McNERNEY, JERRY (a Representative from California)
Amendments
NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1867), H4295 [1MY], H4402 [2MY]
Appointments
Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming (House, Select), H2377 [9MR]
Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H3 [4JA]
Conferee: H.R. 1495, Water Resources Development Act, H8457 [25JY]
———H.R. 2272, 21st Century Competitiveness Act, H9231 [31JY]
Juanita Millender-McDonald funeral attendees, H4212 [1MY]
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. 1964), H6111 [6JN]
Agriculture: continue and expand upon efforts to ensure an abundant and affordable supply of fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and other specialty crops and enhance competitiveness of U.S.-grown specialty crops (see H.R. 1600), H2743 [20MR]
Air pollution: provide a reduction in the aggregate greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy consumed by vehicles and aircraft (see H.R. 2215), H6405 [13JN]
Akron, OH: anniversary of Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens (see H. Con. Res. 143), H6578 [15JN]
``America'': anniversary of first use of name (see H. Res. 287), H5929 [24MY]
American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 74), H3185 [27MR]
Americans With Disabilities Act: restore intent and protections (see H.R. 3195), H14157 [4DE]
Animals: ensure that domestic dog and cat fur is prohibited from being imported, exported, manufactured, sold, or advertised in the U.S. and require the labeling of all fur products under the Fur Products Labeling Act (see H.R. 891), H3363 [29MR]
———establish competitive grant program to build capacity in veterinary medical education and expand workforce of veterinarians engaged in public health practice and biomedical research (see H.R. 1232), H15414 [12DE]
———strengthen polar bear conservation efforts (see H.R. 2327), H5929 [24MY]
———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see H.R. 1464), H4914 [10MY]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H6404 [13JN]
Armed Forces: allow active member to terminate or suspend certain service contracts entered into prior to notice of transfer or deployment and penalize violations of interest rate limits (see H.R. 3298), H11640 [16OC]
———authorize a competitive grant program to assist former members in securing employment in the private sector (see H.R. 3429), H15215 [10DE]
———ensure dignity in care for members recovering from injuries (see H.R. 1268), H2118 [1MR]
———establish a program of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see H.R. 2702), H11548 [15OC]
———impose a temporary moratorium on the discharge of members for personality disorder (see H.R. 3167), H13205 [6NO]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H2744 [20MR]
———provide for certain members of the Selected Reserve to become eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1211), H2957 [22MR]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 690), H2436 [12MR]
———require colleges and universities to preserve educational status and financial aid of military personnel called to active duty (see H.R. 530), H7433 [28JN]
———require continuation of pay to members who are retired or separated from service due to combat-related injuries of certain bonuses that they were entitled to before retirement or separation (see H.R. 3793), H14085 [15NO]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1707), H3477 [17AP]
Army Reserve: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 70), H15468 [13DE]
Atanacio Haro-Marin Post Office, Baldwin Park, CA: designate (see H.R. 625), H2121 [1MR]
Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H14249 [5DE]
Aviation: improve air carrier passenger services (see H.R. 1303), H2437 [12MR]
Beatrice E. Watson Post Office Building, Fontana, CA: designate (see H.R. 3569), H10757 [24SE]
Boise, ID: congratulate for being chosen to host 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games (see H. Res. 380), H6578 [15JN]
Brumidi, Constantino: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1609), H9710 [3AU]
Buck Owens Post Office, Bakersfield, CA: designate (see H.R. 1384), H3279 [28MR]
Bush, President: ensure that U.S. policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity on human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide (see H. Res. 106), H1212 [5FE]
California: authorize Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program projects (see H.R. 1526), H2570 [14MR]
———provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance for agricultural producers, manufacturers, and workers and appropriate funds for Pacific salmon emergency disaster assistance (see H.R. 925), H1413 [8FE]
———provide emergency tax relief for persons affected by wildfires (see H.R. 3987), H15414 [12DE]
———tribute to first responders and support victims of wildfires (see H. Res. 778), H12237 [30OC]
California Wine Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 213), H10510 [18SE]
Carlson, Robert: tribute (see H. Res. 841), H15209 [6DE]
Children and youth: establish an educational mentoring pilot program for at-risk youth through community partnerships that provide life, social, academic, and vocational skills (see H.R. 3168), H9711 [3AU]
