EHLERS, VERNON J. (a Representative from Michigan)
Amendments
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3482 [18MY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3, Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users, H4136 [26MY]
North Atlantic Assembly, H575 [10FE]
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), H413 [8FE]
American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 690), H5914 [14JY]
American Society of Mechanical Engineers: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 46), H412 [8FE]
America's Blood Centers (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 220), H7566 [28JY]
Amo Houghton Bypass: designate a segment of Interstate 86 near Corning, NY (see H.R. 795), H798 [17FE]
Armed Forces: provide for certain servicemembers to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 269), H6432 [25JY]
Aviation: provide liability protection to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations flying for public benefit and to the pilots and staff of such organizations (see H.R. 1871), H2646 [27AP]
Bankruptcy: exempt from means testing certain National Guard and Reserve members (see H.R. 2060), H4073 [25MY]
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), H2394 [20AP]
Birds: promote conservation of migratory waterfowl and offset or prevent the loss of wetlands and other habitat essential to the preservation of such waterfowl (see H.R. 4315), H12051 [16DE]
Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts: support activities (see H.R. 1337), H3894 [24MY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 58), H5801 [13JY]
Business and industry: preserve mathematics- and science-based industries (see H.R. 1547), H1893 [12AP]
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), H6326 [21JY]
Children and youth: provide assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries (see H.R. 1409), H1780 [5AP]
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), H2395 [20AP]
———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]
Clean Air Act: require all gasoline sold for use in motor vehicles to contain a certain percentage of renewable fuel (see H.R. 4357), H11655 [14DE]
Climate: conduct research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 759), H582 [10FE]
Coastal zones: authorize the acquisition of coastal areas to improve conservation, enhance ecological values and functions, and benefit both the environment and economies of coastal communities (see H.R. 3187), H7950 [14SE]
Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see H.R. 239), H2472 [21AP]
Committee on Printing (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 147), H1371 [10MR]
Committee on the Library (Joint): election of members (see H. Res. 147), H1371 [10MR]
Computers: prevent the use of certain bank instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful Internet gambling (see H.R. 4411), H11034 [18NO]
———protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (see H.R. 29), H286 [1FE]
Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H3434 [17MY]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 748), H581 [10FE]
———provide penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks (see H.R. 32), H72 [4JA]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 817), H5603 [30JN]
Cuba: anniversary of human rights crackdown (see H. Con. Res. 81), H984 [3MR]
Curtiss, Glenn H.: tribute (see H. Res. 374), H6328 [21JY]
Dept. of Education: establish sustainability programs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3284), H5912 [14JY]
———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 3334), H7566 [28JY]
Dept. of Energy: external regulation of nuclear safety and occupational safety and health responsibilities at any nonmilitary energy laboratory (see H.R. 755), H582 [10FE]
Dept. of HHS: encourage dissemination, security, confidentiality, and usefulness of health information technology (see H.R. 4157), H9641 [3NO]
———establish programs to address the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 1175), H1780 [5AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: develop and implement standards for the operation of air charter and general aviation operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (see H.R. 911), H792 [17FE]
Dept. of Justice: reauthorize grant program for reentry of offenders into the community and establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community (see H.R. 1704), H2149 [19AP]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of maritime sites in Michigan (see H.R. 3532), H7744 [7SE]
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]
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), H8809 [7OC]
Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H71 [4JA]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H790 [17FE]
Education: establish a National Marine Scholarship Program to recruit and prepare graduate students for careers in the fields of marine science (see H.R. 1191), H1263 [9MR]
———improve literacy and English skills of limited English proficient individuals (see H.R. 2923), H12050 [16DE]
———strengthen and expand scientific and technological education capabilities of associate-degree-granting colleges through partnerships with bachelor-degree-granting institutions (see H.R. 226), H287 [1FE]
