MUSGRAVE, MARILYN N. (a Representative from Colorado)
Amendments
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2764), H6736 [19JN], H6829, H6830 [20JN], H6935 [21JN]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2643), H7072 [25JN], H7231 [27JN]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2642), H6553, H6578 [15JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3043), H7954, H7984, H7985 [17JY], H8145 [19JY]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3074), H8294 [23JY], H8368, H8398 [24JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2641), H6662 [18JN], H6764, H6766 [20JN]
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2829), H7204 [26JN], H7387 [28JN]
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3093), H8655 [26JY]
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. 3442), H9708 [3AU]
———protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 618), H834 [22JA]
Agriculture: provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses (see H.R. 419), H2436 [12MR]
Air Force Space Command: anniversary (see H. Res. 906), H16949 [19DE]
American Religious History Week: designate (see H. Res. 888), H16834 [18DE]
American Society of Agronomy: anniversary (see H. Res. 779), H12237 [30OC]
Animals: 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), H5927 [24MY]
Appropriations: establish legislative line item veto (see H.R. 689), H943 [24JA]
———make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security discretionary spending (see H.R. 373), H341 (see H.R. 374, 379), H342 [10JA]
———provide automatic continuing appropriations for the Government (see H.R. 3508), H12104 [25OC]
Armed Forces: issue ``forever stamp'' to honor the sacrifices of those who have been awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 2303), H6112 [6JN]
———mint coins in commemoration of the U.S. Army Infantry and the establishment of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center (see H.R. 3229), H11321 [5OC]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 579), H3363 [29MR]
———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), H14158 [4DE]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1222), H3777 [23AP]
———study needs of wounded women warriors (see H.R. 2394), H5472 [17MY]
ATF: make video recordings of the examination and testing of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1791), H3358 [29MR]
Aung San Suu Kyi: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4286), H14249 [5DE]
BLM: provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program (see H.R. 790), H2341 [8MR] (see H.R. 1620), H2820 [21MR]
Border Patrol: request congressional pardon for agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose A. Compean (see H.R. 563), H759 [18JA]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H119 [5JA]
———reform Federal budget procedures, impose spending safeguards, combat waste, fraud, and abuse, and account for accurate Government agency costs (see H.R. 2084), H6181 [7JN]
———require the CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use both dynamic and static economic modeling in budgetary estimates of proposed changes in Federal revenue law (see H.R. 1789), H3358 [29MR]
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), H1154 [31JA]
Capital punishment: ensure the death penalty for terrorists (see H.R. 1914), H3559 [18AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: provide that the great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center shall be known as Emancipation Hall (see H.R. 3315), H9653 [2AU]
———require the Architect of the Capitol to permit the acknowledgment of God on flag certificates (see H.R. 3779), H11394 [9OC]
CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 1398), H2401 [9MR]
Charlie Norwood Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Augusta, GA: designate (see H.R. 1808), H3359 [29MR]
Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 2134), H4484 [3MY]
———require recipients of universal service support for schools and libraries to protect minors from commercial social networking websites and chat rooms (see H.R. 1120), H2039 [28FE]
China, People's Republic of: condemn coercive abortion practices by the Communist Party (see H. Res. 705), H13413 [8NO]
China, Republic of: resume normal diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 73), H1895 [16FE]
———support membership in the U.N. and other international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 250), H13960 [14NO]
Coal: provide for research, development, and demonstration of coal gasification technology as an energy source in ethanol production (see H.R. 931), H2243 [6MR]
Coins: require inscription ``In God We Trust'' to appear on the face of $1 coins honoring each of the Presidents of the U.S. (see H.R. 2510), H5923 [24MY]
Collective bargaining: clarify the illegality of the use of violence to achieve objectives during a strike (see H.R. 919), H1413 [8FE]
Colorado: designate certain lands within the Rocky Mountain National Park as wilderness, and adjust the boundaries of the Indian Peaks Wilderness and the Arapaho National Forest (see H.R. 2334), H5053 [15MY]
