McKEON, HOWARD P. ``BUCK'' (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), H1259 [29MR]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2830, Pension Protection Act, H739 [8MR]

———S. 250, Vocational and Technical Education for the Future Act, H5080 [12JY]

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), H1742 [25AP]

———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 552), H2585 [11MY]

Armed Forces: support military recruiting (see H. Con. Res. 339), H509 [1MR]

Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission: extend (see H.R. 4586), H1320 [29MR]

Beverly J. Wilson Post Office Building, Lincoln, CA: designate (see H.R. 4720), H868 [9MR]

Civil liberties: commemorate anniversary and reaffirm the national motto (see H. Con. Res. 411), H3016 [22MY]

Coach John Wooden Post Office Building, Reseda, CA: designate (see H.R. 4646), H646 [7MR]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H1678 [6AP]

Crime: expand and modernize prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 4777), H387 [16FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: augment efforts of State and local governments to conduct early detection and surveillance to prevent the establishment or spread of plant pests that endanger agriculture, environment, and the economy (see H.R. 4049), H1743 [25AP]

Dept. of Education: extend period during which a State or local educational agency may obligate temporary emergency impact aid for elementary and secondary school students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 5354), H2584 [11MY]

Dept. of Justice: provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (see H.R. 4894), H1743 [25AP]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize participation in the Southern California Desert Region Integrated Water and Economic Sustainability Plan (see H.R. 5282), H5047 [11JY]

Diseases: establish an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (see H.R. 4033), H3643 [8JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make permanent enhanced educational savings provisions for qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 2386), H1130 [16MR]

Education: 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]

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), H1981 [2MY]

———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, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 4755), H4424 [21JN]

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

Higher Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 5603), H4008 [14JN]

House Rules: require that general appropriations bills contain a separate list of all earmarks in the accompanying report and the name of the sponsoring Member of each earmark (see H. Res. 662), H25 [31JA]

Housing: modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (see H.R. 5121), H2586 [11MY]

Iran: hold current regime accountable for its threatening behavior and support a transition to democracy (see H.R. 282), H1196 [28MR]

Kazakhstan: recognize anniversary of the closure of the world's second largest nuclear test site and efforts on the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 905), H4916 [29JN]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H3016 [22MY]

Medicare: ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H2502 [10MY]

———restore financial stability to anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians (see H.R. 5246), H2503 [10MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H1917 [27AP]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 781), H1852 [26AP]

National One-Stop Month: support goals (see H. Res. 808), H2338 [9MY]

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]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H869 [9MR]

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

Political campaigns: reform financing of campaigns for election for Federal office (see H.R. 4759), H332 [15FE]

Power resources: reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 4409), H1320 [29MR]

Puerto Rico: provide for a federally sanctioned self-determination process (see H.R. 4867), H564 [2MR]

Safety: establish a day to bring awareness to the issue of missing persons (see H. Res. 189), H4918 [29JN]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 517), H1196 [28MR]

Supreme Court: decision on allowing military recruiting on campuses of colleges that receive Federal funding (see H. Con. Res. 354), H869 [9MR]

Taxation: allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H1390 [30MR]

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

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 5081), H1452 [4AP]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1898), H4520 [22JN]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4725), H1130 [16MR]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H225 [8FE]

Ukraine: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1053), H450 [28FE]

Year of Polio Awareness: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 526), H451 [28FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

BLM: provide a mechanism to cancel certain mining leases and provide new leasing opportunities in the Soledad Canyon adjacent to Santa Clarita, CA, that reflect the historical mining levels (see H.R. 5471), H3226 [24MY]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in the Eastern Sierra region (see H.R. 5149), H1678 [6AP]

Higher Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 4911), H866 [9MR]

Letters

Children's Safety and Violent Crime Reduction Act: by, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H685 [8MR]

Greater Opportunities for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (GO-STEM) programs: by, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H3448 [7JN]

Iran Freedom Support Act: by, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H1772 [26AP]

Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response (MINER) Act: by, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H3457 [7JN]

———Cecil E. Roberts, United Mine Workers of America, H3457 [7JN]

———Kraig R. Naasz, National Mining Association, H3457 [7JN]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3457 [7JN]

