OTTER, C.L. ``BUTCH'' (a Representative from Idaho)
Amendments
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5335, H5363 [28JN]
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4487 [14JN], H4525 [15JN]
Articles and editorials
Freezing—An Underutilized Food Safety Technology?, Douglas L. Archer, International Journal of Food Microbiology, E419
Illegal Immigrants Are Criminals, Ruben Navarrette, Boise (ID) Idaho Statesman, E2342
Preserving the Foundation of Liberty, E1022-E1024 [19MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Alcoholic beverages: prohibit sale of any alcohol without liquid machine without premarket approval (see H.R. 613), H631 [15FE]
America's Blood Centers (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 220), H4656 [16JN]
Armed Forces: increase death gratuity (see H.R. 292), H141 [20JA]
———provide postal benefits for personal correspondence and certain parcels sent to members serving on active military duty abroad (see H.R. 923), H6381 [22JY]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 602), H848 [1MR]
Armenia: ensure U.S. foreign policy reflects understanding of issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in records relative to the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 316), H8090 [15SE]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 685), H521 [9FE]
Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid: establish (see H.R. 985), H796 [17FE]
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), H11880 [15DE]
BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 2337), H3332 [16MY]
Braille, Louis: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2872), H7743 [7SE]
Brumidi, Constantino: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 91), H1697 [17MR]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 58), H5801 [13JY]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 6), H197 [25JA]
———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 2290), H3197 [11MY]
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), H7815 [8SE]
CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H10501 [16NO]
Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 3011), H4895 [21JN]
———improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Program (see H.R. 2423), H5638 [11JY]
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), H8734 [6OC]
Clean Air Act: authorize critical use exemption amounts for methyl bromide as identified by the Dept. of State (see H.R. 1257), H1370 [10MR]
Commission on the Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies: establish (see H.R. 2470), H5604 [30JN]
Computers: protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (see H.R. 29), H72 [4JA]
Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2458), H3555 [18MY]
Courts: amend procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants (see H.R. 516), H413 [8FE]
———appointment of additional Federal circuit and district judges (see H.R. 4093), H9363 [27OC]
———clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2389), H3434 [17MY]
———ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws (see H. Res. 97), H6108 [19JY]
———limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 1100), H1417 [14MR]
———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts in certain cases and promote federalism (see H.R. 1070), H6432 [25JY]
———prevent frivolous lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements (see H.R. 554), H350 [2FE]
———provide fair and efficient judicial consideration of personal injury and wrongful death claims due to asbestos or silica exposure and ensure fair compensation for harm caused by asbestos or silica exposure (see H.R. 1957), H2734 [28AP]
———reorganize the ninth judicial circuit (see H.R. 211), H287 [1FE]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 748), H631 [15FE]
Cuba: bar certain additional restrictions on travel and remittances (see H.R. 2617), H4072 [25MY]
———clarify allowable payment terms for sales of agricultural commodities and products (see H.R. 1339), H1780 [5AP]
———facilitate sale of U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 719), H522 [9FE]
———lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 1814), H2548 [26AP]
Dallas, TX: eliminate certain restrictions on air transportation to and from Love Field (see H.R. 2646), H4188 [7JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish the National Drought Council (see H.R. 1386), H1692 [17MR]
Dept. of Defense: continue exercise of statutory authority to support activities of the Boy Scouts (see H. Con. Res. 6), H142 [20JA]
Dept. of Homeland Security: prevent all unlawful entries into the U.S. (see H.R. 3693), H10910 [17NO]
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 557), H6205 [20JY]
———provide authority to apprehend, prosecute, and convict individuals committing animal enterprise terror (see H.R. 4239), H9695 [4NO]
———reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (see H.R. 820), H629 [15FE]
Dept. of the Interior: authorize Western States to select public lands within their borders in lieu of receiving payment for the sale of public lands lying within said States (see H.R. 3463), H6933 [27JY]
———develop a cadastre of Federal real property to assist with land management, conservation, and development and identify land that no longer needs to be federally owned (see H.R. 1370), H2103 [14AP]
Dept. of the Navy: redesignate as the Dept. of the Navy and Marine Corps (see H.R. 34), H584 [10FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct a pilot program to improve access to health care for rural veterans (see H.R. 1741), H2394 [20AP]
Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (see H.R. 4200), H9554 [2NO]
Diseases: anniversary of development of Salk polio vaccine (see H. Res. 208), H1970 [13AP]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 312), H7673 [6SE]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1288), H2739 [28AP]
Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines (see H.R. 13), H719 [16FE] (see H.R. 3889), H8735 [6OC]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: 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), H2472 [21AP]
Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 3753), H7860 [13SE]
Endangered Species Act: provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (see H.R. 3824), H8342 [22SE]
———reform process for designating critical habitat (see H.R. 1299), H1507 [15MR]
EPA: extend date by which small public water systems must comply with the maximum contaminant level for arsenic in drinking water (see H.R. 4495), H11327 [8DE]
———provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman (see H.R. 1043), H3556 [18MY]
Ewa Beach, HI: tribute to West Oahu Little League Baseball team (see H. Res. 429), H7950 [14SE]
FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 4167), H9361 [27OC]
Federal agencies and departments: establish a commission to review efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 3282), H5912 [14JY]
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: improve attorney accountability (see H.R. 420), H235 [26JA]
FEMA: direct the President to designate a Small State Advocate (see H.R. 2338), H6328 [21JY]
Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 2317), H3695 [19MY]
———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]
Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 1243), H1369 [10MR]
———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 800), H627 [15FE]
———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 47), H286 [1FE]
———update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1384), H5915 [14JY]
Firefighters: provide portal-to-portal compensation for Federal wildland firefighters (see H.R. 408), H234 [26JA]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10), H195 [25JA]
Foreign aid: prohibit U.S. assistance to nations that consistently oppose U.S. initiatives before the U.N. (see H.R. 4558), H11879 [15DE]
Foreign countries: improve and promote compliance with international intellectual property obligations and defend U.S. intellectual property interests from suspension of benefits abroad (see H.R. 3372), H7744 [7SE]
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: exempt bookstores and libraries from orders requiring the production of any tangible things for certain foreign intelligence investigations (see H.R. 1157), H1023 [8MR]
Frank, Anne: confer honorary citizenship (see H.J. Res. 48), H3055 [5MY]
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), H6204 [20JY]
Government regulations: eliminate effect on constitutionally protected expression of religion by State and local officials resulting from threat of potential litigants seeking damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 2679), H4139 [26MY]
———require Congress to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 931), H793 [17FE]
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]
———require the FDA to disclose benefits of foods and dietary supplements and ensure the FTC bears the burden of proof in false advertising cases involving dietary supplements (see H.R. 4282), H11036 [18NO]
Higher Education Act: permit refinancing of student consolidation loans and permit student freedom to select a loan consolidator (see H.R. 1029), H2648 [27AP]
Housing: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 2803), H7743 [7SE]
Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail: designate (see H.R. 383), H233 [26JA]
Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3137), H5599 [30JN]
———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign-issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 925), H2103 [14AP]
Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 2355), H3261 [12MY]
Investments: provide for enhanced retirement security in the form of an Individual Social Security Investment Program (see H.R. 530), H349 [2FE]
Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H8643 [29SE]
Israel: recognition of Jerusalem as capital (see H.R. 588), H942 [2MR]
Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see H.R. 4179), H9473 [1NO] (see H. Res. 137), H984 [3MR]
Medicaid: provide a demonstration project for chronic disease management (see H.R. 4331), H10226 [15NO]
———require drug utilization review programs to deny coverage of erectile dysfunction drugs for individuals registered (or required to be registered) as sex offenders (see H.R. 2648), H5362 [28JN]
Medicare: exclude coverage of drugs prescribed for treatment of impotence (see H.R. 712), H522 [9FE]
———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see H.R. 2350), H3261 [12MY]
Mental health: prohibit use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program (see H.R. 181), H287 [1FE]
Mexico: disapprove U.S.-Mexico Social Security totalization agreement (see H. Con. Res. 50), H523 [9FE] (see H. Res. 20), H287 [1FE]
Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 144), H2977 [4MY]
———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority and for programs, projects, and activities in the West Bank and Gaza (see H.R. 1143), H1023 [8MR]
Mont and Mark Stephensen Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Riverton, UT: designate (see H.R. 4295), H11110 [6DE]
Motor vehicles: allow an operator of a commercial motor vehicle breaks in a daily tour of duty (see H.R. 623), H410 [8FE]
National Advisory Council on Medical Rehabilitation: establish (see H.R. 3373), H7815 [8SE]
National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 222), H7674 [6SE]
National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see H.R. 2088), H2976 [4MY]
National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 874), H791 [17FE]
National security: establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters (see H.R. 2715), H5435 (see H.R. 2715), H5480 [29JN]
———improve security for driver's licenses and identity documents, amend immigration laws to prevent entry of terrorists, and ensure completion of certain border barriers (see H.R. 418), H235 [26JA]