———increase the effectiveness of international child abduction remedies (see H.R. 2518), H6578 [15JN]
———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. 1363), H11171 [2OC]
Children's Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 760), H11935 [23OC]
Chisholm, Shirley: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 9), H2122 [1MR]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1338), H6235 [11JN]
Climate: conduct research on abrupt climate change, establish a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from such trading, and reduce dependence upon foreign oil (see H.R. 620), H1211 [5FE]
———reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate (see H.R. 1590), H2742 [20MR]
Colleges and universities: ensure textbooks and supplemental materials are available and affordable (see H.R. 3512), H11317 [4OC]
———establish a demonstration loan program for nontraditional students (see H.R. 3378), H11549 [15OC]
Colorado Rockies (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 816), H15415 [12DE]
Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 1507), H3562 [18AP]
Computers: better assure cyber-security (see H.R. 2290), H5533 [21MY]
———protect Internet users from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs (see H.R. 964), H3695 [19AP]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 1673), H15414 [12DE]
Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 3010), H15738 [17DE]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 101), H1417 [8FE]
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1187), H6661 [18JN]
Crime: impose surcharges on unpaid judgements owed to the U.S. and victims of crime, provide offsets on amounts collected by the Dept. of Justice for Federal agencies, and increase assessments imposed on convicted persons (see H.R. 2878), H12238 [30OC]
———increase and enhance resources and penalties relative to the investigation and prosecution of violent gangs and expand and improve gang prevention programs (see H.R. 3547), H10433 [17SE]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H760 [18JA]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H10320 [7SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: augment State and local efforts to prevent the establishment or spread of plant pests that endanger agriculture, environment, and the economy (see H.R. 667), H2957 [22MR]
Dept. of Defense: establish searchable database of names and citations of members of the Armed Forces and civilians awarded the Medal of Honor or other medals authorized for the military (see H.R. 3769), H13861 [13NO]
———require emergency contraception to be available at all military health care treatment facilities (see H.R. 2064), H12455 [1NO]
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. 1051), H1667 [14FE]
———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 1971), H5928 [24MY]
Dept. of Energy: establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (see H.R. 364), H3362 [29MR]
Dept. of HHS: authorize appropriations for the health centers program (see H.R. 1343), H3363 [29MR]
———improve residential treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women and programs to reduce substance abuse among nonviolent offenders (see H.R. 405), H3724 [20AP]
———provide for the participation of optometrists in the National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs (see H.R. 1884), H12103 [25OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: provide for ceremonies on or near Independence Day to administer oaths of allegiance to legal immigrants whose applications for citizenship have been approved (see H.R. 2405), H6828 [20JN]
Dept. of HUD: expand supply of affordable housing with supportive services for the elderly (see H.R. 2930), H10902 [25SE]
Dept. of Justice: establish a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and improve investigation and prosecution of predators (see H.R. 3845), H11638 [16OC]
———express no confidence in performance of Attorney General Gonzales and urge the President to request his resignation (see H. Res. 417), H5725 [23MY]
———require sex offenders to register online identifiers with the National Sex Offender Registry in order to protect users of social networking websites (see H.R. 719), H3695 [19AP]
Dept. of State: respond to a critical shortage of passport processing personnel (see H.R. 2960), H7489 [10JY]
Dept. of the Interior: designate certain public lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 1975), H4915 [10MY]
———permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties in California (see H.R. 2758), H7434 [28JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: enter into agreement with the Free File Alliance to provide free electronic filing of individual income tax returns (see H.R. 3457), H12021 [24OC]
———provide grants to States, local governments, and nonprofit organizations for education programs on predatory lending and establish a toll-free number for complaints (see H.R. 3133), H16834 [18DE]
