfield, Greg, E1567 [21JY]

Manley, Anna, E1417 [1JY]

Noble, Sarah K., E2170 [25OC]

Palmer, Dick, E2506 [13DE]

Puckett, Richard, E114 [1FE]

Ralston, Marty, E49 [20JA]

Scott, Kassi, E1618 [27JY]

Shasteen, Marsha, E1420 [1JY]

Talley, Keith, E1418 [1JY]

Tatum, Christopher, E1614 [27JY]

Taylor, Amy, E1616 [27JY]

Walker, Alice, E2581 [17DE]

Zipper, Nathan, E1617 [27JY]