———express condolences to victims and community impacted by church shootings (see H. Res. 886), H16834 [18DE]
———provide environmental assistance to communities for water supply and treatment projects (see H.R. 1659), H2956 [22MR]
———reduce risks to communities and water supplies from severe wildfires, especially in areas affected by insect infestations, and provide model legislation that may be applied to other States (see H.R. 3072), H7982 [17JY]
Colorado Rockies (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 816), H13522 [9NO]
Commission on Reforming Entitlement Spending: establish (see H.R. 489), H1668 [14FE]
Committee on Earmark Reform (Joint, Select): establish (see H. Con. Res. 263), H14083 [15NO]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 111), H11492 [10OC]
Congress: pledge faithful support to members of the Armed Forces serving in harm's way (see H.R. 511), H1344 [7FE]
———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 1359), H15414 [12DE]
Congressional Budget Act: set a cap on allocated funds for earmarks (see H.R. 3738), H11249 [3OC]
Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to United Airlines Flight 93 passengers recognizing the heroic efforts (see H.R. 1673), H3017 [23MR]
Contraceptives: prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see H.R. 4133), H13522 [9NO]
Courts: ensure judicial decisions on the meaning of U.S. laws are not based on foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements unless they inform an understanding of the original meaning of the laws (see H. Res. 372), H4486 [3MY]
———restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 4157), H13858 [13NO]
Credit cards: prevent abuse of Government credit cards (see H.R. 1395), H6111 [6JN]
Crime: authorize grants to establish and improve criminal forensic laboratories (see H.R. 3151), H9711 [3AU]
———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. 3150), H11491 [10OC]
———make killing of a law enforcement officer an aggravating factor for imposition of death penalty (see H.R. 3153), H10697 [20SE]
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1063), H1787 [15FE]
———protect children from sex offenders (see H.R. 3149), H10157 [5SE]
———provide funding for multi-jurisdictional anti-gang task forces (see H.R. 3152), H10018 [4AU]
———provide law enforcement critical tools and resources for preventing and enforcing violent crime (see H.R. 3142), H11491 [10OC]
———provide penalties for sex offenders who access social networking websites (see H.R. 3144), H11491 [10OC]
———strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting (see H.R. 137), H344 [10JA]
Davis-Bacon Act: repeal wage rate requirements (see H.R. 3412), H9706 [3AU]
DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1154), H2401 [9MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit closure or relocation of county or local Farm Service Agency office pending completion of the next omnibus agriculture law (see H.R. 1649), H3696 [19AP]
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), H12456 [1NO]
Dept. of Education: allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see H.R. 1539), H2619 [15MR]
———establish a Teacher Incentive Fund (see H.R. 1761), H3562 [18AP]
Dept. of HHS: authorize States to use John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program funds for private school tuition vouchers and public school transportation costs for foster children (see H.R. 4311), H14492 (see H.R. 4311), H15206 [6DE]
———make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see H.R. 223), H344 [10JA]
Dept. of Homeland Security: allow filing of orphan petitions by individuals for at least two years after approval of advanced processing application (see H.R. 628), H3363 [29MR]
Dept. of Justice: develop a national strategy to eliminate illegal operations of certain international drug gangs (see H.R. 367), H7070 [25JN]
———State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding (see H.R. 3494), H10435 [17SE]
Dept. of State: eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see H.R. 1430), H2822 [21MR]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct feasibility study relative to long term water needs for the area served by the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project in Colorado (see H.R. 1833), H3401 [16AP]
———make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a discount to certain veterans (see H.R. 652), H1211 [5FE]
Dept. of the Treasury: require certain additional calculations to be included in the annual financial statement covering accounts and associated activities of the executive branch (see H.R. 3958), H12456 [1NO]
Dept. of Transportation: require congressional approval of certain large loans (see H.R. 1181), H1895 [16FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize a major medical facility project in Denver, CO (see H.R. 1323), H2401 [9MR]
———change the length of the obligated period of service on active duty required for receiving certain educational benefits (see H.R. 3882), H12021 [24OC]