———repeal authority to enter into private tax collection contracts (see H.R. 695), H2621 [15MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award a grant to a private, nonprofit entity to establish, publicize, and operate a national toll-free suicide prevention telephone hotline targeted to and staffed by veterans (see H.R. 2219), H7012 [22JN]
———change the length of the obligated period of service on active duty required for receiving certain educational benefits (see H.R. 3882), H12456 [1NO]
———condition payment of bonuses to certain officers pending reduction in unresolved disability compensation claims (see H.R. 2292), H4965 [14MY]
———develop and implement a comprehensive program to reduce incidence of suicide among veterans (see H.R. 327), H2671 [19MR]
———establish Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (see H.R. 2818), H15469 [13DE]
———improve treatment and services provided to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders (see H.R. 4053), H12454 [1NO]
———repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 1927), H3560 [18AP]
———screen certain veterans for symptoms of traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 1944), H3693 [19AP]
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: enhance existing programs providing mitigation assistance by encouraging States to adopt and actively enforce State building codes (see H.R. 3926), H14158 [4DE]
Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 3355), H10077 [4SE]
Diseases: establish an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry (see H.R. 2295), H7012 [22JN]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1064), H4628 [8MY]
———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see H.R. 1560), H11250 [3OC]
———identify causes and cure, expand data collection, and study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (see H.R. 1188), H4629 [8MY]
———improve support and services for individuals with autism and their families (see H.R. 1881), H7656 [11JY]
———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 28), H7777 [12JY]
———make permanent the authority of the Postal Service to issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 1236), H3185 [27MR]
———provide for arthritis research and public health (see H.R. 1283), H16950 [19DE]
District of Columbia: treat residents as Maryland or Virginia residents for purposes of obtaining hunting licenses (see H.R. 3213), H8820 [27JY]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2380), H12739 [5NO]
Economy: invest in innovation through research and development, and to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. (see H.R. 2272), H5533 [21MY]
Education: authorize appropriations for basic research and research infrastructure in science and engineering, and for support of graduate fellowships (see H.R. 363), H2121 [1MR]
———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see H.R. 2204), H4627 [8MY]
———reduce student loan interest rates (see H.R. 5), H512 [12JA]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 3257), H12385 [31OC]
———ensure that participants in the Troops to Teachers program may teach at a range of eligible schools (see H.R. 711), H2621 [15MR]
———promote environmental education (see H.R. 3036), H12455 [1NO]
Employment: increase family and medical leave for family members of servicemembers with combat-related injuries (see H.R. 3481), H11491 [10OC]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identitiy (see H.R. 2015), H7657 [11JY]
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: extend and increase the authority for the ombudsman under such compensation program (see H.R. 2255), H11639 [16OC]
EPA: accept, as part of a settlement, diesel emission reduction supplemental environmental projects (see H.R. 3754), H11315 [4OC]
ERISA: require Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity for certain retired airline pilots (see H.R. 2103), H5928 [24MY]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H4914 [10MY]
———suspend authority to eliminate, consolidate, deconsolidate, colocate, or plan for such activities relative to air traffic control facilities and services (see H.R. 2443), H6957 [21JN]
Family and Medical Leave Act: clarify eligibility requirements relative to airline flight crews (see H.R. 2744), H6576 [15JN]
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend Milk Income Loss Contract Program at 45 percent payment rate and establish minimum price for Class I milk under Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 1583), H11729 [17OC]
Favre, Brett: tribute (see H. Res. 697), H11070 [1OC]
FCC: implement recommendations relative to low-power FM radio service (see H.R. 2802), H10757 [24SE]
FDA: provide with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (see H.R. 1108), H15317 [11DE]
FDIC: establish industrial bank holding company regulation (see H.R. 698), H4051 [24AP]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1073), H2671 [19MR]
———establish certain protections for preference eligibles selected for involuntary geographic reassignment (see H.R. 728), H7011 [22JN]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1479), H2436 [12MR]