Office of National Drug Control Policy reauthorization: by, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H810 [9MR]

Remarks

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), H1596 [6AP]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in the Eastern Sierra region (H.R. 5149), E543 [6AP]

Canyon Country, CA: tribute to Canyon High School football team, E931 [23MY]

Colleges and universities: allow unaccompanied homeless youth to be considered as independent students upon verification of living situation by an authorized official, H1335 [30MR]

———eliminate certain reporting requirements and eliminate ability for States to become recognized accreditors, H1337 [30MR]

———prohibit schools from denying transfers of credit based solely on the accreditation of the sending institution, H1342 [30MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 5122), E848 [17MY]

Dept. of Education: extend period during which a State or local educational agency may obligate temporary emergency impact aid for elementary and secondary school students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (H.R. 5354), H2968 [22MY]

Dept. of Justice: provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (H.R. 4894), H3808 [13JN]

Disabled: allow students with mental disabilities access to Federal work study funds for enrollment in postsecondary education programs, H1281 [29MR]

Education: ensure all home schooled children are eligible for the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program, H1279 [29MR]

———extend student loan forgiveness to include child and adolescent mental health professionals, H1338 [30MR]

———focus student exchange and language education programs on Chinese and Arabic language and culture, H1341 [30MR]

———funding, H1596 [6AP]

———support Greater Opportunities for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (GO-STEM) programs (H. Con. Res. 421), H3447 [7JN]

Families and domestic relations: support responsible fatherhood, promote marriage, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (H. Res. 318), H3815 [13JN]

Federal Mine Safety and Health Act: improve safety of mines and mining (S. 2803), H3449, H3452, H3454, H3456 [7JN]

Foreign policy: assess status of the war on terrorism, E1288 [27JN]

Higher Education Act: amend and extend (H.R. 609), H880 [14MR], H1211, H1219, H1222, H1259, H1264, H1279, H1281 [29MR], H1335, H1337, H1338, H1341, H1342, H1350, H1353, H1354, H1355, H1356 [30MR], H4339 [21JN]

———amend and extend (H.R. 609), consideration (H. Res. 741), H1208 [29MR]

———extend programs (H.R. 4911), H880 [14MR]

———extend programs (H.R. 5603), H4339 [21JN]

Intellectual property: reduce digital piracy on college campuses, H1355 [30MR]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 781), H1990 [3MY]

National One-Stop Month: support goals (H. Res. 808), H2970 [22MY]

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5293), H4340, H4352 [21JN]

Pensions: ensure that restrictions on funding of benefits for workers and retirees apply to chief executive officers and corporate officers, H2072, H2075 [3MY]

———protect accrued benefits of participants during conversions of pension plans to cash balance plans, H1616, H1620 [6AP]

———reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), H722 [8MR]

———reform funding rules (H.R. 2830), motion to instruct conferees, H723, H727 [8MR], H1616, H1620 [6AP], H2072, H2075 [3MY]

Project GRAD USA (organization): funding, H1354 [30MR]

Supreme Court: decision on allowing military recruiting on campuses of colleges that receive Federal funding (H. Con. Res. 354), H886 [14MR]

Vocational and Technical Education Act: ensure that students in job training programs are being prepared for jobs with wages above the minimum wage level, H5074, H5075, H5076, H5077 [12JY]

———strengthen and improve programs (S. 250), H5062 [12JY]

———strengthen and improve programs (S. 250), insert H.R. 366 language in lieu, H5073 [12JY]

———strengthen and improve programs (S. 250), motion to instruct conferees, H5073, H5074, H5075, H5076, H5077 [12JY]

Whirlaway (racehorse): commend role in the establishment of United Service Organizations chapters and as a symbol of support to U.S. forces during World War II, E1074 [8JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Committee on Education and the Workplace (House): election as Chairman (H. Res. 679), H300 [15FE]

Reports filed

Senior Independence Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 5293) (H. Rept. 109-493), H3641 [8JN]

Resignations

Committee on Armed Services (House), H4893 [29JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 679, election as Committee on Education and the Workplace (House) chairman, H300 [15FE]

Tributes

Davis, Ed, E804 [11MY], E849 [17MY]

Peek, Trueman K., E493 [3AP]