UDALL, MARK (a Representative from Colorado)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2808 [18MY]

Articles and editorials

Crazy Way To Fund the Wars—Iraq Spending Is No Longer an Emergency, Denver (CO) Rocky Mountain News, E1132 [13JN]

Happy (Con)Trails to Collins, Colorado Springs (CO) Gazette, E814 [12MY]

Nation Mourns Champion of Freedom, Rocky Mountain (CO) News, H124 [1FE]

Neely a Champion of Historic Preservation, Joanne Ditmer, Denver (CO) Post, E16 [31JA]

Neely Helped Create Historic Georgetown, Mary Voelz Chandler, Rocky Mountain (CO) News, E16 [31JA]

Nonviolence Espoused in Many Denver Visits, Claire Martin, Denver (CO) Post, H124 [1FE]

Schaefer Served Colorado Well, Denver (CO) Post, E610 [26AP]

Senator Wielded Grace, Independence, Diane Carman, Denver (CO) Post, E9 [31JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide emergency assistance to agricultural producers who have suffered losses as a result of natural disasters and unforseen production costs (see H. Res. 706), H565 [2MR]

Alcoholic beverages: tribute to American craft brewers (see H. Res. 753), H2103 [3MY]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 5229), H1915 [27AP]

Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 4890), H644 [7MR]

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]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H1453 [4AP]

ATF: make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1603), H4424 [21JN]

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), H389 [16FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a temporary memorial honoring members of the Armed Forces killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan (see H. Con. Res. 379), H1562 [5AP]

Carolina Hurricanes (hockey team): tribute (see H. Res. 881), H4424 [21JN]

Colorado: designate certain National Forest System lands in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and certain lands in the Royal Gorge Resource Area of the BLM as wilderness (see H.R. 4235), H3643 [8JN]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H4424 [21JN]

Congressional Teacher Award Task Force: establish (see H.R. 5140), H3724 [9JN]

Consumers: require enhanced disclosure regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt (see H.R. 3852), H3137 [23MY]

CPSC: issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 4023), H451 [28FE]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H1917 [27AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen ability to regulate pet industry (see H.R. 2669), H155 [1FE]

Dept. of Commerce: transmit to the House of Representatives a copy of a workforce globalization final draft report produced by the Technology Administration (see H. Res. 717), H867 [9MR]

Dept. of Education: establish and maintain public website with a database of available scholarships, fellowships, and financial assistance programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (see H.R. 5139), H3724 [9JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish a photovoltaic demonstration program (see H.R. 5594), H3907 [13JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 5201), H2503 [10MY]

———establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 5624), H4424 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (see H.R. 4894), H1681 [6AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with Cesar E. Chavez and the farm labor movement to determine appropriate methods for their preservation and interpretation (see H.R. 5047), H5047 [11JY]

———enter into cooperative agreements to protect National Park System natural resources through collaborative efforts on land inside and outside system units (see H.R. 4294), H1681 [6AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Pikes Peak region of Colorado (see H.R. 4907), H790 [8MR]

———provide free credit monitoring and credit reports for veterans and others affected by the theft of veterans' personal data and ensure notification of such thefts (see H.R. 5455), H3227 [24MY] (see H.R. 5588), H4680 [27JN]

District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 5388), H3138 [23MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H868 [9MR]

Education: provide funding for student loan repayment for public attorneys (see H.R. 198), H2339 [9MY]

———support Greater Opportunities for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (GO-STEM) programs (see H. Con. Res. 421), H3308 (see H. Con. Res. 421), H3360 [25MY]

Energy Policy Act: repeal provisions (see H.R. 4479), H1743 [25AP]

Executive Office of the President: include a line item regarding the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board in the budget (see H.R. 4966), H1391 [30MR]

FAA: replace Administrator's arbitrary authority to impose wages and working conditions with neutral binding arbitration in the case of an impasse in labor-management negotiations (see H.R. 4755), H869 [9MR]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 1642), H25 [31JA] (see H.R. 4964), H1059 [15MR]

Federal employees: increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance (see H.R. 633), H2502 [10MY]

Government: require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying (see H.R. 4682), H153 [1FE]

Hazardous substances: require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent so as to render it unpalatable (see H.R. 2567), H4134 [15JN]

House Rules: prohibit the consideration of conference reports on omnibus appropriation bills (see H. Res. 701), H509 [1MR]

———protect integrity of the institution of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 659), H24 [31JA]

———reform the ethics process (see H.R. 4988), H1128 [16MR]