Federal firefighters: establish presumptive disability benefits for certain diseases and disabilities (see H.R. 1142), H3476 [17AP]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: preserve effectiveness of medically important antibiotics used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 962), H2621 [15MR]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 2169), H4485 [3MY]
———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see H.R. 2421), H5620 [22MY]
Financial institutions: enhance ability of community banks to foster economic growth and serve their communities (see H.R. 1869), H6008 [5JN]
———prohibit financial holding companies and national banks from engaging, directly or indirectly, in real estate brokerage or real estate management activities (see H.R. 111), H1211 [5FE]
Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see H.R. 3663), H16950 [19DE]
Foreign policy: condemn use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world and find remedies to end this practice (see H. Con. Res. 75), H6405 [13JN]
Foreign trade: prohibit import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor (see H.R. 1992), H13960 [14NO]
———provide that exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is a countervailable export subsidy and clarify the definition of manipulation with respect to currency (see H.R. 782), H1417 [8FE]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 2516), H5924 [24MY]
Fort Pierce, FL: recognize the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum as the official museum of Navy SEALS and their predecessors (see H.R. 2779), H10511 [18SE]
Gallo, Ernest: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 88), H2400 [9MR]
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1187), H6661 [18JN]
Health: expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care (see H.R. 819), H4753 [9MY]
———make antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 971), H12384 [31OC]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 583), H4753 [9MY]
———provide for embryonic stem cell research (see H.R. 3), H110 [5JA]
Help America Vote Act: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 281), H3476 [17AP]
Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 245), H7778 [12JY] (see H. Res. 747), H11729 [17OC]
House Ethics Commission: establish (see H.R. 1754), H3357 [29MR]
House of Representatives: limit State redistricting after an apportionment of Representatives and require such redistricting be conducted by independent commissions (see H.R. 2248), H4752 [9MY]
Huerta, Dolores: tribute (see H. Res. 37), H2621 [15MR]
Immigration: compensate States for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (see H.R. 1512), H5054 [15MY]
———improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the U.S. (see H.R. 371), H4914 [10MY]
———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 4088), H13203 [6NO]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 821), H5292 [16MY]
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies: identify constraints encountered by nursing schools in admitting and graduating a sufficient number of nurses to meet health care needs (see H.R. 677), H2744 [20MR]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 758), H11491 [10OC]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 503), H1153 [31JA]
Iran: authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector (see H.R. 2347), H8187 [19JY]
———call for immediate and unconditional release of British marines and sailors (see H. Res. 267), H3080 [26MR]
———enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H8186 [19JY]
Iraq: call for redeployment of troops and a shift in political and diplomatic strategy for stabilizing Iraq (see H.R. 787), H2165 [5MR]
———provide for Operation Iraqi Freedom cost accountability (see H. Res. 97), H1212 [5FE]
———provide for the redeployment of U.S. forces (see H.J. Res. 18), H1153 [31JA]
———require U.S. military disengagement and provide U.S. assistance for reconstruction and reconciliation (see H.R. 508), H945 [24JA]
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. 121), H5293 [16MY]
Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway, Los Angeles County, CA: designate (see H.R. 4131), H13521 [9NO]
Labor unions: establish efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts (see H.R. 800), H1208 [5FE]
Law enforcement: provide Federal coordination and assistance in preventing gang violence (see H.R. 1069), H10076 [4SE]
———provide for research on and standards for remediation of closed methamphetamine production laboratories (see H.R. 365), H1153 [31JA]
Lieutenant Todd Jason Bryant Post Office, Riverside, CA: designate (see H.R. 988), H2821 [21MR]
Marisol Heredia Post Office Building, El Monte, CA: designate (see H.R. 4185), H13959 [14NO]
McCarthy, Leo T.: tribute (see H. Res. 180), H1896 [16FE]
Medicaid: improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants (see H.R. 2066), H7657 [11JY]
Medicare: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1479), H2436 [12MR]
———establish new, separate fee schedule areas for physicians' services in States with multiple fee schedule areas to improve physician geographic payment accuracy (see H.R. 2484), H10757 [24SE]