Natural gas: require certain terms and conditions for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas import terminals (see H.R. 359), H1696 [17MR]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend enforcement provisions (see H.R. 977, 978), H2472 (see H.R. 979, 980, 981, 1028), H2473 [21AP]
Office of Special Inspector General for Hurricane Katrina Recovery: establish (see H.R. 3737), H7860 [13SE]
Outer Continental Shelf: terminate effect of laws prohibiting spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities (see H.R. 4318), H11880 [15DE]
Palestinians: provide that Hamas and other terrorist organizations should not participate in elections held by the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 575), H11655 [14DE]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 266), H3332 [16MY]
Pensions: reform funding rules (see H.R. 2830), H5362 [28JN]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 328), H287 [1FE]
Political campaigns: repeal disclosure requirement for certain electioneering communication disbursements and prohibit making such disbursements by corporations and labor organizations (see H.R. 689), H521 [9FE]
Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 52), H1372 [10MR]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (see H.R. 1640), H2395 [20AP]
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), H1896 [12AP]
———provide consistent enforcement authority by Federal agencies for violations of regulations governing public lands and clarify purpose of fines collected for violations (see H.R. 975), H795 [17FE]
———raise funds to respond to Hurricane Katrina and future disasters by selling certain Forest Service and Dept. of the Interior lands (see H.R. 3855), H8247 [21SE]
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), H6380 [22JY]
———protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3135), H5599 [30JN] (see H.R. 4128), H9426 [28OC]
Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act: extend authority for drought assistance (see H.R. 2925), H4560 [15JN]
Russia: protect intellectual property rights (see H. Con. Res. 230), H9642 [3NO]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H524 [9FE]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H587 [14FE]
States: authorize organization and service of a militia to help prevent individuals from unlawfully crossing an international border and entering the U.S. anywhere other than a port of entry (see H.R. 3622), H7612 [29JY]
———establish a program to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient dams (see H.R. 1105), H10227 [15NO]
———limit acquisition by the U.S. of land located in States in which 25 percent or more of the land is already owned by the U.S. (see H.R. 1235), H1369 [10MR]
———regulation of access to hunting and fishing for residents and nonresidents (see H.R. 731), H523 [9FE]
Supreme Court: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (see H. Res. 340), H5176 [24JN]
Surface Transportation Board: authorizing appropriations to enhance railroad competition (see H.R. 2047), H3894 [24MY]
Tariff: natural cork (see H.R. 1944), H2647 [27AP]
Taxation: allow a deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3098), H9277 [26OC]
———allow a deduction for qualified attorney fees in computing minimum tax (see H.R. 3180), H7950 [14SE]
———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 2089), H10157 [10NO]
———allow an investment tax credit for the purchase of trucks with new diesel engine technologies (see H.R. 3301), H7950 [14SE]
———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), H11655 [14DE]
———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H9277 [26OC]
———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), H7949 [14SE]
———establish a commission on tax reform (see H.R. 41), H797 [17FE]
———exclude from gross income amounts received on the sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (see H.R. 3079), H5252 [27JN]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 1511), H1845 [6AP]
———increase and extend temporary expensing for equipment used in refining of liquid fuels (see H.R. 3680), H8388 [27SE]
———increase benefits for parents who stay at home with their children (see H.R. 3080), H6107 [19JY]
———make individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends permanent (see H.R. 809), H1696 [17MR]
———make permanent the 15-year depreciation recovery period for restaurant property improvements and extend to new restaurant construction (see H.R. 920), H793 [17FE]
———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 1684, 1685), H2148 [19AP]
———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H8089 [15SE]
———prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions (see H.R. 45), H7613 [29JY]
———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 986), H8388 [27SE]
———provide a credit to individuals for certain long-term care expenses (see H.R. 1150), H2978 [4MY]
———provide a credit to promote homeownership and community development (see H.R. 1549), H1893 [12AP]
———provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland to encourage the continued use of property for farming (see H.R. 2034), H3695 [19MY]
———provide for deductibility of medical expenses by individuals (see H.R. 4625), H12167 [17DE]
———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (see H.R. 3908), H8386 [27SE]
———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1186), H2738 [28AP]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 64), H73 [4JA]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H5741 [12JY]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 1517), H2473 [21AP]
———treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 4236), H12050 [16DE]
———treat gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, in either coin or bar form, in the same manner as equities and mutual funds for purposes of the maximum capital gains rate for individuals (see H.R. 1772), H2470 [21AP]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1306), H1847 [6AP]
———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]
Trademarks: clarify that service marks, collective marks, and certification marks are entitled to the same protections, rights, and privileges as trademarks (see H.R. 784), H584 [10FE]
Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see H.R. 959), H795 [17FE]
Trucking industry: hours of service requirements for commercial drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies (see H.R. 572), H351 [2FE]
———postpone enforcement of new rules governing rest periods for truck drivers using sleeper berths (see H.R. 3943), H8810 [7OC]
Truth in Regulating Act: make permanent the pilot project for the report on rules (see H.R. 1167), H4296 [8JN]
U.N.: limit U.S. share of assessments for the regular budget (see H.R. 14), H2150 [19AP]
———prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. proposals to impose taxes or fees on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1017), H2150 [19AP]
———withhold funding if the U.N. abridges U.S. right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3436), H7566 [28JY]
———withhold U.S. contributions pending certification of U.N. cooperation in investigation of Oil-for-Food Program (see H.R. 1092), H981 [3MR]
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), H5604 [30JN]
White House Fellows Program: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 269), H9043 [20OC]
World War II: recognize the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day and the Liberation of Western Bohemia (see H. Res. 195), H1846 [6AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of the Interior: conduct feasibility studies to address certain water shortages within the Snake, Boise, and Payette River systems in Idaho (see H.R. 2563), H3892 [24MY]
———extend certain water contracts in Idaho (see H.R. 1852), H2549 [26AP]
———make full payment to each unit of general local government in which entitlement land is located (see H.R. 1469), H1777 [5AP]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: affirm that a permit is not required in certain circumstances (see H.R. 1749), H2469 [21AP]
FERC: extension of time required for construction of a hydroelectric project in Idaho (see H.R. 4377), H10909 [17NO]
Idaho: authorize exchange of certain Federal land (see H.R. 2718), H4141 [26MY]
Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities (see H.R. 1526), H1845 [6AP]
Medicare: clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see H.R. 1016), H846 [1MR]
Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area: rename as the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area (see H.R. 1576), H1894 [12AP]
Tariff: Roquefort cheese (see H.R. 2003), H2736 [28AP]
Taxation: temporarily waive the restriction on highway use in applying the tax exemption for diesel fuel used on a farm for farming purposes (see H.R. 4001), H8733 [6OC]
Water: allow small public water systems to request exemption from national primary drinking water requirements for a naturally occurring contaminant (see H.R. 1315), H1508 [15MR]
Remarks
BLM: prohibit funding for sale or slaughter of free-roaming horses and burros, H3661 [19MY]
Cuba: prohibit funding to enforce certain restrictions on the sending of gift parcels, H4517 [15JN]
Dept. of Energy: require Power Marketing Administrations to list Endangered Species Act related costs as a line item in customer's monthly billing, E2028
Dept. of the Interior: conduct feasibility studies to address certain water shortages within the Snake, Boise, and Payette River systems in Idaho (H.R. 2563), E1073
———payment in lieu of taxes program funding, H3622
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2361), H3622
Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA): implementation (H.R. 3045), H6077 [19JY], H6185-H6187, H6189, H6190 [20JY], H6553
Endangered Species Act: detail associated costs in customers' monthly electricity bills, H8523 [29SE]
———provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), E2028
———provide greater results conserving and recovering listed species (H.R. 3824), consideration (H. Res. 470), H8523 [29SE]
———vest in the Dept. of the Interior functions relative to certain migratory fish, H8523 [29SE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), H3858 [24MY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: affirm that a permit is not required in certain circumstances (H.R. 1749), E742
Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (S. 397), H9008
Food industry: benefits of freezing foods, E419
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: limit Federal access to library, bookseller, and other personal records for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, H4540 [15JN], H6217 [21JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3057), H5335 [28JN]
Law enforcement: limit authority to delay notice of search warrants, H4525, H4526 [15JN]
———limit authority to delay notice of search warrants and establish certain reporting requirements, H6264 [21JY]
Moscow, ID: St. Mary's Catholic Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2114
National security: restore civil liberties under the first amendment, the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and other law enforcement and privacy laws, E1313
Palestinians: allocation of foreign aid pending evaluation of use of such funds, H5335 [28JN]
Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), H2386, H2387 [20AP]
Reid, Christy: National Arbor Day Foundation Arbor Day Poster Contest winner, E910
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4517, H4525, H4526, H4540 [15JN]
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: modify sunsets on wiretap authority, library and bookseller records, and lone wolf provisions, H10086 [9NO]
———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), H6264 [21JY]
———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), consideration (H. Res. 369), H6217 [21JY]
———reauthorize and improve (H.R. 3199), motion to instruct conferees, H10086 [9NO]
Water: allow small public water systems to request exemption from national primary drinking water requirements for a naturally occurring contaminant (H.R. 1315), E452
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H5960 [18JY], H6376 [22JY]
Tributes
Crawforth, Jason, E540