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 688), H1854 [26AP]

Immigration: enforce employment restrictions on unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database (see H.R. 98), H3016 [22MY]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3006), H2586 [11MY]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: amend relative to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (see H.R. 1310), H389 [16FE]

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (nonprofit organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 844), H3497 [7JN]

Iraq: disapprove granting of amnesty to persons known to have attacked, kidnapped, wounded, or killed members of the U.S. Armed Forces or U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 90), H4918 [29JN]

Japan: impose retaliatory economic measures if U.S. beef imports do not resume immediately (see H.R. 4179), H26 [31JA]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (see H. Res. 655), H156 [1FE]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H3309 (see H.R. 2808), H3361 [25MY]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1582), H2586 [11MY]

———improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H2641 [16MY]

———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims (see H.R. 5182), H2706 (see H.R. 5182), H2758 [17MY]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5348), H5128 [12JY]

Mental health: combat autism through research, screening, intervention, and education (see H.R. 2421), H451 [28FE]

———increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder, support programs for research and improved treatment, and improve training for health care professionals (see H. Res. 158), H390 [16FE]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2833 (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2891 [18MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1681 [6AP]

NASA: commemorate anniversary of the first flight of the Space Transportation System and honor individuals involved with the space program (see H. Con. Res. 366), H1320 [29MR]

———recognize dedication of employees at the Michoud Assembly Facility, LA, who risked their lives during Hurricane Katrina to keep generators and pumps running to protect the facilities and flight hardware (see H. Res. 892), H4554 [26JN]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish database to preserve servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction records and provide grants to establish similar State and local databases (see H.R. 5216), H1915 [27AP]

National Audubon Society: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H26 [31JA]

National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see H. Res. 776), H3497 [7JN]

National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Res. 854), H4555 [26JN]

National MPS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 85), H451 [28FE]

National parks and recreation areas: reduce risks from and mitigate effects of avalanches on visitors to units of the National Park System and other recreational users of public land (see H.R. 2039), H5047 [11JY]

National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 4005), H1917 [27AP]

National security: improve national security and clarify congressional intent relative to the review process for certain mergers and acquisitions (see H.R. 4813), H646 [7MR]

———require an investigation of proposal to transfer management of certain U.S. ports to a United Arab Emirates state-owned company (see H.R. 4807), H646 [7MR]

———support efforts to track terrorist financing under existing law and express concern over disclosure of classified information on methods by which terrorists are traced (see H. Res. 900), H4916 [29JN]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1563 [5AP]

Nepal: release all political detainees, restore constitutional liberties, and undertake good faith negotiations with all involved parties to restore democracy (see H. Res. 780), H1852 [26AP]

———support restoration of multiparty democracy, prevention of Maoist conquest, re-establishment of security, government services, exercise of political rights, and respect for human rights (see H. Res. 801), H2597 [15MY]

Nicodemus, KS: recognize contributions to American history (see H. Res. 884), H4423 [21JN]

NOAA: establish a National Integrated Drought Information System (see H.R. 5136), H1677 [6AP]

Northern Mariana Islands: provide certain requirements for labeling textile fiber products and for duty-free and quota-free treatment of products and implement minimum wage and immigration requirements (see H.R. 5550), H3496 [7JN]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 788), H1980 [2MY]

Power resources: establish a program to provide reimbursement for the installation of alternative energy refueling systems (see H.R. 5346), H2502 [10MY]

———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), H3496 [7JN]

SBA: permit business concerns owned by venture capital operating companies to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see H.R. 2943), H2502 [10MY]

Securities: prohibit securities trading based on nonpublic information relating to Congress and require additional reporting by Members and employees of Congress of securities transactions (see H.R. 5015), H1917 [27AP]

Surface Transportation Board: authorizing appropriations to enhance railroad competition (see H.R. 2047), H2102 [3MY]

Taxation: extend the investment tax credit relative to solar energy property and qualified fuel cell property (see H.R. 5206), H1851 [26AP]

———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), H1742 [25AP]

———provide credits for the installation of certain wind energy property (see H.R. 4716), H223 [8FE]

Territories: honor contributions of individuals from the commonwealths, territories, and possessions of the U.S. by including such contributions in the teaching of U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 3), H1681 [6AP]

Ukraine: anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident (see H. Res. 703), H1198 [28MR]

Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 1088), H155 [1FE]

Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H2339 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: facilitate Presidential leadership and congressional accountability regarding reduction of spending (see H.R. 4699), H154 [1FE]