———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 1190), H5532 [21MY]
———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see H.R. 552), H8186 [19JY]
———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4), H110 [5JA]
———require the sponsor of a prescription drug plan or an organization offering a Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plan to promptly pay submitted claims and prohibit inclusion of pharmacy information (see H.R. 1474), H7203 [26JN]
Members of Congress: deny congressional retirement benefits if such individual is convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 476), H790 [19JA]
Mental health: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1367), H2300 [7MR] (see H.R. 1424), H2397 [9MR]
Merchant marine industry: provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 23), H2671 [19MR]
Military Order of the Purple Heart: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 49), H2571 [14MR]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2), H109 [5JA]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards (see H.R. 1506), H3279 [28MR]
———promote development and use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (see H.R. 589), H1211 [5FE]
Muir Woods National Monument: anniversary (see H. Res. 868), H15470 [13DE]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (see H.R. 1), H109 [5JA]
National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 74), H3185 [27MR]
National Fire Fighter Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 695), H12740 [5NO]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: require disclosure of information on the fair market value and safety of damaged motor vehicles (see H.R. 1029), H10939 [26SE]
National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 182), H11549 [15OC]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1157), H5532 [21MY]
National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System: establish (see H.R. 2342), H7852 [16JY]
National Internet Safety Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 281), H4629 [8MY]
National objectives: promote energy efficient transportation and public buildings, encourage use of alternative fuel vehicles and renewable energy, and ensure sound water resource and natural disaster preparedness planning (see H.R. 2701), H6403 [13JN]
National Veterans History Project Week: designate (see H. Res. 770), H12456 [1NO]
National Writing Project (organization): reauthorize (see H.R. 3357), H12104 [25OC]
Native Americans: reauthorize special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Indians (see H.R. 2762), H12739 [5NO]
New Milford, CT: anniversary (see H. Res. 528), H8122 [18JY]
NIST: increase efforts in support of healthcare information enterprise integration (see H.R. 2406), H11847 [22OC]
NLRB: modify definition of supervisor to clarify labor rights and protections of employees (see H.R. 1644), H8121 [18JY]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Albert Gore, Jr., and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for peace (see H. Res. 735), H11778 [18OC]
Nord, Nancy A.: express no confidence in performance of duties as Acting CPSC Chair and urge the President to request her resignation (see H. Res. 803), H13523 [9NO] (see H. Res. 819), H13859 [13NO]
North Aleutian Basin Planning Area: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing (see H.R. 1957), H5928 [24MY]
NSF: authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers (see H.R. 362), H2121 [1MR]
———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1867), H3473 [17AP]
———establish a laboratory science pilot program (see H.R. 524), H1272 [6FE]
Oceans: establish a national ocean policy, strengthen NOAA, and establish a national and regional ocean governance structure (see H.R. 21), H5927 [24MY]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program (see H.R. 1700), H4629 [8MY]
Our Military Kids, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 313), H3475 [17AP]
Outer Continental Shelf: permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 2918), H7431 [28JN]
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission: make funds available for Pacific salmon emergency disaster assistance (see H.R. 234), H3081 [26MR]
Peace Corps: issuance of special postage stamps (see H.R. 181), H6956 [21JN]
Pensions: allow employees of a commercial passenger airline carrier who receive payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to roll over such payments into an individual retirement plan (see H.R. 4061), H14250 [5DE]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 380), H1211 [5FE]
Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1614), H6331 [12JN]
Postal Service: discontinue practice of contracting out mail delivery services (see H. Res. 282), H4052 [24AP]
Poverty: develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to reduce and eliminate global poverty (see H.R. 1302), H7776 [12JY]
POW: eligibility of surviving spouses of certain former POW to receive dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 156), H6956 [21JN]