———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Pikes Peak region of Colorado (see H.R. 295), H122 [5JA]
———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the southern Colorado region (see H.R. 1660), H3778 [23AP]
———improve processing of benefits claims (see H.R. 3047), H8618 [25JY]
———provide a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans buried in State cemeteries (see H.R. 4141), H13960 [14NO]
———require honor guards participating in funerals of veterans in national cemeteries to offer families the option of having a 13-fold flag recitation (see H.R. 4781), H16832 [18DE]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (see H.R. 4104), H13413 [8NO]
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. 1553), H2620 [15MR]
District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1399), H3477 [17AP]
Drugs: eliminate methamphetamine kingpins (see H.R. 3143), H10018 [4AU]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2380), H10245 [6SE]
———repeal sunset on expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 471), H514 [12JA]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: provide additional flexibility to State and local educational agencies to raise the academic achievement of all students (see H.R. 2577), H7657 [11JY]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 769), H3476 [17AP]
———reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H5622 [22MY]
Estonia: support sovereignty, condemn violence, vandalism, and attacks on embassies, and encourage dialogue with Russia to resolve crisis peacefully (see H. Res. 397), H4968 [14MY]
Executive departments: require agencies that serve food on their premises to donate excess food to nonprofit organizations to assist in battling hunger (see H.R. 4220), H15209 [6DE]
FAA: reform Essential Air Service Program (see H.R. 3004), H9657 [2AU]
———relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1125), H2822 [21MR]
Families and domestic relations: recognize contributions of fathers in the healthy development of children, support responsible fatherhood, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 474), H6235 [11JN]
———support responsible fatherhood, promote marriage, and encourage greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children (see H. Res. 268), H3364 [29MR]
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: extend appropriations and spending programs (see H.R. 4193), H14080 [15NO]
FCC: prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see H.R. 2905), H7430 [28JN]
FDA: withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 63), H672 [17JA]
FDIC: establish industrial bank holding company regulation (see H.R. 698), H986 [29JA]
Federal agencies and departments: prohibit obligating funds for appropriations earmarks included only in congressional reports (see H.R. 631), H1790 [15FE]
Federal employees: deny Federal retirement benefits to individuals convicted of certain offenses (see H.R. 232), H1416 [8FE]
Felix Sparks Post Office Building, Lakewood, CO: designate (see H.R. 4240), H14082 [15NO]
Feulner, Edwin J.: tribute (see H. Res. 250), H3725 [20AP]
Financial institutions: ease credit union regulatory burdens, advance credit union efforts to promote economic growth, and modernize credit union net worth standards (see H.R. 1537), H10245 [6SE]
———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), H343 [10JA]
Firearms: establish national standard to allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in other States (see H.R. 861), H2121 [1MR]
———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 73), H1416 [8FE]
Flag—U.S.: authorize the Governor of a State, territory, or possession to order the National flag be flown at half-staff following an active duty death of an Armed Forces member from the Governor's jurisdiction (see H.R. 692), H3724 [20AP]
———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 12), H7071 [25JN]
Food: provide additional funds for food safety research on perishable agricultural commodities and extend emergency financial assistance to those hurt by recall of fresh spinach products (see H.R. 912), H1897 [16FE]
Foreign policy: condemn use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world and find remedies to end this practice (see H. Con. Res. 75), H3725 [20AP]
Freedom of religion: protect right of elected and appointed officials to express their religious beliefs through public prayer (see H.R. 2104), H4415 [2MY]
Gerald R. Ford, Jr., Post Office Building, Vail, CO: designate (see H.R. 49), H343 [10JA]
Gold Star Mothers Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 605), H10321 [7SE]
Government: change date of submission to Congress of the audited financial statement of the executive branch (see H.R. 4119), H15470 [13DE]
———preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 2558), H7340 [27JN]
———prevent shutdowns (see H.R. 3583), H10624 [19SE]
Harriett F. Woods Post Office Building, University City, MO: designate (see H.R. 1617), H3562 [18AP]