Colorado: designate certain lands within the Rocky Mountain National Park as wilderness, and adjust the boundaries of the Indian Peaks Wilderness and the Arapaho National Forest (see H.R. 4935), H867 [9MR]

Commission To Strengthen Confidence in Congress: establish (see H.R. 4738), H224 [8FE]

Credit: ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures and protect underage consumers (see H.R. 5383), H2585 [11MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize the Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program and increase CCC funding for the program (see H.R. 4897), H645 [7MR]

Forests: reduce increased risk of severe wildfires to communities in forested areas affected by infestations of bark beetles and other insects (see H.R. 4875), H565 [2MR]

Iraq: support a broad-based political settlement (see H. Con. Res. 417), H3308 (see H. Con. Res. 417), H3360 [25MY]

National Fund for Excellence in American Indian Education: modify (see H.R. 4936), H867 [9MR]

National Physical Education and Sports Month: establish (see H. Res. 696), H389 [16FE]

National Physical Education and Sports Week: establish (see H. Res. 696), H389 [16FE]

Native Americans: provide for sale and assignment of loans and underlying security (see H.R. 5780), H5128 [12JY]

———treatment of actual rental proceeds from leases of land acquired under a program providing agricultural loans to Indian tribes and tribal corporations (see H.R. 5779), H5128 [12JY]

Power resources: authorize discounted sales of royalty oil and gas taken in-kind from a Federal oil or gas lease to provide additional resources to LIHEAP (see H.R. 5111), H1562 [5AP]

SBA: conduct pilot program to raise awareness about telework among small business employers and encourage such employers to offer telework options to employees (see H.R. 5163), H1679 [6AP]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: modify the definition of ``Indian student count'' (see H.R. 4934), H867 [9MR]

Water: facilitate use of water produced in connection with development of energy resources for irrigation and other purposes (see H.R. 5110), H1562 [5AP]

Letters

National Uniformity for Food Act: Don Ament, Colorado Dept. of Agriculture, H524 [2MR]

Outlines

Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act (H.R. 5383), E817 [12MY]

Remarks

Agriculture: ensure regulatory equity between and among dairy farmers and handlers for sales of packaged fluid milk in federally regulated and non-federally regulated areas (S. 2120), H1154 [28MR]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 5384), H3053 [23MY]

Aguilar, Genevieve: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award Distinguished Finalist for Colorado, E378 [15MR]

American Jewish Committee: anniversary, E966 [26MY]

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 4890), H4014 [15JN], H4478 [22JN]

———making supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and hurricane relief and recovery (H.R. 4939), conference report, E1132 [13JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: oil and gas exploration, H3257 [25MY]

Asian Pacific American Times (publication): anniversary, E286 [7MR]

Barry, Odell: Ford-Warren Library ``Blacks in Colorado'' Hall of Fame inductee, E157 [15FE]

BLM: payment in lieu of taxes program funding, H2808 [18MY]

———provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (H.R. 788), H2808 [18MY]

Bolles, Gene: American Association of Neurological Surgeons Humanitarian Award recipient, E835 [16MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the tax relief provisions of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 4297), conference report, H2464 [10MY]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H4478 [22JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H2750 [17MY]

California: support continued administration of Channel Islands National Park, including Santa Rosa Island, in accordance with the laws (including regulations) and policies of the National Park Service, H2515 [11MY]

Civil liberties: clarify disclosure requirements for individuals who receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act orders and national security letters, and for library records (S. 2271), H591 [7MR]

Colorado: designate certain lands within the Rocky Mountain National Park as wilderness, and adjust the boundaries of the Indian Peaks Wilderness and the Arapaho National Forest (H.R. 4935), E334 [9MR]

Congress: provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, H4478 [22JN]

Credit: ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures and protect underage consumers (H.R. 5383), E817 [12MY]

Denver, CO: tribute to East High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1212 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), H2379 [10MY], H2547 [11MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), consideration (H. Res. 811), H2515 [11MY]

Dept. of Energy: restore State Energy Program funding, E984 [26MY]

———tribute to employees participating in the cleanup of the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Facility, E12 [31JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: making appropriations (H.R. 5441), H3382 [6JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2790, H2802, H2808 [18MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 5385), E968 [26MY]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3960 [14JN]

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), E869 [18MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5427), E984 [26MY]

FCC: preserve openness of the Internet, promote fair competition among network and service providers, and support an expedited complaint process, H3561 [8JN]

