VAN HOLLEN, CHRIS (a Representative from Maryland)

Appointments

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigative subcommittees, H2187 [9MY]

Articles and editorials

Get Ready for Health Wars, Rick Gilmore, Barron's Online (Internet site), E35 [31JA]

Immigrant's Story, Stephen Nordlinger, Baltimore (MD) Sun, E1331 [29JN]

Real Lobbying Reform, Washington (DC) Post, H2026 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit interference by the government with a woman's right to choose to bear a child or terminate a pregnancy (see H.R. 5151), H2175 [4MY]

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 384), H3309 (see H. Con. Res. 384), H3362 [25MY]

American Jewish Committee: anniversary (see H. Res. 773), H1918 [27AP]

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

Arab League: disapprove decision to hold summit in Khartoum, Sudan, and call on all involved parties and the world community to work to end genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan (see H. Res. 675), H1563 [5AP]

Armed Forces: prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 5037), H1981 [2MY]

———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 4949), H972 [14MR]

Baltimore, MD: anniversary of Port of Baltimore (see H. Res. 870), H4009 [14JN]

Bankruptcy: reform executive compensation in corporate bankruptcies (see H.R. 5113), H2586 [11MY]

Belarus: support democracy efforts, rule of law, respect for human rights, and a free and fair Presidential election (see H. Res. 673), H646 [7MR]

Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3138), H2586 [11MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), request the President to transmit documents relating to differences between the House-passed version and the version signed by the President (see H. Res. 752), H1390 [30MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 349), H509 [1MR]

———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]

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 5466), H3425 [6JN]

Children and youth: reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts to locate and recover missing children (see H.R. 4416), H2174 [4MY]

———update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and protect Federal investment in national school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 5167), H2962 [19MY]

Climate: reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 5642), H4327 [20JN]

Committee on Government Reform (House): hold hearings on intelligence relating to the rationale for the commencement of Operation Iraqi Freedom (see H. Res. 616), H646 [7MR]

Committees of the House: establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 116), H791 [8MR]

CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 1850), H155 [1FE]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H3138 [23MY]

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1375), H973 [14MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: reopen filing of claims by African-American farmers who suffered discrimination in the administration of farm credit and benefit programs (see H.R. 4398), H155 [1FE]

Dept. of Defense: require implementation of Defense Incident-Based Reporting System (see H.R. 5735), H4915 [29JN]

Dept. of Education: make grants to States to establish screening programs for certain children to prevent reading failure (see H.R. 1764), H790 [8MR]

———urge withdrawal of changes contained in the ``Additional Clarification of Intercollegiate Athletics Policy—Three-Part Test-Part Three'' that harm Title IX (see H. Res. 735), H1130 [16MR]

Dept. of Energy: establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (see H.R. 4435), H1197 [28MR]

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

———establish a health information technology grant program (see H.R. 2234), H333 [15FE]

———establish an Office of Men's Health (see H.R. 5624), H4133 [15JN]

———reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program (see H.R. 4212), H3643 [8JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see H.R. 5236), H2102 [3MY]

Dept. of Labor: prescribe additional coal mine safety standards and require additional penalties for habitual or flagrant violators (see H.R. 4695), H2641 [16MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H3643 [8JN]

Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 1554), H2102 [3MY]

Disasters: address needs of individuals with disabilities in emergency planning and relief efforts and increase accessibility of post-disaster replacement housing built with Federal funds (see H.R. 4704), H226 [8FE]

Diseases: advance medical research and treatments of pediatric cancers, ensure access to current treatments and information, establish a national childhood cancer database, and promote public awareness (see H.R. 4927), H2102 [3MY]

———establish a program of grants for detection and control of colorectal cancer (see H.R. 1401), H868 [9MR]

———improve Parkinson's disease research (see H.R. 3550), H868 [9MR]

———increase assistance to countries for the prevention, treatment, and control of tuberculosis (see H.R. 5022), H1981 [2MY]

———increase Federal commitment to supporting the development of innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and treatment (see H. Res. 863), H4009 [14JN]

District of Columbia: establish as a congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives (see H.R. 5388), H2640 [16MY]

Education: authorize appropriations for basic research and research infrastructure in science and engineering, and for support of graduate fellowships (see H.R. 4596), H1197 [28MR]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see H.R. 5519), H3308 (see H.R. 5519), H3360 [25MY]

Election Assistance Commission: make grants to States to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4140), H1130 [16MR]

Executive departments: reform operations (see H.R. 5112), H1676 [6AP]

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), H2339 [9MY]

Federal employees: ensure that at least one-half of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave (see H.R. 5148), H2339 [9MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to dietary supplements (see H.R. 3156), H973 [14MR]

Firearms: permit access to certain information in the Firearms Trace System (see H.R. 5033), H1743 [25AP]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 3540), H2833 (see H.R. 3540), H2890 [18MY]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5051), H1743 [25AP]

Foreign Assistance Act: improve voluntary family planning programs in developing countries (see H.R. 4188), H2962 [19MY]