———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 23), H287 [1FE]
FAA: return general aviation to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (see H.R. 1496), H2551 [26AP]
FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H9361 [27OC]
———withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 1079), H1779 [5AP]
Federal employees: provide a real estate stock index investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1578), H11110 [6DE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines (see H.R. 881), H1896 [12AP]
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2965), H4721 [17JN]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 1356), H1690 [17MR]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 148), H1510 [15MR]
Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H3435 [17MY]
Firefighters: recognize and honor contributions throughout U.S. history (see H. Res. 188), H1778 [5AP]
Foreign aid: provide debt relief to developing countries with coral reef preservation and management programs (see H.R. 1996), H2736 [28AP]
Gagetown Veterans Memorial Post Office, Gagetown, MI: designate (see H.R. 3368), H8514 [28SE]
Great Lakes: prohibit issuance of Federal or State permit or lease for new oil and gas slant, directional, or offshore drilling (see H.R. 2930), H4654 [16JN]
———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]
Green Chemistry Research and Development Program: implement (see H.R. 1215), H1368 [10MR]
Head Start Program: reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (see H.R. 2123), H4297 [8JN]
Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 534), H349 [2FE]
Higher Education Act: ensure graduate opportunities in postsecondary education (see H.R. 510), H347 [2FE]
House Democracy Assistance Commission: establish (see H. Res. 135), H1026 [8MR]
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), H4656 [16JN]
Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H6328 [21JY]
Hunger: reduce (see H.R. 2717), H4356 [9JN]
Immigration: improve border security (see H.R. 2330), H5915 [14JY]
———revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information on H-2B nonimmigrants (see H.R. 793), H1779 [5AP]
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: limit casino expansion (see H.R. 3431), H6649 [26JY]
———technical corrections (see H.R. 2353), H3261 [12MY]
Insurance: promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities (see H.R. 2793), H9556 [2NO]
———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1258), H2880 [3MY]
Iraq: commend people for holding a successful referendum on a new constitution (see H. Res. 504), H9642 [3NO]
Iron and steel industry: urge the Dept. of Commerce and ITC to consider the impact of steel antidumping or countervailing duties on steel-consuming manufacturers and the economy when conducting sunset reviews (see H. Res. 84), H631 [15FE]
Law enforcement: provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 798), H1025 [8MR]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 556), H350 [2FE]
Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 181), H4985 [22JN]
Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see H.R. 358), H630 [15FE]
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]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1582), H4356 [9JN]
———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 415), H234 [26JA]
Mental health: raise awareness about the importance of social worker and case worker safety (see H. Con. Res. 278), H9642 [3NO]
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), H11328 [8DE]
Miller, Arthur: tribute (see H. Res. 216), H2102 [14AP]
Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Con. Res. 273), H9102 [25OC]
Motor vehicles: allow an operator of a commercial motor vehicle breaks in a daily tour of duty (see H.R. 623), H410 [8FE]
———require accurate fuel economy testing procedures (see H.R. 1103), H982 [3MR]
NASA: establish an awards program in honor of Charles (Pete) Conrad that recognizes amateur discoveries of asteroids with near-Earth orbit trajectories (see H.R. 1023), H1847 [6AP]
National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H6326 [21JY]
National Captioning Institute: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 38), H285 [1FE]
National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 457), H8247 [21SE]
National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 690), H5914 [14JY]
National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 335), H10039 [8NO]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand, intensify, and coordinate pulmonary hypertension research activities (see H.R. 3005), H6381 [22JY]
National parks and recreation areas: eliminate annual operating deficit and maintenance backlog (see H.R. 1124), H983 [3MR]
NOAA: authorize and strengthen tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation program (see H.R. 1674), H2106 [18AP]
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]
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1591), H1968 [13AP]
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: increase membership to improve efficiency (see H.R. 740), H581 [10FE]
———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (see H.R. 739), H581 [10FE]
———provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Commission relative to an issued order (see H.R. 741), H581 [10FE]
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), H1897 [12AP]
Organ donation: allow leave for individuals who provide living organ donations (see H.R. 1993), H2736 [28AP]
Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate (see H.R. 4386), H10909 [17NO]
OSHA: provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (see H.R. 742), H581 [10FE]
Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 4343), H11220 [7DE]
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), H9426 [28OC]
Power resources: promote fusion energy development (see H.R. 1793), H2471 [21AP]
———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 4409), H11034 [18NO]
———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]
Public Health Service Act: provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 1313), H1847 [6AP]
Roosevelt, Theodore: mint coins in commemoration of the centenary of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize (see H.R. 389), H233 [26JA]
Rosa Parks Federal Building, Detroit, MI: designate (see H.R. 2967), H4721 [17JN]
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]
———prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1357), H1690 [17MR]
———recognize significance of African American women in the U.S. scientific community (see H. Con. Res. 96), H1697 [17MR]
Sewage disposal: authorize appropriations for sewer overflow control grants (see H.R. 624), H410 [8FE]
Ships and vessels: establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into U.S. waters (see H.R. 1636), H2473 [21AP]
Social Security: provide certain benefits to individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H196 [25JA]
Solid waste: 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), H5177 [24JN]
———limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 274), H353 [2FE]
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]
Spain: express condolences to families of individuals killed and sympathy to individuals injured on anniversary of terrorist bombing attacks in Madrid (see H. Res. 99), H1026 [8MR]
States: establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 1105), H1780 [5AP]
Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1158), H1696 [17MR]
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 credit for owning certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 652), H411 [8FE]
———allow a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids (see H.R. 414), H234 [26JA]
———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 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), H2473 [21AP]
———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1634), H7814 [8SE]
———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 1736), H2393 [20AP]
———provide a credit dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and allowed against the Federal income tax for charitable contributions to certain education investment organizations (see H.R. 4400), H11033 [18NO]
———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 986), H7743 [7SE]
———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 for deductibility of medical expenses by individuals (see H.R. 4625), H12167 [17DE]
———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]
———treatment of automatic fire sprinkler systems (see H.R. 1131), H4722 [17JN]
———treatment of certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 2989), H7743 [7SE]
———treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 66), H73 [4JA]
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), H354 [2FE]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on health and human services (see H.R. 896), H1417 [14MR]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (see H.R. 3), H520 [9FE]
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), H8644 [29SE]
University of Michigan: tribute to women's softball team (see H. Res. 366), H6206 [20JY]
Vocational and Technical Education Act: strengthen and improve programs (see H.R. 366), H233 [26JA]
Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1088), H981 [3MR]
Water: authorize appropriations for grants for coastal recreation water quality monitoring and notification programs (see H.R. 2686), H5604 [30JN]
World War II: 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]
———tribute to Tuskegee Airmen (see H. Con. Res. 26), H196 [25JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced
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), H136 [6JA]
Dept. of Transportation: authorize appropriations for surface transportation research and development (see H.R. 242, 243), H136 [6JA]
Government regulations: require Federal agencies to impose certain requirements on recipients of awards for scientific and engineering research (see H.R. 33), H72 [4JA]
Great Lakes: improve program coordination (see H.R. 2129), H3052 [5MY]
National Invasive Species Council: establish (see H.R. 1593), H1968 [13AP]
NOAA: establish and amend the organization and functions of the NOAA Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere (see H.R. 50), H135 [6JA]