FDA: provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements (H.R. 4167), consideration (H. Res. 702), H524 [2MR]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (H.R. 4964), E730 [4MY]

Fish and fishing: reauthorize the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin endangered fish recovery implementation programs (S. 1578), H653 [8MR]

Forests: reduce increased risk of severe wildfires to communities in forested areas affected by infestations of bark beetles and other insects (H.R. 4875), E267 [2MR]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (H.R. 4975), E730 [4MY]

———require more rigorous requirements relative to ethics and lobbying, E730 [4MY]

House Rules: reform the ethics process (H.R. 4988), E730 [4MY]

Immigration: prohibit Federal grants to law enforcement agencies within jurisdictions that prohibit the provision of information to the Dept. of Homeland Security about illegal aliens, H3382 [6JN]

Intelligence services: strengthen protections of civil liberties in the exercise of foreign intelligence surveillance authorities, H591 [7MR]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H3905 [13JN]

———support a broad-based political settlement (H. Con. Res. 417), H3234 [25MY], H4164 [16JN]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (H. Res. 655), H124 [1FE]

Landlocked Films (business): tribute, E17 [31JA]

MGA Communications, Inc.: Holmes Report (publication) Boutique Agency of the Year award recipient, E1041 [7JN]

National Physical Education and Sports Month: establish (H. Res. 696), E186 [17FE]

National Physical Education and Sports Week: establish (H. Res. 696), E186 [17FE]

National security: support efforts to track terrorist financing and condemn disclosure and publication of classified information on this crucial method by which terrorists are traced (H. Res. 895), H4889 [29JN]

National Weather Service: Space Environment Center funding, H4709, H4710 [28JN]

NOAA: establish a National Integrated Drought Information System (H.R. 5136), E559 [7AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), H4839 [29JN]

Petroleum: set schedules for consideration of permits for refineries (H.R. 5254), H2007 [3MY]

Political campaigns: clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (H.R. 513), E730 [4MY]

Potter, Mike: Cellflix Festival Grand Prize award recipient, E178 [17FE]

Power resources: authorize discounted sales of royalty oil and gas taken in-kind from a Federal oil or gas lease to provide additional resources to LIHEAP (H.R. 5111), E533 [6AP], E554 [7AP]

———energy security programs funding through reductions in national missile defense system funding, H2515 [11MY]

———establish and implement competitive and environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (H.R. 5429), H3257 [25MY]

Rio Rancho, NM: anniversary, E195 [17FE]

SBA: conduct pilot program to raise awareness about telework among small business employers and encourage such employers to offer telework options to employees (H.R. 5163), E563 [7AP]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4709, H4710 [28JN]

Strom, Ken: National Audubon Society Golden Egret Award recipient, E11 [31JA]

Taxation: increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (H.R. 5638), H4457 [22JN]

———provide relief from the alternative minimum tax, H2464 [10MY]

———restrict disclosure of information by tax return preparers to third party entities and prohibit private tax collection contracts, H3960 [14JN]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of broadband networks and services (H.R. 5252), H3561 [8JN]

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), H4081 [15JN], H4164 [16JN]

Thornton, CO: anniversary, E85 [8FE]

U.S. Geological Survey: consolidation of mapping centers into central operations center, H2802 [18MY]

University of Colorado at Denver: tribute to Wirth Chair Award recipients, E842 [16MY]

Votes: position on missed, E544 [6AP], E658 [27AP], E1108 [9JN]

Water: facilitate use of water produced in connection with development of energy resources for irrigation and other purposes (H.R. 5110), E531 [6AP], E556 [7AP]

Summaries

Facilitate Use of Water Produced in Connection With Development of Energy Resources for Irrigation and Other Purposes (H.R. 5110), E532 [6AP]

Royalty-in-Kind for Energy Assistance Improvement Act (H.R. 5111), E533 [6AP]

Tributes

Anderson, Norma, E9 [31JA]

Arapkiles, Tina, E14 [31JA]

Bohannan, Robin, E181 [17FE]

Collins, Eileen, E814 [12MY]

Crandall, Rick, E685 [2MY]

Fitch, Bruce, E725 [4MY]

Frazier, Cal, E158 [15FE]

Garang, Simon, E373 [15MR]

Kur Kur, E373 [15MR]

Neely, Ronald, E16 [31JA]

Roitman, Howard, E838 [16MY]

Schaefer, Dan, E610 [26AP]

Sheehan, Zack, E1161 [15JN]

Swem, Theodore R., E214 [28FE]