McMORRIS, CATHY (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), H1268 [29MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 552), H565 [2MR]

Agriculture: implement a mandatory program for country of origin labeling for meat and produce (see H.R. 4365), H2339 [9MY]

———provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (see H.R. 5099), H5047 [11JY]

American Council of Young Political Leaders: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 430), H4008 [14JN]

Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 4890), H4220 [19JN]

Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1743 [25AP]

Army: extend authority to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the processing of permits (see H.R. 4826), H508 [1MR]

Cambodian-American Freedom Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 533), H5047 [11JY]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H3309 (see H.R. 4341), H3361 [25MY]

China, People's Republic of: condemn escalating levels of religious persecution (see H. Res. 608), H1453 [4AP]

Courts: protect children, judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and their family members, and reduce and prevent gang violence (see H.R. 4472), H791 [8MR]

Crime: expand and modernize prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 4777), H4220 [19JN]

Dept. of HHS: encourage dissemination, security, confidentiality, and usefulness of health information technology (see H.R. 4157), H1917 [27AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a Directorate of Emergency Management (see H.R. 5351), H2584 [11MY]

Dept. of the Interior: continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area (see H.R. 5732), H4915 [29JN]

———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), H4520 [22JN]

Egypt: condemn terrorist bombings in Dahab and Northern Sinai (see H. Res. 795), H2340 [9MY]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 88), H3423 [6JN]

Federal Employees' Compensation Act: cover services provided to injured workers by physician assistants and nurse practitioners (see H.R. 2561), H1742 [25AP]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1852 [26AP]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 500), H790 [8MR]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H4917 [29JN]

Medicare: extend certain payment methodologies provided for rural health care providers (see H.R. 5118), H1677 [6AP]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 1298), H4009 [14JN]

———improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H2962 [19MY]

———provide for a budget-neutral two-year moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for imaging services (see H.R. 5704), H4918 [29JN]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H646 [7MR]

National Arbor Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 383), H1854 [26AP]

National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see H. Res. 556), H1453 [4AP]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1321 [29MR]

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5293), H2339 [9MY]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (see H.R. 4761), H3643 [8JN]

Power resources: support the ``25 x 25 Initiative'' which envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch lands will provide at least 25 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. by the year 2025 (see H. Con. Res. 424), H4918 [29JN]

Public Health Service Act: increase affordability of inpatient drugs for Medicaid and safety net hospitals (see H.R. 3547), H4328 [20JN]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S: designate (see H.R. 2112), H4795 [28JN]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1357), H450 [28FE]

Taxation: allow residents of border States a deduction for passport application fees (see H.R. 5308), H2174 [4MY]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 450), H565 [2MR]

———expand use of health savings accounts for the payment of health insurance premiums for high deductible health plans purchased in the individual market (see H.R. 5586), H4918 [29JN]

———expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility use (see H.R. 1634), H1853 [26AP]

———extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 5206), H3227 [24MY]

———limit development or implementation of a return-free tax system (see H.R. 5114), H1676 [6AP]

———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H646 [7MR]

———provide credit to certain agriculture-related businesses for cost of protecting certain chemicals (see H.R. 713), H4795 [28JN]

———provide tax incentives for the payment of premiums for high deductible health plans (see H.R. 5262), H3309 (see H.R. 5262), H3361 [25MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Education: improve the academic competitiveness of U.S. students (see H.R. 5502), H3307 (see H.R. 5502), H3359 [25MY]

Endangered Species Act: improve information to consumers about the costs associated with compliance for protecting endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 4857), H564 [2MR]

Letters

Increase number of teachers qualified to teach advanced placement courses and establish adjunct teaching corps in math, science, and critical foreign languages: E. Ann Nalley, American Chemical Society, H1271 [29MR]

———John J. Castellani, Business Roundtable (organization), H1272 [29MR]

———Lezlee Westine, Technet (advocacy group), H1271 [29MR]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H1272 [29MR]

———Rhett Dawson, Information Technology Industry Council, H1271 [29MR]

Remarks

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3242 [25MY]

BIA: Lake Roosevelt Management Enforcement Fund funding, H2789 [18MY]

Dept. of Education: increase number of teachers qualified to teach advanced placement courses and establish adjunct teaching corps in math, science, and critical foreign languages, H1269, H1271 [29MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2789 [18MY]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (H.R. 4200), H2662 [17MY]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), H1269, H1271 [29MR]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (H.R. 282), H1773 [26AP]

Junior Achievement of the Inland Northwest (organization): tribute to Hall of Fame Laureates, E609 [26AP]

Petroleum: gasoline price levels, H2764 [18MY]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), consideration (H. Res. 835), H3242 [25MY]

Spokane, WA: tribute to Davenport Hotel for ranking in the top ten of Expedia.com (Internet site) customer satisfaction survey, E332 [9MR]

Terrorism: commend those who have taken part, and declare that the U.S. will prevail, in the Global War on Terror and complete mission to create a sovereign and free Iraq (H. Res. 861), H4163 [16JN]

Votes: position on missed, E959 [24MY]

Tributes

Good, Alecia, E235 [28FE]

Selinger, Saumel L., E1056 [8JN]