PUTNAM, ADAM H. (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2642 [16MY], H2796, H2855 [18MY]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga Into the House Chamber, H3427 [7JN]

Committee To Escort Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Into the House Chamber, H995 [15MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 2804), H645 [7MR]

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), H1681 [6AP]

ATF: modernize and reform (see H.R. 5092), H4795 [28JN]

Birds: conduct a pilot program under which States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps (see H.R. 1494), H274 [14FE]

Budget: require the CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use dynamic economic modeling in addition to static economic modeling in budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see H.R. 2842), H790 [8MR]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H1563 [5AP]

Clean Air Act: reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels (see H.R. 5700), H4794 [28JN]

Coastal zones: recognize the effects of harmful algal blooms on the environment (see H. Res. 824), H2961 [19MY]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 5159), H4009 [14JN]

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

Dept. of Defense: establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart to certain POW (see H.R. 2369), H450 [28FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit the procurement of certain items unless they are domestically grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced (see H.R. 4946), H972 [14MR]

Dept. of Justice: provide officers of State and local educational agencies with certain access to national crime information databases (see H.R. 4894), H3497 [7JN]

Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H4917 [29JN]

Diseases: issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 42), H791 [8MR]

Drugs: impose requirements on Internet pharmacies, require manufacturers to implement chain-of-custody procedures, and restrict exemption on importation of controlled substances for personal use (see H.R. 4769), H1321 [29MR]

Earl D. Hutto Post Office Building, Pensacola, FL: designate (see H.R. 5107), H1562 [5AP]

Economy: better prepare and develop the U.S. workforce for the global economy and remove barriers that stifle innovation (see H.R. 4845), H563 [2MR]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 88), H3724 [9JN]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 4547), H4795 [28JN]

———make technical changes to Federal firearms laws (see H.R. 5005), H4958 [10JY]

———update certain procedures applicable to commerce and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 1384), H4795 [28JN]

Fish and fishing: establish ocean bottom trawl areas to protect deep sea corals and sponges (see H.R. 3778), H566 [2MR]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment protecting religious freedom (see H.J. Res. 57), H791 [8MR]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (see H.R. 4975), H1128 [16MR]

Immigration: prohibit the unauthorized construction of tunnels between the U.S. and another country (see H.R. 4830), H1060 [15MR]

Intellectual property: protect globally (see H. Con. Res. 380), H2103 [3MY]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 733), H1130 [16MR]

Medicare: improve payments made by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans to pharmacies for covered drugs (see H.R. 5166), H2175 [4MY]

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

Mongolia: anniversary of statehood (see H. Res. 828), H2962 [19MY]

Morris W. Milton Post Office, St. Petersburg, FL: designate (see H.R. 5104), H1917 [27AP]

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

National Internet Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 800), H4220 [19JN]

National Tourism Week: observance (see H. Res. 729), H1129 [16MR]

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

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5539), H4917 [29JN]

Paris Wine Tasting: anniversary of U.S. winemakers' victory (see H. Con. Res. 399), H2101 [3MY]

Patriot Guard Riders (organization): commend the shielding of mourning military families from protesters and preserving the memory of fallen servicemembers at funerals (see H. Res. 731), H1682 [6AP]

Power resources: prohibit price gouging in the sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil (see H.R. 5253), H2103 [3MY]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss (see H.R. 5250), H3909 [13JN]

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

Radio: preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and require the FCC to conduct rulemaking for that purpose (see H.R. 998), H645 [7MR]

Taxation: improve and expand education savings accounts (see H.R. 5314), H4190 [16JN]

———increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 5638), H4521 [22JN]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 5081), H2102 [3MY]

———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 3478), H1059 [15MR]

———permit one-time, tax-free distributions from retirement plans to fund health savings accounts (see H.R. 2063), H450 [28FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4725), H3643 [8JN]

University of Florida: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 761), H1452 [4AP]

Veterans' Right To Know Commission: establish (see H.R. 4259), H1453 [4AP]

Vincent J. Whibbs, Sr., Post Office Building, Pensacola, FL: designate (see H.R. 5736), H4915 [29JN]

Voting: require proof of U.S. citizenship as a condition of registering to vote in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 4844), H791 [8MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 4890), consideration (see H. Res. 886), H4423 [21JN]