Health: improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 2580), H7491 [10JY]
———intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see H.R. 2807), H15317 [11DE]
———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), H6007 [5JN]
———prohibit discrimination by group health plans and employers based on genetic information (see H.R. 493), H1565 [13FE]
———prohibit Federal funding or other assistance for mandatory human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programs (see H.R. 1153), H1894 [16FE]
———promote the national recommendation of physical activity to kids, families, and communities across the U.S. (see H.R. 2045), H7777 [12JY]
———provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2626), H11250 [3OC]
———provide innovation in health care through State initiatives that expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system (see H.R. 506), H11250 [3OC]
———require the FDA to disclose benefits of foods and dietary supplements and ensure the FTC bears the burden of proof in false advertising cases involving dietary supplements (see H.R. 2117), H9711 [3AU]
Health care facilities: tribute to pregnancy resource centers (see H. Res. 232), H13297 [7NO]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: tribute (see H. Res. 687), H11027 [27SE]
Higher Education Act: expand definition of independent student to include homeless youth (see H.R. 601), H9656 [2AU]
History: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the ``Star Spangled Banner'' and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 2894), H13860 [13NO]
House of Representatives: clarify that Members are not immune from having their offices searched during an ongoing criminal investigation (see H. Res. 88), H886 [23JA]
———provide for correction of events relative to vote on motion to recommit H.R. 3161, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (see H. Res. 622), H10017 [4AU]
House Rules: establish requirements for the consideration of supplemental appropriations bills (see H.R. 3857), H12456 [1NO]
———prohibit the consideration of conference reports on omnibus appropriation bills (see H. Res. 283), H3362 [29MR]
———require all committees post recorded votes on their web sites within 48 hours (see H. Res. 231), H4417 [2MY]
———require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures (see H. Res. 786), H13205 [6NO]
———require that rescission bills always be considered under open rules every year (see H. Res. 776), H12103 [25OC]
Hunting and trapping: commend Hunters for the Hungry programs and efforts of such programs to decrease hunger and help feed those in need (see H. Res. 79), H1212 [5FE]
Hyde, Henry J.: tribute (see H. Res. 843), H15209 [6DE]
Immigration: clarify classes of individuals born in the U.S. who are nationals and citizens of the U.S. at birth (see H.R. 1940), H10076 [4SE]
———deter alien smuggling criminal enterprises (see H.R. 3154), H10018 [4AU]
———enforce existing immigration laws and improve border security (see H. Res. 499), H7071 [25JN]
———enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 3494), H10435 [17SE]
———extend termination date for the exemption of returning workers from the numerical limitations for temporary workers (see H.R. 1843), H3361 [29MR]
———increase criminal penalties for certain removed aliens who illegally reenter the U.S. (see H.R. 3145), H9711 [3AU]
———prohibit issuance of State driver's licenses or other government-issued photo identification to illegal aliens (see H.R. 4176), H13958 [14NO] (see H. Res. 800), H13523 [9NO]
———reform by securing borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program (see H.R. 4088), H14085 [15NO]
———reform policies relative to family-sponsored immigrants and reduce the number of such immigrants (see H.R. 938), H3363 [29MR]
———require Federal contractors to participate in the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification (see H.R. 2508), H6735 [19JN]
———simplify the process for admitting temporary alien agricultural workers and increase access to such workers (see H.R. 1792), H11847 [22OC]
———support State and local government actions to discourage illegal immigration and enact legislation to ease the burden on State and local governments for taking such actions (see H. Con. Res. 83), H2822 [21MR]
India: address ongoing problem of untouchability (see H. Con. Res. 139), H5622 [22MY]
Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4460), H15412 [12DE]
Intellectual property: strengthen laws and rights (see H.R. 3155), H9711 [3AU]
Interstate commerce: limit civil actions brought against persons whose only role with regard to a certain product is as a lawful seller of the product (see H.R. 989), H3017 [23MR]
Iran: end World Bank disbursements until the International Atomic Energy Agency certifies compliance with certain U.N. Security Council resolutions and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (see H. Con. Res. 235), H11639 [16OC]
———enhance diplomatic efforts by imposing additional economic sanctions (see H.R. 1400), H2672 [19MR]