Friedan, Betty: tribute (see H. Res. 695), H791 [8MR]

Fry, Varian: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 434), H5128 [12JY]

FTC: prescribe rules prohibiting fraudulent advertising of abortion services (see H.R. 5052), H2588 [12MY]

Fur Product Labeling Act: require labeling of all fur products regardless of value (see H.R. 4904), H3227 [24MY]

Government: designate certain functions as inherently governmental (see H.R. 5204), H2641 [16MY]

———develop a demonstration project to enhance the ability of Federal agencies to continue to operate during an extended emergency situation (see H.R. 5366), H2584 [11MY]

———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), H790 [8MR]

Health: achieve a national health information infrastructure and establish a refundable tax credit for expenditures of health care providers implementing such infrastructure (see H.R. 747), H1680 [6AP]

———provide for a program of screenings and education relative to children with sudden cardiac arrhythmia syndromes (see H.R. 1252), H155 [1FE]

———support effective treatment of and access to care for individuals with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H. Con. Res. 340), H451 [28FE]

Higher Education Act: reduce interest rates for student and parent borrowers (see H.R. 5150), H1981 [2MY]

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

———require that legislation and conference reports be available on the Internet prior to consideration by the House (see H. Res. 688), H1198 [28MR]

Hurricanes: recover, reclaim, restore and reconstruct lives and communities and reunite families devastated by Hurricane Katrina and address issues of poverty exposed by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4197), H566 [2MR]

Immigration: extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 4740), H272 [14FE]

———provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a U.S. citizen child should not be ordered removed from the U.S. (see H.R. 5035), H2502 [10MY]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 1172), H25 [31JA]

Intellectual property: protect globally (see H. Con. Res. 380), H1744 [25AP]

Intelligence services: reiterate that certain statutes are the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance may be conducted (see H.R. 4976), H4521 [22JN]

Iran: provide for payment of certain claims against Iranian Government (see H.R. 3358), H225 [8FE]

Japan: encourage issuance of an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia during World War II (see H. Res. 759), H2103 [3MY]

Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 5195), H3724 [9JN]

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

Law enforcement: provide grants to units of local government and States to hire personnel to monitor the activities of sex offenders (see H.R. 4828), H791 [8MR]

Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (see H.R. 2716), H645 [7MR]

Medicare: improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H1679 [6AP]

———provide access to audiologists (see H.R. 415), H1853 [26AP]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see H.R. 3861), H155 [1FE]

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

Medicare/Medicaid: assure uninterupted access to necessary medicines under the prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 4685), H1197 [28MR]

———coverage of certain screening procedures for diabetic retinopathy and establish pilot programs to foster such screening (see H.R. 801), H868 [9MR]

———reimburse States for costs incurred by covering dual eligible populations under the Medicare prescription drug benefit plan (see H.R. 4665), H23 [31JA]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2706 (see H. Con. Res. 401), H2759 [17MY]

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

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 335), H224 [8FE]

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 Commission on Surveillance Activities and the Rights of Americans: establish (see H.R. 5223), H1915 [27AP]

National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 357), H972 [14MR]

National forests: authorize Forest Service and BLM to provide research on the rehabilitation of forest ecosystem health following uncharacteristic disturbances of forested Federal lands (see H.R. 3973), H155 [1FE]

National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 660), H25 [31JA]

National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 327), H1391 [30MR]

National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 4005), H646 [7MR]

National security: ensure while promoting foreign investment and job creation, reform examination process for such investments, and establish Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (see H.R. 5337), H4328 [20JN]

———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), H449 [28FE]

———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), H5047 [11JY]

National Vigil for Lost Promise: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 422), H3424 [6JN]

National Youth Sports Week: establish (see H. Res. 826), H2961 [19MY]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1197 [28MR]

NSF: authorize grants for Partnerships for Access to Laboratory Science (PALS) (see H.R. 5106), H3909 [13JN]

———authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (see H.R. 4434), H1197 [28MR]

———establish scholarship program to increase number of mathematics and science teachers (see H.R. 5141), H2102 [3MY]

———establish scholarship program to increase number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics undergraduate students (see H.R. 5142), H1678 [6AP]

———establish summer science and mathematics camps for middle and high school students (see H.R. 5458), H4220 [19JN]

Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a Committee on Ocean Policy (see H.R. 2939), H645 [7MR]

Organ donation: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors and their families (see H.R. 4753), H791 [8MR]

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

Power resources: improve energy efficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 4384), H451 [28FE]

Public Health Service Act: expand and improve traumatic brain injury programs (see H.R. 5738), H4915 [29JN]

———provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers (see H.R. 5472), H3909 [13JN]

Safety: establish a day to bring awareness to the issue of missing persons (see H. Res. 189), H4796 [28JN]

Salvadoran-American Day (El Dia del Salvadoreno): support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 721), H867 [9MR]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 4993), H1128 [16MR]

Sudan: condemn attacks on civilians, call on all parties to abide by the ceasefire agreement, approve peacekeeping forces, and urge the U.S. to help improve security in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 723), H972 [14MR]