Space policy: establish interagency aerospace revitalization task force to develop national strategy for aerospace workforce cultivation, training, and recruitment (see H.R. 758), H582 [10FE]
Tariff Act: marking of imported home furniture (see H.R. 445), H283 [1FE]
Taxation: encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 450), H283 [1FE]
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), H1968 [13AP]
Factsheets
National Security and Petroleum Dependence Project: Energy Future Coalition, H3193 [11MY]
`Set America Free' a Blueprint for U.S. Energy Security: Energy Future Coalition, H3191 [11MY]
Letters
National energy policy: Energy Future Coalition, H3192 [11MY]
NSF Math and Science Partnership Program funding: Warren M. Washington and Elizabeth Hoffman, NSF, H4432 [14JN]
Remarks
Afterschool Alliance (organization): support goals and ideals of Lights on Afterschool! event (H.J. Res. 66), H8366, H8367 [27SE]
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), H8185 [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), H8199, H8212 [21SE], E32
———preserve mathematics- and science-based industries (H.R. 1547), E616
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area: prohibit Indian gambling casino on non-reservation Indian lands, H3631 [19MY]
Dept. of Commerce: establish the Manufacturing and Technology Administration, H8210 [21SE]
Dept. of Defense: basic and applied research and development projects funding, H4737 [20JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2863), H4737 [20JN]
Dept. of Education: provide waiver authority for students who are eligible for Pell Grants and are adversely affected by a natural disaster (H.R. 3169), H7694 [7SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1817), H3482, H3483 [18MY]
———reduce time which passengers must remain seated when departing from or arriving at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, H3482, H3483 [18MY]
Dept. of Justice: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in NSF funding, H4498 [15JN]
———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding through reductions in NOAA funding, H4464 [14JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3631 [19MY]
Dept. of Transportation: authorize appropriations for surface transportation research and development (H.R. 242), E33
Disasters: express sympathy and pledge support for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa (H. Res. 12), H65, H67 [4JA]
Drunken driving: allow use of Alcohol-Impaired Driving Countermeasures grant funding for Driving While Intoxicated Courts, H1308
Education: national policy to improve system, H3100, H3101 [10MY]
Grand Rapids, MI: anniversary of Catholic Secondary Schools, E1872
Great Lakes: improve program coordination (H.R. 2129), E900
Head Start Program: provide hiring protections for faith-based organizations providing Head Start services, H8315 [22SE]
———reauthorize and improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 2123), H8315 [22SE]
Kamphuis, Jeremy: Army Noncommissioned Officer of the Year award recipient, E2339
Miller, Arthur: tribute (H. Res. 216), H2756, H2757, H2758 [3MY]
National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 457), H8814
National Invasive Species Council: establish (H.R. 1593), E633
NOAA: establish and amend the organization and functions of the NOAA Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere (H.R. 50), E11
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 1591), E631
NSF: Advanced Technological Education Program funding, H8212 [21SE]
———funding, H10067 [9NO]
———Math and Science Partnership Program funding, H4432 [14JN]
Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (S. Con. Res. 61), H9398 [28OC]
Pensions: reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), consideration (H. Res. 602), H11663 [15DE]
Power resources: expand production and use of renewable fuel and increase energy independence, H3295, H3299, H3300 [16MY], H8830 [17OC]
———national energy policy, H3184, H3187, H3188, H3189, H3191 [11MY], H3295, H3299, H3300 [16MY]
Robroy Industries Co.: anniversary, E1248
Schmidt, Gary: American Library Association Newbery Honor Book and Michael L. Printz Honor Book designee, E125
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4432, H4464 [14JN], H4498 [15JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), conference report, H10067 [9NO]
Space policy: establish interagency aerospace revitalization task force to develop national strategy for aerospace workforce cultivation, training, and recruitment (H.R. 758), H9065, H9066, H9067 [25OC]
Transportation: Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding (H.R. 3), H1300
U.S. Physics Olympiad Team: tribute, E1013
Universal Forest Products, Inc.: anniversary, E124
Votes: position on missed, H4780
Water: establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (H.R. 1592), E631
Workforce Investment Act: prohibit faith-based organizations receiving Federal funds from discriminating in hiring practices, H863 [2MR]
———strengthen career centers, provide effective governance arrangements, promote access to employment, training, and youth services, and improve performance accountability (H.R. 27), consideration (H. Res. 126), H863 [2MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H188 [25JA]
Tributes
Bromley, D. Allan, E302
Portman, Representative, H2719 [28AP]