Iraq: support troops in their mission and in the global war on terror and assist Iraqi Government in establishing a nation that can sustain and defend itself (see H. Res. 147), H1472 [12FE]
Israel: anniversary of Jerusalem reunification (see H. Con. Res. 131), H4488 [3MY]
———condemn the Wakf's digging activities at the Temple Mount site and the destruction of artifacts important to Jewish, Christian, and Muslim faiths (see H. Res. 756), H13960 [14NO]
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), H7071 [25JN]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 697), H943 [24JA]
Law enforcement: control violent crime (see H.R. 3156), H11548 [15OC]
———provide liability protection to individuals who report suspicious behavior to law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1640), H4967 [14MY]
Medicaid: include podiatrists as physicians for purposes of covering physicians services (see H.R. 1647), H10756 [24SE]
Medicare: ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1845), H6181 [7JN]
———extend compliance threshold used to determine eligibility of hospitals for designation as an inpatient rehabilitation facility (see H.R. 1459), H6008 [5JN]
———extend reasonable cost contracts (see H.R. 1990), H7012 [22JN]
———modify physician reimbursement policies to ensure a future physician workforce (see H.R. 2585), H15317 [11DE]
———provide a moratorium on certain physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 1293), H10756 [24SE]
———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see H.R. 864), H3724 [20AP]
———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), H5928 [24MY]
———restore certain treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment (see H.R. 621), H2039 [28FE]
Mental health: prohibit use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program (see H.R. 2387), H9711 [3AU]
———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, post-abortion depression and psychosis (see H.R. 1457), H2399 [9MR]
Mexico: prohibit Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond the U.S.-Mexico border area until certain conditions are met to ensure the safety of such operations (see H.R. 1756), H3778 [23AP]
Military Order of the Purple Heart: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 49), H2122 [1MR]
Military Spouse Legacy Association, Inc.: establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor military spouses throughout history (see H.R. 3026), H8835 (see H.R. 3026), H9053 [30JY]
Mining and mineral resources: facilitate reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 4011), H14250 [5DE]
Mother's Day: mint coins in commemoration of centennial of establishment (see H.R. 2268), H4913 [10MY]
Motor vehicles: increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards and promote the domestic development and production of advanced technology vehicles (see H.R. 2927), H10511 [18SE]
National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator Awareness Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 215), H12104 [25OC]
National Cemetery Administration: permit employees, volunteers, and veterans' service organizations that perform funeral honors to recite 13 steps for folding an U.S. flag if requested by family of the deceased (see H. Res. 783), H13205 [6NO]
National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 223), H4177 [25AP]
National Guard: establish the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program to facilitate community reintegration of veterans returning from active duty (see H.R. 2090), H4488 [3MY]
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), H5927 [24MY]
National Labor Relations Act: ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the NLRB (see H.R. 866), H1342 [7FE]
———protect employer rights (see H.R. 2670), H6330 [12JN]
National Watermelon Month: designate (see H. Res. 578), H15318 [11DE]
National Youth Sports Week: establish (see H. Res. 442), H6332 [12JN]
Native Americans: acknowledgment of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (see H.R. 65), H835 [22JA]
Natural gas: end prohibition on production of offshore supplies and dedicate portions of royalties to environmental restoration, renewable energy and carbon sequestration research, and weatherization and energy assistance (see H.R. 2784), H9469 (see H.R. 2784), H9545 [1AU]
Olympic Games: support ideals and values of the Olympic Movement (see H. Res. 395), H4914 [10MY]
Pakistan: protect human rights and restore rule of law (see H. Res. 840), H14156 [4DE]
Pharmaceuticals: importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 380), H342 [10JA]
Power resources: support the ``25 x 25 Initiative'' which envisions that farm, forestry, and ranch lands will provide at least 25 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. by the year 2025 (see H. Con. Res. 25), H516 [12JA]
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), H4967 [14MY]
Railroads: ensure competition, enable rail customers to obtain reliable rail service, and provide those customers with a reasonable process for challenging rate and service disputes (see H.R. 2125), H4754 [9MY]