Power resources: ensure the U.S. leads in developing and manufacturing new energy technologies, grow the economy, create highly trained and skilled jobs, eliminate overdependence on foreign oil, and address global warming (see H.R. 2809), H7983 [17JY]
———establish an energy efficiency and renewable energy worker training program (see H.R. 2847), H7069 [25JN]
———invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (see H.R. 6), H513 [12JA]
———promote energy independence and security (see H.R. 3220), H9657 [2AU]
———reduce dependence on foreign oil through use of alternative fuels and new technology (see H.R. 670), H1055 [30JA]
———strengthen national security and reduce dependence on foreign oil through new vehicle technology and efficiency, use of alternative fuels, and improving rail and public transit usage (see H.R. 1300), H2120 [1MR]
Product safety: establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and reauthorize and modernize the CPSC (see H.R. 4040), H13861 [13NO]
Public buildings: install energy-efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs in construction, alteration, and maintenance (see H.R. 1705), H3477 [17AP]
Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see H.R. 1919), H3560 [18AP]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (see H.R. 980), H3363 [29MR]
Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities (see H.R. 969), H1415 [8FE]
Radio: nullify Copyright Royalty Board decision increasing royalty rates for webcasters and reform the royalty rate-setting standard that applies to commercial Internet radio royalty arbitrations (see H.R. 2060), H4754 [9MY]
Refugees: victims of torture treatment programs funding (see H.R. 1678), H3401 [16AP]
San Francisco, CA: honor those who have volunteered to assist in the cleanup of the oil spill in San Francisco Bay (see H. Res. 853), H15215 [10DE]
San Joaquin River: implement restoration settlement (see H.R. 24), H4292 [1MY] (see H.R. 4074), H13297 [7NO]
San Jose State University: anniversary (see H. Res. 365), H4416 [2MY]
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: make payments to local governments in which entitlement land is located and provide transitional payments to entities previously entitled to payments (see H.R. 3058), H12385 [31OC]
———reauthorize (see H.R. 17), H3561 [18AP]
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. 1783), H4629 [8MY]
———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2032), H4629 [8MY]
Small business: improve small business lending and improve cooperation between the National Credit Union Administration and the SBA (see H.R. 1849), H6008 [5JN]
Social Security: extend moratorium on implementation of a rule on Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program and finalization of graduate medical education rule (see H.R. 3533), H10626 [19SE]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1380), H6956 [21JN]
———provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability (see H.R. 2943), H13860 [13NO]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H2400 [9MR]
Space policy: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 2750), H7012 [22JN]
Sudan: encourage the People's Republic of China use of influence and economic leverage to stop genocide and violence in the Darfur region (see H. Res. 422), H5929 [24MY]
———identify companies that conduct business operations in Sudan and prohibit U.S. Government contracts with such companies (see H.R. 180), H8834 (see H.R. 180), H9053 [30JY]
Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 1110), H3363 [29MR]
———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 3660), H11935 [23OC]
———double child tax credit for the first year, expand dependent care tax credit, and provide relief from the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2902), H7430 [28JN]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 551), H758 [18JA]
———establish financial security accounts for the care of family members with disabilities (see H.R. 2370), H15414 [12DE]
———exclude benefits from income, employment taxes, and wage withholding property tax rebates, provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders (see H.R. 943), H1414 [8FE]
———exclude from gross income amounts paid on behalf of Federal employees and Armed Forces members on active duty under Federal student loan repayment programs (see H.R. 2363), H7012 [22JN]
———expand availability and repeal sunset on increase of dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 1871), H3473 [17AP]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H4205 [26AP]
———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relative to education (see H.R. 3630), H12021 [24OC]
———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 197), H1272 [6FE]
———extend period of limitation to file claims for refunds on account of disability determinations by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 2234), H10076 [4SE]
———extend the new market tax credit (see H.R. 2075), H10756 [24SE]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1498), H5622 [22MY]
———improve and extend certain energy-related tax incentives (see H.R. 1385), H3562 [18AP]