Budget: address enforcement or priorities, consideration—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 815), H2640 [16MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), concur in Senate amendment (see H. Res. 653), H23 [31JA]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), consideration (see H. Res. 766), H1561 [5AP] (see H. Res. 817), H2704 (see H. Res. 817), H2756 [17MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), consideration (H. Res. 766)—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 767), H1561 [5AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), consideration (H. Res. 817)—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 815), H2640 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), consideration—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 810), H2501 [10MY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5020), consideration (see H. Res. 774), H1740 [25AP]

Remarks

ABC News (television program): report on Dept. of Justice alleged investigation of Speaker Hastert, H3235 [25MY]

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 4890), consideration (H. Res. 886), H4433, H4436, H4440 [22JN]

Budget: address enforcement or priorities, consideration (H. Res. 817)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 815), H2680, H2681, H2682, H2684, H2685, H2686 [17MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (S. 1932), concur in Senate amendment (H. Res. 653), H38, H39, H40, H50, H52, H53 [1FE]

———reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement, H2700 [17MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), consideration (H. Res. 766), H1568, H1570, H1571, H1573, H1574, H1575, H1576 [6AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), consideration (H. Res. 817), H2691, H2692, H2693, H2694, H2695, H2696, H2697, H2698, H2699, H2700 [17MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2007-2011 (H. Con. Res. 376), consideration (H. Res. 817)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 815), H2680, H2681, H2682, H2684, H2685, H2686 [17MY]

Children and youth: child support enforcement programs funding, H38, H39, H40 [1FE]

Classified information: require President or Vice President when declassifying intelligence documents to inform congressional intelligence committees and originating agencies ahead of time, H1780 [26AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5386), H2796, H2797, H2811, H2855, H2860, H2861, H2863, H2864 [18MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H2695 [17MY]

Drugs: respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamines, H799 [9MR]

Education: funding, H2694, H2696 [17MY]

Florida: State and Tribal Wildlife grants for alligator control programs funding, H2796, H2797 [18MY]

Government: provide greater transparency relative to lobbying activities (H.R. 4975), consideration (H. Res. 783), H1885 [27AP]

Health: medical research funding, H1571 [6AP]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5020), consideration (H. Res. 774), H1774, H1775, H1776, H1777, H1778, H1779, H1780, H1781, H1782 [26AP]

———remove barriers to intelligence agency employees communicating with certain committees of Congress, H1778, H1779 [26AP]

Iran: direct the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress quarterly briefings on intelligence gathering of Iranian nuclear and missile capability, H1778, H1782 [26AP]

Medicare: phaseout overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans, H50 [1FE]

National Security Agency: Presidential authorization of electronic surveillance of certain U.S. citizens without court-approved warrants, H1779 [26AP]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize (H.R. 2829), consideration (H. Res. 713), H799 [9MR]

Outer Continental Shelf: prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions, H2811, H2855, H2860, H2861, H2863, H2864 [18MY]

———provide for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources (H.R. 4761), H4835 [29JN]

Privacy and Civil Liberties Board: reestablish, H1781 [26AP]

Public debt: ceiling, H1573 [6AP], H2700 [17MY]

Taxation: rates, H2682, H2699 [17MY]

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), consideration (H. Res. 868), H4020 [15JN]

Veterans: health care funding, H1570, H1573, H1574, H1576 [6AP]

Votes: position on missed, H2030 [3MY], H3155 [24MY]

Reports filed

Concur in Senate Amendment to S. 1932, Deficit Reduction Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 653) (H. Rept. 109-366), H23 [31JA]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 376, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2007-2011: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 766) (H. Rept. 109-405), H1561 [5AP]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 817) (H. Rept. 109-468), H2704, H2756 [17MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4890, Legislative Line Item Veto Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 886) (H. Rept. 109-518), H4423 [21JN]

Consideration of H.R. 5020, Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 774) (H. Rept. 109-438), H1740 [25AP]

Same-Day Consideration of Consideration of H. Con. Res. 376, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2007-2011: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 810) (H. Rept. 109-460), H2501 [10MY]

Same-Day Consideration of H. Res. 766, Consideration of H. Con. Res. 376, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2007-2011: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 767) (H. Rept. 109-406), H1561 [5AP]

Same-Day Consideration of H. Res. 817, Consideration of H. Con. Res. 376, Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 2007-2011 or Budget Enforcement or Priorities: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 815) (H. Rept. 109-466), H2640 [16MY]

Tributes

Hastert, Speaker, H3235 [25MY]