Research: derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not knowingly harm embryos (see H.R. 322), H251 [9JA]
Russia: note disturbing pattern of killings of dozens of independent journalists over the last decade, and call on President Vladimir Putin to authorize cooperation with outside investigators in solving those murders (see H. Con. Res. 151), H5621 [22MY]
SBA: reauthorize procurement programs and activities (see H.R. 1873), H3778 [23AP]
Small business: extend current moratorium for complying with certain internal auditing control requirements (see H.R. 2727), H6438 (see H.R. 2727), H6475 [14JN]
———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 241), H344 [10JA]
———protect from litigation excesses (see H.R. 2995), H7655 [11JY]
Social Security: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 736), H6331 [12JN]
———extend funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3584), H11321 [5OC]
———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H6184 [8JN]
———reauthorize and reform State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3176), H11321 [5OC]
———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see H.R. 82), H4292 [1MY]
Special days and holidays: recognize importance of Christmas and the Christian faith (see H. Res. 847), H14494 (see H. Res. 847), H15208 [6DE]
Tariff Act: allow U.S. manufacturers that use products subject to countervailing or antidumping duty proceedings or use domestic like products to participate in those proceedings (see H.R. 1127), H13959 [14NO]
Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for qualified equity investments in certain small businesses (see H.R. 578), H14084 [15NO]
———allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 2302), H4966 [14MY]
———allow exchange of like-kind property involving certain mutual ditch, reservoir, or irrigation company stock (see H.R. 1182), H1895 [16FE]
———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see H.R. 3660), H13523 [9NO]
———allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040S without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 432), H513 [12JA]
———allow solar and geothermal investment credit for public utility property (see H.R. 1977), H6008 [5JN]
———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve for compensation paid during active military duty (see H.R. 1213), H1968 [27FE]
———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see H.R. 1419), H3364 [29MR]
———eliminate marriage penalty on the deduction for interest on student loans (see H.R. 1556), H2620 [15MR]
———exempt certain farmland from the estate tax (see H.R. 1929), H4914 [10MY]
———expand expensing for small business (see H.R. 1797), H3358 [29MR]
———expand the tip tax credit to employers of cosmetologists and promote tax compliance in the cosmetology sector (see H.R. 3016), H7775 [12JY]
———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 1584), H9710 [3AU]
———extend credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 197), H2671 [19MR]
———extend the transportation fringe benefit to bicycle commuters (see H.R. 1498), H7656 [11JY]
———increase benefits for parents who stay at home with their children (see H.R. 1421), H2340 [8MR]
———index certain assets for purposes of determining gain or loss (see H.R. 1261), H2822 [21MR]
———make certain tax benefits permanent law (see H.R. 2734), H6736 [19JN]
———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 2682), H7341 [27JN]
———make permanent certain tax incentives for ethanol and biodiesel used as a fuel (see H.R. 196), H2671 [19MR]
———make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see H.R. 743), H1472 [12FE]
———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 1077), H1969 [27FE]
———modify rules with respect to health savings accounts and medical savings accounts (see H.R. 2639), H9657 [2AU]
———modify tax credit to holders of clean renewable energy bonds (see H.R. 1965), H4754 [9MY]
———modify the alternative minimum tax on individuals by permitting the deduction for State and local taxes and adjust exemption amounts for inflation (see H.R. 1942), H4294 [1MY]
———permanently extend the research credit and strengthen the alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 2138), H8187 [19JY]
———provide a 15-year recovery period for nonresidential real property in rural areas (see H.R. 1839), H3360 [29MR]
———provide a credit dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and allowed against Federal income tax for charitable contributions to certain education investment organizations (see H.R. 2706), H9711 [3AU]
———provide a credit for new qualified plug-in hybrid motor vehicles (see H.R. 1331), H2241 [6MR]
———provide a credit to certain concentrated animal feeding operations for the cost of complying with environmental protection regulations (see H.R. 1217), H1968 [27FE]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings (see H.R. 1888), H3474 [17AP]
———provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see H.R. 643), H6577 [15JN]
———provide for deductibility of medical expenses by individuals (see H.R. 636), H9656 [2AU]