———increase, and make permanent certain improvements to, the child tax credit (see H.R. 1406), H3778 [23AP]
———increase, extend, and make permanent the above-the-line deduction for certain elementary and secondary school teacher expenses (see H.R. 549), H3476 [17AP]
———increase and extend certain renewable energy and energy efficiency incentives (see H.R. 3807), H11489 [10OC]
———increase and extend the energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (see H.R. 539), H1211 [5FE]
———make geothermal heat pump systems eligible for the energy credit and the residential energy efficient property credit (see H.R. 2990), H13960 [14NO]
———make permanent law the treatment of tax-exempt combat pay as earned income for purposes of the earned income credit (see H.R. 3529), H10511 [18SE]
———make permanent the 7-year depreciation recovery period for motorsport entertainment complexes (see H.R. 1304), H2672 [19MR]
———make permanent the deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 1813), H11028 [27SE]
———make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 743), H8121 [18JY]
———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1576), H6111 [6JN]
———make permanent the use of qualified mortgage bonds to finance residences for veterans without regard to the first-time homebuyer requirement (see H.R. 3742), H11729 [17OC]
———permanently extend the research credit and strengthen the alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 2138), H9711 [3AU]
———permit military death gratuities to be contributed to certain tax-favored accounts (see H.R. 418), H11250 [3OC]
———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 2287), H6439 (see H.R. 2287), H6477 [14JN]
———provide a credit for the conversion of hybrid motor vehicles to plug-in hybrid motor vehicles (see H.R. 2966), H10320 [7SE]
———provide a credit to individuals who enter into agreements to protect the habitats of endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 1422), H6111 [6JN]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 643), H4416 [2MY]
———provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a reduction in income tax rates on, patriot corporations (see H.R. 3319), H9654 [2AU]
———reduce recognition period for built-in gains for S corporations (see H.R. 3874), H12385 [31OC]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 1023), H3561 [18AP]
———treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation (see H.R. 2280), H7012 [22JN]
Telephones: facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone service for information and referral on human services (see H.R. 211), H11171 [2OC]
Tourist trade: establish a nonprofit corporation to communicate U.S. entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the U.S. (see H.R. 3232), H11321 [5OC]
Transportation: provide for mass transportation services that provide temporary substitute highway traffic service as a result of an emergency (see H.R. 2783), H6735 [19JN]
Veterans: expand and make permanent the benefit for governmental markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries (see H.R. 358), H2486 [13MR]
———improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes (see H.R. 797), H2671 [19MR]
———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 1284), H2672 [19MR]
———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor disabled veterans (see H. Con. Res. 176), H7339 [27JN]
———make certain improvements in the provision of health care (see H.R. 2874), H7338 [27JN]
———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see H.R. 760), H2671 [19MR]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: anniversary of construction and dedication (see H. Res. 326), H3724 [20AP]
Vietnamese Conflict: provide compensation to Federal employees or defense contractors who suffered disability or death due to exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 972), H1415 [8FE]
Water: require a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate (see H.R. 1747), H3278 [28MR]
Winton, Nicholas: tribute (see H. Res. 583), H8820 [27JY]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H3184 [27MR]
World Red Cross Red Crescent Day: observance (see H. Res. 378), H5623 [22MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Energy: conduct geothermal energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program (see H.R. 2304), H4966 [14MY]
Dept. of Justice: expand the FBI Safe Streets Program and establish a National Gang Activity Database (see H.R. 3474), H10156 [5SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish the Committee on Care of Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury (see H.R. 2201), H4627 [8MY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: extend pilot program for alternative water source projects (see H.R. 700), H986 [29JA]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Roger D. Kornberg for chemistry, Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello for physiology or medicine, and John C. Mather and George F. Smoot for physics (see H. Res. 316), H3561 [18AP]