Surveyors: recognize contribution to society (see H. Res. 518), H226 [8FE]

Taxation: expand exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to dependents of employees (see H.R. 1518), H2641 [16MY]

———make the credit for prior year minimum tax liability refundable for certain individuals and require returns with respect to certain stock options (see H.R. 3385), H1453 [4AP]

———prohibit tax return preparers from requesting taxpayer consent to disclose or use return information (see H.R. 5063), H1743 [25AP]

———repeal certain oil and gas subsidies and appropriate the proceeds to double certain alternative energy incentives (see H.R. 4623), H1917 [27AP]

Terrorism: prevent access by terrorists to nuclear material, technology, and expertise and establish an Office of Nonproliferation Programs in the Executive Office of the President (see H.R. 665), H1059 [15MR]

Transportation Security Administration: prohibit removal of any item from the current list of items prohibited from being carried aboard a passenger aircraft (see H.R. 4452), H2706 (see H.R. 4452), H2758 [17MY]

University of Maryland: anniversary (see H. Res. 704), H509 [1MR]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1951), H1563 [5AP]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 4574), H1390 [30MR]

Voting Rights Act: amend (see H.R. 9), H2102 [3MY]

Women: provide for educational activities and research relative to women's pelvic floor health through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH (see H.R. 2727), H566 [2MR]

Year of Polio Awareness: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 526), H275 [14FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Federal employees: exempt individuals under the Civil Service Retirement System from paying interest on refund repayments of retirement contributions in order to receive credit for service covered by the refund (see H.R. 4971), H1059 [15MR]

Poems

``From Afar,'' Alessandro Carbonaro, E1017 [6JN]

Remarks

Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation: tribute, E399 [16MR]

Afghanistan: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H548 [2MR]

———assessment of war on terror, H4943, H4944, H4945 [10JY]

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary, E213 [28FE]

Appropriations: 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), H1113 [16MR]

Black History Month: observance, E213 [28FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H759 [8MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), H759 [8MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 653), H57 [1FE]

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

Citizenship: reform process for legal immigrants to obtain green cards and qualify for citizenship, E1331 [29JN]

Democratic Party: national security policy, H1639 [6AP], H2568, H2571, H2572 [11MY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 5631), H4280, H4281, H4294 [20JN]

———prohibit funding for waiver or modification of certain National Security Personnel System regulations declared illegal, H4294 [20JN]

Dept. of Education: recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities, H1276 [29MR]

Dept. of Energy: National Renewable Energy Laboratory funding, H759 [8MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), E919 [22MY]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3827 [13JN]

———prohibit funding to implement revisions to OMB rules relative to competitive sourcing for Federal contracts, H3827 [13JN]

Education: establish a comprehensive program to bolster economic competitiveness and national security by promoting science, engineering, and math education careers, H759 [8MR]

Federal employees: exempt individuals under the Civil Service Retirement System from paying interest on refund repayments of retirement contributions in order to receive credit for service covered by the refund (H.R. 4971), E373 [15MR]

Firearms: trigger lock law enforcement funding, H4761 [28JN]

Gaithersburg, MD: anniversary of CHARACTER COUNTS! program, E977 [26MY]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (H.R. 4975), H2020, H2025 [3MY]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, E435 [28MR]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), H1214, H1276 [29MR]

Intelligence services: assess validity of pre-war analysis concerning rationale for use of Armed Forces in Iraq, H1639 [6AP], H2571 [11MY]

———prohibit funding for domestic electronic surveillance not in compliance with certain statutes, H4280, H4281 [20JN]

Iraq: assessment of war and reconstruction efforts, H1639 [6AP], H2568 [11MY], H4943, H4944, H4945 [10JY]

———develop and implement a plan for withdrawal of Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 55), E742 [5MY]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (H. Res. 655), H13 [31JA]

Lobbyists: require disclosure of solicitation and transfer of campaign contributions and report of service as officer of campaign or political committees, H2020, H2025 [3MY]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations, H4047 [15JN]

National security: national objectives priority assignments, H359 [16FE]

Oliver, Kimberly: Council of Chief State School Officers National Teacher of the Year award recipient, E598 [25AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), H4840 [29JN]

Political campaigns: clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code must register as political committees (H.R. 513), H1527 [5AP]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5672), H4761 [28JN]

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), H4459 [22JN]

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

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), H4047 [15JN]

Votes: position on missed, H2551 [11MY], H3118 [23MY]

Voting Rights Act: amend (H.R. 9), E1246 [21JN]

Women's History Month: observance, E400 [16MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H385 [16FE], H561 [2MR], H787 [8MR], H1126 [16MR], H1387 [30MR], H2171 [4MY]

Tributes

Corbonaro, Alessandro, E1017 [6JN]

Lynne, Shirley, E48 [1FE]

Nowak, Lisa, E1323 [29JN]

Osnos, David, E1276 [26JN]

Walker, Sandra S., E928 [23MY]