———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1112), H2122 [1MR]
———reduce Federal tax on fuels by the amount of any increase in State fuel tax rates (see H.R. 3497), H10319 [7SE]
———repeal alternative minimum tax on corporations (see H.R. 1365), H2300 [7MR]
———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 1366), H2300 [7MR]
———repeal alternative minimum tax on individuals and replace it with an alternative tax individuals may choose (see H.R. 3818), H11490 [10OC]
———repeal certain limitations on expensing certain property and allow taxpayers to elect shorter recovery periods for purposes of determining the deduction for depreciation (see H.R. 1250), H2038 [28FE]
———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1586), H2957 [22MR]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 1194), H3363 [29MR]
———repeal withholding tax on Federal, State, and local government contracts (see H.R. 1023), H5054 [15MY]
———treat gold, silver, platinum, and palladium, in either coin or bar form, in the same manner as equities and mutual funds for purposes of the maximum capital gains rate for individuals (see H.R. 2883), H7339 [27JN]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1610), H4914 [10MY]
Television: protect important existing television band devices in the unassigned, non-licensed television channels from harmful interference from new devices (see H.R. 1320), H14084 [15NO]
———provide grants to train court reporters and other individuals to become real-time writers to meet requirements for closed captioning of video programming (see H.R. 1687), H4553 [7MY]
Terrorism: provide additional tools and resources to combat terrorism financing (see H.R. 3146), H9711 [3AU]
———provide additional tools and tough penalties to fight terrorism and protect national security (see H.R. 3147), H9711 [3AU]
Trails: designate the Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail historic cattle-drive trails for study and for potential addition to the National Trails System (see H.R. 2849), H7070 [25JN]
Transportation: allow additional transit systems greater flexibility with certain mass transportation projects (see H.R. 734), H4628 [8MY]
Turkey: observance of Republic Day (see H. Res. 769), H12022 [24OC]
Twenty-First Century Water Commission: establish (see H.R. 135), H4175 [25AP]
U.N.: withhold portion of U.S. contribution to support U.N. Economic and Social Council until consultative status is withdrawn for all organizations with links to terrorist organizations (see H.R. 3348), H12456 [1NO]
U.S. Sentencing Commission: assure appropriate enhancements of those involved in receiving stolen grave markers of veterans (see H.R. 3480), H11491 [10OC]
United Kingdom: observe anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade and commend role of William Wilberforce in such abolition (see H. Res. 158), H1564 [13FE]
University of Wyoming: tribute to women's basketball team (see H. Res. 384), H6578 [15JN]
Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see H.R. 303), H4175 [25AP]
———mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 634), H2957 [22MR]
VFW Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 663), H10625 [19SE]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: condemn actions resulting in damage (see H. Res. 680), H10901 [25SE]
Voting: require each individual who desires to vote in an election for Federal office to provide the appropriate election official with a government-issued photo identification (see H.R. 481), H13959 [14NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Abortion: require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 1295), H2120 [1MR]
Agriculture: provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers for certain livestock losses (see H.R. 185), H116 [5JA]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 7), H119 [5JA]
Cache La Poudre River National Heritage Area: designate a new management entity and enhance private property protections (see H.R. 591), H789 [19JA]
Capitol Building and Grounds: ensure the Pledge of Allegiance and ``In God We Trust'' are displayed in the Capitol Visitor Center and allow other exhibits and materials to include religious references (see H.R. 3908), H11776 [18OC]
Colorado: authorize construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit (see H.R. 186), H117 [5JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: require a certain payment rate per bushel for any direct payments with respect to wheat (see H.R. 1116), H1892 [16FE]
Dr. Karl E. Carson Post Office Building, Fort Collins, CO: designate (see H.R. 2570), H6007 [5JN]
Education: allow teachers in rural areas who are highly qualified in one subject to have 3 years from their hiring date to become highly qualified in each additional subject they teach (see H.R. 3641), H10755 [24SE]
Fort Collins, CO: Poudre High School science bowl team winners of Dept. of Energy Science Bowl (see H. Res. 423), H5532 [21MY]
Granada Relocation Center National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 1963), H3694 [19AP]