Taxation: reduce estate tax by increasing unified credit, lowering maximum rate, restoring exclusion for family-owned business interests, and excluding value of decedent's principal residence (see H.R. 4042), H12453 [1NO]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H8189 [23JY], H9055 [31JY]
Remarks
Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated appropriations, H15723
———making supplemental for troop readiness, veterans' health care, hurricane recovery, and domestic programs, and requiring Iraqi progress toward certain benchmarks (H.R. 1591), conference report, H3786 [24AP]
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq, H347 [11JA]
———oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1548 [13FE]
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): respond to indictment or the filing of charges against a Member of the House by empaneling an investigative subcommittee to review the allegations (H. Res. 451), H5974 [5JN]
Congress: accomplishments of the 110th Congress, E533
Credit: reform and provide accountability for mortgage practices, establish licensing and registration requirements for mortgage originators, and provide certain minimum standards for mortgage loans (H.R. 3915), H13989
Democratic Party: national agenda, H7345 [28JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1585), H5538 [22MY]
Dept. of Energy: anniversary of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (H. Con. Res. 251), H14183, H14184 [5DE]
———conduct geothermal energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program, H9746
———install a photovoltaic system at headquarters building (H.R. 798), E341
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), Senate amendment, H15723
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop and implement a comprehensive program to reduce incidence of suicide among veterans (H.R. 327), H2775 [21MR]
———provide certain improvements in the treatment of individuals with traumatic brain injuries (H.R. 2199), H5676 [23MY]
Economy: invest in innovation through research and development, and to improve the competitiveness of the U.S. (H.R. 2272), conference report, H9601 [2AU]
Education: authorize appropriations for basic research and research infrastructure in science and engineering, and for support of graduate fellowships (H.R. 363), H4015, H4022 [24AP]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: extend pilot program for alternative water source projects (H.R. 700), H2322 [8MR]
Mathematics: tribute to mapping of exceptional Lie group E8, H3084 [27MR]
Minneapolis, MN: express sympathy and pledge support for victims of the I-35 bridge collapse, H9529 [1AU]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: implement recommendations (H.R. 1), H219
National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 59), H1006 [30JA]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Roger D. Kornberg for chemistry, Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello for physiology or medicine, and John C. Mather and George F. Smoot for physics (H. Res. 316), H4220 [1MY]
NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1867), H4402 [2MY]
———create a program to award scholarships in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to undergraduate scholars, H4022 [24AP]
———provide grants to enhance the quality of undergraduate science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education in Hispanic-serving institutions, H4402 [2MY]
Oakland, CA: anniversary of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 595, E1818
Power resources: facilitate development of markets for alternative fuels and ultra low sulfur diesel fuel through research, development, and demonstration and data collection (H.R. 547), consideration (H. Res. 133), H1355 [8FE]
———invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), H717 [18JA]
———invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), Senate amendment, H15723
———invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 846), H14266 [6DE]
———invest in renewable and alternative energy resources, promote new technologies, improve efficiency, and create a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve (H.R. 6), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 877), H16653 [18DE]
———promote energy independence and security (H.R. 3221), H9746
Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (H.R. 886), H3408 [17AP]
Social Security: reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program, H11211 [3OC], H11701, H11702, H11704, H11705, H11707 [17OC]
Taxation: enhance taxpayer protections and outreach (H.R. 1677), H3421 [17AP]
———exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal residences from gross income (H.R. 3648), H11293 [4OC]
———provide relief for small businesses (H.R. 976), veto, H11211 [3OC], H11701, H11702, H11704, H11705, H11707 [17OC]
Veterans: recognize service of U.S. Merchant Marine veterans (H. Res. 413), H5546
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: anniversary of construction and dedication (H. Res. 326), H10483 [18SE]
Virginia Tech University: express condolences to victims and the university community impacted by campus shootings, H3408 [17AP]
Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 1495), conference report, H9529 [1AU]
Tributes