Pornography: eliminate child pornography (see H.R. 3148), H8396 [24JY]
Rocky Mountain Senior Games: anniversary (see H. Res. 290), H3362 [29MR]
Roosevelt National Forest: provide for a boundary adjustment and land conveyances to correct effects of an erroneous land survey (see H.R. 3299), H9467 (see H.R. 3299), H9544 [1AU]
Social Security: reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, expand child health care insurance coverage through tax fairness, and provide for a health care Federalism initiative (see H.R. 3888), H11775 [18OC]
Taxation: repeal increase in the age of minor children whose unearned income is taxed as if parent's income (see H.R. 3262), H9275 [31JY]
Motions
Dept. of the Treasury: establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (H.R. 2895), H11443 [10OC]
Remarks
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2419), H8691, H8719 [26JY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3161), H12388 [1NO]
Armed Forces: oppose escalation of U.S. forces in Iraq (H. Con. Res. 63), H1727 [15FE]
Bartlett, Andrew: Dept. of Agriculture Risk Management Agency National FFA Organization Risk Management Strategies Writing Contest winner, E1154
Congress: provide transparency and integrity in the earmark process, H6374 [13JN]
Denali Commission: funding, H6764, H6765 [20JN]
Denver, CO: tribute to the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival, E1664
Dept. of Agriculture: Commodity Supplemental Food Program funding, H12388 [1NO]
———reform commodity programs, increase nutrition, conservation, and energy programs, and programs that benefit socially disadvantaged farmers, H8719 [26JY]
Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding for any action to expand boundaries or size of Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site in Colorado, H6553, H6555 [15JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2638), H6374 [13JN]
Dept. of State, foreign operations, and related programs: across-the-board funding reduction, H6936, H6937, H6938 [21JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2764), H6886, H6895, H6936, H6937, H6938 [21JN]
Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H7231, H7235 [27JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2643), H7231, H7235 [27JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (H.R. 2895), motion to recommit, H11443 [10OC]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 2642), H6553, H6555 [15JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H8145, H8146, H8147, H8148, H8149 [19JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3043), H7954 [17JY], H8145, H8146, H8147, H8148, H8149 [19JY]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H8368, H8371 [24JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3074), H8368, H8371 [24JY]
Dobbie, Maury: SBA Colorado Women in Business Champion Award recipient, E951
Dr. Karl E. Carson Post Office Building, Fort Collins, CO: designate (H.R. 2570), H7797 [16JY]
Energy and water development: across-the-board funding reduction, H6766 [20JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2641), H6764, H6765, H6766 [20JN]
Financial services and general Government: across-the-board funding reduction, H7387 [28JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2829), H7387 [28JN]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H6895 [21JN]
———modify global gag rule denying U.S. funds to overseas health clinics that use private monies to fund abortions to allow for the provision of contraceptives, H6886, H6895 [21JN]
Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: funding, H7954 [17JY]
Hire a Veteran Week: designate (H. Con. Res. 5), H1013 [30JA]
Labor unions: discourage the practice of sending a union employee to a non-union company with the purpose of organizing a union, H2080 [1MR]
———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 (H.R. 800), H2080 [1MR]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: work requirement for residents of projects receiving funding, H11443 [10OC]
Public safety officers: provide collective bargaining rights for State or local government employees (H.R. 980), H7863 [17JY]
Rocky Mountain Farmers Union: anniversary, E2250
Rocky Mountain Senior Games: anniversary (H. Res. 290), H4521 [7MY]
Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H8656, H8659 [26JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3093), H8656, H8659 [26JY]
Speed, Robert D.: Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E825
Taxation: prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax, H8691 [26JY]
Votes: correction, H11655
Subpoena Notices
Weld County, CO, County Court, H3378 [16AP]
Tributes
Becker, Shane, E2598
Brigham, Howard L., E1056
Carson, Karl E., E663
Carter, Jack, E1529
Evans, John, E366
Everhart, Dennis, E513
Germann, Arnold, E367
Gordon, Bill, E1428
Hudson, William E., E495
Linstrom, Paul V., E2603
Loucks, Dixie, E635
Marino, Jill, E1789
Nelson, Keith, E66
Shuler, Vester E., E2606
Straight, Danley E., E1576
Walsh, Nicholas, E1542
Waltershausen, John, E661
White, Jimmie, E1804